Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-12-24
coERClSG KlSCAlD's CONDUCT.
A RePROoF.
lPolk County Observer

A RePRooF.
Polk County Observer
The Eugene Journal, the organ Of
Secretary of State elect kincaid, while
not openly advocating opposition to
the reelection Of Senator Dolph, has
its columns filed each week with articles
taken from Democratic and mugwumT
Journals advocating the selection Of d
free silver advocate in his stead The
conduct Of Mr.. Kincaid is in tie high
est degree reprehensible, for he well
knows that his election was SEE ured OF
the Dolph-or- Pennoyer issue, he goinl
in on the Dolph swim. Perhaps tht
secretary elect thinks that If Mr.. D"lpi
were defeated in the election, Gov
ernor Lord would be the winner, u
which event he (Klncaid) would be
come governor aud secretary OF stati
both, drawing two salaries, as die
Chadwick when in a Ike position
Governor Lord desires no such thing
and the people of Oregon wisl
him to hold the seat TO winch b.
was elected, and promotion will com
in due time. The logic of events, ant
the requirements of the state and o"
ton, demand the reelection of Nj
Dolph, and there cannot be found
"doubting Thomas" mot even tongue
who gaiDsays 1t.
The above with heading appears in th
Oregonian, as "reproof" to Oregon't
new secretary of state, who, unless BE-
recants his "silver" views and worshipi
at the goldbug shrine, will, for hi'
''reprehensible conduct be forevoI
expelled from the Republican party !.
that infinitesmal small faction in Or,
gon represented by the Oregonisn an6
the Dallas Observer.
1t is unkind. unfair, unjust and IN.
true to stigmatize Mr.. Kincaid in that
way. The JOURNAL happens to know
that Mr.. Kincaid not only did not seeI
the Office Of secretary of state. but haf
always advocated exactly his present
views on silver.
THE JOURNAL was the first paper t'
bring out Mr.. Kincaid for secretary Of
state. The Oregonian warmly en-
dorsed his candidacy and ADVOCATED
his election after he was nominated
His integrity and Republicanism werc
unquestioned until he apparently will
not become servile, docile tool of the
Dolph machine at Portland. The
JOURNAL has not agreed with Mr..
Kincaid's views altogether on finance,
nor he with ours. But we respect his
rights and character as man to choose
his own views and his own forms of
expression without dictation or coer-
cion. If he is not Republican there
are no Republicans in Oregon. AS be.
tween his Republicanism and that Of
the Oregonian and his critic above
quoted, we prefer to take our stand
with Mr.. Kincaid and the people, and
against the autocratic Portland bosses.
If Republlcanism means only bOssism
many will not hesitate to chose.
Mr. Kincaid is pioneer of Oregon,
a selimade man ofindependent fortune,
of stability and frmness of character
SO that he cannot be coerced or re
proved into subservience TO the Port
land machine. He Is one of the "new
deap Republicans who cannot be brow
beaten from the earnest convictions of
a lifetime by threats to defeat local ap-
propriations, or even appropriations for
his own department Of state govern
ment. We predict such Il course on
the part Of the Dolph press will not
promote that gentleman's chances for
the senatorship, and they should not,
That Is the way the old machine that
was turned down last June elected sen
atOrs, II is not 80 fashionable now,