Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-04

qultles Of the lately deceased legisla-
ture, q very pertinent inquiry Is The
old Tweedism. what are you going Z
do about itg
The cry that IL now going up al
oger the state Is the same old cry thai
has gone up blennlally ever since
time 70 long ago that the memory Of
the younger generation doesn't reach
bsck 10 II.
Can any one say ttat this bl-yearly
howl has ever done any good ? Arc
the legislators auy more honest and
faithful and economical OF the peo.
Plies money than they we're twenty
years ago The question answer,
itself Then what has been accom-
p'lshed by all this de.ultofy cussing
Isn't IL time 70 Try some Other
method Americans are the bright
est and most progressive people on
earth: but they are wOefully slow Ia
buding a remedy for conditions which
all acknowledge 70 b. worse than bad
The only remedy which seems u
have the unqualified endorsement Of
the "bctter element, II found In The
admonition, "elect good men 10 of.
hce." Well, that has been the recog
nlzed treatment for the malady, from
the start, but the disease for some
reason does not seem 20 yield 70 the
treatment. one reason for this may
be that,liSe The IndIan,we have swal-
loved the doctors prescription In
stead Of the medicine.
We have recognized the principle,
aud then we have endorsed aud up.
held a system which makes the applI.
cation Of the principle wellnlsh i'm.
possible. Iustead Of seelog 20 II that
oniy good men are put 10 as candi.
dates for onice, we have practically
turned oyer the naming OF the candl.
dates 10 a lot q professional, bOodllnp,
wire pulling politicians, VINO pack the
primaries aud pack the nominating
aud put on the ticket
whomeyer they like. Then We walk
up tothe polls aud fondIy imaglue
that We are electing our
candidates, when 10 reality
We are only ratIfyIug the choice ot the
bosses.
That out Of this system good re
suits sometimes come Is true; but IL Is
Dne OF those wonders which are con.
'pleuous for their rarity. IL is. In
'act, a thiog which happens only
Nhen some such panic as prevailed
Inong The Republicans OF Oregon
ast june frIghtens the bnsses into
'uttlns on the ticket about such pro
'ortion OF righteous men as would
ave saved Sodom FROM destruction.
What Il the remedy for these con
itionsy Is II direct legislation p
upposing Il 10 b. direct legislation,
ow many years will II take Tor The
eople 10 airing that reform trom the
osses, working under the boss sys
smy
La tue uicantlme, u she people want
'iofm they must adopt some prac.
cal method of bringing the pollt.
ans uto Iime. They must have
'uething % say In the selec-
90 of candidates Tor oalce.
hey must select the ticket, as well as ,
eet H. They must lay aside par.
sanshlp aud use oommon souse.
'heo they hnd that a Uao Ia oniee n
Iithiul 10 his trust, they should keep
.m there; when unfalthfui, retire
la az toe urst opportunity; aud this
lthoui regard 10 his political com.
eKlon OF manner Of shaving.
Take hls recon' study a.; aaalyae
) accept no excuses Let oniclas
'defs,and that they viii BE- held 10
flct accountability aud that the
ftt ooss caut sNVe them u fhey
Az bad iecord. nor mar their for
ues Y iheg make good 0ne. Lei
. ViiiciAl look for hts reward or pun.
Uncut 20 tho pcople direct, not d
g "patly maaageFs' then he viii
'se lhe people and not the spoilers
tha people.
h ihis ~ork the loUkSAL nropases
assist 20 the eK,eat uf as ability.
1 a. starter a intends 10 nuqlsh
iadisidual rccoFd q lhe membofs
ne late lameoted eeneral assembly.
= thorough aod exhaustive plaa.