Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-05-16
LIBERTY
REPUBS.
SHOUTERS
Candidates andFriendS
Enthuse 70 the
Ticket
Talk Good Government and
Roads and WhO0p up Ex
panSiOn and Pros
perity

| SATURDAY nlSnJ was Jne occasion IOI
a large and wellattended Republican
rally at Liberty. The whole ticket
wai given hearty endorsement from
President Roosevelt down to Con.
stable Bob Odonald, who said if he
was beaten he hoped it wouldn't be
done by the voters of liberty, where
he formerly lived. The reception he
got indicates that he will receive a
fiattering vote. Bruce Cunningham
was master of ceremonies, and got In
a number of good shots in his open.
ing remarks, and in introducing the
speakers. Lawyer Brown grew elo.
quent, and was lost among the stars
in his flight of the closing peroration.
He made an able plea, especially for
the judicial ticket.
j. G. Graham spoke for the whole
ticket, and made a good impression.
He is man who is closely identified
with the interests of the farmers, and
showed that he would not forget them
Mr.. Kay favored an amendment of
the registration law. He also said he
believed in bill to tax franchises,
and favored increasing the revenues
from indirect taxation. He would
favor a bill to tax franchises, and. If
no one would introduce such a bill. he
would Introduce a bill to tax fran.
chises, He had voted for the bill to
prohibit child labor. In 40 years that
ne and his father had run a woolen
they had never had a strike. He
prided himself on being on the best
of terms with the employees of his
mill. He had worked in mills from
the age of 9 years till he was 20.
Rice, for assessor, merely said If
elected he would do his duty.
Henry H. Turner made a few han.
py hits, and said that it would be out
OF place for a candidate for a judicial
once to make political speech. He
then proceeded to make pretty good |
Republican campaign speech.
Judge Scott was given a rousins re-. |
ception, and regretted that he could
not have been here at a former good
roads meeting, when the ladies' had
set up 16O kinds of pie and cake. He
was glad that the spirit of co-opera.
ton still prevailed, and they were
building still better piece OF road
than the first.
). ~ Brown spoke intelllgently from
the Republican standpoint and said
II would be a good thing If Marion
county government could be extended
% the whole state. Applause.
g. Hofer had the house with him
when he said that he would do all
mat he could to keep the nominees
n line for good, economical govern.
nent after they were elected. "It
nay be necessary to roast them good.
laturedly once in while to get them
o do their full duty to the people.p he
aid but you will always find the
'ne-hoss editor of the one-cent daily
'ursuing an Independent course.
mink that 1t is the duty of every
american citizen to support the Re.
uolican ticket this year, because the
ccasion demands 1t. l am more or
sss OF an Independent, and believe
nat the majority Of the Republicans
re Independent when 1t comes to
oting. That state tax must be re-.
ueed about one-half, or next time a
mole lot OF Republicans will kick
yer the traces"
A Grand Army voter, who was on
le 'front.' row, said that's right" and
ie speaker continued. "You1l all re. :.
ember when things in this county y
ere not going Just as they should
!, tne great majority of Republicans 90
snted the wrong, and now we have
ie OF the best county administrations
the state, If we could, only extend
9 Marion county idea to the whole
ate we would be in better financial
noltion' and our state tax levy
'uld be diminished" -
The next speaker was Ike Manning
10 talked Panama canal.
A unanimous vote of thanks was
ldered the visiting statesmen for