Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-05
THE CAMER0NS
Always Did Have Their
Ears to the Ground.
Don Is Hand and Glove
With Stewart
And Teller, Although the Most
Naughty Man in the Senate.
Looks Less and Less Like Uncon-
ditionaI Repeal of the
Sherman Act.

AohiN0TON, CepG. lS.-l Opeclal OOr-
respondence. II have seen list of SEN
ators which has been in the hands of
Senator Pugh, perhaps the most deter
mined of the opponents of repeal, and
it embraces the names of A who are in
favor of the Faulkner compromise, or of
some compromise very much like it.
lhirty-fve senators are counted upon
to oppose unconditional repeal abso.
lutely. Secretary Carlisle has admit
ted that this list of Senator Pugh's is
practically correct. 1t must appear to
the administration then, as it has ap-
peared of late to outside observers,
that repeal is going still more slowly, if
it goes at all. 1t is now admitted that
there is no question that the injection
OF the elections bill into the house was
partly to stiffen up the Southern Dem
ocracy and partly to EN- barrass the ad-
ministration, for it is clear that if the
elections bill repeal goes into the senate
ahead of the vote upon the silver law
repeal, it will have the right of way,
and then we will have no means of
knowing where we stand. Mr.. Charles
Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press,
is here and has been telegraphing edi-
torials to his paper, describing the great
conspiracy which is to defeat silver re-
peal and also pass the repeal of the
elections law. Whether it is a con-
spirscy or not, it is the sharpest piece
of politics that has been played in re-
cent years, for the double purpose of
beating the administration and of mass
ing the Democrats of the South to-
gether again.
900
The two sensational incidents of the
week thus far have been the speeches
of Senator Stewart, attacking the presi-
dent, and Senator Cameron, advocating
freesllver. Don Cameron's speech was
very thoughtful and he has evidently
been over the matter with care. While
it was known that he was friendly to
silver, it was hardly believed by per-
sons who understood the TEMPER Of the
Pennsylvania Republicans that he
would come out openly and make
speech in favor of silver, but he did so,
however, and there are some who pre-
dict that he knows what he is about.
Senator Cameron said his state wanted
and would back him up in demanding
fair and liberal treatment for all the
othe states, as Pennsylvania wanted
and expected fair and liberal treatment
from the others. One old-timer has
been heard to remark that the Cam
erons, father and son, always kept their
ears pretty near the ground: and here is
an evidence that the people of Pennsyl-
va1ia, among whom it cannot be denied
theresis an immense mum ber of Knights
of Labor and others of the working
masses, are friendly to free silver.
900
Senator Cameron is a very interesting
man. He is going to vote against tbs
repeal of the Sherman law, something
that no other senator from a sound
money state will do Cameron believes
in free silver as much es he believes in
, anything, and is hand and glove with
Stewart, Teller, Jones and the other
silver enthusiasts of the West. Ever
since congress met he has been deluged
with petitions from different parts OF
Pennsylvania, urging the repeal OF the
purchasing act, showing him that his
state is unit in demanding such legis'
lation. But he remains as wholly un'
converted and and as strong for silver
az ever.
900
Cameron is, by long odds, the
haughtiest man in the senate. He
makes no effort to be on good terms
with his fellow senators; he does moi
even want their company. When there
is an important matter under consider
alton on the floor and all the senators
are in their seats, he will 60 off and sit
alone in the Republican cloak-room.
He is very fond of his own company
and seeks it upon all occasions. He
troubles the senate very seldom. The
most of the time that congress is IN ses
sion he is away from Washington anc
is in his seat but few days out OF the
session. He never makes a speech
and, in fact, his voice is never heard or
the senate floor except in motions te
adjourn. This is his speciality, this
making of motions to adjourn, and ht