Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-30
THE ooNGREssMANsHrP.

There is evidently big fight brew
ing Ia the Republican camp on th
silver question. The free silver factioi
are working to commit the party 4
free coinage in the next convention
Their leaders in this congressional dis
trict, Alley, Kincaid, Hermann an,
Hofer, it appears, have agreed to pu
forward Mr.. Hermann AS their candl-
date.
The Eugsne Journal, Secretar,
Kincaid's paper, stated short tim'
since that Mr., Herman would be th'
nominee, and the influence aud pat
ronage of the secretary's Office will cyl
IDENTIFY be thrown la favor ~ Hermann
There were were good many of Il ,
opinion that Alley was the stronger
and more available candidate, rs be IL
an enthusiastic advocate of free silver
and OF great influence Ia Lane county,
where he IL regarded rs the Republican
leader. But he Is not 80 well know
ia other counties ia the district, ano
Her,nann's record being equally as
good upon the silver question, biz
position In congress is such that 1t II
thought he eau get votes on local Issue
that Alley might not secure. Hs
position On the river aud aarbor ccm
L0ittee will enable him 10 do pore for
the Couquille aud Siuslaw than new
member, aud therefore Imakes him
slronA Aer before the convention.
HOier Is not regarded as much of :
statesman. In that respect he dUes
not rGnK with Alley and Hermann,
hut he IL good writer, aud his news
paper has Influence and circulation. IL
10 the leading free silver organ In tn,
district, aud IL was thought that HofeI
could better serve the cause Of free
silver by remaining ut home and writ
ing editorials and take the chance of IA
federal Office, in the next presidential
deal.
Secretary Klncaid has charge of the
aud IL known ss an organ
izer and leader. The gold bugs will
dad that the hosts OF free silver will
not be as easily overthrown as they |
were In the convention last SPRING
Roseburg Review.
The above Is from the shrewd young
Democratic politician at Roseburg.
He is trying by sharp practice to divide
Tho Republicans on the silver question
md above all to defeat Mr.. Hermann's
reelection. He will hardly succeed at
slther enterprise. The Republicans
nay be divided and uncertain as to
what they will do with the silver
question. But they are not so com.
'letely split up as the Democrats.
The hide.bound, oligarchic, plutocratlc,
iold-bug Wall street dispensation under
)leveland Its prophet, has driven
lmost every real Democrat out OF his
'arty.
THE JOURNAL believes that by 1
and free discussion the Re
ubllcans Of Oregon will be able to |
old together even on the silver ques- I
lon. The party In the nation Is q
srongly blmetalllc and will probably :
xpress Itself so. AS politics now goes, 3
be people will prefer to take men who
ave record to men OF unknown t
ews on the silver question. THE O
believes that both senators v
I'D congressman should be elected r.
no are not allied to the corporations n
any way. The debts Of the Pacific q
'ilroads amounting to hundreds OF d
iilllons will have TO DO toreclOsed OF n
nded. In either event only men OF z
10 most sterling and upright character
III be able to withstand the pressur, n
organized capital. A congressman's D.
10 will be worth large fortune on ~
any Of these questions. The character "
the maa himself will be OF far more Ju
lportance than his political profes- a,
ms or associations. We believe mel ot
ouid be nominated by the R-pub 4,
'ans who are not uncertain on thes, -.
leations. We want men who are nol
Vned and cannot be brlbed or bough,
sell out the interests of the people on 10
lancial, corporation, or any Other so
estion, or there will be wholesale n
nging bees all over the United States =.
hen congress adjourns.
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