Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-23
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LANcAsTKR. JULY q, 1856.
Beavers Doubts and Fears.

Between the days on which they hold
Democratic state conventions, settle can
didates and make policies for the opposition
party, the organic Republican newspapers
Of the state are devoting themselves to
discussion of Gen. Beavers recently re-
ported announcement from Denver, that
the issue in the state this fall might be
made doubtful by the character Of the
Democratic nominee. Chairman Cooper
intermits the puffs Of the homemade head.
quarters cigar to say that Beaver never
said 1t +; he insists that his candidate must
be as hopeful as himself, and even as
sanguine as they both were on the eve of
the election of 1882, when they considered
1t only question of whether Beaver would
have 10000 or 10000 plurality. The Phila-
delphia Inquirer scents danger il not treason
in Beavers talk, and compares his inter.
view with the act and speech of comman-
der-in-chief receiving an emissary from
the enemy's camp and to him explaining,
for general publication in both camps, his
plan of battle, the great difficulties he has
to contend with, and his doubts of his sue
cess" The Erening Bulletin, quite as
much of an organ as any of them, thinks
Beaver is right in his diagnosis and honest
to makeit public. This esteemed contempor-
ary makes no concealment of its doubts and
fears. To its clear vision the Labor men
may not be as formidable as General Beaver
would seem to assume that they will be-
but they are Of sufficient importance to be
watched. The Prohibitionists are unques-
tionably an uncertain quantity, and while
we do not think that they will produce a
political convulsion in Pennsylvania, it is
not improbable that they will develop
strength which the Republican managers
must guard against with care. That the
Democrats themselves will wage an aggres-
sive campaign there also can be little
doubt"
There may be fair difference of opinion,
among those political diplomats who think
language is given leaders to conceal their
thoughts, as to the policy Of Beavers declar-
ing his honest opinion and its effect upon
his canvass at this stage. But among
thoughtful men of all parties there
can be no intelligent difference of opin-
ion at this time about the disturbed
political conditions of Pennsylvania and the
extreme probability of the Democrats
meeting them with such a nomination as
will satisfy plurality of the people of
the state and secure the election of the
nominee.
A single illustration will serve to show
the difficulties and dangers of Beavers
position as well as to point finger board
to the Democratic duty in the premises.
Last year the enforcement of the constitu.
tion was made an issue in state politics,
Before the Democratic state convention
made its declaration Gen. Beaver declared
In public speech in the court house
yard at Bellefonte that it was the
duty OF the people in their sovereign ca
pacity to take hold of this question. The
Democratic convention so declared: the
Republican convention had laid under the
table q resolution favoring the enforcement
OF the constitution. Beaver took to the
woods. Hewent to Ohio; came back and
never again opened his mouth or unsealed
nus tongue about the outraged corporation.
This year his convention crushed ont the
resolution for the constitution. He has
not yet said where he stands. The Demo.
cratic convention will of course declare
for the enforcement of the constitution
and II it nominates man who believes in
that and always has believed in it, Beaver
may well say the issue will be in doubt
even from the standpoint ~ an o,o,o CO.,
guine candidate.