The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-11-04
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Lewis and Prosperity.

Lewis is nothing but demagogue,
and he has been given enough rope to
hang himself. He has Disguised so
many people that it will be a miracle
if he pulls through this time. He
came before the people this year to
give an account of his stewardship, and
we ask the people of Shelton who re-
Gently heard him, if he told them Of
a single thing he had done for the
state. AS matter of fact, he went
there to pose and get notoriety for
himself, and anything Washington
wanted, they had to get him to oppose,
in order to secure the support of his
party, even. His every move has
been well-planned sham, like "war
record" and his campaign has been
nothing but flow of mis-representa-
ton. 1t began with lies about Nc
Kinley and the conduct of the war,
and since he found the people would
not stand that, he and his Democratic
friends 60 as for as they dare in their
attack against the administration.
He goes on the theory that most men
are fools and cam 1T read or think,
Judging from the stuff he has told the
people of Washington, state which
has the least percentage of illiteracy
in the Union.
Never in the history of the Union
as there has been such change of
sentiment in short space of time as
here. Since the people have found
that, they can have good times on the
old monetary standard, which was the
main argument two years ago, they
are satisfied, and don't care to fly evils
they know not of. What the great
mass of the people want is plenty of
work at good wages, that constitutes
good times, something they never had
under a democratic administration.
Now Lewis calamity howl does not
strike responsive chord in the hearts
OF our people, and there ale more Re-
publicans in Washington than ever be-
fore, so We verify believe. The JOUR-
NAL believes that the advent of Repub-
lican principles brought about this
great change to general prosperity
among all classes in two short years,
and we shudder to think "what might
have BEEN"
A VOTE for r. B. Daniels is vote
for first class surveyor and drafts
man, familiar with road work and
plating.
A VOTE for Gunderson is vote Tor
the abolition of fish traps. He be-
lieves in their abolition because they
destroy salmon indiscriminately and
in the interests Of few. He believes
In the establishment of hatcheries,
and that license should be abolished
or adjusted in proportion to fish
caught. Gunderson will fight for it,
and there are no strings on him.
The Tribune claimed after the FL
lensburg convention that only one OF
the six Democratic delegates was
against fusion, but when these gentle
men got into their county convention
they suddenly found that they "couldn't
stomach Pop. at short range. They
don't iAtend to vote for B. F. Houston,
the single-taxer Populist for the SUI
preme bench, and they will find out
tina the Pupulists can retalliate by
cutting their only Lewis and the rest
on the state ticket
The young and unsophisticated
Democrats, mainly non-voters, seem
to feel good after the trips, but it is re-
marked that the old stagers are not
very hilarious after these occasions,
Gle, in a political way.) They ex-
pec!ed every Democrat in Mason
County, as we'll as the Populists and
Silver Republicans to fall into line and
swallow ever, thing, but they don't
enthuse wortl. cent. they seem to
be looking beyond the personel of the
candidates, and doing some thinking.
VOTERS should bear in mind that
the fusion state platform stands for
everything, and it stands for nothing.
Two years ago we had a fair sample of
what legislature could do on that
kind of platform, where the men
stood on everything and did nothing
that was promised. The single-taxers
are in control OF the state administra-
ton and they have plank In the
platform TO radically change our sys-
tenn Of taxation. Taxpayers know
they cannot escape taxation, and all
farmers and landowners should vote
down any scheme to tax one class of |
property and relieve the rest. Every
class of property should bear equally
the tax burdens.