The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-06-06
TIE RESULT.

has 1ully eStaDllSilEu oIeSol
place as a,republican state beyond
a peradventure. The last general
and presidential elections having
been more or less affected by the
cry against Free WOOL" it has
been considered. by many that
perhaps on a quiet election, such
as the one just passed, we might
not hold. so great a balance OF
power; but the result of Mondays
victory emphatically proves that
there is no uncertain sound in her
pretensions to a place among the
elect. Governor Pennoyer, it is
true, has demonstrated that large
element of votes can be gulled
and pulled when the effort is put
forth to do so and it is no credit to
the republican party that this is
the case. Admitting that Simon
in his frantic, sorehead rage knitted
Mr.. Thompson to the loss of a
large vote and that the republican
candidate lost large vote On ac-
count of the water bill veto and
the union party, the real point
seems to- have been that Mr.
Thompson is immensely wealthy
and voters at the polls will vote
against wealth, because they as
soclate wealth and monopolies SO
closely together that their own
discernment fails to detect the
difference. This has been unfor-
tunate for Oregon because there
is a: difference between Mr.
Thompson and his wealth and
those monopolists who make the
poor mans life and work a burlen
while they enjoy the luxuries of
life at the price of his skill and
toll. Mr.. Thompson's lot has not
been cast in such a place and while
it is true that he is very wealthy
it is also true that his riches are
not employed in that manner
which deprives our free-born
American citizens of their freedom
and binds them with. tie chains
of monopoly. But republican
legislature will be watchful in
what it submits to his Excellency
i'll the future.
This county, which, was thought
to have been republican by $50 O,
200 has dropped back into her old
place as a: "tie" county, and this
result may be attributed in part to
the wool tariff issues made. the
Inst two elections and also to the
dissolution of the prohibition party
most of whom, it is conceded, re-
turned to the party which, gave
them birth while perhaps a few
drifted into the union party. 1t
should be remembered in reflect
ing on the constituency Of the two
latter parties that the principles
set forth by each are not synon-
imous and that while backsliders
of one ilk constituted the follow
. ing of the one; a different ilk, but
still backsliders make up the
supporters of the other, so that il
is not safe to assume that the pro.
hibition1sts just simply organized
under another name. Not all
The indications are that the pro
hibitionists returned to the demo
cratic ranks while the union party
is supplied principally from dis
satisfied republicans. This would
account in itself for Benton's re
turn to doubtful county. The
great: amount of scratching show
ed that there was no evidence o
an organization on the part O
either party but the result tends
to show that the party strength OF
each side was, on the whole. yer,
well maintained. Generally th'
result is quite satisfactory to tn
republican party and while ther'
is regret at Mr.. Thompson's defea
there is an abundance of room il
which to rejoice over the result il
ether respects.