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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1902.
Observations and Reflections
AN OREGONIAN WRITES OF THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL.
It is come to be the fashion to speak
of V .u h'ngton as the most bautltul
Anu-ri.Mtt city, bat I am among those
m '. tinot see it that way. Washington
ha- ind. ed,mnny claims to beauty. It has
one it the noblest Mate buildings in the
v, irM it has many very costly and beau
tiful ibidMice houses. Including the
President's mansion, which it would not
V oas Je match anywhere for simplicity
and dignity; it has mtny parks and broad
aij(fc. and in Summer, when the trees
arc ,n loaf, it is a wilderness of shade
and abounds in what landscape artists
cal park effects." Above all, Washing
ton has the atmosphere of repose, a
look of boing above the cares
and int. rests of the workaday world, and
ths I- not without Its magic upon the eye
of t.i behlder. "But regarded as a city
and as a beautiful city, "Washington is, I
thlik, nowhere near the top of the list.
It is not In the competition with Cleve
lar I, iand hardly equal to Buffalo or De
troit. The criticism of Washington Is that It
is a composite of architectural and other
in-ongruitles a jumble of the noble, the
tawdry, the beautiful, the commonplace.
The Capitol, for example, is In Its lmprcs
sl t ncss a thing almost sublime. It Is one
of the few things in the world associated
"w.lh high tradition, patriotic sentiment
and universal repute for intrinsic beauty
of a noble kind, which, do not dwindle
arl cheapen under this test. Viewed in
any light and in any spirit, it still matches
ar i dominates the imagination by Its
Ixauty and dignity. But for all this, the
eye of criticism cannot fall to note that
In its relationship to the city It looks the
t -ng way; that what is practically its
frort door is at the back. This, of course,
d sn't hurt the Capitol a.s a thing of
beauty, but it is and does affect the city,
a-'d Tt is one of the incongruities to which
reference has been made. Furthermore,
the Capitol stands In immediate relation
ship to many things which, to put it
gc-ntlj, are commonplace and out of keep
ing and calculated to detract from its
Jmpressiveness. There Is. for example, op
posite one wing of the Capitol, a row of
shanties not better in any way than the
average of what may be seen in any of
cur Slabtown streets. Standing one morn
ing last Summer upon the gallery which
surrounds the great dome of the Capitol
I looked down upon a group of negro
women busy in the useful labor of wash
ing clothes. There is a theory among
artists, 1 believe, thnt effects are height
ened by oxtreme and powerful contrasts,
but for myself I preferred the fine har
mory of the view which took in the Na
tional Library to the contrast afforded
by the other view down upon the negro
quarters.
Take Pennsylvania avenue for another
example. It is so distinguished by patri
otic memories that one feels instinctively
that it ought to be a noble thoroughfare:
and it is so In its breadth and length;
but it is always with a kensc of dis
pleasure thnt the visitor linds It to a con
fide rable extent bordered by low and com
monplace structures devoted to kinds
of business which in most large cities are
relegated to inconsequential side streets.
One cannot but resent the presence of
shooting galleries, candy counters, pinch
beck jewelry .shops and a multitude of
similarly cheap and tawdry things in the
famous avenue down which Lincoln passed
to his inauguration and to his tomb and
through which Grant rode at the head of
the Nation's triumphant Armies. I shall
like Washington better when in the course
of its development its great central thor
oughfare of Pennsylvania avenue shall be
built up from end to end with sightly and
noble structures.
"Washington, in its general character. Is
both a Southern, town and a country town.
The mark of the South'Is everywhere over
it, not more in the multitude of blacks,
-who number one in three of Its whole
population, than In the Southern sug
gestions everywhere in evidence. The
lerk at the hotel counter, the man who
stils on your railroad ticket, the street
car i mductor and the plausible gentle
man who beguiles you with individual hls
tor.. - about colonial furniture, all by a
certain unmistakable trick of voice, and. It
is orl fair to ay. by an unusual grace
of manlier, betray the characteristic qual
ity and one i-ighs to say it the fallen
fortu-u of the South. There is no ques
tion .ibout It the North may like it or not.
