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PORTLAND, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER T
THE TROUBLESOME MISSIONARY'.
Again the Turk asserts that the trou
bles that are continually arising In' his
country are fomented chiefly or largely
"by the Christian missionary. It Is true;
and it cannot be wondered that it is
so. Every idea, thought and purpose
of the cause that the Christian mission
ary represents is antagonistic through
out to the ideas and systems he finds
in vogue among the peoples of the Old
"World whom he goes to "convert"
The clash is inevitable, yet would not
be so serious but for the tactless meth
ods which the missionary so often pur
sues. His zeal makes him impatient,
sometimes intolerant. "Whatever 'dif
fers from his own ethical or religious
system he denounces with vehemence;
and the government of the country,
which, as in Turkey, seems to him
the sum of all the other abominations,
comes in for a special share of his ob
jurgation. In Oriental countries, therefore, the
preaching of Christianity breeds strife;
and the disturbances thus caused, with
attendant jnassacres and worse out
rages, engage the attention of "the
great powers," and frequently bring
the world to the verge of a general
war. Every invasion of a country by
a religion foreign to it produces con
flict; and it always has been a special
mission of Christianity in these circum
stances to bring, not peace, but a
sword. And, indeed. It Is impossible to
see how an old religion, founded, as it
is,, in the nature and habits of a peo
ple, can ever be broken up and re
placed by another without consequences
of this kind. Let us not, therefore,
judge the zealous missionary too se
verely. "What impression can he make
upon a country unless he attack its
old customs? The life of a missionary
must have in it something of the spirit
of a crusader. The alternative for him
Is to remain in his own -country and
leave "the heathen" to the faith and
customs he has received from his
fathers.
For it is not to be wondered that he
resists this greatest of innovations. His
way of life is agreeable to him; he Is
intensely devoted to his religion, and
government and society are organized
In conformity with his habits and feel
ings. Naturally he resists the intruder.
The world Is no wider than his own ex
perience; and it hardly becomes Chris
tians, who in many parts of the world
are intolerant of the Jews, and in our
own country detest the Mormons, to
complain of the Mussulmans when they
refuse the Christian missionary, perse
cute and reject him.
"When it Is said that the missionary
is inconsiderate and tactless, no re
proach should be implied, because' he is
bound by the very nature of his mis
sion to be aggressive, for, if not ag
gressive, he can do little or nothing at
all. No opposite theory, pressed with
gentle words, will break up Islam, or
the ethical and political system of Con
fucius. "Words must lead to blows, or
-there will be no results; and, in fact,
nothing but gunpowder will do.
The irruption of the Turk into Europe
took place five centuries ago, when
Christendom was unprepared for it.
Development of national sentiment
In the various countries of Europe had
Jiot proceeaea iar enougn to rorm a
strength sufficient to protect the "West
against the Turk though his progress
was stopped when there seemed to "be
a danger that he would overrun the
whole of Europe. During the last, two
centuries the Turk has owed his im
rnunity to the Jealousy entertained by
the great nations of Christendom to
ward each other; and it would seem
that the Turk might bank on this for
his own protection for a long time to
come.
But, after all, do not blame the mis
sionary. ' It is only through his intra
sion that any real stir can be made In
the ideas and customs of the Oriental
world. Commerce can do something,
but it deals little with Ideas, and. with
ideals not at all. Islam is very power
ful, and still is aggressive. Its ener
getic expression Is the Turk, who never
will be subdued to the ideas of Chris
tendom till he is first crushed by Its
arms; and this last never will be ac
complished so long as political and
commercial rivalry is so strong as now
among the nations of Christendom.
An Astoria paper gravely announces
that "the cheap charter rates" which
could be secured by loading wheat at
Astoria instead of Portland would this
year add $3,500,000 to the value of the
product of the Columbia basin. The
entire exportable surplus of the Colum
bia basin this year will be about 20,000,
000 bushels. The saving promised by
the Astoria" "cheap charter rates" would
accordingly be 17 cents per bushel.
As Portland exporters can charter more
ships than are needed at less than 15
cents per bushel freight to Liverpool, it
is apparent that the desire of ship
owners to load at the "cheap charter"
port will Induce them to pay a bonus of
2 cents per bushel for the privilege.
And yet The Oregonlan is frequently
asked to give space to columns of non
sense strung together, in words, words,
words, for the purpose of attemptlng.to
prove that any such saving can be ef
fected by loading at any port on the
Pacific Coast or any other port on
earth. The fool-killer Is" woefully care
less In his duties around the mouth of
the Columbia River.
A MOMENTOUS SPEECH.
Ex-Governor Geer discourses enter
tainingly in another column upon a va
riety of topics. His closing passage
concerning the necessity of missionary
work in Congress for the Lewis and
Clark Fair Is very suggestive, and re
minds us forcibly of perhaps the most
dramatic moment in his picturesque ca
reer, and a certain speech of great
power and Influence, which was, how
everbut let us not anticipate.
