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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1908.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1906.
SIGNIFICANT.
The passage by the House (if the
Hepburn Bill with only seven nega
tive votes is significant. The time
when corporations and railroads can
override the people has reached a
limit. These injustices have been tol
erated until the patience of a long
suffering people has been exhausted
and now relief Is to be afforded throudy
legislation.
This practically unanimous action
of the House is decidedly significant.
It should serve as the handwriting on
ti e wall to men and attorneys right
here in our own midst who are in the
aire and service of corporate Inter
ests. H is a matter of physical Im
possibility for these men to serve
both the people and the corporations.
Their position Is inconsistent and to
le honest with both they should ter
minate their relations with one or th'!
other.
The people are awakening to the
real situation. They realize that they
are not being considerately treated
by the corporations or their hired
agents and attorneys. They will see
to it that such double dealers are
shelved. The services of such men
can be dispensed with.
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REGISTRATION IS GOOD.
Registration of Clackamas county
Toters is progressing satisfactorily.
To date 1834 voters have registered.
This represents nearly one-half of the
Toting strength of the county which
ranges from 4200 to 4500.
No one thing Is doing more to en
courage this registration than the
meetings that are being conducted
throughout the county for the purpose
cf explaining the details of the Direct
Primary Law. If voters continue to
register as lively in the ensuing eight
weeks as they have to date, all of the
voters of the county will have regis
tered. This should be the case. The
voters themselves constitute the nom
inating convention this time and they
will best show that they appreciate
the responsibility conferred upon them
by complying with every feature of
the Direct Primary Law.
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SHOULD BE ADOPTED.
If no one other of the several pend
ing constitutional amendments to be
voted at the general election is adopt
ed by the voters, that which proposes
leaving to the interested electors the
adjustment of all municipal charter
alterations should receive a unanimous
vote. In the past there has been no
one class of legislation receiving the
attention of the state legislature that
less properly belonged to that body
than the amending of city charters and
the changing of county seats.
These are questions entirely foreign
in interest to the members of the
state's legislative assembly. othfr
than the representatives from the dis
tricts directly interested. The dis
posing of these questions should most
certainly be left to a vote of the vot
ers who are directly Interested.
What possible interest can a rep
resentative from Coos county have in
the proposed amending of the charter
of an obscure Eastern Oregon town?
County seat fight3 no more properly
should be settled in the State Legis
lature where the bills relating thereto
are generally converted into trading
stock, regardless of their merits.
There is a painter by the name of
Reddaway who had the sub-contract for
doing the painting when Porter built
his house. The contract and specifi
cations called for white lead and oil.
Reddaway wanted pay for lead and oil
and put on ochre. When Porter ob
jected to the ochre, it cost him $25 ad
ditional to et rid of Reddaway. Now
Reddaway thinks he has a grieance
and is going around with his hammer
out doing all the knocking he can.
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The machine docs not want Porter
to go out to the political meetings. It
and some more that are trying to
stand on both sides of the fence evi
dently think that unless they sanc
tion it, only their side has any right
to be heard.
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Either Brownell or some of his strik
ers are circulating the report that
the Federal indictment against the
Clackamas county Senator has been
dismissed all of which is not true as
one may learn.
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PROSPERITY REFLECTED IN OUR
IMPORTS.
The growth of our export trade re
ceives a great deal of attention. It
has been stated again and again that
wo are making rapid progress as a
manufacturer and exporter of commod
ities that enter Into competition with
the manufacturers of England. Ger
many and other countries. Last year's
export total amounted to $1,599,420,000
the excess over the total for the pre
vious year being $137,7000,000.
But the United States as an import
er and consumer of foreign goods re
ceives less attention.,. Yet the record
of our Importations is equally remark
able. In the short space of seven
years' time our imports have nearly
doubled In value. Last year we took
$1,179,000,000 worth of foreign com-
modules, as against a total of but
$035,000,000 for the year 1898.
The great Increase In Importations
Is generally regarded as among the
best evidences of prosperity. The
consumption of the American people
Is undoubtedly the largest In the his
tory of the country. The Increase Is
distributed' through all classes of
goods and all articles. To reverse a
Shakespearian phrase, it is our will,
not our necessity, that consents. We
buy abroad more than ever because
we can afford luxuries, comforts and
additions to our individual and family
budgets that we should have to deny
ourselves under a less prosperous
state of Industry and commerce.
An official statement shows that the
increase in Imports since 1S9S is dis
tributed as follows. Food stuffs (sugar
tea, coffe, etc.) a gain of 43 per cent;
manufactures, an increase of 7 per
cent; manufacturers' materials, a gain
of 117 per cent; luxuries, a gain of
90 per cent.
