Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-23

D1afeput@ole Campaign 4ethooS-
I'd. JOUKxAL: KiBdses and
cgurtesy seem 10 eat very little igurt
ia = pOiitiezl campaiga. o nd mer
who are otberWise geB;Iemeu sud
friends 0f years siandiDz. 10 the zsaI u
party enrbasi4sn do and ssy tbiBgs
that 10 their eDolef and faiFer mOme0ss
they would not stOoD - aud w.suld de-
Dounee ~ uoWOTtby in any man Bot
there is such thing g. the campaign
liar, aud he is &br0ad ia the Iaud thus
early In Marion county. He has been
az Work for several weeks past, a8d ~
che Republican parry Es conceded 10 BE-
Ia the GseendABcy aud 20 have put up
. winning ticket. the efforts Of the
campaign liar are directed sgainst IL.
The subtle enemy has no hope bat 10
the SANDER OF blackening Of some indi-
yiduaI and thereby directing attention
from their own unworthy record and
hopeless ambition, thus to defeat
man here or there on tile county or
legislative ticket by bush hacking" /"
This has been done several times in
this county. It was done successfully
four years ago and two years ago in
Marion county. The only possible hope
Of electiDg single man this year is by
sOme such methods. Various men
have been attacked, 30 far this year.
UnprincipIed and irresponsible poIltl /
clans Of, we will not sAy what party.
started the report last week that The
JoURsAL edltcF, who is on the Repub-
lican legislative ticket, bad said in de- /
bate with Mr.. Holmes, the Democratic
candidate for attorney general, at south +
Salem the other night, shat be would :
not vote for Jew for any public ofiiee'
whatever"
This lie IL being circulated with great
industry, but when seen Mr.. Holmes
himself said there was nothing 10 Il. I.
Chairman VIM. Armstrong who pre-
sided, says II Is false. Mr.. O'Flyng, the
Populist chairman and candidate for
county assessor was present and heard
every word that was said aud declares
that 40 such statement was made. He
and others present know that what
Mr. HolnAes asked was whether the
Republican candidates would not all
vote for a Jew for United States sen.
at9E He had been charging that Mr..
Sol Hlrsch had Fuu the Republican
state convention and would run the
Republican legislature and under the
lash. % the party whip aud party eau
Gus all Republicans would have 10 vote
for him foE Uniied States senator. He
accused the Republican party Of being
controlled Improperly in the Interes. 81
51l Hirsch for senator. saying that the
Republicans of Oregon were merely hls
toOls,and otherwise spoke In an uncom
piimeutafy manner about the party
aud sOl HirUch'a candidacy. All prss.
eut will bear out this statement. Mr..
Holmes further challenged the Repnb-
lican speaker 20 say who be would vote
for fos United states senator. Aner
compelling MF. Holmes 10 admit that
he, Holmes, when In the legislature
four years ego, had voted for Baruv
Goldsmith for United States ssnator
the Republican candidate Tor repFe.en.
tAtive then said ifelectsd be would vote
fJr no man for United States senator
who was not in favor Of an American
protective tariti system and an Amer.
can scale of wages Tor American work
ingmen. "And.p the speaker added.
''the man vote for for United states
asnaior Wall have to have q pretty good
rscofd on the Chinese question" ThIs
brought Down the house about Mr..
aolnes'sear a. he had been changing
Mr. DoIph with ''demagoglng on the
Chleees question" and one Of the Ia
b9flnk men pTesent had picked him 40
Dn Il and asEod him n be employed
v3lnese % hls nneh, which he nlso :
lad 40 admit Altogether the Demo. :
raiic npeakef Was badly used up, and a
9elp 4 not flf lho lies ihat have bssn 3
Iroa|alfd slnce nsainsi tie Rspuh.ioan /"
aad'dales lhh waaia 90, b refsnsd a