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JORTlAXD, 3IOJCDAY, SEPT. 23.
j!l time: to .act.
The harvest is over, vacation seasons
i&Ve come to an end, tbe Carnival is
open and it is time to make a move
toward the Lewis and Clark Centennial.
pSt Louis began work on her Louisiana
Purchase Fxposition years ago, yet It
liad to be postponed. If Portland's
"World's Fair Is to come off In 19D5, Us
definite plans must be formed and
Campaign organized in 1801.
The preliminaries are auspicious. Its
early espousal by the Oregon Histori
cal Society emphasized its National and
educational character as the foundation
upon which the commercial superstruc
ture must be laid. The commissioners
met promptly and chose a name. Leg
islatures of our North Pacific States
'have recognized it and Its representa
tives have been accorded hearty wel
come from Salt Lake to Victoria. The
way is well paved for incorporation of
the business body m which its finan
cial labor and responsibility must lie.
The -Centennial lias had the advantages,
of extensive -notices through the East
ern press, based upon the active efforts
of Oregon's representatives at Buffalo
and upon the considerable body of mat
ter that has appeared in the columns
of The Oregonlan. So far, so good.
The fact is that hundreds of our best
citizens, solid, men with -money and
poor men with infinite public spirit and
enthusiasm, are eager to tret to work
In some practical -way to further the
fair. They are ready to subscribe, they
.re anxious to canvass. The spirited
tmt amicable discussions of ways and
means all testify to the deep Interest
in the undertaking. Whatever plans
tlrave been urged and suggestions tenta
tively thrown out reveal thi sincere de
sire of all to have the best course
adopted. Nobody, we take it, is going
to auarrel much over methods or sulk
In the harness once some plan Is chosen
iand others abandoned.. Any method is
Abetter than no method. The necessary
thing is for the plan that Is adopted
to be made instantly the plan of all, and
for those in charge to receive the loyal
anl unstinted support of every man in
the ranks.
If some have been too exuberant and
others too pessimistic, thisMs a thing
to be expected, but not to discourage.
It is an inevitable outgrowth of our
different temperaments, sanguine, nerv
I ous. Wlious or timorous. The exuber-
, jant will be admonished and the doubt--
'Jng cheered by their opposites. Neither
has cause for misgiving. There is a
iunlversr'Slsposltlon to subscribe what
jis needed from private subscription,
jand among members of the Legislature
to appropriate what is right and proper
jfor the state to contribute, If the state
may legally contribute anything. More
cannot be done, more cannot in reason
be asked. e shall do our best, and
with that creditable preliminary wa
'shall gp to Congress for help.
Now. the Important thing we want at
Washington is not so much an Immense
1 appropriation as it is recognition. The
Government must be Induced to see and
acknowledge the National historical
ijearinc of the Centennial celebration
and alsp the Important commercial
function .of . the Exposition. This is
needed for two things one the obvious
.benefit of governmental participation,
' and the other the standing that recog
nition will give us with the Oriental
nations, whence our attractive displays
must come. Many a man will not cross
the continent to Portland to see such
products of forest, field and mine aB he
has already seen at Buffalo and St
Louis. Many a man will not take the
journey merely to see the Columbia
Elver and Mount Hood. But numbers
will come if. in adlditon to the view of
the Pacific Coast and the domestic pro
ducts gathered here, they are afforded
for the first time in epitome the life,
customs and products of all Asia, not
only Chipa and Japan, "but India, Bor
neo. Sumatra, Siam, Korea, Siberia,
Australasia. Oceanica, Alaska, Hawaii,
and last hut not least, our own new
and wonderful possessions in the Phil
ippines. Government recognition will open the
way for this claEs of exhibits. Con
gress, through visits of many of its
members, is more favorably disposed to
the Pacific Coast than ever "before.
President Roosevelt, thouch an Eastern
man, is Western in his ideas and has
always regarded with Interest and sym
pathy this far Western region. He
will probably pay us a visit in the
Spring: and whether he does or not, his
friendship and co-operaticn with the
Centennial are assured. No one appre
ciates more than he the significance
of President Jefferson's efforts vf or the
Oregon country, and no one will be
more anxious for the Government to
participate fittingly in commemorating
its exploration.
NECESSITY THE GUIDEPOST.
The discerning reader of the press of
the country will not fail to note the
ebullition of cgtaiic joy with which
President Roosevelt's espousal of the
McKinley policies has been greeted.
This devout rejoicing we had occasion
to notice in connection with the praise
of Mr. Roosevelt for his decorous con
duct at Buffalo, just as though he had
been expected to eive forth a cowboy
yell when he was sworn In President
or ride his broncho up Mr. Milburn's
front steps. Here Is the same super
fluity of anpreclatlon which dwells
fondly on the "Auiet wedding" at which
no guests were shot or brass bands
drowned the responses of the princi
pals, Roosevelt accepts the McKinley poli
cies Hooray! Well, what else was he
to do? In another column on this page
we print some extracts from his cam
paign speeches of 1900. before he or
anyone else expected he would be Presi
dent until 1905 at least. They show
him to have been then, as thoroughly
as he Is now. in accord with the course
of procedure which circumstances had
marked out for the Administration at
Washington. These extracts, however,
quite as plainly show another thing
arid that is the necessity of the courses
pursued on the subjects treated. Why
did we keep the gold standard? Was
it because McKinley chose it, or because
It was inevitable? Why did we hold
on to the Phllpplnes? The reason was
we couldn't let go. As President Roose
velt himself said at St Louis, "We are
there, and we have got to stay." So
with Cuba; we are pledged to give her
independence, and we must do it.
