Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-09
C,cuera1 Hen.

Vcneral lien.
The reward OF $1,000 offered for proof
that General Harrison ever said that o
dollar q day was enough for working
man, will hardly find claimants.
The story has not the ring of probable
ity, and is no doubt based, II It has any
basis, on some unfair twist Of meaning
given to what he did say. He may have
said with truth, that under certain cir
cumstances, and In certain localities, a
man might live comfortably on dollar
day, but that would be very different
thing from the assertion ascribed to him.
There il no reason to believe that Gen.
eral Harrison does not feel most kindly
towards the working men /; in fact, he
seems to be the sort of man to get along
comfortably with everybody, and that is
the chief point against him. Men of that
kind are not good rulers Of men, and in
places Of trust they do not shine with the
brilliancy of reformers, or of energetic
and aggressive champions Of outraged
constitutional rights.
Harrison was an efficient and brave but
not brilliant soldier, q conservative and
plodding, not an able politician, and In
the record Of his life there is found no
evidence Of that decision and independ.
ence Of character that should distinguish
the man in the presidential chair.
In the conservative and cautious IIar-
rison the nation would find second but
more honorable Hayes, irrevocably
pledged TO the maintenance OF unneces-
sary taxation, and powerless TO avert the
resulting waste of public funds and OFF,
clal corruption.
The issue is on vital matter of public
policy. The rival candidates are men Of
very different stamp, and Democrats
need feel little doubt that the people will
choose their well tried champion without
any investigation OF his opponents opin-
ion as TO the wages of labor.
THE Republican head quarters In New
York is an ancient gambling house, which
fact strikes tho rural Republican committee
man with dlsmay.
/ A NATIVE PROFESSOR in tho imperial
university OF Japan has publicly expressed
his opinion as to the probable effect OF the
Introduction OF Christianity. He believes
that II would improve the musical tastes OF
the japanese ana at the same time put the
women OF the nation on q higher plane.
1t is the creed OF the most civilized
people In tho world, and an japan
proposes TO be civilized 1t would
be well TO sdopt Christianity along
with Christian clothes and etiquette. Curl.
GUS are the workings Of the Japanese mind
as surveyed by the selfsatisfied people of
tho West Ibis learned professor whose
honored colleagues have been carefully
chosen from the ranks OF college teachers In
Europe and America, and who has hel ped
| to make the University OF japan respected
throughout the world, calmly names musi-
| cal culture a. one OF the first products
| OF Christianity, and reiers to the elevation
OF woman to higher plane as less i'm
portant effect of the acceptance Of Christian
faith. This unbelieving philosopher treat
log the adoption OF Christianity a. matte
o! public policy, has given most strikin,
testimony to Its vital power and q curiou
example Of the mental deformity tina
accompanies q culture unbalanced by re
ligious truth. He would no doubt in ali
| soberness surpsss the Shskespearean fancy
| that "the man who bath no music In his
| soul In fit for treasons, stratagems and
| spoils," and would maintain that the
nation that rejolces In musical culture will
be fit for civilization, modern guns aud
base bali,