Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-03

I there ls one tnlnR ceTIhln, anu tnab
is. II either Of the national party
platforms declare IN favor Of the free
coinage OF silver, that party is sure
~ carrying every Pacific coast state,
with the single exception Of Oregon,
and should 1t be the democratic
party that 80 declares she also will
come mighty near Hopping over on
the other side Of the fence.
Asiorinn: The need Of an open
river and Of wheat shipments from
astoria, Is shown by the fact that
thousands Of tons Of wheat are now
cing Slipped from the inland EN-.
pire every week to Eastern markets.
This il ridiculous in being allowed to
continue.
Clackamas News: Since Cleve-
land has written against free coin
ire, there has been remarkable
change In that portion Of the demo
rratic press that was leaning tOwaru
lie free coinage ideas. They are
pulling back into the line that that
otter lays out, in fact, they Try to
hlnk, that they never have, never
will and are never going to advocate
any such doctrine.
Gervais Starr. The legislature in
ro electiDg all Of the old board OF
railroad commissioners that wert
willing to serve, certainly acled
" isely aud justly. When the dis
aster came and the commission were
compelled to render IA report they
"hewed tO line" regardless of who
got struck by the chips. They rem
dcred what we believe TO be true
report of the causes Of that terrible
disaster aud In doing 80 did not try
to screen themselves, but tried to tell
the truth, and for this alone, If for
nothing else, they were entItled to
honorable consideration.
Col. HeudershOtt says In the
Oregonlan: "rhe people Of our
county are disgusted with the action
of the legislature in refusing TO make
nm appropriation for the worlds fair
It will be "A lesson 10 the people OF
the entire state, aud in future 1t Ii
probable that we may have u bright
legislature, composed Of young
active men, and not II yet OF back
numbered mOssbacks who hardly
know what the worlds fair means
The "Col.n did not succeed as wei
with this Legislature IA he NIGH
have. He was one of number o
gentlemen who were perfectly VIII
ing TO spend two or three years a
! Chicago at the expense OF Oregon.
Long Creek Eagle: j. IL. Mitchell
r Oregou's United States senator ha
bill In congress providing for TIN
T election Of United States senator
by IA direct vote Of the people. Mr.
Mitchell, as one OF our national law
makers, detects the Inconsistency
aud chance for bribery In the pres
ent method Of electing these oiliciaii
as through the legislatures the VII
OF the people is not la every Instance
expressed.
Here IL an illustration of the way
the people are fooled 10y some oil the
would.be friends of open rivers; Al
Illustrative ofhow not To do 1t In th'
expenditure OF money for govern
ment improvement at the Cascades
the managers spent ten thonsan'
dollars In building steamboat be
low the rapids, aud several thous
ands more In building IA wharf 10
the steamer above the rapids. Th'
steamboat cannot reach the whar
aud the only way for the wharf 4
reach the steamboat Is to break II M
aud let It boil through the seethinl
waters. This ls one of the thing
that veXes mn Eastern Oregon o
Washington man, when he pay
Si.SO "a ton freight on wheat iron
Malla WAlla 10 Portland, - Astorian