It will be remembered that a little
less than two years ago Governor Geer
was the principal candidate for his own
succession. His administration had
been in the main satisfactory, fair and
diplomatic Another man sought the
nomination, but up to the very hour of
the Republican State Convention it was
generally supposed that the Governor
had victory within his grasp. And yet, 1
by one of those curious chances with
which the history of politics abounds,
Geer was defeated and Furnish nomi
nated. At this point comes in the Geer
speech we have referred to, as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Repub
lican State Convention of Oregon (applause):
I have seen many mistakes made In polltcs.
but I must say in all candor that about tne
most colossal mistake I ever saw has Just
been made by this convention. (Laughter.) In
fact, the mistake Is serious enough to be called
calamity. (Renewed laughter.) If It were
not too late, I should even now urge upon you
to reconsider your action and nominate me for
Governor instead of Mr. Furnish; but this, I
fear. Is Impracticable. I can only call upon
you all to mourn with me In the catastrophe
that has befallen us. (Laughter and applause.)
But I am a Republican. (Applause.) I rec
ognize the fact that we live In a country where
the majority rules, and I am proud to claim
membership In a party where the majority
rules. (Heart Hear!) This convention has seen
fit in Its wisdom to prefer another man to my
self, and he has been nominated. He Is there
fore our candidate; and he Is therefore my
candidate. (Applause and cheers.) From this
moment until the polls are closed In Juno I
am for W. J. Furnish for Governor, and all
the rest of the Republican ticket with all
my heart and with all my Influence. Whoever
claims to be a friend of mine will be for
Furnish. I shall do everything consistent with
my duties as Governor to assist In his election
and that of the entire ticket.
I have served in the honorable position to
which you assigned me; I can serve also In
the ranks. I thank you for the honor that
has been conferred upon me In the past, and
I pledge you that no act or word of mine shall
ever make you regret that I was so honored,
or trlnff disaster to the party. I see before
me many men who have been committed to
my cause, and who are naturally cast down
by my defeat. To all such I would say now,
as I shill say throughout the campaign, vote
and work for Furnish. The candidate of the
party Is my candidate. My services are at the
disposal of the State Central Committee, ana
I ask you to roll up the same majority .for Mr.
Furnish that you gave myself and my asso
ciates upon the ticket four years ago. (Loud
and long-continued cheering; cries "For he's
a Jolly good fellow," etc.)
This speech, unfortunately, was not
delivered then or at any subsequent
time; and it is principally owing to
Governor Geer's Inadvertence in not de
livering it, and in not adopting' the
spirit that would have been behind it,
that he is not today in the Senate of
the United States and making official
instead of unofficial remarks to Con
gress about the Centennial appropria
tion. HEALTHY COMMERCIAL SITUATION
Portland bank clearings for the week
ending Saturday were nearly $600,000 in
excess of those for any corresponding
week in the commercial history of the
city. The Infallibility of these figures
as a trade barometer is so generally
understood that the public has learned
to watch them as a sure indication of
the condition of the financial weather.
No storms are Indicated by the pleasing
showing made, but, without these record-breaking
figures before us, the re
markable prosperity of the Pacific
Northwest cannot have escaped the no
tice of even the casual observer. The
news columns of the dally and weekly
papers from nearly every locality In
Oregon, "Washington and Idaho have
for weeks been filled with stories of big
crops, high prices and wonderful devel
opment in all lines of Industry.
Every available car and locomotive
In the Pacific Northwest Is busy haul
ing to market the products of the farm,
mine, field and forest, and, while han
dling a volume of traffic never before
approached in magnitude, the equip
ment Is still inadequate for the busi
ness that Is offering. The wheat crop,
slightly smaller than that of last year,
has an aggregate cash value much
greater than for any previous year
since 1897-98, the lumber output is
greater than ever, and Is limited only
by the capacity of the railroads for han
dling it. Hops are soaring to high fig
ures, and fruit will this year add more
to the wealth of the state than ever
before. Labor of all kinds is employed
at high wages, and on every han'd Is
substantial evidence of the all-around
prosperity of the country. Under such
circumstances, it is not to be wondered
that the problems which are worrying
the Eastern flnanpiers are not seri
ously regarded In the "West.
The moving of a crop of the dimen
sions of that now being harvested in
the three states for which Portland is
the financial beadquarters is always a
big undertaking, but it is causing Port
land bankers less uneasiness than is
shown by the Eastern bankers, for the
reason that the balance of trade is all
In our favor. The new Northwest
being sparsely settled as yet. Is not a
heavy buyer. "We never have very
much of an outlay to make for the
necessities and luxuries of life, but we
do have for sale enormous quantities of
products for which Europe, the Orient
and the eastern part of the United
States are ever eager, and which serve
to keep a steady stream of money flow
ing In this direction. Until within the
past few days, there has been more
difficulty In inducing farmers to sell
their wheat than has been experienced
in securing the money with which to
buy it
A slight Increase in the selling move
ment in wheat was the principal fea
ture of interest In the market situation
last week, and as the selling Increased
there was a noticeable easing in the
strength of the market, which' has for
X some time been above a Liverpool .par-
Jty. The farmers are all very well sit
uated financially, however, and any
thing like a free selling movement Is
not expected for a few' weeks. This
movement, contrary to the experience
of former years, is having no retarding
effect on general trade, and Portland
wholesalers, almost without exception,
report a larger volume of business than
ever before at a corresponding period,
and no difficulty whatever In making
collections.
