Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-09

ers and harbors committee, he might
~ we'll be the last man on the com
mlttee MS to have secured the
second place. as he did. The
Statesman errs very greatly In saying
this, and our self-esteemed contem-
porary ought TO know better The
writer does not understand that the
present editors have any personal In
terest in belittllng Mr. Hermann. IL
Is assumed that the owners Of the
Statesman sdlctate its policy and are
now debating its opposition 10 Mr..
Hermann. Whatever just grounds
there may be'for that opposition will
have due weight, but unjust crit
icism will not have much weight with
fair-mlnded men. Unjust opposition
TO Mr., Hermann will very much in
jure the chances ofany Marion county
candidate securing the nomination
in case Mr.. Hermann cannot get IL.
II the Statesman wishes to organize
the balance OF the district against
Marion county Il need only keep up
IT'S present course. II will accomplish
It's object
TO consider its criticism Of Mr..
Hermann from parliamentary stand
point; let us sec; there are II mem
bers Of the committee on which Mr.
Hermann has second place. The
chairman and first member represent
the commlttee in conference, The
first two places then are representa-
tive OF the conference membership Of
the majority party and the first place
on the minority party Of the house ON
the conference committee that finally
makes up the appropriation bill.
Chairman Hooker, New York,
Mr.. Hermann OF Oregon, and General
CatchIngs Of Miss, dem will be the
house conferees when the river and
harbor bill comes back 10 the house
with the senate amendments. The
Ike practice prevails In the senate.
There under the reorganization Of
the Committees Senators Frye OF |
Maine, Jones Of Nevada, Quay Of
Pennsylyania, and Vest dem.) Of
Missouri, will form the senate con-
ferees. Hermann, II will be seen, will
he tho only representative on the riv
ers and harbors committee from the
entire Pacific coast, as California was
left out by Speaker Reed,
ON the senate committee however
there are four senators from the Pa
cific coast: II the entire Pacific coast
was confined TO one member ON the
house committee OF seventeen, Il was
fortunate that Oregon was selected at
all, and will he represented In the con.
ference, In the face Of most deter.
mined effort 20 secure the place ON the
part OF the Callfornlans. with four
committeeman In the senate to swell
the river aud harbor blll for Oregon,
Washington, California and Nevada,
IL will be seem that the senate will
load many items onto the river and
harbor bin which the house viii be
disposed to oppose, Reed has an.
nounced that the river aud harbor bin
must be kept down When the bin :
goes into conference Il is fortunate
for Oregon that Mr., Hermann viii he
there to guard ber interests In that
critical iunctue. II Mr. Hermann
were last on the committee, he would
not he ON the conference, and Oregon Il
has no member OF the senate who win
be ON the conferoncel, aud how could
Oregon expect To be as well treated.
as when there will be an experienced
man from Oregon among the confer.
rcesY
More than ever before, Il is import
ant 20 Oregon and valuable to the peo.
Pile Of this state to have an Oregon
member on the house conference, To
protect the generous amendments
which the senate viii place In the bill
Tor Oregon. TO be the last man ON
the commit,ee, which the Statesman !
thinks Mr. Hermann might as well be.
would leave Oregon In very had
plight indeed, Mr.. Hermann is ex.
aesly In the right place TO look after I
Oregon appropriations, and We trust I