, 1884-01-03
Cameron Oh tie Situation.

Old Simon Cameron, tho political
apo-tl, and s0ga OF Pennsylvania,
has not lived all these yeaIs in VAN
His remarks on the present political
situation in the United States are in
terrstjng at the present time. To q
Philadelphia Press reporter ne said:
The election of Nlr. Carlisle clearly
defines the issues OF The next prezi
Dental campaiEn. It sharply draws
sectional lines. and TSiutTuducgs see
tiOnGt Questions into our politics.
which all thoughtful men had hoped
were forever buried. In placing the
democracy sguarely III line Tor q
raid upon the tariff. free trade and
scctionalism are pittrl against q un-
tied country and tho hUlwaTk of its
Industries. 1t is curious to witness
how the old party refuses to learn
wisdom from the expensive lessons OF
the past There i an old saying that
experience keeps a dear school. but
some folks Will learn IN no other
This adage applies to the political
folly OF the democracy in thUs Ieviv
ing issues hlTtful to the country, and
dangerous to themselves. The party
of Jefferson is today hut 4 sad re
minder of what was when | began
political life. 1t seems to be living
only upon its traditions and its pref
udices''
Thus spoke & man who for more
than sixty years has ha! his hand on
the political wheel, and turned it
with matchless power He is the
wisest politician certainly of this day.
and, certainly III making this sage OBJ
servation, reaches out for facts with
Il grasp that no single man in this
land has ever had upon our political
history. As the veteran talked he
leaned back in lis easy chair with
book across his knee, which he had
been reading. He spoke slowly and
| earnestly, his sentences forming them
selves directly and forcibly. but with
out appart mt choice of woIds. As he
warmed with his subject, he repeat
edly, as is his wont when Interested.
struck the palm of his right hand
against the half closed fist of his left,
with a pendulum like movement He
sat in his library, two large rooms eX-
tending the entire length of the
house. These apartments hold
wealth of books, the well laden
shelves reaching from floor to ceiling
on all sides. He sat near his desk,
| which was strcwn with letters and
papers concerning his large business
interests and social correspondence,
to all of which he still gives his per
sonai attention The who'e apart
ment looked like the office of Il busy
lawyer rather than like the library oi
4 man of leisure far past four score
years.
sIXTY-FIyE YEARS or POLITICS
A record Of the busy and eyentfuI
life of General Simon Cameron
would make volumes of import
ant history. His political career has
5panned nearly three-quarters of Il
century of the national life. During
all that time he has, without halt.
been III the front rank and among
the foremost leaders IN important po-
litical events Today he i a great
and picturesque character. In March
he will be eighty SIX years old; but
he Is rs much i'll love with life as a
man of thirty, and has Il zest for the
affairs of his country that few men
Of even middle age can feel.
In England there is more land ly-
ing idle in sporting grounds, game
preserves and landlords parks than
the whole kingdom of Belgium,
which snpnOIts IN hannincSS and