Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-09

hghting for Lane. Ihen IL Williams
went in as mayor on that layout,
Scott would have been the whole thing,
supreme dictator in city politics, the
, only nan to have the ear Of the mayor,
as McGinn is the only man who has
Scott's ear. It would have been a
Scott = McGinn administration, and
they would have done business with
all the other Republicans in the city.
THE TALL TOWER WAS TO BE
THE WHOLE THING and the city
government would have practically
emanated from that structure Of brick
and iron. SO the city election was
not a defeat for the Republican party,
but for the narrow policy Of rule or
ruin by Scott. II was not the defeat
of Republican principles but a severe
blow to the dictatorial policies rep
resented by the so-called holier-than-
thou regime.
Neither McGinn nor Scott are per-
sonally popular at Portland, and it
would be hard to tell WHICH ONE
WOULD GET THE SMALLER
VOTE on a popular contest. To let II
leak through the cracks Of the tall
tower that Mayor Williams was TO be
their peculiar personal representative
in the control Of the city for four
years more was plainly printed all
over their newspapers and Republi-
cans generally did not like the idea.
All other prominent Republicans were
to be raped over the fingers and told
to stand back-this is to be our mayor
II he goes in, and he could not have
been elected without being in exactly
that position, and the Republicans did
not object to Williams, but they did
revolt at the idea of the management
he would have over him. THE NORTH
END IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT THE
TALL TOWER IS WORSE, when 1t
comes to being in complete control Of
a mayor, and the Republicans revolted
at both. They showed under the tall
tower, Larry Sullivan Of boarding house
fame, and Mayor Williams, all at one
shot. so up to date the program to
make MeGinn federal judge, to make
Williams mayor, and TO round up the
whole city administration and all its
patronage 10 make Scott senator TO
succeed Mitchell has fallen through.
All the roasting of Jack Matthews
failed to elect williams. Matthews
is on earth and is not in the employ
Of Scott as political agent as he was
when the tall tower undertook to
make Furnish governor aud Scott SEN
ator. Well-informed Democrats are
agreed that 1T WOULD HAVE BEEN
BENEFICIAL TO THE DEMO
GRATIS ALL OVER OREGON TO
HAVE HAD WILLIAMS MAYOR
AGAIN. AS 1t is the city council is
Republican but the Democratic may
or will be responsible for the govern
ment Of the city and will become the
target Of criticism in the next lam
paign.
One Of the most effective means
the oregonian took for the defeat of
Williams was throwing out the sug
gestion that tho election Of Lane in a
strongly Republican city MEANT A
SLAP IN THE FACE OF THE
ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION for
prosecuting the land frauds in Oregon.
This writer pointed out that the af-
fairs Of the national administration
had nothing whatever to do with the
government Of this city, II was mix
ing the babies up with a vengeance,
and was saying TO those who were be
ing prosecuted and to their friends,
that they must vote against Williams
unless they wanted to uphold Roose-
welt in prosecuting themselves-whieh
men are not likely to do. If what the
oregonian said was true this strong
Republican city has slapped the admin
istration in the face by eleeting a
Democratic mayor. The administration
saved itself by not having Vice Pres
idsnt Fairbanks make a speech for
Williams when he was here to open
the fair. He all but did it, but Of
course in such an indirect manner that
il did Williams no good whatever.
But that break Of the tall tower
COST WILLIAMS HUNDREDS OF
VOTES, and there was no possible ex-
euse for taking such . position BY q