No, it was not a charity. It was
something with a much harder name
than charity. It was a pet corpora
tion to be dieted on exclusive privi
leges, like the Muncy Creek Railroad
Company, and we are somehow im
pressed that Mr. Dill will find it dif
ficult to pass as a reformer in the
light of his record.
Men speak now, disapprovingly
when government officials take an
active part in politics. What would
they 6ay if government officials, un
der a socialistic or communistic sys
tem, would govern everything ? So
cialism or communism is the worst
heresy ever advocated in this country,
and, if introduced, would soon end
in an absolute monarchy. Two gen
erations of official rule in all the
avenues of trade, commerce, and gov
ernment would create such an official
despotism from the head down to
the lowest officer, that a kingly power
wcmld be imposed before it could be
realized.
Thi Dauphin county Democratic
convention passed resolutions en
dorsing both Randall and Wallace.
Randall was not present, and it re
mains yet to be seen whether he will
come to the front, as did ex-Representative
Garman in the Democratic
county convention in this county,
when he refused the endorsement of
a resolution, which also endorsed
Senators Wallace and Crawford.
