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PRESIDENT AND TUB TARIFF.
keen apprehension of the lines of
year's battle that Is shown by
We have here an unmistakable
tw;e vi juugmcnu une nepuDii-
hool estimates highly the appeal
revision ssnument, tne omer pins
itself to the time-honored
nuTip. in vni i nncr M mi rj, ortji
inrinpirnaRTUiiTm rninA rnnrMn
irini li i i r m 1 1 r- t t rum v n w onm
with six years ago.
Tana revion wnen it is neeaea,
a-aA MJut TT I
when It can be undertaken with
v . uui i'iiw i u 1 1 ii if l nmniiro mnrn
than good. This ! the sophlrtry
which the protected Interests en-
nea oenina Digs, tarins nave ai-
sought to put off reform. It Is
nature of the tariff question and
vatlve. But when he gets down
ch and Hanna. It Is not like him
no beguiled. We think he will
differently before his Western
is over.
iuj w men -noma ko uj rexuie
c ui uiucuniLi. ilia i iu, lhi i i l iz
the tariff is to invite disaster.
ne jiuinL no is sreaiiy impreouea
business is not affected by the
about tariff and "labor cost."
can the tariff keep up wages In
changes invite disaster, why are
be felicitated upon the reductions
to Cuba and the Philippines, and
does he not view with alarm ln-
of recall with pride the abolish
of the duty on anthracite and the
,j iu hit; ratrui r-asiuu ui uua-
the tariff on anthracite coal was
and the duty on bituminous was
Mt 1W A ,r04t 1 1 1C1T. HUM, 19 U1C
the maw of the anthracite trust?
a protected industry? Has con-
cut down, or the trusts been en-
to drive independent consumers
to fear that a removal of pro-
attended the repeat of the coal
r
man on nlllrVlv T-wrtnHir n th
that it is almost as necessary
our tariff policy should be stable
lawg more nccewary una eiuer
the tariff should be stable or that
(hi Ki i,.. Mm miu ' " in -ill
Taxation is & business question,
But it Is also a moral question.
is sucn a imnK as wiuiurawai oi
uirp 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 iiit uiHis ui uic I'tnii i ir-
kir UUli UC niuuuuuiij ouii ,u .vi
the competition of the world, and
fa it mli of nower. Unlust tax
is a9 perilous today as It was In
Hampshire, after more than
years of statutory prohibition, has
and provisloaally local option
The bill which accomplished this
t passed the State Legislature re
r by a vote of S to St. The revo-
m sentiment mat orouga. oogui
this change was produced by conditions
common to all prohibition communities,
conditions against which Carrie Nation
made protest with her hatchet in the
cities of Kansas, and which have pre
vailed in Maine from the early days of
Keal Dow to the present time without
disturbing the stubborn rplrit with
which prohibitionists maintain their
contention In the face of the drunken
ness that confutes 1L That Is to say, the
law was enforced in communities where
its enforcement was backed by suffi
cient local Influence. In others, notably
In the cities of Dover, Manchester and.
Portsmouth, it was violated more or less
openly. Its violators doing scant pen
ance through periodical fines. All this
has been left behind with the years,
and, with a maximum license of 11200,
New Hampshire passes out of the col
umn of prohibition states.
Ol'R MCMCirAL. CIVIL SERVICE.
It is not surprising that the Civil
Sen-Ice Commissioner!?, In their alto
gether commendable purpoee to intro
duce a merit system in Portland like
those of other modem cities, should
have encountered the strenuous and de
termined opposition of every one who
is In office, and his multitudinous
friends and sympathizers. The very
general expectation of the outs to get
In has never made any appreciable
headway over the equally general dis
inclination of the Ins to get out.
And if the Simon Incumbents of va
rious fire and police positions held to
the view that the ostensible reform
movement was In reality a echeme to
get Mitchell men In and then protect
them against similar reverses, they as
suredly had some Justification, both In
the popular expectation of that pro
gramme and aleo In the character of
the new machine Itself. At least one of
the so-called Civil Service Commission
has been gloried in as a "thoroughbred,"
who would stand heroically by to eee
that the "right kind" of policemen were
put on the force.
One would need to be egregiously
verdant in politics not to know that a
good share of this protest against adop
tion of the merit system has been
worked up through shrewd manipula
tion of the old machine and its ad
herents in the departments. It is a
very exceptional business man who will
put the abstract Idea of efficiency in
public life ahead of the earnest solicita
tions of friends to "stand in" to help
some clever fellow keep his place. A
general scheme of reform appeals with
vague force to the practical man, but
the case of Jim or Joe, with zealous
and active supporters, gets a hearing
and usually assistance.
Therefore It has come about that the
original programme of a merit system
and a rigid standard of fitnesj has had
to be modified so as to permit various
other considerations of efficiency to off
set certain shortcomings as to size and
weight Probably this might have been
foreseen from the first. It is next to
Impossible to institute any such re
form as this wholesale at a single
ftroke. Beginnings have been made,
and progress will be easy, provided only
that the law is administered with the
actual improvement of the service In
view.
