Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-08-01
LIE POLITICAL CALDRON.


who djspenses Pink Pills, peruna and
debility tablets at his Lebanon drug
store, il lovingly mentioned by demo-
cratic papers az candidate for gov
ernor. As all the aorrel-top ana
buffalo-chip politicians in the repupll-
can party have decided that Geer IL not
fit man TO hold the place Tor another
term. it is well to consider the posi-.
bilities Of soda water statesman oi
/ d ifferent political persuasion. ~ we
size it up, Geer is goner, AZ Iar az
the republ ican party il concerned. ne
has ali his life lambasted democrats
and popuists AZ hy.up-the- Greeks gen
erally. 80 that he need expect no nom
ination from them. The III flumer
wing Of the republican party has got
IT in for him go bitter, that II they
can't beat him for nomination they
will defeat him for election Geer
seems to have nothing but the re-
spectacle (?) elements OF the party to
fall back on, and the chances seem to
strongly favor the Hi Plummer wing
assuming its ri9htful control or burn
ing down the state house IN the at
tempt. So the people might as wei
look forward to the possibility OF be-
ing governed by the enlarged wisdom
gained in a country drug store. Inc
republicans ought to like it, for Mllt
everlastingly disgusted with little
biref authority, he acted as body guard
and chief master OF ceremonies or
BRYAN at Lebanon. He kept people at
a distance Of several rods from MI.
BRYAN so successfully that scores OF
old wheel horses had to be glad they
could ride on the same railroad with
the Great Commoner, TO say nothing
Of getting onto the same train. A re-
porter found couple OF 2ood demo
cratic ladies begging and lmpl0rlng
the Lordly Milton for glimpse oi
their hero. But he was trm az IRON
that no one should get within stone
throw OF the man he had sto"ed away
in back bedroom, and who was never
known to refuse to zee anybody When
he was awake. He escorted the ladies'
around to the back alley, got them
through barn and into back door
when one OF Milt's guards wasn't look
ing, knocked at Bryan's door ana ne
received the ladies in the most cordial
and pleased manner in his shirt
sleeves. with the democratic simplicity
of true Western gentleman. The
ladies were delighted ana no one was
/
that were permitted to see him that
day, and it took reportorial strategy to
bring that about. What this state
needs is governor who will stand on
his dignity and not let the common
herd get at him whenever they take
notion. A governor who isn't the
least bit exclusive and doesn't have
connption fit when some one catches
him in his office with his coat OIL, or
in the back ward saving wood, ls not
really to be compared with dealer IN
eyewater who can stand people OIL at
their proper distance. II 1t hadn't
been for him placing Kind OF SWISS
guard around Bryan some old woman
might have rushed in and kissed him
on the northwest corner OF that Plaue
river mouth Of his, and then 1t would
have teen all dav with the presidency.
Bv all means, let us have dlgnied
dispenser OF paregoric for governor.
Salem Sentinel: The general con
census Of opinion, gathered from cor
respoLdence, interviews ana press
opinions from every section Of the
state, is that should Geer be able to
carry Marion county which he cannot
possibly do he would stand no show
whatever for denomination by the state
convention II is clear that, for
various and sufficient reasons, the
people do not want him again. These
words are written not to express hope
but as the calm conclusion reached
after thorough investigation and ma
ture Geliberation. The fact s, Eastern
Oregon Will demand the recognition go
long deferred and the people Will as
one man respond TO that demand
whenever the counties of the vast
Inland Empire unite their demands
upon one able, popular, progressive
man for governor. The candidacy OF
that man, when he is decided upon,
cannot he successfully opposed by the
few scattering friends OF the present
incum bent. A Southern Oregon man in
Salem the other dav said everybody
except Geer was being talked for gov
ernor out that way. And the same
thing is true of Eastern Oregon.
Milton Eagle: Already are the poll
tics war horses getting ready for the
next campaign and numerous candl-
dstes have been announced for the varl-
ous state Offices There are two Eastern
Oregon men in the field for governor.
They ara W. J. Furnish and
stephen A. Lowell. Both are residents
of Pendletou and both belong 10 the
republican camp. They are good men
and either would be acceptable to the
mem bers of their party in this part Of
/ tie state. II is thought by polltlcal
wisescres that Governor Geer can
hardly receive denomination. Id
ward Everett Young wants to be state
printer He is from Baker City and
/ is editor of the republican, one of the
principal papers of that section.
Athena Press: II Eastern Oregon
republican newspapers are 50 stagnani
and dilatory in demanding Eastern
| Oregon recognition in state politics,
the Press fails TO see where they have
any "howl" coming n the East Ore
geuisn. or for that matter, any other
democratic journal that has the ginger
and backbone 10 call the attention OF
the party in power to the needs and
rights, politically, Of this portion Of
! the state The stand taken by the PEN
dloton paper and other democratic
papers in Eastern Oregon, did not
develop until after wears of waiting
/ for the republican newspaper craft
To tender their aid and influence in
securing Just representation for last
ern Oregon in the political voice of the
state. Not until it became an evident
/ fact that the Portland and Western
/ Oregon sack controlled, IN toto, the
entire republican press of the state,
did the democratic papers make their
/ call on the dominant party for what
they consider right and Justice. GOV.
Geer and his sicklv ally, the Union
| Republican to the contrary notwith-
standing, will not deter the election
oi an Eastern Oregon man for governor
1 of the 81 ate in the next election. nor
.,an tbaV uuiarmina IN any WAY tho