The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-02

IF people mean what they say, and
vote as they talk, there will be a
general cleaning out of Augean stab
les, but
THERE are just fifty candidates
before the people of Mason County
for their votes. It's pretty uncertain
wnic will win, but we trust the
Fright" may triumph. We will give
our betting friends straight tip; OF
these candidates thirty-four are
going up Salt River.
ISN'T it funny that the local demo
cracy (there certainly must be few
left,) have no time on space for the
tariff and the silver question, or on
any of the financial issues-except
that pei tanning more particularly to
the county of Mason, and the election
OF Lochie McPhail for treasurer.
THE JOURNAL devotes some space to
the questions for which the Republi-
can party stands in order to show
that that party is very much alive,
and firm in the belief of the truth of
its positions. We do not expect to
influence any votes in this election,
but we do expect to find democrats
who believe in free trade in lumber
and coal as rare as hens teeth before
six months have flown.
1'HE people should bear in mind
that some of the elements at work in
this campaign are none too particular
In what they say and rather unscrup-
ulous in their methods. That canards
and all sorts of election lies will be
sprung when too late to refute them.
Before you put too much faith in
yarns, size up your informant, see if
he is worthy of your confidence and is
not imposing upon your credulity.
Every voter who has watched the hap
penlng of the past few months ought
to have, and probably does have his
mind fully made up as to how he will
vote, and he should not allow his sober
Judgment to be over ruled, at least by
any wild campaign assertions
WHAT, forsooth, will many Of those
good old rock-ribbcd Democrats in
Mason County, do at the coming cleo
ton. Even now, in the zenith of
party ambition-the control of all
branches of the government, no
champions of their faith are abroad
and the weapons of offense and de-
tense of many hard-fought campaigns
still lie unused in the party archives
OF Mason County. Not few of them
are regretful of the "change" they
wrought, and are seeking to undo it,;
but still the mass of our County demo-
cracy is at sea. The alleged organ
has been carefully scanned for some
evidences of the life and activity Of
the good old Jeffersonian democracy,
but there are none to date. They
have traced the course of the old
old party to the call for convention,
and some may have q dim recollection
of ticket under the revered name of
the democracy" but they will dis
claim any connection with it, and re-
cOgnize it not as child of their pro-
duction. There are no old gods to
worship, those old idols have tottered
from their gauzy thrones, but ia
their place has come golden image
from the unknown. which calls for
homage and tribute. Verify, the peo-
pie are crying out for rescue from an
everlasting bondage, and waiting to be
led out out of the wilderness. Will
they still he blinded to their true
and consign their brethren
as well as themselves to another
period of bondage which may not end
while there is substance in the land.
Their fate is in their own hands, and
their decision will be made next
Tuesday.-Mal. V; l.