The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-23

with Script worth from $3.50 al
acre and upwards, and the whole o
creation, or so much thereof as tn,
government can give deed to, wait
ing to be gobbled up, the holders file
on the best lands and thus the individ
ual is sacrificed for the corporate
method. If / had couple of weeks
off, instead of going to the beach and
looking at the ocean. which doesn't cost
us anything yet | should figure NJ
this acreage and the timber that have
been absorbed in this manner. It will
run well into the millions of acres and
billions of feet of lumber.
Now, that this is the method, 1t is
going to be pushed to its extreme
What are the people going to do with
those who sold them out? As | said
before, the legal aspect may be suf.
| hcient for some to base their actions
upon. but will that reckon with the
people? The legal aspect says "the
people be damned" What if the peo.
pie should say the corporation be
damned?' The corporation smiles at
this, and thinks of the Dutchman who
ordered his man Jakey to "tie the dog
loose"
But under the present methods who
wouldn't smile at the people? How
could a corporation rest more secure?
More free from any accounting to the
commonwealth? But the present
methods are going to be changed
The young Republican is going to do
IT, He is going to rejuyinate this tax
ridden and plundered government of
ours, into a nation for the people of
that nation. When that day dawns
the voice of the people will be heard
far above the roars of the doomed
combines, and all will be settled "in
a twinkling of an eye" The people
Of the state must arise to protect their
own. Under direct nomination all will
be changed.
Suppose the people living in the
community of Sumpter Oregon. are
against this new reserve" proposi-
tion now being perpetrated upon them,
what good will It all do? VIII their
voice be heard? The mines may be
wrecked, but we must have more ere. |
serves" then more script, then more |
choice timber lands selected and re. |
sold TO the Eastern people coming |
west, Script is now as scarce as
oysters in church sociable soup.
Washington said many great things
Lincoln did, too. Many other great
men said great things, and want to
90 on record for saying one great
thing myself, and it is this That.
under the present political standard.
all this government is for, and main.
tanned for is to be robbed and plum.
dCrad. That IS what il is FOR" When
the young man leads with the banner
Of direct nomination" the people OF
Sumpter will be heard. The people of
all oregon VIII be heard, The lands
will be owned by the people as II is
intended they should It will erase
that disgraceful farce carried on in
the government land offices whore a
poor lone squatter is contested to the |
hilt by the claim ne didn't improve
his land sufficiently, that he didn't
stay on il long enough, etc, ad lib..
and ad absurd, and while fighting over
a piece of ground of 100 acres. a rail.
road company at the other wicket is
loading its arms with certificates for
mill ons Of acres. OF course the farce
Is under the law, but the moral sense
lf right nauseates when II sees such
and partial practice
This will all stop under direct nomi.
nation. In no other way will the pco-
pie ever secure their rights. The
present method has had the opportu.
lity, but failed to use IL. The people
win have the next opportunity, under
he new method,
YOUNG REPUBLICAN.