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In n little over a week tlio campaign
will bo ovei, and n week from Monday
tho fato of the various candidates will
bo decided. At two or threo points tho
campaign has been qulto animated, and
will bo moro to on next weok's homo
Htrotcti, but bb tho Domocrata haven't
even tho possibility of a chance except
as to governor and sonator on tho state
and congressional ticket; tho other can
liidatcs are receiving little at ton t Ion.
Tho full Republican vote will bo cast
for thorn, which Insures their election
by very largo majorities.
For secretary of state Mr. Frank Ben
son, of Douglas county, la not only well
qualified and capablo of filling the
olllco well, but whoro ho is known ho
Is exceptionally popular, and he made
many frionds by his canvasc beforo the
primaries, and so ho is likely to run
fully up to tho averago of the tickot at
least.
Mr. A.'M. Orawford, tho candidate
for attorney general, is likely to do
oven bettor, becauso ho has been in
ofllco for nearly four years, and has
porformod its numerous and onorous
duties with great industry, skill and
ability, and ho will receive not only all
Kepublican but some Democratic votes.
Ho well deserve" all lie will got.
Tho Democratic candidnto for stato
treasurer, Mr. J. D. Matlock, of Ku
gono, has been making a canvass of thn
atato, and aa ho is an excellent gentlo
man, may havo made somo votes there
by, but not enough to endanger Mr.
Hteol at all, who will doubless run well
along with the rest.
For stato printer Mr. Wllkle 0. Dun
iway, of this city, will also hold his
own. ills opponent, J. Bcott Taylor,
of Klamath Falls, has also been making
an extensive canvass, his principal
point being that ho favors placing tho
ofllco on a flat salary, and that if a
Democrat were elected a Republican
legislature would bo likely to do this.
This Is a rather Ingenious plea, but too
attenuated and diaphanous to win
many if any votes. Mr. Duulway is
almost Incomparably tho moro capable
man (or tho olllco. Mr. Taylor Is pro
prietor of n "country paper,." That
la, ouo in a small town, while Mr.
Duulway lias had almost a lifetime of
experience In every department and
branch of tho printing business, and Is
familiar with it as porhaps uo other
man in tho Mate in, and ho lino pledged
himself to eliminate all graft from tho
ofllco, and Is a man who can bo depend
oil on to keep his word. Uo Is the
only candidnto who won out in tho
primaries by a majority overall others,
and In likely to inako a corresponding
race a week from Monday.
For Biipruiuo judge, because there are
already two hold-over Republican
judges on the bunch of the supreme
court, there will be a disposition among
Homo liberal or gvnorous Republicans
to vote for Judge Iinilry, yet tho eentl
nient for a wholly Republican statu Is
bo geuoral now that this is not likely to
givo him any chance of election, Most
Republicans would really havo no ob
jection to hla retaining his seat, but on
the other baud thoy havo uo objection
to tho other candidate, and so will nat
urally voto straight ou this olllco as
well as tho rest.
Of course, Professor Ackerman will
go in for a third term by an immense
majority. Uo has been tried for eight
years, and many Democrats as well as
all Republicans will vote for him, for
he has given entire satisfaction, and it
would be a great mistake, even if the
Republicans wero in a tiiiuortiy, to
elect a new man at this stage of tho do
volopment of our public school system,
which ho so thoroughly understands.
It Is only n question o( the number
of thousands of majority for all these
men, ami tt would not bo eurprisim If
the leading ones won by majorities ap
proximatlng that given Rootovolt In
1004. Tho only reason they will not
do bo, If thoy should not, is that tho
registration Indicates that the voto will
not bo nearly ui heavy aa it was then,
when it had the chance taking revenge
on tho tber, while the stato, in na
tional and congressional elections kept
on giving larger and larger Republican
majorities. The reasons for this state
of affairs are welt known to all but
comparatively recent arrivals in tho
state and need no recital here. Thero
seems to bo a general disposition this
year to forget .this fued, to bury tho
hatchets and to show the country a
once moro united party in Oregon. Wo
beliovo that most, if not all, the former
and newer leaders and men of Influ
ence, and tho rank and fllo, aro sincero
In this, and that it will bo accomplish
ed, yet tho situation is doubtful at ono
point, and somo think at two.