Roosevelt is for Cuban Independence
In the right way and proper time. Main
tenance of the Monroe Doctrine is nec
essary to our peace and preservation.
Roosevelt is for the Monroe Doctrine.
Did anyone suppose thnt President
Roosevelt was going to come out in
favor of 16 to 1. or abandonment of the
Philippines, or surrender to the trusts,
or enslavement of Cuba, or invitation
to Germany to take Brazil and to
France to take Colombia, or in opposi
tion to a merchant marine or to recip
rocity or to the Nicaragua canal? All
who counted on any or all of these
declarations have the right to be pleas
urably startled at the President's in
dorsement of the Philadelphia platform
and the plain path of duty.
It remains, perhaps, to point out that
there are subjects upon which a differ
ence of opinion will exist In the Repub
lican majority In Congress. Reci
procity, for example, means different
things to different minds. In Califor
nia It means easy access for fruits to
London and wines to France, while in
Philadelphia It means concessions
bought for locomotives with "reduced
protection on California fruits ana Ne
braska sugar. Help for the merchant
marine means cheap raw materials to
some, and to others it means contribu
tions of taxes from the Federal Treas
ury. Support of the Nicaragua canal
means one thing to cotton-growers and
another to Senators from Hill and Har
rlman. Tariff reform means reduced
duties to sojne and to others it means
promising platforms and betraying leg
islation. In President Roosevelt neither
hypocrisy nor double-dealing will find
an adherent or apologist. That Is why
his fjensral acceptance of inevitable
courses will soon be supplemented by
specific recommendations on disputed
Questions.
ORIENTAL TRADE BENEFITS.
Late advices from the Orient report
a more encouraging outlook for the
flour trade, with a prospect for an early
resumption of the rapidly Increasing
demand which was so much In evidence
when the outbreak of the Boxers tem
porarily laid an embargo on all kinds
of business. This change for the better
will be especially welcome to Portland,
which is and always has been the head
quarters for the Oriental flour trade
out of North Pacific ports. To meet
the new demand now arising, the plant
of the Portland Flouring Mills Com
pany In this city resumed operations
last week, after an extensive shut-down
for the purpose of Installing new ma
chinery and increasing the capacity
The mill is now turning out 2500 bar
rels of flour per day, and with slight
alterations can be given a capacity of
over a million barrels per year. Oper
ated at its present capacity, it will re
quire the product of a thousand 160
acre farms to keep It running for a
year. The other mills owned and op
erated by Mr. Wilcox and his asso
ciates In Portland territory have a
combined capacity as large as that of
the Albina mill and are nearly as im
portant a trade factor as the one lo
cated in this city.
The country merchants who supply
these wheat farmers do their trading
with Portland, and this city Is a ma
terial gainer in this respect. The great
est advantage this city has gained from
the Oriental flour trade, however, lies
In the remarkable maritime develop
ment which began simultaneously with
the inception of that traffic. The busi
ness offered steamships by the Portland
Flouring Mills Company was of suffi
cient volume to keep vessels moving at
a profit which otherwise would have
run so, light that heavy losses would
have compelled their retirement. With
two or three thousand tons of flour as
a foundation for a cargo, it was pos
sible to get steamers here to carry
away paper, hay, oats, provisions, fruit,
etc.. which for a time were not offering
In sufficient quantities to warrant the
establishment of a steamship line which
would be dependent on this kind of
traffic for maintenance.
It is no disparagement of the enter
prising efforts of those who followed
Mr. Wilcox Into the Oriental flour tradp
to say that his business alone was the
corner-stone from which the Immense
Oriental traffic out of Oregon and
Washington ports was builded. The
coming to Portland of Oriental steam
ers soon demonstrated the need of a
better channel in the "river, and Mr.
Wilcox, to protect his own Interests,
which were to a large extent identical
with those of the port, became an ear
nest worker for the improvement of the
river from Portland to the sea. The
deenenlntr of the river was followed by
the abolishment of compulsory pilotage,
a reduction In stevedoring rates, cor
rection of sailor abuse and a general
narins down of unnecessary and ham
pering expenses which In the past had
had a tendency to discourage the marl
time growth of the port. The general
improvement in the condition of affairs
having a direct bearing on Portland
shipping business, which can thus be
traced to the Oriental flour trade, is of
Inestimable value to the port.
This lmorovement will not stop, now
that the Oriental flour trade Is on a per
manent basis, but as this traffic is sus
ceptible of wonderful development it
will In a manner drag the port up "with
it. Tt Is within the range of possibili
ties for the entire wheat crop of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho to finS a
market hi the Orient In the form of
flour. anaSwhen that time comes, Port
land will still be holding her prestige
as the headquarters of the business,
and there will be enough water In the J
Columbia and Willamette to float the
largest ships Jhat will he required. h
the trade. ,,
AN INDUSTRY OF GREAT PR03IISE.
Sugar beet culture in Eastern Oregon
and Washington is proving itself Worthy
of the solicitude or everybody In the
Northwest, It may be said without ex
aggeration that this industry offers as
great possibilities of extension and de
velopment as any We have. The crop
has shown that It Is reliable and has
done so in the face of circumstances ;
not of the best. Besides, the market
for sugar Is so broad, consumption Is
so large, that the danger of oversupply
Is so far removed as practically not to
exist.
