Arizona republican., 1911-02-01
"JAcK" BOURNE OF OREGON.

an Progressive league, is the Hon
 Jonathan Bourne. Jr, of oregon
 sometime of New Bedford. Jack
 Bourne. a veteran of virtue. tn,
 guide of the good. the maker of tn,
 Arizona Constitution. Our old friend
 Jack" Bournei A bank of civic mor-
 alities and upliftings. especially iT lconnection with the election of sena-
 tors. MT. Bourne is going to devote
 his entire time to the work of tho | league so far as his (my) officia
 duties will permit" He has plenty
 of time and plenty of money; and
 he has never grudged the latter to
 the high comprises of reform which
 have given his name the savor of a good ointment in oregon and a grac-
 iOus and growing fragrance among all
 the sons of virtue.
 Long before MT. Bourne's memor-
 able and unselfish public services had
 come to the knowledge of the dis
 solute east they were dear to western
 collectors and amateurs. In 1885 he
 was a republican member of the | oregon legislature. He joined with
 the democrats to prevent the election 1 of the Hon. Solomon Hirsch. the re- publican caucus nominee for senator
 in congress. At a special election of the same legislature he tried again to
 beat the republican nominee. the Hon. John H. Mitchell. who was elected. Ten years later as the head of an op- position described by a reactionary newspaper as bandits. pirates and highwaymen," he defeated the Hon. J. N. Dolph, the republican candidate for senator. In 1896 Mir Bourne was nominated for the legislature on the strength of his promise to support the same Mir. Mitchell for senator. He was also made secretary of the re- publican central comimttee. He broke his promise. naturally: it was said that he put up money to help populist candidates for office in consideration of populist support for his candidacy for the legislature. His resignation from the state committee was de- manded and obtained, whereupon he threw himself upon the sympathetic bosom of Mir. Bryan. By the way of free silver and populism Jack" was coming to his proud place as a great reform republican chief. but the cleo ton of senators had always been dearest to his heart. For in 1897 he prevented the reelection of MT. Mitch ell as senator. Certain members re- fused to take the oath of office. and Oregon got along with only one sena- tor for a year. It was in this 1897 session of the legislature. if we re- member, that the reactionary and scandalous rubbish about Mir. ID .F. r s.t. bar and so forth in the Eldridge block. Possibly MT. Bourne had in his modest rooms a peoples forum. called a bar by his unprincipled en- emies.
 Still working for popular election of senators. Mir Bourne became can didate for senator at the legislative session of 1903. He got one vote. and it was a populist vote. The leaven of reform was working His triumphs (and those of reform) in 1906, re- sulting in his election to the senate in 1907; it would be superfluous to speak of So beneficent has been the influence of this stainless soldier of altruism and defender of the peo- ple's rights that even the baseness of his foes had to forge weapons from his armory For example:
 Does Bourne think that republi- can voters are such fools as to believe that he is spending $50.O0O in an ef- fort to elect his slate without getting something in return?"
 "Who raised the salaries of dozen l postmasters last election by spend ing s25.OOO for postage?"
 "Who will repay the $100.000 Bourne | spent in the last campaign?"
 "He CBourne) does not represent | the republican party of Oregon. He 1 Is the sole product of his $100.O00 | cash. He represents no po- litical principle and no political par ty"
 Bourne expended, according to his own statement, $65,000 in his cam paign for United States senator. s25.- poo of which passed into the Port land office for postage. That is not all; he is again spending thousands of dollars for his election. Does any one need more to convince him that Bourne is a plutocrat?'
 This last statement is from an an- onymous circular to the voters. We mention it merely to show that the only thing that can be brought against Mir Bourne is his virtuous devotion to the popular election of senator's. He is not a plutocrat A olutocrat is a man who believes in he constitutional method of electing 'enators in congress. MT. Bourne las a nobler and a more searching As an Oregon friend writes us:
 At the primaries elections in April. 906, five men were candidates on he republican ballot for the nomina- ion for United States senator. Jona- han Bourne. H. M. Cake. F. l.. smith. Judge Stephen Lowell and l judge F. R. Watson. Four of these i've did not spent a cent to tecure nomination. It is estimated that sourne spent about $100,0o0 "At the primaries Bourne received ,