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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, FEB. 21.
ELECTION' OF MIL FDLTOX.
Mr. .Fulton's election was to be ex
pected, as the outcome of a situation
that has existed since the contest In the
legislature began. He would have
been elected the first week but for the
fact that the delegation from Multno
mah could net join In his support. This
unwillingness on the part of Multno
mah has had Its causes In conditions
that need not now be rehearsed. It
.would tend to no good result to state
why the sentiment of Multnomah has
been practically unanimous In opposi
tion to Mr. Fulton. Let us deal with
the present and future. Removal of the
grounds of this opposition Is a work
now to be left in Mr. Fulton's own
hands: and The Oregonlan bespeaks for
him fair treatment and generous con
sideration, from all the people of Ore
gon, and especially of Multnomah
County and of the City of Portland.
The new Senator Is a man of good
ability and of honorable character. To
his open and generous nature the many
firm .friendships that bind others to him
are due. Naturally he and his support
ers will regard his success In reaching
the position for which he has tolled so
long as a great triumph. Let The Ore
gonlan bespeak kindness and good-will
toward them while they indulge the Ju
bilation natural to such an occasion.
Then let It say further that on their
side a duty lies.
Through a very complete turn in the
political affairs of the state, both Sena
tors, within two years, have been
chosen out of one element or section of
the party, which hitherto, for a consid
erable time, had not been favored. Over
these affairs there have been many di
visions and much strife; and what The
Oregonlan would say today Is, that it
would be well for those now so com
pletely in the ascendant In the Repub
lican party of Oregon, so entirely In
control, and direction of its present or
ganization and action, to remember
that such tenure of power as they pos
sess depends very much on the Judg
ment with which the power Isf used. The
main troubles that beset a party are
those which grow out of an infirmity of
disposition to press personal advantage
and factional opportunity to the utmost
together with, the tendency to forgetful
aess that "there are others," in all such
affairs.
Since the name of the editor of this
journal appeared yesterday in the bal
loting of the Joint assembly, he con
ceives that the present is a suitable
time, and here a proper place, to make
a brief statement. Mr. Scott has not
been a candidate for the position; he
has not sought It, expected. It, nor even
desired it. He has asked no member
of the Legislature to vote for him, nor
any one else to support him. He has
done absolutely nothing to bring "In
fluence" in his behalf, from any quar
ter. He Is engaged in a business of
some Importance, Is under necessity of
attending, to It, and could ill afford to
neglect it, or to sacrifice It to politics
and public duties. And not to esteem
too lightly the honor and dignity of a
seat In the United States Senates-he
cannot suppose that his position here,
aa a factor in the affairs of Oregon, Is
less important or influential than such
position as he might gain in that august
body would be. Had he desired to sit
in the Senate he would have employed
all proper means' In his power to gain
the seat. Months ago he would have
put himself in communication with
members of the Legislature, and with
others Influential In various parts of the
state. In a word, had he wanted the
position, he would have- made effort to
get it; since he Is sot weak enough to
suppose -that a result can be had in the
absence of the effort necessary to reach
it. He has felt, throughout, that he
could not afford to make the sacrifices
it would" require, and he Is gratified
rather than disappointed that the Leg
islature has not called upon him to
make them. He couldn't, Indeed, have
been insensible to the honor, nor felt
at liberty to decline It, had It come to
him as an offering from the state; nor,
on the other hand, could he ever over
look or be forgetful of the fact that
great duties, heavy responsibilities,
must go with It, together with the busi
ness and financial sacrifices to which he
'would be subjected. Of the National
capital he knows something enough to
know what It Is to do the work of Ore
gon there, and at what expense of
every kind of effort It must be done.
Of the relativity and just proportions
of .things he has arrived, as he thinks--stace
he Is no longer young at some
just estimate; and a suggestion that
-once might have kindled his Imagina
tion or awakened his ambition he can
sow dismiss with indifference and even
with frigidity. Multnomah wanted to
use his name, and did so. He solicited
nothing; and with one-half the mem
bers, even of his own county, he has
no personal acquaintance. Several of
them he never met.
The people of Multnomah, though
they have not been favorable to the
candidacy of Mr. Fulton, and have
caused their opposition to be reflected
through the action of their members
of the Legislature, should now never
theless permit it to be recalled to their
attention that Mr. Pulton has at all
times spoken and written In favor of
all measures and propositions looking to
me lurinerance or. me commercial in
terests of Portland Including plans
and proposals for Improvement of the
river between Portland and Astoria;
and The Oregonlan has no doubt that
Mr. Fulton will fully redeem these
pledges In the Senate.
PORT OP PORTLAND'S XEW DEAL.
The port of Portland Is entitled to
congratulate itself upon the Legisla
ture's action in creating a new commis
sion. Without reflection upon the old
board. It remains that the new one
promises better results. The elements
of conflict, long preventing the best re
sults, have been eliminated by summary
removal of the discordant members.
The pre-eminent ability of the old board
has been retained, with obvious gain
from the standpoint of experience.
