Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-03
WAR ON PENNOYER.
Democratic State Committee
Adopts Resolution.
DEMOCRATS ARE UP IN ARMS.
They Resent The Governors At
tack on Cleveland.

The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following resolution,
which was adopted. The commit
tee consists of Herman Wise, Chas.
H. Carter, John r Markley, w. II.
Parker and d r. Murphy:
"Tbe state Democratic central
committee of Oregon here assembled
re gret the attitude taken by his eA-
cellency, Governor Peunoyer,t toward
the leader Of our party, President
elect Grover Cleveland.
"The people have for second
time and by an overwhelming ma
jority shown their confidence in
President Cleveland, aud it i'll be
comes g ,vernor Pennoyer, who has
repeatedly been honored by the
Democratic party to attempt to
throw slurs on its greatest leader.
"We hereby renew our allegiance
to the chosen chief executive of his
country aud consider Governor PEN
nOyer's utIerances against him "a
unwarranttd and sensational"
sLvEKE ON PENNoYER.
The Democrats in the city express
ed themselves very freely upon the
Governors course. Editor Suites of
the A Atbauy Democrat says:
"A dozen meu IN Albany, about
half Republicans aud half Democrats
discussing the governors conduct,
agreed UNANIMOUSLY tnat no mau in
the state could be found who could
80 successfully and C c,mpletely write
himself down AS dolt AS the gov
ernor did himself in this matter.
Clothed with little brief authority,
the governor shows himself an auto
crat more dangerous Than the cZar
of Russia had he not an intelligent
public TO keep al eye on him. Few
people ia Oregon that will indorse
the conduct of the governor in vent
ing his spleen against u man whom
the governor f,olisbiy imagines
stood between him and the presid-
ency."
WHAT DEMoCRATS SAY.
A comm ttee man: "lhe resolu
tions ndemning PennOyer are
very mild. The committee was un-
derstood to he very favorable to the
governor. There is "a strong prob
abb ity that the matter will be
brought up in both houses of the
legis stature"
Adjutant-G General r w. Mitchell
says it il matter he burnt his
fingers on and did not care to say
anything.
Brigadier-General Compson; 81
have heard only one Democrat crit.
icise the governor for hns action"
Judge DAILY: III am sorry for the
thing happening. The governor
does not reflect the sentiments of
the Democracy of this staten
Bob Thompson: 'It meets with
disapprobation on the part of every
Democrat in Oregon. Il is treason To
the party of the olackest hue 10 use
his official position to slauder the
president"
Senator Cogswell: at was prop
er to refuse to let the state caunons
oe used for partisan purposes at the
expense Of The state, hut the gov
eruor's manner IN referring to the
president el-ct does n t cpmport
with the dignity of the ofiice"
Napoleon Davis: "rhe resolu-
tiOns are very mild. There was
general chagrIn at the action of the
governor in so small matter"
Herman Wise: III drew the reso-
lutions. They are too mud II any
thin :"
LII Mui ibia. Ah'i &c - hfb " be
mocra in Or gon approves the Gov
erDor's course"
Editor Sm al If Baker Democrat:
"The governor cannot build bini-
self up In the estimation Of people
by striking at otbvr men in the par
ty."
Rep -esentatlve Toner: "The gov
ernor was elected by Democrats aud
should not strike at them in the
way lie does"
Chairman Gordon: "The resolu-
tions Were proper 10 be adopted"
The governor says about the reso-
lutions that they may do the origi-
majors some good and will do him,
the governor, nu harm.
They were drawn up and passed
by the fiisl on nlsnsgerr at Portland.
Ii would he inip's-ii,le Ia print all
that ls said ny pro'uiDsui Democrats
In sup .fl al lb,'-e Resolutions.
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