The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-23
The Republican County Convention
cOnvenes at Shelton tomorrow.

cOnveneS at Shelton Tomorrow.
SPEAKING of trusts, says the Tacoma
Ledger. what do people, those affected,
think OF the order of the president of
the International Machinists' unicn-
100000 machinists in all parts of the
country to strike because of disagree
ment in Chicago? Those mac hinists
in other parts of the country have no
grievance; they have plenty of work
at satisfactory wages, and it is hard
ship for them to be compelled to stop
work, to the detriment of themselves
and families. The employers will
necessarily suffer, but, as in the case
of every strike, the workingmen will
be the heaviest losers and least pre-
pared to stand idleness and loss of
wages.
Few agricultural industries have
witnessed more complete revolution
in conditions during the last half CEN
fury than the production of sugar.
In 1910, according to official figures,
only 4.33 per cent. of the worlds sugar
supply was produced from the sugar
beet, and the total amount was but
$4,000 tons. Today the aggregate pro-
duct has risen to $4,000 tons, being
66 per cent. of the entire vie Id. There
are several reasons for the change,
prominent among which is the policy
of paving bou mites upon the produc-
ton of beet sugar followed by continent
tai countries. But below all else is the
fact of the higher efficiency of free and
skilled over slave labor. The bulk of
the worlds cane sugar outside of the
United States is produced by the low
est grade labor. Beet sugar is pro-
dnced in northern countries and by
labor of higher order. The saving
in cost OF transportation by producing
near the field of demand, the differ
ence between tropica: and temperate
ATTITUDES and the influence of policy
OF legislative encouragement upon in
dustrv are all seen III the statistics of
this stupendous change.-P. I.
REPUBLICAN landslides undoubtedly
will be common this year, and Seattle
leads off in her municipal election with
proud record of 1900 Republican
plurality over the combined forces of
four other parties. By their vote the
people of Seattle have declared against
fusion, as the people of the state de-
clared in 1898 and will again in 1900
if fusion lifts its head. Fusion is now
so we'll recognized as the sacrifice of
principle for Office getting that the
clothing it in the garb of sanctity in
Seattle availed its leaders nothing.
Four parties combined in that city to
defeat the Republican candidates.
The non-partisan, the Democratic, the
Populist and the free silver Republican
parties all named tickets, but finally
combined under the name of Demo-
Gratis. They accepted as party leaders
men of every shade OF politics and
character, and sought to gain victory
raising hue and cry of "bad morals
against the Republican city admins
tration. The American people are
however, becoming too well versed in
political methods toswallow campaign
literature without gain OF salt, es.
pecially when emanating from politi,
cal organization which, by its resort
to fusion, proclaims its lack Of princi.
pie. The people of the state will read
Seattle's verdict right and rejoice in
the defeat of fusion and the upholdine
OF good government-R aveille, New
Whatcom.