Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-09

had succeeded. But Mr.. Joselyn,
when he was given a free hanS.
went to the mems headquarters and
after a heart-to-heart talk with them
lthey all returned to work. This will
give some idea of the new president
of the Portland railway. He is not
1.-THE kind who would try to settle
strikes by sitting in a luxuriously
furnished Office and smoking cigars.
He belongs to the type who get out
and hustle.
'Mr Josselyn is somethingf of a
fraternal order man and is high up
| in Missionary. In religious tenden-
cies he Is a Christian Scientist and
while at Baltimore took a very
prominent part in the affairs OF
Third church. This church is at
tended by some of the best known
people there, among them Mrs. Car
roll Brown, daughter of the late
Marcus Daily; Mrs. Alexander Brown
wife of the we'll known banker of
that name and Mr.. Oscar G.. Murray,
president of the Baltimore e. Ohio
railroad"
The Portland Democratic paper
announces that VIM. NJ. Cake is to |
become a candidate for governor,
while II. NJ. Cake is TO forego his |
TO become United States
senator, and that Stephen A. Lowell
f. not to become n candidate for the
United States senate. etc. 1t is also
that Frederick Mulkey Is
10 enter the race for the senate with
Mr.. Fulton, and that Mr.. Geer, etc,
3tc. The people will pail of a whole
ot OF this kind OF Information and I
viii settle down TO a lot OF hard 9
linking along the line OF what u
loes II all amount to, whom we !
lonor with our votes. The question ia
sked by all who think beneath the I
kullbone. and whose thought Is not :
merely a kind OF dlaphanous men
al perspiration, will be, what does
e represent besides a mere desire o
D be honored, TO be puffed up with 4
nicial swellheadism? Is he really
uniting an opportunity to do some
ling needed TO be done. or does
q simply want TO graft the easily a
lllible public In the much-abused az
ime OF party patriotism? All these pl
'ntlemeDt who are allowing their b'
lmes to be used by the newspapers fe
connection with high and mighty at
nces should get II into their Gran
ms, by a surgical process II need
}, that ofiice-getting and Office 10
'lding are not what they used to nj
}. The people have set up new
lndards. The knight that goeth
rth TO slay the political dragon WI
ese days has got TO have some at
ing besides party loyalty, voting ca
e ticket through thick and thin, ia'
'cribed on his banner to win. The IN
IN who are doing things political llk
I'm Roosevelt down TO Governor 20
or Mayor Lane, are za
N who are tearing the old party NV
bboleths TO tatters. and running VII
long spear of non-partlsanship Sol
wn the throat of the spolls-consum
/, taX-eating dragon. Neither Is
so popular as Il used TO be 10
rely hold down job In per- TAI
lctory political way. but public
cials are now required to do AT
nethlng In the way OF hghting the $40
tie of public rights. instead OF PAT
rely using public Office to feather oer
ir own nests and promote Jobs for rho
cial Interests at public expense. 'ih'
'ut one official In ten has awaken .'oi
to this fact and the rest are still DO
'e-chasers and dead asleep 10 the s'o
OF the new order OF things. -
'aiving the U, S. senatorshlp mat j
the Republicans OF Oregon /
ht as well awaken to the fact 4
no more spoils party-machine
ucian should be nominated for i 4
'rnor. Unless candidate has 4
right political attitude toward
state administration of It's insti-
lns, toward the administration OF ( I
lie lands, towards the duties OF
orations, and several other mat
OF equal Importance. he cannot 4
elected governor. II he simply 4
Is the otfice TO add 10 his own "
onal lnster and family fame.
has no definite ideas OF curbins ~