The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-07-25
The 9emurrat.
A REMARKABLE DlFrERENCE.


II is remarkable how much difference Il
makes with some people as Il regards their
OK or their neighbors that Is gored. Our
readers have not forgotten the prolonged
howl tnat went up from the capaeious
throat, (metaphorically speaklug) of the
republican organs about four years ago
when Cleveland purchased some real estate
at Washington. In the estimation of these
'pinks OF proprlety people the president was
guilty oi an nnpardonable offensc In buy
ing property In Washington from real
estate dealers. It was simply beneath the
dignity of the presidential office, and un-
worthy the great "ruler" of free people.
Nothing was too harsh to say of the presi-
dent and the republican sheets were filled
with all kinds of nonsensical gibberish
about Il. Well, time rolled on and another
occupant Is found In the executive chair.
He Is the chosen one of the 4. o. p. the
party Of conscientious conviction,t the party,
that ala ways observes the official proprietles,
Only few days ago Mrs Harrison, on be-
Ing interviewed on the subject of a sea
side home which had been given to her by
ssyndicate Of real estate spectators, de-
p!ored the idea that president should use
his official rank as a means of making
money by purchasing real estate and spec
ulating thereon, and went very far out oi
the way to say that the country not long
since had been spectator to such lower
ing of official dignity, throwing out thi,
hint at Cleveland. She had doubtless been
selected as the mouth-piece of the admin
isiration to say those things which the head
of the administration was too timld to say.
Now then comes the news that the mem
bers Of the family Of the president have
been making.large and extensive invest
uents in Washington suburban property
Here, again, the president lacked the cour.
age to buy himself, but put up the mem
bers of his family, including Baby Niece,
as purchasers while he remains in the bach
ground. To this seheming, democratic
papers have been very willing to cal
public attention. But, now the MountaiH
ser, 0rcgonida, and other papers that con
tained the eaustic criticisms on Clevelanc
for making such purchases while president
have come forward to make defense foI
the Harrison family. The AT1nHiaiHec,
says:
We can see no reason for debarring the
executive of the nation from dealing ia
real estate ANY mo.e than other citizens
As an individual he has choice of locations
and should be given the privilege of chooS
ing where he should make his summci
residence, II this does not interfere with
his official business.
But why did not that paper use this
same language in reference to the mattel
of ofClevelan0's purchaser 1: is the sam,
old story. 1t is rs OK that is not gorec
and thus circumstances alter cases" The
OregSaiaH says;
There was nothing morally or financiall,
wrong in Clevelands purchase and subSe
quent sale of Red Top. II was a private
business transaction that in no way inter
tered with the discharge Of his oflicia
duties and he was fortunate, as thousand.
OF other men acre curing the period GOV,
cred by his presider tial term, in that the
purchase was sagacious one, and the sale
netted him handsome surplus II he has
assumed to be more virtuous In the matter
OF real estate dealings than his predecessor
President Harrison has proved nothing
that Institutes a comparison with Cleveland
favorable 10 himself. In fact, inasinuch
as his wife and daughter possess deed,
TO suburban lots In Washington, NJ a price
which insures that they have made a gooc
financial venture in the purchase, the
quality OF the vaunted virtue that reiuseC
to deal in real estate because the possessoI
Is Presieen: would be exceedingly ques
tionable"
This is sound logic and good Sense anC
II Is TO DC regretted that republican paper
did not say these sensible things four year
ago. But this neighbor's bovine stood be
fore them and they "puchedIwith less care
than they do now. So far as democrats
are concerned, except for the purpose o
getting even" they see no reason to objec
to his buying real estate He Is none toe
good for 1t. He does many, very many
things far more Objectionable than buying
Washington real estate