Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-23
DOES UP THE DEMOCRAT.
representative J. 8. McEwan Of Coos
County on the State Foundry.

c0unty on the state foundry.
Marion County Democrat; The
appropriation Of 100000 for the pur-
chase Of the Northwestern Stove Foun.
dry Ii about the champion steal Of the
session. The corporation has had u soft
snap for years aud now all the expense
u has been TO for plant, and consider.
able more, is 10 be returned W IL. IL IL
an Infamous piece Of robbery.
Now no uIeasure before the late legis-
Iaturs has received 30 bare-faced, un.
warranted, malinious aud untruthful q
critlcism as that, and the enactment Of
the law and success u It's enforcement
will make that would-be critic blush
with very shame that he ever made
such , prophecy st all, or harbored W
unpatriOtic aud hendish . motive ~
prompted 1t. The fnct is, while many
Of the members Of the house, the body
In which the bill originated, hesitateo
and were doubtful nj first, they hnall,
aud voluntarily became earnest worker
for its enactment aud went personally
TO the senate and urged its importanc,
on that body. II WAS defeated
early In the evening Of the last day Of
the session by a small majority, but ~
the earnest pleading Of number Of
members from the house and of th,
governor the bill was reconsidered and
passed. In fact It was the only measur
before the Legislature that provided foi
the employment of the convicts within
the prlton walls for full two years Ia
come, and at calling 10 which they
are already skilled and would prove
self-supporting ~ well a. most profit
sbls 70 the state. In fact, further, in-
quIry Into the matter by sincere repre-.
sentatives converted them and assured
them that II would only keep the pris-
oners employed, but what tho plant
had earned for the corporation before
In ons year would now purchase II and
give the labor Of the convicts TO the
state for their own support. A number
further saw that II would the second
year pay large profit Into the Golfers
Of the state, and even when the ju.e
mill was started, could be retained for
the employment Of full force Of the
convicts and DO the states chief source
Of revenue for the labor OF the con, lets.
But, ~ important as anything else.
and moro 20 to the Recorder, In the
fact that II fulfilled the demands OF the
Farmers Alliance. the Grange, the X.
Of L., the labor unions and the Peoples
party on the subject OF leasing the prison
labor and bringing It in composition
with free labor. Moreverit was Just In
linc with the personal appeal OF the X.
Of L., and was introduced at their sug-
gestion by sn earnest uuion printer aud
worker In the organization known as
the Federated Trades, TO whom compli-
resolutions were passed at the
union printers' banquet at salem sin.
ling out that bill M Que meeting their
hearty approval. II passed the house
almost unanimously, passed the senate
and was approved by the governor
without any knowledge of "a "steal" In
u.
One other remark; The editor Of the
Marion Democrat, In the above excerpt,
'ayE "rhe corporation has had u soft
map for years" Then why not tho
tate have that "soft snap" awhile at
he dIctation OF the masses Of the peo-
'le? Ifa ''soft snap" was good foi the
corporation. II isa cardinal principle
With the Peoples party that Il would
70 good for the people. besides remov-
nv that Incubus OF leasing prison labor.
-Coquills City Herald.