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8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, . SEPTEMBER 2S, 1912. POKTLAJfD. OREGON. h Entered at Portland. Orcfoo. Poatofftoa aa Eecona-dass Matter. Subscription Rates Invariably In Advance. r (BY MAIL.) n T w InnAi tnl,irif4 nm TUP ...13.00 .Daily, eunday Included, aix montba 4.20 Ifally. Eunday Included, tnraa month. . 2.13 Uil!;, Eunday Included, ona montn. . Ijally, without Sunday, ona year 6.00 Dally, without Eunday. alz month! Dally, without Sunday, threa month!.. . 1.7 .Dally, without Eunday. ona month...... -? 1U..I.1U . - . 1.90 Eunday. one vear . ............ Sunday and Weekly, ona year. ......... 1. IBT CARR1EB.) Dally. Sunday Included, one year - ; Daily. Sunday Included, on month..... How to Remit Send PoatoIIlce money or . der. ezpresa order or personal check on your local bank. Stamp, coin or currency are at the aendefa rlik. filve noatoffice addreM .In full lni.lti.4ln- .nnntw . nH nata. Pontage Katea 10 to 14 page. 1 cent: 1 in a pases, z centa; au to v fh. 40 to 0 page. 4 cent. Foreign postage, double rate. : Eastern Bualneaa Offices Verra "qnk )ln Mew York, Brunswick building. ,Cnl ciio. steger building. i San Francisco Olflee R. J. Bldwell Co.. GiX Market street. f European Office No. I Regent street. B. iw., London. JPORTXAXD, SATURDAY. SEPT. 28. 1812. A BOOBY PRIZE FOR DEFEATED CAN DIDATES. i Either Mr. J. S. Reed, who writes to Jrhe Oregonian today on the subject Jof proportional representation, has .never been in a position to observe ;the inner workings of a Legislature jQr is peculiarly blind to what goes on arouna mm. The U'Renlc scheme of giving the .Governor sole authority to introduce appropriations, he thinks, does not place too great power in one man's hands, because the Legislature can re "duce the amounts proposed by the Governor. "If the Governor browbeats the Legislature the Legislature can bulldoze the Governor," he says. -, 5 It is the more or less local appro priations that would be utilized by the .Governor to control legislation under "a. plan such as is proposed in the pro portional representation amendment. tThe Governor would not only have these appropriations to trade for other votes, but he would have his own votes, perhaps equalling a third !of the legislative strength, to barter also. Power to bulldoze the Governor would be possible only in a shaky .combination formed of all the mem bers who wanted local appropriations ",i for example those who wanted a bridge over the Snake River in Mal 'heur, those who wanted another . bridge in Baker County, those who wanted demonstration farms in Cen tral Oregon, those who wanted fancy frills at the several state institutions. .A Governor who could not break up such a combination would be a poor politician. If the Governor makes a deal with ;the delegation from a certain county to introduce an appropriation for ia National Guard armory in return .for support of his policies, he carries out his part of the compact when he 'presents the bill and votes for it. 'There is still enough honor in Legis lators to hold the county delegation 'to the compact even if the legislative body later rejected the appropriation. In what appropriations is the Gov--ernor particularly and personally in terested? Only in those, as a rule, that are of general interest to the state. Would the Legislature bulldoze him by threatening to reduce those : appropriations? If it did' each mem ber would spite himself as much as 'he would the chief executive. ' The power to veto appropriations, as it is used in controlling extraneous legislation today, is largely an imple ment of threat, though it may be withheld as a reward for heeding an ! Implied threat. Under the TJ'Ren ;plan the appropriation power could be used either as a club or legalized ' bribe. Possessed only of the veto the : Governor may say to a member: "Vote my way or I shall veto the ap j propriation you want." With the , proposed amendment in use the Gov ernor could sit back and wait for the members to come to him. It would be "Please, Mr. Governor, introduce this appropriation and I will reciprocate , on anything you want." ' The Oregonian did not attempt to prove, that the chief executive would 'always have one-third the voting ' strength of the Legislature, as implied : by Mr. Reed. It offered the political alignments in the existing Legislature j as an example of what might happen. ?With fifty-seven members of the House Republicans and a Democratic . Governor in the chair the latter would most certainly have a great voting ! power. But if Mr. Bowerman had been elected in place of Governor ; West the illustration would not be : applicable. Governor West, in a like alignment, would still have one-third of the voting power, but he would not have the authority to propose appro- priations. Governor Bowerman would have that power, but he would have ( only the voting strength of the three Republican candidates who were de feated in the preceding election. " . The amendment offers a booby prize to every candidate for Governor. If , defeated for the big job he gets a little one. How will the men repre sented by the booby prizewinners dis close their identity? We have at hand ! a legislative election. Not a single ' political party has expressed Itself on state issues. Candidates are not run ning on a general platform. Every one ' stands on his own personal, self devised platform. It would be so with proxy voting in practice. No two ' platforms wouldt be identical. The ex officlo members of the Legislature would represent numbers. They would have no recognizable constituency. They could defend no voter's interests because they could not identify the voters who had cast ballots for de- ' feated legislative candidates of their party. This amendment in" its pur ported Intent to