Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-21
THE FIGHT FOR THE NEXT GOVERNORsHIP in OREGON

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In 1910 they also elect Legislature but no U. S; Senator
There will never be more favorable opportunity TO get
business administration and decent business legislature
The people should seze the key to the situation and elect
an An-Machlne Independent Governor
The old political machine with headquarters at Portland
has its candidate for Governor selected already.
The machine will hold nominating assembly to "Sug-
ges' state ticket but principally Governor
The machine demands above all to have the office OF
Governor.
Under the direct Primary the people have two chances
10 one against the machine
Unde rthe convention or assembly system the machine
has two chances to the peoples one They do not intend
that the people shall have any voice in naming the Governor
Under the direct primary the people cannot win at the
nominating election they can defeat the machine nominee at
the general election,
The people or the machine must nominate and elect One
or the other will rule. the machine dictates the nomna-
ton the people will overthrow that dCation at the election
In all Independent commonwealth the people demand
Governor who is not creature of the machine.
IN New York the people have made Hughes Governor in
spite OF the machine and the party bosses
CumminS in Iowa and Folk In Missouri we're elected
against the machine.
In 1908 four states elected Governors of the opposite
party and defeated machine nominees OF the dominant pol
cal party.
Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota elected Democrats and gave
their electoral votes to Taft
These strong Republican states defeated the party ma
chine nominees for the office OF chief executive.
Where the party is so strong that the machine dominates
the Legislature the people have protection whatever ex-
cept by eIeCting an antmaChlne Governor.
nal Is Wnat tne people OF oregon must DC prepared ~
do for their own protection,
The whole struggle Of the Oregon Republican machine
from this time forth will be to capture the governorShp
machine Governor means machine legislative program
more than anything that has been undertaken in Ore
g0n.
With machine Governor the next legislature would COM
NIT outageS that never the light OF day when there is
peoples Governor In the executive chair
There is no alternative for the dominant party machine
politicians but to nominate machine man for Governor.
They will not do anything else because the machine poll
tcianS nstncVey gaVtate to the best representative OF
their own system,
The machine system exists upon plumber and the machine
demands a Governor 10 egalze their raids on the people,
The people Of Oregon should insist on a Governor who
will not be tuccuent tool to blndy execute the will OF
the machine.
That kind of Republican Governor would be appreciated
by the people OF all parties,
candidate direct from the people, fresh off the range,
not too well broke to the machine harness. not too wise
working all the ancient crafts, who has not grown caouS
to the wants OF the taXpayeS-wOud run well even IN the
Republican party.
The taxpayers of this state can only stand about muCh
They have nearly reached the limit.
They DO not balk at needed public Improvements
But pllng up an endless accumulation of CRAFTS is an in
duSry that has been overWorked
The people want Governor who Is not afraid to take
Legislature by the nape OF the neck and shake out OF its
boots,