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PORTLAND, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1904.
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HJXIS FIGHT "WITH TAMMANY.
David B. Hill has the critical fight of
his political life before him In his pend
ing contest with Murphy, the leader of
Tammany Hall, for the control of the
New "fork State Democratic Conven
tion that meets at Albany April 13
next. Murphy and Hill are well
matched; Murphy Is a self-made Irish
American; Hill is a self-made man who.
is Irish, at least on his father's side.
Murphy has no education beyond that
of the common schools, while Hill has
had a High School education and is a
very able and Industrious lawyer. The
study of law books by a man of brains
is a better education to make him mas
ter of excellent English as a Bpeaker
or writer than the academical literary
training of High Schools and colleges.
Hill has been Lieutenant-Governor,
Governor and United States Senator.
He is an excellent public speaker, cool,
calm, logical, self-possessed. He is a
man of many sterling public virtues;
he is a total abstainer from alcoholr his
private life is without reproach; he is
a man of personal dignity and self-restraint;
an able, energetic, persistent
man, full of courage and purpose.
The only serious blot on Hill's polit
ical career 'is his support of Maynard
for the New York Court of Appeals, a
man who was involved In an attempt
to steal an election return from the of
fice, of the Secretary of State. Hill in
1894 was defeated for Governor because
of his championship of Maynard In this
matter. Both Democrats -and Republl-
cans had Joined hands to defeat 3$ay
nard for the Court .of Appeals, and
Hill's lame attempt to exonerate May
nard made him so odious that he was
beaten for Governor in. 1894. 4 While
United States Senator, Hill was indus
trious and able. He was, like Gorman,
opposed to President Cleveland in the
matter of the tariff and the income tax,
and today he is the leader; of those
Democrats who desire to eleel a delega--tion
favorable to Judge Parker tor the
Democratlc National Convention, while
Murphy the leader of. Tammany Hall,
frankly favors a delegation that would
obtain the nomination of Grover Cleve
land for President, and if that cannot
be obtained his second 3iolce would
be Mayor Mcdlellan, of New Tork City.
Murphy is of the opinion that Cleve
land would make up. by. recruits
more -than he would lose' by the
disaffection of the Bryan element, and
for this, reason Murphy would be- glad
if Mr. Cleveland could "be nominated.
( But Murphy 'does not believe that Mr.
Cleveland could be nominated, and he
does not believe that- Mr." -Cleveland
would consent to a nomination that In
volved any bitter contest in. the con
ventipn.t His1 second choice is Mayor
McClellan, but he will not" use his
power as the leader of Tammany t&
force the nomination of McClellan. upon
the party and fight for It in the con
vention. ' Only when the demand for
McClellan's nomination comes from the
Democracy beybnd New Tork City and
State, as when in 1884 the demandfor
Grover Cleveland's "nomination came
from many. states outside of New Tork
State, will Mr. Murphy actively support
and push McClellan as his candidate.
In other words. Murphy, who Is as cool,
astute and able a politician as H111,
says; '"The Democratic party cannot
win In 1904 without the electoral vote of
the great State of New Tork. New
Tork is a doubtful state always, be
cause of Its very large and Influential
Independent vote. In my Judgment
Grover Cleveland Is the Strongest nom
ination that could be made to capture
New Tork; but It Cleveland cannot -be
nominated, Mayor McClellan, of New
Tork City, is the next strongest can
didate to capture the Empire State."
Murphy Is not ready to attempt to
force the nomination of Cleveland
-upon -the party, or of McClellan upon
the party. He 13 a sane, shrewd politi
cian, who presents his personal views
respectfully and awaits the action of
the convention as he would await the
action of a court whom he would re
spectfully address, but' whom he knew
he could not coerce, corrupt or cajole.
Murphy is inferior to Hill only in the
ability to present in able speech on the
s floor of the ..convention his political
views; He is as much of the man of
the world in sobriety, self-restraint and
Intellectual astuteness as. Hill. This
fact illustrates how little superiority In
political life the skill of the schools, efhe
culture and practice of courts and Leg
islatures, .give a man over a natural
born leader to whom nature has give
the -gift of organization, or leadershfp,
of political brains. The fight is on be-
i tween Murphy and Hill, 'arid upon (its
' result may hang -the Issue of the next
Democratic National Convention; for
since New York Is essential to victory,
the National Democracy will be likely
to take Its candidate from New Tork
State, and the National contest may
turn upon "whether the New Tork dele
gation has named the strongest man
or only named David B. Hill's strongest
man, who is Judge Parker.
It Is not the first time that Tammany
Hall has locked horns with the coun
try Democracy of New Tork State.
