Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-29
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL EDITORIAL PACE
FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY or PORT
LAND POLITICS WRITTEN
ON THE SPOT
SearChght Information Given the Public in This Newspaper
About Oregon Public Men and Circumstances
Whngon

gon, a poor boy, with his mother. Lik
Heney, he was born in California. HI
graduated from willamette universit,
, or the Willamette Iron Works, or both
don't know which. He learned tn,
maehinist trade and politics in the jim
Lotan school, becoming practical ant
proficient. He had n stauneh friend II
old Fire Chief Morgan, who was hi,
step-father. Jack is not a professor OF
religion, but MAKES A FETISH OF
LOYALTY TO HIS FRIENDS AND
woRsHIPs THE MEMORY OF HIS
MOTHER. He keeps flowers on her
grave at River View Cemetery, and at
present he is a private citizen.
One newspaper besides the Capital
Journal has had the nerve, the cool
hardihood and the political audacity to
come out and differ with the great gov.
ernment Of the United States in its
method Of procedure in the land fraud
cases. One other newspaper dares shy a
brick at the influences now centering in
the tall, cracked tower. One other ed.
itor has taken chances of ineurTing the
anger Of the Russian czar Of Oregon
journalism, the ill.will Of master NAL.
practitioner Heney Of federal iurispru.
denee, and the frown Of ex-senator Nc.
CHM, whose main business Is defending
gamblers, praetieing law at chambers
and wholesale dealer in hypnotic mental
suggestion to the occupant Of the tall
tower. This daring editor is J. s. Del.
linger, Of the Morning Astorian, and I
shall probably be forever put on the
black list for reprinting the following
from the Morning Astorian;
NOTHING BUT POLITICS.
Walter +. Matthews has been removed
from his Office as United States mar.
shal. No charges were filed against him.
1T WAS NOT COMMENDED THAT
HE HAD BEEN GUILTY OF ANY OF
MISCONDUCT OR NEGLECT
OF DUTY. Why, then, was he, without
notice or opportunity to be heard, sum
marily removed1 As time goes on, the
people of Oregon will ask this question
more and more frequently. Indeed, the
people are already slowly awakening to
a realization of the fact that possibly
conspiracy more infamous than any
charged in the land fraud cases is in ex-
istenee. That the purpose of the con.
spirators is TO disrupt the dominant
wing Of the republican party by de-
stroying its leaders, and that every eff
fort, fair or foul, will be put forth TO
accomplish the desired result. If Mr..
has been direlict TO no official
duty, why, in order to properly prose-
,ute Senator Mitchell and Messrs. Her
mann and Williamson, was It necessary
10 dismiss himi
The first step taken by Mr.. Heney in
The prosecution of these cases was TO Sc
sure the dismissal of John II. Hall,
United States district attorney for Ore
yon. NEXT GAME OFF THE MAR.
HEAD. The public is asking
Why. Mr.. Heney was then appointed |
United States district attorney for Ore.
yon. He was appointed by the late
Judge Bellinger, not by President
Roosevelt, as people generally believe,
'or temporary vacancies in the office Of |
district attorney are filed by the court. |
aeney's appointment was made in di- |
'eet violation Of the United States stat
lte, which provides that such official
hall be resident of the district.
Much has been said since Judge Bel
inger's death Of his judicial fairness.
I is usual to eulogize the dead, but we
hall speak plainly. 1t is well known
hat, while Judge Bellinger was honest
# purpose, his mind was that Of the adj
'oeate rather than the judge. HE WAS
IN INTENSE PARTISAN, AND Sell
)oM WAS A CASE TRIED BEFORE
I'M WHEN HE DID NOT OPENLY
SPOUSE THE CAUSE OF ONE SIDE
'R THE OTHER BEFORE THE TRY
II CLOSED. In the cases in question
Q very clearly sided with the prosecu-
lon. But the question is, why is it nee
ssary to resort to these unseemly prae-
ees and extraordinary proceedings in
rder to prosecute these cases according
the lawi Or is the purpose to convict
'gardless Of the lawf Must there be a
arshal who is willing to select jurors
no win convict regardless Of the evil II