Growing of sugaY beets in Oregon and
Washington began three at four yeats
ago. It was an Innovation in agricul
ture, and was not a general success at
first, owing partly to the fact that rarm
ers were unacquainted with the "meth
ods of growing sugar beets, and partly
to the necessity of adopting those
methods to local conditions. It is to
be expected that there were some dis
couragements In the elementary stages
of the Industry. Farmers did not im
mediately attain the results they aimed
at, and many quitted the Work after
their first attempt. Besides, there was
a natural conservatism among farmers
against the new project. This conserva
tism was In a way proper; to have un
dertaken the culture of beets on a large
6cale all at once might have doomed
the enterprise.
Culture of beets has gone far enough
now to give farmers the necessary ex
perience wherewith to pursue the work
with profit. Since the first crop, the
average yield per acre and the propor
tion of sugar In the beets have been
Increasing. This year the average yield
will be from 8 to 10 tofts per acre, or
double what It was affirst. The profits
to growers last year frequently ranged
from $25 to $$5 per acre, figures which,
when compared with those of other
crops, show that development of the
industry is rich with promise, since
these figures can be made to grow with
the advancing years of the industry.
Furthermore, the beet crop thus far
shows that it can be relied upon Proof
of this Is found in the large yield this
season, although weather has been in
some respects quite adverse. The late
freezing weather and the unusual dry
ness of the Summer have tested the re-llabllltj-
of sugar beets. They show that
natural condition's In the Northwest
are admirable for this new industry
and that the promoters of the enter
prises at Waverly and La Grande an
alyzed them Well.
The sugar beet Industry in the North
west seems to be established, It is
capable of grand development. Demand
for sugar Is so large and keeps upso
close to the means of production that
the enterprise may be carried on to
limits which now seem Indefinitely re
mote. The world's craving for sugar
grows faster perhaps than that for any"
other article of household consumption.
The meaning of the sugar beet industry
to the Northwest, therefore, need not
be stated. It Is enough to say that if
two sugar factories in the Northwest
can be run profitably, two score can run
just as well. Farmers do not need to
have pointed out the Importance of this
to their Interests. Any new develop
ment in agriculture that will relieve
the lands of this country from the river
burden of wheat raising and the uncer
tainties that attend the earnings of
farmers has an intimate relation to. the
prosperity of every man, woman and
child in the Northwest.
ELECTRIC POWER OVER THE CAS
CADES. The Great Northern Railway Is about
to Introduce electricity as a motive
power on its line over the Cascade
Mountains in Washington. President
Hill has for three years been studying
the problem of providing a better and
cheaper power for that stretch of road
and he is now said to have come to the
conclusion that electricity solves the
problem and to have given orders for
the change from locomotives to electric
motors. This Is important as an Inno
vation In railroading. The reason for
it is thus candidly stated by the Seat
tle Times:
There is one Important reason why the Great
Northern desires to secure and adopt some new
and cheaper motie power for this portion of
Its sjstem, and that Is because Of the expense
of coal, which gives both the O. R. & N. and
the Northern Pacific a srreai advantage over
the Great Northern In the expense ot handling
freight on Its Coast division. The advantage
of the O. It & N. He3 In Its gravity route down
the Columbia River from the Rocky Mountains,
and that of the Northern Pacific lies In the
fact that It. mines Its own cbal at Roelyn at
a cost to tho company of from $1 to $1 25 a
ton, while the coal of tho Great Northern
costs about ?2 75 for the ordinary product,
which is used on the jtreater portion of the
division, and for the Crow's Nest .Pass coal,
nhlch Is used on all trains throUch the tun
nel, the cost Is much greater.
Fuel expense is a heavy burdeh on
Western railroads. In the Atlantic
States excellent coal Is obtained at a
cost as low as 70 cents per ton, while
on the Pacific Coast the average cost
to the railroads Is several times that
sum. The Southern Pacific, for its en
tire system, pays about $4 per ton for
coal. The Northern Hhes are nearer
coal supplies and do not pay so much,
but the cost to them is greatly in ex
cess of the cost to the railroads In the
Eastern States. Not only is coal of
equal merit more expensive at the
mouth of the mine west of the Rockies,
but the mines are so few that trans
portation costs add immensely to the
expense of the fuel. This is one reason
whv Pacific Coast roads cannot do
business as cheaply as do Eastern lines.
NIt Is to be noted, however, that the
cost of fuel Is comparatively unimpor
tant where little fuel is needed. It is
on the mountain divisions that money
goes through the fire box so fright
fulljr fast. The mountain barrier that
stands between Puget Sound and the
great interior cries continually for
cheaper fuel, cheaper pojver, in order
that commerce may be kited Into the
sky over the range Instead of taking
the gravltv course down the Columbia
River. Every effort to get over the
mountains cheaply but accentuates the
fact that it is not necessary to climb
the mountains at all. The rugged range
has been cleft by nature for a pathway
to the sea and those who choose to Ig
nore this pregnant fact must pay the
cost of the error. Electricity may be
cheaper than coal on the Great North
ern, but that road Is no more favora
bly situated for using such cheaper
power than is the O. R. & N. on Its
Columbia River line. The one truth
that It is unnecessarily expensive to
pull traffic over the top of the Cascade
Range stands out prominently In all
attejfipts to shift the burden or escape
Itsconeequences.
