Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-14
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It seemed like old times to have
Governors Lord and Geer both MAX
ling speeches in a Republican conven-
tion.
Marion county gained great recog-
milton at the hands of the congression-
al convention in securing the district
chairmanship in the person of Walter
| L. Tooze. He was never an uncer-
tainty in the contest, but always a
visible and positive, quantity Mr..
Tooze improves with age and increas-
ing sense of responsibilities, and will
never imagine himself bigger than
the party he serves.
The Journal has received many
compliments from its friends and foes
for making a clean-cut fiat-footed
stand for its own candidate. It cher
ishes these compliments and the side
wipes it gets just as much, and will
be found in future, as in the past, TAX
ing aggressive grounds for men and
measures 1t believes to be right
Waiting to be told, playing "me-too,"
and getting in on loaded" programs
is not its method. OF course, there
are those who cannot comprehend
such action.
1 A A
The Republicans showed a slight
disposition to put little barbed wire
around Lane county. 1t might be
called a Colorado bull pen by some ir-
reverent persons. But the disposi-
tion of some of the Eugene politicians
to tell everybody to go away back and
sit down had become almost chronic.
Mutton, mutton, who had the but
ton?-Harris.
We are to hear what Henry Wat
terson, political pyrotechnicist, has to
say about Abraham Lincoln. Were
ever two men farther apart?
A good many men are asking them
selves, is anything really gained by
lying and Misrepresentation in poll |
tics? No more than in the news
paper business.
II Harris support shrunk every
where as did his nineteen in Marion
county, it is wonder he had any del
egates left.
Ben p. Corn-llus, leader of the
Washington county delegation, and |
his stalwart brigade of broad-gauge |
Republicans, deserve a great deal of
credit for the outcome of the congress
sional convention. Their cool and de-
liberate stand for Hermanns renom- |
ination had a very decisive effect on
the situation. There was nothing SEN |
sational or wishy-washy about their |
position They just cody and delib- |
erately made up their minds that it
was in the best interests of the Re
publican party and of the people" of
this state not to change horses in the |
middle of the political stream, as she |
floweth in these here parts. And Ben |
and his farmers stood like the men at |
Bunker Hill, and the white buttons
and college yells made about as
much impression as q pea-shooter bri.
gade would on a lot of Colonial Min
utemen. The Cornelius family are
numerous, and one of the historical |
landmarks that contradict race-sui-
cids to a finish, and the Lane and
Marion county political managers
should never leave them out of the
program when they want to attain re-
suits along the line of the least re-
sistance, The Jackson delegation,
led by w. |. Vawter. were also a pos
tive factor in determining results.
They knew what they wanted, and
were not mealy-mouthed about it, and
not exactly close-mouthed You could
tell where they stood. But for fat
footed and manly politics, the Linn
county hustlers must be included in
the big three counties that determined
things. They are manly lot of poll
ticians, who do not let small personal
enmities and envyings and jealousies
block their game, Washington, Jack.
son and Linn could almost swing the
political bull by the tail in this dis
triet. So could Marion and Lane and |
Douglas, If they decided to stand for
any little local matter like congress-
man or Presi lent of the senate. But
here are three cheers for Ben Corne-
Illus, as we started out to say, but
wandered OFF the subject.