Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-30
AREoReASIzgD PARTY.


That IL what the Republicans are
sadly In need Of In Oregon. The party
has been practically without leadership
In this state for several years. Tbe
Democratic party has had little or no
leadership In Oregon Of late years, but
wise political guidance at the hands Of
Col. Moffstt OF the Telegram and Chair
man Murphy Of the Central COMMITTEES.
The dominant forces In Oregon politics
have not been such as TO build up the
Republican party. They have been
the oregonian newspaper and Govern.
or PennoyeY, the former representing
the eexHsme Of gold-bug capitalism and
corporationism. the latter building up
party around himself composed Of the
agricultural and labor elements Of Re
publicanism. While these two forces
have been rendIng and sdvertising each
other the rest Of the Republicans and
Democrats have stood by and been
''mefe lookers-on IN Venice.D
The Peoples party has been organ
lied and developed and has brought In.
70 proninence many bright and able
men 10 play ct the popular political
game Of which Governor Pennoyer has
20 long had monopoly. II Ia scarcely
doubted that some Of these Populist |
leaders, who have hitherto been con
tSibutors only to what In state politics |
II called Pennoyerism, will In future
not be content 10 be mere supes on the
stage Of action. They will run for
stats Offices, for congress and perhaps
even for the senate. Undoubtedly the
Oregonisn's aristocratic conservation
and anglo-msDic opposition TO silver
has played directly into PopulIst hands
and weakened the Republicans and
Democrats In Oregon. An q Populist
sxprssssd IL the other day. 1--WE have
no need of state organ; we can clrcu.
late the Oregonisn." The rank and
die Of the Republican party In Oregon, ,
while they may read Il a. no vsps per,
are not In sympathy with II and II al.
lowed TO express themselves would re- Z
pudiate its position on silver, corpora /
tions and any other issue II takes sides /
on. .
Young Republicans and dIsInterested |
Taxpayers In the Republican party who 4
ars not part Of tho officvsccking aud 4
ofiics-getting machine, (which Ia an q
entirely respectable machine, too,) are
looking Anxiously for the rallying. points
Of future success. They cannot quite
sse the importance OF fighting the bat.
lies Of the past when there is 90 much
needs doing At the present. They cam =
not zee the overwhelming Importance .
nf discunslng the solid South, single y
gold standard, Mckinley tariff. aud =.
other Issues Of the past, when the :.
sountry 10 at peace, needs q more -
liberal finance and tariff system, to say - -
aothing Of postal telegraphs, postal ~ ~
'Avings banks. fractional paper cur !. -
'cncy aud cheaper transportation. y, "
These things cannot DO brought about -
~ rsoTganixing the party from the top ~
" holding national convention OF
clubs Of federal Office. hold
m The party can only be reorgan-
zsd by beginning ut the hottom aud
ppeAling 10 the sure foundation Of the ~,
masses OF the people and proposing d.
sriously, earnestly aud intelllgently m
ding something for them Ia the ris ris
ray Of reforms. The people are M
OF going 10 put the Republican is
Arty back Into power Ia the nation nu
'srsly 70 give = set Of men q fresh pull Re
the ofiices, or because OF its glorious no No
'cord In tho past, No one who Will IA
udy that record will doubt for mo- m'
'ent that there is future in storu for uu
% party. II the Democratic party fas '
'uld hang together for twenty-eIght ri
'an without the coherent power OF pri
iblIc plunder, the Republican party ih
N live on hops Tor half that time. Mr..
|svsland, ~ president. is not golng 10
psAt tbs miAtakss which threw him BE
. ofpowsr four years ago. His party 10 OF. orc
Arnins wisiom In administration aud .. sys
sons of political cunning are not on. tai,
ely thrown sway upon II. eou
In Oregon tho Republican party % %nev
Ases = common fate with the export. H. H.
- of other doubtful staiss. Tue ssa
rty has future, but Il 10 not 20 be mA
lndsd upon past schievsuasnts sso'
o0omy Ia state affairs aud opening ss", srs
} rtvsrs. reduction Of freight rates on and
lways and better sysssm of state SAFE
levy. election Of Unlted States ssn. .ns
NJ BY = direct vote of ths people. are ftSu
~ that could occupy IL attention the
n,ogs pseilAbiy than svssso maeh % u
Ning - ths cymbsis aud blArins wv s
- >asos over ths gleriss ~ ths ~ y.
!. We ors Z people who look hosI ineu
q on1 ssr eoastsy cAnnct sohsius
1aeaily " chsslng the isagthsaiss
lows u hygons age.