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CORVALLIS, OREGON, Feb. 26, 1897.
ENDED.
The display of anarchy at the
state capital is over. The de
cent element in the legislature
should have gone home long ago.
It has been evident for weeks
that there was no intention on
the part of the obstructionists to
organize. Though no demand
of their' s excused in any degree
their assault upon popular gov
ernment, yet every demand has
been granted by those anxious to
do their duty, and still they have
refused to act as the constitution
directs.
The ambition of Bourne, the
hatred of Simon and Scott, the
greed of Kincaid and Lord,
caused the disgrace. Populistic
disregard of law and decency,
tne itching palms ot some men
elected as republicans, and the
credulous fund providing of Cor-
bett have" made the sacrifice of
the people's interests complete.
There are some compensations.
I'opunsm lias killed itsell Dy a
premature exhibition of its dan
gerous disregard for established
institutions. Simon, the Orego
nian, Corbett and the whole
crowd of anarchy breeders, who
have looted the people of the
state through their political ma
nipulations, can never again
fasten themselves upon the re
publican party in Oregon. The
house cleaning in the party will
be complete.
The state has been disgraced ;
the people have been looted and
outraged. Sleek officials will
fatten for two years more at the
public crib. The business af
fairs of the state are in disorder.
The taxpayers pay for this and
pretty explanations will not sat
isfy them.
It is well that the traitors no
longer flaunt their infamy openly
in the face of the people. The
thing is over. Now for punish
ment and correction.
A SHAMELESS PREVARICATOR.
Sanity's widow, whose career
as a public official ended in dis
grace, and who now spins epi
thets in the mortgaged tower of
the Oregonian, coarsely says, re
ferring to the Gazette:
who has uttered it, and who
goes about illustrating further his
own depravity by .boasts of hav
ing sought money recently un
der promises to do certain things,
and Jiaviug got the money, giv
ing the man from whom he
. sought and got it, the 'horse
lauh.' "
This is libel by "a liar who has
not ingenuity enough to be
plausible nor manliness enough
to be direct. No one connected
with this paper has "sought
money recently under promises
to do certain things, and having
got the money, given the man
from whom he sought and got it,
the 'horse laugh.' " Nor -has
any one connected with this pa
per boasted of any such thing
or or obtaining any money in
any way. No one connected
with this paper has cause to
blush for any action of his in
politics or business.
Floating rumor, magnified by
a sick imagination, and made a
public accusation - by a public
uar, wm noc De Deiievea Dy peo-
TiiE republican party of Or
egon cannot afford to recognize
as republicans the men who
are responsible for the anarchial
conduct of those who refused to
do their duty as legislators-elect,
or those men who endorse such
conduct. The support of or op
position to Senator Mitchell is
not a test of republicanism, but
the support or non-support of the
revolutionary methods used to
accomplish his defeat will be
made such a test Decent re
publicans can only support a de
cent republican party.
Judge Porter's action in fin
ing the complaining witness in
a gambling case more heavily
than the others, was unusual,
but, perhaps, was real equity.
The informer was. as guilty of
gambling as the others, and a
fellow who gets others into
trouble because he was beaten in
trying to beat them, should not
be favored. He is not using the
machinery of the law for the
public good or for personal pro
tection, but only for personal re
venge. Vengeance is not the
object of the law.
The representatives elect who
refused to help organize the
house are responsible for the lack
of organization. The repre
sentatives who took the oath of
office and tried every legal means
to perfect an organization are not
responsible for the failure to or
ganize, lo say otherwise is to
deny the first principles of rea-
The Oregonian has had a
pretty long career. Oregonian.
It has been long enough and, in
deed, entirely too long,' but pret
ty well, anything but pretty.
Observations.
It hurts no one to sing the
praises of peace and arbitration,
but it is still very doubtful if all
the arts of civilization will ever
do away with the absolute neces
sity of war.
"Huntington, a lawer, a con
scientious man," is part of a
description given by the Ore
gonian's Salem correspondent.
