Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-10

the stairs and out into the street,
which he crossed on the run. The doc
tor. who was in another room, heard
the racket, and reached the Office win
dow in time to see the boy on the other
corner. He raised the window and
beckoning with his thin hands called
the boy TO come back and reveal his
wishes, but the boy yelled back: Not
much I don't. Don't think don't
know YOU. now that I've seen you
undressed.'
"The general policies Of the Repub-
liean party speak of their own excel
lenee, and 10 member of the party
needs TO apologize for them. The con-
dition of the country is eloquent in sup
port of them, and when a man runs for
any important position as a candidate
of the Republican party he not only
dares to say so to the public, but he re-
lies largely upon that fact for his sue.
cess. No doubt the Democratic party
has made its mistakes, but that is no
good res son why Governor Chamberlain
should seek to go through an important
campaign evidently hoping that the
people may not discover that he is real
ly member Of the party that was ae-
tually in power in the days of Jefferson.
Why I would not treat the Democratic
party with that degree of disrespect
myself. 1t really has some meritorious
features about it, or had, and it is de-
serving of favorable mention at least
in the speeches of the Democratic can.
didate for governor.
"And right there is the key to the
present campaign. The Democrats have
no possible chance to elect single
state officer in Oregon this year unless
it may be done by appealing to the Le'
cessity of independent voting Had
you noticed with what persistency it is
eontended that party lines not only
have been abandoned, but that a pa.
triotic duty to ones country actually
demands that party lines should be for.
gotten-that is Republican party lines.
For you will observe that it is expect
ed that every Democrat in the state
shall be perfectly blind to the duty of
independent voting.' Every Demo
crat is expected TO vote her straight.
A Democrat is expected TO show his in
dependence of party lines by voting the
Democratic ticket and Republican is
supposed to show his independence by
voting the same way. And the out
come of this highly ingenious game OF
hocus-pocus would be that the Demo.
craticc andidates will 'eatch 'em goin
and comm.
"Oregon is one of the strongest Re
publican states in the Union, according
TO its population, but when we reflect
tha it has Democratic governor, q
Democratic U. s. senator, a. Democrat
ic supreme judge, Democratic district
attorney and sheriff in a county thai
has Republican majority of 5000 il
must be admitted that it has one of tn,
most aggravated cases Of Democrati,
symptoms to be found anywhere. W,
have been preaching Republcanism anC
praeticing Democracy. We have beer
laying Republican eggs and Matching
out the most pronounced types of Dem
ocratie chickens But we have hatcheS
out the very last setting of that kind
81 was amused the other day upor
reading an article in Democratic pa
per praising the governor for his un
swerving observance OF non-partisaI
methods during his administration
special snusion being made to his ap
pOintment Of Judge Harris, a Republi
can to q circuit judgeship, and as proof
Of his desire for 'non-partisan ju
dietary IL wss pointed out that he haS
appointed Democrat 10 the suprem,
court, this n.eaningof course,if il mean,
anything that would Offset the parti
sanship shown by the Republican judge,
in their decision. But how under heav
ems can one Democratic judge oifset
tho PartisAnsAiP Of two Republican
judgesf And il you had two Democrat
10 judges. and that is what we would
have IL Governor Chamberlain should
get another whaek at the suprem,
court, 70 one Republican judge, wouls
it not sil be partisani And who &
going to be fooled by such twaddi.
about Hon-pArtisaA apPOiatmsniss
ssThs fact Is that tArough the op
GRAFTON Of this sort Of pAlavsr . stron,
pcnosEatie machine has been construct