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LINCOLN AND MOB LAW.
A recent publication, "Letters and
Addresses of Abraham Xilncoln," in
cludes an extract from a remarkable
address before the Young Men's Ly
ceum of Springfield, 111., January 27,
1837, on mob law. In this address Mr.
Lincoln, who was then but 28 years of
age, said that our Nation was in no
danger of foreign conquest; that not
even a Bonaparte with all the armies
of the Old "World at his back could "by
force take a drink out of the Ohio River
or make a track on the Blue Ridge
in a thousand years." Our only dan
gers were domestic; as a Nation of free
men we "must live through all time or
die by suicide." The greatest danger
to our free government In Lincoln's
Judgment was to be found in "the grow
ing disposition to substitute mob law
for the sober judgment of courts." The
cases he quoted then of recent occur
rence were the hanging of a number of
gamblers in Vlcksburg, Miss., by the
mob and the burning of a negro
charged with murder at St. Louis. Mr.
Lincoln pointed out that this process
of hanging by mob went on in Missis
sippi from gamblers to negroes, from
negroes to white citizens, and from
these to strangers, 'Hill dead men were
seen dangling from trees by the road
side in numbers almost sufficient to
rival the native Spanish moss of the
country as a drapery of the forest."
Lincoln recited these facts and then
proceeded to argue that acts of mob
law were incompatible with the per
petuation of free Institutions. He ad
mitted that, abstractly considered,
the hanging, of the gamblers at Vlcks
"burg was of but little consequence; they
constituted a portion of the popula
tion worse than useless in any com
munity, and if they had been swept out.
of existence by the plague or smallpox
it would not be a matter for reason
able regret among honest men. So in
regard to the burning of the negro at
St Louis. He had forfeited his life byv
the perpetration of an outrageous mur
der of a leading citizen, and had he not
died as he did he must have died by
the sentence of the law within a short
time. But, said Mr. Lincoln, while the
direct consequences of mob law lit
these cases are but a small evil, the ex
ample in either case was fearful. When
men take It upon themselves to hang
gamblers or burn murderers, the Inno
cent alike with the guilty fall victims
to the savagery of mob law, and thus
it goes on step by step till all the walls
erected for the defense of the persons
and property of individuals are trodden
down and disregarded.
By the spectacle of mob murders
going unpunished the lawless in spirit
become lawless in practice, and these
turbulent fellows make a jubilee of the
suspension of the operations of govern
ment On the other hand, good men
ivho love tranquillity, who are law
xbidlng and patriotic, seeing their prop
erty destroyed, their families Insulted
and their lives endangered, bepome dis
gusted with a government that offers
no protection and are glad to welcome
a change which promises at least en
forcement of public order under equal
Inflexible laws. The tyranny of a mob
ocratic spirit will be sure in time to
break down and destroy the strongest
bulwark of any government, viz., the
attachment of the people. Among
other things, Mr. Lincoln said that
"whenever the vicious portion of the
population shall be permitted to gather
in bands of hundreds and thousands
and burn churches, ravage and rob
provision stores, throw printing presses
Into rivers, shoot editors, hang and
burn obnoxious persons at pleasure and
with impunity, depend on it, this gov
renment cannot last."
Mr. Llncdln had In mind the burning
of the Catholic convent by the mob In
Boston, the mobbing of Garrison in
1SS5, the burning of Catholic churches
in Philadelphia, and the mobbing of the
Rev. E. P. Lovejoy and the throwing
of his type into the river. What Mr.
Lincoln implies is that when life, lib
erty and property become subject to
the capricious mood and action of the
mob, the best citizens will either take
to flight or they will "gladly replace an
archism with the government of an able
oligarchy or an intelligent military des
potism. Mr. Lincoln in this remark
able address grants that bad laws may
exist; he grants that grievances may
arise for the redress of which no legal
provisions may have been made, but
bad laws are a proper subject for repeal
and unprovided cases can be legally
reached by additional legislation, and
until then let them be borne with. But
Mr. Lincoln insists that there is no
grievance that is a fit object of redress
by mob law. .
This was the conclusion of an able
man, a conservative man, a trained
lawyer. Reverence for the laws was
Lincoln's - political religion, which he'
said should be taught in schools, in col
leges; should be written In primers and
spelling books, and In almanacs; should
"be preached from "the pulpit proclaimed
in the legislative halls and enforced in
courts of Justice. "When Lincoln deliv
ered this address acts of lynch law
had been not Infrequent in New Eng
land, in the Middle "West and the South;
and he was prompted by this fact to
put his finger on the consequences of
mob law as the great, danger of- the
country. And he was right then and he
is right now. The two acts that did
more to precipitate the state of feeling
that finally' flamed forth in the Civil
"War were the beating "of Charles Stun
ner in the Senate by Preston S. Brooks
and the John. Brown raid on Harper's
Ferry.
