THE MORNTNa OREGONIANIVBDNESDAY, HAY' 25, 190
CHEER HIS WORDS
Hermann Given Great Ovation
at Salem.
CHALLENGES HIS ACCUSERS
Senator Fulton Captures His Audi
ence With Referen.ce to President
RooseveltComparison of the
Principles of Two Parties.
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ing all provided for, and work can be
maintained at the expense of the recent
emergency appropriation of $3,000,000 In
tended for restoration and maintenance of
channels established or made by the Gov
ernment, which Is the case of the chan
nels heretofore improved in the "Willam
ette. The Commercial Needs of Oregon.
One of the elements which make Ore
gon the rich and prosperous state she is
Is her commerce. Her waterway commu
nications within her own bounds and
thence upon the high seas with all por
tions of the world give her an advantage
and a prestige In her commercial rela
tions which few states possess. The tend
ency of trade now is to seek deeper chan
nels. The larger the ship, the greater the
irelght capacity and the greater the profit
both to the carrier and to the exporter.
The small-idraft ship cannot compete with
the larger-draft ship. The cry at all
points of shipping In the world is now
for -deeper water. Oregon has many har
bors which demand the most liberal aid
In this direction. The Columbia River
Bhould have a 35-foot depth on the bar,
and this depth should be continued to the
wharves of Portland. The commerce de
mands it. Coos Bay, Tillamook Bay and
Taqulna Bay likewise require the gen
erous aid of the Government. The com
merce tributary to these bays speaks for
Itself. The Siuslaw, the Umpqua and the
Coquille Rivers have shown a remarkable
increase, as nave all the others, within
the past five 'years. The Nehalem, the
Kestucca and the mouth of the Rogue
River have now such Interests established
as should invite the attention of Congress
to the facilities for shipping. Our dele
gations In 'Congress have devoted much
attention to all these localities' in former
years, and secured appropriations for most
of them. Very much has been done along
the Inland" waterways, and none deserves
eo much consideration as the Upper Wil
lamette River as far as Eugene City, with
the Yamhill to McMlnnvllle. In many
places the banks have fallen Into the
channel, new bars have formed, and a
system of rectification. Jetty work and
bar-removal should be especially estimat
ed for. The people should never cease to
value the waterway communication and
to remember that combination and un
reasonable freight carriage is never pos
sible so long as the waterways of the
country are open, free and improved.
If elected I shall continue to aid my col
leagues In every way for the improve
ment of the waterways of the state. Ow
ing to the many millions of dollars for
waterways still unexpended, the leaders
of Congress thought It best that no river
and harbor bill be passed in the session
Just closed, and only an emergency ap
propriation was passed; but in the De
cember session a large appropriation will
bo made for general river and harbor Im
provements. Oregon was not placed on
hat committee In the last session, as tho
epcaker concluded, that as Oregon had
been represented upon that committee for
so many years ana tnat the State of
Washington had never had a member
upon It, such recognition should be given
one of its members. Before his appoint
ment, however, he assured me that he
Bhould labor with us for Oregon as though
it were for the State of "Washington. We
are close personal friends and we can
work together. Oregon's future was never
before so encouraging and Inviting. Abun
dant capital is seeking our state. New
mines are being opened, mills are being
constructed on a large scale, railways are
in contemplation and under way, new
townsites are being located, valuable
holdings in timber lands have been ac
quired, with a view to the manufacture
and transportation of lumber; extensive
orchards are planted and our fruits seek
shipment to tho European markets, hop
fields are enlarged, and great areas are
opened to agriculture and livestock and
to tho dairy. We are now the largest
hopgrowing 6tate, and we are great In
our wheat exports and in our fisheries. A
new spirit everywhere pervades the state.
Now, then, let us look for the market
places for the sale of our rapidly increas
ing productions.
Tho Panama Canal, that dream of the
centuries, is now to be an established un
dertaking, to add enormous commerce and
wealth to tho Pacific as well as to the At
lantic, and we shall be the greatest bene
ficiary of tho future great market of the
Orient.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition.
