Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-08


conjecture among friends of the Re-
PUBLICAN, why the names Of the nomi-
nees of the Republican party for coun-
ty Offices were not hoisted in the form
of ticket in the columns of the paper,
during the campaign. A few words
will suffice to make the matter plain.
The contest is now over, the victory
won, and We can now say just what
We please without fear of having it
misconstrued. Up to the time of the
meeting OF the second Comfy Conven-
tion we could learn from all hands just
how everything was going. But as
soon as the nominations were made the
tune changed and we could hardly get
word from any of the candidates as to
how things were going, or what they
were doing. knowing that the contest
was going to be close, we were doubly
anxious to have say in the matter,
realizing that paper with FIVE humid
red regular readers in single county,
must WELD strong influence for which,
ever side it espoused. We repeatedly
pressed our suit With the candidates,
explained to them as far as they would
allow us to, the advantage in having the
organ of the party espouse their cause,
as well as the absolute duty devoIving
upon them rs the representatives Of the
party to use every means in their pow
er to insure election. 1t was all of no
avail, and we were left in place where
we could do nothing. Many things in
relation to the management of our
county affairs which We might have ex
posed, were kept in the back ground on
account of the GOODNESS with which We
had been treated. To require Us to de-
vote time, aud space in the paper to
fight the battles of those who lent no in-
flueuce in our fayor--many of whom
did not so much ps take a single copy
of the paper. against those who had
been its regular supporters since its
foundation without encouragement or
reward, was demanding more than any
sane minded person could really expect,
and more than we proposed to grant,
and because we were not willing to al
low ourself to be used as tool TO do the
work of others, we have been covegtIy
assailed and denounced But the battle
is fought and all is satisfactory, at least
as far as we are concerned. Those
parties who started ont to fight US, in
divually, as we'll as lend their influence
against the paper, have the extreme
felicity to know that they have had
their trouble for nothing Despite theiI
frantic efforts, the REPUBLICAN still
pursues its even tenor, caring nothing
for the little, petty spite which has beer
INDUCED in by those who expect aprint
er to work for nothing and board himself
and it has been demonstrated that {
paper can be run through politica
campaign without being dependent up
on petty POLITICIANS for its support. II
the latter could not be done, we would
rather sink our ship with colors flying
than to cringe to the dictations OF those
whose only safeguard from defeat was
that the opposition candidates were SC
contemptibIy ignorant and devoid both
of ability or learning that mauy of their
own men failed to support them from;
sheer disgust. The paper will hence
forth run, as it has done heretofore
upon straight Republican line, swerv'
ing neither to the right nor to the lef;
but following only that course which
duty dictates