The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-10

N HO the support Of oldlne Republicans He
is open to the charge Of swift conver-
sion for revenue. He has had no legislative expert
cnce, has ability a campaigner the party hon
ored him sufficiently when it made him presidential
elector, and that he has forced himself onto the
ticket behind the barrcade Of his BARREL il owes itself
the duty Of turning him down. to it's reputation
lie was never known a Democrat, but as an Office
holder and he became a Republican only to keep in
the same relation to public affairs
There is great objection to Mr. Furnish on ac-
count Of having downed good man for nomination
1t is always an ungracous and unwse thing to do but
he has done it, and done it simply because he wanted
the Office Mr. Furnish wanted to be governor and
proceeded to invest some money in carrying the pr
mares to get the nomination 1t not politics even
OF the second order to do that The Jack Matthews
combination had to have candidate for governor
who would put up money to carry Multnomah county,
and he did it. That is not denied. lie got what he
went after as others have done 1t politics but it
was not wise great politics At present there is no
criminal statute against it.
The greatest reason why Republicans should not
vote for Mr. Furnish is because hc is gnoyaHt Or IN
difcrcnt 10 conditions that GldJm the tarpdycrs IN
gencraI He has not said word, and does not seem
to have thought about the actual conditions in which
the state finds itself lie has protests to utter
against the rapid increase of official expenses, at the
constant raises Of state taxes 1t is conceded that ten
mills ought to be the limit Of city taxes. But the state
has risen pretty close to that limit and il has been
pointed ont to him, and he has nothing to say. In his
speeches he utters mere hOrscaugh plaitudcs about
standing on the Republican state platform, which is
not very energetic the salary question or against
fees and perquistes Mr.. Furnish may not know that
the Republican platform i'm 1894 declared against fees
and perqusitcs and i'm favor of constitutional salaries
Platform talk is cheap, and he must take the people
for cheap guys to tell them he stands the platform
when they ask him what are you going to do about
robbery Of the taxpayer of 100000 in the four years
of your administration. The fact that Mr. Furnish
wants to be II business governor ought to thrill him
and the people at the opportunity To bring about an
honest and more business.like order of affairs. So
far the thrills along this line have been marked by
their entire absence
Mr.. Furnish is not only as silent as an oyster
about better order of affairs in state finances aud
revenues but he is silent about the management of the
public lands and the school lands lie talks about be-
ing "a BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE STATE, but is con
tent to SAY he will put in his time and exhaust his en-
ergies the state institutions. lie may he able To
effect saving the payrolls, or the clothing
ON the bills of fare at the various institutions But
what hypocrisy that would he, To cut of few pen
nies ON the payroll Of. someone working at $50
month, and let gigantic graft that amounts to thirty
or fifty thousand a year stand untouched. He may
say will do all these things in good time, hut would
it not be- proper to say something about it ON the
campaign? Are all the great virtues of So great and
good business man To be- concealed from the tax
payer and is the taxpayer he surprised like child
with toy when good Mr. Furnish is safely landed for
four years in the governors office and surrounded by
political push that is known only for its reckless
ness, ignorance and Opacity? Under the crcum-
stances the taxpayer may reasonably conclude that
Mr. Furnish has no intention of even keeping the Re
publican state platform on salary reform. or public
lands, anything else, 80 far as Republicans are
concerned he has no just claim on their votes