Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-01

ADAAAGAAAON OOOAD IL eohOOANGi
even from those who always are ready
TO dance attendance to the autocrat OF
the once only newspaper, FOR ITS
CANDIDATE9 How many votes could
it got for him right in Portland, if the
will Of the people could be had on the
question: And what element Of re
spectacle citizenship would not vote
Judge Bean into the object
The method Of the Oregonian in deal.
ing with Judge Bean is significant and
characteristic Of tall.tower journalism.
One article Sunday DAMNED HIM
WITH FAINT PRAISE, for the only
reason they dared not discuss him or at
tack him, and for the same reason that
no other candidate has been praised or
criticised, because it would indicate a
choice between them. NOW THE TALL
TOWER HAS NO CHOICE BUT
HENRY E M'GINN, and refusal to
give information about the candidates
means either a deliberate purpose TO
keep the people in the dark, or the re.
fusal of the publishers 20 take chances
on marring any Of their private ambi'
tions. SO, TO make Bean impossible,
and kill him Off easily without openly
attacking him, he is constantly held up
as Fulton's candidate. He is paraded
as Fulton's man, and then in connection
several reasons are given WHY Full
TON WON'T HAVE ANY sAYso IN
NAMING THE JUDGE. Ordinarily
they will not give a man credit for be.
ing friend Of Fulton, and only do so
in the case Of Bean, in this instance, for
the purpose Of getting him out Of the
way. If Bean is not appointed he can
blame the Oregonian, and IL he is he
owes II to Senator Fulton alone. Full.
ton has wisely refused TO name any one
candidate 10 succeed Bellinger, as who.
ever he named would have Immediately
met with scott's opposition. AS it is
Scott cannot object to all and may OBJ
iect TO the one who wins
The free discussion Of the gentlemen
who want places on the next state tick.
ct has stirred some of the place-seekers
very deeply. The idea Of taking the
public into their confidence as 10 what
they intend to do for the public, be-
sides feathering their nests and the
nests Of a whole lot Of other people is
repulsive to them in the extreme. They
call me names, say I AM A BLACK
MAILER, AND ALL SORTS OF
THINGS, but they don't say that my
advice to put men in the office Of seere-
tary of state and state treasurer who
will handle those Offices for the people,
and BREAK THE ANCIENT GRAFT
OFF SHORT is not right. In other
words, they won't discuss the principle
involved but throw dirt, which is about
all the parasite politician statesman has
TO throw, anyway. shall pay no at
tention to the dirt, but shall hammer
away and interview the fellows who
want state office, and tell the readers
Of The journal ALL CAN FIND OUT
ABOUT THEM. The mere fact that
the future state officials shall have been
put on fat salaries MEANS VERY
LITTLE, IF THE CRAFTS ARE TO
REMAIN. There is no reason why the
secretary Of state and the state treasur-
er should not take the princely salaries
allowed them, and turn their time and
attention to making those Offices pay
and become vigilant watehdogs of the
public lands and other public interests,
EVEN IF THEY ARE REPUBLI-
CANS. A Democratic governor should
not have a monopoly Of well.doing in
the reform line. l notice Republican re-
formers are more popular than former
ly.
OF course, Williams win be reelected