give the minority representation is more than visionary. It is farcical. FARMERS MAKING GOOD. "The poor farmer," who for genera tions in this and alt other countries was condoled with because his occupa tion was one of hardship and scant profit, is no longer to be pitied, for his. ' calling is now one of the most profit able that can be followed. That is. provided the farmer is not a "poor" manager, is not lazy, shiftless and im provident. If he is wedded to idleness or profligacy he would do better in "almost any other kind of business, for .if there is any calling that requires close attention it is farming. Without industry the farmer is as sure to fail -as night is to follow day. But if he is industrious, is any sort of a man ager and has good health he will soon make double what any man can make Working by the day or week for Mothers. . This is particularly true in this year .1912 In Oregon. Take the instance of the man in the Table Rock district of Jackson County, as reported in a re- cent issue of the Mail Tribune, of Med ford. This man has just taken 6000 sacks of potatoes from thirty acres. These potatoes are now worth at the Medford depot $1.25 per sack, or S7500 for the product from thirty acres. And last year the profit from the same land was still greater. Then there is the man over in the Molalla district, - back of Canby, in Clackamas County, who has just sold $800 worth of clover seed from eight acres, and has twenty-seven tons of clover hay cut from the same land. This is worth $270, . or $1070 from the eight acres.' That is not quite as good as the Jackson County farmer did, but when a farmer can make more than $100 per acre net from his land he is in a pretty good country and no mistake. These are, but two instances. There are hundreds of such and greater successes. What ought to encourage people to come here from less favored districts is the further fact that the lands men. tioned as producing these results are moderately priced. They are not our high-priced lands, and there are hun dreds of thousands of acres for sale on easy terms. COINTING THEIR CHICKENS. The professional Roosevelt view of the situation in Oregon is significantly reflected by the following comment from the La Grande Observer, stertorious Bull Moose champion: For a time It seemed that Wilson would be Oregon's choice for President, but In the last few weeks the Taft supporters have become confident and they will not vote for Wilson unless a change takea place here. Thla gives th Roosevelt people ample ground to work In the full belief that their candidate will be a winner here. Had the Taft people continued to half way support Wilson, the fight for Roosevelt would have been much harder for those In charge. The editor of the La Grande Ob server is an expert political diagnostJ clan with a fatal gift of frankness. His views are interesting, and may be important. But it is nevertheless a little star' tling to find your Bull Mooser saying, and evidently believing, that if. the Taft supporters vote for Taft, Roose velt will carry Oregon. EARLY MARRIAGES. Most of the Harvard students to whom Dr. Eliot made his plea for early marriages the other day are In such worldly circumstances that they can follow his advice without much foolhardiness. They are the sons of men who can give them a comfortable start in life. If misfortune overtakes them about the time when the third or fourth baby appears they can look to the paternal treasury for relief. To young men from their walk in life an early marriage does not mean inevitable misery Increasing with each addition to the family. Their needs are reasonably well provided for and ordinary industry will probably insure them against the contingencies of for. tune. The only dread that seems to deter them Is that of placing their wives in circumstances less luxurious than they enjoyed at home. "What they exclaim in reply to President Eliot's excellent advice, "shall a man ask a girl to forego, a-home of luxury and actually work to help him on the climb to success?" Yes, the wise philosopher replies, he shall. That is what every man ought to do and that is what every girl ought to wish for. In his opinion the girls with whom Harvard boys are likely to fall in love have too much luxury at home and a period of solid work will do them good. The "American queen" is as a rule more queenly in her idleness than in her achievements. Dr. Eliot would like to see her change a little. Dr. Aked implied much the same thought in his speech at the Multnomah Hotel though he veiled it more or less cau tiously. He gave his audience to un derstand that, while American women were cultured to the last notch and lovely beyond compare, still, as things stand, they were about as useless in the world as such adorable creatures can well be. For such of them as are spinsters nothing, except the ballot, could be more stimulating than to marry a poor young man of handsome appearance and sound sense. Dr. Aked did not say all this, mind. But a person listening acutely might have detected it between his witty stories. This is all very well for men in the economic situation of Harvard stu dents, but to the man dependent on his daily earnings to support a family the wisest advice on the' marriage Question is "caution." Better wait a few years and live a happy life than venture too soon and end in the di vorce court. HOW OLD IS AN"XET Section 3d of the Initiative amend ment abolishing the State Senate and establishing proportional representa tion and proxy voting in the Legisla ture is referred respectfully to the authorities as evidence that a lunatic is at large in the state. "Every candidate for Governor," reads this erudite production, "who shall receive a higher number of votes for that office than are cast for any other candidate of his political party for