In the city an unusually large num
ber of building 'contracts of goodly di
mensions reflect an easy money market
at a perloTd when, if ever, there is a
scarcity to be expected. The disturbing
influences which precede a Presidential
campaign have always, to a certain ex
tent, affected business in the thickly
populated sections east of the Missis
sippi, but they no longer cause trou
ble out here, where internal develop
ment and the creation of wealth from
natural resources are making such a
wonderful showing as is now presented
on every hand.
OH, SO DIFFERENT! -In
the eyes of the men who reap its
rewards, the trust is always legitimate.
The "Waldo Hills farmers, for example,
would not listen to a suggestion that
there is anything morally or legally
wrong with their little combine. They
pooled their wheat and offered it to the
highest bidder. The first bids received
were all rejected as being too low, and
at a later offering the pool was sold to
a local miller, who paid 78 cents. This
was about 7 cents above the value of
the wheat for export purposes, and the
millmen were compelled to pay that
premium because there Is a local scar
city of wheat It Is admitted that with
out the pool or combination the farm
ers would not have received the pre
mium they did. The producers are pat
ting themselves on the back and prais
ing their business sagacity. One John
D. Rockefeller has pooled the oil sup
ply, and If he Is not satisfied with the
price offered him he rejects it and sets
a higher price. "When the consumer
meets that price he gets the oil, and not
before. It Is the control of the avail
able supply that enables Rockefeller to
name the price, and it was the control
of the supply of wheat adjacent to the
mills that enabled the "Waldo Hills
farmers , to name the price of their
grain.
Last "Winter State Senator John D.
Daly, of Benton County, introduced in
the Legislature a comprehensive anti
trust bill framed according to the most
approved plans. One might have ex
pected the Rockefellers and the Mor
gans and the tobacco trust and the
sugar trust to come swooping down
upon the Legislature with well-filled
sacks of corruption funds, but nothing
of the kind happened. Senator Daly
did not have the pleasure of meeting
an emissary of the oil magnate. No
high-salaried lobbyist waited upon him
at his unpretentious lodgings. No re
ward was offered him In consideration
of his withdrawing the anti-trust bill.
None of these things occurred, but from
every side the Senator was besieged
by members of the hopgrowers trust,
the woolgrowers' trust, the prunegrow
ers' trust and the wheatgrowers trust.
Those were strenuous times for Sen
ator Daly, but he learned, as .he had
already surmised, that the people of
his state are not nearly so anxious for
anti-trust legislation as they thought
they were.
This Is neither a defense of the oil
trust nor a criticism of the wheat
trust, but merely a suggestion that
there are two sides to the trust ques
tion. A combination secures to the
producer, whether he be an oil refiner
or a wheatgrower, a sufficient return
for his labor and investment, and pre
vents a ruinous competition In selling.
It is the exercise of the power of a
monopoly to extort unreasonable prices
from consumers 'that is wrong, and
what Is an unreasonable price is a mat
ter upon which opinions will differ.
Without stopping to Inquire whether
the mill operator was compelled to pay
an, unreasonable price for the wheat.
people will quite generally congratulate
the Waldo Hills farmers upon the sue
cess of their enterprise.
"WANTED A REAL YACHT.
Modern yacht racing may be said to
have evolved from the old-time con
tests between the British and American
clipper ships. The tea clippers of both
nations frequently met on the high
seas, and some very exhilarating races
resulted. The British vessel, as a rule,
was built long and narrow, and slid
through the water with the greatest
of ease under light winds, but In a stiff
breeze could not stand up under the
enormous spread of canvas which was
carried by the broader-beamed Amer
lean clippers, which skimmed over the
surface of the water, and could not be
burled, no matter how hard the wind
blew. Out of these contests grew a
desire to improve the marine architec
ture. The American was desirous of
imparting to his craft qualities that en
abled the British vessel to slip through
the water with the least breath of wind
to help her. The Britisher also saw In
his antagonist points of merit, and
sought to Improve the model of the
British clipper so that she would carry
a little more canvas without burying
herself when she ought to be racing
along before the favoring gale.
It was this rivalry on the part of de
signers that brought about the first In
ternational yacht races, and the craft
that first contested for the cup were
serviceable vessels built to stand the
most severe tests as to seaworthiness,
and to offer superior seamanship an op
portunlty for demonstration. These
contests taught designers valuable les
sons, not alone for use in building
yachts, but in constructing merchant
vessels. In the case of the Reliance
and the Shamrock, nothing has been
gained so far as tending to an improve
ment in marine architecture. The
yachts are both mere racing machines,
as worthless for any other purpose than
racing as though they were toy boats,
such as Juveniles sail In bathtubs and
puddles. The America, which won the
cup that Sir Thomas Llpton has so
persistently sought to lift, was a 150
ton schooner, which sailed across the
Atlantic without an escort when she
went after the cup, and was so con
structed that she could, if necessary,
have sailed around the world.
