Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-10-04
REpUBLOANs ARE AWAKE.

Jonathan Bourne's offlce-holding
days are numbered. Already on the
toboggan slide leading to private life,
his recent letter in which he declared
he would support Democrat In pref
erence to any Republican assembly
candidate nominated by the people on
ly hastened his slide toward obscurity.
BY that one declaration, Bourne show
ed himself in his true light and for
feited any claim to Republican sup
port in future.
Many are the Republicans in Ore
gon who do not believe in assembly,
but few are the members of that party
who would support Democrats in pref
erence to Republican candidates NOM
mated by the assembly method. All
Republican candidates nominated on
the gath of September We're chosen
by the people, and it will not do to
say that such candidates do not rep
resent the expression of the peoples
will. Men who are Republicans from
principle--men who have the good of
the Republican party at heart-will
now support the Primary candidates,
leaving Bourne and the Chamberlain
Democrats to play out their unholy
game alone.
II am a Statement No. 1 Republi-
can, but / do not indorse Jonathan
Bourne or his methods" said Repre-
sentative Hal ID. Patton, Republican
candidate for State Senator from Mar
ion County, at Republican dinner
given In Salem one night last week.
Mr.. Patton has always been loyal
supporter of the direct primary law,
and as such he has no desire to thwart
the peoples will merely because that
will does not always coincide with his
personal desires.
Il believe in the direct primary and
Statement No. 1. hut l am not n fol-
lower of Jonathan Bourne" says Il.
IT, Flagg. editor of the ST. Helens
Mist. 1T l. time to get together and
disregard the advice OF those who are
attempting to prostitute a great prin-
clple for their own personal political
advantage. While we are smashing
machines. let's take a crack at the
Bourne-Chamberlaln personal ma
chine"
Such is the sentiment OF thousands
Of Republicans in Oregon. who while
honestly believing in the direct pri-
mary law. are not willing 90 see the
affairs Of the state fall into the hands
of few scheming. selfish politicians
who care for nothing but their own
personal success and whose only hope
OF winning lies in stirring up trouble
In the Republican ranks. Mr.. Flagg
aptly describes this class Of politicians
when he refers to Bourne as the
fotsam of a great political revolution.
who. as long as he can ride its waves,
has no. desire for calm"
What manner OF men are these who.
while pretending TO uphold the direct
primary law. are doing their utmost TO
defeat the peoples win7 Were not Jay
Bowerman. Thomas Kay. Frank Ben
son and an other successful Republi-
can candidates chosen by the Republi-
can voters OF Oregon? And. represent
ing such choice. are they not entitled
10 loyal Republican support
Here we fnd the Portland journal
naming some twenty odd assembly
candidates for the legislature. who
were nominated either with OF with
out opposition In their respective dis
tricts. and urging that independent
candidates Be placed ID the field TO
help bring about their defeat IN No
rember. Does the Journal mean 70
say that these candidates are net the
choice or the peopie7 Does Il mean 10.
convey the impression that the people
90 not know who they want for can-
didafes? WIN Il come out ia its col
umns ard say that the voters are
fools,
ne Observer sid an along that