THE CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL An Independent Newspaper I). F. STEFFA. PUBU5HED BY THE JOl'RNAL. PUBLISHING CO. S. M. BAILKY. rublilictl tvtry Thureday at Th Journal Building, rrinvill Oregon. OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY. Th. Jnmiil I er.Untl kt the iinati.tflN ri IVintrillr, trf-., for lrnniiin Ihtoush th I'. 8. mail aa arcnnd clam matter. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1904. JtST THE COUNTING REMAINS. As election day draws near it liecomcs more certain that tlie Rehublican party is going to 1 continued in power by the ex rewed desire of an immense ma jority of voters. The people had made up their minds before the phouting and the hurrahing of the campaign began. Recently, under the questions of canvassing com mittees from both great national parties, they have revealed their minds. Every Republican will vote for Roosevelt, no matter what local disturbances affect his ticket. Many who were Democrats before 18 will vote for Roosevelt, al though, naturally, they say little about their intention, and a very large number of independents have openly declared for him. The fact is that the Democratic party has shown inability to man age the affairs of the nation. Its weakness was so conspicuously displayed wnen it was last in power that hosts of men became convinced that it no longer repre sented any branch or contingent of the iatelligent people of the United States. The free silver craze of 18 and 1900 completed the wreck of a once idolized party fetich. Thousands of old-time V ... m Democrats, thousands ol young men with Democratic affiliations, deserted the ancient standard and came into the life and vigor of Republicans. There they remain. The election next week will show that the men who joined the party of honest money in 1896 and in 1900 have resolved to support the party of honest money, or national prosperity, of sound, virile activity, in the work of international im provements, of a dignified, strong foreign policy, of protectioa to American citizens at home and abroad, of equal opportunities and justice to all without regard to race, color or religion. It will reveal the earnest de votion of hundreds of thousands of first voters to the principles of Republicanism. Inefficiency, uncertain ty, di vision in council, these do not command the interest and good will of the American people. The little coterie under the wing of David B. Hill in New York is going to have a great object lesson in the near future. The country is safe in the hands of the Republican party. Roose velt and Fairbanks are typical Republicans. Their indorsement, by an immense majority, is cer tain. THE BOOT ADMINISTRATION. Some people seem to have an idea that in order to be properly prepared for war, and that under an administration in which the possibility of war is recognized, the national expenditures will swell abnormally. Even if this were so, it is less expensive to be ready for war than to get ready for it in a hurry, for in the latter circumstances human life is likely to be wasted, and that is worse than heavy taxes. But the ad ministration of the War Depart ment by Elihu Root is a lesson which all economists should read. Mr. Root reorganized that de partment on a business basis; he weeded out all the ineffective and superfluous stuff in it, whether it was red tape, extra departments or poor clerks, and there is more work done for the money in the War Department to-day than ever before. To say this of Mr. Root is not exactly discrediting his prede cessors in office, for some of them were very able men. But the fact remains that under those who were not able, or not unselfishly devoted to their business, the department had gotten into a con dition in which it needed a house cleaning, and it takes a very able man to do that sort of work. It was just because Mr. Root recognized the fact that if the War Department was to le of any use to the country the need might come suddenly, that he waa so de termined to have no waste space in it anywhere. If it were merely ornamental, unbusinesslike man agement would be less a calamity The country can now have the satisfaction of knowing that what ever money it spends on the machinery of war is not wasted in Washington, or anywhere else. It's been about two years ago thvt Central Oregon was thrown into a fever of excitement by the announcement that the Columbia Southern would let the contract for the first twenty miles of its extension on the first day of August, 1902. That wasn't the first grievance, but the people took it. About a year ago the Bend Bulletin had a premature spasm over another announcement that the C. S. would