Governor shall be ex-officlo a member of the State Legislature." How many candidates for Governor, for goodness' sake, does each party have in the general election? Accord ing to our observation it is only one. The Democrats nominate one man, the Republicans one, the Socialists one and the Prohibitionists one. How is one candidate to receive a higher number of votes than another candi date for Governor in his party when there Is only one candidate? What does it mean? Probably the crazy man who wrote It had the primary election in mind. Each party there may have several candidates for nomination. If that is the proper construction of the section and the Democrats, for example, have four candidates, three of them will have higher votes than any other can didate, for "any other" means one taken indiscriminately out of a num ber. It does not mean each or every other. One candidate, and one only, must be left at home. What then? "Every such ex-officio member is the proxy in the legislative assembly," declares the amendment, "for the to tal number of electors in the state who voted for unsuccessful candidates of his party for Representative in the legislative assembly, and every such ex-officio member shall cast that number of votes for or against any measure on any roll call." Upon repetition of the present po litical alignment in the Lower House of the Oregon Legislature, a Demo cratic Governor, under the operations of such a law, would have the voting strength of approximately one-third the Legislature. Were he one of three primary candidates (if primary election is referred to by the section) who had received a higher number of votes than "any other" candidate, he would be one of three members who would each have the voting power of one-third the Legislature. The Leeis laiure would present the anomaly of having five-thirds, yet a number of votes equivalent to a majority of all rotes cast In the election would con trol legislation. The three guberna torial ex-officio candidates, could be the Legislature and the ordinary mem bers might go fishing. Surely this is not what was intended by the framer of the amendment,- yet why the otherwise meaningless refer ence to more than one gubernatorial party candidate in an election? If the Oregon voter sees good In other fea tures of the amendment he would bet ter consult a Philadelphia lawyer us to the real purport of section 3d be fore giving it his approval. TRTTH-S GREAT WEAPON. The Oregonian has seen statistics proving that the abolition of the death penalty in certain states had been fol lowed by an increase of murders and infamous crimes; and it has seen other statistics from the same states that there has been there a decrease of murders and infamous, crimes. Tou can choose your statistics about capi tal punishment, and make the sort of argument you set out to make. But there are some facts, common to all experience and available from current events, that admit of no con troversy. The settlement of the Los Angeles dynamiting cases was brought about through fear of the death penal ty; that alone. The McNamaras plead ed guilty. They knew that the state had abundant proof of their guilt. The dread of death forced from heir lips a confession of their many crimes. They accepted long imprisonment as the price of their own acknowledg ment. Yet who can doubt that if they had faced a term in prison only, and the horror of the rope had been ab sent, they would have fought on in the hope of possible escape, the truth might never' have been known, and, whether known or not, the great con spiracy cases would forever have been a burning issue between employers and labor? Young Beattie, after murdering his young wife in Virginia, long fought conviction, and there was. bitter doubt In many minds as to his guilt. But the night before he was electrocuted he confessed. The law's stern decree did it. Pastor Richeson poisoned his sweet heart, but before he died made a clean breast of the awful affair. The su preme penalty forced it from his cow ardly heart. Yet there are some people who would take from the hands of the law this powerful and indispensable agent of justice and truth. THE AKULIAKATTAKS. The White Esquimaux whom Vilh jalmar Stefanson has discovered in the far North around Coronation Gulf call themselves Akuliakattaks. There are some 2000 of those he heard about and saw. Others may exist in remote quarters beyond his explorations. In language and domestic habits they are like other Esquimaux, but in physical appearance they resemble Scandina vians, having Norse complexions, eyes and beards. Stefanson was sent North by the American Museum of Natural History, co-operating with the Cana dian Geological Survey, in 1908 to study the habits of the Esquimaux. For two years he and his compan ion. Dr. R. N. Anderson, went through Incredible sufferings for want of food shelter and medicine but they perse vered with dauntless determination and were at last ready to penetrate the extreme Arctic regions where they hoped to make new scientific discov eries. At that time of all others they received an order from the Museum of Natural History to drop the undertak ing and come home. This meant the ruthless sacrifice of two years' terrible work and neither man obeyed the or der. They made their way toward the North into regions less and less famil iar to geographers, until finally Ste fanson found himself among a people never before seen by Europeans, the white Esquimaux." He pursued his studies among them for two years more, living their life, eating their outlandish food and wearing their garments and only lately he has re turned to publish his discoveries. Some little ardor in the cause of science was required to reconcile a European to the life Stefanson lived among the Akuliakattaks. It goes without saying that in those desolate