The proposed Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion, which is to commemorate a historic
event dear to tho people of Old Orecon.
and close to the hearts of all American
citizens, has already done much to adver
tise all parts of Oregon, and when that
great Exposition shall be held next May
it will prove to bo one of the greatest aids
ever devised for the permanent future and
substantial recognition of our state.
Importance of June Election.
The Importance of our state election
cannot be too strongly impressed upon
us. It means now more than a state
or Congressional election. It takes in
Its scope or Influences the election of
a President of tho United States. The
November issue will be largely set
tled by Oregon In June.
When our state is heard from in No
vember it will not count so much in
comparison with the great votes of the
Eastern states. Others will claim
greater recognition. In June however,
our voices will alone be heard as it
is tho first state election preceding the
active Presidential campaign. It will
be the first popular expression from
the state as to public feeling for choice
of President. Its moral effect will be
far-reaching wherever there may be
any hesitation or wavering in the
lines. It will inspire renewed confi
dences. We therefore' owe it, not only
to the Republican party of the Nation,
but we owe it to him who will be our
standard-bearer for the chief maglstry,
to emphasize our choice in the strong
est manner possible, and that will be
by the largest Republican majority in
June. It is to our interest as a people
that we do this, as in the ascendancy of
Republican principles vje must depend
for a continuance of our prosperity in
the Mate and Nation.
To President Roosevelt wo owe first
a debt of gratitude for his personal
as well as official exertions in behalf
of our state's great undertaking of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. He out
lined the purpose of his great mes
sage to the Nation and recommended
Congress to be liberal In its aid. This,
of Itself, was a striking commendation
of Oregon to all the world. He went
much further than this when it seemed
thRt the great undertaking was in dan
ger of defeat from the Eastern econ
omists, who, having received Govern
ment aid In millions of money from
their numerous expositions, could not
understand why llko aid should be ex
tended so far west as the Pacific
shores. Tho President, however, ap
pealed to the chief objectors and an
swered their arguments, and thus It
was that invaluable assistance came
from him and the battle was won. We
now have the first opportunity from
the whole people in the most emphatic
way of expressing our recognition for
his kindly aid. A small majority in
June as it is heralded to him will be a
sorry answer. Oregonlans are proud
of their state. They are also a broad
gauge and appreciative people.
Then again we, as a part of tho
American people, owe much to Presi
dent Roosevelt for his services to his
country. It required courage as well
as understanding to Interfere in the af
fairs of the two great corporations who
were making the test as to whether the
neoDle had the power to supervise and
limit the autnority or tnese poweriui
bodies to impose terms upon tho do
mestic conveying trade between the
states and their restraint to legitimate
competition of transportation. The 'de
cision of the Supreme Court in the mer
ger case upholds the contention of the
Government, redounds to the credit of
President Roosevelt, his influence and
energetic action in the celebrated arbi
tration of the local strikes, was of in
estimable service, and for the first time
brought labor and capital into closer
relations. His prompt action in the
final determination of the Panama
canal, conveying to our Nation the ab
solute control and Jurisdiction of the
zone Darallellng the entire route be
tween the two oceans and the right to J
commence immediate construction, is a
notable achievement. The dream of the
'centuries will now be consummated
and the permanent destiny of the Pa
cific Coast commence and the control of
the future activities upon that great
'ocean assured. By this act the two
principles upon which the Monroe Doc
trine Is based obtain added support, but
when In addition to this we remember
the President actively in favor of an
Increase of the American Navy, by
which this Nation is now to be raised
from a fifth grade among the naval
powers to a second rate, being only ex
celled by Great Britain, we deeply ad
mire and give credit to the foresight,
the firmness and the patriotic zeal of
such a character. Then let us remem
ber his fidelity to a sound financial pol
icy and to the protection of American
Industries by the maintenance of the
tried American tariff, which guards so
effectively the blessed home market
and the Interests of the American wage
earner and American labor.
Let the old soldiers of the country
remember, too, that of the -numerous
private pension bills passed by Con
gress, no veto message has come from
tho pen of Theodore Roosevelt to cloud
the hope of the old veterans, in con
trast to this wo do not forget the 524
pension vetoes In the Presidential term
of Grover Cleveland. The President
has also taken an advanced stand as
to Governmental aid for good roads.