It is, unfortunately, true that the
heavy shipping interests which com
bined self-interest with public spirit so
efficaciously some years ago ore not di
rectly represented on the new commis
sion. But their counsel and desires will
get recognition from the new commis
sion, perhaps in the full measure to
which they are entitled. Its personnel
comprises business sense and prudence
and men who take pride in having the
work they do succeed. The selection of
Captain Pease is a proper recognition
of the special knowledge bf the pilots,
and Captain Spencer represents practi
cal navigation Just as Mr. Swigert does
engineering.
However, when all is said and done,
the commission will be on trial. Poli
tics has come nigh ruining it, and poli
tics must be worked out of it if it is
ever to be of any service commensurate
with Its cost. If the channels of the
river are to be made the sport of fac
tional politics, we might as well close
up the commission and trust to the pon
derous machinery and precarious appro
priations of the Federal Government.
FEBRUARY IX OREGOX.
Lest our friends, the Dakotans, who
passed through Portland Thursday, af
ter tarrying a few hours, may get
mixed on the calendar, we will follow
them with the statement that the
weather to which they were treated
while here was not June weather, but
plain Oregon February weather. To be
sure, we sometimes have storms in Feb
ruary, and there is even the record of
a "cold snap" in February a few years
ago that nipped the rosebuds and
brought sundry ambitious Spring flow
ers to an untimely end; but that was
the exception that proves the rule which
declares that February in the Willam
ette Valley Is a genial, sunny. Spring
like month. Proof of this assertion, if
proof is needed after the climatic dem
onstration of the past two weeks, can
be furnished direct from memory by
any Oregon pioneer. One recalls the
fact that In February, 1869, peach trees
were In full bloom In sunny orchards
and that children played with, their
bare feet in the warm dust of the
county roads. Another tells of garden
ing during the days of a February far
ther away, "all day long in his ehirt
sleeves," while still another remembers
a year In which "gardenp needed rain
In February, but had to wait until
March to get It."
Of course, there are other records
wherein storms play a disagreeable
part, but the fact remains that Febru
ary in Oregon is usually a most satis
factory month to all except the chronic
weather growler. The present month Is
especially so, since, while bright and
genial, it still is cold enough to keep
vegetation in check and Insure against
danger to the fruit crop from a too
early expansion of buds. That Is to
say. It Is February not April season
able, bright and pleasant, without a
hint of overdoing that will bring disas
ter to vegetation later on. An Oregon
February withal, the story of whose
mildness the people In the same lati
tude on the Atlantic Coast regard with
Incredulity as they look abroad over a
snowclad landscape swept by bitter
winds. To the questioning of these as
to whether we ever have a cold, snowy
February In Oregon, we can respond
truthfully as we did to our late visit
ors, the North Dakotans, "Well, hardly
ever."
ALL RIGHT FOR THE EXPOSITIOX.
There is much encouragement in the
present status of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition project. The $300,000 we
started out fifteen months ago to raise
for a Lewis and Clark celebration has
grown to near $900,000 without going be
yond the borders of our own state. The
Interest of other states, which was then
regarded as dimly possible, has sur
passed all expectations, and Is a very
tangible resource of the enterprise. It
has spread far beyond the confines of
Old Oregon. It has gone across the sea
and Sown the coast from far Cathay to
Ceylon's Isle. It has gone around the
world and the nations ore glad to have
a chance to participate in this celebra
tion. For the most part the Legislatures of
the Western States recognize the im
portance of the Lewis and Clark Ex
position and show a neighborly disposi
tion respecting It California proposes
to spend 40,000 in adapting the St
Louis display for service here, including
the erection of a building to cost $30,000.
The State of Washington may cut down
its appropriation at this session to $50,
000. with the understanding that an ade
quate sum will be added by the next
Legislature. North Dakota proposes
$30,000, Missouri $50,000, Utah $10,000,
"Montana $2500 and Wyoming and
Idaho each $35,000 for exhibits at both
St. Louis and Portland. Nebraska and
Colorado show on active Interest in the
matter, but it Is not yet known what
sums they expect to appropriate for
representation at the 1905 Fair.
This early recognition of the Exposi
tion is not, of course, final. The St
Louis Fair, which was first planned to
take place two years before the Lewis
and Clark celebration and will certainly
be a year in advance of ours, is only
Just now engaging the attention of the
State Legislatures. All things consid
ered, our work Is at least a .year more
advanced than that of S,t Louis. The
promptness of the response for the
Lewis and Clark Fair is cause for grat
ification, and it Is no small help to the
ultimate success of the celebration.
Most of the Legislatures regard pres
ent appropriations as largely prelimi
nary. In every state there will be an
other session before the opening of the
Lewis and Clark Fair, and It seems to
be quite generally conceded that addi
tional appropriations will then be made
for special features that may be-deemed
desirable and for maintenance. The
whole enterprise Is a matter of develop
ment, and It may safely be assumed
that the Interest of the states will In
crease as the magnitude and purpose of
the Exposition unfold. In an Import
ant sense it Is linked with the great St
Louis Fair. This is fortunate for both,
and it will prove of benefit to the coun
try. Oregon has herself set the exam
ple of giving Joint recognition to the
two great celebrations, and while the
preparations for the 1905 Fair are In
progress here we shall be making a dis
play at St Louts. All's well to date,
and the prospect Is promising.