as t plcasrk hut the fact remains that
the National capital is Southern in its so
cial tone, domestic life and customs, and
in Us local influence upon Congress. The
roft speech of the South is everywhere:
the xaggerated esteem of the Southerner
for political distinctions and for profes
sional as distinct from business occupa
tions is everywhere manifest: let the or
chestra at any theater start up "Dixie"
trd hats go in the air, the applause shakes
the rafters, and more than likely some
venturesome gallery god will let loose an
old-time "rebel yell." And, let It be un
derstoodthough many believe otherwise
neither "Dixie" nor even the rebel yell
is meant to be either impertinent or un
patriotic. It moans nothing more than
dd-s the formal salute of the Senator
from Kentucky when the band strikes up
"My Old Kentucky Home." The South is
broken and poor oh. so pitifully poor!
Her idols are prostrate; her sons
and daughters are scattered, but
their hearts are warm with old memories
and with the pathos of struggles past and
lost. Is there any wonder that the strains
of "Dixie" stir what lire Is left in the
Southern heart? Is there any wonder that
in the one modern city where the mind
and habl: of the South dominate there
should now and again be some .outburst
cf the love and the grief which neither dis
appointments, time nor poverty can over
come? Washington differs from every other
modern city on the Atlantic seaboard In
being strictly American in its mental habit
and In Its domestic customs. There is only
a hint there of the deference which New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and even San
Francisco pay to the social habit
and opinion of the Englishman.
Washington cares not at all if it
be raining in London; its clothes
arc in the American fashion, and it wears
them as it pleases. It- mounts the negro
into the driver's seat of Its most fashion
able equipage in spite of the fact that It
-would not be esteemed good form In New
York or elsewhere, where the real or imi
tation Englishman only Is permissible in
J'very. In general domestic life, too. It is
the American rather than the English
tradition which rules. Wherever the effort
is made to engraft upon Washington lire
English formalism, which rules New York
as with a rod of iron, it comes to failure.
The two-fold American spirit that of the
South and that of the West is too much
for it. Every now and again this attempt
Is newly made by some ambitious hotel
keeper, but he Invariably goes broke.
Somehow the very people who do things
one way in New York will persist in doing
them another way when they get to Wash
ington. One instinctively puts on his for
mal clothes when he goes down to din
ner in a New York hotel; and by the same
instinct he cannot be driven to do it
when two days later he has come on to
Washington. Furthermore, while he will
insist upon a French or English dinner at
New York, his appetite turns to shellfish,
hominy and cornbread the very hour he
gets to Washington. These matters are In
the atmosphere: they proceed from Influ
ences which no man Is able to control, and
which few may understand.
The political life of Washington cheap
ens under close obseri'ation. One needs
not to mingle long in the thrcngs about
the Washington hotels or In the committee-rooms
of the Capitol to see that the
old ideals of ability and character in high
public station are lost. The work of law
making and of directing the affairs of the
country is not carried on with much re
gard or with any regard for old-fashioned
notions of conscience, dignity or state
craft. Legislation has largely been de
graded to a system of barter. The most
effective man now in Congress Is not the
man who has most carefully studied the
principles of government, or who Is most
steadfast In maintaining sound con
victions, but the man who has
no consideration for principles which
he is not willing to "arbitrate,"
and no convictions which prevent
him from Mandlng in with every log
rolling scheme which presents itself. If
he Is going to get his measures through.
If he Is going to get "help" for his state
In any form, he must have "friends." Ho
must be on terms with the heads of com
mittees, to the end that they will look
out for him and for his schemes with close
personal interest It follows, therefore,
that a man, to be influential, must not be
aggressive or persistent' upon lines which
disturb the plans of others, and so give
offense. Conciliation, good-fellowship, the
habit of shutting one's eyes and standing
In these are the qualities which go far
thest and accomplish most even in so
high a place as the United States Senate.
