Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-26
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c.o one final anu ,,,4
1ne vD .no neople of oregon must
'alcn .,,her , through the legislature
pa's' ,n,tlative. is a law giving tne
Or the III lnl' nower to RECALL A DIS
people sr' or UNFAITHFUL PUB
ioNsSa o NssTSRavANT.-East oregonian'
County Divisions
County division fights from, from sever, ,,',,,
Ooun' -,,,s IN eastern Oregon VIII
81 U.S." .nod out before the legislature
Dt '",' ..ion OF these the Hood
nus. lls moyement will be the hardest
'''s' ! defeat: in fact it has a strong
. sshiity S of going through. Then
is a hot fight imminent from
u,,t Thorn Grant, whose people want
,,1orce from the parent county.
W. W. carry though the struggle VIII
be no easy one
=, our own locality we have the
,a,one contingent praying for the
tan of Jefferson county, the ter
49,. irvolyed being the panhandle
wosco county. lying between the
n..ohutes and John Day rivers, ana
aort,on Of Wheeler and Crook to
,nrd It out. This is sure to be de-
,,.,ed as Wasco cannot afford TO
lose everything at one blow If the
4 cascade county movement comes up
As, then farewell to Jefferson coun-
~ for many years.
Lastly. the west-enders want to be
n roe from the mythical "Prineville
ring" and to have little county of
their own. Strong opposition Will
no met with in this movement, for
n Crook county does not want to lose
,he irrigated district so recently re-
claimed. Prineyille Review.
Fake Mining Schemes.
II there is strength in unity the
wild cat mining promoters should
n suffer as the result of the introduc-
a tlon Of three bills in the senate to-
day. each being exactly like the
others, and all designed to put the
wild caters out of business. The
A three bills were: Senate bill No. 90,
n BY Hart; No. 80 by Bingham, and
II No. a by Coshow The bills are
not only alike in their purpose and
provision. but are identical to the
4 letter Whatever else IL does, the
senate evidently intends to FIX" the
mining stock sellers good and plen
n &U-Baker City Democrat.
VIII Saw Wood.
For once in the history of the
state at least in late years, the legis.
a ature IS showing signs of realizing
what It was sent TO Salem for.-As-
iorian,
win Keen Sober.
The ordained disappearance of the
long standing disgrace known as
House Bill No. 1O4" the beggarly
subieriuge for reckless drinking at
the very state house itself, is another
element that will contribute to
sober Industrious, fruitful session,
and TO all this Is added, the impera-
i've demand of the people for some
Wise and honest results.-Astorian.
Lied ON Fulton.
seeretary Hitchcock condescends
TO admit that L. 5. Senator Fulton
mas been shamefully lied about. in
nlsh toned Washington circles, as
S'n as by Golfers, Cosmopolitan,
aud Kindred blackmailers, concern
.ns his completely in the Weyer-
naeuser timber land deals. Commits
'oner LenDp, Of Indian affairs, has
uausuil'ted to Hitchcock reports of
'"0 legislation in the exchange of
ands OF the Klamath Indian reser
'a'loh which clearly exhonerates Mr.
rul'on from any personal interest in
'ae matter. We believe, however
'nat as a matter of personal interest
70 Nr Fulton and his friends: zone
" "hom We are which," the suIts
e' SANDER. libel and blackmail
slouid be vigorously prosecuted.
'Hs'man County Observer.
Wants Two Deputies.
omelaldom is ever trying to still
s'asr open the public purse. There
" 'ne Oregon attorney general for
se' sao some friend has introduced a
~ N the legislature giving him
deputies at $500 and $4,000 a
~. -. That official now has so little
~ mat not one taxpayer in TWEEN
'aa tell you who he is. And he
,, as TO saddle two deputies on the
''''e'-Eugene Guard.
They All DO IL.
sha'or-elect Guggenheim. Of Col
~luo' Is vastly surprised that anv
saonld ~ should be surprised or outraged
s.s o-use he admits having paid the