The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-01-23
ouit SALEM LgTrEis.
sALnm. ian. Is. 1901.

sAIrm, jan. IS, 1897.
c Editors L1ebioct4f.
For days preceding the conyening o
s The Legislature ana during the excitement
OF getting |. Into line, the public were as
!, sured that Il was inevitable that Joe
simon was to be then and there politically
, buried That the senator from Washing
: ton had mounted .swlitc Surry. for the
final charge and victory. Even the can
,, dldate ior governor, whom Governor
, Pennoyer 80 completely demolished, Vas
early i. the aeid battling for the guprcma.
cy OF the senator from Washington. The
battle came on, aud af.er tie great contest
the result for president Of the senaa was
, Simon ~. scrator Of Columbia 7. and the
senator Of Washington j, when this an-
nouncement was made came the echo
that the senator of Washington withdrew
50 'that hai fDony might prevail" In
other words he Withdrew for want Of votes
to beat Simon, whc when the "deadest,r =
Is th" liyeilest corpse ever found in any
political cemetery. Joe Simon. for he 10
known by no othe. name, Is - years oil
age, about five feet and three iaehss In
height and has fighting weight OF I3s
pounds. lie has been State Senator from
Multnomah for :welve years, and twice
president of The senate. lie has been
valuable worker for Muitnomah county
In political warfare his bold and wreckleas
exhibitors Of his prowcss have often
thoeked the feeblcr nerves Of his irierds,
who always admired his drawn lance, that
which intensified tie hostile spirit Of his
powefless enemies. Notwithstanding this
little BIZ Of "harmony" swells TO The dome
OF the ca. ital. end before an adjournment.
OF the iouse Is had blu |. introduced to
amend the Police force of Portland. as
expressed in iss report, TO down sJoe
Simon" What lovely harmony.
The popular senator from Late, Dir
VeGtch. introduced the frat blll, one to do
away With the K K Commission. This
may pass. IL seems that something OF
Railroad Commission should exist, but
unfortunately the present Board has no.
Impressed The public mind favorably as 10
the efficiency OF or necessity for this com
mission. Had II ksft sl,nln The Law and
confined lie reports 10 those Il l. required
10 make to the legislature and OF lis own
investigation Into the cause Of the disasterss
Il would have escapes the censure wi,icn
u has received Tor being over ofseous
without doing any good or importing .
word Of information 10 the public. Their /
own opinions arc no protection 10 them or
any satisfaction to the public. II, when
the Board concluded TO sit as court
swear is members, and take testimony al
infsffsm for which there was no law. Il |
had given the testimony so taken TO the
public luttead OF gratulious oplnion Of
lie own MT warranted by this testimony
popularity considered Il nigh, have dis
aipaied this disposition &c eIi,lclse their
official eonduct which has iessened the
ialsh of the public In the necessity of
having such board continued II was the
testimony the public wanted, and Inasinueh
a. the public was as much the judges as
the commission In these matters, courtesy
II not legal requirement, should have
given the testimony 10 The public, ~hieh Is
always the safe and conservative criterion
In everything The duties OF the Com.
mission In cases that aEise on petition TO
settle complaints OF patrons against COM
mon carriers are very differen, from those
In case Of accidents In the latter case,
when the Commission has reported It's
own examination or investigation II has
fulfilled The law. Recent experience Of
the Board offers nothing to sustain lis NE.
The impression Il, that II should so Into
winter quarters. II has now all the power
that can be const.tullonally given to II, and
and II properly understood Il Il enough.
The message of Gov. Pennoyer Is very
generally discussed and approved. II will
take root and receive the support of every
Independent. mind that reads It, The only
answer to It Is that II Ii pcnnoyer's strong
personality that marks il, and then a crit
.clsm may be applied. When Jefferson
and Jackson laid down the constitutional
safeguards rs The rules that should govern
our nation and warned the people of the
encroachments OF federal and corporate
power upon their rights Federalis,s Of
the old school lost no time In denouncin
and ridicullng both Jefferson and Jackson
until they made both presidents of the
United States. Pennoyer Is no less the
peoples champion of their rights and lib
critics, and bis bold and fearless presenta-
ton of the rights OF states and of citizens
as against all usurpations viii subject him
TO the same amount OF detraction from his
enemies rs wss heaped upon the heads oi
! the early apostles of democracy. These
things bring their reward. an irresistible
reward that finds It's virtue In the trIumph'
! OF the great masses of the people. His
tory informs US that we had "Jeffersonian
ism" and "Jacksonianism, ]" that saved oul
nation in Its hours of depression and peril
cannot We not IN these last days receive
"Pennoycrism" of equal merit with the
slsms'to which we refcr,and fight Il out OF
that line to the achievement Of every re
iormi. fRocRnss.