v Now that the rains have descended
and the floods have come, the good cit
izens of Portland may again begin
pointing with pride. First let the
stranger who Is to be filled with ad
miration for the beauties ot the city
be conducted to North Sixth street and
shown the beautiful, chain of lakes,
connected by winding straits or broad
estuaries, and surrounded by black
shelving shores of asphalt, that ex
tend, almost continuously TrOm Burn
side street to Gllsan. Thence he should
be driven to Sixteenth and Washington
streets, where he may gaze upon a
triumph in the way ofv barriers, a street
that cannot be crossed dry shod for a
quarter of a mile. Fourth street, with
its gently undulating surface, the crys
tal ponds that dot Its surface, and the
cords upon cords of excellent firewood
thrown up from the pavement Its also
worth seeing, and there are some other
streets that will repay a visit. All the
city needs is a small appropriation
from Congress to enable it to dredge
out its streets and become the Venice
of Oregon. ""Why not ask for the appro
A dramatic organization like the-rteili
Company Is the kind of leaven needed
on the stage just now, for it Is an ever
present demonstration of the fact that
plays need not be suggestive to be en
tertaining or horrible to be interesting.
Happily the Vogue of the fearful Sardou
tragedies Is dying out, but spectacles
are yet to be seen on the stage Just as
harrowing as that ot Fedora listening
through a door to the groans 6f her
tortured lbver. and It Is time the public
began to condemn that sort of things.
Plays like "Fedora," "La Tosea," "Mrs.
Dane's Defense" and "Sapho' teach nd
lesson, Inspire nothing good ot high,
and are certainly not justified by their
literary merit. That Mr. Nelll success
fully conducts a repertoire company
without employing any but clean,
wholesome plays shows that he Is the
kind of a man who does more to ele
vate the stage In a week than does an
army of alleged reformers In a year.
With shortening days arjd colder
Weather will come burglars and foot
pads, and reports of the appearance of
these dark-Vlsaged gentry may soon
be expected. People whose business
takes them on lonely streets after night
fall, or even on the principal thorough
fares after midnight, will do well to
leave their valuables at home, and to
give plenty of room to suspicious char
acters they Bee loitering along ahead of
them. It may be suggested to the po
lice With propriety that a rock pile is
a sovereign remedy for an epidemic of
hOld-Ups. and that now Is the time to
begin working the ''drag-net" in the
North End and extending an invitation
to all hard-looking characters to leave
town or work for their board on the
chain-gang.
A shrewd German professor finds the
causes of American Industrial ascen
dancy to be oUr "wonderful organiza
tions of labor, the matchless develop
ment Of industry by means of the latest
machinery, the energy of the gigantic
trusts and to united commerqial and
scientific boldness." From which the
Kreuz Zeltung deduces that "undoubt
edly the American protective tariff has
proved most advantageous to the eco
nomical deliverance of the New World
frpm the Oid." As an engaging ex
hibit In ncn sequltur and cheerful If
iclpvance this exploit is hard to beat.
With firewood at $3 75 a cord, pota
toes no one knows hbw high, fruit of all
kinds so costly that it hardly pays to
put it up, servant girls, If not without
money at least without price, and rent
rising like the harvest moon,. It begins
to look as If bachelors had more fore
sight than Is attributed to them by the
opposite sex.
Attentloh Is invited to the review,
published yesterday, of the work "Mod
ern Eloquence." Arrangements are
now completed for bringing this val
uable volume within the reach of every
reader of The Oregonlan. Its collec
tion of memorable utterances should
be in every house.
The way in which Schley's counsel
jump every time a vital question IS
asked Is certainly disconcerting to the
unquestioning adherents of that
doughty chieftain. If the evidence
continues on present lines, the Admiral
will soon begin to look like a duffer.
A Tacoma judge enumerates the
country's yellow Journals as "the NcW
York World. New York Journal, Chi
cago American. San Francisco Exam
iner and Portland Oregonlan" If the
judge Is as well up In law as he Is In
journalism; he must be a corker.
The Czai''s Intense friendship for Ger
many Is only equaled by his fond re
gard for France. Meanwhile poor Al-Bade-LOrralne
should not speculate on
restoration without art Indemnifying
bond.
The State Fair promises to be the best
held irt years, both in its farm and
stock exhibits and its racing pro
gramme. The Oregonlan hopes to see
it welK attended from Portland.
Cnll Him "Villain."
Philadelphia Record.
The name of the young anarchist who
shot President McKinley last Friday has
proven a thorn in the flesh. Although
everybody is talking about him, and his
name, figuratively speaking, Is In every
body's mouth, few attempts have been
made to give It a correct pronunciation.
Tho correct pronunciation, according to
an Interpreter connected with th6 BUreau
of, Immigration, Is, as near as the English
language can 'give It, "Cholgosh." The
word Is derived from a polish verb, and
as Is usilal in Polish names, has a mean
ing. The verb means to creep or to crawl.
Used as a noun, It means a crawling
thing, such aS a serpent. The name cer
tainly seems to fit.
A Lesson Prom the South.
Indianapolis Journal.
Not a state In the South gave Mr. Mc
Kinley an electoral vote; nevertheless,
there Is every reason to believe that in
rio section of the country was the crime
against the life of the President more
generally deplored or sorrow more gen
uine or universal. The South has taught
us In this incident that when elected the
President Is the President of the whole
people, and not of a party or a section.
ROOSfeVELT ON GREAT ISSUES.
