The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Addison Twp. November "a, 1884.

SENATOR CAMEgoS's VIcToRY.-The one
Republican victory of the late disastrous
contest to the Republican party, is Senator
Cameron, and none better understand it
than the discreet Senator himself. He will
be reelected to the Senate, and then--what?
After all the thumps the Independents
gave Cameron in 1850 by defeating his state
ticket again in 1854 by putting Senator
Stewart in command of the Blaine delega-
ton to Chicago, anu again in organizing the
national campaign with such Independent
boilers as Jones, Reid and Wells, the only
man who comes out of theRepublican over
throw as victor is J. Donald Cameron.
Why?
After the Independents of Pennsylvania
had nominated Blaine and organized for the
battle, and the hand-to-hand fight came up
on them, they tnmbled over like lot of
militia men struck by a masked battery, and
they came in fear and trembling to beg the
Stalwart veterans to go to the front and
save them. Cameron was personally ap-
pealed to by Blaine in this city to go to Ohio
and it is hardly secret that Blaine solemn
ly pledged his own support and that of his
friends 10 re-elect Cameron TO the Senate.
Cameron went to Ohio, and later went to
New York to aid in the final assault upon
the doubtful State by his counsel, his efforts
and his purse; but Blaine lost and Cameron
is the only victor.
Had Blaine been elected, however. the new
Republican President might have desired to
keep faith with Cameron, the Blaine lead
ers of Pennsylvania would have organized
against Cameron and desperately disputed
his return to the senate. They would have
assumed TO command the power and pat
ronage of the new administration, and Blaine
would have been forced at least 10 neutrali-
ty regardless of his pledge to Cameron; but
Blaine is beaten with Cameron faithfully
supporting him and his State first in the
Blaine column, and there is now no admin
istration power or patronage to throw into
the contest against Cameron, and no i'm.
mediate future for the men who defeated
Republicanism as bolters in 1882 and again
defeated it as leaders in 1884. They are
beaten and Cameron is the one victor OF the
defeated party.
Cameron will now be reelected TO the
Senate without serious centest. He has q
larger number of Senator and and Represen-
tatives elected in his personal interest than
he could ever claim before, and heshrewdly
appeals to all the Republican offre-holders
to extend their terms Of Office by reelection
Cam eron to interpose the power Of the Sem
ate against their removal. That is strong
ly persuasive poine to every trembling Fed
eral official IN the States. just as a rotten,
rickety plank is to drowning man, and it
will bring good grists to the Cameron
mill.
And when reelected, Cameron will part
ly fulfill the promise. He is no bigoted
idiot in politics. and he will give and take
with President Cleveland for all that's in it,
In the general desolation of Republican de-
feat, Senator Cameron is the only victor, and
only his friends will be the few Republican
brands plucked from the Democratic burn
ing The men who rebelied against Gamer
on have now made him the one victor that
towers over the tombs of the Republican
dead Philadelphia Times.