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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908. PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland. Oregon. Postoffice a Eecond-Claea Matter. Subscription Bates Invariably la Advance. (By Malt) Dally. Sunday Included, one year J-92 Dally. Sunday Included, six raonlhe.... Caliy. Sunday Included, three months. 2.2 Daily. Sunday Included, one month.... - Sally without Sunday, one year J.00 Dally, without Sunday, six months 8 2 Dally, without Sunday, three months.. ITS Dally, without Sunday, one month .JO Weekly, one year. J J Sunday, one year 2.9Q Sunday and Weekly, on year. a.60 (By Carrier.) Eatly. Sunday Included, one year -00 ally. Sunday Included, one month. ... .76 How t Remit Send postorfloe money rder, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the sender's risk- Give postofOce ad dress In full. Including county and state. Postage Rates 10 to 14 page. 1 cent; 18 to 28 pages. 2 cents; SO to 4 pages. 3 cents: 40 to 00 pages. 4 centa Foreign post age double ratea Eastera Business Office The 8. C Beck wlth Special Agency New York, rooms 48 B0 Tribune building. Chicago, rooms 410-612 Tribune building. rORTLAXD, MONDAY. SEPT. tl, 1008. PH1IJPPIXE INDEPENDENCS AGAIN. It Is undoubted that there are am bitious native politicians In the Phil ippines who desire "national Independ ence" for the Islands. Every native agitator realizes that he would have better opportunity for his ambition. If the United States should withdraw and leave the native politicians to work their own will. Then many of them could become Important men and ex ploit the revenues, control the "con cessions," after the fashion taught and practiced by the Spaniards, and get rich. Should the authority of the Uni ted States be withdrawn from the Isl ands, some of these local politicians would soon become great men among their fellows; and they would prefer this opportunity to all the advantages derived by the people of the Islands from government under direction of the United States. Hence there is an "independence" : or "nationalist" party In the Philip pines. There always has been, since the United States expelled Spain. Agulnaldo t'.ien immediately began his efforts to expel the Americans by force of arms. There was a good deal of bloody fighting, in which the troops of Oregon, Washington and Idaho for a time bore the brunt. The Americans remained, though the disorders dragged along during several years. Not till recently were the insurgents finally quelled. Yet the "war," during the early stages, was mainly an enter prise of politicians of the Agulnaldo type, who entertained great schemes for their own glory and profit; and during its latter stages, it was an en terprise of robbers and outlaws, con ducted in the name of "independence" and "freedom." The hopes of these "patriots" at all times have been stim ulated and supported by reports that the great Democratic party of the Uni ted States, led by the great Mr. Bryan, was their champion. The letter of General Lawton, commanding In Lu zon. In which he spoke bitterly of the encouragement thus given to the In surgents, and of his own expectation of death as a consequence of it which was speedily fulfilled Is among the memorable things of our history In the Philippines. It is Incredible that the people of the United States desire their Govern ment to abandon these Islands. Cer tainly those of our Pacific States do not. Bryan made the demand for our withdrawal from the islands the "paramount issue" of his campaign in 1900; upon which he was beaten by a greater majority than In 189, when free coinage of silver was the basis of his campaign. We of the Pacific States see advantages for our own Coast in retention of these islands, which to the Atlantic States do not so forcibly appear; yet the larger matter of the welfare of the islands them selves cannot be less apparent to the people of our Eastern States than to those of our Pacific Coast. Growing American Interests and humanities In the islands cannot be sacrificed with out extreme Injustice and cruelty to the Filipinos as well as to the Amer icans. ', The new educational system which, among other efforts by the Americans, is effecting regeneration of the islands; the direction of Internal improvements, and the administration of Justice on an even scale, which never was known to the native people before are these progressive efforts to be abandoned, our people recalled, and the Islands turned back to the conditions of Spanish mediae vailsm? This Is Just what is involved In Bryan's insistence of "national independence" . in the Islands. . But his object Is not the welfare of the islands, nor the true interest of America. He is merely pushing a proposal on which he hopes to obtain votes among a class of sen timentalists in the East who profess themselves special devotees of "lib erty," and use the word without knowledge that nothing can be predi cated of the word itself, without con sideration of times, situations and cir cumstances, in particular cases, where the word may be used or applied. Even If Bryan should be elected, it would be found impossible for the Uni ted States to grant independence to the Philippines. But his election, and the hope of Independence, would cre ate grave difficulties, by setting the so-called nationalist party In a roar j for freedom: and disorders and out- I breaks would probably result, which ' would call the military Into operation again. Nor is It credible that the quiet and orderly people of the Islands desire the withdrawal of the Ameri cans, with the practical certainty of very grave disorders to follow It. Cuba is an example. We ought never to have evacuated Cuba, and have