The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-23
Is What the Masses Get From the
Politicians
,.Young Republican" Discusses the Oregon
Timber Land Frauds Without Gloves
And Shows That the Young Men of the Nation Must Apply
the Remedy for All Existing Evils

perpetrated upon the people under th'
laws governing the timber lands OF th'
stoto of Oregon. These frauds arr
more gigantic and far-reaching than Il
commonly suspected. but the people
are so selfish as a whole, that they
never stop to think Of remedying the
matter. unless the matter concerns
them directly. Most of human kind d'
not care whether their neighbor Is De
ing defrauded or not, so long as they
feel that they are not being swindlec
themselves. This selfishness is a rath
er expensive luxury, as the good peo
pie will learn some day, perhaps when
too late. They are something of the
character of the people In the days oi
Columbus. II took that brave naviga
tor rs years TO get the people of his
country let him discover America. As
he took every available opportunity "a
forward his enterprise, the people
used every opportunity to defeat his
plans and schemes. And in the face
of very good evidence the people
worked against him, for 1t was well
known that among his collections he
had pieces of wood, vegetation and
other evidences which must have float
ed from an another unknown country.
The discovery of two bodies of dark
skinned men on the shore added
To the weight of the argument of Co.
mmbus, that there must be land where
these men and other evidences drilted
from. I'm the face of this Columbus
had to wait for rs years before the
royalty could be induced TO offer him
the necessary aid.
The people of Oregon are, relatively
occupying the same position as were
the people in l49o. We see the cyi
dcnce Of fraud. ", hear Of the corpora
tions reaching cut and taking millions
OF acres, we have not, as yet been per.
ccptibly affected by II all, hanCe We
are inclined to pass It by, until we
find where we are being deprived the0
We will begin To wake up, We have
better evidence than Columbus ha6
when he discovered America, but
suppose, the man who points ont these
facts, facts of such vital importance
To every man woman and child In ore
gon, will have TO climb upon a fence
and sit and wait for the people to le
him save them from impending ruin
When the people begin 10 find ou'
what is going on, they will make a louG
noise in their own behalf II will be
noise" because the work will have
been done by that time, and all the
talking and gesticulating the people can
do will be raked into the corral, and
some nice, big, fat corporation de Ia
timbersky will have their agents press
the same into smallsiZed bricks, label
them Baked Atmosphere Cby the peo
pleD' and lay them upon the shelf IL
the basement to dry and keep cool.
Now is the time TO talk Now is the
time to gesticulate. As st. Paul said
Now is the day of salvation" HlI
may not have been referring to tim
ber land fIauds, but / am. And now
is the day if the people ever expect
any salvation from the land deals
which are surely and quietly takinr
the valuable timber from the hands OF
the commonwealth, and placing il il
the hands of timber concerns or rail |
road companies.
How is it done? 1t is as simply done )
as ii is a simple matter to answer the |
question of How" First of all |
charge the blame 10 the fact that the
people have no say whatever. under
the law, or under anything else. They
are tied hand and foot, and sit by, ana
the timber workers have every free F,
dom TO get what they want Laugh |
now, but with direct nomination By |
the people We would soon have a stoI |
To this sort of thing Instead of tht |
explanations being rendered to the |
corporation, when the people hay
been victorious, il would be eNplana |
uons are in order to the people, |
when the corporations have been vic
torious.
Under the present party methods I
those in command of the situation are 1
not required by the people" TO ex
plain how this corporation or that cor
came into possession Of q
million acres of the best land in ore ]
son, which is palpably an open detri
ment 10 the people, and not within the
meaning OF the law Such high-handed |
work under direct nomination, in |
which the common people will hav, |
some say, will be Immediately met, I
and when the constituents" ask foI I
an explanation, il will very likely be
forthcoming There will be less play
:" '"e corporation. and a little more tr
'Ne common farmer hayseed and
'uoe' When the people have the DOW
ct, then the smiling and kid-gloved
pOiuelan will pay some respect &c /
mem as well as their wishes. Let an
honest horny-handed son OF the sol
today approach the choice OF the peo
pie and ask him him how il came