Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-05

lawyer then iu Washington county, so
Huston must needs change his politics
60 an this vacancy.
There was no moral question iuvolv
ed here; just a deliberate. premcditat
ed cold blooded act 90 advance his
business interests and to get into pol
itics From an this is Il difficult toI
see the real reason why Huston chang
ej back ten years later from the Dom
ocratie 90 the Republican pariyi lie
says be made the change because he
couldn't stand FOR silver. But did be
thought lt wasn't "frcc silver OF
"frcc gold" or free anything that
made him change his politics In isso
aud ism it just possible that "frcc"
silver BE- mere suttorfuge. and that
it simply furnished an opportunity for
q shifiy politician to make another
iumpi
Remember that iu June 1885, llus
ton was tbc Democratic nominee Tor
state senator and that be- was soundly
beaten for the place Remember also
that IN June. 1890. Thomas n. Tongue
Huston aud Tongue both residing in
IHhlsboro. was elected 20 congress
This necessarily resulted in taking Mr
Tongue away from home much of the
time and che consequent abandonment
in great part of bic lafg, law practice
suppose he bad been elected state
treasurer iu 1896 Instead of defeated
what would Bic politics have been Co.
dnyi Thomas Tongue was one of thc
most brilliant men who ever sat .H
congress from this or any other state
Washington county will always bc
proud of him and viii always regret
bic uuiimely death No brought honor
10 himself and 20 Die adopted state and
county, Though born iu "a foreign land
across tho sea, be- wss au ever true
aud sound and loyal aud Intensely pat
riotic American. ilr wus lifrtims
Republican, devoted 90 his party and
always eloquent iu defense 0f its prin.
ciples and platforms ils WAS NOT O.
squirmer, a siraidleF, q traitor 90 first
ono party and then another 10 COM
pare Huston and Tongue BE- liks com
pairing piece of smoky glass with
the giisiening brIiliauss OF tte dia.
mond, And yet Huston who was
Tongues bitter opponent twice rau.
didato against him ipf state senator
uow appears iE Republican clothing
asking 90 be- seui 90 fil tts place once
hrld hy Tongue. Nr go.s. iis enough
tu make a saint turI .n tis grave.
ilustou spent Ten yraTs denouneing
the Republican party Hr denounsel
protection and called it a fraud aud a
humbug, be- was f1r free trade and r.
tariff Tor revenue.
Where does hs now stand ou that
question: he apologilsd for ever hay
iug been o. Republican and said the
only way be could account for it was
that be Was youug and inexperienced
And do you think the Republicans Of
Washington county and Of this con
grsssional district viii have that man
iu eougFessi This political freebooter
bueeaneeT and pirate, hrst sailing
under one flag and thea another, al
Ways looking for prefeTment and plun
der have confidence enough 10 the
Intelligence Of the electors 70 believe
they viii do nothing Of the Kind.
-Four years ago the Republican party
Of this state made ths fTightful blun
der Of nominating an ex-Demoerat for
governor. II by any chance Huston
should receive the Republican nomina.
tion for congress IL would most certain.
ly result In the election Of q Democrat
10 June There are hundreds Of Repub
Leans in Washington eouuty and thou.
sands Of them IN the district who will
never under any circumstances vote for
IS b. Huston 70 20 70 congress.
And he is held 10 just as much con.
tempt BY Democrats az be Is BY Re
Publieans, and justly 70. too. There
has never been another such example
of political PeTfdy in the annals Of
public men in the state Of Oregon az
Is Afforded BY the sHample Of Huston
Men have changed their politics. but
the man who has been a deserter Of
and a traitor 70 both Of the great po
litieal parties. and then seeks high |
position. is fortunately a rare creature.
Let the voters Of this district on the
goth day Of April administer such |
singing Tebuke 70 him that Il win
serve a. a warning 70 others and make
them realize that honesty in politics il
just az essential 20 true success AZ Il is