, 1874-06-29

LING 8eaHon OF REORGANIZATION 18 at hand. Tho
latest announcement Ia that Simon Camoron and
John ". Forney hago agreed to bury tho hatohet.
and he friends foreyermore. Tho political
careers Of these men arc remarkable Simon
Cameron began political life as d Democrat, but
mover permitted his party afnliation to stand In
the waY Of his own advancement whom 1t Was
promised by others. It was thus that, moro than
thirty years ago, he obtained seat In tho Senate
Of tho United statos,-how, and through what
agency, itis not necessary now to roca1l. At that
time aud for some yearB 1ater. John ". Fornoy
edited tho leading Democratic paper in Phila-
dolphia, called the Pennsyluanian. In courso Of
time Simon Cameron finished hia term in tho
Senate and failed to DO ro-olootod. Ho and
Forney we're naturally placed IA political
antagonism. Nlr. Forney Was ambitious,
but tho grcat Democratic lights Of hts
Btato kept him down. It was In tho days when
newspapers were "organs," and when the cd.
itor was expected to play all tho time, grinding
out the praises Of tho great chief, but WAS never
allowed to have any thought for himself. Ono
day Mr. Forney came to Washington and asked
the Democratic Houao Of Representatives to
mako him Clerk. Ho WAS nominated by tho cau-
Gus, but, as his competitor was native OF tho
sacred Roil, enough Southern Democrats
I voted for him to defeat Mr. Forney.
At 3 lator day, the House Of Repre-
aoutntivo8, still Democratic repaired this
wrong by electing him Clerk, and perhaps thero
WAS never better Clerk in that body. Further
on, Col. Forney waa callad to Washington to edit
tho Washington Union, which had previously
boon edited by tho veteran Thomas Ritchlo.
| This WAS in 1868, and during tho Presidency Of
Frank Pierce. He was an able editor but Of
courso waB restrained in his vigor by the chains
| OF party. At last camo tho Presidential elcc-
tion of 1856, which WIS to bring Cameron and
Forney In direct collision. The roault Of TINT
election. it WAS long conceded, would depend
upon the result Of tho October election in
Pennsylvania. So every effort waH made by
both sides to win. Forney conducted tho Penu-
sylvania campaign for the Democrats. aud by Ills
personal efforts succeeded in securing Domo-
cratic minority in October. This was equya~
lent to tho election of Buchanan. Tho Demo-
csata also elected ma1ority Of the Legislature,
thus securing the election Of q United States
Senator from thoir party alter the next Fourth
Of March. Tho Legislature mot, aud Forney
was nominated By tho Democratic cauous fos
Senator, but when the Time camo to elect
threo Democratic mombora voted with the
Whlga and Republicans for Simon Chm.
oron and elecsad him. That these men
had sold themHolvea for monoy consid
Grafton waa aoou notorious, and tho Ars
caao peshaps Of a seat In tho Uuited Btatet
Senate having boon bought and paid for was
that OF Simon Cameron in tho winter OF 1861
The antagonlsm between Forney and Camorot
now booama personal and political, aud thar.
has mover been tue leaat abatemont Of its bittor'
nesA from that day to this. Iu 1868, Col. Forno,
broke With tho Administration OF Buchanan OF
tue Leco,npton question, aud supported Dougat
for President iu 1860. He sta rtod tho philadel
phia Press In 1867, aud, aome four years after
tho Washington Chronicle, He mantanet
, both theAe papers during tho War; Ho IA
7 chosen Secretary Of tho United States Senate
| and, after fow years, resigned. Ho In
o been identified With the Republican part
: over since 1861. But at no time, at u
o place. and under no circumstances, la
= 10 ever permitted his opposition to til
@ veteran corruptloniat, Hiu1on Cameron, Il
: flag. Forney iH man OF large oxpenouoe, Al
k casy writer, good speaker. and an af1ablo
4 generous man Of liberal aooal hablsa. Cam
! eron has but twn idoas-tho accumulation Q
!; wealth aud occupancy Of official position, an
d in obtaining thegs ends We suppose ho has a
. little oompunc1ion to the moana he usos "a IN
t man In tho country. lie Is now N old maj
y 10 In perhaps aouxolous shst h suust Qu