Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-04

,'HaiiOOV
~ want to speak With SenatOi
d hpb."
"Tnis " he. How can he Dc oi
seryice?"
I'VE are looking for some who
can tell us al about Oregon, and I'm
sure sou are the very person. Your
long residence IN the Pacific North
west, and your experience iu the
public service, must have qualified
you TO speak with authority ~ to
what that part Of the country most
wants from congress"
"YOu are very kind. Of course,
ri try, though the task you have
vet ne Is no easy one. You ask
me what Oregon vans from con-
yress. What she asks Is not 80
much for her special benefit as for
the general welfare. Her people be-
lIcve that the Pacific coast has come
~ be an important part of the
Union, and that the present impOr.
tance and future possibilities of this
section are ~ yet but imperfcctly
appreciated by most people who
have never visited f..
Oregon has about three hundred
miles Oi sea-cO1st, indented with
several bays capable Of being made,
By suitable improvement, important
harbOrs One Of them is now reach
ed by line Of railroad, and the
others are destined soon TO become
the termini of railroad lines already
projected, aud all now form outlets
for the products Of considerable
region not reached by other means
OF transpOrtatlon. We lOqlf there
Ore, ~ Congress Tor llbega! aid for
the improvement Of our rivers and
hnfbOrs, the construction Of light
houses, llfe-saving stations aad other
aids 10 navigation and commerce,
interstate aud foreign; and for aid
la developing and maintaining our
commerce with China, japan aud
the islands Of the Pacific against
the subsidized steamship lines Of
other Countries
"lier population IL as yet COM
paralively small; her manufactures,
although rapidly growing, are IN
their infancy. The resources Of the
state are great, aud IL only requires
time aud reasonable protection from
the competition Of foreign aud cheap
labor 60 make Oregon one Of the
foremost states IN the Union in
wealth and population. The peo
pie Of Oregon are in favor Of the
American policy Of protection to
American labor aud American in
dustry. II Is apparent, therefore,
hat another thing that Oregon
wants II continuance of that
policy. We want protection against
the importation both of cheap labor
aud cheap labor products. Our
commercial position, our extended
scaboard and the scarcity of good
natural harbors on our long line OF
coasl, conspire 10 give us great aud !
Just demands upon the general gov
ernment, or rather create demands
upon the general government In the
interests Of the entire Union which
have heretofore only IN part been
Recognized.
"fhe motto OF Oregon Is Ais Volnt
Propriis-'She flies with her own
wingsi aud, ifever state was ad.
mltted to the Union which was en-.
titled to adopt such II motto, It l.
Oregon, as u brief reference to hei
history viii show.
a writer la the Lebanon Express,
VI date February ~, 1890, dlscusses.
lie says; My experience In Oregon
!, that. for an all the year round
country Western Oregon Is the
rrcnm of the Pacific coast Tor men
lf moderate meaus 10 get "weil
liked" la. | have lived In Mich.
gan, Nobnska and California, aud
believe that ANY eastern man
wits push aud energy and capital
ii ray, from Sl0aO tu $4,000 can come
nto the vicinity IN aud about Let.
anon, aud II he Is a man Of family
lo can get his affairs In shape here
~ that himself aud family viii b,
we'll provided FOR the future. Every
'auntry huH lie drawbacks, aud
Western Oregon ls uo exception To I
he rule. Nc,erlhel ~, with the :
comparatively few drawbacks as s
compared with the many adyan.
agrs 10 he enjoyed Il SEEMS To me
hat II the middle classic OF the ras, l.
'ons awaV ut all the facts, that "
"A I IL