Not only has there been a steady de
generation in the type of yachts used
J in these international races, but the area
in wnicn they can race has perforce
been restricted. Let one of the big
single-stickers get outside of the pro
tected waters off Sandy Hook, where
they have had so many drifting
matches, and she is In Imminent danger
of shaking herself to pieces, and as for
a run across the ocean such as the old
time yachts were capable of making, the
attempt would be suicidal. Long before
jLihe races iust ended j?ere sailed Sir,
Thomas Llpton publicly announced that
if he succeeded in winning the cup- he
would make 'the Americans come after
it with "an honest "boat, a healthy boat
a real boat" It was the kind of a
boat that Sir Thomas describes, that
won for us the cup, and, at the risk of
losing it, there is a feeling that Jt
might not be unsportsmanlike to widen
the rules a little and race with real
boats, instead of toys.
It has been repeatedly stated, and Is
undoubtedly true, that .the American
sailors, perfectly famillar'wlth the wa
ters of New York Bay, have a decided
advantage over the foreigners .who
come over to race against them. Now
the true blue American does not want
an unfair advantage, and, accordingly,
a race pulled off in deep water over a
stretch reaching far enough seaward to
put both vessels and crews on even
terms would be much more satisfactory
than the drifting matches, wffere there
Is seldom either wind or wave enough
to test the best qualities of a vessel.
There -is nothing in the history of
American yacht racing or yacht build
ing to warrant the belief that this coun
try cannot beat the world. This being
the case, it might be well to discard
the toy yachts with which we have been
playing and work back to the real
yachts,, which can sail on any sea and
carry their crews aboard. In this man
ner only can we improve the practical
serviceability of yachts for the pur
poses for which they are used by in
dlvldusfl owners.
The Journal of the American Medical
Association has been collecting statls-
Scs of Fourth of July casualties, and
takes a more accurate but more ca
lamitous showing than has been made
by any one of the dally newspapers
which have attempted this task. "Where
the newspapers have collected only 217
deaths from tetanus as a result of the
Fourth, the Journal has found 406 cases,
and ( backs up Its findings with the
names of the victims and their resi
dence. Its statistics of deaths from
Fourth of July causes other than tet
anus and its statistics of injuries seem
to be less thorough. It acknowledges
that the number reported Is probably
not two-thirds, perhaps not one-half, of
the Injuries and deaths that actually
occurred. It made lists of the actual
names, regldly excluding all doubtful
cases. Yet, even under these condi
tions, Its summary shows that sixty
persons were killed and 3983 were In
jured. Of the Injured, ten lost, their
sight, seventy-flve lost one eye, fifty-
four lost legs, arms qr hands, 174 lost
one or more fingers and 3670 were In
jured In other ways. Not all the cases
of lost sight we're reported, since the
results of many injuries not immedl
ately causing blindness were not sub
sequently published. A total of 466
deaths and 3983 injuries is, however, a
showing that ought to put a stop to
the Fourth of July slaughter. In the
face of these results, to which Port
land contributed three or four deaths
and about sixty injuries,- the Council is
not likely to hesitate to adopt a very
reasonable restrictive ordinance.
The farmer who does not produce
something of such superior merit that
he has reason to be proud of it is lack
in enterprise.. The best is what we,
should always strive for, especially In
these days, when the reputation ,6f a
commodity has so much Influence upon
Its selling qualities. Then every farmer
who has something that he believes to
be superior to similar articles produced
by his neighbors should take It to the
State Fair and enter It in the competi
tlon for premiums. He may not win a
premium, though the number of pre
miums offered makes his chances very
good, but, whether -he wins or not, hi3
contribution to the agricultural exhibit
will help to demonstrate the wonderful
productivity of Oregon climate and boII
No State Board of Agriculture, however
competent and hard-working, can make
a success of the State Fair without the
aid, of the farmers, gardeners, florists,
orchardists and stockmen of the state
The members of the State Board of
Agriculture, serve without pay, but the
farmer who helps the, fair by sending
an exhibit of superior merit has
suitable reward offered him. The fair
will open on Monday morning, Septem
ber 14, and It Is to be hoped that when
the entries close on the preceding even
Ing every department will be crowded
with exhibits sent there by men and
women who feel an Interest In the ad
vancement of the Industrial enterprises
of this state. Let every one help a
little, and the work will be heavy upon
none.
It cannot be doubted that the Presi
dent believes there has been 1m
proper official work In connection with
land matters in Oregon. It is fair
to assume also that he Is proceeding
upon Information which he deems
trustworthy. "With this Information
the public has not yet been favored
though The Oregonlan has made re
peated efforts to get at It Perhaps It
may become accessible ere long. Pos
slbly the faults alleged may be faults
or neglect or of connivance, rather
than of open delinquency. "Whatever
they may be, it is certain that land ad
ministration In Oregon has long been
unsatisfactory at "Washington, and that
the President some time ago resolved
on "cleaning out the Oregon stables,'
as poor Bill "Watklnds used to phrase It
"The prisoners are happy and con
tented, every one of them at work and
all speak in the highest terms of the
management," says the Salem Journal
in discussing affairs at the Oregon Pen
itentlary. This glowing description
should be given wide circulation. In th'
hope that the hold-up men will hie
themselves to this haven of happiness,
The management of the prison Is to be
congratulated upon making things so
comfortable that the prisoners are con
tented with their lot Being contented,
they will not attempt a repetition of the
Tracy escalade.