Congress Is awakening to this great
subject, and I express the hope that It
is only a question of a short time now
when land roads among tho people as
well as water roads will receive direct
recognition and financial aid from the
General Government In conjunction
with tho state. Let us then determine
to cast a vote in June as shall do honor
to our state and show to the great
party of progress and to its matchless
leader that Oregon is proud of them all.
Personal Matters.
At this nlace In my remarks and be
fore proceeding to the great political ques
tions it may now be proper that I refer
to some lying misrepresentations by a
Democratic newspaper in Portland, made
during my absence while performing my
work for the people and being now on the
ground, I here and now deny, defy and
denounce the base and false assertion
and insinuations it has made as to any
single wrongful act In my official relations
to the Government. What adds to the vln
dictlveness which prompts such publica
tion is the fact that the same lying and
unscrupulous Journal now merely repeats
In this campaign what it before so falsey
published In my last campaign only one
year ago, and to which I then replied in
each of the many speeches I delivered at
that time throughout my district, and
which was followed by my triumphant
election to Congress. The course pursued
by that paper was then Intended, as it is
now, to divert attentlqn from the real
political Issues, even though It must re
sort to Its favorite weapons mudsllnglng,
degradation and defamation.
Reference is first made by it to lands en
tered by me in 1872, 32 years ago, while I
was the Receiver of the Roseburg Land
Office. I did make such entry of grazing
lands, which had been subject to entry
by the public for many years before, and
no attempt to purchase the same, as they
were not lands of value for settlement.
Payment was made according to law and
the regulations were compiled with, and
being found regular by the General Land
Office, they were patented 32 years ago.
But it is said that this entry was wrong
ful because the statute prohibits "the of
ficials, clerks and employes In the General
Land Office from directly or Indirectly
purchasing or becoming interested in the
purchase of any of the public lands."
These are the words of the law. At that
time It had never been held that officers
of. the local Land Office In the public land
states and territories could be said even
remotely, to be officers "in the General
Land Office," which office is a bureau es
tablished by law at the seat of the Gov
ernment at Washington City, and which
has its own roll of "officers, clerks and
employes" there In the bureau, or General
Land Office. The Commissioner, Assist
ant Commissioner and chief clerk are at
the head of the roll, and then follow over
400 clerks and employes. Local land offi
cers In tho Western Land Offices entered
lands without objection, as did some of
my predecessors la the Roseburg Land
Office, and such entries were approved
and patented. It was not until June 3L
1S00, or 2S years after the date of my en
tries, that It was then held by the Sec
retary of the Interior on a case on appeal
before him, that the former course al
lowed could not be maintained In view of
his construction of the law and he says
in his decision that "to make the law
more clear" he would direct a circular to
be issued. Allowances of such entries, hav
ing been previously recognized by the de
partment, where was the wrong In the en
tries made by me and" until the department
gave a different construction?
But as one He usually tempts another,
the same paper. In Its unscrupulous way,
assuming a wrong In the case of the land
entry, then asserts that my removal fol
lowed because of uch act. This false
hood Is exposed In the first Instance by
the fact that my retirement was solely
and concededly the result of the election
of a Senator whose election I had op
posed. In favor of his opponent, to whom
I owed my appointment, and when he was
defeated, many of his friends and active
supporters, like myself, were displaced
and the offices filled by the friends and
supporters of the Senator who was elect
ed. This verified my record of that time
and no fair and honorable paper would
recklessly have made such publication,
when correct Information was at hand.
Hon. Wilson Bowlby, Collector of Internal
Revenue; Hon. L. H. Wakefield, Post
master of Portland, and Hon, Alamson
Hlnman. Collector of Customs at Astoria,
now residing Jn honored old age at Forest
Grove, w-ere among those who went out as
I did and for the same reason. This ends
the second .lie.
Then it is asserted that as Commls-
sloner. I expedited, or hurried to pateat
five homestead entries of one Robert
Simpson and four others named with him,
and that these five patents were issued
within 13 days after their approval when
other claims were required to wait the
usual tune for action, and therefore I was
favoring a conspiracy and an unlawful act
In the Interest of these special entries.
The very statement, of this case as I find
by reference to the records now is a most
willful and dishonest misrepresentation.
