Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-26

| writing of the 1" War Horse of Democracy,
, and a bold, evenly-formed signature shove
his characteristic honesty and truth. ii
writes briefly, saying; 81 feel much ID
!, debted to You in thus favoring me, bu
regret exceedingly that cannot participat
with YOU in celebrating a day so dear {
every lover OF his country, her freedom, he
Democracy and her laws. Be pleased 4
present the following sentiment to you
company:
"rhe Democrats nominations oi the stat,
ana nation /: \ united aud Jealous Demo
| cracy must aud will be successful
To which the committee responded
"Raah Frazer 4 worthy representative
OF the 'deathless Democracy oi Lancaster
| county,
WhstamagnetrcI leader Colonel Frazer was.
| \ mau Of fine presence, handsome intellec'
tual features, aud impetuous disposition.
How his trumpet tones, eloquent utterances,
keen sarcasm aud scnrching inNective en-
thused the masses | shall never forget the
| last political speech he ever made. 1t was in
Fulton hail, in your city, the night before the
Octoher election in 1896, upon which occasion
my father presided. Ellis T. Schnabel, then
| ot Williamsport the most gifted stumper ana
| ablest dehlter Of his time in peunsy lyauia,
| was IN the midst ot grand address when
| Frazer wrapped in "A huge blanket entered
| the nall What a reception he met with
| The vast audience shouted in such a manner
a. to fairly make the welkin ring. You
| know for several years Frazor and Buchanan
| were estranged, but the colonel came nobly
| To the front in that campaign and spoke with
| bis old time iervor in behalf of his Quondam
| friend and chief As he approached the
platform, Schuabel got down from a table on
| which he was standing, and when he
| reached the footlights extended his hand to
| Frazer, gave him n hearty shake, and said ::
| " Welc0me, my old Cass colleague At
| the close OF Mr.. Schnabel's address, the
| colonel was called for, and in response made
| a bitter speech against the late Andrew IL.
Reeder, who mad been appointed governor of
Kansas 10y President Pierce, but resigned
ana deserted the Democratic party. There
are good many people in Lancaster
who Will recoliect the scoring Frazer gave
his old TREND Reeder. Peace to the ashes
the gallant Frazer. He had many enemies,
but greater number OF warm friends.
There never was a truer. hearted or more
courageous leader, and 1t is doubtful whether
the Democracy OF Pennsylvania will ever
look upon his like again.
Another incident Just mere. In the cam
paigu of 1856, it was arranged that there
should be n joint discussion of its issues by
Ellis Il. Schnabel and General William A.
Stokes, of Westmoreland, (who was one of
the foremost lawyers in the state, on the
Democratic side and Tnaddeus Stevens and
William II. kelley on the Republican. The
arrangement for some reason fell through.
Why | never learned, but il was always
broadly hinted among the Democrats that
Stevens and Kelley were afraid to meet
them as antagonists on the stump. Schnabel
and Stokes were fOemen worthy of any op-
ponents' steel, and had the constitution, so
To speak, at their fingers ends. Stevens,
especially, hal every reason to remember
the encounter on the tariff question, in which
he came oil " second best" with Schnabel
several years previously.
simon Cameron
The hand writing OF Genera, Cameron is
familiar to many An old printer in PennsyI-
vania. lie writes tlueutly and bis penman-
z.,g. =, IL.
of what he wrote from Middletown. lie
says:
!" 1t would afford me great pleasure to &C
cept the invitations and to meet, at the ies-
tive board, the men with whom have acted
nearly all my life, and their sons. who are
beginning To walk in their steps, IL could do
so consistent with previous engagement
No portion of the Democracy of this state
have stronger claims on the respect aud
gratitude of their brethren than those who
reside at the capital. In a county opposed to
them, with adverse political maiOrities
around them, they can receive no portion OF
the elective honors of the party, and in the
distribution of state offices 1t rarely happens
that a Harrisburg man draws prize and
yet the citizens OF that town never falter in
their duty or swerve from their principles
They always give the Democratic candidates
a majority, and never complain unless some
recreaut is found in their ranks. AS they
have done heretofore, so they will do this |
year. Polk, Dallas and Muhlenberg will re- |
ceive the vote of every Democrat in Harris |
burg, and, if we may judge from the signs Of |
the times, these trusted exponeuts of the |
princip plies of the great Republican party will |
receive such 4 majority as will once more
settle the politics OF the state for a quarter of
q century.
Pennsylvania has never given less than 20,-
600 of majority. That 1t is as firmly united
now as it was in 1900, lS0s, lSl4, lS23 ISIS and
ls}S, is evident To every calm observer OF
a
this year produce the old-fashioned majority
OF those years cannot be doubted"
He gave the following sentiment
" The Democrats OF Harrisburg Faithful, |
honest and vigilant They always come up |
to the rack, fodder or no fodder Let them
persevere and they will soon find their prin-
ciples triumphant, not only in the state, but
in their county and district"
To which handsome compliment the COM
mittee responded in these words
"Smou Cameron A kind neighbOr, a
useful citizen, an upright Democrat"
Those were certainly ringing words for
unity and harmony from the man who in
less than a year afterward was elected to the
[ nited States Senate in opposition to the reg
ular Democratic candidate, the late Chief
ustlce Woodward The general, however,
claimed to be Democrat until know-Noth- |
ing times, when he was defeated in his sena-
torial aspirations by revolt among the
Known othing members OF the legislature |
Then he dritted into the Republican party, |
and by the help Of three Democrats, Lebo |
agonseller and Manear, defeated John w. |
Forney, the Democratic candidate for United |
States senator in 1857. Ever since he has |
been in opposition to the party OF his youth, |
sarly manhood and mature age But time |
has dealt pleasantly with the general, many |
)f the old sores have been healed, and there |
Is generally a kind feeling for him in both |
parties. At au age far beyond that allotted |
by the Psalmis, he is still pretty vigorous
and enjoying good health. ! never believed |
That he was at heart Republican, but his
iondness Tor doing things on the sly often an-
IagOnized HIM with his fellow Democrats OF
a generation ago and upward, and eventu-
all ly landed him in the ranks OF the opposi. |
lion. May the day for his finally being gath
sred to his fathers be long delayed.
Charles Mcclure.
This gentleman, who was then secretary |
Df the commonwealth under the admnistra-
ton OF Governor Porter, wrote a running, |
lawyer-like but entirely legible hand. On
account of his having accepted an engage
ment to celebrate the day with the Democrats
Df an adjoining county, he was unable to- at.
Tend, aud merely sent his regrets closing |
" 18th the following sentiment
Pennsylvania, her honor and her debt : |
Her Democratic legislature has prescribed |
he mode, and her Republican citizens will |
speedily aud cheeriully provide the means
% pay the one and thus preserve the other" |
Response of the committee
"Charles Mcclure, secretary of the COM
Able and faithful as an officer, |
irm and untlInching as a Democrat 'Old