Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-10-30
) Daily Intelligencer.
Thc Fleld Msrshal's Can,

The Field Marshals Call.
Mid Marshal Cooper, who has been
Incoming alone In his Philadelphia
q during this campaign, all the money
the manipulators of the state settling
M upon New York, reminds his party
- he still lives, in proclamation dated
oober Goth, addressed 10 its workers. lie
- out with the valuable information
one Of the most important cam
yns In the history Of our country is
~ rapidly drawing to a close. One
~ more and Nov. G, election day, is
IN. -
Unexhausted by the mental effort in.
sHo(ved in the evolution of that informs.
m the field marshal proceeds to declare
nt the issue is between protection and
4 - trade that the Democrats are
utking diligently, but " we can beat
Aom II we work. Remember work
Nork Is the watchword."
The fair inference from these remarks
@e the Republican captain is that he does
1e consider Pennsylvania safely Repub.
[teAn. lie thinks they can beat
/ - II they work. "To win we must
Nurk " he again declares and his instruc.
4lon n to 60 to the polls early and stay
AoEe all day long /; to examine the regis
p ~ and see that every Republican votes.
This is organization and work, and the
I result will surprise you. The result of
4 1his work will be victory" says the field
Aazshal. Bywhich we understand him
4 - say that the Pennsylvania Republican
Will be surprised by his victory, il he
wins 1t. We are truly sorry to find that
& - red-headed and usually enthusiastic
rAairman Of the Republican party in
3ennBylvania has the blues so badly. We
NOW that his feelings are justified by
I - outlook Of the national campaign,
i but we have not. understood that there
WAS any particular reason why the PENN
oylvania Republican should be surprised
e Harrison and Morton get the
n1eCt0ral vote of the state. 1t
just shows what solitude and impe-
Uuni0sity and dark clouds on the sur
4 xOunding horizon can do to knock the
epirits out Of man who has no particular
N - for company or cash, and who is In
~ especial trouble himself.
Il is very nabby proclamation
~ through that the field marshal
oonds out; there is nothing in
As a. you see, and the tone and
words are anything but inspiring. 1t is
&ramed as generals final rallying
words to his soldiers on the eve of battle;
nut any general who could not make
. bctter fist at the rallying business than
Field Marshal Cooper, would be likely to
md himself in the enemy's hands on the
battle day; and it may be that Cooper,
ofter losing Quay and all his
bond OF rascals, and all the money they
ffied out of Pennsylvania, will finally
J Jose the state; and it may as we'll 60 along
Nth the rest. We have been inclined TO
1t in the list of Republican states
but the states have been dropping out Of
Qhis list 80 rapidly Of late that it looks as
& y there were only one or two sure Repub-
1tcan states left in it; Vermont Is one and
there may be another. Massachusetts is
Z Adtsputed state and so is New Hampshire.
IS would surprise none TO find them
q Democratic. Rhode Island is probably
0Fmly Republican, but Maine is not, not
outstanding the result or the state cleo
ION, which every Republican nerve was
eexained to carry. Connecticut, New York
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
WISCONSIN, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois,
Nevada, California and even Oregon are
olaimed by the Democracy; and although
{ 40 are pretty certain not to carry all of
themthere is no certainty as to any one of
them that we may not win it.
It Is stirring campaign, and there are
likely to be many changes in it. The
Democratic party has the immense ad-
vantage of being in, and with mighty
1ood record. The Republican hope is
& s6lely upon the revolt OF the country
from the policy Of reducing the tariff
Tax Q hopeless hope when they concede
I ehAt tax reduction is necessary and give
ene people their choice between free
Whisky and free wool.
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