Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-22

their mouths.
In the FIRST swallow.Hight Of Demo
cratic campaign oratory there is the
same dividing line between horse.
Iserse and the fatalistic pre-disposi
lion TO commit harikah
While the Cossack, iule-or-ruin ele-
ments have sounded the tocsin Of
warfare along the old lines Of free
trade. antiImperialism. general oppo
sitlon for the sake Of opposition, Gov.
ernor Chamberlain has taken the
stand Of the newer and more intelli.
gent Democracy, that stands for
what is right and backs affirmative
propositions
In the campaign when he was
elected he stood for the retention Of
the Philippines, and boldly declared
that jefferson was the first expansion
lst and that the older Democratic
platforms several times declared for
the annexation Of Cuba. He frankly
told the Democrats he could not see
for the life of him why any Democrat
should oppose expansion or should
ever be willing to gee the flag come
down where It had once been placed
by the valor Of American arms.
While leaders Ike Sam White and
the many.initialod Wood were declar
ing that some day the islands should
be returned to the bolomen of the
Philippines and that this government
had committed an outrage on the
somibroech cloutcd saddle-coored
Colombians Of South America, Cham.
berlain went them one better and dc.
clared In the spirit OF Andrew Jack.
son that the President was to be com.
mended and sustained for his efforts
at recognizing the Panama Republic, !
and that the people Of those one-horse
Republics should not be permitted TO
stand In the way Of display Of enter
prise and progress on the part Of the
American people that was demanded |
by the whole world.
Chamberlain had expressed that
view the day after President Roose.
,elt took his action, and declares now
hat any political party In this coun.
Try that lays a straw in the way of
he Panama canal is doomed to de.
eat Since then a number Of south.
'rn states have declared in favor of
he canal. Every southern state and
very Pacific state that pays tribute
o the transcontlnental railroads
hould favor a competitive system of
transportation such as will be opened
~ when the canal is built
Any man with the perspicacity Of
4 waterdog born and reared in a
nudpuddle should be able to under
Itand the folly OF politicians trying to
make political capital opposing such |
a proposition. Tho rank and fle Of !
he Democratic party are constantly |
moderated by It's windbag leader.
ihip that Is patter1ing after an en-.
iro misconceptlon OF the political
history and purpose OF the Demo
'rGtc party which was ever to pro
note the common welfare OF the
masses OF the people and break down
nonopolies and systems that enrich
he few with special privileges. This
nisconceptlon seeems TO be the prln.
ipal stock In trade OF the Demo.
'ratic leaders in Oregon with the ex.
epton OF Chamberlain,
Politics Is becoming more and more
matter OF business and the political
'arty that parades the victims OF con.
lant political selfoxpressioR-whlch
hey mistake for Btatesmanlike wis.
.om and uratory-doos not know
'here II Is at Tho Democratic party
4 Oregon must bring It's more prac,
lcal and thoughtful men to the front
nd stop playing the part OF a mere
rothy stopgap and uucorrelated oh.
iruCuonlst
The Journal as an independent
'wspaper believes In the policy of
strong and vigilant opposition. and
egreis TO see the Democratic party
'generate into shadowy army OF
elfappointed grayedlggers, that do
OF rise TO the dignity OF an inten.
ent American political body corpor.
To- As the FIRST state in the nation
cast powerful shadow on the
auonal horoscope Il is pitlful TO be
old the oregon Democracy WELDING
inconseQuental influence. when its
uorances and its acts might SWAY
he entire national organization Of
9th parties,