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EDITORIAL
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SENATOR MITCHELL.
Thcro has been during some weeks
Vast, In the column of tho Orcgonlnn,
a manifest policy of endeavoring to
prejudice tho public against Senator
Mitchell In advance of his trial. This
-was especially noticeable when that
paper positively declared that the Sen
ator's latter to his partner, Mr. Tan
ner, was conclusive proof of his guilt,
and necessarily ended his public
career. Just how much that letter
will provo, or will tend to prove, it is
not proper before the trial to say.
The court and Jury must decldo that.
But that It Is no such, decisive and
conclusive evidence as the Orcgonlan
assumed is pretty cortaln to appear.
Again, only yesterday tho morning
daily prints a long, colored, onc-sldcd
dispatch from Washington about tho
Senator's discharge of his prlvato sec
retary, Harry Robertson, and tho em
ployment of his grandson, J. Mitchell
Handy, in which It it represented that
Mr. Robertson has been very badly
treated, and .that Young Handy is not
capable of filling the position. Tho
latter, The New Age is Informed, Is
a very bright and capable young man,
and more- than that, It Is nobody'
business but tho Senator's, or at least
bis business chiefly, whom ho employs
in this capacity. The criticism .there
fore showB a hostile animus, that ought
to bo suppressed until tho Senator has
had his trial,
An to Mr. Robortson, It was qui to
natural and we think Juatlflablo and
proper, for tho Senator to discharge
him. Robertson was acting In a con
fidential, personal capacity. As such
he was entrusted with a personal, pri
vate letter, and possessed personal
knowledge. To allow that letter to
fall in tho hands of the Senator's en
emies, and to toll all ho knew about
the Senator's prlvato affairs, was a
betrayal of -trust, which, even though
to some extent compulsory, fully jus
tified his discharge But whether bo
or not, this again was tho Senator's
personal affair, and was nono of tho
public's affairs. Ho, not tho public,
employed Mr. Robertson; and ho, not
the public, had a right to retain or dis
charge him at Will., Tho relation was
purely a personal one, and thoso criti
cisms of tho Senator's act In this .mat
ter again show tho hostile animus of
those making thorn.
There aro people, and nowspapurs,
that will fawn upon, flattor, pralso ami
cajole a man when tho sun of success
and prosperity shines upon him, but
as soon as ho la under, a cloud will
up strong and Btralght and hand
some and successful and master
ful, they aro eager to extend tho
glad hand of friendship and flat
tery, but as soon as ho stumbles
and falls, or is knockod down, even by
a foul blow, they aro ready and anx
ious to kick him have nothing for
him but kicks.
We do not know whother Senator
Mitchell Is "guilty" or not; If so wo
doa't know to what extent ho Is guilty,
The court and jury must decldo that,
and newspapers should let tho caso
alone until they can report tho trial.
But Blnce these and other attempts
have been mado to projudlco tho pub
lic against tho Sonator It la only fair
to retaembor his long and faithful ser
vices to Oregon, his uniform attontton
and devotion to his duties aa a pub
llo servant, his success in working for
Oregon's interests, his courtesies and
kindness to all clasaoa of constituent,
and the further fact that while many
senators got rich out of their office
he remained a poor man,
For these things Sonator Mitchell,
vea If he should be convicted, will
UtHl be kindly resaembered and will
a sauHMudo of personal friends.
almost any
American boy of his time, he was
already a member of tho Massachu
setts legislature when twenty-four
years of ago. At thirty-three ho was
governor of his natlvo state and was
re-elected tho following year.
Soon after came tho test of tho con
scientious independence which char
acterized him throughout his long
career. Ho was a democrat, and nB
such had achieved high position while
still young and with a brilliant future
before him. But tho question of, tho
abolition of Blavcry pressed for solu
tion and ho broko away from old as
sociations to take tho stand which ap
peared to him to bo demanded by rap
idly changing political conditions. Ho
Identified himself with tho republican
party In Its Infancy, was Kb Bturdy
supporter and champion so long as ho
believed It was In tho right, and then,
with tho samo conscientious fidelity
to IiIb convictions, broko from It when
ho believed that It was hopelessly In
tho wrong. For six yenrs, during tho
war and tho reconstruction period
which followed, ho was an Influential
member of tho national houso of rep
resentatives, sorvlng upon Important
committees and having no small share
In tho legislation of tho time. Ho was
secretary of tho treasury during a
critical period In tho financial history
of tho country nnd rounded out a pub
lic enroor of exceptional usefulness
with a term In tho United States
Bcnnto.
