Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-05-09
FESSOYERISN AND PLUTOCRACY.
{ ,oDeluded frOn flint P4gs.I


the bill that carried With it two oi
three thousaDd dollars pay for work on
that board that never was done, and
whose records were afterwards burned
up.
The PopuIist members Of that board,
two Of whom now live at Salem, JOi d
=. II ,berfson and Fl. +. Hayes, v hen
they go about eulOgizng their great
PopuIist leader PennOyer, whom they
are moving heaven and earth to make
United States senator, never tell u e
people Of his record 10 these and otla 7
matters. They know that his reeoi d
will not bear investigation. They
know it cannot LIZ defended SO they
wisely talk about matters 'avay of ,
aud not right here at home where q e
people live and have TO foot the bil .
for their political cussedness VIII: e
Incorporating as refOrmers. TITS
record is just ss black aud damnable i,
other respects; in securing the repesl
Of the mortgage tax law while pretend
ing to be friendly to It; in recommend.
ing the appointment Of the greatest
corporation lawy er 10 Oregon for fed
eral judge for life while protesting hos
tility to corporations, in not enforcing
the state laws and leaving from $780,
900 TO $500. 200 Of state taxes outstand
ing in Portland banks drawing interest
for the bankers when it should have
been in the state treasury to pay war.
rants that were being discounted; In
signing bills for enormous approprIa-
tions that he knew 10 have been put
through the last legislature by CORFU
log.rolling schemes; in approving tie
general appropriation bill Of the last
legislature when he could have vota
1t aud saved the people of this state
million dollars. The legislature cou d
have been called together the next d. y
to pass all u, edful appropriations; !,
grabbing $3.50 year for eight ears AS,
member Of the Domestic Animal com.
mission which he says never meet.
nor has any work to do;-these ar
few Of the things as governor of Ore
gon he might have done or leftsundone
that would stamp him true friend oi
the people, Ia place of a money grasp
ing demagogue and professional flee.
seeker.
Ofcourse, he doesn't like THE jour
NAL which has shown him up In these
matters, In which he cannot defend
himself, and can only cry peccavi
against other men, and call a small
newspaper that has always fought for
the people "plutocrat." This is the
attitude 10 which pretended reformer
finds himself when brought face TO face
with his own recorJ.
A Breckenridge Democrat, a pro-
British fceetrader, an editor Of ''se-
cesh" newspaper, an anti Chinese
agitator, a PopulIst, are some of the
various roles that he has played. But
we defy any man TO show that Cover
nor Pennoyer has ever varied one hairs
breadth from loyal defense Of in.
terests Of the bankers, capitalists. usur-
ers and money.lenders OF Portland.
We defy any man 10 defend his record
in our state government the past four
years. II cannot be done on the stump
nor Ia the press successIvely by PEN
noyer or any Of his striker.
All be can do Is 10 denouncs those
who tell the ruth about his record IN
tiate affairs a. "plutocrats." That an.
swefs with isnor.nt men who Idolize
him and whom hs blin 3 aud, deeeives
md minlsads with bis sCcIalIsilc pAla-
YER aud his hl pochtieal tears for the
poor while be ls rolling In wealth and
serving tho iDterests OF those who like
hImseIf are pluiocrAts in reality.
Tnn JounSAL Is called a piuiOcratie
new<papes BY the governor Of Oregon.
rhsre are certain matters Of record in
,nr slate aff.ars ln whish abe governor
md 1nE JoUREAL have made their
,seord. IN Il viii test this matter. THR