Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-10
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LANCASTER, JULY 10. 1856.
Maudliu Meddlesomeness.

uo ItcDuDlCdu nCWopupCio hce~D's
tue Philadelphia Press, which prints more
ridiculous twaddle on the subject than any
other-are indulging in some very wild
and amusing speculations in regard to the
approaching Democratic state nominations.
They have plenty of latitude for guessing
and lying, from the circumstance that, un-
like Mr.. Quay's ticket, the names of DEM
ocratic nominees can never be ascertained
in advance by application to some disrepu-
table boss, or at the back door of any ring
headquarters. The ticket to be nominated
on the 18th of August will be the product
Of the thoughtful consideration of the
masses of the party, and it will combine
with moral worthiness and mental ability
that availability which arises from sponta-
neous selection, and which can, therefore,
never attach to boss ticket of any kind.
However, these speculations of Republican
newspapers-silly and sickly as most of
them are-must be very interesting read
ing to their constituents, since it has be-
come nearly certain, in view of the action
of the late Republican convention, that the
Democratic nominees will be elected.
Our friends on the other sde-and es-
pecially the Press, which has hired a new
man to do this great act--imagine they are
doing wonderfully smart thing in
representing the rank and file of the
Democratic party as awaiting for bar
gains between Messrs. Randall, Scott
and Wallace. They know very well that
any appearance Of bargain and sale be-
tween these distinguished and honored
leaders, would have no result save the very
serious diminution of the influence of all of
them. There are no bosses in the DEM
ocratic party. Its nominations are never
bartered back and forth between two men,
or four men, or fifty men. There may be a
few disreputable and unconsidered strikers
who, pretending to be either wallace
men," or q" Randall men," rather than
Democrats, have caught up such stuff from
their Republican mentors, and cackle it
about to the dishonor of the chiefs they
claim to serve. But neither Mr.. Randall
nor Mr.. Wallace, nor any other respecta'
BILE Democrat, ever gave it moments s coun.
tenance.
The imputation that Mr.. Wallace, al
though personally eager and anxious for
the honor, is cravenly waiting Mr.. Ran
dall's permission for him to become can
didate for governor, is one which could
find no place in any reputable Democratic
journal in Pennsylvania. So, likewise,
with the later story that Mr.. Scott
becomes candidate to head of
Mr.. Wallace. Such is, however, the
main burden of the unvarying, dolefu
song of our esteemed contemporary, the
Press, which appears to have gone maud
lin since the unfortunate Quay convention
1t is the poor device of a sadly puzzled en-.
emy to opresent the appearance of attempted
bosship, and consequent dissensons in the
Embossed, united and confident Democratic
party. Should Mr.. Wallace choose to be
candidate for governor, he will not stand
IN the humiliating attitude of waiting fol
Mr.. Randall to confer the nomination upon
him, as personal gift he will enter the
lists like any other candidate, and be nom.
mated or defeated by the enlightened pub.
lie sentiment of the masses of the Democ-
racy voiced in their convention. Whether
he will do this or not no one appears to
know. If there is any reliable information
extant, it has not come to hand. One thing
is sure. The scheme of our esteemed maud.
lin contemporary, to make Mr.. Wallace
appear like candidate waiting upon The
grace of another person, however distin
guished, in order to belittle Mr.. Wallac,
and embitter his friends, will not work
Tie imputation upon Mr.. Scott's motive
and plans is equally absurd; and it al
goes to show that the maudlin organs fee
the situation in their own party to be very
distressing when they find that of the Cd
position 30 entertaining.