Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-25
The C0at-taiI Candidate


aThe senatorial candidacy of Robert M. Stanfied has
been political encounter of promises against accomplish
mens of wealth against ability and with last forlorn hope
that vast expenditures yet stem the tide OF sentiment
existing against his candidacy his rich friends closing
the campaign with shower of gold Paid campaigners are
securing every county in the sate the newspapers are filled
with advertisements containing glterng promises and at
tacks upon his opponent circulars repete with euoges OF
Mr. Stanfed deugng the mails huge posters are every
where automobiles carrying banners speed through city
streets in mad search for votes for the eastern Oregon
Sheep King
The above is very good description Of the senatorial
campaign Oregon today though it is from editorial
written in May 1913 in the Portland Telegram During tht
primary campaign of two years the Telegram declared
that Mr. Stanfield had made coo million of dollars by
boarding some 100000 pounds wool in Portland
when vtay needed to clothe American soldiers
and sailors and published several articles by DR. Mark s.
Skff of Salem, that the details of the transaction
Coming from republican source, must be accepted
authentic. N3
The Telegram also charged repeatedly that behnd the
senatorial candidacy of R. N Staned the millionaire sheep
man. Swift Co." of the meat trust who alleged to
be stockholders various of the Staned enterprises and
big business generally
IF financial success alone entities to seat in the
United States senate then Staned is qualified for office
said the Telegram edtora But Oregon in it's SO of
statehood has the United States senate
simply of his wealth. it continues From Baker
and Nesmth of honored memory down to Chamberlain and
cNay this state has not regarded worldly possessions as
the senatorial Standard
The Telegrams assertions are as today years
ago. when the Sanfed ssh fund failed to buy the senator
ship. The Telegram is however, supporting Sanfields can
ddacy for the senate against the abest Oregon ever
sent to the senate merely because he is republican, which
shows the nsncerty and hypocrcy of the partisan
paper which swallows everything that wears the label
Sanfield is again spending money lavishy and hanging
tightly to Hardngs coatta to drag him into the senate
The only argument advanced in his behalf is that Hardng
c alnc tod ha INT bOWa
Oregons needs? and what Cox is eected 1t is by no.
impossible Two it looked certainty for|
Hughes, until the votes counted. Where will Oregon
get off? If the landslide maeriazes for Harding it will
carry the senate with it anyway II
The senate is now republcan-but Chamberlain is as
much power He is ranking democrat many i'm
poran committees by virtue of long service Oregon would
lose the prestige and influence Chamberlain commands
for the state and would take years of service
under the seniority rule of the senate for any senator
to attain similar prominence if he had equal ability
And Chamberlain will be found voting and working for the
best interests of Oregon regardless of the party in power
Any beneficial legislation for general welfare regardless of
its origin would receive his support it always has in the
past
Those who have attended Staned rallies have been i'm
pressed with the fact that Mr. Stanfeld will shine
orator win fame for Oregon debate He is not built
that His accomplishments will necessarily be confined
to committee workand the seniority rule will hopelessly
handicap him in that So Oregon has nothing gain but
great deal to lose by sending Staneld to the senate
The political independence of Senator Chamberlain is well
known He has not hesated to take issue with his party
when he thought the party wrong The fact that deter
mined effort is being made by certain democrats to defeat
him because of his independence is the highest testimony
the fact that he has the courage of his convictions
places principle above partisanship.
Patriotic capable and fearless public officials who serve
their constituency faithfully who have been tried and found
not wanting, rarity in these days of political demo-
gogy and decadent parsanshp Senator Chamberlain has
proven by public his value the people
of Oregon and to the people of America To fail to reflect
him would be stupid blunder To replace him with can
ddate whose chief claim to consideration is that he is hang
ing on to Hardngs coat-tail would be incredible folly.