The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
CORVALLIS, OREGON, FEB. 7, 1895
WHO REPRESENTS BENTON?

disseminator of republican principles ior
more than a quarter of a century, and
has never failed, during its whole career,
to greet its readers weekly. 1t claims
no special monopoly in its field of work,
and to say that the GAZETTE has made
no mistakes during its past, would be
equivalent to claiming much more than
the facts might. warrant, but this we do
earnestly claim, that it has at all times
been faithful exponent of republican
doctrines; and for the reason, that we
believed that the general good and pros
perity of the country would be advanced
thereby.
It's course has been consistent in that it
has always been an advocate of the cleo
ton of the republican nominees, county,
state and national; and in turn, we be-
1ieve it to be the duty of those nominees
when elected to faithfully represent those
who elected them. It is the absolute un
qualified duty ofa county representative
to represent his constituency; to do other
wise is misrepresentation. If man is
elected on { the republican legislative
ticket, in party matters the will of repub-
lican constituents is, and should be, a
rule of action unto him. At this time
our whole representation is Of our own
faith politically, and our legislators are
expected to elect, or at least, assist in
electipg an U. S. senator agreeable to the
republicans of Benton.
Certain of our legislators have as we
verify believe absolutely ignored the ex-
pressed will of at least 90 per cent of all
the republicans of this county. The
edict of King Caucus, presided over by
Joseph Simon, has been followed since
the 22nd day of January, instead of the
will of Benton county republicans. We
notify our-legislators formally that there
is not to exceed ten per cent of Benton
county republicans who desire the re-
election of Mr.. Dolph to the senate.
This King Caucus is wholly an artificial
deity, and the present one peculiarly the
handiwork of the self-same Joseph-for
Simon has said thumbs up, and thumbs
are up.
Why should Benton's legislators wor-
ship at the shrine of Simon's creation?
Is there some bright divinity which fol-
lows in the wake of Joseph's wand, that
should challenge the respect of an hon
est man of the high order and type of
Senator Carter Was it Sinon's state
craft in e1nasculating the republican state
ticket in the interest of Strahan, that
death might be dealt to Judge Waldo,
that SO commends the tactics of the ring
manipulation to our senator? If not,
where lies the magician's power over an
honest man? Is Benton county republi-
canism to be represented by her chosen
members, or is it that artificial power
called King Caucus, ,kfanned into life in
the interest of Mr. Dolph, by the hands
of Simonl
The will of Mr.. Carter's constituency
is no doubtful factor. The numerously
signed petitions now in the hands of the
Hon. T. H. Cooper show pointedly what
the republicans of Benton county desire.
We do not criticise the votes of Senator
Carter, but rather call his attention earn
est1y to the fact that his sole province is
to represent Benton county, not Simon;
that go per cent of his fellow republicans
in Benton county do not desire Mr.. Do1ph
longer in the U. S. senate. Our de1ega-
tion in the nations capitol should stand
an unit, and present solid front. To
elect Mr.. Dolph is to prostitute our party
to the dominion of corporate power, and
to place the seal of condemnation upon
Mitchell, Hermann and Ellis. We want
our congressional delegation in Washing
ton to be at least consistent with them
selves.
Oregon has many good, able represen-
tative men of the type of Lord, Hermann,
Lowell, Williams, and others, for an u S.
senator. We are not confined to the
smallsmeasure ordained as per formula
under Josephs machine, which has been
nauseating to all self-respecting republi-
cans for years.
Oregon has already had too much of
Dolph, who is out of harmony with
everything save self and corporate in
fuence. Even the Oregonian would not
disguise the fact that heis austere, un-
sympathetic, cold -b1ooded, devoid of SEN
timentality, 1ordly and aristocratic in his
manner and bearing, which, with his
clamny, freezing touch. places him at
the head of the close communion cor
poration table. Seemingly, his texture is
such that it will not blend with the form
of government conceived by the fathers
of the republic. 1t should require no
particular discernment to grasp the self
evident proposition that the only warm
act of Mr. Dolph's life, so far as recorded,
was to leave the capital in the dead of
winter to aerd the Oregon Legislature.
Even that is to be commended. Repre-
sentative Cooper is now the only member
of Benton's delegation who is represent
ing his constituency.