The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-09


lash. or fawning for favor to any self
constituted boss. When the party is
right Il should win-nOt otherwise.
The result Of the recent city election
was an endorsement Of the general
attitude Of this paper toward public
Affairs and an endorsement by the
people OF putting honest administra-
ton above party bosses and machine
politics.
Analysts Of the situation would
show that at least as many Repub-
licans voted the Citizens non-partisan
ticket as voted what was designated
the regular Republican ticket In
other words the Republican party was
about evenly divided between business
aud partisanship.
Quite an active element OF the Dem
ocrat party managers sustained the
Republican machine managers. in their
effort to capture the city government
emphasizing the fact that the machine
man Is a partisan more for results
than for principles. in other words
he has no politics. while clamoring
loudest for party regularity to work
the voter who is loyal to his party.
The gain 70 the people in electing
the Citizens administration comes
not from the triumph OF any individual
or this newspaper but their six years
work will make the old abuses i'm
possible.
-Four years Of the Chamberlain ad-
ministration. carried on in the true
spirit Of reform. will so change our
state government and public senti-
ment that at the end of that time the
present abuses will have passed away
or have become impossible Of con
tinuance.
There Is only one mystery about
public affairs-that is why the people
will tolerate abuses as long as they
do. The truth is. the state govern
ment administered on the lines Of the
Salem Hayseed council OF the past
four years would wipe half the 1913
mills state tax out OF existence and
hurt no one. It would put money in
the pockets Of everybody.
The best Republicans in Oregon
want that done. They have simply
been blocked in their aspirations by
the politicians and the attitude Of
their party press That cannot always
continue.
This has been exposed so many
times that Il seems the height Of sup
iteration TO repeat but It is
only by everlastingly hammering away
al even the greatest truths that they
are demonstrated in public AFFAIRS.
SO in a general way. the election OF
Governor Chamberlain was a triumph
Of the people over machine rule within
the Republican party by the Republi.
cans themselves.
The man who made himself odious
by debating 10 the Republican state
will have passed away and
have been forgotten when the result
OF Mr. Chamberlain's election and his
will remain in history
as a legacy for good government
In that contest Chamberlain major
tiles grew IN counties where The
journal was circulated and its attitude
toward public Affairs was best under
stood The vote IN Marion. Polk,
Yamhill and Benton showed this to be
the fact. This is not said in behalf
of The Journal but 20 illustrate the
value OF continuous work along right
lines
Another policy Of The Journal. and
ali respectable. conscientious papers.
is that OF friendly support of the best
men In all parties who stand for what
is right and do their duty and keep
their pledges 10 the people.
That will continue to be its policy.
In the late state election IL supported
the entire Republican county and
state ticket except the machine nom.
inee for Governor. 1t hopes they may
all make good records and viii lay