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aPORTLAXD, SATURDAY, MARCH 21.
TTO REASOX FOR. A VETO.
The veto of the Lewis and Clark ap
propriation bill by Governor McBrlde
would be a direct elap at a majority
of the members of the Legislature of
-the state- of "Washington. It would
also place the Governor in a very pe-
culiar light. In his message to the
legislature read January 12th the Gov
ernor "Used the following words:
An Exposition Is in contemplation to he held
st Portland, Or., In 1905, commemorative of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. If this state
la to take part an appropriation should be
made for that purpose at this session of tha
Legislature. While the fact that it follows so
closely upon the St. Louis Exposition may les
sen Its value, viewed from a practical stand
point, yet sentiment naturally inclines one in
Its favor. The management expects the Leg'
lslature of Oregon to appropriate $500,000, and
that other states, especially those upon the Pa
cific Coast, will be adequately represented.
Probably you will be In possession of sufficient
Information before the close of the session to
enable you to determlna the proper course jd
pursue.
There is no string attached to this
recommendation. The language is un
equivocal where the Governor states
that "If this state is to take part, an
appropriation should be made for that
purpose at this session, of the Legishv
ture."
This statement would convict the
Governor of insincerity If he now at
tempts to excuse a veto on the grounds
that the St- Imis exhibit can be re
turned io time to form the nucleus of
a creditable exhibit. The "Washington
Legislature in both houses included
135 members. These men, by an over
whelming majority, determined ;that
"the proper course to pursue" was to
make an appropriation of $50,000, which
was one-half of the amount recom
mended by the commissioners appointed
by the late Governor Rogers. In nul
lifying the action of this large body of
men, many of whom in point of Intel
ligence and judgment were the equals
of the Governor, the chief executive has
assumed a power that ill becomes him
at this time.
Governor McBrlde is the head and
most of the body, of a political faction
which has stirred "up no end of strife in
4he Republican party of the state of
"Washington. The course of legislation
and the repeated defeats of the pet
schemes of the Governor have demon
strated that this faction Is distasteful
to the people of the state. It is de
cidedly in the minority, and no minor
ity, or, what Is still worse, no single
representative of a minority, should
thwart the wishes of a large majority,
as the Governor would do if he vetoes'
this appropriation which the repre
sentatives of the people demanded in
such unmistakable terms. "Washing
ton is a great state, entirely too great
to be run by one man. The interests of
the state are to a large extent Identi
cal with, those of Oregon, and anything
that is undertaken on such an enor
mous scale us the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial is c6mparatlvely as valuable
to "Washington as it is to Oregon.
This fact is understood and appre
ciated by the men who have built up
the state of "Washington, and the at
tempt of the politicians headed by the
Governor to interfere in a matter which
should have no part in politics will
some day recoil on their own heads.
Governor McBrlde, by vetoing this bill,
will administer a slight rebuff to Sen
ators Ed Hamilton and Rands, and to
Representative Megler, who were large
ly responsible for the sentiment that
enabled the bill to pass by such a big
majority. The cheap revenge thus se
cured, however, will hardly suffice for
the loss of respect of & large number
of patriotic "Washingtonlans, who place
state pride and public spirit above
petty politics.
The power of association through
childish years is witnessed in what Is
known as the Harpel case In Thurston
County, "Washington. It presents a boy
of 15 years, brought up to hard toil, evi
dently seasoned with kindness, who
preferred to remain on a small farm
with, his father and stepmother rather
than to enjoy the comforts of wealth
and the privileges of a liberal educa
tion in the home of his own mother and
"wealths stepfather. Here is a lad who
has dreamed few vain dreams. The
scenes of childhood and early youth,
even In their bare simplicity, have a
charm for him. The face of his step
mother, associated no doubt with many
acts of kindness; the simple surround
ings that continued to moke all he had
ever known of home; his father, from
whom he had never been separated, rep
resented to him the realities of life as
he had known them. Elegant sur
roundings, fine clothes, the possibilities
of an education, a mother whom since
Ills earliest childhood he bad cot known,
could not outweigh in value to
-wnat ne had known of life. Called, upon
to make a cfceice, this lad decided to
remain a poor boy on a little farm.
Perhaps he showed ki this a lack of
worldly wisdom, but who shall say
that he has not chosen the better Dart?
Love of home, affection for those who
shared with him such comforts as they
possessed, loyalty to his lather, who
seems to have done his best for him,
even though that best was pitifully
small these are outcropplncs of a na
ture that Is instinct with simple no
bility. The mother of such a son may
well desire his return to her. Her wish
to give him a good home and oppor
tunities for education Is laudable, but
it Is evident that she? reckoned without
knowledge of her boy's nature when
she supposed that she could thus bridge
a chasm created by a separation of
years. And, after all, the country needs
contented farmers and laborers aulte
as much as It needs men, so called "edu
cated" men.
THE POLlCr OP GERMANY.
The declaration of Chancellor von Bu
low that the German government has
the strongest desire for friendly rela
tions with America will be accepted
without hesitation by all intelligent
persons. There seems not the slightest
ground for the assumption of a few Am
erican "jingoes" that either Germany or
Great Britain entertained any thought
of acquisition of territory In the recent
Venezuela difficulty. The association of
ureat Britain with Germany In the
proceeding against Venezuela was suf
Hclent guarantee that both powers were
acting in perfect good faith In limiting
their coercive measures to pressure
sufficient to collect their debts and ob
tain redress for .outrages upon -their
suDjects in Venezuela.