regions of Winter darkness, snow and Ice they raise no crops. They do not even keep herds of reindeer, those last allies of man in his losing struggle with the pitiless North. Nomads in habit, these forlorn descendants of unknown progenitors subsist precari ously on fish and game. The warm blood of seals is their beverage, blub ber their most sapid morsel. Stefan son learned to quaff his cup 'of blood without a shudder and acquired some thing of a relish for raw, frozen fish. In the snow huts where he dwelt with these strange people for two Winters he learned all there is to know about their language, habits and origin and formed friendships which he seems to have broken off with regret. Strange as they are, far from the world and its ways, outlandish in habit and speech, he found that they are still human beings with all the kindly feelings of the unspoiled human heart. "Of one blood he hath made all the nations of the earth." Naturally Stefanson framed a hy pothesis to account for the European features of the Akuliakattaks. It is known to historians that not far from the time when William of Normandy invaded England Lelf Ericson,- a dauntless Viking, sailed to the south west from Greenland and planted a colony of Norsemen In New England. What became of his adventurous fol lowers nobody knows, but it Is reason able to believe that they were sur prised and destroyed by the aborigines, who were then of a martial spirit. The Greenlanders whom Lelf Ericson led outward over the uncharted Atlantic were descendants of Danes or .Nor wegians, the original settlers of that unpromising island. On its shores there was little to content them. The unknown world to the south and west offered a boundless field for voyage and discovery. Leif Ericson's expe dition could not ' have been the only one which sailed from Greenland. He must have had emulators. Who knows but some band of his comrade Vik ings adventuring perilously through the Arctic waters were cast away on those frozen shores and in despair of ever seeing their homes and wives again mingled their prepotent blood with the Esquimaux? But there is another hypothesis, per haps even more charming than this. At some time in the fifteenth century a Scandinavian settlement numbering 3000 inhabitants 'disappeared from Greenland. What became of the peo ple Is a mystery. Perhaps they starved or died of pestilence. Perhaps they migrated to the West. If they did, the Akuliakattaks are . accounted ifor. though it is strange that they J should have utterly forgotten the Norse language. Some successor of Stefanson, with a quicker ear. may yet detect traces of the Vikings' speech in their barbarous vocabulary. Lan guage usually lives as long as blood. or longer. At what point in the history of the Republican party did it cease to e good enough to hold. Roosevelt? It was good, enough for him in 1884, when he stood by it against the Mug wump bolt; in 1888 and 1892, when Harrison led it first to victory, then to defeat; in 1896, when McKinley was the leader and Roosevelt had hopes of office, which were gratified; in 1900 for he was on the ticket; in 1904, for he headed the ticket; in 1908, for he selected the candidate; in 1910, for he dictated the candidate and the plat form in New York; in February, 1912, when he threw his hat in the ring; even up to June 22, 1912, when he was still a candidate for its nomination for President. But when the Republican convention rejected him and nominat ed his rival, it became corrupt and boss-ridden, a number of its delegates, varying from thirty to ninety, accord ing to the Colonel's mood, seated by fraud. It was a good enough party so long as It gave Roosevelt whatever he asked, but when It turned him down, it betrayed a depravity which he had not suspected. "How do you stand on ME?" Is the test by which he Judges of its merits. Baltimore's decision against cutting down the width of streets and using the space cut off for grass plots is approved by the Springfield RepuD- llcan, which takes occasion to com ment on the. needless width of many American streets. The ideal Is a nar row roadway bordered by wide park strips, but unless these park strips are well cared for through their whole length, they become a disfigurement Instead of a thing of beauty. , Unless provision is made for sowing them with grass and planting them with trees and then for cutting the grass and caring for the trees, the park striDs were better not created. As wide streets are unnecessary in resi dence districts and as they increase taxes and rents, they would better be narrowed and the space cut off could be added to the abutting lots with provision that houses shall stand a certain distance back from the side walk. The purpose of the park strips would then be gained and there would be greater Inducement to the house holder to keep them sightly. We have not been at war with the NIcaraguan rebels; our marines have simply guarded the Custom-houses, kept open the railroads and protected Americans and their property. But these measures have sufficed to snuff out the rebellion and to cause its leader to surrender to Commander Southerland. Unable to seize the sources of revenue and to close the means of communication, Mena found deposition of the President impossibly. At the , same time by guarding the Custom-houses against rebels, our ma rines have killed off a revolution in Santo Domingo at its birth. As a po liceman in the tropical republics Uncle Sam is a success. He may have to undertake the same task in Mexico, but it is to be hoped not. Bulgaria, Servia and Greece ,may agree to combine in fighting Turkey, but, if they should win, they would quickly begin fighting among them selves. Each covetsythe territory bor dering on the Gulf of Salonica, and no one of the three little nations will concede it to either of the