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


ere administration for the past year.
The city has been cleaner under the
present police force than il was ever
known to be under machine rule. Cap.
tain Lewis Of the day police and OH.
Ger Murphy and Patrolman schedeck
Of the night force are to be removed
and the FIRE department reconstructed
to serve the grating purposes Of the
politicians who can only live on the vi.
cious elements Of society. These men
have been willing at all times TO en-.
force the laws and that is their only
crime-the gang want vice protected,
and pimps and gamblers to ply their
trade without restraint, and that Is
their only conception Of Republican
city governments
VINO Are 10 90 In.
II is understood on the inside that
the present police force who are 70 be
put out are to be replaced by Louis Fol.
som as captain Of the day police in
place Of Jim Lewis and others in place
Of Oficer Larry Murphy and Frank
schedeck. Ellsworth Nichols Is prom
ised Chief Engineer Of the ERE depart.
mont. and Fire Chief Savage is 70 be
alone retained The men to be removed
are generally popular with the business
men and citizens, and petition viii
70 before the council from practically
an the busines men Of Salem asking
that they all be retained. But the
places are wanted for political purposes
and places must be had or the machine
cannot do business. Tho Waters cd.
ministration has been popular, and II u
IL not stopped Mayor Waters may get
in the way Of the would-be boss Of the
faction that is seeking to get control
Senatorial politics is away down deep
at tho bottom of the whole thing In.
volving legislative and county states.
Good Government Involved
Non.par,i.an administration IL IN
volvcd In the aght FOR clean sweep
In tho 6rc and police departments.
when The wators administration went
into Office no clean sweep was under.
taken. bot an oompctent men were left
undssturbcd IN their places, and tho
cause of good service was placed above
tho interests of ward politics. chief
Cornelius selected his force Of police.
men from the standpoint solely Of cfi.
cheney, and not Of politics 10 is true
tho men arc Republicans, but they are
not moddling or debating 20 the people
of their respective wards who they
shall send 10 the city council. These
officers have never been used by tho
Waters administration 30 build up any
aspifant for ofico aud that 10 the only
crime Of which they are guilty Thg
cannot be used 90 rehabllitate the
rotten machine that h pretty badly
brokon up and has a bad record behind
Il, and very little Of a future ahead
u Il. Tho people are tired Of bosaisin
aud dietation on tho old lines and are
IN a temper 20 smash any boss OF ma
chine that shows its head.
Stands for a Principle,
The leaders Of the Waters admins
tration say there Is not particle Of
demand from any living source Tor the
removal OF tho present police force.
They say that they are standing Tor
the principle OF clean administration
as against tho grating system that
puts everything up 20 tho highest bid
der, where bossinn demands Of men
compensation for getting places other
than loyalty 20 good government. One
OF tho bosses on the other side Is ae'
eused OF having cement walks built Ia
return for getting an appointment, AMI
of putting price Of from ave 20 twepty
five dollaTs a month on every once Civ
en- out in the name Of the Republican
party This system is 10 be introduced
in the city government II they sue
eeed. While the Waters administration
has been elean ami progressive there
has never been anything In the nature
Of a graft for a single dollar charged
against Il, and never a suspicion of
selling auy ofiee for a reward 70 any