East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-02

ioTlidlu, June Z,-MOnuay Will tell
the tale and it's up to the people of
oregon to get serious. The time is
here when vote 'er straight" gush,
and yellow-dog doctrine has got to
go. The people won't stand such, stuff
any longer. The issue Mondays vote
is to decide isn't an issue of party.
It's a question of men. Let the party
take care of itself and the people vote
for the man they want to serve them
in office.
Don't forget this one fact: parties
are things to get office with They
are the tools of politicians and this
stand by the ticket" business is a
confidence game. For so years peo-
pie have been fooled by 1t, but the
time is here for the yellow dog man
to skidoo for tn tail uncut. He will
make his exodus out of Oregon next
Monday and sicker, sorer lot won't
be found between Astoria and Klam-
ath Falls than the yelow-dog poll
tician who would manipulate the peo-
pie in an attempt to build up another
political ring in this state on the plea
for party stick-to-it-iveness.
SITUATION III NUTSHELL.
Here's the political situation in
nutshell and while you're about 1t
think it over and see If it isn't proph-
esy: George E. Chamberlain will be
reelected governor. because he has
been a good official. The people have
tried him and he has proved to be a
trustworthy public servant. They
want him again. If he hadn't been a
success, he wouldn't have lasted
through the campaign. But he has
lasted and this is also a fact. That
his whole campaign since the first gun
was fired has been triumphal pro-
cession. His speeches have been
heard by thousands and the people
have cheered him. George Chamber
lain is a stronger man today than he
was four years ago, and he will make
a better governor during the next four
years than he was the last four be-
cause his experience has fitted him
for ii.
Abe Lincoln, who was supposed to
have a whole lot of horse sense in
his day, once suggested that it isn't
a good policy to swap horses while
crossing the stream. This is good
policy today-in fact it has passed
into a proverb and its principle will
apply to this campaign.
George Chamberlain has made
good governor, and the people are
not going to swap. It's up to the
people to take their choice. =
1t isn't sound policy to turn down
for a second term a man who has
made good and the people know it.
The same thing applies with the
United States senatorship. John NJ.
Gearin is at his post. doing good work
for Oregon. The people say. Let him
keep it up" and if the intelligence of
the Oregon electorate is Of as high
grade as it is given credit for, they
won't call him home, simply because
he happens to be a democrat, to send
back Bourne. a man whose record
runs into murky shadows; who has
been a political tail-ender ever since
he has been a candidate and. that for
the last 90 years, and would couldn't
make a speech any more than he
could climb the north pole.
over in the First district they are
going to send Charles V. Galloway to
congress. He is a young man, full
of eloquence and fire, and the kind
of man who can do Something. No
other kind will do. Charles Galloway
is a mixer and a man who would go
to congress and command respect as
a representative young westerner,
born in old Yamhill, of pioneer stock.
This isn't saying that the Rev. Willis
C. Hawley isn't a good man, for he
is. He is a Christian gentleman and
good school teacher. but as for be-
ing made of congressional timber? 1t
hasn't come out yet.
George Chamberlain is good
enough for me and he will get my
vote" said an old-time republican,
the other day. and he echoed senti-
ment that Is going to elect him. It's
I everywhere, and because the man has
| done 1t well is the one thing that put
damper on the opposition's cam
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