THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON
A. D. ORIPPIN. MnnntiP
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I'ortUiid, Oregon.
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Mcondeiui tattler.
It ought to be mado to pay. Wo do
not fay this in any spiteful spirit but
as a truo and timely proposition, with
which every reasonable man will agree.
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1IAKRIMAN AND HILL.
Portland, and indeed all Oregon, aro
greatly to bo congratulated on tho coin
lng to tills city of tho North Hank rail
road, work on which la bolng pushed as
rapidly aa poaslhlo. Mr. James J.
Hill is tho world's greatest railroad
builder and country devolopor, and his
construction of this lino is literally
worth millions of dollars to this city,
and this (act ought to bo appreciated
by all its peoplo.
Portland and tho rest of Oregon aro
especially to bo congratulated on this
very important ovent bocauso of tho
way tho statu haB been hold back and
milked and imposed on for those many
years by tho Harriman system. Harri
man haB boon a voritablo dog in tho
manger hero in Oregon. While mak
ing millions out of Oregon trafllc he
has always done Just aa little as poasl
hlo for Oregon, and ho would permit
nobody else to do anything, lie had
Oregon bottled up, and treated Its peo
plo with supremo contempt, as if they
wero a lot of yuhooa lit only to hu plun
dered. It was only when Mr. Hill
broke loosn from tho dlvlslon-of-terrl-tnry
understanding and began in dead
earnest to build down tliu Columbia
and Invadu Harriman "territory" that
tlia latter got busy and began to do a
little railroad building that ought to
have boon dono ten or twenty years
ago. Hu lias tried to impedo and ha
rass Mr. Kill in hla work of building
into Portland in every poaaiblo way and
so has deservedly carnod tho ill will of
all tho people of this city, and aa soon
aa the now lino is comploted into Port
land it ought to bo patronized whenovor
possible, to tho exclusion of the Harri
man lines. Tho Harriman policy has
' been an Incalculable Injury to Oregon.
Washington has nearly twice aa many
people and aa much wealth aa Oregon,
and is growing much moro rapidly
principally because of tho differuueo in
policy between Hill and llarilman.
While tho latter waa an Incubus on
Oregon, Mr. Hill waa developing Wash
ington and other portions of tho north
ern tier of states, encouraging produc
tion and creating a great volume of
trade and comiuurco. Orvlng largely to
Mr. Hill's progressive and liberal pol
icy Seattle has increased much faster
than Poitland, and has at last about
overtaken this city, while Tacoma and
Hpokano have grown to cltlea nearly
half Portland's bIxo, If we had had a
Hill Instead of a Harriman iu Portland
and Oregon during tho past 120 years,
Portland would have beou a city of
1250,000 inhabitants, instead of being
one of not over 150,000.
The small caliber of tho Harriman
management waa illustrated recently
where its agent here declined to do
business in the customary way with
The New Age, because it had ventured
on a few occasions mildly to criticise
that system and compliment its rival,
and these editorial utterances of this
paper were brought forth as a reason
for declining to furnish the manager of
this paper with the usual transporta
tion for value received. Wo caro noth
ing about this, and can pay our faro if
obliged to travel on the Harriman
linen, but if tho management of that
road auppoies that it can control the
editorial utterances o The New Ago, or
cause It to suppress criticism that
ought to be made, on account of a few
paltry dollars' worth of transportation
for advertising, it has entirely mistaken
us, It would be a pretty state of
affairs if the papers of the country were
to be subsldited in any such a manlier,
and their columns closed to any deserv
ed criticisms because of a little patron
age. This Is not that sott uf a paper,
and cannot bo thus cheaply bought or
inlluencud.
Hy tint way, since this railroad sys
tem haB always been an enemy of this
state and city negatively at least, why
should it be permitted to use Fourth
Btreet perpetually without paying ary
thing for the privilege'' Tho franchise
granting the old Oregon road right of
way along that Btreet ought to bo re
voked, and if tho company is allowed
to use tho street at all It should be
Tho campaign is about over, and
everybody, and particularly tho candi
dates, aro glad of it. There Is no rea
son to doubt that, with ono or possibly
two exceptions, Oregon will go Repub
lican hy a very largo majority, though
it la not reasonably to bo expected that
Hoosevolt's majority of -13,000 will be
reached by any candldato who has a
Democratic opponont.