push its line into Crook county, but that, too, in time passed quietly away. Just now the Columbia Southern is looked upon as a dead horse so far as Central Oregon is concerned and the bait is put on hooks in other quarters. From ever y direction, north, south, east and west railroad rumors are the cause of much railroad building on pap er, but it doesn't seem to get much farther' Nearly every newspaper in the interior portion of the state has a pet railroad of its own and it builds that road in type with all the diligence ascribed to the coun try press. It's hard to believe that this portion of the state is to be forever made the butt of railroad jokes and sometime, perhaps, fond hope will be realized and Central Oregon will have the laugh on the other fellow. Anyway it does not seem right for the other side to have the fun all the time. The registration in Greater New York during the first two davs, and in fact throughout all the cities of the Empire State, shows that the voters of that State in tend to beat all previous records on election day, and this showing made by New York City and New York State should be equalled by every State in the Union. The Republicans throughout the land should see to it that Mr. Roosevelt is not only elected by a handsome majority both on the popular vote and in the electoral college, but that such an overwhelming defeat should le administered to Mr. Parker and the Democratic p3rty as to rebuke any future attempt of that party to put forth a candidate without convictions and without the courage to go before the coun try upon any issue of the day. After three years of patient re search, two professors of Geneva Switzerland, have discovered a new anesthetic which promises to revo iutionize the practice of dentistry finding tnat the system was influenced by colored light, the professors soon perceived after ex perimenting with each hue that blue had an extraordinary effect on the nerves. It is said that a tooth may be painlessly extracted with none of the after effects of the system by shutting up the patient in a dark room and exposing his eyes to a blue light of 10 candle- power for three minutes, causing him to loose all sense of pain, although at the same time retain ing his senses. A rabbit and a goat, which have been kept in one of the zoological gardens in New York City for several years, got into the same cage the other day and a fight en sued. Brother Billy tried to vanquish his opponent by ram ming trie mile animal through the side of the cage, but the rabbit nimbly leaped on the goat's back and severed an artery in bis neck. It's a wise hare that knows its own butter. There is evidence of there being a great slump in the turkey mar ket around Boston this Thanks giving. The Christian Scientists in that neighborhood are imagin ing they have neither appetites nor taste for turkey and cran berry sauce which accounts for the fowl being out of grace in that region this year. General Knropatkin again tele graphs that he has the situation well in hand. It hasn't been long since a similar telegram to his Czar Nicholas was followed by Kuro getting it in the nook' It begins to look as if the Rus siau admiral commanding th second Pacific squadron will Rojestvensky more-ski homeski and then quitski, that is if John Bull has his wav. Most of the striking telephone girls in Portland have gone to hell oing again. What's become of the "mid winter fail" that was promised long suffering Crook? Socialist Column That there are evils and abuses innumerable of which the people complain-some of them have been called to the attention of The Journal who would so far lay aside their prejudice and deign to read anything smacking of social ism. We feel the weight of the oppres sor's grip at all times and places. For the sugar that is put in the teat to appease the hunger of the new born babe, we pay tribute to the sugar trust; for the machinery that raises the bread for the child ren the plows, the harrows, the har vesters, the threshers, the shovel that digs the grave, the hearse that carries the corpse to its last resting place, the relatives who come to pay the last tribute of respect to the dead, if they pay passage on the cars, pay tribute to the steel trust. There is not a person on earth but who directly or indirectly uses steel. From ' the mammoth locomotives and printing presses to the spear heads of the Esqui maux, steel is indispensible. Coal, too, is a universal commodity. From generating steam for the tremendous machinery of the world to the ragged, emaciated mother with her hungry, cold, shivering children, hovering over their nickle's worth of coal, all pay tribute to the coal trust. There is plenty of everything in the land for all if it was properly distributed. I ncomputable quantities of food stuffs and cloth ing maUriul are iiuh your, ouch month hiped byjcommerci&l greed to the other lands, while unnum bered thousands of our own people go hungry and cold. That those conditions exist, no one can deny. 