The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-20
The Next Senator from the Keystone
State.

The Next Senator from the Keystone
State.
From the Herald.
The guEernatorial election in Pennsylvania
will be all one way. Major-General Geary will
undoubtedly be elected by majority that will
settle the questions at issue in all the other
loyal States, and revive the old proverb, "As
goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union." Thou
sands of the supporters of President johnson
cannot conscientiously vote for Hester Clymer,
and the President himself cannot desire the
defeat of such candidate as Geary. The
chlet importance of the Pennsylvania election,
therefore, is in its bearings upon the next Sena-
torship.
The candidates for the Senate are understood
to be Cameron, Thad. Stevens, Curtin, and
Forney. Cowan is practically out OF the race
since there is no possible chance of his election
Forney is emphatically 'a dead duck," without
a single friend IN politics, and resting his hopes
of success solely upon his own vanity, Curtin
is poor weak person who amounts to nothing
He is altogether in the power of political
clique who use him to serve their purposes and
whose opinions he merely reflects, like cheap
mirror HIS disposition is amiable to fault,
and his mind is not strong enough for him to
undertake anything original-not even original
sin. The Pennsylvanians have had enough OF
him as Governor, and there is no likelihood of
his reaching the Senate. Thad. Stevens has been
switched of by a denomination Tor Congress. II
is probable that he would rather go 60 the
House tnan 10 the senate. III SultS MS peculiar
talents better and gives greater scope to his in
domitable energy Besides this, we very much
doubt whether the people of Pennsylvania are
prepared to be represented by so inveterate,
reckless, and envenomed a radical. STILL at
our last advices the contest was practically be.
tween Stevens and Cameron-the representatives
of the extreme and the moderate men,.
The Senator who ought to be elected, and
who probably will be elected, is Simon Cameron.
He understands the interests of his State better
| than any other Peunsy ylvaniaa and he can ad-
| vance aud improve them better. OF late he has
| been little radical in some of his views, but
| his radicalism is like the nap on a new pair of
| tTowsers, ana will wear off before long. AS a
| member of President Lincoln's Cabinet, he may
| fairly claim to be an exponent OF Mr. Lincoln's
| policy. The only charge that has been brought
| against him is that OF corruption; but we are
| satisfied that there is a great deal of humbug
l about this accusation. Simon Cameron's cor
| ruption consists in being true to his friends, but
| sometimes his iriGAds are corrupt and thus get
| him into trouble.
This was the case with Cummings, who started
| pious paper here upon the profits of his con-
| tracts for straw hats, linen pantaloons, fresh
| butter and army ale, porter and potted herring,
all purchased at ETastus Corning's hardware
| store at Albany, and shipped upon eXtrava-
I gautiy chartered steamers. The father Of Cum
l mings was one of the earliest friends of Simon
Cameron, and advanced him the money to ena-
BILE HIM TO start in the printing business. For
this Cameron took q solemn vow that he would
never forget nor desert the Cummings family,
| and when the son of the elder Cummings came
| and asked him Tor contract he at once as.
| sented. Gratitude Is to rare a virtue for us to
| find fault with 1t because 1t sometimes led Mr..
Cameron into error. He is like the Camerona