The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-16
G. ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
THE Silver republicans of Colorado,

in convention at Colorado Springs,
had Kilkenny cat scrap" in which
there was a general fusilade and one
man was struck by flying bullets and
killed. The fight was over fusion and
the spoils.
IT is reported that the Populist
speakers over at Ellensburg abused
their Democratic conGerees awfully,
but the old "fire eaters" have been suf-
ticiently tanned during the past two
years and meellly swallowed their dose.
The democratic bird has lost its spirit,
and ''honor" with its taiI-.eathers, and
they don't point TO it with pride any
more.
THE Skagit News-Herald says that
"the Populists are making. single tax
tax an issue in the Thurston County
campaign. The farmers, who object
to paying the entire tax while person
al property goes scott free, arc making
it hot for the sympathizcrs." So they
should. The single tax is greater
piece OF robbery than the l6 to | silver
proposition.
TIE populsts held ont for both Of
the Supreme judges as long as they
dared to, at Ellensburg, but, as Steve
Judson told the convention, the people
would never permit the election Of two
populist judges to the supreme bench,
and he might have gone further and
declared that they wouldn't let even
one get through. The populists want
populist judges to uphold populist
legislation, regardless Of constitution,
precedent or law.
Fusion was perfect ed ut Ellensbnrg
last Friday, after the week spent in
Wrangling. The Democrats secured
Dude Lewis denomination for Con-
gress, and one supreme judge, God
man, Of Columbia county; the Silver
Republicans, w. C. Jones, and the
Populists, B. F. Huoston, Of Tacoma,
the adoption OF their name, and the
bulk OF their platform. The other ele-
ments bad side-issue platforms to catch
votes.
The old-line democracy has another
pill to swallow in being forced to take
the populist name again. Neither
party has any love for the other, or in
fact, anything in common, except a
banker for Office; and the onice-seek-
ing element will force anything on
the rank and file Of their party, to get
q few offices. Verify, call pops look
alike" etc, and the immortal shades
oil Jefferson and Jackson have been
relegated to ''innocuous desuetude."
THE result Of the Ellensburg con-
vention shows the fruits Of the cline
Italian hand" of Governor Rogers in
his work of the past two years laying
the underground wires for the senate
rial nomination. Will he get it? Nit!
The legislature will not be of the right
complexion on joint ballot, and Gov.
Rogers is too much OF q dose for the
best element OF his own party to swal-
low again.
"a PROPHET is not without honor.
except in his own country" is an old
trulsm that holds good in politics,
judging from the fact that our "Farm-
err Todd captures considerable space
IN outside papers, decidedly more than
his political expressions are worth.
The "Farmer" at Ellensburg modestlv
prophesied the election of the "fusion"
ticket by 5000 majority, Ga loss Of
about 10000 votes IN the state) and
then spoiled it all by claiming Mason
county by $50.
The fusionists, in view of the re-
cent utterances Of their leaders, should
Immediately poll the penitentiares of
the state. Ii the result shows that a
majority of the inmates are republi-
can, it cab be cited as statistical proof
OF the correctness OF recent populist
assumptions. On the other hand, if,
as is barely. possible, there should be
few republicans and many OF the other
side IN durance vile, this would Justify
tie assertion that while the fusion ras-
Gals are all convicted aud confined. the
republican criminals are at large and
running for oifice.-Ballard Union.
CONGRESSMAN Lewis eloquently SAYS:
at was the democrats-the party of
the minority, that took the initiative
and forced the republican party to go
into the war. The Republicans
fought, not to aid the helpless Cnbans,
but to save their own party from an
initiation" He also remarks: at
was the peoples war; partyism and
party ties were forgotten, and patriot
ism found q resting place in every boz
som in the land" Aud furthermore,
still eloquently: "The administraticn
was worked into the war by q lot of