Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-11
Midd|e-of-the- -RoadeT,
A Lady Gives the Editor a Switching
and Feels Better.
She Fires Some Shots Near the Centre Of
the Target.

EDITOR JOURNAL. In answer q
your editorial OF Feb. I, l would sa!
in Justice to Mr.. Harritt, that b,
was not my dictator. l thluk you
editorial unfair, and uncalled for. II
is generally understood, that the edi-
tor of paper should correct al
punctuatlons and errors.
After correcting the proof three
times. IL is fairly we'll punctuated and
readable" Was the error In the
proof or In the original ?
You say: "Such letters make a news
paper ONCE a great deal Of work"
Well, I should think IL would, es-
pecially II the shoe plnches little bit.
Did / not state that the letter was
not intended for publication, but that
was not ashamed of the mlddle-of-
tne-road Populist party, and that you
could suit youself in regard TO pub
fishing it.
quote from the corrected proof
81 tell you they are one and the same
thing, which ever one is III power.
ait is all put on the one that is out
of power"
Now It should read:
(which ever one is in power is all
bad to the one that Is out OF power"
There are other errors in the proof.
Please make no corrections in this
answer, as / think II will be "read-
able" and also understandable TO all
true reformers.
MRS. G. b. HARRITT.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mrs. Harritt took criticism OF the
bad proofs as reflection on her
writing. We did not mean IL that
way. Her writing is much better
than n great deal, and palmer than
some OF ours. We assure the lady
that all we said was meant to be en-
tirely pleasant and her frank utter
ance In favor OF her principles was
refreshing and we respect anyone who
differs from our views and has the
courage TO say so far more than those
who doubt the correctness OF our posi-
tions but keep 1t TO themselves.
We heartily sympathize with Mrs.
Harrltt. She is made OF the stun |
heroes are madeo IL takes nerve |
and courage and patriotism for a
woman 70 proclaim herself IA middle,
Of the road-Populist at the present
time.
IL is not n popular or fashionable |
thing To do. IL is far more stylish TO |
call yourself a goldbug aud with the
goldbugs stand, socially, politically,
religlously aud personally. In fact, /
II the truth were known, probably a
larger number than we have any idea |
OF, both men and women, go with the
dominant party to be In the swim, TO
stand we'll In society, To be successful
In profession, and, II they have any
ideas OF right In politics, for policy
suppress their convictions,
Mrs, larritt is not of that class.
ehave not the honor OF her acquaint
ance but we admire her freedom os
utterance, her flow OF language, her
clear grip on the question, and above
all her conviction that there must be
u social, more than political, reyo
luton 10 accomplish anything for the
masses. What does poor man OF
woman care about few mills more
or less taxes ar "A few per cent more or
less tariff, when their very existence
is threatened, and the hope OF COM
petence for their children is vanishing
before their eyes.
The people may not eject Bryan or
any retormer In 1900; IL they elect
refor mer they may never seat him in
the White House; but as sure as there
is a a cd Ia Heaven history teaches
that reforms come from the down
trooden and oppressed masses Of
mankind.
Those who have enjoyed privileges
never surrender them English
toryism that possessed the soul IT the
federal party had gone on outraging
the rights ot humanity and making
liberty aud rridescent dream but for
the revolt OF the masses led by Jetfer-
son.
The Shareholders aGa their capital
iStic allies In the North had extended
their tratlic in human beings an over
the North, but for the uprising OF the
mud sills in defeuse OF free labor aud
adherence OF the iniQulty ~ slavery
So the masses of the people today
are not Quibhllng over monoms talhsm
or bimetalllsm, over bank notes or
national treasury notes, but they will
when fully aroused sweep away the
whole sys ten ~ money monopoly aud
the breedlng uf tadpole millloDaireS
out at the spawn OF our so-ealled
legislation.