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ON MR. BRYAN'S SINCERITY.
The sincerity of Mr. Bryan has always
been a question indeterminate. In spite
of all his incomprehensible theories on
money, and in spite of his labored ef
forts to arouse discontent and class
hatred upon the indisputable complaint
that the poor are not rich, many have
held to the view that he is at heart
honest and sound, however misguided,
and that his utterances are by him
believed to be the gospel truth. As of
possible bearing upon this head we ad
duce this paragraph from Mr. Bryan's
rewspaper. the Commoner:
M;ro than a year ago Mr. Roosevelt, speak
irg at Princeton. III., said: "Our currency
laws need such modification as will Insure the
rar.y of every doMar coined or Issued by the
C ivernment " How does It happen that Mr.
Roosevelt has done nothing to bring about the
result he said was so desirable? Is It passible
that Mr Roosevelt has discovered that the
parity of every dollar coined or Issued by the
Government was long ago Insured even he-
fir- the time when the Republican leaders say
tve American people declared In favor of the
single gold standard by electing to power a
pc Ucal party whose platform declared In fa-
irr of International blmetaiismT
Of course It Is not Mr, Bryan's way to
say anything directly. His mind works
in devious ways, as in the extract just
quoted. If he wanted to say it is ;
rlfsant day, he would have to con
trive a number of dependent and ln-
trc-te clauses, couched In the form of
question and Innuendo, allowing every
possible avenue of escape if he should
bo called to account for saying what
h: appeared to say. He is continually
d nying that he said what his utter
an-cs seem to Imply, and doubtless
would do so In the present case. How
ever, let us see just what is the legltl
mate import of his remark about Roose
vclt and the parity, stripped of its cir
cumlocution and deft noncommittal
method of Inquiry.
It is fair to assume that when he
ofks if Mr. Roosevelt has discovered
so and so, he means to imply the truth
of the thing discovered. He does not
sry that what Roosevelt has possibly
disco ered is true that is not his way;
but hi4 is fairly responsible for the posi
tian that the Roosevelt discovery. If
ir.Jido, is a genuine discovery of a genu
ine fivt. That alleged fact, for which
Mr. Bryan in effect stands sponsor. Is
tht tlie parity of the silver dollar was
insured by the election of a President
on a platform favoring "International
bimetalism." "When this election oc
currci, he leaves open with character
istic evasion, and we are left to con-
jrctur ; but 1892 Is the only election that
will fill the bill.
Ho says that the election which set-
tlrd the parity occurred "long before'
IV u; but 1892 is the year when a win-
u - g platform mentioned the interna
ti.-a" humbug. In 1SSS neither party
jr.c- Honed it. In 1SS4 the Republicans
dc Iirod for It, and the Democrats
agart it, but Cleveland was elected.
In 1 J it was not in evidence. We are
t!rle j to the conclusion, therefore, that
Mr Bryan matins that the election of
Gr.ver Cleveland in 1S92 established the
IT.ty of the sliver dollar secure for all
The force of the claim is' some
v.ht abated by the fact that the Re-j-ubJcan
National platform of 1S92, as
well as the Democratic, declared for
th. railroad to Mars. It said: "We
;mend th wise and patriotic steps
aeuay taken by our Government to
f : -'j re an iaternatiOHal conference to
c I.vt such measures as will insure
a i lrlty of value between gold and
s ier for use as money throughout
acrid." The Democratic utterance
1 3-3 to the same thing "the dollar
u-.t of coinage of both metals must be
c qual intrinsic and exchangeable
i -"u or be adjusted through interna-
t!;z.al agreement, or by such safe-
C-iirds of legislation as shall Insure the
ir'?nte-nance of the parity of the two
trt tiis."
Ii is perfectly clear, therefore, that
whether the Democrats or the Republi
cans under Harrison Avon in 1S92 Mr.
Bryan could say that international bi
r -tiisni was Indorsed; yet he goes on
rr?rd as ascribing the force of the
declaration to the fact that the Interna
r:;iai idiocy tnumpnaa. jvery one
kr :ws that the money question hardly
figured in the campaign of 1S92. There
v:.s little difference between the posi
Uirs of the opposing parties on the
question; and it would be quite as log
leal if he were to say that the question
it civil service- reform was eternally
rattled In 1S92 by the election of a Pres
iaent on a platform indorsing it, for
bcth platforms of that year indorsed it.
The main thing, however, is the. effect
the declaration had on. the parity. Mr.
Eryan, undertakes to say, that regard
less of the commercial value of silver.
the" exchangeability of the sliver 'dollar
for 25.8 grains of gold, nine-tenths fine,
was made secure by the election of a
President whose platform and whose
opponent's platform both declared for
international bimetalism In a campaign
in which the . Issue was scarcely
broached, and In which the utterances.
of the two parties were practically
Identical. "We shall not argue the mer
its of this assertion. The question of
the silver dollar's parity Is sufficiently
understood, we hope, to malce It un
necessary. Nor shall we undertake to
say whether Mr. Bryan believes that
the parity was established and is still
maintained hy the plank In the Demo
cratic platform of 1892, or by the elec
tion of Cleveland in that year, or by any
plank whatsoever in any platform ever
adopted, or by the election of any Pres
ident that has sat In the "White House.
CAREY AND MATTHEWS IN ACTION.
