The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-17

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interview with Highly
!, Last Saturday night abort o'clock,
we heard ring at our door, and When
we arose and answered, who should
stand before us but the lost Highly, ac-
companied by Mr.. Bennett, who, it
appears, had him in tow for some hours;
the ox-Rey. was slightly inebriated and
in fine talking condition, and the tempt
alton for an interview was too great to
be overcome.
Well, Mr.. Highly, where in the world
arc you from and where bound
Well, am from the reservation; came
down the coast and am going to San
Francisco to meet Senator Mitchell. l
am informed you are about to send a
dispatch to the Standard about my be-
ing here, and that is what | came TO see
y9u about | don't want it to 60 1
suppose You have later news from Port
land than | have, and can guess the rea-
son.
Yes, | understand yoa are indicted,
and they have Stiles ia jill and are
looking after you.
BY Cd they dare not throw Of on
me, and they are treating Stiles shame,
fully; they should have bailcd him i'm
mediately and let him go; but have
facts; have letter from Morton him
self since the examination, telling me
to come to Washington and give my
testimony, and I should be paid for it.
| had an interview with Morton and
kept away at his solicitation. After
wards | got dispatch after dispatch to
come before the committee, but did not
obey them, and was not expected to
obey them. did as directed, and if
they expect to make scape-goat of me
they are mistaking theil. man.
Well, how about Lake and Stilesl
They were hired, Of course. Waters
knew all about it, SO did John Kelly,
Dolph and the whole set. If they don't
stand by me ! know enough to set
Kelly's tail way up over the moon. l
am no fool, and have it in writing, SO if
they go back on me they can't 60 back
on that.
What did the Republicans expect to
gain by unseating Grover, and why this
particular opposition to himl
Well, I'll tell you; they never ex-
pected to unseat Grover; the primary
object was to defeat Nesmith. They
feared his influenced in Washington with
the administration in the matter of ap-
pointments. So it was decided to en-
courage Nesmith to expect a strong Re
publican support and keep him out of
caucus, and get Grover or some other
man nominated, and then throw Mes
mith, but the object was to defeat Mes
NTH At all hazards, and kick up a row
among the Democrats at the same time,
and Nesmith walked into the trap like
d-n blind fool, and everything worked
finely; then these charges against Gro
yer We're to be made and investigated in {
and kept on the stocks for
. year or two, to break any influence he )
might have, and also have bearing on {
5he next June election. q
Then why this investigation in Ore i
,onl
You see that was not part of the I
eneral plan, but Grover got little OBJ :.
treperous and Mitchell could not pre- Il
ent it without damaging his chances a
ext year. n
Then you think Mitchell is candi- 1
late for reelection. o
Think know it; he Las more I,
rams than any man in Oregon, and is o
he mover in the whole matter, and but er
or the bungling manner in which this to
lvestigation was carried on, Or but for ca
he investigation at all, all of his plans th
'ould have been successful, and he and IG
lick Williams would have controlled
lie whole coast. Of
Do you think Mitchell knew about y, "
iring fales witnesses So
! don't know; but that was done to 50
tain the end desired by Mitchell and ~ "a
lie rest of them. nil nil
The papers had you reported as hav- ty,
g left the State Where have YOU ID,
zen all the timel a.
AT home part of the time; but on 81
e reservation part of the time fishing 'S' N
ID hunting, The
Here we informed him about the to
ia'6'Tcb callidg for him, and Kellys Sri ssl
P to the reservation, and showed him j
9 STANDARD and Neroa5y in which he sep
$ reported as having probably gone os, Go
the S1''brick, Hewas greatly surpris- six six
and became quite reticent. How mo
y, he said he was told that Kelly 1
been looking for him and that the
16rick laid off several days, and saws
thus explains the whole thing n
ut ], like ninny, put off into the m
untains. BY Cd, thought they ~
cd not give me away"
he called on us again Sunday, and
uested us to make no use Of what
said the night before. Wepromiscd
IA nc aocxy ~, L..