That fellow is a humorist.
If the editor of this paper has
been able to dispose of a "horse
laugh" for $2, 000, it shows ex
ceptional financial ability on his
part. The man who would pur
chase an equine cachination from
an editor of a country newspa
per, however, shows more musi
cal than financial sense. Were
the story only true, Oregon edi
tors would alljae taking lessons
in elocution!""' : ' :
pie
whose opinions are worthy
of consideration.
The unusual number of fail
ures at the recent quarterly ex
amination augurs well for the
public schools of the state. Ex
aminations of late have been al-
tntrptlifM- trf lav anrl oc o mciilt-
a cheap lot of inexperienced
teachers have been turned out on
the public, and capable, experi
enced educators have, in alto
gether too many instances, been
displaced to make room for them.
Scholarship and experience
should be the tests in the em
ployment of teachers not mere
cheapness. The large number of
failures at the recent examination
is a healthy indication that the
standard in scholarship is to be
raised and that eventually other
incompetents will be weeded
out.
THE ACTUAL SITUATION.
i Frank and Fair Statement
From Senator Mitchell,
During the year 189611,700
was disbursed among the farmers
of Linn county for milk supplied
to the Albany creamery. In ad
dition, eight per cent, interest was
paid the Albany business men
0:1 the money they furnished for
building and equipping the plant.
After paying interest charges and
expenses, the entire income of
the plant was distributed among
the farmers who furnished the
milk. They were well satisfied
with the results. If a creamery
can be successfully operated in
Albany, ten miles away,, why
cannot a creamery be successfully
conducted at Corvallis?
"Hon. Samuel Hughes, Chair
raan Republican Conference: My
Dear Sir: ' On and prior to Thurs
day; January 14, 1S97, 47 of the
republican members of the legis
lature, being one more than a ma
jority of all members entitled to
seals in the two houses, signed a
call for a republican senatorial
caucus to meet in the hall of the
house of representatives in Salem
on Thursday, January 14, at 7
o'clock, p. m. The lollowingis an
exact copy of such call:
'We, the undersigned republi
cans and republican members of
the legislature for the state of Or
egon, believing, as we do, in main
taining and perpetuating the or
ganization of the republican par
ty, and also its principles as enun
ciated in its platform, as adopted
at the late republican convention
at St. Louis, and believing further
more, that in the selection of a
candidate for United States sena
tor, such organization and its prin
ciples will be best promoted by
adhering to the will of the major
ity, as openly and fairly expressed
in party caucus, do hereby agree,
a sufficient number to elect con
senting there lo, that we will meet
in party caucus on Thursday, Jan
uary 14, 1897, in the hall of. the
house of representatives, in : Sa
lem, Or., at 7 o'clock p. m., and,
after organization by the selec
tion of a presiding officer and two
secretaries, will, by viva voce
vote, as our names are called, ex
press our preference for candidate
far United Stales senator, and we
hereby agree to support foe United
States senator, by our vote in the
legislature, the person, who shall,
at such caucus, receive a major
ity of all the votes cast therein:
" 'Benson, Bridges, Brownell,
Brown, Cal breath, Carter, Chap
man, Conn, Craig, Crawford,' Da
vid, Dawson, Driver, Gesner,
dowan, Ijruruane, Harmon, Hasel
tine, Hobson, Hogue, Hope, Hud
son, lluglies, Jeiiuiiiirs. Johnson.
Lake, Laugell, Marsh, McClung,
Merrill, Mitchell, Mulkev, Nosier,
Palm, I. L Patterson, Price, Reed.
Rugby, J. N Smith, Somers, Slaw
ley, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson,
Vauguau, Veness, Waaueiv
''Senator Carter, of .Benton
county, did not sign the call for
the cauevs, but gave his verbal as
surance or . approval, stating if
present in the city on the evening
of the caucus, he would attend,
and be governed by its decision.
