The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-24
DISCUSSES
STATE
AFFAIRS
Douglas County Man Sends
Letters
Giving His Views on Public
Questions.
YoNcALLA, Or, Jan. l8, 1902 .

neighbors advised me TO read a copy OF
your paper and subscribe, about half OF
which was a lault Of the State admin
istration, OF which had quite good
opinion. Among other things you gave
a send off to the Executive IN his magma
iaciendum, the school book series. The
case is in every voters house. Take the
little book title, American Citiz n. Look
over the money question. Read the
assertion that the only reason that cloth
became worth three times it's former
value During the civil war; was because
there was not gold enough to place be
hind the paper money. Every voter has
sense enough TO know that the tariff
was raised until it prohibited importa-
tions. Every able-bodied man was gone,
and new factories had to be built. That
was cause enough, but on top of that was
the Criminal Exception clause.
Now search those books from page TO
pag4 aud you will fluid that the compilers
labored from the Atlas to the Algebra 10
PUMP into the child belief in, and ac-
quiescence to, the Moses and Aaron Gold
Calf Policy. And our AOGL0-AMERI-
CAN plunderng makes justifable
CASTE Ideas and q DOMINl PELTED
submission to the POWERS THAT BE.
Any Governor who would lend himself
10 80 tieacherous a scheme, costing the
people so many thousands OF money
just to ubricate his wiggle in the slime
Of party corruption deserves better to be
burned IN elHgy than reelection.
Neither can any palliation be plead, for
If it was ignorance the people are under
the same obligation to look elsewhere,
In your paper you give few finger
Fluctuations to articles affecting tho
Beers. Very good. But-the question
is still to ask: What about the Unit, d
States2
II stay in this country | will have
to take papers and keep track Of events.
But having had thorough drilling in
other states my patience with frontier
inquily is mighty limited, Coming
here to escape the the effects Of polticsl
plundering can not See old schemes
of fraud re enacted without a kick.
Although / came here in part to put in
the winter to ascertain facts in the in
trest OF many who seek homes 10 a
mild climate" | am coming mighty
near to a conclusion that il ID crime to
invite innocent parties into conditions
looking 30 shaky as the aspect for Oregon
at this date. Only about one-dlth Of
land can ever be utilized Tor agriculture,
which in all countries hal the burden
TO bear, aud in no place is the greed for
plunder any greater than here. Nor
is there any place where the masses are
stuffed with 60 thin fraud" Your move
ia the setting Of exact salary fJr all
offices is right The present govern or
might be reelected ON the espousal Of
the plan, only for his double dealing
principles on the Referendum Question
that on tho face Of hustS flag Cf
treachery exactly the color Of Vansant
Of NJ innesota'.
The Mid Road populists OF M.nnesota
elected him, lstumped the state in his
behalf, buthe was no sooner elected than
h turned his back to the farmers and
refused 10 loreclose on the Duluth r.
r. Now m a deCeiiul ieint with intent
t. turn over the h. X. Of the state to the
intcr state Commission aud lot consoli-
dalion 20 on Your governor told me as
n has others that bee believed in the
Referendum but did not believe the
initiative was all right, There is no man
80 big fool that he viii take any stock
in thai Tho initiative is necessary TO
make choice Of men and matters. Other
wise II, as is now, the custom, take
choice OF frauds, schemes. and political
party trades. What good would the
Referendum do2
II Governor Geer would come out
llatiy with the full belief in those
principles | know he would sail in with
a wonderful majority, have been all
over tho state since last spring and all
the time ON the lookout for information
on political lines and upon the action of
Oregon in the vote to be takon on the
referendum depends the settlement in
this state OF over 1000 farmers from
Minnesota.
l will take your daily provided YOU
agree with my opinions, aud in part |
am bscoming OF the belief that Won
do Firstly, am Of the opinion that
the L S, had better get home as
easily aa possible and m,ud hor own
business DO not believe darker
page can be found in istory than the
truth when known on the actions of
John Bull with the Beers only Tor plum
der" l believe the referendum Is the
last straw the sinking people OF the
country have left 20 grab At.
The p. NJ, gave me some sample COP
les otherwise | calculate 70 send Won
the letter herein, in disgust.
NJ. R, PAEKs.