Tha German Chancellor speaks with
great contempt and ridicule of the Am
erican "yellow kid" Dress that attrib
uted to Germany an intention to make
conquests through violation of the ter.
rltorial integrity of Brazil and other
bouth American republics. It is true
that in Southern Brazil there are some
400.000 of so-called Germans, many of
wnom are really Swiss. Austrians and
Poles, but these Immigrants are no more
disposed to found a German colony in
Brazil than the Germans in Milwaukee
are disposed to try to Germanize the
whole State of Wisconsin. Brazil has
18,000,000 of people; there is no danger
mat 400,000 European Immigrants -will
at any near date obtain control of the
government These Germans In South
America, of course, perpetuate the
ancient customs of the Fatherland in
their South American homes, but they
are not in love with the home govern
ment of Germany or with Its methods
or colonial policy. They could not cre
ate a German colony In Brazil if thev
would, and they would not if they could.
j.ne universal conscription in Germany
has greatly helped to stimulate emlera.-
tion from that country and the color of
absolutism that always pervades anv
government that rests unon a stand
ing army Of 500.000 men makes
the Fatherland what Stephen A.
Douglas said hie Vermont birthplace
was, viz.: an excellent state to emlcrrate
from as early as possible. Our Ger
man-American population todav in
cludes thousands of persons who found
the German government Intolerable
compared with our own, and who In
event of war with any power of Con
tinental Europe would follow the flair
of their adopted country even If Ger
many should happen to be our foe. The
German government has not the slight
est interest to serve by wrangling with
the United States, has not the lightest
intention of encroaching upon the ter
ritorial integrity of South America for
the good and sufficient reason that "the
game would not be worth the candle."
Germany's true sphere of action iie in
Asia Minor and possibly in China. Cer
tainly the hardest colonial nut in
Christendom to crack would be the
conquest of any portion of South Amer
ica in defiance of the opposition of the
United States, backed as we would be
by Great Britain. The German govern
ment estimates at its true worth th
absurd "Jingoism" of our "yellow kid"
newspapers, for the German govern
ment Toiows that there are nlwirv nf
"jingoes" in Germany who never lose
an opportunity to beat the dust out of
an American or Englishman of straw-
Intelligent Americans believe h
Kaiser speaks the truth when he says
mat aoove all thimrs he deir in
fceep the peace of Europe so long- as he
can nave peace with honor, and his ac
tions ana -policy have proved his sin
cerity since he became Emperor. Be
cause the policy of Germany has boon
for peace Germany is able to say today
mat tne unebund Is no lonerer abso
lutely necessary. The damrer of anv
attempts at a war of revengs for Sedan
on me part of France is over. Franco
like Germany only desires' to be let
alone. The frontiers of both countries
have been so strongly fortified; the
armies of both countries have been
placed in a state of such efficiency pnrt
mobility that under the present condi
tions of modern warfare successful in
vasion on either side could hardly be ac-
compiisneci. The alliance of France nnrt
Russia has made the work of keeping
tne peace or .Europe less difficult for
Germany, for the face of the Czar, of
nis great master of finance, M. De
Witte, is firmly set in favor of un
broken peace for Russia for many years
to come, The relations of Italy, one of
the members of the DrJebund. with
France have become exceedingly cordial
and there Is no reason to apprehend
any violation of the peace of Europe
outside of the Balkan province of Tur
key-
So far as the United States is
concerned there is no ground for as
suming that Germany has any hostile
feeling toward Its people and govern
ment. It Is true that under the new
German tariff our American export
trade to Germany will be sure to suffer
unless through & reciprocity treaty
some reduction in the German schedule
is made. Our Senate refused to enact a
policy of reciprocity toward France
and would probably refuse reclnroeitv ,
to Germany tomorrow, and the new Ger-
man tariff when It has- been In force
long eaough seriously to Impair the
volume of our food exports to Germany
will very likely lead to some more or
leas serious diplomatic discontent and
discord between the two governments,
but out of the discontent there is no
danger of war, for war has become the
last resort of enlightened nations. War
costs too muh and it seldom settles
anything right. Germany Is not "In a
fighting mood; neither is England, nor
Russia, nor the United States, so that
we cbj afford to accept the peaceful as
surances of the German Chancellor as
entirely sincere. Germany and Great
Britain behaved In perfect good faith
in the matter of Venezuela. They an
nounced their programme; our gov
ernment approved It and the allies did
not exceed It. The new German tariff,
will be sure to reduce our food export
.trade, but we" have only ourselves to
blame for this, for our Senate Is dis
posed to strangle every reciprocity
treaty at birth and the new German
tariff is merely a justifiable effort ttf
enact a policy of retaliation; it simply
says: "The American tariff hog shall
not be permitted to root up Germany's
trade with impunity."
