Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-20
WHY CENSURE McNARY?

having endorsed the candidacy of Hiram Johnson instead Of
Leonard Wood is difficult to depher He is much entitled to
declare his choice for president other citizen and having
the courage of his convictions has expressed them.
Senator McNary belongs the Progressive wing of the
publican party whose leader in the Hiram Johnson
is true that McNay did not follow Johnson his open opposition
to the League of Nations but in all other matters McNary
johnson accord and their alliance only natural McNary
and Wood have little in common
General Woods attitude the treaty vague and nom
commtta Jonsons positive Wood has declared in favor
o Amercanzng the League Nations whatever that may
Senator Knox has pointed out that this attitude political
outage for there be valid league with preferential
ment for member at the expense of others Why should any
league advocate support Wood?
Senator McNary admirably expressed his reasons for
avog Johnson and they those of many other Oegonan
who dismiss his demagogy practical politics and less
feared from western president with onnson record of
structve achievement than in the alliance of millions and mil
itarism for Imperialism under Wood.
If the opponents Of Johnson continue their line of attack they
are certain to elect him. by convincing the rank and file that only
the want him. It the support of the socad rabbe
the radicals and sreputabes of their day that elected JEFF
erson Jackson and Lnconand history repeats ITSELF With
predatory wealth and the reaconary hammerng Johnson
and political machines with unlimited ush funds opposing him.
he continues to gain and the Wood machine and the Ogonn
may carry Oregon for him.
Says the Oregon Grange Bulletin: 81" the of the high
educational tax depended finally the support offer
Led by the members of the Grange to the outcome
would be felt by the for the bills Education has always
been of the fundamentals of Grange doctrines and practices
Grange folk have been known down any reasonable
proposition that good training culture for the child
training of the and the first aim of the
state college, university and normal school, the assistance lent the
Grange and all other forces making for prosperous and
sfacoy country life construed additional reason for
Grange support of the proposed relief laws"
Two years when R. N Sanfed the millionaire sheep
king candidate for United States senator his campaign
pendes great they shocked the they failed
ITO buy the coveted office This year he is again candidate and
the only of wealth seeking nomination. but the only money
being spent is to defeat Senator Chamberlain in the democratic
primaries Fifty people employed in the Hamaker-Star-
weather office sending out antChamberan literature at cost
of many thousands of dollars Who will benefit by Chambeans
defeat-and who is putting up the money?
After 80 years of public life and bitter political strife in
which his character and reputation for honesty and integrity had
never been questioned remained for Hamaker emerge
from obscriy by attempting to besmrch by uendo the fair
name and fame of Senator Chamberlain the columns the
Portland Telegram yellow Journal whose policy is character
assassination Hamaker law volator in Iowa. so the
scandal source and medium dscredited in advance
Monavla Flowers the Wood campaign orator. advocated
med intervention in Mexico for the seizure of natural
for American interests and frank enough say There
can be intervention in Mexico that will not be military in
acer and upheld by bayonets General Wood established mil
ary dictatorship in Cuba restore order the Spanish
American and after his withdrawal there successful
revolution that overhew the Wood established by
force of arms.