The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-10


oss 81 virssnis's Es-0ovsrsers Tells why
| Ne Mas Len The Republican Party.
| The following Is Ex-Governor VIII
| lam T. Camcron's letter announcing
! bis determip alton TO leave the Repub-
| eican ranks:
| TO w. = DAsnfErI- ESQ. Richmond Va
| Dsar SIR: have been taught ~ the events Of
| sighteen months past that men Of our ante
cedents and convictions can no longer with
sclf respect lend our voices our votes o. even
| the negative support Of silence 10 the Repub-
| ican party Is Il Is expounded BY the organixa
tion In this State or as IL 10 administered BY
the present executive and Legislative depart
ments OF the United States Government
The Republican party preserves no longer
the semblance Of speaking for the entire
country. but bases iss claim TO supremacy on
sectional prejudices and sectional interests,
pure and simple. Not only 80. but the direct
ors ri its policy have not hesitated In the At
tainment Of their ends 70 prostitute the plight
Cd faith Of the party In sight Of all the world
and TO renounce In their Congressional enaU-
ments the promises solcmnly made 20 the Chi
cago platform They stand self-convicted- not
only OF false pretcnse and punic faith. but OF
mathematical malignancy In seeking 70 retain
power py awakening the war sentiment NJ the
North and West. and BY resurrecting all the
stock phrases OF fnnaticsm and sectlonalism
rctort- This object was and Il 10 force the
fighting as between . solid North and solid
South. and ~ the same time 10 use the small
contingent Of Southern Republicans In Con
grcss 10 minimize the power Of tho South by
such political denominations as the Lodge bill.
and BY 80 framing tarin law sunder pretext OF
protection TO American labor ard American
products) Is 10 increase every burden OF the
customs upon the weaker section, and rs TO
leave In force IN al its shameless inequality
the revenue tax upon the tobacco OF Virginia
Carolina Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri,
Maryland and Florida
The utterances OF Mr.. Mckinley on the door
ofthe House. he the patron OF the Chicago plat
form and the leader OF the House OF Representa-
tlvcs and the chairman OF the committee which
framed the tariff bill. and the action OF the Sen
ate In regard 10 the tobacco CLAUSE. constitutes
N open declaration Of war against Southern
, development and we must realize that this
action apart from its inherent injustice Is de.
libe-ate, wanton and absolute classification OF .
solemn promise given 10 the tobacco States BY
tie National convention.
The record on the Blair bill Is 70 better and
the tarir act. with It's socailed revision and
equalization OF import duties. bristlcs with
Determinations against the South and those
industries and products in which Southern Re-
publicans have the same interest rs Southern
Democrats The Lodge bill II miscalled the
force bill" because In operation Il would be
IMPOSSIBLE OF enforcement 10 the ends pre-
tendcdly sought. To enact n would 10 TO par
a!yze the commercial progress OF the entire
country and 10 set back Southern develop
ment. In which Northern capital II large
~ engaged. . half century. But the
main sufferer would BE- the negro who.
by this vicious effort 70 neutralize in
evitabie conditions would b deprived Of
all the safeguards which now surround
him Personally and politically he would b.
come the scape goat Ia . local strife in which
Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Reed would have no concern
and no influence The passage Of this act into
Law would be public calamity. Its passage by
the mAsority OF the House Of Representatives
nxes the responsibility on the Republican par.
~. The call for halt BY Senator Quay IL the
Senate only voices the protest Of . frightened
financial and commercial North R1d only
proves that Mr.. Quay Is afraid 20 risk this cam
paign on an issue which one section would 70
gard IS blunder and the other - . crime.
Tsee no reason TO believe that the President
has not been In active sympathy with ell that
his party has done and left undone In Congress-
His own performances have not. however. been
one whit in advance Of the legislative depart
ment. He has done nothing south Of Mason's
and Dixon's line since his Inauguration. except
70 recognise with reluctance that any such
country existed Hs appointments with Just
few enough honorable variations 70 prove the
rule, have been Of men not representative 10
character influence or capacity. He has shown
utter lnaptitudc TO square his actions with his
utteranceS. his performances with his prom.
Uses, his principles with his prcJudices. or his
status with his statue. He has been the instrti.
ment. willing or unwilling. Of the machine ele-
menfs OF his party. and for want Of bold and
brave and catholic action he has made himself
responsible for the fact that In the North and
West there Is divided Republican party and
that In the South there Il none worthy Of the
name
Asf.r Las sh., fwo vcars ~ hts adrnfnfstro
tion Mr. Harrisoa has removed the last vcstire
with which We had hoped that the Republican
party. by fostering an American policy. by sub
originating the past 10 the present. by equal
consideration FOR all sections. by removal or yin
necessary burdens OF taxation. might prove II.
self the rcstorer Of the Union we'll - the
prcsc-ver o. the Federal Government.
Il Il not worth while for one man or one
Thousand men 20 seek 70 stay the current OF
parsisanry which has swept Republicanism
from its legitimate moorings. Hut one thing
remains 10 my judgment for Us % do-for men
who recognize = higher duty than that which
can BE- expressed BY party namc-and that
Il 20 free ourselves flom all part and lot with
party which has no faith too sacred for viola
tton and recognizes no. pledge ~ too solemn
20 be broken can not lend myself to the op-
preston OF my people. and II there is no polit-
ical organization which meets the full measure
OF our approval We can At least leave that
which violates our every idea Of right and senti
ment
Not prcsuming TO set up for any other man
or set Of men standard Of duty. and willing 70
concsdc to every one else that freedom Of
thought and action have always claimed for
myself. my resolve. founded on desire % be
true 10 myself and my country. Is 70 refuse all
sympathy or cooperation with the Republican
party IN the crusade against this section which
IL now espouses and under the leadership 70
which Il submits Sincerely your friend.
WILLIAM r. CAMERON.
CONGRESSIONAL LYING.