"There has always been a fight between
Tammany and the rural Democracy. It
was Tammany that forced the unwel
come nomination of Greeley in 1872;
that always fought Tilden; that fought
and defeated by its bolt Governor Rob
inson and fought Cleveland's nomina
tion for President in 1884 and 1832. This
enmity .to and Jealousy of the Tam
many Democracy by the rural Democ
racy has always been artfully organ
ized and utilized by David B. Hill, vho
has been supported for many years by
the Democracy of Kings County. If
Hill retains his ancient control of the
Kings County Democracy under. Its
new leader. Senator McCarren, he may
beat Murphy In the .state convention,
for Kings County has sixty-three dele
gates against the 105 Tammany dele
gates, while above the city line live 282
delegates. Here is the rift In the Dem
ocratic lute. It is by no means certain
that Hill through McCarren can swing
the solid Kings County delegation to
Hill's support. Hill Is but 60 years
of age. He ought to be In his prime
of public wisdom; but he lost ground
in 1902 by his nomination of Coler and
his injection of the coal plank into the
state party platform of 1902. Hill seem
ingly controls a majority of the state
committee, but if Murphy can divide
the Kings County delegation against
him he ls likely to beat Hill in the
state convention.
FEDEKAIi SAXUOX PROPOSAL
Senator Fulton's proposal to pro
hibit the use of fixed salmon gear In
Alaskan waters seems to bear an un
pleasant suggestion of an effort to car
ry this ancient and not particularly edi
fying controversy from state to Na
tional circles. It is hard to Bee what
difference it makes how the Alaskan
fishermen take their fish, If their opera
tions are suitably governed as to time
and place. The salmon taken in a gill
net Is Just as dead, once he Is in the
can, as one taken with a seine, and
equally unavailable for propagating his
kind. The truth probably Is that this
step Is merely a piece of strategy, whose
object is the establishment of a prece
dent in Alaska which can be used with
effect In Oregon and Washington. The
United StateB Fish Commission, at any
rate, has long ago abandoned the fan
tastic superstitions about traps and
wheels which were wont to tickle the
sensibilities of Clatsop County voters.
It is necessary, we suppose, for Fed
eral legislation of some sort to be en
acted concerning Alaska salmon. Es
pecially prepossessing Is . the proposal
to punish misbranding.- Tet even this
seemingly just rule is capable of per
version to strange ends and beset
with incidental perils, as an Interview
with Mr. J. T. Barron, published this
morning, indicates. Dr. Jordan is as
likely to be wrong about the commer
cial aspects of salmon as he Is about
the sealing monopoly; for In one impor
tant matter, that of injury caused by
gear, -he has himself acknowledged the
error of the dismal forebodings that
once possessed him. In general we
should say that the Government should
exert the least possible Interference
with matters of this kind. There Is 'so
cialism enough In our .thinking and
practice as it is; and the Government's
undertakings so far with crop statis
tics, etc., hasnot been such as to In
spire cdnfldence.
If Senator Fulton's Dill is designed
either as a sop to his 'Clatsop County
constituents etSras a preliminary to
some future local . undertakings, it is
fair to suggest that before the salihon
interests appear in supplication - for
more laW,.tlfty would present a -more "1
encouraging aspect If - they wre- ceady
to comnly nromotly and cheerfullv.-o-lth
the laws we .have.. After ajl that the.
State of Oregon Has done In the""vav of
Investigating; coddlltjg ind legislation1"
fit is the hardest kind of Work to keep
the various fishery outfit)? from des
troying their own Industry by disre
garding the Spring cose season, run
ning over tie time limit in August and
lgnorlng' the Fall close season alto
gether. The miraculous draught that
always marks the first day of the.
Spring season,, and the prolonged supr
plyof fish at Its close are'anjhlngbut
reassuring to thosj who believe that
law should be -enforced, f
HINTS FOR THE GRAIN TRADE.
The economic conditions wnich govern
freight rates are thoroughly understood
down where the tide comes In. and the
logical deductions of thcAstorian on al"
matters commercial command the deep
est respect and most serious considera
tion. For this reason The Oregonlan ft
palnedyand humiliated over an expose of
Its own Illogical presentation of some
facts regarding the ocean freight mar
ket. "Our Portland contemporary, which
seems aulte anxious that charters should
not rise," says the Astoria oracle, 4,lg-x
nores the very Important fact that
Portland is a port Just about five shil
lings higher than Its neighbors." In
extenuation of our anxiety lest freights
may advance. The Oregonlan can offer
but one excuse, and that is thatwheat
f. o. b. Portland Is worth the Liverpool
price less the freight, and as- the freight
advances the Portland price decreases.
With this confession of guilt, we now
pass on to the "Important fact" re
garding rates at Portland compared
with other ports. .
The short crop -last year in California
dropped that state from the list of
wheat exporters, except on an Insignifi
cant scale. There was not only very
little wheat to ship, but there was an
insufficient amount jfor home consump
tion, and Oregon and Washington in
the first eight month's 6f the Cereal year
have shipped Into California ports 600,
000 bushels more wheat than was ex
ported from San Francisco In that
period. Were, it not due to the fact
that a few sales of California cargoes
and parcels had been made In Europe
early in the season. It Is doubtful if a
single cargo would have been shipped
from San Francisco to Europe this sea
son. This leaves Portland and Puget
Sound alone in the ranks of the Pacific
Coast wheat .shippers this season, and
here are the facts regarding the rates
at the two ports. -On Puget Sound there
are two ships chartered for grain, the
Wilkommen and the Barcore, each of
i-1 i i va -zi 1 1 n nn.. i4..-
"ered fleet at Portland Includes the La
Fontaine at 15s 9d, Marechal de Tur
enhe at 17s 6d; and the Armen, La Bru
yere, Thistle and Verclhgterolx at 20
shillings each, an average of ISs 6d,
compared with the average of 20 shil
lings paid by our "neighbors" who are
engaged in the same kind of business.
