Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-02-27
NO ADVANTAGE.

no ADVANTAobs
The Statesman regrets as much rs
anyone else possibly can the fall
IRE OF the Oregon legislature "
pass the general appropriation
bIll. the enactment Of remedial
legislation, and the election Of a
Republican 10 help the Incoming
administration In the upper liOuse
OF congress.
But there would be no advantage
xaiued BY tie Organization Of tue
legislature AZ this time on the
lines proposed by Joe Simon aDd
Jonathan Bnurne. No act of such
body would be valid without rum
nIDx the gauntlet ~ the courts,
for there would be dOubt---in Tact
several d6ubis--cOncerBi the
legality Of such organization.
Al LAWS were passed, Oregon wOdld
be in the condition 81 igtiOrance
astOthe force Of part Of ner stat
utes. There can be nothing gained,
therefore. by acccding 10 he
wishes OF the revolutionary min
GRITTY, 10 say nothing Of the stub
tliicatlOn Of ans member Of the
majority In doing 80, political
considerations aside. And we can
not see anything but injury 10
such a course 10 the republican
party.
This opinion Of course Is tile opinion
o. small coterIe of revenue politlc-
lans, and should not Influence people
as against the general welfare Of the
state. We want thinking persons 70
consider what is meant by electlng a
Republican senator 10 help the Nc
Klaley administration In congress.
VIII the Mckinley administration
give Salem anything? VIII they give
us a public building? Never. VIII
the appropriations secured at Wash
ington be expended at Salem? Not a
dollar. Oregon appropriations are un.
der the contract system, will be ably
defended by Senator Mcbride and
two congressman ~ we have no second
senator.
IL Is not certain that the regular
Organization will not elect a senator,
II must now be admitted the Benson
faction could not elect a senator. II
may be possible for the present organ
ization To elect a senator. II IL doel
he will be n Republican. But he will
be elected without the use OF boodlt
or mortgage upon his services BY
any corporation.
The mistake OF the Benson faction
was Ia stalking everything upon elect
Ing senator who as candidate, as
politician, or as a man had no solid
foundation beneath his feet. What
ever Is said about Bourne and Simon,
10 cannot be said that they have aban'
doned their convictions or deserted
their friends,
The Statesman has been hired n
publish cartoons and make its pOlIt'
ioal fight for Senator Mitchell. Now
Senator Mitchell Is out OF the way,
but he will stu try To hold members
back from organizing the Legislature
because he wants 10 punish those who
defeated him and prevent anyone
being elected senator.
But admitting ali this, and admit
ting the right Of the Statesman u
make political fight for Mitchell
what right has II now TO 60 on with
its hight against Bourne and Simon
aud 10 further declare there shall b
no legislature, aud thus defeat che
general appropriation bill, and rene.
dial legislation IL has no right,
whatever 20 assail the interests Of
Salem or the state at tlarge.
We challenge the Statesman ol
anyone 10 show by single competent
legal authority that the senate and
Davis house are not constltutionally
organl1sd. aud thai there would hels
sclntilla of doubt over permanent
orsanllatloa oE the leslspture as Il
now stands. Its assumpgIon that leg
islatioa hereatter vail lead 70 litiga
iion lspurely an insentlon.
The Benson house Itself did not be
lleye In ltsown legality. II dared no
10 take It's case lato court. Its owl
conduct shows u 10 have been mere
tslclous perfoEmanoe, pppelltntinl
che whole legislative machlnery o
the state ia the Interest OF a fe'
ma, agers aud machine politicians L
SECURE them che fesleral olIlces
Mr. hensoa nesefesen vent lhrongl
the fnrms of appointing staaalas con
nlstees; no hin was ever read seeon'
slime or cferreds ne serious latentlo'
a =.