The lawless assault upon Sumner for
words spoken in debate made the suc
cess of the Republican party sure. It
turned thousands of conservative men
into resolute radicals. So the John
Brown raid in its lawlessness at once
enraged and alarmed Virginia. These
acts of public violence precipitated the
Civil War. Left to theOrdinary asperi
ties of debate the great conflict might
have been delayed, but the beating of
Siimner made the North hot with Indig
nation and the Brown raid enraged and
alarmed the South. The Republican
party swept the North, while the dis
union party began to wax strong in
the South. Out of the spirit of lawless
ness, of irreverence for law, came the
assault on Sumner and the Harper's
Ferry raid, and out of these events
came political excitement in both sec
tions that finally resulted in civil war.
LIGHT OX MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Ontario, which is the most progres
sive province in the Dominion of Can
ada, is at present much interested in
the municipal ownership of public utili
ties. The Legislature has had compiled
and published a compendious volume
on the subject, and there Is a vast
amount of information to be gained
from, the facts and 'arguments that
have been gathered together.
So far as the arguments go, both
sides are represented by typical men.
Kelr Hardie, a labor member of Par
liament In England, arid Lord Avebury
are on opposite sides. Mr. Hardie fa
vors municipal production of food and
'clothing. He maintains that tbe.co3t
or manufacture Is reduced, that the
worker is better treated, and that good
quality is assured. Lord Avebury, who
is better known as Sir John Lubbock,
is a distinguished banker and econo.
mist He holda that municipal trading
involves a great increase in the public
debt that It killa individual enterprise,
brings governments. Into labor ques
tions, and diverts attention from the
real problems of city government.
The Toronto Mail and Empire, in
summarizing the statistics in the vol-
-ume, remarks " that Ontario, "ventures"!
In the direction of municipal trading
have proceeded chiefly, If not alto
gether, along two lines. These are the
supplying of water and of electric
light." Hamilton, Toronto, London, Ot
tawa and Kingston, the most important
cities of the province, all own their own
water systems. Toronto Is the only
city that falls to show a nominal sur
plus over operating expenses, interest
and sinking funds, but in none of these
cities is any allowance made for the
depreciation of the plant
In Great Britain municipal ownership
has been carried further. In various
city-owned enterprises there has been
invested $6G5,S60,000, and the annual
surplus shown over operating expenses
is 51,891,405. In this connection It
should be remembered that the charge
for Interest Is but 2 per cent, and the
allowance for depreciation less than 1
per cent. Extremes are represented In
the cities of Great Britain. London's
water supply is oWned by a private cor
poration, while Glasgow Is probably the
most paternal city in the world. The
city fathers boast that they look after
the citizens from the cradle to the
grave. There are municipal baths,
slaughter-houses, golf links, water,
light, telephones, street-cars, a ceme
tery, a theater churches, a bakehouse.
The city farms 1000 acres, utilizing sew
age for manure, runs Its own quarries,
and has 900 railway wagons to deliver
freight The practical result of all this
is shown in the following excerpt from
the book:
There Is a current fiction that on account
of these many enterprises the citizen of
Glasgow practically escapes taxation. This
Is an error. The revenue of Glasgow In 1001
-was about $14,015,000, whereas Its expendi
ture was $14,230,000. Here was a deficit of
J1S5.000. Besides this, the city had a cap
ital outlay In that year of $S,9S3,000. Thus
in all its Current receipts fell over nine
millions short of Its expenditures. The most
startling feature of Glasgow's experloace is
the grbwth of Its debt. Ten years ago Glas
gow owed $27,240,000. Its debt now is
3S5.000. In the same time the rates of mu
nicipal taxation have nearly doubled.
The summing up of the Mail-and Eny
plre that almost everything depends
upon the administration of the system
will be agreed with by most people.
Public-spirited men of good business
Judgment are likely to make a success
of municipal trading where self-seeking
or incompetent men would bring
the city to disaster. In Great Britain
it is the rule for the leading citizens
to aid In the business of their cities,
and this has given municipal trading
a great advantage. In one case at least
where less capable men have gained
control bad results have followed.
West Ham, a suburb of London, Is in
the hands of the socialistic element,
and as a consequence the borough has
been forced into all kinds of enter
prises with the result that it is now on
the verge of bankruptcy.
STERN SOULS AND WEAK BODIES.
Lord Wolseley, In his "Story of a Sol
dier's Life," among other things says
that a man of poor physique cannot
make an able General, and that a man
halt or lame cannot be converted Into
a great leader of men. Perhaps not in
the old conditions of warfare, but in
the modern conditions of war a man
-who could ride and had an Intelligent
staff could surely make war ably, as
Moltke made it The modern General
does not make war as Henry of Na
varre or Marlborough made it by
charging at the head of his troops. He
docs not make war even as Napoleon
made it at Wagram or Wellington at
"Waterloo. He does not need any elec
tric quality of personal leadership. He
needs Iron nerve and calm resolution,
but many men have had that to a su
perlative degree who were physically
defective.