There are other phases to this great
economic question which the Astorian
presents with a lucidity impossible of
attainment where the mere facts are
used and understood. One of these fol
lows: If the Oregon metropolis were In position to
handle properly the export business of the In
land Empire, with Justice to the producers. It
would not- send 2000 to 4500 tons of wheat and
barley south to San Francisco every week.
Half a dosen steamers have done nothing else
than take Oregon's grain down to San Fran
cisco for months past.
. Thus is Portland made to suffer for
the acts of the Almighty. California
had an insufficient amount of wheat to
keep the mills grinding, and the fleet
of steamers mentioned has not only
carried Oregon and Washington wheat
to those mills, but they have also car
ried flour, oats, barley, bran, shorts,
chicken-feed and even cornmeai. When
ever the California buyers invaded the
riorth with bids higher than the Euro
pean buyers could pay, Portland pock
eted her pride and their money, and
permitted them to take the grain. At
the same time it Is in evidence that
other portions 'of the country have from
the same reason been unable to "prop
erly handle the export business," for
as far back In the season as January a
prominent Chicago railroad man In a
private letter to a friend In this city
wrote that "California must be up
against a pretty short crop, as we have
already hauled several hundred tons of
wheat out of Kansas for California
points."
It is plain from this that after the
eminent Astoria authority on grain
handling has educated the Portlanders
as to the correct method of conducting
their business, there will still remain a
field for labor In Kansas, not to mention
Wp-shington, Idaho and other localities
that are still groping along In the dark
and selling their grain to the highest
bidder.
THE WAR ON PLAGIARISM.
The State Oratorical Association has
adopted a medium course between the
Spartan method proposed and the more
liberal practice hitherto in vogue. The
drastic proposals would doubtless have
prevented plagiarism, and they were
favorably mentioned In The Oregonlan
at the time of their promulgation. It
was provided that the. executive com
mittee should meet In May of each year
and select a general topic for study.
In January following the committee
would choose three Judges to whom the
subject selected would be submitted.
Each of the three Judges would select
eight topics or phases of the general
subject, and these would be delivered,
sealed, to the committee at least three
weeks before the contest These twenty
four topics would remain sealed until
four hours before the contest begins,
when they would be opened and eight
of the topics selected for use in the
contest Two hours before the contest
the contestants would choose by lot
from the topics thus selected. Each
speaker would then have two hours In
Which to prepare his oration, without
any books or authorities from which to
make excerpts. The judges previously
chosen would decide which of the con
testants had handled his topic In the
best manner.
Except for the fact that a student
might memorize passages on the gen
eral topic which he could use n n's
address, this mothod wnnlri nrpvpnt
.such siaVish use of materials as has
disgraced some of our college contests.
The reasons for the rejection of the plan
are not given, but one of them prob
ably was the fact that undergraduates
are .not likely to acquit themselves as
creditably In a'catch-as-catch-rcan en
gagement, as In a set 'composition which
they'have time to prepare with some
approach to perfection. This is a mat
ter of some seriousness. Anything
worthy of the name "oration" must be
the result of meditation and growth.
TwehdHrs or two days or two weeks
can give neither. A year's study upon
a general subject cannot fit an under
graduate to discuss ajjapllcular aspect
of that subject on two hours" -notice
Secondly,-a' large value for the young
writer Jn this work of writing for pub
Ucm delivery comes, from the practice ir
gives him In acquiring correct Ideas and
eorrecta'Sts In selecting and organiz
ing material; In revision, of. choice of
words and phraseology.; In Working out
erudltles ofconstructlon and of figure.
Anpther. hnjMirtant result of -careful
thought and investigation before the
public drter&ne. is the ".cultivation of
literary conscience.. Ah undergraduate
sheuld-lesrh. thai no assertJ6n should ba.
.made that .Is incapable of pr6of-; that no
evidence should be clt,ed. unlees be hlm-
self Is convinced of its worth. Better"
have no orators than those who speak
without weighing their words or estl-
f - atlnS their evidence.
Oratory does.noC conslstflrst of all.
In -unpulslveness. An undergraduate Is
rarely. If ever, .rady to be an orator.
Lit Is Jils work to get ready to be effect
ive some day, when ' the need presses
him, in, writing or speaking for public
welfare. To. get ready means to use
every opportunity forcareful prepara
tion; to acquire the habits tools, knowl
edge and conviction necessary to fit one
for public speech. Experience, years,
thought upon the Issues of life, are In
gredients In oratory. The Intercollegiate
Oratorical Association has a good work
to do in aiding men in their preparation
to meet the demands that are likely to
come upon them. A so-called "oratory"
without premeditation Is harmful In Its
Influence. We have too much of It now.
The Ignorant or half-informed think
and speak like the town-crier. Knowl
edge and mastery teach a man to keep
still unless he nave something to say.
Moreover, plagiarism cannot be cured
by law or statute; neither by building
walls between a student and books. A
more practical and beneficent cure for
plagiarism Is the largest possible prep
aration. HOW TO CURB MACHINE RUI.
