The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
POLITICAL PRArTLE.
Doings Within the Rank and File Of
the Various Organizations.

The local political pot Is a long time
coming to boil. and on every hand
there is abundan. evidence Of ten
dency upon the part Of the candidate
10 make "a one-man's canvass" In
other words, each nominee seems to
feel that his only obligation to his par
" Is 70 look to his own political
fences. and, even though he runs
across a fellow-candidate with his
fences badly down. he does not feel It
incumbent upon him to lose the time
from his own fight In order to aid his
fellow candidate In his extremity.
The Astorian has already warned
the republican candidates against this
manner Of campaigning. II inevitably
leads to trades and compromises
whereby one selfish candidate secures
votes for himself at the expense Of
other men on the ticket.
The candidates have met, the execu-
tive committees Of all parties have
assembled and "resoluted" and yet
none Of them seem to have formulated
any plans Cor campaign. This, soon
er or later, will be found to be grave
mistake. The voters, quick to seize
the easiest solution Of compromising
their fealty to friends and party, WIN
hEd in the individual canvass pro-
gram ample justification for support
ing men on any, all or no tickets at
all. and when taxed with not being
loyal to their party. will have the ex-
cuse ready that 1T was anybody's
fight in the county. Politics and plat
forms didn't count."
This certainly should not be. The
independents who are running this year
liz Clatsop county, while in themselves
appear to carry absolutely no weight,
are being given a false strength be-
cause Of the want OF thorough party
organization Of the canvass. II nom
inees on party tickets. and men who
run for the same offices as independ-
ents-because they could not get a
nomination on party ticket-are to
make the same sort Of a canvass, gen.
eral CONSERVATION and party disor-
ganization can only be the result and it
would be better to have a "go-as-you-
please" everybody get in" county
election all around without calling
county conventions at all.
Martin Olsen declares that he will
strut into the office of coroner with
plurality OF not less than 700. While
he is at it. Olsen should complete his
canvass Of the county in order that
he might make the thing unanimous.
been going about the county in their
own interests, and a few OF them for
the whole ticket on which they are run
ming, 1t is learned that the county elec-
tion in Clatsop county this year is
going to be full Of surprises. So long
as the surprises come the right way
they will be most welcome, but careful
party managers do not like surprises.
They prefer certainties, based upon the
operation OF well-known rules Of pro-
ceedure. the first and foremost of
which is: Let every candidate work
for all on his ticket and in so doing
he will do better work for himself"
1t is a well-known fact that Clatsop
leads all other counties in the state in
the proportion Of its independent vote
to that cast for the old line parties.
But that this independent vote will be
greater than ever this year is con-
viction upon which all local leaders
agree.
It is the man who has always been
accustomed to corn bread and bacon at
home, who does the most kicking at
a hotel.