Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-08

q nm To something besides SUS'
= pIcIoNs AND PULLING EACH 9TH
|. Err DOWN AS COMMUNITIES.
/ On a hard showdown, Eastern Ore
gon and the willamette Valley have
: always been able TO HOLD UP
{ THEIR END OF THE STICK in the
biennial log.rolling match.
Oregon has now a splendid delega.
ton in the national congress, has
showed that politically the state Is in
, harmony with the whole nation, and
there is no reason why the whole com.
, mon wealth shall not go forward un'
, der a 21O-pound head of steam.
Our city and county governments
have been improved so they will com.
pare favorably with any Western
state. AS matter of cold.steel, froz.
en- truth OREGON HAS BETTER 10.
cAL AND MUNICIPAL ADMINS
TRATIoN THAN ANY OF THEM.
Portland has awakened to the fact
that Oregon is ready to go ahead
"Barkis is willin'." But how let the
rest of the world know it? Must we
court the bride to win her?
The misfortune has attended us in
Oregon of imagining that our own
boundless, imperial resources would
of them elves attract the eyes of the
world. We have not courted success.
BUT THE FATAL GIFT OF IMAG.
INED CONFIDENCE IN THE DRAW.
ING POWER OF OUR OWN RE.
SOURCES HAS BEEN THE GREAT.
EST OBSTACLE TO DEVELOPMENT
While we have waited hoped and
dreamed the eyes of the world have
been lured elsewhere, and the swarm
ing streams of humanity have passed
us by as an undeserving white chip.
Now we are going to arouse, get
move on, get up and dust, tear our
shirt, paw the earth, and make EN-
know we are coming down the pike at
an autopace We shall quit the dream
ing, waiting and hoping that accident.
al greatness shall overtake us in
spite of ourselves WHILE WE ARE
SUCKING OUR THUMBS.
Too many of our enterprising aspi.
rations for development of our coun.
try have, when rounded up, CON.
SISTED OF A DESIRE FOR A GOV.
ERNMENT APPROPRIATION. Be
yond having something done for us
out of the public treasury what have
we ever done for ourselves? IF OUR
WHOLE PROMOTION WORK THIS
TIME DON'T STOP RIGHT THERE,
WE SHALL HAVE ADVANCED A
STEP.
Until we shall be able to do some !
thing for ourselves without drawing |
on the public treasury for inspiration,
WE SHALL NOT EVEN MAKE GOOD !
USE OF OUR TREASURY CRAFTS.
Who praises our St. Louis exhibit |
but those on a salary there, or some !
one connected with them? We are
long on graft; We reward and recog. |
nize only our brazenest self-seekers;
we put people on guard who cannot
hold a gun, and THEN WE KICK BE.
CAUSE THE WORLD DOES NOT
CONSIDER US A GREAT AND WON.
DERFUL COMMUNITY.
We put our Log Cabin, crazy-qult
exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair
IN CHARGE OF OLD MAN Will.
LIAMs, A sAlNTED WHITE.WHIs.
kEREo PoPULlsT (oF HoLD-uP
RENoWN FROM JACKSON coUN.
TY. The biggest politicians in the I
state recommended him. II
When visitors come in and stare at (
The skins tackled on the wallis. he :
opens his dreary eyes, takes his pipe I
1ut OF his mouth long enough to say: I
Have a chair, ladies'" and goes to S
sleep again. He had the ability to I
get the appointment. and then went a
o sleep, THAT is THE FULL Ex. [
TENT OF A GREAT DEAL OF OUR t
ABILITY" l.
II Portland has started in working e
N some OF this lethargy ,sLoUeHING Il
The DEAD SERPENT SKIN OF a
ioss5AckIsM, KILLING OFF THE i
'ERE PERSONAL ENTERPRISE d
creating a new atmos.
here in which that persistent reptile m
annoi live, or having been scotched id
annot revive, the rest OF the state in
hould shout amen, throw up its &C
Iouca hat and dance juba break. ii
own on the old camp ground LET
len OF PUBLIC SPIRIT TAKE al
ouRAGE. THE ERA OF PRIVATE ki
RAFT MAY BE AT AN END. in
So then, We may as well stop wink. tn
.g and having suspicious. Let rs te
ok straight ahead An inflated chest ay
nd stout legs viii carry us up ONT IN