other two. Possession of the disputed territory by the Turks has alone prevented the claimants from fighting for it long ago. Their victory over Turkey is problematical, but,- if they should win it, one of the great powers would probably step in and seize the spoils while they squabbled. England and . Russia at last stand face to face in Persia. The Czar com pletes a long stride toward India and Great Britian gains the deceptive ap pearance of protection but none of the reality. British .emissaries are grasping at Thibet to counterbalance Russian advances in Mongolia. Be tween them China seems likely to go as Persia has gone, unless other pow ers intervene. When there is nothing in the whole extent of Asia to sep arate the Bear from the Lion we may look for exciting incidents almost any where along the line from the Caspian to Lassa. Chicago may justly feel indignant at the boys who mistook it for New York, but may find some consolation in the fact that the boys wept on ens- covering, as they supposed, that they had been taken back to the .Empire City and ceased weeping on learning that they were in Chicago. Just to keep his hand or should we say his feet? in, Wilson again Jumps on Jim Smith. If he will only do the same to Murphy, he win earn the gratitude of all good citizens. Chapman, the Redlands fly-killer. says there are 76,000 flies to the gallon. Data of this kind is comfort ing to the baldheaded man taking a noonday nap. - Private offer of reward for the mur derer of Barr will stimulate endeavor, and that is about all that will result. There are always the jury and the Governor. The welcome given the Elks by Portland is bearing fruit. They like us so well that they are coming to live with us always. - The quality of Sneed's heroism in defending his "honor" is shown by his providing himself with a metal breastplate. Yamhill is always to the fore. A girl in that county picked 825 pounds of hops in a day. Marriage of a Seattle Hindu to a negro-Mexican woman is the acme of color scheme. Ulster will today Imagine it is all of Ireland, while the three other king doms chuckle. : - The Barr murder may as well be pigeonholed with the long list of local mysteries. Round-Up visitors are getting their money's worth of exhilaration. Haywood is stirring up more trouble at Lawrence. This is local Bull Moose bargain day. tTHES PROSPERITY WAS K.ILLKD Warning Sera In Hard Times That Fol lowed Election of Cleveland. PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (To the Edi tor.) Up to the present time, in the conduct of the Republican campaign, less attention than is usual in such campaigns has been paid to a discus sion of the possible results of a Demo cratic victory in November. We may all concede that even a Democratic victory would be less disastrous to the country than another term of Roosevelt, but to waste time on that question would be a barren discussion, for no well-informed man considers Roosevelt's election a possibility. He was beaten in Oregon last Spring by a majority of 14,000. The next Fresi dent will be either Taft or Wilson af either Taft or Wilson will carry the State of Oregon. All that the friends of the President -need to do to -carry Oregon is to stand by their guns and vote for the straight Republican elec toral ticket. Put on your buttons and show your colors. One of the paramount questions now is. "What would be the results of a Democratic victory?" In considering this question it is in teresting to revert to a little com paratively recent history. Grover Cleveland was elected Presi dent in 1892. The people, not content with good times and dreaming of some thing better, decreed a change. Presi dent Harrison had too much of a "Ju dicial temperament." What was the condition of the coun try at that time? President Harrison, in his last message, in December, 1892, said: In submitting my annual message I have great satisfaction in being able to say that the general conditions affecting the com mercial and Industrial Interests of the United States are In the highest degree favorable. A comparison of the existing conditions with those of the most favored period in the history of the country will, I believe, mow that so ihigh a degree of prosperity and so general diffusion of the comforts of life wera never before enjoyed toy our people. This accords with the message of Governor Boles, the Democratic Gov ernor.of Iowa, delivered in 1892, when he said: "At no time in the history of Iowa have her people been blessed with more general prosperity." The message of Governor Flower, the Dem ocratic Governor of New York, gave testimony to the same effect. The great Democratic newspapers of the country all bore testimony to the same effect. The Democratic Boston Herald, July 15, 1892, inquires: "Where is the idle woolen mill today?" The Democratic New York Herald Tor July 17, 1892: "The business of the country is In a provokingly neaitny condition." R. G. Dun & Co., in summing up con ditions in the country in December, 1892, said: A. fiscal year never matched in the history of the country in volume of Industrial pro duction. In magnitude of domestic exchanges, or in foreign trade the most prosperous year ever known In business, oloses tomorrow witn strongly favorable Indications for the future Before passing on, let us hark back Just two months and read The Ore gonian editorial. November 9, 1892, the day following Cleveland's election: The country has decreed a change of flsc-al and industrial policy In the most prosperous time it has ever known. Thla Is lar-rely the result of the Immense foreign vots in the great cities. Chicago carries Illinois for Cleveland as the City of New York carries New York for him. The labor vote, largely foreign, ignorant of the extent of Its pros perity, has been -misled by demagogues and has revolted aga'nst