Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-01
COAST COUNTIES
ARE SOLIDLY
REPUBLICAN
Bourne Is a FavOrite in That Section and
DR.. WytheCOmbe Will Be
Close Second

supporters, regardless Of their politi'
cal affiliations, and that is as high q
compliment as can be paid any citizen
to say that he has won the heart
and Judgment and compelled the sin.
eere admiration Of those with whom
he has labored day by day, year in
and year out, when he was not known
as a political aspirant and was not
posing in the limelight of politics''
After referring TO DR.. Withycombe
as successful business man, and the
owner of large farm that he had
made a model of agriculture with his
own industry, Col. Hofer said the
election of such a man of strong per.
sonality, clean private and public life,
would do more to place the politics
of Oregon on higher plane, and
would place more of premium on
good citizenship than any moral reform
movement ever promulgated in this
state Ii means that the moral ele
ment in our public affairs, so long ne.
elected, is coming to the front. In
stead of the old style of partisanship
and waving of the bloody shirt along
the lines Of sectional hatred and per
sonal condemnation, we are going TO
enthrone in the high offices in the gift
of the people the new type of man.
Instead of people talking for political
effect about voting as they shot in
the sixties, they are going to vote as
they think and vote as they pray for
good government in the present. The
/ country needs il and the Republican
party of Oregon needs it. Another
new idea that was coming to the front
in the operation of the direct primary
law, was the opportunity to make re-
form pledges direct to the people, and
in this James Withycombe has been
a fearless leader. He has taken the
people fully into his confidence, and
they know exactly where to find him
on any matter of vital Importance. He
is champion of the direct primary,
of direct legislation and Of direct res
possibility to the people. And he is
man of earnest and sober convictions
and that is his continuous mental hab-
it. If ever a man in his daily life wore
the garment of righteousness, not put
ting it on just for special occasions,
it is plain, honest, Farmg Witty
cOmbe. Col. Hofer paid an equally
high tribute to W. G. Hawley, the Re-
publican nominee for congress. II
ever the reform elements Of this state
had an opportunity to assert them
selves and send to the halls Of con
gess an elevating, purifying influence
in the person Of a representative, and
at the same time a scholar and a man
Of great ability and solid attachments
as student of public questions, 1t
would be by electing the Republican
candidate for representative TO sue'
ceed Hon. Binger Hermann. He pre-
dieted that he would be elected by at
least 5000 plurality, and that he would
get a large vote from the moral and
religious voters outside Of the Repub-
liean party.
Referring TO national politics in all
his speeches in this county, Col Hofer
said there was more development pos
sible for this country along the line Of
the right kind OF politics than from
any other direction. But development
could not take place and become per
manent and effective from a political
source, unless the policies advocated BY
the party seeking power were OF such
nature as 10 establish stability TO
our government. Progress. prosperity
and expansion Of our Industrial wealth
were the watehwords Of the Republic
an party. He recIted facts TO show
that while applications TO- establish
banks we're more numerous than any
other class Of business wages were
80 high that labOfing men were scarce
al any price, and there lsas an actual
famine Of wage earnsrA "Wages IL
the sawmills and logging camps Of
western Oregon range from 500 20
$3.50 per day. The greatest dinienliy
In building the Drain and Coos Bay
railroad is going 70 DO securing labor
ers 70 pot thr0vgh that gigantic un-
dsrtAking. That 50 miles Of road will
cost nearly -four million dollars 81 or
dinAry wages. but the way labor prizes
are going up II Haay cost ak nilli0nA
have heard from reliable sources
that the Hartman system must search
the whole eountry over 70 get men 70
bulld that road. have Aeasd that
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