Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-17
JOURNAL "x.RAYs .

JOURNAL "a.hAYs"
Thank God, for the passage Of The
registration law.
Watch the sugar beet baby wake up
and squall az the last minute.
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FlaRg's flag Is still there. lie has
J come very near doing what he told
the people he would do.
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We have no use for judges like
Boise ard judah. We want men we
can handle. The Push.
TT
Phil Metschan and Andy Gilbert
won't lie Paris Worlds Fair commits
sloDers by consent Of the Senate.
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Oh, yes, why not Keep all the
committee clerks on the payrolls
all the year around and let them diyy
with the members.
McCulloch showed good stuff in his
fyht against the biennial raid on the
treasury by the committee clerks and
experts who never find anything.
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One thing Is clear, old or young,
married or single. the average leglsla-
tor cannot economic when he Is held
| up for a raise Ia wages by a commit
tee clerk.
"There was no crowd there. u was
not advertised In THE JOURNAL" lsa
common expression. Why Is this
Because THE JOURNAL, after all the
abuse shed on IL, Is the live paper that
reaches the people.
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EG-State Treasurer Phil Metschan
was fOisted on the house as Paris
commissioner ana folsted of by the
senate. A patient public could en-.
dure giving that genial gentleman a |
rest from further ofIlcial honors.
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The Senate wisely reduced the
salary Of prison physician from $500
10 5000, where IL had always been un-
I'll the House raised IL. When A.
Bush was superintendent he had the
work done by a convict, but collected
no pay for 10.
TT
The grand jury is In session at Sa-
lem. II what Mr.. Whalley charged
The JOURNAL man with doing Is
true, 10 Is his duty TO prefer an In
dlctment before that body. II 10 Is not
true, he owes public retractlon and
an apology 70 the legislature aud tue
people Of Oregon,
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THE JOURNAL owes Senator Josephl
an apology for Inadvertently stating
that he was opposed TO "holding the
state fair at Salem" IL simply
wished 20 say that the senator was
opposed to the fair appropriation, for,
as the genial Doctor says, he mas only
the best OF wishes for Salem aud all
her interests. THE JOURNAL takes
pleasure Ia doing this simple Justice.
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IL Is really heartrcndIng 20 see the ,
animals wall snort, rip aud tear and
gnash their teeth at the defeat OF the
textbook trust That insldinus Shiny
creature, leyying its toll at the doors
u our schoolhouses upon every child
hat bought book, was always pre-
'ared TO yield It's little diyy 10 every
and alleged educator who
would enlist under It's banner.
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THE JOURNAL will tabulate as sooC
IS the otiiclal proceedings OF both
Ionses are completed, the record OF
very member Of this legislature ON
ltal matters and give IL to the peo. 1;
le. In the present chaos OF party O.
Ines the actual record OF each mem :
er for aud against bills and resolu- n
Ions will bo the Cnly guide the peo-
le can have,
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judah and Gibson are hurting the
ceilings Of the old Salem city ring.
he hrst two months they put about
1000 cash into the treasury that used
be divided between the push and the +
'mpaign fund, Salem primaries aud
eetions will hereafter have 10 be car.
ed by the gang going down into
lelr own pockets instead OF the lax.
ayers, That is cruel,