Hannibal had but one-eye; Sertorius
had but one eye; Agesllaus was a crip
ple; Narses was a eunuch; Prince Eu
gene was a cripple; Tamerlane was
lame; Richard III was a hunchback and
so was Luxemburg, the greatest soldier
of his day next to Turenne and Conde;
Suwarrow was a Uttje, insigniflcant-
looking man. William HI was a con
sumptive so feeble that atT Ikmden Tie
could not endure to wear a cuirass, but
he fought like a lion, charged at the
neau oi uraiways norse, aismouniea ana
led two ' regiments of infantry against
seven of the enemy. "Wolfe was sink
ing with consumption when he won
Quebec Nelson was of feeble frame
from boyhood. Lord "Wolseley Is mis
taken. There' are plenty of historical
examples where men of feeble or de
fective physique have made great mili
tary leaders. ' . .
Soldiers follow the man who can do
things and who dares" to do them with
out much thought about his appear
ance. Prince Eugene, who was & crip
ple, could get as much fight out of his
men as Marlborough, who was the
handsomest man in his army. Massena
at Wagram was so crippled by rheuma
tism that he could not ride his horse
and was driven up and down his lines'
under fire in a calash. It is the soul
that makes the General, and there have
been many resolute souls In defective
bodies. Of course, if war were a mat
ter of personal leadership in battle, an
absolutely iron physique of stalwart
quality might be necessary; but since
the art of war became a matter of in
tellectual capacity rather than a mere
fierce charge followed by a pounding
match, great Generals have not needed
sound bodies half so much as they have
sound brains.
This has been the case since Napo
leon's day, for the Improved artillery
and small arms make .fighting at long
range necessary and make charges of
cavalry en masse upon Infantry Im
practicable. Under modern conditions
war is a matter of brains, and there is
no reason why a man of defective phy
sique may not make a great General
after the methods of Moltke, or even
after the methods of feeble William HI,
for It Is clear that so long as a man of
resolute military ..temper can command
his brains, he can make a great Gen
eral in spite of his feeble body.
"TWELFTH NIGHT."
"Twelfth Night" Is easily the finest
of Shakespeare's comedies, measured by
Its ability to obtain applause upon the
stage. This stage popularity is Sue to
the fact that there are sbmany excel
lent characters In its dramatic repre
sentation. In Viola, Olivia and Maria
are three admirable women. "Viola is
a delicate, refined, beaullful young
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of more mature r.ge, a 'noble iady, ah
heiress, a woman of pride',, dignity; and
courage, yet capable of passionate af
fection. Maria is a woman of sense
and Uprightly wit Sir Tohy Belch is
a witty, drunken reveler; his wit and
humor when he is in his cups recalls
Falstaff, but he Is always a man of
courage and honor, while Falstaff Is a
coward, a liar and a thief. The foil to
Sir Toby Belch is Sir "Andrew Ague
cheek, who Is a fantastic dude, an im
becile and a coward of the same kind
of inanity represented by Justice Si
lence In "Henry FV."
-The clown Is an admirable character
In the hands of a good actor, for he has
plenty of wit and humor and sings
breezy songs. And, last but not least,
there Is Malvolio, a curious compound
of sense and folly, of pedantry and sim
plicity. He Is the steward In a rich
household; he Is a man of Integrity and
some cood breedlnr or hp wnnlri nnt
(hold the post; he, has some learning, as
nis conversation -with the clown shows,
and -somt power of good thought,
which he displays when he refuses to
believe In transmigration of souls. The
clown asks him if he believes with
Pythagoras that "the soul of our
'grandam might haply Inhabit a bird."
Malvolio answers, "I think nobly of the
.soul, and in no way approve his opin
ion. Charles Lamb points out this an
swer shows that Malvolio was a man of
'knowledge and thought, who had been,
through his all-consuming vanity,
fooled to the top of his bent by Sir
Toby and Maria. .In the hands of an
actor who is equal to Its demands, Mal
volio Is a great part ,
Here we have therefore In a single
play three first-class female, characters
In Viola, Olivia and Maria, and then
we have four excellent characters for
dramatic display In the brilliant rois
terer. Sir Toby; in the sap-headed Sir
Andrew; in the witty, tuneful clown,
and In that curious cross between . a
man of sense and a solemn fool, Mal
vollo. In no other comedy of Shakes
peare are there so many admirable
characters worthy of superior histrionic
personation. The only play that sur
passes "Twelfth Night" In brilliant fig
ures and diverting movement Is "Henry
IV," but that is not counted among the
comedies proper, as the death of Hot
spur in battle is a distinct tragic epi
sode. But of the pure comedies, "Twelfth
Night" is easily first In the qualities we
have named. The other comedies In
clude single characters as fine as anv
In "Twelfth Night" Miranda or Per-4
dita ls equal to Viola; Isabella is a
grander figure than Olivia; Rosalind Is
more witty even than Maria. Hero
and Beatrice are two exceptionally fine
women; Luclo is as witty as Sir Toby,
but we would have to assemble various
characters from several comedies to
make up such a fine list of leading char
acters as that of "Twelfth Night" The
character of the Duke might be added
to our list, since he speaks many lines
of great poetic beauty" and power.
Taken all In all, "Twelfth Night" is
the finest of Shakespeare's comedies
that continue to" keep the stage.