This progress, we should say, will not
be facilitated by efforts of the commis
sion to punish and humiliate every one
who has hesitated to go the full length
of the contemplated measures. It is
gratifying, frequently, to put people in
a hole: but they do not always relish it,
if the hole is too deep. Their help may
sometimes be gained by. friendly co
operation, where their persistent an
tagonism will obstruct.
It Is not at all Impossible that tact
and moderation on the part of the Com
missioners might have gained the co
operation of the departments and the In
surance people as well. It Is Inconceiv
able, for example, that underwriters
would deliberately sat themselves
against elevation of the fire depart
ment. The Commissioners are entitled
to a great deal of credit for their hard
work and their resolution. It Is a pity
the same cannot be sold for their diplo
macy. SPUING TRADE COXDIT10XS.
The table of bank clearings, as com
piled by Bradstreet, for the week end
ing April 2, shows Portland with a
larger percentage of Increase than Is
shown by any other large city In the
United States. Even among the small
cities, but two -Kalamazoo, with clear
ings of 723,000 and an Increase of 82
per cent, and Decatur, with clearings of
J 275,000 and an increase of HI per cent
are the only ones that exceed the per
centage of gain shown by the Oregon
metropolis. Of the Northwestern cities,
Portland, with clearings of 23.650.000. an
Increase of 67.4 per cent, and Tacoma,
Wash., with clearings of J1.8S9.000, an
increase of 54 per cent, led among the
cities where the balances are paid In
cash. Seattle, which carries the bal
ances over from day to day, even by
this method of padding could muster up
clearings of but J3.H9.0O0. a decrease of
4.1 per cent, as compared with the cor
responding week of last year.
The above figures, so far as Portland
Is concerned, reflect accurately the re
markable Industrial activity so notice
able on every hand. The showing is all
the more noteworthy from the fact that
the movement of wheat, for many years
the mainstay of Portland's commerce,
was smaller In the closing days of
March and the opening days of April
than for any similar period since 18S7.
Business in all lines was excellent
throughout last week. The building
boom, which has been, gathering force
throughout the Winter, Is looming up
greater than ever. This creates an Im
mense demand for lumber, and even
strike muttering among the carpenters
and painters and disagreements be
tween loggers and mlllmen. have not
served to check the tremendous head
way gained In these branches of Industry-
Money; Is more plentiful than ever in
the Pacific Northwest, but Eastern ad
vices for the greater part of the week
report quite a stringency, especially in
call money. The situation eased a little
toward the close of the week, but East
ern financiers do not expect a great sur
plus of cheap money for several months
not. In fact, until foreign gold begins
flowing into the country to pay for
American crops that are not yet grown.
It Is not so very many years ago that
the West was almost wholly dependent
on the big money centers of the East
for finances needed In moving the crops.
Conditions have Improved rapidly In the
last few years, and the West Is now to
a more Independent condition financially
than ever before. Ically; or, to speak
more generally. In Oregon and Wash
ington, this comparative sudden rise In
wealth is. due to a"large Influx of new
comers, who have brought rncney here
and Invested it.
The class of Immigration U-ftt feM
come Into the state within the past year
Is- the best that has reached here since
the pioneer era. The newcomers have
not only put in circulation large sums
of money Jo the purchase of farms and
Umber lands, but they have actively en
gaged In creating wealth out of the raw
material so plentiful In all directions.
The output of lumber kv the state this
year will break all previous records,
and the prices paid for the labor and
raw material used In this Industry are
higher than ever before. The weather
has been quite favorable for farm work,
and, all things considered, general trade
conditions throughout the Pacific North
west were never brighter than at the
present time. Nature has been unusu
ally kind to Oregonlans, and now that
they are showing a greater disposition
than ever before to make use of her
bountiful gifts, there can be bu one
result a period of unparalleled prosper
ity In ail branches of Industry through
out the state and the Northwest.
AJf IXDL'STRIAL, SCQGESTIOX.
A letter from "Mr. Benton KUlln, print
ed on another page, treats of a matter
at once humble but Important Mr.
KUlln believes that in the evergreen
blackberry, which grows wild every
where In moist situations In Western
Oregon, we have a resource potentially
as valuable as the dairying Industry
without calling for the extensive plant
required In modern dairying operations.
His notion Is that this very prolific
berry, with Its long harvest season of
more than two months, may be made
the basis of a domestic canning Indus
try In which women, children and old
people may In their own homes earn
considerable sums of money each year
and at the same time contribute to the
productive industry, and. therefore, to
the general welfare of the state. Mr.
Klllln. as his letter shows, has gone Into
this matter carefully, and he gives
analyses which support his proposal and
lift It above the character of merely
casual suggestion.
