Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-22
A Mud Singing Cam
paign That Will
React
Anonymous Attacks Sent
Away From Home to Be-
little a Faithful Man

Mr.. Hawley's managers are in poor
business IL they cannot nominate that
gentleman without engaging in a mud
singing campaign against the man
who seems to be in the lead for the
nomination.
Mr. Tooze and his friends have ncv.
er referred 10 any other Republican
aspirpnt in a disrespectful manner, re-
alizing that they expect 70 support
the nominee, and leaving Il 10 the Dem.
ocratic press to bring out whatever
might be said against any Republican
candidate.
We repeat II the Hawloy managers
are responsible for what appeared in
the Democratic Albany Argus and tho
Prohibition Ncwbcrg Graphic against
Mr.. Toozo they are in very small busi.
ness.
II Salem managers Of Mr.. Hawley's
campaign have 70 send attacks from
Salem under anonymous signatures 20
papers IN other towns 90 gee publicity
Tor it, tho situation is a doplorablc ono
from any standpoint.
To get up a iist of Republicans any
portion Of whom are against Mr.
roozc they have 30 20 back into tho
politics Of the past twenty years, and
include tho socialists aud Prohibition.
lists.
Any Republican can excuse Demo.
cratic papers Tor doing such things.
Tho Democratic prcss have right 90
attack tho editor Of this paper. but
tho same papers called him saint
when he was helping their cause.
Tho attempt 90 turn tho Grand Army
men Of Oregon against TooEe, and In
favor Of Hawley will not work. as both
men have a record on matters dear 10
tho Grand Army, aud Mr. TooEo has
nothing 90 fear.
II tho fight i going 10 be Hawley
versus Toozo, let tho whole history of
both men como out, and for patriotic
devotion 10 tho old soldiers and the
cause they fought FOR Mr.. TooEo will
stand Investigation
Remember, Mr. TooEe aud his friends
have not attacked Mr.. Hawley, aud
have acted as gentlemen through this
whole campaign, while tho Hawley
managers have gone into personalities
and mud'thFowing from the start,
The Newberg Graphic attacks Tooge
FOR using a campaign card IN 1904 as
congressional chairman Of this district
FOR the Republican party, repeating an
attack that was first made In Claek.
amas county.
lst As Prof. HaWley Is lawyer
he must admit that this card Is absa-
lutely legal in character and in no
sense a dsseeratiOn unless We indiet
tho whole national Republican com
mittee for misusing tho aag.
End The evident intention Of the
card is OF tho highest order, namely
patriotic, II was the watehword Of
the campaign Of l9O4-"25,O 900 ma
jority for Roosevelt" "
Srd. There are no stars crowded out,
as charged. The number OF stars on
tho nag is the same As when tho 6rsa
Republican victory was won in 1860,
and tho ola veterans bore the flag to
victory under Lincoln, on the CORY
battlehelds 81 the South in the civil
war in their desperate struggle 10.
keep all the staEs there
4th. The HaWley managers should
be slow in attacking the patriotism Of
any man, especially a rival candidate,
when they viii only stir up memories
OF a lecture delivered by their eandi-
date on John Brown Of Ossawatamie.
which was condemned by Grand Army
men generally,
5th. Not a word Of criticism was
caused by the use Of these cards in
1904, when many thousands were put
in circulation 70 advertise Theodore
Roosevelt and the Republican party,
and when Mr.. ToOze was not a eandi-
date for Congress.
9th. Mr.. TOoze has been popular
with the Grand Army, has been their
orator on many occasions, and will
be in the future, while Mr.. HaWley
has not been 50 intensely popular
since his John Brown speech.
The attack on Mr. ToOze coming
from the HaWley managers Is not going
to hurt Mr.. Tooze's candidacy with
true men Of any party. It's purpose
Is evident. Unable TO defeat him on
his merits as a man and Republican
personal Misrepresentation and at