Show prophetic politician sometimes the statesmen at washington make some strikingly true predictions on the political situation ex senator mitchell of oregon made the most striking figurative prediction four years ago when opposing the seating of senator lee mantle of montana on appointment of the governor when the legislature had failed to elect mr mitchell said suppose at the end of my present term I 1 should be a caucus candidate for election reelection re suppose the republican have a majority of the legislature of the state of oregon suppose that some man with unlimited wealth should induce a minority of the legislature to prevent an organization thereby preventing the legislature from performing its functions suppose the man of wealth should be on intimate terms with the governor of oregon and that it should be arranged between them that the governor should appoint the man who corrupts the legislature in order to prevent an elec tion Suppose that then the governor should appoint the rich man in spite of the will of the people to the contrary should such a man be seated in this senate I 1 eay most emphatically no it just so happened that at the end of his term of office mr mitchell was the caucus candidate tor re elec tion and republicans were in the majority in the legislature but for some reason it is not believed to have been the use of money though that is also alleged no election could be secured and the governor appointed ex senator gorbett the echo of mr mitchells words uttered four years ago are even now heard in the corridors of the capitol and mr horbelt will not be seated |