The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-02

nee VIII zee 10 IL lndb SUCH men ~
Cusick don't get very far in the race for
a seat under the flag where their senti.
ments count.
No one will accuse the Hon. Geo. G..
Brownell Of Clackamas county having an
excessively retiring disposition and bis
announcement at Woodmen picnic that
he will again be a candidate for the
State Senate did not take away the
breath Of the people of Oregon. The
last time he ran he defeated Mr..
U'Ren, and about 500 people didn't
vote for either one Of the gentlemen,
probably because they we're not fully
acquainted with their merits. This
time they will probably both be on the
some ticket, or supporting the same set
OF candidates, as both turned up for
Mitchell, and both believe the Initiative
and the Referendum is a cure all for the
ills Of our poll.evil legislatures. To Judge
from the way they ran before it will pro-
badly take all the votes of The friends of
both 70 elect; either OF them will intro
duce aud pass more bills than any other
man they can send TO the legislature.
As for Brownell, he will find some new
way to make the people love him as he
will never allow the gaudy tinsel or
popular admiration to get far out of
sight. Little things like Inconsistencies
and discrepancies lin promises will not
trouble him. His letters TO Senator
Corbett offering to give him the entire
vote OF Clackamas delegation in tx-
change for the nomination to Congress
will not bother man like Brownell.
An enraged constituent once suggested
TO him that he was worse than horse
thief, Gand gorge said: 81 know il,
know 1t, but my dear fellow, let me ex.
plain TO you" And he did. The con-
stituent felt better and will probably be
voting Tor Brownell the rest OF his life.
The fact is, Brownell can give pointers
20 the older heads in the art of catching
he illusive voter and that is cheaper
han buying him. His opeuing his
political campaign at aWoodmen's lodge
gathering showed that he has a correct
conception Of the sources Of political in.
luence. The fact is, on his Legislative
ecord he would be left off now " he ap-
lied but he is not of that stripe aud in
hat he sizes up politics right because
he modest man who does not seek pre-
srment,or who imaglnes the people care :
cuss whether he caused them trouble
nd expense needlessly is liable TO rude
So Browuell is more hon
'st in telling them right ont what he
wants and going Bfter it by any means
n his power. In his speech he did not
ay word about Republicanism and
minated that he wanted the nomina- ,
ion at the bands Of the people IN gener- {
| but he did hear down heavy on the ,
)ivine Right Of Kings and 30 to speak /
nade monarchs and absolute despotisms 1
ut a very loathly kind Of beasts with
GhOm the people should have nothing 4
o do-in fact compared 10 which our
legislatures composed Of the merry-go.
ound style Of politicians are infinitely
Preferable. The people of Oregon will ,
'ill not yet be ready to swap off gov-
rnment by General Assembly of the
'lercenary Brigade for the rulership of 8
he Unspeakable Turk of the Gar of :,
Russia, and Brownell is opposed to that Il
much any way. OF course, he hits the :
rusts, favored direct legislation, elect. =,
ng senators by the people, and in /
yrand burst Of emotional seli-sacrlRce Il
old them as finish that II they voted
gainst him they would be ashamed OF it I
% long as they lived. There are worse
nen than Brownell and he is worthy of
as noble combination
{ optimism aud demagogery.
The Best Prescrptioa for Malaria
hills and fever Is bottle Of Groves Tasteles :
hlll Tnnlc. 10 Is slmnly iron and anlnlne NM