X.ET DETAILS BE GIYEX.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer de
vote? nearly a column In an attempt
to explain some misleading figures
which it printed regarding the foreign
maritime commerce of Puget Sound and
of Portland. The term "misleading"
is used advisedly, for the figures In a
way were correct As the P.-L says,
"The Oregonlan does not attempt to
dispute the correctness of these fig
ures." The objection made by The Ore
gonlan, and it still holds good, was
that a proper explanation of the Im
mense figures given on Puget Sound's
maritime commerce with foreign coun
tries did not accompany the figures.
The P.-L placed the foreign tonnage en
tering Portland for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1902, at 65.000 tons, when
as a matter of fact during the period
mentioned 176 vessels of 328,005 tons
net register came to Portland from for
eign ports. The individual tonnage of
each of these vessels, the ports from
which they came, and ,all other details
are on record at the custom-houses at
Astoria and Portland, and at the Mer
chants Exchange in this city. It is
unnecessary to print them in .detail at
this time, but if the P.-L will present
a detailed list of the foreign vessels
which were used In piling up that 1,
221,390 tons on Puget Sound. The Or
egonlan will gladly supply the names,
tonnage and other particulars of the
176 foreign vessels which came to Port
land in the twelve months ending June
30, 1902.
The Oregonlan contended that much
of the tonnage engaged In the foreign
trade to Puget Sound consisted of
steamers running back and forth be
tween Vancouver and Victoria. This
the P.-L does not dispute; In fact, it
admits that not only were these steam
ers included, but "during the last
fiscal year the number of sailing ves
sels in the foreign trade which entered
Puget Sound was 363, rather fdouble the
number of vessels of every description
which entered both of the Columbia
ports." These figures would Indicate
that the number of ore barges, sloops,
schooners and freight scows plying
across the straits in the foreign trade
was nearly equal to the steamer traf
fic on the same route. They 6ut quite
a figure in swelling the totals, but from
a commercial standpoint lack the weight
carried by Portland's foreign maritime
commerce.
HEREDITARY SOLDIERSHIP.
The other day the President appointed
the nephew of General Longstreet, the
great Confederate soldier, to a naval
cadetship. This practice followed by
the Presidents of the United States of
selecting their appointees to the Army
and Navy from the ranks of the sons or
near relatives of distinguished Amer
ican soldiers Is an excellent m fnr- if
perpetuates sound fighting blood in both
arms or tne service. The Army Regis
ter" today bears the names of some rep
resentative of nearly every great of
ficer. Union or Confederate, who rose
to distinction in the Civil "War. The
Union Army Is represented in the Army
Register by sons or grandsons or other
relatives of Grant, Sheridan, Fremont,
Schofield, Ord. Howard. Pone Sirmne
Getty, Ayres, Wright, Humphreys!
Reynolds, Baird, "Walcutt, Stanley, lie-
lernana. Augur, Palmer, Hunt, Gar
rard and Barn urn, while the Confed
erate army Is represented by the names
of Longstreet. Lee. Hill. W Heeler
Johnston, Cheatham, Stuart, Butler,
Cabell, Pickett, Armistead, Jenkins!
Echols, Lawton, Scales, Gordon, Ha
good, Nichols. Pegram. Wilcox. Walker
and other Confederate soldiers of no less
valor, though of less rank and distinc
tion. The excellence of this policy lies in
the fact that It stocks the military and
naval academy with the finest miiiinn.
blood of both sections as revealed by a
long ana destructive war. If the ashes
of the fathers glow In the children's
fires. It may be expected that the lineal
descendant of a soldier of high repute
will add to his natural sense of mili
tary pride In his profession a stroiur de
sire to' maintain the reputation of the
ramiiy for valor and ability. There
are names on our Army and Navy list
today that have always been repre
sented in the patriotic annals of the
country. "When Admiral Self rid ere die
last year he left a son behind him on
the retired list and one on the active
list of the Navy. The son of Major
General Worth, of Mexican War fame.
Is on our retired list today, from wonnflq
received before Santiago. Major Capron
and his son, Captain Capron, both faced
the same enemy in Cuba. The son fell
in battle, the father died of disease.
The names of Anderson. Alexander
Casey and Porter are seldom absent
rrom our Army or Navy lists. The
gallant General Guy V. Henrv the
son or an Army officer, and there have
been many Instances, where the son
brought to West Point the high repu
tation of a soldierly father to Justify
the highest hopes' for the boy's future
distinction.
In the British army the flzhtlnir final
ity of its Tegiments was improved when.
after l46, regiments were recruited
from the Scottish Highlands, some of
which were led by their hereditary
chiefs. The Colonel of the Cameron
Highlanders, whose death at Wateri in
so eloquently described in "Chllde Har
old," was the hereditary chief of the
clan, and one of his last acts was to
bid the pipers strike up "Lochaber No
More," the dying soldier's farewell to
his castle and his clan. These Highland
regiments absorbed the best fiehtkie
blood of the clans that had fought each
other fiercely in the Jacobite rising of
1745: the Camerons. the McDonalds the
Gordons, the Stuarts and the Campbells
after cuuoden vied with each other In
valor in the British army service, for
the Jacobite cause was lost, the clan
organization was broken up; so that at
Tlconderoga, at Quebec, at MInden, at
Alexandria, at Quatre Bras, it was
"Highlanders shoulder to shoulder."
