The sun., 1873-02-01
POTTSVILLES POLITICIAN.
ADROIT EXPLOITS OF PENNsYLv<-
MA PLUNDERERS. :
Tho Little Game that wa. Played on Sly O,x
simon-A BIissfui Oblivion to Moral Sea.
sibiiities- s23, 900 nj n single Bound.

Ftut0u-A HHssfut UDtNt0n 10 MORAL Sen.
sibilities -s23, 900 nj n single Bound.
Correspondence OF The sun.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 28.-THE Sun has in
formed us why tho Senatorial candidate in en-
bryo, Mr.. Tower of Pottsvllle, Withdrew from
the fight against our willy winnebago Chief.
That settled one OF the "nine-day wonders,
But there are two three other points in the
same game, over which the people are still won-
dering; and the longer these points remain unil-
lumined the more the people wonder. With
gaping mouths and eyes the people ask what
could have induced Tower to come out so sud-
denly and boldly against the wiliest intriguer
and strongest man In the State. And then, too,
they seem disappointed, because they can SEQ
no place where money was necessary, and where
1t was used TO carry the Senatorial election for
Cameron. The people needn't be sad on the lat.
ter account; money was used to the tune of
about $25,0oo, "a will presently bo seen. 1t was
not, however, used to corrupt Legislators, but
only TO provide little dvvy for two gentlemen
who are now incorruptible as those classic oya-
res Of domestic fowls which II Is impossible to
contamlnate. And In this Itching Of these gem
tlemen's palms for gold lies the first incentive to
Mr. Towers coming forward. Here u the way
the thing was done:
A WHY OFFICIAL
There Is a certain high official, with an obs
fiqulty of moral vision yhAs psptlcman has Hg-
ured largely In our politics for some years past,
anu OWING 10 tne thlu ObulultN pi moral VISION
has been able always to see his way TO success
through very crooked courses and labyrinthine
puzzles. by reason Of this same superior faculty.
he saw a chance to turn beautiful sornersault
In 1887, when Cameron and Curtin were the op-
posing Republican candidates. In that somer-
sault he flung away clean over Curtins head,
and landed head-up alongside OF Cameron. by
this feat he acquired $4,000 cash. Thus, con-
raised for his election To the United STATES SEN
ate. This fund was banked subject to order OF
vision. one fine day the gentleman drew the
money, then turned his somersault For such
with 5000 pSSy Sy b.y other n SIDE Ss
$4,000 in the feat from beginning to end. I
mention this, which has never been IN print, to
show the kind OF a man he IL. Well, this Was
the man who bothered his brains over the query,
what is 70 be made in this Senatorial tIltt|
Cameron go through without any dim
Guilty. There'll he no votes to buy, hence no
This Vim never do must see to IT, So he vent
about seeing TO IL.
USEFUL CONFEDERATE.
Another Character must now be brought y
some .renown, former Cameronlan, but, ss q
neighbor OF Mr.. Tower, cherishlng considerable
ID sna T s hm
All thought the gentleman with the obii-
meet him at room A., Girard House. Philadei-
Room le, Girard House, is a coy room.
II ia a. comfortable room. II is room
frequently redolent with champagne, IIay5
i IS the room Of qSi the @ Massey ss the
knightly .Hartranft the slippery Quay, and the
prince q them s, all IN chicanery and politics5
the Treasury Ring-faintly whispered OF all over
the country as something that may possibly
Tweed Ring and as unscrupulous. In this room
have been put up countless numbers Of those
stand staring biankiy at the closed door. Ask
q, and he will smile a bland but exceedingly 1n-
satisfying smile. And that's all the people
know about It, ru, oo,p,
In this room the gentleman OF the .obliquity
Of moral vision met the Pottsville LAWYER OF
s9%e oyer ra bottle o and the oiher
Cameron; there's money in II for you and me-
was the q burden e Of the formers obiiqpity
was the Pottsyille lawyers inteuogatvod
Easy" was the answer. "trot him out ana
don't draw on until give YOU the word. ~
work ss'oec'at least out Of Cameron and "cb
terrOgStiyad SnsT sss Determination Of the Portss
'"fower was Induced by his friends to trot out
He trotted very lively for some time. lie put
up, you know, and such. He grew formidable.
There now," whispered the gentleman Of the
obhquity OF moral vision To his friend Cameron,
" he's going to run you strong; you can't buy
him on as you did Billy with money; you must
ouer him something higher, but 1t will tak0
money TO buy on his trainers, and have them
up shs came rHse down ST S me
round sum for the keepers and the honor for
"Reyerse your engine my Jreight-train is cons
lng DOWN on your track" was the word lmme-
diateiy from the man with the morally oblqus
vision 70 the Pottsvilie lawyer Of some renowp.
PLAYING OFF.
The lawyer reversed his engine with this Kind
OF a lever; Well, Mr. Tower, I've worked hard;
it's a bad job-will cost too much roosters'
charging too high for their votes-will have TO
buy not only them but also the Ring itself l
way You'd better run for the scott n pI sseees.
sion-you can get that Cameron will help you.
here IL the cash you gave me for necessary eI-
earned It," And Mr. Tower took back his
own thousands put in for necessary suppen,
political existence blessing the man that
had-betrayed Is too hard word-had
ready and willing TO loan said man money when.
ever his pocket Is light and moreover cherish
Ing the fond hope that ere long he himself will
forever more, at least for six years, undisturbed
by bad dreams and Nightmares OF Credit ho-
vice-Presdents. And then the lawyer Of some
renown painted In glowing oolors on Mr.. Towers
Imagination the Joys Of sinking two three
hundred thousand In printers ink. types, COM
pos!tors, reporters, unpurchasaby devoted ed-
itors, and such paraphernalia, and setting them
nnSIi to MGrk pe mel In phl3deIphis to mould ths &
town and this Cameronian State, And an was
TO be under charge q Col. VIM. Sipes, an eI-
member OF several politicl parties, and an eI-
professor OF many political faiths now dcfunct
the latest OF which was the Conn Democracy
And now TO come down to first PRINCIPLES
again-principies governing every Pennsylvani4
professional politician except Buckalew 6nd
Bllingfelt- the gentleman with the obliquity OF
renown divyed the little draw from Cameron,
amounting TO about $4,000 apiece.