Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-22


ator Mitchell was at an end"
The same land policies have been fol.
lowed in Washington that have pre-
vailed in Oregon. Heney went there
to make a show Of being impartial and
investigating things. What has come
of iti Have you heard anything more
than he made a starti Has the timber
land business Of that state been para
lyzed and suspended HAS THE SET
ELEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE STATE BEEN CRIPPLD AND
INTERPRETED WITH TO ENABLE A
JUG-HANDLED PROSECUTION TO
BE CONDUCTED IN THE INTER
EST OF A POLITICAL PAoTIoN7
Not much. The state Of Washington is
going forward by leaps and bounds.
It's delegation in Congress is intact and
influential. If Washington and Califor-
MIA had hired Heney to come to Ore
gon and put all our representatives and
senators out of commission at the very
time when we most needed them to
promote our interests, at the very time
when they were getting to a place
whore they could be Of the greatest use
in opening the Columbia and develop
ing our harbors and protecting our in.
terests in the construction Of the Pan
ANA canal, they could not have struck
a more fatal blow at rival common
wealth than they have done. That is
the view the people and business men
Of Oregon will take when they get
fully informed on the facts Of the
whole situation. AND AM WILLING
TO ADMIT THAT OREGON HAS
POSSIBLY HAD A FULL SHARE IN
THE LAND FRAUD BUSINESS
go
Senator Mitchell is living in poorer
quarters than he has been accustomed
to, but he has many callers and fire.
quently dimes at the clubs and hotels
with his friends. But in all these gath
erings HIS NAME IS OMITTED IN
ONE NEWSPAPER REPORT. U. $.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes,
ex Senator Thurston and some friends
got up a party for an excursion to Hood
River. All the party got their names
in the paper printed under the tall
tower except one-Senator John H.
Mitchell. His name was omitted.
Then there was a dinner party Of
some distinguished people at the Hotel
Portland. The tall cracked tower paper
printed all the names, but omitted that
of Senator Mitchell. Then there was a
dinner party of distinguished people al
the Arlington club, and the names were
given-ALL BUT THAT OF sENA
TOR MITCHELL His name must be
kept out Of the papers except in con
nection with indictments. To what
straits great journalism resorts to dowr
"a man. Afraid even Of the old silver
whiskered senator's name!
D 80
Senator Fulton was in the city Fri
day and Saturday. He says he viii
have a hearing as to who shall be mad'
judge for life to succeed Bellinger
The Reed appointment he regards AS
ONLY TEMPORARY. 1t will have t,
= be confirmed by the Senate. The Sen
= ate does not violate courtesy to III
members. If the senator, from who's
state the appointment is made, objects
then the Senate does not confirm. Th'
Senate is not feeling any too goOt
towards the President, and 1t may b,
+ possible to turn things upside down
The city is full Of men who want to b,
: judge. Many are running after Fultoi
+ who have never been his supporters
r What is likely to be done, as learI
here, is that the President win send al
agent to look over the ground at Port
land and see who is the fittest man t
d appoint. Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendle
ton, has quite a following. So has Jus
d tiee Bean, Of the Oregon Suprem
n Court Both are clean menj that is
; men who take clear views of publ
z life. Lowell is an Eastern Oregon man
A not owned by the big corporations an
s quite outspoken ia his convictions
3 TOO oUTsPoKEN TO GET A Pa
L OFFICE. He is troubled with idea
and convictions. Besides, he is a stu
dent and a thinker, a scholarly ma
t and an able oratOr-one Of the mos