A man goes Into a gambling-house
hoping to fleece others, and gets fleeced
himself. Then he raises a roar about
having been robbed, takes up the time
of the police and Police Court for three
days to "get even," and next thing
passes his woes on to the grand jury.
How would It do .to treat him as
culprit also, and put him on the rock-
pile?
The carnival number of the Hamilton
Evening Times Is a credit to the manu
facturing center of Ontario, and the
wealth of historical matter It contains
will ensure Its preservation by all the
"old boys" of the enterprising city.
The engineers do not doubt that the
new jetty work at the mouth of the
Columbia will be completely effective
But it will take time to extend 'the
jetty two and one-half miles from the
old terminus.
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
As an Indorsement, Rather.
Pendleton East Oregonlan.
The turn-down of Knowles as Register
of the La Grande Land Office has caused
some talk of running Knowles for Con
gress in that district as a rebuke tolHItch-
cock.
The Oats Altrays tie "Peole."
Boise Statesman.
President Roosevelt has turned down the
Oregon Republican "organization," which
is probably only another way of saying
tnat ne nas decided something In favor of
the Republican party of that state..
At Both Places.
Bolso Statesman.
Citizens should do everything In their
power to aid in the work of installing
creditable exhibits at the St Louis and
Portland Expositions. This state cannot
afford to have an inferior display at either
place.
From Poverty to Affluence.
Hillsboro Independent
John H. Gault, who so satisfactorily sat
In the editor's chair during August, has
gone to Portland and accepted employ
ment with a firm of plumbers. John pre
fers gas and water pipes to types and
presses.
Everything:, Must Be Regular.
Aberdeen Bulletin.
Spokane has a labor carnival on hand.
It also has a prize-baby contest as one of
the adjuncts of the carnival, and serves
particular notice that nonunion babies are
barred from competing. What are non-
"union babies?
Facts Worth Bearing: In Mind.
Eugene Guard.
Portland is suffering- from a dearth of
hotels, and Seattle Is growing sensitive
over mention by outside papera of Its va
cant houses. The situation might be
equalized by some of Portland's people
going over to Seattle or removing some of
Seattle 8 vacant houses to Portland.
Please Send Marked Copies.
Pendleton Guide.
The Guide told you the circus was a
poor affair before it came. Positive proof
to that effect was at hand. The paper
told the truth, and it will always warn the
people against traveling fakes or home
fakes. Whenever this paper makes a mis
take, by being misinformed, it will hum
bly apologize for having done so.
No Sexual Monopoly of Sin.
Olympla Olympian.
The new woman appears to be running
amuck in her long-sought environment of
freedom. Hardly a day passes without a
record of a crime committed by a woman
in fields formerly held exclusive to the
eyil operations of man. Forgeries, em
bezzlements, defalcations and robberies
perpetrated bj women signal the fact that
man, even In his frailties, must face a
usurper In the gentler sex run riot
Hard to Kick Against the Pricks.
The Dalles Times-Mountaineer.
Oregon's delegation in Congress is not
doing the state any good in fighting Sec
retary of the Interior Hitchcock. Mr.
Hitchcock may not be a salnthe may not
be the right man for the place he holds;
but he Is in and probably will remain a
member of the Cabinet until the close of
the Administration, possibly longer. It is
therefore not good policy for the Oregon
delegation to make a personal fight on
him. Oregon has favors to ask of the In
terior Department, and so long as Mr.
Hitchcock Is head of that department It
Is policy to rub his hair the right way.
Even if the delegation cannot get the man
Into office to whom it is under obligation.
the Interests of the state should be para
mount to that of rewarding strikers who
have contributed liberally to campaign
funds.
Reaping His Reward.
Olympla Recorder.
The farce of indicting Seattle's city offi
cials for corruption in office was ended
yesterday by quashing the indictment
against Chief of Police Sullivan. Thl3 was
done on motion of Prosecuting Attorney
Scott It Is the last of the indictments
about which such a furor was created
last March, when. It was claimed, Seattle
was going to "purify" her city adminis
tration. From this distance It would ap
pear, if exact justice is done, that this
should also be the last of Prosecuting At
torney Scott. That official was the legal
adviser of tho grand Jury that found the
Indictments, yet ho advises the court that
they will not stand. The people of Seattle
should not stand for such coarse work.
Mr. Scott, If he runs for office again,
should be given a lesson In consistency at
the ballot box.
All the West Has a Duty.
Wilson Creek (Wash.) Chief.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition purports
to be a grand affair. All the West should
unite in making this a grand success. Pos
sibly a more centrally located place for its
site could not be found, as Portland Is the
terminus of three great transcontinental
railway systems and also of many Orient
al liners. The Southern Pacific covers all
the country south of Oregon and all of
Western Oregon; -the Northern Pacific
comes In from the north and includes the
northern territory, and the Oregon Rail
road. & Navigation Company, a part of the
Union Pacific system, penetrates and 13
the main outlet of the great Inland Em
plre. All the states of the West should
donate most freely to this great event and
exhibit their best products. It Is their
duty to show the East that this Is a grand
and noble part of the Union, and that the
Union ought to be proud of the fact that
It is a part and parcel of the same.