The ticket Itself Is as good as county
tickets generally are. It Is better than
the one of two years ago. It represents
about the best material available for
the work of the respective ofilces. Mr.
Fields has made a record that justified
his renominatlon by acclamation. Mr.
Stott has had long experience in the
Sheriff's office. We should like to have
seen Major McDonell recognized, but
perhaps It Is well at intervals to have
complete change In the Assessors
office. The Legislative nominees are
above the average In ability and com
munity standing1. The state delegation
is very impressive in the dignity and
character of Its names. There is no
reason why any man who calls himself
a Republican should refuse to support
this ticket.
The real interest centers about the
proceedings themselves, and especially
the apparent breaking of the so-called
slate. It is clear that some of the nom
inations apparently desired by Judge
Carey were prevented by the delegates
themselves, who preferred other men.
These departures are susceptible of dif
ferent explanations. Time will reveal
whether Judge Carey's preference and
Judgment were overcome by other and
stronger Influences within the organi
zation Itself, notably by Mr. Matthews;
or whether Judge Carey himself was
not at heart unfriendly to Stott and
Sigler and sought on the floor of the
convention to redeem assurances he
knew could not be realized; or whether
the promises of "open convention!' were
availed of by delegates to resist the or
ganization's efforts at "programme."
What is reasonably certain is that no
nomination could have been possible
in face of united opposition on the part
of both Carey and Matthews; and those
who crow loudly over the breaking of
the slate, the while inconsistently be
walling the rule of "the Iron hand,"
may ask themselves whether after all
the organization is as deeply humiliated
as they fondly suppose. The antago
nism of the Mitchell rank and file for
both McDonell and Maxwell is a fac
tor In the situation that cannot be ig
nored, and it makes little difference
whether this antagonism operated
through the leaders directly or Indi
rectly through the latitude allowed by
the rule of "open convention." In either
case the ticket Is satisfactory. In either
case the nominations were claimed by
the victorious wing, excepting In the
wholly nonpolltlcal office of School Su
perintendent; and perhaps this is .all
the minority could expect.
Say what we will about harmony, it
is the most difficult thing In the world
to induce the successful side to turn
over offices to the unsuccessful side.
The reason is it Is Impossible for lead
ers to agree with delegates. All that
Judge Carey could do for McDonell
and Maxwell was vain; for the dele
gates were uncompromisingly hostile.
The difficulty is Immeasurably in
creased if, as in this case, the minority
only waits to make sure what conces
sions the majority is Inclined to make
and then repudiate them. The Simon
men wanted above everything else to
defeat the Simon men whom Judge
Carey favored. It Is as if two years
ago Matthews had proposed to nomi
nate Rowe for Mayor and the minority
had Insisted on helping Storey to the
nomination. We do not see how in
such case the Simon men can object to
Sigler or any other candidates that
they themselves co-operated to nomi
nate.
In all respects, in fact, the Simon in
terests seem to have paved the way for
their acceptance and support of the
ticket. In a letter we print this morn
lng from Judge Northup, this Idea is
confirmed; for there is, as he says, no
great principle now at stake between
the factions, and It Is Indefensible . to
organize opposition to a "ticket upon
no other basis than a disappointment
over small local offices. In a great issue
like that of the money standards party
regularity becomes of small moment,
and The Oregonian itself supported
Judge Northup in 1896 as an independent
Republican candidate for Congress upon
this basis. Since then it has supported the
regular ticket, as It will do again, this
year; and we make no doubt the bulk
of the Simon men will do the same. Not
that very active support can be ex
pected from them. The campaign will
naturally be in the hands of the major
lty. They expert to run it; they expect
no great zeal from the minority; gen
orally such activity would be resented.
It is enough for the defeated wing if It
yields passive support and refrains from
conspiring against the ticket.
The ironclad instructions in favor of
Representative Williamson can bear no
other interpretation than an apprehen
sion that some of the delegates might
get away. The foar Is probably justi
fied, for it is past belief that among 71
representative Republicans in "Multno
mah County not one should be found to
remember with respect and gratitude
the efforts put forth by Malcolm Moody
for this district and state during the
four years he sat in Congress. We as
sume that the delegation will vote as
Instructed; we do not see hdw it can do
otherwise; and we can only hope that
Mr. Williamson, whose service is as
yot too brief to demonstrate what is In.
him, will justify the confidence thus re
posed. A change in Representatives is
always bad, and the change made two
years ago was against both The Ore
gonian's judgment and Its sympathies;
but Mr. Williamson has already given
evidence of great zeal and activity. He
will have a chance in another term to
demonstrate his efficiency, and then he
In turn can Invoke the argument against
frequent changes. The office is one that
from the nature of the 'case seems to go
with political results in -Multnomah
County. If the- Simon people had won
here, there would have been little clem
ency for Mr". Williamson.
So far, so good. We can unreservedly
commend the ticket nominated, and we
make no doubt of its election. But it
will be imperilled by foolish 'action of
the delegates to the State- Convention.
