The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-14
CAKE THE MAN
FOR SENATOR

A grent many Republicans are be-
ginning to soberly ask themselves,
"Why should we elect Cover nor
Chamberlain TO the United States sen
ate?"
And to this echo is answering,
"Why, indeed !"
c There is an overwhelming majority
of Republicans in this state. In the
ordinary elections they have often,
and the Telegram believes wisely,
looked to the men without reference
to tie party brand which they wore.
In this way they have disciplined
patty and at the same time raised the
standard of the local public service.
But in the matter OF the election OF
q United States senator they have pre-
sented to them different profile ID.
There they come in touch with the
party of the nation, the party OF
Roosevelt, of which they 80 warmly
approve. and the vei dict which they
render the general pu' lie must accept
as very largely the judgment II the
v tors Of Oregon upon that admins
tration. Our elections occur at an
odd season of the year. We here fIe
the first gun of the presidential elec
ton The verdict Is made up 10 ad-
vance, so far as the test of the coun
try Is concerned. The nation knows
that the state is over whelmiDgly Re
publican. Ii likewise knows that the
administration OF President Roosevelt
has here received enthusiastic approx
al. Tint administration, disguise 1t
Il. tal h..t hn
country BY the general masses OF
the people it has been warWly approx.
ed by the corporate aud piutocatiG
interests it Is bitterly reviled. and,
while little Is being done openly,
there Is deep Aown smouldering fire
OF resentment that cannot be extin-
guish d. For the very reason that
the plutocatic forces of the country
bate the president. the masses OF the
people admire and approve him.
III under such circumstances such as
these 1t goes forth that the people OF
Oregon In JuEe elect Democrat tor
United States senator, the administra-
tion receives a blow in the house Of
Its supposed friends that Ii Ia conceiv.
able may have serious effect upon
the plans of the friends OF the admin
istIt tion and upon the great contest
In November following. 1t must not
be forgotten that much quiet work
has been done In rece0t months
against the administration. One may
see the effect OF 1t upon every hand
In every oommunity-the clacquers
busily engaged In hamstrinRi ing
Roosevelt, and insiduously undermln
ing the platform of principles which
be has been steadily puttinh forth in
his messages and speeches. II we'll
known and supposedly safe admins
tration state falls by the wayside In
June, the prestige OF the administra.
tion severely suffers, and no man who
honestly faces the question can see 1t
otherwise.
From this standpoint, which is
something considerably more than
partisan standpoint, the matter ap-
peals to the Telegram. IL believes
with heartiness and sincerity In the
advanced platform OF principles
which the president Is laying down,
in the elimination of special privil-
eges and the equality Of opportunity
for which the president stands, and to
propagate and develop which he has
done more than any other man OF his
generation. 1t considers this mat
ter of patriotism, rather than par
tisanshlp, and 1t proposes to do what.
ever lies within it's power to uphold
aud sustain the man whose very name
typities these modern enlightened
doctrines In doing so, 1t believes II
expresses the profound conviction OF
an enormous majority OF the people
of Oregon, irrespective of their party
affiliations.
In the present campaign aud the
coming election Statement No. ! is
not on trial, because both candidates
for the United States senate stand
square toed and fiat footed upon that
platform, neither is Chamberlain nor
Cake as such, on trial before the
people. The question is one not Of
these men, but of broad national i'm
port, leading to victory which will
mean n shout of ringing encourage
ment to the national administration
or a vital blow deievered In the house
of its friends. This Is the real pIopo.
sition before the people of the state,
aud ID is one of the main reasons why |
the Telegram will throughout the
campaign give Ii. M. Cake its hearth
est support and urge as strongly as 1t
may the voters of the state to sustain |
tho administration at IA moment when |
1t is more seriously on trial than at
any oSher period of its whole his
tory. Portland Evening Telegram,
May 4 1908,