Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-17

distinct and favorable impression
upon his auditors.
MIR. Mulkey Talks.
Mr.. Mulkey direct primary and
Progressive" candidate for the con.
gressional nomination in this district
against Representative Hawley, was
the first speaker introduced and be
confined his talk exclusively to an
attack upon the assembly, the at
tempt Of the moneyed interests to
domineer Oregon politics through
the medium of the assembly, which
is a mere subterfuge and substitu-
ton for the old time convention
system, and to an attack of Mr..
! IIawley's record in congress when he
aligned himself with the Cannonistic
ring of the house organization and
against the interests of the people
He charged that the claims of Mr.
Hawley, of what he had done and co
cured for his constituency in the
way of legislation, were of no credit
to him for "the items he enumerates
and credits to himself and his er-
forts in the congressional appropri-
alton bill are printed in italics,
which indicates that they We're in
serted in the act in the senate"
Hawley Stand-patter.
He showed that Congressman
HaYley and Ellis had both voted
mo" upon the Norris resolution de-
signed to take the control of house
legislation out of the hands of the
Cannon organization and that they
had stood pat" throughout the ses-
sion and voted with that plutocratic
organization upon every question
that came up wherein there was Il
division, and he concluded by de-
claring that, while ne was not MAX
ing a personal campaign against
Congressman Hawley, for whom he
cherished naught but the highest re-
gard as man of honesty and integ-
rity, but" he exclaimed, the one
issue to be decided in this campaign
is whether or not Cannonism, and
what the word implies, shall rule in
this country, and whether or not in
all legislation the people shall have
an equal chance with the interests.
Mr.. Mulkey was well received and
resigned the floor to Mr.. McGinn
amid loud applause.
McGinn Mans the Guns.
Mr. McGinn, when introduced, was
accorded a great ovation. He be-
gan, after a few remarks by way of
with a right swing to
the jaw, thusly: "The assembly is |
the old convention written Target"
with thunderous emphasis upon the
large" and brought the house
lown.
"In the palmlest days of the con-
when I was there, it could
not hold a candle to the assembly as
under the present regime,
which is the same old regime in n
lew suit of clothes" he said
While the old cogs of the machin-
Try were not there in person; oh
10, they knew it would not do for
hem TO come into the limelight I
hey preferred to stay in the back.
ground. But II they were not there
n person they were tere as big as
ife in spirit-by proxy.
All Old Democrats.
"These men, who are they?
Named Fenton, stapleton, Houston,
Wilson, McCamant, Carey, and 9th
rs whose political and public rec
'rd he proceeded to digest piece
neal to the delight and entertain.
nent of the audience, and showed
Up that Fenton, Stapleton' and Hou-
ton We're old time Democrats and
we're Republicans in Oregon only as
matter of policy and because the
republican party in Oregon was the
dominant party and through its mo-
Iium solely could they hope or eX.