The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-12

THE Oregonian pertinently remarks
that the populists in the Washington
legislature are true bimetallists. They
talk for silver and vote for gold.
MASON County ought to be strictly in
il in the future, as our two representa-
tive banked their money on the
winning horse, Turner, and we should
profit therefrom.
Now the capitol-on-wheels PROPOSE
ton is up again, Seattle and Tacoma
are pulling to get it, with the state
library and supreme court. 1t would
not be very surprising if this
legislature moved it Mukilteo, or
some other place.
The fusion party is now known as
the Jackpot" party. According to
the evidence before the Committee a
Jackpot" in which 26 persons are
alleged to have participated, was made
up, and it appears that Turner was
the only man who could "raise" it.
The middle .of-the-road populists
have organized the Peoples Party
State Club, at Olympia with the in
tention of recognizing the party in
the state. The leaders in the move
ment were among those who feel sore
over the election of Turner instead
of populist to the United States
Senate.
THE Montesano Vidette says strong
argument in favor of postal savings
banks is shown in existing affairs at
Aberdeen. 1t is said there is now over
$4,000 deposited in the Aberdeen post
office by parties purchasing money or
ders payable to themselves. These
orders cost but a trifie, and can be
held for year, the person purchasing
them in the meantime having abso-
Lutte security for his money.-Winlock
Pilot.
The Olympia Capital, pop, scores its
senator Miller for his vote in favor of
Turner, and demands an explanation
OF his vote. Speaking of Turner it
says: The Capital is sure that Judge
Tnrner will make an earnest and
capable senator, but it cannot endorse
the methods used by some of his
managers in obtaining the prize.
The Capital is also aware that corrupt
methods will be used as long as the
present system of electing United
States senator continues"
The populists have elected a man to
the office of United States senator.
says the Chehalis Nugget, whose ante
cedents and inclinations are aristo-
cratic; who is millionaire; who is
not only lawyer, but a corporation
lawyer, and the head of an immensely
rich corporation; who is a chronic Of
fice-seeker and who has nothing at all
In common with the party he will be
supposed to represent for the next six
years. There is not a man in the
state as different from the alleged ideal
public servant of the populists as
George Turner.
ANOTHER effort is being made by
the large sawmills of the Northwest to
regulate the export lumber trade, and
new organization is being arranged
to take the place of the defunct Cen
tral Lumber Co., all the important
mills OF the Sound are interested, as it
is well-known that lumber, which can
not be duplicated anywhere in the
world, is being sold at ridiculous low
figures, because of the ruinous compe-
ntlon. Puget Sound has the top-hand
and the conditions should be so ar
ranged that the big mills, as well as
those down the line to the lumber
woods, should get better prices.
WHITE River Journal has discounted
the future by discontiuing it's "patent"
and appearing in all-home print
The Journal is ably edited and shows
the impress OF the practical prints in
Its makeup, which account for it's
popularity. The South Bend Pilot
mas also discarded its patent and
furnishes its forlr page well filled with
news matter. Several consolida tons
nave taken place among the news
papers IN Various section of the state.
ana from the general improvement
noted among the country press, they
must be expecting better things.
although the political belief of some
of the newspapers will not admit of
their saying SO just yet.
The money order business done in
this state is very large, considering
the population, and exceeds that in
Oregon during the same twelve months
by over half million dollars, accord
ing to the Pills Washington CORE
spondent. Domestic orders to the
1uphor IF goo goo orrc,o.. 49,. 40 .