Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-24

ur. Ina,s Lead.

Mr. LEAFS Lead.
Mr.. Henry G. Lea is citizen Of Phila-
delphia, Of Republican politics, moral
convictions and obstinate consistency.
He 10 disposed to make his footsteps
follow his ideas and, as q natural re-
suit, 1nds It to be q work beyond his
capacity to keep In line with the Repub-
lican party and support all Its tickets.
He revolted against Blaine's nomination
for the presidency and voted for Cleve-
land. He abandoned Cleveland, think
ing that he did not go the whole length
Of civil service reform, and being tied to
Harrison by his Republicanism and his
promise to do better than Cleveland
for Mr.. LEAFS pet political project.
Mr.. Lea now finds, however, that
President Harrison has woefuily back
slidden from bis civil service reform
promises. He sees that al president and
candidate his walk is not alike that he
b ready to accept the service and do
the bidding and pay the reward of the
politician; and that his ante-election
liberality of promise to the civil SER
vice reformer has no more fruit To
IL than the pensioners are to get
from the promises with which Tanner
says he plastered Indiana before the
election. Now and then are DIFF
ferent times with different condi-
tions. Then Mr.. Harrison was all
things to all men now he is moth
ing to anybody but the politicians. Not
withstanding his occasional ostentatious
kSnks ho sstia a1ouv NTH tbo,,, for tho
old flag and an appropriation and
while he leaves Democrat hold Office
In big place sometimes until his term
expires, 1t seems only to be done as
cover for the execution his subordinates
are busily doing upon the great lnass of
Democratic ofilceholders. There has
been great wedding out Of Democratic
o6ceholders steadily proceeding and the
fact IL not denied that the removals have
been made for political reasons only.
Mr.. Quay makes the frank declaration
that he has no regard for the sentiment
that would let Democrat fll out the
term for which he was appointed and
that be considers three weeks as the ut
most limit of the grace which should be
awarded him. Mr.. Quay objects to the
shAmmtng pretension TO non-partisan-
ship in official appointments which
President Harrison makes by letting
- few Democratic .eeesasesss .eeessesss-s. -s..oidess srr~c
out their terms, while the great body of
the government officials Of that party
faith are swept out as rapidly as possible
with wire broom. Mr.. Quay does not
sham; few brutes do; and it Is an ami
NAL virtue.
Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Lea and all sim
cere civil service reformers reject Mr..
Harrison. Mr.. Lea also rejects Mr..
Quay and his works. He asks the Re-
publicans Of Pennsylvania not to vote
at the coming election, tba, ..hey may
% signify to the president their dis
pleasure ut his surrender to machine
politics. Mr.. Lea rejects Mr. Boyer be-
cause he represents Mr.. Quay, who rep
resents Mr.. Harrison in this state.
Pennsylvania has been handed over to
Quay by the president, and its
ohices are distributed as Quay says,
barring the one that Harrison takes as
his personal perquisite and another that
Wannamaker has seized upon rs his.
The Philadelphia Telegraph, which is
Republican journal of very indepen-
dent proclivities, that do not, however,
lead 1t to abandon Republican tickets,
applauds Mr.. Lea rs very consis-
tent and virtuous gentleman with
whom II Is its pleasure to agree in
sentiment, but whom 1t cannot fol-
low In abandoning Boyer. Here the
Telegraph thinks Lea has gone
step too far. II ~sald leave him con-
tent with verbal opposition to the party
management, and abstain from acts
that would hurt Il; which is very nat
urnl and characteristic counsel In a
party paper, that needs to see a big
party following at its back when It
kicks out of the traces.
The Telegraph, however, does not sue
cessfully defend Its policy of non-action
and contentment with loud protesta-
tions, by asking Mr.. Lea what harm Mr..
Boyer has done that he should refuse
him his vote for state treasurer while
admitting that he IL personally fit for
the place. For Mr.. LEAFS argument is
that Mr.. Boyer is Mr.. Quay, who is Mr.
Harrison and this the 7eiegrdl,h does
not incline to deny, 1t being In truth un-
deniable. Every one knows that QUAY is
the present boss of the Pennsylvania
Republican machine and the dispenser
Of the federal pap and that Mr.. Boyer
exists In his breath, is the creature of his
nomination and the instrument of his
will. Therefore if Mr.. Harrison de.
serves the blows Of those who do not ap- |
prove his practice in federal appoint
ments, and II Mr.. Quay has earned the
active resistance of the civil service re.
former by his declaration that every
man should be removed from office
within three weeks of the advent to
power OF party Of opposite political
faith, then IL is logically right I'm Mr..
Lea and all Republicans to vote against
Boyer.
Mr.. Boyer, 1t is understood, sympa-
thizes with :tr. Qaay's adherence of the
sentiment that would let political
opponent have hn Office for any longer
time than is necessarily required to kick
him out just as it is also understood
that Mr.. Boyer agrees with Mr.. Quay,s
hostility to the Australian ballot system
and all measures Of political reform for
Mr. Boyer sails under Quay's flag and
refuses to say a word against Quay's
p0 ltice and manners.
Some More Nonsense.
A Pittsburg Grand Army post has
passed resolutions remarkable for