The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-22
sAvoRs n,Rs OF 1oRRERY.

sAvoEaNJRs OF JoBBERY.
In ordan traindb ayindicate their fair name
before bsaereitaensitisens of Oregon Hon.
John bhMifxheslitchell and Hon. Binger
HermaHnrwiih arwifif arrive in Portland today
10 appeanrAefnrs before the federal grand
jury. jResoreBsaseFe they concluded to come
the yaliewyenusna Journals of Oregon were
profuserbf,ksees IN itlserr insnuations that they
were iusphcahsplicated in the land fraud
cases thseshanst tnave created quite sensa-
ton iui6aeBpDreGou Now that II Is known
that thnut vheS ocere coming to answer any
uuestisnas ssams&inauehing their completely In
the affaSs. ssss&ihnthen information is sent out
that nfnpahyotabs they will not be per-
mlttsdhntaupes appear before the grand jury
The. wHAle edipaB scheme savors of polit-
ical jdhapuohufgstnulga solely by Attor-
ney HeseyH mhsse whose antipathy to Sem
ator Mitch Afihcssenenas been very pronounced
since hinanaeSanas senator Fulton objected
to hint n3na ripsearing on behalf Of the gov
ernmeatnmEiteir Their objection to Mr..
Heneyfkaapokssaaot based upon any political
antipakhriphhhy hhey had. but because ne
had baeniol,eencenee convicted and served his
time MISUNDERSTANDING the government,
and innehan tiIatt opinion, he was not a
suitablMipEAhorp6fson to represent the gov
ernmenfnmHrt EAn their objections were
bdeti1s department at Wash
ingtomnsoaely sulBip upon the grounds that
lit takts nRasea thief to catch thief"
PlacinRl lAEfng IAfE Heney in power was the
incentineeitrsvhiby thin to cause as much
troubler6ableSenat nat4enator Mitchell as pos
sible, Mbde, ihns ibris through him and his
politicpblithanchhsmchm that aspersions
were asse uasn Upon the honesty and in
tegritvesfi6enat 6senator Mitchell. Mr.. Heney
reckonaa lgffaDutitiout his host, little think
ing a6nkhattithe time that he was plotting
againagsmsho1nraio honorable gentleman. that
he wdnld wieaif IatSs his post at Washing
ton aadnanaae eankswer the charges manufac-
tured tfnHdthfDrosher occasion by the land
fraud httudnatsorhSyg Now that both Mitch
ell anall Haran aberrEann will arrive in Port
land teamlstDezmswet any trumped-up charges
that niast haa{ohBuformulated by this i'm
portedpoxtedrnarortiey, the edict has gone
forth ffirsh AAtfheneither Mr.. Hermann nor
T..
pear beanrebafmegthe grand jury. but they
must mHatt ahhaiattie actions of that delib-
crate bufS, Bhdtortf @forsooth. the land fraud
shark shank iRducdnduce them to return in
acknowledgement inagainst either of them.
The lRbelqeaplerof Oregon and Clatsop
county dHuS slHHssuficient confidence in the
honorfE@Srizhearinteg Of both gentlemen
hoHA HAxyh ffuafa ftxa4 hax IA
the sdhpe sg1ak gbai Of an earstwhile dis
honesh0Heselfascah,w who has been convicted
Of defhauitihsudang the government That
his efbChss sfFdftaigiil sgnally fail, is the con-
sensuseDzuOptdioopinio of all fair-minded
men. Thehs crtsipertainly travesty on JUS
tice that thHb two honorable gentlemen
shouldhhBdcobepd compelled to leave their
post past WhshMashington to answer
trumpghmpedha preferred by man
who habofdEfsitoffeited all rights of recog-
nitionniAiOm fsiahereither the government or
the pthplpGfphnof the state of Oregon.
That Edtat SehhtSenator Mitchell and Con-
gressEnass skdamkIsrmann will come out Of
the tttans ryinbabrdeal, completely vindi-
Gated cofednVf cDn1r Gomplicity in the crimes
allegedlagedhss otte opinion OF every fair
mlnde1 iutftzhnitT5en. The imputation against
their tfarachRragtHr will act as a boomer
ang. Rie sRhHtsfborts Of Land Fraud Heney
to ey1orRxtonfe eE6Dfessfons of Peuter and
Mrs. HHtsdkatSonswhos unsavory reputa-
tion dfoiilioft ib6eia Capitalization has shocked
the seheibiaftaeBilfties of the people Of the
state ;staxhD RfEo sare self-confessed crimi-
mails, wills. cwtAle cmne to naught as the evi-
dencei@fcesel6 self confessed criminals is
regaraeeaEdeh with suspicion by courts, and
with tliehsehe 0eac of condemnation by the
publipubhfchvfHch is the jury in the case
no mSttH1attmt what other juries may do.
The ZhtpriRdorian ventures the opinion
that ufRt dtideRVtderce claimed to be so
matenaa taJaHbpe Heney and his confessed
criminBinihHdSn ffbm Senator Mitchell and
CongGsBgABsfEnnH Hermann, win be con-
sideraddtm5n natgnIaterial by Judge Bellinger
and that tfiHBt thHytwill be completely exhon-
oratedraEsrh frnn any completely, either ac-
tual anatenuh@ndetej Is shared by the gem
eraI pnslipubliEherThere is no possible
meannsahrebbeetbpe gentleman could
have hate aHdhnl knowledge Of premldated