The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-05-12

any ps-son who is running for Judge, be
cause life liberty and property are continu
ally brought before the courts for protec-
tion and Without a pure and intelligent
Judge there can be no security for either.
Mr. McFaaden, however, preferred to make
it a political controversy i'll order to assist
in woking up party feeling for him; and
hence he caused the resolution which was
referred to last week to be introdu .ed in
the Conyention. The pass ge of this reso-
luton absolutely forced upon us contro-
versy with the Convention and thus COM
pel.el us to devote the space to that body
we shall devote more of our space to friend
McFatiden's qualifications rather than to
the Convention unless the latter is again in
some way forced upon us. The introduc-
tion and passage of the resolutions referred
to tends more than ever before to convince
us that we were right in the belief that
McFaddeu had almost absolute influence
over tha nominating power OF the Demo-.
Because the passage of resolutions endors-
ing party nominee and at tie same time
reprimanding somebody else is unparalleled
in political history.
1t is hard to acknowledge or sometimes
to convince ones self that a man exercises
such influence In party as to control it and
lead it. yet such things do happen. We
arc ashamed of the fact that Conkling has
so long led and controlled Republican poll
ties in New York and thus disgraced Re
pubicanism and our country, bnt the bare
facts stare us i'll the face and eyes and we
are forced to admit it. And when we find
it to l,e trne we oppose it as strongly as We
would if it occurred in Democratic circles.
If there is any one thing which will tend
more than any other to rain this country
of ours it is political ''i,ossism" and polit-
| It Il dictation; and it stands every American
| citizen to look ont for them whenever they
| can be found regardless of any party or po-
/ ltical considerations. We do not ask any
body to pay us for abus,ing them. neither
have we abused anybody; we have only told
| what is true about Mr.. McFalden and his
aualiticati ions much of which he has told
| himself with his own lips. Some Demo-
| GAZETTE yet in doing so they certainly did
not expect they were buying ANY CONTROL
OF the policy or course of our elitorial col
! nuns We do not w,nt any subscriptions
| from parties who expect that by such sub
! scription they purchase any controll of our
| life, our liberty, our principles or the col
umns OF eur paper; we would feel asham-
ed fer any one who expected Il
Sine run,lin! the GAZETTE We have given
| parties enough news and general informa-
tiun to leworth the subscription price of
the paper anu cur editorial comments we
give free and people can read let them
alone as best suits their turn of mind
The only offence we have committed is in
our absolute duty to the public in showing
| them that McFadlen by his acts and miss
sivings is not qualified to fill the office of
| Judge.
If the Lea1ler was fair minded Journal
III the interests OF tae peopte she Wouiu
show up MIR. McFadden's qualifications as
we have done; because al of these things
regarding him can lie asccrtained hy tie
Lsa:ler' by Il little investigation in the III
terests of truth. But Mi McFaldcn sought
to make 1t a political fight by introducing
his resolution into the Convention and thus
! forcing the controversy on to the Conven
| tion. The Leader also wants it rs Nick
ways bar!.s his echo