The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30
EDITORIALS.

There sre several reasons why Geer
cannot be re.nominated for Governor.
In the first place he is a Marion County
man and as such he ought 10 have
known that the Asylun and Pen and
Reform school belonged TO sppointees
from this county as well as the State
Fair Board and Textbook commission.
What didn't belong here belonged across
the river 10 Polk county. In all his ap-
pointments he has acted as though he
didn't know but what the rest Of the
state had something TO do with his nom
instion and election and was ignorant Of
the fact that Salem and Marion county
was the whole thing. This idea got an
early start in his brain and has kept
possessing him right straight through,
and he simply can't depend on Marion
county alone 10 do the nominating act.
Another thing, that operates against
him is that he does not wear gold
bangle as large az brick on his waist.
coat, but is just an ordinary common
thTee-linker from wayback and they are
not the real thing for the big Offices
Some man who carries q thing like a
broadaxe hung on dog chain dangling
between his legs that almost trips him
up once In a while when he walks
around In the hotel lobbies is hot stuff
and proves that the wearer got the poli-
tical microbe In his system early In life.
There's Phil Metschan who was born
with bangle Of office, he will he Gov
ernor or Congressman or Senator and he
can't help II. Geer has no show In a
race against destiny, and he might ~
we'll quit. Another mistake has been
that he has an idea that the people dc
the nominating and he has made his
appointments with that In view, and
has helped ran the school land board
and the state fair and the soldiers home
aud the schoolbook business en-
tirely regardless OF the gang who
work the machine aud who put
men ON the ticket. The fellows who
work politics for all there IL
In II will SEQ such man il
the hot place before they give him 1
second term. What is a Governor fo
but 10 feed the hungry aud swill the
thirsty and make places for the needy
OF course, good business administra
tion that has saved money for the tax
payer all along the line, that hasn'
made loans Of the school funds on po
litieal basis, and didn't sell the sacred
cause OF public education TO the highes
bidder for the campaign fHnd, will be
nice thing TO talk about In the Republi
can campaign, but Geer can do that 70
some one OF the gang just as we'll as ioT
hiaseli. The Republicans have neye
given Governor second term, aud Il
II was done for Geer Il might put th'
thing clear out OF reach for some desery-
ing man aud be an endorsement Of a
business administration fatal 20 a varie
" OF gratis that have not yet beer
started. The record of a business gov
eFnor 10 reflection on tho thres mil
lion legislature, and the people nigh
got 10 asking the same kind OF thing il
every department of government
These are some OF the reasons why th
gang that are 80 largely In control q
the Republican conventions will 81
down on 6eer, The drst crack out o.
the box, one Ot the Doodle gaug In the
last legislature will want the nomina.
tion for senator Having carried tha
they will name one Of the same crow,
for governor, some man who would no
have vetoed the charter TO turn th
City OF Portland over to the Democrat
as Geer did The Legislative gang vii
have TO carry the convention in order /
keep the country Republicans, Who a
the voting and foot the bills, from con
domnlng the whole business and put
ting more conservative class OF Repub
lioans on deck aud that would never a
business for the Boodle crowd OF patri
ots.
The viii OF the late ,rierro Lorrilatd
the tobacco millionaire, IL 10 be conteste
by bis heirs because he left ais tamon
Rano0eas stock larm 70 a woman wh
enjoyed hls friendship and oonhdenc
Tor a matter Of iiiteen years. IL seem
hs had an attachment Tor a Mrs
Lilly Allen that has maseFialiaed In con