been compelled to send forces back to re establish peace and order. The Fili pinos are less advanced than the Cu- bans in knowledge of the necessary principles of self-government. AN "INDEPENDENT" DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENT. There is an argument made by Cleveland Democrats for Taft against Bryan which is attracting a good deal of attention. It is the argument of those who want neither Roosevelt's personality in the Government, nor Bryan's personality, which has been declared bv Bryan himself to be a copy of Roosevelt's. The New York Times says: The voter who cannot see that Taft Is dif ferent from the other candidate has loet all sense of political discrimination. w need him for peace, quiet, recuperation. We need htm In order that we may have a Government Mf lawa and not of one man. . . . Tha prUMlpiaa of Cleveland Democracy are to be J found In none of tha platforms. For that reason we regard Mr. Cleveland's letter, re cently published ra the Times, aa a more Im portant declaration of principle, aa a safer guide for the voter, than any of the resolu tions adopted by the conventions. Mr. Cleveland, it will be remem bered, spoke highly of Taft, and made an argument for his election. The New York Evening Post offers these remarks, which have a trend like those of the New York Times: Mr. Bryan's claim to the heritage of Roosevelt policies la thrown out of court by the only competent Judge, Mr. Roosevelt himself. Conrad Kohrs. of Helena, Montana, had written to his good friend, the Presi dent, asking about the matter, and the President kindly replies In a reassuring let ter of about, three columns. Mr. Taft, he says, is "the man who I feel la in an espe cial sens tha representative of all that in which I most believe In political life." Mr. Taft la the "true foe of abuses." "He and I have on avery essential point stood In heartiest agreement, ahoulder to shoulder." After all this Mr .Bryan must find it rather difficult to poae as the original Roosevelt man. And from the point of view of prac tical politics there is something to be said for a campaign of more vigorous opposition than Mr. Bryan is making. If the Demo cratic party really stands for no Important principles but those laid down by Mr. Roosevelt, a good many Democrats will frankly say that" they prefer Taft. He Is obvlouely a firmer and mora steady-going man than Mr. Bryan, and tha election of Mr. Taft will save us from the disturbance of overturning the administration. If Mr. Bryan can promts us nothing better than we have had under Roosevelt, or than we should have under Taft, why should any one want to make him President? BRYAN AXD SILVER AGAIN. One of the obvious features of the Bryan campaign is the fear of Bryan that his record on silver will be re called against him. When questioned aa to whether, in his opinion, free coinage of silver should still be called for and granted, and what he would do on the subject, if he were Presi dent, he only answers that if condi tions again were such as they were In 1896, he would again advocate free coinage of silver. But conditions in 1896 were just what the silver party had made them; and Bryan had become its champion. The policy had expelled gold from the country, paralyzed business and indus try and utterly wrecked credit. Upon the defeut of Bryan confidence was quickly restored and the country has been dwelling in prosperity ever since. The flurry of last Fall was only a temporary disturbance produced by a class of speculators and plungers about the stock exchanges, and soon passed away. It did not touch the great and vital Interests of the country. It Is not probable that the condi tions of 1896 will be renewed. Defeat of Bryan that year ended the craze and crusade for silver, which was the root of the trouble. Of course he can't acknowledge now how gross his error was then, for that would reflect upon his judgment and fitness for the high place he seeks; which, indeed, is the main thing to be considered In this relation now, for the silver folly Is so discredited that it can't put up its head again; yet it can't be over looked that the man who was the great champion of it must be sorely wanting in balance and judgment, and every man may well hesitate and ques tion therefore whether it is safe to vote for him. Mr. Bryan is impulsive and erratlo by nature, but has become a tempo rizer and opportunist, trying new ex pedients and wishing his old errors, which he advanced to the rank of leading principles, forgotten. But there is many an elector who never will vote for the silver champion of 1896, because such cannot believe that the man who would be the leader of so erroneous and dangerous a policy could be counted on surely as "safe and sane." 'Twould be a disquieting question, "What would he do next?" RESULTS OF PORT LHTROYTSMEXTS. Wheat shipments from Portland for the month of Septemebr to date have reached a total of 1,167,116 bushels, and the barley sent forward this month totals 228,125 bushels. During the same period there has been shipped from Seattle and Tacoma 115,382 bushels of wheat. There is, of course, no reason for believing that thlB 10-to-l ratio In favor of Port land as a wheat-shipping port will be' continued through the season, but it Is a certainty that this port will hold a goodly portion of the long lead that has been taken over the Puget Sound ports. This satisfactory showing seems to demonstrate quite clearly that the grain business of the Pacific North west is to be concentrated at the foot of the downhill haul to Portland. As the new North Bank road is not yet hauling wheat into Portland by rail, and the business that Is coming over the line for trans-shipment by boat to Portland is not