Republicans In every part of the state
are lamenting and condemning the fac
tional ..fight now waging within the
party In Multnomah County. The con
test Is denounced as being unnecessary,
harmful to the party, and not promising
of Improvement In public service. Fre
quently the desire is expressed in Re
publican papers of outside counties that
some way be found to punish the Re
publicans of Multnomah for their per
sistence in continuing a factional fight
which Is declared to have no purpose
other than to subserve personal ambi
tion. Leaders In the party outside of
Multnomah are seeking some means of
combining so as to show their displeas
ure in an effective manner.
I? it be admitted that the conflict in
this county has its origin in the desire
of rival politicians to secure control of
the party machinery In order to retain
or acquire political power, or to insure
election to office. It semis as if a rem
edy might be found in the enaotment of
the direct primary nomination law now
pending before the people arid await
ing their action at the electiondn June.
The outlook seems" very good for the
approval of that measure by the peo
ple," and If sdeh should be the result
factional lines in every bounty will b
Irreparably broken. By the adoption
of the direct primary plan of choosing
candidates the people will take away
from political bosses the power to con
trol the distribution of ofHces, and the
end for which the political boss Works
will be,gone.
Under the present system affiliation
with the dominant faotion Is a pre
requisite to securing -a nomination for
office. A man's fitness for a public po
sition counts for little If he was too
honest in his convictions or too short
sighted to work with the prevailing
faction. Because the Jones faction has
won in the primaries by a small ma
jority, every member of the Smith fac
tion must be denied a place on the
ticket, even though he be a man of su
perior merjt This may be In harmony
with the principles of good government,
but there are few people who will be
lieve that It Is.
If the direct primary law shall prevail
at the election next June, a different or
der of things will be established. Under
that law the members of the party will
have the. power to choose their party,
candidates directly, and the man who Is
best fitted for an office can be selected
without regard to his factional affilia
tions. As said before, factlohal lines
would rapidly disappear, for the power
of factional leaders to dictate nomina
tions would be gone. The people them
selves would have the power to name
the candidates for all offices, from
Governor to Constable.
The proposed primary law provides
that Instead of electing delegates to a
county convention, which delegates
shall nominate county officers, the
members of a party shall hold an elec
tion, at which the names of all aspir
ants for nomination shall be placed
upon the ballots, and the persona re
ceiving the greatest number of votes
shall be party nominees. The man who
desires political preferment has only to
satisfy the demands of the people, and
not the political bosses.
It Is In the control of county and state
conventions that factional leaders have
their power. The direct primary law
proposes to do away with these conven
tions by enabling the people of a party
to choose their candidates directly, In
stead of through the medlumship of
delegates who are selected by party
bosses. The enactment of this law will
not put an end to political strife, and
should not do so. There will still be
aspirants for office, "and a choice must
be made from among these for party
candidates. But the contest will be
over the merits of candidates, with a
view to securing the best men for
places on the ticket, and not over the
claims of one man or another for con
trol of the party machinery. A contest
over the merits of candidates for nomi
nation promises to result in the Im
provement of public service. A contest
Tor control of party machinery promises
nothing but the gratification of the de
sires and ambitions of individuals. Let
Us enact the direct primary law and put
an end to a factional fight that has
brought no good to the State of Oregon.
The big trunk lines east of Buffalo
ure at present engaged In as fierce a
rate war as was ever waged In the
West, where, owing to the newness of
the- country, such conflicts -are not In
frequent he right of "Philadelphia
and Baltimore to claim a differential
over New 'York is the bone of conten
tiop, ori to be accurate, the dimensions
of the differential are causing the trou
ble. The traffic Involved is that Im
mense volume of business that is turned
over to the Eastern roads at Buffalo.
This migfit'y stream of commerce Is fed
by thousands of smaller trade rivulets
the sourcesjif which penetrate through
out as farlWest as the Rocky Moun
tains anadraln one of the richest coun
tries on tKei globe. From this fact the
course oflTthe present war will be
watched Wth considerable Interest all
over the United States, and the state
ment of oriejof the leading contestants
that "no quarter will be given or asRed"
will certainly please the shippers and
producers who will temporarily at least
be the gainers.
The fear expressed by numerous antl-
rAnkenv newsDaoers and nollticiatis In
the State of t Washington about a year
ago that "he newly-elected Senator
would not be a creditable representative
and wouldhave no power or Influence
at Washington, seems to have been un
founded. Seriatdr Ahkehy was sneer
Ingly alluded to as "the third Senator
from- Oregoni" his known friendliness
to the Columbia River leading to the
belief that he, would lend his Influence
to the neede'd' Improvements on that
stream. From what he has already ac
compllshed since he reached Washing
ton, particularly his work In retaining
Fort Walla Walla as a permanent Army
post, the Junior Senator of the Ever
green State Is certainly displaying tal
ent and diplomacy which will prevent
Oregon or Washington showing any de
sire to renounce him. The Walla Walla
Senator may not be as well schooled In
the art of politics as some of his de
tractors, but as a business man who
does things, he Is making a good record.
Illustrated with numerous good half
tones, the special edition of the Chelan
(Wash.) Leader fully describes Chelan
and Lakeside, the two towns that are
situated by the beautiful Lake Chelan
The advantages of- the locality are well
set fqrth, and descriptions of. the scen
ery and the sport are not forgotten.
