Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-01-26

The peoples great struggle with the
trust, that in 1894 wanted the election
of Dolph was no victory over the COM
bine, for it substituted for Mr.. Dolph,
the Hon. George Mcbride, who be-
longed tn their reserve corpse, only to
be used when the emergency required.
And today, the hydra headed thing, is
resorting to the same old political
stratagem; while Mr.. Dolph poses as a
sound money, back ground candidate.
Mr.. Mitchell, lays hold of the silver
horn of the people controversy; but is,
in fact. political straddler, from
which there is no escape this side Of
the politics, of the "planet mars"
How .long shall we continue to
permit political trusts to name the
men, that are to rule over the destinies
of our country? Our lawmakers should
have no strings on them, save their
oath of allegiance to faithfully
serve the whole people. The legis-
lative ghost dance now fairly on, is
deeply humiliating to the patriots of
Oregon,it no doubt is the consolidated
play of of several combinations, formed
to defeat the will Of the people. AS
the representative men of the coun-
try they are expected to carefully
lead, in the formation of opinion on
public question:; and not wait until
the people first mould sentiment for
them. Can we look for improvement
ins government, while by promoting
to posts of wealth and
honor we fix high premium on gov
ernment retrogression, The object of
political trusts is to inbreede, and
that means degeneracy of party with
all of its attendant evils; and the only
way to improve such conditions is to
incorporate new blood into it's man
agement.
Now propose on the line of reform.
alton that the Legislature of '97 begin
a new deal by electlng new man to
the Office of United States senator;
man that has strong opinions, and
has the courage to advocate them.
A stringless statesman, broad in his
views, true to his constituents, and
will not stultify his conscience at the
peril tof his own, or his country's
homer.
Oregon has many young and un-
tried men, that haze the talent,
courage and patriotic fire to render
such efficient services, without re
turning those old threadbare worn
again to public duty.
After a few years of public service
too many of them become so morally
and politically rotten, that instead of
rendering opportune and efficient SER
vice to the country they become mere
public imbeciles.
BY legislative enactment we estab-
lish the Importance of stimulating, by
heavy bounties, the production Of
commodities essential to the advance
of American interests. Why not, with
equal propriety, stimulate the indus
try, talent and true public spirit, of
our high officials, by shortening their
opportunity to amass great wealth and
national honor. If senators and con-
gressmen knew that by custom they
would be superseded after one or two
terms they would use greater exertion
to accomplish good while serving.
Under such regime congress would
not have waited until goaded on to
duty by the uprising of public senti-
ment before throttling some of the
evils from which today we are seri-
ously annoyed.
Prolonged public service generates
and fosters political trusts, and usu-
ally as soon as men are installed in Of
flee they begin to monkey with their
friends, and the functions of their
Office, to get back again; often to
monkey in again, becomes the burden
of their public service.
The old chestnut that it is not well
to superceed men that have estab-
lished senatorial prestige may have
been well founded in it's daV. but in