Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-18
THEORY ALL RIGHT BUT NOT PRACTICAL

The Oregonan in it's leading editorial yesterday
preached fine sermon on the duty Of Americans, and
pointed out that they must stand together forgetting that
they are republicans democrats and all work for the
common good of the country Then the rest Of the page
is devoted largely to roasting the administration.
We are not finding fault with our contemporary for
so doing for that is its privilege if it feels and believes
that way but simply call attention to the fact that what it
breaches it does not practice.
AS matter of fact in this as in any other sOcalled
democracy where every man as good as the other and
sometimes better there always has been difference of
opinion the best policy for the nation to pursue and
there always will be- This being the matter what
party is in power those against it will continue to voice
their objections to it just does the Oregonan in the
column next to that in which it reads its homily; for
pareng its leader is half column devoted to roast of
President Wilson in which it calls him political weather.
cock
1t would be very easy to reach the UtOpian heights
which the 0regOnian so elOquently describes-if all
thought alike; but don't The Oregonian does not lay
aside its opinions and stand back of the administrations
and it refuses do SO because it thinks the president is
wrong in his ideas and weak in enforcing the laws. 1t
may or may not be right that cuts figure in the matter
for at present Mr. Wilson is president and such is
entitled to the support of the country He won't get it,
that its unanimous support for thousands do not agree
with him, the OregOnian very frankly does not
If his course was such that our big neighbor could
heartily ndorse it, there would be countless others who
would not and there you We could all arrive at the
desirable condition the OTegOnan describes if the other
fellows would only be sensible and think do, if
we could as they would put it, be sensible and think
they do Neither of these things will happen, and so
things will wag along in their old way simply because
there is no other way for them to Wag.
Have you arranged for your seed for that tract you
going to plant to flax this year? Have you made up
your mind to plant double the you did last year? If
not why not? 1t is practically demonstrated the crop is
success and that the product is first class All that re-
mains is to produce enough of it to attract the eastern
manufacturers and bring them and their plants to the
valley There is urgent demand for all flax products
and the industry gets on its feet here it will make
the valley blossom like the rose. Every farmer should
make try at it even if only a small tract to learn
how to grow and handle the crop against the time when
he will want to plant acres of it, 1t is duty he owes
himself to encourage flax growing in every way possible
Once it is a success it will make a market for other
products for it is industry that employs lots of labor
The state will furnish the seed at cost and will aid far
as it can in harvesting and taking care of the crop Try
an acre two of it and get familiar with the and
promising business