The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-31

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knew no republican would be incline
to vote against his party on the les
islative ticket this year and the schem
: they adopted was to find some repuh
lican who could be SO worked up b
appeals to personal and local prejudic
} as to take the field against his owl
party candidates, regardless OF III
vital issues involved In the campaign
and John Hahn was the man select
} ed. What a false pretense il is, there
fore. TO say that a man who repudi
ated his republican principles to be
come candidate on an anti republican
ticket can be depended upon to sup
port republican principles IL elected Il
the legislature II Mr. Hahn is L
vote with republicans in the legisla,
ture, what interest had George No
land, Isaac Bergman and other old
line politicians of that description In
securing his nomination on the anti
republican ticket? What inducement
have these men to manage his cam.
paign and go out upon the stump as
the only public advocates OF his elec-
ton? Does it agree with any mans
estimate of John Hahn's character
who knows him intimately that after
obligating himself to politicians like
holland and Bergman for his nomlna-
tion and accepting their counsel and
assistance in conducting his campaign
against the regularly nominated can
didates of the republican party. he win
go to the legislature and brazenly
align himself with the republican par
tye The Astorian can tell the voters
Of Clatsop county that John Hahn
van hSNSt uo tntS- ooIne men might
but John Hahn. never. The Astorian
has too much respect for him to be-
lieve it. But suppose Mr.. Hahn were
willing to stultify himself in this man
ner, what opportunity will he have to
thus go back upon his political friends
in the legislature. Why, he viii 60
to the legislature with a brand on
him as distinct as that upon Cain. He
will go there after having helped pull |
down the republican majority in Clat-
SOP county-after defeating a regularly
and pledged candidate on
the republican ticket. in the year when
administration and the
great policies Of the republican party
were seeking the endorsement of the
people at the polls all over the country.
He will go there at the bidding and
with the votes of DEMOCRATS and
through the use OF BRYANITE money!
IN the first place. as already asserted,
'ohn Hahn is too honorable man
o ever occupy such base position as
hese democratic managers of his cam
'aign pretend to assign him. But
he would or not. let it be ,
ioted that John Hahn as an anti-re-
uolican member Of the legislature
Tould never be permitted to play the
isreputable role the democratic poll
Clans are trying to make Clatsop
ounty voters think he will.
lr. Hahn viii go to the leg >,
lature, if elected, as a verit- =,
bic pariah in that body. so far as as >,
Iciation with republicans is concern >,
]. He will have no friends on that !
de Of the house; he will not be let a
ito the political plans and condolences ?,
essential when great question like ?,
le succession Of a United States sem u
tor is pending. with the result that >;
= will naturally fall into circles i'm
nical to the republican party and De .,
ibject to the influence and advice Of :.
5 most hostile opponents. For these q
.asons, the Astorian contends that
'hn Hahn should get no republican :,
otes in Clatsop county and that any ?,
publican who votes for him through :,
iendship or for any other fancied an y,
partisan reason is false to himself ~
I'd false to the republican party, at .
time when there is the strongest =,
ed of united and harmonious support 90
the part of all its members. =.
The extent Of the increase in our for
yn trade is we'll illustrated in the .,.