The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-08
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We publish the following letter on
tho other side Of the seDlvisIon Quest
ion' in UmatlIla County. We have
received some other communications
In favor of division but as they make
aoeutithe same points as Mr.. Sperry's
letter we omit them. We must de-
cline TO publish any more letters on
this subject, as only smell portion Of
our readers are Interested In the
matter.
HrrrSen, Or, Nsv. Goth, 1882.
Eds. Democrat;
DrAR Sin Under the heading
"That Division QuestesR, notice
in your issue of November, 10th 1882,
a copy Of letter written by Fred
Page Tustin, w. c. La Dow, and j.
Ii, Turner, In the name Of the Ciil-
zeus Of pendletsn, to certain State
Senators who voted with Sen. Pen
nington against the molten TO bring
up II. 20 out of Its regular srder
for secsnd Reading. | would net
trouble yeu en- this subject but for the
fact that the writers OF this letter take
upon themselves the task ofexpress-
Ing the gratitude Of the majority oi
the people of Umatilla County, be
cause SEINE of tho people Of Pendleton
appointed them committee TO write
This letter.
For the benefit OF those uniform
ed on this Division Question, and
perhaps among these May be some sl
those Senators to whom the letter was
addressed, | would state that this
Division Question has been agliated
for seme time, Il being apparent ts
every inhabitant OF Umatilla County
that the division OF this County wa:
necessary aud just. 1t was also ap'
parent to Mr., Pennington. for only
on his promising to advocate the
Division did he obtain the votes Of the
Western end of the County. No
only this but he pledged himself thai
he would work faithfully for the divi
sion of Umatilla County even II the
line Of division should divide the towr
OF Pendleten.
| For II. 3. 20, organizing the Coun
tv Of Thursten, petitien was slgnec
by 400 Citizens, and for. II. B. IL
organizing Cole County, petition o
i56s signers was presented. Upor
the representation by Mr.. Fred Pag,
| Tustsn, and e,hers that the passage o
Fl. b. % would run the County Lin,
within , miles of Pendleton. q re
monstFance was signed by 22o0 Citi
zens against the passage OF II. b. 2s
but no remon strsnce was presented
against II. B. Ill.
Mr. Pennington will hardly dare
to deny that he owed his election Il
the fact Of his having pledged him
self 10 work fer the division of the
County, and yet when the preposItior
was made In the Senate 10 Let II. b
% come up for End reading and re
fer the same to q Committee, no re
fused to do so even when he knew
that there was a remonstrance signed
by 22o0 against Petition OF 1906
names. The reason for this apparent
1t gave him an excuse fer with
drawing his motion to suspend ths
Rules in the case OF II. p. Ill and
ii's passage through End and Bird
Readings and final adoption by the
Senate, Cor which he would have had
no excuse had he acceded to the
proposition.
In view Of these facts Mr.. Editor
do you think we have anything &c
thank Hr. Ponniagten for i? ] do moi
imagine fer moment that those Sen.
ators who rendered Mr.. Pennington
their assistance were aware that they
were helping Mr.. Pennington to break
the pledge given TO his constituents
for they are gentlemen that are well
known for their integrity, and have
haen found faithful TO their trusts.
But merely call their attention H.
these facts, that at the next session
Of the senate, two years hence) they
may co operate with Mr. Pennington
fer the Division Of UmatIIIa Count
and not against II, as only by SO doing
is he representing his constituents.
Apologizisg for trespassipg On your
valuable time
remain Yours Respectfully,