THE . MORXIXG OKEGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1908.
ELOQUENT APPEAL
FOR TUFT VOTES
Judge Thompson Contrasts
Records of Republican and
Democratic Nominees. '
BRYAN MAN OF IMAGERY
Seattle Jurist Also Refers to Injunc
tion and Declares Onrj Those
Who Do Wrong Xeed
Fear Its Effect.
Eloquently and forcefully Judgre Will
II. Thompson, of Seattle.- aualled
Bryan and his policies and recommend
ed Taft a the logical candidate for
the Presidency lu an address at-Ihe
Armory last night. Judge Thompson,
as an ex-Confederate soldier, jurist
and loyal Republican, declared that
never was a man selected by the Re
publican or the Democratic parties
more fully and completely equipped to
preside over the destinies of this Re
public than William Howard Taft. the
nominee on the Republican ticket. A
drenching rain storm was the only ele
ment which reduced the attendance at
the meeting.
Pays Tribute to Roosevelt.
Comparing the present Chief Execu
tive with his predecessors. Judge
Thompson said that President Roose
velt did more in one day than Jeffer
on accomplished in any three months
or his administration. The record of
Tart in the Philippines, in Cuba and in
the Cabinet was referred to as that
which no nervous and excitable man
could have equalled. Having never
made a mistake in his official relations.
It was suggested that Taft was the
man needed to administer the complex
civilisation with which this Govern
ment has to treat.
Alluding to Bryan, the eloquent
speaker denied that the perennial can
didate ever had favored a measure
which in practice had not proved a
failure, or which, when the people
came to know and understand It. was
not recognized as a failure. The fal
lacy of Bryan's various policies. Includ
ing that of free silver, anti-linperlal-lsm
and Government ownership, was
pointed out.. It was charged that Bry
an had abandoned all or the Issues he
formerly had advocated and had sub
stituted therefor his hank guarantee
plank, which. lt v alleged, amounted
only to a premium on dishonesty.
Bryan was described as a man or much
Imagination and great imagery.
Bryan Cannot Be Trusted.
Judge Thompson asserted that the
Democratic, nominee never had ad
vanced one principle or a single meas
ure that would bear the acrutlny of a
thinking people. Bryan was not to be
trusted In ISOrt. said Judge Thompson,
and for the same reason there was less
rause to trust him in the pending cam
paign. Judge Thompson was advertised to
discuss the Injunction question, but he
devoted only a part of his address to
that Issue. He upheld the majesty of
th law. and Insisted that the power
of saving what Is right and what is
wrong should be lodged somewhere. He
maintained that the law was supreme
and declared that he who would strike
down the established law of a commu
nity committed a more grievous crime
than he who commits murder or arson.
Judge Thompson argued that where
mn were not seeking to do any wrong
the mere serving of an Injunction could
not result In any harm. On the contrary,
he said, if men" mere Intending to do
hsrm. It certainly was proper that they
should be restrained. In defense of the
assertion that Taft had been charged
with being the author of Injunctions,
Judge Thompson said thousands of In
junctions had been issued before the
Republican nominee had been born.
t N. McArthur, secretary of the state
central committee, presided as chairman
of the meeting and Introduced Judge
Thompson, who was applauded vigorous
ly on the presentation of each telling
point in his masterful address.
"o Man Better Equipped.
"Why Is It better to elect Taft than
TranT What are the reasons? In a
whole night I could not give all of the
reasons for selecting the Republican
nominee." said Judge Thompson. "Com
pare both of the candidates. Both are
tionorahle men. good cltlxens and fair
men. What do they teach for the Gov
ernment to adjust Its business upon?
What remedies do they propose? Taft
always has been engaged In the public
affairs of the country. Since the foun
dation stone of the Government was laid
there has never been a man so complete
ly and perfectly equipped as the man
we have chosen this good year In Mr.
Tsft.
"Mr. Tsft has been a great lawyer, a
great Judge, a great Secretary of War.
lie was sent out to the Philippine Isl
ands to qtriet those people, those wild
people you might call them, of an-ither
race. How perfectly he accomplished his
work: He was sent down to Cuba when
the Insurgents had practically overthrown
the lawful power there. No common man
could have done these things. No man
nervous and excitable. He was sent to
the Panama canal and brought order out
of cha-s. Kvery taR he has attempted!
he has accomplished. Where has he
ever made a mistake?
Takes li Brjan's Record.
