8 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN. PORTLATSD, MARCH 18, 1900. REPLY OF JOHN H.MITGHELL To the Speech of Honorable Joseph Simon, United States Senator, Made in the Senate of the United States March 6, 1900, in Which He, Referring to, the Legislative Hold Up in Oregon in 1897, Asserted That "the Failure of the House to Organize Is Attributable to Mr. Mitchell and to Him Alone," and Further, That. '-Whatever Demoraliza tion There Was of the Legislature Was Caused by Mr. Mitchell and Not by Mr. Corbctt." . : . . , PORTLAND, March 12. (To the Editor.) I notice my successor In the United States Senate, Hon. Joseph Simon, has made his maiden speech. The Cengros hional Record, In which It Is printed, ar rived In this city today, and I have just concluded Its reading. But lor the fact that in that speech, instead, of discussing any one or more of the many important subjects now pend ing in the United States Senate, and n which this state arid Coast and the Na tion are vitally interested, the Senator has signalized the inauguration of his na tional caTeer of statesmanship by a:i un warranted, unsupported and absolutely false. If not. Indeed, malicious, persona, attack on me, charging me with what he knew to be absolutely false. It would be quite out of place for me, his predecessor in office, and would bo an exhibition of all lack of sense of the t.roprleties on my part, to offer even the mildest criticism. And but for this personal attack, I cer tainly 6hould have maintained my peac except perhaps In the Interest of our state to have aided in upmlding and strengthen ing the hands of our Senator in an prop er effort he might have made in the in terest of our state, or ev.n In the Interest of harmony In the Repuohcan party. But I am not aware of any rule' of either social, moral or politicl ethics which re quires me to remain passive and to -submit tamely without protect to a charge against me and my former political friends and supporters, thi.t it not only false, but which Its author j.utw to be abso lutely false, although such author is a United States Senator, and ,?iich cnarge is made la the United Stvc Senate. In that speech. Senator Simon, In re ferring to the Legislate hold-up in Ore gon in 1S97, says: "I was a member of that Legislature, and I believe I am fa miliar with the circumstances and causes that led up to the failure of the House of Representatives to organize and tha failure of the Ledslaluie to elect a Sen ator. I desire to say now. without quali fication, that Mr. Corbett was In no way responsible for either the failure of tha Houso to organize or "lie failure of the Legislature to elect a ejator." Senator Simon, proceeding further, said: "In connection with this statement, I wish to add that Mr. Corbtt was. not a can didate for election to ihe Scn?te, nor had he any Inclination In that direction, nor had he any de&Ire to pieen: the organ ization cf the House." Proceeding further with his speech, Sen ator Simon said: "I wish to deny again emphatically that Mr. Cjrbett was a can didate for the Senate. During the Legis lature of 1SS7 he had no dei of becoming a candidate for the Senate. He had no desire to be a candidate. I spenk frm personal knowledge of the matter." Again proceeding with his speecn. Sen ator Simon said: "The failure cf the House to organize Is a.trim,table to Mr. Mitchell and to him aljie." Again, further on In his speech. In re ferring to the letter of March 10, 1S97, ad dressed to the chairman of the committee on privileges and elections of the Un'tod States Senate, by Hon. George C. Brown ell, Senator Simon, after first des'snat Ing the letter as my letter, saying I wrote it, says: "Mr. Mitchell Is not truthful in his letter. . . . It appears from the letter that a Re publican caucus was held, at which there were present more thin a majority of the Republican members of the Legislature. I beg to disagree with that statement: it is not consistent with the facts." Stick a pin here. -There were, all told, C4 Republicans in that Legislature; there were actually present in that Republican caucus 44 of these C4, every one of whom voted for myself as the candidate for United States SonVor. while two others, who were absent. Senator Tolbert Carter, of Benton County, and Senator B. r. Mulkey, of Polk Ccunty, one by letter and the other by telegram, approved the action of the caucus. Senator Carter's letter, written on the day preceding the evening of the cauci f, was as follows: "Salem, Ok, Jan. 14, 1S97 To the Chair man and Members of the Republican Cau cus to be he.d ny the Republican mem bers of the present session of the Oregon Legislature lor the purpose of nominating a candidate for the United States Senate Gentlemen: I regret to state that I have been called home and will be unable to be present at the caucus to be held this evening. I wish to say, however, that If present I should vote for Senator J. H. Mitchell; but If the caucus shall nominate some other gentleman I will sup port lilm, it being my intention, I assure you. to abide by the will of the majority and to support the nominee of your cau cus. Very respectfully yours. "TOLBERT CARTER." Wliile Senator Mulkey's telegram, from his home in Polk r-ojnty, was as follows: "Dallas, Or., Jan. 14, IS?. Hon. J. H. Mitchell, "Willamette Hotel, Salem, Or.: I have just arrived in response to a tele gram announcing the suitress of my little daughter; llnd her v?ry ill. Whatever cau cus decides on tonight I will abide by. "B. P. MUL.KEY." Senator Simon, further on In his speecn, makes the following remaTkable btatc ment: "The caucus call contained the names of several members who publicly declared that they did not sign the call, and did not intend to be bound by it, ani their names were upon the call without their consent." This is the first time I have ever heard of such a charge, and I dare say no man Jn Oregon ever heard of it before; and A ' Senator Simon will desicnate any one or moTe of the 4S Republican members of the Legislature whose names are to that call, who will come forward and say tLat he or they did not sign the