Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17

for every man and every measure.
"2-Fewer bills and more time for
important legislation.
GA saving of at least % per cent
in the cost Of the legislative session,
without any sacrifice in efficiency
"We have good representative lot
Of men. What we need now is good,
practical method of procedure.
"Spch program means u change in
methods of organization, in the man
ner Of hiring clerical help and in the
rules governing the House These
changes | hope you will be interested
in, as ! feel they are more important
than any or all the candidates for the
Spcakership.
Respectfully yours,
Is there anything in this platform
that is trivial or irrelevant, or such
that no sclf-respecting newspaper
would deem worthy to print That i.
the assertion of the Oregonian. ] sub,
NIT to you and your readers that the
statement is not false or trivial, and
that if the Oregonian had been fair
and open in this business they would
certainly have printed il. The truth is
MS plain us day that Mr.. Piper and one
Of two Of his political friends here have
simply attempted 20 organize the Leg
isluture for their own purposes, and
have attempted to annihilatc all oppo
sition by printing only those articles
favorable to Mr.. Selling article,
which they knew to be false and tr
which they would not permit an ans
Iwcr in their paper.
I My open letter to Mr. Selling, whirl
was rejected by the Oregoniam is a,
follows
d" Dear Mr. Selling; In the Orcgo
niRu Of December You were quote,
us saving that you had more tnai
enough votes to elect you as speaker
! malc statement to the evening pa
pcIs Of The same day and furnished 6
copy to the Oregonan Of the next day
,uying that ! knew that YOU did no
have enough votes, aud ! further offer
ed 10 prove my position by submitting
to u committee appointed by the Ore
poniun, the facts IN the case, If exam
iuatnn proved that my statement wa
not correct, agreed TO make n publi
announcement Of the finding in all tn
papers Of the city aud immedtely re
loose gN the members who were sup
portng me for the spcakcrship,
''No attention mas been given TO M.
statement and we are both now in ~
unfortunate position as far as the ophl
ion Of the public is concerned Thi
matter might not be- 80 serious If
were not FOR the fact that we are eac
asking to be placed In q position o
public responsibility, whore udgmcn
and honesty are important considet
tons
81 do not wish to question your hor
csly aud ! do not believe that you hav
in the past questioned mine. ! woul
rather be found erring in iudgmeu
hy all who are interested in tno mat
ter than to have some of them bclicy,
us they undoubtedly 10 now, that cithc
of us, or both Of MS, have misrcprescn'
cd the facts. II investigation prove
that we were both in error due to
, misindgment Of the situation, ucth,
Of M would suffer much, but IL exam
ination shows that either oG us hay
knowingly made false statement,
would disqualify us for the positio
wnieh we now seek,
+, al consider the matter of grave in
portance aud ! presume that YOU ha,
not answered my challenge becau,
= you, like myself, have been rath,
: busy But, every hour that passes Il
! crea,es the gravity OF the situation
i and ! now ask yoi to give the matt,
B your attention. II Il Is cleared mp In
, mcdiately, neither iou nor J. nor Il
b legislature, Of which We are member
b will suffer, but II It is not cleared NJ
I both our Judgment aud honesty Of pu
8 pose will be questioned by many PEI
. pie and stigma will be placed upo
the mouse Of representatives.
b al wish furtder, now, 10 say thi