Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-06-07
THE OREGON ELECTION.
THE VICTORY FOR PROTECTION
OVERWHELMING.
Two.thirds Of the Legislature Repub.
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The TINES special dispatches about
the outcome of the election in Oregon
are confirmed by private kilograms
to United States Senators Mitchell
and Dolph, in Washington, and by
the regular Associated Press reports.
In addition to the Congressman over
two. thirds of the members of the
Legislature, and fully three fourths
OF all the victorious county officials
are Republican. Such a result may
we'll surprise Republicans as we'll as
Democrats.
Governor Pennoyer, Oregon's pres
ent executive, has been mentioned in
connection with the nomination for
the second place on the Democratic
ticket; but he will not be again wor.
ried in that way, as Oregon is no
longer . close State.
The following comments of the
Oregonian will doubtless be read with
great interest:
BY far the most spirited canvass
ever witnessed in Oregon terminated
in yesterdays election. The result
is the most significant Republican
triumph ever gained by the Repub.
licans IN the State.
The majority for Hermann for
Representative in Congress cannot,
we think, fall below $500, and that
for Lord for Justice of the Supreme
Court will be nearly as large. No es.
Inmates as to the Legislature place
the Republican majority on joint
ballot below 10, and it may exceed 20.
In all parts of the State the Re-
publicans appeared at the polls with
extraordinary spirit. The efforts
made by the administration at Wash
ington, though its agents and office.
holders, to carry the State, stimu-
lated the Republicans to unusual &C
tivity and exertion. 1t is certain, 700,
that many Democrats in all parts of
the State, condemning the policy of
the administration on the tariff uucs.
ton, have voted with Republicans.
From first to last in the discussion
the Democrats have lost, and the Re-
puhiicans have gained.
1t is certain from the result that
Oregon is protection State. 1t may
now be accepted as a fixed fact that
protection Of the industries and pro
duets OF the State, through tariff
adjusted to secure them against foreign
competition, will be maintained, SO
far as the votes of ths people of Ore
gon can help to maintain it.
The vote in Oregon points to a
like result IN all the Northern States.
The people Of these States will not,
indeed, object to revision and reduc-
ton of the tariff, provided the principle
of revision and reduction be just and
fair; but they will insist that the re-
duction shall not be accomplished OH
any partisan or sectional scheme, and
that regard shall always be had for
the interests of the country.
The utmost power of the admins
tration has been employed to swing
Oregon from her Republican moor
ings. Not only has the effort failed,
but Oregon is more strongly and
firmly Republican than ever before.
No announcements that Oregon has
gone Democratic will be telegraphed
to-day to raise a whoop in the ST.
Louis convention. And the way in
WHICH Oregon has dealt with the
administrations tariff policy is an in
dication of the treatment that both
the administration and its policy will
receive at the hands Of many State
besides Oregon.