The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-10
YAMHlLL
COUNTY
VOTER
Tells the Sentiment of Re-
Republicans
They Favor Geer as a Candi-
date for U. s. Senator
McMinnville. Ore. May7. 1909.

McMlnnville, Ore, May7, 1909.
Editor Journal: Knowing your
history Of the past to be consistent
with honesty and equal chance in ar.
gument on all subjects, assume that
you will submit a few remarks bear
ing on the political status as they
now appear on the horizon of this
campaign.
To start with I am an honest, con-
sistent Republican, so educated and
trained, born three days before the
tbattle of Bull Run, 1861; having never
held Office nor am 1 now aspiring to
an Office, but suffice this preliminary
as sufficient. That in all candor of
consciousness of having been right in
my past political life, hereby an
nounce that am in favor of the peo-
pie of Oregon electing Geo. e. Cham.
berlaln governor at the coming elec-
tion.
It is true this may appear abortive
\ but is IL not time the people arise In
emphatic strength and call halt on
| factional differences, and demand in
the councils OF the states welfare
| that there is no compromise with vir-
tue. Is 1t not time that BOSS Rule"
be eliminated from the Party of EN-
ancipation?
May there be true men enough in
the Republican party to arise in their
] strength on the I'd day Of June and
proclaim by their votes I'VE are done
with the laundry work of Multnomah
County's Dirty Linens" by electing
Geo Chamberlain governor, and fore
ing a direct primary law at the COM
ing session of the legislature as a
curb 10 Mitchellism, Simonism and
other BOSS Machines" that have kept
neighbors and neighborhoods in tur-
moil for many years in the genial
cline of Oregon.
It is needless TO more than refer
that since J. N. DopL was sacrificed
for the welfare for the now predomin-
ating faction of Multnomah county
Republicanism as honesty in"Machine
politics" | have been leary when l
have heard the oft repeated "Stop
Thief" l repeat now / am sanguine
of being right in this letter as l am
that Hon. j. N. Dolph should have had
the endorsement OF the Republican
party when Hon. George II. Mcbride
was elected 10 the U. S. senate.
ask every honest man in the Repub-
lican party would II not be we'll for
us to hang up this motto in our dining
room Lest We Forget" and argue
our fidelity to party not on the Philip
pine. question, but for the welfare OF
our own Fair Oregon.
Let us be done with strife, let us
put a quietus on factional party ques.
tions and eliminate the story of Simon
Mitchell and Matthews, Cohen, and
other such factions. Il is In line with
the Referendum as endorsed by both
Republican and Democratic parties
to be voted on in June.
1t is true that Mr.. Furnish is an
Intelligent, upright young man of fair
business qualifications, and / admire
his judgment Of the gold standard,
as advocated by thousands OF other
honest Democrats who voted for VIM.
Mckinley in 1896 and 1900, all praise!
But outside by what further right
should he receive from us special rec
ognitlon? We are taught that oppor-
tunitles grasped by the foreloclS OF
time lead TO fortune. ! notice that in
1898 or the beginning Of the recent
panic Mr., Furnish had not gained re-
nown as a forcible man, but since
that time through circumstances he
Is now reputed TO be worth one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
II is an old saying "An in wind that
does not blow somebody some good"
am informed that the bank that
MIR, Furnish is now controlling dur
ing the panic became insolvent and
the assets We're purchased for 40
cents on the dollar, that the defunct
bank held mortgages on thousands OF
acres of Eastern Oregon lands that
We're valued at onehalf their present
value, he was ably backed by the
First National bank of Portland and
today can count one hundred and
nifty thousand dollars made in less
than ten years, but remember many
farmer and tradesman lost part of
that money by policy preoipitated
by Cleyeland's administration and for.
eibly endorsed by this same Mr.
Furnish. Is it not well for us TO re-
member the motto Lest We Forget"
Very truly NICHOLAS n EECr