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rORTLAXD, SATURDAY, FEB. US.
TRUST LEGISLATION ADEQUATE.
We have frequently pointed out the
danger of trusting too much In the
mere dry bones of anti-monopoly legis
lation, without full recognition of the
absolute necessity for active and per
sistent efforts to utilize all the ma
chinery which the law puts within
reach. This view of the trust situation
Is enforced by a recent letter written
by ex-Senator George P. Edmunds, of
Vermont. 'In this letter Mr. Edmunds
tells us that It was the unanimous opin
ion of the Judiciary committee which
drafted the anti-trust law that it was
an exercise of the whole constitutional
power of Congress In the premlsea He
sold, also, that, in his opinion, the law
was and Is capable of putting ar end
to such so-called trusts and combina
tions as Interfere with or restrain com
merce among the states.
Many decisions of the United States
Supreme Court have been against the
trusts. But one notable ruling was
favorable. This was the decision that
the anti-trust law did not apply to the
sugar trust. It Is because of that de-
.clslon, which was eminently satisfac
tory to combinations which assert they
are engaged exclusively In manufactur
ing and have nothing to do with Inter
state commerce, that Congress has been
asked to enact additional legislation
like that In the Llttlefleld bllL Of the
decision In the sugar trust case ex
Senator Edmunds said In hl9 letter:
If It had been Instituted and carried forward
with suitable allegations of the precise nature
and history of the affair, and had been sup
ported, as It could have been, by adequate proof
of the facta It set forth, I Believe tie Supreme
Court of the United States would not have had
the least difficulty In preventing, the carrying
on of the combination under consideration and
putting an end to It. as It can still do with
similar ones. The bill of complaint In that
case was, unhappily, not drawn in such a way
as to present the question which now so much
commands Just public concern.
The Chicago Tribune, whfch calls our
attention to the Edmunds letter, fairly
says that while Mr. Edmunds Is not
Infallible, he Is nevertheless so sound
a constitutional lawyer as to Justify
the belief that his statements are cor
rect. It may be that the Supreme
Court would have decided the sugar
trust case otherwise than it did had the
then law officers of the United States
liandled the matter more exhaustively
than they did. It may be that the antl
trust law. If Interpreted by the courts
as its framers believed it would be In.
terpreted, will be effective for the sup
pression of nearly all monopolies and
will make further legislation unneces
sary. To obtain that legislation will
require much time.
The Tribune also pertinently suggests
that perhaps the beef trust case, now
before Judge Grosscup at Chicago, will
give the law officers of the National
Government an opportunity which Mr.
Edmunds thinks was neglected when
the sugar trust case was presented, and
the court may be induced to modify the
views it held when it made the sugar
trust decision. Judge Grosscup holds
that the packers are engaged In Inter-
state commerce when they buy cattle.
Why Is not the sugar trust engaged In
foreign commerce when It buys raw
sugar shipped to New York? Judge
Grosscup holds that the packers are
engaged in Interstate commerce when
they sell and uhip meats to parties In
other states. "Why Is not the sugar
trust In Interstate commerce when It
sells and ships sugar? If the Supreme
Court were to modify materially the
sugar trust decision. It might not be
necessary for the next Congress to take
any action concerning the trust ques.
tlon.
We should say that time will prov
the action of the present Congress, con
cernlng trusts to have been very well
advised, and far more adequate than Is
now generally supposed. It is slgnlfl.
cant that nearly all the laws enacted
at this session have been directed
towards strengthening the Sherman
act and affording greater facilities, for
prosecutions under it. We shall not
hesitate to say that In connection with
the duties Intrusted to the new Bureau
of Corporations, these acts of the pres
ent session have gone as far as .Is safe
In antagonism to organized capital,
and as far as Is of any practical use.
In view of the necessarily slow and
tentative procedure In so broad and
complicated a field; with the single ex
ceptlon of tariff reductions upon prod
icts no longer needing protection. This
specific thing that Congress should have
done It lias conspicuously and dlscred
Itably refrained from doing. It Is true,
however, that trusts and tariff are not
Identical questions; and no tariff reduc
tlons have been possible at this session,
however righteous In principle and
however culpable their opponents.
FUTURE OF OREGON HOrS.
Reports from different .sections of the
state Indicate that In 1903 there- will
be an increase of at least 2000 acres in
the area of land planted with hops In
this state. Encouraged by the high
prices that have prevailed during the
last twelve months, the growers may be
led to set out much more new acreage
than this. Should the price continue
good through March and April, when
the hop roots are to be planted. It would
not be surprising If many farmers who
have not before engaged In hopgrowlng
should make a start In the Industry.
Opinions will differ as to the wisdom
of putting out more hops. It is only
three yearn since the Oregon Hopgrdw
ers Association was trying to Induce all
growers to Join in an agreement to
leave a certain per cent of their hops
unpicked, eo that the supply might
thereby bo reduced and the market
price Improved. Without any material
decrease in the acreage a short crop has
removed the glut in the market, and we
are told that when the crop of 1903 has
been put In the' bale the available sup
plies of previous crops will be practi
cally exhausted. A full crop, apparent
ly, would mean another excess of pro
duction and another slump in prices.
