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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905.
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praise, and Is considered worth ' all
that it Is costing. If more money can
be found for it, so much the better.
There have been intimations from
many quarters in the past that the
Philippine administration had become
too costly. The fact is not necessari
ly to the- discredit of the United
States, as it arises in part out of a
desire to do too much for the islands.
But it would be discreditable should
such a condition be allowed to contin
ue. When the financial burden on
the Filipinos reaches the point at
which discontent is general, then the
evil is greater than the good, and that
whether the money is economically
expended or not.
The greatest possible good for the
islands with the resources available
must be our motto. To accomplish
that a certain heroic spirit will be
necessary not only in Manila but also
in Washington.
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PRIMARIES AND FEDERAL SENATORS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905.
END OF THE GREAT WAR.
The virtual end of the most gigan
tic ad sanguinary conflict of modern
times a conflict that, in its bearing
upon the destinies of races, its influ
ence upon the vaster currents of
world affairs, ranks certainly among
the two or three greatest wars of his
tory is obviously an event of the
very first magnitude. The conference
that will result in the return to their
plows and pruning hooks of nearly a
million men who, for many long and
desolate months, have lain facing each
other on Manchurian plains, certainly
is comparable in importance, if not
exactly in nature, with such memor
able events as the meeting of John
and his barons at Runnymede; the
council of the Athenian generals on
the heights that overlooked the Per
sian army of Darius, or the audience
between Attila and Theodosius the
Second that cost the Roman empire
so dear. In the long perspective of
history it may well dwarf into petti
ness all other events in the world dur
ing a decade nay, even during a half
century. As a great mountain only
reveals its magnitude to him who
gazes upon it from afar shouldering
itself up hugely among the hills as
you advance into the plain, so the
pact between the greatest of white
races and the proved strongest of the
yellow may not doubtfully loom more
tremendous to a far posterity than
to us.
Nothing could have been more dra
matic than the way of this war's end
ing. The world had fixedly conclud
ed that the conference of the envoys
of the two powers would be a futile
one. Statesmen, diplomats, kings,
princes, ministers, financiers, journal
ists, men of weight and discernment
in all lands all were of the opinion
that the war would continue. It
was an amazed, an astounded, an in
credulous world to which the news
came on Tuesday, August 20th, .that
the Empire of Japan had waived all
the demands to which the govern
ment of Russia had objected. We
suppose not one well-informed man in
any Occidental country heard the
news but with unbelief, listened but
with incredulity, ad was convinced
but with bewilderment.
And here, again, the Western
world has impressed upon it the en
during fact of the unfathomable Ori
ental mind. Though the eyes of all
the Occident were intent upon the
protagonists in the struggle at Ports
mouth, none fathomed the secret hid
within those close-chopped skulls.
None knew or knows the mental pro
cesses by which the Jananese reach
ed their conclusions. We ail of us
were baffled, beaten, astray complete
ly. The salt estranging sea is not
more impassable to the swimmer than
the ocean of mystery that divides
East from West.
And Theodore Roosevelt has set his
name ineffaceable upon the page of
history! We may before have thought
him a man of destiny; the world may
have thought him an enticingly ro
mantic figure; a nation may have done
him honor unprecedented: his acts
may have seemed to change the cur
rents of national life, but none of
these things are even remotely com
parable to the achievement of, first,
inducing two nations at war to con
sent to a conference of envoys, and
then having by sheer genius of per
sistence made that conference to ac
complish the greatly desired thing.
As the man who brought to an end
a great war, Theodore Roosevelt's
place among great historic figures is
absolute and secure. The world of j
today praises nim; the world two hun
dred years hence will yet know well
his name The Argonaut.
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The result of the first direct Demo
cratic primaries ever held in the State
of Virginia have attracted wide atten
tion and been made the subject of
same peculiar comment.