THE DEMOCRATIC FIGHTING CHANCE.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post reports that
while the Democrats have not yet set
tled upon a candidate, they believe that
the party has a good fighting chance
for victory In 1904. To win It Is indis
pensable to carry New York, and they
will therefore, if possible, nominate; a
New York man, or, falling In that, some
one of assumed strength in New York
Mr. Olney or Mr. Gray. "While New
York's thirty-nine electoral votes are
not absolutely essential to Republican
success, they Sxe to Democratic suc
cess. If the candidate comes from New
York, it is not likely to be Parker, be
cause, as Hill's man, he Is not accepta
ble to Tammany Hall. Representative
De Armond at the Omaha banquet said
that he believed it primarily essential
that the candidate should have sup
ported Bryan in both campaigns. De
Armond is an able and influential man,
and the Western Democrats in Mis
souri, Illinois and Indiana will support
his views in this respect. They would,
under this condition, support Olney,
who is a favorite with the Ohio Democ
racy and has strong friends in Tam
many HalL The objection to Olney
would come from the Popullstlc Demo
crats, who denounce "government by
Injunction" and the .use of Federal
troops In quelling mobs within" the
states. Gorman has no strength in the
states where fie needs it, for New York
has a large number of . colored Demo
cratic voters who are "devoted -adherents
of Tammany and? running on the
race issue which he has raised, Gorman
could not get a colored vote in New
York, Indiana or Illinois.
Under the new apportionment the'
electoral college will contain 47 votesf
requiring 239 votes for a choice. If the
Democrats carry all the states they did
in 1900; they would have only 165 elec
toral votes and would thus need states
casting 74 electoral votes in addition.
The Democratic prophets in Congress
expect to carry New York, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, which would
bring the party within 12 votes of the
number necessary to elect Then Indi
ana or Illinois would elect the Demo
cratic candidate, with votes to spare.
New Jersey gave Governor Murphy a
Republican majority of 17,000 plurality,
and looks Republican. In Maryland
the chances favor the Democrats. The
Democracy think there is a fighting
chance to carry Indiana for the Demo
cratic candidate in 1904, but Indiana In
1902, on the Congressional vote, had a
larger Republican majority in propor
tion to population than Massachusetts.
The Democracy have no chance of car
rying Indiana, while they have a fight
ing chance of carrying Illinois. If Chi
cago should throw a phenomenal ma
jority for the Democratic ticket, the
Democrats might carry Illinois, as they
did for Cleveland In 1892.
It is useless to pretend that Mr.
Bryan has lost his influence with his
party.- On his landing from his Euro
pean voyage he was tendered a notable
reception by leading Democrats. Among
his callers' the next day were Edward
M. Shepard, Mayor McClellan, Lewis
Nixon, Bird S. Coler men Identified
with the conservative wing of the De
mocracy. It is very clear that these
conservative Democrats are hunting for
harmony, and they know that Bryan
can make or break the fate of their
candidate In a National convention that
requires two-thirds to nominate. Mr.
Bryan means to be present, with his
newspaper In hand, and it is nonsense
to pretend that he is without influence
today in his party. Democratic politi
cians do not pay court as a rule to a
political corpse. Another reason plead
ed by Democrats for their hope of vic
tory In 1904 Is that "the money power"
will be against the Republicans."
"Whether this statement be true or not
the so-called "money power" has never
yet decided a Presidential election; it
counts for little against popular feel
ing and party ties. There are thou
sands of men who for ten years past
have voted the Democratic ticket
chiefly because they had been made to
believe that the Republican party stoodL.
for the "money power" against the
rights of the plain people. Does any
body 'suppose that these Demo-Populists
will vote the Democratic ticket
when they learn that it leans on the
"money power" for support?
It Is true that Democrats sincerely
believe that they can carry New York
against Roosevelt, and with this pros
pect In sight they think they have the
best chance to carry the election. It Is
quite possible that Mr. Roosevelt can
not carry New York against a very
popular Democrat but what of It?
Grant in the full flush of his popular
ity in 186S lost New York to Horatio
Seymour by 10,000 majority, yet he
swept the country, obtaining 214 elec
toral votes against SO and winning by
a popular majprlty of over &05.000. The
trouble In New York Sttite is the
factional war between Senator Piatt
and Governor Odell. Now this fac
tional quarrel has-no more influence on
New Jersey than it has on Illinois or
Indiana. It may cost the Republicans
New York, in which they neyer win
except when absolutely united together
with help from the Independent vote.
In 1S92, when Cleveland carried New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
"Wisconsin, the same general cause de
feated Harrison, but there Is no gen
eral cause of dissatisfaction with the
Republican Administration that oper
ates against President Roosevelt out
sldethe local factional quarrel In New
York. For this reason, to carry New
York because of a factional quarref
between Piatt and Odell would have
no more Influence upon New Jersey or
Indiana or Illinois than it would on
Oregon. For this reason, the so-called
fighting chance of the Democracy
looks very dim and slim. It will be
very difficult to nominate a Democrat
that would carry the so-called doubtful
states, and then when the candidate Is
found the Democrats are' utterly with
out any issues upon which they can gp
before the country with the slightest
hope of success. Their own party is
divided on Panama and the Philip
pines. There Is no currency issue, and.
the Democrats are always divided Into
two hostile camps on the tariff. The
Democrats have no substantial fighting
chance.