A 3IIXORITY REVOLUTION.
The advent of the anniversary of
Washington's birthday recalls the fact
that he was the leader of a revolution
that stood for the will of a numerical
minority of the people of the American
colonlea This Is at least the Judgment
of John Adams, who said that the
American Revolution was victorious
through the efforts of a few very able
men of large property and Influence In
the great colonies of Massachusetts,
Virginia and the Carolinas. At the out
break of. the struggle conservative peo
ple of all social grades were loyalists.
Contentment with the old order of
things was the normal state, and men
had to be converted to revolutionary
views rather than to the loyalist posi
tion. The Delanceys, of New Tork,
were Tories because their enemies, the
Livingstons, had become Whigs. The
hostility of the Otlses to Governor Ber
nard, In Massachusetts; aided the Revo
lutionary party. In allowing the elec
tion of delegates to the Continental
Congress to" go against them by neg
lect the Tories lost their last political
opportunity. In the election of dele
gates to the second Continental Con
gress very small proportions of the peo
ple turned out to vote in Pennsylvania.
In some districts not a hundredth part
of the voters were present In North
Carolina ten of the thirty-four counties
of the state sent no representatives to
the convention called for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the second Con
tinental Congress. In some of the dis
tricts the Representatives were chosen
by not a twentieth part of the people.
In Georgia the .loyalist Influence was
so strong that only five' out of twelve
parishes sent representatives to a pro
vincial convention which met for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the
Continental Congress.
In Queens County, New York, not six
persons met for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the convention which was
to appoint delegates to the Continental
Congress. Even when the loyalists car
ried the districts of Long Island by
heavy majorities, delegates were sent
by the patriots, who, by outside sup
port, secured admission to the conven
tion. The New York delegation to the
Philadelphia Congress felt restrained
by the consciousness that they repre
sented only a minority. In 1768 Samuel
Adams, of Massachusetts, probably
stood alone In the belief that America
must become independent Washington
was not sure that the war was to be
for Independence when he took com
mand at Cambridge. In 1775 Jefferson
denied that armies had been raised
with a desire of separation from Eng
land. Franklin was willing to pledge
his private fortune to compensate the
East India Company for its losses
through the Boston Tea Party. Near
the close of 1775 a delegate to the Con
tinental Congress said that he had
heard with horror of persons In Amer
ica who wished to break off with Great
Britain. The leading responsible states
men of America were slow to advocate
the doctrine of Independence until the
Winter of 1775-76. Among the agencies
which told most powerfully for Inde
pendence of America was the publica
tion of Polne's "Common Sense." John
Adams many years after our independ
ence had been won said that in the
early part of 1776 New York and Penn
sylvania were so nearly divided that if
New England on the one side and Vir
ginia on the other had not kept them
in awe, they would have Joined the
British. Timothy Pickering called
Pennsylvania "the enemy's country.""
The Quakers and the.- Pennsylvania
Dutch were conservative loyalists, and
Influenced the Pennsylvania Assembly
to Instruct its delegates in Congress to
oppose Independence. In Maryland the
Tories possessed great strength, and
nothing but the energetic efforts of
Charles Carroll and Samuel Chase in
every county won that colony to Inde
pendence. In Virginia the forces were
equally balanced until Lord Dunmore
'estranged the loyal people by proclaim
ing freedom to all the slaves and In
dentured servants who would enlist for
the conquest of the colony. The burn
ing of Norfolk, the principal seaport of
the colony, made Virginia as eager for
independence as Massachusetts: The
estimate of some historical students Is
that the American Revolution was the
work "of on unscrupulous and desper
ate minority." The truth Is that It was
the work of a small body of very able.
Influential, wealthy, determined men
who were not originally champions of
Independence, but had finally become
converted by events to the conviction
tht self-government could be preserved
by no other means: Nevertheless this fa
mous revolution by a numerical minority
would have been completely crushed
hod It not been for the old of the French
alliance, which supplied ships, soldiers
and money at the crisis of the struggle.
The masses were largely neutral, be
coming Whig or Tory as victory passed
from one battleflag to the other. New
York alone furnished 15,000 men to the
British army and navy, and over 8000
loyalist militia, and over 50,000 Tories
served in the ranks of England. Of the
British commanders, Cornwallis alone
had brains enough to treat the loyalists
like friends fighting forthe same cause.
At Camden battle Rawdon's volunteers
of Ireland, raised In Pennsylvania, car-I
riea ine aay. xseariy .ztuu xories rougnt
against Gates on this occasion.
