Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-02
up 10 VOTERS CALLING n EMSELvES REPUBL CANS.


The vast majority who have registered have registered
themselves by the title of Republican, and there is no good
reason why they should be ashamed OF their potca deSg
nation
Are you prepared to make Oregon permanently democrat
10?
The Republican party has continuous record Of having
given the people of the United Saes the highest conditions OF
prosperity known in any country in the world,
Is there more prosperous country in the world than ours!
For the past thirteen years there have been almost contn-
uous good times interrupted only by the bankers panic OF
1907
That panic did not last and was not in reality panic but
disappeared as quickly came, and the country suffered
almost no interruption OF business or poStaton OF INDUSTRIES
What would have been the dimensions of Democratic
paniC7
Not even the revision Of the tariff under the Taft admins
atlon caused an interruption OF the continuous hgh prices
of products and Of labor due 70 Republican policies.
AS the party OF prosperity, Republicans can honestly clam
that the policies of the party in dealing with American indus
tries have produced the only prosperous times the country has
ever enjoyed,
When has Democratic vCoy ever produced Good Times?
Hence for Republicans 10 assist IN bringing about change
by eectng Democrats TO political offices in state or nation
folly and economic and political suicide,
For Oregon 10 add this Sata t0the Democratic column
would be nexcusabe because state in the nation has eli
joyed the high tide Of prosperity more fully than Oregon
What Democratic state IS as prosperous as Oregon?
Every city in Oregon ard every tIer o the soil and every
3bore has really had c horne oeny poured out in his a0,
and II has been horn filled to oyertIowng.
The whole campaign Of the Democratic newspapers has
governor and the defeat of the Republican candidate for
that office,
Every effort has been made to trade off all parts Of the
ticket to the election OF the Democratic candidate TOR
governor because II is believed that ne VIII have other places
TO tllL
ARebbcan governor is needed to keep Oregon Republican.
II Is generally known that the secretary OF state in poor
health and that the govenor-eect will probably have the ap
pointment of a secretary OF state
In that event the election of Democrat for governor would
mean Democrat for secretary of state and the control of all
the state institutions and Democratic state government
Republicans who cast their ballots for Democrat for
governor this year might as well understand that they Vo
Ing to turn the whole state over TO the Democratic party
Are your nClinaons those Of political scutter?
You are voting to put the Republican party permanently
out OF political control OF Oregon for series of years to come
and possibly out for all time to come,
Once turned over to the political opposition under our Sys
fem Of government the Republican party would be divided
and hopeless, and would have no POLITICAL future,
This Is not personal matter as between West and Bower
man. and this newspaper has published none of the accuSa
lions made against the Democratic candidate,
This newspaper takes stock in personal attacks on men,
It merely throws out this warning TO Republicans to keep
them from committing political han-kan at the invitation of
organs posing as independent
there is big stake up and the Democratic managers are
playing TOR he biggest stakes ever hung up in our political
hstoD---a the state Institutions and the next two United
States senaoTShpS,
Republicans who help defeat any of their state ticket this
year must also realize that they are striking blow to abolish
the Direct Primary Law and the Direct election Of u s. sena
TORS.
The deeatof the Republican candidate for governor or the
defeat Of any Of the political candidates on the Republican
ticket means the doom OF the Direct Primary law
Are you prepared to help wipe that law off the statute
b0oks7 ~ EE
The way uphold the law and keep on the statute books
Is to elect the Republican cketfom top to bottom and en-
dofSe the ticket named under the provisions of the law
II the Republican party loses The political control of the
state that loss will be attributed to the Direct Primary law and
win ensure its repeal and prevent Its adoption by other Staes
The way 70 uphold the principles Of Direct Nomination and