In a sense the old tradition of the Sen
ate survives: It is still the one forum
whose every utterance reaches the re
motest corners of the land. What is said
on the floor of the Senate Is heard by
the whole American people; and it Is a
thing to be deeply regretted that the con
ditions of Senatorial life tend to stifle
rather than to promote discussion of great
questions, to suppress and discipline opin
ion rather than to Invite it and make it
full and free. But the force of the situa
tion Is not wisely to be Ignored. A Sen
ator, say. from .some new and ambitious
state. Is looked to by his constituents to
get "help" from the Government in one
form or another aid for rivers and har
bors, appropriations for public buildings,
places in the public service for favorite
&ons. Active constituents want new post
oflices established and the allowance for
old ones increased; pensions are wanted
by men who deserve them, or at least are
eager for them: surveys are needed, and
other "interests" in multitude are desired
and clamored for. Now, what is the Sen
ator to do what course will get most of
these things? The question hardly needs
to te answered. He will succeed best by
standing in all along the line from the
White House down to the Senate door
keeper, by being polite and complaisant
to everybody, by insisting upon nothing
which adversely affects the pur
pose of anybody else, by treading
upon no corns. When schemes like
the ship - subsidy bill, for taking
money from the United Stntes Treasury
In the interest of powerful corporations
or for men already rich, are proposed, he
must not oppose them. Indeetl, he must
support them, or all his own measures
will fall under the ban. He cannot main
tain protection for wool in Oregon If he
opposes the demands of those who In the
name of protection want to keep out the
products of the Philippine Islands. To
make these Illustrations plain, let It be re
membered that Senator Frye, who fathers
the thlp-subsidy job, is chairman of the
committee on commerce, to which appeal
must be made for appropriations for rivers
and harbors. A Senator nbo applies for
aid for the Columbia IUv.r must have a
care how he stands toward the ship-subsidy
bill and other similar grabs and
grafts, backed as they are by the powerful
interests which light for control of the
Senate.
All this implies, in relation to a Senator
who would succeed In getting what his
people want, that he must assert no ad
verse or offensive opinions, set himself In
persistent opposition to nobody, talk com
monplaces when he talks at all. If
he- have knowledge, he must keep It dark;
If he have convictions, he must smother
them; if he have eloquence and force, he
must discipline the first to mere holiday
tliscourse and put the promptings of the
second behind him. Of course, there will
be among his constituents those who will
view his course wondering, amazed and
chagrined. The contempt of all such he
must learn to endure, for hath he not
in his keeping the "interests" of his state
and of "politics" in general, and "is he to
sacrifice these to hear the echoes of his
voice asserting principles and arguments
which no man among his colleagues will
take notice of excepting to mark his
name and the name of his state off the
book of Senatorial remembrance and
favor?
The Senate of the United States Is com
ing very largely to be filled up with men
selected for any reason excepting work
ing efficiency. Men of wealth and position,
but without experience of a kind fitting
them for the working duties of political
life, have come to look upon a Senatorial
career as a dignified finish of life. They do
not go to Washington to work; rather, on
the other hand, to avoid work, to lead
a life of dignified ease upon the basis of
a position which gives the women of their
family connection opportunity to make
a figure in the social world. Men
of this kind are a jrreat hindrance to the
business of the Senate, for they will not
attend committee meetings and will not
work, while they fill, places where work
is required and where it is positively es
sential to. the progress of legislation. One
effect of this condition is the delay of
business; another Is the doing of things
upon an insufficient basis of Investigation
and understanding; another is to put a
disproportionate and illegitimate measure
of authority and power In the hands of
the relatively few who have the working
habit. Senator Allison, for example, a
man of commonplace powers, has come to
a position of really large Influence through
his willingness to work in season and out
of season, and through the willingness
of others to permit him to do things
which properly belong to their own re
lationships and responsibility. Other men
of similarly moderate caliber have risen
to something like leadership upon no other
basis than an industry which enables them
to get into working relations with large
projects of legislation.
One easily sees and hears at "Wash
ington more than he cares to of the po-
MONMOUTH NORMAL SCHOOL AND
PRESIDENT CAMPBELL. THE SCENE
OF MID-YEAR GRADUATING EXERCISES.
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litical boss. True, men like Hanna, Piatt,
Quay and others of their kind are rot at
Washington called by vulgar names. It
Is more polite to treat with them under
the name of party leaders, but the fact Is
not altered by substftutlon of names
Within the past two years I have met
and talked sometimes under conditions of
great freedom with pretty much all the
"party captains" from Hanna and Piatt
down, and 1 think I have fathomed the
secret of the success of the machine man
ager and of his system. As a matter of
fact, the political boss-even the greatest ,
of them-ls in truth no boss, but a servant. .
