The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-13

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afforded them solacc in the hours of trib
ulation ami defeat The Astorian de
sires to impress upon the minds of tn,
democratic editors of Oregon one unde
. niable fact, and that is, that no democrat
can be elected in the city of Portland
or the state of Oregon, without republi.
can votes. There are large number OF
independent voters in the ranks OF the
republican party, There are no indie.
pendent voters in the ranks of the dem.
ocrtic party. The democratic party
will not tolerate independence in poll
tics. A man must be either democrat
or nothing--in their estimation. The
reason why the democratic party keeps
Iup its organization in Oregon is that they
occasionally fall in for seat at the po.
litical crib through republican dissatis.
faction.
As rule, voter votes his party prin.
ciples at presidential election, There
are no local issues; no political debts to
be paid; no factional fights. Ii the re.
publicans of Clatsop county voted their
party ticket at county elections, the
same as they do at the presidential elec.
tions. il would be impossible for a dem.
ocrat TO be elected to office Clatsop
couRty has never given less than GOO
majority for the republican candidate for
president fpf the past IL years, In 1900
the vote was as follows. Mckinley, 1920. .
Bryan. 6Ss; republican majority, G+l. |
In 1904 the yete was' Roosevelt, l407; |
Parker, $40; republican majority, loss,
In lS96 McKinley's majority was 1lj.
In Multnomah county in 1900 McKin
ley's majority over Bryan was a,5l2.
In 1904 Rooseyelt's majority over Parker
was 1873. In Oregon in 1900 Mckin.
ley's majority was l3l4l and i'll 1904
Roosevelt's majority was 42,9SS These
figures show that both Multnomah and
Clatsop counties are strongly republican
and if the republicans had voted their
party ticket in Portland Williams would
have had over 5000. But certain local
ssues prevailed in Portland, which have
been discussed in the Astorian. Local
ssues prevailed in Clatsop in local
election, not so much in the county pre-
'incts as in the city of Astoria. There
ire about 1900 votes in Astoria in the
of 1000 republicans to 600 !
II $50 republicans vote the
ticket, the democrats elect
heir candidate.
Most of the republicans who vote the
lemocratic ticket are among the large
axpayers, and they are today the very
men who are kicking about extravaganza .
n the city and county affairs. Whose I
ault is it! When men are elected to ,
important positions in the city and coun-
y who do not either understand the ap-
lication of business principles to the ad- h
of city business, or do not !,
onduct the business of the city with the
are they do their own, extravaganza is
he inevitable result. Experience has
that nothing has been gain !,
by the election OF democrats to office, y
ut it has deferred many business men
tho should be at the head of affairs in
9th the city and county government, to
IN for Office, simply because they can
OF depend upon the votes of the mem
prs of their party. OF course, the dem,
cratic contingent claim that the bus
less affairs OF the city and county are l
nd have been economically administer i'
|, but this is simply to keep them in "
over, the facts do not bear out the as
rtion.
Notwithstanding that there has been t'
/ increased valuation of city property fo
e tax levy each year is the same-l0
ills. More money is raised every year,
1t the indebtedness Of the city has not 49,
en reduced one dollar in the past five th
,ars, but has increased until today it va
nearly up to the limit. In many coun-
es Of the state where increased assess
ents have been made the entire county
debtedness has been wiped out, but it
different in Clatsop county. The ques- -
IN resolves itself down to one question;
hen will the republicans of Astoria and
atsop county nominate and elect bust.
ss men to administer the business af'
irs of both branches of government!
ne Astorian is in favor of calling con. ~
ntion of the republican business men
d taxpayers for the approaching elec. y,
IN and nominate the best and most y"
men from their ranks, and "
this way and in no other, will the ="
siness Of the city be placed on bust ="
IS basis and taxes be reduced 1t is
useless waste Of time and energy to