The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27

PRENDERGAsT, slayer of Mayor Car
ter Harrison, is but disagreeable
memory. He was hung in Chicago
last Friday.
The Satsop creamery recently ship
ped 1000 pounds of butter overland to
Olympia, distance of nearly 30 miles
by wagon, the butter being sent by
boat to Tacoma and Seattle.
In making ali lumber free the Senate
strikes at an American industry en-
ploying nearly $6OO,OOO,OOO capital and
paying more than $135,0O0,O00 in
wages annually.
DEBs, the ruler of the allied labor
organizations called out the working
men in support of the Pullman strik-
ers, but the people were "called out"
by the menace to their own interests,
and have stopped the lawlessness
which attended the movement. The
tide OF public sympathy has expe-
rienced turn
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WHEN county officers 90. K" bills
they should assure themselves that
the charges are proper and the quaint
ty correct, and when otherwise, lay
the facts before the Efficient Auditor,
whose duty it is to audit all bills, and
before the Commissioners, whose
means of knowledge necessarily de-
ponds in such cases, on the officers who
procured the supplies.
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PATRICK HENRY WINSTON, a former
prominent Republican, but lately out
OF position, turned populist last
spring. He attended the populist state
convention at Yakima short time ago
and between the antics there, the
strikes and having to hoof it home.
Patrick was afflicted with remorse and
turned colors again. He is out with a
long letter giving the mistakes of the
populist party.
The Supreme Court has rendered a.
decision which will enable the work
OF the Capitol Commission to pro-
coed, and the construction of the
building to begin rs soon as other
preliminaries are disposed Of The
court decides that warrants can
legally he issued toward the construc-
ton OF the Capitol, although none of
the granted lands have been sold and
there is consequently no cash in the
fund.
The strike has come and gone, but
IT will be years before the country
and some of its people get over its
evil effects. The strike has spent it's
force without avail, and those who
could do so have returned to their
labor. Trains on all roads are run
nlng regularly and freights are again
beginning to move. Only OCCASION
ally IN isolated districts are any acts
OF violence done. and that by a dis
orderly element that is hanging on
and injuring the cause of the railroad
workers. The strike was failure so
far as accomplishing any good re-
suits to the interest of the strikers.
Although the railroads, the farmers
and the business interests of the
country suffer much, those who en-
gagged in the strike suffered more, and
no one but the labor agitator who
happens to have escaped Jail, is
ahead in the game. Public sympathy
is with the laboring class, but there is
well-defined line, beyond which
threatens the withdrawal of this SYM
pathy and support The sacrificed
lives and property remain as memo
rles of these troublous times.
IHE Senate after tinkering with Mr..
Wilson's little bill for considerable
time finally passed it, with little
change in It's protective features from
the present law. President Cleveland
threw a bomb she'll into the senate
chamber, to the effect that the bill
did not suit his excelency and would
be vetoed. This settles tive conf
IDENTIFY hoped that something would be
produced in a few short months. and
we might adapt ourselves to our new
conditions. but no, seven long months
OF dreary congress wrangling and now
every thing has fallen flat. Con-
gress has demonstrated the incompet-
ency and the insincerity of its majority
ana ought to go home, and accept the
coming ultlmatum of an enraged and
dlsgusted constituency with the best
grace possible. Even the most parti-
Fan democrat must concede there is no
reason to excuse this wanton delav
and that the business interests of
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