The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-31
SENATORIAL, SITUATION.

The election of Mr.. Dolph seems NOW
hood to oppose the Simon machine
power in boiling the caucus against the
powerful influences, which that machine
caused to bear against them, are of the
stuff of which men are made. They
who antagonized Dolph in the face of
the probability of his election, will not
show the white feather now that they
know they can accomplish his defeat.
Should the Oregon legislature adjourn
without electing senator, the blame
logically will be against the Dolph forces.
The anti-Dolph element is not attempt
ing to dictate the nomination of any one
man. The cry of the Dolphites is
"Dolph or nobody" Their position is
undemocratic There is no reason why
republicans can not unite upon some
man who will represent the state with
credit There is reason why the; peo-
pies representatives should oppose the
election of man whom they believe to
be antagonistic to the people. 1t is bet
ter to be unrepresented than misrepre,
sented. The perpetuity of the republi-
can party in Oregon is of far greater i'm
portance than the mere election of any
one particular man to the United States
senate. The existance of the party does
not depend upon the politicians who
aspire to be its leaders and shape its
| course for their personal gains. These
men should be Taught that they are not
the republican party.
Harmony in the party is advisable.
'Tis ':sweet for brethren to agree in pol.
itics as we'll as religion, but this harmony
should not be obtained by the sacrifice OF
principle and the surrender of the peo-
pie to the bosses. The people must tri
unph and the people will triumph. We
have men in the Oregon legislature.
| The Oregonian attempts to sneer at
and throw discredit upon the purpose o.
| the men who are known as anti-Do1ph
by saying that 'tl1ey are coquetish in
their voting," and ''are not organized, u
both of which statements are true. They
have no candidate. They are not one
man men. They will support any able
1ican . .'.
/ The Oregonian wages an igroble war
fare upon the men who are voting against
Dolpti, and for the people. It threaten:
them with political annihilation. With
peculiar irony, it accuses them of looking
for a candidate with bar'1'-a curiou.
statement for Dolph organ to make
If that was the only requisite they ask
ed, not man would have left Dolph
Dolph money was plentiful, considering
the financial stringency. Denny, min
or Dolph manager, showed his devotion
to the cause by throwing two hundred
dollars over the Willamette hotel bal
after the republican caucus, and instruct
ing the barkeeper to serve free whiske,
to the crowd. The Oregonian transcend
the depths of sound argument in trying
to recall Cole and Burke, of Multnomat
county, to the support of Dolph.
calls them ''stinkards.'' Such flights 0
oratory and such depths of reasoning ar
beyond the ability of any anti-Dolph pa
per to successfully refute.
The work of the gentlemen who oppos
De1ph will only be half accomplished
should they allow Simon to dictate tn
selection of the successful candidate
There should be no dictation from an
source; certainly not from the machine
An opportunity is now before them t
break down the power of Simon and tn
machine. 1t should not, and will not, b
lost. The opposition is an intelligen
opposihon; not blind stubbornness
, Dolph is defeated. The people are vic
torious.