The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-28
A MAN UNFIT FoR OFFICE.

The Journal prints what follows to
call attention to a practice that IL al
together too common.
Il is nothing short of criminal libel
and II we had courts that protected the
rights Of citizens without regard to
politics the man who writes such words
would be indicted and put behind the
bars. The Albany Herald says this.
THE Salem Journal is sending let
tiers throughout the state signed
Many Republicans asking the Repub'
licans to bolt the nomination OF w.
]. Furnish for governor, because he
has only been a Republican six years.
The letter says the Journal is a Re
publican paper, but this is the first time
II has ever admitted that IL had any
politics or even was accused Of being
connected with any thing except
Doodle. II you put up sufficiently
with the Journal IL will shut up
otherwise uses It's columns for political
blackmaillng purposes. Hofer, the
editor, is too well known to have any
following at home or abroad and he
Is treated In the light Of a huge Joke. ="
AS the editor OF the Herald Is a can
didate for state printer and called at
the Journal office, one would suppose
that he spoke from experience.
We will ask him TO state whether
he was asked TO put up, and we will
leave IL TO his own sense Of honor to
tell the truth about Il or apologize as
a gentleman should who has done an
other a wrong.
This paper is not for Mr.. Whit
ney, the editor Of the Herald for state !
printer and It is supporting MIR. Jas.
Godfrey. and wo will leave It to either
OF those gentlemen to say whether
the subject of putting up one penny
was ever mentioned to either OF them
by anyone connected with the Journal |
or by any living soul connected or dis
connected as the condition OF The
Journals support
Mr.. whitney Of Albany simply,
plainly and fatty lies.
Is an editor who ruthlessly and
recklessly calls another a blackmailer,
a statement for which he cannot pro-
duce a particle of proof, nt for a state
ONCE?
The Journal has made a fight 10 put
the state printer on a just salary, just
the same as the other state officials. In
doing so II has gone against the inter.
ests OF an old friend-Mr. +. c. Baker.
Mr.. Baker and no living soul can
say that he was asked 10 put up one
penny directly or indirectly for or
against that fight so far as the Journal
is concerned.
He Is man who might have been
asked TO put up In the fight 10 reform
tho state printing ofrce-not Mr.
Whitney nor Mr.. Godfrey.
The Journal challenges Mr.. Whit,
ney or any living person or any dead
person 10 produce one iota OF testl.
mony. true or false. that anyone was
asked to put up cent In connection
with the ofloe OF state printer
Mr.. Whitney was at the Journal Of
nce early In the campaign TO see the
editor about his candidacy. He can
tell whether he was held up, or asked
20 put up.
II he will tell the truth or tell any.
thing about IL The Journal will print
II.
Hut an American who pretends TO
bo running for Office and who 'wllfully |
lies about another, on a matter that
does not concern him. Is unit for
once. A man who uttors a criminal
libel as the above certainly Is a Grim.
inal libel Is UNIT 10 have any Office.
He hides behind the license allowed I
In political campaign. lie Is not