The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-12

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OF The XLyth Congress an unusually large
number of members OF both the Senate and
House rave had TO ''step down and on"
lofcfiicial posilions-some OF whom will
never be missed. and therefore can we'll be
spared from the councils OF the nation.
During their respective terms they have
not performed a ereditabie act but on the
contrary have shanneiully misrepresented
their constituents. so much SO that o
are so poor as 10 do them reverence. But
others of them can i'll be spared. They
have been dilisent and honest, and having
faithfully discharged their duties can
proudly point to records that prove "all
the ends they arrived at were their u
try's, their Gods. and truths" Such
men cannot be retired TO the shades of
private life without The conviction that the
nation at large is the loser thereby.
Among the latter is Hon. Jacob III.
Campbell. II is doing no injustice to any
OF his predecessors TO say that the Dis
trict, of which this county has been a part,
was never more faithfully served, nor
more honorably represented, fortunate as
we have been scarcely without an excep-
tion since Cambria was a county. And In
this retirement from the duties of public
Office il must be a source of real comfort to
the General, as it is a matter Of gratlhca-
tion to his numerous admirers, TO know
that he carries with him not only the es-
TEEN and confidence of Republicans, but
also the respect of Democrats. OF him 1t
may be truihfully said that he
Hath borne his faculties SO meek, hath been
So clear in his great office, that HIS virtues
VIII plead, like angels trumpet-tongued sgainst
any and every effort to sully his name or
malign his character. Though an ardent
Republican, so much so as TO entitle him 10
rank among the stalwarts, no one, not even
duIing the heat of the late campaign, had
the iemerity 10 accuse him OF one dishonor-
able act, or even to attribute to him sinister
motives. in supporting or opposing any pub
lie measure during his public career.
Therefore, the piaudlt that greets him
from all parts of the District, is, "Well
done, good and faithful servant"
We will not, as we ono said before,
give the reasons Tor his defeat, beyond the
fact that the Greenback excitement in our
District last fall was at its highest, and the
principal portion of the vote came of the
Republican party still We can say that
with this great odds against him he ran
vastly ahead OF his ticket in the counties of
&St0AOA1s DAA4A eeLA III was AC- I
ieated only by the detection in Somerset
County. for which no persons In any u
" in the District are more sorry than the
Republicans of that county-those who en-
gagged in the revolt, as well as those who
remained sieadfast.
From the time that he responded TO the
call OF his country in 1861 down to the
present hour, his course has been that of a
I r.aa man and rntBlir Sarvans nfIiranaa -, I
the details of the various duties peculiar TO
the several offices he has filled, and patriot
ism as the ruling element in his character,
have been the means of his elevation. As
i soldier, his merits soon drew to him the
special attention OF his superiors in Office.
Hence his rise from a line officer TO that of
B~rigadier General was natural, easy. and
rapid.
Taking the testimony of the brave men
that served with HIM and under him, we
are justified in saying that comparatively
lew OF our officers proved themselves SO
worthy to veal the epaulets as he. And
during the two terms of three years each
in the Office OF Surveyor-Genera OF the
State. he showed himself TO be as skillful
in the management OF civil matters as his
career proved him in conducting military
affairs.
In a word, his whole public life, wbeth-
er considered with reference 10 the stirring
scenes OF The battlefield, 10 the councils OF
our town, the State, or Nation, has been
one Of undimmed glory and of untarnished
honor-of advocacy and support of the
right, rs he saw The right, through careful
and q conscientious desire To ben
eft his constituents.
And, now, as he retires from the hall of
the House of Representatives, a review of
his acts furnishes just reasons for congrat-
ulations. The great industrial interests of
the country at large have had no truer !
friend in Congress than Gen. Campbell. !
Ali the words he uttered, as well as the
votes he cast. were in the direction OF al
ample protection TO home indus
tries, to the end that our capitalists should
be sustained in properly remuneraling the
and tens OF thousands OF the la
boring classes, who cannot get work il !
there is not work tor them TO do, or get
paid for doing it il il is not paid for. And
his influence has always been welded in
behalf al a sound national currency. Dis {
dainiug tie low tricks of mere mounte- !
banks IN politics, who played fast and ,
loose 10 catch the votes of all parties, he
boldly assalled the false theories Of the in
flationists, thereby winning their respect
he did not their votes aud By the I
force OF his logic eyinced qualities as a
public speaker that have given him prom I
lnence among The best political. logical. {
and plain speakers in the State. And ey- {
cry vote OF his in Congress was recorded !
according TO the doctrine he advocated OH 1
The stump, and in such a way as 10 |
strengthen the Resumption policy. His {
record during the trying times that the I
Republican party had jus, passed through
been honorable, wise, and iudicicus,
and no one did greater service to the party =
aud the country during The last term than
did be when he brought together the two
elements 0 lhe party-the Executive and
Legisialive-which were sundered, and
TO be ~irreconcilably Sc. q
In a iew days Gen. Campbell will be !
again welcomed to his home, and the :
whole town will feel the better that be is
again among US, for there are few in !
JVhnstown who are not his friends per :
or who do not recognize in him a
rue friend. however much they may DIFF J
Ter with him in politics Tor it can he I
-Tuthiully said Of him. what can be said of .
20 other man in town, that he always
aeld himself as good as the best, and no
better Than The pooresL-Johnst0ra Tri5-
nae.