The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-05

"V"iN hiro Ssase ~ WV eViSh" uPoi'
that c'ass of Democracy who saw
proper to vote for any portion, OF
all of the Republican ticket. In
answer to this imputation and stig.
ma, We alluded to rumor which
we have heard several times since we
come to in Oregon, and which
we believed to be correct, in the
following language: "There was a
time, we are informed, when he
BROWN blew the editorial bellows
for q Republican organ in Iowa /;
but now his wind initiates q Demo-
cratic. Of course the motives which
induced him to change were salts
factory to his sense of honor. If be
were honest, what right has he to
impugn the motives of Democrats
in this State for changing? should
he not give them as much credit
for honesty as he claims for him
sclf?" In the Democrut Of last
week, our neighbor, after indulging
in some indignant threats, gives the
following explanation
Wien we were about nineteen
years old we contributed localitems
for the Abba (Iowa) Union, a Re
publican paper, while we were at
work as a printer in the office. At
the same time the paper was edited
by Geo. w. Yocum, Esq, whose
name stood at the "gable-end" of
the paper as political editor. Mr..
Y. knew at that time that we were
q Democrat as we'll as the REGIS
TER man knows that we profess to
be one now.
The error we committed was in
receiving the impression that he was
the political editor Of a Republican
Journal in Iowa, instead Of the local
editor. The inference would natu-
rally follow, however, that if he
were employed upon the editorial
force Of a Republican journal, it was
because hissympathies sand principles
were in harmony, as localizing in
.he way of reporting conventions,
'peccbes, etc., as every l1cal editor
knows, has much to do with illu-
partisan positions and
Morally, there is such
! thing as becoming accessory to a
hing by our position, or actions,
though our sentiments may not |
lsrmonize with it. Our neighbor
certainly became accessory to the
spread Of Republican truths, by
granting the use of his brilliant pen
md prolific Imagination in render
ng the local pages attractive. We
'annot avoid the impression that it
would have been much more credit
'ble tor him to have been a Repub-
lean then and to have changed
'lnce, than tor him to have used his
influence i'll the spread ofthat which
ne did not believe. We did not
manufacture the report which has
iraw this explanation from our
leighbor, so it is not a sbase fabri-
'ativn." We do not care about
laving any Of our friends branded
IS "intamous liars," SO we remain
mum on that, no telling how many
lLerals we might become accessory
o should we be 80 indiscreet. They
70 doubt committed the same error
hat We did, supposing as . natural
onseqnence that ifhe were employ
d as . writer by . Republican
'ress that he must have been a Re.
'nblican. As it regards journalistic
we take no pleasure in in
in personalities. We never
ave alluded to the editor Of the
except in connection
nth some principle upon which we
bought he occupied very inconsist-
ut ground, and have never, we be-
eve, Tesorted to abuse or slang.
he Democrat, however, in its pe-
aliar ideas of editorial courtesy,
as seen proper in slluding to ms to
arade our profession Of the mlnis-