An obligation is Incurred to Mr. Hod
5on which cannot be Ignored without
grave attainder of false dealing; 'and if
in particular he should be displaced for
joint Senator by a man of demonstrat
ed bad faith and well-known' unreliabil
ity, the consequences might easily prove
disastrous, not only to him but to his
associates on the Legislative ticket. An
other matter of most serious import is
the organization's attitude toward the
Circuit bench. There Is a general im
pression among the people that our
Judges are to be continued during good
behavior; and it is certain that any at
tempt to displace them for personal or
political ends would be' resented. We
are emboldened to take this position
from the very high character of the
state delegates themselves and from the
mere fact of their selection . by jthe or
ganization. To tamper with the judi
ciary would be the very worst way to
go about Improving upon the Simon re
gime. ANOTHER TEMPORARY FAILURE.
Mr. Dan Sully, the dethroned cotton
king, has made an official announce
ment that his 'financial embarassment
due to the failure of his corner is "only
temporary." This announcement wa3
expected, because it Is customary. It
Is necessary to go back to the begin
ning of corners of all kinds to discover
who established the precedent of mak
ing this stereotyped announcement, but
but It has been used by all of the ma
nipulators who have ever suffered the
puncture of their speculative bubbles.
When Joseph Letter crawled out from
under the avalanche of wheat which
swept him off his feet, and made great
creases In the bank account of Lelter
pere, he was quick to announce that his
financial trouble was only temporary.
Corn King Phillips told the same little
fairy tale when he rode his financial
mustang over the twlllght-purpllng hills
Into oblivion. But none of these kings
ever came back. " ;
It does not seem to make much differ
ence whether they bullded their thrones
on wheat, corn or cotton. All are swal
lowed up in a maelstrom of speculation,
wide open and roaring still for more.
Everything came so easy for Sully, just
as It came for Leiter and Phillips and
the long train of speculators of lesser
note, that it was most natural that he
should expect quick recovery from his
Waterloo. Unfortunately for these de
throned monarchs. In finance, as in war,
it is a case of "The king Is dead, long
live the king," and the scepter Is passed
on never to be returned. King Sully
may In course of time partially regain
his foothold In the commercial world,
but he will never again mass such a
following of cash and confidence as in
the past enabled him temporarily to
suspend the operations of the inexorable
laws of supply and demand.
In many respects the collapse of his
cotton corner is a decided blessing, and
he will not even have the sympathy of
the large number of people who wit
nessed the downfall of Lelter and Phil
lips with genuine regret. This is due to
the fact that the numerical strength of
the cotton planters who profited by the
sensational advance which Sully made
Is very small in comparison with the
number of corn and wheat-growers who
profited by the same operations. The
European consumers of corn and wheat
suffered worse than any one else" from
the high prices of corn and wheat, but
in the case of cotton, thousands of
American workmen have been thrown
out of employment and millions In
vested in mills nave Deen iorcea to ue
XUIC. Al tuu 2lic uiAi;, fiiysj -wv
ton fabrics have Increased, thus entail
ing additional hardship on poor people
who are the best customers for these
goods. The high prices have had the ef
fect of stimulating the efforts of Euro
pean countries to find new sources of
supplies of raw material, and experi
mental cotton-growing is now going on
in many parts of the world where It has
never been tried before. The big trade
with the Orient has fallen away to
nothing and cannot be regained except
at much lower figures, for the buying
capacity of the Orientals Is more lim
ited than that of any other people with
which we do business.
These are the features of this phe
nomenal deal in cotton, which even
tually will prove to have robbed It of
all of the alleged benefits which It now
seems to have conferred on the planter.
Out of the creation of this unnatural
scarcity of cotton have come conditions
that later may cause trouble and loss
for the only men who are now apparent
winners on the transaction. The de
mand has been curtailed, and if the cotton-growing
experiments of the for
eigners prove successful the supply will
be increased. The effect of these changed
conditions will be lower prices for the
raw material. Then the nlanter will
lose all that has been' gained by the
Sully deal, and perhaps more.
KEYS OF EMPIRE.
Three places on the earth's surface
have been the focal points of the
world's Interest since their .history be
gan the Straits of Gibraltar, the Isth
mus of Suez and the Isthmus of Pan
ama. Many fights have surged around
the "Rock," blood has been spilled on
the sands of Egypt, and adventurers
have died in the jungles of Panama to
the end that these keys of empire might
be held-for this nation or for that. The
Isthmus of Suez is now In the hands of
Great Britain, and the isthmus of Pan
ama has passed into the grasp of the
United States. Strangely enough, the
Straits of Gibraltar, the gates of the
"Middle Sea," the place longest in the
world's view, has not yet been seized
by any power. Of the three great
strategic points the Pillars of Hercules
alone remain the subject of contention.
While the shifting of population and
power to the West has rendered Pan
ama the most Important of the three
places, the domination of the Straits of
Gibraltar would be of the greatest mo
ment to a European nation. Great Brit
ain, posted at Gibraltar, the huge rock
that has seen the flow and ebb of many
races, is at present in the predominant
position on the Straits, a position de
manded by her Interest in maintaining
an open route to the Orient, but her
predominance might easily be threat
ened by a strong power establishing
itself tipon the opposite shore of Mo
rocco. Ceuta is hardly less important
than Gibraltar, and .the possession
both these points would be necessary
before a power might at will seal or un
seal the Straits.
It Is this knowledge that has given
the European powers such an interest in
Morocco. France, which has Gibraltar
as an evil wedge between her Mediter
ranean and her Atlantic fleets, looks
longingly upon Ceuta and Tangier.
