The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-23

prooressive civilization has separated ca
let no man attempt to join together m
eee fit
Smaller matters than the fght OF
the navy eliaBe on Sehley have maze
men President.
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p,obabIv the best sample OF the della q;
pidalion that comes to public properly q,
/ from lowdown politics can be seen AZ
the siletz Indian reservation. For a =,
little dirty work at election time the l.
agency was given TO relative oil one oi I,
the delegation, and anyone who goes
there can see the result. The place looks
like fifteen cents, with the windows
stuffed full Of hats, the once beautiful D
thrifty fields are uncutivated the fences I
broken down, the buildings unpainted'
and the people not prosperous. The
horses and cattle have been neglected
. and hogs belonging to the government
. are said 10 have been let starve during
4 the winter. The first Of July the poll
Q tician agent was removed and special
n man trained in the Indian service
9 brought on from the east TO build up the
10 the remains Of once beautiful property
= ane thiity and progressive community
}, Of Indian people. lie was made bo'h
is agent and superintendent Of the school
\ there and with the liberal treatment al
le wavs accorded the Indian department by
ne consress.there 10 no reason why this
ho property Of the government cannot be
re, mi ade TO blossom like the rose and be
cd redeemed from dirty two'for'a'nieke
is politioal methods. II is one OF the most
ct. beautiful spots in the state and associa-
oct ted with the efforts Of some Of the best
pie men and women in Oregon in behalf oil
md Indian education.
the ne ye therefore perfect as your
father lln heaven Is perfect would
me leave little busness for the learned
nv. professions.
rite 80.
Some one has made the wise sugges
N tion that all the public lands be turne'
,h. over 10 the several states, and take'
.,ot entirely away from congress. 1t t"p's'
-. AZ the nose on mans face that publ
a.. land frauds are being reduced to a mini
.,on mum by the state governments, whll
:, no progress is made In checking u
= thieves by congress. In fact all u
!, !. rascality with timber lands and lie
,,,s lands and forest reserves is now carrie
on by the connivanes OF our ieder
officials, senators and congressman
all know, one Oregon Senator has bee
attorney for one Of these great eorpoT
ton thieves and his son in the ial
gTess department Of another,an and yet populi'
pit and democrats bumped themselves
srses re- elect him TO the senate. Really =
rquis ,ta,a government has made great pl
as 10 gress toward an honest management
ankee our public lands, II the federal ia 8
said in the hands Of the looters' Gait
tirely kings and sheep monopolists are ero'
nina out the settler by leasing the pul
eresis lands when they cannot steal their
with outright, and their hired men at t2o
nation s00a month an the insane asyl'
oward The affairs Of no state are 20 ba
,uneed managed AZ by national adminislrati
/, even We could not possibly keep
70 call al officials in Washington who would
aronis more 10 keep out settlers
ligIous enable the enemies OF the homes'e'
A WAS 10 prevent the development OF the
,,seter than the crowd there now who have
ne,lon ear Of the administration. Our pa
c,enee land management at Washington
,is,and heen thoroughly grounded in protliI
,ueses- aud corruption, and II the light
h any turned ON would oe 'o0H' 70 % "0
/ when coined with petty iuiamy. Millions
MA 10 ON millions Of acres in Oregon have
vshs,.y given away 10 speeulators, iobbers
HE for corporations. What has not been g
nth away has been enolosed in Ioros. ?
N ,h., vations 10 keep forest fres from des
,,., hs ing the timber supply Of the iu
,.man, Thus thesanliam country has been
Il ana close 10 the settler, when il isa pO'
..,,.,. fact that where the country ID settle
~. .,l ares cannot run aud the timber 8
-. iu wss,ern Oregon faster than il