The fact is, these entries were approved
amlnation of the evidence submitted in
each case, June 22 and July 25 and 2S,
1301, and patents were not Issued by the
General Land Office until November 20,
1301. or about four months after approval.
Not only this but 22 other entries, in no
wis connected with, these named by the
Portland paper, and being the claims of
honest entrymen, made at the same of
fice in the same months, and some
on the same day, and approved at the
same time and all transmitted to the
General Land Office together were all pat
ented on the same day November 20, 1S0L
The Simpson proof, made and approved
June 22, was patented with all the rest on
November 20. 1901, and was like su tne
rest la the General Land Office at Wash
ington months before patenting. Thus it
Is seen that no basis exists for the lying
assertion made and as future proof the
records of these cases are open to in
spection quite near home, in the United
States Land Office at Roseburg, Or., with,
the record from the General Land Office
as to the time of patent issuance. So much
for the third -lie.
Either from stupidity or wanton reck
lessness the paper ignores the fact that
the General Land Office only acts on orig
inal entries which are approved and trans
mitted by the local land office. If per
jured or forged proof is found in the case,
It cannot be there by any act or omission
of the General Land Office. How, then,
can a Commissioner be a party to a wrong
unless he proposes to patent an entry,
which, as it comes from the local land
office, discloses some evidence of the
fraud, or where the evidence is furnished
by some sources to the General Land Of
fice before patent issues? It Is not con
tended In any of these entries that any
such showing was there before the Gen
eral Land Office. How, then, could the
Commissioner be held accountable? The
local land officers make the first inspec
tion of all entries, and even when they
reach the General Land Office the Com-;
mlssloner does not see them. It is im
possible for him to examine the thousands
of such entries or to consider any of the
details, unless specially called to hla at
tention. The entries with all papers in
every case go direct to the appropriate
division and, there being considered, are
Initiated by the officials who make the
examination, and thence proceed to the
patent division, if found correct
It Is not often that a case, if found reg
.ular. is expedited or taken out of Its
regular order for patenting, but whenthls
is done It is only upon a satisfactory
showing of the hardship which necessi
tates such a course, and in the case of a
corporation, I cannot recall during my
Commlsslonershlp of a single case being
expedited. As to patents being Issued to
these bodies, they were Issued no faster
than the current work Justified and never
preferred over any other entries, entitled
by the business to earlier consideration.
The poorest settler received this attention
when his case was reached in Its order, so
far as It was cbntrolled by me, as Com
missioner. The insinuation as to the Hyde and Ben
son cases is equally as base and malicious
as others made. As a matter of fact, it
was I who initiated the Investigation Into
these cases as soon as complaint reached
me, and on my own motion I directed the
suspension of every entry which bore
their names or either of them, and such
entries remain suspended to this day. Fur
thermore, the very law .under which
these entries were acquired the forestry
lieu land law has been vigorously fought
by me In my annual reports for several
years and In urgent protest before com
mittees of Congress, with a view to pre-
vent a railroad company with a grant of
thousands or hundreds of thousands of
acres of worthless or arid lands in a for
est reserve, or a sawmill company owning
lands in such reserve after having taken
the timber off and then be allowed to
surrender such valueless lands to the
Government, and to select, as Indemnity,
the most valuable timber lands of the
West. I denounced the law which per
mitted this to be done, and upon my late
election to Congress, one of the first bills
L Introduced was that for the modifica
tion of the law -so as to prohibit the selec
tion of other lands, except of approxi
mately the same value as those surren
dered. In the Teserve.
From my seat In the House of Repre
sentatives, as the debates of the. last ses
sion will show, I condemned the law and
urged the action for Its amendment. In
the next session I hope for success. I
have no sympathy for grafters or vlo
laters of the law and no sympathy for
the law that allows them. In the crea
tion of several large reserves it Is known
that I excluded all odd selections of rail
road companies, when large bodies of such
lands were found within the limits of a
proposed reserve. Was this the conduct
of one In the Interest of conspirators or
large land grabbers, or scrippers? My
constant care was so to enforce the public
land laws that no frauds should be prac
ticed if they could be prevented. I chal
lenge any man to point his finger to a
single entry ever approved by me contain
ing a known Irregularity or taint of fraud.
