The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-06
YOUNG
MEMS
CLUB
Holds a Rally at the City
Hall
Speeches by Frank Davey,
CIaud Catch and Others

Claud Catch and Others
The Young Mems Republican Clul
opened the campaign Monday night
with an enthusiastic meeting at tn,
police court room, I'm the city hall
Stirring addresses were delivered by
some of Salem's prominent Republi
cans and members OF the county legis
latlve ticket. Claud Catch, president
Of the Salem Republican Club, was the
principal speaker, and delivered one
OF his characteristic political speech
es. w. J. Furnish, Republican noml
nee for governor, and other Demo
Gratis, who came to the aid Of the Re
publican party when silver was the
issue, were praised and eulogized as
patriots, whose love Of country sur.
passed their partisanship. Mr.. Catch
concluded his address by eloquently
paying a tribute to the memory Of Lin.
coin and Grant. His remarks were fire.
quently interrupted with applause.
10. M. Croisan, candidate for state
senator, was called for, but spoke only
briefly. lie said young men made no
mistake in afflllating with the Republi-
cans-the party that always took a
positive stand on the great questions,
and was always right.
Frank Davey, candidate for repre-
sentative expressed great interest in
any project undertaken by young men
of any community for any political ar
rangement having the intelligent back
Ing of the young men must be in the
right direction. The young men had
always been a factor in the preserva-
tlon of their country. After discussing
the silver Issue, MIR. Davey waded into
the expansion question, and said It
was ill-advlsed for young men to ally
themselves with a party whose rec
ord was BLACK with treason, and ever
showing a disposition TO tear down"
MIR. Davey defined the initiative and
referendum, and explained the opera
tlon Of these two powers of leglsla-
tion, proposed TO be vested in the peo-
pie. He said he did not believe the
measure would bring to the people the
amount Of good that was expected Of
II. Some good would come of It, and,
being a question of general interest
every elector should vote upon the con
stitutional amendment that has been
proposed The speaker continued by
saying II the people are corrupt, any
power placed In their hands might be
wrongly used. II the people can be
corrupted along one line, the speaker
argued that they could on other lines.
He concluded his remarks by advising
the young men TO stand for purity of
politics.
Senator" Farrar was called for, and
responded with brief, buslness-like
and pointed talk In which he credited
the present position of the Republican
party and it's successful record OF the |
past 40 years TO the policies that had
been adopted and advocated.
r. b. Kay, also of the Legislative
ticket. In IA few minutes talk, oX.
planned that the reason he was Re
publican was because the principles
and policies advocated by that party |
had always been for the best interests
of the country lie gave rattling
good Republican talk, and surprised |
many of his friends, who had some
how formed tho idea that Tom Kay |
could not talk. MIR, Kay will prove a
valuable speaker for the Republicans
ON the Joint canvass. lie makes no at |
tempt at oratory. but for a straight
business talk, he is an interesting and |
forceful speaker, and Is capable of di-
rectlng more hot shot into the enc |
my's camp than can be received with
out CONSERVATION.
The Marion county central commit
tee presented the club with large |
picture OF Banker Furnish. The same
will be framed, and the club passed a |
vote OF thanks'for the photo. An ap- |
probation OF tho addresses OF the ey-
enlng was framed and passed.
At the business meeting OF the club,
Il was decided TO organize both fam
beau and cymbal club, Committees
were appointed AS follows; Flambeau
w 70. Richardson j, l.. Patton, Peter
Graber, Fred Fontalne; cymbal-C. A.
Bort, j. III. Campbell. Jr., w, ID, Ey-
ans and E III. LampOrt
Committee ON program was named
consisting OF C. NJ. Inman, e. L. Me
Nary and IA. e. Epley, The club will