Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-07
X-RAYS,
On the WebfOOt Politicians
Independent Comment on People
in State and Nation.

Be admire the man who changes to
cur way u thinking and h0H little We
respect the man Eb0 changes the
other way. II ne haj been asked 70
name a man Nh0 gOuId o.. readily
abandon 5imetaliism we would have
named editor Alley. He vas foremost
10 champi11ing Hermann and Mitch
p ell because they were free silver men.
/ We cynfes, n rather liking a man Of
Harrison r. Kincaid's stripe. who
told Mitchell he would not abandon
his views On bimetallism for forty
elections u the senate. But that j.
a phrase Mitchell used less than a
( year ago.
/ As Max Pracht has an Office. it i
now to BE hoped Geer may get some
thing.
The Salem public schools graduate
more boys in proportion to the class
than any town in Oregon-2l to 3.
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The gsld standard papers Of Oregon.
that under the lead Of Senator Mitch
ell made voters believe the Mckinley
platform really favored bimetallism.
now refer to the international COM
mission a. "mODn-beam cha sers."
Well, mOOnbeams are silyery.
The editor Of the Statesman claims
70 be a lineal descendant OF a son Of
prophet. That's rough on the He
brews.
Max Pracht has provided for with
some kind Of special agency Of the
land department, and Binger Her
mann sends him to Oregon. This
state always gets the worst Of it.
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10 talk right and live wrong is fool
ish deceit.
Which is the POpulist, Dunn or
Bradstreet: One says times are good, |
while the other says they are tough.
When the doctors disagree will the
patient die OF get we'll?
Build a good $50 foot highway
from Salem to the reform school,
high above the water, and planted
with shrubs on each side; do it with
convict labor. 1t is Governor Lord
and Superintendent Gilbert we are
talking TO.
Some Oregon politicians should re-
member the golden text Of yesterdays
Sunday school lesson: "WhOso keep
eth his mouth and his tongue keepeth
his soul from troubles. Prov Il, %.
80.
If what is told Of great New York
capitalist is true he literally 'devours
widows houses, even though they be
widowed relatives.
-.
"If any man think he knoweth any
thing, abe knoweth nothing as he
ought to know. Paul.
The band of Mexican Gypsies who {
are being ordered TO move on from {
place TO place are having hard time
Of it. 1t seems they have neither
flag nor country to protect them and
their only safety is to make for
Alaska.
Salem men are doing a big business
in discounting claims against the
state, getting as high as 30 per cent
off. What does Salem want an extra
session foT?-Albany Democrat.
The above is not quite correct.
Certified claims against the state are
taken by some Salem merchants at
par, and by claim dealers are being ,
bought at 92 TO 05 cents on the dollar.
-.
The free silver democrats, Mr.. ,,
Cooper and a few misguided populists, /
a republican aid society at
Albany, Wednesday. 1t seeks divi-
sion in the ranks OF the only reform ,
party iD the United States-the s
Peoples party.-Oregon City Herald. I
Pop.
Col. j. G. Cooper, chairman Of the j
conference, filled the posi- a
lion in a manner 10 show his ability !
IS a presiding officer by his excellent
Judgment and fairmindedness.-Al- 9
oany Democrat. 5
There is hanging in the Umatilla /
House office, a cane that evidently Y
las a history connected with it, judg- !
ng from the label that is attached .
thereto, on which is inscribed "Com- i
)liments Of Geo, Francis Train" and 7
This cane was used by Gel. n. b. s
Sinnott In walking across the Col !