Considering tho latter ono first, it is
not considered certain by some that
Chamberlain can bo boaten for gover
nor, and if he should be re-electou Ore
gon would still be regarded in tho east
an a Democratic, semi-Democratic or
doubtful state, for tho ofllco of govornor
is noticed more than those of all tho
othor stato officers combined. Hence
tho importance, if this is to be claseod
as a Republican stato and is really to
bo bo, of electing a Republican gover
nor as well as tho rest of the ticket.
Indeed, from a mere party point of
viow, It would be better to sacriflco any
two or three other stato ofilcors than
governor. If there wero anything
against the Republican candidato there
might be soma excuse for Republicans
voting for Chamberlain, becauso thoy
consider him a "good follow." Rut
such is not tho case. Tho Republican
candidate Is an entirely worthy and
capable man in every respect, Ills
character and conduct are above ro
p roach, ho has made a good record in
Oregon, overybody bas confidence in
him, ho won the nomination fairly and
squarely in competition with able and
strong men, not in a convention but di
rectly from the hands o( tho peoplo,
and It would do treating him shnmo
fully to defeat him at tho polls on Juno
4th. If it bo truo that tho Republican
parly is at last united and hprmonlous;
if it be true that Republicans are going
to stand by ono another and pull for
ono another and show tho country that
this is at last a surely and solidly Re
publican state; then Mr. Wlthycombe
should receive at least an average ma
jority along with the other candidates
ou tho Republican ticket. It is not ex
pected, however, that he will do so, not
on account of any fault in him, but be-
tlonallty is here no test of a man' fit
noes for office or of the people's confi
dence in and respect for him. This at
tack bas turned into a boomerang, arid
will make Mr. Withycomba many
votes, because people like to see a man
havo fair play find do not believe in
baseless attacks or slurs on a candidate,
especially so good a one as Mr. Withy-combe.
The concensus of opinion is that he
will bo elected by several thousand ma
jority. Ho is popular and greatly es
teemed by tho farmers throughout the
atato. The Republican party, so far as
ho is concerned, is now. pretty well
nmtod, and there is considerable oppo
sition in tho Democratic ranks to tho
governor, two prominent and influen
tial Democrats having publicly declared
thomaolvcs against him. Governor
Chamberlain will develop a god deal
of strength in tho towns, especially in
Portland, but it 1b very unlikely that
this will result in anything moro than
cutting down tho normal Republican
majority of 40,000 somewhat.
This is a heavily Republican state in
national affairs, and it is an anomaly
that ought not longer exist to have a
Domocratic governor for another four
years, especially when the Republican
candidato 1b in every way a capable and
worthy man. Profeswr Wlthycombe
ought to be elected by a good-sited, em
phatic majority, and wo believe will be.
few Republican deputies, but they are
unreasonable in finding fanlt with him
on this account. Who elected him,
though he is a Democrat? What chance
would he have had, and therefore what
chance would his Democratic deputies
havo had, for the jobs they hold, if
none but Democrats had voted for him?
It was reasonable and right for him to
recognize in his appointments the fact
that he owed his election to R-publi
cans aa well as to Democrats in fact,
moro probably, to Republicans than to
Democrats. And a very large number
of Republicans as woll as all but a
handful of Democrats will voto for bjm
again.
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The story that President Roosevelt
do'lrctl Chamberlain's election was the
helghth of absurdity. If it had been
Dinger Hermann it might have been
different.
