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A. D. dRIPI'lIV, Mnnniter
NOT YET A SENATOR.
Tho New Ago has said before nnd
It now says again that It docs not
THE ATLANTA OUTBREAK.
The outbreak against Negroes In
Atlanta recently wob largely the re-
DOOKER T. WASHINGTON TALKS. ROBERT A. PRESTON
PRESCRIPTION DRUQQIST
Few men possess a better mind or
a more level head than Booker T.
bellovo that tho next legislature will suit of tho malignant and unreasoning Washington. While many do not
elect J. Bourno Jr., to the United tirades of tho papers of that town'ngroc with him In everything that ho
States senate. It has been said that ngalnst the Negro race. Because onc.'says nn,i doc8( all must admit that the
Ofllrc, Itomn 317, Commonwealth Iltillillng
Entered atthpotomctrottUnl,Oruon.
m econd-cla( matter.
8UBgcRpTIoN - our opposition to Mr. Bourno Is In- two, or oven a dozen Negroes do ndvco ho gives is wlso and If heeded
One Year, payable In advance..". 2.oo spired by prejudice, and that wo can wrong, even a wrong of tho worst kind Would do much to adjust, If not solve,
give no good reason for opposing him Is no renson for assailing and attack tnc vexed race question. Tho follow-
slnco he was regularly named by tho Ing tho wholo race, and for lynching nB interview was given by him re
republican voters for tho ofllce. Innocent colored people. Wo have no'centy to a ncw Yorl Sim rcPorter:
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Cor. 21 and Thunnan BU.
Phone Main 1(10 PORTLAND. ORBQON
Wo opposed Mr. Bourno during the
primaries for tho rcnBon that we knew
him to be unfit for tho high ofllce to
which ho aspired.
TirB PRIMARY LAW.
excuses for Negroes who assault white
women, but wo doubt not that a great
many reported cases of assault aro
Imnglnary or concocted "out of wholo
Somo Eastern States nro adopting
or ngltailng tho question of adopting
n primary election law similar to that
of Oregon, but its bnd ns well as Its
good points nro being considered, ns
they should bo In this state, with ri
view of discovering whother somo of
tho bad features can bo cllmlnntud,
nnd If not whethor tho law Is worthy
to bo continued In forco. Tho New
Ago hns pointed out before somo of
tho bad features of this much praised
law, and will do so again. For In
Htnnco, how can a very poor but per
Imps a very worthy man, mnko tho
rnco for United States senntor, gov
ernor or other stato offices against a
rich mnn, who will upend his monoy
for nomination and election? In fact,
no mnn could hopo to bo nominated
nnd elected without spondlng novcrnl
thoiiBnnd dnlnrs, so that It shuts poor
men out. It Is n rich man's law. Dis
cussing this point tho Dallas Optimist
says: "Tnlco tho last election as nn
oxnmplo; how wns It carried?" Ad
mitting that Bourno mudo n legitimate
campaign "It was nn oxponslvo ono,
one that no poor man could make. In
fact a poor man could not hnvo bought
thu pnHtngo stnmps ho used In the two
cnmpnlgns. Wo sny two campaigns,
for tho ono, boforo tho primaries Is
only half of tho Imttlo."
Then uh to fitness, Is anything likely
to bo gained? Tho Optimist saya: "In
tho old way ns a rule, men woro nom
inated becniiBo they stood for some
thing, and their party friends nomi
nated them nnd backed thorn tip with
their support during thu campaign.
Under tho present system n mnn lias
only himself to consider. If ho has
tho prlco ho can nnnounco himself as
n candidate, ndvortlso, subHldtzo n lot
of nowspnpors, hlro a lot of workors,
make a hurrnh campaign nnd tho nom
ination Is his, although ho may bo
wholly unfit for tho ofllco nnd prnc
' tlcnlly unknown to tho voters."
How nro theso defeats to bo rem
edied? Nobody seems to know. Por
Imps, they nro liiBeparablo from tho
primary nomination schomo. If so,
Is it not a bad scheme, in splto of
nomo good features In It? To quoto
from Tho Dalles pnpor ngnln:
"Tho Oregon direct primary law, ns
to stnto otllces, Is n good law for tho
rich man, but under It tho poor mnn Is
practically eliminated from ofllco hold
ing. Ho Htnnds no show whntovor. But
n rich maul It Is n ten to ono shot
that n good politician could tnko n
fund of I1SO.00O In this stnto nnd elect
nuy tolornhlo man to tho United States
senate, though tho mnn had never be
fore been heard of outside his own
.Innnifinl
1IWVF, J III 11) I
First That ho Is not a loyal and 'cloth." In somo cases any motion or
consistent republican.
