▁He ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁business , ▁the ▁Port land ▁Mon ot ype ▁Company , ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁soon ▁saw ▁his ▁income ▁nearly ▁triple ▁from ▁his ▁previous ▁US $ 3 5 ▁per ▁week ▁w ages . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁business ▁success , ▁he ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁popul ist ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁working ▁people . ▁ ▁Power ▁be gets ▁controvers y ▁and ▁enemies ▁At ▁first ▁gre et ed ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁community , ▁Dal y ▁soon ▁found ▁he ▁had ▁enemies ▁among ▁Port land ' s ▁establishment , ▁most ▁not ably ▁his ▁former ▁employ er , ▁the ▁Oregon ian . ▁Y ale ▁University ▁historian , ▁Robert ▁D . ▁John ston , ▁describes ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁view ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁" dev il ▁inc arn ate ," ▁by ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁his ▁term ▁on ▁the ▁council , ▁oppos ing ▁what ▁they ▁term ed ▁his ▁" social istic ▁plans ▁and ▁ros y ▁dream s ," ▁an ▁ir onic ▁turn ▁of ▁phrase ▁given ▁the ▁city ' s ▁nick name , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ros es . ▁ ▁A ▁characteristic ▁battle ▁between ▁Dal y ▁and ▁the ▁paper ▁involved ▁the ▁rising ▁number ▁of ▁" j it ney " ▁operators ▁running ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁Port land ▁Railway , ▁Light ▁and ▁Power ▁Company ' s ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁transport ation ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁Oregon ian ▁viewed ▁the ▁situation ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁an ▁established ▁business ▁providing ▁an ▁essential ▁community ▁service