He is the agent of persons and interests I
who have large purposes connected with ,
administration of public affairs, and !
not necessarily bad purposes. Prop- J
erty In these days Is extremely distrust-;
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ful of Democracy of a system which puts
the power of unlimited taxation of those j
who have much In the hands of those
who have little or nothing. Property 1
would rather have such
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sure of at the hands of the political man-
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politlcal man-
ager than such administration as It is I world may be classed under three gen
afraid of at the hands of the least rcspon- craI heads:
slble element of society, which it fears
will control politics if politics be left to
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take care of Itself. Here is the secret. It
is not a pleasant one. I state it without
disguise or diplomacy, and X leave the
reader to his own reflections. A. H.
January, 1102.
EASTERN OREGON MINING.
Development "Woric in the BrnzoM
Property Sale of the Cornucopia.
BAKEK CITY. Feb. 2. The owners of
the Hrazos mine have ordered a steam
holfit capable of sinking a shaft 500 feet.
The shatt la now down over 200 feet, and
quite a heavy flow of water has been en
countered. The lack of water has been
one of the drawbacks of the development
of this property. The ore values are all
right, and as the mine Is developed the
values Increase. The ore Is low-grade,
averaging at present about JS per ton, but
It Is suitable for treatment by the cyanlte
process, therefore it enn be handled at a
profit, provided a --utIlcient supply of wa
ter can be obtained.
The Cornucopia .mine, which was closed
down several weeks ago. Is soon to be
sold. General Manager Jones will leave
at once for New York, where he is to
meet the parties to the deal. All of the
pumps have been removed from the mine,
as It Is impossible to keep them going,
owing to the cold weather.
The heavy fall of snow of the past few
days is the subject of favorable comment
among farmers and miners, although
there Is not enough yet to Insure a suc
cessful season for either the farmer or the
miner. Several old settlers who have been
out in the hills lately say that In places
where the snow Is usually evera! feet
deep at this season of the year there are
now only a few Inches, and that Is not
well packed. The late snowfall Is never
counted on for the Spring and Summer
water supply, unless it snouid prove to be
exceedingly heavy, so that It will pack
down fcoiid.
The only people who are well pleased
are ine men in me logging camp.1. rnc
snow this Winter is just right for them.
It is not too deep, as is usually the case,
but Is jast deep enough to facilitate the
handling of sawiogs to advantage.
Four MouttiH Under "Wnter.
SEATTLE. Feb. 2. After lying nearly
four months in the waters of tho Sound,
the body of Robert Lewis, who was
drowned last Fall, was recovered today.
A steam dredge working in the harbor
brought the body to the surface. He was
a well-known coast marine fireman. The
finding of the body makes It certain that
his heirs, if he has any, will get his life
insurance. The company refused to pav
it when he was drowned on the grounds i
that confirmation of his death was lack
ing.
IlccruItlnKT Artillery Men.
PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 2. Lieutenant
G. E. Carleton. of Fort Walla Walla. Is
here a.s a recruiting officer to enlist men
for the artillery branch of the service.
He desires to secure TO men at this point.
If possible, and will spend two or three
weeks here. He states that there is no
likelihood of the barracks at Walla Walla
being abandoned.
Those who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills In a vial; only one pill a dose,
MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES AT STATE XOR3IAL
SCUOfJL, AT MONMOUTH.
Baccalaareate Sermon Delivered by
Frcsldent "IV. II. LeeReception.
Given by the Juniors.
MONMOUTH, Or., Feb. 2. The opening
of the annual mid-year commencement
exercises of the State Normal School
was held Saturday evening, at which
time the Juniors gave a reception In the
chapel. The room was suitably decorated
with potted plants and wild grape. Some
very delicate festoons were arranged from
tho celling and the effect presented was
very artistic. The Juniors, by their cour
teous attention, made all feel at home
and a very pleasant evening was spent.
The orchestra rendered some excellent
music, during which light refreshments
were served. President "W. H. Lee, of
Albany, delivered the baccalaureate ser-
mon to a large and attentive audience.
