The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-30
THnTRUrH ABouT THE senate
nlAL CANDIDATES.

VIAL NfNNN NfNN = u 49,
The Herald says that during one Of
tho votes lor u. 8. senator n. W., Cor.
bett watched the vote, sitting there,
''hls head paleisd with ago, n0dding and
wagering, uncontrOlleble by the once
stfong aiDd, and biz hand trembling aud
paralyaed with the weight Of yeera,
tfuly a pitable sight" NOw, will some
one tell how Mr.. Mcbride sat duhpg the
voting, AID when the truth Il known,
lrlthe Republicans get tOgethef and
agree npon az nhle.b bodied, ablo.minded
up.io date man Tor u. y. senator. AL
bany Democrat. ill
Tho Journal prints the above merely
h, Introduce the subject Of tbs claims OF
The different candidates for senator
Such newspaper criticism a. the above
Is not apfopos II puts being able
Bodied flrst Ia the qualifications Tor .
ssnntcr and would bring prize fighter In
70 ths front rank oi cliglbles. How man
aai, what his Aee, or physlcsAl condition,
whether ho could compete In iootrace,
oi eparring match, Is Of leas consequence
than his IDEAS on great public questions
BILE record on lhe money question, and
hla attitude toward the party organira'
tIon. Ideas are greater than things, or
the whole political machine 10 on =
plane Of morals about the altitude Of =
spanish bull'nght
Az the JouasAL regards this hght, The
Republicans will namo tho senator OF
there will be none named From an en-
tirely dislnierssted viewpoint, and lhs
JouMnAL has nothing 70 gain from The
saccoss of any Republican aspirant any
more than any other eitilena, NO arr
forced 10 tho conclusion that the only
three candidates In whom the people
have any Interest or should have any
choice are Cofbc.l, Hermann and Mo
Bride.
These men have served la Congress
and would have prentige and ability 10
serve ibs people AZ no new man could
have. To elect some new and inexperl.
anced seeker Of senstorial hon0rs when
Ne have men Of the standing aud In
nuenos ol Corbolt aud NoBflde and
Hermann ls oontrary 70 puhllce la.
toresta and smaoks oi the personal
ndyontnrer placing bis interests above
party aud state and nation. There ls \
certain Ideal In the mind Of the people
Tor the proper dimensions Of black
nmlth, a hatcher, a iewcleF or senator,
NoF The latter they demand long eKp port.
snos In the pablo seryioe.or great ability
IN eommerleal or financial lines. The
ehreo men named have some claims 10
any man's Focogntlon as Asplrants ior
the seusiorship.
Mr.. hsrmaiin has now secured bic
largest vote Of eight members. lie may
reach ten votes bat tia. is probably his
iull sireng,h. lie holds enough 10 de.
loat Corbolt bat not enough 70 elect No
Bride. Mcbride has enough 10 defeat
CoTbell bat nol enough 10 elect Her.
mani. So ihe Triangular deadlock stands
NJ. corbelts lricnde will not lot him
stand aside, AZ ne IL the loading Ropub.
llcan candidate, has bought ior the
place Zoe iour years, has spent bic time
and money Cor the party along the line
~ his convictions. AZ ho had a right 10 DO,
and he should nol he Askcd 10 stand
aside. Az q pioneer Oregon Republican
and Businessman ho Nonld reilogt crcd
npon bic seusralion aud slateh by bis prei
enoe Ia Washington. lle should not b.
ruled out becaaso Of his ago or wealth
~ boeause he would not oompromiss
siih such peculiar brands II polillss a.
neutrality-suspicious.. Or McBddo,
clliken Rspublleanism II the Repnb
leAR party has nei yet roeohel the
ullssl dsplh % political hamllalion,
hai eowss irosn "a nbanaoameat q
|rinciples and tlssoorplanoe ~ poihouse
rossiiuiion laslsaa, lsi them defeat
ban Has Coghslt. snd slecl M Mlteaell
fhis tiaae. Il uouid b. . dt,ins
inkx ioF party thai has snsrtei iree
|sel and sd stsntar1 p'siilrms alter.
'l4ig y fhs pasl iQn yess % slool
81 Nhts pnoat baaa "A nthai hs
'es& peshae a. sny,hiax 50 pfeisf
% ~ . ua4 ilke cogl'eii uho spuFage.
~ aociaFes hinesii oa AZ vial issnss
. emiih candilaey u ms Domo<fais
4 ~ saplNset lnlsSsSi u lhe rssalaF