the best conditions It has ever known. Fopullst craze, based on the same errors that have moved the labor vote, has contributed not a little to this result. A majority of the voters have, for the time, put experience aside, rejected the policy un der which employment is as abundant and wages better than ever before in our his tory, -and have decided, though without knowing It, to put their labor on an equality with that of the cheap labor countries ol the Old World. There will be a rude awakening. We shall now have a free trade policy. We ought to have It. The country has voted for It and the present generation should learn from experience what it means. naturally and inevitably there will be timidity In making Investments, particularly In Industrial . en terprises. Labor generally will find the de mand for it checked, since new establish ments will not be founded nor old ones enlarged under existing uncertainties. The election of Cleveland will carry with it Democratic majority both In the Senate and House, and there will be no obstacles to legislation on the basis of the Demo cratic platform. It will be more than one year till the new policy can be formulated Into law and set In operation, nevertheless It is sure that the result of the election yes terday will be the beginning of a period of Industrial stagnation resulting from the timidity of capital and uncertainty of busi ness, and that the consequences will recoil -with terrible force upon the labor classes. through whose votes chiefly the result has been brought about. They who know these things have but to wait regretfully for the results to come about which they so plainly foresee. . . None of the prophets in the old patriarchal days ever hit the bull's eye more squarely than did the writer of this editorial. Cleveland was inaugurated March 4, 1893. He was at once compelled to call a special session of Congress, and In his message to that Congress, dated August 8, 1893, just eight months after the Harrison message and only five months after his own inaugural, he said: The existence of an alarming and extra ordinary business situation, involving the welfare and prosperity of all our people. constrained me to call together In extra session the people's representatives in Congress to the end that through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty, with which they solely are charged, present evils may be mitigated and dangers threat-J enlng the future may be averted. Our unfor tunate financial plight is not the result of outward events nor of conditions related to our natural resources, nor Is it traceable to any of the afflictions which frequently check National growth and prosperity, with plen teous crops, with abundant promise of re munerative1 production and manufacture, with unusual invitation to safe investment and with satisfactory assurances to business en terprise suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung up on every side. Note that pregnant and suggestive word "suddenly" In this message. It Is not necessary at this time to remind any voters of middle age what actually did happen. They have not forgotten that bitter four years' ex perience. Ttiey have not forgotten that continuous procession of closing banks. They have not forgotten that unem ployed army of 3,000.000 men. They have not- forgotten the hungry and tattered hosts of General" Coxey that marched for weeks across the country to find a final resting place on the steps of the National CapitoL If they have forgotten it, they are respectfully referred to the pages of Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia for the years 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896. Why take any chances on a repe tition of that experience? Ia thecoun try not prosperous? What do you want and what do you expect? Give us a bill of particulars. Is the country any less prosperous than it was in 1892, when Harrison was In - the White House? Could the country, by any pos sibility, have fared worse In 1892 if It had retained Harrison? Will it be any better after 1912 if we discard Taft? Is not the same revulsion pos sible In 1913, under like conditions, that we witnessed In 1893? Is Wilson any finer gentleman, any truer patriot, any greater statesman than was Cleve land? Is the Democratic party of 1912 any better than the Democratic party of 1892? The voter owes it to himself to reduce all these propositions to their ultimate analysis. If he does not, he may find himself in the attitude of the dog who grabbed at the reflection of his meat in the stream and lost- it all Let well enough alone. CHARLES B. MOORES. Chairman Rep. State Central Com. Philippine Islands. PORTLAND, Sept. 27. (To the Edi tor.) Where can I get information per taining to the Philippine Islands, their resources and conditions? SUBSCRIBER. Write to secretary Chamber of Com- merce, Manila, P. J' THOUGHTS BY YOUKS OLD MAID. Church Men Dont Sultj Comfort Found In Needlework. PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (To the Edi tor.) With ever increasing Interest I read the numerous comments and sug gestions in your paper on the subject or mate hunting for bachelors and spinsters. But in my estimation the hero of the hour has not yet been heard from. Doubtless some of the contributors have been sincere, but ap parently mon have been mirth hunt ing than spouse hunting. One self-sacrificing marl has endeav ored to ameliorate my suffering by offering a pleasant-sounding series of compliments and saying that such as I should be able to suggest a means whereby he could rid . the old maid army of my presence. Now, I have but heartfelt sympathy for him, but I must say the man who wins my heart will have at least enough of the Initi ative that he will not ask a prospective wife to suggest a means whereby he can find her. Nor have