East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-16

Lord.
To the Democrats of Umatilla Coun-
ty:
My Dear Old Sweethearts:-How
did you feel on "the morning after?"
Cheer up, boys. In the language of
the Italian who wrote his own epi-
taph, we did our damnedest; saints
could do no more" We met the en-
emy and they are partly ours; we are
partly theirs; but after all. we did
pretty well and have much for which
to be thankful. Hon c. A. Barrett
| is now in truth and in fact the real
leader of the republican party. its
head and its foot ana IT'S "between"
| The stars and stripes continue to
wave; the CORY gonfalon has been Il
taken down and gorgeous pictures are
| painted upon the canvass of our /
| dreams; Nemesis and the Sirens are
! gone, but Venus and the Vestal Vr-
gins are here: and the democratic |
party still lives and God regns; Our |
Lord McComas, titular head of his |
party, wears smile, takes off his |
hat to our good friend Barrett and |
better than no Bread after all it is
not so bad for us. Those of us who |
lost may congratulate ourselves that
We were beaten by good republicans. |
This is some consolation. indeed Re
pubicans who went down to defeat
must confess that they We're beaten
by mighty good democrats and this
should be consoing to them. Just
think of "Our jim who rubbed it
all over the suave and gentle GILL;
land and then rubbed it in" of the
redoubtable Till Taylor who uncere-
moniously swooped down upon poor
innocent Zoe" like a hungry hem
hawk upon a green gosling; of the
fleet-footed Oswald who played
hide and seek with the smiling and
jovial Jay, hoodwinked him. ate
up the butter and then ran away with
all of the bread. OF course it pains
us to lose the polished big-hearted,
big Drained. noble Dr. Smith, but
Newt" isn't so bad; although he can
skin a chameleon a block in chang
ing his political colors personally in
the language of the extreme west, he
is "a damn good fellow Hence,
shake his hand; he has a barrel of
good, warm blood coursing through
his veins and when he goes to Salem
he will "show the boys" how to gy-
rate and do the political stunt for
he knows how to play the game"
Then, boys, think of what democracy
has done in New York. 1t has put
to sleep" him, of whom 1t is said, "In
his own mind he is the constitution
! +. 81, rtn hn h nf riort,t &c
y the declaration Of independence, the
ordinance of 1887, the proclamation
of emancipation, the Fourth Of July
the national holidays" in othel
words, "the whole American show
Yes, Teddy has had his bubble burst
he has been beaten to a FRAGILE.
Then congress Is democratic ant
Champ Clark will be speaker; Ohio
New Jersey, Massachusetts, and 9th
er rockribbed republican states hav
taken bath, and, in the language o
the great Psalmist, who said. "WasI
me thoroughly from mine iniquitie
and cleanse me from my sim =.
Purge me with hyssop and I sha
be clean; wash me and 1 shall b
whittier than snow. Create /
me a clean heart, o God. Re
store unto me the Joy of thy saliva
ton"
So, boys, look upon the bright sid
of things, for month hence, yo
can't tell a good republican from
good democrat, as the great majorit
of our people, regardless Of polite
are upright noble, American citizen
ever ready and willing to abide b
the golden rule, do unto others q
you would have them do unto you,
and not do others before they d
\ you"
And now, boys, as a parting wore
get your fighting clothes off; let tn
lamb and the lion lie down together
let all wounds be healed quickly; Il
there be an occasional love feast ir
stead of a riot In the heat Of polit
cal conflict we all do and say thing
which i'll become us and of which "
should be ashamed. Let us as den
ocrats, be charitable and say to tn
. republicans, "If we have in any mar
- ner in the least wounded your fee
ings we humbly beg your pardon;
ask your forgiveness" I know thf
the same spirit exists with the r'
publicans; that the milk of huma
l. Kindness clrculateS IN the veins ol
good men. Hence, let US all work
make Umatilla county and the sta'
of Oregon a country full of peac
full Of health, full of wealth, full I
reciprocal kindness, full of good an
II noble women-make 1t in reality ;
Thomas Moore's Utopia where
laws, all morals, all politics, all ac
and deeds of mankind are perfec
4 Then, while awake we can enjoy II
greatest happiness; and while aslee
we can dream the most peaceful an
u enchanting dreams.
Goodbye, old sweethearts, uni
about the year Of our Lord 1912, whe
Jonathan Bourne and Judge Lowe
will dance the Highland Fling" ar
"cut the pigeon wing" upon the p'
litical floor where there is restrib'
ton in history and where Hon. w.
Furnish will have chance to get h
long sought sweet revenge