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liVENEVG 0t.sinVKK,XA URAXDE. OREGO.1, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1908.' ' '
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; We often neglect to credit commer
cialism to the extent that Is, its due,
in the so-called moral reforms that
are and have been spreading and ex
tending to all portions of the United
States. The exacting requirements of
the commercial conditions were the
large factors that brought about ttu-
t ?.T!C Jro. Y,Uv-v.cii iuwii lu cloned
and dry towns. It was not 'many y!ars
ago when it . was no uncommon thing
to see clerks and proprietors sitting,
around the gambling table after busi
ness hours. The boys know about
which saloon they would meet theW
fellow associates. This has all been
. changed, and so effectively that It re
quires a suggestion to recall the fact
that such were the conditions. A few
years ago the bright call boys on the
western railroads knew which saloon,
as a rule, to expect to find the men
he desired to take out the next pas
enger and freight train. Business
could not tolerate these conditions
and the business men who for years
held the balance of power In conflicts
for the abolishment of the gambling
table and the saloi-n finally begun to
ee that for purely commercial reason
these things should be legislated out,
and wherever they gave their support
It was easily accomplished. Much has
been and is being printed at present
regarding th' recent action of Mayor
Lane of Poitl.ind, regarding his order
to remove Hie inmates of the redllght
district, n.lw, according to the may
or's stat'in. nt a few days ago, was be
cause the business interests of that sec
tion of the city so roqusoted him to do.
Thi? I" reuHonablo to all who know the
ondllims of Portland. The Rod
Lands At situated In the northern
portion of. the city, nar the large
union depot, covering a large terri
tory which for legitimate business pur
poses would be valuable. Portland In
growing rapidly in All directions ex
cept In this vicinity. The .wiping out
of this element of vice means a rapid
Increase In land values. Thus-Commercial
demands demanded that this
part of the city be cleaned up. About
two-thirds of the stuff that has been
printed, presumably cm moral; lines,
had underneath It ulterior motives.
Those who wanted to clean It up so
the ground would become more valua
ble shouted morality, and some of
those who wept tears of sympathy for
the poor girls who were belnn so ruth
lessly driven out Into the cold world
know very well that while tlie Had
Lands were being rebuilt and occupied
that their property might not increase
In rental value no they tried to form
. a public sentiment, tho object. If pos
sible, to prevent the mayor's order be.
Ing effective. It In true, ss Is always
the case where there Is a ceitnln mor
al element that stands pruely on what
It conceives to be right, hut beyond
laying the foundation end educating
the public generally until the com
tnerclal Interests are aligned along
with the moral, little Is seldom accom
plished. JOHX 1. AR(1IIM)I.I.
Cut all the while, what shall be
though of John 1). Archbold, the slimy
officer of the Standard Oil company,
who apparently has been Its chief pur
chasing agent In buying politicians and
p-bllc officials? Forakvr and the rest
are getting It from all sides. The man
Who bought Is neglected.
Tor his deeds Archbold should be
wearing stripes. Decent men should
net speak to him. Clubs should ex
pel him. Society should regard him
a an enemy. Patriot should hold
him a traitor. Self-respecting burglars
should have nothing to do with him.
Louisville Courier-Jotjmal.
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' Ttain is badly needed by the farmers
of the "Willamette valley. The ground
Is yet too hard to permit full plow
ing. The Idea that the -Willamette
valley should ever need rain at this
season of the year. The facts are that
this section of our state never does
have the rainfall that is commonly ac
credited; this is evidenced by the fact
that irrigation Is a live question there
as elsewhere, wherever it is possible
to secure water. ' , '
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A dispatch from the Willamette val
ley tells of the killing of a wild deer
within four miles ot the city of Al
bany. Those who reside In the east
and entertain the idea that the west
comprises little but wild beasts and
savage Indians, of which there are
many, would believe this news item if
they read It.
mar or tabifz
Labor World Sees Danger in Bryan
Plan, of Tariff for Revenue Only.
(From the Labor World.)
Wor'.:ln' inen and producers, generally
should not delude themselves with the
"ellef that, If Mr. Bryan shall be eleet
.d President; his plana for revision of
the tariff will present no menace to the
country, Mr. Bryan Is the professed
enemy of the tariff system. He would
Impose duties, If at all, for revenue
purposes only. On articles competing
with what he chooses to call trust-made
goods he would hv n w 11.
Any apparent deficit In Import duties
arising from revised schedules he esti
mates would be more than mnde up by
Incrpased lihports. Of course, bis hope
Is to strike at the great protection
States, which bnpiwn to be Republican
in politics, like Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Vir
ginia, etc. It does not. seem to matter
to him that every dollar's worth, of for
eign got;ds In the competitive class coin
ing into the United Stutes on a revenue
or free trade bnf !s necessarily by so
lunch reduces the demand for home
goods, thus displticliig Just that much
American labor. What lie wants to do
Is to rebuke and avenge himself upon
protected manufacturers who do not
ngree woth liliu In polltb-a and who will
have none of him at the polls, says an
exchange.
But while Mr. Bryan Is gnnnlng for
protects Industries and Republican
States, once his proposed tariff law
should be In force It would full alike
uiKin all sections of the country, th
only differences between one State and
a not lit r being In the degree of haruVulj
Imposed. ( .3
We hear of worklnemen snyln th-it
this time they Intend to vote for Mr
Bryan, lxvnue for the past ten months
we have had hard times. But wlir
food will that do? How Is a tariff for
revenue. Ignoring the protection Idei'
UlloL'ctlier. going to open the shops niu"
mills? How will the leetlon or sena
tors by direct vote start the wheels of
nYJtiHtry? or the ptiMien'lon of cam
palgn contributions? Or the further
harassment 0f the rnilroado? Or the
reorganisation of the House, so that
the Speaker may he powerless? Why
open this country now to the markets
of the worll when we have not suli
( lent demand to consume what we our
selves manufacture? Under Repuhli
can rule we harejust hnd ten years o
unparalleled pn sjierlty. Under Dcin
own tie administrations we hHve nevef
had 'prosperity for any period, lone or
euort. ..
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Can't DJsaffect tba Farmers.
The failure of Bryan's desperate at
tempts to curry frtvor with the farmer
Is Illustrated by th.. manner In which
he whs received at Orookston, Minn.
According to Congrcssinaii Ilalvor Ster
ensjn thp event went off as follows:
"Bryan's siepch at Orookston was $
great disappointment. Hp nctusfly lost
u-round there for Democracy. Thous
ands of people were there to hear him
nnd waited till ten o'clock In the even
ing before hp appeared The address
was a narrow appeal to farmers, a
harangue, trying to prejudice them
ngnlust Republicanism. It didn't tak
At all. only one was there the slight
est symptom of applause. He spoke to
a silent, disappointed audience.''
CsmpDlci ot Krfaratlna.
In the great battle of 1S!M5 the lie
puhllmn party sgalu stood for the
maintenance of thp integrity of the na
tion. The fljit was ugaluxt odds pro
iluced by a grent Industrial depression.
nd sg.iinst the most sophistical argu
ments. The V.i piil.'luiu party main
tained a campaign of education among
the wsRP-eainers and the farmers,
which ultimately led to the complete
defeat of this second flnauclnl heresy
which has threatened the Integrity of
our business siructnrr. Ilea Win. 11
Tan, at Kansas City. Ma
Mr. Cryta enstes himself, and Itr.
Tart patronlsea only unlou barbers. la
th meantime BJr. Kern apparcutly
thinks that It Is easier to wis whisk
era than It Is to raise the pric of a
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