The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-06-12
OREGON's NEW SENATOR.

Mr.. John NJ Hippel- beg pardon-John
ia. Mitchell, Esq, again we beg pardon
Hon. ]. Who is.he? U. S. Senator from Ore
uon. publishes card in the Portland Bulletin
Of June Cd, in relation to certain charges lately
preferred against him by the press OF the
country. The statement is neither COMES
sion nor denial of the facts charged. Whether
he actually collected $4,000 for the law firm
with which he was connected, and absconded
with it, afterwards repaying the amount there
of due the frm,-Sl ,5O0,-is lett for the reader
to conjecture. If he took the $4,000. OF which
81 500 was his own, why did he not leave the
firms portion! Many man. OF far less ability
to combat the world than the Senator IS cred
tied with has started in life with much less
money and succeeded. Neither does Mr.. Hip
pei state whether he. brilliant, highly educated
and accomplished man as he is said to be, took
advantage of, and seduced, poor, ignorant
country girl, whom he afterwards married to
avoid term in the penitentiary. which was
the penalty affixed to his act by the laws OF his
State: and whether he afterwards lett the
State clandestiney, leaving her to buffet the
tidal waves of scorn by which his cruel act had
caused her to be overwhelmed, unsupported
aud alone, he does not say. These are matters,
he intimates, with which the public have no
concern. But there is matter with which it
seems to us the public Of his State are con.
cerned, aud that is as to whether,-havins
elected John H. Mitchell U. S. Senator from
Oregon-John Mitchell lIipRel will have a
right to serve. Oregon has had the misfortune
of late years, as is we'll known, to DC msrep'
resented in the Senate and Congress of the
United States BY an amount Of inabily truly
extraordinary; but her representatives have
hitherto been men without an alias 10 their
names, aud We doubt whether she will willingly
exchange the honest mediocrists Of the past
for the brilliant Mr. Nameless chosen for her
by the railroad ring. John pleads tender age,
and the guilelessness of inexperiencc in exten-
uation OF his oiicnses; and the Bulletin implores
its readers on its knees, to forgive him, at the
same time denying his guilt; but it studiously
avoids and cvades the questions whether John
~ Hippel is entitled to fill an office which the
votes of the Legislature conferred upon John
not guilty Of the crimes of seduction, embez-
element and absconding Us charged. But VIC
opine the honest people of Oregon will not
overlook his faults" quite so readily They
are interested only in being represented at the
National Capitol by respectable men. They
know that John Hippel. alias John Mitchell.
stands accused Of the crimes Of seduction and
embezllement. and his whimpcring assertion
that he never wrouged anyb body out of a cent
will amount to nothing with them. as il ought not
to- 1t is admitted that the embezzlcd money
was subsequently, paid back. but the Bulletin
well understands that the restoration Of stolen
property does not atone for the fclonious intent
of the original taking; and the man who re-
ceives it in settlement simply compounds with
felony. The people of Oregon know, too. that
the real name Of their now distinguished Sen.
ator is John Mitchell Hippel, and not John H.
Mitchell, as they supposed when they elected
him. And they further know that he has not
dared to give an emphatic denial to any Of
these charges. IT, knowing these things, they,
like the Bulletin. view them as mere tri1ing
"indiscretions," they may yet suffer themselves
to be represented at the National Capitol by q
man who acknowledges that he is under an as
sumed name, and, like the Credit Moblier
swndIers, pleads Ignorance" as his excuse.
But we think they will view tho matter differ.
emily. Such ignorant men do not make the
best of U. S. Senators, As the costly expert.
ence Of the last fifteen years show; and Ore.
gon has plenty Of gentlemen of ability and
respectability to represent her interests at
Washington and elsewhere. Upon some one
Of these we think, and hope, the duty will now
soon devolve-ricc Anonymous removed.
HOLDING MEETINGS.-Thc Peoples Pro-
tective Alliance. in San Francisco, are holding
enthusin meefinga for tho discussion NJ