The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
Editorial Notes.


could not give the right wink.
THE trouble of the fusionists and
much time would be saved, if the
number of official positions be increased
to about liz. We suggest that such
increase be provided for by the fusion
resolu tions.
MAINE went $4,000 for the republi-
cans, showing gains much larger than
was estimated. Sewall might as we'll
drop off the democratic ticket, Wat
sons state will treat it far better
THE Grand Army men ought to be
in their usual places in the ranks this
year. The republican state ticket con-
tains seven of their number, while the
popocratic ticket does not contain the
name of single one of the men WHO
| helped to save the country.
ri WANT to state as emphatically as
words can state, that consider it as
false in economy and vicious in policy
to attempt to raise at a high price in
this country that which we can pur-
chase abroad at a low price in exchange
for the products of our toll. Bryan.
'PROTECTION is still an issue with
every man who wants more work and
better pay, and who has the intel
ligence to understand that there is
but one way in which these can be
obtained-and that is by restoring
industrial activity and creating a de-
mand for labor"
THERE must be something radically
wrong in the Chicago Democratic
candidate and platform platform when
nearly 1000 Democratic business men
call in body upon Maj. McKin ley
and pledge him their support, and
they are not plutocrats, either, just
plain, ordinary men who want to con-
tinue doing business with the "plain
people,"
ARKANSAS at the recent election cast
a trife under half as much again
democratic votes as in 1894, while the
republican vote was a trifle over half
as much again as in '94. The popu-
lists fell from $4,000 to $4,000. Both
the democrats and republican tickets
showed gains while the populists los
heavily. The state has always voted
two-thirds democratic and has simply
kept up its record, like Vermont, only
turning out larger vote.
The average positive, dogmatic adyo-
cate of 16 toll can see no honesty of pur-
pose in his adversary. Logic of the
Emerson type has no force for him.
He reasons: "there is something wrong
have no money, Vanderbilt has mil
lions; why should he not be forced to
devide with me? There are millions
OF gallons of old bourbon and millions
of barrels of beer and here I am rust
ling for single schooner Kent
Journal.
MAINE: Republican plurality over
$4,000 in Tuesday election. The vote
was larger than usual, and shows a
republican gain Of nearly 10000 votes.
Reed, Dingley, Milliken and Boutlle
were returned congress with increased
majoritles. Bath, the home of Sewall
doubled its usual republican plurality
and the State repudiated Organism
with vengeance. 1t would appear
that populism is not gaining the foot.
hold in the East which is claimed for it
THERE is competitor in the field
to fight the oil combine, Michael and
John Cudahy of Chicago having
bought out the Northern Indiana Oil
Cos entire plant and wells. Last
week they ordered 100000 of 6-inch
oil pipe for an underground line lie
miles long, from the fields to Chicago
: This is only another evidence of the
fact that there are always men O
sufficient capital ready to step in as
competitors when some combine finds
itself master of any product and real
ICES big profit from its operations
The competition in matches wa,
another evidence, and so it will alway.
be in commerce and manufacture
Seattle Trade Register.
POTTER CHARLES SULLIVAN, of Ia
coma, republican nominee for governor
Is no less peculiar than a popular
politician. He is called "Coatles,
/, Sullivan" because no one ever saw him
wear new suit of clothes or a new
hat, SO the story goes. He wears 8
shabby suit of grey aud a straw hat
. winter and summer. He never carrie,
a watch. Sullivan has a wide ar
qualntance throughout the state, botf
/ east and west of the mountains. IT,
is about 81 years old, and his boyhoot
was spent in Oregon. His father. P
: =. Sullivan, was one of the leadin.
{ spirits at the territorial bar. practicin,
] In Whitman county. He was a borr
! orator, finished lawyer and his sudder