Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-08
A PARTISAN vIEw.

M. RurIeieh II also glad 10 60 home.
He looks over the rec0fd % the lfglsla'
ssre aud says. "Tbe prospects fof poi'-
nlist victory 10 the next election sre
brilliant, Indeed. The legislature j. The
lest campaign the popnlisis could have
made
The above IL from the Josepb Aurora,
edIlsd BY one of the most intelligent
PopuIIst members Of the legislature
Mr.. Burlsieh. But We are sorry to sAy'
that like the rest Of the nine Popuiists'
he seems 10 have acted entirely from .
partisan standpoint.
To voting on bills or on United States
senator, the question was not witt
these gentlemen how we can best seIv
the people of Oregon bot always b"w
can We hest serve the POpoli't parts
Tney we're always willing t. do ~hAi
was Tor partisan advantage, ra hert' ~
that which would have Deen for ~
pabIIc good. A. one oi them ezpresssc
81. when demonstrated win Tor voting
thfongb t'ad measure. I've want t'
help load down The k~pubIiesi
wagon They hoped aud prayed 4"
D.5pb's election. O1 the seDatoris
question they held TO the caucus Tale
They we're mere partisans. Had al
Republicans displayed the intense par
lirsnslpip OF the ten POpulIsts thef'
would have been no defeat o
the machine or retirement o
Dolph possible. The fact Il
The Republicans who bolted the allegec
caucus nomlnes Of their party, wh'
resisted their own party organization
who defied party custom, authority
and machinery, 10 down the old Port
land ring, were better friends Of sll th'
people. better friends OF all Oregon
than the alleged representatives Of tb'
Peoples party, who never got beyon'
parllnanahip, who followed their bose
through thick and thin and kept II
ths middle Of the old, well-beateI
machine highway OF politics. That wa
the fatal mistake Of Governor Pen
noyeE. While posing A. q fIiepd G
tie people he never got . broader yie'
Of politics than for partisan purposes
OF for mere political effect. Ifa sinEl
PopulIst vote had ever been cast fc
snyone but an ambitious ring pollt
clan Of the PopuiIst stripe the repre-
seniatives Of TINT Organization could 3
home with feather In their caps, q
being a slight Improvement ON ID
generations OF purblind rabld partisan
Of the old parties who have preceae
them. But they out.oeasared Ceass
in devotion 10 party eiaptrap. Th
anti. Dolph Republicans could new,
present man who could get a Pop,
list or Democrats vote. Pretending /
b. fsiends of free silver they refused I
oaAs a angle vote fog the most pr'
Hounced free silver man Ia the ntat,
q. w. Fulton, of Astoria. Pretsadln
20 love the farmer, they refused I
cast a hingle vote for the best aud clsal
eat farmer Ia Oregon, man who wa
also free coinage man aud never lsl
hls farm during the whole seamion. j
y. Waldo Of Marion county. oni,
rank paftlsaulsm would sufiioe N
purposes of She ten Popullsss when I
4 the whole stock In trade Of tina
party 10 t'e he always crying down par
slsanship of other parties. They oui
heFodsd ilsfod IA devotion 10 rlng rul
aud l'os.lsm instead of setting bette
eKAmples.
They hpFgss that when u comss q
= 1ssi " strength along party line
sasy are 40 match foT lhoss who have
aons nolhIns elss Zoe twenty yeafs
Thsy fosEsl that lhs people afs Dc
snsadlaE samethlag bsilsT and vii
nsssf ~ soa nsw polllloal orsanisa
ilen lhai asps nss rlss above the laaaL
- lhs pass fbs ysakne@ sad vsuli,
u ropullsl leaders Il lhs fatal asi.al d
the l,ally and d eonls n 10 dissolution
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