Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-27
EDITORIAL.


colored. Is travelling over the state a
healer of Republican discOTd an
solvent of partrurient politica
difficulties. Mr.. Grifiiin is "swinginI
around the circle" and contemplate
delivering a number of speeches II
Southern Oregon" According to
''leading Republican Journal he I
."staunch advocate .Of the new ant
TRUE Republicablsm.
After swinging around the circle II
Western Oregon, Mr.. Griffin sizes NJ
the political situation very intelli.
gently, although laboring under tn,
geographical Misrepresentation that
the ''cOw couUties" are located TIN,
side Of the Cascade mountains. He
concluded thus ia his New AgeN
EDITORIAL:
POLITICALLY, however, the people Of
the big valley are unquiet They see
much 10 the present local situation tC
disturb them. The whole state is ia
a condition OF turmoil and eXasper
ately out OF joint with the national
framework OF policy and progress
The two factions OF the Republican
party In Oregon are growing and
snarling at each other In a
manner 10 suggest that no peace
will there be for the 'grand old
party" so BUNDLED, embarrassed and
bedraggled by the personal conflict Of
leadership, during the approaching
struggle for the control Of the state
patronage. The people are In reality
awakening to a fuller sense Of their
responsibility 10 this affair and gener
ally express determination TO assume
a sLggestiyely independent attii ude
IL the campaign now practically Oh
Neither of the factions named will
receive much sympathy from the "cow
counties" this year. A visit among
the Interior communities reveals this
fact very positively.
1t is altogether probable that the
congressional elections of next fall
will be the most hotly contested ever
witnessed In this country. Already
parties through their respective COM
mittees are gathering their forces,
healing dlssensions and compromising
all minor differences.
The great issue will be currency re.
form, as suggested In the draft OF law
prepared by Secretary Gage and the
committee report from the Indianap-
oils sound money convention, or a re-
turn to the silver coinage and bimet-
allism as established and understood
by the organizers Of the government.
At national headquarters In Wash
inRton there have been conferences |
between the Democratic, Silver Re-
publican, and committees of other or |
RanizatiOns favoring the cause of BIZ
metallism and looking to united ac-
tion In the coming canvas. 10 the
present congress Republicans have a
majority Of 48, In body OF 1851 mem.
bers, and IL only requlrs change of |
25 TO accomplish the desired purpose
Of an overthrow.
That the next congress will be Dem.
ocratic or bimetallic, Is as much |
feared by. the single gold standard
people as 1t Is hoped for aud expected :,
10y those favorlng silver remonetiza-
tiOn, goes without saying, aud with
the prospects fayoring the latter.
The first congressional election Of
the year takes place In Oregon, in
June. Vermont and Maine elect In
September but all the rest OF the
states at the usual time in November.
In Oregon fusion arrangement has
been practically agreed on by which
the silver vote will be concentrated.
At the congressional election, In 1896,
II was divided. In the two districts
OF the state the Republicans polled
81 1872 votes, while the Democrats and
OBhiiNboi dkiOCluk Ob bhb VI |
vided on candidates, polled together
56,744. One OF the Republican candi-
dates had plurality OF 37S, and the
other 63. Oregon will supplant its
two Republican congressman by sill
verltes.
In Republican quarters IL Is the be-
lief that the reduction of wages In
M Connecticut and Rhode
Island In the cotton Industries will
work havoc In congressional districts. ,
In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Repub-
lican losses seem almost unavoidable,
and North Carolina is another state
where the Republicans must expect
losses.
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