"Could Mr. Bryen have aooomplli-hed
these things, however good a man he may
be? Has he ever favored a measure but
that either In theory or In practice has
proved a failure? Or which the -people
have not come to realize was not a fall
ure? Mr. Bryan was In Congress. Not
one measure that any or you can call to
mind was ever proposed by Mr. Bryan In
Congress that had any tendency to ivlleve
the American people of any burden or
tended In any way to their betterment.
Kor the past eight or ten years he has
never fsvored a measure that showed him
to be a man of deep thought or strong
judgment."
- Judge Thompson then reviewed the
different policies Bryan had advocated
during the last 1! years, including free
liver, anti-Imperialism and Govern
ment ownership.
"This Nation cannot stop." continued
Jodge Thompson. "This Nation cannot
moor the ship of state to swing at an
chor. The man who stops, retrogrades.
The nation that stops, goes backward.
The only way to preserve your station
la to go forward. The moment you flag,
you go backward. The United States
la only started on Its course. There
are boys now growing toward manhood
who. at my age. will be able to declare
of the Pacific Ocean as England docs of
the Mediterranean, that It is an Amer
ican lake. 'And no one wllj dare to say
nay to that proposition."
Discussing the bank-guarantee pro
posal of Mr. Bryan, Judge Thompson
auld:
"Mr. Bryan says we must change our
iaasi ILmA we will hav U oX.
the banks in this country levy a tax to
pay the debts of all Individual banks, and
if I deposit my money with a notoriously
speculative bank, one that Is run by real
estate men, and It shall fail, the other
banks shall pay that banks debts, ine
main feature of that Is not the results
of It. The worst Is that it is teaching
American people dishonesty. It is simply
putting a premium on dishonesty. There
Is no law that will change the character
istics of men who are doing the busi
ness of banking. They will have the
same characteristics regardless of what
laws sre passed. In other words the re
alization of Bryan's policy would en
courage speculation among bankers for
the reason that they would know their
depositors would be paid In event. 01
failure.
"Do you want me te vote for a law
like that? A law that is a dishonest
one? Will you trust a man who makes
all of these mistakes? Is he a man
of good Judgment, a man fit to sit
where Washington sat; where Jefferson
reigned, where Lincoln died and where
Roosevelt rules with a rod of iron?
Do you think he Is fit under all of those
circumstances to dispense all of the
power that comes Into the hands of the
President of the United States? I don't
think our Iemocratie friends really be
lieve any of these things."
Judge Thompson tonight will address
the voters of Forest Grove.
YEARS TELL OH DflN PATCH
GAME OLD PACER FAILS TO
EQCAL 1:35 RECORD.
Despite Age and Condition, Veteran
Does Mile in Remarkable
Time of 1 :SS 1-4.
LEXINGTON. Ky Oct. IS. The feat
ure of today's sport was the remarkable
but unsuccessful attempt of Dan Patch
to lower his record of 1:55. He went
the mile In 1:5 1-4, and considering
his age and condition his effort Is said
to have been more remarkable even
than his record-making performance.
He was very tired at the finish.
Summary:
Walnut Hall Farm cup. 1:15 class trot
tlnr. purse :i0O0. 3 In R Thlann won In
thrt straight h.at. In 2:08 s,. 2.07 .
2:074.
2:12 pace, purse 11000, 3 In 5 Cayee
Jones won three straight beats In 2:0S,
2:08. J :",.
2:18 class trotting, purse $in"0 Maxtne
won three straight beats In 2:08, 2:09,
2: 1.1 "4.
Grand special to beat 1:3ft, pacing Dan
Patch, blk. b.. by Joe Patohen (Hershey),
loet. Time by quarters. :29. :&6s. l:l'oVi,
1:66 V,.
DR. CLINE HEADS PASTORS
Methodist Preachers Begin Fall
Work and Elect Officers.
Reorganization of the Portland Meth
odist Ministerial Association has been
effected by the election of Dr. C. EL
Cllne as president. Rev. J. W. Jeffrey.
Jr.. as vice-president and Rev. L. C.
Poor as secretary-treasurer. Dr. Cllne
Is on the superanuated list. Rev. Mr.
Jeffrey Is pastor at University Park
Dr. C. K. Cllne. Elected Preel.
drat Metkodlat Ministerial As
sociation. and Rev. Mr. Poor Is pastor at Sellwood.
