The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-20
Man of Many Parties.

In this interview you say: "All ad-
mire the courage Of the man who goes
down to defeat fighting for the princi-
pies in which he believes, but spurn
with contempt the man who changes
political creeds for the sake of vic
tory" and "Chameleons and truckers
change their colors, but men of con-
viction fight for their principles to-
the death" Concerning some of these
statements, there is no better author
ity in the state than yourself, for
within the memory of young men you
have been a Democrat, a Republican,
a Populist, a non-partisan and all the
time a demagogue. =.
1t is manifestly apparent to all that
you are no more republican today
than you were in 1896, when you un-
dertook by treachery to use the office
of secretary of the Republican State
Central Committee to assist in elect
ing Mr.. Bryan president of the United
States. 1t is also manifestly true
that you are in league, and for some
time have been working in complete
harmony, politically and otherwise,
with your Democratic colleague, Sen
ator Chamberlain, and his protege
and legatee, the Democratic nominee
for governor of this state. While you
prate about reform and the good OF
the people, you expect to use the Of
flee of governor of this state, if it
can be placed in the hands Of Mr..
West, for the purpose of returning
you to the senate of the United States
and to perpetrate further outrage
upon the people of the country, and
sf course the other partner in this
political compact expects at the end
Of his term to be rewarded by re-elec-
ton. You desire to convey to the peo-
pie of this state the false impression
that have sought t. return to the
old system of electing United States
Senators, and by the old system l
refer to that method made damnable
by your own practices, which are well
known to our citizens; which practices
were instigated and contributed to by
yourself, and your associates, and yet
you know, and the record of this state
will prove conclusively, that | have
never at any time favored or under
taken such a course. You know that
voted for you in 1907, because the
people Of the district | represented
gave you their votes, and that | did
this Notwithstanding the fact that |
held you in the utmost contempt, both
as a man and as public official.
told you when you asked me whether
| would support you, that expected
to do so solely upon the ground that
my constituents had expressed a de.
sire to have you represent them, and
when | cast the vote for you | wanted
you distinctly to understand it was
the vote of the people of Gilliam
| Wheeler and Sherman counties, and
not my personal choice. In 1904, when
| | was first a candidate for the office
of State Senator, promised the peo
pie of my district tnat would vote
for that man for United States Sena
tor whom I believed they would wish
me to. This was before the direct
primary law was adopted or even
drawn. Statement No. 1 was at that
time unheard of, and your own un
savory reputation was SO apparent
and notorious that l did not expect
that | would be compelled to vote fol
you; nevertheless, when by the use
of money and artifice you did carry
the district l represented, cast the
vote intrusted to me for you. In 1901
| was again a candidate for the OFFICE
of senator, and l again promised th'