Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-10-29
AnAppeal tOvOterS

citizen of Oregon will exhibit sufficient interest in the
forthcoming election only to the polls himself but
his best efforts get all his neghbors out to vote
regardless of Party affiliations Let our love for our highly
favored State inspire to show the business world that
up and doing and that population is increasing year
by year, and that do purpose sitting idly by and
allowing neighbor States after this Presidential election
advertise to the world that they growing in population
and Oregon standing still should be matter of State
pride for every himself of his franchise and
vote As of showing growth of population it
absolutely essential that full vote be registered No
but the growth of at the present time is the
rapid in its history but there of showing it
the world and the opportunity ought not to be neglected
Let have all the voters ou-Repubcans Democrats,
Socialists Prohbonsts Stand up and be counted for the
Statei
-Four years ago Washington cast 107000odd votes and
the State of Oregon s4OO0odd This year they
working for 10000; if they succeed it will
increase of 80 per If Oregons ratio of increase
is to be the Washingtons should return
10000 votes next month
Here have but four Presidential Electors for
hence the only factor available sufficient
the election spirit of State PRIDE due regard for
States future welfare and avang ourselves of oppor
tunity Of attracting capital and emigration State
With Washington it different Over there they have their
State district county, and precinct officers to- elec and
this know will assist in getting out the More
they have for Governor that of itself will
manufacture interest.
The citizens of State everywhere organizing
spending money to advertise and encourage immigration
The Oregon Development League is soliciting capital to
profitable employment here; is inviting the manufacturer
the farmer the MINER the stocmann fact all classes of
citizens urged to and assist developing the
sources OF State The Boards of Trade throughout the
State the Chambers of Commerce. the Commercial Clubs
the Development and Improvement Leagues and the
other organizations whose purpose induce immigration
here doing most excellent and commendable work. and
are entitled to the lasting gratitude of people every
county and precinct and should be supported literally in
the merorious work they doing for Oregon; and
citizens of the State have opportunity encourage
bodies in their work by avag themselves Of their franchise
and getting others to do the same.
After this Presidential election the newspapers of the
country will TEEN with comparative data touching growth
of Oregon, of Washington of Idaho fact the growth of
every Pacific State since the last Presidential will be
given fullest publicity And papers of Washington Seattle
in particular will publish in bodfaced type the growth of
that Sate and should her of exceed OreQon
there will be no end newspaper comment
trbuton of literature showing the disparity between the
ratio OF these two States Will it inquiry sub
sequenty emigration if newspapers amanacs and govern
ment and others statistics all the Nation advertise that
Oregon since the last Presidential election has grown equally
in population with other States of the PacifcH The fact is
we have in population and growing population
and it but remains for voters of this State demonstrate
that fact to people who looking Pacific for future
investments and homes
And there is another side this question Senator John
Dover of Iowa remarked these headquarters recently
OeSI W get Is at the
White House, and he emphasized the Importance Oregon
giving Roosevelt and Fairbanks larger majority Novem-
Der than the State went in June Listen substantially his
own words: "YOu wU haze call the President and has
immediate political family then They H be constrained to
not deny OregOns delegation in Congress any reasonable re-
guest Your vers and kGrbOrS your irrigation schemes the
jetty at the mouth of the Colabia the at The Ddes
your arid lands your forest timber lands your transport
service your Worlds Fair and federal bdngs-thee
and whGteVer else require help WH stand far greater
chance of satisfactory attention from Congress than If the
people of State ap the dapery of their about
them and ie doVR to pleasant dreams Why tUi 0iUe
Roosevelt aud FdrbGnkS at the Uery least 100000 This is
conceded stu the redrs of enthusiasm Illuminating
every precinct IN the Haekeye State What fOrf Simply
because Il o rebound States credit Washinqton
beg pardon for submitting to you this long letter; but
having property interests in the State and being COM
parativey jealous native of Oregon my humble efforts
have been and viii continue be along the line CONNER