The old quarrels of the clans were ex
tinct forever in common service under
the English flag. So today the old-time
memory of the battle between North
and South has lost all its bitterness, for
the sons and grandsons of the soldiers
of the Union and Confederate armies
are equally represented in the Army of
the Nation. The ancient quarrel Is ex
tinct, and even as the sons and grand
sons of the Jacobite Highlanders, who
were crushed by Kins' George's army at
Callodeo, found themselves fighting fax.
King George's army a lew years later,
so the sons and grandsons of the Con
federate army are today become part of
our regular Army and Navy; the- an
cient quarrel is extinct for all time; the
best fighting families of both sections
stand up today and are counted as
equally strenuous supporters of the flag
of the Nation. Whether of Union or
Confederate ancestors, the officers of
pur regular Army stand up "like High
landers shoulder to shoulder" for the
American flag. The blood of both sec
tions has been shed under Its folds In
Cuba, the Philippines and China, and it
la a wise public policy that seeks to
perpetuate the names and memories of
our best fighting stock of both sections
In the future history of the Army and
Navy of the United States. The mem
ory of these stout ancestors makes them.
Immortal figures in the military family
of our National Army, since "to live In
hearts we leave behind Is not to die."
The members of the French nobility,
old or young, man, woman and child,
faced the guillotine with firmness when
low-bred ruffians died like cravens. The
nobility had too much pride of family
to betray fear, while the vulgar male
factor had nothing to sustain him but
his natural nerve and brute courage,
that generally falls cheap men in the
hour of certain death by the ax or cord
of the executioner.
Professional pride and pride of an
cestry join hands to make our West
Point graduate the best possible Army
officer in war or peace,.
The -Cuban, reciprocity treaty when
reported to the Senate of the last Con
gress contained no provision for the
approval of Congress or the House.
Mr. Cullom Of the foreign relations com
mittee contended that the approval of
the House was not necessary and not
in accord with the Constitution giving
to the President and the Senate full
power to negotiate and ratify treaties,
and the Senate approved of the position
of Mr. Cullom. But the Cuban treaty
that has just been ratified by the Sen
ate contains a stipulation that the
House or Congress muBt approve to
give It effect. The question whether the
President and Senate can arrange a
scheme of reciprocity in trade solely on
their constitutional rights to negotiate
and ratify, treaties has never been au
thoritatively determined, but the Pres
ident and Senate have rarely If ever
exercised this right The reciprocity
treaties with Canada in- 1854; with
Hawaii In 1876, and with Mexico in 1883
provided that they should not take ef
fect, so far as the United States was
concerned, until the laws necessary for
carrying them out were enacted by
"Congress," which, was equivalent to
stipulating for approval by the House.
The decision of "the Senate that trea
ties which directly or indirectly affect
the revenues ought to be approved by
the House Is a sound conclusion, for
otherwise the Senate and the President
might put. in force treaties In gross vio
lation of all the policy of the Govern
ment as decreed by the people through
their representatives In the House. It
cannot be fairly assumed that the Con
Btitutlpn Intended to confer on the Presi
dent and Senate any such revolutionary
A little more' than $64,000 is the esti
mated cost of the site selected for the
drydock, just abbVe the town of St.
Johns. The amount to be paid for the
site itself is. 514,000; and the cost of
preparing it is estimated at something
over $50,000. which will hardly -be- les
and may be a great deal more. It is
the "usual thing for these public under
takings to run into excessive cost; but
doubtless the Port of Portland Com
mission has acted upon its most care
ful Judgment. Not Improbably, how
ever, continual dredging will be neces
sary to keep the approaches to the dock
open. It is all an experiment, and
probably would be so whatever site
might have been chosen. In these mat
ters expert skill is of little value; for
the expert skill is based on other condi
tions than those that exist here. We
shall find out after a while a long
while but at great cost Meantime,
what, with bridges, ferries, libraries,
schools, harbor Improvement, drydock,
county .expenses, state expenses, muni
cipal expenses,- and everybody trying
to get on a public payroll, already twice
as large as necessary, the tax-gatherer
will be our chief of men,
In tne recent vote on the amendments
to the constitution of New Hampshire
the proposal to grant woman suffrage
was beaten by a majority of 2 to L
This Is nearly as severe a defeat as
that encountered in . Massachusetts in
1S95. This woman suffrage amendment
was regularly prepared by the New
Hampshire constitutional convention
and ample time for discussion and
agitation was allowed. Rhode Island
voted down woman suffrage a few
years ago. East of the Mississippi wo
man suffrage has no standing and
even in the trans-Mississippi region the
"children are not crying for It."
A clear and true noteIs sounded in
the communication of S. A. D. Gurley
anent the portage railway bill, pub
lished in another column. Eastern Or
egon demands an open river; Western
Oregon will not oppose it. Let the ref
erendum be invoked if the Baker City
clique, by hook or crook, can get the
necessary signatures. Unlike the Lewi!
and Clark appropriation, a few months'
delay will not work serious injury.
There Is nothing to fear from the vo
ters of Oregon, except resentment over
the useless expense of counting the
vote. An open Columbia River will
not be turned down.
