The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-11
THERE is HOPE FOR

EVEN BROWNELL,
The editor Of this paper was honored
by call from the Hon. Geo. G. Brown
ell, Of Cackamas county. IL was an
honor, because the caller iSa state aena-
tor elected by tho people OF that county
That he Is a1roit no one can deny, be.
cause he 10 able TO keep the voters back
Of him and he will be returned as sena-
tor 1, Republican is elected.
Mr.. Brownell is noted for getting a
great deal OF legislation pnt through
and for attempting to get a great deal
more that only the utmost vigilance OF
conservative people can prevent.
For several sessions he has come very
nearly loisting constitutional coDven-
ton upon the people Of this state wheth
or they wanted it or not. lie annually
adds a hundred pages or more Of new
laws.
OF course, the interview with TuE
Journal editor was not all rosswater,
because we frankly told Mr.. BrownelI
that we thought his political methods
we're iraught with burdens TO the tax
payers.
We showed him how his party was
plunging that county in debt and he
sail he was partisan. We showed
him that the annual interest charge In
Clackamas county last year was 900
and the deficit growing.
lie said the people demanded these
things. This may be- true because
he as public leader encourages ex-
penditures OF public money TO keep his
hold on the sana-oulotte elements who
live OIL the property owners.
That the process OF waving the flag
and plunging ahead rscklessly suits Mr..
Brownoll there can be no doubt, but in
his heart and brain, II no ever stops to
think he must know that II leads only
20 ruin.
In his heart he must know that there
is n limit TO the burdens Of taxation
that the American people will endure.
There 10 hope that even MIR. BrownelI
will "come to himself" aud take better
view OF things.
Ills talent for deceiying the unthink-
ing, his ability in the name OF party
aud patriotism 10 delude the ignorant
who need better leadership, is unlimited
and menace to good government b
unrestrained.
II Il is possible TO make MIR. Browuel
think OF these things and take a "reei Ia
his topsails" before he goes clear over
the brink Of demagogery AMI politica
Anarchism, We hope TO DO IL,
lie certainly wants TO do better thing
than heap up Tor his county the highest
taxes in the state, the biggest debt il
the state, tho worst civic conditions
possible, with the added confusion o
oraEyquilt legislation.
lie does not compliment the people O
even Clackamas county when no say
that he does those things because IN,
people demand them, The people wan
good government, solysucy aud econ
omy.
Tng JOURNAL editor told those thing
20 Mr., Brownell because the press of th,
state tells him no truth about himself
IL only tlatters his vanity and initiate
his egotism and conoeals the truth.
ruE JouANAL believes this eamo mal
Brownell, under different influences
would bel good legislator aud help pro
mote good government. lie himself ad
mits all that we charge, but save th
system Is 10 blame,
Under the same system other oountieI
have lower taNes, no debt, no scandals
The people are the same Ia these mon
orderly counties where basiness prlnci
ples instead OF demagogery with thO
bridle down prevail,
Mr., Brownell is yet young man an,
should see that his non.resislant an,
prostitute methods OF debauohng Ga,
public service Zone item the quarter
million scalp bounty fraud will not b.
sustained Ia the long ron,
PREPARING TO PLUNGE THE COUR
~ IN DEBT
The AuT0ra B0FoAlis grows over enlhu