Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-23

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Of this one, and her voice is as clear
and pleasant now as then.
Portland papers have a pretty weak
and fabby lot of political cartoons
of late.
(Astorian.)
1t is the irony of fate that verest.
chagin, the painter who endlessly
struggled for peace by painting the
horrors of war, should have been on
board the Petropavolvsk when she
wenE to the bottom in one of the
most tragic events of the war.
1t is every mans duty to exert an
influence in this world for good. We
cannot do much in this line with those
who are already good, or too good.
The custom of a lot of people getting
in a little circle of goodness, and allow
ing no one to associate with them but
the good and pure, is a fallacy. When
the Saviour told Levi, the Publican,
to follow him, he followed, but first
invited the Saviour to his house to a
banquet. Then the goody-goods said:
"He eats with publlcans and sinners"
And the Saviour asked them who
needed the physician, anyway, the
sick or the we'll? The old teaching to
associate only with the good, and
keep yourself from contact with any
thing but the pure and holy is not
sound philosophy, and will not bear
the close scrutiny of experience,
Even the poor man can vote at the
school election this year. BY the ac-
ton of the freak Legislature there is
no exemption for the householder, and
everybody who has 500 worth of fur.
%niture, horse, COWS, democrat wagon,
or even a wife worth anything is on
the assessment rolls, or ought to be-,
and will have a vote at the school
elections. The rich man has had al
most a monopoly of voting at school
elections in cities like Salem for some
years. This year it will be different.
People of small means and large fam
lilies will have a vote, as well as the
others.
Lebanon Criterion: The fact that
Hermann gained in strength all the
time is ample evidence that all the
people needed was to think upon the
matter to decide to keep an expert
enced man at the helm. That he will
be elected by a rousing majority there
is no doubt. His campaign will be UNI
der the direct supervision Of Hon.
Walter L. Tooze, of WOODBURY., who
was elected chairman of the congress
sional committee. Mr.. Tooze is no
amateur as a campaign manager,
ana, with the assistance of loyal Re
p%ublicans, will send his candidate
back to congress with an endorsement
that cannot be misunderstood.
A newspaper that is afraid to
speak right out in meeting" and
gives its opinion candidly and frank
ly, and hold to 1t, even though the
paper must suspend publication, is
not fit for any n to subscribe for
read, or even wrap up dog meat in.
The editor should be a man or a
mouse. Elk.
Or what's the matter with a mule?
-Marshfeld Mail.
The frost last night is not indica-
tive of the fate of the Oregon Repub-
lican ticket. The politics of this state
and county has not bloomed out
enough yet to feel any kind of a frost.
The political fruit crop will be well
set and have an abundant yield in
spite of any disaster that may come
now or later.
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All the cities in Oregon want to be
the second city in the state, They
all seem to be afraid that Salem will
have an official census, and show
that it is the c city. The Albany
Democrat says:
The Salem papers want another
official census Better not take it. 1t
will not show up as the blanket claims
do"
Salem is not afraid. II Salem is not
the second city in the state let the
fact be known. Salem can't be hurt
by Misrepresentation. Salem has been
oficially misrepresented for 20 years
or more, and her population can stand
~ Thn fnnNn 1911 -