The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-05

by those acquainted with interesting career which
pathetic incidents by Victor in
Observation-Disclosures Weekly, January
interesting particular
Iarper Weekly certainly
defensive and if is almost incredible that all the hia and ofca-
that he be
Such his early cloud but since then
he has been frequently pn1oed and
for political mie
in the under the
weight OF sympathy If
been imposed him his wrongong if his uferng
upon be
possible
borne To eoncede that he entitled sympathy him the most
bitterly prosecuted and magned in the annals OF American politics HIS
in Oregon has been political
upoed to be his private life was frequently laid bare
public prints and he was invited to m his detos for libel but he coened
himself with denia He survived onlaughts
his bitter and imhed odds For than forty
politics during
grown
dTe too while Senator Mitchell has gned in Oregon Politicians have come
and gone but Senator Mitchell There have been revo against his do
nation and though his downfall seemed imminent than he invariably
years
year elected to the State Senate the following
he failed by but the Republican for
United States Senator Such his strength however that he defeated the
A Gibbs, w Crbet Six
of unprecedented swifn and considering the fact that he
carpet Dagger his achievement indeed remarkable
his enemies succeeded The
people Oregon they represented
Senate was
stated that the Senator's real John M Nipple that he deserted
wife and children Pennsylvania eoped he deserted
California from this State Oregon where he assumed the of
had three children whom, captain
of artillery in the Of the daughters died last winter Washington
on of which would this It repeated
show ammunition who ub
American politics And in this connection should be stated at this time that
the legality of Mch1 Oregon and that his
the lad embzled money Pennsylvania
ced in refng but no explanation did he offer of his domestic irregularities
rupon and challenged dpo the charges that he coened himself with
defed himself forefront
plotted publishing
dcrete misconduct Perhaps the base SANDER Mitchell
tremendous the midst of big political the fury of which
work done by surveys public Oregon
similar the for which recently indicted Senator
Mitchell avang himself OF his personal privilege arose the Senate last Tues
that the of his Indictment his integrity had
+ If NAV he ur in his behalf that the peoe Of Oregon rebuked his ac
OF alleged irregularities satisfactory Perhaps ley and far be from
pbly statesman
pending
is said have been persistent exploiting the literature
OF s past was none other than W. Lar Hall the attorney who no"
the defense OF the accused statesman Hall formerly
Mitchell record Ntche forgiveness Of him bespeaks
Notwithstanding frequently
involved his the handling of and anoeuvng for
he seldom lost the wpand In 1873 the Democracy controlled
Four
power give
aid OF Democrats whose widen the
the Legislature turned him down for advocating free
ebb His
clothes shabby dned
curtaed On
last night OF the of the Legislature the hour Of twelve
andt
the
Now in year. influence
bride
bride he expedited
iIega s A d.
Mitchell
The machinery and
memorable
Mitchell
that made