Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-30

cannot quite go the Oklahoma de-
positors guaranty law, for which
Bryan stands. And the worst OF Il
is the National Bankers association
also oppose the guamnty law as pro-
posed by Bryan. TIE only cloud on
Tafts horizon, as we see II, Is this
impression that the masses OF the
people may get, k(ef the experience
OF last fall, thatffbeir money would
be safer In the banEs under Bryan
than under Taft N they get that
strong Taft IL goner, but there Is
another way OF looking at it, AMI
that In II Bryan goei In they will
have no money TO put In the banks
to amoant to anything and II WI,
make little difference whether bank
deposits are safe or not. a'f
. see my old friend friend. John
Albert. favors the bank guaranty
plan. At least report I'm the Ore
gonian says he does Yet n mfy b.
true. In way for all the good
banksto guarantee the weak ones
would be putting n premium on bad
banking. but it 'hould be remember
ed that there Will he bad bankere
lust the same whether there is any
bank guaranty law or not. The good
times argument Is the one to use
for Taft. do not see how anyone
who suffered through the Cleveland
hard times. which he may not at all
have been TO blame for. cannot vote
to have another four years OF them.
I am wearing a Taft button and ex-
pect to vote for Taft and do not ex-
pect postofiice for doing so. I
hope there are others.
Salem needs one ten-stofy bnild- !
ing, or nj least Ave story one. with |
n modern elevator to take people up
and show them how this city is
spreading ont all over creation. II
would have the effect OF locating |
more people here after they have |
seen the other tow~s In oregon. and /
then come here and take them m |
and show them town about Ave
times as big. with a semi-circle OF
state institutions all around II and
more a building am sorry the
United States National bank crowd
have decided TO wait until next
spring before they build. They
rould build cheaper this winter than
next spring. but II would be terrible
putting up such struc-
ture In the ram. and thinking II all
over | guess they are right In not
tearing the roof on their present
shack before the weather settles
next spring Besides II Taft Is
elected and Republican congress
Ia called In special se-sion to revise
the tariff. business will be unsettled
md wages will not be as high as at
present. Congress meets in March
next TO revise the tariff whoever Is
elected President and things will be
slack until that Is settled and the
new bill goes into effect,
Othei business men | talk with
say II Taft Is elected we will have
he best year of business ahead OF us
hat we have ever experienced, and
siil make more money in one year
han we will In. four OF Bryan years.
Be that as n may, the average bust
ness man has good trade az Salem
light now. We are In the most
prosperous part OF the world, and
'annot suffer much whatever the re-
result OF the election. This state
win probably go 20 Taft by a small
'ote. our political leaders do too
much fighting 20 keen the party very
trOng The Republican bosses will
lot abide by a majority vote within
he party, and seem 10 think Il Is
ute To oppose about all the people
'ote for. They want the legislature
o repeal the direct primary law,
md abolish direct legislation of
senator's They would put the Re
party on record as opposing
What a great majority OF the people
sant and vote for and a seems 10
ne this Is suicidal for party lead
'rs, II the legislature should repeal
'lther OF those laws the governor
would veto the bin and the people
would elect legislature next time
hat wonld sustain the veto.