As to tho vote for United States son
ator, tho result will bo in doubt until
tho voles aro counted, because nobody
can gauge tho slzo of tho (dump away
from Uourno. That it will bo heavy
nobody doubts but that it will bo heavy
enough to dofcat him is rather Improb
able This would require about 15,000
Republican votes to go to Gearin,
which cannot bo expected, though n
good many experienced observers would
not bo much surprised if Gearin should
win out, and a wholo lot of Republi
cans would not bo at all sorry If he did.
But cuppoBO ho should? It is con
coded on all hands that tho next legis
lature will bo overwholmlngly Repub
lican, and sucli a legislature Is not
likely to elect a Democratic senator,
even if Gearin should beat Uourno at
tho polls. Homo Republican mombors
who signed statement number ono
might vote for him; hut not enough of
them, in all probability to elect. Moro
likely somo now Itobuplican candidate
would appear and capture tho prlr.o,
unless Mr. Rourno atill persisted It. his
candidacy, in which rase tlioro would
ho n tine prospect of a deadlock lasting
throughout tho session. If, however,
Mr. Uourno wins next Monday, it is to
bo presumed that tho legislature will
elect him and hu will have attained the
prlr.o for which ho has in devious ways
struggled so long.
Governor Chamberlain, as all Repub
licans concede, will get qulto a good
many Republican votes, and on the
other hand will lose qititoa lot of Dem
ocratic votes, and wo do not believe, in
splto of Democratic claims, that he can
bo elected. Tho case is very different
now from what It was four years ago,
when nearly tho wholo Hlmou wing of
tho party supported him, Becrotly If not
oponly. Many of tho men who fought
Furnish then aro cordially If not enthu
siastically supporting Withycombe
now, tho party is pretty well united,
there is no vory eorlous and well defin
ed split or holt, and bo it seems very
Improbable that tho governor can win
out again. Prof. Withycombe Is recog
nized as a capable, worthy man, who
obtained tho nomination at tho hands
of tho people fairly and squarely and
on hla merits, and not so many Itepub
llcans as some Democrats imagiuu are
going back on him. even If they think
Chamberlain a "good fellow" in his
way.
Aa to tho rest of the ticket, stato and
county, with tho exception of sheriff,
tho Republicans will win by very largo
majorities. The only other pneBlhlo
exception is in tho otllce of county
judge, In which case Van Zanto will
All the leading Republicans are sup
porting him cordially, and many of
them are out on the stump for him.
Chamberlain will got quite a lot of
votes cf Republicans because they know
and liko him personally, but nono bo
cauBo of hatred or active opposition to
Withycombe. Nobody has any grudge
against the latter, aB many had against
Furnish. Resides, a consldorablo frac
tion of Domocrata will voto against the
governor, for ono reason or anothor,
and he certainly can't afford to loso any
Democratic votes.
Tho New Ago hopoa Portland Repub
licans will give Mr. Withycombe a big
majority. Ho daaorves it, because he
ia a good, clean, capablo man, fairly
nominated by tho peoplo. He has
novor been a factioniat, never a distur
ber, never had any grudges to pay or
revenges to wreak, has always been a
loyal Republican, an extraordinarily
useful citizen, and in overy respect is
worthy of and entitled to Republicans'
votes.
This county is Republican by 0,000
or 7,000 plruality, and with tho excep
tion of tho olllco of sheriff it ought to
glvo Mr. Withycombo nearly that much
plurality. Thoro is no good reason for
scratching him and votinir for his Dem
ocratic opponont, even If in somo re
spects ho has mado a fairly good gover
nor. Withycombe may make quite as
good a govornor or even hotter. Ho
ought to carry Portland by a largo ma
jority. MR. GOODK, PRESIDENT.
Sheriff Word did a mighty good job
when he rid Portland of the profession
al gamblers.
That old railroad franchise down
Fourth street should be revoked or
heavily taxed.
Already thoro la talk about candi
dates for mayor, and the election a
year off.
A Btrango thing happened in Louisi
ana this week; a whito man waa
lyncLol.
"Oldest Hunk In tho Btnto uf Wellington."
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V"""lB VSSit. IT-MVXX) DAlNIVCKO proflts, 1425,000
Arcounh of Nurthwe-t Pacific Hunk solicited upon torms which wilt Brunt .to them tho-
moKt liberal accommixliiilotiii consistent with tholr Ulanci-e. ami responsibilities. W in. M.
