Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-28
ADDRESS no REPUBLICANS
David Bun Chase Tarks Some HOus,
Sense to Them.

judge by noting whether or not the
remarks apply TO his case.
And now. Mr.. Republican Number
One. take you first, not with q
bright hope OF setting you to thinking,
for that is out Of your line, nor OF ''cOn-
verting" you, for men OF your calibre
are only 70 be converted through their
pocket books, but on the principle Of
beginning at the bottom aud working
up. You are undoubtedly a good
fellow, honest according to your
light, and possessing fair degree Of
intelligence within well defined limits,
but there are good many things that
you do not know. About some OF
those things it shall be my pleasant
task 20 enlighten you.
First: There are great many
men who look at politics 10 an entire
" different light from that iu which
the subject has the honor to be re-
garded by you. They do not, like
yourself, look on politics as a game 10
which Office. bCodle. and "pull' are
the stakes. and in which any sort Of a
play is legitimate sn:long as it does
not land one in the penitentiary.
They do not, like yourself, consider
that the height. Of political sagacity
is embodied 10 the practice Of "stand
ing in with the boys" today, on the
expressed or tacit understanding that
the boys shall stand 10 with them
tomorrow. They do not think that
the best man TO put into Office il
the man who is the easiest "haudled".
In short they do not believe that
"pUblic oflce is a private snap, at all.
There are also men who are not
seeking either an Office or a pull, and
would not accept either If profered to
them; who are perfectly satisfied 10
occupy the place Of private citizens;
who, nevertheless, sometimes take
part in political movements. AS they
do this solely from what is sometimes
called "public spirit" a disinterested
desire to see good men in Office and
good laws on the statute books, 70
promote the public good, In fact, OF
course their motives are quite be-
yond your comprehension. But IL
you will kindly recognize the fact that
such men do exist and are moved by
motives that you can not understand,
it will be better than an attempt
on your part 10 gauge the actions Of
all other men by considerations that
would appeal to your own sordid soul.
II will save you sometimes from
standing on the corner and turning
loose your hazoo on men who are
worth more to the community in one
minute than you will be worth in a
thousand years.
Second: principle" is a word that
has no meaning for you in relation to
politics, unless, perhaps, your own
answering determination tu get and
keep your snout in the public trough
might in a certain sense be called
principle. But there are men who
think that certain things are right
ana that certain other things are
wrong, in an ethical sense, and they
make a practice OF supporting that
which they consider right and oppos-
ing that which they consider wrong,
without much regard TO what effect
such course will have on their own
immediate interests. That Is SCALED
acting from principle For instance,
there are men who really and truly
think that the single gold staodard
has proved a curse to the world, and
who think that the free coinage Of
silver would be benefit to the masses
OF mankind. So they oppose the for
mer because they think it is wrong
aud support the latter because they
think IL is right, They honestly be
lIeye that the money question is a
Vital issne, Intimately affecting the
welfare OF every man, woman and
child, not only 10 this country but 10
the world; and they are so peculiarly
constituted that they will leaYe their
own old party associates and relin-
quish ali hope Of ever holding ONCE,
or even haYing pull, rather than
tOYote against what they
consider to be the best interests OF |
or course you can not
fully understand this, but il is, never |
fact; aud IL you Will ac-
eept the fact on faith, you will then
be ahle 70 understand that not all /
Silver Republicans are soreheads who /