The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-10
EDITORIAL.

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EDITORIAL.
A strange fatality is reported from
Iowa Fails, where tame bear swan Out
into the river and grabbed man named
VIM. Lepley. who was in swimming
swan ashore with him and killed him.
The bear had never been konwn 70 show
any signs Of being bloodthirsty animal,
and IL is possible he mistook the naked
man in bathing for a large fish or deer
and. by some sudden revival Of his
savage slurnbering instincts for the cap
ture Of game, he plunged into the water
and grabbed the man by the throat and
went ashore with him to devour his
prey. This bear was kept chained on
the bank OF the river, and such animals
sometimes in hot weather become in
sane from too close confinement. 1t is
q wonder, the way they are kept on a
chain or in q kind Of pit: or barred cage
that more animals do not become crazy
and do great damage to their keepers or
others. Man in his superior wisdom
arrogates TO himself the right TO deprive
any animal Of its freedom and 10 kill all
that he does not have immediate use Tor.
His treatment OF rabbits, shutting them
M In little dirty hutch, and depriving
them Of the freedom and enjoyments oil
life with which they we're endowed more
largely than almost any other quad
ruped, shows that he Ia at heart heart
less savage, and, II all his sins against
animal creatures we're counted up against
him he wouldn't have a log TO stand on
30 far as being sure Of salvation. With
a beautiful world filed with singing
birds, graceful quadrupeds and lovely
trees and flowers given him TO start in
on, he has rendered II as nearly desolate
as he car, and only ceases TO exterminate
when his pocketbook or supply OF bread
and butter admonishes his conscience
that he had better be little more hu-
name, and at least half as decent in his
treatment Of the animal kingdom as the
wild and untuiored savage who sees God
In the wind and believes his dog and
horse 20 TO heaven.
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A. b. Cummins Of Des Moines has
been nominated for Governor and the
Republican party Of that state seems to
have gotten out Of the hands OF the old
wheelhorses. Cummins ia Of the young
or generation that knows not the Phar-
aohs OF theold machine. He never liked
prohibition and was not Of the Allison
Clarkson-H Henderson slate, and while he
diden't like Larrabee he has a good deal
OF that gentleman's independent breezy
way ofstriLing at the situation In tell
ing aud effective manner. Allison only
got TO be Senator the last time by
margin OF three votes, and Cumminl
wasn't shedding tears over IL either. liz
has the support Of all the travelling men
the hOtel keepers, the young fellows
and whole lot OF democrats and on
ducks In polotics, who will see TO II tina
he is elected, although there will be
lot OF maneuvering 70 beat him, and NO
little OF II within the Republican party
Cummins Is a smooth orator and II nee
surprise no one TO SEQ him land in tn
United States Senate. The Republica
party seems 10 be shedding its skin an
undergoing slouRhing-oh process, III
old warhorses are going into the hospit'
for repairs and more fierce young char
ers are being brought TO the front. Ic
much Mark Hanna may be the caue
Cummins seems 10 be making the anti
monopoly spiel on which Larrabee wer
in, and, like him, has been a railroa
man all his life until he wanted oiiic
and found all the big party managers G
the railroad side and against him, 30
Topped 10 the other side Of the qnestiC
aud went in over their heads. IL won
hurt tile party TO get some new blood
the front, and 20 see some names in q
newspapers once in while besides d
ones that have been on the political mi
slnce We we're children. Allison and }
crowd we're good men Ia their day, b
they are not all there is Of the party
Iowa. In OregoR the younger men
both parties are getting well 10 the iror
although their freaks and experimer
may cost great deal Of sweat, blood a
and hard cash 10 the taxpayer.
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Money spent By the seashOre brings
Ia more pleasure than paying an en-
gagement AZ some hospital Win your
sell - star performer
As number Of American girls ha
married ahop-worn lords aud Engli
aristocrats whose heads are not shap
just right. II will be well for every you
girl 10 learn the principal capers
vogue at drawingroom or presantati
70 a British court. The entries In Il
race are called debutantes, and wor
be termed tllies in track event 10 h
meas or saddle. The gown or harness
called the presentation frock aud ol
ranks In importance even the ordina
wcdding.gow IL has 10 have a ira
and 10 be very Eau iait" il must
parted low down and exactly in 1
middle. In retiring from the thro
room the girls from Hogan aud I
Red Hills. who do up their bangs