Dr. S. H. Dewart. pastor of St. John
Church, was elected chairman of the
committee on programmer
The sesslot was the first held since
the annual conference, and was charac
terized by deep Interest. Dr. Benjamin
Tnung pastor of Taylor-street Church,
read a paper on "Current Literature,"
which was followed by lively comment
by those present.
IDENTIFY BOY'S BODY
Young Men Recognize Friend Who
Was Killed at Oakland, Or.
The body of the young boy who was
killed bv falling off a freight train
on which he was stealing a ride near
Oakland. Oregon. Sunday. was yes
terday Identified as that of Roy Gil
lespie, the 15-year-old son of Mrs. L.
Gillespie, who resldts at the Palmer
House, at Tark and Alder streets. The
Identification was made by Neil Mc
Klnnon., an attache of the Bungalow
Theater, and Percy McKinney, of Port
land, both of whom read of the de
scription of the dead boy and thinking
It another friend wno answered to it,
went to Oakland to identify and bring
back the body.
McKtnney recognized the body as
tat of young Gillespie. The Gillespie
lad had been employed as programme
boy at the Lyric Theater, and in that
manner the boys became acquainted.
An elder brother of the dead boy left
last night to bring back the body. Mrs.
Gillespie has not yet been Informed
of the tragedy for the reason that she
Is 111.
Roy Gillespie left Portland last week
without telling his relatives of his In
tentions, and It Is presumed that he
fell asleep while riding on the brake
beams and dropped under the wheels.
DECEIVED LOVER KILLS
Shoots Woman to Whom He Had
Given Farm.
DRCMMOND. Mont. Oct. IS. Mrs.
Ben Davis was shot and Instantly killed
in her apartments by Thomas Howell,
during a quarrel over money matters
here today. Howell Is said to have be
come Infatuated with the woman and
to have deeded over his ranch to her.
She had planned to dispose of the prop
erty and to leave Drummond when
Howell learned of her intentions. How
ell gave himself up. He has been in
the employ of the Northern Pacific,
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VOTES TO ABOLISH
JILL CITY BOARDS
Charter Commission Meets,
but Small Attendance Post
pones Many Actions.
STILL WANT CIVIL SERVICE
Dr. W. G. Eliot's Report, Recom
mending Continuation of Present
System, Postponed Election
of Some Officers Advised.
Owing to the fact that six members
of the Charter Commission were ab
sent last night, many features of the
reports presented by committees were
postponed for one week. By a vote of
six to three, it was decided to abolish
all boards and commissions, except per
haps the Civil Service and Library
commissions. However, these matters
were likewise laid over for definite ac
tion until the full membership Is pres
ent. A strong effort was made by F. V.
Holman to secure an exception in the
case of the Park and Water Boards,
which, he declared, should be continued
in office to insure good management of
the projects now under contemplation.
The vote was taken on the Park Board,
upon his motion to continue it. and it
failed to carry. He then declined to
move for the continuation of the Water
Board, fearing, he said, thef same re
sult. It therefore seems settled that
the. Charter Commission will recom
mend a charter devoid of these numer
ous boards and commissions, but that a
provision will be made for a Civil Serv
ice Commission, Is deemed certain.
Favor Park and Water Board.
Dr. W. Q. Eliot, Jr., and Chief Deputy
City Auditor Grutze spoke In favor of
continuing the Park and Water Boards,
as they believe It would be unwise to
change the personnel of either during
the carrying out of the projects for
which millions of dollars have been
provided, namely, Ine building of a
second pipe line to Bull Run River and
perfecting a park and boulevard sys
tem. Dr. C. H. Chapman and F. E.
Beach led the opposition forces, which
were victorious. Dr. Chapman said he
could not see why the City Council of
seven and the Mayor, under the system
to be recommended to the voters, could
not appoint subordinates of as high
ability as a Mayor can under this pres
ent city plan. Dr. Eliot expressed a
rear that It might be. hard to get a
competent Parle Board, for example, as
Councilman may not have good taste
In park matters. Dr. Chapman thought.
however, that it may be possible out
of a council of seven men to get one
man with some vestige of good taste.
H. H. Newhall thought it would hardly
do any good to -etaln either board, as
the members of both, under this char
ter, can be removed at will by the
Mayor, and the chances are, he said, in
favor of a change In July, with a new
Mayor at the helm..
Civil-Service Question Postponed.
John F. Logan moved that it be the
sense of the Commission that there be
a Civil Service Board, mnd Dr. Eliot
read a report of the committee on civil
service, which was then postponed until
next meeting for consideration.
