Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-14
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The Republican party does not con-
sist OF the Cameron family. That is
a fact, it seems, which the the present
Senator of tlat name does not know
as well as his father did. Nor does
any man named Cameron own the
Republican party. 1t is possible that
he may have bill of sale of some
individuals But the party belongs to
itself 1t has a right 10 govern the
State of Pennsylvania, because it con-
sists of majority of the lawful electors
OF that State. 1t has right to tum-
bic Mr.. Cameron overheard whenever
he does not wish to execute it's
will, and, with the right, it has also
the power. Moreover, it is the abso-
lutte right of the party to give free and
full expression to its will in it's con-
ventions, so that Mr.. Cameron and all
other persons may understand what it
wishes. If any boss attempts to de-
prlye the party of that freedom in
the expression Of its will it is high
time that ne should be treated as
the sailor was treated by the whale.
The Republican party of Pennsylva-
MIA will find its task made very much
easier by Mr. Cameron's threat in re-
gard to tariff The State of Pennsyl-
vanio has an opinion on that subject
which no member of the Cameron
family ever created or will be able to
overcome. 1t was an opinion strong
enough to control the affairs and the
vote of the State before the elder Cam
eron was in public life. Pennsylvania
trusted most foolishly those Democrats
who shouted for Polk. Dallas and the
Tariff of '42,' and the elder Cameron
FIRST gained a seat in the Senate as
Democrat in lS45 by reason of that
misplaced trust. His party. false as
usual, repealed the tariff of 1912, and
though it was done without his aid, at
the next general election Pennsylvania
gave Wing majority, and Mr.. Cam
eron was retired from public life,
Wing taking his scat in the Senate.
The younger Cameron can easily trans
fer himself to the party from which his
father wisely escaped, but be cannot
get even the Democratic party in
Pennsylvania to oppose the tariff or
to defend any Senator who opposes it.
In fact, the Pennsylvania Senator who
opposes the protective tariff simply
cuts his own throat politically, and de-
parts from public life forever Mr..
Cameron's threat that he will betray
the vital interests Of his State unless
he is permitted to be its Boss
will convince u great many practical
and sensible men in Pennsylva-
MIA that he ought to be deprived
of all power as soon as possible. lie
has been trusted with great power as
an agent of the known will OF Repub-
can threaten to be false TO such trust
unless suffered to have his own way
in everything, is an excellent man to
put where treachery by him will be
harmless
1t was Mr.. Conkling's opinion, also,
that his party deserved to be beaten in
the Senate and in this State, because
it did not wish him for dictator 1t
may be doubted whether Mr.. Cameron
will succeed in part in which Mr..
Conkling has failed The New York
Senator did make the Senate Demo-
cratic for q short time. 1t " ould have
been much easier for Mr.. Cameron to
turn over his State to the Democrats if
be had not threatened to fight against
the protective tariff. The answer he
will receive, we suspect, will teach
him that Pennsylvania does not pro-
pose to leave its industries at the
mercy of Boss who threatens them.