Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-20
DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICS.

\ on the stage at the recent meeting OF
the willamette Valley Development
league at Albany. for purposes Of ex
Inhibition. in our edition Of the News
last week our opinion has not
changed In the least. The mission OF
the development league is not polit
ical In the least degree. and it sphere
OF usefulness will be destroyed In the
degree that politics is allowed to in
termlngle IN is sessions OF course
there could not be the least objection
20 an asplrant for Office participating
In league work In the way OF a paper
or speech providing all tendency
to politics was eliminated. for the In.
dlvldual Is a citizen as we'll as an Of
nce seeker But to give a man prom
inence Al league meeting simply be
cause Of his political aspirations. no
matter what his political sentiments
NAB be, must result in injury TO the
league. We understand that Governor
Chamber ain mas been invited 10 take
part In the Siverton meeting. soon
TO take place. There can be nothing
wrong ln this providing tho governor
is invited because he 10 governor, or
IN his capacity as a citizen. Hut n
no is invited because OF his candidacy
Tor reelection Il is an wrong and will
result In injury 10 both the league and
to the governors chances for ro.olcc
ton Neither would therc be any
thing wrong in inviting Mcssrs. Johns
ilawley wlthycombe. Goor. Toozc. or
any other asplpnt for once 10 take
part In the league az a citizen. To
give the league the least acmblancp
of political caste will lnjuro Co.
sphere Of usefulness and finally break
O. down altogether #. l.. DuEgcr ln
sabtiam Nowa
Whllc the mission OF the develop
mont league o. not political the mls
sion Of politics should be development
of our state. The Si.ycrton develop
mrnt convention was criticized local
| ly and some good citizens ild not
take part because Governor Cham
borlaln was Invited 10 speak. Il wa
criticized hccauTe manufacturer OF
malt and hop extract discussed how TO
extend taat Industry and how 10 build
up tho hop and barley industry Roth
the FoyornoF and the salem brewery
man discussed development oi ore
SON. Nov the plain truth o. deyol.
opmont OF material aui Industrial
oregon have little or nothing to DO
with moral and political propositions.
The simple fact remains. We need
mon in politics who have more o..
Gard for tho industrial. development
of our state The mere taN eating pol
iiclau is parasite meaningless
oNttaNaganco q is iry at HIs an
ONCE and rouders some service. uut
tho time has como when Ihe people
demand groator measure of service
from an ofhcial than hoIiiHs down his
Sob and drawing hs salary and plan.
uing its lnoroa .o.
10 can bo said of Governor Cham.
berlain that fev men in Orrsou can
make a speech so adn0itIy WorIei ia
tho cause of development but sr com
. p.eteiy devoted to his own interests
, AS a candidate nlt it slould be-
added that few governors have done
, more to advertise the state. None
aaye done So much toward building
Z suod roads lie has gone pretty much
q an over tho state. ana has gone %
h other aatea He has not been =
!. teaa.in.thesheu oniolal He has talk
"a Development aud has been a fact
a or of development as an oniclal Be
i. yond this h Is noe necessary 10 dis
, cuss his administration an dlscussinr
/, politics ani development As presi
r. dent ~ he development league thli
ir writer mas tried to have 40 impropei
,r use mado 90 the development Iearue
!, hut he Is a thoWugh believer tha
n the politician should aid development
: Tho omcial should be- a state deyel
m opor statosmauship is state build
N ms state building is the uobles
n occupation that can enEage the al
/, tention of Hs ciJiseus. Hence ther
is q connection between leyeIopmen
b. and politics
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