large, it is quite clear that other Influences than the new road are advancing Portland's prestige as the greatest wheat port on the Pacific Coast. The Improved channel from Portland to the sea has been a prominent factor in bringing about this pleasing result, but of equal and perhaps greater importance has been the work of the Chamber of Commerce and the railroads in reduc ing port charges on shipping. The O. R. & N., by removing the pilotage charge at the mouth of the river, placed shipping on even terms with the Puget Sound ports and made the port more attractive than competitive ports, by continuing the pilot service, which Is not available to the ships en tering Puget Sound. The Chamber of Commerce, with the assistance of the Pacific Bridge Company and the Columbia Steel Works, is removing ballast from grain ships free of charge after it is dis charged from the hold, thus placing the port on equal terms with Puget Sound, where the ballast Is dumped In the bay. Another feature of the situ ation is the loyalty of the Portland exporters, who in the past have oper ated so extensively on Puget Sound. The longshoremen, after five years of miserably slow work in loading ships, have suddenly awakened and are now doing nearly as good work as has been done on Puget Sound. In brief, Portland has demonstrated that the port can be made as cheap and attractive for shipping as any other port, and this fact, combined with Portland's matchless location where tidewater meets the water-level grade from the interior, assures Its su premacy so long as vigilance is main tained and none of the ground so re cently gained is lost. Success of the Port of Portland measure now before the courts will insure continuation of satisfactory towage and pilotage rates, and will also enable the ballast prob lem to be handled satisfactorily. In . order, however, that the burden shall not fall too heavily on the port, it is of vital necessity that the compulsory pilotage law be repealed at the next session of the Legislature, and the service be performed at more reason able rates than are now In force, i : BRACED FOR THE SHOCK. Liquidation on the part of the timid, and extreme conservatism on the part of those who are not timid, but who see a possibility of the election of Bryan, have brought about a very pe culiar situation in Eastern financial centers. With an abundance of money available at rates as low as 2 per cent on call, and 3 per cent for six months' loans, and with gilt-edge stocks offering at prices which show a return of from H to i per cent? trading is sluggish and inactive. The New York bank statement for the week ending last Saturday shows that the clearing-house banks of the me tropolis hold cash reserves of more than $400,000,000, or more than S50, 000,000 in excess of legal require ments. On a corresponding date last year the cash reserves held by the same banks were but $268,000,000 and the surplus was $5,646,000. The country has practically recov ered from the panic which began last October, and money reserves are large both East and West. The de mands from the West for crop-moving purposes have been lighter than in any previous season for many years, the Western banks all reporting their ability to finance the crop movement without Eastern aid. Good crops and good prices prevail, and all that pre vents the release of the millions of cheap money, which is now lying Idle, is the assurance from the November elections that the present timidity Is unfounded. The extent to which this policy of retrenchment and waiting is being car ried Is strikingly shown by the recent returns on railroad earnings. The Southern Pacific, for example, trans formed a decrease of $1,700,000 In gross earnings in July into a gain of $220,000 In net earnings. The re trenchment that was necessary in or der to effect this saving of nearly $2,000,000 could only be accomplished by withholding appropriations for bet terments, wages for repair crews, and in other directions scrimping along until it was regarded as safe to make the outlay really necessary to keep the road up to its high standard. And yet the prevailing sentiment throughout the country is optimistic, and the "waiting game" is played sole ly for the purpose of "bracing for the shock," In case It should come In the form of Bryan's election. There will be no borrowing of consequence, even of cheap money, and the reserves will be maintained at high figures. To use a favorite expression of a really great Democrat, now dead, "It is a condition, and not a theory, that confronts us." And there will be but little change In this condition until the result of the November elections Is known. A TOUCHING INCIDENT. There is a great deal of Inconsis tency among hotel-keepers. For ex ample, some of the most aristocratic of them will exclude dogs from their luxurious apartments while they read ily take in people who are no bet ter than dogs. At least these persons class themselves with dogs and there fore they can hardly complain if other people assign them to the rank. Mrs. W.'T. Godfrey, spouse of a great eastern plutocrat, seems thus to de mand classification with the canine species and to glory in it. Visiting Chicago the other day, this dame went to the Auditorium hotel with a string of four terriers lollygagglng along at her satin-shod heels. Where her chil dren were the account does not say, but there is no doubt about the dogs. Entering the portals of the hotel she first kissed each dirty beast on the snout, as Is the habit of women of her kind, and then ordered the flunkies to take them to her room. They de clined to do so, saying that the rules of the house forbade. In fact, there was no choice but to lodge the four brutes in the basement