same, I venture to assert the proof of the falsity of such a claim will be overwhelming. One of the 4S, Representative Riddle, of Douglas County, after signing tnc call, did just before the meeting of the caucus ask that his name be withdrawn, which was, done. Now, mark you. how plain a statement of facts win exhibit this Senatorial pre varicator In his true light: The Legislature of the State of Ore gon convened January 12, 197, and on January 14. at the Republican caucus, duly called by a writing signed by 4S Republicans two more than a majority of the whole Legislature, the Legislature being composed of 90 members In all I was by an open viva-voce vote duly and unanimously nominated as the candidate of the Republican party for United States Senator. And, although oxac.tly fhrcc fourths of ali the Republican members of that Legislature joined In the writing calling for such caucus, and four more than two-thirds of all the Republican members of that Legislature actuallv par ticipated thoreln, 44 of them being actu ally present and voting In the caucus, every one of whom voted for md In an open ilva-voce ballot two others, Se;-ato- Tolbert Carter and Senator B. F. Mulkey. giving their approval to the ac tion of the caucus one by letter and the other by telegram, as hereinbefore slated Senator Simon, then a St.Ue Senator from Multnomah County, and President of the Senate, refused to join in such call, and refused to enter such caucus, and exercised his whole power, both as Senator and as Presidont of the Senate, to prevent other Republicans: a minor ity of one-fourth of all the Republican members, from entering such caucus, and to Induce thorn to follow him in his bolt ing and revolutionary movement against I party organization, 'the sole purpose being to defeat the .party nominee for United States Senator. - But not only so. Senator Simon, being fully aware of the fact that the only way In which the nominee of the party could be beaten was by preventing such an organization of the Legislature, he either advised his colleagues and political sup porters, members of the House from Multnomah County and elsewhere, to re fuse to take the oath of office; or, if he did not originally Advise it,' he openly approved their course namely, that of J. C. Bayer, James N. Davis, George H. Hill, A. L. Maxwell and D. LT Povey, of Mult nomah County, in refusing to take the oath of office as members of the Legis lature, which they did. as did also five others elected as Republicans Jonathan Bourne, of Multnomah; Davis of Umatil la, Jones of Wasco, Craig of Marion and Riddle of Douglas, together with 18 elect ed as Populists, during the whole session. This for the sole purpose of holding up the Legislature, preventing its organiza tion, and thus preventing a vote for United States Senator. It is a notorious fact, moreover, that all of my political friends and supporters In the Legislature, Including myself, urged from day to day that the 10 elected as . Republicans and the IS elected as .ropujisis snauia take the oath of office and organize the Legislature. But these 28 members, five of them elected from Multnomah County as the earnest person al and political supporters of Senator Si mon, refused during the entire session of the Legislature to take the oath of office or their scats In the Legislature. This action of these 2S members of the Legis lature m refusing the entire session to take the oath of office received the earnest approval during the entire session of both Senator Simon and H. W. Corbett This Is a fact so notorious, so well understood and almost universally believed by the people of the State of Oregon that It is amazing that any man should have the hardihood to rise in his place in the United States Senate and assert the con trary. In this connection It may be stated as a fact not susceptible of contradiction that Jonathan Bourne, elected as a Represen tative on the Republican ticket in Mult nomah County in June, 1596, and who left the Republican party and actively supported Bryan for the Presidency ia November, 1S9G, became ostenribly a can didate for Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives in a Republican Legislature. To this end he organized and placed him self at the head of the Populists and one or two Democratic members of the Leg islature; that Senator Simon entered into a combination with Bourne and his Popu list friends, members of the Legislature, and openly demanded his (Bourne's) elec tion as Speaker by a Legislature having a large Republican majority. The sole pur pose, however, of the combination being the defeat of the regular Republican nomi nee for Senator, which they accomplished by the only means It could be accom plished by holding up the Legislature and preventing Its organization. That this unholy alliance of conflicting inter ests was organized and held together by the use of an unlimited amount of money, furnished mostly by H. W. Corbett is a charge that was publicly made at the time, and frequently since, in many of the newspapers of the state, and was then and is now generally believed by the great majority of the people of the state, and is a matter of hlstorv which cannot be blotted out by any amount of denials at this 'ate dav. On February IS. 1897. after repeated ef forts on the part of myself and friends to induce these recalcitrants to organize the Legislature. I addressed a letter to the Republican caucus, which truthfully re cited the history of the session to that date, of which the following is a copy: iwfe &: .Feb- '".-Hon. Samuel Hughes, Chairman Republican Confer ence, Salem. Or.-My Daar Sir: On and P,Tl0V0 T,"icsday- -ruary K IS". 4S of the Republican members of the Legisla ture, being two more than a majority of all members entitled to seats in the two houses. slfnw4 a n r ,-"'..