An interesting article by James H.
Williams in a late numbar of the New
York Independent, under the title
"Shanghaied," Is an excellent contribu
tion to the always timely discussion of
"poor Jack and his woes." It will be
printed In an early Issue of The Ore
gonlan, and will well repay perusal. Old
as the story of-oversea adventures Is,
the perpetration of frauds upon the men
who go down upon the sea In ships; un
blushing as sin Itself are the methods
by which Jack is made to connive at his
own undoing, and pitiful beyond the
tenderest dreams of pity are the con
ditions imposed through the avarice of
greedy shipowners upon the men who
by the common tricks by which the
sailor "becomes the property of the ves
sel and the chattel of the crimp." Yet
the common belief is that there Is "no
help for It" And It may be added the
mainstay of this belief Is found in the
seeming impossibility of protecting the
sailor in port from himself.
With- California Just emerging from a
seven months "bake" under a cloud
. less sky and the East In The grasp of a
cold wave which sent the mercury
down around the "freezing 40s," any
unfavorable comment which might
have been made on Oregon's slight
snow flurry and subsequent good
weather yesterday was stilled.
Desire' Brother, a Frenchman who
has accumulated thousands of dollars,
is on trial In Vancouver, B. C, on a
charge of procuration.- "While Vancou
ver Is not more virtuous than other
towns. It Is noteworthy that not a law
yer can be found at any price to defend
the prisoners
Tacoma's- attractions, and'' achieve
ments ara admirably presented in a
well-Illustrated annual edition just Is
sued by the Evening News. Nothing is
overlooked that could add to the inter
est or value of such a publication, and
the edition is a mine of statistics.
SPIRIT OF THE KORTMBST BRESS
In Peril of Contempt.
Seattle Times.
Where is Sam Hill? He wired the editor
of the Times several days ago that he was
coming home. Let Sam keep his word.
.The Green-Eyed Monster.
-. Ontario Argus.
The Democrat "editorially," promises
its readers .some Interesting reading mat
ter next week. Gosh! Won't it be a treat
to the Democrat's subscribers!
Tribute to an Idol.,.
isalem Journal.
When George C Brownell lunches at
a Salem restaurant he always calls for
those jack-rabbit mince pies, -because
they are made "up of an animal that
runs well before the people.
But Are They?
Ashland Tribune.
Senator Mitchell gave a dinner at Wash
ington Thursday night to. Editor II. W.
Scott of The Oregoalan.. at which 13 Sen
ators and eight Representatives were pres
ent, Bygones are bygones with them and
it is well.
On the Other Foot.
. Dayton Chronicle.
lA prominent farmer, who -spent a por
tion of the Winter in the city, tells a good
story on, himself. A few days ago he lost
an overshoe, which he could not find. He
blamed theN-nelghbor's pup 'and storm e
around at a great rate. After a day or so
of hunting he discovered that he had been
wearing. both overshoes on one foot
Editorial Amenities in Crook. '
Antelope Herald.
The Prineville Review accuses the
Crook County Journal of "smarting un
der the pulchrlous paucity of campaign
material," and calls the editor of that
journal a "succedaneous political editor,"
and the people of Crook County have been
wondering ever since whether it -was a
case of "pled type" or an assault with
a deadly weapon.
They Came, They Saw, They Were
Conquered,.
Pendleton Tribune.
The National Livestock Association In
convention at Portland passed resolu
tions Indorsing the Lewis and Clark Fair
and recommending a liberal appropriation
by the general Government This is no
more than was expected, as it Is impos
sible for any fair-minded man to visit
Oregon without becoming enamored of
Its soil, its climate, its people and ihelr
projects, and hence the Indorsement? of
the Fair.
Business for a Railroad.
Prineville Journal.
During the year which has Just closed,
over 10,000,000 pounds of freight found Its
way into Prineville. The exact figures,
so far astbs , paper has been able to
determlne-.from a thorough "compilation of
figures, arew.640,500 pounds. Practically
SO per cent of this amount Is merchandise
which has been hauled to this point from
the terminus' of the railroad a.t Shanlko
for local consumption, the balance of 10
or 12 per cent being confined to the outgo
ing wool shipments during the past sea
son. Ths
Gentler Sex, So. Called.
Eugene Guard. '
The woman whom the Guard mentioned
the other day as attracting considerable
attention on the streets by her loud de
nunciation of a certain horse-trader who,
the woman stated, had cheated her hus
band In a trade, has recovered her horse,
but It seems that she is not satisfied with
that, and it Is said she declares that the
horse-trader shall never make another
trade in Eugene, if she can help It It is
said that she can be. seen most any. time
In the vicinity of the parks where ''the
horse-trader holds out
It's an III Bird, Etc.
Moro Observer.