The editor of the Leader, by the way,
thus briefly writes his autobiography:
Established The Chelan Leader August G.
1801. and has owned and edited 'it. 12Vi years
up to February 1 last. He was bom January
7, 1S32, In Bureau County, Illinois, In a log
schoolhcuse': father was a school teacher, -who
died la 1SC0. Mr. Britt cams to this state
(Uw-n terrlt6ry) In-1872; started to learn the
printing trade In the Puget Sound Courier of
fice In Olyropl'a same year; Is an ordained
minister of the Baptist denomination, and has
been during his life a newsboy, farmer, clerk,
soldier, raUroader. printer's "devil." compos
itor, preacher, editor, etc
A Chinese newspaper, the Tung Wen
Ha Pao, takes a very despairing view
of the Oriental situation in an article
translated by the . Shanghai Mercury.
The incredible corruption and utter lack
of patriotism evident in all ranks of
Chinese officials leads the editor to be
lieve that it would, :be better Xor the
people .to come sunder the dominion of
a foreign powen A new scheme of
.taxation-has been adopted, but the poor
people feel that It wiil; simply afford the
officials; an increased opportunity for
oppression, arid extortion?. "The article
concludes', with the1 assertion .that re
b ell ion tea cerUInt$ind that' the prest
ent desperate .eeftdltJea ml aJC&lrs will
lead to much bloodshed.
SPIRIT OF THB NORTHWEST PRESS
Important, If True.
' Oregon Irrigator.
The Irrigator is sometimes edited by
the editor and sometimes the- editor Is
irrigated by the Irrigator. It all de
pends on the geographical location of tie
editor when we go to press.
How He Was Landed.
Cathlamet Suh.
No YOUnfT Elrl should allow a vntmer Tnnn
to call on her oftener than three times a
week, even If they are engaged. Men get
tired of the same kind of ole. If thev have
It too often. A man's heart is cut out on
the same plan as his stomach, only on a
smaller scale.
Old Yamhill to the Front.
Newberg Graphic.
Yamhill CoUntv will have ttio nff tn
make an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
Fair, such as will open the eyes of visi
tors, let tnem come from wiere they
may. It will require early, persistent
and well-directed effort to mn
exhibit, and the call made by the Mc-
jmnnviue .Board of trade Is timely.
Momentum That's All Velocity.
Albany Democrat
John. Barrett Is to be Minuter to Pan-
ama. a verv Imnnrtnn flnl1 TJnr-rof f la
getting a good deal of knocking about
tne worm. a rormcr Portland news
paper man. he learned the assurance and
push necessary to malie things go, and
they are going his way rapidly. Never
theless his Portland friends do not con
sider him very much of a heavy-weight
Sees the Point, Evidently.
Vancouver Independent
The Oregonlan, when It states that the
Seattle election was a defeat for Governor
McBrlde and tries to show how the friends
of McBrlde knifed the ticket Is resorting
to the same kind of political falsification
that was used after the city election In
Oiympla. The McErlde fight did not en
ter Into the city election of Seattle, and
as in the Oiympla election the closest
friends of the Governor were among the
mo?t ardent supporters of the Republican
candidate.
By Reason of Necessity.
Medford Mall.
Oregon may be proud of her Repre
sentatives and Senators. . In the Bristow
report every state and territory in the
Union except five are alleged to have
profited by the postal frauds, through
their delegations in Congress. The five
are Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, New Hamp
shire and Rhode Island. Oregon's postal
service has been substantially increased
during the past few years, but the fact
that It does not figure in this report
shows that it was gained, not through
fraud, but by reason of necessity arising
from growth of business.
Who Would Be a Doctor?
Ashwood Prospector.
Dr. A. E. King, of Antelope, had a very
exciting time of It last Sunday evening
while returning from a professional visit
to Cross Keys. Lower Antelope. Ward
ana Trout Creeks were all booming aB a
result of the heavy rains and melting
snows, and when Dr. King was crossing
at a Doint near tie Junction of Ward and
Antelope Creeks, he found himself, buggy
And horses, whirling down the creek like
a piece of driftwood. He was carried A
distance of 30 or 40 yards down Btream
before he managed to guide his horses
Into the hank, and then he had some dlffl
culty getting up the steep embankment
In riding around the country to visit his
patients, the doctor encounters a good
many thrilling experiences, but he de-
Clares Sunday night's ride to nave been
the wildest he has ever had.
"On Scriptural Grounds."
Eugene Register.
Those Portland ministers who, after a
stormy debate, passed a resolution against
marrying any couple where ohe or both
have been divorced on any other grounds
than adultery or desertion, no doubt act
ed upon their interpretation of that Scrip
ture which declares that "whom God hath
joined together let no man put ammder."
It seems like putting the Almighty in a
bad light when he is charged with joining
together people who desire divorce. Such
marriages are not made in heaven, nor
have they the sanction or blessing of an
all-wise first cause. No minister violates
a law of Scripture nor his conscience in
performing a marriage ceremony for any
couple who. are known to be sound men
tally and physically, and are not known
to be criminals. Whom God hath joined
together no man can put aounder. That
being the case, we consider the Portland
ministers were over-zealous (with good
intention, however) In passing a resolution
that will be without moral effect and that
really should not be binding.