There Is every reason to expect fair
prices for 1903 and perhaps for 1901, but
as the history of the hop industry will
probably repeat Itself, those who are
wise will look for another period of
overproduction and prepare for it. An
Increase of 2000 acres In the hop area
would be an Increase of a little more
than 12 per cent. At the same time, the
Ield per acre, because of gradual ex
haustion of the soil, is steadily decreas
ing, at a rate, we are told, of 10 per
cent, THe net result would be an In
creased yield, which would be greatly
augmented If the old yards, under fa-
orable conditions, should yield for one
season a full crop of hops.
The question before the farmers of
Oregon Is whether It will pay to set out
new hopyards at this time. The yield
and prices that have been secured this
year prove that any man would have
been richly repaid who had set out hops
two years ago so ae to get the full
benefit of the present arosperity in the
hopgrowlng Industry. There Is some
reason to believe that there Is a great
future, in store for hopgrowlng in Ore
gon. Discouraged by repeated failures
and an ever-decreasing yield, the grow
ers in England have been steadily re
ducing their acreage, and many will be
compelled because of the failure of last
year to quit the Industry entirely. Wis
consin has almost entirely abandoned
hopgrowlng, and the yield In New York
State is steadily falling off. Unless
there should bo a revival of the indus
try in those places. It would seem that
here In Oregon, where the cost of pro
duction Is comparatively low, the op
portunity should be good for continued
growth of the Industry.
It Is to be doubted, however, whether
this Is the proper time for a start in
hopgrowlng. A yard set out this Spring
will bear Its first crop In 1904, and there
Is nothing to warrant a belief that
prices will be exceptionally good by
that time. One year of good prices Is
all that could be expected for -several
years for a yard set out this year. It
Is a rule well worth observing that the
time to buy Is when every one else
wants to sell, and the time to sell Is
when every one else wants to buy.
When hop prices were at the bottom
was the time to go Into the hop Indus
try.
One who has faith In the future of
Oregon dislikes to discourage the In
vestment of money In any legitimate
industry, yet the story of failure and
financial ruin that is well remembered
by the people of the Willamette Valley
prompts a word of warning to those
who contemplate going into hopgrowlng
now. Especially Is this true with re
gard to those who Intend making their
start on borrowed capital. The man
who pays Interest during a period of
depression must be a 'good manager if
he survives the adverse- conditions. The
man who already has a hopdrler that
will care for the crop of an increased
acreage, and the man who has Idle
money that' will carry him over a-pos
sible depression, may well be encour
aged to set out hops now, but all others
should be warned that the tide of hop
prices seems now to be almost full,- and
an ebb may reasonably be anticipated.
Too much cannot be said to encourage
those who are already engaged In grow
lng hops, to improve both the yield and
quality of their crops by thorough cul
tivation, training and spraying. This
Is a subject that should be studied by
every grower, with a view to learning
and putting In practice the very best
methods. The time has probably not
yet come when It will pay to put com
mercial fertilizers on hop land, but the
experience of other hopgrowlng regions
proves that In the" course of time Ore
gon growers will be compelled to fer
tilize. When that time comes the Oregon
agricultural experiment station should
be' prepared to ghe the growers exact
and reliable Information -concerning the
best fertilizers for the different classes
of soil.
The future of hopgrowlng In Oregon
Is bright, but one cannot help believing
that the man who blunders Into the In
dustry Is likely to blunder out again.
One of the items In the Job-lot appro
priation bill that went down under the
Governor's veto, which very many loyal
Oregonlans of the( old school would be
glad to have been allowed, was that of
$500 for the purchase and Improvement
of lands surrounding the monument
raised at Champoeg some two years ago
In commemoration of the establishment
of the provisional government of Ore
gon. This monument Is but a modest
shaft of granite placed upon the spot
where the men whose names It carries
rost and set up a form of government
suited to the conditions of the country
more than half a century ago. The
lands about It are not valuable except
In a historical sense, and the acquis!.
tlon by the state of a very small tract
would be sufficient for the protection of
.the monument, which stands on the
river bank, well out of the way of high
water and in an open field or pasture.
The purchase of a few acres and their
improvement by the erection of a sub
stantial fence and the Judicious selec
tion and planting of trees Is desirable,
and the sum asked for this purpose.
while not too small, was yet no doubt
ample. The Item was one of those that
was used to carry a Job lot of special
claims through the Legislature, and
went down with the promiscuous col
lection. The Historical Solcety, under
whose auspices probably this bill was
Introduced, has learned Its lesson In the
Governor's veto, and will, no doubt.
profit by It In presenting at the next
session of the Legislature a bill for this
purchase, directing that It stand alone.
It may be added that regret for the fate
of this appropriation Is greatly softened
by the reflection that the scalp-bounty
deficiency- claim, aggregating t34.29S.66,
went to a merited death under the ex
ecutive penstroke that carried down
this and other mildly meritorious or
distinctly pernicious claims. The tax
payers of Oregon can stand a good deal
of this sort of executive interference in
legislation without calling .for the Im
peachment of the Governor.