It Is unfortunate that Eastern Ore
gon was given no representation on the
committee appointed under a resolution
of the Legislature for the purpose of
receiving and entertaining President
Roosevelt. The fourteen members of
the Joint committee are distributed
among the following counties: Clacka
mas, one; Lane, two; Washington, two;
Tillamook, one; Josephine, one; Jack
son, one; Coos, one; Lincoln, one; Yam
hill, one; Marlon, one; Linn, one; Mult
nomah, one. The failure to name an
Eastern Oregon man on the committee
was undoubtedly an oversight.
The truth of the statement that
schoolgirls are being injured phj-slcally
by the strenuous basket-ball contests in
which many of them engage can scarce
ly be doubted. Parental supervision
and authority should come. in and tem
per these contest or forbid the practice.
New Hampshire's vote on the amend
ments to the state constitution shows'
that woman suffrage was beaten by an
overwhelming vote. The amendment
requiring that every voter shall be able
to read the English language end be
able to write was adopted.
. . OdR TJtADE, V1T3 tCUBA; ' .
Baslaess Rchbohs far the RatiScatlon
aaa Eaactmeat of Reciprocity.
Letter in New York Sua.
In view of the pending Cuban reciprocity
treaty, to the ratification of which the
United States Is practically and morally
pledged, it ts of Interest to note in detail
the features of our last year's commerce
with the deserving island, and also the
totals each way for the past three years.
Imports from Cuba have been as follows:
$31,747,229
1S01 46.963,511
l2 4Si619,5S8
The 1202 Import consisted mainly of:
Increase
overl90L
Bananas $$,279 $12547
Leaf tobacco (22,283,582
pounds) 9.736.2SS 52S.430
Mahogany (7,768,000 feet) 457,601 240,223
Decrease
from 1501.
Raw sugar (1.7S7.90S.029
pounds) $29,571,355 $ 97.2S9
Copper 82,921 42,331
The decrease In the sugar import, while
not large, is a timely warning of further
and much larjrer decreases which Cuba
will suffer from unless we offer her an en
couraging market; in other words, unless
we perform the unwritten, though not less
binding pledge which formed the basis of
the success which attended the official
mission to Cuba of Senator Piatt, of Connecticut-
Cuba did her part then by fix
ing the Cuban constitution as we wanted
it and by since giving us tw6 coaling sta
tions. On what Just grounds can we refuse
or further delay to perform our share of
the bargain?
The exports to Cuba have been as fol
lows: 500 $26,934,524
S01 27.007.024
23,0S1,623
Wherein arose this decrease of $3,925,401
in one year? The following figures tell:
Decrease
; 1902. from 1901.
Books, maps and printed
matter. $' 75,167 $ 23,157
Corn 27,533 13.747
Wheat flour 2,069.876 13,246
Bicycles 12.320 2,025
Cars and carriages 457,217 26,007
CoaL. anthracite 46,471 23,399
Cotton cloth, 3,530.775 yds 2OS.029 71,079
Cotton, other manufac
tures Of i58,313 4.791
Fruits and-nuts 4 83,713 8,345
Hops ....i : 2.513 322
Builders' hardware 332,500 56,828
Steam engines 125,730 15S.059
Typewriting machines.... 33.9S2 4,400
Leather, unmanufactured CS.348 9.C09
Turpentine, spirits of.... 30,154 17,572
Oils, refined 191,910 44.298
Oil, cotton seed 37,549 1,541
Paper and manufactures
Of 237,995 16.664
Beef products 16,281 1,420
Hog products 1,201.323 355.339
Lard 2,197,928 237,761
Dairy products 41,217 7,755
Tobacco, manufactures of 137,339 25,334
Furniture 261.6S3 66.54S
Increase
Over 190L
Agricultural implements.$ 340.514 $156,704
Oats 234,425 16,635
Coal, bituminous t. ....... 1,012,795 79.445
Electrical machinery 26.736 4.400
Sewing machines 97.355 15,786
Rosin and tar 28,576 5.9S1
Mineral oils, crude 257.4S1 - 104,431
Seeds ' 5.700 925
Wood, unmanufactured.. 1,029,494 146,216
Our corn failure in 1901 accounts for the
falling off In corn, beef products, hog
products and lard, but why the heavy
falling off in refined oils, cotton cloths,
builders' hardware, steam engines, paper
and other manufactures? Are we losing
our grip on Cuba's trade, and the island
only SO miles away?
It looks that way, with a falling off of
nearly $4,000,000 two years running. If so,
what Is the remedy? Is it not the reci
procity treaty which Is ours for the ask
ing? "As we only produce, all told one-eighth
of the sugar we consume (600,000.000 pounds
out of 4.700,000,000 pounds), and as all Eu
rope is pressing Its manufactures on Cuba,
do we not need the offered reciprocal trade
arrangements as badly as does Cuba?
There is really no sentiment about it other
than our implied promises. It's pure busi
ness. We must buy sugar and we must
sell our manufactures. As It is now, we
are buying sugar paying unnecessary
duty, increasing the profits of the very
few to the detriment of the very many
consumers and factory wage-earners.
Cuba is our customer naturally, and her
want3 are increasing. Will it pay us to
go. on letting her trade slip through our
fingers at the rate of $4,000,000 yearly, plus
the increase which would otherwise be
ours? -
Sew York a Capaclons Receiver.