PARTY MUST BE "RADICAL."
Nothing: to Do With "Old Cleveland"
or HIs'Prlnciples.
Hillsboro Argus, Dem.
Should the Democratic party recede from
Its radicalism it will poll a much smaller
vote than it has at any time for a period
of several campaigns. Thousands upon
thousands of Democrats will not support
a Clevelandlte, and should the situation
present itself that they must choose be
tween two such candidates they will sup
port the Republican candidate on the by
pothesls that there Is no need of a change
of mere personality In administration. If
the Democratic organization Is wise, and
if the Democratic citizens are alert, they
will place a man In the field who will
represent truly Democratic ideas not a
man who Is first In the hearts -of the
trusts and combines of whatsoever nature,
Democrats can only win a real victory
by nominating a man who is In accord
with tho idea that the producer and la
borer. ..e very woof and warp of na
tional life, shall have their rights In leg
islation and in practice of administration.
Such a man cannot come, by virtue of
his very education, from the person who
stands a fawn upon great wealth, and who
presupposes that the plalrf people of the
country are too Ignorant to govern. It
will be disastrous upon our national life
to have both our parties honey-combed
with the commercial Idea to the extent
that it now dominates tho party In power.
It will be political suicide for the Demo
crats to put up a candidate In "touch"
with the; Interests that have so strenuous
ly fought the radicalism in their party
since 1S96. There should be no paltering,
and no compromise.
Must Turn Over New Leaf.
Pittsburg Times.
Some people are even now figuring that
a four-leafed Shamrock couldn't do It
An Apt Question.
Shanghai Times.
is necessity, the mother of the. embez
zlement!
WHAT BAD CROP REPORTS COST
New York Journal pf Commerce.
Now that Ihls'year's yield of wheat Is
more accurately known, a good many peo
ple are devoting an unusual amount of
thought to tho reports concerning this sta
ple that were furnished by the Depart
ment of Agriculture not long ago. One
very strong stimulus to the serious con
sideration of the question has been given
by the sharp reaction in the price of
wheat which has moved up from 6S
cents a bushel to SO cents or more, in tho
face of bearish tactics on the Liverpool
exchanges. Speaking of the obvious con
sequences of this price movement in the
light of the Government's earlier reports,
The Portland Oregonlan in a recent Issue
makes the following remarks:
"Since tho threshing returns have be
gun coming, the glaring discrepancy be
tween what the Government promised and
what was actually produced has caused a
sharp rebound In the market
Summed up In figures. It would seem that
the American farmers have lost 200,000,000
bushels of wheat which the Government
declared they would have In addition to an
average big crop. They have also lost
about 10 cents per bushel through selling
their old wheat at a price based on the
presence of that mythical 200.000,000-bushel
excess."
The facts upon which The Oregonlan re
lies to substantiate this complaint are
found in the early statements of the sta
tistician that some 5SO.O0O.00O bushels of
Winter and some 300,000,000 bushels of
Spring wheat would probably be harvest
ed, and the present certainty that the crop
will run some 220,000,000 bushels, more or
less, below that amount Although no
one expects perfect accuracy In such crop
estimates for a country as large as the
United States, It seems not a little re
markable that so gross an error c6uld
have been committed by the statistician,
when It Is recalled that there has been no
widespread blight on the crop and no com
plaints of unfavorable conditions beyond
those which always exist. According to
The Oregonlan, there was never. In the
Pacific Northwest, a moment when the
outlook even dimly justified the depart
ment in thus anticipating 100,000.000 bush
els more than the largest crop on record,
This was also the constant opinion of ex
perts located In the milling centers. The
Commercial West, of Minneapolis, and
varIous other authoritative trade papers
have, from the beginning, pronounced the
estimates of the department utterly ab
surd. Speaking of the effect of the Gov
ernment wheat reports, a reliable Western
estlmater, long familiar with crop condi
tions in the Northwest, unhesitatingly
pronounces his opinion that "Their effect
is to make Europe unduly cautious In
buying from us, and to deprive American
farmers of millions of dollars In crop val
ues. Bugs, drouths and floods combined
have, very likely, not Injured American
farmers during the past few years so
much as have the Government crop re
ports."
These verdicts, coming as they do from
persons closely Identified with agricultural
interests, throw a strange light upon the
assertions made by Secretary Wilson and
others connected with his department now
less than a -year ago. It was then con
tended in Washington that the aim of the
Agricultural Department was to "benefit
growers," and the head of the Division of
Statistics posed before the House commit
tee on interstate commerce as the chief of
a great "organization of farmers" united
for "mutual protection." Yet, If the farm
ers and their representatives are to be be
lieved, the department, instead of protect
ing them, Is a greater force In lowering
the price of their products than all nat
ural forces combined together! Still
stranger does the situation become when'
it Is recalled that the department seems
to be as pessimistic about cotton as It Is
optimistic about wheat. And, strangest
of all, the Southern planter the man who
actually does the growing of cotton Is as
little pleased with the cotton reports as is
the Western farmer with those for wheat.
