The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-17
OREGONS FISH, WIFE.

For narrowness of mind, for selhshness
of principle; and for ungenerous treat
tnent of those who differ from him in
opinion, H. w. Scott, editor of the Ore
CONAN, las no peer i'll the Journalistic
field For his political opponents he has
no milder term than ''cranls." To those
who have ideas conflicting with his, on
other matters, he devotes portion of his
vituperative vocabulary, never ascrlb1ng
to them sincerity of purpose, Or right
eousness of motive. AS writer, he is
terse and clear. He is a reasoner of
much cunning and sophistry. A careful
perusal of his longer editorials, however,
reveals a pitiful plentitudc of 1nisstate-
ments, and generous use of epithets.
He is a persistent sco1der, and finds little
merit in any institution, or any PROPOSE
ton, the success of which does not bene'
fit Portland and indirectly the Oregonian.
We find in that paper of the 18th such
descriptions as professor of humbuS,
ssoficiousuess 'char1atanry,' and
number of similar terms, mostly applied
to President Chapman, of the state uni
versity. This institution is located at
Eugene. Eugene is in Lane county, and
Lane county has a solid ant1-Dolph dele
CATION in the legislature. Dolph is pet
of the Oregonian. Nothing could hurt
the self-esteem of its editor, nor arouse
mis- revengeful passions as would the de-
IL. 1,oc
recently had a severe blow in the victory
of certain book concern which drew
upon itself the ire of the Oregonian by
refusing to buy its columns during the
school book campaign just closed. The
defeat of Do1ph would wrench away the
last vestige of its influence, Or perhaps,
to speak more correctly, would at least
clearly expose its ntter lack of influence.
The people of the Willamette valley
owe nothing to the Oregonian. Every
thing that the country members have
obtained for their constituents has teen
wrested from the legislature against the
influence. whatever it may have been, of
what was formerly the leading paper of
the northwest. Its abuse of Mr.. Chap
man is unmanly, unfair and untrue. Its
bitter attacks on the various state institu-
tions of learning are demagogic, un-
American and prompted by selfshness.
The state does not give away educa-
ton" at these places. An education
must be obtained by work; by hard
study. The state, acting under the theory
that education of its citizens strengthens
the government, has provided various
institutions where young men and women
can obtain an education at small financial
cost Probably the free tuition should
be abolished entirely, or be open to all;
but the tuition at least should be small.
The Agricultural College is supported
entirely by the federal government, on
condition that the state provide suitable
buildings. As business matter, if we
seek no broader grounds, the money ex-
pended on the State Agricultural College
has been paying investment. The Ore
gonian's policy is to withhold the states
share of the burden and practically de
stroy the institution. AS far as the Agri
cultural College is concerned, the Ore
gonian has been wasting its sweetness"
The board some time ago decided to ask
for no appropriation this year
1t is hoped this intelligence will relieve
the mind of "the sage of the tall tower"
although it is expected in this vicinity
that the editorial sllrew of 9th and Alder
streets, will demand that the board
mortgage the college farm, and turn the
money into the state to make up the
deficit caused by the delinquency of
.Multnomah county on its state tax.