The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-01
KEYSTONE POLITICS.
RArrLINa INTERVIEW WITH sAyNE.
The Pltt,burgh Consrsssman on Senator Cameron
and III, IIsnehmsn-Ths S.alMarts Must lie.
eeyalss The lulspeuIspis 10 Secure tho
Success OF the Republican Ticket.

antagonizc Senator Camcron's rule. In th'
course Of tn interview on tho sub
ject, he expressed himself rs fol
lows "l un exceedingly anxious
that the Republican party should sue
coed, because think that our present ex.
celicnt fiscal system, and by that meat
both our revenue and monetary arrange
men.s, would DO subjected to inccssanI
attacks, II not violent and mdica
clungcs, II the Democratic party should
get into power. The dread Of steh cotsc.
qucnccs is, believe, almost the only
potent cohesive force which the managers
have not bereit the masses OF the purity Of
in Pennsylvania. The dissatisfaction
atnong the Republicans OF Pennsylvania
is wholly, is absolutely attributable to the
nte.lio Is OF the managers. There Is not
the scntilla OF another cause for it. The
Republicans OF Pennsylvania love the par.
ty; they love its principles and they fer.
yently desire It's sllccess But the system
which the managers have established is
llistastcfnl to u large majority Of the party
"Givc me II description OF the system
yon speak Of"
"Well, it is II political system, OF course;
but by substituting Offices for tenemcnts 0,
lands it is more like the old English icudal
system than anything | tan now think OF.
BY that system, rs remember it, all real
property was supposed TO be granted and
dependent upon some superior loid, in
consideration Of services to be rendered to
the lord by the possessor Of the property.
The king WIS lord paramount; then there
were lords under him; then there were the
peasants or common people. The lords
were supposed 10 hold their lands by virtue
Of the kinssgrni to them, and thcpcasants
held theirs by virtue OF the lords grant.
The lords served the king and the peasants
served the lords, but the peasants also
served the king in rendering the services
demanded by the lords Now, that illus,
trates the Pennsylvania system pretty well.
| Don Cameron is Pennsylyania's political
lord. All federal offices in his dominion
are held by virtue Of his grant, though he
derives his title to them from the lord para.
| mount. In consideration OF the grant OF
| the offices the officers nrc bound to render
to him such services rs he demands Some
OF them render what were called free ser.
vices under the ieudal systcm-that is
services that are not unbecoming genlle.
man. BY far the larger number, however,
are required to render what was dcnomi-
mated III the ieudal system basc SERVICES
that is, services that well betit Il political
slave"
swell, your illustration is historical, at
any rate"
lit is probably history repeating itself
But wish to follow the resembances q
little further. Ii the tenant, under the
feudal system, neglected or refused to ren.
der the services demanded by his lord he
was evicted. So it is with our Lord Cam.
eron. III give you M Illustration: Colonel
John NJ. Sullivan has been collector OF in
terml revenue for the Twcnty.ttiird dis
trict OF Pennsylvania for 4 number oi
wears. lie is It cultivated gentleman, Il
good Republican, anl is not surpassed il,
faithfulncss and efficiency by any col
lector in the country. lie is tho first to &c
to his office in the morning and the last tc
leave it in the evening, and he knows and
attends 10 every detail OF it. He is likcG
by the people, and nobody in the distric
desired ljs removal except those wht
wanted lA pace or the political services o
his successor. lie is backed by Senuto,
Mitchell and the three Republican repre-
sentatives, who but voiced the wishes o
the public by asking for his retention. II,
is guilty, however, OF IN objectionable dc
linQucncy under the Pennsylvania system
and that is he does not whoop it up io
Lord Cameron. The name OF his succcsso,
has been sent to the Senate"
"Who is the nominee?" a.,
"Coloncl jackson, who served the cider
Cameron in the Senate OF Pennsylvania ,
few years ago, and who was within call II
Chicago, and only missed brass medal be
cause his principal was on hund. lie vii
whoop il up for ilischiei and devote liimsef
to the duty Of ofnominatnga and electing Sena
torsand Representatives to Harrisburg, VIII,
will vote for the reelection Of that gentle
man to the United States Senate IN 1885
| That is the milk in the Pennsylvania cocoa
nHt."
"Alr. Cameron must have some abil
| i,y to maintain his control Of the poll
tics OF your State"
"Ob, yes; but many OF the most lislin
guishcd icudal lords couldn't read o,
write. Cameron has kind OF executiy,
abilily-a better name for it is cunning
but the cohesive power OF public plunder
is the bond which holds together the fac
ton OF the Republican party OF which h,
is the chief. The further up the or adcs 0
intellectual and moral greatness you 20 til,
; further away you ret from that kind o
cunning and that motive for union. Cam
eron could beat Senator lIoar, Senate
I!awley OF any man OF that kind all hollow
J in dispensing patronage where it would dc
the most good or manipulating conven
ton, but what is he when compared will
such men in theproper rivalries OF the Sen
ale?"
care the federal otlice.hollcrs in Penn
sylvaniu mostly fricndIyto Mr.. Cameron p
"Ncarly all OF them are, and the few VIII,
are not pronouncedly and actively his fol
lowers are being removed. Some change
are made under the gaise Of a resignation
: You will perhaps have noted that Pennsyl
yania is the only State which presents III
: anomaly OF otiicc.holders rcsigning lucratiy
positions. Long and not altogether forgot
ten discipline is the key to that anomaly
| AS the true civil service system require
. the appointment or retention OF offers VIII,
are most capable to discharge the duties o
| their offices, so the political service system
requires the appointment ar retention Q
officers who arc most capable in promotin
. the political fortune OF him by whose gran
, they hold the Offices. The Federal office
in Pennsylvania are NIL being brought un
der the political service saystem. Whel
the service shall have been reorganized MI
Cameron will have several thousand work
crs in Pennsylvania, who will be paid b.
the National Government millions of dol
! lars annually and who win be required o.
penalty OF losing their pay and their place
9 10 'wlioop it up Tor the machine and III
I machine candidates for office aii the time.
"Will the Republicans OF Pennsylvania
l stand that sort OF management
, "No, sir, they will not. 1t has becom
Q more and more oppressive, and the patienc
OF the people is exhausted. It is simpl
s now Il matter OF necessity Tor Cameron an
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