The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-28
THAT iNTEMpERATE LANGUAGE.
The Willamette Farmer of Oct.

7th, says:
''The friends of Yaquina Bay railroad,
strikes us. do not help their cause any b
using intemperate languages in speaking {
other enterprises. To read some of our u
country exchanges, which speak of th
charges of the present road to Portland a
robbery, one would suppose that the va
quina road, when finished, intends to con
vey passengers and freight to the Bay FIRE
of charge"
We do not know what language
or what particular language on
friend, the Farmer, has reference to
Whether it be the German, Italian
French, Greek, Spanish, Chenook oil
English language that our friend i.
alluding to we would like to know
We do not now particularly call ,e
mind any cup country exchange
which has spoken any of these Ian
guaees in an Incorporate manner Of
or concerning the present road to
Portland, neither do we have any
idea to which exchange the Farmer
alludes to.
We do not believe, however, that
any exchange has alluded to the
charges of the present road to Port
land as robbery, in the literal or
legal acceptation of the term. But
we believe so confidently that We
would be willing to stake our all and
our life if need be on the proposition
"that the Oregon Pacific railroad,
when built TO the Yaqn;na Bay cal,
afford to and will transport the pro-
duce Of the country to the sea board
for not more than one ,alf of what it
costs to transfer the same commod-
ity by means of the present monopo-
lies over the present railroads to
Portland, and from thence bv water
out of the mouth of the Columbia
river with your rehandling, lighter
age, towage, the great increase of
insurance over a route attended with
40 much danger and numerous other
expenses. It the compensation for
the same service over this new route
can be reduced to onc-half of the
present cost over the old route. the
ultimate effect upon the pockets Of
all those who are required to patron
ize the old route, for all practical pur-
poses is robbery to the extent of the
excessive charge, although it may
not be so in the legal acceptation of
that term. As your paper would in
dica:e by its name that it was in the
interest of the farmer and the bone
and sinew of the land, we are pre.
pared to say that if you do anything
for that interest it will at times re-
quire the use of what you term s'in
temperate language" It is necessary
not only to use strong language, but
also to do strong and effective work
to battle against and conquer that
chain of circumstances which for the
most OF the time during the last
twenty years has combined capital
together in the capacity of common
by forming monopolies in
such a manner as to absorb the prin-
cipal portion of the annual profits ot
The country in that interest. In order
to accomplish anything with these
questions, they have TO be handled |
without fear or favor and with un-
sloved hands. If the opposing ele-
.ient is too formidable an object. 1t |
will not do any harm to occasionally !,
upon the hands and go
or them again.
Newspapers can not accomplish
my good to the country, and especi-
lily to the producers of it. in opposi-
ion to the monopolies that seem to be
threatening not only our own state
mi the whole =ation at large, by
aving pleasant and beautiful things
bout them, thus TO please all. They
an not labor in the interests of the
'eople and ride both horses to mar
:e'. But they will have to lump
stride of one and stick to it until
hey arrive at their destination.
We do not oppose the manage ment
i the present roads to Portland and
'tiler extensive lines of that company
kept so far as it is monopoly, and
o long as it remains a monopoly it
will be exacting and oppressive to
he people as all monopolies have
,een before.
We encourage the Oregon Pacific
abroad because it is being built in
he interest of the producers of the
ountry, and for the purpose of al
ording a formidable competition; and
o long as the management OF it cor
ontInues in that interest we shall
i've it onr hearty approval and sup
'ort in every possible way.
If in the future, however, its man.
cement should become in the inter-
SIS of monopolies and against the
eonle,a Interests. we shall onnosa