Welcome the Coming.
Harrlsburg Bulletin.
From accounts seen in the Portland pa
pers it is learned that at this season of
the year the number of immigrants now
arriving have never been equaled, and it
seems that the major portion of
them come to buy home3 and make
permanent settlement on this Coast
The matter or assisting tnese peo
ple to secure homes here on equitable
terms should enlist the honest endeavor
of every person who has the good of the
State of Oregon at heart They should
be advired as to the character of the soil
and have pointed out to them the most
profitable use to which the different
qualities maybe appropriated; and as well
the- correct value, as estimated by people
ot experience. If such treatment shall be
accorded these homeseekers they will soon
understand that they have cast their Tots
amid desirable environments for happy
homes, and the conditions here will be
heralded back through their letters to the
people of their former homes, and will be
a source of advertisement far-reaching
in Its effect While misleading representa
tions are always wrong. In this case they
are hot only wrong but are very expensive
m the long run.
. The Real Thing In Journalism.
.Lebanon Criterion.
After you have read the city daily
scanning cable dispatches that tell of
hovering war clouds, of treaties and en
tangling alliances, have perused
column and more descriptive of disaster
on land and sea, have read with throb
bing pulses the story of the latest tragedy.
murder or suicide; after having done tals,
Is It not a pleasure to open thecountry
newspaper? It Is like a glass of cold
Cream after a repast where pate de fols
gras and cavler were the leading attrac
tlons. There you see It all about Tom
Smith painting the wing of his house,
about Aunt Sally Hopkins going to the
Center for a week's visit with ner daugh
ter; about Uncle Ebenezer's rheumatism,
Tou learn that Cy Jones has another
baby boy. and you recall the day when
you and Cy fought at school and he kicked
your shins' with his copper-toed boot
You read tnat viola Jones Is the new
soprano in tne Methodist Church and it
comes to you In a pleasantplctnre iow
jou and "VI used to go buggy riding and
she would sing while you used to drive
the old white horse with one hand. The
editor tells of Deacon White's cow hav
ing been placed in the pound, and you
remember how you did the very same
trick one day and wonder how tie boys
looked who did it this time. The adver
i tlsements are also read In order to be
.sure that nothing escapes your observa
-tlon. Your former companions are the
business men who are letting the public
know what they have to selL Every
thing is interesting you read It all. The
country newspaper will always be a wel
come visitor to' thousands of aomes. It
is performing a mission that Is entirely
L separate and distinct from that of the
great dally. Its gosrtp paragraph1 are
like the pies our wiotKers Ted to bmJc
they touch the right stop.
THE BOOK OF BOOKS.
Chicago Inter Ocean. .
vanv men of international renown gath
ered In Washington last Sunday to cele
brate the centennial of a Briusn puonsn
lng corporation. All over th English
speaking world, and in many places be
yond It similar meetings are holding this
week.
These tributes to a mercantile concern
for such It is despite its philanthropic
alms are not paid because of the effi
ciency of Its .management tnougn tnat is
high, nor because of the fame of Its man
agem whose names are practically un
known. They are a recognition oi me
value to mankind ot tne goons tnat
makes and sells.
This British corporation, and Its slight
ly junior American ally, publish but one
book. In that book their business Is world
wide and surpasses In extent the sales of
any other book whatsoever. Since tneir
foundation tne Bntlsii and Foreign aiDie
Society and the American Bible Society
have distributed 250,000,000 copies or parts
of copies, in hundreds of languages, of the
Bible.
Whatever any one may think of the
Bible from any viewpoint the fact stands
out that It Is the most influential book
ev.er known to mankind. Originally writ
ten by Jews, whether In Hebrew or Greek,
It Is their abiding proof of rank among
the peoples that produce great literatures.
Its translations into English and German,
and to a certain extent into other lan
guages, are the foundations of their mod
ern literatures. Its distorted reflection in
the Koran is the foundation of Arabic
and Persian literature.
The power of the Bible as literature and
upon literature Is clearly seen when we
try to think what English and German
and French and Spanish and Italian lit
eratures would be without It We should
have no "Paradise Lost" no "Hamlet."
no "Faust." We should lack some -of the
best playB of Racine and of Calderon, and
we should have no "Divine Comedy In
fact It is almost impoinibte to conceive
modern literatures as existing at all with
out the Bible, they are so permeated with
Its ideas.
Furthermore, for many peoples the Bible
is literally the beginning of their written
speech. Tribes in which language was en
tirely a thing of the perishable voice
hich were without even the rudiments
of an alphabet have had their speech re
duced to writing and thus preserved for
all time that the Bible might be set be
fore them as a counselor and consoler.
Furthermore, only the religions directly
or Indirectly derived from the Bible Juda
ism, Christianity and Mohammedanism-
are really growing. Others are decaying
or merely holding their own. And if tne
Jews shall again become a nation in the
full sense It will be because through all
their trials and sufferings as a people they
have cluncr to the Hebrew part of the
Bible.
Yet asrain. thos2 nations which have
grown most solidly" which display a com
blnatlon of strength and progress such as
do no others the English speaking and
the German-Scandinavian are precisely
those among whose people knowledge of
the Bible Is a m03t widely diffused per
sonal possession.
