Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-02
HON. ALEX NJ. LAFoLLETT
1.-THE Man of the Hour"
Turner Tribune.l

", mas the IOllONlug complimentary gu
%itorial concerning Senator A. NJ. LaFo[
lett:
What do the taxpayers and the peo-
pie of Marion county propose to do at
the coming electionS Will they sup
port and vote for Alex LaFillett who
stood by thems Win they reward a
man for being true to the people when
the grafters and parasites who desire
to loot the treasury of the state and
Marian county were intercepted and
prevented from doing so by the energy
and eminent capacity for good legisla-
ton as shown by LaFollett9 Will the
people stand by the man who did not
hesitate to say No when importuned to
let certain legislation be passed accord
ing to the wishes of those who desired
large appropriations of the peoples
money!
When a man has the courage of his
convictions and to stand by the people
he should be remembered by them.
The great fault of our citizens is,
sometimes, that the person who sacri-
fices everything for them is overlooked
while brazen ~effrontery is approved.
When LaFollett stood between the peo-
pie and the taxpayers he had the APP
~proval of his conscience. He orappled
with a formidable foe. We are sure the
people when they understand what he
did as senator in their behalf that they
will approve of his course. Many of
us forget. All we need Is To he remind.
ed of the great fight that LaFollett has
lmade for retrenchment and reform and
the publication of all that in which
we are interested.
There is no man in the state of Ore
lgon who has occupied as much time as
IN acouirinp a tborouob
knowledge of the financial condition of
the different states of tbe Union and
the taxes levied upon the ~taxpavers.
Do our citizens realize that The tax.
l~payers of Oregon nav one.fiftb more
tax per acapita than thew do in anv
other state?
Are DUR people blind TO their own in.
lterestsq Will thew vote for nntried
men TO the exclusion of a nerson who
has a record for economv and thrift
that sbould meet tho nnbl;c annrova1
Every appropriation that was nroncr
Senator LaFollett voted for. Every
appropriation that Yves wrong bo voted
~aoainst If reou;red choraoter on5
courage TO do tb;s. Az senator bo yvos
on the most imnortant committees IN I'M
legislature. the wavs and means com.
mittee. The lack Of space forh;ds tbe
mention of the GREAT work bo ala for
the people on this committee. Ii
manner in which he nerformcd b;s du.
ties is a bright spot in his nol;t;cal
history. What we want are mon and
women of the reetitude of I5aFollett 70
prevent will eat legislation
It is NOT often that tho voters bova
the opportunity to cast their ballots foy
a person who has had 81 mpcb evncr;.
enee as a lepislator and ;c bonos+ ond
capable. If seldom bannene +bot wo
have the chance to vote for an axner;.
enced person of IaFollettSs cbaroctor
and whose sense of honor is 60 Lten
It is true that a few men who live ~;
the public and are interested in LARGO
appronriations have ossapltcd ord lii,
flied him but the tbonchtful and sobar.
minded citizens approve all his acts .s
a legislator. II is to he reorotted thot
some have seen fiji 70 abuse LaFoIlott
but these men live in fIimsv structures
of deceit and DISSEMINATION and when
they throw heayv dornicks tbev act 90
"a boomerang and the TRANSPARENT edi-
flee in which they reside IS shattered
to atoms and their sham and duplicitv
are exposed to the public gaze. His Vii.
lifiers have no standing in the commn.
nifty. Senator LaFollett,s public and
private life are ideal in every respect
There is no person in tbe stote that hos
a better record. He has lofty concen.
tons of what is right and the public
know that he can ba denondod 80
The people of Marion countv will not
forget him. His intense desire to as.
sist the overburdened taxpavers and
contest the right of loua-moutied nolit.
Iical onsnIrators and lin hams ~ IL
der the treasury Of state and conn.
ty appeals to all our citizens reoaraless
Of party.
We need him to stand off the pirates
and f~reesbooters who arc man%ipnlat;na
the politics of the state and Marion