The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-19

torial squeal, which is hardly worthy
of an answer.
Mr.. Scott thinks we are sore be-
cause we are not considered in the
makeup of the Republican state tick.
ct. How many people were consid-
cred in that matter? The minority,
which cast 45 per cent. of the votes of
the Republican primary, were not con
sidered The minority of the Jack
! Matthews faction was not considered
in the caucus. A printed list Of 81
delegates was railroaded through a
rump county convention. A printed
list of legislative candidates was
named in the same way. The few peo-
pie who did the considering act, even
insisted on naming the county central
committeeman from the precincts car
I ried by MIR. Simon and his friends, an
unheard of act OF dictatorship, and i'll
considered politics. Probably Henry
! McGinn. Harvey Scott and Jack Mat
thews did the considering for the
whole Republican party. In Marion
county, where Mr.. Geer's and Mr.. ST.
mons friends were in complete con-
troll OF the convention. there was some
very different considering No printed
states were used. No minority was
shut out. The legislative ticket was
not packed for or against Mr. Geer or
Simon, or Scott, or any other Repubh'
can. The precincts that were carried
by the opposition were not deprived of
their representation on the committee.
The wrightman delegates got some OF
the county and legislative ticket, and
the county chairman is not offensive
to either faction. That is Republican
politics, managed with some regard
for all.
Now to come to the denials of the
oregonian, that 1t has praised Mitchell
TO the skies for voting for the ship
subsidy" The Journal really said that
the Oregonian had not ceased to praise
him to the skies, in spite of his vote
for a measure that the Oregonian has
spent more space in bitterly denounc-
ing than any other one bill before Con
gress IL some man IN the Senate or
Congress that It was not handin-glove
with for the time being had voted for
the ship subsidy bill, as Mitchell did,
the Oregonian would cartoon and
roast him everlastlngly. II is such
partiality and fawning upon a man
whom It wants to shield and favor and
harmonic" with that makes its
course contemplate. when consis-
tent course and a firm adherence to
principle would compel even the re-
spect OF those ii is now currying favor
with. Is that an invention OF Mr..
: Hofer, or is II the record which the
Oregonian has made for itself In the
history Of Oregon politics? IL IL not
an invention OF Mr. Hofer's that Mr..
Scott Is now In bed with all that he
has denounced as political harlotry in
this commonwealth. The public know
that, and It need not be proven. Mr..
Scott stood for free trade with Porto
Rlca, and applauded Mr.. Simon for his
courageous fight against tariff on
that territory. We have free trade
with Porto Rico. and no one has been
hurt thereby. Porto Rico Is prosper
GUS and contented.
Tariffs are being forced upon the
other islands, with Mark Hanna as
slave driver for the trusts. The Ore
gonian knows that the spreckles and
lother sugar and tobacco millionaires
. are driving the Republicans TO enact
these tariffs at their behests Mr.
Mitchell does their bidding In direct
opposition 20 the hundred-times de
!, clared principles of the oregonian. but
= II has only honey and rose-water foI
Mitchelrs effort In behalf OF the trusts
Is that an invention OF Mr.. Hofer's, OF
|, Is Il cold facts from the pages Of the
= Oregonian? OF course, Il can tell Ia
readers that such and such things are
inventions OF Mr.. Hofer. and thai
u | itOlei utht anu Ouig q ANN VI NAoo'
readers will ever see the other side
but even those readers know the per
sistent Misrepresentation OF the facts
and will only be deceived in part II a
I, all We cannot turn 10 the files Of tn
a Oregonian as 70 its position on the su
gar bounty bill that was killed In th'
"A Senate OF Oregon in 1893, after pass
ing the House. The Senate was thel
I, under the control Of a business men
!, delegation. composed OF Simon, Bates
= Mackay, Selling and Hazeltine, electe
by Mr. ScOtt's assistance, against IN
+ Mitchell ll-aepubllcans whose cause h
now champions. The Senate woul
j, not even consider the t25O,OOO suga
1. bounty. and that Senate was under IN
!, Oregonians influence. Is that a pa
m pable and gratuitous invention" or
- In a page Of Oregon history? Mo-
~ 10 stand well with the loot faction.
re intimates that II favored even tina
,e graft,
a The personal satire In the cOncl'
Ok sion OF the Oregonian article II nc
Is worthy Of notice. as Mr. Hofer Is NJ
nd a candidate for the United States Sci
al ate and not in Mr. SCOTS way n