I found it possible to be benefited in my quest through the kindly offices of the church. I do not boast of the voice of a Melba, but for several years I sang in a church choir and tosk active part in church work. To be sure I saw many fine men, but those who came most regularly and with whom I was thus able to gain acquaintance were mostly of that sort who are known after death not by their achievements or ability, but sim ply by the unsalted saying, "He was suoh a good man." Truly, goodness is to be sought after, but my ideal will have enough earthly traits that. he will not bear alone a , tongue tip epithet "good." ' And to hear the disconsolate wall of despondent Janet fills my heart with sorrow. That such a weakling should publicly masquerade herself, ln- vitlne the disgust of man upon ner sex, is a serious detriment to the chances of those who are still content to remain even as old old maids on this side of the eternal river. As for finding pleasure in preparing a commendable stock of linens ana household needlework, I will say to anv unmarried woman who seeks pleasant pastime that in this have I found ereat comfort. Towels, doileys. pillow cushions, bed and table linens and even curtains have given me hours of exDectant oleasure and I can non estly say I am proud of the supply which I fondly hope may some day add to the attractiveness of my husband's home. And now as to my identity, which some would seem to seek, I will say that should I give it openly I would surely cheapen myself In the estima tion of any desirable man and also pose as a mirth-provoking target for impostors. However, I will say that my father is a retired merchant of Eastern Canada; that I, seeking that which I did not find In my native town, traveled through the States and, charmed by the numerous advantages of Portland, took up my residence with relatives here a little over two years ago. I am five feet five inches in height, weigh 130 pounds, am 33 years old. and thoueh never a competitor In a beauty contest do not feel I would ever reflect discredit upon tne artistic taste of my husband. Further than this I do not care to declare myself publicly. A Tuu.G OJ-ii) MAiu v nu IS TIRED OF HER JOB. PROXY VOTING XS LEGISLATURE Mr. Reed Flgmres Out Lovely Results From . Mathema tlcal Conatl tutlon. PTiBTT.l'Nn. Sent. 2S. (To the Edl- Th a mcnnl(Ti tfwlnv contains an editorial entitled "Making a Czar" against the proposed amendment to Article IV of the state constitution, whioh states that the provision em- ftnrorincr fhft fioVPrnnr tO introduce ii DnnrAni(a1lnTi Killn nnd that which makes him proxy for all voters in his party wno cast tneir votes mr uciciilcti legislative candidates would make our assembly a "one-man Legislature." Nothing can be farther from the truth. The Oregonian Itself admits that -"the Governor . . . rewarded friends by approving and punished ene mies by vetoing appropriations." Everyone knows that the three-fourths vote to reverse the Governor's veto Is so nearly Impossible as almost not to check the veto at all. The Governor Is already a Czar. TTnHr th nronosed amendment the Governor alone has the power to Intro, duce appropriation bills, and his con sent is necessary if the Legislature wishes to increase them. But the Leg islature can reduce tne amount bskwi trxf onv niimnRR hv the Governor. If the Governor browbeats the Legisla ture the legislature can Dunyoztj i.ue Governor. The important Tesult of such a law will be that the voters of th. stntA have concentrated the au thority, and hence the responsibility, of spending tneir money upon one mnu who can better be held accountable .V n J!A -mon TtAB1 frOVP.mOr WeSt'li own opinion In the ' affirmative argu ment printed in the state pamphlet. The Oregonian goes on to prove that the section providing that the Governor shall vote the proxies of his party electors who voted for defeated leg islative candidates will give tne t,niei Executive approximately one-third the voting strength of the Legislature. That is not so. By the provisions of candidate for Governor who receives the highest vote in his party shall De ex-oiiicio a mem ber of the --X.egislature. and vote the -i,., r.f -tho nnrriA element in his party. By the very differences of their party principles inuse mou uuum uui combine to Influence legislation; be sides their combined proxies would not orM.ai thonn held by the delegation from Multnomah County. What few men elected under tne proportional system j ttin nr n v I n sj nf "single niiu . vote" eleotors would dare to combine against their interests? There will be no Senate to niae oeninu. Under the present system. If I vote for an Assemblyman who Is not elected . i m., fArtr'osaTifi.Hnn in thp. Letr- l tunc in ,7 -' islature. Under this amendment every elector in tne state wno votes nuuesuy for a defeated candidate for the Leg islature will see his interests defended In the assembly by the man wnom nis party thought wise enough ana gooo en ,, nnminata for Governor. Law In Illinois. PORTLAND. Sept. 24. (To the Ed jtor.) A man in Illinois dies and be queaths all of his property to his wife during her natural life, at her death to be divided between his chil dren. The children marry and one son dies without issue before his mother. Can his widow claim the share of the estate which he did not live to inherit? B. L. G. The Oregonian will not attempt to answer legal questions involving the laws of Eastern states. Ox acetylene Outfits. PORTLAND, Sept 26. (To the Edi tor.) (l)Where can I find out some thing in regard to the use of oxyhydro gen or oxyacetylene flame? Where can I buy a small outfit for experi mental purposes? INVENTOR. (1) Consult any standard text-book on chemistry. (2) Such outfits may be had from the larger hardware stores or automobile supply houses. Picking a Camp Site. Chicago