Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-23
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WHERE rs THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY AT.

PANTY AT.
Ths Journal Is an lndependen
republican paper us editors wer
born and raised Republicans OF IN
old iowa stripe Yesterday II r.
viewed the weaknesses Of the Demo
cratic party In Oregon. and the artI
Gle mas been a great deal commente,
UIon and criticised severely, whil'
ND one has denied IT'S truthfulness.
While The Journal expects 10 sup
port tho Republican national ticket
and viii probably support the whole
Republican state and county ticket
az the coming election, we propose "a
give our honest opinion OF the de-
fec,s OF the Republican party In this
state, aud say with King Richard OF
England with all thy faults I love
thee gtill"
The Republican party In Oregon
has for seasons remained In power
more on account Of the vices OF bad
leadorshlp and sins OF ommlsslon on
The part OF the opposition than by
any positive merits or virtues Of It's
own.
Since the day when Governor Whit
eaker conducted the state Tor about
$4,000 a year, the record OF the Re.
publcans has been one OF almost con,
slant aggresslons on the taxpayer un.
til now Il takes about a million
year to run the government.
by Ia neglect carelessness and mis-.
management less has been realized
out Of the public lands for schools.
and the direct taxes for educational
purposes have been higher than IN
almost any other northwestern state
san The Democrats might have done
worse and In many Democratic states
there are Inferior educational adyan.
tagoa.
The rivalry between the Republican
factions has cost the people dearly.
and demoralized the local city aud
county governments. These factions
deadlock legislatures. disrupt con
yeniions, retain corrupt men In OF
nee and condone onicial malfoasance
hut the same can be- said Of tho fact
ional fights In many republican
states As rule they are only less
violent than In the Democratic states
where blood flows and the states
prison yawns for assassins and cor
ruptionlats as In Delaware and Ken.
moky,
on goneral principles the Oregon
Republican party Is Just as good AZ
m most other states. Hut lts great
wealNoss has been that Il has al
lowed an irresponsible element. thar
had GOT tha courage of lts convict |
Ions, predatory faction OF popular |
h's who always scented pluuder far |
ther ihan principle. 10 dictate terms |
NJ" ~" "NAfN ANNhNNANNNN.
As result OF this dlctatlon nv dis |
reputable onshoo,s of brcoch clont or.
ganlta'ions. the Republican state
platforms have sometimes read like
a French Revolution prayer book
iull Of political pipedrcams and van.
dallsm. That Is tho way the lnitla
tive and Referendum have beep
forced into hs platforms and Il has
peon forced 20 embrace IN ts ranks 1
tho oampiolloweW OF Populism. many
ol whom are today Quartered an ia
various commissions ana eNpositlon
boards As a insult ~ forcing ca.
'faneoaa aud unropubuoan pnopos
lions into their platform. the above
amendment has been taken to m.
'epreme court threshed over ana of
hecestiV completely emaseulatea |,
20 thai there Is practically nothing
e" OF it hu, the Initiative unaer ,
Ah'ch oug crasyOult patchwork ~ d
p'we are being forced upon the al )
en'ioR OF a disguised public.
Tho last state platform Was mad, =
o eon'ain PROMISES o. Diroc, pomt
A''oa bills and Flat Salary reform n
nat would have SAVED the state sny i,
.ou.''i'a dollars yeaE Both Of these
lsasea' made 10 capture the yoeas d
NE dear people ana to maks Re- y
lu.'-'s With eoasciences feel more M
'.lle'.Aelo IN their party than they
. oe'a have iell without them. were a,
w 'nainsly and deliberately vle y.
w. ''s' hon The Republican party n