Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-01

the corporations known as the Eddy
bill. and taxing insurance companies
on their gross earnings and the nat
salary law. 1t is the Republican party !
that has followed the letter and the
spirit of the direct primary law, and
that has placed before the people the
first ticket that was nominated from
constable TO United States senator by
the direct vote of the people-a
ticket made without voice or influence
of boss or machine ticket made in
Oregon, while the Democratic ticket
was machine made, by kind of con-
ference of bosses, suggested to the rank
and file instead of the rank and file
suggesting nominations to the manag'
ers and putting them out of business.
Will the people sit down on the first
ticket made by themselves and repud-
late the very law which they enacted
in their sovereign capacity as voters
on the first trial of the initiative an5
referendum June 4th shall determ'
inc. whether the system of naming
candidates BY the direct vote of the
citizens in primary election assembled
shall be trampled under foot and east
into the gutter. Those who support
this principle should sustain the tick
ct fairly nominated hereunder on
April Goth if they hope to see this re-
form extended to other states. IT IL
an ideal system that should long ago
have been enacted by the legislature.
Now that we have it, enacted by the
people of Oregon. let us support 1t
from top TO bottom. Whatever criti.
eism has fallen from the lips of our
, worthy Democratic governor, aud many
of his criticisms have foundation. he
has not charged that the Republican
. party of Oregon has been reereant or
, wanting in IT'S devotion to and respect
for the laws enacted by the people. On
, that rock the waves of Democratic
r carping beat in vain. The Republican
party of Oregon has been and will
D continue to be the party of the peo'
!. pie.
From the standpoint of service tc
: the people and respecting the voice
of the people. the Republican csnoi
? date for the United States senate, Jon
r athan Bourne of Portland, was espe
= eially eommendable. He was a mar
!. whose only crime was his effort to ge
}. next to the people. If chosen senato
a by the people and ratified by the leg
g islature. he would continue that effort
n The best men in Oregon had endeare'
-e themselves to the people by their et
v forts to keep close TO them. Wha
:. was the secret of the popularity o
N men like Mitchell and Hermann
n. Their everlasting efforts to come i
ot closest touch with the people and thei
al fidelity in answering TO their slightes
demand Col Hofer said he had LEI
IN ter from Mr.. Bourne. in his own orig
a inal handwriting. but would not try I
he read it. Mr. Bourne, he said, ha
40 three peculiar styles of penmanshiI
i. One that nobody but his wife eoui
os read. One that nobody but himsel
N. could read, and one that nobody at a
could read. The substance Of the le
10 ter was that if elected he would en-
AT ploy at least four private seeretarie
he instead of the ordinary United Stat'
he senator having one. Mr.. BOurr
,ts would have one secretary TO attend
ON correspondence in regard to pension
sr of old soldiers, enc to attend to ma
ne ters In connection with postofhees al
=. postal mail routes, one for eorrespon
enee relating to rivers and harbors al
~ other appropriations, and one for
=, public and political correspondent
He would attempt. il chosen senat
for Oregon, to get into touch with a
~,l6nd out what every one Of his co
ssituents who had any business wi
the departments. wanted TO have I
Ie. TENDED 20. He would not wait TO 4
|. out after repeated solicitations FRI
them. but would attempt to put hi
iself Immediately in touch with
! peopls who had elected him. That
,sr. the moderA and progressive sPi