It was at this sorrowful moment that Mrs. Godfrey displayed the lofty capacity for heroic sacrifice which la Inborn In every truly womanly soul. Did she desert her four darlings In their distressful predicament? Did she permit herself to loll on down In a- silken-hung chamber while they pined dismally in the coal hole? Not she. Grandly did Mrs. Godfrey rise to the occasion. She might have de serted her children, but her dogs never. She followed them down into the dark basement and sat weeping over them and kissing their noses all that long, sad night. Where in all the annals of feminine devotion shall we find a deed to compare with this one in pure renunciation for the sake of the ideal? It is such self-denying heroines as Mrs. Godfrey that make us proud of the generation we belong to and the age we live in. Our women can not bear children to re plenish the earth, but they can nur ture dogs to adorn it, and what more can we ask? fJNCINARIA AMERICAN A. At last the "poor white" ol the South has been accounted for. Most forlorn, wearisome and woe-begone of human beings, he is also the laziest He eats clay. His wife "dips" snuff. He dwells In a tumble down hut and lives on razor back hog fried with hominy made from stunted corn. It has always been supposed that his deficiency was of the soul. He has been preached to and lectured about as a moral de generate; but he has been slandered. His soul is all right. It is his body that is wrong and the cause of its wrongness is a germ. There is a little creature which , wriggles about in the warm southern sand and in sinuates Itself into the bare feet of the inhabitants, thence working grad ually to the intestines where it fixes its claws to the walls and drains the vitality of its host. It Is called un clnaria Americana, or the hook worm, and it Is the cause of the laziness of the poor white. When he has nour ished his ln-dwelling army of uncin arias he has no energy left to nourish himself. In the State of Georgia alone there are some 200.000 cases of the disease according to the Atlanta Constitution. On the justified assumption that other states are as badly afflicted as Georgia, it may be conceived how much suf fering and economic loss are to be at tributed to this parasite. The only mitigating circumstance is that the disease caused by the uncinaria la easy to cure. A little thymol followed j by laxatives expels the whole swarm of parasites from the system and re stores the patient to health and ac tivlty. One would suppose that, since the remedy Is so cheap and simple, the disease would presently be eradi cated from the South, but It seems that the afflicted crackers sneer at the medicine instead of swallowing it and prefer to languish rather than get well and go to work. It is strange to think how readily ignorant people be lieve Incredible things about the other world and how skeptical they are of the simplest truths of science. The contention that Oregon has jurisdiction over the citizens of Wash ington who are obeying the laws of Washington is untenable, and the at tempt to sustain any such contention can have but one result defeat for Oregon. Thirteen years ago, Wash ington fishermen operating in Wash ington waters, clearly within the boundaries of the state, were arrested by Astoria fish wardens and taken to Astoria where they were fined. An appeal to the Federal Court caused their prompt release, the Federal Court holding that Oregon could not make or enforce laws governing the fishing industry in the state of Wash In g ton. The present situation Is prac tically the same as that of thirteen years ago. The merits of the con troversy, so far as salmon protection is concerned, do not enter largely into the question which is causing the most of the trouble. That question is: Has Oregon the right to enforce Oregon laws In territory beyond the state linear The Pacific National Show, which opens its gates in this city today, Is the largest enterprise of its kind ever attempted In the Pacific Northwest. The magnificent grounds" and track, with their excellent equipment, repre sent a heavy outlay of money, and the livestock exhibits and the entries for the racing events are, in numbers and quality, in keeping with the magni tude and high class of the big show. For thee reasons, as well as for the fact that a successful show of this kind Is of incalculable value to the livestock industry, Portland should turn out in full force and make the pioneer exhibition of the Pacific Na tional Show a grand success. If the attendance Is in keeping with the mer its of the show, the success of the first attempt will be such as to assure an even greater exhibit next year. In view of the big preparations and the large number of entries for the first exhibition, good patronage will make the Pacific National Show famous all over the country, wherever livestock is bred. The Ohio statesman is exceedingly anxious that the public should under stand that It was Foraker the citizen, and not Foraker the Senator, who se cured that oil-tainted money. There Is a story told, sometimes with the late Confederate General Leonldas Polk as the central figure. Polk, prior to the Civil War, was a full-fledged Episcopal bishop, and during an engagement in the war, in a moment of excitement, swore like the proverbial trooper. He met the expression of surprise on the face of another officer with the state ment that it was Polk the soldier, and not Polk the bishop, that had been swearing. Whereupon the Inquiring officer desired Information as to the fate of Polk the bishop, after Polk the soldier had been sent to hell for swear ing. Speculation as to - the fate of Foraker the Senator, after the public gets through with Foraker the citizen, or