Great Britain, would make firm her
strangle-hold on the Mediterranean by
creating a second Gibraltar on the
southern shores of the Straits. Spain
deems it bad enough to have Gibraltar
"temporarily in the possession of the
English." These jealousies keep Moroc
co intact. The empire 13 made up of
warring tribes and actions, barbarism
is king, progress is a thing abhorred.
This dark corner of the dark continent
must pass under the control of -a sta
ble and central power. It does not seem
likely that the power- can be established
from within, so the task must be un
dertaken by another nation. So far, the
great difficulties in the way are the
disinclination of the people to be "civi
lized" and their readiness and ability to
fight like demons; Spain holds Ceuta
and Melilla, the most Important points
on the Mediterranean littoral. France
has been edging westward from her
possessions, but she has not found a
path of small resistance, and she does
not increase the existent friction by
further pressure.
It may be -taken for granted that
Great Britain will not attempt to oc
cupy Morocco.' The conquering of such
a country would be a second Boer War.
Nor can France embark upon such an
enterprise. Her colonial experiments
have been too costly and too scanty in
returns. x The chauvinists would meet
with too much opposition to have such
a programme as a protectorate over
Morocco approved, for a protectorate
would be but another name for a con
quest, in view of the Moorish hatred of.
foreigners. With matters standing thus,
what Is the solution to be? The an
swer appears to be contained In a tele
gram from Madrid published yesterday.
Great Britain, it Is announced, has de
clined to negotiate with France on Mo
roccan affairs until France has com
pleted arrangements with Spain. Neither
France nor Great Brltaip Is afraid of
seeing Spain the predominating Influ
ence In Morocco. Each nation thinks
that if she cannot hold the key herself
It hacl better be in the hands of a na
tion :hat cannot be regarded as a rival.
Therefore Spain will remain hi posses
sion of Ceuta, and Morocco will be left"
to her own devices.
In the lightpf these developments It
is interesting !o' study the views of
tenor mos, president Of the Spanish
Senate, In an article written by him
several month's ago for the National
Review. Senor Rios Is known to Airfer-
lsans through the part fie took In the
peace negotiations after the Spanish-
American War, and his opinions are
worthy of consideration. The Spanish
view of the case, and it appears to be
a correct view, is stated by him In a
few words: -
It Is certain that alone and unassisted we
can do nothing and attempt nothing; but It is
equally certain no one can embark on any en
terprise In Morocco without taking ua Into
consideration.
Senor Rios hopes that If Spain is given
a free hand in Morocco she may con
quer the Moors peacefully. "Africa be
gins at the Pyrenees," says an old pro
verb. "If so," says Senor Rios. "Spain
ends at the Atlas Mountains." There
is a kinship between the Moors and the
Spaniards, and as the Spaniards have
always been successful In mingling
with even the black races, Senor Rios
thinks that the peoples would coalesce.
He points to the thousands of Spaniards
in the French North African colonies,
settlers that have made the colonies
what they are, as an example of what
would be accomplished in Morocco
Spain would undoubtedly welcome, an
opportunity to attempt a conquest in
Morocco, If It were a peaceful conquest.
As Senor Rios says in his dignified ar
tide:
We have, no need to indulge in empty celf-
glorification. Since the time of our colonial
disasters Spain has broken with the" romantic
and the epic,' but she treasures both In the
inmost recesses of her heart. Just as noble
families' reverently preserve their glorious title-
deed?, and though they have seen their leg
endary castle fall Into ruin yet keep their sense
of honor In unimpaired vitality nnd their dig
nity undiminished. ... I do not suggest
that we do not dream of further adventures
in any case, when we count our hopes as to
the place In the world which destiny reserves
for ue. we do not forget that powerful Eng
land wae. In the reign of Charles II, In
worse position than that In which we find our
selves today; that Germany fell far lower afte:
the Napoleonic wars than we ever fell; and
that Italy, who Is now courted by the great
powers1, served for centuries as the cockpit of
the Kings of Europe.
Both King and Pierce Counties, the
controlling factors In Washington pol
itics, on Saturday decided to hold but
one contention for state and county
nominations. This was a decided vie
tory for what is known as the railroad
forces, but which might more appro
prlately be termed the anti-McBride
forces. The victory In King County has
added Importance from the fact that it
makes Dr. J. J. Smith, of King County,
the most formidable opponent of Gov
ernor McBride, and incidentally may
be the means of passing the United
States Senatorshlp on to some other
county. Dr. Smith will prove a strong
candidate and if nominated it Is very
doubtful whether even a fusion of M'c
Bride Republicans and Democrats could
defeat him. He made a good record as
president of the Senate and would make
a good Governor. The "one-man pow
er" in Washington politics Is not creat
ing the enthusiasm that it was tw
years ago, and the successor of Gover
nor McBride must stand on a broader
platform than -that which turned down
an elective but Insisted on an appoint
ive railroad commission.
