Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-05
MR.. KIN CAID

= The present secretary OF the state
t,t OF Oregon occupies the most impor-
tant Office la the state, 50 far as pro
tecting the people against raids on the
treasury is concerned. A secretary
who concerns himself In expedlting
such raids will cost the people of a
loosely governed state like Oregon,
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars. One
WAC makes it his concern TO see that
no one gets warrant but those
O." clearly and legally entitled TO IL, has
i~ his hands full TO resist the demands
of those who are always In waiting
and always organizing 10 despoil the
commonwealth.
The result OF Mr.. Kincaid's four
years OF service will show that he has
80 been especially careful. No one ever
heard OF Geo. w Mcbride refusing To
audit Il claim that had any political
80 pull back of It,. He even got TO make
up the appropriation bill Ia 1895 and
loaded it with several hundred thou
-e, sand dollars OF jobs for political dead
sd beats like Denny, Cogswell, ct al.
"Kincald will leave reduced taxes, re-
duced estimates, no deficits and no
"' loads for his successors TO carry. No
,d wonder the average Republican spoils-
o. man hates him as the deYil Is said to
""hate holy water. His views on the
silver question could be overlooked
s"b but the McBride-Mitchell comblna-
d" tion cannot forgive Jacksonian hon.
l.i esty and frugality.
.uiI That combination will keep its hold
on the Republican party and with the
4nhelp OF the Rold-buR spoils-hunter
will down all such men as Kincaid for
"A denomination. The gold-bug par
t'san will fight Kiucaid's reuOmna-
tion because he Is silver man. The
uhprlnclpled spoils-mongering frater-
njtp Will tight Kincaid's renomina-
tfoh because of his uncompromising
integrity.
As we figure it Mr. Klncald has no
place In the Republican party as a
gold standard organization. He is an
out and out blmetallist. He was
blmetalllst before John ii Mitchell
was. His bimetalllc views have moth
ing to do with his honesty as Il man
or his magnificent record as secre.
tary OF state. The honest gold stan.
dard men In the Republican party
could support an honest bimetallist
Z for the office, but they don't run the
! party, For the sake OF harmony, the
: Fultons, Geers ana Others OF
! tue ilk who believe In any
thing TO win, will swallow the gold |
standard, or any other standard, that |
is forced upon the party. Indeed |
there was never more corrupt or |
gangrened fostering sore scabbed over
lin politics than the combination OF |
.Mjtchellsm and Mark Hannasm. |
No man OF decency, principle aud |
personal integrity but must hold his |
nOstrlls with IA vice when he beholds |
such u combination bowling for sound |
flSney, honor, integrity and bias
pheming the pure air OF the free |
American continent with their rec
0Ttis of corruption In the Portland |
primaries, the packing of the state |
league aud the frauds In the Bryan |
election, Mr.. Klncaid as an honest |
man must experience feeling OF re-
ydt In his soul when he considers a |
proposition To serve under such ban |
ner,
Mr.. Kincaid Is as uncompromlsing |
ia his Views on the money question as !
he Is In his personal integrity. While |
htsOpiniOu on the money question has |
absolutely no bearing on his Discharge |
0f the duties of that office, he Is man |
OF convictions and would not comprl
mise his principles as John Ill. Mitch. |
ell did for forty re elections, He will |
retire from office with an untarniShed |
recbrd aud unsullled principles aud |
we do not believe he would take a |
renOmination sat the hands OF the |
Republican party, II they We're pre-
pared a. give IL TO him, on gold |
standard platform.
The above Is Jour editorial oplnlon |
without knowing Mr.. kincaids plans
AS D. his re election or his political
Intentlons'