We have no knowledge of the quail
ties and adaptabilities of the special
fruit which has so Interested Mr. Klllln,
but we do know that an enormous
quantity of fruits of many kinds goes
annually to waste In Western Oregon
for (he lack of system and skill In Its
preservation. We do know that. In
rplte of the fact that our fruits are
both abundant and delicious, we have
somehow failed to find fruitgrowing
a stable or dependably profitable busi
ness. Of the wide range of fruits
which may be produced here depend
ably, only a few varieties notably ap
ples, pears and strawberries are suc
cessfully exported In fresh condition;
while for most of our fruits the drying
eason comes too late. The special de
partment of the business to which our
conditions are best adapted Is that of
canning. To some extent this business
Is carried on In the Willamette Valley,
but only In a few establishments where
things are upon the commercial basis
and upon a large scale.
Mr. Klllln's suggestion is the Inaugu
ration of a strictly domestic or house
hold practice, under scientific princi
ples and with special appliances corre
sponding to the methods of modern
dairying. His Idea Is for a little can
ning plant In connection with the fam
ily home, to which the women and
children of the household could supply
both the raw material and the neces
sary labor; and he cites the example of
the Dlmmlck family cannery, near Hub
bard, In proof that this sort of thing
may be made practicable and profitable.
This suggestion is one which might
with advantage be referred 0 the au
thorities of the State School of Agri
culture at Corvallls. This school la
maintained largely for experimentation
In connection with matters of this sort,
and for the education of the farmers
of the country In new and profitable In
dustries. Largely through the labors of
this school, our dairying practice In re
cent years has been revolutionized, to
Its great profit, and It la not unreason
able to suggest that It follow up this
good work by taking hold of our de
pressed fruit Industry and finding a
way to turn It to profitable account.
Possibly, If the money now expended at
the Agricultural School for maintenance
of departments of bookkeeping, stenog
raphy and pharmacy were diverted to
a department of practical fruit Indus
try, including Instruction In domestic
methods of preserving. It, would be a
good thing all round.
This Is a good time to say a directly
personal word about Mr. Klllln, whose
suggestion has made the text of this
writing. Literally and veritably a son
of the soil, he became In early life a
lawyer: but the propensities of his mind
and of his boyhood's training have al
ways bound him to the Interests of the
soil. Of his time and means, he has al
ways given generously to Interests cal
culated to advance the agricultural ad
vantage of the country and to Increase
the prosperity of the farming class with
whom he has always maintained close
identification. As a trustee or regent
of the rtate school at Corvallls, he has
long been a useful force In the agri
cultural life of the country; and the
suggestion which he makes In the letter
printed today, Is a further outcome of
his Interest in the basic industry of the
country.
FIRST DISTRICT SOCIALISTS.
The Socialists of the First Congres
sional District demonstrated their ig
norance of practical politics last Fri
day when they adopted their platform.
Every one who reads that platform must
see that It Is & very bungling attempt
to catch the votes of the wage-earners.
The purpose Is so clear that its failure
Is certain. Any practical politician
could have drawn a platform that
would have been more of a credit to
Oregon Socialists and a more success
ful vote-getter. The delegate to. the
Socialist convention made the mistake
of putting the principles of their party
in the background while they paraded
their views of the rights and wrongs of
labor. They forgot that true Socialism
is designed for the amelioration of the
condition of all the people, and not of
wage-earners alone. They have pre
sumed upon the Intelligence of the labor
ing people of the First District, and
they will be disappointed.
The Socialist platform recites that
labor produces wealth, that capital re
ceives It, and that the only relief for
the laboring class Is through the ballot,
and then says:
This tact demands as an inerltabk conclu
sion the otrasUatlon ef the worklnc clasa Into
a political party that shall be. ererywher and
always, distinct from and opposed to erery po
litical party not rounded enurely upon the
interests of the worklsc class. The Socialist
arty Is orrantied to meet the demand, and
Is therefore the party ot the srorkinc clasa.
Tb Socialist party. Then la ofnee. shall al
ways and everywhere, nntil tb present system
ef ware-slarcry la utterly aboOsbed. make the
ansvtr to this qsesuoa IU tgMlnr rule of con'
dttct" TTO1 this leflslatloa adrance tb to
terests or tb worklnc class and aid tbe work
ers In their strcnl acalnst capitalism? If It
does, the Socialist party Is tor It: It It does
not. the socialist party Is absolutely opposed
to It.
From the standpoint ot practical poll
tics, the Socialists made the mistake of
forgetting that the wage-earners of the
First District have never had any dlffl-.
cuttles with their employers, and do not
feel the oppressive yoke of "wage slav
ery." There are few large employers in
that section of the state, and every one
who wants to work has employment at
reasonable compensation. The enmity
between labor and capital which often
exists In large cities Is entirely absent
in the First Congressional District,
where a large majority of the people are
either farmers or are directly depend!
ent upon agriculture for the success of
their business. Instead of appealing to
wage-earners, the Socialist convention
should have stood upon a broad plat
form of principles, and thus made a bid
for the votes of all the people, regard
less of clasa No movement based upon
an appeal to class prejudice has ever
been successful.