Los Angeles Times.
New York wants a ship canal from the
Great Lakes to the Atlantic, but it .is dol
lars to doughnuts thit New York will
want the country to pay for it. When it
comes to "putting up" for things wanted,
by New York, we notice that New York
is hilariously in favor of reaping tho
fruits of the people's sowing It was so
with the Grant monument, Jwith the foun
dation for the statue of Liberty on Bed
loe'a Island, and with about every other
thing that New York has clamored for in
the past 50 years. New York Is rich
enough to build a ship canal, if she wants
it, and we would suggest that Gotham get
at the job as soon as may be cdnvenlent.
The people of the United States are a
trifle weary of building things for New
York. That city Is great on projecting
and suggesting, but in the matter of pay
ing the price is as backward as an ordi
nary Eastern Spring. "Put up," New
York, and look pleasant.
Hlndta Oceeltlat and Senator Spooncr
Springfield Union.
"Why," eald the narrator, "I almost be
lieve that Dr. Sarak could smash a bot
tle by simply concentrating his mind utjon
It." "That's nothing," said Senator Spoon
er, blandly. "I've known .men to think
of a bottle and break a dollar."
Hymn of the Vaudoi.
Mrs. Felicia Dorothea Remans.
For the strength oi the hills re bless thee.
Our God, our fathers' God!
,Thou hast made, thy children mighty
By the touch of the mountain sod.
Thou hast fixed our ark of refuge,
"Where the spoiler's foot ne'er trod;
For the strength of the hills we bless thee.
Our God, our fathers' Godl
We are watchers of a -beacon
Whose lights must never die;
We are guardians of an- altar
'Midst the silence of the sky:
The rocks yield founts of courage.
Struck forth as br thy rod; ,
For the strength of the hills we' bless thee.
Our God, our fathers' God!
For the dark resounding caverns.
Where thy still small voice Is heard;
.For the strong pines of the forests,
That by thy breath are stirred;
For the storms on whose free pinions "
Thy spirit walks abroad;"
For the strength of tha hills W6 bless thee.
Our God, our fathers' God!
The royal eagle darteth
On his quarry from tho heights.
And the stag that knows no master
Seeks there his wild delights;
But we, for thy communion.
Have sought the mountain sod;
For the strength of the hills we bless thee.
Our God. our fathers' Godl
The banner of the chieftain.
Far, far below us waves;
Th war-horse of the spearman
Cannot reach our lofty caves:
The dark clouds wrap the threshold
Of freedom's last abode; -
For the strength of the hills we bless thee.
Our God, our fathers' Godl '
For the shadow of thy presence,
Round our camp- of rock outspread;
For tho stern defiles of battle.
Bearing record of our dead; -For
tthese snows and for the torrents.
For the free hearts burial sod; ,
- For the strength of the hills we bless thee,
Our God, oar fathers Godl
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
Tie Pretest.
Arlington Record.
A move Is on foot In Albany to have
'the appropriation for the Lewis and Clark
Centennial submitted- to the people by
the referendum. Every and all such
moves should be discouraged- Every man
arid woman In Oregon should pull off his
coat and' go to work to make the Fair a
success and a grand success. Mossback
ism has done more to retard the pro
gress of Oregon than any other one thing.
We hope everybody will throw cold
water on this referendum scheme of the
mosabacks.
Ia the. First District.
Woodburn Independent,
Binger BTermann would undoubtedly
represent Oregon in the lower branch of
Congress, in many particulars, in a very
able manner, but it would be decidedly
impolitic to even nominate him. Mr.
Hermann was not literally kicked out of
the United State Land office, but received
such a strong hint that he resigned. He
knew he had to go, and every politician
in Oregon1 knows the same thing. With
this knowledge, it cannot be possible that
the Republicans of this Congressional
district will seek to nominate a man who,
if elected, would be guided by revengeful
feelings and ally himself with the anti
Roosevelt Republicans. The Republicans
of this district should not take up Her
mann's fight and begin it with a slap at
the Administration. Tho nomination of
Hermann for Congressman could be re
garded la no other light than a3 a slap
at President Roosevelt
For Dinger Hermann.
Florence West.
In discussing the merits of the various
candidates for tho seat in Congress left
vacant by the death of Thomas H.
Tongue, the name that is received with
the greatest favor is that of Binger Her
mann. In this portion of the district ilr.
Hermann is almost unanimously the first
choice of the Republicans and we have
heard many Democrats express them
selves in favor of him for that office.
The people remember Mr. Hermann's
hard and faithful work in their behalf In
the past and are anxious to see him re
turned to his old place In the National
legislature. There is a very stronjr feel
Ing throughout the district in his favor
and we are of the opinion that when the
time for holding the convention arrives
it will be found that Mr. Hermann is by
far the strongest man whose name has
been used In connection with that offlce.
:
"Washington's Anti-Gambling; Law.
Pacific Journal.
One of the wonders of the ElgSth Wash
ington .uegisiaturo is the passage of the
anti-gambling law. Why Senators will
break up such nefarious practices, in
which they, to a large extent, are very
oiten round napplly engaged, is a Drob-
lem for speculation- Gamblers through
out tne state are not worrying themselves
to any great extent concerning the pas
sage or tne new law, claiming It will be
impossible to secure a conviction under
the statute. They are, no doubt, in the
same frame of mind as many of the Sen
ators and Representatives.
w "Was It Revenge?
