The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-10
ONE on MR. SCOTT.

ONE on MF. SCOTT.
The Journal has never received
readable roasts about public matter
that II would not print Here Is one
from Rev. schell 70 the oregonian
that H. az usual. declined.
Rev. scheil. az a matter Of ethics.
cuts too deep. aud tells too much
truth FOR the Republican or Democrat
ic organs at Portland. 70 The Salem
Journal must print bis best communi-
cations.
The OregOnisn. in an editorial Of
September 3. 1902. IL sharply criticis-
ing President Roosevelt for advising
the people IN the following words:
When you play. play hard"
The editor OF the OregOBian Ii rela-
lively considered a si-geniu6 in Or.
egon. yet every day the editorial
page shows signs of great ignorance.
and Of unsound judgment Many
would pass for intelligent II they had
sense enough 10 hold their tongues.
When you play. play hard" means
10 DO well whatsoever you do. to apply
yourself when you play. II does not
mean 10 put up a hard play. II the
editor of the Oregonian had received
a thorough education. and n he was
an educator himself. be would approve
of President Roosevelt There Is no
hard worker who Is not a hard player,
there never was and never will be.
President Roosevelt addressed him'
self 10 thrifty people. who work hard
10 live, who need recreation consist
ing In change of work. and not in Idle
ness. Tho editors OF the East work
hard. they must print and print Intel.
ligently for the people that support
them. while the editor Of the Ore.
gOnlan finds Il more remunerative by
refusing 10 print matters of public In.
terest than by printing them. schem.
ing ls the Oregonlan's hard work and
hard play, but scheming ls a counter
~ Of either true work or true play.
Every man too lazy 10 work hard OF
play hard makes his living by schem
ing. When you play. play hard" h
not. never was and never will be tho
Oregonlan's principle. for this reason
the Oregonlan has kept out OF its field
through hard schemlng every compel.
itor 10 save itself from hard work and
hard play. But tho editor Of the Ore
gonian finds more pleasure In:
a book OF verse underneath the
bough.
A loaf Of bread, and jug Of wine
and thou
Singing beside me In the wilderness
OH wilderness were Paradise now.
This might be all right for the editor
Of the Oregonian. but whore does the
rest Of Oregon come In. You might
become an Oregon senator. but never
senator Tor Oregon. Your idea N
that Roosevelt should be president for
himself. aud not be president In words
and deeds for others, To play hard
aud 20 work hard IL honest. and Ia
scheme hard is dishonest. IL what
President Roosevelt meant When
President Roosevelt speaks. he says
something good and practical for the
soul. and for the body OF his hearers
something which is needed at the
present moment but when the editor
OF the Oregonlan speaks. he lnyari-
ably begins with This occasion re-.
mlnds mo Of an old story" then comes
a tale OF some dead oregon mossback.
When President Roosevelt speaks he
10 not reminded By old tales. but he
reminds hla hearers Of his own ideas.
which are genuine. original, and op.
por,une and which he acquired by
hard work
Any man who like the editor of the
Oregonian begins a speech with a tale
OF old ia invariably AZ the end OF the
string OF knowledge. knowledge 10
tho result of hard work. aud only a
hard worker fully understands how 60
play hard.
TO work hard and to play hard
makes men efficient Tor any position
or calling. eyen for United States sen.
atoE schomlng is the counterfeit OF
both work aud play. and ils effect Is
purely selfish and personal The edi.
tor OF the oregonian. as he said does
not want 20 be senator FOR Oregon.
OF course, but for himself. which ex.
plains al the scheming about H.
The Mitchell victory has fairly
clipped the editors ears who then By
a new scheme thought best 10 nasien
also his hools and 10 grow hairy tail
but mule has never yet become a
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