The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-11
".oRFGoS POLITICS. .

A scribbfer, whose earmarks are
plainly discernable in decomposition,
writes 'letter'' under the above cap
ton to the Western Star. The writer
might hide his head under nom de
plume or his :" candle under bushel,"
but even then there would be enough
left outside to expose his ridiculous
ness. Amy one who would believe the
letter came from elsewhere than Rose
burg would have as little thought as
shown by the writer, and the writer
gives Us a heap oftrash in the shape
Of news.
The whole story of the writer is an
swered in ono little question Hthere
was slate made up by this paper, is
it to be supposed the editor of the In
DEPENDENT wouldtell oft? estates"
and particularly those of q political
nature-are always kept silent and a
secret; aud even in this case it is not
even possible that the facts would be
given to the head and front of the
Roseburq ring, the NATURAL enemies
Of this paper and the people of Doug
las county. To argue in thisway is to
argue in. defiance of the rules laid
down in the laws of evidence, and the
findings Of honest judges upon the ju-
dicial bench.
But laying the foolishness of the
charge. contained in the communities
tlon aside, and taking 1t up otherwise,
does it not appear that the writer had
some other motive than that of an inn
partial relator Of news? "rhere's the
nr,lh ~ Why should the writer
speak of Hon. Binger Hermann as he
does, without be has a personal dis
IKE for. that gentleman ? Why does
he sneeringly speak Of Judge Watson,
Of Jackson county, unless he bears
him ill-will2 It may be that both the
Agen lenen framed have defeated him
i'm Some lawsuit wherein the writer
boasted to. his client that he was the
best Judge aud lawyer in all Southern
Oregon. and afterwards the client
twitted him of his want of ability.
There have been such lawyers, and
such clients!
With the permission of Judge ]. F..
Watson, we announce that gentleman
to be a candidate for no Office, nor
will he accept nomination from his
party unless it is the expressed wish o.
his party that he shall be candidate
As to Hon. Binger Hermann, he no
tifies us chat there has been nothing
in his speech or actions to show thai
he seeks nomination. So far as this
paper is concerned, it has no estate =
it has no candidates to put forward tc
forestalI the wishes of the people
With us the people must speak first.
When the proper time comes the peo-
ple's battle will be our fight and
then there will be no reason fol
counterfeit Eugene letters to tell
whom We will support, or whom we
will oppose. We will then speak
plainly and in terms unmistakablea
Re had anticipated from the first
that Gov. Thayer would find but few
friends even in his own party, but we
never imagined that the proof would
come so early as it has. The Salem
Mercury never fails whenever the op-
portunity offers to deal the Governor
a left handed compliment, and the
Portland standard finds the Cover
nor's cause so hopeless as to feel COM
PEELED to oppose the Governors ad-
ministration. When it tcomes to that
pass that the Governor is not sup
ported by the two leading Democratic
organs, it is surely time for him to re-
peat, In the language of the poet !:
Farewell, long farewell, to all my
greatness so far as the Democratic
party is concerned, and in doing SO,
tell nothing more than the truth.