Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-18

will do well at the nrSt opportunity TO
retire them. In common council, with
the aid of the Democratic voters, Mr..
Efingham Il. Morris, reputable man,
was elected over David II. Lane, the
notorious politician and ringster This
result was not achieved, however,
entirely by the friends of good municipal
government. fractional considerations
entered into il. 1t is one phase OF the
fierce quarrel between the state and city
rings Of the Republican party In Phiia'
delphia, which has existed there for
some years, and which largely influenced
McManes in his bolt against Grant at
the Chicago convention in 1850. more
than anything else influencing the defeat
of the Stalwarts then. When MCManes
came up for reelection as gas trustee he
was knitted and had to withdraw to escape
defeat. Now he has made Lane drink
| the same fatal draught, and the war be.
tween these interests may be expected
to continue and to even enter into the
approaching city elections. When
| rogues fall out there is chance for
honest men, and in this quarrel there
is the glmmer of hope for Philadelphia;
but If the Democrats want to reap any
advantage from it, they may as vol
kick out of their organization the thieves
and traitors, whose affiliations with the
| party are more hurtful than their open
| opposition could be.
Our navy has cost us sSl, 997, 435. One
grows pale at the thought of the possible
| surplus had there been no navy.
THOSE who wish t. vote at the muuici
| pal election on Feb. 10, should SEQ 20 /:
that their taxes are paid before to morrow
| night.
The machine ia Philadelphia is not dead
but only sleeping. Witness the election
of only one reformar ~ the Gas Trust
| yesterday.
SERGEANT Mason should devote pcr
ton of his dime museum receipts to pay
the Philadelphia Press for its advocacy Of
his pardon.
TIE United States have not standing
army ike some Of their European breth-
rem, but they will pay out this year
$50, 900, 900 in pensions.
THE facility with which evidence is
hunted up to prove James Nuts imbe-
cility, now that it is necessary u acquit
him, is all the more remarkable from the
fact that the discovery is so recent.
/ A MOVEMENT Is said TO be on foot to
!, prefer charges against at least five ol the
It supreme court judges OF New York on
d the ground that there is evidence going tt
IS show that decisions favorable to corpora
e tiops have been rendered by them for
t pscuniary consideration. Il is sad
e commentary on the condition of justice ia
1t the Empire state when proceedings OF
h this kind are necessitated. The office ot
If jui ige should be above even the breath ot
= suspicion. Dragging the ermine through
# the dust of a Judicial Investigation meau:
N the attendant degradation OF the idea o.
justice in the eyes of the people.
toI BESIDES the absolutely foreign elemeu
~ OF this country's population, there is
20 very considerable number whose status
80 of significance in considering our compos
ov ite nationality, by reason OF the fact thi
mo though native, they have been born of OF
~, or both foreign parents. For the fir,
Ia time the census of 1880 gives "a clue TO th
no oo''''Uu,''" - '"'' 'o'"i n"hoe' ~ /"
"a several freign countries from whic
No our immigration is drawn. Thus viii
,aI there are between five and six mlllloas
,,r the population OF foreign birth there al
M nearly as many born in this country
parents, one or both Of whom were ~
-, eign born. In following this tabulatio
- further some Interesting features are iii
covered. The predominauce Of the nun
Der having foreign fathers but nati'
m others, over those Of foreign mother
80, but native fathers, is manifestly due
,,o the fact that larger numbers of unmarri,
,or men then unmarried women come hith
from abroad. 1t is remarkable what d
49,, ferent aptitudes are displayed by the f.
ao eign elements for intermarriage with Il
- native. While the Germans marry pr
,nt dominautly among their own people tn
M yield freely TO considerations of person
ala adaptiyeress, affection, pecuniary iutere
'ha or propJnquity, and in some states on
NO 9th Of the German population are born
- American mothers. In the South espe
mr. tally, the Irish born people intermar
as freely with natives, aud generally speal
,oa ing there is fIeer intermarriage of Il
n foreign with the native people as we pa
'ns from East to West and from North
IN South
We FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.
loi II is about time to call halt ia pens
lei squaudering, declares the Pittsburg P0
20 The Philadelphia Eoening Telegra
I I". says the color line is rapidly disappear
~. at West Point.
aon The PittSburg Leader quotes Scriptu
bua to prove that Nuts killing of Dukes "
tho uujustihable.
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