Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-09-20
EX-GOVERNOR CAMERON
Withdraws from the Republican Part

in which, as will he seen from the
following. he Announces his entire
severance from the Republican
party.
DEAR SIR: Until now any re
ply to your fav0r ofthe 20Sh OF
August has been precluded hy q
painful illness. from which | lave
had, as yet. Only raitia! relief. 1t
had been my wish ia response ia
your queries To give not only my
view us To the tlnty of Southern
nen in the political crisis now
rapidly eliminating. hut to set
forth at length the reasons which
form the basis If that conclusion.
AS it is. my physical cond tion
prcScrille> the Il most hfevity that
is consistent Will, clearnesS, and I
must postpone all argumrnE az 10
the soundnesS of my opinion and
the pronriety OF my position to
some more convenient SEASON.
l have been taught by thecver 9
of eighteen months pass that men
OF our antece,lentS and cNnvic.iorS
can no longer. with SrlI-.'esp"cf.
lend cur va G. ctr vo.e>. OF even
tie Leg '''ve support OF silence, To
tie Republican party as it is pX
pounded by the organizationin this
State, or as it is administered 10y
the present executive. and lcgis-
lative departments of the United
States Government.
"TEe Rcpnl lean party preserves
no longer the Semhlance of Spral
ing for the entire country. hnt bases
its claim to supremacy on sectional
prein;liceS and sectional interest.
pure and simple. Net only is this
SO, but the directors of its policy
have not irSitaied in the attain
ment Of their ends toprostitnte the
plighred faith Of the party in sight
ct all the world and 10 renouncr
in tl.eir CrHgr SSionai eaactmrn'S
the promises Solemllv nlalr in tho
Chicago plat form. They stand self
convicted not only Of false l.re;ense
aud punic faith. but Of nlathrmatl-
ical malignancy in seeking Ia re-
tain power l'y rtiuvoking the war
sentiment at Tie North and West
and by rcsuarccting al. the stock
phrases of tanaticiSm an,i section
alism wll'cl could stir the South III
10 resentment and rctort.
Their object was and is to force
the fighting as Between 4 SOLID
North and a solid South, ard at the
same time TO use the small contin
gent of Santhe,u Republicans in
Congress to minimize the power OF
he South by such political aboni-
na:inlls as the lodge bill. aud hy
so framing il tariff law (nlnlcr pre-
trxto Of protection to Aniel!callabor
and American rroductS) as to IT.
crease every burden of the customs
upon the weaker section AMI AZ 10
leave in force, in AL itS shameless
inequality, the revenue tax upon
tobacco, of Virginia. Carolina, Ter.
nesSec, Kentucky. Missouri. Mary
land and Florida. The ntterauces
of Mir. Mckinley on the floor Of the
Horse(he the patron of the Chicago
platform ana he leader of the
House If Representatives, and The
chairman Of Tie committee. which
framed be tariff billy, and the nc
I;en of the Senate Oh Monday III
regard 20 the tobacco clause. cor
siilnle IN open declaration of war
against Southern develolwmrnt.
AM! We must realize dat This &C.
ton, apart from its Inherent in
Justice. is deliberate, wantOn and
absolute tilSihcation Of the solemn
promise given to the tobacco States
hy HE national convention. The
record Of the BLAIR bill is no letter.
And the Tariff act with its su-calletl
revision and equalization OF lmpnli
tnricS, Llisi les with Determinations
against the South, and those in
,ns;lles and prodacts i'll which
Southern Republicans have tie
same interest as Southern Demu
Gratis.
Tile Lodge bills mis-call' Il the
"fmce bill,' because III operation
1t would be impossible of enforce
ment 10 the ends pretcndedlA
sought. 20 enact it would be tn
,paral, re The C, numerical progress
of The entire country, ami 10 Sci
back Southern development, in
which Northern capital is largely
engaged. n half century. But he
main sufferer would he the negro,
who, by this vicious effort to men
tralze inevitable condition, would
he deprived Of all the. safeguards
which now surround him personal.
~; and politically he would became
be scapcgoat iii a local strife i'll
Which Alr. Lodge and MIR. Reed
"oult; have no ccncerM and no III
i!'uence. The passage otibis act III
TO law would be Il public Cal unity.
Its passage BY The maturity OF the
IIv,,s- Of Representatives, fixes The
responsibility On the Republican,
party. Tile Call for IL hall by Sena
Tor Quay III the Senate only voices
Tie protest OF a frightened iinan-
cial and commercial North, and OH
ly proves that MIR. Quay is afraid
10 risk this campaign Gil an Issue
which one section would regard as
II blurdtrand the other as !. crime.
! zee 40 reason to believe that
the President HAS not been in
active sympathy with all that his