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next November, and her next legisla- They greatly aid the Sarsaparilla.
ture will have to choose a successor
Avers
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mother, erandmother, all your
folks, used it. They trusted.
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it. Their doctors trusted it.
Your doctor trusts it. Then
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health and strength in it.
" I suffered terribly from Indigestion and
thin blood. I found no relief until I took
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for
to United States Senator Martin whose
present term will expire in March,
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er obscure ana silent man in mat au- mwcmai ouo auu lug :t
gust body in which the ratio of oratory
and eloquence to actual business has
from early times been the hallowed
one of 16 to 1. He is a candidate to
succeed himself, and he is also the
choice of the Democratic "machine"
of the state. Governor Montague,
whose election to his present office
was a severe blow to the "organiza
tion," offered himself to the Demo
cratic voters as a candidate for Sena
tor Martin's seat, and the new pri
mary act of Virginia allows the voter
to declare his preference with regard
not only to state officers, but to the
federal senatorship as well.
The preprimaries campaign was
spirited and exciting, chiefly because
of the fight between Governor Mon
tague and Senator Martin, and the
great majority of the Democratic vot
ers attended the primaries and regis
tered their preferences.
The result was a decisive victory for
the machine, and Martin will succeed
himself, though it is plain that Mon
tague would have been far more ac
ceptable to the progressive and inde
pendent elements of the party. Mar
tin, who is not brilliant, has had the
backing of powerful "interests," while
Montague was classed with the "re
formers."
Why the majority of the Democrat
ic voters prefer the former their bal
lots no not tell us, but it is not easy
to see how their verdict tends to dis
credit, as some think it does, the de
mand for popular election of federal
senators.
The New York Sun has persuaded
itself that the Virginia primaries de
stroy "a cherished notion of politics,
the delight of many professional re
formers, the popular election of United
States Senators.." A curious, jumped
at conclusion! Because the rank and
file of the Virginia Democrats indors
ed the candidate of the organization
at their first direct primary, therefore
there is no reason or rhyme in the
movement for the direct election of
senators. Wonderful logic, this. Why
not apply it to the election of mayors,
governors, congressmen and so on?
The voters' very often elect candi
dates nominated by the organizations
against independents running for the
same office, yet it has not occurred to
anyone to make this the basis of an
argument for abolishing popular elec
tions. Chicago Record-Herald.
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seat of naval
twofold mar-1
power:
kets, consisting of the Eastern states 1 JpJ
and the extreme Orient, thus doubling :
both the sources of income, and guard- ,
inc ne-siinKfr rrio ofrVrr rtf nanido ond I '
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commercial depression; matchless
scenic attractions, guaranteeing an I "
everincreasing tourist revenue. Ore
gon Booster.
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Saturday's startling accident at one
of the dangerous railroad crossings
in this city serves but to emphasize
the need for either gate crossings or a
responsible flagman to be stationed at
these points. The wonder is that the
three occupants of the wagon were
not instantly killed. Innumerable
narrow escapes from similar accidents
have occurred and ,it would appear
that the latest incident would expe
dite the securing of this service and
proteotion to those who must neces
sarily at times cross railroad tracks
where it is possible to observe danger
only when it is too late to avoid the
results.
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This week witnessed the annual
exodus of hundreds of citizens to the
hop fields. The harvesting and mar
keting of this crop means a great deal
to Oregon. In the picking of the crop
profitable employment is provided
many people who employ this means
of taking a vacation and at the same
time provide the necessary means for
the clothing of the little ones and the
purchase of books for another school
year:: The compensation for this sort
of labor remains good and the hop
picking season is looked forward to
with not little interest by those who
regularly participate in this work.
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Unless something now unexpected
happens, Superintendent of Public In
struction J. H. Ackerman and Chief
Justice Charles E. Wolverton, of Su
preme Court, will be candidates for
renomination to succeed themselves
in their respective offices. No oppo-
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on a clean, bright, new, fresh, beautiiul, shin
ing appearance litom the marvelous operations
of this wonder-Worker, this labor -saver, this
household delight.