As to my standing before the of
fice after six years' service, I may
be pardoned for quoting from, some
personal testimonials sent me as I
was retiring from the Commlsslonershlp,
one being from the chief and oldest of
the two law examiners of the General
Land Office, who with the two clerks
passed upon most all cases before the of
fice. This examiner has been in service
there for at least 25 years, and he says:
"Having served in office during your
service as Commissioner of the General
Land Office, now nearly six years, and
now on the eve of retiring irom official
position here, trust to assure you of my
appreciation of your kindness and consid
eration to me as one of your subordinates.
From my observation I have regarded you
as one of the most painstaking, laborious
and honorable public officers under whom
it has been my lot to serve. I feel
that In retiring from this bureau you will
carry "with you the respect and best
wishes of all those who have served with
you, together with the full consciousness
that you have served faithfully in every
way, to advance the interests and wel
fare of the country."
This examiner, who is Hon. J. "V. Wright,
was at one time Judge of the Supreme
Court of Tennessee and a member of Con
gress from that state before the war, and
voted for the admission of Oregon into
the Union, and during the war was a Con
federate officer. As much of my service
as Commissioner was under Hon. Cor
nelius N. Bliss, of New York, when he
was Secretary of the Interior, I do quote
from a personal letter written me by him
after my retirement, in which he said:
"Your loyal and devoted attention to
the duties of your office was always an
inspiration and an encouragement to me,
and I have always been ready and glad to
acknowledge the valuable aid received
from you."
Mr. Bliss is now an officer of the Na
tional Republican Committee, and it is re
ported is the choice of President Roose
velt for the chairmanship to succeed Sen
ator Hanna and to manage the coming
campaign, but his health did not permit.
I have In my possession numerous kindly
Indorsements on the same line from many
distinguished men of the Nation who had
business before me while I was Commis
sioner. Referring now for the last time to my
relationship with the present Secretary of
the Interior, I repeat again that upon
many matters affecting the administration
of the land laws we were not in harmony,
and he so expressed himself, and these
are the differences that led to my retire
ment. The Secretary, however, I observe,
adopts the same view I have held, as to
creating no more reserves until Congress
affords relief as against the abuses now
practiced under existing legislation. My
associations with our great President,
Theodore Roosevelt, have been most cor
dial, and this has been evidenced 'during
his last visit to Oregon, and in hi3 inter
view with ex-Senator Carter, of Montana,
which was published 11 months ago, in
my last campaign, and in which he gave
earnest assurance not only of hla friend
ship but of his wish for my election. I
know of no reason for any change since
wish that no efforts will be spared by the
Republican party everywhere, and indeed
by all good citizens, to make his election
sure in November, for the sake of the
country, for good government and fori
liberty and good citizenship everywhere.
In the last session of Congress he proved
himself the special friend of Oregon in
more ways than one, but more than all In
the great undertaking of our people for a
successful anniversary of the memorable
Journey of Lewis and Clark and for such
an exposition of the industrial products of
the Pacific Northwest as will do honor
not alone to the chjjd Oregon but to the
mother Oregon Old Oregon and its vast
area West of the Rocky Mountains.
The President has been exceeding kind
to all of our delegation and. to their meas
ures. And of the bills which. I succeeded
in passing through Congress-and more of
my bills passed and became laws in the
last session than in any one session in my
previous Congressional service not ono
received the President's disapproval. As
to the attacks to which I now reply, it
may be said, with truth, and with regret,
that no public man is exempt from this
class of hyena Journalism. It is a trait
which belongs to the unscrupulous. We
all remember how the Immortal Lincoln
was pursued by them in the Bad hour of
his life and charged with scandalous of
fenses, and so of Grant and McKinley and
others of the country's illustrious men,
not forgetting the kindly-hearted and
mourned Mark Hanna, and others of less
er note but of character and motive which
should have saved them from these curs.
Finally, as I can recall no other of the
publications of the paper containing its
criticisms, its falsehoods and its malevo
lences, I dismiss from further reply its
lying gang, whether they be hired tools,
agents or principals, and I defy them in
their contemptible work.
