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GOV. CAMERON'S FAREWELL.
he SATS GoOD-Br TO THE REPUBLE-
CAN PARTH AND STEPS QUE

| He VIII No Longer Act with Fart1
which IL False TO Its PromIses, aad Is
WHEiAG n Crusade AGainst the south.
PETERSBURG Va. Sept. l3.-The Tnde1-Appedi
will publish tomorrow morning an open let-
ter from ex-GoT William f. Cameron OF this
city addressed to w. d. Dsshiell OF Richmond,
Va. In which he says:
Il have been taught by the events OF eiRh.
teen months past that mon Of our antecodents
and convictions can no longer, with self
respect, lend our voices. our votes, or even the
negative support OF silence to the Republican
party as 1t is expounded by tho organization in
this State or as It is administered by the
present executive and legislative departments
OF the United States Government
The Republican party preserves no longer
the semblance OF speaking for the entire coun-
try. but bases its claim toisupremacy on SEQ.
tional preiudices and section al interests, pure
and simple. Not only 30. but the directora Of
Its policy have not hesitated in the attainment
OF their ends to prostitute the pighted faith OF
the party in sight OF oil the world. and 70 re-
nounce In their Congress enactments the
promises solemnly made In the Chicago plat
form. They stand self-convicted not only OF
false pretence but OF mathematical IN ignancy
| in seeking to retain power by rsinvokinR the
war sentiment at the North and West and By
resurrecting all the stock phrases OF fanatcism
into resentment and retort.
Their object was and is to forco the fight
ing as between solid North and solid South.
and at the same time to use the small contin-
gent OF Southern Republicans in Congress to
minimize the power OF the South by such polit-
ical1a 1abominations as the Lodge bill, and by 30
framing Tariff law. under pretext Of protec-
tion to American labor and American products,
as to increase every burden Of the customs
. h. aLan anl t,
in all its shameless inequality, the revenue tax
upon the tobacco of Virginia. Carolina Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Missouri Maryland and
Florida. The utterances OF Mr.. Mckinley on
the floor Of the House, and the action OF the
Senate on Monday in regard to tho tobacco
clause, constitute an open declaration OF war
against Southern development, and We must
realize that this action. apart from its inherent
Injustice. is a deliberate, wanton. and absolute
Justification OF a solemn promise to the tobacco
states by the National Convention.
The record on the Blair bill Is no better.
and equalization W OF imported duties, bristIes
with determinations against the south and
n0ss Sa9 ~ ac south tn
THE Lodge bill is miscaIed the Force
bil.' because in operation 1t would be impossi-
Bile Of enforcement to the ends protendedly
sought To enact 1t would be to pAray1e the
to set back Southern deyelopment In which
Northern capital Is largely engaged: But the
ditions. would be deprived of oil the SAFE
% and poitieaily he % Would bscome the Dt scspeSost
IN a local strife In which Mr. Lodge and Mr..
sST The Oq q this act nIo @ law Woad
ssS 0sy nss tho q s6S HUGsS On ,S.
nsS n Th @ o h sa
pf friD nnanNial nh mn nj
North. and only proves that Mr.: Quay is afraid
to risk this campaign on an issue which one
section would regard as blunder and the
III. see no reason to believe that the Pres
ali i this party has done and left nndone In Con.
| gross. His own performances have not been
| mont. He has done nothing south OF Mason
and Dixon's line since his inauguration except
country existed, His appointments. With Just
few enough honorable variations to prove
n essn % not or
He has shown utter inaptitude to square his
udices. or his status With his stature. He has
been the instrument willing or unwilling. of
want OF bold. brave. and catholic action he has
made himself responsible for the fact that in
lican party. and that in the South there is none
worthy Of the name; After less than TWO years
moved the last yesti2e of hope that the Kepub-:
| llcan party might prove itself the restorer Of
the Union, as we'll as the preserver of the Fed-
eral Government.
:" It is not worth while for one man or one
| thousand men to seek to stay the current OF
| psrtisanry which has swept Republicanism
from Its legitimate moorinRs. But one thing
remains In my judgment for US to do-for men
who recognize higher duty than that which
can be expressed by party name-and that is.
TO free ourselves from part and lot with party
which has no faith too sacred for V lolation and
recognizes no pledge, as too solemn to be
broken. | cannot lend myself to the oppres-
sion OF my people. and IL there is no political
organization which meets the full measure o2
our approval. we can ut least have that which
violates our every idea Of righuand sentiment.
Not presuming to set W. for any other man
or set OF men q standard Of duty. aud willing
to concede to every one else that freedom OF
thoughtand action have always claimed for
myself. my resolve. founded ON II desire to be
true TO myself and my country, is to refuse all
sympathy or cooperation with the Republican
party with the crusade against this Sec
ton which 1t now espouses and under the
leadership to which 1t sn bmits. Sincerely your
friend. WILLIAM < CAMERON"