Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-30
WHO is TRUE REPUBLICAN?

III am here at the time of the gen.
eral election, and any assembly men
have been nominated, and there are
no anti-assembly candidates from the
Republiean party opposing them, ]
will vote for the Democratic candidate
provided he is opposed to the assem-
bly, Senator Jonathan Bourne in
the Portland Journal.
BY this declaration, Senator Bourne
forfeits any claim he might have had
to a single Republican vote in the
State of Oregon. 1t Is equivalent to
saying that he will not support the
choice of the Republican party, which
from a Republican standpoint. will
mean the choice of the people in the
primaries, unless such candidate shall
be an opponent of the assembly. 1t
means that Senator Bourne cares all
for Bourne and nothing for the people.
The Observer asks its readers to
compare the attitude of Senator
Bourne with that OF the Republican
who stands ready to support the Re-
publican candidates nominated by
the peoples primary in September
and then ask themselves who is the
real and true Republican. The can
the assembly pledge themselves to
withdraw from the race il unsuc-
cessful in the primary and support the
anti-assembly candidates chosen by
the people at such primary. Repub-
lican editors representing nearly |
every county in oregon met in Port
land recently and agreed to a man to |
stand by the Republican candidates |
nominated in September, no matter
whether such candidates may have
received assembly Endorsement, or
otherwise. State Chairman NJ. c.
George and State Secretary II. V. Lit
tleheld, both assembly men, speaking
for the Republican State Central Com
mittee, a majority Of whose members
are also assembly men, pledge the
support of the committee to the Re
publican candidates selected by the
people at the primary. regardless of
such candidates attitude toward the
assembly. Thousands of individual
Republican voters in every county i'm
the state, Irrespective of their per-
sonal views of the assembly. stand :
ready and willing to take the same
pledge. But Jonathan Bourne pretend
ed Republican, and holding the high
est office within the gift Of the voters
Of that party in Oregon, will support ?
Democrats In the event that the peo- "
pie say by their votes at the primary :
that they want assembly candidates.
Senator Bourne having made his
position plain. so that the voters may
know where he stands, Il is now in "
order for other candidates who are
lsking for office as anti-assembIy Re IL
publicans TO tell the party what they
will do in the event that the people n
'hoose assembly candidates in Sep s!
ember What win you do, Colonel
tiofer? What will you do. Grant j.
Dimick? And you. Tom Kaye And
'ou, Henry McGinn-and all Of you N
Who are asking Republican support
While condemning the assembly? The d.
candidates indorsed by the
ssemhly have told the voters OF ore d,
on what they viii do II defeated by
he anti-assembly candidates at the Ira
rimary. What will you do n the
ssembly candidates wing VIII you w
kewise how TO the viii Of the people W.
nd support the successful Republic
IN candidatc2 Senator Bourne. the lot
ader OF your movement has declared
'at he will support a Democrat be l3l
IRE he viii bow 20 an unfavorable !
srdict at the hands OF the people. Pr,
ow. tell us what you viii do-and let s
have no silence or evasion. Re Tu
ember that there are thousands OF }
sembly Republicans who stand ready FRA
support you In the event OF your st5
ccess al the primary, provided your v
.swer to this question b. favorable. zur,