Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-05-16
Our Republican Governor.
From the Richmond pispatch. ]

Is vi the ulsI II pOrtance 10 lne pOllu-
cal leaders of Pennsylvania, and
which promises to have an important
bearing upon the coming fall campaign
The party, when at Richmond, made
brief call upon Governor Cameron
at his official residence, but the Read
iuster Governor wished to have
quiet political talk with Chairman
Cooper, Of our Republican State COM
mittee, and later in the evening a few
represe NATIVE Republicans, including
Senators Cooper, Dawes, McCrackco ,
aud Longenecker, enjoyed long con-
versation with Virginia's Execu-
tive.
Then he describes Governor Cans
eron and what he saiG Of our public
debt. We quote OILY this:
The debt question is now settled on
the basis of the Riddlcbcrger or Read
juster bill.
where does the question stand Low
in Virginia politics ? asked Longe~
necker.
This view, advoc ted by the Read
iusters, has been sustained by the
United ,,ates Court, and the entire
question has been settled, 50 that it is
no longer prac.icaI issue Ia politics,
was the Govern rs reply.
Governor Cameron avow. Il his in
terest in the success Ct lhc Hcpubl csn
party. He .aid
Governor Cameron spoke ai.h The
utmost earnes. aess Of the tariff. He
believed that, that issue would better
than any 9th r remove the voxed
southern question and pr'jpdices fol-
lowing the war. If the tariff can be
made the leading issue this year in
Pennsylvania, it will bling at lie St six
southeron States to its support in
1884
'What : exclaimed Chairman Coop
er 'six-six did YOU say p
Yes, six. They will be Virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,
West Virginia, aud Florida penn-Yls
vania has, within the past year, sent
six millions Of capital to Virginia to
develop her iron, col, and railroads,
and so well pleased are our people
with this that, l bciieve'-and here
Governor Cameron spoke with great
earnestness-rhat we could take the
tariff issue, AM, with what has been
known as the Readju,.er element
alone, without the aid of either black
or white Republicans, both of whom
are friendly, carry Virginia for the
tariff. | beg you men Of Pennsylvania
to make the tariff tue leading issue
this fall, so that these southern States
may have time TO prepare for the
greater battle to follow, and SO thai
there may be no question about The
later issue.
so anxious am l. he continued, ad
dressing Cooper. TO see this issue made
in Pennsylvania, that I will subscribe
myself 81 Goo to your State commit
tee; aud il 1t will do you any good
General Malone and myself, with
other leading tariff men of Virginia,
will come and help yo' discuss the
issue on the stump
The farmers of Virginia Governor
Cameron said, 'are rapidly becoming
tariff men. They see that it will bring
them home markets and higher prices
for their home products. The agricul
ture of Virginia has always suffered
from the want Of just these two
things
Chairman Cooper, viii in Virgil
MA bad a long talk with Col. Brady,
of Petersburg, chairman Of the Virgi>
MIA Republican State Committee, aud
both agreed that the tariff shuld be
the main issue in this years campaign
The election in Virginia this fall is
for members Of the Legislature,
Goyernor Cameron is, therefore, a
Rcpublicao, avow.d II is Repubh
cans that he hopes to Sc carry
Pennsylvania. Is it to carry Penn
sylvAnia for them that h. viii sub d.
scribe a thousand dollars Good gra-
oious.
But we leave the reader TO make bis
own comments. More anon. We don t
want any better party c1pital th Il the
above,
Since The above was in type, we
have seen a statement in an exchange.
that Gov. Cameron denies that he
offered to give $1,000 for the Penuo
sylvania campaign fund.
Mshone's confessions to Fortune,
tho colnred editor Of tho Now York