vice versa, will be devoid of some of the uncertainty that surrounded the fate fit the bishop-soldier. There seems to be a contest on be tween Linn and Washington counties as to which has the tallest hunter. Washington now claims a half-inch lead over Linn, with a man 6 feet 5 inches tall. Perhaps if. some of the Oregon counties would refuse hunters licenses to any man less than six feet tall, there would be fewer hunting accidents. The man who would mis take a 6 feet 6 inch hunter for a bear or a deer ought to be -sent where he would have no second opportunity for making the mistake. It is the demand of the Advocate (colored) that "the negro soldiers .be reinstated." Hence it is bitter against Taft. But will election of Bryan lead to reinstatement of the colored sol iora lent if the South knows itself. The South Insists on exclusion of all 'niggers" from the Army. T.immr m An have urs-ed Sunday closing of billiard and poolrooms a long time. It is wen enouga. ttiav u-ont ,Mcnr stores and theaters closed on Sunday. But they make big mistake thinking tne reaction win open their saloons on that day. How ever, their good work is not amiss. i OrtiAmnn Viad lived in this aoe he would have hung over his desk the rnn "tv.i la mv busv day." That is what he had In mind when he said, "Withdraw thy root rrora my neign bor's house, lest he be weary of thee and so hate thee." Governor Chamberlain will not ap- rminr a commission to draft bills for Columbia River salmon protection. WiHfientlv circumstances have altered His Excellency's policy of advising the Legislature of Its duties to tne people, temporarily at least. Bryan was arrested Saturday for scorching" across the State of Rhode Island. Perhaps he was only trying to "back-fire" and stay the maren or the Hearst conflagration that has been dropping cinders around his head. Th.r. vnnv be some doubt as to the respective degrees of Oregon and Washington ownership in the Colum bia River, but there will not be much questioning of the rights of Uncle Sam on either side of the river. rT, n,rtlc McDowell, of Summer- ville. Or., was fined $250 the other day after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of giving liquor to two boys. Enforcement of that kind of law beats prohibition. Now they have initiative in Maine, carried by a big majority; and they say now prohibition will "go." At least the voters will get a cnance at it. Those disagreeing doctors are likely to forget the ethics In the free adver tising they are getting. ELECTION ECHOES ON MAINE Varied Newspaper Comment aa to Effect on Contest la November. Washington (D. C.) Post, Ind. The election In Maine has only a re mote and incidental bearing upon the National campaign, but so tar as it goes It shows that Mr. Bryan has made no headway there during the last four years. It Is fair to assume that in No vember, with local questions eliminat ed, the voters of that state will give Taft the normal plurality In the neighborhood of 20.000. Only a Prohibition Victory. New York Globe and Advertiser, Rep. This question being discussed before the people to the practical exclusion of National Issues, party lines were In 'large degree broken down. Thousands of Republicans voted for Gardner, the anti-Prohibition candidate, and many Democrats voted for Fernald, the Pro hlbitlon candidate. The victory that has been won is not a Republican vic tory, but a Prohibition one. e There is nothing to suggest that Maine will not give Its customary Republican plurality for Taft and Sherman elec tors. Talk persists that Mr. Bryan Is stronger than he was. The returns, as we have thus far received them, do not Indicate any falling away of Republi can strength. Maine Will Repudiate Mr. Bryan. Chicago Tribune, Rep. The Issue there was the resubmission to tha people of the Prohibition ques tion. There are many Republicans who aro resubmlsaionlsta and for that rea son Toted the Democratic ticket. They did not do it for love of Mr. Bryan, whom they have repudiated twice and will again, but because they could not stomach the attitude of the party on a purely local Issue. September scares do the Republicans no harm. They usually are the prelude to November victories. No Comfort for Democracy. Baltimore American, Rep. It was the Issue of the resubmission of the constitution provision for the prohibition of the sale and the manu facture of Intoxicating liquors. Maine, while the center of seething agitation that swept the sentiments of the people, nevertheless cast Its vote on the right side. It Is now, as always,, absolutely Republican. It has taken its accus tomed place with Vermont as one of the earliest states In the campaign to give a salutary sign of the times. The Democrats can reap no consolation from the Maine outcome. Not Quite So Fast, Mr. Bryan! New York Evening Post, Ind. It Is, of course, true that the Prohi bition Issue has figured In other years when the state was an accurate barom eter of the vote In the Nation; but this year, as last, when the vote was but a trifle larger, the dissatisfaction with the existing conditions has been greater than for many years. However. Mr. Bryan can take this vote and make the most of It. He will need all the encour agement he can get from It. Concedes Maine to Mr. Taft. New Orleans Times-Democrat, Dem. If the Maine election Is anything of a "barometer," its reading must be in terpreted as entirely favorable to the Democratic candidates. It is not easy to see how the result can be twisted by the most Ingenious among the Republi can soothsayers, into a favorable aug ury, and such influence as it exerts upon the National campaign should be helpful to the Democrats. Maine's elec toral vote will of course be cast for Mr. Taft Maine Turns