Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

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duced," Senator Abraham went on,
"at the last session of the legislature.
Il was defeated 1t was not to make
blue or drastic law, but simply
because the present law had been set
aside.
There are but one or two states
thet have no Sunday closing law. We
don't realize the importance of what it
means to have a Sunday law. l think
that you, gentlemen, are as much in
terested in having our Sunday law
preserved as you are in the preserva-
iton of the republican party. Granted
it is observed here, but it is not OBJ
served elsewhere and II this keeps on
we shall soon have no Sunday, as is
the condition in France today. Two
years ago Italy had no Sunday law
Italy has now and ! was told at the
last session of the legislature that
while there was dissatisfaction for
one or two Sundays, now there is
nothing but unbounded satisfaction
1t was when he began to talk on
the inroads upon and depletions from
the ranks of the republican party that
the senator became even more
earnest.
He told the old story from Greek
mythology of how Mercury stole Apol-
los sheep, leading, or rather drag
ging them by their tails from the
cavern in which they were. BY this
means the sheep left no tracks and
could not be traced as there was
nothing to show they had left the
cave.
Members of the republican party
are being dragged tail foremost from
that party" then asserted the guber-
Material candidate. "None seems to
know when it is done and only Mr.
Bourne and Mr.. URen seem to know
just how it is done. The ranks of the
party are being depleted in most
mysterious way and probably no one
but these gentlemen could tell us the
reason"
AS a remedy for this situation,
Senator Abraham urged consolida-
ton of the ranks of the party, gen
aral 'plL-together' movement. He
believed, he said, in government by
The party and CT the party He
III ought the people should control the !
party an rule, but through the
party.
The Hughes Plan.
He illustrated this by the effects
,f an amendment such as he proposes
o the direct primary law on the lines
If the Governor Hughes bill. BY
means of this amendment, at the
primaries by means of committeeman
o form state and county committees
would be placed on the ballot by petit
ion. These committeeman, when
elected, would have the right to
designate officers for the various
tate and county offices. Men so
designated would then be able to go
IN the ballot without petitions. Their
% doing would not prevent others
,oing before the electors by means
f petitions and by such means get
ing on the ballot.
But on the nominees of the com
littees the party would be able to
consolidate. There would be no hole
nd corner methods, the committees
,ould meet publicly and elect yival
oce There could be no charge of
ollusion and hiding of the manner
/ which the votes were cast.
"As things are at present" then
the speaker, there is prac-
cally no difference between a demo-
'at and a republican. At least only
ne man in 100 has the nerve to call
lmself nominee of the party after ,
g gets the nomination"
In these effective words the SEN
tor paid his respects to the would
e offlceholders of the shilly-shallyI y
rder.
Senator Abraham showed he did
OF agree with the assembly, THE
3sembly candidates" he said, "and
Y them l mean men such as Senator
owernon and other principal nom
ICES. tAve showed by their decHrH-
ems they do not want to amend Ino G
'imary law. Why not? If 1t is "
rod thing It ought to be done away h
ith, To legalize the assembly an 5
should be made to the /,
'imary law.
Whether l win this campaign or
neither l lose, l am still going to
'ge an amendment to the law on the 8
les of the Hughes bill" 4
Senator Abraham was clean cut and :
rclble in his arguments. lie made r.
most favorable impression and h
any members of the audience stop II
ID while to congratulate the II
'eaker and to pledge their support o
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