The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-12
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1896
FROM REPRESENTATIVE COON.

Our editorial space is taken up today
with communication from Hon. T. R.
Coon, representative in the last legis-
lature. THE CHRONICLE is very glad to
have these expressions of opinions from
its readers, and while it does not con-
cur in all of Mr.. Coon's opinions, yet it
is glad to give the requested space for
their publication. AS the campaign is
beginning, the editor requests that con-
tributions on interesting topics will be
sent him, as no matter whether the
views expressed be in accord with the
policy of this paper, if the communica-
tions are written in an honest, truth
seeking spirit, they will willingly be
published. Mr.. Coon's letter is as fol-
lows:
EDITOR CHRONICLE:
I take it for granted that THE CHRoNI-
GLE will give space for few political com
ments by one who would protest against
q tame submission to the so-called
Portland gang" in the political affairs
of the state. 1 know full well that there
are a few papers in Oregon that ''stand
pat" with the political bosses as in duty
bound. Many persons can read the soph-
istries and half-truths of these organs
of the ring without being misled; but it
must be that many will eat anything
that is set before them, else the bill or
fare, SO regularly set out by certain
papers, would hardly pay enough to
balance the cooks wages.
Now, the Oregon ring, with Mr.. Simon
as ring master, had ga little plan,"
which it was presumed the last legisla-
ture would promptly carry out; but
when "Simon said thumbs up,' nearly
all in the senate responded with alac-
rity, for did not the boss say ''thumbs
up?' But when the house was directed
TO show thumbs up a lot of "perverse,
rascally representatives of the people
actually wouldn't do as some people
figured all along that they would do
The thumbs were ''short" in the count
The Political Mutual Benefit Associa-
tion of the state of Oregon stood con-
fronted with lot of clinched fists. The
ring forthwith turned loose the blood
hounds of the hireling press, hoping to
Falnish the opposition into submission.
They sand: Don't you 'perfidious'
fools know that are run things here in
Oregon? Haven't we said that our
wishes must be respected under ali cir
cumstances? and is it not plain case
that there is only one man in Oregon
that we can trust as United States sena-
tor? and is not Mr.. Dolph 'our man?' -
Neither hounds, nor love, nor money,
could win over the four votes needed by
the ring; but as it turned out, the
Simon ring received the most beautiful
thrashing it has ever received in Oregon.
The wailing of the bosses and the yelp
ing of the hounds have not yet ceased to
echo and re-echo among the hills of fair
Oregon.
Considerable effort is being put forth
by the Oregonian and two or three
"partners in crime'' to punish those
members of the last legislature who
-theld up' the ring. Tables are gotten
up and ingenious statements construct
ed tending to give the "black eye" to
these perverse members. No liar is so
contemplate as he who tells only part
of the truth. The true record is the
whole record; hut this would not an
swer the purpose.
If the ring had permitted it, the at
tempt of those who tried to reduce ex-