WELCOME THE HOMESEEKERS.
At last the tide of homeseekers seems
fairly turned toward Oregon. Settlers
are coming by the hundreds dally, pre
pared to make homes here and to en
gage In productive occupations. They
expect to receive pleasant Impressions
and to accept the conditions they find
here. They will probably find In most
cases their highest hopes realized so far
as the character of the country is con
cerned. But much will depend on the
manner of their reception as to whether
they will feel at home In the midst of
surroundings that are strange, prefer
able though they be to those left be
hind.
The charm of a hospitable welcome
will do more than all the efforts of real
estate hustlers to make the newcomers
feel contented In Oregon. This Is not
to say, of course, that present residents
of the state are to provide without limit
free entertainment for all the guests
that may flock this way. It is not to
say that anybody should suffer material
inconvenience in order to accommodate
home seekers who are abundantly able
to take care of themselves. The people
now coming to Oregon are not seeking
charity and do not want it. They are
prepared to pay their way and expect
to do so. But at the same time a neigh
borly, friendly Interest is ours to bestow
nd theirs reasonably to expect, and It
Is a very large factor In the content
ment and satisfaction which money
cannot buy and which Is the most val
uable asset of any community.
Oregonlans owe It to themselves and
their prospective friends and neighbors
to give cheerful and friendly greeting.
Homeseekers are after pleasant con
ditions, not merely broad acres. Prop
erty Is more valuable In an Intelligent,
orderly, hospitable community than
where the opposite attributes prevail.
because of the more desirable condi
tions. To contribute to. this general at
tractiveness pays In dollars and cents
and pays in the character. In the qual
ity of citizenship. It brings and nour
ishes. Oregon has not been largely
called upon to cultivate the social
graces, the neighborly interest, that
charm the stranger and .hold him
among us. We are inclined to be bluff
and blunt, and they do say that In some
quarters there has been manifested a
disposition to regard the homeseeker as
fair game for plucking. Such policy la
surely too shortsighted and narrow to
require reprobation at this day. The
way to gain profit from the newcomers
Is to make our Btate In all ways so at
tractive that they will not be kept from
It. And the very surest means to this
end is a friendly greeting, an .honest.
neighborly Interest In the welfare of the
stranger, on the part of those who al
ready have their homes In this pleas
ant and fruitful land.
ENGLAND'S ABLEST STATESMAN.
The comparative success of Mr.
Chamberlain's mission to South Africa
and the moral courage with which he
has undertaken and executed it stamp
him as easily the ablest member of the
British Ministry, and entitled to the
flattering welcome home he Is sure to
receive from his political admirers and
personal friends. Justly or unjustly, he
was regarded by the Boers as the au
thor and contriver of the terrible war
which ended in British subjugation of
the South African Republics, and at the
close of the contest he was hated more
cordially than any eminent Englishman
of his .time. Nevertheless, Mr. Cham
berlain decided personally to visit South
Africa and, determine for himself what
was best to be done with the Boers. It
was as If on the heels of Lincoln's as
sassination Secretary Stanton or Thad
Stevens had visited the South and de
cided by personal Inspection what
scheme of reconstruction would be best
for the recently conquered Insurgents.
This decision of Mr. Chamberlain to
visit South Africa did not command the
approval of all the leading English
newspapers, which predicted that the
Intense personal hate and distrust with
which he was regarded by the Boers
would make his mission a failure. Mr.
'Chamberlain nevertheless persisted In
his purpose, and It Is but fair to say
that be returns from his visit quite as
successful as any other member of the
Balfour government could have hoped
to be. It is doubtful if any other man
could have done as much as Mr. Cham
berlain has accomplished. He has rec
onciled the mlneowners of Johannes
burg to the Imposition of a contribution
of $150,000,000 toward the expenses of
the war. This was a great achieve
ment, for these mlneowners are the tax
payers of the Transvaal. If they were
discontented with the home government
It would be a far more serious matter
for the future peace of the Transvaal
than the growling of the vanquished
Boers, who are not only defeated and
dispirited, but too completely Impover
ished for any hope of successful Insur
rection ten years hence.
Before the Boer War took place the
mlneowners of the Transvaal were
really at the mercy and dictation of
PaupKruger and his oligarchy, but to
day the mlneowners of Johannesburg
are entirely Independent of the Boers
and know that upon the British govern
ment depends the future security and
development of their mining property,
They have decided, like sound men of
business, that they cannot afford to re
fuse the large contribution demanded
by Great Britain to the expenses of the
Boer War. They cannot hope for any
responsible government save that of
Great Britain. The price demanded
may seem high, but what cannot be
cured must be endured. The mlneown
ers of Johannesburg have no alterna
tive but to pay and look pleasant. They
have further agreed that the revenues
of the Transvaal and the Orange River
Colonies are to be made primarily re
sponsible for a second sum of $150,000,
000, which will be raised and guaran
teed by the British government. The
proceeds of this loan are to be' spent,
not for the mlneowners, but for tho
Improvement and advantage of the
farming districts In the newly" annexed
territories.
