The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-02-17
ANEDIT0R OUT OF HIS SPHERE

ANEDITOR OUT OF HIS SPHERE
The editor of the Dalles Mountaineer,
standing away up under the shadow
of Mt. Hood, with the bleak wind
whistling around his ears and filling
his eyes with sand from the streets of
his desert town, makes faces every
week through his paper at we William
cite Valleyans because we don't sufi-
ciently appreciate the sage-brush and
sand of that locality to devote all our
time to putting it. In speaking of
the proposed annexation of Walla
Walla Valley to the State of Oregon,
the editor of the Mountaineer wakes
warm and shrieks out his sentiments as
follows:
"Walla walla county is of more Importance to
make up State than the whole Willamette Valley
lit is susceptible of sustaining larger population
than the Willamette. In that county they can
raise else but whest--in that caanty they have n
delightful climate-thsie soil will produce every
variety OF vegetable and fruit that the webioot
nation have to purchase from California East
ern Oregon. Their ci.i,ens are generous, kind
hearted, and hospitable. Their farmers raise
what they eat and always have something to set
before weary traveller without money and with
out price. In the Hillamctte's Oregon, every
thing and everybody is the reverse of this. Their
legislators vhe make laws for the State. aud the
editor who furnishes what is callsi public senti-
meut in ths shape of kasa, 10 the henighted peo
pie in their midst, with bat two exceptions,
belong to the same iilihersl, ignorsnt class. who
can see nstsing aoboay outside their murky Cir
forests, or fern and sorre clad prsires, and haze
brush thickeis 'oR Willamette"
Now, We can't understand why the
fulminator Of the above bitter philippe
against the Willamette Valley can't
allow the residents and newspapers of
the Walla Walls Valley to fight their
own battles. The Statesman, very
superior paper published in the city
of Walla Walla, and devoted to the
interests of its own locality with an
energy and ability that is truly COM
mendsble. has not vet discovered any
necessity for working itself into a tan
trum and hurting silly invectives
against our land of "Big Red
Apples" and all our inhabitants, indis-
criminately casting dirty ibels upon
the generosity and hospitality of
whole section of people who have be-
come proverbisl for all of those noble
traits OF character which go to make
up the enlightened, useful and liberal
hearted citizen, and to whose generos-
ity probably the Wonntaineer editor is
as much indebted as any one else.
The Valley of the Walla Walla
doubtless has its distinguishing feat
ures and advantages, and We would
not detract from its merits in one par
'ticular, believing that the policy of
tearing down one section of our COM
mon country to benefit another is not
only foolish but extremely suicidal
Like the shield of Achilles, we, while
asserting our own side to be gold,
viii not deny the opposite side to be
at least silver.
The Mountaineer's statement that
<fWalla Walla county is of more i'm
portance to make up State than the
whole Willamette Valley" can do no
damage to US wherever knowledge
of the two localities is had, but will
only serve to lessen the peoples con-
fdence in the judgment and honesty
of an editor who would make such an
absurd and groundless assertion;-
while his senseless attack upon our
people would receive only that con-
tempt which such pointless TRADES
merit.
If the editor OF the Mountaineer will
devote his time to the advancement of
the msterial interests of Wasco county
and his own city, and cease to detract
from the merits of another portion of
our young and struggling common
wealth. be will have sufficient to
occupy his columns and will do in
fnitely more TO enhance the value and
importance of our common country
and common interests tan by print
ing such groundless and foolish arti-
@cles as the one above quoted.