Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-23
A Correspondents View


Pilot of December 10th, the follow
ing communication was noticed,
which may prove shining light to
some of our readers, and is published
by numerous requests. Following
is the communication verbatim:
ALBANY, Or, Dec. 10, 1889.
ED. PILOT:-Your Scio correspon.
dent has invented new candidate
for Governor in the person Of Irwin,
the present steward Of the asylum
for the insane at Salem. He does
not deny that Irwin is repub-
lican, but undertakes to show that
his talents and patriotism are far
removed aboveparty considerations.
All good democrats of course de-
sire to continue the party power,
but your correspondent, "who is a
bedrocker," and represents large
majority of the democrats of this
state, wishes to put himself on
record as upcompromisingly op-
posed to going into the ranks of the
enemy to obtain by any means a
leader or candidate to be placed at
the head of our ticket at the coming
state election. / want a candidate
of unquestionable ability, iron nerve
and spotless in the democratic
party. DR.. Harry Lane is a man
possessing all these qualifications
and 1 shall insist upon his nomina-
ton, and do all in my power to Sc
cure his election. AS an exhibition
of the DOCTORS learning, it is well
known that he is able should his
steward, Irwin, fail. He can
closely approximate the number of
cords in rick of wood of given
length, breadth and heigth, or
estimate with precision the value of
a string of sausages ut a given sum
per link. 1t is also notorious
that when, in his wisdom he
concludes to insert barbarous re-
publican hands into the State
Treasury that no one presumes to
criticise. Should he turn away scores
of competent and deserving demo-
Gratis and send east for republican
employees, his intimate friends would
understand it to be one of his deeply
laid plans to strengthen the demo-
cratic party. Should patient be
found dead outside the walls, or any
other such trifling accident occur
about the institution and both re-
publican papers of Salem carefully
exclude any notice of it In their
columns, 1t would be another exhi-
bition of his shrewdness in gather
ing in those two concerns 20 aid in
building up the democratic party.
Should he return after two weeks
absence with three trout which cost
the state three hundred dollars and
give the largest one to Irwin, all
bedrockers would mark his sagacity
In detecting in his inferior officer a
crying necessity for brain food, and
that the Investment was good one
for the state. Should he grant spe-
cial favors TO republican dealers in
supplies for the institution, 1t ought
to be regarded as another cunningly
devised plan to strengthen the DEM
ocatic party. Should he introduce
Irwin to republican members of the
Legislature as the man with whom
he "knocked out Pennoyer," it
would only be one of his peculiar
methods of building up the demo-
cratic party.
The most creditable part of Gov.
Pennoyer's administration is clearly
traceable to our candidate, DIR. Lane;
while any blunders which may have
taken place, are acts performed
without consulting him.
No one can successfully attack DIR.
Lanes political record, He is stirct-
ly moral and an uncompromislng
prohibitionist, AS every Grand Ju-
ror who has visited the institution
officially will cheerfully attest.
As the time for electing new
governor Is close at hand trust the
intelligent masses of the democrats
will give their pIayerful attention
and see that my candidate is nomi-
mated by acclanation and elected by
an overwhelming majority. The
state is clearly democratic provided
they put forward for Office genuine
party men like DIR. Lane.
BEDRoKBER.
Mira. j. &. Croly Jennie June)
has been elected president, aud Mrs.
Sarah J. Lippincott Grace Green
wood and Mrs. Mary Il. Bryan vice
n.aaitants af tha Nau Work NVan,ants