Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-21

run the Peoples party Of Oregon, or
break IL up. As chairman, Mr..
Young cannot decently assist in
either, but whether nc does or not no
5000 voters, assure you will ever
join any proposed exodus out OF the
Peoples party in this state, nor will
one-tenth that number, when they
can vote a reform ticket representing
the leading Populist doctrines.
In the June election in 1896 "mid-
die Of the road" ticket support by
C1xey who came to Oregon against
the protest Of Mr.. Young, which had
tho support and was conducted under
the management of the extreme So
cialistic members OF the party in
MultnOmah county secured from 48
To $50 votes out of total of about
1000, the Peoples party vote being
approximately 5000, Democrats 1900.
This shows that.the more thoughtful
and less clamorous socialists have
been In the past and are now willing to
bide their time and adopt the desir-
able features of their doctrine through
direct legislation (which all reform
parties in the state favor as soon as
they nave succeeded in educating the
public mind to the point where their
adoption is feasible, and these will
support Union ticket. This declara
tion of about 10000 socialists in Oregon
Is the rankest bluster, showing how
fatally Mr.. YOung's political percep-
tion is distorted by his idiosyncrasies.
There Is no question whatever that
there VIII be an abundant majority in
favor OF Union at our state conyen-
tion and only an unreasonable stand
taken by the other parties could pos
sibly prevent it and Mr.. Young stands
almost alone among the prominent
Populists in the state in the position
which he occupies.
Notwithstanding the unnecessary
accridlty which Mr., Young employs
against every one who differs with
with him and the liberal use of terms
like pie-hunter (Mr. Young was one
OF the first men who ever held office
"as a Populist in the state of Oregon)
or party boss' we, Of the common
voters of che Peoples Party OF Oregon
who had the audacity TO express an
opinion upon this at variance with
his, have always treated Mr.. Young
with proper respect.
We never address him without pre-
facing our remarks with expressions
of confidence in his integrity and COM
pliment for his judgment and latGerly
we have followed him around holding
out our ear OF corn in one hand like a
rancher after an obstreperous cayuse,
but he Is still running loose in the
barnyard. But to be accused of being
"bosses" by Mr.. Young is joke that
no one away from Oregon can ap-
preciate, No man, certainly no Pop
ulist, ever enjoyed the untrammeled
scope of autonomy or exercised and
displayed the dazzling genius for un-
ceremonious execution of our state
chairman. 1t ought never TO be for
gotten that the "middle-of-the-road"
enjoy the fostering care of the Gold
Standard Republican, In a noticeable
degree. In Multnomah county the
county judge has in every instance
ignored, after requesting, the recon
mendatiOn OF Peoples party commit
tee for judges and clerks OF election
and has appointed men who, though
less competent, were known to be ad-
vocates Of a straight Populist ticket.
These same persons served the Repub-
lican party two years ago by getting
up OF middle-of- the-road Populist
ticket against the peoples ticket put
up by our convention.
Their efforts were of no consequence.
Let me say at tnlsh that the people
will have nothing hut united front
against the McKinley-Gage imam
cial theories, that the sentiment in
favor of this union is gaining
strength daily. This, (Multnomah)
county, will go for union 10 to at
the convention, some counties have
already declared, Others Will in the
near future; everybody realizes that
any other course would result IN the
annihilation Of the party in Oregon.
Can we VIM say that II every pro
lessed reformer, everybody this side
of the Mckinley plan OF national
happiness, will help, we cannot lose,
| have endeavored TO give a fair ac-
count Of the conditions, based upon
observation OF our men since the
organization of the party IN this
state, conscious OF the Importance
of correct information, have felt
II a duty TO address you spontan-
eously and shall esteem IL duty as
well as distinguished privilege TO
respond should you desire
any further information which
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