Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-01
X-RAYS,
On the WebfOOt Politicians,
independent Comment on People
in State and Nation.

in State and Nation.
The ladies are making a terrible
rustic, and get on themselves an al
mighty hustle, 70 capture the beauti-
lful billoEy hustle. The style i 70
fasfen Il right in the middle; it
mustn't be big, it mustn't be little; too
high or two low will spoil the best
gown, and make a sweet woman the
talk Of the town.
/ TbeJ do say that L. II. McMahan,
a well known POpulist refOrmer. who
lives at Salem, has gone TO Europe on
some Of "Old COrbett's Money"
Other men have gone 70 Washington
on il but only McMahan has gone tO
Europe. The men that Mr.. COrbett
has hired TO further his cause are
men Of enormous capacity-tO poke {
his money and give him 90 value for
it.-PendletOn L. o.
"a reporter says McMshan is the
inventor OF a fish hook for which he
has been offered 1900. Bu; IL was d
different hook. a sucker hook, with
which he caught the money tO take the
trip 70 Europe. Statesman.
We wonder il the sucker wore long
Whiskers! II 50 how many years eK-
perience must a politician have before
be ceases to be sucker! And why
suculd the mouthpiece Of the long
wbiskered sucker kick: Hon. j. ).
Smith in Albany Imprint.
The Eugene Guard takes too ssri-
ously the foolish words Of a Salem
minister who preached against toe sin
Of hop picking. We happen TO know
this minister and know too tnat ne
viii not excommunicate any poor fam e
ily that goes bop picking this sum-
mer, provided they bring in liberal
share Of wha: they earn to apply on
back dues on his salary.
The life-lease 0liice-hOlding frater-
nity for themselves and all their re-
lation) are. terribly down on civil SER
vice reform. They are 50 afraid that
all the Offices will not be open to all
froebOrn Americans.
The editor Of the Statesman.is ter
rlbly down on civil service reform.
He is not holding two or three Of
fees Just at present.
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Hon. j. p. Wager extols Donald
Macleay of Portland, 10 the East Ore
gonlan, as true philanthropist, for
donating 100 acre park to the city OF
Portland. As writer OF pure lite =
airy English, Wager has few equals
for forceful flowing style Of expires.
sion.
Portland Tribune: The Republi-
cans In the senate are coming around
to the Democratic idea Of tariff for
revenue only. The present debate in
congress seems likely to result In some
good at all events.
Il. NJ. Hermann, son of Binger
Hermann, commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office, has been reinstated as
chief examiner in the pension office.
The life lease OF the ofiice-holding
aristocracy is being slowly but surely
fastened on the vitals Of the republic.
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III the council will take one step to-
wards reducing taxes. If the county
officials will take one step towards
stopping drafts on the treasury; the
taxpayers would bless them. A step
the other way lies the political dead
line.
Salem young ladies are preparing
their best bib and tucker for the
state field meet, when all the young
athletes from all the colleges in the
state will be here.
A street commissioner who was ap-
PplhNNu DSCduSS TIC was IlCu udu 1
and big property owner removes the
head of the Salem street cleaning de-
partment, who is poor man, because
he owns little poor land. That is
an absurd situation, TO say the least. !
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Pap Richardson, to be consistent,
should advocate license tax on ply
sicians, as we'll as on insurance agents
In Japan the bicycle is known as
jim ten-sha, which means man-wheel-
vehicle
Aldermen: Give Salem "a short
simple health and street ordi-