A. D. ORIFHIN. ManRgtr Office, Room 317, Conuponwealth Building fntered at lh pontoffle at Pot lUsd, Ortfon. MMoend-ciMi tnatur. SUBSCRIPTION. Om Year, payable la advance 92.00 Our Candidate for President JOSEPH BENSON FORAKER Of Ohio c EDITORIAL IWNMM WIIMIIIM IAL ! GOOD ADVICE. Hookor "Washington continues to preach tho gospel of hopo and good cheer to tho colored peoplo, nnd nd vIbcs thom to turn nwny no much tin jioshIIiIo from tho dlsagrceablo nud disappointing Bldo of tholr llfo nnd look upon tho progress they linvo mado. Such ndvnntngcs nnd oppor tunities nB they hnvo, nnd tho possi bilities of continued nnd grenter achievements. What ho snys 1b in fnct good ndvlco for nny rnco or cIiibs of peoplo, but it is his mission to apenk eopcclnlly to tho pooplo of whom ho Is ono, nnd thoy with ono accord Bhould cheer him gladly nnd glvo hood to his good ndvlco. Mr. WnBhlngton nddrossod n Inrgo nudlonco in Indlnnnpolls ono ovon Ing Inst woolc, nnd pointed out uomo of tho opportunities open to colored pooplo whon ho told thom whnt tho negro 1b doing in tho Southorn States jib fnrmor, grocoi. druggist, morchnnt nnd banker, nnd mndo tho ImprcuBlvo Btutomont thnt nt n mod ernto cBtlmnto colored men nro pny lng tuxoB upon over J300.000.000 worth of proporty. They hnvo not onrnod this proporty by opomtlng In "high flnnnco," but by tho invest ment of smnll uavlnga gained, iih n rulo, by mnnunl labor. Commenting on this tho Indlnn npollB Btar Bnys: "Tho lesson for tho negro North and South llos right thoro tho Ich Hon of Industry and thrift. In tho North, through no fault of his own, mnny nvenuoB of omploymont nro not open to him, but for nil this thoro Ib no lack of work. No negro need bo idle if ho cares to bo occupied nt ro munorntlvo Inbor. Kvorywhoro thoro Is u domand for work that ho enn do. It Ib tho tltno of prosperity nnd good wngos and n Bharo of tho hnr veHt may bo his if ho will tuko thom. When ho has saved his monoy nnd Invested In land or othor tanglblo property ho ncqulros n ntnndlng in tho community that ho can got in no othor way. Ono negro who succeeds Ib an Inspiration to many. "Mr. Washington urgos thom to not this oxnmplo, but ho also lnyB upon thoao atrongor nnd moro suc ceBBrnl nogrooa tho roBponBlblllty of uplifting and encouraging tho wonk or mombora of tholr rnco nnd keep ing thom from Idle nnd vlcloua ways. It Ib n responsibility thnt thoy should take for tholr own ankoa if for noth ing olso, for tho wonlcor olomont of tho colorod population iIocb tho on tlro raco harm. All aro Judgod by it to a greater or loss dogreo nnd how ovor unjust this sweeping Judgmont may bo tho only euro oscnpo from It is to work toward tho bottormont of tho brethren, who can not Htnnd alone." slipping from us. Ho takes this viow some timo or somo place, to mako flee, nnd that ho la an exceptionally bocauso of tho persistent exhibition his defense, to confront his accusers capable man everyone concedes. Son- ' . ! iAt4 .tttftf.. 4iM. !... nnnlMiit ...A..M C.ttM ..! Tianw l Unnnwil nuu luiuiu lucu ivouiuuu agaiuoi uivid f uiwu uuu uuuiuup 11 ucuciai him, and especially Bhould soldiers Daly would accept another term, have the benefit of suoh a hearing, could not do tho government or tho I belloved that this was their right state a better service than to usk for under tho Constitution. I did not his reappointment. Ho deserves it believo that oven tho President as and tho people without regard to Commander-in-Chief of tho Army faction or party hopo he will bo re had tho power to deprive them of tnlncd In it. It was with mo simply n of race hatred on tho part of south ern whites. Tho Now York Sun remarkB thnt Atlanta's resolution to bo good after tho mnsBacro of negroes thoro was a matter of tho pocket rather than of tho heart, saying: Tho Atlanta Civic Lcaguo was formed to Insuro tho respectablo ne gro a Bquaro deal, and tho negroes organized tho Colored Cooperative Civic League to suppress tho bnd ne gro. Tho public conscience had been mightily moved, nnd tho pocket norvo was jumping amain. For n timo all wont well In Atlanta tho sonsatlonnl press dovclopcd n pas sion for exact statement, and tho yol lowcBt papor In town wont into tho hands