As to trusts, our new President holds
that it Is oar first duty to study the
subject carefully and thoroughly,, and
then to deal with It dispassionately and
without enmity against any class. Thus,
at Gtand Rapids, Mich., on September 7,
1900, he, said: "Beyond question, the
great industrial combinations which WC
group In popular parlance under the name
of trusts have produced great and sefkius
evils. There Is every reason why we
should try to abate those evils and to
make men Of wealth, whether they act
Individually or collectively, bear their
full share Of the country's burdens and
keep as scrupulously within the bounds
of equity and. morality as any of their
neighbors. But wild and frantic denun
ciation does not dfc them the least harm
and simply postpones the day wheh we
can make them amenable to proper laws.
Hasty legislation of a Yldleht type Is
either wholly Ineffective against the evil,
or else crushes the evil at the expense
of crushing even more of good. We need
to approach the subject both with firm
resolution to abate the eVIls and In a
Spirit of hard common sense, as we search
for the means Of abating them. One of
the first things to obtain Is publicity. We
must be able by law to find out exactly
Wh&t each corporation does and earns.
This mere publicity Tt3eir will effect some
thing toWnrd remedying many evils. alOre
over, it will lve Us a clearer Idea as to
what the remaining evils are, and v.l
therefore enable us to shape our mcaaures
fottacklng the latter with good pros
ppets of success. Immoderate nttncfc al
ways invites reaction ana often defeat.
Moderation, combined with reFo'.utton. can
alone sefiUte results worth having."
Speaking in very much the" same strain
at Aberdeen, S. D.. on September 14, 1500,
Mr. RooscVelt said:
"Now, there have been great evils con
nected, not merely with trusts, but with
all forms of corporate wealth. It Is en
tirely right that you should try to get rid
of these evils, but y&ti went to go about
it remembering all the Jfme that a ton
of rhetorical talk Is not' worth an ounce
of shrewd hard common sense. Remember,
furthermore, that the one thlngthat hurts
In this matter Is hypocrisy and a failure
to make performance square with prom
ises." In his lettefr 6f acceptance he said upon
this subject:
"The first thing to do Is to find out
the facts; and for this purpose publicity
as to capitalization, profits and all else
of importance to the public IS the most
UBeful' measure. The mere fact Of this
publicity would In Itself remedy certain
evils, and "as to others It would In some
cases point out the remedies and would
at least enable us to tell whether or not
Certain proposed remedies would be use.
ful. The state, acting In Its collective
capacity, would thns first find out the
facts and then be able to take such meas
ures as wl5dom Indicated. Much can be
done by taxation. Even more can he done
by regulation, by close supervision and
the unsparing excision of nil unhealthy,
destructive and anti-social elements. The
separate state governments can do a
great deal, and where thty decline to
co-operate the National Government must
step in."
Finally, in a speech at Lincoln, Neb., on
October 2, 1SC0, he said: f
"The trusts at present have to be dealt
with In each state by Itself. A denun
ciation of trusts Is ot no value when not
connected with action. . . . There Was
a chance to give the National Government
power to deal with trusts a while ago,
when the Republican -party In Congress
submitted a resolution for an amendment
to the Constitution In June, giving the
National Government power to deal with
trubts. That measure was supported by
every Republican, save two, In Congress,
and voted against by evefy Democrat,
save four, In Congress."
A Firm Expansionist.
As to expansion and Our duty as to
holding or -abandoning tho dependencies
which came to us as a result of the war,
Mr. Roosevelt voiced, with no uncertain
sound, the conclusions Of a large ma
jority of his fellow citizens. Speaking
at Osage City, Kan., oh July 2, 1900, he
said:
"Now. whv are you here today? Be
cause you expanded over Kansas. In
1S03 this territory was acquired Under the
Louisiana Purchase: and many good peo
ple of the Northeast said It was perfect
folly to buy this country we never could
expahd Into It we Ought not to take It
away from the Indians who had It.
"Well, you went ahead; you did ex5
pand, and you are her now, and the sen
timent against acquiring th!s territory
Is dead, exactly the same as the question
whether we arc to abandon the work that
we did last year and the year before Is
a dead question. You sent your sons to
the Philippines; your sons' blood waters
the soil of those islands. The flag is there,
and it won't come down. . . . We
must play our part among the great na
tions of the world, and we must settle It
whether we shall play that part well or
111. . . . We are going to Introduce Into
the Philippines the kind of liberty that
follows and can only follow orderly ad
ministration of jlistlcc liberty for each
man to lead his life as he sees best, pro
viding he does not wrong his fellows'
At QUincj-. 111., on July 5. 1S0O, he said:
"I am for expansion every tme. I do
not want to see this flag come down
where It has been planted, where our men
fotight and shed their blood for It."
In his letter of acceptance he wrot:
"The Philippines ore novr part of Amer
ican territory. To surrender them would
be to surrender American territory. They
musU of course, be governed prmrtrlly
In the interests of their own citizens. Our
first care mUst be for the people of the
islands, which have come under our
guardianship as a result ot the most
righteous foreign war that, has been
Waged within the memorv of the present
generation. They must be administered
in the interests of their Inhabitants, and
that necessarily means that any ques
tion of personal partisan politics in their
administration 'must be entirely elimi
nated. . . . The minor places In their
administration, where It Is Impossible to
fi:i them with natives, must be filled by
the strictest application of the merit sys
tem. It Is very important that In oUr
own home aclmlnstratlon the merely min
isterial and administrative offices, where
the duties are entirely non-political, shall
be filled absolutely without reference to
partisan affiliations, but this is many
times more 'mportant In the newly ac
quired Islands. . . .
