The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-13

EASTERN AND Sen TORS
Tho following quite characteristic
letter has been received by the editor o
THE INDEPENDENT from an esteemed
fellow citizen:
l was utterly amRzsd at the editorial
which appeared in your paper Of Octobe,
11th, under the head OF -Four Eastern
Senator's"
! cannot believe that you are the author
of said editorial. but as the article appears
in your editorial column ii gives the en-
dorsement of your paper.
The object of the article seems to be to
make a favorable comparison between the
eastern and the western senators; and you
quote largely from Harper's Weekly. with
the following endorsement Of the m
with full knowledge of what the editor
is saying, knowledge gained by personal
acquaintance with the men, their records
and their capabilities. he deliberately writes
that neith,1 aew York or Pennsylvania has
. single senator whose opinions. If he has
Ans Won the economic or financial subjects,
or, for that matter. on any other problem
of craftsmanship. carry the slightest weight
with the legislative body in which he sits. or
with the community at large" etc. Then
further along the article becomes more
personal (and seemingly has your endorse
ment) and says: "'Of Senator Cameron he
writes that he seldom breaks habitual
silence. and when he does 1t at once be-
comes apparent that he has nothing to say
that would be missed if it had not been
said. Thus his uterances may be taken
notice of as curiosities.'"
Now, Mr.. Editor. do not believe that
you could have been guilty of making suoh
Misrepresentation of Senator Don Gam
eron, or endorsing them; as I cannot but
believe that you know that just the reverse
is trae, except o,sibly the fact that he
seldom breaks his habitual silence;''
referring, of course. to the
fact that he seldom enters Into
the discussions in the senate chamber. Bot
you know, from your familiarity with many
of the senators. that but few, il any of
them, have greater influence with that
body. or have more to do with shaping the
legislation than Don Cameron. You fur
Their know that the great bulk Of legisla-
tion originates. is shaped and prepared, in
counoils in tho cloak rooms and
rooms; and that In these con-
no ones opinion 10 moro sought
after than the opinion of Don Cameron.
and no one senator has greater influence.
And certainly the leaislatys records will
show that he has looked after the interests
Of his " great state. as we'll a. that of
Ihe entire country.
1t was my good fortune, Mr. Editor, to
ait in the gallery Of the senate when he de-
Iivsred his heroic and great speech, in ia
vor of free silver, in the United States Sem
ate. l say heroic, because he did it in the
OF the opposition of the great money
power in his state, and the entire subsi-
died press. This speech l enclose TO YOU,
and ask that you publish it in answer to
the slu- uttered by the editor from whom
you so largely quote. that he has nothing
to say that would be missed If it had not
been said"
In addition will add, that directly after
that speech was ute ed l met Senators Du-
bois. Davis, Brice. Vest, Jones and sew.
eral Others, every one of whom pronounced
II. all things considered. the best speech
and the most effective made in the interest,
OF silver; and they all. both friend and foe.
declared that it carried more weight with
it thar any other speech made upon our
81 o of the question.
In the face of these facts. and in view of
the great interest our people have in the
question at issue. l cannot believe that vop
would wilfully reflect upon a man who has
to our rescue, md Is backed by the
great state OF Pennsylvania.
Anripr <hot va, -r;lI -uu1.- A.
honorable" | remain
Respectfully yours. s. T. HAUsER.
We give place to the above, not from
any sense Of injustice done to Senator
but because it is on the whole
a we'll deserved tribute from q renre-
sentative Montanian to one of the truest
[riends of this state. Either because OF
possible obscurity of language in the
article referred to by Gov. Hausor, or
quite as likely from his own hasty and
perusal OF it, be has totally
misunderstood the meaning we sought
to convey. We certainly did quote con-
.spicuously from an article in Harper's
Weekly, but from that theory of Jour
which assumes that endorsement
necessarily given to an article because
it is quoted, we radically dissent. Gov.
apparently has confused what
darper's Weekly said with what The
said. Whether the fault
S ours or his own it does not particularly
We were not quoting from
darper's Weekly ry way of approval,
put simply to show how inconsistent
hat paper is with itself. 1t has been
nee OF The narrowest and most malignant
of western men and western
interests. In this respect it is only out
done possibly by the New York World.