Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-10

SISTENCY AND HIS ABILITY AS
A TRIMMER, PREACHING ONE
THING AND PRACTISING AN.
OTHER.
Senator Jonathan Bourne has
opened direct fire upon Ben Selling,
who is fighting for Bourne's seat in
the senate. Replying TO criticism by
Selling that he is a nonresident of
the state, and answering Settings
claim that the Portland merchant led
the fight for Statement No. 1 in 1908,
Bourne responds that he has been
staying in Washington to attend to
the business Of his constituents, and
declares the country would have been
wrecked by the civil war II 1t had
depended upon the Selling charac-
ter of leadership"
Bourne's counter attack on his RI
val is contained in an open letter
sent out from Washington It says:
Hon. Ben Selling: | am informed
that early in February you sent all
registered voters in Oregon a letter
declaring that you represent more
nearly than the interests of the
people of Oregon; that l am not a
resident of Oregon, having visited the
state only twice In four years and
that you led the Statement No. 1
fight in Multnomah county four years
ago.
/ wish to cite a few facts in an
swer to that opening declaration of
your senatorial campaign. If It were
true that you led the fight for State
ment No. 1 in 1908 It would be sufii-
Client answer to say that | led the
fight for Statement No, 1 in 1906, two
years earlier, when the chief CON
test took place for the establishment
of this principle Of the Oregon sys-
TEN. However, It is not true that
you led the fight In 1908.
What Record Shows.
My records show that prior to the
opening Of the 1908 campaign sent
$500 to Mulmomah county and S7OO
to other parts Of the state to be ex-
pended In the campaign for State
ment No. l and I am informed that
portion of this money was expend-
ed in the effort to induce you to be-
come Statement No. candidate,
you having refused to become such
q candidate until petition had been
circulated requesting you TO do so
and then consented reluctantly. /
cannot conceive how any man can
term this leadership" II the des-
tinies of this nation in 1851 had de-
pended upon men who had to be
drafted rather than upon those who
volunteered, the union would have
been overthrown Just as Statement
No / would have been overthrown
In 1908, II the outcome had depended
upon your character of leadership. "
Fight Assemblylsm.
In 1910 you professed to be an OPP
ponent Of assemblyism, yet you sup
ported FOR election to the governor
ship jay Bowerman, the leader of
the assembly movement, whose cleo
tlon because Of his assembly uomina-
tlon would have been a calamity TO
the state, | opposed Mr.. Bowerman
because Of his method of nomination.
The people rejected him by plural
ity of 5000 votes, Notwithstanding the
remainder Of the Republican ticket
was elected by plurality averaging
about 10000 This Is an official,
demonstration that I.
rather than you, truly represent the
people OF Oregon, You we're one Of
that yaclllating type Of statesmen
who could denounce assemblylsm be-
fore the primaries and embrace It az
terwards With me, principles are
more important than parties or in
dlyidual candidates
You crlticlse me for remaining in
Washington during the recess of CON
gress Both the advocates and op-
ponents Of parcel post know that |
remained here during the last recess
In order to gather data from foreign
countries on this important subject.
Complete Information.
As a result Of the senate postonlce
committee has the most complete in
formation Of this character ever gath
cred In any country This work would
not have been done If had gone
back to Oregon to look after my po-
litical interests. You profess to he
an advocate OF the parcel post. yet
opponents OF the parcel post are al
most universally your supporters and
you condemn the very acts Of mine
which are most likely to secure the
Of a satisfactory parcel
post law
During that same recess of con