The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-07
WHO ARE CONsIsTEET9

matters political there is one paper in the
state to which this virtue has never beer,
accredited. Yet it is attempting to edu-
cate the press of Oregon in republican
consistency. Republicans 1t says, in
advocating an increased use of silver take
| themselves outside of the party. In sup
port of this theory plank from the last
republican platform is cited. It, how
ever, fails to state that the same conven-
ton which adopted the platform referred
to also nominated and voted for c. w.
Fulton, w. P. Lord, Harrison R. Kin
caid, w. R. Ellis and Binger Hermann.
These men are all friends to the white
metal and some of them have been
ardent advocates of free and unlimited
coinage. This is particularly true of Mr..
Kincaid, who, for forty years, has never
wavered in his silver policy, and yet his
devotion to rapublicanisn has never been
questioned. The Oregonian has never
been accused of consistency; therefore
there is nothing strange in the fact that
during the last campaign it ably support
ed the republican ticket, and its columns
contained many fattering notices of Mr..
Lord, Mr.. Kincaid and Mr.. Fulton, while
it now claims that these men are outside
the party and the papers that endorse
their views are either democratic, popu-
list or epicene. To have been consistent
with its present know-it-al1 style the
Oregonian should have bo1ted the ticket
last spring and not waited until this late
day to inform old gray-haired republicans
that they are outside the fold It cer-
tainly looks we'll for that journal to be
setting up a kindergarten wherein our
governor and secretary of state elect, our
congressman and other leaders may be
taught their A-B-C's in repub1icanisn1.
In reading between the lines, however,
one can plainly see that there is a strong
effort to make it appear that Dolph's
return to the senate is the sum-total of
republicanism. On the other hand the
GAZETTE is of the opinion that no con-
sistent republican can possibly favor such
a scheme A month has scarcely
elapsed since the press of the land was in
perfect ecstasy of delight over the
defeat of Hill and the destruction of
Tammany Hall. The rout of the low
born and low-bred cohorts of that body
of n1alefactors who ran the whole gaunt-
let of crime from b1ackmai1 to murder,
from thieving to treason, was regarded
as the climax of one of the most remark
able and monentous political struggles
that the world has ever seen. This gang
of boodlers and political highbinders were
the intimates of Hill, and the universal
disgust which he and his cohorts had
inspired in decent men is evidenced by
the overwhelming majority given his
opponent. Apparently the Oregonian
was no less pleased over tie victory than
other papers of the state. Yet it advo-
Gates the return of Dolph to the senate
where his intimacy with Hill may con-
tinue uninterrupted where these boon
companions may lay their heads together
and concoct schemes for the reorganiza-
ton Of Ta1nmany Hail; where they may
continue in their petty attempts to
hu1niliate the president, which undigni
fed, unpatriotic and un-Anlerican course
has been characteristic of each. New
York has repudiated Hill Oregon can
do no less than repudiate his associate
and confidential friend. To return
Dolph is evidence that the people of
"Webfoot" sanction and approve his
course in forming all alliance with Hill,
VIII ose principal business has been the
advancement of Tammany and the thugs
who control it, and the humiliation of
the president. If to favor the selection
of another than the friend of this noto-
be inconsistent with republican princi-
pies the GAZETTE is perfectly willing to
be classed outside the party lines. We
do not want this state to be represented
any such corruptirg influence as Tam
many Hall, and if the will of the people
prevails Dolph will not succeed himself.
Loyalty to party does not mean sacrifice
of principle; but the reelection of
Dolph means disloyalty to party, dis
regard of the desires and interests Of the
people, and the sacrifice of principle.
Will the press of Oregon favor his return
and denounce Lord, Kincaid, Fulton,
Mitchell, Hermann, Tongue, Ellis, and a
host of others, as traitors to republican,
ism simply to meet the Oregonian's ideas
of party consistency? The GAZETTE
thinks not
IN all but its length, the presidents
message was disappointment. He still