The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-20
FURTHER TESTIMONY.


Mosier of Wasco, he who was "burnt
out'' a year ago last April, and, as a
consequence, thought $1,000 would be a
"mighty fine thing" has given in his
testimony to the Senate subcommittee,
corroborating the damaging statements
made by Messrs. Nesmith and Good
man, but excusing himself on the
ground that he threw out these remarks
concerning money in connection with
the Senatorial election as a "feeler.n
He, however, repudiates Styles and his
$3.50 testimony, and denies IN toto that
he ever received a cent, directly or indi-
rectly, for his vote for Grover. This of
course was to be expected; no one
thought he would march up to the con-
fessional and tell who paid him money,
or how much.
If in all the mass of evidence taken
by the committee there has not been
found positive proof of fraud and cor
ruption in the election of Grover, there
has been that unearthed that carries
conviction to every candid mind that
mercenary arguments were employed,
and that they were effective in chang
ing the votes of certain members. The
Yamhill Reporter speaks pretty nearly
the popular sentiment when it says that
"Governor Grover counting out coin to
anybody as a means of securing his
election we do not maintain; but that
money was paid to secure his election,
and that the payers thereof were re-
warded by services to the said payers as
good as so much money, we have not a
doubt" If Mosier's testimony were re-
peated thousand times, and each time
rendered more emphatic, the verdict of
the popular mind would still be the
same.
For some years past the New NORTH
WEST has rigidly abstained from taking
any partisan course in relation to poll
tics, the reason being that there have
been no issues between the two organ
lied parties which have caused its ed
lLOlS uulllA llldb LllllG W lEGl any BlElel-
ence for particular candidates. That
venality and corruption are the rule oi
the present One-seXed political parties
and honesty the exception in case of a
few individuals, and that this order Of
things will remain, no matter who gets
into power, till men and women return
to philosophical principles, and restore
dominion to man as God created
them, male and female, we have moi
only learned, but openly promulgated
This reticence upon the part of this
journal is a source of constant annoy
ance to few starveling journalists, whC
would fain place US in the front of thei
battles and keep US there as target
while steadfastly denying US the liberty
we mean to have in spite of them; con
stantly attacking us with charges NOR
or less covert or open, according to thu
frequency and strength oftheir drinks
A fair sample of this, given elsewhere
from the Salem Record, was eagerly
copied by the Standard, of this city. I
sounds so intensely Sam Clark-ish tina
we're half inclined to charge it upol
him; and just here it occurs to US tina
Gervais is the place where Tim Daven
ports erewhile anonymous correspond
ence with an "independent" Salem pa
per, now defunct, hailed from; an
Timmy doesn't take the NEW NORTH
WEST, so he's liable to misrepresent il
not only from choice, but from ignor
) ance. But our sensible readers will Sc
so much to contempt in the scurrility re
ferred to that they will blame us, we fea
justly, for even deigning to notice th
! contemplate whine.
> To attack gentleman who is not
journalist, and who has nothing to d
= with political action in any way, for n
other reason than because he is honorf
e bly, related to the New NORTHWEST
= editor is the old style of opposition
e which is deserving only of contempt.
What scheme" contemplate" {
u otherwise, the "custom-house ring"
z such ring exists, may have in hand, W
certainly do not know. Politicians Ion
ago learned better than to entrust I
with any of their wire-pulIing scheme
It We have disapproved the Grover "whit
i washing" from the beginning, becau!
It we knew there would be no getting
,r the truth. We have no idea but vOt
d were bought and sold, just as the
.e doubtless have been in former Sem
Ie torial elections; but the fight isn't OF
Of funeral, and we've only stopped mil
d ute to cuff the ears of the contemptib
!. fiste who barks at US under cover of g
J. alias.
,r LET HIM PARTI0ULARIZE.