- Senatorial caucus to meet In the hall of ! tftft HOCSO nf Rtnrrunnnlii. t ... -... ! . "mi.. , imilra ill lilts CllV. on Ihureday January 14. at 7 o'clock P suchafl- DS an exact py ot T13?itk undersigned. Republicans and Rr h- S?n, n,0,rabers of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, believing, as we co in maintaining and perpetuating the organization of the Republican party! and also 1 s principtw. as enunciated in Its platform as adopted at the late Repub ican coin enllon at St. Louis, and- believ " furthermore that in the selection of a candidate for United States Senator such organization and its prlrclples will be best promoted by adhering to the will of the majority, as opemy and fairly expressed in party caucus, do hereby agree, a suffi cient number to elect consenting thereto, that we will meet In part caucus on Thursday the 14th day of January. 1S97, in the hall of the House of Representative in Salem, Or at 7. o'clock P. M , and after organization by the selection of a prestdirg officer and two secretaries, will by a viva voce vote, as our names are called, express Our preference for a can didate for United States Senator; and w hereby agree to support for United States Senator by our vote in the Legislature th person who shall at Mich caucus receive a majority of all the votes cast therein." Ber-son Hasoltlne. Patterson, II Calbreath. Hudson. Thomas Sfti1? " Jvk.. Smith. J. N. Riddle, Merrill. Veness. Driver. Palm. Brown. Harmon. Rigby. Conn. - Hope. TayJor. Dawson. Johnson. "Vaughan. Gurdane. McClung. Browncll. Hogue. Nosier. Chapman. Jennings. Reed David. Marsh. Stanley. Gowan. Mulkey. Bridges. Hobson. Price Carter. Hughes. Somers. Crawford. Langell. Thompson. Gcsner. Mitchell. Wagner. In pursuance of this call. I was at the time and place named therein, as I was officially advised, the same evening, unan imously nominated by an open, viva voce vote, each member responding to the call of the roll, as your candidate and candi date of the Republican party for United States Senator for the term commencing March 4. 1897. At such caucus all of tho 48 members signing the call, as above, were present, excep ing four, as follows Senator Mulkey. of Polk County; Senator Gcsner, of Marlon County; Senator Car ter, of Benton County, and Representative Riddle or Douglas County. Senator Car ter however, being unable to be present sent to the chairman of the caucus a let ter, which was read in the caucus before the ballot was taken, and of which the following Is a copy: "Salem, Or., Jan. 14, 1S97. To the Chair man and Members of the Republican cau cus to be held by the Republican members of the present session of the Oregon Ler Islature, for the purpose of nominating a canaidate for the United State Senate Gentleman: I regret to state that I have been called home, and will be unable to be present at the caucus to be held this evening. I wlfh to say. however, that if present I should vote for Senator J. H. Mitchell, but If the caucus shall nominate fome other gentleman I will support him. it being my intention. I assure you, to abide by the will of the majority and to support the nominee of ydur caucus. Very respectfully, yours "TOLBERT CARTER." Senator Gesner sent verbal word by Senator Patterson, of Marlon, as I have hn ndvisv1 that Vin ttio ilatnln. v.. serious Illness of a member of his family. wui iie ivouiu aoiue uv ine decision or the rntirne Pjtnrtfnt fti?lA 7KAln- ,jAMi.. called away to his home at Dallas by the serious Illness pf his little girl, sent me a telegram on-, his arrival in Dallas, on 1 the evening of the caucus, of which the fbllowlng is-a copy: "Dallas, Or.. Jan. 14, 1E37. Hon. John H. Mitchell. Willamette Hotel, Salem, Or.: I have just arrived In response to a tele gram announcing the sickness of my little daughter. Find- her very 111. Whatever caucus decides on tonight I will abide by. "B. F. MULKEY." Representative Riddle, of Douglas Coun ty, who had signed the caucus call, did not attend, and for reasons unknown to me, but it must be presumed entirely sat isfactory to himself, sent me about 6 o'clock of the, evening of the caucus a letter, bf which the following is a copy: "Salom, Or., Jan. 14, 1SS7. Hon. John H. Mitchell, Salem, Or. Dear Sir: I am In receipt of a notice that a caucus will be held In the hall of the House of Repre sentatives on this. Thursday evening, Jan uary 14, 1837. at 7 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of selecting a candidate for Uni ted States 'Senator, the said, caucus to be held in pursuance of a call heretofore signed by me. I take this opportunity of writing to you to request you or tho.e in charge of said call to erase my name therefrom, and to Inform you that I will not be present at said caucus and will not bo controlled thereby. Respectfully, "GEO. W. RIDDLE." This letter I Immediately transmitted to the caucus through Representative Hud son, of Washington County. Thus it will be seen there were present at the caucus. In person, or by representation, not only a majority of all the Republican mem bers, but a majority of ail tho members of the Legislature, and I not only re- there was no other fn.niMrlti nnmvrt nr iujjBesieu. Of the 14 Republicans entitled to seats In the Legislature, and all of whom de- ""u iu go iiiio ine caucus ana wno have refused not only to support the CaUCUR TllMnfnA Klir flit e1 whnm Viavn absolutely refused to go Into the joint as- uuiuV iU4 tuo jJuipoBe oi eieciiiis a. ocn ator, the following have qualified and taken their seats, namely: Senators Simon, Bates, Mackay and Selling, of Multnomah County; Senator Patterson, of Washing ton County; Senator MIchell, of Wasco County; Representative Huntington, of Wasco County, la all, seven. Tne remain ing nine RepuDllcans, namely: Representa tives Bayer, Davis, Hill, Maxwell. Povey, of Multnomah County, and Representa tives Jones, of Wasco County; Davis, of Umatilla County; Craig, of Masfcm, and Riddle, of JDouglas, have up to the present time failed and refused to qualify as mem beis, and have failed and refused up to this date to take their seats cither in the House of Representatives or in the Joint Assembly. The Republican Sena tors above named who did not sign the call for caucus, nor participate therein, have also so far declined to go Into the Joint Assembly for the purpose of electing a United States Senator. All of the repre sentatives of the Populist party