Laihl, I'rcildent; N. II. Latimer, Manager! M, W. i'elorsuii, Cashier. Bcaitle, Washington.
THB HIRST NATIONAL. BANK OP PORT TOWN8END
fcatabllshed 1882. Collections promptly made and remitted.
No ubo sitting
the returns; tho
slow.
up Monday night for
count will bo vory
make somo inroads on Judge Webster's
political domain, owing to several
catiBcs, but probably not enough to se
riously endanger the hitter's chances.
Judge llalley will poll considerably
moro than his party vote, hut his cas
seems hopeless. Mention and Steel and
Crawford and Ackerman ami Dunlway
will go In with very largo majorities,
and llrst-class ulllcers they will make.
There will bo no chance for any
Democrat to be elected to the legisla
ture in tlila county and there will be
but a few scattering ouea from other
counties. Tho only Democrat that a
real hopeful tight will be mado for in
this county is Sheriff Word, and he
will almost surely bo elected, though
Van Xante's frionds aro active and
claim to be hopeful. Next week we
can tell better, however, and all about
why it happened.
Tho investment in Portland and vi
cinity recently of soveral millions of
dollars capital iu existing Btreet and
rural railways and projected electric
lines is a good thing .'or Portland and
all tho adjacent country. It means
rapid development on n largo scale,
Portland Itself 1h pretty well supplied
with street railways, and the O. & W.
P. R. R. has invaded tho country to
and beyond Oregon City and southeast
erly to Estacada, but tho great, broad,
fertile Willamette valtoy has till now
laid noglectod, though for yeara past
offering a tempting Held for tho invest
ment of capital in this way. Thero
should bo, and In tho near futuro will
bo, not only ono but sovoral roads ex
tending through tho Wlllametto valloy
and connecting all tho principal tewna,
on both tides of tho Willamette. These
eastern capitalists porcoivo tho fine op
portunity hero, and will Improve it.
They have unlimited capital at com
mand, and bellevo that they can find
no bettor use for it, which la encourag
ing and helpful to Western Oregon.
These capitalists havo mado an un
doubtedly wise selection in choosing
Mr. II. W. Goodo as tho executive head
of this groat system of urban and rural
railways. Hu ia a man of Very great
oxecutive ability, as has been shown iu
Ills presidency of the General Electric
company and of the Lewis and Clark
fair. He is thoroughly familiar with
conditions hero, in all respects, and
haB tho utmost confidence of all the
people of this region. He has lived
among tia a long time, has occupied po
sitions of great responsibility, has had
many very important and onerous du
ties to perform, and has always per
formed them well and satisfactorily not
only to his associates and employe) but
to the general public. The New Age is
pleased to see Mr. Goode tlniB promot
ed and his sphere of usfeulness enlarg
ed, and predicts that under his man
agement the existing and projected
roads will bo very successful, and pro
fitable to their owuors as well aa uf
great advantage to tho people.
No Democratic candidates for tho
legislature will bo elected in this county.
A good many think tho outcome
tween Rourno and Gearin doubtful.
be-
Juatlco of tho Peace Hold has mado a
capable, acceptable officer.
It Is improbable that
can mako it this time.
the governor
Judgo Webster may
what hard row to hoe.
havo a somo-
Isn't tho governor dodging tho norm
al school question?
Republicans aro
for many years.
hotter united than
THOMAS WITHYCOMBE
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Crawford fully deserved what ho will
gut .Monday.
In a month it will bo Judgo Gantcn-belli.
Hurrah for Jim Hill; alas Hariman.
Dunlway will doubtless do his duty.
The avorage majority will bo largo.
Goarin's vote may be a surprise.
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WI THYCOMBK ANDCHAMUKRI.AIN
Tho usual claims and predictions are
being made on both side, especially as
to governor. Chamberlain's to.Uers
claim lie will carry nil sections of tho
state outside of Portland and this city
as well, and bo elected by from o,00u
to 10,000 majority, while Mr. Withy
combe's supporters pooh at these
claiuu, and tay that he will carry
Multnomah county by 5,000, and every
other section of the state besides, and
bo elected by (tout 10,000 to 20,000
majority. Roth can't be right, and
probably neither Is at all confident of
the result It predicts.
