Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-17

Hing has met its Waterloo in
Heansylvania, nrst by the defeat
- esmpulsory Withdrawal Of Its
teel Oliver, who was sought to be
1oleted into the Senate Of the
Unltsd States, and secondly by the
oleetiens in Philadelphia, Pitts.
busgh and Erie, brief retrospect
u their career 10 not out Of place.
01mea Cameron, the head Of the
elon, q An interesting man from
mn1y pelnts Of view. Personally
- = wazm-bloodsd, impulsive and
usaerouss but 20 fearfuliy and won.
6osfally made whom regard 10 had
= e0eial integrity, that there has
Aooa - period Of his life whom he
Uoold have dared to face the PEG.
PIE q Pennsylvania in . popular
election. Following upon the cleo.
LEA & Mr.. Buchanan to the Presi.
eooog, the Legislature Of Pennsyl-
vaala was found to be Democratic
~ . trialng majority. In the per.
49, Of three men who belonged to
~ class described a. "Penneyl.
vania Dutch," and who were mem'
bess q the Assembly, old Simon
~ "a opportunity Of forcing his
way Int public life. Col. John w.
Tesney was the nominee CT the
0omooratic caucus. There was no
divided sentiment in the party as
y the propriety Of his election. But
Cameron proceeded to buy three
infamous wretches called Lebo,
Nanear and Wagonseller, and was
eleetsd United States Senator over
1ofney. A universal howl of rep
soeAtion went up over the whole
otate.of Pennsylvania, and by no
0on was It echoed more loudly
than By the valuable and respecta.
BE body Of citizens to whom Lebo,
NansaT and Wagonseller belonged.
They we're burned Ia effigy all over
The broad State Of Pennsylvania;
1ad, while they did not hang
ths0sslves, their thirty pieces OF
silver must have burned their
pockets. They disgraced both Penn
sylvania and the Pennsylvania
Dutch. Having thus procured the
entr6s to the most dignified body
u the United States-the first
United States Senator who
was ever elected by coin
Cameron succeeded In com pelling
Ilneoln to make him Secretary
Il War. In the very height
q that momentous struggle, two.
thirds Of the Republican members
q Congress united In q petition to
The President for Cameron's re.
MevAl ON allegations Of corruption.
he good natured President per.
mltted him to resign. Again and
again he has procured his election
to the high station of United States
Senator BY the liberal and corrupt
upe Of money; until at last, grow
Ing feeble from age, and the excite
mest OF once palIing upon him, he
paasod the succession to his son, ].
Denald Cameron, who has none of
his fathers winning and ingratiat.
ing qualities. Ever since Don
Cameron came to the front az the
Hspublican leader in Pennsylvania
the HERALD has never tired Of
pfedicting that his scepter would
shortly be broken. He is not
built on the broad gauge of his ia.
thsr. He 10 supercilious and per-
emptOry, and doubtless came to
bellove that he had invented the
old man. AS to the latter, he had
many commanding and fascina..
Ing personal qualities. His politl-
sAl associates were always In the
vein Of Moore's lover, and were
ready to sxclaim:
= knsS S. net: care not. If quilts in thy
bus know that l love thee, whatever
thou art"
Al last this corrupt regime has
some to an end, and the country is
ne better for it. Let as hope that
she defeat Of the Cameron clan In
feunsylvania is the harhlnger, in
politics. Of an era of better man
narss pursr laws.s
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