Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
NOTES ON THE SITUATION.
[BYAB BYsTANDER.]
m county has no boss.


Rev Belknap had been in the legis-
lature once too often.
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Elder Barkley is one man Joe
Simon fears in Oregon.
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The Statesman has beaten Mr..
Hermann. No one else did 1t.
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1t is learned that the next governor
of Oregon is a member of the llllhee
club.
Where are the Woodburn twin poll
ticians now? Supporting the straight
ticket, Of course.
~
Rev. Harry Rattlebrain Watkins-a
good fellow-will tell stories at Reeds
opera house tonight.
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Good men who secure a nomination
on good ticket no longer need TO hlre
a newspaper to elect them.
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Elder Barkley won big victory at
Woodburn over the single gold stand
ard and single boss crowd.
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Farmer Whitney and Barron ana
Corby in town taught the Woodburn
politicians a much needed lesson.
#*4
1t is whispered that Gardener Fones
and Tailor Lane had something to do
with making up the Republican
| ticket.
Jap Mimic made an honorable light
for Mitchell legislative ticket. lie
is also county treasurer without any
strings on him.
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The Statesman is kicking about
Binger Hermann using his frank. SO
long as 1t brings good news, dear
brother, don't cry.
4#@
General Weavers gospel of the poor
sounds well coming from lawyer who
has always lived well and never
worked for living.
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Joe Simon, of Portland, Is running
the primaries down there just as his
henchmen wanted them run at Sa'
lem but it didn't work. 1t is pre-
dicted 1t will not work'theatre.
s..
There is still an opportunity left
for Mr.. Dolph to move TO make Mr.
: Mitchell's election unanimous before
: IL is done by the people. When die
Mr.. Dolph do gracious or graceful
thlngY
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Judging by the noise in the news
r papers, State Land Agent Davenport
9 is recovering millions Of acres of schOo
lands TO the people. 1t was thought
by some that Jack Darcy had got
away with all there was,
#*#
Christians and white men in Ore
igon politics. Isn't Elder Barkley {
more decent man TO send as delegate
$ TO the national Republican conyen
, tion than that notorious corporation
trickster 10 Simon, Of Portland
l Then let's send him.
: -
( The more opposition Binger Her
q mann has the harder he works. IL,
, should be called Beaver Hermann
But the shaking up he has got In Mar
ion county will hurt nothing. 1t ha
s already got the Willamette river un
S der the contract system.
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II General Weaver has not yet re
covered from his old carelessness ii
handling figures. He made many goo,
points, but marred II by saying tina
n quarter OF a billion of bonds hav
II been issued TO supply deficit OF s37,
e 100000 In the government revenues
a General Weayer's contribution to tn
a cause of labor has been 70 raise sol
=, who is sharp corporation lawyer Il
~ the city OF Des Molnes.
l. An old farmer said TO a young Sa
d lem lawyer the other day; IF l wer
e. in your place I'd keep out of polite
about ten years. Don't even mention
the word. Stick close to your profes
n sion for that time and you will regal
your reputation In the community
p" your standing in the profession, Tn
n respect OF the people, and your reall
great political talents can be used [
better advantage. You have been 4
a too many jobs, and youn be hangln.
~ around the next Legislature fu
another"
~ Governor Budd of Californ ia ha