The zeal and energy of these Amer
ican loyalists were punished by the ban
ishment or death of over 100,000 of the
most conservative and respectable citizens-of
cthe colonies. The treaty of
peace of 1783 did not guarantee the res
toration of their property or assure
them of protection from acts of vio
lence, but England generously compen
sated the Tories for their sacrifices out
of her treasury. Large land grants
were given the refugees In Nova Scotia
and Upper Canada, and some $9,000,000
was expended for them before 1787, and
the total amount granted by the British
government to the American loyalists
was about $30,000,000. They were exv
pelled from America as relentlessly as
were the Moors from Spain or the Hu
guenots from France. There is nothing
exceptional In the fact that Washington
and his political confederates were the
leaders and executives of a revolution
that was represented by a numerical
minority of the people. The division
between the King and Parliament was
close In the great English Revolution.
There Is small question that, outside of
the Cromwelllan faction, the party of
Parliament did not approve of the exe
cution of the King. There Is small
doubt that outside the Jacobins of Paris
the people of France did not desire the
death of Louis XVI. There Is good rea
son to believe that the revolution
which created the Southern Confeder
acy at the outset had the support of but
a numerical minority of the Southern
people. Real majorities are represent
ed by men of brains. Influence, courage,
energy, audacity and high character. It
Is a' majority that cannot be tested by
counting noses any more than you can
estimate the valor and skill ofan army
by counting Its banners. Washington
led on embattled, earnest, able minority
against a majority whose leaders were
too conservative to fight desperately, as
men do who have a rope about their
necks, and whose rank and file included
too many people of neutral tint, whether
in the business of war or peace.
Noorbatten, he most northerly prov
ince of Sweden, and the most seriously
affected of the famlne-strlcken prov
inces of that country, confronts. In ad
dition to the present stress for food, the
possibility of the extinction of the
sturdy Alpine cattle upon which, even
under the best conditions, the people
are largely dependent for food. One
great slaughter of cattle has already
taken place to keep starvation at bay,
and another will soon be ordered unless
relief can come to both people and
stock. A self-reliant people, contending
bravely and uncomplainingly against
the forces of nature for existence, their
present distress appeals, not to charity,
but to humanity, for relief. Their coun
trymen In the United States have re
sponded generously to their needs, but
much more remains to be done If the
peasantry of Noorbatten survive the
misfortune that has befallen them with
on equipment In cattle and seed that
will insure them against a repetition
next year of the conditions that now
oppress them. Not before June can
they hope for a return from their labors
In field and garden that will Insure
them against hunger. The home gov
ernment Is moving to their assistance,
but the good offices of benevolence in
this and other prosperous lands are In
voked for their benefit A ready and
steady response should follow.
Much alarm was lately caused In
Paris by a call for the erection of a
hospital for the special treatment of
leprosy. Something like a score of lep
ers aro tinder treatment In a hospital In
that city, and the Municipal Council has
been asked to vote 25,000 francs for the
erection of a pavilion for their especial
use. The strangset part of the story 13
that this Is asked, not because leprosy
Is considered a contagious disease by
eminent French physicians, but because
the doctor In charge of the hospital
fears that the lepers may be attacked
by tuberculosis, to which they are pe
culiarly liable, from contact In the open
ward with patients suffering from the
latter disease. Think of It: Consump
tion, which was not until within recent
years considered communicable from
one human being to another, is by this
report placed In advance of leprosy as
a "contagious disease"! Very few per
sons will accept this classification, even
upon the assurance of eo eminent a
physician as Dr. Allopean. The general
verdict will be that tuberculosis is the
communicable and leprosy the conta
gious disease the former to be avoided
by simple sanitary precautions, in car
ing for Its victims, the latter to bo
shunned as a veritable pestilence.
The most shocking incident in the his
tory of trolley-car transit was that at
Newark, N. J., Thursday morning of
this week. In which eight school chil
dren were killed outright and more
than a score of others were injured
more or less seriously. The engine of a
fast express on the Lackawanna Rail
road cut through the trolley-car, crowd
ed with school children, on a crossing,
with the. most appalling consequences.
It appears that the most careful provis
ion had been made by the railroad and
trolley company to prevent accident at
this crossing. While It Is probable that
the icy rails contributed their full share
to the disaster, making it Impossible for
the motorman to stop his car, it is no
doubt true, also, that a certain degree
of recklessness due to the constant
presence of danger had much to do with
it Having passed this point' day after
day for weeks or months without disas
ter, the always lurking danger of col
lision was lost sight of, with a result
so terrible that Imagination turns away
appalled from the scene. There is noth
ing further to be said about the acci
dent, except that being of a prevent
able order, It was permitted to take
place through a. fatal lapse of caution
not easily accounted for.
The Boston Herald makes the Inter
esting suggestion that it will be inter
esting to see how all this publicity leg
islation, enacted by Congress, will affect
the sugar trust The securities of this
corporation, while they have been in a
left-handed way dealt In on the floor of
the stock exchanges, nevertheless are
so dealt In that when they are recorded
an asterisk is printed by the side of that
record, as much as to say that they are
not regularly listed. That Is because
the sugar trust will not conform to the
rules of the stock exchanges by consent
ing to the publicity these rules require.
Presumably the publicity that will sat
isfy the Government will also satisfy
the stock exchanges, and thus put the
securities of the sugar trust as well as(
those of the Standard OH and of the
other more taciturn combinations, on
the regular lists of the stock exchanges.