In literature. In religion, in politics and
government the Bible is Indeed the
foundation of civilization. The sublime
figure in whosa person Its teachings cul
mlnato is Increasingly the Ideal of men
who seek after righteousness.
The Bible Is literally the Book of Books
the First of Books to all men who know
It, and Is evidently destined to become
such to all the human race.
What Manner of Man Kouropatkln Is
Archibald Forbes, the famous war cor
respondent thus describes Skobeleff and
Kouropatkln after one of the fights at
Plevna.
I was sitting In my tent writing a dis
patch when the flap was suddenly drawn
aside and in walked the most terrible and
awe-inspiring object I have ever seen In
my life. It waB Skobeleff, whom I knew
well, but I had to look twice before
recognized him.
His smart General s uniform was torn
into shreds and stained with blood and
gunpowder from head to feet. His sword.
which he held In his hand, was simply
smothered with blood, and grgat drops of
It fell on the floor of the tent as be
greeted me. There was a terrible gash
across the top. of his forehead, and his
eyes still blazed with the fierce excite
ment of the hand-to-hand flght which he
had just had with hundreds of Turks-
While he stood there telling me about
the battle his favorite Captain, Kouro
patkin. came up and called him away to
decide about the disposition of some ot
the prisoners. Kouropatkln looked even
more like a god of war fresh from the
scene of carnage. He was bleeding from
half a dozen wounds, but he stood as
steady as a rock while he saluted Skob
eleff. The latter suggested that he had
better go Into the hospital, but he curtly
replied: "No, General, there Is work to
be done."
I heard afterwards that Skobeleff and
Kouropatkln had fought side by Bide
throughout the bloody day, and had slain
the Turks literally by the dozens. Their
exploits formed the theme of many
story told beside the camp-fires of both
armies throughout the campaign.
Will the War Spread?
Chicago Tribune.
Will the Russo-Japanese war spread
If conclusions can safely be drawn from
the wars of the last half-century It prob
ably will not The Crimean war did not
spread after It started; neither did the
Franco-Austrian war of 1S5S-'5S; nor our
Civil "War; nor the Austro-Prusslan. war
of 1S66; nor the Franco-Prussian war of
1S70-'71; nor the Turko-RuSsian war of
1877-78; nor the Chinese-Japanese war of
1S91-95; nor the Greek-Turkish war ot
1896; nor the Spanish-American war of
1898.
At the outbreak and during the contin
uance of many of these wars great fears
were entertained that the conflict would
spread and Involve neutral powers. These
fears, especially at the time of the Franco
Prussian and Turko-Russlan wars, were
far greater than are now felt with re
gard to the Russo-Japanese struggle. The
history of the recent wars indicates that
other nations, viewing the horrors and
expenses of war, are disinclined to plunge
In for whatever reasons, but prefer to
safeguard their interests by taking a hand
In the peace treaty.
Although reasoning from analogy is an
imperfect method of arriving at the truth,
unless thousands of cises may be exam
ined, yet It Is an encouraging thought
that none of the wars between the powers
during the last fifty years has spread be
yond Its original limits.
No Power to Enforce It.
Portland Catholic Sentinel.
The Portland Ministerial Association has
put Itself on record ao being against the
remarriage of divorced persons. That
looks right and will do some good. As
long, however, as Justices and notaries
will do the marrying and while church
standing is not impaired there will be no
adequate cure for the divorce evil In the
bands of the sects.
The Inner Vision.
William Wordsworth,.
'Most sweet it Is -with unupllfted eyes
To pace the ground. If path be there or none.
While a fair region round the traveler lies
Which fc forbears again to look upon;
Pleased rather -with some soft Ideal scene,
The-work of Fancy, cr some happy tone
Of meditation, nUpplng" in btween
The beauty coming and the beauty gone.
IX TaoUght and Love desert ua. from that
day
Let us break, off all commerce with the
Muse;
Wlta Thought and Love companions of our
tray 1
,
Whate-'er-the senses take or-may r.efuse
The Mind's Internal heaven' shall shed her
dews
OX inspiration on the humblest lay.
NOTE AND. COMMEiiTV--- r
Patti has left for home. ThaJdntorv
didn't reveal much.
It is denied, that Ping Yang will hava
a nine In the Pacific Coast League this .
season.
A hyena, "for Roosevelt from Menemc"'
has arrived. The laueh seems to hi. n
the President
There are lots of men that would never
know it was Sunday if it weren't for the ,
stale bread In the restaurants.
Fortune tellers are being driven out of
New York, that is, all but those that
prophesy political events. t
General Kouropatkln says that he will
wear a little Image of his patron saint
However, the commander-in-chiefs record
tenos to snow that he will keeD his mir.
der dry as well.
Chicago's carbarn bandits have ' hefn
found guilty of murder. They had gone
Into the killing business In such a whole
sale scale that people thought they might
oe xounu guuty of something more than
mere murder.
The Kingdom of Slam has formally recog
nized the Republic of Panama.- All that now
remains Is for the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce to take a like step, and then all of the
vibrant centers of the world's thought will be
1ft solid array on that important topic Seattla
Argus.
Where stands the "editor of the Times?
