The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-08-21
Republican National Ticket.
For PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
For VICE PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART.

"THE pen is mightier than the
sword" A Boston dealer says that
there is more steel used in the manu-
facture Of pens than in all the sword
and gun factories of the world.
WHO is John r. Rogers, the Fusion
candidate for governor? He is the
misguided reformer who is charged
with the barefoot boy" bill, and one
of the valiant band who rode on passes
yet charged the state mileage just as
the other unregenerate legislators did.
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The money now locked up in the
vaults of our banks will all be put in
circulation as soon as a protective
tariff assures profits for industry and
rewards for enterprise. There can
be prosperity without public confidence
and no confidence unless conservative
statesmen are at the head of the
government.
THERE is no meaner demagogue, says
the Aberdeen Bulletin, than the man
who uses the public press or the rostum
to create breach or antagonism
between the rich and the poor and to
array capital against labor. It is a
land of free speech and free men, and
the great misfortune is that so many
use the devils methods under the plea
OF defending the oppressed. Capital
is as dependent upon labor as labor is
dependent upon capital. No blow
can be struck at either without both
feeling it.
The county ticket selected by the
Republican county convention w ed
nesday is practically invinceable.
The present administration has made a
record for Itself in the way of economy
and efficiency, and this fact is recog-
nlzed by the tax payers generally, who
consider that their pockets are directly
affected. and politics will cut little
Inquire with them. The denomination
OF VIM. Callow, for representive is
Justly merited. Mr.. Callow did hard
work in the legislature for the interests
OF Mason County, and left an honest
record. The oystermen, especially,
have reason to thank Mr.. Callow for
his earnest efforts to frame laws that
would protect their holdings. The
ticket throughout is worthy of cleo
ton.
The tragic death of Edward Keenah
prospector from Seattle, is reported
from Alaska. A party of nine pros
pectors were walking across a glacier
near Twenty-mile creek at the head of
Iurn-again arm, July 4th, when two
oil the party crushed through thin
sheet OF ice which hid from view a
narrow and deep assure. One man
had gun across his shoulders and it
caught near the surface and held him
until rescued, but Keenah fell 70 feet
and was damned between the converg-
ing walls of ice. Blankets were torn
In strips and the unfortunate man
fastened one end around his waist. hut
he was wedged in too tightly and too
benumbed to help himself, and died in
an hour.
The Montesano Vidette has this ad-
vice to give to the voters of the county;
Read up and study up on the questions
now before the people. Do not accept
as fact statements which are made
concerning the financial, tariff, or
other policies of the political parties
simply because some member of your
party declares it to be fact. There
is no reason why any man should fail
to thoroughly post himself on the
questions which are the issues of this
campaign. 1t is duty which every
American citizen owes to his country,
as we'll as to himself, to SO study the
questions Of the hour that he may,
when the time comes TO ballot, to
50 cast it as to further the course
which intelligent search and study
have convinced him will be the best
for the country and not cast it from
. sense OF craftsmanship alone.