Lester E. Beldlng, for whose life his
attorneys have fought so persistently,
will expiate the crime of double murder
upon tbe gallows cn the 27th of March.
Seven months contemplation of what
Is now so close to him has seemingly
made him callous to his fate. The end
of justice, so far as this can be attained,
will be compassed by the penalty which
he la soon to pay.
The Pennsylvania Legislature is
asked to vote for the passage of a meas
ure making wife desertion criminal by
attaching to the offense special penal
ties as a misdemeanor.
James II. Wolff, & colored man,; has
been elected a Junior vice-commander
of the G. A. It of Massachusetts, the first
time a negro has been so honored In
that state.
WASHINGTON AND OFFICE-SEEKERS
New York Sun.
Lauders of times gone by In matters po
litical will find Instruction and food for
thought In the papers of the simple golden
days of the 'Republic that Mr. Gaillard
Hunt has catalogued under the title
"Calendar of Applications and Recom
mendations for Offlce During the Presi
dency of George Washington" (Washing
ton. Government Printing Offlce). They
form part of the archives of the De
partment of State, and their contents aro
summarized in the briefest possible form
by Mr. Hunt From the specimens he
gives In his preface, however, there must
be a lot of light on the habits of mind
and tbe social life of 1C0 years ago In the
papers, and queer revelations about the
political schemes of many men. It Is thus
that Mr. James Bowdoln the younger, of
Boston, then 33 years of age. applies to
President Washington for the place of
Minister to London:
"The regard. I am persuaded, your Ex
cellency entertained for my lato Father:
the Respect, which his private, as well as
public Character Induced, whilst It should
Inspire a general Desire, to emulate his
Virtues, ought In a peculiar Manner to
create in me, a Disposition, to tread in his
Footsteps.
"These Considerations added to a sup
posed Ability, to servo the United States,
in tho Character of their Minister, at the
court of London, lnduco me to make a
Tender of my Services, to your Excel)
lency.
"After having partnken of tho Honours
of Harvard College In Massachusetts, I
passed to Great Britain, anil received tho
Remainder of my Education at Christ
Church College In Oxford, whero I was
personally, and particularly, acquainted
with tho honble. Mr. Geo. Grenvltlc. now
the Marquis of Buckingham, yo Earl of
Wlncheleea, Lord Buckley, the present
Lord Cllve, and others, some of whom
are respectable characters In the present
Administration of that Country: I after
wards took ye usual Tour of the Conti
nent of Europe, which gave me a further
Introduction to many distinguished Per
sons of tbe English Nation. Since my
Return to my own Country. I have been
for a number of years, a Member of the
Gent Court of Massachusetts, and have
been qualifying myself for public Life.
"Upon these Grounds, I havo presumed
upon making an Offer of my Services to
your Excellency, not with a View to ye
Emoluments of such an Appointment
having a competent Fortune to support
myself, cither In England, or my own
Country. In the Character of a Gentle
man." George Washington did not yield to-these
arguments. Bowdoln did not get the mis
sion to England, but after Washington's
death he was Minister to Spain, and he
tecame the founder of Bowdoln College.
A report made by Royal Flint to Alex
ander Hamilton on the character of tho
Rhode Island politicians Is amusing; if
there aro many such confidential reports
for later times, there will be lively times
for American historians in the future.
These aro some of Mr. Flint's comments
(the names are printed in full):
"Cot O. Is universally popular, that he
Is a firm man to oppose smuggling, & that
it has seemed for a long time to be the
prevailing opinion that bo Would bo ap
pointed Collector.
"Mr. T. Is an honest but a crabbed, aus
tere man & very unpopular.
"Col. S. Is a good public character In
every thing where money Is not concerned
but If trusted with the collection would
be In danger of misapplying the revenue.
"Govt. B. Is highly respected as a Law
yer In the Statebut seems to bo rather
an able Declamer, than a well grounded
professional man."
Mr. Hunt's "Calendar" throws open to
the student It will be seen, a fertile field
of investigation that has lain fallow for a
century. It may causo some historical
Judgments of Individuals to bo revised.
BRYAN'S HOLD ON THE PARTLY.
Minneapolis Tribune.
If the Democratic money power thinks
it can count Bryan out of the Democratic
programme for 1904. it Is reckoning with
out Its host Mr. Bryan Is very much in
evidence, not only in the columns of his
weekly paper, but at Democratic banquets
unpolluted by the presence of Grover
Cleveland. He got tbe biggest kind of
an ovation at the Lincoln banquet at
Chicago, In which ho served notice that
the men who opposed him In 1S96 never
Can come back Into what ho calls the
Democratic party. At the same time his
paper publishes "A Call to Arms," which
even trust-owned Democratic papers dare
not refuse to print In which he summons
loyal Democrats to organize throughout
the country in clubs and associations for
unalterable opposition to Grover Clove
land and all his works.