Tribune. The forester and the astronomer, who had decided to spend their vaca tion together, were picking out a place for a camp. "Here's an ideal spot for the tent," suggested the astronomer, "in the shade of these magnificent trees." "D n the trees!" exclaimed the for ester; "they'll shut off our view of the constellations," In the Wild West By Dean Collins. I walk along the city streets And view a class of people mildest. And ponder: "Can this be the West, That once was woolliest and wild est?" Where rolled the stately Oregon Arid heard no sound save Its own dashing. Now doth It listen to the noise . . Of paddles and propellers splashing. And dark-eyed Neapolitans, " With picks upon the pavement-knocking. Stand where once stood wild Indian chiefs. As brave as those of Leather Stock ing.' ' O'er sagebrush plains, where cowboys once On wiry bronchos went a-rlalng. With honking horn and engine's cough. The modern auto goes a-glidlng. Behold, I am a native son; Yet Wild West thrills I cannot claim ona. ' I ne'er bestrode a bucking "bronch," I saw no Injun, 'cept a tame one, I ne'er careered across the plain. Nor shot a village up in folly- A clay bird is my wildest gams. And when I ride I take a trolley. Unthrilled I live. Oh, must I die A town-bred and wholly mild thing. And never see the things that made The West a truly, woolly wild thing T Nay, there is yet a chance for me Before my earthly coll Is wound up; I'll see the wildness and the wool Staged and presented at the Round-lT I'll see the "bronchs" and "buckarooa. And I will watch the daring fellows Bite the mad steer and twist his ear Until he lays right down and bel lows. I will see Injuns painted well ArA faathai-ft In thftlr War CTfl&tlon. Who've doffed their peg top trousers ana Their derby hats for this occasion. Then will I seek my hotel suite. Ring for a Scotch and murmur: -uui- ly ...... Boy, bring me a Havana, light Gee, but the west is wiia ana woouyjr Portland, September 27. TEACHER ONLY COG IN MACHINE School Criticism Should Be Leveled at Those Who OntUne Course ot Study ILWACO, Wash., Sept, 24. (To the Editor.) Alonsr in the early Autumn of each year it Is the fashion to be gin finding fault with our publlo school system and our public school teachers. The critics are. all agreed that some thing is wrong with tne course or study and the system of teaching, but thev do not seem to be able to agree as to what is the best remedy. The Oregonian, Septemoer 23,puDiisnea an editorial unaer tne caption, jiu Educational Idol." In this editorial we are Informed that the teacher is a confirmed worshiper of technicality and of a fetish called "the standard of the school." The fair-minded, broad-gauged teacher will welcome the criticisms contained in this interesting, editorial. The fair minded. Drogresslve teacher welcomes any and all criticism, for, in teaching as elsewhere, much of the progress made Is due to the aid received tnrougn criticism. It would seem to some of us, how-. ever, that much of the criticism direct- ' ed at the teacher should be leveled at the various state and county boards of education, state superintendents and others in authority, who outline" the courses of study and adopt the text books. The teacher may or may not be worshiDer of technicality, at any rate he has little opportunity for ini tiative,-for he is simply a cog m tne machine, and Is compelled to comply with the rules laid down by the powers that be. Although the teacher, being human. Is open to criticism for his many de fects as such, yet, In spite of his faults, it would appear that the parent is nevertheless more and more coming to delegate to him duties that formerly were considered sacred to the home. The teacher -should, perhaps, feel highly honored that this is the case. He is expected not only to guide the child in its formal studies, but to teach it hygiene and be its moral in structor. The old-fashioned mother teaches hygiene, cleanliness and moral ity at home. She teaches her daughter to cook and sew. But, since all mothers are not old-fashioned, these duties are now coming to be delegated to the school. One cannot help wondering some times whether there has been an al most universal change in the horns en vironment within the past few years. making It necessary for the school to furnish what the home does not sup ply; or whether mothers of the present generation of school children simply wish to 6hlft to the teacher duties formerly performed by themselves. OLAF STKOJIHE, Special Features in the Sunday Oregonian Albanian Rebels Rock-dwellers whose traditional occupation is war, again put Turkey at its wits' end how to pacify them. Inter esting account of the customs of these strange people. Illustrated with photographs. Why Policemen Graft An in side fact story from an inside source. The writer declares that present system is breeding bureau of an army of grafters. The Nerve of Nerves A clever 6hort story by Charlie Findlay Cartwright. How a railroad man made good. Where We Get Our Presidents A story dealing with our Scotch Irish Presidents. Many Execu tives, from Jackson to McKinley, came from the sturdy race of Ul ster. Illustrated -with photo graphs. Married to French Nobles and Happy An interesting account from Paris which shows that there are two types of titled hus bands. Romances of American heiresses that have turned out well. A. Soft-Hearted Burglar Wtien Greek meets Greek, a hard-luck story gets the plunder. An ex citing short story. "Bobs," Ablest of Soldiers, 80 Tomorrow All England loves Lord Roberts, whom Kaiser has called greatest military man of modern times. The Dread Green Dragon Ab sinthe After gnawing at heart of French people for over half a century, drug is to be forbidden entrance into United States. The Tennis Girl A pretty pos ter showing the fair outdoor American in action.