Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-29
"HoN w. S. U'REN"
Was Roasted in the Oregon City Her
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Editor Fitch Of the Oregon City In
dosLrial Herald publishes w. ..
U'Ren's resignation as chairman OF
the Peoples party county central
committee and then gives him
roast. Fitch has been staunch sup
porter OF U 'Ren up to this time. He
now says:
In this issue we publish the resig-
nation of Chairman U'Ren with a
very long and crushing argument to
sustain his position, and through
which he evidently expects TO swing
the committee into line and have his
resignation declined, and his domin-
eering leadership endorsed His re =
lgnatioD should be promptly accepted
by the committee.
Mr.. Y Ren has not been asked to
run a fusion campaign. He is simply
asked 10 abide by the principle Of di-
rect legislation for which he has done
such valiant service in the past. No
Populist has right TO say what the
result OF the vote will be. and GER
tainly, every POpuliSt should use his
influence 10 every honorable way un-
tll the vote is taken to bring about
the result he believes best, but bull
DOING and dOmineering and chican-
cry are methods which lily become a
P0pulist. There is to be neither a
fusion nor an anti-fusion campaign
until this question has been decided
oy the voters themselves.
'Ren's cOdicil to his resignation is
devoted to the Mitchell COrbett fac
tlon 10 the Republican party. He is
very familiar and deeply interested 10
this fractional fight" but. in our
humble judgment, had he and Mr..
Young been less familiar with Mr..
Simon and taken less interest in the
Republican party'S ranks and devoted
more time TO the upbuilding of the
Peoples party and It's principles the
Populisls, at least, would have been
better oil today.
There are two sides TO this question
OF fusion. While portion of Mr.
U'Ren's argument againsj it is true,
yet much he says is misleading and
wholly lnsupportable. That the Re
publican party is divided-hopelessl
dlYided- In Oregon we grant. But
what Is OF more importance TO us is
the TACT that POpullsts are also di-
vlded. To assist one faction of the
z. o. p. In this state in its effort to
down the other is not our business
but how TO everlastingly bury both of
them out OF sight ought to be our
paramount issue" just now. How
are we going TO do it; by pulling apart
or by pulling together?
Our state committe in its wisdom
solved the problem, if il is possible to
DO so. I'VE are evidently divided
upon the question Of union or no
union" said the committee. IAN
together we can win, divided we
shall fail. Let us refer this whole
matter TO the boys in the trenches
who must do the voting and then
abide by their decision. If they say
middle OF the road let every man of
us fall in line; if they say "union,' let
us all, as one man, 20 in TO win on
That line," But, Mr.. U'Ren fears the
result of direct leglsla zion and
proceeds to bolt his party and repudl-
ate his "one plank platform" for fear
the people haven't sense enough to
govern themselve. He Is perfectly
willing to lead his people but not viii.
lDg 10 Follow. lie has builded a ma
chine on which he IS now preparing to
break his own neck, or else he is in
sincere IN the unfortunate position
he has taken. In either case he can
be spared as chairman of the Peo-
pies party in ClackamaS county
IL Is with the deepest regret we
feel compelled TO speak thus plainly of
a man we have always esteemed so
highly and have fought for so faith.
fully, but, forbearance has ceased TO
DE a virtue. \ man who will repudi-'
ate MS own faith and endeavor to de-
stroy MS own party, invites the sus-
pi"lon and compels the resentment of
MS heretofore most faithful friend.