Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-05-25

''the people OF Oregon, as we'll as 70 ths
''people Of my legislative district, that
during my term of office. l will always
vote Tor United States Senator Ia Con.
vress who has received the highest mum
Der of the peoples votes for that position
at the general election next preceding
the election Of Senator IN Congress, ="
without revart TO individual preference. 4"
Such is the language OF the pledge.
This obligation is voluntary aud Is With
and to all Of the people. Il is made,
however, with the understanding that
the people demand il, and in eonsiders-
ton OF its being made their confidence
and their support are both solicited. Be.
lieving in the sincerity Of the man who
makes the pledge, the confidence Of the
people has been secured aud in advance
they have delivered TO him the goods he
asks--their votes.
Involved in the transaction is the sim
cerity. the integrity, the honor OF the
candidate and the interests, the trust
and the confidence Of the people who by
their votes have alteady performed their
full part Of the contract.
What excuse will the pledge signer of.
fer for breaking faith with the people Of
the entire state9 viii he break his
pledge? And il he does, what estimate
will he put upon his own character;
what estimate will he put upon himself
for truth, honesty and intelIigencer win
the press OF the state endorse himf viii
the preacher in the pulpit and the priest
in his confessional condone his treachery
and approve his hypocricyg Win the
voter in the ranks who is crying for civic
righteousness applaud his duplicityP
win the bankers confidence in mis- in
tegritv as man mark up his standing
in the financial world over and above
what he may be able TO deposit rs an inn
mediate result ot his service to those who
would ruin him to defeat q law they hste8
The eyes OF the political and financial
powers Of this country are on this strug-
gle in Oregon to purge senatorial elec.
tions OF corruption. The legislator will
be the inal factor in It's victory or defeat
To his integrity will be cimmitted the
destiny Of righteous cause and | am
not one T.. telieve for single moment
that any one OF them will prove recreant
TO his high trusts, nor false to his VOWS.
But what of the men who lightly talk
of blight'ng the integrity, character and
good name of those whom the common
wealth shall elect to execute its willq
aud who are they? highly respectable
denizens Of Portland and their aiders,
abettors and benetciaries Of special priv
ilpges. Which OF these gentlemen will
approach Statement No. Legislator
How will he do il? What will he offer :?
Immunity from that public contempt
which will be more his due than than
the due of the victim he would destroy?
The man who hints at such an accom-.
pIishment in his heart has already done
it aud those who advocate 1t are too poor
In cnmmon honesty To merit tile con-
tempt OF decent citizenship. They place
commercial value only upon other
mems integrity and thereby correctly
index their own. Self appointed guar
dians OF the public veal, horror stricken
at the uttered word Of anarcy, they en-
gage themselves to overthrow law they
cannot defeat by lawful means.
They will not defeat the primary Law
and Statement One either by fair
means or foul. They will not corrnpt,
coerce or fool the Statement One legisla-
tors, nor befog the great electorate for
egon who stand behind them TO sustain
them in their bOunden duties, for We
are now in the evolution OF new politi-
cal life. struggling for the rights of man
and the sovereignty OF the people.
The issue in this campaign is simply
ss to whether the people shall rule or
continne TO be ruled; whether the Presi-
dents efforts to dethrone corporate pow
er shall be sustained, and finally whpth-
er the Republican party in Oregon shall
be dominated by trust Interests or by the
principles promulgated by Lincoln and
exemplifed by Roosevelt.
The gentlemen who talk OF creating
chaos in the Legislature next January,
are not concerned about the preserva.
tien OF the Republican party except as a
trust tosI through which they may re-
turn to the U S.Senate an agent Of cor
porauoD greed. They will not succeed.
The moral fibre OF Oregon citizenship
will hold its servants true. am the
regularly elected nominee of the Repnb.
lican party for o. s. Senator and am
therefore entitled to receive the lyal
support OF all true Republicans.
Abiding in the faith and in a conf
dence that the republican party will
again triumph in the right, commit
my interest to its keeping to the end.