of a receiver; and, mlrnbllo dlctu, n negro cnught up for rnpo hnd a fair trial, waB acquitted, nnd to mako nssuranco doubly suro ho was provided with funds to Book his for- tuno In Alabama. Ilollglous movo montB were started to regenerate both races, nnd Mr. Clnrk Howell printed an uplifting cditorinl en titled "Shall Wo Dlazc tho Trlnl?" In his ontorprlBlng pnpor. Atlnntn waa touched yes, touched In tho mntorlnl lnnor consciousness, tho sent of BolMntorcBt. Fnr bo It from ub to dony thnt nppcnls to tho mornl nnturo will bo helpful, but wo main tain thnt thoy must bo stcndlly rc onforccd by preaching tho gospel that riot docBn't pay tho great con Borvatlvo mlddlo class, tho yeoman, tho tradorB, tho soil tillers, tho bono nnd alnow of tho whlto South. IT DOKSN'T PAY. iKx-Oovoruor W. J. Northon, of (Jeorgln haa always boon ono of tho fairest and ono of tho most helpful men of tho South to tho negro rnco. Ho Iuib labored Indofatlgably to tuach tho whites nnd blacks to llvo togothor In amity and toloranco un der tho law, nnd baa vloldod u pow erful tntluonco In bohalf of "aano nnd safe" consideration of "tho rnco quest Ion." For years ho has been preaching humnnlty to hla whlto neighbors and lu publlo addresses pleading with thom to glvo tho ne gro "a Bquaro donl," ho must bo profoundly dlscourngod whon ho ad mits that ho cannot copo with raco hatrod, and says tho outlook for poaco growa darker. "Just now," ho laments, "wo nro lapsing into Imrb.irUm, nud our civilization is TItUTII COMINO OUT. A dispatch from Washington this wook snyB that ovidonco hns como to light before tho aonnto lnvcstlgntlng committee showing tho colorod troops at Drownsvlllo woro not guilty of shooting up that town na charged, nftor nil, nnd thnt tho crlmo wns fnlsoly Inld to their chargo In ordor to got rid of them. Sovernl witnesses, It la stated hnvo finally concluded to toll tho truth about tho nffnlr nnd It ia expected thnt boforo tho investigation Is ended, somo timo next month it will bo pretty well domonBtrntod that tho proBldont'a conclusion In tho matter waB ontlro ly wrong. Anothor dispatch from Washing ton this week Bays: Anothor nfllcor who hnB chnngod his formor bollof thnt Bomo of tho colorod BoldlorB of tho throo corn pnnloa of tho Twonty-flfth Infnntry who woro dlschnrgcd woro ongngod In tho "shooting up" of Drownsvlllo Is Cnpt. Samuel P. Lyon, who was hoard today by tho Sonnto Military Committee Cnpt. Lyon aald that now ho waB convinced tho shooting hnd bcon dono by tho roughor olo mont of IJrownavlllo, although thoro waa no poBltlvo ovidonco so fnr to thnt effect. Cnpt. Lyon was oxnmlned nt longth rognrdlng his checking up tho men 'of his company, tholr ammuni tion nnd tholr rlflcB nnd tho oxaml untlon of tho rltles for ovidonco of powder stnlns, showing thoy wero nil accounted for oxcopt two mon out that night on passes; thnt ono man without ammunition hnd lost It at Fort Niobrara or on tho way to Fort Drown, and thnt nono of tho rifles woro dirty. It looka nB if Sonntor Fornker would fully justify tho Investigation ho cauBod. Tho Now Ago has bo lloved all along f,or reasons which It has heretofore stilted, that theso sol diers woro not bolngk given n squnro donl, and that tho ovidonco against thom was vory likely trumped up by tho negro hntora of Drownsvlllo, and theso dispatches aro strongly con firmatory of this opinion. this right. great, broad question of constitu tional power on tho ono hand nnd constitutional right on tho other. I hnvo nlwnys uphold tho negro rights undor tho Constitution nnd tho laws. "Tho Investigation has been In progress; it hns not yet been com pleted; I would prefer not to speak of tho results until thoy hnvo bean fully determined; but chnllongod tes timony so far taken Justifies tho in vestigation. I cannot horo nnd now nnnlyzo tho testimony, but It Is enough to sny that tho ovldcncc al ready taken warrants tho bollof that not n mnn In that battalion fired n gun. I do not bollovo any testimony can bo Bocurcd that will rofuto any thing thnt hns been established." Tho Springfield, Mass., Republican says: "When it was announced thnt a negro had won n Rhodes scholar ship Bomo ono must hnvo asked how much whlto blood