In addition to the sermon a quartette was
rendered, and a solo by Mrs. A. F. Comp
bell, "Dream of Paradise."
The subject of President Lee's sermon
was "I Am Debtor." He spoke from
Romans 1:14, and as follows:
"Paul Impressed a strong personality
and wonderful singleness of purpose upon
the world, such as Is granted to few. Next
to the life of our Savior, his was a match
less life. His constancy of purpose, sin
gleness of aim, success in defeat, are mar
velous. They are all summed up In the
words of our text: M am debtor.'
"Jne significance of these words, upon
" '"" .r,. "u uZl "l" " M ir '
votcd thcIr 1Sves to the nob,e calllng of
teaching. Instead of tbo words 'The
world owes me a living,' we hear the
5le' inspiring words of Paul, I am
J"lll0,llth? world, H(W snoble and
unworthy the former, how grand and help
fUj tnc jitter!
"It may be worth our while thl morn-
i"S to Inquire in what respects we are
debtors to the. world. Facing a problem
administration ?f th,s k,nd's v m" llke, endeavor
1 i, tt nn he infT afi we often d at Thanksgiving time.
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ous ways In which we are debtors to the
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ous ways In which we are debtors to the
trst our obligations to ourselves to make
' S"tf?Pn L0,,fru0f!?. powerB- hat ,;e may
' u' Detlr meet the two wucce-edinff kinds of
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seconu uur duties to "our fellow-men, that
we may the better help them to a higher statu
of perfection.
Third Our duties to God, that we may rec
ognize all we owe him, and labor to Increase
His glory and praise in the earth.
"Our Savior came to give life and to
give It more abundantly. Our duty to
?lf is to have life in Its fullest possible
measure, and in all the greatest degree.
Hardly a man is fully alive. This may
be illustrated In the student world. Here
Is an enthusiast in athletics. Approach
him on a scientific or religious suoject a
lecture on ethics or literature, a new book
on history or biography, he will say: 'Oh
I take no Interest In that.' The fact i"'
he 1h dead to that subject he Is only
partly alive. Or. here is another who
Is wrapped up In studies, and a desire to
excel in them. Speak to him of an ath
letic contest or a religious convention If
he responds languidly or indifferently to
the appeal, you may be sure vou have
approache-d him on his dead side. How
easy it Is to predict many will at
tend that coming minstrel show political
convention, or lecture on Shakespeare
Wery few of us are alive to all that Is
iKm.-&i anu oest m ourselves and our sur
roundings. What. then, is our duty I
am debtor.' says Paul-debtor to the
world to be as alive Increasingly alive
as possible, ever widening the sympathies
affection, attention, upward to all that
Is good, that I may be better qualified to
reach others, and thus attain the high
est purpose of living. But. second wo
are debtors not only to ourselves but
also directly to our neighbors. The Savior
again and again emphasized this In his
teachings, and exemplified it in his life
"The parable of the irood s.-imnrff... .,
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forces this truth. The old cry comes down
tho ages, 'Am I my brother's keener?-
Y?s, yes; a thousand times, yes we are
. ur brother's keeper. We are In debt to
' '"" e owe mm help to secure and
, maintain his rights. We owe him helprul
example, the word of svmnathv or en-
j couragement, high Ideals, energizing in-
jf..u,..u.i. iiiia ia mo wav in lav nn
treasure In heaven. It Is the very essence
of Christ's teachings the key to His lire.
It develops the heavenly character. It
makes sweeter music, greater raptures,
wider visions possible.
I saw a smile to a poor man 'twas given.
And lie was old
The sun broke forth; I saw that smile In
heaven.
Wrought Into gold.
Gold of such luster never was vouchsafed
to uh;
It made the very light of day more luminous.
I saw a toiling woman, sinking down.
Footsore and cold.
A soft hand covered her the humble gown
Wrought Into gold
Grew straight Imperishable, and will be shown
To smiling angels, gather'd round the Judg
ment throne.
Wrought into gold! We that pass down lire's
hours
So carelessly,
Alight make the dusty way a path of flowers
If we would try.
Then every gentle deed we've done, or kind
word given.
Wrought Into gold, would make us wondrous
rich In heaven.
If It be but a cup of cold water that'n given
Like the widow's two mites. It Is something
for heaven. Whlttier.
