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BY HOFER BR08.
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TornoiAL
CENSUS SALEM,
MAY, 1004, 13,287.
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Republican National
7 J. '' For President.
THEODOIII3 ItOOSEVELT,
of New York.
For VIce-I'rosldont,
OHAS. W, FAIRBANKS,
of Indiana.
For ProaldorHial Mecters:
Q. Ii. Dlnilck, of Clackaman.
A. C. Hough, of Josoiihlno.
J. N. Hart, of Pdlk.
Jns. A. Foe, of Malbgur.
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KEOOONITION OF A GREAT PRIN
CIPLE. Tito vordlet of tho Jury In the Oil)
son-llofor libel suit wu j;ivoii in rec
ognition of n profit prinriplo tlio rifjlit
nml duty of a newspaper to publluli
tliu notions of public officials,
l'vuu uiiplimmint iih it niuy be, tliore
is Htlll Incuinbont on tlio publitdior of
a public nowspapor the duty of mak
ing known to tlio public iuindeeds, or
what ap)car to tho public to bo m is
tloeds.
Hunco tho bringing of u libol Hiilt
for a largo amount of dnuiiigcH wiih
an illustration of how far an ofllclfil
may be mislead by tho bad couiihcI of
a lawyer.
While couiiHol for Gibson fought for
IiIh oliout and got tho HtrongeHt possl
Mo instructions from thu court in
favor of daiuiigoH for hiri client, the
jury wits actuated by tho higher prin
ciplo of protecting tho public.
Thoir verdict was not n personal
finding ngaiiiit Chiof of Police Gib
son, nor for liofor Uros., but the unun--ciiitinii
of tho truth thnt tho nownpu
por linn a four loan duty to perform in
-audi (jiihus.
Whilo tho wording of tho reporter's
article may Imvo been technically
libelous ucrording to tho Oregon slut
ute, which Ih about iih vicious as the
"Oregon boot," tho jury found for
.tho defendanlN.
Tlio Journal Ih Hilling to admit that
tho nrtlolcx published about Chiof of
Police Gibson may have been incorrect
in hoiiio detailH, and may have dono
him mi Injury, tho Jury found for the
principle.
This vordlet crttnblitdics tho princi
ple that a dally uewspupur una pub
lish wlint iippcnrn to bo tho iiiIhcoii
tluot of u public; oulclnl in good faith,
and oven score that ofllcliil, and no
jlaningos oau be eolleeted.
Tho argument of nttoriiuyx for tho
dofoudiintN that a despotism iih bad an
that axlHtlug in KuhhIii would bo es
tablished if the press could not criti
cise public oIIIcIuIn wuh ncceptod by
tho jury.
Tho composition of a daily nuwspnr
por In grunt htinto I wives riioiu for or
rorn of Judgment uiid error of fact,
but If tho new simper 1m seriously call
Jug intention to inlscouduet of an of
ficial, and acting in good faith to
ward tlio public, Mud not nctuated by
personal nialluo, tills vorillet shows
that no daiuago suit can bo maintained
by tho ollldinl.
A public ofllolnl belongs to the pub
lio and so do nil lit not, unit a corn
inanity would not support u new spa-
illloinl misconduct
dogs and ono was 'whal' you wight
call a dead dog." j?
ThaK-'witnew Ban! Oibsffh left the
"dead do" nt the alloy while he
went and put the two live dogs in the
poonil.
Thnt witaoM anft Gibson testified
thflit Chlitf CHbsflH thn came biek nnd
carriod the uwrorttfloiis dog to tlie
pwind,
Now h dog that had merely been
choked Into nufontrt'iotisueM wowld not
have natitfitiy laid there fird or ten
DAILY CA? ITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1904.
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He would have recovered hie breath
and would have hiked for other parts.
The OroRoninn reporter, who is not
always Incorrect, says in his reHrt that
"it developed afterward that the dog
did not die."
He draw 8 a conclusion that tho jury
did not draw, and that no reasonable,
man could draw, from tho evidence.
We aro not nrguing that Gibson
killeil the dog. Wo aro trying to show
the misleading, deeoptivo, orroneous,
twisted character of the report or" the
Oregoulan.
Because u man went to tho pound
the next dav and cot a small lilac
dog, that !oos not prove Unit tho dog
referred to in the libel suit was alive,
if it liui) been conclusively proven
that tho dog reforred to was alive, uu
der tho instructions of tlio court, the
jury must havo found for plaintiff.
It is probably too much to expect
that tho religious icporter of tho Oro
goiiiau would tell the truthwihout oven
a small dog.
A NOTED OREGON EDITOR.
In the death of Ira L. Campbell, for
many years editor of tho Daily Eugene
Guard, this state loses a good man.
Ira Campbell, ns he was familiarlv
known, was a good citizen, devoted
in tlio highest degrco to his family, hie
friends and tho public.
iio was a life-long Democrat, but his
broad-minded good-fellowship included
nil mankind in Ills conception of duty
and benevolence.