Ex-Qovcrnor Boutwcll for nB such
he continued to bo known
In favor of perpetuating the present constituents,
monopoly can bo re-elected, or electod
to any office In future. ,
Tho existing monopoly may bo a
favorlto of somo members of tho
council, but most of Its patrons are
not "stuck on It."
A PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT.
Praises for President Roosevelt
como from all sorts nnd conditions of
men, and from all parts of tho coun
try. Mr. Bryan commends him. Col.
Butcher, of Baker City, a "dyed-in-the-wool"
democrat, docs tho same,
and declares, having recently been In
Washington, D. C, thnt tho Presi
dent 1b In down-right earnest in mean
ing to glvo overybody a "square deal."
Southern newspapers havo changed
their tono nnd nre speaking respectful
ly and somo of them admiringly of tho
President, although they scowl a lit
tlo at his appointment of two Negroes
to very Important and lucratlvo offices
In Boston nnd Now ork. Tho Presi
dent shows tact and great political
senso In appointing Negroes to such
oITIccb In tho North as well as or
rather than In tho South. But ho ex
hibits his moral courago In making
such appointments nnd his nlco, clear
sense of Justlco as well. Tho colored
pcoplo cast a great many votes In
tho North nnd should cast several
times aB many In tho South. The
President cannot bring this about Just
yet, If at all; but ho can nnd docs
bIiow not only his appreciation of tho
retired to .almost unanimous colored voto given
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NEW TELEPHONE
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The following number of people, up to
noon Maach 24, have signed the petition re
questing the new telephone franchise to be put
to a vote at the June election:
Noon Mmrch 24 2237
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That the people are la favor of giv
ing this new enterprise a chance is
being shown by the large number of
persons who have already signed the
petition to put the matter to a vote of
tho pcoplo at tho Juno election.
The request of tho company was for
a 25 year franchise for which they
agreed to give In return $125,000 in
cash, 300 phones for tho pollco patrol
and free phones for all of tho various
departments of tho city government.
There aro many reasons why tho
pcoplo of Portland demand tho new
telephone, which is now in successful
operation In many of tho largo and
progressive cities of tho East and Cal
ifornia. Tho principle reason, how
ever, is that it Is superior to tho old
"Bell" patent used by tho Sunset Com
pany, and consequently would glvo 'to
tho busy man a reliable, prompt and
efficient telephone service, a thine
much desired by tho long suffering
pcoplo of this community. '
Another admirable feature of the
new telephono Is tho fact that tho
"Central" nulsanco Is dono away with;
every person being his own "Central."
This in Itself Is sufficient to commend
It to the favorable consideration of the
telephono using public.
By supporting this proposition at
the Juno election tho pcoplo will mako
no mlstako, as It will glvo to thorn at
least a competing company In the
telephono business, thereby breaking
tho backbono of ono of tho most
grasping, arrogant and unreasonable
monopolies In this city and stato.
Competition Is tho Hfo of trndo.
very good and valuablo weapons in the
hands of the people. It Is probable
that tho referendum will be Invoked
by sufficient petitions upon the log
rolling, million dollar appropriation
bill, and whtlo this will entail consid
erable trouble and cost, the results
will bo worth far more, and the most
valuablo of theso results will not be
tho money possibly saved that was
voted to support several needless so
called normal schools, but In serving
a People's notice upon the next and fu
ture legislatures that they must be
careful ahd conscientious In what
they do. They will then know that no
more such log-rolled appropriation
bills must be passed and that not pnly
In tho matter of expenditures but In
other respects duo regard must bo had
to tho wishes of tho people. Under
tho initiative nnd referendum tho peo
ple's wish becomes their will, and
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Don't forget to sign the petition for
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prlvato Hfo nnd tho successful prac- him last November, but, what Ib more
tlco 6f his profession, but did not lose Important, IiIb realization that tho col
his Interest In public affairs. When, orcd' man Is n citizen and n man, and
In 1898, It hecamo ovldont that tho pol- entitled to consideration aa such.
Icy of tho republican party was to-1 If RooBOVolt woro running for Pros
ward expansion, colonization nnd liu- ident now, against nny democrat that
porlallsm, ho took a firm stand lu op- could bo named, ho would boot Ills
position, Bpoaklng out nH clearly and phenomenal record of last Novombor
vigorously at eighty nH ho could havo by tons of thousands of votcB, In spite
dono had ho boon n much youngor or tno Hostility or mo irusiB. mu
man. With him, fidelity to his con- pcoplo are with him. Ho Ib their
vlcttonn wiib of vastly greater moment man. Ho will not run again In 1908,
than sucurlng consistency In ndhcr- and la untrnnuncled. Tho republican
unco to party affiliations, and ho will party will not And It nn easy task to
Justly bo remembered for what he wns find n man w)io cnu pleaBo the pcoplo
a fearless and honest man.
