The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-04-11

here at Salem as captain of the Pruhi-
bitton ship, loaded with democratic
designs to get complete control of the
Estate government. Mr. Mimic met and
answered the young man on, several
occasions when he went out among the
farmers to speak his piece. The young
mans grandfather would never have
spoken so Of John Minto. In fact,
| Gen. Lane, on his last visit to Salem,
paid MIR. Mlnto the compliment of say
ing that he always read what he (Min-
toy wrote with interest. You say that
Mr.. Mimic could fill the gubernatorial
chair In a more able manner than the
past three governors have done.
The statement brings to mind a
reminiscence of the only other person
or paper within the knowledge of the
writer who has treated Mr.. Mimic with
disrespect. More than twenty years
ago the Oregon State Agricultural
society gave Il bonus of eighteen
hundred dollars to induce the pub
fishers of a paper devoted to the farm
ing interest on condition that the soci-
ETY. select the editor for the first year.
Mr.. Mimic vas their choice. Mr..
Pennoyer (now governor), then in con-
troll of the democratic Standard, edito-
rally said, "The directors of the State
Agricultural society have elected John
Mimic to edit the Willamette Farmer
Who is John MiDto, and what does he
know except Merino ramq Three
years ago Governor Pennoyer, in his
address of welcome to the Oregon State
Grange, used the U. s. statistics for
1880 to show the farmers the immense
difference in the rate of profits from
manufacturing as compared with farm
ing, by the relative value of the output
from the capital invested. Of course
the difference was immense as the fin
ished manufactures contained all the
raw material sold froua the farm, the
forest, and the mine, and really repre-
sents the nations earnings for year.
The governors speech was criticised by
a leading democrat in the Statesman
over the signature of "Adam," as DEM
agoguery, but it is probable that it was
ignorance. At all events the governor
used the figures for a year IN political
speeches, and said "they had not and
could not be questioned. In his adj
dress to the grange in May, 1888, he
talked in the same strain as in his ad-
dress of welcome, and advised farmers
to buy their goods in Europe, where
they sold their grain. Mr.. Mimic, at
the request of the master of the State
Grange, replied to his excellcncy.
enclose you copy of the reply. 1t
was Immediately published and sent
out as campaign document in defense
of American industries. Governor
Pennoyer has never used those statis-
tics since, i, is believed. You will see
good reason why, when you note that
in the list of twenty-four leading man.
ufacturers the first item, "Flonrlng and |
Grist Mill Products" has home mar
ket for the American miller for sbout
five times the value of the wheat ship
ped to Europe.
I send you also copy of the address
made on the occasion of the presenta-
5ion of the full length portrait Of DIR.
John Mclaughlin to the state during
the last session of the legislature. The
governors address is a credit to him,
but certainly Mr.. Mimic need not fear
4 comparison. Senator Cauthorn, of
your county, moved the printing of
2 900 copies OF them, and in the house
the order was made to print it in its
journal. FARMER.
SALEM, March 20, 1890.