The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-24
M'BRIDE ORGAN
IS S00EALING
Some OF His Followers Have
Been Tempered With.
The Oregon Federal Office.
Holding Brigade Are
in Dire Straits.
paily Eugene tssi tsr

q Doily Eugene HeEi'ters
MIR. Corbctt's personal organ sums NJ
the situation in The senatorial struggle il
= his state as follows:
"The bone Of contention Is over PRO
A., posal in the interests Of Senator McBrid,
that ihe vote in caccus he viva voce. ia
stead OF by secret ballot, ~ herpj ofora
The basis ut tho demand lies. of course in
the suspicion of the Mcbride forces tbnt
some Of their men have hepn ntpnred h,
The opposition. So they ray that IL there
ls TO be caucus let each man declare
himself openly, 80 the acquisitions Of the
Oorbett camp may be known OF all"
The reason fora demand foran oper
honest expression OF choice for senator
ia that the people of the state may know
how their reprusen,a0 misreprcsent
them in voting for Mr.. Corboit. ITia
chief operators, and their regulations
being 80 we'll known, does it not become
necessary 10 throw the safeguard
Of publicity around some OF the rep
resentatves who have been consortinV
with one or all of these worthless?
What construction would be placed
upon the action of any representative
from Multnomah county supporting
Corbett2 AT the election in June he
named the entire legislative delegation
on the Republican ticket and went he.
fore his home people to have it ratified,
The result is matter Of history. n YER
in the history of ths state has a man re. |
ceived 80 stinging rcbuke and cutr.
pltte rundown The people OF Mutno !,
nah county rendered q verdict, and
very decisive one. IL meant nothing
but that they wanted none of Mr.. Cor
bett and his crowd. Strenuous efforts
have been made to induce some of The
Multnomah delegation to support Cor.
bett. Notorious workers" have held
out Inducements" Assume that there
ire one or more "unworthies" among
.henumber what excellent facilities the
lecret ballot would afford Corbett could
,egiven support and no one would be the
wiser, On the other hand, in view of
he circumstances, what man among the
lumber would dare to stand up in the
'reeenee Of his fellows aud his constitu-
ucy and openly call the name of Cor
ett2 Not one.
If the Corbett following IL the strong.
st he will be elected. II IL is honest
trength, neither he nor it's mem bers
5ed be ashamed to stand out in the !
pen and declare themselves. The
,cret ballot is the same devilish device
hich is always resorted to by those c
ho have something 90 conceal. y
Let the members Of the next legisla. G
ire be honest aud above board in all r
leir doings. II they intend to support +
orbett let them do 20 openly. True,
Ie contest has been so shaped by Mr.. |
orbetts retainers that every man who
pouses his cause 10 a subject of sus-
cion, but that is no reason for helping
such to hide their shame F,
resort to the secret bal O.
!. Corbett has unlimited money, lic
lich is being freely dishursel by A
nsted servants. lie seeks election by nc
cret methods. Let every man who If
vocates such methods assume respon. N
)ility for then and co.ne ont into the ST ar
,ht OF day and show himself. II hon
ty is the rule there IL no reason for
ncealment; il il is dishonesty, pub ",
ity should be forced.