Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-06-20
SOME PRESS OPINIONS.

Republicans might Just as well hang
up their guns and wipe off their war-palnt.
]. S. Clarkson, national committeeman
from Iowa, declares without an If or a
But that Senator Allison will be the nom.
inee OF the next national convention for
President AS Peck's bad by says THAT
settles it," and those having other pre-.
ferences might as we'll subside. -Stand.
ard, Olympia. .
The people Of Washington asked for a
mild winter. They got it. Then they
wanted an early spring with plenty OF
sunshine. They gotit. Then they hoped
for rain to start the crops. They got it.
Now they want sunshine again and the
chances are that they will get that too.
If there is any other place in America that
can show weather record to compare
with Washington's this year it has not
been heard from up to date.-Spokane
Chronicle.
1t is impossible to 60 through week at.
ter week the state exchange list Of The
Times without being impressed with the
enormous power for good or evil swayed
by the country press Of Washington. No
one can fully estimate the power of the
country press. The city papers have
great influence, but they would be power.
less to accomplish anything if the country
press were arrayod against them. No
one has more binding call to the patri.
otto discharge Of duty than the editor of
a country weekly newspaper.-SeattIe
Times.
1t is easier now to get living in Ore.
gon and Washington, much easier, than
when the earliest settlers came here.
Yet now there are three-quarters Of a
million Inhabitants in the two states.
When the number shall be increased five
fold, it will be easier still 10 live here. be.
cause the resources OF the country will
increase just in proportion as intelligent
industry is applied. This has been the
'experience here ever since the settlement
OF the country began. Oregon and Wash.
ington will keep ten millions more easily
ehan one million, for the larger popula-
ton will continually give more and more
variety to industry and Development
Oregonian.
Human nature is very much the same
in every part OF tho world. Partisanship
dislodges patriotism everywhere, and par
tisans delight in reviling opponents.
Japan shows her perfect adaptablity to
Western civilization by the prompt way
in which hei politicians and people dis
play ingratitude and malice. While in
this country partisans and reckless men
are denouncing the President and his ad-
yisers in tie most ribald manner, because
they have sought to do their duty faith.
fully according to their conception of it,
almost the same terms of opprobrum are
being applied in Japan to the members of
the government OF that country. After u
glorious military campaign, which has
raised Japan among the nations, the head
OF the government is charged by migrate.
full and mad partisans with cowardice.
treachery and connivance in the disgrace
OF the country, because he was prudent
enough not to invoke disaster by defying
three OF the great powers. His manifold
services to the nation are wholly lost sight
OF, and while the world honors his ability
and patriotism, his own countrymen
cover him with obloquy. Such is often
the reward OF meritorious public service.
In every country the "outs" are seeking
to displace the Gins" and the weapons of
combat are Misrepresentation and malev.
olence.--Seattle Sun.