The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27

the state were sent to the Capital,
among other things, with the great and
duty entrusted to their
charge of electing United States Sen
ator. This important duty they did not
perform, hence it would lead one to
suppose that the legislature had failed
to do its duty. Where the fault lies
in this failure is another question which
is very difficult to solve, or more par
ticularly does the difficulty seem to be
when we attempt to fasten the blame
down upon any one, OR faction of the
legislature. While the result thus far
seems deplorable, yet it certainly ought
to and should teach all factions a very
important lesson in this "that house
divided against itself must fall" and
that perfect harmony is the all import
ant condition of affairs which has in
itself the primary tendency of accom-
plishing all great things. The lesson
will most certainly teach all concerned
that Multnomah county cannot name
senator or carry out other important
political matters without the co-opera-
ton of the other sections of the State.
On the other hand it certainly teaches
other sections of the State that they
cannot elect a senator and carry out
the political workings desired without
consulting and securing the co-opera-
tion of Multnomah county. All good
republicans having the welfare of the
entire State at heart must necessarily
recognize the great and. supreme i'm
portance of securing and maintaining
perfect harmony. This harmony is
the only stepping stone to any great
success. Factional fights, no matter
what section is responsible for it, has
it's ultimate and only tendency in dis
organization and ,lefeat as final re-
suit. The only way to secure the
perfect harmony so much desired is for
each section or county to give to
each other locality and take in friend
ly and brotherly way and not for one
section to move off with all the most
desired things in the public pot and
endeavor by pressure to force sister
counties to do OF take something which
is displeasure to them. When we
view the whole State of Oregon upon
that higher plane where we can see
and realize that all parts and sections
of the State form a complete whole
and that without any of its parts the
State is incomplete. The next sugges-
ion leads one to add thatin order to pros
per as one State, each of it's parts or
sections should act in perfect harmony
and accord with every other part; to
do this we must have good feeling
and the sensibilities of distrust which
in years past have absorbed the feel
ings of different localities should be
put at rest, and the most powerful and
influential sections of the State should
not use their power for selfish ends,
but should carefully guard her weaker
and less noted sisters and should help
them to get some of their desires and
especially their dues, because it was
their due. Many things during the
past several years have led to this
state of affairs, and to say that one
locality is wholly to blame and that
the other faction is blameless, is to say
too much. 1t is sufficient to say that
such a condition of affairs and feelings
of distrust has seized hold of different
parts of our State, and that such con-
dition of affairs is all wrong. This
condition of feelings is not alone with
but the same feeling ex-
lists in democratic circles. AS a great
State, and in order to make ourselves
prosper and grow with the great nation
of states, it is the duty of every good
to advise harmony of action
and the most friendly feelings between
different parts of the State, And it
is also the duty of every good republi
can to do all in his power to bring
about harmony, good feeling, and re-
store confidence as fast as possible.
What Portland or Multnomah county
has done in the past or what other
sections of the State have done is not
necassarv to discuss for DurposeS of