ho has In his veins. This is tho stock question whenever a negro does something, so excellent ns to mnko tho country Bit up. A picture of this young student, Alain Leroy Locko, Indicates thnt tho negro rnco can fairly claim tho whole of him. Tho blackor tho better, in such n case, so that thoro may be no quibbling over rnclnl inheritance." Koessel & Frey Dealers In Freak and Cured MeaU, Ojrtters, Fish aad Poultry Phono Main 1979 640 Flnt Street Cor. Bherldan PORTLAND CALt AT P. IV. 8CHNELL Dealer In Freah and Salt iVlvats Pish and Gum In Season 716 Union Avcnuo Phone Woodlawn 8 Portland, Oregon Centennial Market & Grocery J. J. BLUM Headquarters for " GOOD THINGS TO EAT " Groceries, Meats, Fish, Poultry ALWAYS THE BtST School Supplies, Shoes, Gloves, Notions Phono Main 2701 522-524 N. Twenty-Fourth Street PIIONE MAIN UM Martin-Marks Coffee Co. HIGH GRADE COFFEES TEAS, ETC. The excollenco of Monte Crtsto Java and Mocha Coffeo Btands in high favor. 252 Third Street PORTLAND, OREGON J. A. EASTES Staple & Fancy Groceries Choice Teas, Coffees & Spices Dry Goods and Notions ALL THE LEADING BRANDS OF FLOUR GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY 432, 434, 436, Union Avenue North Corner of Tillamook St. Phone East 660 AN OLD HUT AIJSUItD PltOl'OSI-TION. FOUAKKK'S SPKKCH. Senator Fornker in his great speech at Canton, 0 Wednesday evening, showed that ho had differed with tho president on only threo questions, as ho certainly had a right conscientiously to differ. Ono of theso wns tho Drownsvlllo nffalr regarding which ho said, In part: "Those mon hnd boon glvon no opportunity to ho hoard. It seemed Tho governor of Florldn, in an ad dress to tho loglslaluro of that state, recommended "a resolution memor ializing congress to purchnso terri tory, either domestic or foreign, to provldo menns to purchnso tho prop erty of tho negroes nt roasonablo rates and to transport tho negroes to tho territory purchased by tho United Btntcs to form n government thoreon for tho negro raco, to provont Inva sion and to provont whlto people from living among thom In tho ter ritory, and to provont negroes from mlgrntlng bnck to tho United States." This Ib a repetition of tho samo nonsensical proposition that has been mndo at various times by various Southern peoplo, but it will nover bo seriously considered by congress or tho country. Tho colored people of this country hnvo a right horo. Their ancestors woro brought horo against tholr will, nnd for many gonorntlons their descendants wero slaves, but this Is tholr country novortholcss. Thoy havo no othor. Thoy nro now cltlzons nnd, theoretically, political equals, no longer slnvcs. They can not bo doported without tholr con sent. And whoro would they bo sent? Thoy hnvo tolled horo, and fought too for tho country, nnd horo thoy nro going to stay, and "grow up with tho country." Tho governor 'of Florida docs not display good common sense In this recommendation. Portland nover had a better, if as good a pollco judge as Judge Cam eron, nnd tho peoplo nro going to keep him right whero ho Is for nn other torm. Ho carries on tho bus iness of thnt office exactly as it should bo carried on, gives every body n Bquaro deal, is without preju dice, has a kcon Insight Into humnn nnturo nnd conduct, nnd In n word Is n modol city magistrate. It would bo n grent nilstako to put anybody olso in his placo at this time. Among tho men to whom tho Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. aro much lndobtcd for n most gonorous con tribution to tho fund recently raised by them Is Mr. Frodorlck A. Krlbs, who though not a very rich mnn con tributed sovernl thousand dollnrs cheerfully without urging. It Is-such wide-awake, progressive nnd liberal mon as Mr. Krlbs that will causo Portland to grow nnd becomo gront. Frederick A. Kribs Correspondence Solicited 328-330 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Dealer In Washington, Idaho & Oregon TIMBER & MINERAL LANDS . Portland, Oregon Saying nothing specifically against nny of tho mon who havo put thorn solves forwnrd for mnyor, docs any body honestly doubt thnt n conven tion of regularly olocted delegates would not hnvo nomlnntod somobody nt least as