Arizona republican., 1912-04-30
About Jonathan. n.

About Jonathan. IL frequently is said by the militant progressives. of which school Hon. Jonathan Bourne. of Oregon, is one of the most conspicuous examples, that insurgency or progressivism, or whatever it may be called, is the only political organization having a proper faith in the ability of the people for self government We have all been hearing that story for the past year or more; and nobody has told it more consistently and more vociferously than has Jonathan himself It also has been insisted by these militant gentlemen that the conscr- vatives, through their adherence to| the principles of representative gov ernment, do not trust the people: that they are not willing to permit the masses to exercise the functions of government. that they are autocratic and plutOcratic and about everything else that sounds bad. Wherefore, there has been much argument and recrimnation. not to say some frac- tured friendships and political diver gences that bid fair to exist for good many years.
 But if Jonathan tells the truth, and far be it from this humble publica- tion to assert anything else, he is the man who of all others does not trust the people Out of his own mouth Jonathan is convicted. In black and white We have it that popular gov ernment is weak" and that the won derfully endowed people of Oregon are unable to recognize and appre- ciate good service That is what Jonathan says, as the following ex- cerpt from one of his statements, is sued just before the Oregon primar- ies. shows.
 At the expiration of my present term the government will have ex- pended $50,OO0 for my salary and mileage during six years service. personally will have expended several times that amount in trying to in crease my efficiency. Certainly my efficiency for accomplishment has greatly increased with six years ser vice, That you, the people. would substitute new man for me when I have been honest and have capably and faithfully attended to my duties is inconceivable to my mind. If am wrong. then popular government is weak owing to the electorate's present lack of development in being unable to recognize and appreciate good service"
 Jonathan. it will be observed, says in effect:
 "I have been good and faithful public servant. have spent much of my own money and all of my time working for you people; and now if you haven't sense enough to ap- preciate what I have done, popular government is weak and you are un- able to recognize and appreciate goot service"
 Well, the people of Oregon some how didn't recognize what Jonathan had done or they did recognize il all too plainly, which ever way yol want to look at it. At all events they turned this distinguished states men down. and they did it good anC hard They utterly rejected him body. boots and brooches. And the! elected to the senate in his stead man that probably not dozen peo pie in Arizona ever heard of before They elected Ben Selling. a citizei who sells gingham and calico for living
 So, popular government must b weak. Jonathan says so. The peopl of Oregon must be unable to recog nize d real statesman when they SC one. Jonathan says that, too. Ca treason to the electorate go farthe than this.
 Jonathan is the man, who discoVere and patented the second electiv term the composite citizen" an several other things of interest. H