Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-01
MR.. oEER's CASE.

L.
politlcian In the sense OF s'ai"arV
loyalty to the machine. He has atah
times been ready to leave his farm
and make speeches for the party
When not making speeches he was
studying the Portland machine biole'
or writing letters in denunclation OF
Populists, or ridlcule Of Democrats
and silver lunatics. He has been loyal
in the extreme. His ability has been
Mt the constant command OF the
machine wing of his party. lie mas
never 80 far forgotten himself as 10
give word of encouragement to tine
STRUGGLING masses, that would not
meet with perfect appreciation In the
Oreponian tower, or in Corbetts
bank.
MFR. Geer was loyal in the legislature
TO the Portland money power in vot-
line to repeal the mortgage tax law
when he would have gained the good
will Of the great majority who In
Marion county were opposed to IT,
He went TO the Portland Republican
lclubs' convention and good-naturedly
assisted In repairing Dolph's shat
tered political fortunes. The last
time he lifted his voice in this county
was NJ the Mckinley rally at Wood
burn. where John G. Leasure referred
90 pathetically to his mothers grave
little dreaming that his own inter
ment was 80 near at hand. Thus Mr..
Geer has proved his loyalty to the
party managers in Oregon to the last,
and what has been his reward? with
! Cardinal Woolsey, he can cry OUT
"Had served the people as faith
. fully as have the bosses, they woulc
II not abandon me In my adversely"
! When Mr.. Geer wanted to be re
y elected speaker OF the house, all hi
Z ability and merits counted for nought
y He was not supported by Ford ant
o Wright of his own county and simpl,
sat In his seat In silence and vote
~ during that session. When he wante'
- TO run for governor his own count
=" was packed against him and Lord wa
'" nominated. When he wanted to /
- appointed TO the pen or reform schoo
Nv after stumplng the state and follo'
~ Ing PennOyer from the mountains
" W. the sea, he was coolly turned down
" one man who had just stepped out
~ federal Office and another who ha
" spent several years proving that Il
" man elected superintendent of publ
'e' education had not even been tit TO RI
" an Indian school.
aot Now Mr.. Geer is turned down u
,os fourth time by his party In his asl
.ru ration for congress. lie had rig
,uo to decent treatment on his merits {
,no he has a great deal of merit as mi
80, and ability as Il writer and pub
A.. speaker. He would grace the halls
go. congress as few other men from o
ho, gon. When the party organs p
a.. tend 20 want to swap Mr.. HERNIA
49,. for man of "sound money" yieN
,oht they somehow seem TO forget tn,
H. ever was such n man as Mr.. Geer
that he ever had any "views."
,on name since years has been used
,or Populists to frighten their child
r,oo with, In campaigns he has beer
,ono holy terror TO Democrats. Now h,
displaced in the affections of
TIA party 10y man who is even popu
van with the enemy,
osos Mr.. Geer has learned the lesson d
man In politics the man who relies NJ
,yoro mere merit gets left, In the ST.
nty's WI "o"0'S "n" ''io'u''''"'s '"o "
who succeeds must back his me
Sc. with demands aud then enforce tn
liam demands with personal following
presi- primaries and conventions. The
IN Of cessful politician as rule must c
that bine intellectual ability with enc
perseverance, and political sagac
II no Politics is not noble game bu
ever can be nobly played at and won,
than enduring success must rest upo
ltion. following among the people.
mem. mere party echo or machine mal
aware soon discarded by both party
larges machine, The strong man in pol
mated must be stronger than his party
a n