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

Gates, and the good work for the syndi-
Gates goes on. When fight has been on
TO protect the outraees perpetrated by
Portland light companies on that city and
the people Of that city Mr.. Mitchell has
generally been lawyer for the syndicate
J and Mr.. Corbett has stepped to the front
and held the exploiters Of the people at
bay. We are glad that we have now
more influential man than Mr.. Corbett
at Washington and shall hasten to give
all due credit for services to the people
when they are performed, but not be-
fore.
The worst thing brought out against
Commodore schley 80 far by the naval
CLIQUE is that he said "D---n the Tex
as" at the battle of Santiago. At least
one of the dude officials summoned
against him at the court Of inquiry says
he said IL. He qualities it by adding
that he did not say il as il he were con-
iemning the Texas because she was in
the way when he swung round on that
famous loop but ~ though he was irri-
tated, etc. How petty all such stuff
seems when one recalls that the battle
field was at times 30 thickly covered
with smoke that no one ship
could see the other, that the roar of guns
was eliminating all possibility Of conver-
sation, and that history was being made
that affected all humanity for all time to
come. The insectiyerous popiniays OF
Washington society, who are attached
like barnacles to the naval arm OF the
government, cannot forget their drawing
room manners long enough to damn
anything, whether they were excited or
irritated or flambusticated. II is mole
than likely that schley did say
damn the Texas. Old Zach Chand-
ler once burst out in Grants cabinet,
when the finespun wirepulling of the
diplomatists over the questson OF the
Alabama claims had completely din
gusted him, with the words, "tell her
British majesty to 20 to h--ll, but
do II in diplomatic language" he
added. The recording angel IN public
affairs will not put black marks against
men of action like Schley aud Chandler
for their resort to primitive profanity
under great excitement and pressure for
a vocabulary to express themselves ad-
equate to the occasion.
The Chicago Inter Ocean ia one Of the
newspapers that can 'ind in the testi.
mony being adduced before the naval
court nothing favorable 10 Schley, but a
multitude Of things to his discredit. He
did not destroy the Colon; he did not
coal at sea as he might have done;
he did not obey orders; and
he greatly endangered the Texas,
and through her the Iowa, by his
famous "loop" at Santiago. The facts
ignored by such one-sided papers as the
Inter Ocean are that Schley got to San
tiago in time and successfully blockaded
that port that he kept ON the watch and
discovered the initial movements Of the
Spanish ships In their attempt to
escape; that under his command
the Spanish fleet WAS pursued
aud destroyed with scarcely any
loss 10 the American fleet that the
Brooklyn, his ship, did more execution
and received more blows than any other
one Of our vessels; and that in making
the "loop" the Texas was not rs mat
ter of fact damaged nor in any serious
danger. In all these matters
schley exercised his judgment,
and with completely satisiac-
tory results except to some jealous aud
enmitous oiiicers aud politicians. Appar.
emily they would have been extremely
pleased II Schley had gone right ahead
aud lost his ship and several hundred
men, and thereby accomplished no more,
probably less than he did accomplish
The report of the treasurer OF Marion
county for October !, shows a total OF
cash funds on hand Of S7l.9l2,32 with
almost thirty thousand dollars in the
general fund. Every warrant has been
called in and without extraordinary ex-
penditures the county will remain on
cash basis, and next year taxes will come
down. The county levy can be reduced
some mills, and a. the state tax Is based
on current county expenses, which have
been reduced about $4,000 a year, our
share Of the state tax will be much
lower. With reductions in taxes lands
will advance and inquiry for property in |
Marion county Is already quite marked
investments in Marion county farms
will become most desirable, as interest
. low and owning farms will be more
In the campaign a year ago
ast May, THE JOURNAL predicted these
hings and forced the issue that has
'rought about the result. II covered
hO county with printed matter, show