In pursuance of this call, I was
at the time and place named
therein, as I was officially advised
the same evening, unanimously
nominate'' by a viya vose vote.
each member responding to the
call of the roll, as your candidate
and the candidate of the republi
can party for United States sena
tor for the full term commem
March 4th. 1897. At such caucus,
all of the 47 members signing the
call, as above, were present, ex?
cepting three, as follows: Sena
tor Mulkey, of Polk county, Sen
ator Gesner, of Marion county, and
Kepresentative Riddle, ot Doug
las county. Senator Carter, how
ever, being unable to' be present,
sent to the chairman of the can
cue a letter, which was read in
caucus before a ballot was taken,
and of which the following is a
copy:
'Gentlemen: I regret to state
that I have been called home, and
will be unable to be present at the
caucus to be held thus evening. I
wish to state, however, that if
present, I should vote for Senator
J. li. Mitcnell, but it the caucusJ
shall nominate some other gentle
man, 1 will support him, it being
my intention, I assure you, to
abide by the will ot the majority,
and to support the nominee of
your caucus. Very respectfully
yours, ; Tolbert Carter.'
Senator Gesner sent verbal
word by Senator Patterson, of
Marion, as 1 have been advised,
that he was detained by the eeri:
cus illness ol a member of , his
family, but he would abide by the
decision of the caucus. Senator
Mulkey, being suddenly called
away to his home at Dallas, by the
serious illness of 'his little girl,
sent me a telegram on his arrival
in Dallas, on the evening of Hie
caucus, of which the following is
a copy: r -
' -Dallas, Or.; Jan. 14, 1897.
Hon. John H. Mitchell, .Salem,
Or: I have just arrived, in re
spoi.st to a telegram announcing
Hie fi.-kness of my little daughter.
I find her very ill. Whatever the
caucus decides on tonight, I will
abide by. B. F. Mulkey.'
"Representative Riddle, of
Douglas county, who had signed
the caucus call, did not attend,
and, for reasons unknown to me,
but it must be presumed entirely
satisfactory to himself, sent me,
about 6 o'clock on the evening of
the caueus, a letter, of which the
following is a copy:
" 'Salem, Or., Jan. 14, 1897.
Hon. John H. Mitchell, - Salem,
Or. Dear Sin I am in receipt of
notice that a caucus will be held
in the hall of the house of repre
sentatives on this (Thursday) ev
ening, on Jan. 14, 1897, at 7
o'clock p. ra., for the purpose , of
selecting a candidate for United
States senator, said caucus to be
held in pursuance o: a call here
tofore signed by me. I take this
opportunity of writing lo you to
request you or those in charge
of said 'call to erase my name
therefrom, and to inform you that
I Will not rwpig.t qf -jaiA-c-m J
cus and will not ? be contrail d
thereby - Respectfully, .v w-i-
' Geo: W.- Riddle.'
control iii the selection of a' speak
er of the house of .representatives
and ni the choosing of a United
States senator, deliberately refus
ing to qualify and take their seats
in the house, and thereby intend
ing to prevent the presence of a
quorum,- and absolutely blocking
the election of both - speaker and
senator, and legislation as well.
Such a proceeding, whatever may
be the motive of those promoting
it, tends strongly and inevitably
toward, anarchy. , It is a most
dangerous menace, 'not only to the
intecrtty of m,he organization of
the' republic&n party, but - to t he
very existence of our government,
both stale and national, it is a
proceeding that should receive the
unqualified condemnation "ot ev
ery law-abiding citizen of all p'o
litical parties. Those who give il
their countenance r support,
either directly r liilereniiallyv ol
whatever parly affiliation, deserve
to be classed with the enemies of
law and order. To permit il to be
established as a precedent would
be to set in motion an element of
discord and disintegration that
will eventually sap the very foun-
dali u of our political insiilu-
tions. ,
In view, however, ol the pres
ents status of the United. Slate
ssiiate.iuid as it hvill be itter the-
4(h ol March next, it is of the ut
nlost importance that Oregon
-1 11 . 1 . - j.: ; , .
