The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-25
SENATOR MITCHELL.
He VIII Act with His Party on Questions of
National Importance.

| He Will Act with His Party on Questions of
National Importance.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. PA good deal Of COM
ment has been INDUCED in by the press through
out the country and politicians now in Wash
ngton upon the election of ex-senator John Ell.
Mitchell, last week, to be United States senator
from Oregon. Mr.. Mitchell is wel-known and
pronounced Republican of the Grant type. The
Legislature of Oregon is decidedly Re-
publican, yet he was elected through
the support of a number of Democrats,
and the comment has turned upon this
fact and to his probable action in his
official capacity. Since the statement has gone
out from the capital of Oregon that Senator
Mitchell promised the Democratic members OF
the Legislature who supported him that he
would as senator, indorse the work of the pres
ent administration, the belief has been various
ly expressed that he would be as Democratic as
senator as he would be Republican
Senator Mitchell spent most of the time which
has elapsed since his term as senator expired in
this city, and here he is generally known. There
isno one in Washington to-day who doubts for a
moment his Republicanism, or believes
that he will at any time desert the
Republican party when its interests are
imperiled. The Journal correspondent
has frequently, during the past two or
three years, talked with the Senator upon al
most every phase of politics, and has had ex-
pressions from him upon the acts of his own
party and prorniD men in it. He is what may
be termed a lib Hepublican. He as unhes-
itatingly CRITICS q actions of his own party
nd %hA1
prominent mon composing it. Therein his inde-
pendence was shown. He would not condemn
or desert for moment, however, his own party
for the act of any individual or set of individu-
ais of it. In other words, he was honest and
courageous enough not to be blinded by his de-
votion to party.
Senator Mitchell was one Of the men who crit.
icised the attitude President Garfield assumed
toward Senator Conkling and General Grant.
He thought too, that President Arthur did not
show the devotion he owed to these men and
others who had helped to make him what he
was politically He believed that gratitude and
personal friendship should rise above party ties:
that man in no position i'll life was justified in
sacrificing old friends to make new ones He did
not believe in that kind of party reform which
promised reward for the purpose OF sending
missionaries into new fields AS senator he
will, undoubtedly, show character of Repub-
icanism that all public-spirited and enterprisirg
men will admire. This is why the Democratic
press SO abuses him at this time
A gentleman who recently visited Oregon was
seen by your correspondent this morning He is
prominent department official, and said the
people of Oregon admired Mitchell more than
any other man in the State; that he would have
been elected without Democratic assistance had
not the Democrats wanted to rebuke the Repub-
lcan legislators who voted against him. and that
there was not the least doubt of his stanch Re-
publicanism. Modest. able, courteous, he was
popular everywhere. The official pronounced
Mr.. Mitchell the most universally admired at.
torney who has ever practced before the de-
partments. He never asked anything unreason-
able; always presented his cases properly and
courteousy and seldom met with reverse.