In the meantime the Bryan end of the
party Is bestirring Itself to prove that
there Is no lack of candidates for
President besides Cleveland and Ol
ney and all the crawling servi
tors of Wall Street One would sup
pose that Mr. Bryan alone was evidence
enough of this; but there aro others. A
former Governor of California, speaking
at the Lincoln banquet adorned the bril
liant roll of Champions of tho Plain Peo
ple with such dazzling names as that of
Tom Johnson, the Ohio millionaire, and
W. It Hearst, the inheritor of the un
earned Increment of mining trust millions.
Oddly enough, neither of these names
commends Itself to Mr" Bryan. Perhaps
they are too brilliant He prefers a mod
est violet which ho calls Governor Garvin
of Rhode Island. Mr. Bryan wems to
choose a candidate who will not dim the
luster of his own leadership.
Dcbnuclilnjr the Press.
Omaha Bee.
Ono feature of the recently uncovered
correspondence by which the railroad lob-
by at Lincoln endeavored to persuade tho
editors or country newspapers to Insert
madc-to-order articles justifying railroad
tax shirking in their editorial columns
upon promise of payment of any bill of
expense they might render, calls for
further emphasis. It Is the insidious at
tempt to poison the public mind by cor
rupting the well-springs of public opin
ion. Several of the publishers who com
piled with the requisition from railroad
headquarters have endeavored to explain
their action by asserting that they have
advertising space to sell, and that In
printing the misleading appeals for tax
exemption for tho railroads they were
simply selling their wares to a purchaser
willing to pay the price. There is a dis
tinction as well as a difference, however,
between selling advertising spice to the
railroads and selling editorial opinions
to the railroad lobby.
Wireless Transmission of Power.
Orange Judd Farmer.,
Hardly has wireless telegraphy become
practical before the wireless system bids
fair also to revolutionize telephony. And
now comes Braun, of Strasburg Universi
ty, with apparently a feasible scheme for
transmitting electric power long distances
on the ether waves and without wires.
Truth Is. we aro -Just in the infancy of
knowledge about all these things. The
popular ldoi Is justified that the future
is to be more wonderful than tbe past in
scientific achievement
Colonel Bingham's Retirement.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Tho story has gone abroad that Colonel
Bingham was relieved of his duties as
master of ceremonies at the White House
because ho Interfered at a recent dinner
to calm tho hilarity caused by one of
Senator Depews stories. This report
lacks confirmation; but If It is true.
Colonel Bingham was properly relieved.
The Leas and the Greater Crime.
Baltimore Sun.
Whatever may be said of disfranchise
ment of negroes by such, Constitutional
devices it Is far more decent and honest
than the disfranchisement of white peo
ple in Pennsylvania by ballot-box stuffing
and perjury.
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
The Wllsonlnn Exodun.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
John L. Wilson's announcement that he
will soon remove from Spokane to Seat
tle begets no surprise In the public mind.
Long ago it was well understood that Mr.
Wilson's business interests were centered
in Seattle, that he was not concerned In
the Industrial and commercial fortunes
of Spokane, and that the only link that
held blm In nominal residence here was
his local political machine. With the
smashing of that machine the last re
maining link was severed. The historical
truth is that Wilson lost substantial Iden
tification with Spokane with the panic
of 1S33. Thereafter his chief, if not ex
clusive, aim was to exploit various
wrecks for the benefit of his political re
tainers, and to advance his waning po
litical Interests by oontrolllng tho Repub
lican organization In Spokane County.
And It Is a striking commentary on bis
failure to serve this city and county In
a broad and useful way that synchronous
ly with the announcement of his with
drawal from Spokane comes news from
Washington that Spokane, having been
awarded a public building site appropria
tion at the last sgglon of Congress, is
to receive at least $400000 at this session
for the long-needed building. In other
words. Spokane fares Incomparably better
with Wilson In retirement than it ever
fared in his ten years of Congressional
service.
A Diurnal Prophecy.
Baker City Democrat
By the time the $1S5.CQ of the people's
money is spent and the road built If
the money reaches that far after It Is
handled by different disbursing boards,
the United States engineers will be well
along with the initial work on the boat
canal authorized by Congress, and which
will give uninterrupted water transporta
tion from the Inland Empire to the sea,
the only practical solution of the ques
tion of cheap rates on low-grade freight
The portage road, operated by the state
at a loss, might make a reduction in
rates, but cargoes and shipments must
break bulk twice In transit at loss in
value t6 shippers and extra costs above
transportation. The canal Itself will only
succeed in materially reducing rates on
low-grade freights for certain merchants
and Jobbers on the river. On wheat, the
world's product whose selling price Is
governed by the world's consumption
through the London market water trans
portation will only add a few cents more
to the middleman's pocket under certain
market conditions, leaving the farmer's
price the samo as ever, the London price
less cost of transportation, great or small
rates, commissions and brokerage.
All Should Get In Line.
Paisley Post
It is in order now for Lake County
to show her colors by way of an exhibit
at the Lewis and Clark Fair. Every
person who Is interested in Lake County
never forgets to speak a good word for
it when opportunity presents. There have
been many flattering things said of Lake.
