The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-15
The Mason County Journal.
!. c ANGLE, Editor and Proprietor

THE Centralia News walls, The log
ging camps are to be shut down next.
More prosperity" Bros 3 Rannister's
reasoning faculties are in med Of rest
or recreation. We reccomend a, weeks
fishing jnnket. af!j
On second thought we confess the
idea of the Democracy holding local
meetings and the national convention
on the Fourth of July is good one.
To hear the reading OF the Declaration
of Independence, and some remarks.
Oh the Constitution and patriotism
might he helpful to some members OF
the party.
liza man is not loyal to his own
locality can he lie really and truly
loyal TO his country? The Chronicle
thinks not, and believes that the man
who is always making dispai aging re-
marks about his own town is sowing
seeds OF treason in his children. The
better policy for us is to be true to
our own locality, and never utter a
disparaging remark about II, but turn
in and do our level best to make it
Just what we most desire it should be.
-Elma Chronicle.
"REPUBLCAN times are good enough
for me-" said we'll known logger,
while in the city few days. "Fonr
years ago l worked for $25 month.
After working three months / settled
up and got 9O-day check for $75.
When got my check cashed / re-
ceivcd just $40 for my three months
work. Now / am getting $50 month
and board and no discount cash. /
have voted the democratic ticket all
my life, but this Mckinley is good
enough for me-" This is just one
instance out of many that could be
quoted from the remarks Of the labor
ing men of this sectiOn.-MOntesano
Vi.lettc.
IT is amusing to witness the flimsy
prelexts which the fusion papers ad
vance under the guise Of argument for
their party. One paper has compiled a
list of strikes which are occurring
throughout The country and published
it as evidence that times are not better
than they were during the recent dem
ocr,tic administration. In every case
the strikers are trying to secure IN
creased pay or shnrter hours and in
some instances both increased pay and
hOrter hours are asked tor. No demo-
cratic paper has yet pointed out a
Strike that occurred during Cleveland =
lministration for shorter hours or
more pay. 1t was always an fort on
the part of the men to keep their pay
fI'm being reduced and there we're
thousands seeking employment at any
rate of wages. The shutdown al the
logging camps is referred to AS an ef-
fort on The effort on the part If the
men to obtain Giving" prices when in
fact the men in the logging camps
have been obtaining high wages and
are glad to see the shutdown because
they know it will prevent the over
stocking of the log market on the
Sound and liability of reduction in
price OF logs and consequent reduction
OF wages. The sawmiils are all run
ming to their utmost capacity but the
high prices paid for logs and the open
weather OF the past winter, which al
lowed the men work more than usual
during the winter months, resulted in
temporary overstockmg of the log
market. The mills are cutting more
lumber than ever before, more men
are working in the mills and woods
and wages are at the top, still the
democratic papers are not happy
Chehalis Bee Nugget.