The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-12


WORD comes from Kltsap and
Island counties that they will roll up.
not less than 300 majority for
Mckinley and Frink, and the Rep
ublican candidate for joint senator
does not expect to be very far behind
that majority, if he does hail from
Mason County. A residence OF elgh-
teen years on Puget Sound, fourteen
of which being spent in Mason County,
in line of business which brings him
into Contact with every class and COLI
dition of the people, and fair general
knowledge of their interests, ought TO
qualify one of even ordinary ability TO
more fifty represent the public inter
ests than four or five months, which is
said to be the extent Of the democrat
ic candidates claim upon Kitsap
County. The editor will continue to
make his home in Shelton whether he
is elected to represent this district in
the upper house or not.
ONE can hardly help being amused
at the nerve exhibited by the demo-
Gratis in claiming that Washington
state will go for Bryan and Rogers:
There is too much Expansion" senti-
ment for this state to do anything
else but give Mckinley handsome
majority of about ten thousand. Con-
slider that six papers and hundreds of
former fusionists, with more or less
individual following, besides Bridges,
Cheatham, Jenkins, and several other
state officers with II very large share
of the party, are either in active oppo-
sltion to Governor Rogers, or are pas
sive, and it is plain Gu how small a
foundation the democrats can base
such roseate hopes.
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publication by Hermon w. Craven,
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tells the story tf the issues between
the two great parties taking its charac-
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and is SO natural that it cannot but
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chance
IN order that solid Democratic
delegation may be secured from the
South IN Congress, all the negro voters
In that section have been DISTINGUISHED.
Hence it Is necessary that all Repuhli-
can Representative possible should be
felected from the Northern States.
Every local man in the State of Wash
ington should vote fof Cushman and
Jones' While we are disappointed in
not hearing our Congressman so far
this campaign, we know the good re-
cords both have made.
/ 1T is everywhere conceded, and no
! whore seriously denied, that the Re-
p.nlicans have the balance of power in
both state and nation, and if defeat
comes it will be through the over con
hdence OF the Republican voters
| They think their vote will not be neces-
sary and therefore stay at home
4 They did that In 1892, and our friends
the enemy, who are always active cleo
ted Cleveland and diversity.
WHEN the laboring men of Mason
county 90 to cast their ballot on Nov
9th they should remember that Mr.
Gunders'n has always voted in favor
OF bills for the. betterment of tina,
class OF people. When you have once
found a man who has been your friend
stay by him as long as he continues
Isuch.
4 IN his speeches Congressman Bout
well admits that Bryan's election
would disturb business, but adds tina,
this result would "only be temporary.
The assurance that the panic would
end some inc would hardly Induce
men OF so. nd judgment to help bring
1T about -Olympian.
The LOG g service on the bench in
this county by Judge Irwin, taught
the people that he was fearless in duty
{ and CAREFUL in his decisions. He
made an honorable record. His cleo
} tons at this time will be a just recoe
milton OF his merits-W ashingtonian
THERE are 30 frllls on Gunderson.
), but every nan, woman, and child in
Mason County knows that he can be
depended to do what is right at all
| times and under all conditions, and he
never shirks a duty.
{NTANTED-ACTIVEM NAN OF coon CHAR
~ acter TO deliver I'D collect in Washinefdn
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