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

TOrtlahu, June o.
The city election is over. Lane was
selected Mayor by a handsome major
Sty. Tire Portland Journal scored its
third campaign victory over the Ore
gonian. The fourth important office
an this state has been given to the
Democrats by Republican misman-
agement. so far as the Republican
party is concerned 1T IS BETTER
OFF WITH WILLIAMS DEFEATED
THAN WITH HIM ELECTED
MAYOR FOR ANOTHER TERM.
With some Of his leading appointees
under indictment and contractors con
victed of robbing the taxpayers and
more corruption still to be threshed out
Williams was in no condition TO make
the race, much less to give an admins
tration that would have reflected cred
IL on the party. SO the Republicans
in this city are better of without him.
and tho Democrats in the state are
worse of with the responsibility of
The city government resting on their
shoulders. But IL is a sad spectacle
20 contemplate for a man who has held
the exalted positions in national af-
fairs that Williams has, to be set down
In his old age among boodlers, gam.
blers, and the rihraG Of the North
End, and heaped with the ashes Of de-
rision and wearing the saekeloth Of de-
feat.
Unfortunately Portland politically con
ditions control the affairs Of the whole
state, and this election makes history
for tho entire commonwealth. A close
analysis and probing into the situa-
tion, BY ASKING QUESTIONS OF
LEADING REPUBLICANS HERE,
shows that IL is not exactly looked
upon as a defeat for the Republican
party, but as n reputation Of the pol
icies advocated by the leading and only
Republican paper. In that respect the
Republican party Of Portland is IN
fortunate and there is a fine field here
for a Republican paper. II would
really be beneficial to the Republicans
of the state II Mr.. Scott could be
given tho appointment TO some for
eign post for life and that it be made
n condition that in the meantime
none of his family undertake to run a
Republican paper in Oregon. This is
said in all kindness, and yet 1t will
be considered impairment by those for
whom II is well meant and by whom it
should be kindly taken and consider
cd. II is not often that anyone will
give another such good, honest, frank
advice as this and 1T SHOULD NOT
BE LIGHTLY REJECTED. A re-
view Of the political defeats suffered
by the Republicans Of Oregon will
show that the Oregonian was closely
identified with those disasters, and
cannot entirely escape the blame for
the obliteration Of the Republican
party in this state, as II confesses has
been done. The confession Of the Ore
gonian is not true so far as the party
Is concerned II is a fact, though, that
the oregonian has obliterated itself
as the Republican organ at Portland.
The day before the city election the
call tower publications asked the
people TO BELIEVE THAT 1T WAS
TO BE A SQUARE PARTY ISSUE
between the Republican and Demo
cratic parties. The election Of Will
liams was to be a Republican victory,
the election Of Lane a Democratic
victory. The Portland Journal dis
claimed all political significance from
a partisan standpoint. That is the
way the people took it. The way the
Oregonian waged the city campaign,
Williams was to be elected by its
special efforts, and at the same time
A WAS savino nearly all h promi- |