There is attractiveness enough In So
cialism. If It stands upon Its essential
principles alone, to gain the support of
a very considerable number of people.
But In order to draw to their ranks a
membership which carries with it polit
ical strength. Socialists murt refrain
from ranting and maintain a dignity
becoming to a party that aspires to
frame a National policy. Without hav
ing seen a lift of the delegates to the
Socialist convention, one could almost
say, after reading the platform, that
the dominant spirits were men who
have been disappointed In other political
parties and would be but little assist
ance to any party with which they
might affiliate. The convention was
evidently not controlled by careful,
thinking men who proceed In a delib
erate manner to dls;uss Important sub
jects. How much strcnger the position of the
Socialists would have been If they had
declared In favor of the ultimate Gov
ernment ownership- of the great ma
terial instruments ot production and tbe
Immediate ownership of such enterprises
as tbe telegraph and coal mines, to
gether with Immediate legislation for
the control of trusts. This is not the
entire Socialistic Idea., but it Is a step
In that direction, and many people are
ready to give their Indorsement to these
features of Socialism. In view ot the
National Importance of the coal strike
last Fall, people would have looked
with considerable favor upon a candi
date who stood for Government own
ership of cOal mines. All tbe people
could be Interested In a project to make
the telegraph a part of the postofflce
system, and even so radical a measure
as Government ownership of railroads
would have swelled the vote for the So
cialist candidate among the farmers.
Events of the last three years In the
direction of consolidation of large en
terprises have' given Socialism a tre
mendous lmpetua If Oregon Socialists
had been wise, they would not have
missed an opportunity to strengthen
themselves politically when the cam
paign la to be- fought out on lines of
National policy alone. The people of
the Willamette Valley and Southern
Oregon are In no mood to listen to a
harangue on the rights of the oppressed
wage-earner, but they are ripe for a
discussion ot tbe rights of all the people
against the trusts and monopolies.
The Missouri Presbyterians have
placed the ban on football ion tbe
ground that the sport Is too brutaL
With the church opposing thli noble
game, whose victims last year outnum
bered those of the prize ring In. the
ratio of nearly four to cne. It Is only a
question of time until the law will place
It In the same category with prize
fighting. Then we shall expect to see
football exhibitions for points, conduct
ed under the head of eighteen-handed
sparring matches, where all weapons
but feet, hands, heads and artificial
nose pads are barred. Then, Instead of
two short-haired contestants parading
our streets with brindle bull-dog com
panions before the match is pulled off,
he shall have the seekers for gore and
glory going up and down our streets In
squads of nine. There Is another fea
ture to be considered when football
reaches Its proper place alongside of
professional slugging matches of two
contestants. Think of the endless
amount of newspaper space that Is
wasted in chronicling the talk and back
talk of a couple of top-liners of the
pugilistic world. By outlawing foot
ball as we have pugilism. It becomes
fully as Interesting as the latter, and
Instead of 50 cents and Jl per head to
see the blood flow, prices would go up
to J5 to 150 per seat Then each man
of the opposing team, from the deep-
voiced fullback to the modest tackle,
would need the customary amount of
newspaper space to abuse his antag
onists. In the case of two such otars
as the late Fltz Bobslmmcns and Jim
Jams Korbet, these endless talkfests
were wont to eat up pages of newspaper
space, and fairly burn the telegraph
wires. Multiply all this by nine, as will
be necessary when football Is banished
into the same profitable publicity now
held by pugilism, and the result Is fear
ful to contemplate.
The Dowager Empress of China, most
wonderful woman of her age. deposed,
according to report, many times, dead.
according to news dispatches, but re
cently has received an ultimatum from
Prince Tuan and General Tung Fuh
Liang, to the effect that the present
Emperor, her puppet, must be deposed,
and Pu Chun, formerly heir apparent,
enthroned. While It does not make the
least difference who Is nominal Emperor
ot China aa long as Tst An Uvea, either
to that empire Itself or to the world at
large. It Is safe to say that the ulti
matum will not change the personality
ot the Emperor. The Dowager Empress
is there to hold the fort, and she wUl
hold It.
The monastic order of Carthusian
monks, whose expulsion from France
has been recently ordered by the French
Parliament, are celebrated as the mak
ers of the tonic cordial Chartreuse,
which gets its name from their monas
tery. La Grande Chartreuse. The ex
pulsion of this order was made upon the
ground that Its officials have agitated
and Intrigued against the republic.
Who will now manufacture Chartreuse
Is not known; the monks alone have
the secret of Its composition; the plant
may be moved to sAustrla, or It may
be placed under direction of a lay com
pany In France-
Keeping It at the Flood.
Memphis News.
Whenever Roosevelt's unpopularity
reaches the overflow point his press agent
strengthens the levees by giving it out
that . P. Morgan is bitterly opposed to
the Prselitnt.
MR. C0RBETTS LIFE AND .DEATH I
Oregon's .Greatest Philanthropist.