The Political Issues.
In asking ourselves the question as to
which of the two leading parties of the
Nation can best and most safely adminis
ter the affairs of the state and the Na
tion, we Judge them not so much by what
they affirm as by what they perform. We
need not go back far to establish a basis
for accurate Judgment. The last 20 years
afford sufficient history for study, with an
occasional side light to I860. Since then,
with two terms only as exceptions, the
country has condemned the Democratic
party. At times it found It absolutely
uaagerous to tne credit or the Nation and
constantly a menace to Its prosperity. Of
late years its difficulty is In defining itself.
It Is without a principle upon which to
unite. Its platform of policies does not
survive more than one political campaign.
The difficulty i3 increased "by the
number of fads and Isms which tor
ment It It is constantly trying to
save itself. It lacks the courage to ad
mit the logic of events and to conform
Its tenets to real conditions. The re
sult is that it is always in the rear.
Not keeping abreast of the times, it
is ln,doubt as to the best course to pur
sue, and Its predictions are as mis
leading as its dogmas. Many of the
party have turned back and by forced
marches have overtaken the Repub
lican party and have united with it, as
tney were constantly being led by im
practicable leaders into troublesome
places and humiliation. Perhaps more
than all, their tendencies to oppose any
and everything done or proposed by
tne more cautious, safe and thoughtful
Republican party Is much to blame,
and yet, strange to say, thoy invari
ably encamp on the same ground and
hoist the same banner and eulogize the
same chieftains which met their but
recent opposition and criticism and de
nunciation. The party's lack of busi
ness, foresight and executive ability In
Governmental affairs when In power
Is one of the grievous objections made
by the country. This Is evidenced In
their adoption of fiscal policies, un
American, Impracticable and subvers
ive of the ends necessary to the main
tenance of the credit of the Nation and
to the prosperity of the people. Its
proof Is In the experience of every
Democratic administration during the
past 44 years. Under President Bu
chanan this was the condition. The
Treasury -was depleted of its surplus,
a fearful deficit was the rule, money
was scarce, interest high, industrial
operations in the factory, upon the
iarm, in tne neia, on land and on
water, were practicallysuspended and
business was prostrated. A loan to
replenish the Treasury was necessary,
but this could not all be secured In our
own country, and 12 per cent Interest
per annum was offered, and at this and
a less figure an amount was secured
from foreign and American money
lenders.
The Contrast of Parties.
The sad condition of the country is
tersely recorded, In Mr. Buchanan's own
message to Congress. When, .after a
long lapse of years, the Democrats un
der Cleveland returned to power, al
most precisely the same conditions re
turned, in the face of previous strong,
resourceful and successful administra
tion under Republican rule.
What had been garnered under the
policies of tho Republican party Into
the Treasury and what had represent
ed a prosperous people with a wonder
ful Industrial development and material
wealth as a result of such policies, soon
disappeared from the smiling Nation
when the paralytic grasp of Democracy
once again chilled and unnerved and
blasted the splendid growth accomp
lished. In a test of four years there
was a fearful deficit in the Treasury
of $155,864. It was bankrupt A bond
loan the old expedient was resorted
to," and $262,000,000 was negotiated
upon the payment of 5 per cent for ton
years for a part and 4 per cent inter
est for 30 yeajs for the balance. Mr.
Cleveland could do no better. Where
confidence Is impaired there is always
an extra charge for risk and insurance.
and confidence is never high with the
experimental theories of Democracy in
charge of the complicated machinery
of a great Government like ours. The
expenditures exceeded the receipts, and
this in a time of profound peace. This
is a bad sign in any business man, and
it is the same in a government We
were buying more than wo were sell
ing. Another bad sign. In searching
for the germ of this disease we find it
to be frep trade, or what is moro mild
ly termed, "tariff for revenue only." In
eight months of that experience in 1895
our imports had Increased to $61,529,000
more than In the same months in the
previous year, while our exports to
foreign countries for the same period
were $21,514,000 Ies3 than for the same
period before. In other words, we
bought more from the foreign market
the foreign workshops and factories,
and we, of course, sold less to that
market We were told If the Nation
would only go back to a tariff for rev
enue only, what grand results would
follow. First among them would be
that we would conquer the markets of
the world. Because, as under a lower
tariff, we could sell, we would soon do
the conquering act, but unfortunately
for this promise, as the figures Just
given show, the markets of the world
were rapidly conquering us.
