, 1881-04-16
A Convenient Omission.

The TdcOma Ledger has been feeding
the Ortgonian with everything but taty,
much to the disgust and confusion of the
great AN Scotty. The people East of
the Cascades are much indebted to the
Ledger for yoeman service performed in
their interest, in which task the Ledger
SO etfectuaily Punctnred the windbag
Scott as to put him hors d, combat. The
subioined article entitled A Convenient
Omission" is fair sample of how the
Ledger does it:
In its issue of March 2Sd, the Ortgoaian
copied n long editorial from the Springfield
(Mass.) R.pau;cuR, entitled "a Growing
Railroad Power and written upon misinfor.
nation, and the effect OF which was to exag'
gerate the Importance Of Willard and his Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company. Some
who read it may remember that towards the
close Of the reprint occurred stars, denotins
that portion had been omitted. In order to
show how little foundation the,e is in the
O,rgoaia,,s claim that II is fair and impartial,
We here reproduce that portion of the RtpaGi.
can editorial, which was cut out and ordered
to be omitted by the editor Of the chief paper
at the focus:
Mr.. Willard and his associates have great
faith in the future of the Northern Pacific,
and consider its securities well worth the price
they have paid for them. They are energetic
men and there Is no danger that the enterprise
will languish in their hands 1t is quite pro
bable, in fact, that they will introduce more
snowy policy into its management, and per.
haps undertake to pay dividends at an early
day. The danger is that when the reaction
comes, which surely awaits the present era OF
speculation, at no distant time, their ambitious
| schemes may give them trouble.
The people Of Oregon and Washington will
hardly relish this practical union of the North
ern Pacific with the Oregon Railway and
| Navigation Company. Strengthening as j. does
the hold Of the latter upon the transportation
| business Of that territory. which contains what
are claimed TO he the richest agricultural lands
| of America. They will he apt to look now
with longing eye and stretch out helping nands
to tie Union Pacific branch referred 70 above,
unless Mr.. Villsri's fertile brain and absorb.
ing propensity should lead him to gobble thi,
road also. The policy of the Willard manage.
ment Is claimed to be conciliatory towards the
public. but the fact remains that these con-
| solidations are building up a great power
which is enriching and extending itself at the
expense Of lesser interests. and which NAV
sometime be found 4 serious blight upon the
healthy growth of the far Northwest
In western Oregon two railroad enterprises,
unrelated, We believe, 10 the Railway and
Navigation company, are aiding in the de-
velopment Of the Willamette valley, and one
OF them will ultimately offer through line
to California. These are the Oregon and
California and the Oregon railways. the latter
owned by Scotch company Of large capital
who are building a svs.enn Of narrow gauge
I roads which it is proposed t. extend east from,
the Willamette through the heart of the
state, to connect with the Central Pacific at
! Ninnenueca, New.
The OTfconioa objected 10 the prediction
concerning the "shory policy of manage,
ment as being calculated to impair the CON.
fideace of the public in the balloon affair Z.
which il giSes unreserred and headlong SUD.
port. nor did it quite approve Of the idea .ha,
a reaction would come, nor yet that the peo
PIE would not relish consolidation. etc.
1t is one thing to he an honest editor u,.r
whom the people may rely as safe guide, and
quite another to be trickster by whom the
people are victimi:ed.
And now We are 10 remember the lunb.r
ins and heary piunges Of the principal pane,
Of the focus in and about this affair Is ",
remember the graceful movements Of the kan
garoo. It's stupid paper, We. the Ledarr i.
10th TO deny It the credit which weuld concsj,
to it a thorough understanding of the pressn;
3tuation- Its own patrons are lsu-hin, a,
the ridiculous record il has made and ar Il.
presen. confusion. There Is good reason I,
suspect that as TO this matter the O-,oon;au !,
, not quite a. bad Of as the coon which Pa,
was beiabpring. Pats interlocuter sai5
; why. Pat. what's the Use TO lea. tie an;
nal; its dead, isn't it,- Yes resnonJs,
Pat, " the diyi's dead enough, bu, b ;,b
!, bers. he don't know it" Pss WAS ds.erm;ns.
that the Coon should know thst i, was H. !
n,ess tie Lsd9,r greatly errs, the Orr,on,a,
VIII have resson to know thA, there Is spch
, thing As punishment after death,