Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-17

general Is reported as thinking 1t
singular that Oregon's militia out
side Of Portland, should be failure,
while Washington's is successful.
One good reason is that the militia
get good deal more public money
for support in this state than in
Oregon.
Lebanon Express: The innate sell
fishness, hungry acquisitiveness,
ravenous cupidity and deep-mouth-
ed avarice Of some gold eaters in
these United States would slay with
envy even Mammom, "the least
erect spirit that fell"
Tacoma News: Senator Allen iu
his speech before the Senate on
Monday last upon the silver ques-
tion, delivered the following epigram
which many papers consider terse
statement of the coinage question: !:
at Is not its value as gold and sill
yer that sends it current over the
world, but because it is coined"
Drain Echo: Do little tile drain
ing. Sloughs that cut fields awk-
wardly can be proftably tile drained
The first crop will pay for the tile.
II present prices Of farm products
continue it will pay to lay tile. We
notice that the crops that grew on
tile drained land last year were the
best.
Portland Examiner: The grand
jury has been in session four months
and nineteen days, and will report
by Saturday. The condition of the
poor farm and the county jail is YET
to be considered. Other public ins-
titutions they have already com.
mented upon. The city Jail they
conld well touch up. 1t is a vile
hole, unfit even for the habitation OF
tranps.
Columbian: The goveI nor's mes
sage Is like all of his cOmmunica.
tions, decidedly pointed. His rec.
ommendation regarding a portage
railway around the Dalles is good
one; for deepening the lower Colum-
bia above Astoria, a poor one. II
Is questionable whether or not IL is a
good plan to abolish the board OF
railway commissioners. Take 1t all
through, the message WAS a good
one.
Catholic Sentinel: We live in an
age which is not CathOlic-the spirit
OF whiC is .dissolvent-the real forces
of which combine to thwart the
genius Of religious unity and sever
the bonds of national strength. The
spirit of inquiry, fostered by the ir
relevant parentage Of doubt, is push
ing itself through all the ramifica.
tions Of life and spawning anew q
generation of Huns, whose future
incursions into the fortress of ma
tional unity will sever US from the
protecting arm of liberty, unless
the torrent Is stemmed by a force
which springs from the conserva
tive ranks Of Catbolicity.
Pacific Farmer: There is but one
course for the republicans TO pursue
to hold the reins OF power for an
other term, and that is to adopt the
alliance principles in the main anG
do something for the farmer. Peo
Pile get tired Of an old party when
they see IL run year in and year out
by the same old hacks, and when
In power aud position to see the
same old fellows always getting all
the fat places, and the workers al.
ways left out In the cold, People
want "A change once In "a while.
Astoria Express: People at Hood
river have petition for new
county To be taken on the north
western portion OF Wasco. The
kickers contend that out Of 525
square miles ofland, which the pc
ution calls for in the new county,
not one-fourth is III for either agri-
cultural or grazing purposes, the
balahce is mostly rocks and timber,
most OF which though valuable Is
from its location unobIainable, II
this Is true Wasco cannot lose by
letting II 80.
Seattle Telegraph; In New Jer,
sey some Italian laborers threatened
"A riot, aud "A loud demand was at
On0e made upon Governor Albeit
Ia call out the militia. lie refus, d,
saying that troops ought never to
be used except aS last resOrt,n
That is good doctrine, There are
too many people In this country who
are anxious to call out the troops on
the slightest provooatlon. They like
the European way Of Immediately
bayonetiug or shooting every one
who maksa any sort of disturbance.
In this country the bayonet
should be relied on only as the very
last resoFt.
Albany Democrat: This PROMISES
10 be a prune country after all, and
Linn eonn1y will play It's part In the
prune drama, $3.50 trees have been
SIT Out At oakVille. Hon. J. X.
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