Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-05
THE STATE ELECTION.


The returns from the election,
given on another page, show a de
cided republican victory. Her.
mann's plurality will likely reach
5000, nearly doubling the plurality
he received lest time. This Is partly
due to the increased vlgor shown by
the republicans, and partly to his
personal popularity. Four years of
faithful service i'm congress, when
the present term il out,) being
thought worthy Of n renewal of the
trust. The Legislature is also repub-
tcan, which assures II republican
senator TO succeed Dolph. This
rcsultinay be accepted as IA clear eX-
preston Of fthe will Of the people,
The campaign has been an active
one, although we take pride i'm say
Ing 1t has not been sulIied with per
sonnlity or bitterness. The issue
presented to the people was high or
low tariff, and prohibition was per
sistently introduced. This express
ionof Will at the polls being rc-
garied as AN index Of the popular
feeling In n wider sphere, IL national
interest centres in our. state election,
and sort Of unfair influence is
brought 10 bear hy sending I'm
speakers from other states. But the
people Of Oregon have not been
swcrved from their ordinary judg-
ment 10y all the eloquencc that has
been expended, and all the urgent
appeals made. This ism close state,
and the republican plurality ranges
irom zero To $500 votes, rs accident
al conditions may determine, this
year II ia high tide and the excess
tnnscends that limit. This is ex-
tromcly gratifying and may
be attributed TO several causes.
Hermann's heavy vote, as we n
marked above, may be assigned to |
his personal merit over his demo- |
cratic competition, GeArin Is a young .
man, mvorite In society, but not
noted as "a worker aud hence un-
suited 90 the position he sought.
Hermann, on the contrary, has
proved himself equal To the require
mcnt, aud II is always u safe rule 10
let well enough alone.
Them has been great stir made
Ia the newspapers and by speakers
on the platform about high tann
aud low tariif,the application OF this
principle hinging on the proposed
removal of the duty ON wool. John
Miutoand u small following OF prp-
tectivo extremists have worked
themselves into mysteries over this
and almost wOre out the
table In the eudeavor 10
show that without protection the
shcep industry would be ruined.
Their calculation does not seem to
have h,cn convincing, however, as
numerous sheep misors secuted the
dra Ola tax ON wooi, and farmers
n Western Oregon SAY the small
ands OF sheep they keep % scaven-
ger their farms, ap' the most profit
'hlc crop they oan r,sc, We do not
elleVe the tarlff discussion influ-
nccd the vote 10 any grcat extent,
',oau-e both gR'at pArti,s arr con- {
1ss'd over this issue, low tariff " !
'uolicans being pronounced and
numerous, and they being offset by ,
Ugh taritl dvmocrats
The prohis do not secm to have
made much hoadWay la the state or
ounty during tho last two yoars,
hich 10 a had omen f,r their ult- J
aaIe SHOWS, Their war Ou the lia- {
.or trA'iic Is sSmrathisei with ex- !
rns,Vely by Fep1Iblicans and doulo- =
rats, but their impacticable meth. !
Il of bringing alout it, abolition n
Iocs not win approval You must Z
'rsi crep and then g,N Nature 4 :
rposed 60 violent changes. Tho =
var 0n the saloon element can A. 9
uo,'ssf'iily pEo4eculsSl by attacking :
hd oScupying lis weak placss and y