, 1881-02-19
s.e.. Il Labor.


10 the open and manly letter Of thton-
JH. Mitchell We are torcibly reIund CT
/ the fable Of mountain in labor bg;ng
I forth mouse: IN ccmrsrison witfso e1
: Seaaior's intellectual effort, Il IS mud
: 70 n.arb,e-iiercules to Thersa or
tie ass, upon which Baalam rods :he
angel that stood before il. Mucs the
editor Of the C,e,p,aira may presd to
treat hie MANY adversary wiJh campt,
it is patent 70 all who read hiSswer
that. at heart. Scott own his ownieri-
or:tv t, one who has r;ght and juca on
his side, and can number his frids by
the thousand both east and wesii the
Cascade mountains. H6wevermuch
Scott NAV hate Mitchell, he can't and
dare not despise hun. The opesourse
adopted by the ablest Senator re5oh
ever had, has made friends ef to.;i who
once held him rs a political enemy. We
all admir-. HIM for his ability, so'nd sei'e
and the scod he has ellesvore' 10 pa
form for the vital interests OF tils couii
try. Scott IS on the defensive With ever
point open to a heavy fus;lad1 II clti
cism. Starting III with a heavy AM VERY
four-coIunla article, he commences by :
summing that the ex-senator Is maiuf
no importance whaterer, and perverts lie
character Of the letter he answers by cl-
inq Mr.. Mitchell political aiventGr
and charging hun with = b.ackguar'iisi
ana extreme poverty of intellect, win,
If Sc,tt were possessed Of 1.-THE of III
same intellect he would be now whate
only pretends to be, l. 9, N able mL
Instead Of boldly and braveiy s"allc-
ino the bitter dose administered, our e
tor falls back, ChinaIaan Ike, after hrlni
number Of blank cartridges, and takes
uye behind the yaporlngs OF the Ne
York Times, the Fee Press of Mnnesa
and tn Chronicle The attempt Of q.
O,eq,i.i.la e,litor 10 hlacken Mitchell
character will rebound upon hmse'
There is too much cuttie fish trucker
about Scott's answer to please the Peep
Of tnis Western country. it reminds I
OF a picture we one. saw where lot {
men all stood in Il row and each one
tnrn pointing 10 his neighbor, ezclaime
she did II" Set; says he don ! say tn
that and the other thing, but quotes ev
dently weIl preserved papers u back u
his own weakness. John Fl. Mltche
used the pen of junius when he wrot
letter. and poor Scot: is in wors
,han were the victims thi,
writer i:ni a'ed even, with III
superior advantage oi h;.::,g perfectly Coz
E:zant Of his adversary. II Is TO be NJ
ticed that he already sees the shadow o
the wall, and fears that Mitchell ma
again become a cardiiAre for the ) nate
IN which case as TIA Oss mRiaa opp9sy
him he VIII be granted the position I
which he possibly aspies. On every oC
cas;on TIA; Otegon has. spne Democratic
it mas been partly dGs 70 the efforts Z,
that paper. Mitchell has the canfdenc
Of TIE people of Eastern Oregon 90 a deat
certainty, and many Democrats with I;
welfare of the country ut heart, Will Jm
with the Republicans to ASSIST in ser
Ing him tn the Senate to again serve te
country whose interests, he has prcvedn
the past, are as deag 10 i'm as life itse.
IN the future, unless Scott eau answela
most able and iiaui:ied letter in the sa.e
open and dignlfei manner, 1t woald 'e
well fur the interests and divinity Of 5
paper if he kent si;ut Like the monly y
up the mast the hi.h.r up he CLIMBS, te
more he exposes his ignorance.