Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-28
TIE CLUB CONVENTION.


said about the state convention OF Re
publicsn clubs recently held at Port.
land. While II elected a few men rep
resentative Of the people Of this state as
delegates to the national convention,
it was in the main and as . whole an
offjce. holders and office-seeker's con-
vsntlon. There is no particular odium
60 be sttached TO that, but on the other
hand everyone knows that the politi-
cal club is composed almost entirely OF
that element. The lsborer and farmer
have no time and have no money 10
spend on such luxuries as attending a
convention for two or three days 1T
this time OF the year. 1t coet on an
average ten or fifteen dollars to 20
there. The total attendance must
have cost not less than ten thousand
dollars. and the reception at the Multo-
por club where champagne punch was
served free to all who would take II
must cost at least another thousand.
Toe song Of the Glee club that pleased
the convention most was the one
promising all "the biggest slice Of pie"
In 1896 when the party shall be re-
stored 10 power. OF course, indirectly
the people pay ell these bills in the
long run. The convention managers
bent every energy 10 prevent any dis
cussion Of the vital political issue-the
silver question, or what is even more
vital to the people OF this stAte, the
abolition OF Tammany methods In our
state government. The OregonlaD
talked about the necessity Of unload
ing mercenary offlcialism In our state
administration last year for few
weeks before the Republican state con-
ventlon. but II was only a case Of get
ting into the wagon before 1t was too
late TO ride, or 1t was done TO punish
some man In public life whom 1t could
not punish In any other way.
The least the Republican club con-
vention could haye done In decency to
the people Of this state would have
been 10 denounce tho revenue and I'm
ance policy Of the Cleveland admins
tration and endorse the efforts Of the
Republican state administration at
keeping the pledges Of the state plat
form OF last June. For 1t is a fact that
We have some state officials who are
taking the reform utteraHoes Of that
platform seriously. They are putting
the knife into the padded bills, and
bringing our stats institutions down Ia
keeping with the capacity Of the people
10 pay. OF course, the oregonian will
not excuse the legislature nor the state
ofiieiAls for not slscting Dolph. IL
would be willing all the DOODLE bills
that could be drawn against the state
should b. paid along with the 10
Dolph lobbyists who were here a. leg.
islAtiye clerks 81 t6 10 SO q day, II
only hs could have been made senator.
of course, the tendency Of thsss club
eouvsntlons IL not TO serve or represent
tho. peopls, but the spoilsnsn. They
pFodaos suck msn - Thurston Of Ne
bsnskA. aud Estss of California. whom
thank God, the people still have virtue
snouEh 70 Tspudlais when they have =
chanc, Except IN = few rATe Instances,
ths convention SAs packed BY the
spoils elsss. ~ they did noi control
lad mAnlpulsls the sslaolion VI dele
ssiss snd thus sappFeas the real yoios
n tbs psopls, thsiE boaslsd ylot9y foT
ssaAioF Dolph aud lbs single gold
standard would h . very short lived
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