"But we who are teachers and have pre
pared ourselves for this" life work, have a
debt to pay, an obligation to fultlll, that
far exceeds that of many. And here the
glory of this noble calling glistens like
the sparkling diamond. Lose sight of this,
and our sacred calling becomes mere
drudgery. Keep this uppermost In mind
during the wearying labor and petty an
noyances of the dally routine, and enthus
iasm and inspiration whets the flagging
spirit to a warm glow that cannot but
be communicated to others.
"To whom much Is given, of him. shall
much be required. Yours has been a time
of Ingathering and discipline, running
back through years. Now comes the time
to pay the debt you owe to the succeed
ing generation. Let it bo done under the
inspiring pressure of the principle that
governed Paul, and made him the cham
pion hero of the first century. And how
this thought reacts on our own fulness
of preparation! Aro we debtors? Then
how fully should we be prepared to pay
the debt. "We must seek the very highest
possible education within our grasp. And
how this thought Inspires us to urge upon
our pupils the development of their high
est powers and the securing of the best
education to that end!
"But, third, we aro debtors to God.
This Is a large subject to treat fully. We
owe Him all wo are and have. And we
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owe It to Him to enhance His glory and
add to His praise. What! You say a
finite creature enhance the glory of the
Infinite? Is not His glory already in
finite? How can it be increased?
"An illustration may clear the point.
The sun shines upon the earth through
millions of miles of space. But Its light
would be wholly impotent and Ineffective
were It not for the countless myriads of
atoms in the air which catch and reflect it.
thus diffusing the light In all directions.
The essential glory of the Infinite God
Is. Indeed, far beyond" the process of mul
tiplication, but His manifest glory de
pends largely upon His creatures for re
flection. As the multiplex sides of the
crystal reflect the light, so the many con
secrated hearts of God's creatures, turned
to Him in praise and devotion, catch the
glow of His presence and transmit it to
an otherwise darkened world.
"I once was approaching the vast build
ing of tne Connecticut State Hospital for
the Insane. The sun was almost setting,
and the darkness of a Winter day was
creeping over the land. The buildings
stood crowning the summit of an ad
joining hill. All was light about them,
for every one of the hundreds of windows
seemed on fire with the reflected light of
the King of Day. So is it granted to us,
to catch the glory of the King of Heaven
and reflect it to a dying world. Debtors
to ourselves, we shall bring our powers
to the highest perfection possible; debt
ors to the world, we shall consecrate
those perfected powers to the service or
our fellow-men; debtors to God. we shall
ever live so as to catch the blessed light
of Ills life, and be transmitters of that
light to those around vs. Let us catch
the enthusiasm of Paul and be moleled by
his thrilling words, 'I am debtor.' "
AVPUOVED IX EASTERN" OREGON.
Clinlrmnn AVliite'- Position "With
Reference to Fusion.
BAKER CITY. Feb. 2. Chairman Sam
White, of the Democratic state commit
tee, returned from a successful political
tour to Western Oregon yesterday after
noon. Chairman "White said the tour was
a success. His position with reference to
fusion. In the coming state election. Is
heartily approved by his fellow Demo
crats In this part of the state. Whllo the
majority of them do not share his enthu
siasm In regard to party success, they
are willing to follow his lead. Immedi
ately after the close of the February term
of court, Mr. White will resume his tour
of the state with the Intention of visiting
every county In the state that has not
already been visited officially.
On the same train returning from. Port
land with Captain White was Hon. B. T.
Potter, the retiring Postmaster of this
city. Mr. Potter is a recognized author
ity in the Republican ranks in this city.
He does not deny that he visited Port
land on a political mission, yet he de
clined to talk for publication. Mr. Potter
Is a well-known opponent of the Hon. M.
A. Moody, and while he was in Portland
he does not deny that he consulted most
of the party leaders In regard to the com
ing campaign.
It looks now as if Mr. Potter will lead
the Williamson forces In the contest for
the control of the Congressional delega
tion from this county.
Hon. David L. Moomaw received official
notice from the Postmaster-General yes
terday of his appointment and confirm
ation as Postmaster of this city. As i?oon
as his bond Is filed and approved by the
Postotlice Department his commission will
be forwarded, after which he will assume
charge of the ollice.
