Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-17


: lie discussion in this departn.'
I Let both sides of all matt,
be fully brought Quit il \
! the purpose Of this newspaDs, J
4 do the thinking for its read,
UP TO MIR. sNoDGRAss Al,
We note a letter cup to Go,,'
West" " by NJ. X. Colvin, and i,
sure the writer has given our ,n,,
ecutive ample time to explain An,
takes he may have made. Asan K
admirer of Governor West bav,
iously waited his reply. Then
one idea expressed by the writs \
aforesaid letter wherein we 4
agree with the author, insOmueb !,
consider it up to Mr.. SnOdgras /,
swer for himself, instead of %.
ing it onto one whom most Deal
mire, and who is thus placed in 4
ward position by one who, II a,
to me, should be, in his Official
ity, among the foremost in carrin
our governors happy prison rei,D
Realizing that the majority N
people of the state of Oregon h,rl
our governor such tribute as h,
OF his years and position have Il,
ceived, and learning that he b,
so slightly offended in the mad
defending Mr.. snodgrass has J
me to his defense.
Through the columns of one
state S daily newspaper we areh
that it is reported that GOvena
advised you, Mr.. Snodgrass, b
4 guilty, as it was a put up job, ID
Of course you should have plead
I ty when even your superior phS
I Ger testified that the prisoner
l Ilivered showed he had been beat
others testified in the prisOHs
half against you, but how was
up iob7 You are accused Of sr
drunken, defenseless man; vii
4 put up about that2 Judge \
said put up fifty dollars; did
that7 Looks as if our govena
u to make us consider you a "a
N die" too.
j When you were appointed u
~ sition of deputy warden, you ID
"a were not hired to handle
school class, and from variOu
you undoubtedly knew that al
der the influence of liquor d
I'd sponsible for either word or ds
yet while undoubtedly you hip
to allow the carrying on of IL
Gus business of buying a man
. morals and muscles, you first
its victim and then proceed
fullness of your manly(2) h
strike the face made trebly I'd
Il by your vote, his condition AMI
ficial power, and all becauq
mi guage made offensive TIM
ri drunken condition.
I'd Like many other voters all
ers we have sat patiently BY
W for the retention at our END
+ services of one whom we ID
coward for striking a drunka
couraged to be such by our
state laws and his own inabilt
em his appetite, and made st
defenseless by you previou
cowardly treatment.
We also demand reasons
should have a position creatd
i to fill, since as we understaL
a recent acquisition to the phl
when older men, men honon
grown gray in the work, still
rior positions. We want w
plain Governor West s obIs
any, of retaining you after II
ly conduct, In gambling
What have You up your se
you presume to hide behind h
nor in this matter. Come od
hind his skirts and fight lih
if you can-we aren I halda ,
drunk, and though someEii
your weight, we are not aif
port has it that Governor va
y you are a man needed by the9
sibly since the state didn Y AZ
= ital punishment, you are)
as usual with Governor West "
: not agree that you are in M
IS most befitting the brilliaHC
d especial talents and while NJ
n ten by a most obscure subN
: state of Oregon, with a ria
I knowledge Of what is "hm
4 office, y and not to the peoPi
4 the bills, nor yet for polita
4 any way, shape or manner VEL
\ to give point to our argum'a
n will not even help nominal
n dog.catcher at the next ds
n will hope the people will tni
\ a more befitting office,
n Come out into the open,
n grass and if that liquor bend