Another sign of the disease is an in
crease always of the material debt
which promptly occurred in this ad
ministration. The cash reserve de
creased, another sign of the disease,
and then quickly followed the bond is
sue, and less money was in circula
tion. Whenever lack of confidence
steals upon the Nation or in a com
munity or with an individual, the
money in circulation is the first to
have an engagement or important busi
ness elsewhere, and not at home. The
gold was the first to go to the foreign
lands. All was Jealously placed in cold
storage at home. All this occurring,
it portended the coming storm, and the
National currency was effected and the
National credit was Impaired. Capital
retired, and when capital retires, let us
always observe that labor follows
I quickly and then wages decline, prop.-
THE JUNE
century
WESTERN NUMBER
This is one of the happy inspirations of the year,
an entire- number given up to western subjects by
Western writers. Eleven brilliant short stories,
notable groups of poems, and special articles focus
in the June Century every trans-Alleghany State
and Territory from Ohio to California and from
the Canadian line to the Gulf, both writer and
subiect in nearly every instance being connected
with the same State. Prominent among those who .have helped to make the number are!
Ray Stannard Baker
Octave Thanct
Hamlin Garland
Alice MacGowan
Mrs Booth. Tarkington
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David R Francis
James Wnitcomb Riley
Jack London
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ellis Parker Butler
O.Henry
John Hay
Miriam Michelson
Irwin Russell
Archer B. Hulbert
William Allen White
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B NUVlBER I
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Grace King Joaquin Miller
Among the more serious Western topics are: The World's Fair, Mormonism, Ranching,
Prospecting, Irrigation, Pacific Trade, Agriculture, Forestry, Abraham Lincoln, etc., etc.
A more timely feature could not be imagined ; a more interesting number would be
difficult fo produce. It is not a World's Fair issue, but it could be appropriately
presented to the Fair as a notable exhibit of Western development.
Besides a wealth of handsome black-and-white illustrations, including two by
Castaigne on the signing of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, there are four
beautiful color pictures.
Ex-President Cleveland contributes a timely article
on Forestry.
THE CENTURY CO.
New York.
by the Roseburg Land Office after the ex- 1 then of that relationship, and I devotedly j erty values depreciate and the storm
Is in full f orco wben panics and strikes
appear, -and when Coxey armies march
along the deserted highways or board
tho moving trains, which in those times
have ample room. This Is a correct di
agnosis of the disease known as the
"tariff for revenue only." What is,
however, most amazing Is that with all
of this schooling and suffering and des
peration, and with the causes always
producing the same effects, there
should still be a party that hankers
and yearns after more repetitions of
the same experience. They are as fool
ish as Thompson's colt crossing the
river to get a drink. In contrast with
this history of constant failures of.
Democratic administrations, look up
the other record of Republican suc
cess. The Republican Record.
With old Ben Harrison and the Republi
can party In power a vigorous broadgauge
policy at once asserted itself. New life
was Infused Into all the languishing en
terprises and the confidence and money
returned from their safe retreats. The
foreigner did less work and the Ameri
can did more. The traffic wall was raised,
and the great home markets, greater than
all our international commerce by 13 times
over, began to sell more to its own
people, while at the same time it was
selling more of Its congested surplus to
the foreign market. Credit revived with
the increase of business and of money and
of circulation of that money. Ben Harri
son soon found a Treasury supply and
then he paid off and redeemed $296,000,000
of bonds. In the same picture It Is Cleve
land borrowing money and Issuing $282,
000,000 In bonds, while under Harrison It is
redeeming and canceling the bonded in
debtedness. Under Harrison, McKinley and
Roosevelt we sold more than we bought.
