The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-11

weekly one Ysar si 90 IN Advano
THE MITCHELL FACTION
IN OREoOH POLlTici
There IL something In the asertiO
that the Dsm0crats who voted for JOhi
IA. Nitcheii IN the legislature vii
pr.lbably puffsr political persecuii0n an
pefhapd never again zee The inside O
the Salem capital, excepting a. spec
tatora. The man who steps aside iron
the paths 0f party alignnsent must need
hear words 81 censure for his act, how
ever be may have performed an act o
patriotism 0r that which MAKES for th'
peoples good. He must hear politica
enemies denominate him aparty traitor
and those political enemies will not iai
20 dig mp the past and publish Il 10 tb'
world ae a dAmning record against bin
. This IL deplorable, Cor often patriot
must refuse 10 stand BY bic party's acts,
end must administer rebuke n
those with whom be has kept p0liti.
cal company. Frequently, TOO, as In
case Of Mr.. Mitchsll's candidacy, the
party man must realize that 10 bod 10
an empty party name and organization,
would BE- 70 fail 70 DO HE duty ~ q rep.
reseutative Of the people. Undoubtedly,
10 was right Tor ths eleyen democrats 10
vote for Mr. Mitchell, elss no senator
wOuld have been elected. Il wa Wisest
70 choose bin. II was bost for Oregon.
Furthermore, he wac eminently lifted
Tor the oiiice.
In view oi these facts. Il IL 10 BE- Fe-
gretted that certain political damuation
awaits the democrats Who voted fof re.
publican for senator.
II we're better II men held iess ten.
nciously 10 the yellow dog doctrine"
which, being Interpreted, means ~ will
vote for any candidate who has my par
ty'a endorsement" An increase Of
independent voters would make iog
better political conditions. The act oi
those eleven democratic tends 10
strengthen the independent movement.
-Pendieton East Oregonian. Dem.
Itlsa matter Il snrprise 10 fnd the
above iine oi reasoning In an alleged
Democratic paper. There is some ar
Rnment - be founded on man leaving
his party and meeting with another
when some paramount Issue ID dividing
all parties. But Il has never bson
whispered, II was never breathsd that
John n. Mitchell represented any prin.
eiple that would justify Populist or q
Democrat giving him political support
BY sending bin 10 tho United States
senAts. II Mitchell espousod a single
Domooralle principle publleiy or per
sonally, In a letter or by word of mouth,
n never became known a. salem. and
ths PendlsloR East orogoniaa cannot
quote the sentiment.
lndeed, on the other hand, senator
Mitchell trAmpled upon the paramount
Issue that made Bryan the Democrats
candidate In 1895. When Aehango Of
10000 votes wonld hAys made poasible
.hs realization q fuAneial Tsloru that
bad been 20 transoendantly cham pIoned
by Mitchell and enuneia,sd In Oregon
Republican platforms, Mitchell wa
HAnnairei. bodoYilled, ,slimei.oysr, pad
locked, hand'euiied. reVamped, molly.
ooidled. tied hand and.ioot and carried
bodily like Faiataii In q wash.baskst oi
dirty linen. worse, wen. willingly, a
slave Into the camp Of goldbugs whom
be had ali hls life opposed and declared
saryants oi inc devil. rha, is the way
he ssryed ,be paramount Democratic
principle Ia ils hour Of crisis.
"Almos, certain political damnation''
does swat Democrats who voted for
Mitchell, bat !, is not because he Vas a
Republican. a. IL alleged aboye. The
term oi party traitor applies because
there was a Tepudiasion Of an that has
made Democracy strong, oi the principle
that led tho party TO the threshold u
victory, und bat Cor he covert ropudia.
lion and sloalihy betrayal Ia 1880 wonld
have lod lhe silver iofoes 10 victory,
broken the backs oi the trusts forever,
sould have enlhroned The party Of the
'eople 10 power, that would have iought
be spanish war 10 lil.eiale Cuba with
"a eriahllshlng an imporialissie policy.
u Z now AZ over and he has got bic
,Wnrd ior iFuoculeaee aud apossAey,
10 e - Old man and be l. sooa 70 ~
HE grave anf answeF ior his sins
slitieai aud otherwise as an men must,
q - would uoi appear hard oa che
l man MAJ isis paradee . lsirio,.
. and tiileesn neces.lty ioi any
'mocfet % have voted Ca Mitchell. |
kat 10 the name q koncsiy. deoeney,
pylcilgn, truth, 4 there let ios
mtcrat 20 sland ior, 4 thh sosps