The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-10-05
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Rumor has Il, Though said 70 pc
well authentiCa.ed,) that Hon. ]. II,
viii be candidate FOR The
lower house Of Congress at The next
Juno election. How true this is We
are not prepared to say, but we are
told that his friends in Maltnomah,
Columbia, olatsop and Wasco counties
will push his claims with more than
ordinary earnestness and vigor. His
friends claim that they can give him
almost any majority in Maltnomah
county, and thus make up for any loss
which he may suffer BY defsctions in
Marion, Polk, YAmhill, Linn and other
portions of the state. The concectors
Of this scheme viii rely largely on the
railroad influence to carry out their
purpose to send Mr.. Mitchell to Con-
gress, where, Il IL said, he could always
be depended upon by the railroad
interests.
Mr.. Mitchell, we think, would be
the choice of considerable majority OF
his party in the state, but he Is known
by everybody in the state to DO :
machine politician of the mOss objec-
tionable sort, hence what il known ~
the Independent or half breed element
in the Republican party will nevel
support him for any Office Of a politica
nature, and without the suppor. OF thi
respectable class Of independent voter
he could not be elected. His method
in politics are the same a. those Q
Conkling, Grant. Logan, Arthur an
Cameron which have been so signal
crushed out in nearly all parts OF %
country.
i These machine methods are so uttel
ly at variance with our free system
government that they will never gAi
the ascendency in any party organic
, ton in this country again. Und'
their blighting and poisonous infuenc
men in all kinds of official position
have been led to believe that their fir
duty in Office Is to promote their ov
personal interests or that Of SON
friend, then the interest Of the part
. that elected them, after al Of wAie
. the public interests should be cousit
cred. The better elements Of the r
publican party ars fast returning
that safe, sound, old Democratic do
trine that public officer Is . publ
servant or agent, selected By h
principal to perform certain acts e
them, and that his principal duty Is
! them. That an office IL . trust
which the Official has no property. b
he must perform faithfully, and
obedience to Law, the duties and powe
eonfded to him, and act only With
the scope Of bis authority. That q
Office Is for the convenience Of the pes
pie and not for The bsne6t OF u
official. These doctrines and funds
mental principles of free governmel
ara fast gaining 9 lodgment in ii
minds Of all right-thinking people, an
the time is fast appreaching when Il
reign Of machine politics shall ceas
While it is given out that nr Mitehe
viii stand for the lower house Of Coz
gress, our own opinion Is that he vi
again be candidate for the Unite
States Senate. Hints are thrown ou
by certain Republican papers ths
would lead us to infer that Mitehel
and his friends will count on Demoera
tic support, whether be should 6e u
for either Office above named. Wh,
Democrats in Eastern or Southern
Oregon should desire TO support Nit
chell u more than We can divine. W.
should think the experience Of twt
years age would fully satisfy all sucl
inclinations. No Democrats vii
again support Mitchell