Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-24
REVIEWS THE UNION TICKET.
David Bun Chase Sizes Up the Peoples
Work.


David Bun Chase Sizes Up the Peoples
Work.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-As a Silver Re
publican the writer wishes 70 regis
Ter his UNQUALIFIED approval Of the
methods followed and the results at
tained by the three conventions.
held In Salem last week, 10 forming a
union Of the Populists, Democrats
and Silver Republicans 10 Marion
county. 1t is perhaps needless TO say
that be endorses the platform, for II
is in exact line with the ideas which
he has more than once expressed 10
the JoURNAL; and though he knows
but little about the nominees, the
little he knows Is entirely favorable
In the conventions, 81 far as could
be judged by an outside observer, the
ways Of the political tricksteT, the
party manipulation and the bJss were
not followed in the slightest degree,
and the profeesi' nal Office seeker,
the man "in the hands Of his friends"
and the slate.writer were conspicuous
by their absence.
Who ever before heard OF a party
convention without horde Of candi.
dates for nomination When coulc
we ever walk down the street just be
fore or during the session Of a cOnYen
lion without hearing any dis
cussiOn Of the respective merits Ot
men seeking "A place on the ticket I!
Wbea before could q delegate ever
reach the place Of meeting without
being buttOn-hOled by half done
or Li0re asDirants seeking his support
When did we ever see county con
ventiOn striving % construct plat
form or declaration ~ principles ever
before cut any real figure ia county
politicsY AZ what remote period O1
antiquity did the question OF prin CT
Dles ever OversbadOw the question Of
candidates. at "A county convention
IL was edifyiDg To hear the com.
ment Of the old line II publican
along the street: they displayed sucl
an utter inability 10 understand tn
situation Having no definite know
edge as TO who we're seeking nOmlna
tiOn, they could not rest their case OF
the personal qualities Of any one o.
two meB; not knowing TO which poll
tical group any one Office could fall,
they could not seriously consider any
mans chance for a certain nOmina
tion; any earnest discussion Of the
real principles at stake was in Z lit
tie beyond their depth; so they were
hOpelessly at sea and had TO fall back
on general abuse Of the friends and
nelghbOrs 'who composed the three
conventions, placing the five hun
dred delegates all In the category Of
sOre-heads and Office seekers.
Then, after the conventions had
finished their work, what buzz
arose "Aha Dave Craig didn't get
anything" AS though the only pos
sible motive that David Craig could
have had in following his convictions
was the hope OF "getting something"
"Uncle Charley Miller Is red-eyed and
George Allen has got his knife out"
Such were the exultant cries, the sup.
position being that Uncle Charley |
Miller and George Allen could haYe
been acting only from desire for a
place on the ticket. That these gen
tlenen, or any Others, could have
taken part In political movement
from genuine desire 10 promote the
general welfare, without any strong
Hish for personal aggrandizemeIt, is
something quite out OF the Republi- |
can strikers range OF experience.
The same MISUNDERSTANDING OF the |
situation IS seen In the comments Of |
the STATESMAN" and other papers of J
that unspeakable type. The Oregon
ian, however, takes wonderfully |
"fusion," that Is To say, rational for |
the Oregonian "The three headed |
dog" Is about the vlest eplthet that |
Mr.. Scott has seen fit TO apply TO the |
ULiJn movement, and considering his |
limitless command OF Billingsgate,
that Is very mill, And " isn't such |
a very inappropriate title either,
when you come to think OF II. II the |
writer remembers his mythology, the
three-headed dog, Cerebus,
guards the entrance To the Internal
regions; and our combination pro
poses TO keep this country out OF the
hell into which the Republican party
Is driving IL.
Let them call IL wnat they will. 1t
Is a movement originating with the
people themselves and not with the
politicians. The people are behind
10 aud they are thoroughly In earnest
The conventions In Salem did not
u new policy, intending
TO whip the people into line for IL;
they merely carried out the wis hes OF
the voters who sent them, and put
into definite shape those things
which the people were already de
.ermined on. The ticket was a secon-
larry matter. So long as IL rs filled
With honest aud competent men II
Will be satisfactory 10 the people and
viii receive their support at the polls.
nd IL deserves IL. III ever the will OF
lie people was carried out by con-
'entlOn OF delegates, TO the best OF
heir ability, IL was done here In Sa-
EN- last week. II the work does not
lrOVe satisfactory we can hone for ,
lOthing better under the present sys-
en-.
Unfortunately we haven't much
money TO spend for gunpowder and
but we can "ratify" now IN
ur own minds, and we can ratify !
gain at the ballot box.
DAWN RURR CHASE