WKST FHOItK.
Ballot reform il destined to Uvome a great factor
in the coming campaign in Oregon. A itrong organ
intion ban been effected by memUra of all the par
t; who arc intermtctl in elevating and purifying our
d.-ctione, and an tddrcM ha Irm lued which in
piven on another page. The On-gon atyle of elation
ha Urn a itench in tho nontrili of decent jrople for
ream, and it in high time an effort were made in ram
tt to nform the corrupt methyl of political Uw.
Trickery, perjury, bribery and treachery are the
known and detected mean of (political manipulatory
and yet but little effort haa Urn made to overthrow
lhe guilty of thews practiced, Urauws it waa well un
lentood that to dethrone one corrupt boM wa limply
to enthrone another. What ia wanted ia a KilM )
trm that will render thews corrupt method difficult, if
nt impocMhlc. Thia movement ia not aimed at indi
viduals, but at a ayttem which renderi the objection
able conduct of certain individual nirewary. There
in entertained no hoje that the political Um can l
aUdihed. He ia an American institution too firmly
Muted to ls dictroycd. It U ertcd, however, that
a nyitem of balloting can e adopted that will render
briU-ry lew effective, jM-rjury h'i cny, intimidation
b-Mi jiotcnt, and treachery of jNilitical manager in
tamjiering with ballot absolutely imjofi"ible. No
homt man can aay thia i not a thing much to de
nirl in Oregon.
I'rei-i.h nt Oake, of the Northern IVifii, wa in
Seattle thin week eagerly working for a grant of the
mall utrip left unoccupied on Kailroad avenue. He
realize now, if never Ufore, that the Umtile attitude
of hi Mad to Seattle ha wriouly jeopardised il in
ten-it in that great city. The jroplc are cold and re
vert ly critical, and grant with r-lu tance favor that
have Urn hown rival Mad with enthuiam Mr
Oake pmmiw that if arrangement ran not I mad"
f-r a grand union depot, the Northern Pacific will lr
gin thi year the comtruction of one that will ct
I7lil). Tlie true jKiliey for Seattle it to declare
Railroad avenue a rrj"tual highway In common to
all railMad, under the direct control of the rity,
Other road are certain to come to the city and d ir
theui of thi great highway, which hould hot I
under the contnd of any on or more of them.
In the grtterity of their heart, fiyjved by a M
if g of gratitude (if the generoua gift made t)m in
th hour of their ditrt, the j-ple ofHrattl raid
a luWription of IV) Ut the relief of th d'U;t
in Hjn Franciaai. However, it wa d- lined wilh the
aaurane that Han Kfanciacu coull take rare of Ur
"n j.,r. In view of the fact that an aj plirati n ha I
Un j-reu'uIy male to th intuttsu t r r!f' f
the unemployed and itarving jvpl of Han Kranrwo,
thi rrfuat of Seattle' geneu jift ,$ like a pirn
of cheap buniMtnb. Itrtad fnmt Seattle wub tat
a Meet a bread from Washington to th who tin I
bread from San Francis a bard thing to gl
Land valued at t1fUl).iiti i th ..uh rn I of Ta
coma ha Urn itaked out in mining claim on the
plea that gdd rUt therv in paying quantitfe. A
number of ihaft are Uing unk ( U d r k Thi U
the leomd time that rffift have rt made to gt
hold of valuable pM-rty in-ar that city thruj!i the
mining law, but it will duhtlrM fail Miner d hot
have an umpnitioned rij;ht of way in thi nuntry
nowaday, and if land l titre valuable fr other pur
pe than for it mineral it will I difficult to -rure
it under the mining law.
The Wahingtn hgialaturr ha ilh lldf hocrrd.
it by the thahhy way it ha tfrtrd the I ill f r i.r;u.
iiing a national guard If any tat in th unl-n ha
cauiw to lie proud of, and gfaUf l t, it militia, lint
utate i Wahiigtoii The magtiinYrtil r-bi l of Um
military at Seattle and Sj lah" Kali r all f-r th" ad
miration of all, and a meiUr from either of lh-
eitii hould le the Ut man in th trgUture to ij k
of them with ''humor and mm ami" TU iiri-lly
of a well organized and inlruiUd national guard i
Uing rei-'-gniie-l everywhere, and lb hew aUUi
nhoul l bad in th mattrf
It i to U h"l that Cofigrriiioan Wil n will U
nmveioiful li 'curing an aj pr friati fr rni.otal of
th" nod bar Ute n VaMouW and lh looulh of lb
Columbia Hoh an iioj-rtaot rt a Vai.otrr
ought not t. U rut fT fro lU ean by an oUlri.
ti..n m cheaply d d -f If U f'h b U
ritirfiaofthat pla-e !..ut d un brtake thew.ok ihuo
eltrt, f.r Ihry mil U " pi "I' ' in lh" gf th of
their rity that will fdUw
roten lnn.ilU b fr.rr. a oaj lily I
.rt In favor of Sahara '! Iwr, tl fpldr
ranrnatofletl tnm M-ntaoa, and a th lM ully
f UU lb j''U-.n f tUir afmlaabtt t h "'t
tho l-dilb-al tM in lhl toay Ui.l lloU
our, afel tle lo j-afti will b
f r a'jj.frtiary ljt V ' r1 t't-rf. ," 5 !"
thai a IrgV.atur dl U lhl will al-
,n l it dit
V to U'i f t''XVn ntf,..ittrW in
IVrtlaiJ WJ U alt' I U lU tiuA
U:!d.ftcomM,lstw, t; '
thi ttjr haul