No modern feat of . engineering known
to the world bears any comparison to
the magnitude of that necessary to en
compass the building of The Dalles
Cecilo ditch. Recently a bridge was
opened to the pubic in New York for
which the engineering skill was simple
play along with the details required to
open this colossal waterway to the com
merce of an Empire. By comparing costs
of the two. 521.000,000 for the bridge and
only $4,000,000 for the ditch, it seems to
us that somebody is being scientifically
buncoed.
Advantages of the Fair.
Cottage Grove Nugget
We believe It Is to the interest of all
portions of the state to aid and encourage
the Lewis and Clark Exposition. It is
sometimes the case that the smaller towns
of a state, have a feeling of Jealousy
toward the principal cityand fear that In
its ofrength it will absorb whatever good
may come from a matter of this nature.
This is not true. howeveV. The greater and
richer Portland becomes the more are
people and capital .attracted In this direc
tion, and all sections will so far as they
have -resources, reap their proportion of
the benefits. From now on until the close
of the Exposition the energies of the Port
land people will be' put forth and large
sums of money used In attracting the at
tention of the world to Oregon and Its
many advantages.
Pioneers Honored In Their Sons.
Pendleton East Oregonlan.
The sons of Oregon pioneers who toiled
across the plains with ox teams, half a.
century ago, to settle in the wilderness,
of the West, are now being feasted and
feted and given audience by the chief men
of the Nation at the capital of the United
States. Never in the history of the West
has a Pacific Coast State received the
wide attention that is being showered
upon Oregon and the Oregon country. The
conception of Jefferson and the achieve
ment of Lewis and Clark are Just now be
ginning to be appreciated by the world.
Easterners . are hunting up old history.
They are rummaging through old records.
They are casting aside old maps and are
forgetting old prophesies about the eter
nal barrenness of the Pacific Coast When
Harvey Scott Jefferson Myers and the
Oregon delegation In Congress get through
talking about Oregon, at this session of
Congress, there will be a lurid glow-of
Oregon oratory and facts hanging like a
pleasant dream over the East The pio
neers are oeing repam lor their priva
tions In settling the Oregon country, In
the honors now being showered upon their
sons.
Uneventful to a Fault.
Turner Cor. Dayton Ch'ronlole.
The success of the dance given at Co
vello by George English met the highest
appreciation of alL Sixty-four tickets
Were sold and about 150 people were
present A fine supper was served the
dancers at Motzlnger's Hall by H. E. Remain.-
One amusing feature of the af
fair was that It was so close to he
church that the heavy and never-ceasing
tread of the dancers could, greatly to
the annoyance of the latter, be, distinctly
heard by, the worshipers, The dancers
.could likewise hear those at the church
and seemed to by trying to outdo them.
In such a contest It does -not require
a philosopher to see which party would
easily be victorious. Although this dance
was, as the other one had been, held
in the wareroom of the "chop mill," yet
It was attended with much more pleas
ant circumstances. The sweet fragrance
that the swine of the village had copi
ously diffused under the mill had dis
appeared, either because the cold - had
purified the air or because the swine
had sought a warmer climate. Nor did
any of the comely lasses of the village
this time vanish from view through a
defective floor.
THE BRYAN-HEARST COMBINATION i
(Special to The Indianapolis News.)
EVANSVTLIiE, Ind., Jan. 15. William
Jennings Bryan will probably be editor
of W. R. Hearst's newspaper to be es
tablished in St Louis immediately in
an effort to control the Democratic Na
tional Convention for the New York
millionaire editor-Congressman. There
seems to be no doubtyof a consolidation,
of interests between itine Nebraska Demo
crat and Hearst.' From intimations
.dropped to confidential friends in Evans
ile last night Mr. Bryan is going di
rectly to his home at Lincoln to get
ready for the transfer of his editorial
duties to St Louis.
Rapid development of Hearst affairs' in
Washington, some of which have neon
given to the public, explain his absence
from Evansvllle last ijight He is too
busy getting ready to start the news
paper in St Louis. No sooner did the
Democratic committee decide on St Louis
for the convention than Hearst set his
wheels In motion, forgetting that another
of his newspapers had been projected. He
had a broker at Boston who was ready
with a large plant at a moment's notice.
He telegraphed to Boston that immedi
ate preparations be made to send the
whole plant to St, Louis. This was on
Tuesday evening, within a few hours after
the Democratic National Committee de
cided for St Louis. Bryan was in Wash
ington on the same night He had a
long conference with Hearst
The result of that conference, it 13
claimed, was simply this: Hearst Is to
stand for the Presidential nomination and
Bryan, with his pen and following, is to
be his Warwick. Bryan Is to conduct
the 'St Louis campaign from the edi
torial sanctum in Hearst's newspaper
office.
Mr. Bryan did not deny yesterday that
he had formulated a project for moving
his own paper, the Commoner, "to St
Louis and issuing it as a daily during
the Louisiana Purchase Txposltion. He
had not perfected the details, however,
he said. That Bryan and Hearst have
effected a combination, or rather perfect
ed one for the larger purposes of a
friendship which has existed between
them for several years', there can be no
'doubt
Effect of the War.
(London Spectator.)
