The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-12

ant particular, and its terms are too
magnanimOus as they are.
WE ought to have little sympathy
for poor old Spain. Think how hui
initiating to It's "honor" must be the
fact that its great navy had been in
two engagements with a foe and meyer
sunk q ship, except, of course, the
Maine. The Spanish people are prob
ably proud of that brilliant achieve
mcnt.
THE Twelfth Annual meeting of the
Washington Press Association will be
held at Spokane, August 25-26.27.
The Oregon Press Association, and
possibly the Idaho and Montana AS
sociations, will meet at the same time
and place. 1t is needless to say that
an interesting meeting is in prospect.
STILL the Klondike gold comes
down, every steamer from the North,
adding to the pile, which is now said
to have reached fifteen millions Con-
sentative guesses placed the total pro-
duct at twenty millions and Judging
from the reports of what remains at
Dawson yet to come out, the output
will exceed that amount.
TINE has fully demonstrated the
wisdom OF President Mckinley in
stemmng the side of popular clamor
and senatorial folly, by refusing to
recognize" Cuba, which resulted in
the action Of Intervention. This
country should be thankful that its
destinics were were in the hands of
WISE men, who know the stern realities
of war and were equal to the emergen-
cy.
THE inspector dumped four hun
dred boxes of California Bartletts and
Alexander pears overheard at Seattle
last week, which were badly infested
with the Goblin moth and also San
Jose scale. The former is becoming a
serious pest IN our own orchards, hay
ing been introduced in California
fruit. and whenever a worm is found
in the fruit it should be promptly
ground under the heel.
The excellent midsummer edition
Of the Aberdeen Herald, which has
reached rs, is a splendid evidence of
the thrift, enterprise and prosperity of
the Aberdeen people, greatly at vari-
aIce with some of the editorial express
sions of the Herald, in its attempts to
prove that there can be no prosperity
without free silver. Most of the news
papers and the people have long ago
dropped that as an issue, seeing that
its popularity is passing.
CAPT. Clark has been relieved from
the command OF the Oregon, the strain
OF that vessels splendid achievement
since leaying the Sound last summer,
being too much for her brave captain.
Capt. Barker, of Watson's flagship
Newark, takes the Oregon, and Good
rich, of The auxiliary Cruiser, ST. Louis
goes to the Newark. Capt. Sigsby,
who commanded the Name, when she
met her fate in the harbor Of Havana
relieves Capt. Phillips, of the Texas,
who is assigned to shore duty at Mare
Island. The American people may
well be proud Of the work under trial,
OF our Naval men, all along the line
SOME of the democratic newspapers
seem TO he especially worried over
what they consider the effort on the
part of the republicans to prevent the
fusion of the reform forces" in the
coming contest. AS a matter of fact
the average republican is in doubt as
to which would best suit his party.
''To fuse, or not to fuse" Ave, there's
the rub. In the fusion of two wears
there were no "principles," nothing
but a squabble over the division of the
spoils. There will be even less prin-
clple and even more scrap this year
But the elements will fuse again and
the republicans, if they put forward
good honest men, will receive the sup
port OF a disguised populace, who re-
Quire but one dose OF reform" as has
been administered to us.
WHILE it did not effect the general
results at the last election, it was a
mistake to allow any senatorial candi-
date to open his campaign in advance
OF the conventions. Until such time
as the senator is selected by the peo-
pie direct, as the congressman now
are, 1t Is wrong and hurtful to allow
any such influences to dictate the
selection OF delegates. Outside infiu-
ences are thus introduced into the
selections and needless schisms Great
ed. Senator Wilson, by reason OF his
appointments, may have something
the best OF the game, but ne has earn
ed that advantage. Neither he nor
Judge Humes will profit by opening
their campaigns this early, except to