He says that he gets none of the "benefit"
arising from the large percentages of the
Agricultural Department, but that that
"benefit" goes to some other person un
known. The simple truth about this whole mat
ter is that fnexact and Inaccurate Govern
ment reports can never aid the grower,
whether they run above or below the real
facts in the case. Instead of "protecting
the grower against the speculator" they
really play into the hands of the profes
sional trader, who seeks his profit In price
fluctuations. If such men, by some ille
gitimate means, can secure an inkling In
advance of the nature of tho report, they
can step Into the markets double-armed
against the legitimate dealer or broker,
the consumer, and, most of all, the grow'
er. No sophistry can ever cover up this
palpablo and fundamental fact Unsound
Government reports must and will affect
the produce market in precisely the same
way as those baseless rumors which are
sent out for tne express purpose of mflu.
encing the quotations. The only differ
ence is that, being backed by tho power
and authority of the Government they
do infinitely more damage, because they
aro accorded wider credence by timid
holders.
In this connection it is worth while to
remember that little or nothing 13 being
done to change those conditions in Wash
lngton, which produce theso Inaccurate re
ports. As was shown in special corre
spondenco printed in these columns ear
lier In the Summer, tho large appropria
tion granted by Congress for the work of
the Bureau of Statistics in the Agricul
tural Department Is not being used in a
way that will mend matters. Tho addition
of more special agents and a larger office
force will not correct a difficulty which
lies deeper than the surface. The existing
trouble is not a lack of information, but
the fact that what Is obtained Is the
wronsr kind, since it Is gathered In an In
efficient manner. We have not heard that
anvthlnj? whatever has been done to cor
rect the prevalent "political influences" in
the department complained of by the
Boards of Trade committee last Autumn
The Portland Qregonian, in fact, speaks
of the department .in the article already
referred to as merely "a naven into wnicn
place-hunters could drift in the absence
of anything better," and this belief is one
that .grows dally more widespread. A
marked Improvement in work resulting
from eomnlete reorganization ana tne
adoption of new methods, Is the onlyUhing
t,of -nn aav the Bureau of Statistics
from universal disgrace If in deed that be
now possible under any circumstances.
Britain's Loaned Money.
New York "World.
Arrnrdlnsr to Great Britain's official
statistical abstract the total amount of
British money loaned to India, the col
onies and foreign countries in 1902 was
JS,O92,85S,00O a big row of figures whose
full meaning is not easily grasped. They
mean that the British people, numbering
40,000,000, have invested the savings of
centuries in lands beyond the seas to the
extent of about $107 per capita, for every
man woman and child in tne tnree isi
ands. One-half of all Britain Investments
abroad are estimated to be in foreign
countries. The interest paid yearly to
the British people, on their foreign and
colonial investments is stateu at wh,
(542.900. This fact explains why British 1m
ports so greatly exceed exports year after
year and still tne country increases ils
-re-wilth. The foreign debtors make good
tho difference.
"The Taylor Name."
Boston Transcript.
The second reunion of the John Taylor
family at Hadley brought out the informa
tion that the Taylor name runs back to
Baron Taillefer, the Norman hero who lost
his life at the battle of Hastings in 10C6
In connection with the conquest by Will
iam the Conqueror. Like many other fam
ily names, it has passed through a series
of changes from, ranieier to rayierer, '
and at last to "Taylor," with variations
of "Taller" and "Tayler." And there Is
.on country, where It la spelled "Sarto."
NOTE AM) COMMENT.
Building cannot get on without labor, or
labor without building.
The arctic flea had better watch out
Peary Is going North again.
Health Culture asks "Is Music Condu
cive to Longevity?" Not In a flat"
A woman as skipper and amateurs a3
crew, would -distinguish a cup-challenger
even in her defeat
After reading Mary MacLane's new
book the conclusion is inevitable that her
soul has burned itself out
It Is a case of kill or cure among tho
Yakimas, only there It Is the doctor that
is killed. .-
Another' boy Is dead as the result of
dragging his rifle by the muzzle. But
others will keep on doing the same thing.
It Is evident says the editor of the
Clackamas Chronicle, that Hobson has
forgotten the Merrimac In the merry
smack.
If It takes nine tailors to make a man
the German Colonial Union's proposal to
make seven black witnesses equal to one
white is distinctly Insulting to the tailors.
A Brooklyn man is' to try fasting for
40 days, in the Interests of science. Just
how science is to be benefitted, by the
death or survival o a fool has not been
explained.
While the hat-pin has been, condemned
as a very dangerous weapon, its use to tho
harassed straggler with uncut magazines
has been overlooked. As a paper-cutter
the hatpin Is unbeaten.
There are but 833 Mayflower descendants,
which shows that the old stock is on tho
race suicide toboggan and that the pro
fessional genealogists are not doing their
duty by their clients.
PORTLAND, Sept 6. (To the Editor.)