and all of the representatives of the Bimetallic party have also, as I am advised, .failed and refused to qualify, and have failed and refused to take their seats in the House or in the Joint Assembly. A com bination, therefore, exists between this small minority of Republicans who refused to be governed by the will of the majority, and nine of whom have failed. and refused to qualify, and the representatives of the Populist party and the Bimetallic part', all of whom have refused to qualify, the avowed purpose, as I understand, being, first, the election of Jonathan Bourne, a Populist, as Speaker of tho House, and, secondly, the defeat of your nominee for Senator. The history of politics since the begin ning of the Government fails to furnish a parallel In any state to the situation thus presented. Tho spectacle presented Is that of a minority, realizing their lack of power to dictate and control In the selec tion of a Speaker of the Houfo of Repre sentatives and in the choosing of a United Sta es Senator, deliberately refusing to quality and take their seats In tho House, thereby Intending to prevent the presence of a quorum, and absolutely blocking the election of both Speaker and Senator, and legislation as well. Such a proceeding. motlng it, tends strongly and Inevitably luniuua iuiarcny. i m a most dangerous menace, not only to the integrity of the organization of the Republican party, but to the very existence of our Government, both state and national. It Is a proceed. Ing that should receive the unqualified condemnation of every law-abiding citizen of nil Tiolltlrnl narftoc nirs .r-V .-!.. it their countenance or support, either dl- .c,wj ui imtif jiuuiiy, ui wnaiever party affiliation, diserve to be classed with the enemies bt law and order. To permit it to set In motion an element of discord. and disintegration tnat will eventually sap the very fotinda"tion of our political institu tions. In view, however, of the present status of the United State Senate, and as It will bo after the 4th of March next. It is of the utmost importance that Oregon should at tllifl l!m lwt n Anntnr THI rm ..... be appreciated hy every true Republican. .me nepuu irun party is lnunitciy great er than any one man. Its interests are paramount to those of any one Individual. It Is your duty to elect a Republican Sen ator If In your power; and whhe, as your nominee, I personally am ready and will ing as you all know, to stand by you and With VOU for th IntPtrritv tt njrfr M-o-on ization and the maintenance and perpetui ty oi. ir,e ruie ot tne majority. jtiu i de sire to say to you now, in this public man ner, that while I believe that the minority Rhoilld Tint fiA njkrmlMAr? t (UntntA t Vi majority, and that there is now a princi- wv ii ,ui vcu m ims cuiuest wnicn is in finitely greater than the interest of any Onft Inrilvldll.tl Vr na T Vinirsi r.nn.tll., stated to each of you individually during m. mat ju UHJ5, l uo not ciaim to control your judgment or assume any right to direct vmir fnrc;- ThorAfnm vhiv you can jo your way clear to choose a Republican Senator other than myself, then vmt rrtimt no ttv nna vn.im a. . the fact of my nomination or of my can didacy to stand In the way. In other words, I am In your hands. You havo made mo your nominee, do-with me as you please, and I will be content. Do your whole duty to the Republican party, the State of Oregon and the Nation. Tou know full well the character of the com bination against you and the influences through which It found Its origin and by which It has been ma'ntalncd. Exercise j-our bst judgment, keeping steadily in view the best Interests not only of the Republican party, but of the state and Nation. Thanking you and each of you most cor dially for the unfaltering support you havo given me. I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, JOHN H. MITCHELL. Four days later, on February 22, the 2S members still refusing to tako the oath of office or their seats In the legislature, and still being earnestly supported In their course by Senator Simon, and 40 days, the usual length of the session, having expired, I addressed a second open letter to tho caucus, of which the following is a copy: "Salem Or.. Feb. 22, 1K97. Hon. Samuel Hughes, Chairman Republican Conference. Salem. Or. My Dear Sir: I understand there Is a strong disposition upon the part of the majority of tho Republicans to ad journ the Legislature sine die without further effort to secure the election of a Senator. This wou!d leave the state only P?rAIy, represented in tho Senate of the Xjnc5.,S.tatcs' M'i5 effect of which, in all probability, would be to place the control of the Senate in the hands of those op posed to the Republican party, in which event the defeat of tariff legislation at the coming extraordinary session of Congress would be assured. It seems to me, there fore, there is a paramount duty resting upon you to make one more determined effort before final adjournment to secure the election of a Senator. There are many prominent Republicans located In different sections of the state eminently qualified for the position, men who would do credit to the party, the state and nation. I will co-operate with you and all other Repub licans in endeavoring to bring about the election of such Republican as the Repub llcan conference, to whom this letter is addressed, will agree upon. Tours, very sincerely, JOHN H. MITCHELL." Now, I submit, the man who, in tho face of this public record of facts, has the ef frontery to rise In his place in the United Stales Senate and deliberately assert that "the failure of the House to organize Is attributable to Mr. Mitchell, and to him alone," must be wholly incapable of dis tinguishing between the character of the untruthful political chatter of an Irre sponsible pothouse politician. In some dis reputable hovel of an equally disreputable ward, and the-high-minded. 