It Is conceded that the speeches de
livered by Mr. Chamberlain In the
Transvaal and Orange River country
have tended to allay the hostility of
many of the Boer Inhabitants; that the
number of Irreconcllables Is less today
than If Mr. Chamberlain had never vis
ited South Africa, In the matter of the
labor problem at the mines, the mine
owners desire to replace the Kaffirs
with Chinese or Hindoo coolies, as
white labor could not be obtained ex
cept at wages too high to be profitably
employed. China would probably pro
hibit the Importation of Its subjects
and the British ports of Hong Kong and
Singapore could not supply the coolie
labor wanted. The Afrikanders of Cape
Colony are not satisfied with Mr. Cham
berlain because of his determination
not to remove Lord Milner from the
post of Governor-General. Taken all in
all, Mr. Chamberlain's visit and the suc
cess that has attended It have; greatly
enhanced his high reputation as tne
ablest of all English statesmen that are
active members of the government.
Great talents as a business roan, great
talents as a debater. Inflexible moral
courage are the salient points In Mr.
Chamberlain's statesmanship. Nothing
keeps htm from the first place In the
government save the fact that as an
old-tlmo Gladstonlan Liberal he does
not enjoy the full confidence of the Con
servatives. But It Is not impossible
that he may yet become Premier. In
the event of the death or retirement of
Balfour, Chamberlain could hardly be
denied the first place In the government
It Is true that he Is not allied by blood
to the aristocracy, but neither was
George Canning or Sir Robert Peel.
Mr. Chamberlain found his wife in
America, as did Lord Curzon, and he
has a large acquaintance in our coun
try, which he has repeatedly visited.
He Is the most aggressive and fateful
statesman of all Englishmen of his day.
His repudiation of Gladstone settled the
fate of home rule; his South African
policy precipitated the Boer War, and
It remains to be seen If his wisdom can
make Its ultimate result a subject for
congratulation by both Boer and Briton.
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It Is stated that the bill creating the
new Department of Commerce provides
only for the confirmation of Its chief
officer by the Eiate, leaving all the
contingent positions to be filled abso
lutely at the discretion of the Presi
dent. This charges the Executive with
the sole responsibility of the operation
of the Bureau of Corporations, at the
head of which James R. Garfield has
been placed. The duty of this bureau
Is to Inquire Into the workings of all
trusts whose methods the President be
lieves to require examination. Author
ity In the matter Is absolute, and It Is
not shared or divided with any other
part of the Government. In the hands
of President Roosevelt this concentra
tion of power may be considered safe.
Its tendency Is to make and hold the
Executive responsible. The American
people will be fortunate. Indeed, 11
through coming years they elect Presi
dents In every-instance in whose Judg
ment, honesty and capability they can
rely as sole arbiter of matters that come
before or should be brought to the at
tentlon of the Bureau of Corporations.
A drydock would come handy Just
now for the Alsternlxe. Because of the
lack of It. the Columbia River will suf
fer In reputation and there will be ma
terial loss to the owners of the ship.
After resting two weeks cn Sand Island,
near the mouth of the river, she floated
off on a high tide, but some of her
plates were found to be sprung below
the water line, and, of course, she
leaked a little. The damage is small
nnd there are ample facilities for mak
ing repairs here, but this will not do.
Insurers require, a thorough inspection
of her bottom In a. drydock before they
wlll tako risks for the voyage 'to Eu
rope. Therefore she must post off to
Esquimau and undergo official survey
In a British drydock. Then she will re
turn to Portland for her cargo. There
Is a degree of comfort, however. In thu
thought that this will probably be the
last time such a course will be neces
sary. Our own drydock will be com
pleted by August, and these formal sur
veys, as well as the necessary repairs
in such cases, will then be as well at
tended to here as at any other port.
Lovers and growers of roses, of whom
there are thousands In this city, no
doubt found the Item published yester
day In regard to rose planting on the
Lewis and Clark Fair site exceedingly
interesting, jsvery intelligent rose-
grower knows and calls his roses by
name, and in the list published most of
the old and many new favorites are
found. An amateur in rose culture.
however enthusiastic In his work, can
not cope successfully with the problem
that includes the planting and care of
20,000 rose bushes. The appointment of
a competent rosarian Is the first step
necessary to the grand success of the
rose garden under consideration. Intel
ligent, careful culture following the se
lection of the plans should make this
port of the exhibit the wonder and de
light of visitors and the pride of our
citizens.
The Newman Club, of the University
or Pennsylvania, recently gave a re
ception In honor of Cardinal Gibbons
at the museum of science and art of
the university. Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia, was present, receiving
with the Cardinal. Some 3000 men and
women greeted Cardinal Gibbons. The
occasion was not exclusively Roman
Catholic, for there were present Dr. S,
Weir Mitchell, Agnes Repplier, Wharton
Barker, St. Clair Mulholland and Judge
George Gray. The Boston Pilot recalls
the Interesting historical fact that the
late United States Senator Dawes in
1S54 helped to give the deathblow to
Knownothlnglsm In Massachusetts.
