The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-11-24
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"MAkIPULAToRS.

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erviewed'' again by the Coos Bay
yaes Reporter. Being asked what ef-
ecs the senatorial sgusbble would have
,pon parties two years hence, he re-
,lied, that it left bitterness in the re-
,ublicaa party which viii give it much
.reuble in the futare. He says that "the
majority was compelled to surrender to
. minority or sacrifice the party, as the
and its Boss, Scott, Oregon.
ian) had fully decided to help to elect a
democrat in preference to Mitchell
Here We think Mr.. Siglin is on grounds
utterly untenable. While the Oregon
ian and Statesman, in a general way,
hintsd at contingency under which it
would be necessary to elect Shattuck'
yet these ''manipulators Of the democrat
ic majority" as the gentleman sees ft
to call the democratic members, knew
full we'll what was meant by these hints.
These "roanipnlators" whe, according
to party usage, went into the caucus
and nominated Judge Prim for the u
S. Senate and sOted for him until be
withdrew, and was replaced BY Judge
Shattuck, for whom they also voted, as
consistent democrats should do, until
the election os Dir. DOlph, were in a
far better position to know what these
two spokssnen of the "eightesu" meant
than Mr.. Siglin. We think every OBJ
servant person knew at the time, that
these hiats at the election Of Shattuck
by half,breed votes wore intended as q
menace TO Mitchell men, and We have
no doubt of the truth Of the statement
that Mitchsll republicans, except, per-
hapa, hr. Siglin, accepted and treated
them as threats intended to drive them
fren Mitchell to sOne ether republican.
Mr. Siglin thinks that il these ina
nipulaturs of the democratic party" at
this moment had been equal to the oc-
casien and emergency By giving Mitch
oil enough votes to come within. say
enc of an elect on, and presented the 10
sue squarely to the half-brseda .Aitch-
III or Shattuek to-morrow," there would
rave been no question Of Shattuek' : cleo
.ion. Now we must confess that We
re not astute enough 70 understand
Vi, Dir. Siglin wanted Shattuck elect
ID. Although he attempts in the in
sryiew above referred to, to leave the
that be was anxious 10 have
Iim elected, yet in all candOr, We must
Ieeiine to believe il. The reason Why
re do not believe Mr.. sighn wanted
Jhattuck elected Is found in the fact that
DR.. Siglin was voting for Mr.. Mitchell
II the time that the .'manipulators OF
he demoerstic majority" were voting
OF Mr., sbattuek. sIs might be well,
ere, and once for all, to inform Mr..
Iiglin that il wenld be far lnors diff
ult TO induce these s'manipulaters OF
he democratic majority" to leave on
one of their own political
nth, desert their party, turn traitsr to
hose who had confded public trust
} them, and vote for Mitchell, than il
ras to induce him to do 50. These ema-
ipulators" are men.. of no easy political
irtue. M ~
Public faith and public. dsceney die
tied to them to pursue the honorable
purse they did. They (''tbe manipu-
ltsrs'' were elected, knowing that it
'as an un Written Law of their party that
hey should vote for democrat for U.
. Senator with untrammelsd conyic-
ons, and without entangling infu-
nees. 1aJ e8s
These "manipulatoioo were at all
mes equal to the emergency Of per.
,rning public trass in q faithful and
manner. We think it
omes in bad taste for enc whose action
the senatorial contest has been the
lbiect of such universal criticism as
Tr. Siglin has, to undertake to blame
le ssmanipulatorsp for not securing the
ection of Shattack while he himself
i'd all he could to.defeat him. While
. baye no disposition to continue the
.iticisms upon the conduct Of Messrs.
iglin, Sifers, Gates, Long, and Curtis,
ct We feel it a public duty to defend
le democratic msmbers of the last leg
Iature from the charge Of having neg
,cted 70 slect Dir. Sbattuck. 1og
We are confident that they did all
lat was honorable to elect Mr. Shat
rex, and we are proud of the fact that
icy resorted to nsthipg questionable or
ishonorable to secure bis election. II, Il
any. time, there was an opportunity
secure the elections Of judge Shat
lex by democrats giving pr. Mitchell
,ough votes to icome within say one {
'eleeting him. thns frjghtpipg the half !
eedsp. over TO the support Of Shattnst
Their than to see Mitchell elected; and
il was the duty Of democrats under :
eh circumstances 70 9giYe Dir. Mitch, b
enough votes to come within, say
. Of an election then, indeed, was
the highest and supreme duty Of Mr.. @