Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-04-10

The Great 1ssue.
~ two. o.thirds vote In the House which
- given On Monday night to Mr..
hel1y,s 0osiea fer the special considera.
Dsa q ths anti-diecriminatIon bill,
4uiadled on Tuesday morning to less
- . majority. Tho pretext taken for
Ming T. consider The bill was the urgent
nooeosity That the House should attend q
oolsoration at Milton Of the anniversary
eee Leet surrender. The House had
alGUady refused to attend the celebration;
! mt the motion was renewed, at the in
eeonce OF The Republican leaders Of the
eody, who had engaged to defeat the
& oatl- discrimination bill, and who were
Willing 10 show their hands by causing
no adjournment OF the House for 80
6lnlng an occasion.
Tho only wonder In this matter is that
HE members were allowed to vote the
special order on Monday night, and thus
ehow what the body would do IL freed
4 1uU tlle control in which it is held. The
I Demoorntic members generally supported
5 IL. Wherry IN resisting an adjournment
Mat was obviously prompted by an inten.
tioa 70 avoid the special order that had
been secured for the nti-discrimination
measure. The Republican members have
never been more clearly under the control
\ of their leaders than at this session and
The manner In which they were driven
back on Tuesdsy morning from their
anti : discrimination demonstration of
Monday night, is perfect revelation of
Z their subserviency.
It's not surprising, but should be very
dlsgusting to the respectable Republican
sentiment Of the state. This measure
should not be . party measure and would
NOT b II the Republican leaders could
Afford to stand with the people and
against the corporation interests
that haye hired them. The fact
that the Democratic legislstors are
found upon the snti-discriminatio
side. Is used to show that the Democrats
are seeking to make q party issue OF the
question. But IL 20, Republican leader
1hip would not let them take it. The
Dsmocsatic party may be very glad
. b afforded the opportunity to put
this issue upon their party banners,
olncs they could present no stronger claim
g the votes OF those who suffer from dis
criminating railroad charges; and there
Are few In this state whe do not. Every
I class Of industry is affected; and the
complaint is 30 general and the cry
- loud, that We were even deceived
Into suspecting that there might be
u Republican purpose to yield to 1t,
When we saw Beaver introducing Car.
negis to the House and two-thirds of it
voting to give the peoples cause
hearing. The deception has not been for
long and there is every probability that
the Democratic party will be left to make
the battle of the next campaign upon the
night aide Of this enzrossing issue.
The verdict there is not uncertain. It
- suicidal to the Republican managers to
permit 30 great an advantage to their
cpponents. They have but one way to
take It from them; and IL this Legislature
adjonrns without . law adequately pro-
hibitlng state traffic being put upon the
statute book, there is no possibility Of its
escaping defeat In the coming election.
Saltpetre will not save it. It will stink
with decay before election day.
The Republican leaders will do well to
remember that their party has been Be-
verely tried, especially in Pennsylvania
By the utter failure of Harrison's cleo
tion to stimulate the Industries which
were declared to be threatened with de.
struction by Cleveland's success. To-
day these industries are in far worse
case than they we're when Cleveland was
defeated. The triumph Of the high tariff
party has failed to bring the promised
boom to iron manufacture and all other
Industry seems to be greatly prostrated.Al
Sac world over, but here industry is stimu-
1s'tG ;. advancing prices. The Harrison
ball rang m prosperity to Europe, but has
eoled . dirge for US. And the people of this
seate, Republicans though they be, are in no
humor to stand any triang by their party
With their material interests. There
no no national issues now before us; and
ehe overpowering state issue will surely
- the suhjugstion of the railroads to the
demsnd that they shall char ye the people
Ct Pennsylvania no more for the same
amount Of service than they charge the
people OF other states.
The party that sets its face against SO
far proposition for the benefit of Penn.
syivanis industry issurely led by. hirelings |
and idiots; and the Republican party so |
oehsved when it went to Milton, to cele.
brate Lees surrender, distinctly to avoid |
supporting an anti.discrimination bill
whose consideration was fixed for the
same time in their own chamber.
A Truly Great Man.