good nB tho best of theso? Ah PItOltAllliK NOMINEE FOlt MAYOIl It Ib qulto n prevailing opinion thnt tho raco for tho republican nom ination for mayor lies between Mr. J. I). Coffey nnd Councllmnn Dan J. Kollaher. Mr. Devlin was first in tho flold, but sooms to bo losing ground. A good many voters nro doubtful about Jils conduct of tho auditor's olllco. Mr. Coffoy will ro- colvo tho support of most of tho labor unions, nnd many business mon, nnd Mr. Kollnher will recolvo a vory heavy support on tho oast sldo, and Is backed qulto gonornlly by ro tall grocors and othor business mon. Tho nomination apparently lies bo twoon theso two. Aa to Mr. Zimmer man, tho Now Ago, after further In formation expressed its opinion of his candidacy last wcok, and it Is manifest that ho is not seriously In tho rnco or should not bo. A llttlo later It will bo easier to guess wheth er tho nomlneo will bo Coffey or Kol lnher. Doth will mako big runs. SUItVKYOIt OENEHAL. It Is not Renown yet whether Sur-voyor-Gonoral Daly will bo reap pointed to his prcsont position, but ho villi bo it merit nnd tho wishes of tho peoplo of Oregon nro to count ns much as thoy should In tho matter. General Daley, so far as tho publlo has over been informed, has given tho government entlro satisfaction In tho conduct of his olllco, and it is certain that ho has pleased all tho peoplo of Oregon with whom he has official relations. Thoro Illinois nogro wns fined n thousand dollnrs for shoving n whlto woman oft tho sldowalk. Spoakor Cannon may got ovon with Sonntor Fornker by ordering n Drownsvlllo inquiry. PORTLAND FUEL COMPANY Succeetora to PIONEER, C. R. DAVIS and PHOENIX rUEL CO. PHONE EAST 26 287 E. MORRISON ST. COAL Rock Springs, Diamond, Richmond, Rotlyn, New Cas tle, New Castle Nut, Franklin, Carbon Hill, Coke. WOOD 4-Foot Fir, 4-Foot Oak, 4-Foot Ash, Sawed Oak, Sawed Fir, Sawed Ask, Sawed Knots. Double Daily Train Service to St. Paul, Duluth, Min- neapolis and the East Double Daily Train Service to Denver, Omaha, Kan sas City, St. Louis and points East and South' east Try the "NORTH COAST LIMITED" on ono of your trips East or West It Is still tho crack train of them all. 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Agent Portland Oregon Still, tho out-of-town democrats aro right; n mnn olectod ns n demo crat ought to show hlmsolf to bo n domocrnt; olso It looks llko getting nn ofllco on fnlso protonscs. Thoro isn't nny domocrntlc party In Portlnnd nnd undor tho primary nominating lnw it isn't qulto certain thnt thoro is nny republican pnrty olthor. Tho McKonnn ordlnnnco Is having a hard timo trying to get on tho bal lot, but If It succeeds it will havo n worso exporlenco nt tho polls, Tho world will porhaps novor know who shot up Drownsvlllo. Major Ponroso hns ofnclnlly nscor- tatned that ho did not do It. Senator Dourno is getting his nnmo In tho press dispatches qulto frequently lately. Let him alono for hnvlng that attended to. It tho colored votora of Portland woro to mako their voting strongth known, thoy would bo moro respect od by tho politicians. No moro enlistment of colored sol dlors? And yet tho black men In khaki fought bravely with tho Pres ident In Cuba. Tho few peoplo who havo glvon tho Thomas machine nny notlco nt all think thnt ho takes hlmsolf too seriously. Well, tho mayor wouldn't loso much certainly, If ho lost tho Thomas contingent. Tho railroad commission very well so far that is, much. Is doing nothing Voto for tho parks, boulovards and bridges. Portland needs to improve. Brother Rndor Is having a llttlo more troublo, but ho Is used to It. Fow, if nny of tho best men for tho offices will bother to seek them. Mayor Lano Is mum again, may bo doing a lot of thinking. but Devlin, Coffey, Kollaher and Zim merman aro theso all? to mo that no man In this country. had was so humblo that ho should not bo never any htnt of graft or nny other then a day In court somowhere or misconduct In connection with his of- Nobody wants was Wngnon'B prlco. froo water at Mr. There will after all. bo a scrap for auditor, U. S. GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS Ml' I..MI.U D o w 7 t muz. 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