The New Age is making un positive
ONK DKMOORAT.
In one place Republicans need make
no apology for scratching a name on
their ticket and voting for a Democrat,
not that tho Republican candidate is
not a good man, but because tho Demo
cratic candidate has made ao good a
record that ho ought in the interest of
the public as well as in justice to him
self to e given another term. A good
sheriff ought to be permitted to serve a
second term at least, whatever his poli
tics, and Sheriff Word is no exception
to the rule. Indeed, it applies with
unusual force in his caso, for he lias
dono what no sheriff of this county
ever dared to do, and desired to do be
fote. He broke up public gambling,
for which he deserves the gratitude of
00 out of every 100 of tho people, and
he allow td no graft in his otllce, which
entitles hint to the support of taxpayers
and honest men throughout Hie county
regardless of polities. It is for these
reaeons that tho New Age, a Republi
can paper, Is cottlially anil earnestly
supporting Sheriff Word for re-election.
Measures to Corns Boforo
Senato and House,
Washington, May 20. Tho sonate is
counting on a busy week and the pros
pect Is favorablo to long work days and
tew Interruptions. Thero aro two ap
propriation bills ready for considera
tion, and the sea levol canal bill, hav
ing been made tho unfinished business,
will bo pressed as steadily aa circum
stances will permit. In addition, con
ferees will bo appointed on the railroad
rate hill; tho nomination of Mr. Rarnea
to be postmaster of tho city of Wash
ington will rcceivo attention, and tho
bill declaring a policy iu the matter of
tho purchase of Panama canal supplies
will lie considered.
The senato manifests a disposition to
tlovote serious consideration to tho ca
nal type bill.
The gonoral plan is to press tho con
sideration of the appropriation bills aa
speedily aB possible. The postotlice and
naval bills will be ready for considera
tion early In tho week, but it is not yet
decided which will be given preference,
Both will present features that will
arouse debato, and It is a foregone con
clusion that especial attontion will bo
given to tho provision in the naval bill
(or a new monster warship.
Conference reports on the agricul
tun 1 and legislative appropriation bills
will probably bo made before the close
of tho week,
Tho canal supply bill will bo debated
at some length, and Senator Itayner
will bo among tlioeo to bo hard on that
measure.
Work on the sund'y civil appropria
tion bill will begin iu the house this
week. This bill ia larger and carries
more money than any preceding sundry
civil act. The aggregate will bo iu the
neighborhood of $90,000,000. Thore
will be a great demand on the part ol
members to make speeches relating to
items nlfecting their particular home
districts, and Chairman Tawney esti
mates that it will require fully a week
to consider and pass the bill.
The controversy between tho pure
food and immigration bills will follow
the disposition of the n&turaliiatiou
bill.
It ia planned that no adjournment
will bo taken for the observation ol
Decoration day, Weduesday.
The Democratic filibuster to empba
slxa to the country that no progress is
apparent, on the statohood agreement
U consuming considerable time in the
house. Rollralls to determine the
presence of a quorum have begun each
day's session, with few exceptions, and
Minority Leader Williams announces
his intention, encouraged by a "round
robin" from his colleagues, to continue
these methods. The statehood con
ferees announce that an agreement on
that measure ii in sight aud may be
reached during the week.
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predictions, but still believes that Mr.
only on the payment of a very substau-j Withycombe will be elected by a sub-
tlal franchise tax, Portland nor Ore- stantial majority, There is no vlndic- Who will get the biggest majority?
gon owes this railroad system no favors, , the. bitter, active opposition to him, ( Perhaps Ackerman, perhaps Crawford,
and for this big privilege that it enjoys aa there was to Furnish four years ago, perlapa Dauiway.
If Chamberlain should bo elected,
perhaps he wouldn't spend so much
time electioneering.
Misery for Refugees.
Sau Francisco, May i9, A heavy
rain storm swept over this city ami
surrounding country list night and to-
tday, damaging truck gardens, flooding
. basements and bringing much dlecnm-
I fort and misery to the refugees camped
out on low ground. One aud flfteeu
hundredths inches of tain fell, whic
is the heaviest rainfall for this hit
season of the year since 18S4 The
storm added much hardship to refuceee
and caused much annoyance to thote
sheltered in housed, but who are still
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