The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-27
THE STATE PRESS ON THE STU
ALTON"

Newspapers are supposed to reflect
the opinions of the political Organiza-
tions to which they acknowledge fealty,
and as the situationp in this State at
present is considerably mixed, We give
our readers the benefit of the following
extracts from the various journals that
are supposed to know, hoping thereby
to throw some light on dark places.
First comes the Oregonian, striving
to atone for its lack of position by
multiplicity of words and a redundancy
of rhetoric. From an immense surfeit
of this We select the following:
They [the Independent papersI say that Mr.
Whitney has absolved the Independents from
all obligation to support him as their party
candidate, and has by his indiscretion so dam
aged himself and the party as to make it idle
ness and folly to support him; and those pa
pers will carry out their Independent princi-
pies by Withholding their support from him.
If Others think 1t right to support him, they
should do so by all means. .F ...- t-
The Bulletin strongly supports the
Republican nominee, enjoys the dis
comfiture of the Independents and the
unseemly contortions and wrigglings of
the OregonidT, and predicts a close con-
test between Warren and Lane.
The Temperance Star supports Mr..
Dimick and effervesees thusly:
The Independent party of Oregon has been
outraged, and the people that have given their
mn IN ha
nant. The imprecations daily poured upon the
devoted head OF this tool of Corbett are both
loud and deep. Republicans were led out of
their party by the "Oregonian," Democrats
were woOed from their first love, and now both
are ignOminiously LEFT without q leader or an
organ. To ali such we say: The arms of the
Temperance party are open to receive you.
Here you will find men OF principle, working
for the advancement of the State, as well as its
people. Here you will find an asylum from the
corruptions of Senatorial jobs and Custom
house rings, where politicians do not congre-
gate, and where rest from office-seekers Will
have no end.
The Benton Democrat independently
has a realizing sense of the situation" !"
and thus declares itself:
The present anomalous condition of affairs in
the Independent party in this State calls for
the most critical scrutiny. A State convention
was duly held. a candidate for Congress was
regularly nominated-he accepted the nomi-
nation, or at least it was so authoritatively an
nOunced by his friends After the Independent
Convention had adjourned and most of the
delegates had returned to their homes, Mr..
Whitney put on loot negotiations for the Re
publican nomination. He claims that ne was
first mentioned by Republicans for that posi-
ton, and in effect that he could not accept the
Independent nomination without Republican
Endorsement. This policy has placed him in
an anomalous position, and we feel certain
that we express the opinion of the majority of
our Independent friends when we say to them,
as to others, maintain your Independence, vote
as your feelings dictate, and be sure to support
the man whose election will best subserve the
interests of the state. By so doing we can best
maintain the integrity OF the Independent or
ganfzation, and reserve the strength of the
party for the election next June While max
ing no pretensiOns to political sagacity, we feel
certain that the above will be the true policy
of Independents in the approaching campaign,
as such course will leave the party free and
uutrammeled for future action.
The Lafayette Courier is jubilant over
Lanes prospects of election, expresses
opinion that "the cold water candidate
[Nlr. Dimickl will probably receive two
hundred and fifty votes" and that Lane
will receive one thousand majority.
We are cruelty left in the darl. relative
to other probabilities"
The Albany Democrat gives "hearty
acquiescence" in this wise:
Perhaps no Democratic State Convention
ever assembled in Oregon the result of whose
labors was so heartily acquicsced in, SO cor
daily approved, as that of the late Democratic
State Convention that presented to the people
of Oregon the name OF Hon. L. I. Lane as. a
candidate for Congress.
The spirit of prophecy also rests upon
this editor, and, moved by it, he says
exultantly:
We feel sure that the people will remember
to retire Mr.. Warren 10 private life and elect
Lafayette Lane to Congress on the 18th of OctO-
Der, in the year of Grace, 1875.
The State Journal makes war upon
Mr.. Lanes religion, and winds up a
long article with the following predic-
ton and appeal:
The doctrines of the Syllabus will vet prove
deadly to the free institutions of America, un-
less the Republican party retains control OF the
county. Rise, freeman, and Overwhelmingly
defeat Lane, the Roman Catholic, in October !
The Guard, after characterizing Mr..
Whitney as candidate without a
party" adjusts its prophets mantle and
exclaims: ...
We do not suppose Mr.. Whitney will receive
to exceed fifteen hundred votes in the State
Probably most of the voters will return to their
respective parties. There will be a few on each
side that will go TO the other, but probably not
more of one than the other, and the result will
be that Hon. Lafayette Lane will be elected.
The Mountaineeri is delightfully."- inert
perfectly unconcerned, in fact The ed
itor evidently has. no political ak to
grind, or is deferred by the oppressive
fervor of the heated term from laying
hold of the crank that turns the pom
derous grindstone. He says:
At present writing Ne have DuT very nttIe in
terest in the campaign, and find there are many
in our fix; the only wish we have in the matter
is that the campaign will be conducted fairly
and that the best and most competent man
may win.
The Statesman, speaking of the evil
dent desire of the Oregonian to drop the
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