The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-27
STARTLING FACTS
FOR CONSIDERATION
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A Condition, Not a Theory, Con.
fronting clatsOp County.
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COMING ELECTION POINTERS
Reasons Why The City and County Vote VIII
Be Surprisingly SmalI''.The Duty
Of All Good Citizens
COMING ELECTION POINTERS

II the republicans Of Clats)p coun-
~ expect 10 elect their legislative and
county ticket this year II Is time they
were At work strengthening the party
lines. The republicans Of clatsop
county have TO meet conditions this
year that have never existed before
and these conditions work against the
party and In favor Of the opposition.
II is wise man who gives his op-
ponents the benefit OF every doubt in
entering a contest, planning to meet
and overcome the advantages thus
conceded. II they do not happen to
exist then he has reserve strength
for use when and where most needed.
The first difficulty the republicans
must face is in the falling Off OF the
vote in this county Every indication
points to the fact that the reglstra-
tion In this country viii be fully 300
votes short OF the total vote cast at the
last election. The republican party
being In the majority. It naturally fol-
lows that the greater part OF the loss
OF the legitimate vote Will fall upon II.
For instance. It is a well-known fact
that l0s registered voters from this
county have gone 10 Alaska and Of
that number no less than so were re-
publlcans. Again, the fishermen from
abroad, booked as voters here in
former years. are not here this year.
and probably will not be here. and.
as Is well known. the republicans al
ways commanded fair proportion Of
this vote. These are but straws. but
they show the direction OF the wind.
1t will be the business OF the re-
publican leaders to make good this loss
10 the party's legitimate voting
strength and here is where the hard
work viii have TO be done. 1t is Of
no use to shirk responsibilities or to at
tempt to gloss over matters. The repub-
lican party in Clatsop county can win
In June II every republican does his
duty and every true republican should
be told and made to realize the neces-
sity OF his doing his duty and his
whole duty TO the party to which he
belongs.
No dependence should be placed on
this being a presidential year. The
national campaign will not have start
ed until long after the June election
and none Of the parties need hope for
any accession of strength from the
enthusiasm which will later mark the
fall elections. The June election Is a
little fight all by itself in clatsop
county and will be Influenced only by
local conditions and local considera-
tlons. The popdlists have no ticket in
the field this year and the majority OF
that party's adherents will feel them
selves free to vote for whom they
please in the county election. The re-
publican ticket should appeal to them
as the best ticket for the couuty's
interests but 1t must not be forgotten
that the populists have been acting
with the democrats, thinly disguised
this year as citizens" and they will
naturally lean toward their old allies,
unless 1t is shown to them, as 1t can
be, that in so doing they are injuring
themselves at home without aiding
their cause abroad.
The legislative and county fight in
Clatsop county is plainly and purely
between the republicans and demo-
Gratis. The so-called citizens" ticket
was too openly made to fool anybody
The democrats have simply tried to
borrow strength by borrowing the
name of citizens ticket" The en-
dorsement and nomination of the two
republicans on the ticket was made
merely to throw dust in the eyes OF
those voters who, unattached to any
political party, prefer to vote an in
dependent ticket If they believe it to
be genuine. The citizens" ticket was