Its local newspapers have been untiring
in their efforts to attract the attention
of outsiders to this particular portion of
the state. All ore alike expectant and
enthusiastic till our neighbors over the
mountain have believed there was some
thing here, and summing up the apparent
force of the state they have put on foot
the great Lewis and Clark Fair proposi
tion, which carries with It the opportuni
ty for-every section of country within the
boundary of the stato to show its great
ness. Oregon will "be on -the stage to
make its initial bow to the world, and In
doing so should have the resources of Its
remotest sections near at hand in order
to make the best possible display.
Seattle and Tocoran Responsible.
Walla Walla. Statesman.
Seattle and Tacoma are responsible for
the defeat of the commission bill to which
both partles were pledged by their plat
forms. It would serve these Jim Hill
towns right, If the farmera arid other
shippers of Eastern Washington would
throw their trade to Portland until the
politicians ot King and Pierce Counties
are ready to concede that the interests
of this section of the state are worthy
of honest consideration by the state Leg
islature. If the Sound cities are so badly
stuck on the prospect of trade with the
Chinese and Japanese that they are will
ing to do anything that Hill directs In
order to get It they will have no reason
to complain if the American citizens on
this side of the Cascades leave them to
their glory.
Coast States Should Co-Operate.
Centralla Chronicle.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition which
Is to be held at Portland is an enterprise
that should have the co-operation of all
the Coast States. It will bring to our
vicinity an Immense number of people
who are anxious to learn about the ad
vantages of this section. In the Eastern
States the people know little of this vi
cinity and are anxious to learn, and all
that come here will be able to tell their
Eastern friends the many advantages of
our climate and the country in general.
Only Half as Far Xott.
Lewiston Tribune.
Just about half the distance from Lew
iston to the sea has been eliminated by
tho Oregon appropriation for getting
around the rapids of the Columbia.
The Frozen Fins of the Delaware.
Ilezeklah Butterworth.
In abbeys green that ring and chime.
In turret gray that Maze In air.
In Ivied halls. In Rhenish rooms.
In Rome's old temples' odorous glooms.
Are song and mirth 'tis Christmas time
Tls Christmas on the Delaware.
"Forward I" No star Is In the sky.
He sees the misty torches Bare,
He hears the Ice-floes grind the shores,
-lie hears the beat ot muffled oars.
He hears the startled heron cry
Tls Christmas on the Delaware I
For htm there ring: no Ivied towers.
No suave lutes play, nor pages fair
Bring mistletoes from resinous woods,
And giant oalcs in solitudes.
To lend their grace to festal hours
TIs Christmas on the Delaware I
"Forward!" 'Mid the swirl of snow and sleet
He sees the serried torches Care.
The Ice-mailed men with silent tread.
The minute-men ot Marhlehead.
Move past like ghosts, no war-drums beat
Tis Christmas on the Delaware!
"Forward!" It was the hand of God
That covered them with darkened air.
"Forwardr1 They marched within the cloud.
So Israel's seer the heavens bowed.
"Forward!" He spoke the prophet's word
Tls Christmas on tbe Delaware!
"Let there be darkness!" He had sought
With elements wild the war to share!
His weakness to the storm had brought:
He stopped the clock of time, and wrought
The miracle of faith untaught
'Tla Christmas on the Delaware!
O men, yemay not know the way
The storm Is freezing In the air.
But forward, forward, dare the tide.
If not the way, ye know your Guide.
Though drums beat not nor bugles play
'Tla Christmas on the Delaware!
The foe. his Christmas revel kept
Lay down: his torches ceased to glare.
He heard the north wind tramp and blow.
He heard the swirl of sleet and snow.
And closely drew his cloak and slept
Tls midnight on the Delaware.
.And Bhall. his winning cards revealed.
Mid languid pipes and sleepy air.
The night is waning "All Is well!"
Tls false, O weary sentinel!
There came a flash, the dead earth reeled.
As though the clock of fate had pealed
Twas Christmas on the Delaware!
That Cash the veil ef centuries rent.
That thunder shook the continent;
With Washington the storm had marched.
And when the morning sunlight arched
The world with glory. Time had won
Her noblest field In Washington!
'Twas Christmas on the Delaware!
NOTE AND COMMENT.
We told you a Senator would be elected."
The South American revolution which
ended yesterday Is not the ono which- be
gan today.
The Empress of China hasn't died since
she came to life Just after the Chinese
New Year.
One by one the states fall In line to sup
port the -Lewis and Clark Fair. Yester
day's roll of honor Includes Idaho, Cali
fornia, Wyoming and Colorado. Next!
There is a bill pending in the Indiana
Legislature to prohibit football. Of what
effect would such a law be? Murder,
mayhem and prize-fighting ' are already
under the ban of the law.
"And some have greatness thrust upon
them." Senator Quay Is now assured of
Immortality. New Mexico has named a
county after him. But that poor county
neither earthquake nor volcano can
cover its shame.
Carrie Nation turned up In Los An
geles tho other day and harangued the
City Council on the lnioulty of the Chief
of Police, Incidentally dropping the re
mark that Los Angeles was the most im
moral city she had ever visited. There
upon the Council unanimously adopted a
resolution of confidence In "the ability
and integrity of the Chief of Police."
