Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-09

, state at large, and instead of even
showing a decent regard for the opin-
ions of others, which were at least en-
titled to respectful consideration, the
big We of the Oregonian have always
referred to all not agreeing with them
as "little " Contemplate, " country
editor" and such other contemptuous
terms as it chose to sit upon and
squelch us little small-fry engaged in
running newspapers outside of Port
land. 1t is this "ipse dixit" disposi-
tion and policy that has left its polical
editorials with no metal in front of the
powder, hence having no effect except
in the way of making a noise and dis
turbing the peace.
It says the Capital Journal editor is
mendacious. Well, we have confessed
to reading the Oregonian for forty
years, and constant dropping will wear
a stone, so we may have become inocu-
lated in a small way with the Orego-
nian s chronic disease. However, if the
big paper will send some unbiased per.
son out among the common people, to
inquire along this line, it will find there
are hundreds, who in voting, once they
find how the Oregonian stands, vote the
other way, We are not saying this is
either wise or proper, but we insist it
is true.
The long and bitter fight the Orego.
nian made against Senator Mitchell, in.
stilled this idea into many of his friends
and it still stays.
Whom the people of Portland saw fit
to elect as their mayor, or why they Sc
lected him is none of our business, or
any ones else, out side of Portland.
But we call our big brothers attention
to a few facts,
So long as the Oregonian fought John
II. Mitchell, that gentleman remained
in the U. s. senate. When he and Har.
vey Scott buried the hatchet, he was
beaten, and had close call for the
penitentiary besides.
The Oregonian opposed Pennoyer for
governor, and he was elected though a
Democrat, and in strong Republican
state. 1t opposed Chamberlain and he
was elected governor, twice. 1t Oppos.
ed West and he was made governor, all
Democrats in a strongly Republican
state, and we may add as a prophecy
that If it continues to roast West, it
will re.elect him.
With all its great power otherwise, it
was unable to keep Bowerman from
overwhelming defeat, At the last city
election in Portland, it supported ST
mon, who even with the prestige OF
having been in the United States sen
ate was easily defeated by Rushlight
Are these all coincidencesl Are they
Just political accidentsi With an over
whelming Republican majority, is il
just an accident that this state has two
Democratic United States senators and
a Democratic goyernori We may b,
contemptibly little and mendacious as
the oregonian asserts, but the facts ART
large and onerous, and true.
A word about the Orcgonian's ipsc
dixit, and in connection with the stat,
ment we called attention to in the be
ginning Of this article. Note the val
ippt manner in which the big Oregoniar
editor spits on his hands and gives no
tiee that he is going to skin the Capita
Journal editor, when he says "Per
haps he hoped to be noticed by the Ore
gonian, Well, he viii be noticed. " oh
serve the boastful manner in which h,
intimatos that the Capital journal edi
tor is going "to get his n" How h,
iutimates that the 0regonian editor i
going to fall on him, do him up in
: bundle and tie the bundle with his owl
little string. Realize the self.impor
tance Of this oracle Of the tall towe
who looks down on the world, from III
high places Get on to his bump o
! solf.esteem as he feels his muscle, ap