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

EDITORIAL.
Supt. Calbreath, Of the state insane
asylum, is a gentleman who does not
relish much newspaper publicity for the
performance Of his official duty. He has
made fine record for a good business
administration, increasing the produc-
tiveness OF the farms. employing help
from the standpoint Of q man who is
conducting large farming operations for
himself, enforcing discipline among en-
ployes without fear or favor and having
no incompetent pets or relatives TO
screen on the payrolls. All these things
have been done without any advertising
or demagogic pledges Of what he was 20.
ing to do. On top Of such a record comes
the official statement that for the worst
months Of the past summer
there have been no cases OF
typhus or other infectious dis
cases In a population Of 1900 people un-
der state charge at the institution over
which he presides, when in this city and
all over the Pacific coast people have
suffering from typhoid fever and iniec.
tious diseases all summer long. This
shows that under state control OF u class
Of people not considered sound mentally
orphysically in popular estimation have
been more healthy than people supposed
TO be sane and physically the superiors Of
the patients at the insane asylum, and
would indicate that, 60 far as sanitary
provisions go, state socialism would
produce better results than people
generally are getting or are capable
OF giving themselves. The water
supply at the asylum is pumped from
a deep we'll absolutely free from con
tamination. The sewage, grounds and
Duildlngs are kept in perfectly cleanly
condition. The patients get fresh air,
are compelled 10 bathe, perform labor
in the open air, have plain weu.cooked
meals and plenty of sleep. Tie result
IL a high compliment to the intelligence,
iaithiulness and executive ability OF DR..
Calbreth and his staff OF officers,
physicians and employees. IL should
open the eyes OF the people TO the
palpablO fact that infectious diseases are
not part OF the dispensation OF Divine
Providence, and II they can be
avoided with ordibary care and
as Ieiult Of good administration, the
higher intelligence OF q civilized COM
muuity ought TO enable its members to
get along as we'll as the patients OF an
insane asylum. With as good a supply
OF drinking water, with as cleanly prem
lees, with as regular habits as the people
out there have, the people outside the
asylum would be as free from infectious
diseases as those inside. II would seem
as though municipal ownership OF a first
class water supply would be the first
step toward improving the sanitary con
ditlon OF any city, and the people of sa-
lem ought 10 bsgin TO consider the mat
ter seriously.
The Salem JouRNAL contains long
editorial lament over the fact that IA
W, COFbett was not elected TO the
United States senate, and insists that
had the venerable Corbett been chosen
be would have been the whole senate
and with one fell swoop no would have
wiped the trusts off the face OF the
earth. TIE JOURNAL forgets there are
just as able and Ia fact, abler men in
that august body today than IL. w. Cor
bett and amongst the number is no
other than John II. Mitchell, who can
accomplish more for Oregon and the
Northwest In one session than COrbett
could Ia full term, including legisla-
tiCn OF trusts.-Eugene Register.
We accept all you say in good faith.
The people are badly in need Of good
men down there to fght the trusts.
When salt has gone up from $3.50 ton
g. 1890 ton inside OF two years, and I
a w an international trust IL formed TO
put il higher. il is time someone the
trusts cannot pail down got 10 work,
We have no doubt the great and mag
niiiceDt heart Of the idol Of the people,
~ Brownsll calls il, throbs for the peo-
10 all right, bat We want TO see soma.
hing tangible. Under the influence OF
ur delegation At Washington ID. o.
bat in admittedly controlled by Mitch.
ll Dragon timber lands have been
iolen zen bloc" by nonresident
and the fraud still goes on
ar only competing harbof Al Ysquina
" has been closed 70 commerce In the
lereatl Of the iranscontinenlal syndi- /