, 1878-08-08

puulCdHS. lie WIS Hdli-IleHTleN anu etSlIN
corrupted, caring ior place and money
more than for party. Before the Legislature
convened Mr. Corbett suddenly arranged
for the purchase Of the "Oregonian," and
ii passed into his hands in time to enable
him to use 1t as powerful engine against
Mr.. Mitchell Scott was displaced and n
more trrlsty tool OF Corbett's employed as
editor. 10 retain his place as collector,
Scott then became zeal tor Mitchells cleo
election. twas accomplished without his
aid. The "Oregonian" then ceased to be a
Republican paper, and IN 1873, when the
Corbett faction. smarting under the defeat
OF their leader for the Senate and the tr
umph OF Mitchell, organized an Indepeni-
ent party. In the special election for
Congressman that year they put a ticket
IN the field In opposition to the regular
Republican candidate. The division cost
the Republicans defeat. Nesmith was
elected by the Democrats.
The campaign of 1874. for State officers,
was again won by the Democrats, because
OF the unfortunate division in the Rcpub-
ican ranks led by the Oregonian" and
the Corhctt-Gibbs faction, and since then
the ftud has been bitterly prosecuted. Its
object was the defeat Of Senator Mitchell.
1t gave the State to the Democrats in 1876,
and elected Grover to the Senate IN place
of sound Republican. 1t has now again
beaten the party for the Legislature, the
Senator. the Congressman. and the Govern
or. Ii Is determined TO rule or ruin, and
to rule it never can with lis present lead
ers. For his treacheryto the party, Scott
was removed from the custom-house by
President Grant, and COrbctt then put
him back on the "Oregonian" rs editor.
He Is the bascst Il ii mos: vindictive oil
Senator Mitchell's puIsuers.
The Republicans of Oregon have no res
pect for him. no confidence in him. They
regard him as an Ishlnaelite. with the
cross OF the Dalgetty. His columns were
filled daily with vituperaton against
Senator Mitchell and other hOnOred Re-
publican leaders during the late campaign.
But, unfortunately, the Oregonian' Is
the oldest and richest paper in the State.
and it has a monopoly of the the telegraph
dispatches, and therefore 1t has the largest
circulation Of all. Hence its capacity for
harm. Moreover TO beat Mitchell. the
faction opposed to him made open alliance
with the Democrats on the legislative
ticket. "Anything to defeat Mitchell ~
was their cry, the same aS Anything to
beat Grant" was their watcliwOrd in 1872,
They have succeeded; but their triumph
has cost the Republican party only tenn
porary reverse. while it has forever ruined
themselves IN the political field in Oregon.
We will yet elect Mr.. Mitchell to the Sell
ate, where he has served his State and his
party to better purpose and with greater
ability than any who has set IN that body
to represent us since the days OF the
hero, orator, statesman. General h. ID.
Baker. Senator Mitchell is now the most
popular Republican leader of this State.
Under no other could the party here rally
so 2ealOusly and strongly to The polls. BY
his influence and weight OF his name We
have carried four of the five candidates on
our State ticket. Only for the troubles ut
Washington, In respect TO Mr.. Hayes ad-
ministration, Oregon would have gone
solid for the whole Republican ticket
from top to bottom. But for this dark
cloud now lowering over the party the re-
election OF Senator Mitchell would be a
foregone conclusion. It is this, and to
the miserable faction in this State, herein
alluded to. the Republicans here know.
and the Republicans in the East ought to
be told, that the defeat Of our candidates
for Congressman, for Governor, and of
the Legislative ticket, must be assigned.
With another leader than Senator Mitchell.
the entire ticket would have been lost, and
the Democrats would have swept the
State. The Republican hosts OF Oregon
will yet rally to his support. and under
his lead hew their way to victory. He is
still the chosen champion of the party
throughout the State, and the result in
1880 and in 1882 will demonstrate this be-
yond all question. VINDEX.