The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
Don Cameron,s Methods.

c1nlng TO accept eltncf Oh Ine Jour
compromise propositions of the Stall
warts settles the question that there
will be five po itical parties contesting
the field in the State at the approaching
election. Ii also settles it as fact that
the Cameron-StaIwart forces led by
General Beaver. will be de seated, unless
wholesale purchase of the Greenback
and labor organizations should avert
the threatened de cit. That Cameron
means TO resort to purchase of voters.
both by money and the sale of the adj
ministration OF justice. is evident. Says
the Philadelphia Times, speaking of the
tactics which Cameron has already in
auggrated: evidences multiply on ev-
cry side that the present Sttte contest is
to culmnate in a general Boss auction
shop, to secure the election of the Cam
eron machine ticket By the direct or in
direct purchase OF Democratic votes. 1t
is no innovation on the Cameron policy
of managing State campaigns. 1t was
first boldly inaugurated in 1872, when
the Molly Maguire organizat was
openly debauchcd, and when every cen
ter of organized industry was tempted or
betrayed by corrupt demagogues, who
sold their followers for machine cash.
Nor did the demora ization end with
pollution of the ballot 1t tau ht the
idle, the venal and the vicious that when
they entered the political market place
to barter their votes to the bosses, they
could secure immunity for crime in adj
dition to the corrupt consideration paid
for their votes. The leader of the trad
ers in the anthracite region, who sat in
the parlor of a prominent politician of
Pottsville, to contract for the delivery
of Irish votes to HarTanft, received the
last instalment OF his pay as Governor
IIartranft death-warrant sent him to
the gallOwS. and u dozen others paid the
penalty of crime on the gibbet who had
been encoura 1ed to lawlessness by the
reckless and irresponsible assurance of
protection against the Just judgments Of
the law.
"What was begun in 1872 was con-
tinucd in growing political debanchery
of large class of voters in the coal
regions, until the long pent up ven
geance of the offended law forced even
those whp had protited by the crime in
political promotion to bow to the man
dates of the law and punish their own
deluded friends. Al last the people of
the State were compelled - hear from
the lips of an eloquent and fearless adj
yocate, when pleading for the majesty
Of the law in its own temple, the distinct
accusation that high officers OF State
had contracted with crime for political
results. and had given the pledge
Cf protection TO criminals whose
votes were auctioned TO unscrupulous
leaders. That charge was made circum
stantially, and to this day it is unchal-
lenred by those who were thus accused
The final issue was the only logical re-
suit that can follow law.essneSs. The
labor organizations which had been be-
trayed by corrupt leaders, were broken
ZIP; the murierers were executed; lesser
criminals weT0s iISSprisoned; distrusted
Judges and other-local officers We're de
throned, and law and right triumphed.
rs they ever mus, in the fullness OF
time. Who Is therA today ready to re-
peat the blotted apl bloody record OF
the political dcbalichery inagurated by
tho bosses in 1872. and ending in the
terrible retribution Of lS77-79?''
That Boss Cameron is ready and
willing to repeat the huckstering opera
tons OF ten years ago is evidenced
from the recent developments in the
Clearheld coal region, where violators OF
the law have already been protected by
Cameron's political shield against The
ton for such protection being that tho
votes of the Knights of Labor organiza
ton should be cast for the Stalwartticket
The trouble with this scheme is that i
will be difficult, if not impossible, fol
either party TO this shameless bargain Il
deliver the promised goods. Cameron
| henchmcn may protect the Clcarfiel,
law-breakers in the preliminary stages
of the prosecution, but when they gei
into the courtroom they will find tha
tie scales OF justice are in the hands o
an Independent and fearless judic ar,
which VIII brook no sale or denial o
Justice. Before these Judges the guilt,
viii suffer the pena ty of the law L,
he sure. Cameron owns the Board O
Iardons, but the weapon has ALREADY
teen stra' ned to its utmost tension, ant
any attempt to save convicted Grim nal
for political purI oses AZ this date vii
I be resented by the great mass of tht
honest voters of the State and will onl1
hasten Cameron 5 doom. Nor is it like
" that any considerable portion of tn,
vote of the Knights of Labor can be car
ried over to the Republican, Stalwar
ticket by promises OF pardon to crimi
-pals. The great mas. of the laborers o
Pennsylvania is law-abiding and order
IL, and it will not allow itself to be be
trayed into the hands of Cameron t.
serve the ends of few selfish and de
signing leaders The tactics of Gamer
on at this juncture are interesting, main
" as showing the desperate condition o
his affairs, and to what lengths thi
trusted leader of the Republican part,
viii go to gain his ends. .--Neso Haren Re.