'There is no effect without cause." Let us lay aside our partiian prejudice and see if we can't unearth the cause, or causes, of the present deplorable state of affairs. "O," it is said, "we have pros perous times," Yes, it is jrncr ous times for a few at the expense of the many. What profit is it to us, who toil from year to year, to make both ends meet; scrimp, save, half fed, half clad that Uocktcller, Rogers A Co. are prosjerous? The prime cause of the present condition of affairs is the Republic an juggernaut that has leen grind ing the producers of wealth, the lalwrers, under its wheels for the past forty years. The conditio! s have been helped along by the ltnocmtic donkey cart, traveling along after the Republican band wagon, lucking up and endorsing and adopting from time to time what the Republicans dropped by the wayside. Those whom you have voted into office, place and power have legis lated this state of affairs upon us. Is it probable or reasonable to sup jHise that by voting the same net of shysters or others who are t;ed to the wheels of the Republican or Domocratic band wagons the con ditions will be changed? It would be as sensible to select a jury of horse thieves to try a horse thiol with the expectation of conviction as to expect relief by electing either Roosevelt or Parker. I heard a blear eyed, tin horn gambler assert not long since that Roosevelt was his man, tlut he was the greatest man who ever lived, etc. Now what great things did he, Roosevelt, ever do? I believe he once shot a Spaniard in the back, surrendered to the money power and holds the Philippines as neither "Mesh, fish nor fowi," but as gome nonde script for the benefit of the exploit ers. And what can be expected of Parker? A cold blooded judge who would hold the world up on a technicality until starvation would come More the decision. He would, claim a wrong once es tablished is right, because it is law; government by injunction is right Itecause of established pre cedents. He would probnbly use the army to suppress laliorers localise Cleveland did. Go ahead, you blind voting machines, you are enjoying what you have voted for in the past and you will get exactly what you shall vote for in the future. The world is turning, has turned, so that the sun of Socialism is in sight. "None are so blind as those who will not see." K. MEW MILLINERY High Grade Goods Cheap. City styles and up-to-date ideas in Millinery at - - - - Mrs. Slayton's Prineville's Leading Hillinery Store Remarkable values in Fall and Winter Underwear at the RaGKET S TORE .1. S. KELLEV, IMtoiMiiKTOH. Gall and Examine Them Ladies fine Cashmere Underwear, per garment - 75 cents Ladies fine Cashmere Hose, per pair - - 35 cents Gentlemen!s all Wool Underwear, good weight, garment $1.25 Childrens Eiderdown Caps 30 cents WATCH THIH AH KVKHV WKKK 1THE RECEPTION CHAMP SMITH, PROP. : Wines, Liquors, Domestic : and Imported, Cigars. Proprietor of the 3Prinevillc Soda "Works. : iiUiUiUiuiUiiUAiiii mam ' iMUMummmmm 3 3 SWURZWEILER & THOMSON m COPVMICKT l0 IV RUH. NATHAN riSCMK 9. Our Fall showing in Dress good i the moid complete we have ever h:il and then' include many new pieces of line I lurk Dies Fabric seldom found in the ho called up-to-date Moron Shirt WaiMs, Knin Coal., J.ickrN, Skirts and Collantles reign Mipremo here All in the Season's lateM Mvles niul fabric ict Cash (ihecks with each Purchase Thoy nro worth monoy to you Cyf m Q3 PRINEVILLE'S GREATEST STORE jj BEND RESTAURANT K. 0. SMITH, Proprietor. Meals hui i All fa Are prepared to furnish board ami lodging by the day, week or month. Also keep a fresh line of pastry always on hand. Lunches for travelers will ! prepared on short notice. Newly Fnniislii'il Rooms Itciul, Oregon. CLOSING OUT SALE Gentlemen Shoe fYT'i f.r I..Mi 1 .'ki f.ir U '.v. ;i.T" f.ir Jim f..r l ,vi l.uilic .Shoe 11. no ,,r 4 ui .YiNi rr a.T.'i -1 mi f.ir a la " '!' . for l'ini Children Shoe "ji f..r mi :'! .r i !' 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Fi'iiicvillc-Sliiiio Slap Lino Dally Between Prinovlllo and Shanlko SCIIKDCLK Leave Hlmniko, (i p. m. Arrive a t I'rincville IS a. m. LciivcH I'rincville 1 p. in. Arrive lit Slmniko 1 n. in. First Class Accommodations Iff ;'. ' ' " .,,'1 j No. No. 400, Full Size, Weight GO Pounds, No Knobs, Price $4.50 490, n Hrass Knobs $5. 50 FOR SALE 11Y A. H. LIPPMANN & Company CarL Seat