'truthful and dignified utterances always expected upon any and every subject upon the part of a member of the United States Senate. As further conclusive proof that Senator Simon himself was the head and front and leading moving spirit in the legislative hold-up of 1897, I make the direct, positive charge that he, through his frienns, made an effort to get my supporters In the legis lature to sign then names to a writing, of which the following la a copy, the con dition of such signing being that Simon and his friends would come In and organ ize the legislature. This original writing. theflrst two lines of which were partially erased, was as follows: It is agreed between the undersigned members of the legislature, now. In ses sion, that In- Trder to secure a. proper and perman ent organization of both branches of the Legislature, and to obtain for the people of the state the remedial legislation im peratively demanded. It Is agreed between tho undersigned, members of the nine teenth biennial session of the Legislature, that no Senator In Congress shall be elected during the present session, and that we will so transact business coming before the Legislature that the same may and we agree that the Legislature shall ad journ prior to any vote being taken for United States Senator; that we will not further participate in the joint assembly, and In the event that the Legislature now In session shall by any means be com pellled to tako one or more votes for Sen ator, we hereby agree to sa distribute our votes that no person shall receive a num ber sufficient to elect him. To the faithful performance of this agreement In the letter and spirit, we her py pledge ourselves and each one of us subscribing our names hereto. The foregoing paper was written with a pen (not in type) by Miss Jessie E. Samuels, who was Senator Simon's confi dential clerk at that session of the leg islature, and was written, of course, pre sumably by her at Senator Simon's dicta tion. This writing was submitted quietly to a few of my supporters by a personal and political friend and supporter of Sen ator Simon and at his (Simon's) request. with the vlow of ascertaining if a suffic ient number of their signatures could br obtained. The writing subsequently camo Into the hands of Senator A. W. Reed of Douglas County, and was by him publicly read In the Republican caucus, At which time Senator Reed declared Senator, Simon was Its author, and then and there pub licly denounced him as being the leader In the legislative hold-up. i have m my pos session this original paper In the nand wrlting of Miss Samuels, the then -confidential clerk of Senator Simon, and will submit it at any time for inspection to any one desiring to see it. Miss Samuels is now a clerk in tho office of the County Assessor of Multnomah County, ana Hun dreds of persons in this county are famil iar with her handwriting. In addition to the fact that the fore going revolutionary proposal to nold up the Legislature, and prevent the election of a United States Senator In direct vio lation of the oath of every member of that Legislature, who had sworn to sup port the Constitution of the United States, and which Constitution made It one of the highest duties of the Legislature to elect a Senator Is In the handwriting of Sena tor Simon's confidential clerk, the paper Itself its phraseology and. general literary makeup, as will be found by comparing it carefully with Senator Simon's speech in the Senate bears the unmistakable ear marks of Senator Simon. I, therefore, charge upon Senator Simon, upon tho proof herewith submitted that he (Sena tor Simon) dictated that letter; that It was and is Simon's letter, deliberately pre pared by him, with the purpose and in tent of using it as a means, not only of defeating the election of the nominee cf the Republican party for United States . Senator, but also, In order to accomplish that end, to so direct the business of the legislature as to prevent a vote being taken for'the election of a Senator during tho entire session, and I shall expect more than Senator Slmon'a simple denial to overcome the evidence I herewith submit in support of the charge. Senator Simon poses in the Senate as a simon-pure gold-standard man, and prat tles In his maiden effort about my posi tion on the money question. I make the direct and positive charge that during the session of the Oregon Legislature of 1SS5 Senator Simon, while professing to be earnestly supporting Senator Dolph for re election, was secretly aiding in encom passing his defeat in the hope of securing his own election at that time. And 1 make, moreover, the further positive charge that at the -time, and afterward, it wab publicly charged, and I be! ove generally believed, that during that ses sion. Senator Simon, in order to secure the votes of Democrats and Populists in the legislature, signed his name to a writing in which he agreed. In the event of his election, that he would voto in the United States Senate for the free and un limited, coinage of sl.ver at the ratio of 16 to 1. In this connection, and before proceed ing to answer Sonator Simon's positive as sertions that "Mr. Corbett w&3 not a can didate for the Senate in 1E97, that he had no desire to be a candidate, that he had no Idea of being a candidate, nor had he any Inclination In that direction," and, further, that he (Simon) spoke "from per sonal know.f Jge- of the matter," it might not be out of place to refer to the fact that on the receipt hero of the press dis patches reporting Senator Simon's speech, Mr. Corbctt rushes a telegram to Sonator Simon, dated March 7, 1P0O, and gives the same to tne Portland press for publlca. tlon. In which he Indorses Simon's speech on the Legislative hold-up in these words: Tour clear and unbiased statement in connection with the legislative hold-up which failed to elect a Senator, and to which vacancy, I tCorbett) was appointed by the Governor of the state. And in which he seeks to sustain Simon not. It Is true, by any evidence as to the facts In connection with that hold-up; not that a certain letter or report of that hold-up made by Hon. George C. Brown oil, in his letter of date March 10, 1S97, to tho committee on privileges and elec tions of the United States Senate, was In any respect erroneous In its recital of facts, but