Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-08-08
The Cameron Methods.

The last time Mr.. Cameron was re-eleet
ed to the Senate it was openly boasted oy
his friends, and acknowledged by Demo
Gratis. that if the Republican detection II
the Legislature was sufficient to threaten
his defeat enough Democratic members
would come to his support to make his
election certain. The way in which the
Democratic newspapers, and Democrats
generally, are now trying to encourage
Senator Quay in his fight on the State Ad-
ministration and in behalf of Mr.. Cameron
isa significant indication that both Gam
eron and Quay can still depend upon the
common enemy to help them in any per-
sonal effort to disturb and misuse the he
publican party.
The combination of Democrats and
ouay Republican members of the Legis-
lature which defeated the reapporhon-
ment bills at the late session was merely
preliminary to what may be expected in
the way OF a combination in Mr.. Gamer
on's behalf at the next session unless the
Republican party in the present contest
emancipates itself from such danger. SEN
ator Quay is Mr.. Cameron's friend and
could not be expected to be opposed 10
Mr.. Cameron's reelection. On every pre-
yious occasion when Mr.. Cameron was re-
elected he has been indebted to Mr.. Quay.
Without the exercise of Mr.. Quly's power
in his behalf he would not be in the SEN
ate to-day misrepresenting the Repubh-
canism of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cameron is a candidate for re-elec
tion. To know that it is not necessary
that he should have made a public decla-
ration of the fact. That would not be his
way. Previous to the canvass OF 1884,
when the Legislature which reelected him
the second time was chosen, Mr.. Cameron
went abroad, gave out that his health was
shattered and he remained away practi-
cally until the election for members OF
the Legislature was over. But all the
time he was away, and for a long time
previously, his agents and friends were
working in different parts of the State,
and when the Legislature was counted up
after the election it was found Mr.. Gamer
on had it in his favor. 1t was then too
late to make successful opposition to him.
In the last canvass for his reelection
substantially the same trick was played
upon the party. He did not go out of the
country, as before, but he remained Sc
cluded while his friends threw out inti-
nations that he would not seek the Sena-
torship again. They said he had never
told them he would be candidate for
another term. But all the time they were
hard at work. and money was being spent
lavishly to nominate and elect men to the
Legislature who could be depended upon
to support Mr.. Cameron TOR reelection to
another six years term. As soon as this
was realized by the people-and they did
not realize it until after the election
there was a storm of Republican indigna-
tion from every quarter. But it was too
late. The Republicans of the State had
been tricked the second time, and Mr..
Cameron's friends laughed at their out
bursts.
The same game is again attempted,
only it is little more desperate situation
this time, and it is thought necessary to
have Senator Quay elected chairman of
the State Committee. Mr.. Cameron's
candidacy'is perfectly well known. He
was in the contest last year tor the cleo
ton of State Senators; he and his friends,
both Republican and Democratic, are now
helping Senator Quay, and he will be in
the contest for the election of members of
the Legislature next year if vestige of
hope remains to him. The best way to
defeat Mr.. Cameron next year is to defeat
his friends and supporters this year The
Republican party of Pennsylvania cannot
afford to be beaten by a Cameron-Quay-
Democratic combination.-PreS