Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-25
MR. DoLPH's ABsoLUrrsM.

States senator and corporation lawyer,
has had himselfinteryiewed and the
interview has been published by an
organ OF the corporations and bankers
at Astoria aud thea reprinted Ia the
Portland OreGpnian. IL may be taken
as the announcement Of Mr.. DOlph's
candidacy for the United States senate
to dIsplace Hon. John II. Mitchell, the
present senior senator from Oregon.
Mr.. Dolph has perfect right to do this
aud to chose his associates aud bis
means OF reaching the lpublic fer
whom he usually maintains lofty in-
difference. His speech is principally
an argument against free coinage Of
silver rs he calls the whole question uf
bimetallism, and an eulogy Of the
Carlisle and Cleveland "sonnd money"
doctrine of gold monometaliem. Ol
Carlisle he says: His speeches were
In a marked degree better than those
Of Others who advocate sound money.
Being secretary Of the treasury what
he said was widely read and had a
great influence" Mr.. Dolph In al
great pains TO say that the next
national Republican convention "will
declare against the free coinage Of sill.
yer at 10 to /, probably adopting the
resolution OF the last convention.
The Democratic national con.
ventIon viii do the same thing. II Is
certain that after the next national
Republican convention no man can
advocate the free coinage Of silver by
the United States alone and stand Oh
the national Republican PLATFORM"
This is no doubt to be construed into
n declaration that mon like Senator
Mitchell, who are pronounced advo-
Gates Of independent .bimetalllsm, must
recant or they cannot be considered as
Republicans. 1t Is a declaration Of
war on the part Of the extreme single
gold standard managers, putting into
Mr.. Dolph's mouth their sentiments
and making him their mouthpIece OF
expression for political purposes. II is
the view OF the intolerant minority OF
goldbugs who would rule or ruin the
party.
1t will be seen.thatIexactly the con-
verse OF what Mr.. Dolph says can be
stated and 1t will be just intolerant and
and hence Is not good logic, sound states
or wise politics. It was ex.
Actly this mistaken, close-communioD
theory Of politics that retired him In the
senatorial race in Oregon last winter.
In place Of small ring politics, let us
'nlArge the ring until In embraces the
'ntire Republican party and the inter
ssts of all the people. Narrow.gauge
md ring Republicanism is not wanted
IN Oregon or elsewhere. The party
must be made representative Of the
lverage intelligence, moral purpose and
'atriotIsm in public affairs that apper-
aims to the average citizen and good
government will be the result. Packed
'rimAries, packed conventions, manip-
lated legislatures and senators owned
nd controlled by corporations are not
he ideals Of the party founded by the
nan who defined government as Of the
eople. by the people and for the I
eople. IL must return closer to the 4
deals Of representative government
: 1t has no future. When the champ
'nship Of campaign committee IL
onsldered Of great Importance, because
CONTROLS spoils, than the highest q
IilOe In the gin Of the people. because
10 boss or chairman has more :,
venues and honors to bestow than a
le people themselves, it is time to re-
lrn to ample state of affairs and
'ase 10 make bOas-worahip for what
here IL in II the substitute for honoi- i
Bile public service. Mr.. Dolph has =
zen trained In the school Of central- Ii
ed political power, until 1t has be. Q. y
me mania with him and II he could o
IIe the country without even sub "a
ittIng a single matter to the people
would do so. But he is only req II,
sentative Of = whole school who are &C
,posed to letting the people have
Iything to say or TO know anything