Cohen Lectured on the Tnlmnd.
CORVALLIS. Feb. 2. The faculty and
students of the Agricultural College were
addressed Friday night by D. Soils Cohui,
of Portland. The subject was "Oil From an
Ancient Lamp." and the Talmud, with
explanations of Its philosophy, formation
and character, was the theme. The
speaker quoted liberally from the book in
illustration of its various phases'. He sate
in point of importance and value for it
philosophical teachings, the Talmud was
only second In value to the Scriptures.
He explained how much that Is now
brought out as new Is treated of In the
Talmud and was known to the ancient
rabbis.
Ilumnnc Society Organized.
THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 2. The per
manent organization of a humane society
was effected here today, at a public meet
ing held In the City Hall. The following
ollicerri for the ensuing year were elected:
President. S. L. Brooks; vice-president,
Robert Mays, Sr.; secretary, S. Bolton;
treasurer, C. L. Phillips; board of direc
tors, George C. Blakeley, Hugh Gourley,
G. A. Yananda and Miss Rose Mitchell.
TACOMA MAYORALTY ROW
THE CAMPAIGN ALREADY REACIIES
A "WARM STAGE.
Campbell, the Present Incumbent, Is
a. Candidate for Re-election Op
position In His Own Party.
TACOMA, Feb. 2. Notwithstanding tho
fact that Tacoma's city election does
not occur until a month later than Se
attle's, there is correspondingly as much
interest and activity here as there is fur
ther down the Sound. Seattle's election
takes place March 1, and Tacoma's
April 1.
Louis D. Campbell, the present Mayor
of this city, Is the principal figuro around
which the political interest lies at pres
ent, and he will continue to occupy that
position, in all probability, until the polls
close on election day. It looks very much
at this tlmo as if the Republicans would
renominate Mayor Campbell, although
that result will not be brought about
without a fight against him. Mr. Camp
bell, during the past week, announced
publicly that he was desirous of being
renominated. Prior to the date of the
announcement It was determined by a
number of his friends to place him in
renominatlon by petition. This plan was
adopted for the purpose of giving people
at large an opportunity to express them
selves on the subject, but the Mayor
placed his veto on the plan, for what
deemed good reasons. He says he will
look to the Republican party, which
nominated him two years ago, for a vin
dication of his administration. The
Mayor's administration, partlcularly
withln the past six months, has been at
tacked and it is the general opinion that
he came out on top. For this reason
above all others Mayor Campbell desires
to have the Indorsement of the Republi
can party, which, in a measure, is held
responsible by the people.
The attack referred to was Inspired by
a disappointed aspirant for a city light
ing contract. Early last year It became
necessary on the part df the city to con
sider bids for lighting the streets of tho
city for a term of years. The parties
putting In bids were the Tacoma Rallway
and Power Company and the Snoqualmlo
Power Company. On the face of the bids
the tender made by the former company
was the lowest, while the Mayor and his
Commissioner of Public Works held that
the bid of the latter company, all things
considered, was the lowest and best. The
Council disagreed with the Mayor and
stood with the Tacoma Railway &
Power Company, but the Mayor and hls
commissloner made the contract with the
Snoqualmle company just the same. The
matter was taken Into tho courts by the
unsuccessful company and an injunction
asked for against the Mayor. The courts,
however, upheld the Mayor. In the mean
time he was savagely attacked by parti
sans of the Tacoma company and the
two dally papers here, the Ledger and
the News, aided In making it uncomfort
able for the city's chief executive. The
result of the controversy, which was ex
tremely heated and acrimonious at times,
was to make It the leading Issue la the
coming campaign.
It is believed that the Mayor Is really
stronger by reason of winning out over
the Tacoma company and the Council
than he was when he ran for Mayor
two years ago. The people of Tacoma
have not been famous in tho past for
following In the tracks laid out for them
by the Ledger and the News. It Is well
known here that both papers arc con
trolled by John L. "Wilson and what Is
published Is usually discounted to a very
large extent. As a matter of fact, the
Mayor's friends are not slow to say they
would much rather have the opposition of
the Ledger and the News than the friend
ship of those papers. About the only real
opposition Mr. Campbell had two years
ago was tho "silk stocking" Issue, it
being claimed that he was aristocratic and
out of touch with the laboring element,
though as a matter of fact Mr. Campbell,
before he became a lawyer, worked for
years as a machinist. This feeling has
been relegated to the rear, as Mr. Camp
bell has done nothing since assuming of
fice to give the least ground for the
charge of having aristocratic tendencies.