A speaker at the Maryland Society
dinner in New Tork City accused the
President of delegate-hunting In the
South through negro appointments.
This charge Is absurd, and it is well
known that United States Senator
Hanna has captured nearly all the
Southern delegations, which the Presi
dent has lost by alienating the Repub
lican machine at the South through his
appointment of educated. Independent
negroes for office.
All the states of the Union save Califor
nia and Nevada have passed laws pro
hibiting alleged boxing matches, which
are neither more nor less than prize
fights. A bill has been Introduced In
the Illinois Legislature authorizing the
Governor to call out the National Guard
to prevent boxing exhibitions, and the
New Tork Evening Poet favors cloth
ing GovernonOdell with the same power
It Is proposed to give the "Governor of
Illinois.
Not Troubled With Conscience.
New Tork Press.
The easiest way (for your conscience'
sake) to swear off taxes or to reduce the
assessment is to send your lawyer to the
bureau. Ho is paid not to mind those lit
tle equivocations which might disturb the
serenity of a Christian.
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
Astoria Will Dictate.
Baker City Democrat.
The city by the sea" will now be In a
position to dictate lower river improve
ments, without the consent .of Portland or
any other power In Oregon. How does
Portland like the situation?
Concerning 10OO.
Woodburn Independent.
We can safely trust our interests In the
hands of Senator Fulton, whose superior
talents and growing Influence at Washing
ton will be such that he will not only have
great weight there, but his will be such a
march of progress tnat six years irum
now ho will be unanimously rechosen.
Came Forward by Clean MctUoda.
Gervals Star.
Oregon's new Senator Is one of the
ablest citizens of the state: he has a rep
utation as a legislator, debator, orator and
as a diplomat. He has come to tne lore
by his honest methods and clean pontics.
In the past many have been the recipients
of hU favors and In the order of things
It Is but Just that he should be thus hon
ored. He will take a prominent place in
the halls of Congress and win amy rep
resent the entire State of Oregon.
Not "Particularly."
Lebanon Criterion.
k We sincerely believe that he is the best
man Oregon could send to Washington
at this time. While not particularly a
Mitchell man, yet he will work In har
mony with Senator Mitchell on all ques
tions involving the best interests of Ore
gon. He is also in 'harmony with the Ad
ministration and as such he will reoelve
recognition. His personal qualifications
are too well known to need any comment
at this time. We congratulate the state
upon the election of her new Senator and
also the new Senator upon his election.
Nelialem nnd Tillamook Also.
Salem Statesman.
Portland Is getting excited about a
new railroad into the undeveloped por
tions of Eastern and Southeastern Ore
gon. But there is a country right at the
back door of the big city, in the Tilla
mook and Nehalem regions, offering more
business than will come out of any por
tion of Eastern Oregon with twice the
extent of territory: a country that will
uour its wealth into the lap of Portland
for the construction and development of
only 90 miles of railroad. Still. Eastern
and Southeastern Oregon are great and
rich fields.
nln I'ledces to Mnltnomah.
Corvallls Gazette.
In his speech of acceptance, Mr. Fulton
promised that he would prove to the
Multnomah delegation that he would do
Portland full Justice. That pledge, ho
will keep. It will be his desire and his
purpose to keep it. It will bo hl3 business
to keen it. for not to do so is to invite
political annihilation. Besides he Is the
sort of man to perform his pledges. He
has good ability, he is declared to be scru-
pulously honest, and will undoubtedly ren
der the state that has honored him so
highly, the very best servlco that lies
within his powers.
More Disappointments Than One.
Baker City Democrat.
At last Charles W. Fulton, of Astoria,
Clatsop County, leading politician and
railroad lawyer, has secured the United
States Senatorshlp he has so long desired
and fought for so persistently. Multno
mah County Republicans suffered distinct
defeat and disappointment, and were un
able even to end the Legislature with a
deadlock, as was predicted would be the
case If a Multnomah County man could
not land the prize. Eastern Oregon Re
publicans who hoped In the mix-up they
might secure the Senatorshlp for John L.
Rand were also disappointed.
Ills Personal Character.
Medford .Success.
Mr. Fulton Is a man of strict Integrity,
both In personal and political matters. In
an acquaintance of some seventeen years
which the editor of this paper has had
with Senator Fulton he has never known
Mr. Fulton to do a questionable act, even
In the local politics of Astoria, for the
home campaigns always bring out the
true character of a politician. Such Is
Senator Fulton's standing in Astoria
that on his return home the whole city
turned out to greet their neighbor, the
principal address of welcome being made
by the leading Democrat ol the city.
The Choice a. Good One.
Newberg Graphic.
Senator Fulton amply proved his stay
lng qualities, and, rather to the general
surprise after so long a light, forced the
opposition to him at the last moment.
and is now United States Senator Fulton,
of Oregon. The choice Is a good one and
the general feeling is that an abler man
could not have been selected to co-operate
with Senator Mitchell In the interests of
the state. From a party standpoint. Mr.
