The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-27
nex. s.x. ssLrn.

sNtS atOA AAtun fsua Aoo~s aAS~
struggle,Of fsrty days. in fruitless st-
tempts to elect Mitchell, creates more
dissatiAfaction among all GLASSES
throughout this valley than the elec-
ton Of Mitchell himself would have
done.
Our statement heretofore made that
act one in ten Of the Republicans Of
Liam County favored Mr.. MitchelPs
election may be veri6edby inquiry among
leading Republicans Of the eannty.
We think We arc safe in saying that
not more than one in twenty Is con-
tent with thus clothing Mr.. d 'lph
with the leadership Of the party In
Oregon. OF course what friends Mr.
Mitchell had here ara sorely dlsappsins-
cd at his defeat, and are equally dissatis.
fed with the election Of Mr.. D1lph
over their f.vnrite. WIN, thsy say vas
the fairly expressed choice Of bis party
The intelligent and erystAlized opposi-
ton to Mr. Mitchell in the interior
valley counties is based upon the fac.
that he is the paid attorney OF coiPora-
tions whose interests seem TO com Ia
conflict with farmers, mechanics laborsrs
and merchants Of the interior. But Rs.
puhlicans almost universally say that
Mr. Dolph il tha bald aud oatspoken
representative Of cprp ,rAtioas whose
interests, and whose alone, he will seek
to promote in the United Safes Senate.
But Democrats expected nsthing
better, as the history OF the Republican
party since its advent to power Is bat
the history of the amazing growth ol
corporate influence over the Legislation
of the country. The Republican party
! has, for the purpose of securing their
support and influence, yielded to the
demands of corporations for favorable
| legislation NATL the machinery Of the
organization of The party has been cap
turea and is nov within the iron grasp
of corporate power, and the party Il
absolutely helpless snd Pa~srlsts u re-
aist its impsrisuS dsmands. While
many CONSERVATIVES REPUBLICANS whose
love for the welfare of ths country i
stronger than their love for party, arr
sudeavsring to wrest II from the grasE
Of corporate power, aud the banefu
control of bosses, the corporations mov'
forward in th" evea tenor Of THAR way
adding Senator after Senator. and Rep
rsseutativs after Representative. to the
already long list Of members Of Goa
gress who bow the supplisHt knee 4
the throne Of corporate power tha
Offices and sloils may iolls~ sneh favn
ing.
It would L- well il the minds Of thes'
Independent Republicans could be disa
busei of The belief that they vii
ever be able to break this hold whiol
corporations have upon their party
for so long a. they ara imbued will
the hope that they can do it, they vii
,ntinue 70 affiliate with that party
and thus keep in power, whic'
Is synonymous with con:inuin
corporate influence over the Legislation
of the country. The election Of Mi
Dolph is regarded here as sictsry 70
corporations in much sharper sens
than would the election Of Mr. Mitchell
inasmucb as his financial ia.s-osts cen
ter lsrgely in corporations enterprises
and hence wLere the interests Of Ia
people, conflict with the interests O
csr porztions he will have dsubls Ii
ccntiv. To disregard ths EJi laer An,
promote the latter. IL Is matter o
surprise how th" "ei<htesn N 'm''er.'
who steod out 50 lag against Mr
Mitchell, because he ~as understood h
be Representative Of corporate inter
ests, could finally lie Induced TO vst'
for Mr.. Dolph whs certainly representa-
that interest more sharply than Mr.
Mitchell. While the "Sgh,e-,." wer,
sncoura Jed anil h-artiDy On iar-rd By
all Republicans her. whs were opposed
to Mitchsll, YET by vJting f,r D,lph
they brought down on their devoted
heads the cendemna'iea of all Mitchell
nen Of course, and Of all anti Mitchell
men because they ~ers A. much o1.
posed to DoIph ~ Mitchell. Hence
the eighteen are now the subjects oi
curses both lond and deep from all Re.