Toward Resubmission. Boston Transcript, Ind. Rep. The volume of resubmission senti ment accounts for Maine people's Indif ference to the appeal of "a Presidential year." Taken as a whole, the Maine result may be deemed aa advantageous to the National Republican campaign, for it will have the effect of a tonic shock shaking the Republicans out of that disposition to take everything for granted which Is the parent of apathy. It does not mean that Maine is turning towards Bryan. It means that Maine is turning towards resubmission, and so long as the Republican Bphralm Is wedded to his Idol he must expect to receive similar admonitions even In Presidential years. Main Sends Up a Danger Signal. New York Mail, Rep. The Maine campaign has been com plicated by local Issues, particularly the question of prohibition, and the re sult announced Is more a verdict upon them than on matters of National Im port. So far as Maine sends up any signal to the Republicans of the coun try, it is a danger signal. The verdict declares that the Indifference of the Kast has not been shaken off; that Re publican apathy throughout the coun try has not been dispelled; that Na tional sucoess may be endangered by local Issues and a series of ugly and bitter local fights. Thinks Maine Is tor Mr. Bryan. Louisville Courier-Journal, Dem. The result of the Maine election Is a gun which will be generally interpreted as Indicating Republican disaster In November. ... It won't do, gentle men! You cannot, ask that state elec tions in which the Republicans barely hold their own shall be taken as sig nifying a Republican triumph in No vember while elections in which Demo cratic gains almost overcome heavy Republican majorities shall have no other than a local bearing. You can not, as you have been doing, point to Vermont as presaging tne election or Taft and now dismiss Maine as of no National significance. Moral Effect of Republican Defeat. Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Ind. uem. The Republicans have elected their state ticket in Maine, but by a plurality so low as to invest the result with the moral effect of a defeat The Indi cations are that this Republican lead has been reduced below 10.000, and may not much exceed the off-year Republi can plurality of 7800 for 1906, when much the same local questions were uppermost, and there was no Presiden tial election to distract attention or tighten the party grip upon the aver age Republican voter for National ef fect . . Meantime, at any rate, the National Republican managers are very forcibly reminded that they have no easy task before them, and that if Mr. Taft is to be elected there must be a great stirring up all through the Re publican line. British Girt for Mr. Roosevelt. Birmingham (England) Post A movement has been started, I hear among some of our leading sportsmen to present Mr. Roosevelt with some souvenir of his proposed shooting trip next Spring, to BritiBh East Africa, after he leaves the White House at Washington, D. C. It Is suggested that sporting gun of British manufacture would be an appropriate object to offer to the retiring President of the United Statas, and it seems very likely that the gift will untimately take this form, and that the gun will reacn Mr. Roose velt before he lands at Mombasa, so that he can use it during his stay In the British protectorate. SCORES BRYAN'S BANK PLAN. Writer Says It la Long Step Toward Socialism. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept 17. (To the Editor.) Mr. Bryan, in his To peka speech, discussing "Guaranteed Bank Deposits," among other things, said: "The United States Government re quires the deposit of specific security when it entrusts money to a National bank, although it can examine the bank at any time; the state requires security when it deposits money in a bank; the county requires security and the city requires security; even the banks require security from the offi cials who handle money. Why should the depositor be left to take his chances?" While some might not feel enthusiastic over the plan of "guar anteeing bank deposits," no one can find serious fault with the object to be attained. We will all practically agree with Mr. Bryan that everyone who handles other people's money, whether as an official or In a private capacity, should be required to guarantee that the money entrusted to him or them will be returned. And no one can blame any depositor for insisting on such guarantee. Depositors might de mand this guarantee even In the ab sence of any law requiring banks to make the guarantee. No one Is criticis ing Mr. Bryan or anyone for advocating such a system. But there Is much objec tion and criticism as to the Democratic plan of "guaranteeing bank deposits." Why should the patrons of sound banking Institutions be compelled to guarantee or insure that depositors In banks of dishonest and speculative offi cials shall have their money returned to them, when they have nothing to say as to the management,, nothing to do with these last-named banks whatever? If Mr. Bryan will advocate that every bank, before It receives a charter to do business or to receive deposits, shall secure some insurance society toa Insure that every depositor placing money with such bank will receive the amount of his deposits back, no serious objec tion could arise to the plan. Then each depositor in such bank, by paying his share of the Insurance rate, would be secured against loss. It would be the affair of the patrons of each bank. No Innocent third parties would be com pelled to step in and" make good losses of dishonest officials. Mr. Bryan In his Topeka discourse evaded the real ob jection to his plan as pointed out by Mr. Taft The plan advocated by the