The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29


Many who perform labor cannot con-
troll capital, except the implements they
work with Some can produce capital
who are not Rnanciers. without capital
labor would go unemployed. without
the leading spirits in every department
and vocation of life large portion oil the
worlds population would perish.
There is a disposition on the part oi
many to detest others who have more
than themselves. A man with no capital
could not live except some one with cap
ital gave him an opportunity. Capltal
could not accumulate or increase with
ont labor to create IL. II capital was
equally distributed many would become
indolent or extravagant and ultimately
be poorer than they were before.
ANY political policy that would deprive
a man of his individuality would destroy
| his usefulness and take away his inhe-
rent rights. All men are not equal, but
all men have equal, inalienable and le-
gitimAte rights.
ANY man with capital who has no re.
spect for the man who labors should not
| he respected as much as pauper. Any
man without capital who has no respect
| for the rights of another with capital is q
dangerous man in any sphere or capaci-
tv. ANY man OF talent who can make no
allowance for the illiteracy OF others
ought to serve term in the reform
school. Any illiterate man who has no
regard for a superiority OF intelligence
ought to go to Patagonia if he is lat.
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The Oregon politicians, who assumed
the responsibility Of giving Governor
Geer's political aspirations an early in
terment, made considerable headway for
a time They had their innings first,
and batted the gubernatorial sphere all
over the field for awhile. But of late
the Waldo hills baseball team has been
scoring heavy, and the captain 10 play.
ing to an engagement in Ohio that may
make him an altogether too large figure
on the map of national politics to be
easily wiped out. The return of Hi
Plummer, from Alaska, revives the hopes
OF the men who have taken the job of
killing off Geer, while he is scoring ora
torical successes in Ohio. The Baker
City Herald touches up the Tall Fir OF
Marion with a new name. 1t says:
"Tall Tamarack Geer is nothing II not
good organizer, Two months ago,
when the political pot first began to
simmer, the governor was-in the
inelegant language of the street--a dead
one. Two month ago the chances for a
vigorous fight on the WebfoOt slope
against the incumbent executive were
good. There we're forces that threatened
to molest him. There we're strong vote.
getteTs that were out for his political
scalp. Matters have changed. How
that change has been brought about is
not understandable to the average reader
of the published political prognostica-
tions How the Tall Tamarack has raj
led his forces has not been disclosed.
That he has, however is certain.
The strength Of the Geer administra.
tion has been built on close attention to
the business features Of the state govern
ment and keeping it free from scandals
more than by keeping the spois element
The Governor has not stopped
the timber land steals and several other
big frauds, but neither did any of his
predecessors. The governor is yet to be
elected who will say by the eternal not
another quarter section Of Oregon public
land shall go to any but bonafde home.
maker, and who will order out the ma
tional guard to protect the public domain
il necessary against the wholesale spoIa.
ton that has been going on As pop
ular stump orator the Governor may yet
land in the chair Of Vice President.