The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-21


Daniel B. Lucas and Col. r. Preston
Chew attended the meeting. It will De
remembered that these two gentlemen,
ably assisted BY Col. James n. Mason,
led the revol! against Mr.. Camden 10
the legislature Of lSS7 and defeated him
for reelection TO the senate, on the
grounds that hc was not Z true Demo.
crat, but a protected monopolist, q
Standard Oil magnato and 4 protection.
ist OF the Randall school, and we're on.
dorsed by the Democrats Of their couH.
ty for their acIion-the same men, pre-
sumably, who are now deuounciur the
attacks on Mr.. Camden's Democracy.
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Il Is interesting to note, in connection
with this remarkable change OF feeling
toward Senator Camden, tha. ulmos.
the entire Eastern Panhandle has al
ways been in revolt against Mr.. Cam.
den and has been his bitter cuemy, and
the fight against him has been led by
Jefferson county. Il Is also Interesting
10 recall that, in 1857, 60 bitter was the
feeling against Mr. Camden as "a
mouopolist, 1 millionaire Standard oil
msgnlte ard . protectionist" tina. the
delegates from Jetey.oa and their fol.
lowers from other free trade counties
refused TO 30 into the caucus which
nominated him, and this brought abou.
i deadlock which was only broken when
Senator Camden withdrew from the
fight Atthat time Mr.. Camden him.
self asked for and received Republican
votes OF the ground that his defeat
would near the election Of Z FREQ trade
Democrat to the senate. These are
facts OF recent history.
Now, who has changed? Have the
Jefferson county Democrats suddenly
become convinced that oil the former
denunciations OF Senator Camden were
unnerited, or has Mr.. Camden been
converted to the position they held
then? Has he ignored the confidence
OF the band OF supporters, who stood by
him and his proiessed views during
that memorable fight, and gone over to
the enemies, who refused 10 be bound
BY caucus and were branded By his
friends as traitors for SO doing? To be
sute, Atr. Camden is still the million
ire monoporst and Standard oil mag.
nate; he is still the representative OF
railroad interests. But It seems these OF.
lenses, which were so heinous in the
eyes of the free trade kicker in 1857, are
the multitude Of sins that are TO be GOV.
cred up by his conversion 10 free
trade. The Jefferson county people
stand where they did them. 1t
is Mr. Camden who has surrendered,
and for the sake OF reelection is ready
TO accept any policy or theory adopted
by his party. regardless O; his past rec
ord. But what OF Mr.. Camten's loyal
supporters OF the pas. who have stood
on the conservative eide OF the line
which has divided them IRON the ULTRA
free trade wing led BY Daniel B. Lucas?
They are not oil the caucus-boltiug kind,
aad they loved him and fought bis bat
ties for the enemies he had made. II
they supported him then because they
thought he Wa right, to be consistent
they muat drop him now, unless they,
too, have changed. From what l know
OF some OF them l do not beliere they
have, and l know that some OF them
think Mr.. Cauden's course has been
inconsistent, not to say ungrateiul.
Il is announced that Nr. Wilson has
recovered his health aud will be in