Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-01
The Weekly Intelligencer
dbe Eatlfaster 1ntelli9eueer.
LANCASTER. JULY /. 1855.
The Republican Ticket.


Cd about the Republican state nominations
made at Harrisburg on Wednesday. The
nominees are mostly well known and,
with one exception, they were conspicuous
" slated by the party bosses for their re-
spective places long time ago. Gen.
Beaver is the same man who headed the
ticket in 1882, when it was beaten by the
protest of some forty thousand of his own
party against his selection, although named
with nearly the same apparent unanimity
a. characterized the convention this year.
Since that time he has done nothing to
strengthen himself in the judgment of the
people of the commonwealth. He has taken
no position on any question of vital interest
to the state that displays his fitness to be its
chief executive. Last year when the ques-
ton of enforcing the state constitution
against corporate encroachment came up,
on the impulse of the moment and pressed
by the clamor of his-l3ighbors, he once
found yojcst t0 declare himself; but when he
fbtind that he had given offense TO the cor
porations and the bosses of his party, he be
took himself to the political battle-fields of
OulO duu WbCl Sduc bctNh w
vania he remained mute as a clam through
the balance of the campaign upon its fore
most issue. Since 1882 he has persistently
sought denomination and has blown hot and
cold to secure it. His speech upon being
introduced to the convention was an in
ane performance, characteristic of him.
It was filled with platitudes about the
banner and the flag, the underlying prin-
ciples and the grand old party. That is all
there is Of him. A very large proportion
of the people of his party who opposed
him four years ago have never changed
their minds nor acknowledged their mis-
take; and Of those who supported him
most loyalty then a great many regret his
present candidacy and have as little conf
dence in his success as they have in his
political sagacity or his judgment upon
public affairs.
Davies isnot weaker but worse man
than Beaver. Had the delegates to Har-
risburg been left to the exercise of their
own choice and to follow their own judg-
ment, Montooth would have beaten him
two to one. Every wire was pulled for
him and the friendship of the Philadel-
phia ringsters alone saved him. They
knew their man and they wanted him in
the chair of the Senate. He made bitter
and effective opposition in that body as
member to the reform legislation asked for
Philadelphia and has never failed the
worse element of his party when needed
though always making pretensiOns to
affiliate with the better. He was beaten
with Beaver in 1882 and will 60 down
with him again.
Norris is pet and protege Of Quay. lie
has been governors secretary, supreme
court reporter, state senator and pension
agent. He trades upon his pretentious pa.
triOtism and campaign oratory; he is ut
terly without the qualities demanded for
the important office to which he aspires
and with Quay as state treasurer nothing
would suit him better and nothing could
be worse for the commonwealth than Nor.
ris for auditor general.
Stewart is another person who makes
capital out of his super-loyalty; he had a
few weeks experience in the war, many
years Of the peace period in the Grand
Army Of the Republic, and term in the
legislature. He suits the Quay regime
and would be well adjusted to its machin
cry.
About the only weak thing the conven
tion was saved from doing, because left
more to itself in the matter, was the
nomination of DIR. w. B. Roberts, for
Ongressman-at-large. Upon that Quay
resolved some time ago, for Doodle
only" The ticket, as constituted, did not
promise to yield much money for the cam
paign Quay wanted it, and he found a
weak and willing victim in Roberts. But
this was a little too much for the party.
1t gagged at the dose, and Quay did not
insist very strongly. Osborne having been
elected before was nominated again /; and
the ticket OF five names is left without a
sssingle one from west of the Allegheny
eNptains.
distinct regions of the state, the
lumber, oil and great manufacturing
centres, are lacking representation. En-.
Dfacing nearly half the counties, many OF
tnem strongholds of Republicanism and
con'aihing It's most variable party strength
'ns western sec tion will resent the slight
put upon 1t. But its geographical dis.
trioation Is not the greatest weakness of
the Republican ticket. "
Inc Democrats can do better much
better.