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source of encouragement is the fact
that the Republican party of Oregon
is split into two warning and bitter
factions-the Simon Republicans, led
by ex-United States Senator Simon,
and the Mitchell Republicans, led by
the present United States Senator John
Ripple Mitchell. These factions, which
hate each other worse than the Mon
tagueS and Capulets hated each other,
are whetting their knives for a fight
to the death Il fight in which quarter
will neither be asked nor given. The
chances are that they will be so busy
butchering each other next year that
the Democrats will sweep the state, a
consummatfon devoutly to he wished
and will land Governor Chamberlain
in the senate of the United States Still
another source of encouragement to
Oregon Democrats is the fact that they
now have a great newspaper in Port
land to advocate their cause, the Daily
Evening Journal, one of the brightest
newspapers in the land. So, taken all
in all, Democrats everywhere would do
well to keep their eyes on Governor
George E. Chamberlain and the heroic
Democracy of Oregon. l am proud of
the fact that Governor Chamberlain
introduced me to a Chautauqua audi
ence.
Montana.
OF Montana it is superfuous to say
much 1t is Democratic now, has al
ways been Democratic and will in all
human probability remain so. True
that the Republicans stole two or three
terms in the senate from Montana, but
that does not change the general prop
osition that Montana is Democratic.
At present she has two Democratic
United States senators in the persons
of Hon. William A. Clark and Hon.
Paris Gibson, and her chief magistrate
is Governor Joseph X. Toole, a thor
oughgoing Democrat, who learned his
politics in Montana and whose estima-
Bile wife is daughter of that illus
trious soldier and Democrat, General
William S. Rosecrans.
Idaho.
Ever since 1896 Idaho has been de-
batable ground and is still in that con
dition. Notwithstanding the fact that
the state went Republican in 1900 and
again in 1902, no well informed OBJ
server of the passing show would be
at all surprised to see Idaho return to
the Democratic column next year under
the lead of ex-senator Heitfeld and
Senator Frederick I. Dubois. They
are splendid fighters and are liable to
achieve a great victory in the impend-
ing campaign. 1t will be remem-
bered-and greatly to his eredit-that
Senator Fred Dubois was one of the
free silver Republicans who walked
out of the Republican convention at
st. Louis in 1896. He is a man who
possesses the courage of his convictions
and he is one of the most brilliant lead
ers of Democracy.
Swift Climbing:
President Roosevelt's disposition to
stand by his personal friends has, in
its latest manifestation, stirred up a
hornets nest of vast proportions. By
promoting Leonard A. Wood to be ma
jor general be has brought down upon
his head the wrath of the old officers
and their host of friends, who declare
that it is his intention to carry his
friendship for General Wood still
further by lifting him into the lieuten-
Young retires. The officers who have
seen more service than General Wood
would not object so strenuously to his
being lieutenant general if he We're an
older man, for, being comparatively
young, his induction into that office
would shut the door in the faces of
many older men and soldiers There
are only seventy-seven civil war vet
Grams now holding commissions in the
army, and it is said that all of them
will be retired before Jan. 1. some with
low rank. OF course they are all dis
gruntled by Woods rapid advance
ment General Wood. as it will be re-
membered was a surgeon in the army
when the Spanish war began and phy-
sician to President Mckinley. He be-
came colonel of the rough riders, of
which President Roosevelt was lieuten-
ant colonel; hence the close friendship,
hence this swift promotion.
That the Wood nomination will be
confirmed by the senate there is little
doubt There will be tempest in a
teapot. but it will sooH blow over for
nearly every senator has u pet i'll the
army for whom he is ''begging" with
the president But the Wood nominal
ton may have political effect. In case
Of a close contest the friends of army
officers might decide the presidency.
Little things count.
A pebble in the streamlet scant
Has turned the course of many a river;
A dewdrop on the baby plant
Has dwarfed the giant oak forever.
Republican Wool Pulling.
When the credulous old lady heard
that the COW had eaten the grindstone
she complacently remarked, Il told
you so!" There is pleasure in the
possession Of prophetic gifts. Some
time ago in these letters | predicted
that the advertising which the Hon.
Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant
! postmaster general, is getting out of
the post office scandals would make
him a very large and commanding
figure in Kansas politics and that the
chances were that he would, unless
nominated for vice president go after
the curule chair now occupied by Hon.
j. Ralph Burton, senior senator from
the Sunfewer State. That prophecy is
likel..' to come true. Already, accord
ing to late dispatches from Topeka, the
gossip about the statehouse is that Jo-
seph L. will go after j. Ralph's scalp,
and it will be in harmony with the
eternal fitness of things, for in divers
places and on sundry dates the Burton
rooters have boosted that Bristow was
going, going and gone.' 1t will be
pretty fight. Burton is an indefatiga-
BILE stumper First and last he made
more than thousand speeches in order
to get into the less numerous branch
Of the national legislature, and he will
deliver another thousand to remain
there another term. OF course Bris-
JOHN j.