Eugene Journal.
Henry Wlnalow Corbett was Oregon's
greatest philanthropist, wealthiest man
and most useful citizen. He will be mlaied
by the people more than any other man
who has passed away in Oregon since
tbe wilderness was settled more than SO
years ago. Nature makes but few inch
men as Henry W. Corbett Peace and
honor to his memory, and may his good
deeds Influence and benefit Oregon for
ever. Irreparable Loss to the Fair
McMlnnvllle Register.
The death of Henry W. Corbett. which
occurred Tuesday morning at his home
in Portland, is considered by many as
being a great calamity at this time. Sure
ly Mr. Corbett was the foremost figure
in the Lewis and Clark Exposition; but
having Uved to see its Inauguration, he
felt that his strength would not permit
of his longer retaining tht office of pres
ident, and only the day before his death
had he tendered the directors his resigna
tion. The Fair will be a succms, but It
might be a greater suecens if .Mr. Corbett
bad lived to aid by his advice and friend
ly assistance. Having Uved over 50 years
In Portland no other man can be said to
have had a greater love for that city and
the state. He was wealthy and charitable.
Ills Work Follow Him.
e Corvallls Times:
Wben men Uke Henry VT. Corbett die,
it is only the womout body that the
grave gathers In. That other and best
portion the works that In life he bulld
ed death does not reach. He was ot
Oregon and of Portland, and was
an unusual Dart of each. The story of
his career li a part of the story of how"
Oregon, as she Is today, was made, ana
so long as the latter is told, the memory
of the dead financier will be perpetuated.
Oregon has had few. If any, citizens
whose names have been so completely and
so beneficially associated with her ma
terial and social development, and none
whose philanthropy has been more liber
ally or more widely bestowed. His works.
everywhere to be seen, are abounding-
evisence tnai ne nas oeen, irom men uu
now, a foremost citizen. If this biog
rapher must write that In his last days
Mr. Corbett's political ambition was not
gratified, he must also record that
through long years such honors were not
sought, and when finally denied. It was
perhaps because the applicant was of
too large mold.
Loyalty, Philanthropy, Statesmanship
Walla, Walla Union.
In the death of H. W. Corbett Portland
loses Its foremost citizen, Oregon a
pioneer who from the time he landed on
Its shores over a half century ago had
been a power in its development, and the
Nation a man whose loyalty In Civil War
times and his statesmanship in the era
ot peace were no insignificant contribu
tion. Mr. Corbett survived all his con
temporaries of pioneer days in the Pacific
Northwest Coming from New Tork City
when a young man in his Sis. and land
ing in Portland In 1S31, after a trip around
Cape Horn, he at once entered into the
life of that city, and In all the years since
as he acquired fortune In mercantile and
commercial enterprises Mr. Corbett had
been foremost in promoting its civic
greatness. Mr. Corbett will be remem
bered for his public spirit, which is re
flected not only In his native city, but
throughout the Pacific Northwest He
will be remembered for the support which
he gave the cause of union in the State
of Oregon during the dark days of the
Civil War, and his record as a member
of the United States Senate can be re
called but with gratitude and admiration
for his statesmanship. But lastly his
works of charity and philanthropy form
a beautiful garland as a tribute to his
worth as a man with a heart as well as
a master mind.
Cprluht, Able and Forceful.
Pilot Rock .Record,
In the death ot -H. Wi Corbett Portland
and the entire State of Oregon has sus
tained the loss of an able and upright
citizen. HJs name and services will be
Imperlshably linked with the history ot
Portland and the commonwealth of Ore
gon, and will constitute another example
of Illustrious self-made men who have
won hlch honors and fortune through
tneir own merits and their own exertions.
.He had become as familiar a landmark
In and about Portland as Portland
Heights or Mount Hood. He was always
among the first to be consulted in every
unaertaiung ot local or state Importance.
While many of his gifts In aid of public
enterprises become conspicuously public
on account of their magnitude, he Is
credited with benefactions without num
ber in aid ot-the poor and distressed, in
such a quiet way as to be unknown to
all except those In interest He was
one of Oregon's best men. He was always
full of good words and eloquent In the
highest degree with the tongue and pen
In every good cause. When the "star of
empire" commenced to pursue Its West
ern way, he noted the changes taking
plare In the centers of Industry in the
world, and pinned his faith to Portland
and the Pacific Northwest Here he re
mained rn active, forceful factor in the
commercial and industrial Ufe ot Oregon
for upwards of SO years.
Staunch Friend of the State.
The Dalles Times-Mountaineer.
The State of Oregon never had a better
friend than Henry W. Corbett WhUe his
energies for over half a century, while
he lived In this state, were devoted
largely to building up a private fortune.
yet he never forgot the welfare ot Ore
gon.' Unlike many very wealthy men. Mr.
