Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-08
A TALK " Tia SIMON OAMERON
Presidential dignity, Oillo O. Hold.
era ana Latter-Day rOIitics,

AAA AIeNSNOE-DAy EOnIllCHs
A correspondent of the Pittsburgh
= Dispatch has been interviewing Hon,
simon Cameron at his home at Harris
burg
n Politics." he remarked, as q lead
Q ing question drew him toward the gen.
eral topic, was my dissipation. I
FOUND employment in political man
. SgemenG for the surplus energy that
urlV9s some men to the card table.
. Neltner my nature nor my early train
ing lnChned me that way, and 80 took
20 poIltlcs' was always occupied
WIN other affairs of more strictly
business character, and found rest in
chdnqe OF work. And it was lust like
ganDIlng, once in, unless flung bodily
OUT by repeated defeats, it is exceD.
Iiohal II man does not become en-.
CROSSED III 1T to the exclusion of every.
Chlng else, although never did. NV
business affairs always we're NV real
employment, and politics mere diver
| sion.
But every man who has held nuhIic
office, or has heen reckoned to have in.
1uence in dispensing public favors
SHOWS now the itch for place devours
men when It once gets hold on them,
even men OF robust brain and good pros.
DISCUS Otherwlse. L saw as much of its
DAD effects probably, as any man living, |,
more, all likelihood tuan any other
n'" " has not been President of the
U i t States. For l have often
~ n.nt that however dazzling that
p may be to the outside observer
anu whatever the dignity which certain.
does attach to such position. there
are times when the chief Magistrate
must feel that a President Ia I
something like creased pig at a conn
Try falr; nobody really respects him but p
'verybody Is sweating to get a hold on u
nm. Political dignity Is very much
Ike those great looking Kentucky hills II
Thlch look like lords of the landscapes "
tut are really only dirt coverings for SO ~
many caves. To be appreciated thew a.
must be seen from the inside, and If u
ONE OF our OK Presidents, instead of 1 D
oing to seed, would write down the ~
lstory of four years in the White W
hing. '010 Is
Hardly, however, unless the book to-
,as left in manuscript for publication
Ter death as a legacy, to the party
hich elected him.
But the light would scarcely shine I'M
ny wide even then, for such histo. I'd
of any administration is a legacy col
hlch party would hesitate to &C. Dot
pit. tat
1t is recorded that when Adam first POI
)od upon his feet his creator taxi" the
m along with the other animals tbe the
Us and elephants, and all that make DAY
the list OF living things between, Ted
d IN general way t. at he was good. ters
political parties usually sum up the resi-
lits OF their policy, and in that re. mir
q stand TO try a wrestle with their run
'onents, but the more discreet mana VIII
8 would be slow to stand sponsor for salu
single one of their creation to be
ghed with a standard pound and
'rt from everything else. Sc
ney Will not have such chance a the
have been talking about soon, how. of F
T, he added, with q twinkle in his by c
. Few men know how to tell the rails
n about themselves, and very few a cal
lese have the courage to do it," ticlei
You could write the best history of miss
MT American politics yourself, Gen. prov
that could he written, ventured time
You have information that no THEY
man has. You have leisur the IL
little
peSklng OF theDemoCraCic Conven- woult
General, what do you think of that
ucket| rogue
am out OF politics and have no cure I
lon which is worth giving Itisa
ticket, but l do not think it is an
otlonally strong one. Mr.. Clark I Oar
hlghly spoken of. Their hopes of by the
ss Is based, in the main, on the ing IN
lion from the Republican ticket. of Ma
think when the time comes TO his Co
there will not be many Repubi- the ex
VINO are willing to vote against one o
epubllcans at this election. Some DR.. 10
EN- may still think they have and tn
1nces, but they will let them rest him gT
some other time" mantle
u think, then, that the leaders of The ret
Independent movement will many
better of it and withdraw their ulous q
, or accept some otf5r 10 Compro. one rec
inhicte
9 leaders? No." he answered sion of
some heat. "They have made
bargain with the Democrats, and
tlck to 1t because all their future The
nth that party. They will soon the Ho
ito the Democratic party openlv. recent,
h men have done before. There to becol
70 no compromise. But L count Brookly
sober, intelligent, thoughtful new CO.
lican voters to think better of IT, poses to
re tor honesty and fair plav. and his COM
will not be found voting against ming Of
ublican candidate like General mouth.
, man whose pri vate character OF South
otted, whose public record is ia CAPT pul
'hable, soldier who fought gal
10 hundred battles, and who
10 almost unanimous choice of Alber
W Tor the place he holds on the Weldin
He Is not the man for Republi- his mar
vote against, and Republicans five, on
allow him to he defeated. But thereof,
myself am not taking nny that II
art In politics, and have moth. blood IL