The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-31
OOS LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS DENOUNCED

OREGON CITY, May 81. At the request of the Cit
izen's County Central Committee Col Il. HOfer, edi-
tor of THE JOURNAL, has been delivering few adj
dresses for the Citizens ticket in this county. He
closes the campaign for the Citizens here this evening
The Republicans holding rival meeting tonight
at which Senator Brownel who is making the effort
of his life to be reelected to the senate and is also
candidate for the United States senate, is to speak
At Milwaukee Col Hofer devoted himself entirely to
state affairs exposing the record of the leaders of the
Jack Matthews faction, in part, as follows
NOT A POLITICAL CONTEST.
The struggle in Oregon is purely an economic one.
The fight is for good government and change in
state and to rebuke the reckless faction that
has trampled under foot all rules Of political decency
in state affairs an element that is proven positively
unfit to take charge of every detail of state govern
meHt by its own records. The Democratic platform
does not attack the policies of President Roosevelt
The Democratic leaders have not attacked the Repub
lican state administration half bitterly the fac
tion did that made war Governor Geer to prevent
his denomination and now makes war on him because
he has had the temery to let his name go before the
people a candidate for the United States senate.
Hundreds Of the best Oldne Republicans say the way
to wipe the Republican party out Of existence in Ore
gOn is to elect Mr. Furnish governor Say to the peo'
pie that the Republican party is at the mercy of its
very worst elements and incapable Of responding to
the demand for a clean business administration.
These men say elect Chamberlain and help put on the
brake that will keep party from going deadlong
over the precipice of political selfdestructiOn.
vote for Chamberlain is not vote TO throw away the
Philippines when that vote is accompanied by vote
to elect United States senator who stands squarely
ON the Republican platform. The American people
will never haul down the flag in the Philippines until
as it was done with CUBA, it gives place to better
conditions greater liberty and freer institutions than
il found when il was raised.
TIME FOR REAL LEADERSHIP
At a time when the greatest national prob
lens are confronting the Republican party it
has to put it's worst leadership to the fore The trust
evils involving millions Of wealth, the government OF
remote island territories the construction of an inter
oceanic canal the revision of protective tariff the
naH suration Of more rational legislative and exec
utye policy for the state government, the putting
into effect of the new Direct Legislative system To be
adopted by the peope-all these things required on
part of the Republican party its ables wsest ana
best statesmen The convention trampled all such
men under foot and put up candidate for Governor
who has never been known a Republican but Tor
a few years on one issue and then only as an aspfaht
for office Leaving the Democratic party Tor the Den
eft (as be claimed) OF his banking business ne was
Immediately honored with the position Of FreAden'