NEW 'TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
nH a eaudldato bo well.
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN.
TMi.i Mnm A ink ilnna itAt I idmus (lin
Tho baeklnir and fllllnK nnd "mon- ",u """ "hU "'"" ""v "'"" "'"
keying" of a portion of tho council crltlcl8 of Myr W,llln,,,,B nctB aa
with reference to tho proposed auto- m'or. l " tlint VorA
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mntlo telephono franchise looka bub-
i.i ..i i. n....i. during tho pnst two years, and per
plclous, nnd Ib tho subject of much " '
iiups no uuiier ono, nu ib a man oi
OHOROB 8. BOUTWKLL.
M has said that all men are
late the world with a cortaln ae
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critlclaui. An opposition tolophone
company In this city can do little if
any hurm, and Is certain to do a great
dual of good, and If tho pcoplo get a
aay on tho proposition they are euro
to express themsolvoa In favor of
granting this franchise Of course the
now company should bo required to
pay a reasonable sum annually for tho
privilege of operating here, but It
should not bo hold up for an unreason
able or oxtortlonnto amount. Having
fixed a rcaaonnblo tax upon tho fran
chise It should bo not only admitted
but welcomed by tho council, aa It
surely will bo welcomed by tho great
majority of tho pcoplo of tho city.
A monopoly almost Invariably be
comes autocide, dictatorial, opprcs-
bIvo and scornful of tho Interests of
tho public It Borvca, ami tho Pacific
States Telephono .monopoly Ib no ex
ception to tho rule. We cannot say
that Hh servlco la entirety inetnc(unt
or Intolerable, but It la not satisfac
tory aa wo think moat patrons will
say, ami as long as it la a monopoly
without danger of competition, servlco
will not bo satisfactory.
Tho proposed now system Is said to
be far superior to tho ono now In use
much knowledge, long and largo ex
perience, undaunted personal integ
rity, and at heart loyal and dovoted to
tho Interests of Portland. Though 82
years old, ho Is yet perfectly sound,
montnlly and physically, and as actlvo
ob moat mon of half his ago. Ho la
not an oxtramlat, but on tho contrary
a vory practical man. Nobody who
knows him and who does notT will
for a moment question his doslro nnd
Intent that Portland should become by
all practical means n hotter city In all
ways, morally aa well aa materially, or
that ho will do what ho can to effect
thnt result. But ho la too experienced
and far-seeing u man to expect good
and permanent results from any spas
modic moral wavo. from tlt-advlsed
onslaughts on Ineradicable forma of
nmusomont, or from mock-horolc at-
tempts to accomplish tho Impossible.
This Is tho year of tho Iowls and
Clark fair. Mr. Wllllama will bo
mayor at its inception, and It would
bo advlsablo to retain him lu that Im
portant position during tho progress
of tho fair. It Is bad policy to swap
horses whtlo crossing n stream.
Tho Now Ago boltoves that Mayor
CITY ENGINEER WANZER.
In tho selection of Mr. Chns. Wan-
zer, for the Important offlco of city en
gineer Mayor WUHanm showed excel
lent Judgment. Mr. Wanzor, before
nssunltng this offlco was for a number
of years connected with tho 0 R, &
N. Co., nnd tho city Is vory fortunato
lu securing at this tliho a man bo woll
qualified by reason of experience to
carry on tho important work of this
department of tho city govornmont.
Under ordinary circumstances It
would matter little who might bo se
lected to servo as city engineer, but at
this tlmn when tho city has under way
and In courso of construction-, as well
In contemplation, vast public ' works,
such aB brldgo building, side-walk lay
Jnjr, street and sower work, etc., tho
need of a man of more than ordinary
ability la Imperative.
It wiib this view of tho matter that
actuated Mayor Wllllama when ho ten
dered Mr. Wanzor this appointment,
nnd that no mistake was made has
been shown by tho splondtd beginning
thus far mado In tho reduction of the
running expenses of this office, nnd in
tho facility with which tho work Is
handled,
Tho Now Ago predicts that Mr.
Wanzor will servo tho people aB city
engineer for at least another term.
members of tho legislature will bo
compelled to become .real representa
tives In fact, as well as in nnmo and
theory.
Tho initiative Ib likely to bo used in
regard to several bills that tho legisla
ture would not consider or would not
Pobs, and among them, wo think, will
bo ono or more propositions designed
to cquallzo taxation, and mako It
fairer and more just than It Is.
