The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20

tion Of the day and II there 10 anyone
: be truly sorry for IL is the man repute
n to have millions who hasbt got then
= II is sad enough to have such a thin
but to be cursed with the reputation an
have some other fellow who knows bet
q ter, laughing and jeering as you hav
. dodge TO the bill collector to keep an
. change in your pocket
The failure OF all reform parties gettin
into the saddle in Oregon has not die
mayed the reform elements. Witnes
the defeat Of the great American text.
book trust, that after nearly twenty
yearsof unbroken power in this state hal
been knocked silly and put clear out o
business under Republican admins.
tration that made no pretense to being 9
long-whiskered affair. Left 10 itself the
Republican party would have not done
very much 10 get rid Of an oppressive
monopoly. But the reform elements in
all the parties took hold and we're
determined TO make q cleanup. The
new, Republican Governor wasn't owned
by the concern body and breeches and
| ,.Jo. A. ,naro,o. ~ n ,yb,I.anr,a
public sentiment he gave the people a
commission Of such character that it
simply couldn't afford 10 do anything
but straight business. They met and
performed their work in three or four
days when they could have taken a
month. They needed few clerks and
hired them for day or two, just as
they would II they had been spending
their own money. When they we're
through they cent them about their
business, just az though they didn't
have the whole state treasury TO draw
on. They bought the best school books
that were offered them for the money
regardless Of who published them. II
the old monopoly had offered them, they
would have taken them just as quickly,
but that corporation had to spend so
much money to keep in touch with
the political grafters ii couldn't
furnish cheap books II il wanted
10. One OF it's dish washers told B'll
Colyig that his "house" spent $50 600
year in Oregon. ''Legitimately?"
quizzsd Bill. At this even the cheek Of
a textbook agent turned II colors and
he vanished. The editor is not going TO |
aght this battle over again, except to
call attention TO the fact that 1t is possi-
BILE TO get great reform brought about
without putting new party in power.
Some people have the idea that the
country is going straight TO the devil
unless the Pops, or the Socialists, or the
River Democracy is put in
power. In fact, the country will go
pretty near the bad place whenever they
are dependent on any patent device of
The politicians to save II, and people
still capable OF scratchin their |
heads for themselves better irri-
ate their cranidms sufficiently
10 understand that II is ouly when re.
orm can be lifted above partisa nsh ip |
hat any great result can be brought
about for the good Of the general run
of folks. The general intelligence and
political sagacity OF sll the people rises
10 higher performances than the concep-
Iion OF frothy, brassy, demagogic self
seeking politicians, who, when the foam
is blown off and the crowd has quit
hollering, are usually as completely eI.
hausted as TO jug OF yeast that has
blown the cork out. That Governor Geer
was not reached by the lawyers and |
boodlers Of the textbook trust 10 con.
tinue the old expensive graft was more
iue TO the fact that he had not been in |
politics before going into office than to
any virtue OF his party because his
party had sold out the sacred interests
Of public education on this matter Tor
nearly 20 years.
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