Second That ho Is a traitor nnd
political black-leg.
Third That ho could not ho de
pended upon to support Roosovclt.
If ho had been a loyal and consistent
republican he would not have deserted
his party In tho hour of Its dire dis
tress, when tho blight of Bryanism nnd
populism overshadowed tho country In
189C. But as a true and loyal repub
lican would havo put self asldo nnd
rendered whntovor service ha could
for his party and his republican
friends. If Bourno's will had provallod
and Bryan had been elected who can
sny that thuro would havo been today
n strong, Invlnclblo republican party
In Oregon to honor him for his perfidy,
Tho legislative session of 1895 wns
the most spectacular In tho history of
Oregon nnd tho King Pin of that boh
slpn was J. Bourno Jr., whoso mnl
odorous record Is oven yet n stench In
tho nostrils of decent people With it
Indication of nn Imagined attempt at
nn assault is sufficient ground for
lynching. Tho Negro's side Is never
heard, and If he bo Innocent It makes
little dlffcrcnco to tho mob. And If
tho supposedly guilty ono cannot be
caught somo other colored mnn, or
other colored people, wholly Innocent
of this alleged crlmo or of nny other
will do nbout ns well. As tho Now
York World Bays of. the Atlanta mas
sacro: "Tho crowds of boys and young
men who mndo up tho street mobs
took no nccount of tho guilt or Inno
cenco of their victims. Tho mob mur
derers ran nmuck and n Negro's color
was his crime. For a Negro to bo
merely seen on a street car wns suffi
cient renson to kill him. With whnt
grnco can wo utter words of loathing
ngalnst Russia for tho mnssnero of tho
Jews when such atrocities aro posslblo
In tho capital of ono of tho oldest
American states? Honcoforth Georgia
must bo on trial for this outrago not
goodly supply of monoy nnd other only Its people but Its stnto officials,
corrupting Influences tho trick of
thwarting tho will of tho people and
debauching thu honor of tho citizenry
was tho special mission of this politi
cal montebnuk, who, now, ten short
years nftcrward, hns tho brazen nf
frontcry to seek this high nnd honor
alilo position nt tho hands of tho party,
whoso murder ho conspired to bring
nbout.
In tho light of tho past record of
Mr. Bourne, who Is so unsuspecting ns
to trust him In thu future? Docs
nnyouo who knows him, snvo Ills hired
honchmon, think far a mlnuto that he
can bo dopended upon to stand up for
republican principles and policies lu
tho United States senate, nnd to up
hold tho hands of llfo-long, truo and
tried republican leaders In that body,
and to "stand pat" with tho pnrty'n
matchless lender, most profound
stntcsmnn, patriot nnd humanitarian
slnco tho days of Lincoln Thcodoro
Roosovclt.
OUR PIGKWICKEN MAYOR.
Tho ensual observer would think
from rending a certain nowspnpor that
Mayor Lano wns actuated by high
ninl lofty motives nnd a deslro to
servo tho dear pcoplo, whoso Interests
wcro being neglected, In his antics
over granting franchises to puuue
scrvlco corporations and particularly
steam railroads.
Tho community to a man wants tho
Hill lines treated fairly nnd tho dila
tory tnctlcB of tho mayor In hnmpor-
Ing by voto nnd othorwlBO, tho work
of construction, will certainly render
him less popular with tho people.
Tho frnnchlso of tho Portland and
Does anybody supposo Mr. Bourno Scnttlo Rnllwny to cross certain
would hnvo been nominated nnd elect
ed sonntor except for his monoy? As
ngnlnst n numbor of republicans that
If they permit It to go unpunished In
tho courts tho stnto must shnro In tho
blood-guilt of tho most brutal mur
derer of tho mobs."
Tho Now York Sun snys:
"Atlnntn Is In greater danger from
tho brutnl llccnso of mnllgnnnt Jour
nalism than from the lust of tho Nogro.