simply that said letter or re port was written, as he alleges, not by Brownell, but by me. It must be assumed, therefore, that Mr. Corbett, In this tele gram, wishes to be understood by all con cerned, especially by the United States Senate, as he requested Senator Simon to read the same to the Senate, that he In dorses as true the statement made by Senator Simon in his speech that ho (Corbett) was not a candidate for tho Senate in 1S97, that he "had no desire to be a candidate, that he had no idea of being a candidate, nor had he any in-, cllnatlon in that direction," and, further, that he Indorses as an entirety Senator Simon's statement In regard to that hold up, including his direct, positive and un qualified assertion that "tho failure of the House to organize is attributable to Mr. Mitchell, and to him alone." "Hence It Is that my own self-respect, my regard for truth, my fealty to former friends and political associates and sup porters, justify me in referring to Mr. Corbctt in this connection, and in an swering him, as the sponsor of Senator Simon, and as tho Indorscr of his charges, at the samo time I answer the Senator himself. And, as will bo seen In what fol lows, I shall prove conclusively by Mr. Corbett himself, by his own handwriting, by his letters over his own signature, the absolute falsity of at least one of tho charges made namely, that Cprbett was not a candidate for tho Senate in 1SD7. Before passing to this, however, ona word as to the Brownell letter. I did not WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL WELL Try a dose of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. First, you'll feel betier. Then you'll look better. Your appetite will come back. Your stomach will be strengthened. This famous remedy PURIFIES THE BLOOD .stimulates the kidneys and liver, quiets the nerves, and for Indigestion and constipation Is unequalled. It Is a remedy every man and woman should keep In the house. An occasional dose will keep the bowels regu lar. Sold by an drarrtst. Insist on settles- th genuine Hostetl .-A-rS-. ier Stomach Bitfers write that letter. I did' furnish Mr. Brownell some of the data for the same. Including copies of the two letters of dates February 18 and 22, 1S97, addressed by me to the Republican caucus, both of which were Incorporated' In and madi a part of the Brownell letter. But sup pose, for the sake of argument. I did, or somo on else other than Senator Brown ell, did write every word of the Brownell letter. The question of importance is not who penned tho letter, but does it or doea it not state facts? The only specific de nial by Senator Simon In his reference to this letter In his speech in the Sen ate, of any statement of fact contained in It, is the following, taken from hi, speech. He says tho letter contains m-; "earmarks," and he calls It "Mitchell's letter," and then says: Mr. Mitchell Is not truthful in hi3 letter. . . .It appears from the letter that a Republican caucus was held, at wnlch there were present more than a majority of .the Republican members of the Legis lature. I beg to disagree with that state ment; it is not consistent with the facts. Now, in this statement, as I have already shown from the record. Senator Simon has uttered as great an untruth as ever found its way Into print since the days of Ananias. It will be further borne in mind that Mr. Corbett, in hl3 telegram to Senator SImor. approving his (Simon's) speech, does not pretend to deny the facts recited In th4 Brownell letter. He simply would hav the people believe that I, and not Brown ell, wrote tho letter which Brownell signed. Now, replying to Senator Simon' as sertion that. In connection with this statement, I wish to add that Mr. Corbett waa not a candidate for election to the Senate; nor had he any Inclination in that direction, And tho following repetition of the same statement later on in his speech: I wish to deny again emphatically that Mr. Corbett was a candidate for the Sen-. ate. During the Legislature of 1837 he had no idea of being a candidate for the Sen ate. He had no desire to he a candidate. I speak from personal knowledge of the matter. I assert, without fear of successful con tradiction from any sourcowhatever, that on January 9, 1S97, thsee'days before the legislature of 1S97 convened, Hon. H. W. Corbett wrote a letter to Rev. L D. Driver, D. D., then a State Senator from Lane County, in which, after referring to his candidacy for the United States Senate, he used the following language: I have thought who would be a, proper person to present my name. There is no one that I would choose but yourself (meaning Senator Driver). This would be an honor that I should highly appreciate If you would consent to do bo. With you as my champion, whether I succeed or fail, I should always feel proud of my old friend (old friend underscored), as my chosen advocate; sink or swim. I know I could always trust my captain, as I know he never deserts his ship. Please see my friend, Donald Mackay (meaning State Senator Donald Mackay, of Multno mah County, Senator Simon's colleague and chief supporter) and act with him and oblige your old and best friend. But not only so; Hon. H. W. Corbett, commencing with a letter dated Ju'y 6. 1S96, only a month after the Juno election of 1S96, at which Dr. Driver was elected a State Senator from Lane County, and ending with one written January 27, 1S97, all over his own signature and all in his own handwriting (no type), and all ad dressed to Senator I. D. Driver, wrote in all ten different letters, bearing dates, re spectively, as follows: July 6, 1S3G; De cember 11. 1S2G, and January 1, 7, S, 12, 13, 14. 