Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-04
HOW THE oREGONIAN rs USING
TAFT TO PUNISH REPUBH-
CANS IN OREGON

Stung repeatedly until II Is as
core as boil, the old Oregonlan
that we all love so well, continues to
lab w. NJ. Cake, chairman OF the
Republican state committee in ore
gon, until that paper has departed
from fact and appears ridiculous to
any person who observes Oregon pol
tics.
The latest news story" in the
metropolitan newspaper Is TO the eff
feet that w. NJ. Cake has gone east
10 confer with Senator Bourne about
Bourne-C Chamberlain alliance. All
of which Is incorrect as Mr. Cake
went to Boston to attend the Knights
Of PythIas supreme lodge.
According to this latest story OF
the oregonIan Taft and the national
committee have given Cake to IN
derstand that he IL undesirable In
the Taft camp; that he is unit for
the place OF chairman OF the state
committee and they want him ousted
and n. e. Williams to take chwge.
Here Is another unreasonable state
ment. Does anyone suppose that
w. n. Taft has 30 little foresight
That he Ia possessed of no better
Judgment than TO enter a state fac
tionaf GghtY The surest way for
Taft TO lose Oregon is for himself
to declare himself against Statement
No. I. No matter what merit the
statement may or may not have,
Taft can Ioze this state with little
effort. Aud such politicians as Sen
ator Fulton evidently would help to
lose II by striking blow AZ a meas
urs they don't IKE. rather than as
slst Taft 20 via in Oregon by keep
ing his hands and the hands OF the
national committee on OF our home
row.
Asa matter OF fact, and almost a
matter or record, the Cakes are hos
tile 60 Bourne. Everyone knows
that. The oregenfsu knows II as
we'll or better thTn anyone. yet it
Duts itself In the ATTITUDE OF being
unfair and unrellabfe for the pos
sfbIe purpose OF killing on Cake be-
czusc he advocated Statement No. I.
Another fact that liz recorded IN
Oregon is shat Senator FuTcons fol-
lowing elected George Chamberiafn.
n Democrat. 20 the Unlted slater
senate In the June election over tire
regularly nominated Republican can
dld1te. And stIll another fact. which
Is also a matter of record. is thvr
Senator Fulton aud HIS close follow
rrs were not Taft men in Oregon un-
10 n became absolutely certain that
Taft was 10 be the nomihee. They
were sky-piiOting around talking
Fairbanks and Hughel. When Tat
was sure 20 win without Oregon they
raisvi the former secretry's banner
Whyg Not because tlry wanted
TAFT. bur 10 play the Ud gUne OF
politics gf getting In the Band
wagon"
Frank Hitchcock stoppsd too SOON
when he held hts confecuce nc COL
nrado Springs. lie shoulf have cums
to PortIand and invited IN sume OF
ne Republicans OF Oregon. Then
lie wogId have learned how muca
Senator Fulton has done TO disrupt
the party In this state He wouIa
have learned that Fulton IL not q
big man at home by any means. ThEs
he wss beaten In dirvct primary
by this man Cake wtum HT'toH'5
eloce followers now eiaim is a weak
ling. and that his Drvther is even
weaker
n Frank Hitohcocs has the good
sense he Is credited with having as
leader. and II be wants to be sure
of carrying Oregon for Taft. the
thing for him 20 d0 Is 20 keep on
Of Statemen, No. and the iight that
Il has raised here. lie should also
call halt on Fslton and few
more who are using Taft 10 punish
she majority of Oregon Republicans.