If conservative New York and Chicago
papers are to be believed, Hearst clubs
in the two great cities are completely con
trolled by enemies of Hearst. Tha
founder, however, Is not debarred from
putting up as much money as he likes to
help along the clubs' enjoyment
A clergyman says In the London Spec
tator: "A poor woman In the paris'a
was consulting me In connection with her
domestic troubles, and there was soma
doubt as to whether her marriage was a
egal one, inasmuch as her 'husband" (as
she had just discovered) appeared to have
wife living, from wnom he had been
separated. The woman's pathetic in
quiry was: 'If he is not my husband,
what right has he to knock me about "
what right has he to knock me about?"
A London paper tells a story of a cer
tain short-slgated sportsman. He was
asked one morning by a fellow sojourner
In a small hotel on the shore of Loch
Catron what sport he had had. "Just
seen a seal," he said; "shot at It three
times and missed it each time." At din
ner, an hour later, he sat next to a man
wlti a bandage round his head. "Acci
dent?" he inquired. "Accident!" was tho
Indignant response. "Attempted mur
der, you mean. I was having a bath
about an hour ago when some lunatic
fired at me three times from the shore
and shot part of my ear off." "Wonder
who It could have been," murmured the
sportsman, and changed the conversa-
tlon to the Japanese war.
"Then I'm to be saying, sir, that you're
not at home?" the maid inquired, says
the Philadelphia Telegraph.
"No, Mary, No!" was the reply,, "that
would not be true. If any one should
ask for me you must just put him oft -with
some evasive answer, you know."
"I'll do It, sir, never fear," was the
maid's reply. Mary was as good as her
word.
Tnat afternoon a person of -importance
made his appearance and was duly sent
away. Tne faithful maid reported tha'
circumstance to her employer.
What did you do, Mary?" inquired the
latter with some trepidation.
"Oh, I just put him off, sir, as you told
me. I gave him an evasive answer."
"Yes, but what did you say to him?"'
"Oh, sure, he axed me If the boss was
at home and I said to him was his grand
mother a monkey!"
The Russians established a rule at
Vladivostok that not more than two for- ,
eign ships of war should be 'allowed In
the port at the same time, and Great
Britain, waose ships were -the cause of the
rule's adoption, has a standing order that
not more than two Russian ships are al
lowed within any British port her action
being a reply to the Russians. The Rus
sians thought that the approaches to
Vladivostok were too dangerous to be
attempted by foreign ships without a.
pilot in fog or darkness. " The British
China squadron arrived oft the port on
one occasion In a fog at night and could
not obtain a pilot, so the ships entered
the harbor under the navigation of their
own officers. When the commandant
awoke the following morning he was sur
prised to see 10 foreign men-of-war
moored in his harbor. This led to the
adoption of the Russian rule.
WEX. J.
OUT OF THE GINGER JK$l
Bobby Papa, what's a helpmeet? Papa A
helpmeet Is an Idealised cook. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
George I had made up my mind to mova
heaven and earth to win you. . Prudence And
It was only necessary to ask me. Puck. .
"Br'er WlHlama don't need no ccal in Win-,
ter time." "How come?" "Wy he all tlma
dreamln dat de devil got him!" Atlanta Con
stitution. English Instructor Do not use the word
"rough house." It is too coUoqulal. Student
Sow would "Jagged domicile" do? Harvard
Lampoon.
Harker Talk about being averse to work. I
found a chap this morning that was 'the limit
Barker Indeed! Tramp or collegeman? Chi
cago News.
"After all. It's a true saying that 'He
laughs best who laughs last' " "Not at alt
The really true saying la 'He laughs best
whose laugh lasts.' "Philadelphia Press.
"And do you think," he asked, "that men
progress after death?" "Well." she replied,
"it they don't it would almost eeem nseleja
for some of them to die." Chicago Record
Herald. "And you have finally decided the momentous
Question'" "Well, no er not exactly. We
have decided to get married, but whether we'll
board, keep house, or live In a flat 1 atl'1 In
the alr." Baltimore News.
"Willie, are rou and Ben in any mischief
out there?" "Oh. no." replied the boy. "We're
all right. We're Je3t playln ball jwith some
eggs the grotfer left to sec how many times
we can catch one before it breaks." Chicago
Post
"Aren't you afraid that a great many people
will criticise you for becoming rich?" "Tes,"
answered Senator Sorghum. "But the chances)
are that If I had stayed poor they wouldn t
have noticed, me. even that much." Washing
ton Star.
Wife There waa a man around today selling
big brass burglar alarm bells to put on the
front of the house, so I ordered one. Husband
What! Tou know we haven't anything worth
stealing Wife I know, but It will make the
neighbors think we havc-Phlladelphia. Ledger.
"Why does Mrs. Clubwoman look so cad?"
The world's Injustice to woman has Just
struck her forcibly again." "How was that?'
"She happened to think that Martha Washing
ton Isn't called the Mother of her Country"
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Doting Father You must not expect her to
propose so soon my boy. She has been call
ing on you only three weeks. Beloved Sda I
know that father, but Instead ot enlightening
me as to. her 1 retention she lssists on,turalsv
down the' gas and keeping me 1b t&e dark.
Chicago News.
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