"It must be remembered always that
governing these Islands In the Interest of
the lnhabltantsmay not riecessarly be to
govern them as the Inhabitants at the
moment prefer. . . .
"To turn over the Islands to Agulnaldo
and his followers" would not be to give
self-government to the Islanders; under
no circumstances would the majority thus
gain self-government."
At St. Louis, Mo., on October 9, 1900,
speaking in very much the same strain,
as to our dfity in retaining the Islands
and In assuring to them the best possi
ble government, he said: '
"We cahnot In honor shirk our work
in the Philippines. We are there, and
we have got to stay. Peace has come
through tho last century to large sec
tions of the earth because the civilized
races have spread ovei1 the world's dark
places. It is a good thing for the, world
that France should be in Algiers, Eng
land in the Soudan and Russia In Turkift
tan. It is a good thing for the world, and,
above all, It :s a good thing for the peo
ple of thoe countries. Now, what Is
our duty In the Philippines? It Is a duty
to govern, those Islands In the Interest
of the Islanders not less than in accord
ance with our own honor and interest.
We are not to be excused if we ,do not
makfe it better for the Islanders that
we haVc taken charge of the islands.
Liberty? Yes, the Islands shall have such
liberty as they could never know under
the leadership of a syndicate of Inconceiv
ably corrupt and, cruel half-breeds. But
It shall be a liberty In, fact, and not a
travesty; It shall be liberty with order."
AMUSEMENTS.
"A Baggage Check." a farce of the
musical variety, opened a week's Engage
ment at Cordrayvs Theater last evening
to the hlggcst house of the season a
crowd that cccupted every inch of space
In the foyer aAd filled every seat upstairs
and down. The company is headed by
John T. Kelly, an Irish comedian with a
good thick brogue and a faculty 5f arous
ing laughter 'with Very little eTTort, Mr.
Kelly's chief assistants afe a half d6zen
pretty glrb who can sing ahd dance bet
ter than most of their kind, and who ap
parel themselves as the lily whenever thp
opportunity Offers.
Of course, there is no plot. The action
Is divided Into three sections, the first
being the inevitable front yard, the sec
ond a, steam laundry appropriately pla
carded, and the third the parlor, In which
are the red Upholstered chairs and the
long settee that are in nearly all stage
parlors.
The music is the feature of the enter
tainment, and most of It Is good, everai
neW numbers being introduced artd only
the bast of tho laot year's sohgs, like
"Coon, Coon, Coon," bclhg carried over.
Among the numbers which apparent!
were most pleasing to the audience were:
"Give Me Back My Liza." by several
members of the company; "You'll Miss Mo
When I'm Gone," ahd a number of paro
dies, by Mr. Kelly; "I Want to Be the
Leading Lady," by Miss Carter and the
company; "Money in the Bank," by the
company (a number In which the orches
tra materially assisted); the acrobatic
dances by Selgal and Llttlefleld, and
"M-o-h-e-y," by the company.
The comedy consists In some new jokes
and a liberal use of the falllng-dawn-the-Stalrs
machine behind the scenes, but
It was all one to the audience, which
laughed and applauded steadily from the
rfse of the curtain till the fall thereof.
"A Baggage Check" will run all the
week and will undoubtedly draw big
houses.
"THE rfCN'AWAV GIRL" T6XIGI1T.
Bis London Musical Comedy nt the
Mnrqnnm Theater.
"The Runaway Girl." a musical com
edy which Is widely known In England
and America, will open an engagement of
three nights at the Marquam this evening.
The comedy staff Is headed by Arthur
Dunn, the diminutive funmaker who plays
the part ot Flipper, the jockey, and H. W.
TreDenlck, last seen horo as Foxy Quil
Ier In "The Highwayman," Is also with
the company. The production comes from
Now York, and a large chorus as well as
well-known principals of both sexes Is
promised. The costuming and scenery Is
said to be the same as those of the orig
inal London production. There has been
a large advance sale of seats.
Study of the Immigrant.
Philadelphia Times.
Reccht affairs have made the study ot
the figures of Immigration mote Interest
ing than ever. And in examining them
there Is no doubt of the radical change
that has come .over its character In the
last two decades. The floodtlde was
reached In 1SS2, when 7SS.992 foreigners
came to our shores. This dwindled In
1901, for the year tndlng June SO, to 4S7.913.
In 1SS2 Germany sent over 2jQ.G30 persons.
In 1001, 21,651, or less than one-twenlieth
of the whole number were German. In
18S2 there were 82 934 English, 10 per cent;
In 1901 there arrived 12,214. or 2.5 per cent.
In 18S2 the Irish numbered 76,435: in 1901,
30.4&2. On the other hand, in 1S82 32,159
Italians landed In America, being only 4
per cent of the total. In 1901 they num
bered 135,996. or 23 per Cent. Austria
Hungary In 18S2 was credited with 20,150,
or 3.7 per cent; In 1901, with 113,390, or
23.2 per cent We got 21,900 Russians and
Poles in 18S2; In 1901. S5.257.
Truiits and the Tariff.
Boston Herald.
