Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Brewster Cameron's Streak OF Luck as
an Office Holder.
A Party Cabal--Its Constituents, De-
signs and Triumphs.
Russell and Dorsey Time ut Last Sets
All Things Even.


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| firmation by the senate of Brewster
Caneron's title TO a sinecure in New
Mexico or Arizona startled innocent
people about Washington. 1t serves
to show how potent place-holding
makes a lawless fellow like
the Encouragement. Even senators
bend reverently In the pre.ense of the
violent, selfish, lawless law-oflicer of
the government, and Brewster Cam.
eron, the ex-"general agent, y so called,
of the department of Justice, surrenders
one to assume at viii another official
position. A distinguished lawyer OF
this city, commenting on the fncts in
volved, said, yesterday, that the un-
timely death OF Gov. Davis of Texas
had thwarted or. postponed the exc
cution of the schemes of q
terrible cabal of which he
was the instrument. IL had been
agreed that Russell should be destroy
ed. He had mnde Evans district at
torney and Turner federal judge, but
was himself an obstruction in the
pathway of Davis ambition. He was
II native Texan; he was the best speak
er in his party; he was esteemed by
the people of Texas; he was proflered
the grand masters chair of the Odd
EtlioMN, tNtu ulttA iit bttn III
dicted eight times by Brewster Cam
eron's juries. He had held his courts
and betrayed their cost and of his Of
flee two years without an appropria-
ton. Banks and people trusted him.
The Odd Fellows knew that Russell
was sought to be destroyed by his
rivals in his own party, and that these
men had subordinated Cameron's
hatred of Russell to their unhallowed
purposes. Davis and Evans and Cam
eron frightened that weak creature,
Judge Turner, who was Russel's
friend. into corporation with them
selves and one of Russells clerks, to
escape himself the clutches of the law,
swore away Russell's liberty.
THE TOOLS or CAMERON.
Tidball and Bowman, the nice young
men who were the experts employed
by Brewster Cameron in discovering
real or supposed Irregularities in the
United States marshal's Office, were
well known In Washington. One OF
them had been very recently thrust
out of one of the departments "for
cause" He had been drawing both u
salary and per diem and expenses, when
he was only entitled to per diem.
In the laws eyes he was confessedIy
greater criminal than Russell; but u
shrewd cunning detective and practi-
cal accountant, instead of the state
prison. he entered Brewster Cameron's
employment. For services rendered
in making up cases against Russell,
Strobach, Dorsey and others, Tidball
and Bowman were richly rewarded
by Cameron, who dispensed the 'con-
tingent fund" of the attorney-general's
Office, Bowman's salary was aug
n mented oy Cameron from
and expenses, and the other
in the territory, where he and
Brewster Cameron have deposited
their nest-egg. The United States
senate, II will be obser, ed, by CON
hrming Cameron's nomination has
bent itself TO the purpose OF the CON
5pirators and given strength 10 the
horrible cabal.
THE PLOT.
Cameron had agreed that Evans be
rewarded for his agency in destroy
ng Russell, with the federal judgeship;
out, finding that he cannot deliver
he goods and that Evans must so
lnrewarded for his sweet devotion TO
his friend Russell, and that the attor-
hey general Is doomed to disgrace If
lot to election from office by processes
If imp. achment-ths delectable
Brewster Cameron, before the coming
torn has wrecked all his pals"
las himself sent into honorable
xtle. = If the worst come; if the pen
yawn; if Russell prove
engeful when his term at Chtste
H., has expired, Cameron Is on the
order of Mexico aud hard by the
oundless sea. He would incur
hangers of leprosy in the Sandwich
Stands rather than encounter the
host OF Russell.
III Is PITIFUL STORY.
The death of Gov. Davis left the
abal headless When no Logger res
fained by hisstrong will or directed
y his practical wisdom, the federal
ldge and his virulent and able district
tlorney have unwisely quarreled.
he Encouragement having lost
iasiery of the senate. and finding IL
npossible to have Evans robed in .iu-
icial vestments, Cameron Islands
ON under turning up in Arizona,
men me encouragement is turned
own In Washington. Meanwhile
xtelle VIII DO elected by the president
'"'!'N.,NN. " tHc seuhte anu CoN-
Icled by Huntington's testimony,
hd the way ~ open for Dorsey to his
d seat in the United
tates senate. There is no
lsible power on this earth. IL New
lexico become state, which can
press the irrepressible Dorsey. The
sople neither hire in Washington.
Or ~ New Mexico, have ever believed
lat Dorsey was the star route GRIM
al. If he We're, he only stole five
~ cent. OF sums ab-tracied from the
easury by star route thieves. Tie
eat knaves go unwhipt OF justice.
hey stood in with The prosecution"
lille Dorsey defied the pros
uiion. They were OF kin
those high ia The Radical
'r,y, while Dorsey, when Garfield
me In, stood between the Radical
aders and the throne. The great
asiers OF the party deemed it neces-
ry 10 remove Dorsey They had
IT the courage OF Guiteall, and in
Fad Of the tools Of IN assassin, they
ed Brewster Cameron and the deli
Gus attorney-gtneral
Are not these wonderful stories--ihis
Dorsey and that of Russell? Aud
9 they not l;lngularly alike? The
ference in the fortunes of the two
ctims Of the hatred of Cameron,
hose tool Is the be.otted attorney
sneral, is due To the simple fact that
Jersey had money with which to re-
st the omnipotence OF despotism. aud
russell was penalties. Persistent,
prosecutions finally