That there is deep interest In this mat
ter Is fully known by the members of
the Charter Commission, and It w sure
to receive great attention before It Is
passed. It Is generally believed that upon
this feature, in large part, depends the
acceptation or rejection of the charter
to be recommended by the Commission
when It gets to he voters.
Mr. Logan spoke briefly about civil
service, saying:
I warn you right now that we have got
to be careful what we do in this respect.
Ws must protect the city employes, and
avoid giving the eight-headed city gov
ernment we are going to have a chance
to build up a machine. We have been liv
ing among the clouds; we may as well come
down to earth. Under the new system
w will get Just about the same kind of
Councllmen aa we hare now; under the
direct primary we will Just about get Coun
cllmen of the same calibre as we hatie now.
I do not delude myself or flatter my soul
that we will have ideal Councllmen. And
If we are not very careful we will have a
machine such as would make Jbe Simon
or "Jack" Mathews blush for shame.
Recommendation of Report.
- Dr. Chapman suggested It might be well
to postpone action and the postponement
was favored by the Commission. How
ever, the Commission listened to the read
ing of the report by Dr. Eliot.
The chief features of the recommenda
tions of the civil service report are that
the system be retained virtually as at
present, that the Mayor and Council have
power to appoint and remove the Com
mlssloners; that. In case of removal by
the Mayor, the vacancy be filled by the
judges of the Circuit Court of Multnomah
County; or. in case of inaction by them
that the Governor appoint, and, if he re
fuses to act, that the removal be deemed
void and the man sought to be removed
be reseated. That there be no appeals In
cases of discharge except for causes of
religion, politics or bad faith, was a
feature of the report.
"Is It the intention of the committee.
In relation to that recommendation
about having the Governor to appoint,
to give him a chance to build up a ma
chine in the city?" asked Dr. Chapman,
and there was general laughter.
"The committee had no such designs,"
replied Dr. Eliot.
Dr. Chapman declared hlmseir posi
tively opposed to giving anyone outside
the Mayor and Council the right to ap
point, as he said It would furnish ex
cuse for shifting responsibility.
This subject, when It comes up for
final action. Is bound to create much
debate. It Is said, ror It is one or the
most important of all features to be
considered.
.A report from the committee on pub
lic library recommended the present
library system and was adopted.
Three Officials to Be Elected.
The committee on executive reported
In favor of the election of a City'
Treasurer, a City Auditor and Municipal
Judge, and that the other officers shall
be appointed by the Mayor and Council.
It also recommended that the recall law
be Incorporated Into the charter, arfd
that it shall require" 25 per cent of the
voters to a petition before a special
election can be ordered; that but two
such petitions shall be permitted in a
single Instance, and that if the elections
did not unseat the official sought to
be removed that he be considered still
in office. Should there be more votes
for the rival candidate, the accused of
ficial shall be considered "recalled."
This Is a provision which is being
watched closely by the members of the
commission, as it is highly important
that the right of officials shall be pro
tected, as well as that the public Inter
ests be safeguarded.
President Henry E. McGinn was r.ot
present, and upon motion of Mr. Hol-
I Check
Accounts
The man who drew
out" $50.00 to pay his
bills and lost it realized
the benefits from main
taining a bank account
by observing the busi
ness methods employed
by his neighbor in pay
ing his bills by check.
This company accepts
check deposits without
restrictions as to the
amounts.
Merchants Savings $
Trust Company 2
247 Washington Street,
Portland, Oregon.
man. R- W. Montague was nominated
and elected temporary chairman. He
presided throughout the session.
RUNAWAY INJURIES FATAL
BOY DRAGGED HALF-MILK WITH
FEET IX DOUBLETREES.
Younger Brother Receives Crushed
Arm, While Third Lad Es
capes Uninjured.
HILLSBORO, Or.. Oct. 13. (Special.)
The 12-year-old son of Charles
George, a farmer residing ten miles
southeast of this city died yesterday
from the effects of injuries received In a
runaway last week. The father had re
turned home with his team, turned the
horses over to his son, with Instruc
tions to place them In the barn, leav
ing then for a neighbor's house.
The boy. being ambitious, went to
the field for a load of corn. While In
the field the horses became frightened,
and started to run, the boy being
thrown forward, his feet catching in
the doubletrees.
Head downward, the boy was dragged
for a half mile or more, receiving con
cussions on the head and other injuries.
Two younger brothers were with the
older one. One was thrown from the
wagon and received a badly crushed
arm. The third was uninjured.
