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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Fill up on Growler Guys ... Sheriff Falls pulls plug on Shady Cove video security system ... Oregon State Police involved in Salem shooting after suspect flees ... Fill up on Growler Guys ... Sheriff Falls pulls plug on Shady Cove video security system ... Oregon State Police involved in Salem shooting after suspect flees ... Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 28, 1915 The following news items were drawn from our archives from 100 years ago today. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 28, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Oct. 28, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News Oct. 28, 1915 COMMITTING HARA-KIRI In replying to the Mail Tribune's comments upon Portland's efforts to close the lumber mills of the Willamette Valley by securing preferential rates for Portland, the Oregonian says: "There is an opinion in Portland that Portland cannot and will not grow unless the state grows. Any lack of prosperity in Southern Oregon, or any part of Oregon, is certain to find its direct reflection here. It is not true that Portland works the activity of any part of Oregon for its own benefit. Yet undeniably that is the belief of many good citizens at Medford. It is unfortunate for them, for Portland and for the state that it has a newspaper like the Mail Tribune, which has deliberately and continuously sought to foment discord with Portland and practically all of Oregon outside the Rogue River Valley. It might be well for Medford to indulge in a candid survey of the situation so as to determine how much of the responsibility for that ill feeling, if any, in Medford toward Portland rests with its own vicious little newspaper. It will discover that there is no similar ill-will here. There's no reason why there should be." The Oregonian resorts to barefaced falsehood to cover the sins of the metropolis and dodges the issue by attacking the Mail Tribune for having exposed the Pecksniffian hypocrisy of Portland in promising cooperation in the upbuilding of the state while doing its utmost to destroy its development. The Mail Tribune is not an issue and the compliments paid it are to be expected from the recognized organ of plutocratic predatory privilege, the mouthpiece of malefactors of great wealth as well as metropolitan greed. The list of Portland sins against Oregon is a long one; innumerable instances could be cited. She has been caught with the goods. But her own lack of commerce and loss of prosperity proves that she is committing Hara-Kiri. And the last defense the Oregonian can make is resort to falsehood and abuse. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 28, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501