Walla Walla advices state that Gov
ernor McBrlde's reception at that city
on Saturday was a "frp3t," the Garden
City faijing to enthuse over the pres
ence of the -chief executive of the state,
This is a situation which should occa
sion no surprise when It Is remembered
that the Governor used all of the ma
chinery of the state that was at his
command in an unsuccessful attempt-
to defeat Walla Walla'a candidate for
the United States Senate. Recollection
of the fight against Senator Ankeny i
freshened a little at this time by Walla
Walla's narrow escape from losing the
military post. Walla Walla probably
thinks that hod the Governor's candi
dacy for the Senate been successful, the
fight for the retention of the post at
Walla Walla, would have shown a less
satisfactory result. There would be
nothing very "frosty" about the recep
tlon Walla Walla would give her Sen
ator Just at this" time.
It appears- that social functions are
to be the crowning effort of the women
managers at the St. Louis Fair. There
will be a reception and a luncheon and
some other things. An appropriation
of 5100,000 has been made for the pur
pose, and St. LduiB hopes to set an ex
ample of social elegance for the . world
to Imitate. The aim Is high-, and sue
cess will mean eternal fame. If an
"elegant time is had," future functions
no, qther word seems- fitting may be
measured, by the St. Louis standard.
Deposits In the New Tork banks de
creased $225,200 last week; Taut as they
amount to $1,0371013,700; It la- apparent
that the financial institutions still re
tain the confidence of quite, 'a; numbe
of people. The average daily clearings
last Week were $lS5,0GO,0Oand the Seat
tic system Is .not used, either.
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
Suicide or a Bath?
Coquelle Herald.
Vrnnlr Fahv. the irpnlal alerk of' the
Parkersbuxg store, passed through, on hlsl
ay to the. bay last Wednesday..
Are You There, Doctor?
- Independence Enterprise.
The Portland primaries over, the public
could stand another letter from Dr.
Woods Hutchinson on microbes, sanita-
tlon, strong drink or any old subject that
comes to his mind nrst.
For Which Side?
Baker City Democrat.
Local optionlsts are going to put up a
hard fleht in Oregon at the June election
and with a fair probability of winning
out. A campaign fund of $3,000 or more
is being raised in Baker City the past
week.
j Sympathy From Umatilla. .
Pendleton Tribune.
Portland has at Jast got in a stinging
blow on the solar plexus of Seattle's
nrldo and boastfulness In the location of
the United States bonded warehouse at
Portland Instead of on the Sound. There
are other humiliations due, and about to
arrive, at Seattle.
Another Victim of the Gold Brick.
Olympia Recorder.
The meek and-lowly skunk, when caught
in the act of robbing hen's nests, seeks to
defend itself In a manner peculiar to itself.
The arrogant, lordly and corrupt political
boss, when caught In the act of robbing
the taxpayer, seeks to defend himself as
does the small, but offensive four-footed
chicken thief. Those who have been de
spoiled have recourse In the first instance
to the shotgun, and in the second to the
ballot. These are the only methods by
which contamination may be avoided.
A Muscular Paradox.
Irrigon Irrigator.
The Enterprise tells of a man who
'weighs about 20") and i3 of rather slender
build," who carried six sacks of flour, COO
pounds, three-fourths of a mile over
slippery, muddy road and one-half the
distance up hilL That is "a pretty good
story. We doubted It when we first read
It, but we gained faith In its veracity
when we read that the strong man "is all
muscle." A bonoless. fleshless man of 200
pounds is a wonder, sure, and we are
prone to believe any yarns we hear about
such a chap.
For Their Importunity.
Newberg Graphic.
The farmers up in Polki County evl-
oeniiy oeiicve in asking for the whole loaf.
At a recent Grange meeting a resolution
was passed asking the Postofflce Depart
ment to require rural carriers to carry
the mails every day in the year, holidays
and Sundays included. This reads like the
story -which goes that a boy who fell In
the river was saved from a watery crave
by a fellow who plunged in and at the
risk of his life, saved the boy. The father
of the lad arrived soon after and seeing
tnat his son was safe, made a request
of the rescuer that as he was already wet
to please swim out and got the boy's hat
tnat was floating away.
Curious Light on an Obscure Subject.
Ta.com a Ledger.
Tacoma has not been fighting Seattle
tor tne Donded warehouse. The bonded
warehouse has been established at Ta
coma for some years, and now contains
more Oriental mattings In bond than are
stored in any other warehouse, bonded or
otherwise, in the United States. The Post-
inteuigencer does not appear to know any
more about the United States bonded
warehouse at Tacoma than it did about
the internal revenue district of Washini
ton and Alaska, the- headquarters of
which are at Tacoma. A few weeks ago
the Post-Intelligencer contained a long
editorial advocating the creation of a new
Internal revenue collecting district for
Washington, declaring that this state had
been attached to the Portland district
quito long enough. Washington ana
Alaska had been detached from the dis
trict, the headquarters of which are at
Portland, for about a year and four
months when the belated argument In
favor of the new district appeared in the
Post-Intelligencer. The bonded ware
house was established at Tacoma a long
time before the headquarters of the new
internal revenue district. What Seattle
and Portland do not know about Tacoma
would fill a large special edition of their
leading papers.
Puzzled.
Olympla Standard.
The Oregonian touches with gingerly
nngers comment upon -ur. iiearst s pro
clivity for establishing city newspapers
It is evident that it would rather mollify
than aggravate that spirit of expansion.
