Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-18
OUR NATIONAL TICKET.
FORGET IT."

Inc IepuDllcdH pIbbb Vi OIeBoH udi
in the main been striving earnestly
to soothe the factional jealousies with
In the party, to divorce the senatorial
quarrel from the national campaign
in which it never was and never
should have been made factor, and
to promote in the various portions Of
the party organism, that unity OF
purpose and action which alone can
make for the consummation OF truly
successful campaign.
Now comes the Oregonlan of We'd
nesday's issue and in bitter editorial
under the heading "An Emasculated
Party" casts over the utterances Of
its lesser brothers, the clammy folds
Of wet, wet blanket, and sitting
mourDfully down in sack cloth and
ashes, proceeds to sing sad requiem
over the party that has so long been
the dominant force for power and
prosperity in the United States and in
Oregon
The burden Of its song is, that "the
Republican party of Oregon is in the
hands Of the reformers and II is utterly
dead. 1t neither makes, nor can it
make any effective effort, even in a
Presidential contest There |
will be no Republican campaign in |
Oregon. There can't be any. The |
party Is self-emasculated, self-exenter-
sted and il the electoral vote OF the |
state is to go TO Taft, that result will be
due to a superabundance in the state /
Ofsincere aud ear - st Republicans who
go straight ahead on their path and
can't either be misled or betrayed"
Admitting the necessity Of prompt and
concerted action, IL denies 10 the same
breath the possibility Of such action
and closes its dreary ooronach with
the words meanwhile the Democratic
machine goes on conquering and to
conquer"
Apparently it is unable 10 cease
broOdIng over the disappointments of
the recent senatorial election 10 the
state, or TO divorce the politics Of Ore
gon as a state, from the politics Of Ore
gon as a member in the frame OF the
United States.
Because the Republican party has
hoodwinked itself and allowed itself
to be hoodwinked In a purely local
struggle, is no reason why 1t should
lower its arms In a contest 10 a differ.
ent and broader field where differ
ent weapons are employed aud differ
ent ends are sought after Because
IL has lost plume in a camp brawl.
Is no reason why il should refuse to
take It's proper place Ia tho national
battle line.
The Observer believes that the ma
iority OF men In the Republican party
Of Oregon are conscious Of this necess-
ity. are willing, for the time at least,
to put state differences In their proper
place land that Is temporary oblivion
and TO cooperate heartily In the
advancement Of the national interest.
IL believes that the Republican party
Is alive lin spite OF all that may be
said TO the contrary and, moreover.
that the Republican party is unwill-
ing to commit political ''hari-kari" by
letting small grievances blind Il to its
greater and It's manifest duty. This
is no time 10 whimper over stone
bruises those lesser things can be
attended to at a later aud more appro-
PIRATE time, aud they undoubtedly will
be attended to.
Then wherefore pick open old aud
healing wounds1 Why sit passively
and pound with your little hammer on
the Republican party for tom-tomi
For a time at least, lose sight Of Indl-
vidual grievances. the Holy State