Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-01-16
100000.

1t is claimed by some business politicians
that Cameron deserves the Senatorship .be-
cause he contributed the above sum to
elect our Republican legislature. That is
a mistake Mr. Cameron. no doubt, was
very liberal in order to.secure a Cameron
legislature, but not a Republican legisla-
ture They are contradiction of terms.
Any principle or policy or act that would
place any man of wealth, like Mr.. Cameron,
in power is anti Republican. The cores
pondent of the Pittsburg Gazette boasts Of
the manly way in which this Doodle was
distributed; that candidates were helped
through without exacting any pledge, and
circumstances now do not carry out but
actually contradict that assertion.
But suppose it all to be true. Please,
neighbor, take off those Cameron glasses
and look at the situation with the naked
eve. The whole sum of the Doodle alleged
to be used in the corruption of our Con
gressional nomination was only twenty
two hundred dollars. And these men are
Justly bounded down to Jail and are now
before the Supreme Court. There is al
ways a legal and moral side to the same
question, and they often differ. The moral
object, the result aimed at, the purpose, Il
accomplished, was the same in both cases,
viz: lf-aggrandizement, at the expense
of the moral atmosphere of the country.
1t was and is in 10th cases a recognition of
the principle that in this Commonwealth
the poor man has no show, no opportunity
whatever, beside the millionaire. While
the principle and the evil results are the
same .h both cases, one is worshiped and
the other is imprisoned. There is no doubt
and no denial on the part of those who may
differ with me on this subject, but that the
Cameron dynasty has been perpetuated
from father to son, and from term to term,
at the expense of the many and the cor
ruption of the few. Without money or its
equivalent in patronage this brainless
family could not have occupied this throne
for period that far exceeds many of the
royal families of the old world. In short,
but for the constant and clannish use Of
influences and means prejudicial to the
best interests of society, and government
generally, this unholy alliance would not
exist. Good citizens shoald shun its con-
taminating influence. 1t contains in its
silent whispering breath the death of Re-
publicanism and of liberty on earth. Elec-
tions become sham, the people are not
represented; from time to time they are de-
ceived;they vote for their neighbors, believ-
ing they are casting vote for the poor
man, and for the poor mans friend. But
in the darkness of night the tares have
been sown. The Hundred Thousand has
been received" and we soon learn that
monopoly and crime have bought another
lease of life, and Mammom is again de-
clared King. And in the rejoicing to-
gether of the vassals of the Crown, no
name is mentioned except the name OF
Cameron From every brutal trust and
every financial hell on earth there goes up
shout of victory.
lone Hundred Thousand" did it all.
Money is again triumphant and the poor
man is forgotten. Such a course OF the
Republican party augurS evil for the future
of America. Such misrule can not long
exist without melting riot and ibloodshed.
People will some day become tired of vot-
ing, seeing that money betrays them so
often They would be unworthy the name
of Americans if they did not. Down with
the King and let us have one election free
from the eorrupting influence of the root
of all evil. SIMEON NIXON.