The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-02
CLEVER TRICK OF
HOP-SCOTCHERS
Putting Up Hahn as a Good
Republican Despite His Acts.
Nominees on HesdIess Ticket Called
Hard Nsmes by the Organ They
PsldtO Defend Them -MOOdy's
Election Sure.

IL the poor hop.ScOtchers don't play
In hard luck. no set OF political tramps
In this or any other country ever did.
When the campaign opened they fully
expected the support Of the only news
paper In Astoria that claims to be
democratic but they did not get Il and
they very soon found out why and
very frankly stated the reason--the
paper wouldn't support them unless
paid for H. and they had no money to
pay. When they did gather a few
shsekles together the support began,
but II the quality and quantity Of the
support they have received has been
In proportion 10 the amount paid for
IL. the hop-Fcotchers couldn't have
invested more than six bits in
newspaper support But even the six
bits Is wasted. for the so-called demo-
cratic organ gets out and calls them
ours. Think Of H. And II says they
are swapping at the heals OF their
master with the whip. Don't believe
III Well read this and II the so-called
democratic organ loes not call the hop
scotchers ours. In It's paid for pun. then
Il must be hop-scotch English. only
understood by the initiated In the head
less ticket organization.
This Is what the subsidized organ
says:
The tax-list-purchased q. o. p.
! journal evidently realizes that IL Is
boosting a lost cause as II has now
commenced a TRADE OF personal abuse
OF the candidates on the citizens tick
et for allowing themselves to be nom
mated But then. the masters whip
cracked close 10 heals OF the common
est eur Will often make II snap at
the heals OF respectable people"
Now nobody has been swapping at
the heals" OF the Astorian for what
II has said about the hop-scotchcrs.
except the hop-scotehers themselves.
and consequently they can be the on
ly persons referred to as ours" by
the hop-scotchers' organ. The Asto-
rian has found fault. and what II
holds TO b. grievous fault. with GER
tain citizens who are running as hop
scotchers. on the headless ticket. but
II has never called them ours" The
Astorlan knows they deserve no such
appellation and only objects TO their
action because they were nominated IL
legally and are running without a par
~ or platform. II the men on the
headless, hap-hazard ticket had been
regularly nominated, then the fight
would be an Issue Of principles between
parties. But. voters. look here. The
so-cailed, illegal citizens ticket" rep
resents nothing but men running for
office. They are pledged to nothing.
bound by no party ties and. no matter
what they do. should they get office,
they can say they made no promise
took no pledges before election to
be honest. economical. efficient public
servants.
And, republicans, word to you,
Just on the eve OF election. For years
you have followed the flag and the re-
publican party to victory or defeat,
strong in your loyalty. Where the
flag has gone, where II has been up
held and honored, the republican par
ty has carried IT, You have been
proud OF your allegiance to the party
OF Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Nc
Kinley and have stood by that party
because II has stood by your country
In good and evil days and has brought
you prosperity. time and time again.
never greater than the prosperity that
exists today. Now, republicans do you
know that q United States senator Is
TO be elected at the next session or
the legislature? And don't you know
that when democrats come around and
urge you TO vote for deserter from
the republican party, on the ground
that he is as good republican as
ever, and only deserted because his
ambition led him away. that they are
working a scheme to defeat your par
ty? That is what they are telling you
about John Hahn. They are telling
you every day that John Hahn is as
good a republican as he ever was and
that If he is elected he will, in the
legislature vote for a republican SEN
ator. That he is only put on the citi-
zens ticket to strengthen 1t and give
1t the appearance of being made up
from men Of all parties.
Republicans, men who talk that sort
of stuff to you are lying. Knowingly
and with malice aforethought, Do
you know John Hahn? Probably not
Many thought they knew him until he
accepted the hop-scotch nomination on
the headless ticket Now they admit
that they didn't know him. But no mat
ter how grave the mistake John Hahn
has made in deserting his party, bear
this in mind. John Hahn. If elected,
and elected he cannot be without re-
publican votes, will be faithful to the
men who fed his pride until he was
willing to desert his party and run as a
candidate on a ticket without party
name and without platform Of prin-
ciples. Remember, IL John Hahn is
elected, he will vote against repubii-
can men and measures. Having de-
serted the republican party he viii
be loyal to his new-found friends. Pride
carried him away from his allegiance