Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-05
CAMERON AND GARFIELD.

SIMON CAMERON has a name and a
character which are peculiarly his own
This is the man whose character was IL
lus,rated by a current anecdote applied
to him long years since. 1t was an old
addage among the people OF Pennsylva-
MIA that the disposition and future char
acter Of a child would he known II he
lived to manhood, by putting down an
apple, Il silver dollar and u Bible, and
giving the boy his choice. Ii he o
the apple he would bea man that would
indulge his animal appetite Mrs. OF
vER.) Ii he took the dollar he would be
%grasping and greedy, (the great fortune
which SIMON made when lie was Secre'
tary OF War; II he took the Bible he
would be a man Of goodness and oil
letters, (ot which SIMON was never sus-
pected.) The fond mother DESTROYS OF
knowing the future oil her son placed
an apple, a dollar, and the Bible on a
chair and told SIMON to take his choice.
SIMON snatched at the apple and began
to eat it grcedily, he pockstod the dollar
and mounted the chair with the blbte
under his seat, and munched away at
his apple and keeping his hand clench-
ed on the dollar. The prophetic trial oil
the boy has been literally fulfilled IN
history of the man.
SIMON CAMERON has been closeted Tor
three days in New York with Mr.. GAR
FIELD. AS so, why so? Which one OF
these predominant characteristics was
SIMON INDUCING in this protracted IN
teryiew at Mentor? Certainly not the
first, in indulging his appetite. That is
not the place Tor g~astronomic festivities.
No one will believe that SIMON CAMERON
and JAMES A. GARFIELD were discussing
anv of the theological tenets OF which
the Bible is the fountain head. We
know that CAMkEoN is now an old man,
aud wants to perpetuate the control OF
PENNSYLVANIA for his son DoN, and II
possible give him a wider N
stronger power to rule the des-
TIMES OF the American people.
This would have been done by the
nomination and election OF General
GRANT, and GRANT and CoSKLING, n
CAMERON closed the interview with
GARFIELD at Mentor in the hot sultry
DAYS of September, 1880. Again, MIR.
CAMERON was Secretary OF War in a
period of great corruption when all the
officials at Washington were making
their huge and stupendous fortunes,
The people have not forgotten the Tact
that A fire occurred in the office that
contained the archives Of a great portion
of our public expenses and eSpendl-
lures, and that it was generally believed
TINT this fire was the work OF an incen-
diary to destroy these records, and
prevent an exposure OF the
facts which would tell a tale OF
reproach and infamy, and crime.
1t is still necessary to perpetuate
the dynasty OF men, all OF whom had
more or less connection with these
times OF peculation and corruption.
The Books OF the Treasury have been
exposed by the labor and skill OF Henry
G. DAVIS. The stealings to the amoun
OF many millions has been made appar-
ent. The erasures, interlineations, INT
substitution OF other figures, and the
forced balances OF the accounts are in-
disputably established. All these facts
NAV throw their lurid light on
the three DAYS OF clOscting between
these statesmen OF the Republican
OF politics. Three days!
The struggle must have been great, and
the agony intense for such a protracted
interview. The Presidency was stolen
once to cover up all their past transac-
tons. 1t will be bought, stolen, bribed,
and secured ii possible for the future,
and maintain a power which has no
conscience toward COP, n for the welfare
Of man, or the perpetuation of our Re-
Let US look at those books
''shust once" and We can see why such
men should meet at Mentor.
ONE week more and then We shall