To take some concrete examples;
Wines, spirits and malt liquors show
ed a total importation of J 10.000.000
In 1S9S; last year the total was $1$.
000.000. The Increase in our "con
sumption" of diamonds was from fS.
300.000 to $:!0.500.000 during the seven
years, while cigars and cigarettes
show an advance from $ 1.750.000 to
JG.C00.000. if we Include Porto Rico. ,
which was "foreign" in 1S98.
Thor r h. hn wnrn us of the!
danger of overconsumption. but with-!"1
out going into the general question
of extravagance one thing la certain:
If we buy less of the foreigner, he can
not buy as much of us as he does now.
By increasing imports we create a
greater and more effective demand
for our exports. Exchange.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH THE NEW
JAPAN.
A distinct change has oecured In
the East as a result of Russia's de
feat In that quarter. For many years
the chief oriental question centered
in the aggressive movements of the
czar. Russia had planned to be the
dominant power there, and spent hun
dreds of millions of dollars to estab
lish firmly Its powerful advance. But
Its colossal project has failed. Russia
has been reduced to an inferior naval
rank, and its Internal disturbances,
as well as the recent war experiences
In the field are an end to present
schemes for distant territorial con
quest. What about the new status?
Is there already a yellow peril? The
courage and skill of the Japanese
armies and fleets in the war with -Russia
were a surprising revelation. A
nation of 40.0oo.0iK) Japanese, it may
be argued, has a limitation that forms
a permanent safeguard. But these are
400,000,000 Chinese, of much the same
race, near at hand, and the Japanese
mingle with them far more intimately
than with any other people. Should
Japan attempt, or be able to work in
China the same transformation ex
perienced by Itself In the course of
comparatively a few years, there
would be a yellow peril from sheer
weight of numbers, and probably for
other reasons. ,
Several Americans familiar with af
fairs in the East, state that the recent
Chinese boycott against American
goods was the result of the Intrigu
ing spirit of Japanese residents In
China, some of whom are at the head
of Chinese newspapers. American ob
servers on the spot declare that the
boycott was inspired by trade rivalry
anil not by our Chinese exclusion act.
Shanghai was the starting point, and
no laborers come from there to this
country. Sympathy with it was dis
claimed by Chinese officials and Chi
nese business guilds. In the treaty
ports are published many newspapers
under Japanese charters. They' are
practically Japanese organs, though
published in the Chinese language.
Report has it that the leading boycott
newspaper, which has a Japanese edi
tor, Is inspired from Tokio. Our con
nil has called attention to its crusades
against American business interests
and to its advance knowledge of what
the boycotters propose to da Japan
ese officers are reorganizing the Chi
nese army, and Japanese Buddhist
priests are admitted to remote places
in China from which all other for
"igners are excluded. China has many
thousand students in Japan who re
turn home full of the boycotting spirit.
(The Shanghai incident is one of the
symptoms of organized hostility to
American and perhaps other foreign
productions.
England may suffer as well, and
there is more than appears on the sur
face In the statement that the English
government is about to send 10,000
marines across Canada to a port on
the Pacific to be held in readiness in
case of a new emergency In the East.
A conditional treaty exists between
England and Japan, by which the lat
ter is bound to assist its ally in case
of an invasion of India. The leaders
of a party in Japan have suggested
that England Improve its army, and
the manner In which they brought the
proposition forward caught the atten
tion at once of the British public. .la-
nan Is not without Its jingo element.
The terms of the treaty of Portsmouth
caused riots in Japan. Though the
outbreak was suppressed it looked se
rious for a time. Subtlety of pur
pose is an oriental characteristic. Ja
pan has a propaganda In China and a
great opinion of its own prowess on
land and sea. Its levelheadedness as
a successful armed power is yet to
be tested. The United States -must
be vigilant in the drift of events in the
East. There is amity with the orient,
but no race tie or deeply rooted sym
pathy. St. Globe-Democrat.
Just why any Oregonian should go
to California to spend the winter is a
conundrum. This is particularly true
this year. A more delightful month
than February is proving has not been
experienced in years. Street sprink
ling is necessary if the dust is to be
dispensed with and the weather is
typical of the Spring season. Ore
gon's climate at all events and at all
seasons is not to be surpassed.
Mrs. Yerkes explain that she at
first denied the report of her marriage
to avoid publicity. She is now won
dering if she could have done any
thing to bring her more of It.
The Jar of
Coughing
Hammer blows, steadily ap
plied, break the hardest rock.
Coughing, day after day, jars
and tears the throat and lungs
until the healthy tissues give
way. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
stops the coughing, and heals
the torn membranes.
The bot kind of tetlmonll
"Sold lor otm alty years."
