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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1905


Senator Whealdon announces In The
Dalles Chronicle that In his opinion II
he had been granted the privilege Of
making an argument In It's favor on
the floor Of the house he could have
carried his $50, 900 appropriation bill
for The Dalles railroad. Perhaps, and
perhaps not. The senator's style OF
oratory Is effective and has accom-
plished much.
It is rumored that he made telling
speech for his appropriation when he
whispered in the ear of the machine
q proposition to help pass the Port Of
Portland bill over the governors veto,
the machine" would support his
go, 600 appropriation bill.
But It must be mistake to suppose
that such an independent legislator as
Senator N. Whealdon, Deacon N.
Whealdon, would vote on any ques-
tion except according to the dictates
Of his conscience.
Did he not say to the senate CON-
mittee on counties that he had not
traded or offered to trade Cascade
county; that he wanted the question
TO come up on its meritsf And have
we not the grave and reverend sena
tors own word for 1t that he was only
'ioshing" when he told Senator Coe,
chairman Of the senate committee on
counties, Immediately after the Cas-
cade county bill was referred to the
committee that II IL was not promptly
reported adversely he would organize
the senate and pass the osteopath
medicine.billI 1
Our senator was always long on
senatorial courtesy, so we are told,
and on this ground he commenced
lining senator's up against Cascade
county before the session commenced
and finished his good work on that
line during the first week Of the ses-
sion, while our people were circulat-
Ing petitions and getting ready to
present the matter to the legislature.
Such credit as comes Of the defeat o.
our proposed county belongs to Sen
ator Whealdon. Senatorial courtesy
was the chief weapon. Senatoria
courtesy may bo defined as tha
courteous complaisance which impel
every senator to permit every othe
senator TO do as he pleases In matter
affecting only his own county. Ou
senator persuaded several Of his col
leagues that the proposed division o
Wasco county was matter whicl
affected only Wasco county and Ii
many cases successfully worked tn
rule Of courtesy. Needless to say Sen
ator Whealdon himself 10 consisten
believer In the doctrine of senatorial
courtesy, and yet heI voted agains
Senator Tuttle's Astoria charter bill
when II came mp for passage over tn,
governors veto. But there was goot
reason for this we are told; the dem
ocrats would have voted for Cascad,
county II Whealdon had voted fol
the charter bill. The democrats hat
to be held against Cascade count!
at any cost, and so our senator, de
spite senatorial courtesy, and so W,
are informed in spite Of a positive
promise to Senator Tuttle, whose hom'
10 In Astoria, voted to sustain the
governors veto. Senator Whealdor
10 hard worker, and an astute prac
tical politician; but he seems to hav,
been victim Of overconfidence In til,
matter Of the go, 600 appropriation. HI
thought he could kill our county an'
got The Dalles appropriation too
And he still thinks he could have go
his go, 900 IL he could have made
speech for 1t In the house. This Is
harmless conceit, and ought to be
constant source Of satisfaction t
him, and to many business men c
The Dalles who can sec more practices
and permanent good in the extensio
Of the portage road so as to make Th
Dalles the terminus, than In prevent
ing the creation of Cascade county
After all perhaps Senator Whealdon
opposition to Cascade county We
purely political.
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