The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-04

as that OF CAMERON, Oh enu
sylvania, made last Monday. 1t possesses
no merit whatever as an argument or
the contrary, it is vapid, crude and to
very considerable extent ridiculous. Bur
as the utterance of a republican senator
from the strongest of republican states
whose people, irrespective of party, are
practically unanimous in favor of discon
tinuing the purchase of silver under ex
listing law, it is remarkable and unac
countable. What motive SENATOR CAM
ERoN had for betraying his constituent
and uniting with the advocates Of un'
sound and fiat currency has not yet been
discovered and perhaps never will be
The assumption that the speech was
bargain and sale offer in the interest OF
the protected industries of Pennsylvania
that is, a bid to the silver men to unite
with the friends Of protection to prevent
tariff legis'ation-lacks even plausibility
in view of the fact that Mr.. CAMERON's
speech is unqualifedly condemned by
Pennsylvania newspapers that are
strongly opposed to any changes in the
tariff inimical to protection.
The Philadelphia Press, after review
ing portions of the senator's remarks,
says: at is most humiliating to state
pride that Pennsylvania should be re-
sponsible for placing in the senate a man
of SO narrow intelligence and so limited
information that he can put on paper so
much folly and esteem it wisdom" The
Inquirer of the same city characterizes
CAMERON as a traitor, and referring to
the opinions of business men published
in its columns, says: THAT he misrepre-
sents Pennsylvania is made plain. That
he knows that he misrepresents his state
is entirely probable. He has chosen to
betray his constituents and to run after
false gods. He must take the
Quences. Henceforth he will be no factor
in the politics of Pennsylvania" The
Philadelphia North American says: "SEN-
ATOR CAMERON may think that he voices
the sentiment of Pennsylvania in his
speech against repeal, but we can assure
him that he is mistaken. And few public
men have been so fatally mistaken, for
free coinage has no foothold in any part
of the country Where diversified industry
exists. In no other state of the union is
industry so diverse as in Pennsylvania"
All these papers are ardent advocates of
protection, and it is hardly possible that
any such scheme as is said tO be on foot,
of aligning the interests of silver and
protection, could be projected without
Of these journals obtaining a knowl
edge OF it. Their unqualified condemna-
ton of SENATOR CAMERON'S utterances
shows they had no such knowledge, and
warrants the conclusion that there
is no substantial ground for the explana-
ton Of the Pennsylvania senator's posi-
ton that has been offered.
The views Of SENATOR CAMERON are
important for any influence they will
exert. The free silver cause will not be
strengthened in the least by his speech,
because it is absolutely destitute of g
ment that can make any impression on
intelligent men. 1t shows that on the
financial question he has abandoned him
self to support of every policy that is
most hostile to a sound and stable cur.
rency and would put the nation on the
high rOad to a silver standard while al
the states to issue currency at
will. Moreover, he would increase to
any extent the government debt by issu-
bonds to secure gold with which to
maintain silver at a parity. The time
when views of this kind could have any
effect upon thoughtful and rational PEG
pie has gone by, and at any rate Mr..
is the last man who would he !
likely to impress them on anybody of
ordinary intelligence. 1t is pretty GER
tain that Mr.. CAMERON is serving his
term in the senate