WHY THIS DIFFERENCE?
cause of Governor Chamberlain's popu
larity. It la conceded that the gover
nor's wide and intimate acquaintance
will gain him a considerable number of
Republican votes, in spite of loyalty to
party, but from a party point of view
it would bo vory much to bo doplorod
if he should again ihecoed. Tho Re
publicans of Portland In particular
should bo truo to their candidato and
givo him a rousing majority in this
city, whoro, though known by rcputa
tion, he 1b a comparative atranger per
sonally. Don't scratch the head of the
ticket If you profess to bo a Republi
can, merely becauso the othor man is a
"goal follow," You can't call your
boK a true Republican if you do.
A different difficulty presents itself
In the case 6"fthe candidato (or United
States senator, the moat important
ofllco on tho whole list. Hero wo have
not only a vory ablo, strong and popu
lar Democratic candidate, but also, as
Is not the case in tho gubernatorial con
teat, a vulnerable Republican candi
dato, ono whom perhaps thousands of
Republicans will not support. Our ad
vice, or rather our plea for Republican
cohealvenees and party loyalty remains
as it baa been made nbove. It should
only bo for somo very urgent or serious
reason that a Republican candidate (or
this office should bo voted against.
Hut we only state tho fact, apparent to
all experienced observers, as to the con
teat between Mr. llourne and Mr,
Gearin.
A FOOLISH MOVE.
The othor day a Negro was arrested
for somo misdemeanor in New York,
and whilo being taken to a police sta
tion, struck tho officer and ran, the
officer after him. Many people were
on the streot, and one man drew a re
volvor and in pplto of the officer's pro
testa firod two shots at the escaped
prisoner. Then another man, though
commanded by the officer not to do so,
took throo shots at tho colored man.
Nonn of tho bullets hit tho mark, bnt
the Negro was soon impeded by a crowd,
tripped and thrown, and then all who
could get in reach began hitting and
kicking him. Then tho cry went ap,
"Lynch him," and a pasting dairyman
furnished a rope, and the man, beaten
half to death, would probably have
been lynched except that the officer
drew his revolver and declared that he
would shoot tho first man who tried to
place the rope around the Negro's neck,
and then he was allowed to go.
Why was this frenxied, murderous
spirit displayed by ordinary passers-by
on a prominent street in daylight In
America's greatest city? Merely be
cause the man was black and not "white
in color. These men who wanted to
kill him did not know that ho had com
mitted any serious crime, as Indeed it
doos net appear that ho bad. It is no
very unusual thing to Bee a man run
ulng through the streets of a great el'y
with an officer in pursuit. He might
only have stolen an orange. If a white
man had been the pursued, others
might have joined in the chase or im
peded his progress, but nobody would
havo shot at him, especially against the
entreaties of the pursuing officer, much
less beaten him unmercifully and do
sired ami tried to lynch him. Rut all
this happened to this man merely on
account of tne color of his skin.
Why is this? What sort of civiliza
tion, not to say Christianity, is it?
Why hasn't a colored man who does no
wrong as much rltrjit to life, liberty arid
tho pursuit of happiness as tho white
man? Arid why hasn't the one who
commits a crime the same right and
chance to fair and legal treatment.
Why should the one be incontinently
killed like a mad dog while no violence
would bo done the other?
Perhaps Governor Chamberlain, who
ia protty foxy, somehow Induced Napo
leon Davis to oppose him.
The first of next July Col. Ganten-,
heln will change his title to Judge
Gantenbein.
Recause Chamberlain could win four
years ago is no sign that he can do so
now.
Republicans should stand by their
candidato for governor aa well aa the
re8l
Tho whole Republican legislative
tickot will be elected by big majorities.
THOMAS WITHYCOMBE
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Next week will be a busy one among
tho politicians.
Only ono Multnomah county ofllco in
doubt.
Don't (cratch tho head of the ticket.
Mako Oregon a Republican state.
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Looks like Tom Word again.
WILL ADJOURN EARLY.
SIIKRIFF TOM WORD.
PARTY UNIT1U).