It Is Important not only to hold
theso weapons over tho law-making
power, but on tho first right good oc
casion to oxcrclso that power, so that
members of tho next and subsequent
legislatures may know that tho pcoplo
are standing behind them watching
them, and not only so but nro armed
with two big stuffed clubs which they
can use nt any time they please.
POLICE JUDGE.
From tho present outlook It seems
unlikely that Judgo Hoguo can receive
tho republican nomination for his
present position at tho primaries,
There nro various reasons for this
which need not bo gono Into here, ex-
copt to say gcnorally and broadly
that his temperament does not seem
to (it tho bench, oven the police court
bench, which after all Ib an Important
position.
Among thoso who aspire to this po
sition Mr. J. A. Strowbrldge appears
here. It Is one in an advanced point lW,,,lania wU1 w,n out caal,y ,n tho
prlraurle8, and that no democratic or
Independent candldato can or should
beat him in tho oloctlon. This paper
bus mado somo criticism of tho mayor
at times, but as it looks now ho Is
head and shoulders above all other
men suggested for this office.
along the lino of progress. It should
bo oncourugod, not snubbed; at least
Its proposition should bo carefully
considered, and if probably advantage
ous should bo accepted.
Wo mako no charges against any
members of tho council; it Is possible
all of them are acting conscientiously
In this matter; but wo aro sure that
If they will listen to and regard tho
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wisnes or tne peopio at largo they will it will be a hard matter for thoso
encourage rather than block this lm- mombors of tho city council who voted
pertant now enterprise here. And wo against the granting of a franchise to
believe further that bo councilman the new -telephone company t eaUe-
wbo opposes this, and who stands pat 'factorlly explain their aatloaa to thatr !
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PHILIPPINE LEGISLATION.
Undoubtedly congress could con-
trlvo to get a plcco of legislation
through both houses and Into the
hands of tho President In a wcok'B
time, if it really wanted to do bo.
But In tho caso of the bill reducing
tho duties on Phlllpplno sugar and
tobacco to 25 per cent of tho Dlngloy
rates, thcro Is little likelihood that
congross will bo bestir Itself. Yet It
should bo elenr to everyone that tho
Filipinos must hnvo a market some
where or thoy cannot prospor. Thoy
lost their old, market when thoy pass-
cd from tho hands of tho Spaniards
to American control, and although
that happened .moro than six years
ngo, they aro still waiting for Justlco
to bo done- them. Thcro has been
other Phlllpplno legislation, however.
As tho Springfield Republican says:
"Early in tho session thcro was no
troublo In passing tho bill authorizing
oxteiiBlvo railroad building In tho Is
lands, on borrowed capital, and al
ready tho houso has passed a tariff
bill which affects duties on goods Im
ported into tho Philippines. But this
sugar and tobacco bill affects duties
on goods Imported into tho United
States, henco Its hopelessly backward
condition. Ono Is Inclined to commls
ernto with Secretary Taft, who has
mado such a failure with congress
this wlntor with respect to tho most
important of Phlllpplno legislation.
Tho FiliplnoB .must havo a foreign
market for their products In order to
prospor; Instead of giving them one,
congross hands thorn over to Amorl
lean railroad exploiters and bondhold
ers. Ana wo grow rainy pious winn
ing of our unheard-of benevolence."
J. A. STRO WBRIDGE
SUPPORT THE NEW TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
to bo in tho load in the favor of voters.
He Is a worthy son of an honored
pioneer family, was born, raised and
educated here, and has made a good
start on a legal career, He la a
young man of ability, tact, good Judg
ment, a thorough knowledge of the
city and its conditions, and would ua
doubtedlymake a satisfactory police
judge.
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Portland Is said, to bo alow and con
servative, yet Its pcoplo mako aaj
much fU88 over small affairs as that of
any town in tho country and liko to
bo humbugged as well.
Thore seems to bo an ample supply
of vaudevlllo theatres in Portland.
Forty republican candidates for
governor more or less.
Listen for unother howl from down
south Booker Washington has been
in consultation with tho President
again.
Evangelists who believe that col
ored people have no souls cannot be
expected to pay any attention to
them.
Oily George will not have a walk
over In 1906 In fact he didn't In 1902,
though he got there.
What Portland wants la only reason
able laws, and then have, them enforced.
It Is ono thing to get religion, an
other to keep It.
Governor Mead, of Washington, Is
exceeding expectations.
Everything now portends that the
exposition will be a great success,
The cleaatng-up movement will
stake Portland a far better and pleas-
aater city.
There are bo political pluaw la last
aaaehtae.
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