The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-05
VALE, Grover.
WELCOME, Mac.


states permitted this-Colorado, Utah
and Wyoming. 1t begins to look as If
Washington would be in the list in
19OO.-Olympian.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has been in
Quoted to the highest Office in the gift
OF the nation, and now it will be in
order for the wheels of industry to be-
gin to get ready to move for the bene-
fit our silver friends.
If no other relief be afforded the
state it should not be forgotten that
the legislature took one step toward
changing the name of Hangman's
Greek to Latah Creek. This does not
go far toward abolishing capital punish
ment, it is true, but it shows a mild
and benevolent disposition.-P.-I.
DEBs has been telling Idaho miners
that the organized labor of the coun-
try will have to resort to revolution
before it can get perfect liberty. The
Tacoma News (dem.) admits the fact
that a mischief maker can 60 around
preaching revolution, is pretty strong
evidence that there are coolies of liber-
.ty in the country now.
The Legislature has nearly closed
its race, it's labors? ending on the 9th
instant. The number of bills has
nearly reached the 900 mark but only
a half dozen measures of any import
ance have been passed. AS was to be
expected, our populist Legislature was
heavy in theory, but extremely light
on execution. We ought to be thank
full, however, the less law the less in
jury will be done to the state.
A PARTY OF representative men from
Omaha, Nebraska, are visiting the
various legislatures now in session in
the Northwestern states, in order to
interest them in the Trans Mississippi
Exposition, at Omaha. The party
visited the Legislature at Olympia last
Saturday to urge a suitable appropria-
ton in order that Washington may
be properly represented. 1t is doubt
full, however, if the legislature will en-
courage the matter by lily appropria-
ton, on the score of economy.
: THE Seattle Times is doing a good
deal of needless Growing over the fact
that the appropriation bills in some
instances call for less amounts than
were consumed in former years. AS a
fact the present state officers are with
out experience and really do not know
what they want. Further, the great
bulk of expensive preliminary work
toward erecting the state building, and
other permanent improvements, and
getting the business of the new state
down to system; is largely done, and
but routine work remains. If the
work is properly done and no defic-
iency appropriations are called for at
the next session it will be in good time
for our populist friends to talk about
economy.
THE conclusion of the governor not
to appoint any officers until after the
close of the legislature, as now an
nounced, awakens much speculation
as to whether the governor intends to
give any one full four year term.
With the legislature adjourned there's
no senate to confirm, and the officers
are mere Executive appointments"
holding only until the senate meets to
pass upon them. This move is an in
dlcatlon to those who have doubted
the governors political sagacity that
he is far-sighted and adroit manager.
In this way incompetent men are got
ten rid OF after trial in an easy man.
ner, or where many applicants are
seeking one set are named with the
understanding that they hold only two
years, and new set for the remaining
two years. In this way he can serve
double set of anxious Office seeker
and mollify all discontents except the
fellows who get kicked out after two
years.
Gov. ROGERS, beginning to see the
failure of the fusion legislature to do
anything, issued a special message
last week, and is out in several pub
lished interviews, in which he severely
scores that body and he wants the
people to understand that he blames
the legislature because nothing has
been accomplished. He especially
chafes over the failure of his pet meas
ure, the railroad commission bill.
which in going down practically car
ries with it all the railroad legislation
proposed this session, because it all is
framed along the same line, requiring
the commission. One cause OF it's de-
feat was alleged to be the fact that the
governor had already selected his men.
and some of them were Objectionable.
so In the fight that ensued the whole
thing went down. No new bills can