The real opposition to the Mayor will
come this year from within hla own
party. Tho opposition will probably rally
around Councilman John M. Bell, of the
Third Ward, and endeavor to win tho
convention away from Campbell. Mr.
Bell, who is manager of the Postal Tele
graph Company here. Is popular, having
been elected twice from a ward that Is
about equally divided between Repub
licans ard Democrats, and the opposition
to Campbell will take whatever advantage
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"WEAKNESS"
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and certain nethod
being employed. The
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was discovered by
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this truth, and con
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quirement essential
to a thorough and
lasting cure. We em
ploy no electrical
contrivances, nor do
we stimulate by the
use of Internal ton
ics. Such treatment
only results In fur
ther harm to the
I tender prostate, thus
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general debility. One of
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they can find In this fact to replace
Campbell with Bell. In case it Is found
that Bell cannot centralize the opposi
tion strength, he will be withdrawn from
the field to mako way for some one whom
the "antls" think can. defeat Campbell in
the convention, but as It looks now. Bell
will be the hope of Mayor Campbell's op
ponents In his own party.
Tacoma will not be compelled to go
into tho wide-open or closed town issue.
The city is run on a broad gauge plan,
and there has been but very little opposi
tion to the Mayor's policy In this respect.
The whole fight will be made on the elec
trio light contract measure and Campbell
will win or lose on that issue.
The Democrats have as yet been rathe?
slow. They have apparently taken little
Interest in the election. Tacoma is a
"safe" Republican town, and this will
probably account for the lack of Interest.
But there are a number of Democrats
who think that with Frank Cole, now
City Treasurer, at tho head of their
ticket, they could defeat Campbell. Mr.
Cole Is one of tho best known, personali
ties on tho Sound and he, like Mr. Bell.
Is popular, but it is not a certainty that
Colo could be persuaded to give up a good
chance of succeeding himself as Treas
urer to make the race for Mayor with
uncertain results. "A bird in hand" with
Mr. Cole may cause him to push aside tha
Mayoralty nomination of a minority
party and endeavor to retain his present
position.
ANSWER MOVER'S CHARGES.
Statement by the Trustees o Cheney
Normal Scbool.
SPOKANE. "Wash.. Feb. 2. The Trus
tees of Cheney Normal mako the follow
ing statement regarding Principal Miller's
charges:
"We are astounded at the information
conveyed in the dispatch. There Is abso
lutely no foundation in fact for any of
these charges. This was our first intima
tion that anything of the sort was con
templated or that Mr. Miller had left his
post of duty.
"The board has only employed good,
competent teachers. It has not employed
in any instance a teacher not needed.
At no time has It employed a faculty
In excess of the demands of Mr. Miller.
In no instance has the board employed a
member of the faculty without consulting
Mr. Miller.
"Almost without exception Mr. MlHer
has attended all meetings of the board.
He has been Invariably consulted on all
matters pertaining to the institution.
"All the members of the board residing
In Spokane, we have held frequent con
sultations here with the principal. AVe
have taken this method to facilitate busi
ness and save expense to the state.
"The assertion that any of the funds
have been spent In an Improper manner
is unqualifiedly false. The school has
been run In an economical and business
like manner. There has been no de
ficiency and will be none. No bills have
been allowed that were not approved by
Principal Miller.
"Mr. Miller has solicited and urged
every repair and Improvement that has
been made and a number that have not
been made. He has been superintending
all those repairs and acceptance of the
same has been made by the board In all
Instances on his approval."
Ont From Dawson.
SEATTLE. Feb. 2. The steamer City of
Seattle arrived from Skagway today with
two well-known Klondike operators, An
tone Stander and Max Endleman. They
report that whHe business is dull in
Dawson, a vast amount of mining Is in
progress In the district.
This signature is on every box of ths genna
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