Walla Walla Statesman.
. It is now plain that it was not from
any virtuous motives that the Republican
Legislature passed the byi making gamb
ling a felony. It was done to punish the
gamblers for having won much of the
money earned by many of the members
of the Legislature in the Senatorial con
test and in trafficking with legislation
and for- the failure of the "sure thing"
men to come up with the proper amount
of boodle to insure the defeat of the
bill.
So Encouragement.
Blue Mountain Eagle.
The people of Oregon do not want to
vote on the $600,000 appropriation for. the
1905 Fair and no encouragement should
be given to those persons who are agi
tating the matter of a referendum.
In the State of "Washington.
Morning Olympian.
The Oregonlan pronounces It a very
good Legislature "its work on the whole
will averajre well ud with that of it
predecessors," and The Oregonlan is not
only a competent Judge, but Is wholly
without bias.
The Telegraph. Habit.
New York Press.
Many men have the telegraphing habit;
as others have the telephoning habit. They
send a- "wire" with and without provoca
tion. Even where time-saving is not an
object, and a letter would do much more
good, they call for a blank and scratch off
20 or 40 words. " There Is a young lawyer
here whose career has been greatly ac
celerated by a judicious employment of
tho telegraph. In some way he always
manages to receive two or three messages
wherever he happens to be In a hotel,
theater, museum, church, opera-house or
Jail. When he crosses the ocean next
month on a big liner he will have half a
dozen marconigrapns a day by wireless.
He is confident of the success of keeping
himself in the public eye, no matter what
the cost. Last Sunday he received a mes
sage In church, and, quietly rising to his
fullest stature to give the congregation
opportunity to view him. he stalked out,
satisfied that he had made an Indelible
Impression. The message consisted of five
words: "Read Reflections of a Barrister."
Early Birds and Early ."Worms.
Pittsburg Gazette.
The case of the. early candidate sug
gests the early worm, rather than the
early bird. He is certain to be pecked at
when ha appears. This is the experience
with which Judge Alton B. Parker, of
New York, is now meeting. He is the
first candidate to be pushed to the front
for the Democratic nomination in 1904,
and his claims are already a target for
criticism. As a candidate of the reorgan
Izers, the Bryan ban falls heavily upon
Judge Parker, and it threatens any can
didate the Democratic party may select,
unless Bryan is allowed to name. him.
Ulmon Items.
Miller County (Mo.) Autogram.
Beginning, at tho Reed boys
They- claim to keep tha latest styles,
They sell their goods by the piece, also by the
piles.
But there Is Ernest Clark,
He ls not far behind the rest;
If you will examine close you win find he keeps
the best.
There's Uncle Moses Richardson
"With always something to say.
And If you'll call at Ernest Clark's you'll find
him every day.
There's Bass & Keyes, the blacksmiths
The boys are always, on the "go";
One at the anvil and one at the "blow."
There Is Mr. Fred "Williams,
Doing "biz" for Uncle Sam;
And If you'd Ilka a lunch to eat he keeps the
potted ham.
Next comes Jehu Burton.
Who owns a little mill.
He grinds a little now and then, until he gets
his fill.
He saws a little lumber.
BUt being Justice of the Peace,
He shuts off steam In one to give the other
relief.
' ' ' '
There's our little doctor.
Ready to go whether you have the money or no.
There's Uncle BUly Coburn, .
Llvlns Just a little up the street.
He -looks after the drummers and .gives plenty
to eat. - - . !
Thl Is about the occnpatlon
Of the Ulmon people crew;
But when we meet at the' church house It's
-"Howdy, howdy dot"
. ? NOTE, AND COMMENT.
From Indications the Mississippi "Volley
"does not need any- of the $11,000,000 that
Congress authorized for Irrigation.
It's about time the Buffalo authorities
wefe ordering Sir A. Conah Doyle and
his Sherlock Holmes to the. scene of the
Burdick mystery, if they" want help.
A Portland, Me., man recently shot a
street-car motorman for ringing a gong
in front of his residence. Some of the
Northrup-street residents would be glad to
have that man's courage.
A well-known authority say.; that the
coal supply in tho United States will not
last 60 years. That won't make any dif
ference The poor consumer will have
been finished long before that.
So there is a National Hay Association,
and It is making trouble for the rail
roads. We guess they're all represented
now. It must be that sour dough and
stubbed toes have their respective Na
tional associations by this time.
The Minneapolis Tribune has discovered
that ex-Mayor Ames does not belong to
the honorable and somewhat exclusive
family to which the name he assumes,
would assign him. He belongs to the
Eames family, which is much more numer
ous and not so particular as to its rec
ord and standing. Many of the Eames ea
have changed their names to Ames, much
to the disgust of those who are truly
Ames.
That was a righteous judgment by the
Lexington. Ky., Judge. Corporation di
rectors who vote to declare excessive divi
dends which have not been earned are
morally as guilty of embezzlement as it
they had taken the money out of the
cash drawer and used it without author
ity. This decision, if upheld, will go far
to correct one of the worst abuses in con
nection with the multitude of mushroom
corporations of tho day.