JJemocrat lc candidate Is an attempt to make the careful depositor, who uses good Judg ment care and rjklll in his selectlrn of a bank In which to make his deposits stand responsible for the losses of the thriftless. Ignorant or designing pat rons of banks of the first-named class. It is an attempt to do away with the personal factor of human nature and place the thriftless, the Ignorant and dishonest patrons on a level with the thrifty, intelligent and honest depositor and patron. It is a bold attempt to level all conditions. Indirectly confis cate private property, make the honest and Intelligent Individual a prey to the ignorant and vicious. It Is a long step toward Socialism. Mr. Bryan carefully evades the objection that Mr. Taft has urged to his plan. It does not seem possible that the people will ever take this step toward Socialism, advocated by the Democratic party. HIRAM F. MURDOCH. FOR WEEKLY PAYMENT. This System Would Check the "Bro kerage" Abuse. PORTLAND. Or.. Sept 30. (To the Editor.) I have been wondering If It ever occurred to anyone, especially those In authority, that there Is an easy method for public employes to evade the money sharks who exact their pound of flesh from their vic tims whenever misfortune or misman agement overtakes them. The man who goes to work for the Government as clerk or letter-carrier In the post office, or the one who is employed by the city in any of Its departments, sel dom has enough to live upon the first month In which he is so employed and provide the necessary outfit of uniform or tools to do his work. It is necessary for him to have some money and before he has drawn his first month's salary he goes to a "broker" and secures a loan to tide him over, fully Intending to save out enough to carry him over the second month. If anything should happen to run him short, he goes again and again and finally gets into the "broker's" clutches a full month and is worse off than when he began. The "broker" knows all about human frailty and realizes his chance of losing a monthly war rant in the end and charges a high per cent for the accommodation. Many who borrow money are not improvi dent; they sometimes have sickness in their families and their salaries are not great enough to stand much of a siege of that kind, and they seek what to them appears an easy way of stemming the tide, only to find them selves In the whirlpool at last Now for the easy solution of the problem: If the Government or city would pay its employes weekly in stead of monthly there would be no long waits for money by those who earn it It Is, noticeable that wage earners who get their money every Monday are not hypothecating their wages. They can tide over one week pretty easily, but not one month, and have no reason or Incentive to call on a "broker" for fancied assistance. The remedy lies with those in au thority those who audit and pay the salaries. It would only require a post ing of books and the signing of a pay roll once a week Instead of once a month to cure the evil and put the shylocks out or business. E. L. THORPE. Roosevelt Families Costly. La Grande Observer. Fate seems to have no mercy on the poor. We have no sooner recovered from digging up for school books when the rain requires a round of rubbers. This Rooseveltlan Idea of large families reads all right in magazine editions of the Sunday papers, but poor "Dad" at certain periods of the year Is entitled to some consideration also. VARIOUS PLUNDER. Mrs. Gramercy "What do we need for dinner?" Bridget "Shure. mum. Ol trup'ped over - the rug an' we need a new Bet of dishes." Puck. She "Frankly, now. If you had to choose between me and a million, what would you do?" He "I'd take the million. Then you would be easy." Life. Do you ever do anything to help your wife with her household tasks?" "Sura I do. I light the fire every morning." "Ah! And do you carry the coal up?" "N no. We cook with electricity." Cleveland Leader. piper 'The verra pest music I never heard .whatever was donn at Jamie Mac Lauchlan's. There was fufteen o' us pipers In the wee back parlor, all playln' different chunes. I thoucht I was noatln' In heaven 1" Punch. "TitnKe mats nothlne." said the man of ready-made wisdom. "I guess," answered Mr. Cumrox. "that you never had any expe riences with these cafe waiters who regulate their politeness by the size of the tip." Washington Star. "Rufus. yon old loafer! do you think Its right to leave your wife at the waehtub while you pass your time fishing? Tas sah. ledge; 's all right. Mah wife don need no watchin'. She'll sho'ly wuk Jes- es hahd ex ef Ah wux dar." Judge. "He has everything to make a woman nanny" "On the contrary, he has nothing but wealth." 'Dear me! What more can a woman ask of her husband than that ... I..-. wjth?" "That he have brains. beamy, bravery 1" "But" "Or. failing these, heart Qlseaser . On Going Fishing: BY ARTHUR A. GREENE. DO YOU ever go fishing? Not prima rily to catch fish as do those to whom fishing has a significance in pounds and numbers, but for the higher zest of pursuing the wild things of the waters; for the sake of the unspoiled Joy of seeking out the spirit of the wilderness? If you do not your life sis vain and empty. You are missing much that i worth the striving and to fish requires little of the travail of strife. I fish often, not wisely nor too well, for I am little learned In the craft of my good friends Izaak Walton and Henry Van Dyke. However. I revel In my occasional visits to the unfettered mountain streams where the trout wise in their day and generation, defy the ingenuity and du plicity of us to meet and conquer them on their own battle-ground. ' The essence of delight lies not In what the fisherman catches, but in the