Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-05

Col. Hofer started for Eastern Ore
gon last night. He will ship his Ford
motorcar to The Dalles and tour thai
part of the state the next two weeks
He speaks in Spokane next Sunday
the largest city of Eastern Washing
ton at non-partisan business mems
mass meeting for reasonable regula.
tion of the liquor traffic The fame
of Salem for clean town, where
there has been a cleanup in the saloon
business has spread far and wide
through the joint debate held by Col
Hofer with Rev. Clarence True Will
son, and he will tell the people of
Spokane what to do with the business
there. He will fight for a complete
separation of all forms of gambling,
vice, picture shows and other attrac-
tions. that promote illegitimate traf-
fc, and will demand that the brew
ers and wholesalers quit promoting
the saloon business by putting in two
saloons where there is only one need
ed. Spokane will get some good
healthy advice, and get it right from
the shoulder in the interest of good
order, morality and good business
sense.
Winning the Labor Vote.
gCol. Hofer is winning the labor
vote Of this state, because he is an
employer of Union Labor, pays the
scale and maintains an eight-hour day
e in his business and has maintained
fair conditions for 20 years. He Is
the only candidate who is fairly en-
titled to the votes of laboring men,
whether organized or unorganized.
His opponents are lawyers, and have
all been more or less tied up with the
corporations, 'and are holding Office
and drawing public salaries and con-
ducting their campaigns on the time
of the people, and some of them are
using the stationery and the services
of clerks paid for by the state and
the county where they live. 1t is a
plain, fair and square issue whether
the Republican party shall be ruled !
by ofIicialism and in the interest of
the official class, or whether a man |
from the ranks OF the business men !
and producers shall be nominated on
September "a. Farmers and laborers |
and business men should support Col
Hofer for governor, and .or once let
there be cleanup of predatory Of
ficialism.
Takes Square Stand.
Col. Hofer somes out and takes a
square stand on all vital questions.
He is not concealing his views on any
issue, and the people in some Of his
audiences are amazed that he declares
himself on matters where all the
other candidates straddle. He says
he is not against corporations, but, IL
IL is necessary TO use the big stick to
make one of them come through for
What is right he will not hesitate to
are the whole power of the govern
nlent to make them obey the laws
and to do their share in the develop
ment of the state. Following are a
few newspaper notices that he hse re-
ce'ved the past week.
! Some Press Comments.
(Roseburg Review.
Col. e. Hofer. editor OF the Salem
Journal, who is seeking the Republi-
can nomination for governor Of Ore
gon, arrived here this mornine en-
route to Coos Bay by automobile ON
his tour of the state, An automobile
has the Southern Pacific beat four
ways for making a state election cam
paign, Is the opinion Of Col. Iloter
Accompanied by his son, Larry, he
is making a whirlwind campaign, and
is covering 150 miles a day in a little
Ford go" that is stripped to the
front seat and loaded with all kinds