Corbett was not selfish. Though he
guarded his own affairs well, he never
missed an opportunity to advance any en
terprise that was deserving or that would
result In the betterment of Oregon. When
a new enterprise was launched that had
for Its purpose the development ot the
resources of Oregon, Mr. Corbett was
ready to lend It assistance, and to char
liable Institutions he was alike gener
ous. Such Institutions as the Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society, the Babies' Home, the
T. M. C A. were his beneficiaries. He
contributed liberally to their support,
and exercised over them a guiding hand.
When the Lewis and Clark Centennial
was first' talked of, Mr. Corbett was one
ot Its most earnest advocates. He not
only subscribed 130,000 to Its capital
stock but gave .his personal attention to
the' details ot its management accept
ing the presidency of the board of di
rectors, holding that position until the
day before he died, resigning only when
convinced that declining health would
not permit his giving it further atten
tion. In hi death Oregon has lost one
ot its staunchest friends, one who ever
bad the Interests of the state at heart,
one who has Indeed been Instrumental In
building up and developing the common-
wealth.
What Constitutes a Xavr.
It does not require an expert to reach
the conviction that the real strength ot a
navy la us ngnnng sirens in, not me num-
cruisers have their use. but that use is
not on trie ngnung une. it la tne arm
ored cruisers and the battleships that
must do the fighting on the Une of battle
against any naval power worth consider
ing.
i
The Kaiscr'a Creed.
London World.
I believe that Providence.
In Its wise benevolence.
Willing to explain its plan
For the benefit of man.
Sends Its messaeea to brtne.
Prophet dramatist or Kins:
Or. mora rarely, one whose mind
All their attributes combined;
Thus the world may wondering see
Moses, Shakespeare, sradpa tB?.
SENATOR ALLISON ON RECIPROCITY
Chicago. Record-Herald. '
In a recent Interview .concerning the is
sues or the next National campaign; Sen
ator Allison, of Iowa, Is reported as say
ing: Reciprocity Is a beautiful theory, but I am
convinced that It cannot be put Intlo practice.
Tbe Instant It la proposed to reduce the duty
on any riven dutiable product by means of a
reciprocity treaty the Industry affected Imme
diately objects. Where a number ot large In
dastrles ar affected by tae proposed reciproc
ity treaties they exert enough Influence to de
feat the Treaties.
Senator Allison's prominence in the
councils of his party as well as In Na
tional affairs gives much significance to
this utterance upon an Issue that has
been popularly regarded as a part ot the
inspired gospel of Republican protection.
The Senator's frank acknowledgment of
his doubt as to the practicability ot reci
procity la In marked contrast to tbe af
firmative declarations of his party plat
forms in favor of reciprocity as a cardi
nal tenet of modern Republican doctrine.
Faith in reciprocity as the "handmaiden
of protection" has not only been repeat
edly reaffirmed In the Republican plat
forms for 'yeara, put naa ocen stronsiy
arirnrated in the ZDeeches and messages
of President McKlnley and President
Rooaxvelt This was. Indeed, tne Key
note utterance of President McKinley's
much. lauded Buffalo speecn. in wnicn ne
pleaded so eloquently for an abandonment
ot the policy of selfish Isolation and for a
policy that would sena our proaucts into
all the markets of the earth.
Does Senator Allison voice the real sen
timents of the party leaders upon this
question? Is there to be an abandonment
of tbe contention tnat reciprocity is an
essential complement ot the protective
tariff? It so, is not the time opportune
for discarding the disingenuous flapdoodle
upon this question that has been embodied
In party platforms? II tne party leaders
do not believe In it why not be honest
with the people and say so in the next
Republican National platform!
THE ROOT OF THE EVIL.
It Is In the Littleness ot Political
Contestanta.
Corvallls Times.
In the row now on over Presidential ap
pointments in Oregon and the disclosures
Incident thereto, a glimpse is obtained of
what seems to be the Oregon Idea of what
are a United States Senator's functions.
The ado raised over the question of
whether BUI Jones or Tim Flannlgan shall
be appointed to a petty office is appar
ently of greater consequence than the
knottiest problem of state, . In this in
stance it involves the President of the
.United States, two United States Senators
and an ex-Senator of the United States.
All are In newspapers, even the Presl
dent himself, with statements ot why
they favored BUI or why Tim didn't get
there, and In the wrangle over this petty
office there is maintained a vigor, warmth
and incrimination surpassing two footbaU
managers disputing over the Issues ot a
late game.
It is easy to conceive of a Senator ot
the United States whose conception ot
his duty would be not to look after the
personal Interests of Bill or Tim by get
ting him an insignificant office in return
for political support but who would de
vote his talents and time to solution of
problems of government It matters noth
ing to the general public whether or not
Jones or Flannlgan snail be fixed up with
official pap. but It Is Important that so
far as law can order them, the relations
of society shall be eo adjusted -that the
greatest good shall come to the greatest
number. There are. or ought to be. Sen
ators whose time and talents would be
chiefly concerned with the glory and high
est goou or weir country ana witaout
thought of petty offices and which of a
number of rabble nenebmen snoula nil
them.
