Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-25
WASHINGTON.
Mitcheil's Might.

HE WILL MAKE 1T FELT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WASHINGTON, May 90. - Senator
Mitchell insists that he is neither stall
wart nor half-breed, but independent.
President Arthur has recently been
making nominations in Pennsylvania
in the exclusive interests OF the Cam
eron machine, and Mitchell has come
out fat-footed against them. He in
sists that the old officers have been
trusty ones, and the people want them
retained. He has appealed to Cam
eron, but to no purpose.
Notwithstanding the hopelessness of
his errand the independent senator
boldly faced the president this after
noon and lsid before him the details of
the situation.
WHAT MITCHELL TOLD ARTHUR.
He told the president what the latter
had probably heard from no mars lips
before-tbat his policy of federal APP
pointments in Pennsylvania was a
stencil in the nostrils of the people and
was in direct antagonism with the plat
forms of the party, his own messages
and the principles of the civil service.
He exhibited the recent platform
adopted at Harrisburg, the code agreed
upon by the leaders of both parties in
conference assembled, the leading edi-
torials of the party press of Pennsyl-
vania, indorsing his course and de-
manding the withdrawal of these
names. He showed the president the
protests of the people of western Penn
sylvania and informed him of the
united stand of the representatives in
congress from that district. In short,
Senator Mitchell gave him clean his
tory of the whole transaction and then
reverted to its bearing on the party.
The vote last year for Mr.. Wolfe, he
said, would not be a circumstance to
what might be expected this year
should this course be persisted in. But
all this fell upon deaf ears. The presi-
dent heard him through and beyond
the expression of formal regrets gave
no sign that he was moved.
II told the president last October"
said Senator Mitchell, in an interview
tonight, 'what might be expected of
the independent movement then, and
reminded him Of that prediction to-
day. He turned deaf ear then, as
now. | said then if things went on as
they were then going on under the
management of Mr.. Cameron there
would be political revolution in Penn
sylvania, and that the first man to go
down would be Mr.. Cameron himself.
His best friends had advised him to
change his political methods in that
state. To my statement that there
would be a political revolution he said,
lightly You don't mean to say they'd
take up armsY' MIR. President, you
know very we'll what l mean, said /;
Mr.. Wolfe, though self-nominated, will
have $4,000 to $4,000 votes En
didn't seem to take any stock in that.
He said he had been a practical poll
tician for twenty-five years, and he
couldn't understand this abstract poll
tics. | told him that tifty-six senators
and representatives of the legislature
had rebelled against the action of Mr.
Cameron's caucus and that | was dis |
posed to fairly represent that sentiment
and was trying 10 get Mr. Cameron to
recognize it properly by the appoint
ments in the state; that if the indie
pendents were ostracized that there |
would be no harmony or union. My
desire was that there should be such a
union. / felt that it was my duty on
the first opportunity tc give him the
actual situation of political affairs in
our state"
1t was of this interview of last Octo-
Der Mr.. Mitchell reminded the presi-
dent day. At least he will act h9re-
after with his eyes open.