The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-07-21
JOURNAL OF SELF PRAISE.

An Editorial Wart in the Interests of oppres
sion.
Through the energy and perseverance Q
our Congressman Nj. c. George, the Stat
through the river and harbor bill is likel
to obtain better and larger appropriation
than ever before for the different place
throughout the State, all of which nee,
them very much.
The Columbia river, Cascade locks, Coo
Bay, the Yaquina Bay and several othe
places have not been sighted, but have al
received fair amount for one session O
Congress if the bill passes as it now seem
likely to. All of these places which hav
been remembered and supplied with fai
amounts by Congress Care public highway
the Improvement of which do a great dea
towards relieving the people of large sec
tions of country from the enormous ex
pense in getting their produce to market
which they have hitherto been compelled
to submit to because these public improve
ments had not been made and because with
out-them such highways could not and did
not afford the eans.of relief.
The appropriation to the Cascade locks
Is one calculated to eventually relieve the
people of Northeastern Oregon and a part
of w. T., from the oppressive exactions OF
the relentless corporations controlled by the
money power of Portland which the people
have hitherto been and now are compelled
to submit to.
The appropriation to the Columbia river
is one which at the present time without
the other places alluded to being improved
so as to be available for present use affords
general benefit to all parts of the State
which now have an outlet through that
channel. The appropriation to Coos bay is
to improve their harbor there so as to
facilitate the transportation of the large and
extensive coal mining and lumber interests
of that region of country, which is probably
to-day so far as its natural advantages are
concerned one of the richest portions of
Oregon. The appropriation for the Va
quina Bay is one which will be used to i'm
prove that harbor for the purpose of afford
ing short, cheap and convenient route for
thepeople of the Willamette and Umpoua
Valleys, and those of Eastern Oregon. to
convey the products of their extensive
grain and stock growing interests to the
seaboard by saving of about three hun
dred miles travel by rail and water. The
completion OF this improvement and also of
the o. P. R. R. from that place eastward
would afford a saving of hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars every year in transportation
to the people of Eastern Oregon and of the
two Valleys above alluded to. This route
will also furnish a complete and available
means OF competition in transportation lines
to the seabeard for the people of the whole
State.
Regardless of all o. the benefits and the
business of these several appropriations for
the different localities named in the river
and harbor bill, Mr.. Wizards organ which |
sails under the self praise of being the
only newspaper of the State" with Mr. |
Scott as its mouthpiece and the editorial
"art of the State, in speaking of these well |
directed appropriations, while falsely claim
ng to direct that journal in the interests of
The whole State with the brazon- faced i'm
pudence OF highwayman, in recent issue
'ays: Oregon gets large appropriations
his year through the river and haror bill.
The total is s553, 900. But the greater part
If it is appropriated in ways which will do
he commerce of Oregon not pennyworth
II good now or hereafter. 1t is a plan to
'conciliate'' voters and serve politicians.
lot to benefit the country"
Such is the way that the people of OREGON
re reminded of the insignifcance in which
hat organ regards their interests, and of
he vast amounts of money which the peo-
te OF Oregon for thirty years have been
curing into the Golfers of Portland. This
! also the manner in which the thanks of
he oregoniam is dealt out to the people for n
avlng supported and sustained it in years s
asst. They have paid in their money to a
aid it up and now it is owned, operated
nd directed in the interest of the great n
lilard monopolies of Oregon which to-day F
e IN every way imaginable attempting G
crush and Cypress the interests of other r
'rts OF the State. Its news, it's comments. j
s principles, are all made to bend to the ol
terests of those expressions of the peo-
e. People who continue to pay their p
oney to support such a contemplate thing ~ u
ling itself paper without principle and O,
lthout any regard for truth or respectable.
Y, cannot consistently complain of it. ii
Ii the bill eferred to had directed the =
hole of the amount for Oregon to be ap- RI
led in cleaning the mud bottoms and
nd bars out of the river below Portland tt
respectable depth it would have re- u
ived commendations Of the highest re-
rd from that organ SO false to the inter- "
is OF the people and so dead to self re- o,
ect and regard for the public good. 81
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UNITED STATES SENATOR. La
1t seems that il woull he n saps;l,Io 4I;. 80