The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-14
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GREECE has given I'D the Stru ggle,

state in which he declares he is not
opposed to thi Nicaragua canal. The
Colonel appears to have discovered
that he went off too quick. In his
speech at Seattle he tried to show that
the building of the canal would be in
furious to the commercial interests of
this state.-Chehalis Nugget.
Mr.. Dingley says that prosperity for
the American working man will be de-
layed by the enormous imports now
in progress in anticipation of the new
tariff law. Millions of dollars worth
of goods are being rushed into the
country. Dealers are buying all they
can get in Europe. They are clearing
up the stocks abroad. 1t means that
the American people must eat up or
wear out those imported goods before
they will begin to use and to buy the
American made goods. But there is
no way of preventing the thing.
The obstruction element in Con-
gress is using every power to delay the
enactment of the new tariff law, so
that importers will be enabled to load
up heavily under the low tariff and
defraud the government out of mil
lions of dollars of revenue. Then they
will have iirst-class opportunity to
howl because the tariff law is practic-
ally imperative for several months
after it comes into force. AS the Alb
erdeen Bulletin puts it: THE man
who would expect to gather roasting
ears the next day after planting his
corn is no more unreasonable than
those who expect to see returned pros
perity before the tariff bill is passed."
THE acknowledgement has just is
sued splendid history Of mining in
the Northwest" compiled from a Sc
ries OF articles written by L. K. Hold
ges, after careful examination of the
numerous mining districts throughout
the Northwest. Each district is fully
shown by maps, locating each claim
or group OF claims, and most of the
claims are fully described, with their
workings, owners and general pros
poets and other general information
of the district. The book is inyalu-
able to everybody interested in mining
matters and contains much Informal
ton. that can be gathered from no
other source, except by patient person
al observation. The price of the book
is but 80 cents, and it is meeting with
large sale.
OUR populist friends have discovered
numerous mares nests since thew
have taken charge of Washington,
which can be attributed either to ig-
norance of business methods or going
off half-primed. There was the grain
sack swindle at the penitentiary,
which was heralded by the pop. or
gans as the climax of republican rot
tenness. However, on examination.
the purchasers all appear to be farmers
laying in supplies for sacking their
seasons wheat crop. Then came
the Seattle tide land steal, and that,
too, has been shown to be straight.
Since the new incumbents have learn
ed how to do business they are not
discovering so many things, or at
least, say nothing until they know
what they are talking about.
Gov. ROGERS has varied the mo-
notony of chop-chopping off Republi-
can heads and rolled those of his pop-
ocratic board of control into the bas-
ket. You see, it's this way: During
the campaign the governor was long
ON promises; in fact he promised ev-
erybody In the secret circle lob, and
there was considerable friction with
the board of control, which also had a
lew friends to reward. Gov. Rogers
warned them that he was boss, and as
they kicked, he fired them and ap-
pointed Judge Stallcup and HI. J.
Snively silver democrats, Miles C.
Moore. silver republican, and w. r.
Andrews, populist, as the new board
OF (his) control. The deposed officials
are State treasurer Young, Auditor
Cheetham, Supt. Browne, and Printer
Hicks. One of the things the govern
or desires is to remove Catron, recent
~ appointed warden of the Peniten-
tlary and appoint "Deep Creek"
Jores. "Deep Greek" had been prom
ised the job and he has since been
tearing up large sections of sage brush
In Eastern Washington, and giving
away secrets. The Gov. is now at
outs with al of the state officers and
the 3happy family" is not dwelling
together irl harmony. However, Gov.
Rogers was acting on the right prin-
ciple, in the instance of President
Westendrrf of the Reform School at
whom he desire d to retain,
because OF his special fitness to handle