The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-10
Man Who Would Talk to the United
States Senate in His Shirt Sleeves

In these days of the sans.coulotte brcechclout
leadership of the Republican party in Oregon 1t is
refreshing man 90 To the front ana helpI
save the wreck of the ticket who at least has ms
own bed to sleep on and has lot of property and in
some way represents the paving elements. lt mas
been stated that the whole Republican egislatiyeI
ticket of the Jack Matthews faction in Multnomah
county don't pay SO taxes. y man like Ford who
owns several farms and stand up and call his soul
his own Jerks little rcSpectabilitv into the fight for
he isn't trailing Banker Furnish for what there is in
it, He will say good deal for Direct Legislation ana
while he will not hurt Furnish'S feelings in any way
hc will say something for primary reform being al
necessity i'm state where nominations have got to bel
mostly matter of who has the longest sack-at least
for important offices that far Ford has never been
willing to buy
Til Ford as an orator would not be- casscd with
the theatrical dude spell binders and is as likely to ap
pear on the platform with his collar off But he?
is "a picturesque votcgcttcr i'm campaign and II is
among the possibilities that he may bc the next Scna
tor from Oregon although his is not yet before
the people If they elect i'm the old way and all
the acholdcrs fail make il there is one man whoi
will 90 i'm without any sack although he can buy or:
sell most Of the candidates. While out for Mckinney
ON the last canvass he was in Eastern Oregon ana
looked up number Of purebred bucks for his sheept
herds in Marion county During the day he would
put in his time i'm the corras and pens and round upE
10y night AT the speaking place get some boy to steer
him to the hall and sometimes 90 on the stage in
long dnsty dustcr his hair and whSIelS full ot altal
rolled mp and his eyes full of alka, looking more like
a cattle puncher than presidential elector. But
when he got peeled off and fully into action on the;
great national issues of the fine ladies in thei
front seats would wake up and wonder who it was
spouting yardwidc and alwool RcpublicaniSm until
there wasn't any calls for the band and they for
got their Florida water bottles.
That is Til Ford i'm action on national cam
paign He has curious ideas of gratitude for
politician. once Il friend did him great favor when3
he was IA boy. The man died and TimOn went 10 his;
funeral Now whenever the anniversary of that mans
funeral comes around Til hires the best livery rig in
town. puts suit of clothes he wears for that oc-I
cason and silk plug hat he never wears on any 9th
en- and drives the cemetery at slow pace as if il
was the funeral all over again. Til Ford is an old
bachelor hut he has his sentimental spots and loves
the children of of his friends almost much as
if they were his own. He has helped more than one
young man his feet, but few of his benefactiOnS
ever come To public notice. one of his hobbies is
wheat raising and il is said he can figure the cost of
crop To cent including the time spent by the renter
goSSpng in the fence corners, and he take drive
To one of his farms nearly every day in the week and
not drive To the same one twice