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everything that ought to be clean--will become
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One trial will make it your
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THE CONGRESSMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
If the dispatches from Manila cor
rectly represent the attitude of the
congressmen who have accompanied
Secretary Taft in his visit to the
islands, and if those- congressmen will
labor next winter to convert their fel
liws in Washington to their new way
of thinking, there will be reason to
raise a lasting song of praise that the
visit to the Philippines was made.
The need of the islands for a great
reduction in our tariff duties on sugar
and tobacco, if not for the abrogation
of those duties entirely, so far as Phil
ippine products are concerned, was
the first thing that became evident
to the congressmen. Some of the
strongest protectionists on the dele
gation are said to have become con
vinced of this, and while the change
of heart is not unanimous in the dele
gation it is said to be nearly so.
Now another point concerning the
administration of the islands seems
to have become recognized. It is
that the present government is too
expensive considering the revenues at
the disposal of the Philippine commis
mission, and that retrenchment in all
directions is essential if the govern
ment is not to be burdensome to the
natives. Retrenchment, that is, in all
.directions save one. The education
al work in the islands is given high
The indications are strong that the
amount of butter made in the Pacific
Coast states is not increasing as fast
as the population. It is practically
certain that the number of people
on the Pacific Coast has increased
much faster than the number of milch
cows. On the other hand, through
the energetic efforts of creameries
and sellers of cream separators, a
great many farmers are now selling
two or three times as much butter or
butter fat as formerly. Calves get
less whole milk and cows are better
cared for. Until recently the increase
in available butter fat per cow brought
about a total increase in butter-production
which paralleled the growth in
demand. Within a year or two this
does not appear to be longer the case.
The great increase in city population
and the increased use per person of
whole milk, of cream and ice cream
have materially retarded the rate of
increase in the production of butter.
Milk condensaries have also had some
effect in this direction and driven a
number of creameries out of business.
Natural conditions on the Pacific
Coast are such that the population of
the cities will continue to increase
more rapidly than that of the farming
districts. A few years ago it appear
ed probable that the time was almost
at hand when the Pacific Coast would I
produce more butter than the require
ments of the Coast markets. It still
appears probable that it may be found
advantageous to ship Coast butter
East in the early spring of many
years, but the outlook now is that for
many years to come, if not always, the
price of butter in the Pacific Coast
markets throughout the greater part
of the year will be governed by the
cost of bringing butter here from the
states east of the Rocky Mountains
and that for that reason the price of
butter will average higher on the
Oregon City land district, which are al
leged in the affidavits of contest to be
fraudulent in that the entrymen never
complied with the land laws and never
.!,: ,,', -. 4 .... r 4. intended to; that they were governed in
sition has developed to either of them, . . ' ,. T , ,
, . , , .,, . their acts bv former slipshod interpret
ing iicL3 1. 11 v 1 1. ueeu any Lit nv 01 omer
men as probable aspirants for the
nominations against them. Myrtle
Point Enterprise.
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A Willamette Valley exchange last
week published an extended editor
ial indorsement of Walter L. Tooze
as a candidate for Congress from the
First Congressional district. Follow
ing the flattering notice came an obit
uary mention of a pioneer resident
of the town.
tions of the land laws and the easy rul
ings of the local land office.
FEEL IMPENDING DOOM.
Leave Portland 6:45 a. m. daily (except
Sunday) for Salem and way points.
Leave Portland 6:45 Tuesday,' Thursday
and Saturday for Independence, Al
bany and Corvallis. stages of water
permitting.
DAILY
RIVER EXCURSIONS
OF
NTRYMEN MUST SHOW GOOD FAITH .worst form." writes Marion Lee of Dun-
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reath, lnd. "1 tried eignt pnysicians llflEliUrl Li T HlJfl S
iiwi oj uay in ruiure to rrove up on
Homesteads.
