The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
CAMERON.

1
II is always safe to measure 'ne
Importance, the influence, and the
character Of q MAI by what his op-
pouents say of him, instead OF What
his friends declare in his favor. a
well-organized, positive and clear,
sighted man may always be rated
with accuracy, in the matter Of bis
importance and value to his party
and friends, by what bis opponents
say of him when be is in a contest
for q position which they hope to win
as a partisan advantage for them
selves. In the whole range of our
knowledge of Senatorial contests we
have never known the Democracy to
act with less sense and more black
guardism in their organs than they
do in their references and political
relations to the junior Senator from
Pennsylvania in the United States
Senate. Senator Ca~eron's friends
(which means the act, Jealous,
always uncompromising Republic
cans of Pennsylvania) have resolved
to r~e-eIect him. Is there anything
wrong in this? Has not the same
resolution been taken by the friends
of other public men in Pennsylvania
When the time comes, will not the
Democracy rally to the reelection OF
Wallace? To be sure they will, aid
the act will in no manner challenge
ijibbering opposition, such as is pour
ed out on the resolute determination
of the Republican, party of Pennsyl-
vania to re-elect their young Sena-
tor, on the broad principle that he
has shown himself worthy of their
confidence, and in the brief period in
which be has occupied high Official
station at the national capital proved
his ability for the discharge OF the
duties devolved upon him as well as
established his character as O gentle
man who can be relied upon when IN
charge Of O high official rust. There
is no back-down business in this pur-
pose on the part of the Republicans
Of Pennsylvania who have resolved
to r~e-elect Senator Cameron. They
don't pit him against any other can
didate within the party, if there be
such, ia a d~epreciatory spirit, but
they do rally to bis support on the
broad principles of his ~worthlness,
and challenge the criticism to which
all public men know they must sub
nit, in the sober judgment OF the
people, weighing them for their acts,
and deciding on their merits accord
ing to their well doing. And it is on
the high plane where We now find
Senator J. Donald Cameron. He
made himself worthy of the Repub-
lican party's highest confidence long
before be ever sought its honors or
its recognition, and when General
; Grant called him to fill a vacancy in
his Cabinet, it was because he was
. deemed personally worthy of the
high trust, and politically deserving
of the grea. honor. The Republican
press OF the State so accepted the APP
pointment and so endorsed it as a
recognition of the young Republican
of the keystone State, which was
ratified at the succeeding Presiden-
tial election by a handsome Repub-
lican majority.
l We make no hesiCancy in our dec
i laration of Senator Cameron's candi-
: dature for reelection. There is moth.
ing unusual 10 this-but the sense
less gable of sheets like the Patriot
z (whose conductors are ready to fawn
on a foe when it suits their interests
: or rend the hand which benefits them
when it pleases their hate) would
! lead ignorant people to imagine that
it is O heinous ofense for j. Donald
: Cameron to consent to allow his
friends 10 r~e-elect him to g seat, In
I the short occupacy of which be has
/, won the respect and confidence of
! the oldest members of the Senate.
(, In all the personal aud business
! relations OF life, 10 his character for
probity, his zeal for principle,
! his courage in the support Ct the
! right, and his unwavering devotion
i to the Republican cause, we can
safely point to our candidate for the
/ q. s Senate with pride and trust
fitness. There bs stands Chal-
] lenge him, and it will at once be
: found that he is no tri6er With the
5 serious and practical affairs o. life.
4 There is not a man in this State who
: SO thoroughly understands its resour.
ces and eomprehends its interests as
, does Senator Cameron. lie has stud.
t led them deeply, and in all the se,
3 auirements of q legislator comes up
. sauarely to the standard of capacity
1 to do. to act, to accomplish, which is
5 a trait in the statemanship of the
5 country to which the future must de-
!, pend for D correction of the follies and
! the vap.dness OF the past.
We did not expect to say &c ruch
as this when We started to refer to
: the utterly ridiculous manner in
which the Democratic press now
: treat the Senatorial question in this
State. The Patriot and kindred
3 Journals act childishly on the subject.
e They have no sense, whatever, of its
e gravity. The Republican journals Of
: the State grasp the subject aud COM
: prehend the situation thoroughly.
l. With perhaps halfa dozen exceptions,
b the Republican press of P~ennsylva-
c MIA fqlly recognize the fact of Senator
Cameron's ealdidature for reelection,
I and endorse it thoroughly. In fact,
these journals have made hi@ ths;r
candidate, and look to bin % accept
q collection as Il just return for his
: unwavering partisan zeal, a reeogni-
! ton Of bis personal fitness, and q
. tribute TO tic manner 10 which lie
has discharged, thus ias. The high
trust reposed in bin. IL Democratic
organs have anything 10 say in chal-
lenge of j. Donald Cameron es a man,
0 citizen and a Senator, let them say
it openly, snd distinctly, and their
assertions will be ne. as they deserve
! to be. But let US have done with
/ the pigsesaedness with which some
J of these organs hare treated this SUBJ
-ject. Our leader in this Gght is o
man worthy of the respect Of men,
even if they differ with him political