23 and 27, 1S97, in all of which he ear nestly urged the defeat of the caucus nominee for Senator, In one of which he earnestly advised. If necessary to defeat Mitchell, that there should bo no organ ization of the Legislature, and In all of which his own candidacy was most clear ly apparent. In his letter of December II, 1W5, Mr. Corbett, in referring to the approaching Senatorial election, says: Bfl nnnpnmmlttnl fnr o tlms nmi ,t- --im seo which way the cat jumps. Is the ad vice of our old and faithful friend. In his letter of January 23, 1S37, he ap peals to Senator Driver In these words to not voto to recognize the House aa then organized: I trust you will not vote to recognize the House as at present organized. This favor I can ask you as an old friend, and which I trust you will be able to grant While tho following Is a verbatim copy of the letter of date January 7, 1397: Confidential, and please burn. Por.land. Jan. 7. 1S97. Rev. I. D. Dri verMy Dear Friend: I sent you a New Year's present enclosed In a letter. I trust you received It all safely, but have received no ac knowledgment yet. I trust it did not go astray. It has come to my knowledge that Mr., Mitchell's friends would try and make you feel under some obligation for the HIS they gave you towards your ex penses of the canvass. This money be longed to the National Committee, not to them. Mr. George Steel went on East and procured the money for expenses In Ore gon. I and others paid Mr. Steel's ex penses East to get this money, which he paid Mr. Hlrsch in cash for the payment of speakers. I will send you the $115, which you can hand back to Mr. Hlrsch, If you iiko, ana tnen i presume you might feel more independent. Lot me know you would like to do this. As ever, your old friend, H. W. CORBETT. It must be borne In mind that Mr. Cor bett and Rev. I. D. Driver had for more than a generation been warm personal friends, and although, when Mr. Corbett appealed to Senator Driver to violate his pledge to his constituents that If elected he would support mo fcr the Senate, and tendered various reasons why he should do so, Senator Driver, although Justly In dignant that any friend should thus seek to Induce him to violate his pledge and act In bad faith, wrote to Senator Cor bett in stern rebuke of his attempt, but he did not at that time entirely zever his friendly relations. But when again, on January 23, 1S37. Mr. Corbett again re turned to the attack on Senator Driver's Integrity by writing him a letter contain ing the above quotation, It became with Mr. Driver the "camel's hair," and he at once broke off nil communication with his former friend. And. notwithstanding all these persistent appeals from H. W. Corbett, styling himself in his letters as Senator Driver's "old and best friend," and which appeals were Intermingled with most significant intimations of monetary aid, that grand old man. Senator Driver, true to his pledge to his constituents who elected him and true to himself, stood firm as the rock of ases. and now, only to aid in answering a villainous slander uttered in the Senate of the United States, se riously reflecting upon the political and personal Integrity of himself and also on that of nearly three-fourths of the Re publican members of the Oregon Legisla ture of 1S97, has he been willing that Mr. Corbett's letters should go on the witness stand. There are three ways in which a person may "be misrepresented by anothor: It may be done through ignorance, careless ness or maliciousness. Senator Simon Is not an Ignoramus, nor Is he Ignorant article. Bszr miJL M as to who were the real culprits who held up the Oregon Legislature, he being one of the party himself. The misrepresenta tion could not have been carelessly made, because Senator Simon Is net a careless, but a very careful and deliberate man. Therefore I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that this- misrepresentation is buc the malicious echo of a falsehood, the malicious character of which is perhaps relieved and excused In part by the fact .u.b it iko "u bu siuuiousiy ana persist- J ently asserted by the men who did "hold up me legislature, over since they engaged In that disreputable business, that they have really come to believe the falsehood to "bo true. They belong to that class des cribed by Shakespeare: "Like one Who having, Into truth, by telllns ot it. Made such a sinner of his memory To credit his own He." Senator Simon evidently disagrees with Lord Bacon, who. In hl3 essay on truth eald: 'tNo pleasure Is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth." One thousand years before the birth of Christ, Solomon, the son of David, uttered thl3 great truth: "A false witness shall not be unpun ished, and he that speaketh lies shall per ish." Proverbs, xlx:5, and "The Up of truth shall bo established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment." Id xli:19. These moral apothegms are as true to day as they were 3000 years ago, and are applicable, moreover, to those In every condition and calling In life, from the high est to tho lowest. But notwithstanding all these facts, and all the bolUng- and revolutionary acts upon the part of Mr. Simon In holding up the Legislature, in order to secure my de feat as the Republican nomineo fcr United States Senator, when at the special session of tho Legislature In October, 1S9S, Mr. Simon was elected as my succossor, I then being In Washington, D. C, In attendance upon the United States Supreme Court, and having- in mind the saying of a wise man. "It is an honor for a man who ceases from strife, but every fool will be meddling," and having in mind further more the fact that thA lvtf Intnrorte nf our state required that our Senators and ' jKucauuiituvra in congress, wnatever may have been their previous record as bolters and dlsorganizers. should have the cordial support of all our citizens, sent him a telegram of which tho following Is a copy: "Washington, D. C, October 10. 