The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-24
DISCLOSURES ON
THE LEGISLATURE
One of the Democrats Turns
on Some Light.
He Could Tell More Facts if
They Were Needed.
Statement That Concerns
Certain Members From
Linn.

Linn.
ALBANY, or, April 22.--(To the Ed
itor. MY attention has been called tc
come communications and editorials al
published in some Of the newspapers eI
this state, calling in question the integ-
rity Of some fthe members Of the late
legislature. II looks very much A
though this course was being adopted
for the purpose Of screening the men
whose course in said Legislature wai
questionable. The men who did moi
yield 10 temptation and we're true "a
their political organization have been
criticised more severely than those
members who we're recreant 10 theii
trust and untrue 10 the political party
who elected them. The all.absOrbinf
question Of the late legislature and that
which was paramount 10 every Other
question was the election ola United
States senator.
Under fair and honest party disci.
pline every man that was in opposition
to the Republican party in the June
election last was or should have been re.
tired from the senatorial contest, owing
10 the fact that the legislature was Re.
publican in politics. A short time after
balloling for the election for United
siates senator had commenced in the
late legislature, Mr.. Co'bett had re-
ceived the number Of votes which en-
titled him 10 9 caucus nomination from
the Republican members OF said legisla-
ture, and under all party rules he wa'
entitled 10 be elected 20 the United
States senate by the votes Of the Repub'
licaR members.
The election Of Mr. Corbett was
sought and claimed as matter Of right
from the party that Mr. Corbett was =
member Of. This was honorable and
right, and all the Corbett men asked
Of the opposition TO the Republican
party was TO keep ont Of the thet
political contest and let the Republican
members Of the legislature settle the
Senatorial election ~ they had right tC
do, without any interference by mer
elected in opposition TO the dominant
party. There WAS no act on the par
OF Mr. Corbett or his friends or sup
porters tnat came 10 light or WAS even
limited at, go far as my knowledge goes
that would la any way compromise thu
honor or the success Of the Republican
party or this state. IL was plain 10 b,
seen from the beginning that Mr.
Corbett had but one rival or opponen
In the Senatorial race, which fact wa
we'll known early ia the session. IL VA
also we'll understood that Mr.. Mcbride
candidacy was being pushed by th
opposition 10 Mr.. Corbett for the pun
pose Of putting mp a combine that woul,
defeat Mr. Corbett, Mcbride aud al
opposing candidates The pretende,
friends OF Mcbride were steering iron
tie beginning, and all the time in th
direction Of the election OF John II
Mitchell,
An organization was effected and en
tered into by the men who we're secretl,
supporting Mr., Mitchell, but pretendiuI
to be supporting Mr.. Mcbride, tha
after its organization largely oontrolle,
legislation aud appropriations whicl
we're then pending before the legislature
Said legislation and appropriations di
not, under all circumstances, stand upo
their merits, but were voted down q
passed in accordance with who va
asking for the legislation or appropria
ton, aud they were az rule supporte,
whether such legislation or appropris
ton was right OF wrong. providing III
parties asking Tor the passage Of sal
measure or measures or the appropri,
tion were la line with the combine,
aud we're numbered among those thl
could be relied upon the support NJ
Mitchell for the seuate.
The word went out from Mitchell
headquarters that they were "hxed
DO business" aud members OF the l,e
lslature we're invited to call, and som
of tho men who did call we're told thi
II they wanted money II was there f
them, providing they would assist In n
election OF Mr., Mitchell 20 the SENATE
Il looked as though the men wew wi
ling TO enter into any kind Of deal