The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-10

abs impressed with inc canuluhey VI 4ASH'
IN. Camden for the Q. S. Senate from
IVES. Virginia, and suggests that ne mas
large and liberal business views, and that
he Knows the business relations OF the
State and could ,legislate wisely for them.
His strong point is his "practtcal sense
We are OF the opinion that Mr.. Camden
has these qualifcstiousto considerable
perhaps to an unusual extent but there
is as We remarked yesterday, Q cloud up
on his prospects growing out Of his sup.
posed aGilistion With the STANDARD OIL
monopoly" This monopoly has become
very odious on account Of it's extraordins'
~ control over the transportation bust
ness, and we suggest, mott in spirit OF I'M
tieudliuess at oil to Mr.. Camden,
that the exact relations OF that COM
p,uy to the great question OF re-
form in transportation need to be
batter understood. That is, II they will
bear being understood ;or, If they will not,
then the relations Of Mr.. Camden to that
Company, il 1t 80 be that the latter will
hear TO be UNDERWOOD. We confess TO
having very unsatisfactory knowledge oil
he relations OF the Standard Oil Company
to the great question Of competitive trans
portatiou. but our Impressions, based upon
constant allegations appearing on every
hand, are not favorable to the company.
Itis charged that Mr.. Camden is In some
way part Of this company, and that he
has extraordinary privileges accorded him
bV the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany as a shipper Of oil. These relations
did not come out during the investigations
of Col. Dan Johnson's railroad committee,
although Mr. Camden did not refute to dis
close them. He simply protested against the
right Of the committee to compel him 70
disclose them, and pending the excitement
aroused by Col. Dams summary citation
for contempt the investigation was drop
ped.
1t is plain 10 be seen that Mr.. oamden's
alleged relations to the Standard Oil Com
p,ny are to be worked for all that there
may be In them by his competitors for the
senatorship, and therefore our advice to
him ia to iorestall this coming raid by
giving the public the necessary light on
the real character of that company, or on
the character OF his connection with 1t,
and the bearings OF both, II need be, on,
the transportation question. He will
probably fud that 1t will be mistake
not to take pains to satisfy this de-
mand on the part Of the public.
Personally we have 30 prejudlceS
against Mr.. Camden. We consider him
decidedly preferable as a choice among
Democrats compared with certain other
Democrats, just as we regald Judge Bran.
mons election as preferable to that oil
some other Democrats. But Mr.. Camden
should understand that the transportation
question is one that deeply concerns the
Interests OF the people Of this country,
aud that 1t promises at an early day to be
one Of the leading questions before Con-
gress. Judge Blacks late letter is q pre-
moni,ion Of what is coming very soon'
We do not want men in Congress whose
relations to privileged monopolies will
conflict with the public interests. On the
contrary, we want men there
who are in sympathy with at
least the spirit, Ii not the letter
of Judge Blacks view Of the railroad
question. 1t IS altogether probable that
the only solution oil the question arising
out Of the growing power OF the railroads
of this country, and their disposition 10
play fast and loose with the shiPpinginter-
e,ts OF the people, Is in general law Of
restriction to be passed by Congress under
the eighth section OF Article LIST Of the
Constitution, which says that Congress
shall have power to regulate commerce
with foreign nations, and among the sew
eral States, and with the Indian tribes"
We want men in Congress who believe
that under this power the national legls-
lature can protect the business Of this
county against the exercise OF arbitrary
caprice on the part Of the great, extended
and consolidated power Of the railroad in.
tersst OF this country. If Mr.. Camden Is
such man be will do we'll enough for a
Senator In other respects, but II he Is not,
then he will not do at all. II Judge Bran.
non is such man, then he too will do
we'll enough 10 other respects, for he Is
probably the intellectual superior oil nine
tenths OF the Democratic aspirauts
throughout the State, but II he ia not he
does not deserve to be considered as can.
didate.
II the railroads OF this country can go
on watering their stock and increasing
their capital Gctitiously, and compelling
the people to pay tolls that will produce
satisfactory dividends on this fictitious
capital, then there is no calculating the
mischief they may intlct on the com.
merce between the States. That this is
their disposition we all know, and that 1t
ought not 10 be in their power to crafty
such disposition we all can easily under,
stand. Therefore it is important to put
men in Congress whose known sympa-
thies are guarantee of the way they will
vote when the time comes, as 1t will at an
early day, on this great question.
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