Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-11

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lnasmuch as my name was mention
ed in an article in the Sunday Ore
gonian relative to the recent mayoral-
ty campaign, and inasmuch as all Of
the statements contained therein so
far as am personally concerned are
not founded upon truth, | wish to give
the facts both in justice to all others
and to myself,
The Capital Journal, as it stated
It would do in its initial number
under the new management, has taken
no part in city, county, state nor ma
tional politics. We will take our po-
litcal stand, however, at the proper
time and when our policy is announc-
ed We will adhere to It absolutely.
In the recent city campaign The
Capital Journal remained absolutely
neutral. We treated all of the candi-
dates with equal courtesy and while
any and all candidates could purchase
as much advertising in the columns of
The Capital Journal as was desired,
the editorial columns of The Capital
Journal we're not and are not for sale.
This much for The Capital Journal.
So far as l am personally concerned,
as a free-born American citizen, with
the customary number of vertebrae
and liberal allowance of Irish blood
| at all times reserve the right to per-
sCnally be for or against any candi-
date on any ticket In the recent city
election was opposed to Mayor Lach-
mund for reelection. Personally |
have absolutely nothing against May
or Lachmund, but | believed and still
believe that while DR.. Sleeves may not
have been the best man in the city of
Salem for the Office of mayor, as be-
tween Mr. Lachmund and Dr. Sleeves
that DR.. Sleeves was the better of the
two for Salem and its people, and be-
lieyng this, | did all / could in my
humble way for the election of DR..
Sleeves. | now have no regrets to
offer nor any apologies to make. What
ever | do rests absolutely on my
shoulders and on no ones else, but at
the same time l do not wish the re-
sponsibilities which should be on 9TH
CT shoulders to be timidly shirked and
apparently placed on mine.
This being the case, | wish to state
that at no time did | go to DR.. Sleeves
with a written letter or agreement
which | requested him to sign. If any
such letter was taken to DR.. Sleeves,
and Dr., Sleeves states that such let
Ter was placed before him, it was
taken to him by other parties than
myself, and in justice to DR.. Sleeves l
am OF the opinion that he would never.
S'gn any agreement whereby he would
De tied to any clique, element or fac
uon in administering his duties as the
forthcoming mayor of Salem.
A few days before election l had a
personal interview with Dr. Sleeves
and asked him what his attitude would
De on the liquor question. He stated
TO me that was the first man to ask
MN point blank how he stood on that
subject. He stated to me, however,
mat he stood for enforcing the laws
mat the people made and that if a sa-
icon man violated the law, he would
Oe punished the same as any other
"olator of the law. He also stated
uot he was no radical, that he would
see that the saloon man was protected
under his license and receive all that
ne was entitled to-no more and no
less.
note in the article in the Orego-
man DR.. Sleeves seemingly admits
.naJ | placed such an agreement be-
lore him In this connection am in
'Ilhed to think that DR.. Sleeves was
H'SQuoted, as l am sure he knows as
well as | do that never went to him
nIlh any such agreement l am sorry
mat the reporter for the Oregonian
old not interview me before publishing
his article.
IN conclusion let me say that neith