The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
THE DAILY JOURNAL,
BY HoFER BROTHERS,
THuRspAY. sEPT. 20, leOl.
EDITORIAL.

EDITORIAL.
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The managers of the machine politics
in Marion county are trying TO grab a
root on situation with which they had
not a thing to do In bringing II about
and are also trying to get back into favor
by false pretenses-that they had any
thing 10 do with getting Marion county
on cash basis. The ring managers did
not support either County Clerk Hall
nor Sheriff Durbin, and those two off,
cials have had as much to do with get
tingMarion countyout Of debt as anyone.
Their presence in the court house was a
thorn in the side Of the machine, and
the machine did all in its power TO de-
feat both Of them. Hall was bitterly
opposed for denomination, his name was
left off the ticket in some Of the papers
controlled by the ring, and hundreds Of
the ring Republicans did not vote for
him and spent their money to defeat
him. These are the plain uncontroverti-
BILE facts, so far as the "bohys" are con-
cerned, and Mr.. Hall was elected by the
votes of the people Of all parties who
could not be controlled or buldozed into
voting against a man because he had
fearlehsly done his duty and refused TO
participate in all shady traneactions.
For sheriff they put up Lieut.. Murphy,
a brave soldier and popular native son
just returned from the Philippines, and
sought TO elect him on wave Of war en-
thutissm that had nothing to with the
issues OF getting Marion county out Of
debt and enforcing business admins
tration. The putting in Of business
administration, and stopping the graits,
and break the endless chain OF warrant
scalping, these fellows had about as
much TO do with IL as last years bird 3
nest had 10 do with Matching a this
years brood. Marion county 10 out OF
debt, but no thanks TO the gang who
work politics on the old lines Of what
there is In IL for the worker. The best
Republicans and Democratsand all other
parties want business administration.
They want public business done just as
other business is done, and they want
the interest OF the people considered
first, instead Of some faction Of manag-
ers that happens to be in position TO
have the pull on the public teat.
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The Marion county officials, who, with
the aid ef Democratic sheriff AZ tax
collector, have got the county out OF debt,
and surplus on hand, and have reduced
the running expenses Of the county $50 =
OO0.a year, have simply kept their prom.
ises made the people on the canvass.
They did not make those promises be.
cause the ring politicians exacted them.
At the county convention the ring
leaders forgot to put up a plat
form. The JOURNAL forced the fight by
showing that all past promises 10 reduce
expenses aud lower taxes had been
broken, that taxes and expenses had
been running up, while valuations Of
property had been running down, and
showed furthermore that Linn coun-
BY was governed at less than hall the
tax collected in Marion county which had
been under constant ring rule. This
forced the county campaign managers
for the Republicans to draw up pledges
in which they virtually appropriated the
platform OF the opposition aud promised
10 do all In the way OF econ )my that the
DemoeIatic-O Citizens ticket had
promised. This is true Of
the county ticket only. They
have kept their promises, but the legis--
latiye ticket made promises to get elected
that have not been kept. They promised
10 reduce expenditures. They we're not
going 10 give the normal schools or the
higher institutions Of learning a cent,
They would pass a warehouse law aud
iut off the clerkship "eyir' etc., etc.
They meant we'll. but they tell into evil
lands. The best business men on the
elegati0n we're put in the rear The
'orst were put 10 the front in charge OF
10 appropriations, and the delegation
as sold out and all lie pledges Of eco
omioal leelglation violated in the inter-
{ Of the'most unprineipled political
al that has ever disgraeed the history
the state. The best and most conssra-
. business man on the delegation,
10 wanted 70 hold down the clerk
b graft was lurnsd down. and the
rkship 'evil' was run up to e22 ,0OOl