When. If ever, all Senators and Repre.
sentatlves measure up to the better stand
ard, then. Indeed, will It be well with all
Individuals. But a stream cannot rise
higher than Its source. So long as legis
lation flows from Senators who fight like
tom-cats over little places for little men.
It need not be expected that laws will
always be what high-minded Legislators
might make them.
Mr. Blaine In 1884.
To the Editor: Ex-Bens tor Simon, In bis re
cent criticism of President Roosevelt charged
him with having voted against that great and
noble statesman, James G. Blaine. Was the
charge a true one? Can Tbe Oregonlan Inform
those who would like to know? J. L. W.
The Oregonlan cannot say with certain
ty, because It does not presume to know.
Mr. Roosevelt at that time was young
only 26 and obscure. He attracted little
or no attention then. Nobody marked
blm. The Oregonlan supposes, however,
that he voted for Mr. Blaine: for. though
he has always been a critic, even of his
own party, he has frequenUy declared that
the best way to get results Is to adhere
to tbe methods of party action. Otherwise
one could exert little Influence. His Idea,
often stated. Is that one can do little In
politics by acting a separate and desul
tory part Possibly, however, be did not
vote for Mr. Blaine. There were tens of
thousands of Republicans who did not,
as later there were tens of thousands ot
Democrats who did not vole for Mr.
Bryan. A lot ot people there are who
have discriminating ideas about "great
and noble statesmen." On Its own part
The Oregonlan supported Mr. Blaine
though .there were reasons why It did not
like to do so. It deems It probable that
the thought and action ot Mr. Roosevelt
were similar to Its own.
Tbe Real Rulers of Britain.
Utlca Observer.
Sidney Lee has written a biography of
Queen Victoria which shows us more
plainly than we have hitherto known It
what her relations were with the states
men who ruled England during her reign.
Hhes while Queen and Empress ot India,
-was only a figurehead, while Gladstone
and Disraeli. Palmerston and Lord John
Russell. Peel and Aberdeen were the real
rulers of England. They were nominally
Inferior to her. They were really her su
periors, not only in Intellect b,ut In
power, for England Is a free country,
and though she suit clings to the folly of
kingcraft she is Jealous of her liberty,
and when she endows a man with power
she means him to exercise It In spite ot
all the "royal families" on earth.
So One Will Sign It.
Grant County News.
The best thing about the proposed ref
erendum on the Fair Is the report that no
one Is signing- the petition. The fact that
the President is soon to participate In
the laying of the corner stone of the main
Centennial building may well make self
respecting people hesitate to obstruct the
great enterprise which they cannot hope
to defeat
That's the Question.
San Francisco News Letter.
You who swear by tbe eternal
Gainst a thug that's "most Infernal."
And those who make It
This "home-blasting yellow Journal"
Do you take It?
Don't you know that while tbe fellow
Hears your everlasting bellow.
He doesn't heed It?
Though you eurse the Journal yellow.
Still you read It
So-keep up your useless clatter:
Every day the sheet he'll scatter
lie understands It:
In your brain's the yellow matter
That demands It
The Way to Wareham,
Baltimore American.
"Is this tne way to Wareham t"
Asked tbe maid with bloomers on.
"It's, bow Tve always wore 'em,"
Said astonished Farmer Jobs.
; VKOTE'AXD COMMENT." .
Maybe' the 'Portland Nationals wuWcV
better.
At last reports the Browns were still
alive, but very low. .
It will be noticed that nnbndv l urel.'
coming Teddy with eggs this trip.
Carrie Nation najtn'e m1t nv aa.
loons this week. She'll have to hurry.
The President will nm h. t
about large families when he strikes Utah,.
It was entlrplv nrrm- fn- v.n-KaM rv,i
lege to Mlnchln the plagiarism ot Mr.
Erastus Smith.
The glass trust is on trial at Trenton.
N. J., and Is trying to prove that It Is not
a transparent fraud.
There waa a young maid at La Grande.
Whose sister chastised her by handev
She said with a yeU.
"Please go to Baker City.
Don't remain any more In La Grande.
It has leaked out that the vnaln reason
why the pope Is so healthy after so many
years on earth is that he has never been
addicted to the -health food habit
Now and then. I
Good laws break out, i
In most peculiar places. "
The State of Texas
Has decreed
Tou must not bet on races. '
The curfew law recently enacted at
Wllkesbarre has become so successful In
keeping the little boys at home thai the
wives will urge that It be applied to their
husbands.
Oh. there's peace and Joy tonight alonr the
Wabash:
Tne strike Is settled and all hands are ray.
There's a heavy raise of wages for the train
men r
On the lines of the Wabash, tar away.
