Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-11-22
OregMseeks to Pay Back on Washing
toA@svhat She once Received from
California, tO.wit: D0mcs.
- tic Interference,

g tic Interference.
Oregon, when q Territory. and ike
o6raelTss obliged to play second fiddle
to an adjoining State, was always anx.
ious that her representative, We are told
should be in harmony with the Calfor.
MIA delegation. We know that this is
the case in Wyoming, as regards Ne
braska; was the case in Colorado before
she became State; and is so with all
Territories. 1t has always been so with
093Dur people have always understood
that Delegate from this Territory, if
atcvarianoe with both the Admiuistra-.
tion and the Oregon delegation, could
accomplish nothing in Congress; that
his success would be proportionate TO
the personal influence he might exert
there, as he was not in position to de,
mand, but only to ask favogs. SAD
Notwithstanding this fact, however, it
is generally understood that there is no
love lost between us and our older sister.
Oregon. She has always. it is claimed,
arrpgated to herself the right to preside
over our destinies- to make our interests
subservient to her own--to place and
keep us in the very subordinate position
Of ia mere trail to Der political gown.
Yet Il is not Oregon that has done all
This; it is not Oregon, properly speak
'ne. OF whom We are 80 jealous. and who
even now SO positively denies us the
rghtot setting u political housekeep-
ing for ourselves. 1t is an INSCRIPTIONS
ring of political plunderers aud lhonopo.
lists who have So long controlled the
rslitical patronage Of thar State. and Of
whom the people, as whole, have at
length tired as effectnaly as we haze of
our. condition OF Evassalage; and from
whose thraldnm they have just now so
ra,Jlufelyemanripated themselves. The
Oregon interests which are so adverse
- bur own centre at Portland; aad the
opposition TO our State movement, to our
railroad enterprises and other popular
projects have all come from this quar-,
ter. The people Of eastern Oregon have
no pan In this, and we may, therefore
congratulate ourselves npon tho'success
Of eastern Oregon in securing Senator.
Senator Grover and their present repre-
sentative, also stood in about the same
relation to us as does Senator Slater
Fortunately the tables have at length
been turned in our favor, and we may
expect great results in the next two
years, five take proper advantage of
the present opportunity. Senator Sla
ter will exert a marked influence in
Congress in no wise second to that ex-
erted by Senator Mitchell. With him
tjiarefore depends to very large extent
Mlo success Of certain very important
measures with u.s. Pacific Tribune
aa4tis well that the Washington press
-iateginning to be conscious Of the silent
power the schemers Of Oregon, and es-
ssneciallysof Portland, have welded and
lara now welding over the destiuies Of
Washington, to the great detriment Of
.the latter. Take for example the late
vote On the Constitution. The counties
bordering Oregon with one exception
are the only ones that have cast MAJ
jority vote against Washington becom-
ineA StatSl isfhe whole force of the
monopoly powor of Portland which finds
sprSft Upon the resources af Washington
'to0aggrandize Oregon, was brought to
bedr'against the Constitution. In Walla
wa1la ii stiaed the freedom Of tie press,
and without giving the text of the Con-
situation so that it might be understood
by the people, and what was said by the
press was only in ridicule of the Con-
Sention who framed the instrument, and
'hefversions Of the meaning Of the Con-
ssstitpisnI itself and Induced the Judge
VIZ that district to descent from the
bench and upon the stump proclaim ap
interpretation of the instrument that no
sschool boy of sixteen years would dare
give as . just criticism. by these means
thn blinded the people Of that county
! q vote against their own true, interests
Spd Tor the interest of these N ,nopolies.
Rni lgAk G ., with few counties
oR estsAnhtle power spent itself, aud |
ether psrQnns NJ tae Territory spoke
assr .sep tlments fpr the Constitution |
Without trammel, aud The Instrument has !
5een endorsed by handsome majority. 1
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