.Even now Russia weighs more heavily..
at Pekin than the rest of Europe, and
with Manchuria and Corea In her hands,
and Japan driven from the seas, she
would, unless resisted by all Europe, be
in practice, and probably also in the
ory, the protecting power. That is not
a result which even those English states
men who are friendly to Russia could
witness without a certain sense of dis
may, or at least of agitation. On the
other hand, if Japan triumphed, and
saved. Manchuria and Corea, her Influence
in Pekin would be irresistible and she
would in no long time control the pol
icy and the resources of both the Mon
golian Empires, thus creating a yellow
power which would be in many respects
the strongest in Asia, and would strive
to secure for Japan an expansion which
both Great Britain and Holland might
find inconvenient Japan is at present
most friendly, but her rulers will think,
like other rulers, first of the interests
of their country; and the primary and
permanent interest of Japan, if she Is
to be a power of Importance, Is more
room. That room they can hardly ac
quire on the Continent, for the Chinese
are a swarming people, and under any
thing like safe Government would very
speedily fill both Manchuria and Corea.
The Japanese, therefore, will desire to
be predominant if not actually masters,
throughout the Southern Archipelago, to
the dismay, among others, of the Aus
tralians, some of whom look upon those
magnificent islands as their future her
itage. 'The real stake in this war is
neither Manchuria nor Corea, nor even
the safety of Japan, but. the future pre
dominance In China which victory, if at
all complete on either side, will secure
to the conqueror.
The South and the Canal.
Detroit Free Press.
FolI6wing the example of Louisiana, the
Legislature of Mississippi has adopted res
olutions instructing the state's Senators
in the Congress of the United States to
"use their best efforts to secure the ratifi
cation of the canal treaty." Previous to
the Civil war it was a common practice
for Southern Legislatures to adopt resolu
tions Instructing the Senators how to vote
on public questions. The old constitutional
theory then prevailed that the Senators
were ambassadors from sovereign states,
and subject to the will of the states that
sent them to Washington. Sometimes
these instructions were disregarded, but
not often.
The practice has fallen into disuse; but
its revival proves the great interest that
the South is taking in the canal question.
The newspapers and politicians that op
pose a ratification of the treaty on the
ground that "Roosevelt will get the credit"
are -finding little sympathetic support
throughout the South, which has been
quick to realize that the canal question Is
greater than partisan politics. Southern
Democrats favor the treaty, and tHeir
real spokesman is John Sharp Williams,
the minority leader in the House, not
Arthur Pue Gorman, the minority leader
in the Senate.
Connecticut for Roosevelt.
Washington Post
"I do not believe that any man nomi
nated by the Democrats can carry Con
necticut against Colonel Roosevelt," said
Mr. Morris W. Seymour, a prominent law
yer of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Seymour
was. Jborn and reared in the Democratic
faith, and both his father and brother
were elected to Congress in the days prior
to ( the party split over the silver is
sue. "The fact is that in Connecticut the
Bryan campaigns created such a breach
in the Democratic ranks and caused so
much bitter feeling that the" soreness thus
engendered has not had time to heal. I
do not think that there can be any recon
ciliation effected by which a victory could
be won In the next Presidential contest"
Sovereigns and Their "Help.'
New Tork Sun
Alfred the Great had just burnt the cakes.
'That settles It," cried the mistress of the
house. "I've had Chinese, colored. Irish and
Swedes, and now even a King won't do."
With a despairing sigh she decided to
break up and so to boarding.
George m. was wondering how the apple
got into the dumpling.
"That's nothing." replied Queen Charlotte
as she tested the pastry, "you had better
wonder how it Is going to get out."
Foreseeing another trip to the Intelligence
offlce, his reason gave way.
What Money Can Not Do. ,
Indianapolis News.
Every one recognizes that there Is much
truth In Mr. Bryan's main contention
that money had gradually come to have
too great a place in politics, especially
in certain close states. But when the
people are thoroughly aroused on any
great question, all the money In the world
canont win men to the support of men or
measures that they disapprove..
He Can Speak for Himself..
Atlanta Constitution.
We do not believe Mr. Cleveland sent
Mr. Olney to New York upon any John
Alden mission to Prlscllla Democracy.
Nor do we believe that Mr. Cleveland
Would entertain a leap year proposal from
the fair damsel.
The Revenue Producer.
Indianapolis News.
The boom of Hearst. ,
Oh, will .it burst
And fill the land with yellow gloony
And send the Joys
Of all the boys. '
Who've such a aapnow, vp the flume?
- " note: a:nd. comment;, ;
Hearse drivers have gone on strike1 in
St Louis. And there will be so many
booms to bury. t - --
Burglar Goble i3 such an vnnnssnm!n?
person himself that he must regret the
notoriety of his nose.
It is wrong to condemn readlni- in
There are people who find nothing else
will send them to sleep.
If a man wins a few hundred at a game
will District Attorney Manning try to
get iUback for the gambler?
The only trouble about Santo Domingo's
boiling over is" that some stray Ameri
cans are likely to-be scalded.
The fact that a boy has been cured of a
broken neck in a New York hospital will
hardly lessen any one's repugnance to the
gallows.
