The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-15
FIGHTING
FATHER
SCHELL
Reviews the Political Situa
tiOn In oregon
Writes q Plain and Open
Letter TO Governor Geer

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Portland, Oct. 10.
During the last few years the politi
cal atmosphere in oregon has been &c
heavy and the political sky so cloudy
that the sun OF Justice has been in
visible.
At the present time Jupiter Mitchell
IS menacing with his thunderbolts and
Is prayed to after the Chinese fashion
Matthews and Carey are taking posi-
tions in the storm tower managing
the dispatch bureau OF Juplter's thun
derbolts; a whirlwlnd is coming up
from Astoria; a cloudburst is threat
enlng in Oregon City and the bad
weather prophet in the Oregonlan IA
sitting on needles ready to move on
indications of n political earthquake.
Joe Simon is seen about his political
farm, recently swept by a cyclone.
gathering broken fences, and planning
to rebuild. Gov Geer'is standing near
the cellar door, watching the course
OF the cyclone and Thos. Tongue is
printing cards Of congratulation TO be
distributed to the survivors OF the
general disaster.
In the distant political horizon
there can be seen flashes OF referen.
dunn, OF n special session. OF fat sal
airy. OF reformation. OF forest reserves,
OF various irrigation schemes, and Of
school fund land Investigation. Occa-
slonal sounds OF land grabbing thunder
and OF timber frauds are heard In the
far distance and a thousand political
looters are getting ready 10 prey on
the spoils OF Juplters victims. From
all appearances. the gods OF all the ele-
ments are engaged In taking a hand
TO settle the much disturbed political
atmosphere In one way or the other.
All the political elements OF Oregon
are now SO disturbed that neither the
gods nor all the Philadelphia lawyers
could procure or find a single hole 10
o safe place for n single honest poll
tloian. Many Independent and selfish
hotheads with conglomeration OF
many selfish independent and unfit
members form Oregon's political mon.
ster. The predominant party Is Re
publican by name. but unscrupulously
hypocritlcal in fact. The general is
sue Ia lost In a personal fight for sell
FISH purposes.
G. II. Carey, the MitchellRepublican
leader. when asked. said in a whisper;
There ia no difference Whatsoever he
tween the Mitchell Republicans. the
Simon Republicans. or the Democrats.
except that each party wants the
Offices IN preference 20 the other
party" They all want TO grind the
farmers wheat; enc faction OF the
Republican party with n windmill, the
other with compressed air. the Demo
Gratis with hydraulic pressure, while
the Populista want 20 save the farmers
from all political evil and automatic
pressure by administering dose OF
carbollc acid TO all the other political
parties
Governor Geer Is a Republican; his
Views are that the people should ex
preaR their win according 10 his
wishes; his political boat Is waiting
for favorable and steady winds.
The people OF Oregon through their
political organizations, heye expressed
their arm wish and will as TO the ref.
erendum. the Hat salary system,
clean aud open administration TO begin
with the ofieers-elect, end not four
years hence This can only be done
through an extra session of the legis
latnre before January next
VIII Governor Geer call an extra ses. \
sion2 n Geer la what the people made $
him. governor II he wants 10 repre- d
sent the people IN the future, II he has q
clean hands. a olcan administration. II q
he Is honest and true 10 his duties aud q
once. II he desires 20 reach his ambl, @
tion In ali sincerity he viii call an v
extra session OF the legislature TO carry "
out the wishes OF the people; II not a
ho Is like the rotten politician. after g
he once for himself and not for the
,pbllc. (
Hls Republican opponents tell him he
lad better stay In his silent corner
iot 20 come out or cal an extra ses'
lon. that they only endorsed the fiat
alary system through an extra session
, oil the election machlne,
His Republican opponents Oner 20
eer many other suspicious threats, y
ad even hattering promises 10 avert =
! extra session which would prohibit