Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-02
COUNSEL TO VOTERS.


is the last opportunity afforded this
paper Of speaking to its readers Of
their duty at the polls. We address
"A miscellaneous audience. Many
prOhibitionists have enrolled them
selves as subscribers, not because we
favor the third party movement,
(which we do not, but because we
treat them courteously, and are in
hearty sympathy with their aim
and object. We have some survi-
vors Of the exploded greenback
party in our midst, and they are at
tracted TO The CAPITAL JOURNAL
because we recognize and avow the
fact that American statesmanship
il now urgently called on TO devise
"A financial policy whereby wealth
shall be more equitably distributed,
and the borrowing class shall be de-
livered from the crushing burden OF
high interest. This paper has avow-
ed itself I'm favor Of tariff revision, an
avowal readily made by every re-
publican orator and editor to still
clamor, but they always find some
objection to making the revision.
This editor favors it, would take the
Morrison horizontal cut Of ten or
twenty per cent, as might be found
most cXpedient, or the Mills bill,
placing some articles on the free list
and reducing the tax on others.
Any temperate legislation that will
remove the obstruction to foreign
commerce, and give our vessels ac-
cess 10 other ports. This has won
favor with the more liberal wing Of
republicans, some bring advertising
patronage while others order the
paper, and our honest declaration Of
principle has again won new friends.
Thus we address many classes Of
voters, and we desire candidly to
reason with them on their duty as
frecmen next Monday. They have
three tickets to choose from, the
men who compose them are well
known, 50 every citizen in Marion
county can vote intelligently. Meas
urcs not men, used to be the cry, but
At this present time Of party disin-
.egration, honest men 10 make our
laws and administer our public af-
fairs are of the first importance.
The republican ticket commends
tsclf TO the Judgment Of every un-
biased voter Made up In convcn-
ton whose honest devotion to the
public interest won the commenda-
ton of all ut the time, and whose per-
ception Of fitness was almost unerr-
ing, these republican candidates had
an honest political parentage, and
they can he adopted into our social
life as administrators of our county
affairs with perfect safety. They are
well known citizens, they stand
well socially in their several COM
most Of them have busi-
ness experience and aptitude, their
is beyond suspicion and
heir diligence and faithful per-
.ormance of duty may Ice safely
II is wise TO move on II firm foun-
l0tion. There may be- many re-
forms needed in politics and morals
before society attaius u satisfactory
state, and these may he agltatcd
and worked for by the best methods
We can devise. In the meantime
We want our roads and bridges kent
N repair our public records properly
Kept, taxes collected and honestly
criminals arrested and
he peace preserved, These arc the
ssucs before Us iu eloctlug county
'lllcers, Tariff revision is not i'm
question, labor relations arc mo- way
affected, We are simply choosing
Non To conduct our county affairs,
md rs the repuhlicau ticket stands
above its rivals in the substantial
merits Of the candidates it presents,
Ne urge upon our readers to support
hat ticket with their votes. They
Nill then he at leisure 10 attend To
'thcr public duties.