stimuli mis- uuie eieci. striK4'.Hif-r
This fact must bs appreciated by
every true republican. "
"Hie republican party is infi
nitely greater lhan any one "man,
Its interests .are paramount to
those of any one individual." It is
your duty to elect a republican
senator, if in your power; and
while, as your nominee, 1 person
sonally am ready and willing,, as
'This letter I immediately trans
mitted to the caucus through Rep
resentative Hudson, of Washing
ton county. Thus it will be seen
there were present at the caucus,
in person or by representation, not
only a majority of all of the re
publican members, but a majority
of I'll the members of the legis
lature, and I not only received
the unanimous nomination, but
there was no other candidate
named or suggested.
"Of the fourteen republicans
entitled to seats in the legislature,
and all of whom declined to go
into the caucus and who have re
fused not only to support tlie caii"
cus nominee, but all of whom
have absolutely refused to go into
the joint assembly for the pur
pose of electing a senator, the
following have qualified and taken
their scats, namely, Senators Si
mon, Bates, Mackay and Selling,
of Multnomah county, Senator
Patterson, of Washington county,
Senator Michel, of Wasco county,
Representative Huntington, of
Wasco county; in all seven. The
remaining . seven republicans,
namely, Representatives Bayer,
Davis, Hill, Maxwell, Povey, of
Multnomah county, and Repre
sentative Jones, 'of Wasco county,
and Davis, of Umatilla county,
have up to the present time failed
and refused to qualify as mem
tbers, and have failed and refused
"up to this day to take their seats
either iii the house of represent
tives or in the joint assembly.
The republican senators above
named who did not sign the call
for caucus, nor participate therein,
have also so far declined to go in
to joint assembly for the purpose
of electing a United Stales sena
tor. Alt the. representatives of
the populist party and all of the
representatives of the bimetallic
party have, also, a3 I am advised,
tailed and refused to quality and
have failed and refused, to take
their seats in the house or in the
joint assembly. A combi nation,
therefore, exists between this
small minority t republicans Who
refused to be governed by the will
of the majority and seven of
whom have tailed and refused to
qualify, and the representatives of
the populist party, and the bime
tallic party, all of whom have
refused to qualify, the avowed
purpose, as I understand, being,
first, the election of Johnathan
Bourne, a populist-, as speaker of
the house, and secondly, the ' de
feat of your- nominee for sena
tor. 'The history of politics since the
beginning of the government
fails to furnish a parallel in any
state to the situation thus pre
sented. The spectacle presented
is that ot a minontv. realisms
their lack of power to dictate and
ybn all know, to stand by you and
with you for the integrity of., parly
organization and the. maintenance
and perpetuity of the rule of the
majority, still I desire to say to
you now, 111 this public manner,
that while I believe the minority
should not bu permitted to dictale
to the majority and that there is
now a principle involved in i this
contest which is infinitely greater
tha-n the interests of any one in
dividual, yet, as I have repeated
ly stated to each of you individu
ally" during the last thirty days, I
do riot claim to control your judg
ment or assume any right Jo dir
ect your forces. Therefore,' when
ever you can see your way clear to
choose a republican senaior .other
than myself, then you inust. not
for one ".moment, permit the fact
of my nomination, or of my can
didacyj to, stand in the way. . , In
other w.nrds, 1 am-in your hands;
you have made me your nominee,
do with me as.you please and I
will be 'content.-: Do your whole
duty lo the republican parly, the
state ol. .Uregni. and the nation,
You know- lull,. -wall the character
.orrtlie combination against you
and the influences through which
il lound its origin and by which -it-
has been maintained. 1 Exercise!
your, best judgment, keeping
steadily in view the best interests
not only of the republican party,
but of 1 he si ate and nal ion.
Thanking you and each of you
most cordially for the unfaltering
support you have given me, I am,
wilh great lespect, your obedient
servanf, John 11. Mitchell.
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Dated Corvallis, Feb. 20, 1896.