HURLED 60 FEET DOWN HILL
Logger, Struck hy Falling Tree, Es
capes With Broken Bones.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 13. (Special.)
Frank Home, a timber feller employed
at the Meserve logging camp on Grays
River, Wash.,1 was severely though not
dangerously injured while at work
there yesterday, and was brought to
the hospital here today for treatment.
As a tree which he had cut was falling
Its butt struck a log and hurled it
against Home's side knocking him
down the hillside fully 60 feet before
he hit the ground and then he rolled
for some distance.
When picked up he was' still con
scious, but was believed to have been
critically injured, so a litter was made
and Home was packed by his com
panions a distance of 17 miles to the
landing, from where he was sent by
boat to Astoria. An examination
showed that several of Home's ribs
were broken and his left arm bruised,
but he was not hurt Internally and his
injuries are not considered of a dang
erous nature.
BUYS HORSE SHOW ENTRY
Mrs. H. C. Wortnan Secures Peep
o'Day From Dr. A. C. Froom-e.
Peep o'Day, the beautiful mare which
Dr. A. C. Froome purchased in Califor
nia last week for exhibition In the horse
show, was sold yesterday to Mrs. H. C.
Wortman. This is an illustration of the
demand there is in Portland for well
bred horses. Mrs. Wortman has been
looking for a good combination saddler
and driver for some time, and when she
saw this splendid animal, she determined
to own her if Dr. Froome could be per
suaded to part with her. The mare was
sired by an English hackney and has
splendid action and conformation. In
color she is a dark bay and she is
equally satisfactory in saddle or har
ness. Dr. Kroome has entered her In 10
classes In the horse show and Mrs. Wort
man will not change any of his original
plans for driving and Tiding. Only In the
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posts and 34-inch fillers, and is equipped with ball
bearing casters. Three-quarter or full QQ
size: Price
Large line of. Brass
Beds, $25 to $100.
Fine assortment in
the Vernis Martin
finish, $6 to $25.
ladles saddle class for which a rider
had not been secured little Miss Helen
Wortman will exhibit her mother's new
horse.
The figure paid for the mare by Mrs.
Wortman has not been made public, but
the fact that Dr. Froome spent fully a
year In trying to locate Peep o'Day
having once seen her and admired her
extravagantly would give the Impression
that it took a high figure to get her.
PLANS TO LIQUIDATE DEBTS
COMMERCIAL ' CIiTJB WOULD
SELL LIFE MEMBERSHIPS.
Will Offer 200 at $250 Each to
Raise Money to Reimburse Those
Advancing Funds to Club.
To raise a fund to liquidate debts of
about $40,000 Incurred by the Commercial
Clab In furnishing the rooms and alter
ing plans of the ground floor, a meeting
Is to be held tonight, when a proposition
will be presented to offer 200 life member
ships at 1250 each.
Under the present by-laws of the club
resident members pay 30 a "year dues.
non-residents $20 and temporary members
Army, Navy, etc a nominal fee but no
dues. There are but two honorary mem
bers on the list, the late I. W. Pratt and
A. L. Craig. There was a statement pub
lished that the change In the by-laws pro
posed was to make the life membership
$150, but that is a mistake. The amount
proposed Is $250, and it Is figured that In
eight and one-third years this will have
run out through death, resignation, ex
pulsion and removal, and that new mem
bers will be added to the club meantime
to put the organization on its present
dues-paying basis. There are at present
about 1400 members of the club but it is
thought the limit of 200 life members will
not be exceeded.
President Hodson said last night there
is no crisis in the affairs of the club,
but that a few members had come to the
front and advanced the necessary funds
to carry out the original plans and subse
quent alterations, and it was deemed ad
visable at this time to reimburse these
members. Nothing else of any particular
Interest is to come up tonight, according
to the president, rumors to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Clarkston Lad Admits Forgery.
THE DALLES, Dr., Oct 13. (Spe
cial.) Roy Hoffman, of Clarkston,
Wash., was arrested at Arlington last
night by Sheriff Christman on a charge
of forgery. While visiting his uncle,
C. A. Myer, a farmer of the Fifteen
Mile district. Toung Hoffman stole a
wheat receipt Issued to Myer by the
Wasco Warehouse Milling Company,
and taking it to the mill received a
cheek for $116. At a hearing this aft
ernoon, Hoffman pleaded guilty and
was bound over to the grand Jury.
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