Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-11-27
PORTLAND LETTER.

special Correspondence.

m0tn OF tne ktect1ou.
Special Correspondence
Portland, Or. Nov. l7.--It is quite
common thing for people living in a
small town to belittle their home pa
Iper, except under two circumstances
when the paper praises them or when
1t tells ON them, and, heaven knows,
Il doesn't do the latter half as often as
1t might, and, indeed, half as often,
possibly, as IL should.
These remarks were suggested by an
incident that occurred the other day
in my office here. A couple OF gentle
men from your town, knowing that
represented your paper at this metropo-
lis Of the Pacific Northwest, called to
see il / kept your paper on file. OF
course do; and it would have made
your heart glad to have seen those fell
lows devouring every local line in it,
ads. and all. Pom honor. l think
they'd have gladly given me dollar
for the pleasure they had in reading
their home paper. of which they prob
ably think very little when at home.
1t is not often that strike tartar
of q business man, but the other day
l lassoed one in fine shape. In solicit.
ing an ad. for your paper, | presented
my card to manufacturer who was
standing near the front door in his
store, and who was evidently not en-
gagged for the moment. As he read the
card, began to speak Of the merits Of
your paper as an advertising medium.
Before had gotten in medias res, he
waived me off saying, ITS no use
arguing with me.
The mans manner was abrupt and I
was miffed. Imprudently. possibly. |
promptly responded: ''If merchants
treat your drnmmers as You treat me,
you'll not have any use for advertising
or for your factory either"
This brought him to his senses. He
apologized. and after half hours seance
on advertising in general. and in your
paper in particular. he told me to call
ON December /, when contracts he had
elsewhere would expire, and then he
would be in position to give your
paper an ad.
Do You find your merchants inclined
at all to be "snappish" when You talk
business to them? It is not often that
run across such churlish man as
have just spoken Of. Business men ap-
preciate more and more every day the
value Of advertising, and the solicitor
finds his business easier and better as
the merchant he approaches is shrewder
and more progressive.
You doubtless know now quite as
much as ] do about the presidential elec-,i
tion, held on the Sd inst. Here in
Portland it was the quietest election
ever held. The Bryanites claim that
the peace and good order was due to
Mayor Pennoyer's bipartisan police.
whilst the other side declare that the
good order was due to well-organized
league of Mckinley men who were de-
termined to have fair election. /
saw nothing of this league in evidence,
but the police were in evidence every
where and their conduct was admirable.
| think both sides were surprised at 4
the vote in Portland and Multnomah
county. Reckoning from the vote at
the June election when Pennoyer, the
silverite, was elected mayor, the Nc
Kinleyites were figuring ON from 1000
TO 5000 plurality in city and county,
and the Bryanites were disposed to con-
sider that pretty tolerably fair figuring
The result always remembering the
June vote certainly surprised both
sides. The surprise, however. differed
in each case in its nature and effect on
the mental temperament. Leaving
aside the little conferences on every
corner as TO how the federal patronage
shall be distributed after March 4,
1897. interest has already become ac-
i've as to the senatorial election next
January. or course, Senator Mitchell
expects to succeed himself Indeed,
here is every reason to believe that he
was promised the support Of the Simon
gold people in consideration Of his
services on the stump. and also in con-
liberation of his giving the Simon peo-
,le the votes Of his friends in the legis-
ature in behalf Of new charter for
Portland, which would legislate the
resent city administration out.
The slate was arranged with no con-
iderable generalship. bnt there Is al
eady a speck Of trouble in the sky;
nd that is that many Of the silver
nen who were elected ON platform
Mitchell for the senate,
ow declare their obligation to vote
or the senator's reelection to have
cen released by Mitchell's attitude in
candidate on an interna-
ional bimetallic platform, when the
enator had frequently declared for in
ependent bimetallism.
Jonathan Bourne will most likely be
he leader Of the Republican silver
orces in the legislature; and, az the
democrats and Populists are nearly all
Or silver, 1t need surprise no one to
ee all those elements in combination
0 try TO place Mr.. Bourne in the
peaker's chair.
The brotherhood OF comradeship be-
weeD Sylvester Pennoyer and Jonathan
'ourne makes the idea Of such COM
ination as outlined above quite feas.
Die. Can it win? am not sufficient
I politician to foretell. My bust.
ess here is to gather the news un.
iasedly, and to give it straightforward
nd without malice aforethought for