The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05


who is prosecuting breach OF promise
suit against the Duke Of Manchester.
Although possibly now without bona
fde resident celebrity, Salem may live
in hopes OF having some one in her
midst who may become celebrated In
some way or other.
This Is a free Country and we arc all
Entitled TO hold and utter some un-
sound opinions.
Among the red.vest brand OF states
men there isn't man who can hold a
candle to Congressman Hull, of Iowa,
chairman Of the committee on Military
Affairs. Oregon thought she had some
small men rattling around in large
places, but we haven't circumstance to
Hull. When he was LieutenaRt-Gover-
nor and Secretary Of State Of Iowa he
worked the salary graft go hard that
pretty nearly the whole state except the
royal society Of fellow gralters. rose and
fought him when he wanted the nomi-
nation for Governor. The Republican
party supposed is had got rid Of him. He
had always posed as an anti-monopolist
and soit-money politician TO work the
Grand Army and teat.pullers from the
corn fields. But he slipped around and
got the bankers and corporations TO
send him 10 Congress and he has been
thors ever since. Tho prestige Of the
Iowa delegation made II possible for him
TO get high mp in the calandar, and just
az he pAstured two or three generations
Of the House Of Hull on the State Of
Iowa, he has loaded the Hull
House onto the Washington
Payrolls. When he DVot the Military
bill reconstructed there we're places Tor
the Hulls with rank in the Commi sary
department, Under the military gov
ernment in the Philippines, Hull APP
pears as the leading man in the exploit
ing corporation that is after some Of the
richest industria, enterprises In that
new country. The Hull family has re-
Gently gone over TO the Philippines to
look after the welfare Of the natives and
the health OF the syndicate he is inter.
ested in. While at Manila he WAS in.
vlted 10 a seat on the grand stand, but
because all Of his family could not be
given seats. though no ladies, not even
the Governors wife, were admitted, ha
pouted out that he had made lots of
positions for men in the army and could
unmake them, and this was in line with
the way he had been treated all the
time he had been there, etc, This the
Manila Times aud the larger newspa.
pers Of our country find very funny, and
the army ia trembling in its boots at
what Hull will do when he gets back 20
Washington. The whole army should
have been out on dress parade when
Hull struck the town. lie was given
dinners and banquets and stuffed and
lauded great deal, but these little tin
iimmies who wear pearl gray gloves and
baggy trousers, when they get to Con
gress swell up with Importance, like a
prize squash At country fair, Modesty
is no part of their repertoire, aud when
humility made her will they were not
made residnary legatees, Mr., Hull
should get his face treated by skin
doctor 10 reduce his cheek. The people
OF Iowa should invite him TO bacS seat
among the ranks OF township statesmen.
He has praetlced nepotism long enough,
and seems to be as oblivious as totem
pole to the impropriety of manning the
long boat Of a grasping gang Of exploit
ers OF our new territories with promi.
nent members Of Congress. Iowa peo.
pie who read this paper and know any
thing about Hulls record In that state
are requested 10 mail this article to
some OF their newspaper friends.
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Real gOOd mea ang real goOd eattle
are scare. The former always hrlng
q good price and the latter have no
prlce. Thsy cant Be bought