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Mtd fey 3. 0. Afr Co.. T.owll, Mam.
AllO BUUIMIurfrB
SARSAPAWLU.
lWf O HAIR VKMR.
W km bo imhm t we puoiua
the formulae of til our medioluee.
Riiiouaneaa. constipation retard re
covery. Curt) these with Ayer's Pills.
ll iooks now very mucn as uumgn
efforts of the President and the
Secretary of State to arrange a modus
lt'lltll Willi llVIIIlHliy (HI IIIV l H I 111
question would be abortive and that !
Congress would have to face the pros- '
pect of a tariff war that It had brought
oh itself. The necessity for tariff .
adjustment with Germany has loomed
large for almost a year past but Con-1
gross paid no attention to the situ- j
atlon and the President hail announc-1
ed more than a year ago that he would
send no more treaties to the Kenute ,
till he was assured of their acceptance. 1
Even the comparatively small matter I
of fiual meat exports to Germany was
Ignored by Congress till It Is now too
late to rush them through, aud the j
country Is left face to face with a tar
iff war simply because of the Indlf-'
ference of the national legislature. It ;
will be recollected that quite recently j
the German imiorters were eager to
get large shipments of lnirk. lard and i
sausages from this country before the
new duties went into effect on March !
1. It was said by the packing houses 1
that there were orders waiting two ;
month ago for the shipment of '
OOO.nOO worth of hog products that
could not be dispatched because Con- i
gross had refused to appropriate
for enough meat examiners to do the I
work and the Department of Agrlcul-
hire could not allow the packing nous- j
es to pay for thework themselves.
though me packers were perfectly ;
willing to do !. Congress was urged j
at the time to rush through an urgent
deficiency appropriation, but it turned
its shoulder and let the whole matter j
slide. Now the ultimate question
comes of a relentelss tariff fight with
our second best foreigner customer, j
The Germnn tariff averages fifty per
cent higher than the old rates under
which we have been trading. It Is an
agrarian tariff and our farmers will
be the ones to suffer. All this is sim
ply because Congress has refused to
see the necessity, urged on It by the
President, of new treaties or tariff
revision. But perhaps a period of
tariff war may bring it to a different
way of thinking. How long the Im
passe will last It Is Impossible to say.
but It Is Just possible that the farmers
affected, may have something to say
on the subject at the next election.
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The hazing trials at Annapolis have
adjourned for a fortnight to allow the
cadets to take the examinations. Per
haps if they had run the trials two
weeks longer they would not have had
ti liother about any cadets or examina
tions either.
A press dispatch from London says
that the English government Is about
to Institute a searching investigation
into life insurance matters. The same
cable announces that Mr. James Hazen
Hyde Is about to start for Paris.
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The announcement ot Justice Duel
that he will not resign his Judicial
salary, arouses the suspicion that he
may not have fleeced as many million
aires as was Indicated by the evi
dence. o
Representative Sul.er's feat of de
molishing the Russian government
seems to have been simply a warming
up heat before tackling the larger Job
of the City National Bank of New
York.
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If the report that John D. Rocke
feller has gone to Venezuela is true,
the government ought to urge France
to hurry up the blockade and make It
permanent.
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Senator, Money has moved to strike
out all but the enacting clause of the
Pure Food Bill. Wonder how; he rame
to overlook the enacting clause.
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It seems a trifle inconsistent to find
neither Dr. Osier nor any of his ad
herents have yet applied for mem
bership in the Suicide Club.
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H. H. Rogers seems to have had the
courts beaten about three weeks on
their decision that he need not answer
Mr. Hadley's questions.
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As the coal miners and operators
do not seem to be kept peaceful by
arbitration, it might be a good time
to try confiscation.
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Senator Burton ought to follow the
example of the packers, tell some
body the worst at once and then claim
Immunity.
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Count BonI de Castellaine seems a
fine example of the man who sat out
on a limb and sawed it off next to the
tree.
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President Roosevelt sent back his
copy of "Fads and Fancies." Grover
Cleveland has not been displaying his
lately. Bishop Potter Is yet to be
heard from.
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WILL LEAVE OREGON CITY.
Captain and Mrs. Staynefts are fare
welling from the command of Oregon
City Corps.
Besides their meetings held every
night, and which have blr-ssed and
helped a number of soiiIm to God. they
have been able to assist many poor
In the way of clothing and food. The
shelter for the homeless, has been
much sought after, as many as four
different men, seeking such assistance
in one night. They thank you. ttie
citizens of Oregon City, for the wil
lingness which you have shown in as
sisting them In the work. Attend their
farewell meetings Sunday, the IHth,
anil say goodby.
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