splendid inspiration of his fishing. Just to know the sheer happiness of being out of the world and its sorry scheme of things, is in Itself something for which we may well thank all the gods of fishermen. If you have never whipped a boisterous mountain stream, no matter whether you got five or 60 into your creel, you have missed one of life's best rewards. The shouting of the rapids, the soothing prat tle of the ripples and the sweet calm of the still pools where Dolly Vardena and Rainbows meet to talks things over, are doubly blessed to the understanding tenant of the city who gets back to the primitive once or twice In his weary twelvemonth, spent on pavement and be tween brick walls. You roll out of your blankets at the first prying glance of a sun which rises earlier here where the sky is clean. The smell of the fir and the spruce in the early morning and the taste of the moun tain air surely no nectar of all the vint-1 ners since the beginning can equal this. The lust for physical activity, the pas sion of unrestrained animal energy, such rejoicing as that of a strong man to run a race these are the sacraments that take hold of one who is deep in the woods, beside a trout stream with his rod and reel as sinews of war, an appre ciative mind and a receptive bart to give him comradeship. "This is the for est primeval," be says to himself, be he ever so little learned; and then, nat urally, he repeats the rest of It about the murmuring pines and the hemlocks." Then his hours have come. The day grows toward maturity. Your rivals, the fishing birds, leave the stream to you and no matter how fortunate have been your casta now you cast In vain. His Majes ty the Trout takes a midday siesta and none of your "royal coachmen," "brown hackles" or "professors" lure him from the eddies where there is repose after a fighting of the cascades' foam. You reel in your line and wallow in the luxury of the sun-kissed silences. Your eyes and your thoughts go a-rambllng. As far as the vision can carry into the sister blue of the sky, twin to the water's blue, an, eagle, ever restless and defiant monarch; soars, unconsciously majestic, typical rf the high, cloud-scaling aspirations of thje soul. An humble kingfisher, or loon, em blematic of the practical every-day, skims the surface of the stream on a chance for an unwary meal veritable feathered Mi cawbers waiting for something to turn up. Flat on your back you lie, the smoke of your pipe mingling with the myriad perfumes of the wild. Your eyes grow heavy and the spell of the unfretted land works its will with you. When you awaken, the shadows have grown gro tesquely long and the breath of the wind, Is cold. The riffles look dark and ara broken by the breeze. It is time to fish again. "A light fly will be the thing, you say, and the virile five-pounder that takes your second cast and leaps for freedom proves that you are learning the blandishing arts of the angler. He makes a game fight, does that five-pounder, and keeps your nerves tingling and your reel singing for full ten minutes. Then, after heartbreaking uncertainty he makes a long, swinging circle which returns you 20 yards of line, and your trout sulks in the shelter of a mighty rook to think it over. Follows an eternity of anxiety, for no power on earth short of explosive can beat him If he holds to his advantage. But the folly of fish is like unto the folly of wise men, and so Sir Knight FtveJ Dmina, In ahlnlnff ormnt unH with TAn nons flying dashes from his citadel on j forlorn hope. He has missed his calau latlons, as has many a general before him, and, after a few "last-ditch" dem onstrations he Is In shallow water, thanks to the rod, the silk and the loyal reel. A moment later he Is a prisoner of war In your basket and the waters wherein he was overlord will know him no more forever. It is enough to have conquered this mighty one, and you are well content and as you climb the crusted boulders and scale the mossy palisades which He between you and the endless tree-field you feel In your heart the triumph of Napoleon at Wagram. By the time you get back to camp it Is sundown and the bacon is a-frylng in the pan. The fire light already gleams hospitably through the aisles of the forest Later you know there will be a bed of seductive fir bows and a long, undreaming sleep under the night and the stars and the lofty canopy of the encompassing forest. "Good-night. Fisherman! Happy Fish-' erman. thrloe-fold la your luck, even though it be only what the unskillful and unregenerate call 'fisherman's luck.' " Highest Restaurant in the World. Chicago Dispatch. , , What is probably the highest res taurant in the world has been opened at the Elsmeer Station of the Jungfrau Railway In Switzerland. It is situated 10,000 feet above sea level, close to th summit of the mountains. The food Id not cooked by means of ordinary fuel but by electricity generated by th. Lutschine Waterfall, deep down In th. valley below. The cooking Is done oi the principle of the so-called "Papiniai Digester." as, owing to the rarefactioii of the air at that great altitude wate: bolls much more quickly and woul. evaporate before cooking the food With an expenditure of 80 kilowatts o; electrical energy It Is possible to pre pare a five-course dinner for a parti of 100 persons In a very short time The guests are accommodated InVfi large hall hewn out of the solid rocW and heated by electricity. That's Different. Boston Herald, Ind.-Dem. If Mr. Bryan can support himsel handsomely, giving more than half o his time to gratuitous work, and la aside $150,000 in a few years, how Ion will it take him to accumulate mor money than any man ought to be ai lowed to possess, according to his owi economics? j