The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-01
JOURNAL X-RAYS

Public spirit is not dead at Salem. -. 1t
is waiting to see how the bank payP out
Tom Tongue didn't exactly get irost
at Salem Saturday. II was pretty near
it though.
Salem politicians will go out and roll
on the grass with the grassers at Mac
leay on the Fourth.
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Salem is the home OF the greatest
poetic genius Oregon has given tie
world since Sam simpson and joaquin
Miller-Miss Wright.
| The JOURNAL has a special representa-
tive at Portland who tells a great many
rich things about that city that don't
get into Portland papers.
Salem's new poet is Miss Florence May
Wright. One who has written as we'll
as she in her irst volume. "When Love
is New" has license. Florence May
Wright.
That lean and hungry Yankee, Judge
Lowell, will wish he had never an.
nounced himself as a circular candidate
for Governor. Geer is tall and lean
himself.
Hon + p SkipWorth 10 10 deliver the
ith Of July oration at Eugene this year.
Mr. skipworth has a reputation Of al.
ways saying something when he speaks.
Eugene Journal.
Poor Politicians never think OF the
private citizens until they need them
badly. Hence the priyates did not turn
out to receive the congressman and
their wives at Salem.
Life, published at 90 Court street,
Salem, says: Freedom OF the mind
goes before freedom Of any other kind,
and it is necessary to any attainment
and enjoyment Of freedom"
When Morgan gives million 10 the
Y. NJ. @. A. or Carnegie gives ten mil.
lions 10 some Scotch University, did you
ever try to think it out who they took
the millions from and where il will
end2
Portia knight will not compromise
with the Duke Of Manchester. Let a
British Lord pay up when he offers
TO wed an Oregon girl. The Colonel
will come in for fee when the settle
ment is made.
Eugene Gnard: A Walla Walla man
is said to have been crazed by reading
sensational literature. That may sound
like a probable story in Walla Walla,
but Il he wasn't crazy already to start
with, what in the world set him TO
reading that class Of books2
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Theungalant editor Of theFrankiurter
Ieitung has made the bold assertion
that all women who wear trailing dresses
on the streets do so to conceal their big
feet. That may be true, but many big
footed women wear rain skirts" in Or.
gon.
Astoria Budget; Returning home
from protracted tour of the world,
Robert j, Burdette says Americans can
pray longer, swear louder and fight
harder than any other people on earth.
There may be some difference OF opinion |
as to the remark, but the combination
is hard one to beat.
This district should have congress.
man who knows enough to give his con.
stituents a chance TO properly receive
distinguished visitors from other states.
The Salem Statesman says this Of the !
frosty reception {, Tongues committee
congressman:
The people OF Salem would have liked |
a decent opportunity in the matter OF |
time TO extend a genuine Oregon hos.
pliality TO this party, but they will al
ways think that the Portland influences |
played the hog in the premises.
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While the Oregon Republican does not
elain to be the oracle OF the Republican
party even in Eastern Oregon, it does
have some idea Of men and things Of the /
present. There has been well-timed
and iorcetul effort made TO induce Hon.
Charles W. Fulton OF Astoria to run for
Governor. Mr, Fulton's place is in the
United States Senate, and his great
services TO his State Justly entitle him to
the position which he win some day till.
lie does not propose to be sidetraoked
by the gubernatc rial switch. II you learn
that Charley Fulton is going to run for
uoVernor, you can telegraph us at our
expense, Baker Republican.
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IL is estimated that SClO American
dollars have been eOunterieited and sold
az a heavy advance over their intrinsic
value by ths gang with which jose Frias
q charged with being connected, sAysa
Mexico City dispatch. lt is reported
that an Immense number OF American
dollars have been coined In secret msnts
IN Chihuahua aud circulated In the Uni.
ted states, That might DO under a free
silver coinage act but not al the present
moment.-WOodburn independent,
The gold standard has been adapted
twice by the American people and en-.