The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-03
TO BEDROCK DEMOCRATS.


We have told you before that we were
taking no partisan side in the present
Congressional fight. The primal object
for which we are striving, which every
body knows to be the recognition of
equal rights before the law, as pro-
claimed in the Constitution and violated
by it's mans rights expounders, having
been utterly ignored by the platforms
of both political contestants, and each
party's Convention having had the bad
taste to pass resolutions over the heads
Of the people entirely at variance with
the legitimate object for which said
Conventions were called, we are more
than ever disgusted with man-made
politics. But we have accepted the sit
uation as II Is, and must work, as a con-
scientious, law-sbIding woman, with
the best material at hand, and to the
best advantage, under the circum-
stances, for securing, ultimately, the
great objects Of just and righteous gov
ernment Therefore, to you, o Demo-
Gratis, We now appeal: Are you ready to
elect n man TO Congress whose whole
past record Is 70 much at variance with
your political interests that you owe
your defeat, as a party, In this State
wholly TO his disorganizing influence
If he proved traitor TO you once, have
you any reason to believe he will not
do so again?
We are indebted to a recent issue Of
the Daily Oregon StdtesDldn for the fol-
Ing "Reminiscences of his sterling service
in the interest of your party and its
''time-honored principles" which orig
inally appeared In the Statesman in
April, 1862:
wAsHINGroN, March Is, lS6e.
DEAR BUsH Il wrote you some time since
/ Informing you that an order had been sent to
Oregon to exclude the Democrat" from the
mails.
Recently got hold OF a stray copy Of the
"Union," AND NADK APPLICATION To HAVE TT
EXCLUDED ALSO, but the Postmaster-Cieneral
refuses, on the ground that the policy OF sup
pressing dlsloyal papers was only Intended 10
/ bo temporary and is not AT present resorted to
at all. He further stated that as soon as the
traitors were driven out OF the Border States
the now existing orders OF suppression would
/ be rescInded. I could and would have had all
the Lane organs in the State share the fate Of
the democrat" II l could have procured speci-
men numbers, As I AN FULLY DETERMINED TO
CRUSH THE LANE DEMOCRACY. occasionally
get "Statesman;" that and the advocate
are all OF the Oregon papers that do reach me
"O'Shiel came into the Senate Chamber yes
terday," etc. lNesmlth's respectful way
OF speaking OF his colleague, Mr.. Shiel, in the
House.l
speaking Of Ben. Stark, who was then his
colleague in tho Senate, Mr.. Nesmlth, further
on. says:
'stark is having an easy time OF it, and is
not on single committee, consequently he is
nt leisure TO do the elegant. only wish that
you could be here 10 take a look at him in his
court Dress a~ be calls it, and white kids. He
l. really subject OF ridicule tor all oregonians
here and is perfectly pOwerless, 80 far as his
influence goes, for good OF evil, In the Senate
or out OF 10. HIS APPOINTMENT SHOWS OLD
WHITAKER As An ASS"
We well remember the vehement out
bursts Of Indignation against Mr.. Lin
coin which characterized the burden of
your lamentations in those days, o
Democrats and now, mari; you, this ].
\. Smith, alias ]. w. Nesmith-whom
many of you know to be sailing under a
stolen cognOmen-could not suppress or
have excluded from the mails" as many
Of your Democratic organs as he desired
because, only, of the leniency Of the Id
niinistrdtioR.
Again, you are opposed, and justly,
TO the Infamous back pay swlndle in
which Republicans and Democrats alike
took part. The record of J. y. Smith,
GliGs J. w. Nesmith, proves conclu-
sively that he uoted for and roceired
back pay when a member of the United
States Senate. 1t is your honest desire
to secure such National legislation as
shall cause the whole action relative tC
the back pay swlndle to be rescinded
Hiram Smith declares that, if elected
he twill not Uote for nor take back pay
]. y. Smith is not only silent now upOr
the subject, but his record proves thai
he did pOte tor and Teceire back pay.
You say that you are disgusted will
professional politicians. Are you will
ing TO prove your sincerity by refusing
your suffrages to replace in power po
litical demagogue, who despises you
who did everything in his power t.
crush you, and who would spurn yol
with his heel to-day were it not that h,
hopes to use you as stepping-stone
upon which to climb to Congress
We cannot believe that you are th,
tawning sycophants, the eringing lick
spittles, the erouching spaniels, whlcl
Nesmith evidently takes you TO be.
But the 18th Of October will decId
s the matter. II the life and spirit O
y manhood and Independence are dea,