Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-06
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"'LECTIUNEERIS' FOR 4 LIChIh''
Some Valuable Advice For the Democracy
Pennsylvania to Ponder.

Some Valuable Advice For the Democracy of
Pennsylvania to Ponder.
From the Philsdel phia Times.
1t was Josh Billings, we believe, who said
that when young rooster began 10 crow
Justify early in the morning, he was "lec-
tioneerin for lickin."
There are many enthusiastic Democratic
leaders throughout the state who are now
Justify initiating Billings young rooster, by
Growing for Randall against Wallace and for
Wallace against Randall, apparently utterly
oblivious of the fact that they are election
eerin' for lickin'."
Neither Mr.. Wallace nor Mr.. Randall is
seeking to win q personal victory by the
control OF the next Democratic state con-
vention. II either of them were to at
tempt it, he would simply play the role
OF the Billings rooster by "lectioneerin' for
a iickin,"
Both of these Justly distinguished Demo-
cratic leaders must understand that a divided
party on an individual or factious issue would
be more fatal to the victor than TO the van
quished, for the victor would assume respon-
sibility for the fate of the party, and the party
would be overw whelmingly and disgracefully
defeated. All such battles inside the Demo.
cracy OF Pennsylvania are only 'lectioneer-
in for a lickin'."
In the present unsettled and transition or
'iormatory" condition OF politics, as Mr..
duty rather than any individual leadership,
must shape the policy and die ate the Demo-
cratic ticket this year, unless all present signs
are utterly delusive, aud he who attempts to
boss above occasion and duty, will only be
"'lectoneerin for a lickin'" either in the
convention or at the polls.
If the Democratic candidate for governor
was to be chosen within the next thirty days,
Terence V. Powderly, man unthought of
six weeks ago, would pretty certainly be
nnminatnH nv applamatinn Ha ia a
candidate never will be candidate is
honestly and earnestly averse to any personal
participation in politics but his address to
the labor interests OF the country has
stamped him as the clearest, boldest and
most conscientious statesman of the land on
the most vital issue before the people, and In
the present current of public sentiment,
General Beaver would be madly election
eerin' for a lickin' by making campaign
against Powderly.
What public currents may be controlling
five or six months hence, when Democratic
ticket shall be nominated, none can forecast (;
but 1t must be evident to the most casual OBJ
server that there will be higher and greater
aims TO command the attention OF the Demo
crats than cut throat threshing over again
of the old Wallace Randall straw. There will
be troops OF disappointed olfce-hunters with
whom the masses OF all parties have little
sympathy, and they will be bowling tor plum
der, while expectants will yell for the men
whose friendship they hope to profit by but
when the level Democratic sentiment OF the
state comes to assert itself it will teach all
fsctionists and oflice-brawlers that they are
only "'lectioneerin for lickin'."
Unexpected events create issues which
suddenly grow bigger than regulation part y
leaders, aud at no period during the last
score OF years have new occasions and new
issues so plainly asserted their supremacy
as now. The party that moves to the 10 re
front and accepts the new duties which new
occasions create, will win in PENNSYLVANIA
next fall, and the party that wrangles over
old factions and blunders along in old ways,
may as we'll emblazon on It's banner the
truth-"'electioneerin tor lickin'."