The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-15

THERE is not scintilla of evidence
that capitalists are trying to avoid war
at the expense of national honor, and
the present cry against them is the
asinine braying of demagogues who
will contribute neither money nor
muscle while the conflict lasts, until
law collects the one in taxes and the
other by compulsion through drafting.
War means destruction of capital as
we'll of life, and if some OF the dema-
gogues had some capital to destroy
they wouldn't be in such a hurry to
see the destruction begin. Disloyalty
to an honorable government is not
Matched by capitalists, and true man
hood is never in peril in country
where to own something honestly is
the natural and protected right of ev-
cry citizen. Wait: and test the pa
triotism of the capitalist and the
demagogue.-Nooksack Reporter.
THE republican victory in Tacoma
proves cOnclusively that the state of
Washington is swinging back safely
into the fold of that party. Indeed
our state has belonged in the republi-
can column all the time It went off
on a side issue. The fruits of fusion
have proven dead sea apples so speed
lily in the state administration that
the voters have uniformity and at the
earliest opportunity swung back to
their original moorings. This was
shown first in the city election at Spo-
kane nearly year ago. 1t was doub-
ly demonstrated at Everett; and la
ter at Olympia, Then, Seattle accent
uated the general trend of sentiment
and now Tacoma completes the show
ing in her old-time's square-toed man
ner'-Olympian.
WE wonder what our erstwhile dem
ocratic friends will do cor political
principles in the future. They aban-
doned everything for fusion at the
last election, and have been finished
up by their temporary success. All
they have left is the hooking memory
of hy-gone glory, and a yearning for
Office, and with the party organiza-
ton gone, all they can do is to enlist
under the standard of the populist
party, consider themselves as populists
in fact as we'll as in name.
The constitution and laws of this
state exempt from military duty citi-
zens Of this state under Is and over 45
years OF age, and such persons as are
exempt by the laws of the United
States, including those engaged in the
transportation of the mails, who have
not enlisted in militia companies. An
exemption from military duty is q
privilege, and not a prohibition, except
in cases of idiots, insane and criminal
persons.
The shocking news comes from
Castle-rock that boy 9 years of age
insisted upon having a gun which was
hanging i'll girl playmate's house
and because she objected to his getting
1t, snatched it from the wall and shot
her through the head, killing her al
most before the little creature hae
time to say word. 1t is a seriou,
problem to determine what to do with
the boy guilty of this vicious crime.
The new torpedo boat Rowan. which
has just been completed by the Moran
Brothers Vas launched at Seattle las
Friday afternoon in the presence O
ten thousand people and with appro
pirate exercises. The Rowan is II!
feet in length and the contract speed
is 70 knots, or thirty miles an hour
This is the second government boa
completed at Seattle.
SIX ten and twelve-inch guns con
shutting portion of the Marrowstont
3 Point Notifications have arrived from
= the East and are being placed in posi-.
ton. Their total weight is five hun.
dred tons. Puget Sound is fairly vel
protected, though not as we'll as it will
De when present plans are completed