For tho mob murders which drenched
tho streets of that city with the blood
of Negroes who had committed no
crlmo, unless to hnvo a black skin bo
n crlmo, tho Atlnntn Nowb cannot cs
capo responsibility. It had been tho
policy of that pnper for somo tlmo to
fan Into n blnzo tho white man's hat
red of tho Negro, and Industriously It nnjH
cultivated tho lynching spirit."
Tho Donvor Post snys: "Negroes
wero killed, on Bight, without nny re
gard, whntovor, for their Innocence or
guilt Indeed, tho mob simply shot or
bent any Negro It saw, Just as tho nntt
Semitic mobs In Russln killed persons
who looked llko Jowb, nnd It is tin
donlnblo, moreovor, that tho authori
ties woro significantly Blow In re
storing ordor, verily, ns slow nn the
Russian officials whom wo objurgate"
That thcBn lynchlngs In tho South
nro prompted by cruol and blood
thirsty rnco hatred rather than by
vaunted chivalry on account of women
Is Bhown by tho fact that Negroes
aro frequently lynched for nil sorts of
other crimes, for robbery, assaults on
men, and even misdemeanors. Lynch
Ing Is good enough or too good for n
mnn who assaults a defcnBolcss nnd
virtuous womnn, but why Is It so
much worso for n black mnn than a
whlto man? Why should n man's color
nnd rnco mako him so much worso if
ho commits a crlmo than tho man ot
another color nnd rnco who has had
fnr superior, advantages nnd has less
excuse for going wrong?
As a rule I never dlscuBs tho mnt-
tor of mob vlolcnco except when I
nm In the South, but In this enso I
make an exception.
In nnswor to your request I will
state that In my address in Atlnnta
to tho National Negro Business
Ienguo, a fow days ago, I spoko plain
ly against tho crlmo of nssaultlng
women nnd of resorting to lynching
nnd mob law ns n remedy for nny
evil. I feel tho present situation too
deeply to glvo nny extended utter-
nnco nt this tlmo, oxcopt to Bay that
I would strongly urgo thnt tho best
whlto peoplo nrid tho best colored
people como together In council nnd
use their united efforts to stop the
present disorder.
I would CBpeclnlly urgo tho colored
pcoplo In Atlanta nnd elsewhere to
exerclso self-control nnd not mnko tho
fatal mlstnko of nttemptlng to re
tnllato, but to rely upon tho efforts of
the proper authorities to bring order
nnd security out of confusion. If they
do this they will havo tho sympathy
of good pcoplo tho world over.
Let mo repeat that wherever I havo
met them, without exception, I hnvo
found tho lending colored people as
much opposed to crlmo as tho leading
whlto pcoplo; but whnt Is needed
now Is to got tho best clement of
both races together nnd try to chnngo
tho present doplornblo condition of
nffnlrs. We of both races must lenrn
thnt tho Infloxlblo enforcement of tho
lnws ngnlnst nil crlmlnala Is Indls
pcnsnblo, nnd In this I will do my ut
most to hnvo my rnco co-opornto.
Tho Atlanta outbreak should not
dlscourngo our people, but should
teach a lesson from which nil enn
profit. And wo should benr In mind
nlso thnt whllo thero Is disorder In
ono community thero Is penco nnd
hnrmony In thousands of others. As
n colored man I cannot refrnln from
oxprcsslng a feeling of very dorp grief
on nccount of tho death of so many
Innocent men of both races becnuse of
thu deeds of a fow desplcablo crlm-
h. M. PAURI8U
notary Public
0. E. W ATKINS
.FRANK K. W.ATKIN8
notary ruwio
Parish, Watkins & Go.