There are certain so-called trusts which
are so comprehensive in their range of
operations as to practically cohtrol the
industry they represent. When the pro
ducts of such an industry are prevented
from suffering the least competition from
foreign producers by a high wall of pro
tection, the managers ot the trust can
charge the domestic buyer almost any
thing In reason that they care to ask.
while he Is powerless to prevent the ex
tortion. In any other cIVlllied cburttry
except the United States, If more than a
reasonable profit Is demanded by a com
bination, Its demands are defeated be
cause foreign competition IS not Absolute
ly interdicted. The foreign producer can
enter the market without too great a
burden of expense ahd his presence or
his possible presence holds the manufac
turing monopoly In check when the scale
of domestic prices becomes or threatens
to become extravagant.
i
XefSrroeii Join n XetT Sect.
A good many negroes of Boston are
affiliated with a neV sect which has
sprung up there recently. The society
teaches baptism by immersion, the drink
ing of water Instead of wine at Com
munion, the taking of unleavened bread
for sacrament, the washing of feet, the
saluting of members with a kiss, breath
ing on the hand to Impart the Holy
Ghost, and the keeping of Saturday as
tho Sabbath. Instead of Sunday. The sect
styles itself the Church of the Living
God and Saints of Christ. The minister
who Is propagating the new faith an
nounces: "I call all men liars who do
not believe as we do."
A Fttr Verdict In Augured.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
With a court so constituted as to be
unobjectionable to Admiral Schley, It Is
to be presumed that the judgment will
be accepted as final, whether it be for
or against, by both so'.lcltant and public.
Admiral Schley'B counsel wns wholly right
In objecting to Rear-Admiral Howlson and
the court was right In "excusing" him.
As to the fitness of Admirals. Dewey and
Benham assurance Is now made doubly
sure.
.
September 4, IftOl.
H. D. Slstsr, in the El Pao Herald.
Dead, the Presldentf
Aye, and murdered, toot
With sword and prt h faufcht for Liberty.
For tlberty he raUed his voice on high:
tllmaetr exaropllhr it a-curlty.
Himself in Freedbm'fc name whs doorata to die.
His hand stretched forth to grasp his brother's
hand
His brcrthr'a hand the ori to lay him tow!
Hi3 otar was at the zenith when Its ilght
"Was quenched; with blood the panoply ot nlprht
Was Btalped and Liberty shall now defend
From vengeance him that struck tho traitor
ous blow.
And who la ne. this fiend on hatred fed
So baso that Men recoil Jn loathing shame
That ouch, and they, can t lride-d the same?
He crld for Liberty and struck her dead!
In Freedom's name he cursed the air dt h?aven.
In Freedom's name he would vile passions
gorjee.
The blood oC our forefathers, freely g!en
To eanctlfy the shrine of Liberty
To, fight the cause of truth, that made him
free ,
This tyrant cursed; ttnd'ner chains he, woud
'"e- ......
A thousand jears have men poured forth their
blood
To gain the priceless boon of Liberty.
From kingly grant to common law of good
From serfdom bound, to manhood strong and
free
The bones o? martyrs mark transition's way
Who chose the sweeter death, than slavery.
Yet In this hour, when Freedom's lamp Is
bright.
A beast In human form lifts murderous hand
Seeks. In his darkness, to destroy the light.
And casts black shadow oyer all the land.
i 9
O LIbcrtv. the cry that tlses now
'From Iqyal millions that do worship theo
Calls for his blood wbd by that awful blow
Made of our boastings but c. mockery.
Tet In thy wisdom thou wilt cast about
This bloodstained wretch a. sacred barrier;
Thus, throuch the very Law that he would
- flout -.
He gains a respite, guarded by thy power.
xdf e Am eoMtevr.
It looks HkSTahr.
Curious how few anarchists one sees
lately.
The plumber Is breathing a. algh at ex
pectancy. President Shaffer is the latest Victim of
ingratitude and abuse.
The overcoat has been scratched: from
the list of nevqr-wHI-be-missadK
After all there Is nothing like rain
for which, let ua be duly thankful.
Can't somebody write a new psom so
Professor Trlggs can get buoy again?
Christmas will be along in two or three
days now. At least that's what you will
think when It gets here.
King Edward 13 du to congratulate
President Roosevelt on th ai that
America is out of Alfred Austin's rang.
Dr. Conan Doyle is to exhume Sher--lock
Holmes. The doctor ought by this
time to have learned to tet dead-enough
alone.
One of the first things the Duke ot
York did on arrlvlns In Canada was to
order 100 bottles of Scotch whisky.
Smasher's Mall please copy.
The railway train which arrived In Co
penhagen with four Kings andt two
Queens was rather overloaded, butt still
it must have been hard to beat.
The Cincinnati Inquirer suggests that
we trade William Waldorf Aster fr Sir
Thcmas Llpton. Unfortunately, wado not
happen to have Astor, but why not use
Senator Wellington? v
x
Lieutenant Peary has written to tell
the world that he discovered how Ice
bergs were made. Perhaps the professor
can now gat a line on what happened
when Boston congealed.
At the Indian Institute at Lawrence,
Kan., Mr. Bob Tall Bull arrived on the
same train with Mr. John Little JSyes.
Mr. Benedict Shoulder Blade. 'Miss Emma
Beaver Clawv Mrss Minnie Squint Eyes,
Miss Laura Nice Talker ancUMIsa Mtnnle
Stands Up. There they found Mr. Ed
ward Woman's Legglns, Mr. Hinton Big
Leg, Miss Anna Wounded Bye, Mle Bes
sie Lljtle Sun, Mr. Elmer Long Jaw.
