The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-11
THE OREGON ELECTION.
Repuolicanism is growing in the state
-ProSear Record

Republicanism is growing in the state
-Prosser Record.
Now for a business administration OF
the county's affairs.-Saiem Statesman
The truth about Oregon is that it Is
one-paper state.-Vancouver Register
Democrat.
The Oregon elections. Monday, afford
slight comfort TO the Republican party
Aberdeen Herald
These figures show that Oregon IN
dorses the Republican administration
Skamokawa Eagle.
Mr.. Bryan will no doubt inspect the
Oregon cucumber smiingly. and proceed
TO extract a large sunbeam theretrom--
Portland Telegram.
Oregon Democrats do not pretend to
understand but the people over the
Union comprehend why she went Repue-
lican.-Walia Walla Union.
Oregon has declared in favor OF Re
publicanism The balance OF the Paeinc
coast states may be relied upon TO DO
the same-Skagit County Times
The Republican victory yesterday was
so decisive that the Demopop managers
will hardly look for any help from that
state In the coming election.-Denver
Times.
II is considered the first shot out Of the
Republican gun for the coming cam
paign. II was not expected by any one
that the state would GO COCO Repuoli-
can--Buckley Banner
The Joy expressed over the result Is
OF a subdued character. The issues were
mainly local, and the November election
may change the political complexion of
the state.-Yakima Herald.
The losses in Portland city were due
TO the intolerant and unpopular course
~ he nroU in force IFS
pet millionaire, Corbett. on an unwill-
ing party.-Centralia Chronicle.
Oregon. after straying from the paths
OF true Republicanism in the early nine
ties, has by her excellent work since
1896 firmly intrenched herself in the Re-
publican column.-Puget Sound Mail.
The overwhelming verdict in favor of
sound money, the retention OF the Phil
ippines and the wise and patriotic ad-
ministration of President Mckinley is
but a sample of what the nation will do
in November.-Chehalis Bee-Nugget.
Congressman Tongue is returned by an
increased majority, circumstance which
shows quite conclusively that the peo-
pie Of Oregon have no fault to find with
the Puerto Rican tariff law.-Yakima Re-
public.
The Populist campaign of negation and
ineffectiveness has come to grief upon
the first trial, and the result in Oregon
foresha dows the doom which will over
take 1t I'm November.-Sau Francisco
Chronicle.
To Carter's statement in the senate
that the oregon election was the first
gun of the campaign may be added that
the gun was thirteen-inch cannon, and
the Democracy got most of the charge
Whatcom Reveille
n Republican state, and II was expected
that it would go Republican when so
much was at stake for the Mckinley adj
minstration and Hanna's barrel was
so easily tapped. County Press.
Oregon shows what the Pacific Coast
states will do this fall by rolling up the
biggest Republican majority in her his
tory. And this in face of the fact that
lot of dfsgruntled so-called Republicans
were doing all they could to defeat the
ticket.-Hoquaim Washingtonian.
II was the first gun fired in the cam
paign OF 1900, and the noise of the dis
charge Will reverhfate through state and
territory until its echoes are lost in the
general demonstrations of JOY that will
hail the reelection Of President McKin-
ley to the presidency of the United
States.-Chehalis Examiner
The state has gone Republican; the
hrst gun of the campaign has been fred
In honor of the triumph of the party that
has given the nation prosperity and en-
larged the borders OF it's garment to the
placing Of America In a seat of vantage
In the Orient. from which she must not
be displaced.-Sacramento Record Union
The people of Oregon know what IL
means to business, what Is means to the
laboring man, and what 1t means to the
people in general to vote the Democratic
ticket. The people of the United States
voted themselves out OF a Job in 1892 and
they don't intend TO play such a practical
Joke on themselves any more.-kaIama
Bulletin.
The defeat OF the legislative ticket In
Mutnomah County can he laid at the
door or one or two men. and they were
not fighting the ticket either There are
lots Of independent voters who refuse tn
be tied up to any man or set of men
and these were the voters that defeated
the legislative candidates In Multnomah
County-Vancouver Columbian
1t was straight fight between the Re.
publicans and n fusion of all kinds NJ
parties. and the Republicans won bv a
decisive majority The contest was
waged along lines on which Republicans
VIII stand in every state--sound Nancy
protection. and "A foreign policy-and Re.
puhlicanlsm won. And It viii win In a
majority OF the states next Noyembar
Fairhaycn Herald