Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-16
An nreron Pioneer Drama.
Pioneer in Prinville Review


has been smarting under a little
sneer thrown into the criticism oil
the play "oregon" in the Oregonion
NJ January 29 by Arthur Greene.
While conceding its first performance
promised local success, he expressed
a doubt of its going east of Hunting
ton. unless It was into communities
Of that wing of the Democratic party
represented in Pike and Buchanan
counties, Missouri, because the au-
thor mentions Missouri so frequent
and Missouri likes to be mentioned.
The writer was somewhat more
than an onlooker at the winning OF
Oregon from the British trade under
the dominion of the Hudson Bay
company, which ruled 1t from 1914
TO 1874. and remembered having seen
as well as felt the scorn of the well
fed well clad servants that company
/ which had crushed out all attempts
of American trade until these fami
lies came in wagons, from Missouri
across the Rocky mountains, to make
our homes in oregon and rule this
country" as youth of twenty said
to a British captain in his own ship
and receive the reply: "Well, young
man, have sailed in every quarter
OF this globe and have seen most Of
the kinds of people on It, but more
uncouth and more bolder sons of men
than you that are coming | own |
have never seen before" The un-
couth boy was elected as assessor
within the year and did his duty
well.
received the impression from
Mr.. Greene's mention of Pike county
Democrats that the play had affected
him as the young Missourian did the
British captain. differ with Mr..
Greene, however, as TO the dress or
names being an obstacle to the sue
cess OF the play.
II II fails to reach jamestown, Vir-
ginia, this year It will not be be-
cause attendants there turn away
from courageous, successful action
of outer dress or manner. For the
rest Mrs. Ordway's Oregon" is re-
Gently mentioned in the New York
Dramatic Mission of February 16.
Oregon since the Lewis and Clark
fair is finding herself in the center OF
things and a play of Oregon with
Missouri left out would be much like
that OF Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
As states are historically related to
each other Missouri may be said TO
be the mother Of Oregon and Ken.
tucky and Tennessee her grandmoth-
err with Virginia for great grand
mother.
The statesmanship which inspired
the conception OF Oregon It's explora.
tion and occupation by family life,
traces through Senators Benton and
Linn, or Missouri, DIR. Flody, of Ken
tuky, to Jefferson In Virginia, whose
chosen agents Lewis and Clark were.
or course the play is American,
self-reliant, voluntary action with
little aid from science and none
from wealth. II began In 1884 and
Is not ended yet.
The provisional law, ordained in
May. lS43, by men coming from
Missouri and mostly from south OF
the Mason and DiXon's line-began
with 52 votes vs., so votes at the date
mentioned, perfected it's law in 1S45
and took under It's protection, by sS
majority out OF 50i. the lives and
property OF the Hudson Bay company
and its servants gave by the strong
title of occupation the dominion over
the Oregon OF lSf9. to the United
States. after six years OF rule with
out the aid OF a man or a cent OF
money from the national govern
ment.