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The feeling of impending doom in the
minds of many victims of Bright's disease
and diabetes has been changed to thank
fulness by the benefit derived from tak
ing Foley's Kidney Cure. It will cure
incipient Bright's Disease and Diabetes
I and even in the worst cases gives com
I fort and relief. Slight disorders are cured
in a few days. l naa diaoetes in us
UPPER WILLAMETTE
RIVER ROUTE.
SALEM, INDEPENDENCE, ALBANY,
CORVALLIS AND WAY LANDINGS.
JOHN YOUNGER,
Mear Huntley's Drug Store,
FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IV
Ureat Britain and America.
Pacific Coast than in the East.-
gon Agriculturist.
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TWELVE REASONS.
Twelve reasons for the coming su
premacy of the Pacific Coast and
ocean as given by a clever writer in a
local publication are as follows:
"Climatic advantages; extraordi
nary fertility of soil; unusual diversi
ty of products; influence of the com
pleted Panama Canal; energy and
high grade quality of the population;
attractiveness to immigration, and pe
culiarly fine character of it; general
The passing of the old regime in the
land sen-ice of this state and the doing
away with the old methods of securing
public lands is marked by the present
land fraud investigations, says the Even
ing Telegram.
Hereafter the easy means by which
homesteads and timber claims have been
acquired in this state will not prevail
and entrymen must exhibit entire good
faith in making their selections and in
completing their final proofs. Actual
residence, not occasional "stay over
night" will be required. The scandals
being uncovered now in connection with
the grand jury investigations mean a
shaking up in the land officials of this
state and will result in making frauds
in connection with the public land.1? less
possible.
A former official of the land office was
before the grand jury Monday and it is
said that, although he merely conduct
ed his office as had bis predecessors,
there was considerable looseness in the
way matters were carried on. Although
land officials may have had an inkling
that all was not in thorough accord with
the spirit of the land laws, when the in
vestigations were ordered and made, the
special agents in charge of the investi
gations are said to have proved recreant
to their trust and some of them are also
said to have been amendable to bribes.
The interpretation of the land laws has
been far different .than is now to obtain.
The custom in the Northwest has been to
permit too much latitude in compliance
with the law and the present investiga
tions mean that the easy acquisition of
the public domain must stop. It is be
lieved that half the land office officials
who have served in this state could be
indicted for their slipshod methods of
taking proofs and the readiness with
which they issued receipts. However,
they were guided by precedent, it Is
claimed, and former trustees of the pub
lic domain in similar positions are said
to have left behind them no strict inter
pretation of the land laws by which to
guide incoming officials.
As a proof of the looseness of the re
quirements of land officials in this state
is a batch of 140 contests, hearing of
which began this week in the local land
office, lately moved from Oregon City to
without relief. Only three bottles of (
Foley's Kidney Cure made me a well !
man." Huntley Bros. Co.
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on you promptly, if so requested. Find
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two, we will send you our low estimate
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Deserves Your Patronage.
The growth of a community and the
success of its local institutions depends
entirely on the loyalty of its people. v It
is well enough to preach "patronize home
irfaustry" but except the sen-ice given
at a home institution equals that of out-of-town
enterprises, this argument car
ries no weight and is entirely disregard
ed, as it should be. But with Oregon Cltj
people it' Js different. A few months
ago E. L. Johnson established the Cas
cade Laundry. It Is equipped with the
latest improved machinery and la dally
turning out work that is equal to an;
and superior to much of the laundry
work that Is being done In Portlan.
Being a home Institution and furnlshinK
employment for many Oregon City people
u is enjoying an immense natronnn
plumbing Job, on which you desire figures. I worir. oemg
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Laundry left at the O. K. barber shop will
be promptly called for and delivered to
any part of the city. Telephone 1204.
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' Main Street, near Eighth
Oregon City
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