Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-09

while the victory was to the strong, II
was eminently fair and clean, and
that the victor is in perfect party feal-
ty entitled to the loyal support of every
defeated candidate and to every party
vote.
"But there are other things that de-
manf our earnest consideration. Our
family of states is bound together by a
thousand common ties. The interests of
one are the interests Of all in the large
sense, and it Is in the judgment Of
these in Justice to each, between invi'
vidual citizens, and to the worlds fam
lily of nations that our political parties
are founded, and the character of our
national administration of affairs is
shaped Ours is world power. We are
interested in the commerce; the peace;
the wars Of the world. The develop
ment CT the Pacific oceans commerce
and our trade and other relations with
the Far East is the concern OF every
American citizen. and the man from
Main is as vitally concerned for the
| improvement of our Pacific coast har'
bors, rivers and defenses, as we are In
| Oregon, or as we all are in our shipping
and tariff laws. And for the same rea'
SON the speedy completion of the Pana-
ma canal is Important. The develop
ment of American genius in material
affairs made possible by boundless OPP
portunity is moving society from its an
cient foundations, aud the interests OF
the individual and the family are pro
high ideals of American citizenship
foundly disturbed. AS a result our high
ideals of American citizenship are not
only menaced but are trembling in the
balance. The immigration laws Of the
United States need drastic revision,
and those corporations employing large
numbers of men should receive rigid
supervision to estop slave labor, in the
interest Oi the preservation of Ameri.
can citizenship, the American ideal Of
home, and the proper assimilation OF
that desirable European blood admit
ted to our shores. The formation OF
great trusts and the exploitation Of the
people by them are incidental to the
development of our genius and oppor'
tunities. They have come to stay, but
not to rule and rob for long, for their
destiny Is to serve and not to govern
freemen, aud II is given into the hands
OF the Republican party by the patriot
ism of its soul 10 work out the great
problem and reset the stage. The spirit
that breathed the breath Of life into
the party Of Lineoln--the party Of the
UnioR-animates President Roosevelt In
his noble purpose to save the country
and her people from impendipg ruin.
Tho Republican party and enlightened
citizenship everywhere in the broad do.
main Of the republic hail him as the
peerless champion of liberty and law.
He stands for tho definite purpose Of
making ours a government Of and for
men and not government Of and for
money aud property. A Democratic
victory in Oregon In the June election
would amount to nothing less than a
national oalamity, q diSerediting of
him and his work, to be pointed 10 by
his enemies and ours, and constructed
as a promise Of victory for the special
privilege class, who worship at tho
shrine Of their vested right TO despoil
the people, No single candidate on
tho Republican ticket can be defeated
without to that extent repudiating the
President and his work FOR the redemp'
tion of his eountrymen from bondage
10 the corrupt power Of money. No
state election In years has been OF 90
signal import TO the people Of this ma
tion AZ that TO take place In Oregon on
june 4th, next. not alone on account OF
its Significance In renoviAg from the
auction block the United States ssna-
tsrship, but because Il must, in the very
nature II tho eass, indicate the ap-
pEoyal OF 6apprOval by the people Of
the most heroic efforts made BY any