The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-06-30
THE oREooNlAN AND ALroELp

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A Republican paper at Portland has
been pouring hot shot into Mr.. Nc
Kinley and his administration, appar.
emily forgetful Of what it has recently
been saying that until the Filipinos are
quenched the man who criticises the
administration or any Of its acts or Great
ures is a copperhead and atraitor.
Replying TO a criticism, it says that it
possibly may be able to do something
for the great political principles it adj
vocates, by holding up TO reprobation
those in high places who are uniaithful
TO them and at any rate It can have
the satisfaction ofuttcring an independ-
ent and untrammeled opinion"
These be brave words, withal. But
why not pass it around and let some Of
the rest Of .us express "an honest and
untrammeled opinion" occasionally?
The Tacoma Ledger, Rep, condemns
the Oregonian as "a common scold." II
says editorially:
political animosities make strange
bedfellows, as we'll as political friend
ships. The strangest Of these is seen in
the harping on the same string by the
Portland Oregonian and John p. Altgeld.
"Mr. Altgeld, who has just returned
from tour through the South, gives
the war cry Of the Democracy in the
next campaign, which he asserts will be
effective. Sixteen to one will not be
placed in the front rank, but the hypoc-
racy Of the Mckinley administration
will be shown up in every phase. This
is 10 be the bugle note TO arouse the
masses, with incidentally few side is
sues for special classes; rs TO for the
farmers, who see the havoc the gold
standard has made, and that free silver
is the only panecea. Trusts will be
harped on for the retainers Of anti-ex-
pansion in the cities, where live the rel
atives of the volunteers.
"Whle The Oregonian does not pipe
30 the tune Of l6 10 /, II is fully in ac-
cord with "Brer" Altgeld on the main
issue No more bitter or unjust attack
has been made upon President McKin-
ley by any opposition journal than that
in The Oregonian of Friday. II consist
emily followed n previous bitter and IL
logical attack on the Republican party
ia congress because reform legislation
had not been enacted, ignoring the sill
yer majority in the senate, which has
effectualy blocked such action.
"The Oregonian asserts the Mckinley
administration is the cause Of about all
the ills this nation il heir TO- IL criticizes
and magnifes everything that can sbe
tortured into fault aud makes crime
Of it, and draws distressing picture Of
this country under four years more
Of his administration.
"Not u word il said in all this column
Of yituperation of the many virtues OF
the president, Of its many notable
achievements andthe prosperity. that has
been largely due 10 the administration.
No word Of praise is given President
Mckinley for his heroic stand in pre-
venting the blunder Of the century by
recognizing the so-called Cuban Re
public. Nothing but criticism and
magnilying Of miner errors.
"That President Mckinley has made
mistakes his most ardent admirers can
not deny, but he has proved altogether
the best executive this nation has had
since Lincoln; and has won the con-
iidencc, respect and admiration' Of
people OF all sections, and will be re-
nominated and reelected by the unani-
nous vote Of the Republicans and
honest money men Of all parties, by u
larger majority than ever before. I'm
spite Of the opposition and criticism Of
the Orcgonian il il safe TO venture the
assertion that the Oregon delegation will
east their unanimous vote for the nomi-
nation OF President Mckinley and that
his majority in Oregon will be- largely
increased over that of 1896. The cause
Of the Oregonlan's opposition is well
known