Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-19
Bedrock Republican
Says TOOze Alone
Is It
When II Comes TO Comparing
Notes as TO Loyalty TO
Principles

E.itor Journal. ] have been life
long Republican. but am one Of the
kind who do not swallow everything.
but have never bolted the national part
of my ticket. / shall support the Re.
publican nominee for congress and for
tho T.. s. senate. whoever he may be.
National Republican principles are TO
me- dear as the apple of my eye. es.
rogially as interpreted by Teddy
Roosevelt II he wins ont on his rate
biIl and that law is as successful ne
We hope. 10 will be, no one can stop him
from being President again have
recently written to Washington county,
where one Of the Republican apinuts
Tor congress resides. when not attend.
ing 70 his law business In Portland.
got very little useful information, but
learned the following factsi
That in 1890 Mr.. Huston was defeat.
Cd boz ihc Republican county conven.
i.on in Hillsboro by Judge Crandal for
ihc nomination Of county Judge lie
then came into the Democrat county
convention, sought and obtained a nom.
iraiion iu tho legislature. bot WIS DO.
f,1icl at the election In 1892 tho
Democrats gave him tbc nomination for
state senator. but be was defeated by
Hon. Tom Tongue In 1896 the Dom.
uruts again nominated him for state
senator Thomas Tongue being tho Re.
publican nominee While Tongue was
gone 90 the national convention as
delegate, Huston cauyasscd the county
and with che aid OF tho Southern Pa.
cihc aud united Populist vote BE- was
elected. While Ia tho senate hs voted
go repeal tho mortgage tax law and
made a stronger free silver speech ln
nomination Of Judge A. s. Reunett for q T.
\ senator than ever Silver Dick Bland
mato anywhere orat any time. IN 1890
ho ran on free silver Democrat tick |
90. declaring from thc stump that he
would support John n. Mitchell and
none other for senator. anL when tho
Presidential election ~ 1900 came hs
hoppod over and canyasseI Tor MtKin. |
10y Ills radical free silver nominal
ing speech was preserved by Long tho /
Argus man, aud / asked Long the other.
day 90 leo mo sco it, as wuuted 10 re-
read H. and ho told mo that Ls had /
loaned lt 10 the ehaiTmau-of che Rtpub
liean state campaign committee 10 as
tho committee could keep Huston On 1
the stump as a gvuefal speaker. But
did allow him 90 make three speeches
In Washington county, anal they never
returned Il 20 Long.
1 have been eouteuiug that tbs Hon
Walter l. roozo was the only Repub.
lican In the race for Jhe congressional
nomination who was entitled % auy
consideration at the hands of straight |
Republicans, For 2O years he has not
deviated in his support of the ticket
and when Huston was chasing free sil
yer, Tooze WAS almost alone among
The Leaders boz this county who went
forth 90 battle for Or, cause of sound
money, iic stood up and was counted
iud was ou che right side then as he
has always heen. At ths great Lincoln
banquet az salem when be and others
N'ho want to 80 to congress stood up
'nd told us What they knew about Re
'ublieanism be alone struck ore for
protection sound money and the he.
'ees Of the Grand Army. Huston and
.ia~ley forgot about the bedrock priu. n
'iPles of RePublieauism ami the uat- /,
.iotie rank aud hle that have made the /
aepublican party great and this nation /
What Il Is. He alone Is sntitled 20 ths a
'allot OF straight men Who stand an q
he national principles OF the psrtv q
mi he has stood 10 his guns through I
he taiek Of the hght on an occasions i
% not BE- afraid % let the rank ana D
he Ole know that.
MN nl.Hrrurra.