The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-13
TARIFF
THE GROWING ISSUE.
THE ELDER CAMERON REAF.
FIRMS HIS SENTIMENTS ON THE
POLITICAL CRISIS.
Free Trade and independents.


During the recent visit to New
York and Philadelphia, Gen1 ST.
mon Cameron remarked to some
friends that the Independent move
ment was being made the instru-
ment by the Free Trade League for
the overthrow OF protective policy
in Pennsylvania, and when over
thrown in The great State which was
lis backbone, all reasonable hope
for its continuance would be gone
that the divisions p Pennsylvania
encouraged and promoted this as
sault. and that now every Free
Trade gun was aimed at Pennsylva-
nia ; all of their organs were daily
prompting the work with the sole
object of electing a Free Trade Gov
ernor and gaining eight Free Trade
Congressman in close districts which
NAV be lost to the Protectionists if
the Republican State ticket should
be defeated. This declaration on
the part of Gen1 Cameron, who has
ever been regarded as the best au-
thority on Tariff issues, so stirred
up the Free Trade organs and fac
tionists that they at once sought to
break its impression by all the soph-
istry and trickery at their command.
The deep public interest felt in the
issue subsequently led to an author
itative interview Of and statement by
Genl. Cameron, which is given be-
low. 1t should be read carefully by
every laborer, mechanic, operative,
iron worker, farmer and manufac-
turer-for the prosperity of all oi
these is involved in the defeat of the
Free Trade scheme to capture Penn
sylvania and with it the very citado-
/ del of Protection. We append the
authorized statement in full, and
ask all who get it to pass it from
hand to hand, until every workman
in the State has had a chance to
read it
Special Despatch to the Press.
HARRIsBURG, Aug. 26.-General
Cameron was interviewed TO day in
reference to the statement that the
independent movement was in the
interest of Free Trade.-ln answer
to the inquiry whethe- he repudia
ted the interview on which the state
ment was based, General Cameron
said
AS u justifiable publication | do
not repudiate ii, but the opinion at
tributed to me to the effect that
think the Independent movement
an astute effort of the Free Traders
to gain their great end by destroy
ing the only party ofprotection nov
in existence here, / not only do moi
repudiate, but | affirm it in the mos
unreseryed manner. and if you
choose to print them ! will give yo,
briefly the reasons which compe,
me to that belief:
First all the Independents have
been and yet pretend to be Repub
licans. The Free Trade Democracy
furnish no recruits OF this Guerrilla
army. Second, the only result o.
this Independent movement, il sue
cessful here or anywhere else, mus
be TO defeat the tariff Republican
party and restore to power the Free
Trade Democracy. Third, this i
not required to be established by ar
gument and implication only, iol
Senator Mitchell said SO distinctly
these words: The ticke, nominated
however honorable and respected il
may be in its personnel, must b'
beaten Mr., McMichael, eandidat
for congressman-at-Large, is equally
distinct and as fully withc IT condi
tlons. Others authorized 20 speaG
for the Independents are as reckless
ly candid, and If the Republican
party is beaten, whatever Mr.. Mitch
ell and his fellow Independents ma,
hope to secure by it. the effect vii
= be the sane.-The Free Trade Dem
ocrauc party will thereby be PLACED
in power and the Protective Tarit
oyerthrown. | am not alone in thi
opinion, as will be seen 10y this quo
tation from recent letter of Hon
James G.. Blaine 10 the voters o
/, Maine: "No candid man believes
that protective tariff would be NJ
) held for single year if the oppo
: nents of the Republican party shoul'
come into power, and by just $,
much as any voter in Maine help
) to elevate the Free Traders a bow
er, by so much he aids 10 imperi
the manufacturing aud agriculture
interests of the state. Fourth, al
the Free Trade newspapers outsid
: OF Pennsylvania are not intensel,
eager for the defeat of the Republl
can party III Pennsylvania" Thi
!; is . novel condition of things.
! TGE 5.AsF EFFORT or FEEE-TRADERs
The New Tork Post, the Ney
! York Times, st. Paul Piqneer Press
the Chicago Tribune, Republican pa
: pers, and many more are suppoTtin,
the independents, when they canno
be stupid enough not to know tina
the canvass of Stewart and the con
sequept election of Pattison mus
deIeat the party they claim 10 sup
: port.-Nothing but u desperate, de
, termined and, ! trust, a last anC
: hopeless effort of the Free Trader
can account for this singular eager
ness Of newspapers IN other State
taking so active apart for the frs
time in our local affairs, Except i,
the year of Il Pr1sldsntIa! election
we may not approve oi their cour>e
} but we know the l.ilerc,t they serv
+ and can understand their purpos
to defeat Beaver--tc resture .ne Ere
I Traders to power aud 10 crush Amer
1 lean enterprise aud labor. Beside
: it is simply corroborative of m,
1 opinion that the mos, ultra Ere
g Trade Democratic papers outside o
pennsylvania are busy not to defea
, the Republicans by the open elec
: ssop of Pattison, but bv urging ever,
!. one 10 vote for Stewart, increase tn
Importance Of the Independents
movement. naa thus restore tn
E Democrats 10 pGwer 10 1884, an,
break down American industry
Now there must be special rsasGl
Tor this singular unanlniitv, and