Fulton really deserves the honor. Being in
the prime of a vigorous manhood, he has
many years of good service before him
and can reasonably look forward to
successful career.
The Solid Front.
Dalles Tlmes-Mountalneer.
The election of Mr. Fulton Is one of
those incidents that may occur at any
time under similar circumstances. For
years It has been bis ambition to be
United States Senator, an ambition by tKo
way that Is commendable, and he had
devoted his entire energies in that direc
tion. In his campaign of years he has
made friends who wcro closely tied to
him, among whom were Senator Mitchell,
who Is no small figure in Oregon politics,
and consequently he was able to hold his
support In the Legislature together until
the last hour. When the time of elec
tion came his forces presented a solid
front and the supporters of no other can
didate did, hence he was In the position
of being the only available candidate.
Jtot Much Difference.
Walla Walla Statesman.
With Mitchell and Fulton in the United
States Senate Oregon occupies a proud
position. Both aro able statesmen and
brilliant orators and it Is doubtful whether
any other state in the Union has a strong
er team. As to the State of Washington,
it now has In the United States Senate
two good business men, neither of whom
can make a speech. When they have any
extended remarks to make they will have
to call upon Mitchell or Fulton. A few
days ago Patrick Henry Winston was
asked which he regarded tha better Sen
ator, Foster or Ankeny. Winston said he
would not like to express a direct opinion
as comparisons were odious. But the
question reminded him of a story- A
negro In North Carolina having secured
a marriage license to marry one of two
sisters, got the notion in his head that
he would rather marry the other and he
went to the County Clerk to have tho,
license changed to that effect. The clerk
told him that the change would cost him
two dollars. "Nebber mind den," said
Sambo. "I knows em bof, and dere's not
two dollars' wuf of difference between
'em."
Wlir Did They Permit the Strike!
Pittsburg Dispatch.
When President Bacr. in. his address be
fore the Gray Commission, offered to pay
the contract miners on a sliding scale
based upon the price of coal at New
Tork, but not to fall below the present
rate of wages. Mr. Darrow. of counsel
for the miners, remarked that tha oper
ators now proposed to do exactly what
the men demanded nine months ago. This
once more arouses Interest In the question
why the strike was permitted In the first
place. It Is absurd to suppose that the op
erators did not know as much about their
ability to meet the demands, of the men
then as now. What did they hope to gain
by forcing a suspension of work'
JiO CLOTURE FOR THE SENATE.
Chicago Chronicle.
Wednesday's debate In tho United States
Senate disclosed the fact that the .right to
filibuster Is so highly prized by Senators
regardless of party thh.t It Is not likely
to be surrendered very soon.
Both Republicans and Democrats de
nounced the cloture as an invasion of the
rights of the minority. If united in noth
ing else they are united in upholding the
inestimable right of obstruction to the last
ditch.
The Republican leaders have special use
for obstruction tactics Just now In defeat
ing Senator Quay (an insurgent on their
own side of the chamber) and the state
hood bill, and in defeating the Insurgent
of the White House and some of his trea
ties.
In order to draw recruits from the Dem
ocratic side, after the manner of the in
surgent Quay, they adroitly called atten
tion to tho fact that the "force bill" e
bill to enforce a provision of the constitu
tion not relished by Southern statesmen
was defeated by filibustering, and they.
were rewarded instantly. Southern Sen
ators hastened to say that they would
neVer surrender; so effective a weapon of
nullification .of the filibuster.
Those who -cling so tenaciously to this
weapon are right to a certain extent, but
they are altogether wrong In the extreme
to which they go. The cloture should
never be employed to silence opposition
to a majority measure. That is to say.
it should never be used to prevent the
minority from presenting in debate their
reasons for opposing the measure. The
minority have a right to be heard. They
ought even to be treated with indulgence
to avoid so much as the appearance of
depriving them of their right.
But they have no moral right to go be
yond the bounds of fair debate and delib
eration. They havo no moral right to talk
merely to kill time or to lorco roll calls
or resort to other dilatory tricks for the
same purpose. I
After they have had ample opportunity
to offer all reasonable .arguments, and
when they resort to methods In which
there Is no semblance or pretense of ar
gument, their right ends, and it Is tho
right of the majority to bring the measure
to a vote.
Ours is a government by a constitu
tional majority. Such a majority In a
Legislature, state or National, has a right
to legislate, and when a minority attempts
to defeat this right otherwise than by ac
tual debate and a reasonable application
of parliamentary rules, it is essentially In
a. state of Insurrection.
For the first TO years or more under the
Constitution there was no need of the
cloture because the minority in Congress
recognized the reasonable limitation of its
rights and rarely carried obstructive tac-
tics to the extreme of defeating the right
of the majority to legislate. Now it Is a
common practice to resort to such tactics
to defeat anything to which the minority
party or a faction of the majority party
strongly objects. Some 15 years ago It
came to such a pass that it was neces-
sary to Introduce the cloture In the popu-
lar house In order to protect the right to
legislate.
