The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-17
POLITICAL PROSTITUTION AND DRUNKNEsS
Morning Astorian Leads the Republican
Press of the State in Candidly Stating Its
Position on the Senatorial Question
in so Far as Chamberlain
Figures

Republican Oregon Is facing the crisis Of ts historyl
moment cause best and that be offered in
adjustment Justification; and a Of the Of
party hs the Morning Asoan proposes the
problem and say few things thet has held unsah for sometime
Difference the credit and Of people and the good Of the
State abroad
We are not using plea "dsrner resort, utilizing
extreme argument simply the sxgncy the
urging the consideration Of our defence Of party on any lower
ground than the absolute good Of the people At rgs Oregon amped
by right held and expressed BY Republican
jorliy Of $4,000 within the State 81 Oregon
Legislature ol Oregon of an
ambiguous law sOph,y electoral predicate known Of all
here Statement No whereby those who subscribed the sophsm
and desire observe the law aed and hamped when they should
be the es The position anomaly and covert deluss
peou trick devised operated for the undog Repubcanm
Oregon likely succeed unless the brains honor OF the dom
nan party shall rise to the rescue and Of members caught
coil shall swiftly ard essy soe themselves from the doubt and
danger engahng them.
they the ground
Of high pledge sAd of them there other grounds
which they may repudate foolish behind
They have but the danger Of sending weg such Geo
Chamberlain into the highest walks Of the nation pose the
and representative Of Oregon when known Of all
that has the strength courage maintain dignity OF the
ocvenOhp the State that did hu its potOunde hOme
unanimous maniul silence has been maintained in Oregon for
the SIX that he has been Governor this wetched voice
and that the voice Of Mother in Israel crying against the
shame Of it fell her startled and sennd revealing
the saness the and the cowadce of his fellows all the
State
We Astoria story sought play
dgen and discriminating always and have despite the broad
demand for ruthless made upon old open
bauches and hiding aerwa The occurring August last
when he this city company with Of the leading gentlemen Of
the metropolis mmeasueby above such and
disgust the developments here drove him back Portland the In
his helpless guest bed And that bed he rs hours
while talked scoHd contemptuousy bled the FIRST
citizen their when he from he smuggled
board the Regatta flagship keep him from the plying Of the multi
ude the gandstan there in mdhann he held
t captivity below while the the day the river
and when darkness fell he uepousy TO the train and carried
aboard blind besotd dead the world with hundreds Of his fellow c
witnesses the unspeaabe repoach the commonwealth
This was the episode (and many) that evoked the right
protest that follows and which alluded in the foregoing and
reproduced because Of the underlying the grave alone
in the mind Of Oregon woanoo in the inner consciousness Of the
real manhood Of the State and its gennne motive
for releasing the last Legislator from obligation that bese
him. The full text Of the letter to the oregonian Isl
"Rains, Or, Sept sCTo the Editor the oregonian)-I
say few words that would like very
print-although hardly expect any rate will try
newspaper will really print little truth
down the annual Regatta Astoria last week. and
had what thought that time the honor" Oregons
Later / the train ready 10 leave was at
very being led to the
train by prominent At first I thought sick or
injured but when expressed views people laughed my
and told me he was bad Of
horhed and looked closer and found that
He shambled-our Governor shambled His pulled
his lace and he in perfect stupor And the prom
that led hone held each rverenty
II were something holy
Oh How they how they elect man Of such stand
shows that the majority eeetsnot man. surebeng like
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