The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-06-01
WHO ARE THE. REAL FRIENDS OF
SENATOR NESMITH!

of our local Interests. To his energetic and
well directed labors in the United States SEN
ate, not only the Dalles people, but all east
ern Oregon, j. largely indebted for iavors,
and for our future prospects. His reelection
to his present position will most certainly
secure earnest endeavors towards the speedy
erection of the Branch Mint at this place,
and the consequent upbuilding and future
prosperity of our city and his re election
| depends largely on the choice of Represent
atives from Waco and other counties on this
| side of the mountains and hence it becomes
an important ques ion for the people to de-
termine whether the Union or Democratic
candidates are the proper men to trust on
this important question. Permit us to call
the attention of property holders and voters
to the facts bearing on this point. 1t is now
definitely settled and well understood in the
willamette valley and Southern Oregon, and
doubtless among those on the inside of the
Democratic ring" here, that in case the
Democrats carry the Legislature, they intend
to have "Simon-pure bed rock Democrat
for the Senate, or, rather than lake Nesmith,
or any Johnson man, then prevent an elec
ton by refusing o 60 in o joint convention.
The Democrats al. over the State say that
Nesmith has never epre, ed them, that he
is traitor to their party, and that his inhu-
ence in appointments, and all his votes, has
gone only to divide, distract and demoralize
the Democracy; and that with such man
as him for Senator they become weaker by
divisions, and his election is really worse to
them than that of Gibbs or Mitchell. Such
being the position taken by nne-tenths of
the Democracy, the great mass that would
control, if they got into power, land good
reasoning it is) how is it possible for two
or three Democrats from Wasco to do our
f'iend Nesmith any good, even if they should
be elected2 They would either have to 90
into Democratic caucus, and be bound by
It's action to vote for old 10 Lane, or some-
body of that ilk, or refusing to go into their
party caueus, prevent an election at all by
compelling their Democratic associates to
vote against joint convention. Let no
friend of the Dalles be deceived. The true
position of the Senatorial question, SO far as
the Democ'atic party is concerned, is this
Give us 10 Lane, John F. Miller, or some re-
liable Democrat, and Nesmih neuer, or we will
prevent an election.
On the other hand, if the Union party car
ries the Legislature joint convention of
the Legislature will be gone into without
any caucussing or wire-wurning of that kind,
just as it has been in our Union Legislatures
heretofore, and our Union representatives
from Wasco would be iree to vote Tor Sena-
tor Nesmith, and do all they honorably could
for his election, without the trammels of any
caucus. Both the Union candidates Tor the
Legislature in this county are reliably for
Senator Nesmitn, and therefore for Dalles
interest, and being members of the Union
party, and not compelled to 60 into any eau
Gus, or see failure of election, they are
therefore from their very position, as well as
their sentiments, the real friends of j. W..
Nesmith.
Again we say to the property holdersp
voters, and all Others interested in the growth
and prosperity of the D,lles, that the elec-
tion of Humason and Dodge cannot possibly
do US any good, no matter how friendly they
are to Nesmith, tecause thsy belOn TO a party,
n'ne tenths of sh,ch openly declare that they piL
prevent an election, rather than elect j. W Nes
NTH; while every Union, man in the Stale
says, "any man for Senator, before Cop
perhead OF the Joe Smith, Miller or Lane
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