The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-13


lives in a state legislature or in con
gress the people are dependen.
more than elsewhere. Even In the III
tie Oregon Legislature a member VIII,
Is inexperienced is lika a STREAM
losing itself in the desert. His vote,
may be used to promote the enter
prises of others but seldom yield any
returns for his constituents. Put q
man mp against ninety picked men
from all over this state and he cuts
a ve'y small figure II he has never
been there, | served one term In the
OREGON legislature and | had been nm
officer several sessions. of the Iowa
Legislature, and supposed | knew the
ropes, but | came out OF that session
OF 1895 feeling smaller than | ever
had before in my life. To send an un
known and inexperienced man TO the
national congress of over 400 picked
men of the nation is simply to lose
sight Of that individual for several
terms or perhaps forever. He will
not begin to count for much before
the third term. Hon. Thos. n. Tongue
was a lawyer and statesman probably
the ablcst man ever sent from Oregon
but he was well into his third term
before he vas recognized as q potent
force even for his own district.
While In Iowa last December congress.
men and senators complimented the
people of Oregon on keeping so able
a man continually in congress. and
when untimely death robbed the
state OF hts services that was the uni
versal sentiment that the state had
suffered a great loss In prestige, innu.
ence and suffered materially. | was
In the Albany convention when Her
mann was displaced by Tongue |
was OF the few there who doubted the
wisdom OF a change and with all due
respect to the ability Of the late
representative Oregon lost several
millions In the way OF appropriations
by breaking In a new congressman. II
means millions 20 the state now for
the development OF It's harbors and
other enterprises To elect or defeat
Bingcr Hermann. Il meant two TO
Ave cents a bushel on grain TO the
farmers OF Western Oregon TO have
Iaquina hay closed for lack OF appro.
priations. Il means millions TO the
producers OF lumber aud forest pro
ducts, to the farmers and ship build.
ers OF Western Oregon whether such
a man be returned or not. win you
send an unknown stranger or a man
OF gigantic power and ~infueqce to
represent us7
A harmonious Delegation.
Whether the Congressman from the
FIRST district ever gets into perfect
harmony with the Department OF the
natcrior or not IL not OF so much I'm.
portance What Is OF far greater i'm.
portance IL that we have "A congress.
man from this district who II In har.
mony with the Republican party In
both houses OF the national congress.
who is In harmony with the delega.
ton from Oregon already elected.
who is In harmony with the politics
of q district that hasn't a Democratic
county In II. who In In harmony with
a Republican President who viii be
reelected by the biggest majority
ever given an American president
And backed up by the people N Ore
gon and backed up by a harmonious
delegation Il will be a question not
OF Mr.. Hermann being in harmony
with Mr. Hitchcock. but whether Mr..
Hitchcock will be In harmony with
Oregon. Mr.. Hermann was In ron.
gress before Mr. Hitchcock was over
heard of aud In that kind Of a contest
the gentleman from Oregon will be-
able TO hold his own with the gentle
man from New York. Oregon will
have the most powerful and lnnuenu.
al working delegation OF any single
western state and will be able 10 pro
tect her interests against any one
member OF the cabinet, hail he from
wheresoeyer he Will.
Not a Native Son.
Mr. Hermann's opponent relies ON
advantage accming 10 him out
Of the fact that he ia and Mr.. Her
Is not n Native Son. n the Ma
tive Sons and Daughters Of Oregon
not a strong frntemal and wor.
ny and influential patriotic organiza
lion little attention would be paid 10
his false claim for political prefer
ncnt The Republican candidate ID a
81 oregon. who established a
home In the undeyeloped forest and
region on a tributary Of the
zoos Bay country, where the noun
ain afreama lean aaufu a. LIas fIa