An effort will be made In New Tork to
compel the elevated railway company tb
carry passengers free who are not pro
vided with seats. Perhaps the bar rain
hunting women wUl prefer to atant up
now. i
Frank Talma ge. son of T. De Witt Tal
ma ge. is more satisfied today than he was
two months ago. Frank is a clergyman,
and, like all preachers, must answer cer
tain stock questions. Among these ques
tions are the "evolution of man." "eternal
fire" and "Jonah's whale." The question
propounded at a literary society compose!
of embryo orators and statesmen was as
follows: "Mr. Talmage. do you bellfvt
that the whale swallowed Jonah?" With
out a moment's hesitation Mr. Talmag
said: "What proof you have, I hae.
Why the same facts should make me be
lieve and you disbelieve. I cannot say. In
order to come to a decision let me say
that the whale did swallow Jonah. Fr
Jonah was a preacher, and the whale ha
been spouting ever since,"
Souvenir hunters have made so free will
trifles found on tables and stands in tie'
White House- that some action becanfos
necessary. One party' of young womra
visitors recently made away with about
everything- movable except the furnltuje.
They carried off pens, pencils, pads of m
per. blotters, and the tops of every itk
bottle In sight They would have taVen
the ink bottles, but they were filled. Slice
then the waiting-room has always fcren
kept prepared for souvenir hunters, tine
of tbe tables on which writing materials
were kept has been removed and the ether
has nothing on it but an Ink bottle and a
few plain cards. When a caller wanis to
fill out a. card he is given a pen by air at
tendant, who takes it away again as toon
as be is through.
Miss Mary Virginia Smith, ot 3dblle,
Ala,, a number of years ago married the
late Fernando Yznagaf, and her sister
Alice married William K. Vanderbllt Irs.
Tznaga was divorced from her husband in
1SS7. In California, and In August itS3,
married William George Tiffany, of Nsw
Tork City. Mr. Tiffany has Just received
a divorce from his wife in Arkansas, in
the ground of desertion. There were
other charges, but when the Arkanats
Judge was told that Mrs. Tiffany couldn't
be Induced to leave Paris to live in Ar
kansas, he granted the decree without
asking for any more evidence. Under tba
law of Tennessee "refusal of the wife ta
remove Into the state" is a ground for
divorce, and the Arkansas Judge was evi
dently in full sympathy with the patriotic
spirit that Inspired the Tennessee 'stat
ute. Mrs. Tiffany Is about 50 years .old
and her husband is about 60. Tiffany wait
ed three years in Arkansas after he) left
Paris, hoping that his wife would coma
to Arkansas and live with blm. before
he applied for a divorce.
"Judge," said he, "I haven't a word to
say against my wife's character, but,sho
has deserted me because-1 Insist on work,
ing In this glorious state of yoursvin--'
stead of sitting around Paris with' my
arms folded." ,
He had the Judge on the run after that
speech, and then clinched matters by turn
ing over to him Mrs. Tiffany's letter on
Arkansas. '
"What's an adopted but loyal son ot Ar
kansas going to do. your Honor, when hit
wife writes to him like that about youi
I should say, our glorious state, sir?"
said he.
The plaintiff rested there and there was
no defence. The Judge announced his de
cision for the plaintiff In a voice shaken
by emotion, and he wrung Tiffany's band
all the while the clerk was filling out the
papers.
Mrs. Tiffany's sister, Alice, after getting
a divorce from William K. Vanderbllt be
came the wife ot O. H. P. Belmont who
Is Mr. Tiffany's first cousin. They are
evidently a nice family, but from force of
habit would seem to enjoy frequent sepa
ration. , - m
PLEASAXTRIES OF PARAGRAFHERS
Scribbler I blowed the editor off to six cock
tails, and he took my poem. Spacer Tes: his
motto Is, "Anything to nil up." Judge.
"He nas started publishing a paper tor bar
bers, you know." "Ah! I suppose It's- very
appropriately Illustrated with cuts." Philadel
phia Press.
"There goes my pearl necklace Into tbe wash
basin, and down Into the trap! Send for the
plumber at once, my dear.' "I guess not!
Not for one pearl necklace." Life.
Opdyke What's the use of arguing with a
woman? Tou can never convince her. De
peyster True. But think of the pleasure It
gives the woman. Town and Country.
Mrs. Black But why did you give him such
an expensive watch? Mrs. Gray Oh, -to keep
him borne nights. Tou see be'a afraid to- be
out late for fear he'U be robbed. Chicago
Dally News.
Placing the Dinner Guests. Bertha How
shall we seat tbe famous antiquarian collector?
EthelOh. put him next to grandmamma;
she'll tell him some scandals many years old.
Brooklyn Life.
Socrates was drinking the fatal hemlock.
Tea." he remarked. "It might be worse. Sup
pose they had given me a coffee subitltuteT"
Glad to nave escaped such a fate, he expired
with a peaceful smile. Puck.
Even With Him Mr. Flirty (tauntingly) I
saw Mrs. Berryman on the street today. She
loked charming In her mourning gown. Mrs.
Flirty (sarcastically) Indeed! It's a pity we
all can't be widows. Detroit Free Press.