The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-12-11
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Republicans regard any member wLo
abidss by the traditions Of the party
''Now that the great Senatorial bat
tie of our political parties is over, and
the hotly Contested field where the
strife ragged frightfully fer q season hav-
ing resumed Its wonted peaceful aspect,
we may for q moment study some Of
the characters who we're prominent as
leadorE Of the differentYparties In this
conflict. Among ell others of the Re-
publican leaders not one staods forth
more prominently and more generally
respected than Hon. Solomon Hirsch, of
Multnomah. Il was proper at the reg
ular session Of the Legislature that Mr..
Hlrsch should receive the homage Of
bis own party, aud when q msjority Of
It's members in the Legislature had
built up from day to day during the
regular session, slowly but solidly q
majority for him, he should have receive
ed the constitutional number of bis
party votes to secure the goal to which
an honorable ambition impelled him.
II was proper that he should have been
, elected. For he had been leader in
bis own party who knew not defeat !:
he bad been an adviser who bad made
no mistakes ho had planned victories
the fruits Of which others might enjoy.
|. His generalship had rallied bis party
. hosts 10 the throes OF conflict and led
them TO successful results and for
. nearly score of years his indispensable
: manag cement has been acknowledged By
J. bis party and feared by bis adyersaries.
Q He had been honored by the largest
e city In the Northwest with seat IN
' the councils Of the State that he had
: adopted for fifteen years place he
d has hold with oonsummate ability and
4 honor. He has been faithful TO every
. trust, and hes never tied to party dis
. eipline nor Of party unity ; being al-
: ways at his post In good and In evil re-
: port.
Twice has he sean bis party shaken
i 10 its very center by less than three
u tonrths nf dszen Of It's representative
It men men whose duty il was to stand
E By the majority aud who could not
. have been elected to the Legislature
T. had II been known that ma.iny was
their object. The frat time was 10
. 1882, when the majority candidate, Mr..
. Mitchell, waa defeated by bis faction
!; against all party usagss or fidelity 10
party unity. Mr. Hirsch forgetting
- men. stood by his record as true Re-
publican in that contest uutil the Geld
was routed hs heing the last nan 70
leave .he candidate Of the majority and
. take up Mr.. Dolph, whose success vas
, the accident Of that occasion. The sec
ond trial Of Mr.. Hirach Was 10 January
last when be led The Senatorial contest.
No more honorable, considerate and
capable body Of men can be found in
our State than those who gave to Mr..
Hirseh a. that time their support and
who stood by him firmly facing the op-
position when tho battle was drawn.
His following was defeated By some
half dozen who, like those on the form
or occasion, took pleasure in defeating
the majority candidate and thereby pre-
vented Mr.. Hirach from being chosen
u. s. Senator.
At the extra session of the Legisla-
ture the same element was fonnd, but
by biz owa request Mr. Hirsch ceased
to be q candidate. Mr.. Mitchell was
one Of tho aspirants Of the extra sess-
ion and the moment be received the
majority vote of the Republican party,
Mr.. Hirsch arose from his seat in the
Joint convention and with q short
speech, tha. places him among our most
sensible speakers--lesding in the char
acteristics that mark popular oratory-
stated what his duty was as a Republic
can at this particular crisis, to give bis
vote to the majority candidate, and nc
once he changed his vote to Mr.. Mitch
ell, amid the merited applause of the
vast mnltitade present This ontburst
Of enthusiasm, no doubt, msde Mr..
Hirach feel that his honorable career
had been duly appreciated. There is d
day when wrongs are righted, and it
will csme in this case. It was a scene
long to be remembered. Mr.. Hirsch is
leader by hiJ very nature, courteous
in demeanor, capable on all occasions,
esteemed for exemplary character, use
ful in every walk in lifs,aud there is no
man in our State who stands higher 10
political circles than this same Solomon
Hirsch Of Multnomah, of whom il has
given me so much pleasure to write"
STALwART.