Ho was hearty, cordial and gonial
In all his relations to others, and It
can bo truly said that he left his edi
torial labors without an enemy.
It was his good fortuno to have a
sunny disposition, u smiling, open na
ture, n hearty hand grasp for ovory
human being.
Ills Intense loyalty to llngeno nml
to I.ano county will never bo forgot
ten by tho people of this stnto ami lie
wns ono of tho factors thnt made that
part of Oregon prominent and pros
porous.
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G. W. JOHNSON k CI
(INCORPORATED.)
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HAVE YOU BOUGHT
YOUR FALL SUIT YET?
OR ARE YOU TRYING TO SQUEEZE A LITTLE MORE WEAR 0Ul
THAT SUMMER SUIT ALREADY LOOKING SEEDY?
BETTER COME HERE AND TAKEA LOOK AT OUR SNAPPY
OF
GlilOSS
THE POPULAR LOAN.
The Journal in!ocatoil""a popular
loan, when to iiccinnpllsli that Its own-
eis suffered a personal loss.
Hut tlio popular loan was a success
each time it was tried, and did much to
put this city and .school district out of
debt.
At the trnil of the proscut school year
this school district will have a cash
surplus of $15,0011.
With tho sumo tax levy tho district
will have iKln.UOO to $10,000 cash at
the end of the next school year. This
city should proceed to erect a substan
tial flro-proof high school building this
coming (onr.
In two years it would bo paid for,
ami for ono year tho board should em
plo the popular loan plan.
Hand Tailor
Clothing
FOR FALL AND WINTER, BEFORE ALL THE CHOICEST PATIQSl
HAVE BEEN GOBBLED UP.
V WOU CAN'T TELL THESE CLOTHES FROM THE HIGHEST CLASS MERCHANT TALI
V WORK, BEC USE THEY HAVE THE SAME TONE AND REFINEMENT OF APPEARAND
Mt SOMETHING NOT TO BE FOUND IN ORDINARY KEAUY-lu-wiiAK-tjAKiYltiNlS.
DALLY WITH THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF DOUBTFUL MAKE, WHEN THERE'S'
ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY OF ALWAYS GETTING PROPERLY MADfc, tiAKJVUiW 1 5 JtihKE AT
RIGHT PRICES. iUITi LIKE THOi E IN THE PICTURE FOR SO LITTLE' A PRICE AS
btvU' V 985 W
50 to $30.00
IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF HOW LITTLE YOU PAY, BUT HOW MUCH YOU GET FOR WHA
YOU PAY, THAT IS THE SECRET OF REAL ECONOMY. "Drop In and Let Us i alk It Over."
G. W. JOHNSON & CO.
(INCORPORATED.)
i Kre77,TtTTarjy,??.r.; tfril
por that sm mined
that had eumo to the oyos of tho pub
Ho gonnrnlly. Thoro is no other course
for a public. nuwsHipor to pursue, Ijfit
to publish surh matters us nous or
sulfur the accusation of hulng been
slloufod.
All that Is mild In this nrtlolo is in
support of the principle of publicity
us thu host means of protecting the
public and as the only moans of so
'curing dec tnit administration of public
affairs.
Tht ueewsxtty of keeping before tho
public the records nml nets of public
oillcluls rUni tho newspaper pub
'Usher of the Imputation of persons!
luallcs.
It is as much the duty of a now spa
per to pnldWu such natter us it is
the dutv of public olitetale to perform
their dutv iutl;i, farlMiy and lu a
proper inuHiier.
. Tin- uespHMr has a publbi duty to
perfoiut, and tWe olWclal who U ad
vised to jump luio tat court hhU seek
riMlreim in a llbul suit ls o other
uatlsfMctboi ItAj r aiurUtg a bill of
costs i" pay. Of count, he can put
til pultUikef to trouble aaU expense
ta dafenn, but In followiuK sueh ld
sdvlc he my uionuy and pnm
iicHher reepeet nor exoueratioH.
LET SALEM GO AHEAD.
Nevoi lu ono year wore thoro so
many new buildings erected in this
city as for tho year now closing.
With butter streets and better snul
tary regulations, bettor street cars, bet
tor light and water service, this city
will double in size In two yours. In
splto of knockers, neoshn.lt, chnrter
lighters and how'lors and kickers (and
their number grows bountifully less)
Saloui Is destined to bo tho City lioau
t If ul of Oregon.
X-RADIUMS
THE SMALL DOa OFFICIALLY
DEAD.
The way tho matter was finally de
.il.nl it was1 olHctally decide.) that The
Journal libel suit dog did tlie.
Tho Journal is willing to glvo Chiof
Giluou tho benefit of tho doubt, rvud
let that dog possibly bo alive.
