Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-27
y-RAYS,
On the WebfoOt Politicians
Independent Comment on People
in State and Nation


Even the Woman suffrage party Is
divided on the divided skirt question
or bloomer issue.
Bob Hendricks ought not to be COM
PEELED to go to practicing law Ior
Lying. His paper prints Mark Han
mas editorials that are sent out irom
Washington, d. c.
1t has been figured out that fellow
has one chance in 649, ,79l Of drawing
royal flush. Do you now wonder why
hands are so seldom filed when YOU
draw to that combination OF cards'
80
Trout fishing is great fake here
abouts. So far as the X Ray man is
concerned, he never experienced a
greater thrill of pleasure than when
he caught the first sucker, unless 1t
was when he caught the first bullhead.
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The Salem JOURNAL favors a bl-
metallic ticket headed by Barkley,
Bilyeu and U'Ren. Gee whiz! say
Bro. Hofer, turn that X-Ray on that
combination and let's hear the result
jefferson Review.
The JOURNAL brought out no ticket
but that ticket could stand. the X Ray
and it wouldn't hurt them at all.
Some of the lawyers are getting
cheap advertising sent out on being
admitted to practice "before the su'
preme court" One was admitted on
motion of Henry Gilfry. That is al
most equal to being made chief JUS
tice! But any good lawyer Tor bad) eau
be admitted for the mere asking.
The Statesman editor seems deter
mined to involve himself in fierce
controversy with Dana Dt
the New York Sun. Someone has
evidently cautioned the Sun editor OF
the calibre of the Statesman man aud
he wisely keeps out of conflict in
which the greatest New York journal.
ist could only lose his reputation.
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The "sound money" Plates printed
in the Mckinley organ at Salem are
supplied free by the same committee
before whom Grover Cleveland spoke
night and started his boom
for third term. Ye gods, what fodder
is thrown to the faithful tlocks! Who
would not be Mckinley Republican
and dine on the husks of Cleveland
Ism? Bye and bye these prodigals
will return to Abraham's fold,a land oh,
won't there be rejoicing.
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The only true Republicans are those
who refuse to bow the knee to the
Stuffed Prophet of Wall Street, Gro
YER Cleveland, now bigger man than
Billy Mckinley in the eyes of the
money bugs. Serves Billy right.
Why did he repudiate all his old silver
record, and why is he now trying to
make new.silver record? OF course,
Grover is the bigger man Of the two.
is gold-plated silyer-bug,
Did Grover is an ungalvanized gold
pug.
Governor Lord and Banker Asahel
Bush, travelling in company are en-
quite east. At Washington d. q. they
will be joined by Banker Corbett, and
hen there will be three Of a kind. |
In poker parlance they will be called |
but Banker Bushi being a
Cleveland mug-wump, would make |
he combination what is Mechanically |
,ermed 'bob-tailed flush The
lush, which is bobbed tailed will |
operate with the president and Mark |
Hanna while in Washington, and
when it returns to Oregon it hopes to |
announce that Corbett is actually be-
'ome U. s. senator and that it car
rles all the federal patronage of Ore.
yon in its own breeches pocket. y
Corvallis Times.
[The chief difficulty with the above |
tenn is that Gov. Lord finally did not |
20 east. Another is that Mark
Hanna isn't breaking his neck to seat |
Jorbett. In other respects the item |
S we'll written and contains some
rood fun.l
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