, 1878-10-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

BrrNr2 for Delegate to Congress,
and protection OF the people against
monopoly.
IT is said that Senator Mitchell, OF
Oregon, is pleased over the election
of Slater because it is interpreted to
mean a defeat of the "Oregonian s.
plans. Many Democrats preferred
Mitchell next to Slater.
THE almost unparalleled success
of the financial policy put forth by
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary OF the
L. S. Treasury, is working up u
world wide fame for him. Should it
he fully carried out, the result will
prove Secretary Sherman to be a
statesman and hnancier of no ordin-
airy mould.
By a change recently effected in
tho affairs of the "Pacidc Christian
Advocate" Rev. A. Laubach has be.
come the publisher and business
manager Of that paper-thus reIIev-
inc Rev. }. II. Acton of all labor in
connection with it except edtoria!
writing. Bro. Laubach has Iabored
maay years in editorial as we'll as
ministerial harness, and will acquit
himself With credit in mis- present
position. The "Advocate" ought to
tave an extensive circulation on this
coast. Subscription price, $3.50 per
annnm, postage paid. Address Rev.
A. Laubach, Portland, Or.
Mr.. Cation has made the. startling
discovery that the clause in the Van
.couver platform, which is regarded
by the N. P. r. r. Co. as their bill
OF sale of the Democratic party Of
this Territory, doesn't quite take
with the "dear people;" he therefore
puts in the peurile plea that this
clause doesn't mean what it says"
Ot all the weak arguments ever put
up, this one takes precedence. Ca
ton affects to stand squarely and un-
flnchingly on his platform, and then
iorsooth, because the people wont
swallow its provisions, he kindly in
forms them that they needn't be
alarmed - because the obnoxious
document "doesn't mean what it
says" If we may accept such an
argument, why not conclude that the
man himself doesn't mean what he
says, and set him down as complete
"biIk" who can with propriety be
elected to stay at home ? He is evi.
IDENTITY either too stupid to compre-
hend the inextricabIe difficulty into
which his policy will lead him, or else
he is trying simply to "play the boys
for sardines." Don't fool yourself,
Mr. Cation, over the supposition that
the voters of this Territory are too
ignorant to see through your sophis-
try! It's too transparent.
WE publish, in another column,
the Republican Territorial platform,
Reader, after you have carefully pc.
rnsed its contents, just compare it
with the enunciation of principles
sent out a short time ago by the
Democratic party. You will observe
that upon the question of railway
communication neither one of the
platforms named gives ont an uncer-
tain sound. While they are each
dramatically opposed to the other
on the question Of imposing such
conditions upon the n. p. r. r. Co.
as will protect the people of our Ter.
ritory from injustice and imposition,
1t is your province to decide as to
which of them is entitled to support.
There are many points upon which
critical comparison Of the two docu.
ments might be proitabiy made; we
leave the intelligent voting public to
calmly perform this duty. resting as.
sured that Mr.. Brents w... 0e chosen
TO represent the psop.. ". T.,
by a sweeping majority.