1SSS. j .non. josepn imon, united States Senator-elect, Salem, Or. I tender you, as my successor, roy personal congratula tions, and wish you an honorable and suc cessful career. JOHN H. MITCHELL." For this expended courtesy I was at the time severely crlUcised and I now real ize very Justly by very many of my best friends and supporters; Jt Is very evident as developed by recent occurrences, that FREE! arveious AND LECTURE MARQUAM GRAND, AT 8 O'CLOCK P. M. The Great Healing Power Rheumatic Cripples made to walk. Tape Worms removed. Asthma and Catarrh cured within a few minutes by the most wonderful treatment of the age. Nothing like It ever before seen or heard of. Thousands always attend tho Healing and Lecture. Mayo, the Wonder Worker of Europe, Will Be at His Office, S. E Cor. Third and Alder Streets, March 17 Tho Lame, the Blind, the Deaf, the Rheumatic, the Paralytic and the Asthmatic will be cured without cost and without price (provid ed that the Rheumatic and Paralytic are on crutches or canes) by a new system of medicine Imported from Europe. No magnetic heal ing: no laying on of hands or faith cure. Mayo, the great Foreign Healer and Lecturer, who has created such a sensation In all parts of America by his extraordinary cures, will cure a number of Rheumatic and Paralytle Cripples (persons on ST-rnS crutches). Asthma and Catarrh Sufferers, FREE OF CHARGE, provided they call at the offices, S. E. Corner of Third and Alder March 17, from 2 to 4 P. M. This r dnno to tofortTrr tTiA nonnla ? T)ivin., tt.. . .t- - v a i-.-i.. over disease. -" uuu mu puer ui ui uAi .n.E,.u.tvLij-,3 c 1IAX IU lture and heal at Marquam Grand. Monday night, at 8 o'clock. riaIch " HA gves 2s1 exhibition of the most wonderful character; It excels any thing ever attempted before. The lame walk and the sick are made well and happy, rso one should miss this opportunity of seeing this great man. who comes with such fi.renarkaDle rec0d. He performs cures which astonish tho skeptical, set the serious thinking and convince the doubtful. No matter what the disease, how bad or how long standing the case, they will arise and walk. All cripples who wish to be cured, or to take advantage of Mayo's free offer, must call at office, eoutfleast corner of Third and Alder streets, from 2to P. M.. March 17. MAYO'S ELECTRIC FLUID The Greatest Terror to Disease! Scientists Puzzled! Physicians Dumfounded Everybody Surprised! When everything else has failed. Mayo's Electric Fluid and Mayo's Curative Syr up have sent a dispatch with the rapidity of lightning to the affected parts, and" dis eas'i has disappeared like smoke In the air. The worst and most stubborn cases of Rheumatism. Paralysis, Sciatica, Brain. Nerve, Heart and Spinal Diseases, Throat and Lung Troubles, Liver. Kidney, Bladder, Stomach and Blood Disorders, Asthma. Catarrh, Piles, Deafness, Fits, Skin Diseases, Nervousness and Dyspepsia quickly and permanently cured by the famous Mayo Remedies. Also the quickest t:ure in the world for the Ailments of Men. THE MAYO REMEDIES are used by the Clergy, Gentry and Royal Families of Europe, and by thousands of the elite of America. They- have a greater record than many hospitals. The coming medicines of the world. Five thousand dollars to any physician who will make them better. Every lady and gentleman In Portland should attend the Clinic. Monday evening. March 19. MATO Tape Worm Cure will In 30 minutes bring Head, Tall and all, alive. Per Bonn having Tape Worm will be cured free at Marquam Grand. MAYO will arrive in Portland to establish a permanent office of the Mnvo Drua Co., and to Introduce the Great Mayo Remedies., which consist of Six Hundred Spe cific Remedies, imported by the Mayo Drug Company, London, England, New York and San Francisco. Htartllng' Private Lecture to Men Only, A. O. U. W. Hall, March 21, at 8 P. M. Private Jeetnre to Ladies Only, A. O. U. W. Hall, Tlroraday, Maicn 22, at 8 P, 31., Subject, "Maid, Wife and Mother." vrTT?rrj Arcr'sx trmthled with nixht emissions, dream. -rt!uati j-i . fulness, aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood. UNFITS YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. . uAxa iwu MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses and atralna have lost their MANLY POWER. , aLjxx BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful bloodv urlneu GLset, Stricture, enlarged prostate, Sexual Debility. Varicocele, Hydrocele Kidney and Liver troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER POlsovolia DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. vmx. iOiao.NOUa Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. Ho uses no patent nostrums or ready-mado preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Free to all men who describe their trouble PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered la plain envelope Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor Walker, 132 Flrtt. Corner Aid tr. Portland, Or. THE STARVATION PLAN Of Treating: Dyspepsia, and Stomach. Troubles Is Useless and Dn- sclenilflc. The almost certain failure of the star vation cure for dyspepsia has been proven time and againt but even now a course of dieting is generally the first thing reo ommdnded for a case of Indigestion or any stomach trouble. Many people with weak, digestion, as well as some physicians, consider the first step to take In attempting to euro indigestion Is to restrict the diet, either by selecUng certain food3 and rejecting others or to cut down the amount of food eaten to barely enough to keep soul and body together: In other words, the star vation plnn Is by many supposed to be the first essential. All this Is radically wrong. It is fool ish and unscientific to recommend diet ing to a man already suffering from star vation, because Indigestion Itself, starves every organ, nerve and fiber in the body. What people with poor digestion most need is abundant nutriment, plenty of good, wholesome, properly-cooked food, and something to assist the weak stom ach to digest It. This is exactly the purpose for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are adapted and the true reason why they cure tho worst cases of stomach trouble. Eat a sufficient amount of wholesome food and after each meal take one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to prompt ly digest It. In this way the system Is nourished and the overworked stomach, rested, because the tablets wUl digest the food whether the stomach works or not, one grain of tho active digestive principle In Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets being sufficient to di gest C00O grains of meat, eggs or other albuminous food. 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