It first broadly affirms the right of
wealthy man to deploy his wealth In any
form of enterprise that may suit Ws am
bition, provided that It is not done in the
"spirit of bravado or wanton malice,"
and even then the consolatory reflection
Is added that "Perhaps in no other busi
ness is experience andc-capacity so well
equipped to cope with more money," and
attention is called to the alleged fact that
tho Hearst papers have promoted rather
t'tan jeopardized the interests of rival
papers. The Oregonian thinks that Mr.
Hearst has, by showing that he Is en
gaged In a legitimate endeavor to supply
the newsfleld, "earned a justification he
would forfeit if he had merely gone about
endowing alleged newspapers for fun or
speculation." It Is confessed that we
have-found no little curiosity in Imagining
Just how the big daily papers would have
regarded the Hearst candidacy had he not
been backed by millions of canital and
half a dozen metropolitan papers estab-
fished and owned by him. Tno pen or tne
.Oregonian, especially, has so long been
dipped in oil of vitrol, that we have to
glance at the heading of ttie paper for
assurance that the oil of bergamof Is ex
haled from the same stub.
Judicial Districts in Washington.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, is said1 to
favor north and south Federal judicial
districts in Washington,' as against
division by the Cascade Mountains, his
reason being that the division should.be
one that divides the business of the state,
ana" not the area. ' His Idea, presumably,
Is that, as the larger part of the Federal
District Court business is on the west
side of the mountains, both Judges should
be appointed from that section and travel
to Eastern Washington ta attend to the
litigation arising In this section. It may be
true that at the present time there is more
Federal business west of the mountains
than on this side, but the new districts
are to De esiaousnea lor tne xuture as well
as for today. Admiralty matters, with
which 'litigants In, Eastern Washington,
have slight concern, will, of. course, always
occupy a good deal of the attention of
the District Court, but, aside from that
class of litigation, it Is by no means cer
tain that the court will have more to do.
on the west side than on the east side.
Eastern Washington comprises two-thirds
of the territory of the state, and, cutside
of the larger cities, is settling up more
rapidly than the heavily-timbered regions
of the' west side. In Federal Court litiga
tion affecting mining, railroads, lands, In
dians, reservations and other matters In
dispute, the business of Eastern Washing
ton will probably be quite as important
as that of the west side. It would be well,
therefore, to make the division, not ac
cording to present conditions, but accord-
Ins to probable future conditions. And,
above alL the division should not be made
merely with a. view to giving the new po-
ottlnn tn. -rprtnin inflfvidTiala. err to certnfn
cities.
CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAtfi
Chicago Inter ocean.
'rhe Russian autocratic government .and
the GreeK urtnoaox unurcn are one.
'Every Russian is a member of tha church.
and, in theory at least. Is a Christian.
Russia bel!ove3 her mission is to carry
lite cross to the uttermost ends of the
earth.
In view of these facts. It is. of particular
Interest just now to know what Is the
standing of Christianity in Japan.
It is onlv 20 years since Japan abolished
the law punishing Japanese for becoming
Christians, and the public warnings
ainst Christians as "the wicked sect
were removed from the bulletin boards.
Up to that time, therefore, it Is fair to
presume that Christianity had not ob
tained much of a foothold in Japan.
In ISO", according to the German mis
sionary Schiller, writing in the Chronlk
der Christlichen Welt (Leipsic), the Jap
anese Christians numbered 129,33s, made
up as follows: Protestants, 46.634; Greek
Catholics, 26.6S0; Roman CatMollcs, 53,824.
Children, he thinks, bring the total up
to 200.CC2.
As Japan's population is about 43.003.000.
there aTe thus four or five Christians to
every thousand Inhabitants. The per.
centage o increase in iwx. accoramg to
tno baptisms, was -1.6, wniie tne average
percentage of increase la population Is L5,
Therefore In 150 years, if t'jese propor
tions hold true. Japan will have become at
least nominally Christian
The bulk of the work is still dependent
upon the assistance of mission societies.
but It Is contended that the footfiold of
Christianity 13 secure and permanent,
even should all mission help be with
drawn.
.According to the statement of a native
preacher, Kozaki Hiromichl, Christianity
in Japan, is spreading from the top down.
The percentage of Christians, among the
public men Is comparatively large. To this
creed belong for instance, one member
of the Imperial Cabinet, two judges of the
Supreme Court, three vice Ministers ol
State, the President and 13 members of
Parliament, 155 army officers, the com
manders of two battleships, and three
editors of daily newspapers in Tokio.
The Christian faith is also strong among
the teachers and pupils in the higher
schools and universities, and among the
students being educated abroad by the
government. The Influence of the creed is
apparent in all tne modern literature of
Japaiu
Geographically, Christianity is spreading
from the city to the country. The work
up to dats has been confined almost en
tirely to the centers of population, and the
creed is practically unknown in the coun
try districts. The organized congrega
tions are found only In the cities. Tokio,
for Instance, has 15.C00 Christians.
It is thus apparent that, while Chris
tianity has secured a substantial and
probably permanent "foothold In Japan
Russia s contention that she Is warring
with a pagan nation is nominally justified
by the facts.
A Word From Judge Northup.
PORTLAND, Or., March 20. (To the
Editor.) It Is stated in today's Oregonian,
in the account of the proceedings at the
Republican convention, held yesterday.
that "Jt was reported at the close of
the convention that H. H- Northup would
announce for the minority their deter
mination to support the ticket, but he
did not do so."