Ouo of Gibson's witmusos, YanuVe,
said ho saw tho Chief leading thre
There are 5000 bales of hops tdorod
in one Salem warehouse $280,000 of
hell and dauiimtiou, us Prof. Drew
would say.
The prohibition (tarty is trying to
steal In the Hams of 1ih1 option wlwt
it never oouhl get flvo pr eent of tho
(wople to oto for under tho namo of
proWUitlou. Let the prohibition party
stand oh Its own merits nuil platfomi,
aud it eould not carry a single preciitet
lu tuls 5Uil.
Juhu the llaptkt oaaio with fHstiug
and prater, and the people said he was
a fuiwtle. The Saviwir otituo outing
and dUuklng with puhlloans, and sin
tiefs and the Pharisees crueifloil him.
Moral t Thoro aro somo people who
will not ln sattsried uudor any oiroum
staueed. Tho Jurnal llbol suit dog was of
ficially deelnrod to be dead, uo matter
how uuioh ho may bo nllvo and kick
iug.
stunidng together for t'io Pipnldieaus
in Hout,,tru Oregon
North Hend is to hie two-stor.
citv hull. Thnt Is, next to Nilem, the
lto town of Western Oregon.
A souvonir postal mrd ot Salem,
showing Hue public lirtitdint;- on a
finely puvod stroet would be u grand
advertisement.
Whnt will Prof. Drew luuo to stnrt
litigation about now f Ho will find
something. lie, is not gutiig to live
without u few dozen lawsuits.
Mothers who tiro lotting their little
girls attend the public school sewing
classes are doing something to mttHJc
sweet, lovooble houecuhos of (.hob
daughters. The gumchcuiug, ogling
young wouinu who oau do nothing but
the two stop in store inude clothes will
novor niiiko a substantial ceuter-pleco
for any mini's affections. Let lior learn
to sew and p.ituh and ilurii, and to tiim
a bonnet or dress with lucos und
tlouuius, und array hgrstdf aud her
children in n becoming mniiuor, and she
will bo mare apt to muko some man
happy us the muther of his child"! en,
and fnr less likely to figure in n dloroo
court.
lluxe this enmity carried for prohi
bit ion, and it will ml vert Uc Marion
county to the wurld as a place of uu
licensed bUjji pigs, and driinkou ca
consuls by bovs In horus. The l'rohi
bit ion l r t itnaus well ennugh, but
prohibit ioo of drirfViag places does not
remove the appetite aud the missed-
Hess In uiurtal man. It will glvo our
city and county a black eye.
Vfoodburn RoVibepy.
Tuer wer eijit w uiae jruns In
& 1. IteiulugtoH's fruit wladow hud
lNblay wbcht, when the plate glass
was smashed la b soiiicone golag
'through town, wH usetl a stoae in a
plaee at oprpeU fh thief whs iwt
pjirtleuksr lu to choice aud mdwted a
loaviug others much uiore valuable.
The gun was a IS gauge. 30 inch, doub-lp-bureled,
with bluett steel barrels,
mattotl oxtenslon rib, orottbolt through
oxtenslou, nice wutaut stot-k, struight
j;rlp, idato leeks, branded Og1i1 lllb
bitrd." Mr. Remington offers a rowerd
I of $15 for the unrest nnd eouuetioa of
tho thlof and recover) of gun in good
Broke- Into His House.
S. TiO Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt., was
robl o I of hia customary health by in
vasion of chronic constipation. When
Dr. King's Nov Life Pills broke into'T
his hous., his troublo was nrrestod '
and mw he i entirely cured. They're
giririinteed to cure. 2oe at J. C.
Perr 's drug store.
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ena4doo9oeQOaie
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Fruit
Big Pop?
Wm lolug and Geo. W Cohig are order IndcpeuJcut.
The crops In this lino are not g
the largest, but good. As a a
result many will need repairs
made on their driers. Wo are
prepared to do quick and good
work In this line.
BURROUGHS & PRASER
- Sheet Iron Workers and
Plumbers.
Ee0)a)9eftaMefl
October
Sunset Magazine
dues flue pictures of
California Life
Genera! Mac.Vrthur and other army
eflleers describe tho recent military
maneuvers in California, each article
being profusely illustrated with half,
toaee and colored drawings by Edward
Cueuel. Interesting articles on Cali
foraitt and Oregon, "How Ollvo Oil It
Made." "How Almonds Aro Grown"
nud fine deseriptious of Plumas and
Sutter, two groat California counties.
S24 pages of articles, Western stories,
sketches and versos. 10 cents a copy.
Yoa can bay Sansct Maga
zine at all news stands
jj Tlie Sliooimg Gallery. .
Will glvo away many cash prizes on Saturday night. Era
remodeled and now. Opposito tho White House Eestaurant
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We Don't Have
OU Pukes' not Ct Ptk
Bat oar every day prices are always as
low or a trifle lower than the so-called
cat prices.
R. M. WADE & CO., Salem, 0
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