The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-03
THE PEOPLE WANT THE
FACTS ABOUT GATES

u L.
not hAyeas much liberty conniying with
exianitOr Gates, as he had last winter
IN the library. lie can embrace Col.
PooTmAb, and Mr.. Gill; aud whisper ai-
iectionate senatorial tales In their eare,
but poor old stool pigeon Gates, he who
carried the money andhelped fix things,
is nov behind the oOliI bars, and put
there because his friend COrbett didn't
Gates did not hy the track like Gill,
bot he probably would have been better
of. During the next three years, he
can while away the hours reading Col.
H0ier'a essays on strawberry culture,
how 10 make politics paw, how II hap
pened, ETC., providing superintendent
Lee admits that class Of literature TO
the prison. Anyway he can reflect on
the past and figure how many kinds Of
fool ho was playing sucker for
senatorial aspirants, and hobnobbing
with Col. HOfer aud Col. POorman In
the library.-Albany Herald.
The present editor Of The Albany
Herald was = populist and Was, as other
prominent populists can testify, In the
push that helped 10 hold up the preced.
ing legislature and kept Mitchell from
being returned 70 the Senate. In the
last session he held a fat place for the
Mitchell push a. one Of the desk clerks
Of the Senate, one Of the crowd that
helped swell the bills for clerk hire
under the Ruykendall act 10 the un.
precedented sum OF f22 600. A short
time ago the Herald offered 10 give the
JOURNAL what transpired In the Jail at
Albany that night when Senator Booth
slept with his former millhand. TnE
JOURNAL jumped at the chance 10
get the inside facts Of the Gates Booth
interview but the Herald probably had
orders 10 gig back aud II has not made
good its voluntary offer. THE Journal
still calls on The Herald 10 give the
public what transpired In the Jail at
Albany between Booth aud his former
mill hand. WIN Il not tell the people
who recommended Gates for employ
ment 20 Secretary Dunbar7 Dunbar
and Booth aud the Herald edi-
tor we're all In the Mitchell
push. II they recommended Gates for
employment and employed him, he
could not have been Corbett man.
Was not Gates employed by Booth aud
had bic leg broken and his skull cracked
In his employment Did not Booth
settle with him aud prevent litiga'
ton before he brought him TO Salem and
had him employed In the state houso2
Why Was Lawyer woodooek Of Eugene
rushed down 10 Salem TO assist Ia the
defense Of Gates, but the same gang
were not defending him when poor
Gates was In tho tolls at EugeneG There
are more questions that can be asked
The Herald n Il is In the
business Of defending that trans
action. TnR JOURNAL will be
only too glad TO give its readers all the
light Il can throw ON the Gates matter.
The Herald dare not print the facts Il
offered 10 print, and probably Intended
70 print until Il wGs called down, The
truth is II the full record OF the legis.
lature is ever presented 10 the people
Of Linn county they will want 10 yomit
outa LOT Of irog-spawn statesmen VITO
have been paradins a. Feiormers only
70 get a chance 90 sell out 10 the highest
bidder. Until the Herald Is able 10
make good Ice original offer 60 print
what TOOK place In the isll a. Albany Il
will bo useless 10 ask il any more qnes-
lions. as Il 10 clearly case Of the
muzaled OK troad!ng out he masters
a0rn.