Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-02
The Marion Canvass
Lively Joint Discussions Held al
Hubbard, Aurora and Brooks,
Editorial in Capital Journal Fractures Nc
Culloch's Feelings.

TIC Cduuludlts UtBdu w TOll iuIu
Aurora about nine O'Clock for the pur-
pose of discussing the issues OF the
day, before the people OF this thriving
little village. By ten o'clock the cit
liens of tue little town and surround
ing country had gathered In the hall.
At 1920 Chairman Hendricks
called tue house to order and intro
duced the Republican candidates for
short speeches. Nod Looney surprised
all present by starting out 10 regular
oratorical style. lie took up the
various questions under discussion
with as much confidence as Mr.. Cum.
mings or Mr.. McCourt. Had the can
didates another full week for discus
sion Mr.. Looney would be demanding
bis full share of the time. When Mr..
Cummings concluded his speech, which
was the usual oratorical, elocutlonary
ju.Able, Mr.. Bents, Union candidate
for representative, asked Mr.. Cum
mings TO answer the following; !,
"Please show the law by which the
government guarantees to keep gold
and silver coin at par. Where can
the uarantee be found"
2, "Does not the demand for gold
only as standard money increase the
value of gold as the demand for any
other product would increase the
price of that product"
3.-"In 1894 the ratio was changed
by cutting down the gold coin. Now
why not put the coins on parity by
cutting down the gold coin a, was
done In 1894"
Upon these questions Mr.. Cummings
waxed! valiant but offered no direct
answers.'He made no attempt to point
to any law or resolution of congress
giving the guarantee referred to.
AS to the demand for gold being
increased, by the limit of standard
money TO gold only, he had nothing
to say more than that an inference
that commercial values of gold is
not effected by any demand for gold
as standard money.
AS to the cutting down Of the gold
coins In 1884 by reducing theeagle or
ten dollar gold piece from 27O grains
to 25S grains. Mr., Cummings has
nothing to say. He acted very much
as though he had never before heard
that the ratio was changed IN that
manner.
Mr.. Il. A. Myers, of East Salem,
Union candidate for representative
was the next speaker, Ii his usual
mild and Gignified manner he pre-
seuted the arguments In favor of the
free coinage of silver at its present
legal ratio, and called special atten-
tion to the fact that at the present
time we haye no law for adding to
our circulating medium by either
the coinage of silver, issuing
SILVER certificates or treasury
notes except very small amount Of
silver that goes into the treasury from
the coinage of seignoragc. He showed
that when silver certificates or treas
ury notes are redeemed with silver
they are destroyed or held from cir
culation. He explained thoroughly
the initiative. the referendum and
imperative mandate, showing the ne
cessity of getting the government
back into the hands Of the people and
holding it there through direct legis-
lation. Then said he, We would haYe
what Lincoln so greatly desired
government of the people, by the
people and for the people"
Mr.. Myers is very pleasant and
forcible speaker and impresses his
audience with degree of confidence
enjoyed by few speakers. He is 81
years old, has lived in Oregon 10 years,
following farming and school teach
ing and'during most of that time, has
been a resident ofMarion county eight
years. Mr. Myers is in the prime of
his life and well fitted to represent the
people in the halls of legislation.
Mr.. George II. Croisan, of Yew
L
tative, was the next called.
Mr.. Croisan is nota fluent speaker,
but he has the faculty of putting his
ideas in plain, straightforward Ian
guage, easily understood by all He
is in favor Of abolishing all useless com
missions. He is in favor of organizing
the legislature and electing the
United States senator near the begin
ming of the session, in 'order that the
general business of the legislature
may not be subordinated TO scram-
BILE for senatorial honors. He is also
in favor of the election of all officers
by the direct vote of the people.
Mr., Croisan is native Oregonian
and has lived in Marion county nearly
all his life. He is now AS years old, in
good health and possessed of a splen-
did physique. He is brother of Hon.
Il. M, Croisan. .eX-sheriff OF this county
and now superintendent of the Ore.
gon State Reform school. Unlike his
brother, he has always been a Demo-
crat and believes in Democratic prin-
ciples in the broadest sense Of the
term. Ifelected to the Legislature he
will be one OF the most industrious
members of that body, laboring In all
matters for what he thinks is to the
best interests OF the taxpayers OF Or
egon.