The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-24
REPUBLICAN RALLY
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author was democrat, republican, popu'
list, prohibitionist ora Methodist.
"If man should ask me why Cover
nor Chamberlain should not be reelected
and / should reply what his being a
democratic is sufficient reason, | would
cover the ground precisely. We do not
need and should not have a democratic
governor in a state which has repub'
lican majority of $4,000, But in this
campaign the democratic brethren, know
ing they have no chance for success
on their party name or record, are quite
frisky in their claim that party lines
should be disNgarded and only men be
voted for Very well, this will do, if
the democrats will agree to break their
party lines into smithereens and come
over to us, not in body. perhaps, but
in even considerable number. But since
there is every reason for them to disre-
gard. their party lines, and as most OF
them are Roosevelt men, anyway, and
there is no reason why republican
should not support his party nominees,
we will welcome them in unlimited
numbers. Come on. brethren and let us
make it unanimous. You deserted party
lines in 1904 until Roosevelt carried the
state by $4,000 majority. and if you
will take your present diagnosis with
sufficient liberality, the republican ma
jority will be nearly equal to the entire
vote of the state.
"And we will accept their yearning
desire to vote for men, What have
they in the line of men that will ap-
peal to the common people in the mat
ter of breaking their necks in a great
rush toward the democratic band wagon
The only reason thus far given is found
in the Great / Am speeches of Cover
nor Chamberlain in which it is claimed
that about all the virtues known to man
are clustered about his person and what
principles of good government have
been held in abeyance since the birth of
primeval man are waiting for his pro-
vidential advent in order that they
might be put into tangible practice. |
Just what grudge the Almighty has had
against preceding generations that the /
appearance of Chamberlain has been so
exasperatingly delayed, will always re-
main a mystery. We, of this age, are
alone to be congratulated upon this
special act of divine favoritism.
"And yet, there are those who imagine
that there were some really good things
done by those who have preceded him in
the state affairs of Oregon-thus show
ing how some people will become the
tools of seductive nallucina-
tion.'
'1t has now been fully two weeks
since the governor began informing the !
people of the wonderful things he has
done for them during his 'incumbency,'
and in no instance that now recall has
he given any other state officer or even
she state legislature, any credit, what
ever for any good thing that may have
1een done. He has been the whole thing
md it has not been even necessary to
'rove it-he freely admits the claim
without equivocation. And yet, about
he first thing he did after being sworn
nto office was to fully approve and sign
! new law amending the assessment
avs which made no provision for levy
ng any taxes for the year 1904, either
or state purposes or by any county
ourt for county purposes. For this
vet of negligence in signing bill with.
'ut reading it, he was afterward COM
,elled to call an extra session of the
legislature, costing the tax payers sew
raj thousands dollars-these same tax
'ayers whose votes he now so earnestly
laims on the ground that only his col.
eagues and the state. legislature make
Mistakes. But he, never. No, never.
"I intend to examine some of his pre-.