Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22

American Primary System" 10 The
JorRUAL Of the 18th ] notice you
mention TIE old Crawford system.
Being a native Of Crawford county
Penn. where / understand the system
Originated. I know something % it,
workings. I do not know the date Of
its origin nor who first proposed it:but
do know that the system VA used by
the Republicans Of that county since
my earliest recollection ia nominating
precinct and county officers and il
worked - nicely and was such a sue
cess in securing the nomination Of
good men that for years it was useless
for a Democrat or any one else but a
Republican 70 apply for any position
within the gift 81 the people. The
same system, 10 a very imperfect form
was used By the Populists Of Lincoln
county, 10 making nominations In
1894 and also in 1896, and ] agree
With you 10 p%ronOunciBg IL To be the
only system 70 avoid jobs, bOssism,
etc, and obtain the real wishes Of the
people. May the day speedily come
when it will be put 10 practice in
every county Of our state, ia its best
form.
BOssIsM A DISGRACE.
Albany Democrat:
i. HOfer. OF the Salem JOURNAL is
pushing his ideas on the American
primary system. His idea is TO have
a system that Will take from bosses
the power Of running primary cleo
tlons and putting IT directly in the
hands Of the people under an Aus
trallan bollot system. The present
bOssism is a disgrace to politics and
Nr. Hofer's ideas must command
attention. Send % cents to him for
his pamphlet on the subject.
FROM YAMHILL COUNTY.
Representative Emery. elected on
the Union Bimetalllc ticket writes as
follows:
Those who participated ia the un-
ion bimetallic convention held In
Meanwhile last spring little dreamed
OF the widespread influence that con-
glomerate convention was destined TO
exert, not only In the affairs OF the
state, but through the state, In the
of the nation a we'll.
How we'll the new organization was
planned aud how carefully It's provis-
ions were carried out in the June cam
paign we need not now relate. 1t is
still fresh 10 the minds Of all. In the
hearts OF the true friends Of blmetal-
lism IL exerts an influence that.buOys
them up even since the fall campaign
was so disastrous 10 their
hopes. 1t Is an old and true saying
that what has been done Can he done
again, aud the average silver man,
back to the hastily planned
and as hastily executed campaign Ia
Yamhill last spling, is filled WITH hope
for Otner victories even greater yet TO
come. There we're in that fight three
clements, in many ways opposed TO
Zach other, yet all bound together by
interests In an attempt to
protect their homes from the spoiler
md their country from bankruptcy.
These elements were the Silver Re-
the Democrats almost 10 a
nan and the Popullsts. They were
III FAVORABLE 10 a new deal la county
md state affairs and 30 the money OF
he people, gold, silver and paper In
udiclent volume To transact the busl-
less OF the country in a buslnesslike
manner. They succeeded in electing
very man nominated, and IN instItu-
ing a new regime that Is, we believe,
destined TO prove a vast improvement
.yer the old. But they did more than
his. Brief as was the time for action
number OF other counties In the
seeing the work Of our people {
roceeded 10 organize their silver &
Drces In a more or less effective man I
er, SO that a general change was eff 5
In many quarters and Oregon !
ias known 20 the world as a state IA. !
TO bimetalism. 4
SOW, the question is, what OF the c
lture ?" What are 10 be the relative
ositions 0f the elements that stood
loyalty together during the past I
wo campaigns We all know where a
ho Populists staId, aud feel pretty c
ure ~ the position OF the silver Re- {
uhlicans, aud that is that they are l
a the light TO win, II II takes a dozen '
lmpaigns. The rank and die OF the ?
also, are jealous advocates x
the white metal and Ia all things I
lse essential are Ia line with the Pop
lists aud silver Republicans, and
eed no announcement to stand by n
he same principles for which they q
ought so valiantly In 1895, Taken c
these three elements can 81
,rce recognition Of their rights; b
.ngly they can DO little else but stand "
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