It bids fair to become necessary in the
Senate not merely to protect the right to
legislate, but even to prevent the extlnc
tlon of Serious debate. The majority, with
the threat of the filibusters always hang.
lng over It. sees Its only hope of reaching
a vote In refusing to debate and main
taining a stubborn silence while tho mi
nority wears Itself out. not in argument,
but in mere words spoken tokill time.
A reasonable application of the cloture
would be far more, likely to promote de
hate, true deliberation and Just and wise
legislation than Is the present method of
submission to obstruction, with its mora-
tains of Idle words on one side and stony
silence on the other. This method. Is not
compatible with either Senatorial dignity
or wise legislation. ,
The Astorian antl the Aatorlanr.
Salem Statesman.
The Statesman Is not surprised at the
editorial from the Astorian reprinted in
The Oregonlan of yesterday and copied In
the Statesman of this morning. It warned
the Legislature of this universal senti
ment prevailing at Astoria concerning
what the Astorian In this editorial calls
Portland's seaport pretensions." Sena
tor Fulton announces a broad policy af
fecting the Columbia River; Indeed, ho
has done so on many occasions, but if bo
adheres to It In actual service In the Sen
ate he will disappoint every citizen of
Astoria, man, woman and child.
Astoria does not believe In Portland as
. .Aonn., T f c. nuinln nnl vornilv believe
... ! toMoVi un
um C4C' "
any distance above Astoria is transgress
ing the laws of nature and of common
sense. They believe Astoria. Is the only
natural seaport of Oregon, and that but
for the arbitrary and uselessly expensive
i-tom nf rirprirlnir the Columbia, that
city would be tho beneficiary of all tha
loreign commerce ui mo
The Astorian asserts that Senator Ful-
ton "cannot bo expected to lie awake o
nights scheming to get a bill through Con
gress which will render available the air
vessels necessary to maintain Portland s
seaport pretensions.
Likely not. This confession since his
election by the paper that was his espe
cial champion before his election need not
surprise any one. During the Legislative
session the Statesman pointed out day by
day this very objection to Mr. Fulton's
election, among others. Now, however.
that he has been successful. It trusts that
ha may be able to rl3e above his sur
roundings and hl3 advisers. The entire
state, especially Eastern Oregon, and the
Willamette Valley equally so. Is vitally
Interested in the continued growth of
Portland and in the maintenance of a
deep channel from It to the sea.
This will, indeed, cripple Astoria, or at
least, retard Its growth, and every As-
torlin but Senator Fulton will say so.
Mr. Fulton will find that he has no alter.
native but to choose between serving As
toria's selfish demand and expectation on
tho one hand or the Interests of the entire
state on the other.
What Do They Want?
Salem Statesman.
Somn of the labor unions of Oregon City
are scoring Senator Brownell because ha
did not keep his promises in the Legisla
ture! And this coming from Clackamas
County! What do the people of that
r-mmtv nxDect of Senator Brownell. any-
wav? He Is no saint, and said so while
addressing the Senate on the direct pri
mary law. He said he was as unreliable
as any man In Oregon on political mat
ters for tha reason that he found such
methods necessary to "head oft" other
unreliable politicians!
A Itoyal Heart. ,
" Will H. Ogilvle In London Spectator.
Ragged, uncomely, and old and gray,
A woman walked In a northern town.
And through the crowd as she wound her war
rin. w her loiter and'then stoop down.
Putting something away In her old torn gown.
You are hldlne a Jewell" the watcher said.
(Ah! that was her heart had the truth been
read!)
What have you stolen!" he asked again.
Then the dim eyes filled with a sudden pain.
And under the nickering ngni or tne gas
She showed him her gleaning, "It's broken
glass,"
She said: "I hae lifted It up frae the street
To be oot o' the road o the balrnles feet!"
Cnder the fluttering rags astir
That was a royal heart that beat!
3?oald that the world had more like her
Smoothing' the road for Us balrnles' ,eet!
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Who said the House bad ceased to be a
deliberative body?
What -will Ireland do for rights to kick
for when she gets her rights?
The railway commission bill dies almost
as hard as the Dowager ..empress ol
China.
Some of the false notes hit by the Sal
vation Army sound as If they had been
struck with a pickax.
If Seattle keeps on "reforming" some
day it may be a fit place for self-respect
ing persons to live in.
When a man has something disagree
able to do. ho tries to get some unsus
pecting friend to do it for him.
A Montana man wrote a poem, then
committed suicide. It isn't often that a
man's misdeeds cause such deep remorse.
Those In the work of forming a white
Republican party in the South are ad-
vlsed to waste no time with Butler of
Missouri. -
Women's rights have received another
blow. A Washington Legislator has In
troduced a bill to prohibit women appear
ing In male attire.
Booker Washington's Washington's
birthday speech made It plain that the
remarks of President Roosevelt and Pres
ident Eliot touching the perpetuity of our
population did not apply to the negroe3.
The New York Press has taken a cen
sus that shows. an average of less than ons
child to tho family among the millionaires
of that city, while the tenement dwellers
average three children to the family. The
race Is dying off at the top, thank heaven.
not at the root.