It is true that it was my purpose to
say a word at the close of the conven
tion, that, so far as I was concerned
it was my Intention to heartily support
the ticket put forth; and. while not au
thorized to speak for the more than 5000
voters who cast their ballots. for Inde
pendent Republican delegates at ' the
primaries, to say that I believed that
almost to a man they would do like
wise.
The reason that I did not so state.
was that many of the delegates had left
the hall, there was quite a little delay
on the part of the East Side in making
nominations for Justice and' Constable,
and as the hall was coldj there was
very general desire to go home, in
which desire I fully shared. I therefore
left before final adjournment. x
I will say here, however, that It is my
purpose to support the ticket; and I be
lieve that such is the purpose of the
Independent Republicans.
There is now no great issue of princi
ple dividing the Republican party, as
was the case eight years ago, and It is
time that local differences arising in the
main over the division of local offices,
should cease. I am a Republican, and I
stand by the party.
HI H. NORTHUP.
Real Friend of the Negro.
Atlanta Journal.
Mr. Cleveland, as Congressman Webb
remarked, is a friend of the negro, but
not a fool friend. Not the specious
Rooseveltian kind of a friend, wno en
courages in the negro ideas of a social
equality which will never be, thereby
causing the negro to court trouble. He
neyer stooped to play politics in such mat
ters, seeKing to maKe tne negro a politi
cal tool. There i3 none of the agitator
about Mr. Cleveland
Realizing that the
Southern white man is the best friend
that the negro has, Mr. Cleveland was
always very careful to bring no complica
tions into matters which were settling.
themsolves in the best possible way. He
never did the negro the injustice of In
flating him with vain imaginings for his
own. selfish ends, as Mr. Roosevelt has at.
I tempted to do, creating dissension in an
effort to continue In power. And the ap
peal of Mr. Cleveland's name in the South
has grown stronger as the South has
turned steadfastly and resolutely away
from following after the uncouth idols of
Bryanism. He has always been the
South's friend. He has signified that he
does not want the nomination and that he
I does not consider himself a candidate. But
J it is safe to say that the Southern dele-
I gates to the St. Louis Convention will
I exist Uieir strensth for some man who
stands for the same wholesome, sane and.
I safe principles and for the same Demo
cratic ideals which Mr, Cleveland rep
resents.
Simple. Newspaper Enterprise.
The New York Times gives the follow
ing interesting account of Mr. Grasty's
negotiations for the Philadelphia Times
plant, for the use of his Baltimore News
after the recent fire:
Upon Reaching New YorK,- the first
thing Mr. Grasty did was to find a tele.-
phono and call up Adolph S. Ochs at his
residence. Then a conversation was held,
substantially as follows:
"Hello! Is1 this Mr. Ochs?''
"Yes, who Is It?'
"Grasty the Baltimore News."
"Where arc you?' -'
"I'm in New York."
"Awfully sorry to hear of your loss."
"Everything has been destroyed In Bal-.
timore. How about that Philadelphia
Times plant?"
"That plant is at your service."
"What's the price?"
"Go and take it, and If you and.l can't
agree upon a- price later, why, we'll leave
the matter to a;tnird party.
" Thanks. That's satisfactory. I'll take
1L" :
And thus a $150,000 newspaper "estab
lishment was secured for the use. of the
Baltimore: News in les3 time than It takes
to tell It.
The Poet's -World. :.'
Percy Byuhe, Shelley.
On a "Poet's Hps I slept
Dreaming Jlke a love-adept
In the sound hU breathing kept;
Nor seeis nor flnda he mortal blisses.
But feeds on the aerial klsiea
Of shapes that haunt Thought's wildernesses.
He will watch from, dawn to gloom -Tho-
lake-reflecttd sun illume'' - -
The- 7ellow bees in- the ivy-bloom.
TCnr lieed nor see -what thlnsrs they be:
i xsut from these create he can
I fnnr. iftnrn imI tfeari- lfvlnsr nua.
I Nuriiipgs of Immortality!
NOTE AND COMMENT. .
v" . ? : ,
Anything bura zephyr is a"gaie in" Ore
gon.
Wasn't, there some- rumor'pf a war in v
the Oiiant? ....
The submarine-boat seems likely, .to
come, out. on. tep. - . t "-:
The shndef of Sqlomon must long to 'be?
present at the Smoot investigation?
Hide and seat must be even more excitr';
lng fun to Admirals commanding' fleets
than" to children. "
What has beeome ol the old-fashioned'
measles that want la? Aiehlean Globe.
Must have 'broken out again.
Hearing of agreements made by Spain,
France and Great Britain, Morocco begins.
to understand Corea's feelings.
Girls would' giggle at Gabrigl, thinks
Professor Gayley,, of the University of
California. What would Mr! Gayley do
smi'.e with him?
Twenty girls from Beaver College, a
school in Pennsylvania, are attending- a
murder trial as part of their education in
civil government. A murder trial seems
a strangeschoolroom for girls.
Professor Langley thinks that he could
fly If a further appropriation of $200,000
were made in his behalf. If there s any
truth la the saying that riches have wlng3
he should be able to fly like a bird. ,
The citizens of Chicago are quite shocked
at the revelations of an agent they em
ployed to investigate and report on the
conditions' existing in the Police Depart
ment. Why employ the agent then?