"Why is "Vancouver a Mecca for thoso
Portland sweethearts who would enter tho
alluring condition of wedlock without the
restraint of parental olbjectlon or other
annoying form of opposition or anxiety?
Are the laws of Washington less stringent
than our own? B- J
Remember Punch's advice, Ben, and
don't. Elopements are often mere prelim
inaries to divorce and vice versa. Van
couver justices and ministers may work
for less than the Joiners' union scale, for
all we know, but oven then the game is
not worth tho fee.
"And the Boy Guessed Right."
The "funny man" who had his dally stunt
tn An for the breezy note and comment column
sat with pencil In air and wearily scratched his
head. But the fount of Inspiration had run
dry, so he proceeded to get busy and grounu
out another Joke on the Pulitzer college of
Journalism. Newberg Graphic
Bill Smith.
CAn amplification.)
Bill Smith was over six feet tall.
And weighed two hundred pound.
You couldn't find a huskier man
In all the country round.
His appetlto was always good;
His throat was always dry;
At night he slept a full ten. hours.
To wake up feellnff spry.
And mako the. hotcakes tly.
Bill's wife was quite a little thing.
And never had been strong,
But day by day sho tolled away.
And somehow rubbed alone
She alwaj-3 had the cottage neat,
Her meals were something fine.
She split the wood and did the chores.
Of languor showed no sign.
But filled tho washing line.
Now Bill he had no steady work.
And cursed tho wealthy nobs.
So one day Jack, the sawmill boss.
Gave him a choice of Jobs;
But at the very sight of toll.
Bill suddenly felt queer.
His limbs were all a-tremble at
A Job , of work so near. '
He had to run for beer.
The Mojavo Desert
Said the devil to himself, "I've all that la
needed
To make a good hell," and hence ho suc
ceeded. He began to put thorns on all the trees.
And mixed up the same with millions of
ileas.
'llo scattered tarantulas over tho roads; ,
Put thorns on tho cactus and horns on tho
toads.
He lengthened the horns of the Texas steers.
And put an addition on tho jack-rabbits'
ears.
Ho put a Httlo devil In the broncho steed.
And poisoned tho feet of tho centipede.
Tho rattlesnako bites and tho scorpion
stings,
Tho mosquito delights with lt3 buzzing
wings.
The sand-burrs prevail, and so do tho ants.
And thoso who sit down' 'need half-soles on
their pants.
Tho heat of tho Summer Is a hundred and
ten. '
Too hot for tho dovll, and too hot for the
men.
The wild boar roams -through tho black
chapparral, . -,
Tls a bell of a place ho has for a holL
E. B. DUFFY.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPIIER9
Maggie I t'lnk I could eat jlst one mom
glass o' cream. Chlmmle Hully gee! D' yer
t'lnk I'm a walking delegate? Puck.
"How lato do you usually sleep on Sunday
morning?" "Well, it all depends," "Depends
on what?" "On the length of the sermon."
Philadelphia Trefa.
"Are the mosqultoa very bad around here?"
"Bad!" echoed the native, derisively. "Mister,
did you ever hear of a mosquito beln' con
verted?" Washington Star.
Maud You can't make me believe an opal
Is an unlucky stone. I was wearing one when
I first mot Henry. Irene It certainly brought
good luck to you. What was Henry wearing 1
Chicago Tribune.
After his wife had reigned for a season or
two, the man found himself poor. "How a
brisk reign does lay the dust!" he exclaimed,
thinking that to be humorous might help him
to be brave. Puck.
Miss Rose It la a wonder you don't take a
wife. Mr. Sapp. Mr. Sapp Well, you see, I
only mako epough to support one. Miss Ro3e
Well, It isn't necessary for you to take two
wives. Philadelphia Record.
Wife I wish we had a nice large country
place, where I could give a lawn party. Hus
bandJust for the pleasure of Inviting- soma
of your frlejids. eh? Wife Well, yes; and th
pleasure of not Inviting some. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Wife I dreamed last night that I was In a
store that was just full of tho loveliest bon
nets, and Husband (hastily) But that
was only a dream, my dear. Wife I knew
that before I woke 'up. because you bought ma
one. Philadelphia Press.
"I should think you would be ambitious for
political distinction." "?o," answered Mr.
Cumrox. "I don't care for It.- My daughtei
has studied painting, and her pictures of mi
are funny enough without- calling In the aW
of any professional cartoonist." Washington
Star.
"Agatha," said her mother. "I don't like tt
hear a daughter of mine tell even a conven.
tlonal Me. You know you can't bear Aunt
Becky, and yet. when she came the other day,
you said, 'Auntie, how glad I am to see you't'1
"That wasn't a He, mamma," answered
Agatha. "That was an exclamation." Chi
cago Tribune.
Casey Shure. they do be tellin me that Bii
Mo Ike Monohan wor knocked down bo as
autyiroblle. yistorday; wor there any bonet
broke, I dunno? Conley Troth, an there wor;
th owner av the dlvll-wagon got his nose
broke, th' chawfer got his Jaw broke, an' Big
Molke broke th. slcond -knuckle av his right
Iflent'-Fuck.