Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-08-02
HISTORY OF CAMERON.
Pennsy yIvania Ruled by One
Man tor Personal Ends.
Wilkesbarre Record, Gov. Hoyt's Organ.l


and had no recognition among Re-
publican workers He had accumula-
ted immense wealth through the in
huence of his father. His ambition IN
this respect was satisfied. He aspired
to succeed his father in POLITICAL hon.
ors, and, not unlike many other sons,
he thought himself smarter than his
father, and determined to out-Herod
him Soley under the influence of his
father he was made Secretary of War
under Grant. No other claim was
ever made for the appointment. 1t
was simply a personal gift to Senator
Simon Cameron. Hayes recognized no
obligation or right to thus dispose of
honorable public positions and refused
to continue the favor. This stirred
the passionate blood of the spoiled
Donald, and he determined to prac-
tice the prominent trait in his charac-
ter-vengeance. He demanded that
Simon should resign his seat in the
Senate and have himself elected as
his successor. Of course it was
simple steal, and the suggestion came
as Unexpectedly as clap of thunder
in sultry summer day. 1t was the
boss order and was formerly executed.
Pennsylvania since then has been rep
resented at Washington and at home
by this man under his own methods
for no other purpose than complete
subserviency to his personal ambition.
Grant was formally endorsed bv the
State Convention of 1880 against the
expressed protest of Republican senti-
ment, because one man alone demand
ed it. The convicted bribers of the
State Legislature were pardoned be-
cause this same man demanded it.
Davies was rejected last year because
Prince Donald desired to knight q
faithful subject Every man on the
Cameron ticket this year was written
there in obedience to this same CON-
mand. That the men happened to be
of general good repute is an accident.
As easily could the same authority
have named any other men. Confirm
such autocracy by repeated endorse
ment under the plea of sticking to the
ticket, and establish it as the necessary
sequence of any nomination, and
the last vestige of freedom is oblitera-
ted.
After the best men are elected
through these forms he-this political
brigand Cameron-claims them as
his servants, bound to execute his
wishes and they frequently submit to
his insolence and dictation. Because
Senator Mitchell dared, after repeated
insult, to demand the respect due to
his position, Cameron and his claquers
cry out with one voice, "HOw can he
be 80 ungreatful ? Didn't Cameron
make him ?"
So he went to Governor Hoyt and
demanded the previous pardon OF
Kemble. When Attorney General
Palmer promptly declined to become a
party to that iniquity. thea again
Cameron introduced his bulldozing
insult: Didn't l make both you and
him."
THE Senate on Monday, last week,
passed the bill authorizing the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury to pay the exec
utor of the late John w. Forney
nearly twenty-eight thousand dollars.
This is to make good to his estate the
amount of money discovered as miss
ing out of the Treasury when he was
Secretary of the Senate The respon-
sibility for this deficit belonged to his
financial clerk. Forney was believed,
after a full investigation, to be entirely
innocent. The loss was made good by
the Secretary and this sum is now to
refunded to his heirs.
THE Government, Friday last, made
strong point against Star route
Brady. John A. Welsh, a contractor
was on the stand and testified to hav.
ing his route expedited from $4,000
to $l35, ,9f5-an increase of over $780,
900 each year. Brady demanded
twenty per cent hf the increase, say.
ing that was what he usually got
$36, 900 swag from one contractor on
one route is pretty good. Walsh de-
INJURED to paying it, but Brady show
ed he had been lenient to him and re.
mitted fines amounting to $1,000 or
Sc, 900 and also plead that he had been
asssed $s, for the Congressional
corruption fund. AS Brady's legal
salary was only So, 500 the assessment
of So, 900 would seem little high.
The rate that year was three per cent,
and this would show that the assessor
rated Brady's salary at $266,667,
which is pretty steep for an assistant
post master general. The revelation
of Welsh though is good one in favor
of justice, which it is to be hoped
Brady will get.
The following letter, written by
Arab Pasha to Mr.. Gladstone just
before the bonn bardment of Alexandra,
shows the animus aud intent of Egyp,
tian struggle with England. Recent
developments indicate that the war
will result in contest between fanat-
ical Islam ism and English civilization
between the crescent and the cross
If the war ends in fight simply be-
tween the present belligerents it will
be WELL But prophecies of general
European war are thick. Russia, it
is alleged, is not satisfied with Eng
lands course, and the same feeling is
attributed to Germany. All Europe
knows The grasping ambition of Eng
land and will watch her with jealous
eye. 1t now looks as if the whole
Moslem power in Egypt was enlisted
in the struggle on the side Of Arabl
and that with the Koran as their au-
thority it will take England considera-
BILE time, and cost her considerable
treasure and probably loss of life, to
reduce them 10 subsection. Arab
Pasba has been declared o rebel, yet
the notables of Cairo have espoused
his cause and enabled him to form q
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