Prince Henry of Prussia declares that
Germany expects every bullet to do its'
duty. No doubt every bullet will make a
shot at it
Some officials must Und little pleasure
In fooling the people of Portland. It's so
easy, especially in connection with gam
bling, that it affords no chance for skill.
A revival preacher In Pendleton 13 said
to be paid ?100 a week and all expenses.
It would take a large number of some
kinds of s.ouls to give good value for this
salary. .
There was nothing mean about the Elgin
man who eloped with another man's wife
and still another man's grass widow. He
probably hoped to save transportation ex
penses by shipping In carload lots.
Canada's decision to build on Independ
ent navy all on her lonely will be wel
comed by nations that may want to In
crease their fleets in a hurry. Nelson's
method with the Danish fleet can be fol
lowed easily enough.
William Homer Leavitt is described as
a "short but fascinating young man."
Where in the world Is height associated
with fascination outside of Oulda's novels?
Short men are just as fascinating as tall
men, and i mere height prevailed with
the fair sex we should soon have a race of
giants. v
A convict, sentenced to two years' Im
prisonment for attempting to kill his wife,
was released to fire three or four shots
into the woman, but without killing her.
With the best lntention3 the man seems
doomed to failure. Still he may succeed
the third time, after a brief term in jail
has steadied his hand.
A lawsuit In New Tork has brought to
light the fact that a contractor was paid
high rates for excavating a mile and a
half of tunnel near the new reservoir.
There was nothing very strange In this,
una possibly not in the further dis
closure -that the contractor, having re
ceived his money, forgot all about mak
ing the excavation.
Chamberlain, having hitherto, based his
tariff arguments on unfavorable trade re
turns, is now confronted with an excep
tionally good report for last year. Far
from being discomfited by this, Joe pro
ceeds to base his future arguments upon
favorable trade returns. In some men
conviction produces arguments, not argu
ments conviction.
Admiral. Alexieft sa$s that-the 'negotla
tlons with Japan are being thwarted by
the Wai Wu Pu (the Chinese Foreign
Office).
If your planning goes askew,
And you don't know what to do.
Blame it one the
Wal
Wu
Pa.
If you think the other nations ' '
Pipe your sly negotiations.
Blame the wicked
Wal
"Wu
' Pu:
It's the only thing to do.
And like as not It's true
That all the trouble's caused by the .'crafty
Wal
Wu
Pu..
If your troops are spotted going ' .
Where the Talu River's flowing, .u.
Blame it on the . -Wal
Wu
Pu:
Say your move Is but, a Jest' "
That you made at the request
Of the wicked :
Wai
Wu
Pu:
It's the only thing to do.
And like as not it's true,
For who can tell what's done by the mystls
- Wal
Wu
Pu!
Say you'd open up the door r '
A quarter-inch or more
Onlv for the
wu
Pu:
Say no body politic
Can be up to every trick
Of the evil '
- Wai -
Wu. . ,.
Pu:
It's the only thing to do, .
And. a thing you'll never rue,
For who on earth's afraid of the funny
Wai
Wu
Pu?'
WEX. i.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
Fat Old Party Say. sonny, do you know
where I can get a haircut? Street Urchin
Soltenly, guVnor, on yer head. Columbia
Jester. f
Mrs. Parvenu My husband has so much
taste, don't you think? Mrs. Cutting Tes; it's
a great pity there Isn't a little of It that might
bo called good. Philadelphia Press.'
"Didn't you think I made some rather cut
ting remarks In my speech at the club banquet
last night? " "You did, old fellow. I noticed
them.- You split Infinitives right along." Chi
cago Tribune.
"Don't you know It Is very rude to stare at
people?" "Yes. mamma, but Uncle John Is
eating with hla knife." "Hush,' my dear:
Uncle John Is rich enough to eat with what
he likes." The King. "
"And was the Money-Title wedding a suc
cess. Judged Irom the latest standards?"
"Yes, Indeed: it took 75 policemen to keep
the mob from tearing down'the exterior dec
orations as souvenirs." Cincinnati Times
Star. 'Yes, I'll give you a meal of victuals if
you'll shovel off these sidewalks." "Would
you not prefer, madam, to have me shovel
off the snow?" "Poor fellow! Have you.
tramped all the' way from Boston?" Chi
cago Tribune.
Mrs. Homer John, if Mrs. Neighbors gets
a new sealskin sack this Winter I must have
one also. Homer Well, don't worry about
It, dear. Neighbors and I formed a protect
ive union today, and neither of you is to
haveone. Chicago News.
Professor Stargazer Gravity Is actually less
on the surface of Mars than at the sea level
on the earth. Every ton of coal, ior Instance,
delivered in that remote globe would fall
short by 200 pounds! Mr. Furness It Is un
necessary to go so far as Stars to perceive
that same phenomenon! Judge.
"It seems to me," said Mrs. Oldcastle', "that
the proletariat is becoming more and more
difficult to manage." "Yes," replied her
hostess. "Josjab thinks so. too, but his idea
is that If people wouldn't eat heartily Just be
fore going to bed. very few of them would
ever have it" Chicago Record-Herald.