The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

anti-Geer people did not use money.
and lots Of It, to carry Multnomah
county for Furnish. No one else in Or.
egon in a public position, or in con.
nection with state politics, will pre-.
tend to anything 50 silly as that the op.
position to Oeer did not use money in
the primaries. What Is the use Of be.
ing so dishonest? But the Furnish
crowd we're not very honest or direct
in anything they did. and so will not
be expected to own up that they used
anything but moral Influences OF the
lofty character, that are employed by
lorganizers and experts.
What the The Journal resents in the
above Is not the hypocritlcal cham.
plonship OF Governor Geer, by the Ore
gOnian, that loves him like a brother
(for its statements are their own best
answers). but the insinuation that The
Journal Is his organ, or any mans or.
gan. The Journal stood up for Sena.
tor Corbett. because he championed
principles that we're in the interest Of
the people. and that President Roose.
welt Is now out making a campaign for.
The Journal championed Governor
Geer for having appointed textbook
commission that oyerthrew the old
schoolbook trust that was robbing the
people OF 100000 a year for inferior
school books. Governor Geer helped
improve the state administration I'm
some respects. and we gave him credit
for II, and believe he should have been
given a second term. The people Of
Oregon thought so too, and defeated
the candidate OF the rotten Portland
ring, with innocent Jack Matthews at
the head OF It, but the Portland ring re.
wards Jack Matthews with the fattest
federal office in Oregon for his labors
In deprivlng Oregon Of Republican
governor.
Geer refused to go out and help elect
the candidate OF the Jack Matthews
faction, and the people gave him IS 900
more votes for u. s. senator than they
gave the ring candidate for governor
The people felt grateful TO Governor
Geer for having refused TO lend his In.
fiuence TO the Portland amalgamation
OF political rottenness. The attempt
TO palm of Furnish on the Republicans
OF Oregon was about equal 10 substl.
tuting canned cayuse for the best
royal chinook salmon. and the decent
Republicans would not have such stun
on their stomach. In spite OF the ore
gonlan's daily observations that II was
food ne for the gods themselves. But
all this does not make The Journal
Governor Geer's organ. While the peo
ple gave him very natterlng vote for
senator. II is well known that the
crowd OF Portland manlpulators will
not respect the verdict OF the people
one hairs breadth. The people have
lone their duty by Governor Geer. and
4 remains 10 be seen whether he will
continue to champion the side OF the
people, or whether he will seek to gain
fayors at the hands OF the gang that
told him to go way back and sit down.
As surely as Governor Geer fails 10
stand by his convictions. and plays In.
TO the hands OF the crowd that wanted
a mere fee'grabber for the highest Of |
hce In the state, so surely will the peo- |
pie abandon him to his enemies. II
they could have done so, the Jack |
Matthews crowd would not have al |
lowed him to get a single popular vote
or In the legislature for senator. Only
so far as Governor Geer draws thoI
line and stands by his convictions and
by the people who did vote for him.
and who do wish him well, only that
far Will the people stand by him, and
only to that extent has The Journal
any use for him above any other Re
publican politician in Oregon. II that
Is becoming "A mans organ the Eugene
Register Is welcome TO make the most
)f H. II the crowd II represents can
hold up the people OF Oregon for $50.
poo a year above what would be rea.
ionable fair compensation for the fye
state Offices they will have 10 do II.
IN spite of what little influence can
Do eNerted by one small newspaper at
salem, II they can get only 10 per
cent OF that money each year for
'ampaign fund they can beat any de.
'ent man In the Republican party out
II a nomination. and beat Governor
ieer out OF the senatorship. and keep
m telling him 20 go way back and sit
Town,