For many years, as everybody known,
tho Republican party of this state has
been divided into two factious, first one
succeeding and then the other, and each
The Democratic management have
put their foot In it, which Is nothing
new for Democrats, in trying to cast a
slur upon Professor Wlthycombe be
causo he is a native of Kngland, and
because, coming to Oregon as a boy,
and his father, as he supposed having
beon naturalized, he supposed hlniHelf
an American cltiien until a circum
stance arose which disclosed that ho
was not. Thero is uo suggsotiou what
over of wrongdoing or any wrong In
tent, or of any act or indication of spir
it othor tha i or tire loyalty to the
United States and to Oregon. He has
lived hero sluce boyhood, has been a
model and an extremely useful citiien,
a prominent educator, a man "of rubllc
spirit, ami a loyal Republican. Yes,
tho Journal, aa the principal Democra
tic paper of the state, whether on its
own hook or Inspired by tho Demo
cratio management, has made a bad
mistake In attacking Mr. Wlthycombe
on this score. A great many of our
best citizens were bora abroad, and ua' Sheriff Wird
While agreeing with the Oregonian
that as a rule and as to all state officere
the Republicans ought to stick to their
party and vote a straight ticket, and so
malntalu the party to which they ad
here and that party's principles, we
think that as to county officers an occa
sional exception may be made when
the circumstances justify it, and we be
Hove that such is the case now as to
the office of sheriff ol this county. Mr.
Tom M. Word has beeu sheriff nearly
two years, and everybody admits that
he has made a good ono. He proved
his courage and rtaourcefulneee by
cleaning out public gambling, which
had become a disgrace to the city, and
(or which he deserves much credit,
Hut pel haps even more important and
commendable than this is the fact that
under his administration graft, which
had so long tlourlshed in the sheriff's
office, lias been eliminated. The office
has been conducted economically and
ou strict business principles, taxes have
been closely collected, and no more
deputies have been employed than were
necessary, and they were required to do
a full day's work.
Somo Democrats are disgruntled at
because he appointed a
Congress Not Likely to Continue In
Session After June 15.
Washington, May 22v Pretent indi
cations point to an adjournment of con
greas about the 16th of June. The
great debate of the session baa been
brought to a close, the railroad rate
bill has been passed by the senate, and
the way ia now clear (or the regular ap
propriation bills and other important
legislation that demands consideration,
In the house of representatives tne
work is np to date. All of the big ap
propriation bills, except the sundry
civil bill, have been passed by that
body, and this last bill will be reported
to the bouse just as soon as the house
is ready to receive it. At tho outside
two weeks is ample to pass this bill
and two unimportant appropriation
bills yet to be considered, the general
deficiency and the diplomatic.
In the senate appropriation bills
have lagged behind on account of the
debate on the rata bill, yet in spite of
this protracted discussion the senate
has found opportunity to pass the urgen
cy deficiency, pension, fortifications,
army and Indian appropriation bills,
and will make short work of thoso now
awaiting consideration, namely, the
postoffice, agricultural, legirlatlve, Dis
trict of Columbia and military academy
bills. The senate, in spite of its repn
tation for long debate), can dispose of
appropriation bills in remarkably short
periods when the tlare for adjournment
approaches. It always does. So the
legislative program, so far aa the ap
propriation bills ii concerned, may be
considered in such shape as to permit
adjournment by the middle of Jnne.
It is tiie appropriation bills that deter
mine the length of the session after all,
for when the last of thee bills is agreed
to congress always adjourns, unlets it
happens to be in extra session, called
for some special purpose.
Tha conference committee having the
rate bill in charge is not likely to re
port inside of two weeks, but in the
end the house will probably accept the
essential senate amendments, laclndfng
that offered by Senator Allison. The
fact that tha president approves this
amendment will be ample justification
for the house to give its assent, and the
further fact that practically all the
other amendments meet with the ap
proval of the president will insure their
final adoption.
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