The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-02
MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER,

MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER,
Within the history OF political
matters II Oregon the time never
was when general Independent
movement in preparation tor the
future could be- made by the peo.
pie with greater advantage to
themselves than now. The Inde,
l,endents are not u body of meu
banded together to secure office.
Their purpose is to compel honest
government by electing only good
men 10 office irrespective of party,
and wherever Independents have
organized tor their own protection
it is a fact that Is beyond dispute
that organization has. cons
prised SIMPLY farmers and tax
payers who We're thinking for
themseIves, who knew that De-
mrcracy III Oregon meant lie.
publlcanism in India..a ard Re-
publicanlsm elsewhere signitied
Democracy III other States, and had
come together, concluding that
the contest between the two par
ties was simply strife for Office, to
do the best possible for the coun.
try and 10 ignore political creeds
and prejudices to t accomplish.
ment OF thls end. The history of
this county, as all know, proves
this,ar no where has either party
DeeD forced upon good Its be-
haviormore completely than here.
Neither party cannot now truths
fully cay they own ana control
the county, and both know that
the time has gone by for them T.,
put up old political shack for office
and expect to elect them. There
ID no such thing as q nomination.
being equivalent to en- election
any longer IN Douglas county;
and what is truth here should be
spoken of every county in the
State. and would be Il an honest
effort was made to have it 90. In
dependents are to be found every
where in Oregon, and why they
should work together as broth.
erho0d can be seen when it is re.
cognized that by such work they
can hold a balance of power
against either OF the two political
parties, and force the election of
only honest and capable men to
public Office.
Political managers at the heads
of both parties tear the people
will come TO this conclusion,
hcnce there was much virtne in
the late Legisl ature, aud partizan
newspapers have since caugnt the
fever that frightened members.
The political newspapers, except
ting those toward whose pfoprie>
tors the finger of Suspicion is
sqnarely pointed, are engaged in
denouuclng wrongs supposed to
have been committed BY Grover
Il Co. A committee, appoln
ted by Democratic Speaker
OF the Ilonse, and composed of
three Democrats aud two Repub-
licans, is actively engaged in ex.
amining the accounts of supposed
delinquent officlc'als, and If there
are such it will turnish proof OF
their guilt that rs much as may
be P 'sslble shall be saved to the
State. Taking into consideration
the fact that such investigating
committee has bsen asked for be-
fore and refused by the same p r.
ty that has at last granted it, does
1t not seem that an acknowledg
ment his been made by both par
ties of the strength and influence
of the Independent element iu
the voting population whose mot.
to has been IN effect, we shall vote
for no dishonest men or with any
party which supports thrm ? Any
one present when this committee
was appointed will emember the
care shown by each member OF
the House to place has name on
the record which was to go TO the
people. Those who did not vote
for the investigation through the
committee held back only because
they thought other means could
be employed to the furtherauee o.
the same end; there was gen-
erAI disposition TO do right, and
party feeling was tor the time lait
aside. When did the two parties
unite upon such q matter before |
Never before! When there wa