Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-23
OREGON CLIPS.

Odllts ODSeTNeIs II We NeIf' 10
take the version of the estate
Democrat" as to capitalists for of.
flee, the idea would suggest itself
that Mr.. PenDoyer is ineligible and
should not have been elected gov
ernor four years ago, for His EX-
cellency is known to be worth at
least half a million dollars, while
Mr.. Cornelius is a poor man. We
tell you that plan won't work. Bro.
Democrat"
Oregon Blade: In 1888 the duty
on wool was reduced. That year the
imports of wool into the Unit, d
States were 53,O41, 1857 pounds. But
by 1887, under the reduced duties,
the imports had increased to ia, ,404, =
173 pounds, and the number of do
nestle sheep had largely decreased.
The country had 59,629, 626 sheep in
1883, and but 42,59O,O79 in 1889.
Since the moderate tariff reduction
of 1888 caused this great reduction
in the number of sheep and the vast
increase in the importation of wool,
what would be the effect of total re-
peal of the wool duties? Very prob
ably within few years there would
not be 100000 sheep in the United
States.
Baker City Blade: The men
nominated as candidates for official
hOnors on the State ticket are all
old and respected citizens of the
state. The personnel of the ticket
is Ole of the best ever presented to
our voters. The platform adopted
is an enunciation of true republican
principles, and possesses a pure anu
clear-toned ring which will rever-
berate the sounds OF victory into
our ears next June.
East Oregonian: A stranger, in
the course ola conversation with 3
Pendletonian to-day, remarked very
emphatically that he was going TO
leave the state. Oregon was no
good, he said, and any man who
would live in it had either lost
his reason or never had any to lose.
Shortly after the same Peudletonian
saw his new found acquaintance
crawl into boX-car. He explained
that he preferred that mode of trav-
cling, ard was bound for Goods
country" Pasco, Washington.
Corvallis Gazette: More than
twenty years ago the Oregon State
Agricultural Society gave bonus of
$500 to induce the publishers Of "a
paper devoted to the farming in
terest on condition that the society
select the editor for the first year.
Mr.. Mimic was their choice. Mr.
Pennoyer now governor), then in
control of the Democratic Standard,
editorially said: "The directors of
the State Agricultural Society have
elected John Mimic to edit the
Willamette Farmer. Who is
John Mimic and what does he know
except Merino RAMP"
Morning Columbian Bill Nye
mixes truthand fiction very cleverly
IN the following sentence: IA great
many people go to California, but
few return. This is because the
do so well they do not care
to return, and the balance do so
poorly that they cannot get home
again" Bill did not visit Southern
California, where whole cities are
deserted, and thousands of empty
houses tell q tale of woe which
words could not express.
Tacoma Globe: In closing bril-
liant eulogium upon Samuel j. Ran
dali, the Chicago Herald says: 1T
is possible to he politician and an
honest man." The career of Mr..
Randall warrants this statement,
but the Herald could have made it
one hundred fold more expressive
by inserting the word. Demo cratic
before the word politician.