Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-11-02
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

[JoURNAL OFFICE, MONDAY, p. NJ.
This is the close Of remarkabl
campaign. There has been grea
breaking up OF party lines. Th'
money question has been the issue
and there has been an unusually
strained situation between the cap
italistic and nOn-capitalistic classes
Men have been called honest and dis
honest without regard to those virtues
as ordinarily reckoned. The worst
skinners and sharpers have paradcd
as honest money men, and men with
no thought but to help a fellow man
have been set down as belonging ia
the party of dishonesty and repudia-
tioD.
This has also been campaign OF
the politicians against the people.
Mr.. Mckinley has talked to please the
former, while Mr.. Bryan has talked to
the latter. Which shall win? In tie
nature of circumstances, the result
cannot be satisfactory, but the hard
strain of the situation must wear
itself out and gradually be reduced by
the logic of events. No intelligent
man lmagines that the heat of con-
troversy, the severe charge of dis
honor, the charge of selflshness, will
be smoothed out by the verdict Of the
ballot box. 1t is doubtful if either
side will accept the result graciously
unless the verdict shall be overwhelm-
ing in its magnitude. The contest
will be too close to settle the money
question at the ballot box. The courts
will be called upon to intervene. VIII
the people accept the arbitration of
the judiciary if they refuse to accept
the verdict of the ballot?
The JOURNAL has waged a vigorous
campaign for Mr.. Bryan and bimetal-
lism. 1t espoused this cause the very
moment Mr.. Bryan was nominated.
1t did not wait to be seen by campaign
managers. 1t has made its own cam
paign because it believed the cause
was right and just and In the true in
terests of humanity. 1t asks no re-
ward. 1t knew it would draw by its
active support and championship, the
fire of opposition from the organized
forces of party prejudice, POLITICAL
corruption and the vile creeping
things of public life, cowardly and
trucking ringsters, who used these
columns for advertising the county
campaign in June repudiated their
obligations, but the people have not
let this paper die, and 1t closes the
campaign with the largest circulation
1t ever enjoyed and stronger in the af-
fections of the people of all parties,
because it has stood by itseonyictions
when mere politicians have eaten their
vomit for revenue.
In spite of all this THE JOURNAL
closes the campaign with no bitterness
toward sany individual. The man
who strikes another personally because
he champions an opposing principle,
hurts himself and the principle, be-
cause he confesses its impregnability
and admits his own weakness. If we
have struck good man in advocacy
OF the principle we represent we sim
cerely regret II, as such was not our
intention. 1t is now the duty of In
telllgent and conservative men to
stand up for the peaceful solution Of
the problem that has been raised in
this campaign. The solution is yet
before us. In this solution THE
JOURNAL will act independently and
fearlessly along the line of principle.
Whether Mr.. Mckinley or Mr.. Bryan
be elected, and We are perfectly con-
ditioned TO the result in either case,
but believe thelchances are strongly
in favor of the latter the victor will
need the support of Al calm and pa
trlotic citizens. G
The voters who have fought TO
nathan for the election Of Mr.. Bryan-