Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-16

The Everett, Wash. Inde pendent
enlogizes the foresight uf Congress
man Lewis, who sought to amend
Congressman Hull's army bill, so that
sons Of senators, milllonaires, govern.
ors, congressman, and degenerates Of
the New York 400, couldn't get ap-
pointments over the heads of military
men, common people or anyone else.
Lewis's amendment was defeated +,
and Hull got his bill just as he wanted,
it. Hull is a shrewd man. He is
chairman of the Military committee
in the house, stands in with Reed
Mckinley, ct al ,and at the first crack
got a commission for both his son and
his nephew under his bill, which fool
ish impetuous Lewis OF the evergreen
state opposed as designed to ruin the
army in just that way.
Besides long list OF favored sons"
who have got commissions under the
Hull bill, shoulderstraps haye gone 10
Senator Hanna's two nephews, Mr.,
Dingley's secretary, who 1t Is said is
thus beiEg rewarded for writing up
the tariff bill-all made captains, aud
Mr.. Harrison, president Of the sugar
trust, who was chairman OF the
Hanna campaign committee IN Penn
sylyania. having his sonin-law made
a major, and added to these the inde-
cent instances of favoritism, nepo-
tsm, and panderiDg TO wealth and
aristocracy by placing lot OF david
lers over the volunteers, and 10 con-
troll Of the army, we say bravo, Lewis!
Let it be remembered that these men
have never seen service either In the
army or as volunteers and whose main
recommendation as piyen out is that
"they stand very high in society, and
are connected with the best families. !"
When we consider these appoint
ments it is not TO be wondered at that
the regular army is protesting, the
Army and Navy Gazette com nending
Lewis, the New York Sun silent;
while such papers as the Chicago
Tribune, and the Philadelphia Press
openly admit that "Mr. Lewis defined
with an unusual accuracy the class Of
men who were To be appointed under
the Hull amendment" The national
guardl of New York, Pennsylvania,
and other states, In many instances,
are refusing to ser We because of these
appointments. Thus evils pointed
out by Mr.. Lewis as being probable
seem to have already arisen.
What will become Of LewisP viii
the people of Washington sustain
him? Not much. He is a man In
whom the still small voice Of con-
science is not squelched, whose heart
is not withered water bladder, and
who has more brains than a gray dig
ger squirrel. He is dangerous man.
If such men can stay in congress the
Four Hundred are In danger. Shout
derstraps are not safe on the manly
forms OF our gilded aristocracy unless
we down Lewis.
Lewis must be defeated. The state
of Washington must be taught TO
send men to- congress who will re-
spect the rights of the upper classes.
Men like Hull must be sent to con-
gress from Washington. In Iowa as Sec
retary of state Hull employed his
whole family on thesstate payrolls,
and probably has kept a number of
them under pay in Washington. He
will be returned to congress. He's
the kind of man the official classes APP
precIate. He was turned down for
governor In Iowa on account of his
shameless nepotism. He had always
been an anti-monop, but made his
peace with the Des Moines banks
and was sent to congress and kept
there. Such a man is worth his
weight in gold for the cause OF sound
money and the American nobility.
God saYe such men as Hull, to h-ll
with Lewisl