The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-09-05
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inconsistency of republicans of Oregon
making so much ado over the Cleveland
scandal, when that party in this state
endorsed Mitchell twice after his "you-
thful indiscretions" had been made
public. In our article wo thus alluded
to II. w. Scott of the 0regoaiaa: "Our
readers have observed that Mr.. Scott,
of the 0reyoaiaa, is loudsst and most
bitter in his animadversiens upon the
candidacy of NJ. Cleveland in conse-
quence Of Balls scandal, but he seems to
have forgotten that he was at tho AL
bany Republican convention in 1873.
aAd it was through his influence that
Mitchell was endorsed as above stated
in fact, it is said, that Mr.. Scott WAS
the author of the endorsing resolution.
He now poses before the people as one
whose moral makeup is terribly shock
ed at the alleged lack of moral char.
acter Of Gov. Cleveland. Consistetancy
is = jewel, but Mr.. Scott seems TO
have no conception of the fact"
Mr.. Scott comes forward and denies
that he was 9 member of the Albany
convention in 1873, but why make
such denial, when We did not allegs
that he was member, but simply said
he was there. Mr.. Scott denies thai
he was ever a member of any conven-
ton but that is superAuouS,as we did mol
sayhe had been. He denies that he eve'
held a proxy In any convention, but
we did not say he did. Mr.. Scott vol
unteers the statement that the present
writer of the DEuocRAr cannot know
anything about this matter. Now th'
present writer Of tho DEMocRAT vii
isay he was present at the Albany con
vention of 1878 at which the republican
party endorsed Mitchell aud nominated
II. Smith for congress, and knows tha
when .he resolution was passed th'
curses against "HArve Scott and MI
Mitchell crowd" as they were called
by those who opposed the resolution.
were both loud and deep.
We remember that Mr.. Scott wal
one of the editors of Ban Holladay's q
Bulletin, a republican paper published
at Portland at that time and that i,
supported Hiram Smith, the AIitchcl
candidate with much zeal as will be
seen in the following extract from the
Orsgoniau of Sap. 81 1878:
''The first FIVE pages are consecrated
to an exegesiss of the Albany platform.
In modest way the gentleman whose
name is appended informs the patient
reader that he is not a public speaker
by profession, and has therefore chosen
to present "my views" "by availing him
self of the ventriloquial powers Of
Senator j. Fl. Mitchell and II. w.
Scott, associate editor Of the bulletin,
Mr.. FL. Smith has presented US with
the 0phthalmic platform" Dir. Scott
says that he parted company with Nit
chell soon after tbe Albany convention
of 1873. Yes, that is understood 10
have been at the time that Mr.. Mitchell
had Mr. Scott removed from the custom
house at Portland. But these two
gentleman had certainly not parted
company until after Feb. Is, 1874. as
viii be seen by the following letter:
PORTLAND, FEB. lG, 1874.
MY DEAR SIR:
You will see that l have been and
still am making it tozrm for Dsady. 1
believe that il you and other friends Of
our cause at Washington wouldacquaint
Butler and other members of the House
with these tremendous facts, Deadly
would be impeached. You know that
the Oregonian is constantly attacking
Butler and you know also that Deady
Is editor of the Oregonian. Now il all
these facts were properly made use Of,
We could scare Deadly, at least. What
do you think about it 2 All our friends
here hope that something will be done
to rid the bench of this "Aeshliest IN
cumbus." Please show this to Mr..
Holiday.
Respectfully,
III. w. ScoTT.
This letter was written at time
when Deadly was attempting to secure
the prosecution of Republican repeators,
who had carried the elections with
high baDd in Portland in 1872. What
pity that Dir. Scott would not unfold
what he knows of that election.