EitabtliheJ 1873
Real Estate
Insurance, Rental
and Loan Agents
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Even at this enrly (Into thoro !a con
sldorablo talk of tho municipal olectlon FY PORT "
HENRY WEIINHARD'S BREWERY
Manufacturers and Bottlers of the
Well Known Brands of Lager Beer
J. Thorhurn Hobs, Esq., president of
tho THIo Guarnntoo nml Trust Co., who
streets, to ho used In entering tho
city, which tho mnyor recently vetoed
nftcr having hoen unanimously pnHsod
might ho mentioned, each of equal. by tho council, wns again brought up
wealth nnd ench spending nn equnl nt tho council this week nml carried
nmount of monoy, ho would hnvo hnd.ovor tho mayor's veto. This Is ns It
no chnnco nt nil, Thoro hns been ft should bo ns tho objections raised . rocontly dopnrted for Englnnd on n
great denl of criticism ln sending mil by tho mayor In his veto message wero ( business nnd pleasure trip has arrived
llouulros to tho sonnto, but tills prl- of n trifling character, nnd tho most In London. Mr. Iloss will spend nbout
innry law fnvors thorn, gives them n Important of which, tho common user .two months nbrond visiting friends
great advantngo ovor poorer and clnuso, bo nbnndoned nnd ngreed to and acquaintances, many of whom are
worthier men. This Is wrong nnd Is ellmlnnto, providing his less renson- numbered among tho lendors In pro
of Itsolr enough to discredit tho lnw.'ublo demand, tho compelling of tho fesslounl, business nnd social circles
: I company to ngreo to restoro tho over- on tho continent.
llrynn has mado another long ll0ml urj,lKC8 cn80 t)10y WCT0 HV Mr. Ross has long occupied n com
Bpeechlfylng tour In tho South, but m,y lmf0r8cen circumstances dnm- ninndlng position In tho professional
to bo held next spring. It cannot bo
said that thero nro nny avowed candi
dates, but It Is n certainty thnt there
nro many who nro In n rccoptlvo mood
nnd with cars' close to tho ground nro
Just waiting.
Tho ofllco of mayor of Portland under
tho charter as construed by tho pres
ent Incumbent Is by odds tho powerful
political ofllco In tho stnto, nnd Is a
plumb not to bo snoozed nt by ambi
tious aspirants for political honors.
Tho city Is republican by a big ma
jority, yet wo hnvo a demooTatlc
mayor, ana tnoro mny do anotner
democratic mnyor unless tho candi
date of tho republican party Is strong
enough to bring to himself support of
tho wholo party.
Among thoso mentioned who many
bellovo could enrry the full pnrty voto
nro Thos. C. Devlin, tho ofllclent city
auditor, Judgo Camoron, Councilman-at-lnrgo
Kellehcr, Councilman Annnnd,
Councilman Thos. Gray, Councilman
Wnllaco, Judgo Wro. Cake, Geo. W.
McMillan and Major McDonald.
" KAISERBLUME "
"COLUMBIA"
IN KEGS AND BOTTLES
Trade and Families Supplied
Brewery and Office BURNSIDE & 1 3th STS
what It amounts to nobody known. Tho (j or troyed.
South will elect democrats to congress I
nnd business life of this city nnd his
Lot tho mayor exercise tho veto success In building up ono of tho
Secretary Taft soon discovered
when ho went down to Cuba thnt tho
pcoplo had a real grlovanco and that
tho Palma government was In exist
ence In consequenco of nn unfair elec
tion. Tnft proposed n new election
but Palmn would not consent to that,
knowing ho would bo beaten, and so
resigned. So tho United States will
manage things for n whllo nnd start
tho Cubans on another trial.
Geo. W. McMillan, who hns long
nnywny, und If thero woro nny doubt )0wor nml tho ,)eo,)lo wm nt lcnst strongest flnnnclnl Institutions In tho been Identified with ropubllcnn politics
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next spring. Mr. McMillan Is n pop
ular and progressive young business
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nbout It, llrynu's talk would not help ,myo 80m(.tnlnB to remember him for. Northwest, The Title Guarantee and of this city Is being groomed by
tho democratic candidates any. llo rr Trust Co., Justly entitles his namo to ninny friends for tho mayoralty
Bays nothing now, or if ho does, it Is Tho mob that tried to lynch Hanker u ,,a(.0 ftm0ng tho captains of Indus
Bomothlug thnt tho peoplo don't ngreo Stensland In Chicago for stealing Its try of tho Pacific Coast.
with, Hut lirynu hns tho speech- monoy was not moved by any very
making mania, nnd probably would go uoblo spirit. Atlanta Journal,
crazy In iv moroso way If ho could' Oh! NTo! Stensland Isn't a "nigger,"
not utlllio It. Ho won't bo olected A mob only shows nobility of spirit
president in a hundred years, If ho when It murders colored peoplo, rc
should II vo that long and rnuovory gardless of whother they are guilty or
four years. , Innocent.
Tho democrats In tho Stnto of Wash
ington will cut n very small figure this
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nccede to tho demands of his friends
nnd admirers, would make a very
strong candidate.
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