Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-25

been a wbbder why he was selecte
and what ne represented. In the cas-
OF Major Mckinley II Is well know
that he was a soldier in the UnloI
army, served with distinction in con
gress, and was chosen governor b.
S0,095 majority. But IN the case o
Mr.. Hobart we look in vain beyonC
the confines of the New Jersey legis
lature. tis true, II man can serve
in state legislature and still enjoy
the respect and confidence Of the peo.
pie, 10 Is evidence OF certain Roman
virtues not possessed by all. hut We
must look beyond this for the sclec-
tion 81 Mr.. Hobart OF New Jersey for
the place. He Is president Of the Pu =
sale Water Company. Of the Acquac-
kanonk Water Company, Of the Morris
County Railroad and the Paterson
Electric Railway companies; a
director Of the New York, Susque-
hanna and Western Railroad aud tie
Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad
companies, of the First National
Bank of Patterson, ~ the Patterson
Savings Institution, the Barbol r
Bros. Company, the Barbour Flax
Company, the Pioneer SILK Company,
the Peoples Gas Light Company. the
Paterson Electric Light Company,
aud counsel for the New Jersey Water
Company, the West Milford Water
Storage. Company, the Montclalr
Water Company aud other allied In
teests; a director In the Long Branch
Water Company and the Highland
Water Company. He Is treasurer OF
the Cedar Lawn Cemetery Company
and several land companies, and Is
president or director In score of
other corporations.
DO not the above facts explain why
he has chosen 10 be the running mate
Of Mr.. Mckinley A man without
national fame OF any kind whatsoever
Is not picked up by the political man.
ayers and made candidate for the
vIce-presldency without some cause.
The senate IL called the club OF the
millionalres, and man who repre-
sents perhaps dfty or an hundred
millions OF organized and capitalized
capital, lisa beau Ideal man 10 sit In
the chair and preside over that club.
10 Is true there are men in the senate
who do not represent the interests OF
organized capital, but they are kindly
and charitably disposed OF by being
called Populists and sIlyerltes, and do
not count,
But we wish TO return 10 Mr.. Hobart
OF New Jersey, who is undoubtedly an
estlmable and cultured gentleman.
But what does he especially represent
In our public policies and In our pub
lie lifeS What is he TO oregonp
What Is he 10 the 10000, 900 OF people,
but more especially 10 the people who
labor for living, and who produce
out OF the soil by labor9 WIN II be
said he Is for sound money, protection
aud prosperity
That Is the platform he stands upon
out he Is not personally a champion OF
my or those Ideas. What does he
epresenty
Does not the fact that he Is at the
read OF a great many corporations
md several banks explain this marvel
nus and miraculous selection OF a man
Who was not known and was not even
discussed as candidate for the second
Highest otliee IN the nationY
,. Pierpont Morgan says II is neces-
AIRY 10 malntaln the gold standard II
Te would sell securities 10 the foreign
capitalists. As the head OF forty or
ny capitalized corporations. Mr.
iobart no doubt represents the policy
4 placing American securities abroad. 1
With the single gold standard fast
ned upon our country for all future
ime American securities could be
laced abroad TO the amount of from
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