Then Carrie went after her hatchet
The Whitman "co-eds"
Took it into their heads
To have some fine fun with the boys.
But tbe faculty prim
Tnnlr fin nnnndt. vMm
w -- w,ww.. .1 ......
And put a short stop to such Joys.
When the girls go to dance
They" must now go alone.
Or with mothers or aunts
.Who will see them all home.
The young men of the place
Are by rule kept away;
But It's plain as an ace
That the order won't stay.
Might as well be a "seg."
If to be a "co-ed"
Means that hen parties must be the rules.
And since girls parse and sew
Just to catch 'em a beau.
Pray, why shouldn't they do it at akule?
"Is trie editor-in-chief inf
"No."
"Well, I'd like to speak to the managing
editor."
"Not In."
"Well. Is my friend. Mr.
"No."
"Well, who Is this talking?"
lnr
"Well, maybe you'll do Just as welL 1
was Just curious to know whether th
members of the Legislature had cast a
majority vote for any one man at Salem.
You see, we're having a little Senatorial
party at our house this evening, and w(
thought we'd "
The scribe broke in with:
"Thirty-fifth ballot and Geer has gained
two votes."
After that he got wise and headed off
long tales of woe by a stereotyped answer,
"No change," and then hung up ths
'phone.
Early this week snow fell in Pasadena,
San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside and
numerous other points In the orange dis
tricts of Southern California, and tem
peratures much below the freezing point
were reported from various localities of
the southern citrus belt But In the Sac
ramento Valley no snow has been seen,
while now the tender violet is blooming
in the gardens of the Capital City and
the wealth of camellias on every hand is
tho wonder and admiration of all visit
ors. This moves the Sacramento Bee to
remark that the simple truth Is that
Southern California Is not one whit more
"subtropical" than Northern California.
There has been colder weather this Win
ter at most of the Southern show places
than at Sacramento. Oranges have suf
fered more or less damage below the
Tehachapl, whllo the orange crop of
Northern and Central California, to tho
extent of about 20CO car was marketed
long ago without a touch of1 frost
Snmrestion for an Epitaph.
Boston Transcript
The entire United States should be al
lowed to chip In with Pennsylvania in
raising funds for the proposed statue of
Simon Cameron, and the dedicatory in
scription might run somewhat thus:
To the Memory of Simon Cameron.
A Corruptlonlst,
Leader of a Line of Keystone State Comrption
lsU, Through Whose Efforts in the Cause
of a Corrupt Suffrage and Cor
rupt Judiciary
The Rule of Matthew Stanley Quay and His
RInz Was Made Possible.
In Crateful Recognition ot These Services
The United States of America.
Dedicate This Monument
In the Year of the Great Coal Famine, 1003.
Only the Xegroes Sailer.
Washington Post
Tho white people at Indlanola, Miss.,
get their mall all right as they are able
to send to a neighboring village for It and
have It delivered In about 30 minutes later
than when they were deprived of their
postofllce. The ones that suffer most are
tho poor negroes, who are unable to pay
for the extraordinary service. This is the
usual result of all such blanket efforts to
punish an entire community for the faults
of a few of Its members.
"Elijah" In Gotham.
Washington Star.
After Mr. Dowle has had a few encoun
ters with the New York police he will be
gin to feel that he Is only an amateur in
the art of acquiring money on slight
pretexts.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS
Polite Gentleman (In street-car) Take my
seat, madam. Lady Never mind. thanS you.
I get out here, too. New Tork Weekly.
City Cousin (at village church) Is that a vol
untary the organist Is playing? Village Cousin
Oh. no; she gets paid for doing It. Chicago
Dally News.
"How did you like my story?" asked the
young author. Why er " said the girl with
the fluffy hair, "the binding was perfectly love
ly." Washington Star.
Bacon When President Loubet of the French
republic was a boy he was a member of a vil
lage band. Egbert Oh. well. If he lived through
that he need not fear assassination now.
Tonkers Statesman.
"Perhaps," ventured the unsuccessful con
tributor, "you didn't consider mjr little ode
true to life." "Oh, It was true enough." re
plied the editor. "I assure you there was mora
troththan poetry In what you said." Philadel
phia Press.
First Little Girl My pa Is going Into the
Legislature. Second Little Girl Pooh! that's
nothing: my pa's going Into bankruptcy. First
Little Girl WeU. I guess my pa'll go there,
too. It he wants to. Boston Transcript
Mrs. Jones Why don't you lar up your monjy
(or a rainy day. Patrick? Patrick (tbe hostler)
Shure, 'twould be no use. mum. fer 01
couldn't spend it thin. Ol'm always laid up
mesllf on a rainy day wld th' rheumatism.
Judge.
"I do not find that you are one whit better
prepared to receive me than when I stopped
here a year ago." "But had I known Your
Honor was coming" "Aye! I grant that you
have little reason to expect any man who has
been here before!" Puck.
Playwright That villain In my play doesn't
act his part up to the lines. He must wear a
look of worry and desperation. Manager OhI
don't get excited. 1 11 fix that. John, go up on
the stage and start a rumor that I have skipped
with the box-office receipts. Baltimore News.