Playing a slot-maohine for cigars Is
widely different from playing one for
money, as the city authorities ' recognize.
If you win, in one case, you have a lot of
cigars you don't want, and in the other
you, have money that you will play back
again.
The New York Press says that you
can't tell from a girl's smile whether
she Is glad to see you or is merely
trying to hide the fact that she has
cramps. What of it? Men smile far
more persistently than women, and they
can't smile for anything at that.
A recent decision of the courts holds
the proprietor of a restaurant liable for
the damage done to a lady's dress by, a.
glass of water accidentally spilled over it
by a waiter. The woman in the case, de
cided recovered $100 from Sherry, of New
York. What is the poor restaurant man to
do now? Provide mackintoshes for his
customers or prohibit all liquids in his
house?
John Eggert, a 'farmer of Center, Wis.,
had an old horse, which he wanted to have
killed. Wishing to make sure of the ani
mal's death,, he tied a stick of dynamite
to Its neck, Mt the fuse and lit out. The
faithful steed in a spasm of belated af
fection, galloped after its mayter with all
the speed its spavined legs were capable
of. Far from mooting this friendly mani
festation half way, Mr. Eggert ran faster
than ever, expecting each stride to be his
last. He ducked through a wire fence and
had traveled a couple of rods when a ter
rific explosion throw him to the. ground.
On looking back there was ho horse in
sight and na fence. Moral never, monkey
wlth a loaded horse.'
The "latest success in the song world
is likely to be adopted as' the anthem of
St. Louis, which greets the new ditty
as a splendid ad for the Fair. The first
stanza of the song runs thus:
When Louis came home to the flat he hung
- up hie coat and hat.
He gazed all around, but no.'wlfey he found.
Said he, "Where can Flossie be at?"
A note on the table he sp'led; he read- it
just once, then -he cried: t
It ran: ".Louis, dear, it's too 'slow-, for roe
here.
So I think I shall go for a ridel"
CHORUS. .
Meet me In St. Louis. Louis; meet jne at the'
Fair; ' ' s
Don't te41me the lights are shining any place
but. there, etc.
Then the song runs along In this way:
The dresses that hung In the ball were, gone,
she had taken them all:
She took all his rings and the rest of his things,
the pictures that hung on the wallJI
"What I Moving!" the Janitor said. "Your rent
Is paid three months ahead!"
"What good is the flat?" said poor Louis.
read that!" And the janitor smiled as he
read: '
CHORUS. . t '
Meet me In St. Louis. Louis; meet mej at 'the
Fair;- ;
Don't tell me the lights are shining any place
but there, etc
The words are by Andrew B- Sterling
and the music by Kerry Mills, two of
the most successful writers of the day.
A footnote tells the reader thafvLouia.
Is to be pronounced Lou-Is, not -Louie,
so It might be possible to adapt the
song for use in Portland in honor of the
other Lewis.
WEX. J.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
Biffins That was a great joke she played on
her husband. Smlfflns What was the joke?
Biffins Her mother. Baltimore New.
"PollUcs is mighty quiet these day3.V .'Don't
matter. A honest man ean't sell a- vote now
hut dey wanta ter put him in Jail." Atlanta
Constitution.
"So Jagsby has absconded. Another good,
man gone wrong." "Nonsense. It's merly
a bad man who has been found out.' Phila
delphia Ledger. ,
"Give the derll his due, Molly,", he said.
'Well, John," replied the little woman, "you
know I have always tried to be Just to you!"
Atlanta Constitution. .
Fuddy What do you think about this-open
doar In the East? Duddy I think it's going
to cost no end of money to' keep . its hinaes
greased. Boston Transcript.
1 see that the Empress Dowager has her
trunks all packed." "What's that for?"
"She's determined not to be 'at home' when
the Russians call." Cleveland Plalndealer.
' "At any rate," said. Snappey, closing tho
discussion, "I mind my own business." "Ho
doubt that's what makss you ' so narrow
minded." replied BIttsr-PliIIadelphla.Eress.
"Won't you be glad when Spring comes?"
"Tcs, I am anxious for the second-hand
clothes man ta come around so I can make
a raise on my Winter overcoat."-DetroIt
Free Press,
"Mamie got a diamond ring for her Christ
mas." "How diil she get itr' ''Hung up her
stocking." "Jack, ol course? But how did
Jack get It?" "Hjing up his watch."-rlllus-trated
Bits. '
Her Husband So you've Joined one of those
French, conversation classes, eh? nVhat do .
you talk about, anyway? She (absent-mlnded-ly)Cih(
about 'every one-who happens to .be
absent Judge. ,
Bonds Why did aippTrflre his stenographer?
Stoker-Mrs. Clipper dropped in and dlscov
'ered. that the- toir one could make Va better
than Jiny other part of the alphabet-Butte-Inter
"Mountain.
"Well, Robbie, you'vo got a new little sis
ter? she Just arrived this morning," said tho
proud father. "Do we get any trading
siamps With hert pop?" askedlittle- Jtobhtc.
Tonkers Statesman. t
jyeX ifrs- ryent won the first. ,prize; for
general prpflclehcy in cooking." t "Isl her
linsband here!" "Yes- Hafs -that dread
fully dyspeptlc-Jookjas; man pack of tho
piano." Clereland Plata Dealer.