The Washington Legislature passed a
law making gambling a felony while Mon
tana's lawgivers were repealing a similar
law after eight years' trial, and providing
for licensing gambling. In Portland the
law is clearly against gambling, but the
Lord only knows what the practice Is.
There were ZS cases of murder In va
rious degrees in South Carolina last year,
and there were 102 acquittals on pleas of
self-defense. There are no figures to in
dicate an execution during the year. Since
January 1 there have been six murders.
Statistics do not say whether murder Is
an Industry or a pastlmo In those parts.
The Puget Sound City of Everett has
jugt lssued a vcry handsome pamphlet de-
scribing Its many advantages and Inci
dentally rubbing salt Into the sores of
Tacoma and Seattle. One of the advan
tages It puts forth very prominently Is
Its "fresh water harbor (now building).'
Puget Sound has been fond of ridiculing
fresh water harbors on the Columbia
River.
The requirement that the state shall
compile and print its own school books-Is
In the constitution of California, but that
does not prevent fault-finding. A pro
posal to amend the constitution so as to
provide for adoption of outside publica
tions as texts for the public schools, as
In Oregon, Is now before the Legislature,
and lt!s said to be in the interest of tha
school book trust.
The delight with which the Martha
Washington Hotel, in New Tork, exclu
sively for women. Is welcomed proves that
wemen enjoy flocking together quite as
mud. as the men, if they have the oppor
tunity. So anxious were the women to
get into their new hocel that 20 havo
moved in before it is done, and, in the
midst of shavings, lead pipes, painters and
plumbers, are enjoying the freedom of
their Adamless Eden. The bachelor
woman, the widow whose husband has
neglected to die, the widow de facto, all
may find refuge where no man may molest
and make afraid.
How they dress for high social functions
In North Carolina may be Imagined from
the following description in the Raleigh
Post:
mi- onn Mrs. Robert Royal!, la black chiffon
over black taffeta silk and diamonds: Dr. and
Mrs. Royall. In black taffeta silk, panne velvet
and aDnlloue: Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Lynch, In
1 oiao crepe-ue-cucu-.
cearls: Professor and Mrs. Poteat. In gray
palr-de-cols silk and cut-steel trimmings; Pro
fessor and Mrs. Lake, In heliotrope Duchesse
satin and white silk applique; Mr. and Mrs.
Ford Dickson. In white organdy over blue silk;
Professor and Mrs. Lanneau. In black taffeta
silk chiffon and diamonds: Mr. and Mrs. O. K.
Holding. In old rose silk and chiffon: Mr. and
S?S?
pearl,; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Al-
I jen jn gj-sy trimmings of pearl; Mr. and Mrs.
P. E. Fololer. In white silk and black applique;
Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Peed. In green pour-ds-solr
silk.
A Scotch shipbuilding firm which failed
to deliver torpedo-boat destroyers to the
Spanish government In contract time is
assessed .for the benefit of Spain by a
Scotch court JSO0 a week for the period
of delay, the total sum being 1337,500. But
tho most Interesting point of the decision
for American consumption Is the declara
tion of the court that timely delivery of
tho torpedo-boats might have placed Spain
'in a position to establish a really effect
ive blockade In Cuba against the unload
ing of munitions of war. the insurrection
might have been crushed and American
Intervention have been avoided." with all
tho consequences that followed. Adopting
the court's view as sound, the company
got off cheap as against Spain, and It 1
a question whether the people of this
country ought not to take up a collection
to reimburse it. The delay was worth
more than $337,500 to the United States,
for It gave us the opportunity to get rid
of a bothersome neighbor.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPIIERS
"Is the Senator a self-made man!" "Nopa;
machine-made." Puck.
Arthur Do you love nature! Alice Oh, yes!
I often buy a big box of candy and eat It right
la the park. Puck.
Charlie That fellow there has killed his man.
George Indeed? Deer-shooting, football or au
tornobillns ! J udge.
Blohardt Tes, I once thought of going on the
stage, but friends dissuaded me. Knocker
Friends of the stage, I presume! Baltimore
American.
Wife We must have a piano. Husband Wa
are neither of us musical. Wife I know; but
what Is home without a piano lamp? New
Tork Weekly.
'And eo you don't believe your father thinks
I'm such a bad sort of a chap!" uu. no. I'm
sure he doesn't. Papa has so many Important
things to think about, you know." Chicago
Record-Herald.
"Who Is that man they are forcing to eat so
much beefsteak and chops!" "Oh. he Is tha
strongman." "Going In a museum, eh t" "No,
some cereal-food concern is going to use his
picture on their product." Chicago Dally News.
Burton Talk about talent! rd have you
know, sir, that I am a born painter. Stumklns
Of course, you are not to be blamed for being
born a painter; but I really think you are cul
pable In sticking to the business. Boston
Transcript.
Spartacus They tell me that some royal
dwellings are surrounded by guards standing
close together as to resemble a. fence.
Smartacus A sort of picket fence, I suppose;
yet In reality they are only palace aides. Balti
more American.