Professor J. G. Jordan, of Bates College,
was recently asked to analyze some so
called "beer" confiscated by a Sheriff in
Maine. His report was as follows: "I
should say that It was composed of the
rinsings from a sour-molasses barrel, the
suds obtained in washing a barroom floor,
and all of the moldy grain the liquid
would absorb. It Is only 2.73 per cent
alcohol, but a man ought to be prose
cuted for. selling such stuff."
Tho following note of a Chicago divorce
court for March 11 gives a new flavor to a
class of news that is much In need of
variety:
An envelope full of whiskers was handed
Judge Dunna In court this morning by tha at
torney for W. E. Stelnbach, who has filed a
cro3s-bllr for divorce agalnstEva Stelnbach.
His Honor was Informed that tho whiskers,
roots and all, were extracted from tho chin of
Mr. Stelnbach by his copartner la matrimony.
If this showing does not bring a de
cree for the plaintiff .the Judge should
be investigated for prejudice against
whiskers.
Recently a stranger entered a cathedral
In Sicily and begged, to be allowed to play
the organ. With some reluctance the or
ganist allowed the stranger to play, and
soon the cathedral was filled with superb
harmonies. Gradually the cathedral filled
with curious people attracted by the
music, such as they had never head. When
the stranger had finished the cathedral
organist aaked the stranger's name. He
was Abbe Perosi, the young priest-composer,
whose opera "Leo" was performed
at the Vatican at the close of the pope's
jubilee.
A new musket, which' is a composite of
the Krag-Jorgensen and Mauser, and
likely to be- adopted by $he Government,
Is said to be the deadliest small arm
In modern warfare. The knife bayonet of
the Krag-Jorgensen is replaced by a rod
bayonet. The velocity of the bullet of
the old Springfield gun, used In the clos
ing days of the Civil War, and as the
standard arm until the adoption of the
Krag-Jorgensen a- few years before the
outbreak of the Spanish War, is between
ISOO and 1400 feet a second. The velocity of
the Krag-Jorgensen is 2000 feet a second,
and in the hew rifle speed is increased to
2300 feet.
The recent death of 'James Cralgie on
the Isle of Man serves to recall the great
est prizefight In history, the memorable
battle at Farnborough, on April 17, I860,
between Tom Sayers, champion of Eng
land, and Jack Heenan. Mr. Cralgie was
one of Bayers' backers, putting up a part
of the stake of flOOO, for which the battle
was fought- At the ringside were many
of England's most notable men, including
Lord Palmerston. The battle ended in
a draw and a free fight, and the pugilists
had to be smuggled away from the police.
The disgraceful ending of the fight marked
the beginning of the decline of the sport
as a- "gentleman's game."
The following Intimation to couples de
sirous of entering Into the blissful state
of matrimony has just been published In
Berlin. It is Interesting, inasmuch as it
throws light upon the influence exerted
by certain seasons of the year and days
of the week on the number of marriages:
Attention. Is hereby called to tho clrcumstanca
that the number of marriages contracted be
tween the end of March and the middle of
April Is so great that the civic officials find it
Increasingly difficult to meet the wishes of be
trothed persons as to the wedding day. The
latter are extremely prone to select Saturdays.
So much so, Indeed, that It Is not always pos
sible for the officials to transact all the busi
ness which Is fixed for that day. It is neces
sary, at least In Berlin, for tho officials in
question to consult the Interested parties with a
view to distributing the marriages more evenly
over the week days, in order to avoid conges
tion of business.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS
He -What Is your favorite stone? She Oh,
this Is so sudden! Harvard Lampoon.
Cholly My horse never shies at anything.
She "Well, he's used to seeing you, Cholly.
Judge.
Ascum Twins at your house, eh? I'll bet
they're pretty boisterous. Nupop Partly so.
One of them Is glrlcterous. Philadelphia Press.
"What can I preach about next Sunday that
will please the entire congregation?" asked the
new minister. "Preach about the evils of
riches," replied the old deacon. "There Isn't a
member Of the congregation that Is worth over
?2000." Chicago Dally News.
"Did you give that woman two good eggs for
her 5 cents?" asked the corner grocer Of tha
new boy. "I did, sir." "You're- discharged.
Tou should have sold her two- bum eggs, so
that she'd come pack to kick and give me a
chance to sell her a porterhouse steak." Bal
timore News.
Tha old gentleman steadily regarded him.
"Well." ho sa'ld, "it Is evident that my daugh
ter did not pick you out for your personal at
tractions. Hence I must conclude that ycu
have some practical points that are of value.
Take her. my boy, she's yours." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"George," said Mrs. Ferguson, "the people
next door to us sent over again, this morning
for some" "I haven't any time to talk abput
the people next door," broke In Mr. Ferguson.
"I'm not asking you to talk about them," sha
rejoined, with firmly set Hps, 'Til do the talk
ing." Chicago Tribune.
"At what time does- the 0:20 train get in?"
asked the commercial traveler Jocularly, of
the ticket agent at Hexham's Corners. "About
noon." replied the official. And It proved that
there was more truth than humor In hla reply,
the said train having a habit of being about
three hours late. Detroit Free Press.