The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-17
Editorial Notes.

Editorial Notes.
THE bicycle record has been broken
at Colorado Springs, by &. +. Whaal,
who rode fifty miles in two hours and
fifteen minutes.
the first thing you want to get into
your head as soon as the swelling is
gone down." said the baldheaded phil
osopher to the newly-elected young
man, ais that your election didn't
happen SO much from desire of the
people to get you in as from q desire
to get the other fellow out."-Indiana-
polls Journal
The war department is advertising
i'll Washington City papers for 10000
yards OF red tape, the bids to be open
ed on the 9th Of this month. This is
regarded us practical joke in the
capital. but the government is doing
it in all seriousness, and the red tape
will be forthcoming There is nothing
so essential to the welfare of the pre-
sent administration as an abundance
Of red tape.-P-I.
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The JOURNAL this week issues a
supplement furnished by the Sound
Currency Reform Club. We realize
the fact that the finance question is
one of paramount importance and thai
the people should use every means to
become thoroughly informed on the
subject, and the best way to become
informed is to read all sides-for there
arc more than two.
BLAND, the Missouri congressman is
now lecturing out in Colorado favor
ing the white metal. A large number
parties have changed front on the
subject Bland thinks that the war
and all other issues must give way to
the question of the restoration of sill
yer to its monetary uses, and the great
fight is now on.
In Island County, the commission
ers refused to grant saloon licens e
and the law appears practically to be
something near local option law. The
law has not yet been construed by the
Supreme Court; but the commission
ers have the right to refuse to issue
license, and should not discriminate
against one person, without making it
a general policy in their jurisdiction.
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INSTEAD of keeping honestly to the
terms of their contract the gold syndi-
cate is buying up the yellow metal
from American firms and is not bring
ing gold over from Europe to pay fol
bonds. Smelters in Colorado have
been selling gold directly to agents OF
the Rothschilds and others interested
in the recent bond sale. Ii is a scurvv
trick, and one Cleveland and his sec
rotary of the treasury might have
easily foresecn would be resorted to i
they had reflected upon the utter lack
of integrity displayed by syndicates
when handling affairs of this kind. -
San Fancisco Chronicle.
W. p. MILLER, of Ukiah, Cal, is til,
successful bidder for mail route be
tween Ukiah and Harris. Harris i
30 miles north. Mr.. Miller has placed
an order for two six-horse power
gasoline tricycles, which he will Us,
instead of horses. Mr.. Miller says the
tricycles work finely. He expects to
have five there soon. DIR. Miller's
contract runs for three years. This is
the only stage-lne in the United
States which will be run by steam
tricycles, and the experiment viii, bt
watched with interest all over til.
country. They will have room iol
passengers and mail, and will have a
speed of from to II miles an hour.
iT is enough to draw tears from the
eyes of the old-time democrats TO see
the wreck of the old party, to which a
corporars guard are clinging, extract
ing consolation from their federal
positions. One has only to read the
party papers to see that democracy is
dead as a political party, the organiza-
tons in many of the states are already
denouncing Cleveland in no uncertain
tones, and the rank and file are scat
tered beyond reclaim. 1t is certainly
Il golden opportunity wasted, and
verifies the old saying that the demo-
cracy is lacking in judgment and
executive ability for any charge great
err than city ward When old war
horses like John Miller Murphy, who
can go most anything under the re-
vered name, throw up the sponge,
the case is hopeless, land who could
blame them. They are ignored