Mr. Jerome Bear Tusk. Mr. Joseph Crazy
Mule, Mr. John Stands-ln-Tlmber, Mr.
John Pretty Bull, Mr. Hall Red Nose,
Miss Clara Rolling Bull, Mr. Beans Young
Bird and Miss Little White Man.
Max O'Rell In his latest volume tells
the following story on himself; "t was
announced to give a lecture on 'Women'
to the students of a large ladles' eollege
In North Carolina. A couple of hours be
fore tho lecture three young todies from
the collage called on me at the hotel where
I was staying. I met them In the par
lor. Three charming, bright, most In
telligent looking girls they were. After
looking at each other tor some time, so
as to suggest that tho other should speak,
one at last made up her mind to be tho
spokeswoman of the little deputation.
'We have called on you,' she sold, 'to
ask if you would be kind enough to
change the subject of your lecture to
night. Our lecture course Is Instituted
for the Instruction and the general im
provement of the students, and we
thought we should like to hear you talk
to lis on a subject which you know some
thing about.' I must say that I felt fear
fully small."
A restaurant which closed out of re
spect to the memory of President Mc
Kinley Thursday had a placard In tho
window announcing why It was closed,
and adding that the usual sumptuous
dinner would bo served that evening from,
5 to 7. Which reminds us that Philip
Hane, In his diary (Vol. II. pp. 18 and
160) states that John Delmonico died enrly
In November, IS 12, while deer-hunting at
Snedecoros, L. I., of apoplexy, "probably
produced by the excitement which the
sport of deer-hunting always occasions
Vltb persons Unaccustomed to It. Mr.
Delmonico was an amiable man, very
obliging In his house, and will not fall
to be remembered as long as good din
ners dwell pleasantly upon the recollec
tion." The day following that upon which
his funeral occurred, the following card
appeared In the New York papers:
A Card The tvidow. brother ami nephew,
Lorenzo, of the late much r"pected Jehn Del
monico tender their heartfelt thanks to th
friends, benevolent societies and Northern Lib
erty Fire Engine Company who accompanied
his remains to his last home. The estab
lishment will be reopened today, wider tho
same Arm of Delmonico Brothers, and ne pa inn
of the berclt family vill be spared to give
gehcral satlcfnctlon. Restaurant, bar-reom and
private dinner? No. 2 South Wtfnanw street.
Furnished rooms No. 7tf Broad street, as usual.
Veternn.V Bent Friend.
Chattanooga Times.
Senator Hawley went to the National
encampment at Cleveland to defend one
of the best friends the old soktiers ever
had. from attack "by professional veterans
of the official and pension agency orders.
It's a s!n and a shame that any defense
of the kind was needed. Every honorabla
vteran, pensioner or non-pensioner,. owes
Commissioner Evans a debt of gratltuda
for his effort to make the pension roll a.
roll of htonor.
PLEASANTRIES OF PAnAGIXAPHBRS
"I hear he te well up in art." "Ym. His
studio Is on the top floor, and his paintings ar
always skied." Judge.
Fond Parent Isn't he a fine little chap?
Prl2e Idiot Ilummy little shrimp. I calt It.
How long have you had K7 Punh.
A Strona Man. "What a very heavy voic
he has'" "yes; but he' able to lift It in his
own defense." Philadelphia Evening; Bulletin.
It "Was Possible. Clara You haven't sett
my engagement ring yet. have you" Maude
It don't Know. Who Is th man t Town and
Country.
In the Future. First Billionaire's Son
What did you get for your birthday? Second
Billionaire's Son I got a railroad. "Thai's
nothing. I got a whole system "Life.
Nat a JlSpeless Ca". She Your proposal of
marriage w"m quite unexpected He So much
the better. She Why pray? He Beeaue i'i
tSe unexpected that usually happens Chicago
Neivs.
Hoist by His Own Petard. Btlter (to Starke
with a perambulator) Hello 1 That jfeur baby?
Stafk (trylnsr to be smart) No, It's one I bor
rowed of a neighbor. BHIer So? It's a homeljf
little brute. Isn't It? Boston Trawwsrlpt.
A Natural Query Mamma (who la expeatieg
the minister) Willie, we will have a very nice
old gentleman to tea -thte evening, and yeu
mus be vtry ijood while h s here WHMe
Why, is he Santa Claus? Philadelphia. Prete.
The Habit. Tes Oh, she's the clrl who used
to go around in the riding habit all tho time.
Jess Yes. but she's got the automobHe naUlt
now. TcfS That sofa What fe it Jew Run
ning over people evflry chanoe sh& gets. Phil
adelphia Presv
Itasoh Enowrh. The taher at the kinder
garten has a ireat deal ef trouble with Ma
bel, vho te -i vears old. The ether day she
had occasion to ask "Mabel, why did you
strike Freddy'" " 'Tause he's Httler daa me,"
replied Mabel. Pittsburg Chronlcl-Te!egraph.
She Fert Wicked Revivalist Is It posslblo
that you dance Fair Sinner Oh, yes, oftwt.
"Now. toll me, honestly and 'fairly, den't you
think the tendency of danelng Is toward sta"
"I must confeis that sometimes while dancing
I have very wicked thoughts" "Ahat t feared.
so. When is It that you have wieked
thoughts J" "Wenmy partner stepsr jhi my
toes." New York Weekly.