Under the first three Presidents we
have had a surplus and paid off our debts,
while under the last, Cleveland and Bu
chanan, we had a deficiency and Increased
our debts and bond issues. Any nation
that for any length of time buys more
than it sells will have a deficit. Demo
cratic administrations do this, and there
fore, while they have deficits, the Repub
lican always have surpluses, because
under their American policies we sell
more than we buy, and that brings a
surplus. Note that almost incredible
statement In our history of the four years
of McKinley having a greater net value
of balance of trade In our favor than the
Nation ever saw In all the 107 years of
Its history before that. This is 'due to
protection to our home market and home
labor. The acquiring of future markets
for the increasing surplus Is now the all
important question. The time Is near at
hand when this relief must come, other
wise, we must diminish our production,
which will decrease labor, lessen wages,
and Impede our progress. We must find
more people to consume our surplus stuff.
We look for those people among the mil
lions of human beings in the Orient. On
the Pacific Coast the great commercial
battle of the 20th century must be
fought. The United States has the advan
tage over all the other nations In such a
contest. We have a greater frontage on
the Pacific than any other nation, while
our transoceanic chain Is even greater
than that of Great Britain, our close rival.
Other, nations must cross several oceans
to reach the market, while we cross but
one ocean.
We have already advanced on our con
quest. With one of our outposts we have
pushed our lines until we are within 600
miles of the gates of China. Our front
age on the Pacific Ocean faces nearly one
half the population of the world. The
immediate necessity for seeking new mar
kets is apparent. In 1930, only 26 years
hence. It is estimated that our population
will be 150,000.000. Can we conceive of the
enormous productive capacity of such a
people or of the surplus they will annually
produce? No state Is so vitally Interest
ed In this extension of the American mar
ket as Oregon, and none so near the fu
ture market place. Let us then the more
uphold and encourage the present party
In power In its sturdy and constant ef
forts for the opening of the Orient to our
surplus products.
Already gratifying strides haTe been
made as the increasing shipments from
our ports amply attest. Two years before
we acquired the Philippines, England sup
plied one-third of their Imports, including
cotton goods. This trade Is now rapidly
coming to the Americans, and so of China,
Japan and the further Hast.
Increased Markets.
Two years ago the balance of trade In
our favor was $41000,000. We, sold more
than we bought to this extent, or an
amount In one year exceeding all the gold
and sliver mined In all the earth during
that year. What shall we do to maintain
our splendid home market? This Is now
the vital question of the American people.
To maintain this market and to secure the
foreign market means to maintain and to
Increase present prosperity. The Repub
lican party will work this problem out.
Give It a chance and it will do it. Our
solution is in the continuation of the Re
publican party In power.
Favors the Protection of Labor.
Mr. Hermann then took up the labor
question, and asserted that all effective
laws for the recognition and protection of
labor originated with the Republican par
ty. In the South it first made labor free.
It believes In lifting up labor, and giving
it a fair chance and fair play In the
struggle of life. It believes in arbitrating
the differences between labor and capital
wherever practicable, and Mr. Hermann
cited President Roosevelt's Intervention
lpr arbitration as one of the bold acts of
rthfs aire, and such aa wnil1 ninno maXra
any man Illustrious. He believes in Na-
tional legislation that will adjust such
disputes. The Bureau of Labor now cre
ate Is n. srnnfi hiHnTiinir iVi that direction.
He believes In protecting capital and labor I
alike. Thev are twin factors In the ereat I
Industrial battle, .and should be treated
Justly, considerately and liberally. Tho
American people were never before so
ready to pay for the labor It wants, and
never before gave such opportunities for
labor as now Today it is two Jobs for
one man. While under the tariff -for-reve-nue
regime It was two men for one Job.
Deposits of American worklngmen In the
savings banks of the country would more
than exceed the worth of ten of the great
est corporations of the world, and leave
a'good balance over.
Oppose Trusts.
Mr. Hermann gave much attention to
trusts. The first platform In denunciation
of trusts was that on which President
Benjamin Harrison was nominated and
elected. The first bill In Congress, re
deeming the party pledge after that elec
tion, was Senate bill No. 1, known as the
"anti-trust bill," and it legislated against
all combinations In restraint of trade. It
passed both houses and was signed by
President Harrison. Mr. Hermann further
asserted that the trust In restraint of
trade Is a menace to our free Govern
ment. It encourages overcapitalization,
discriminates In prices to destroy competi
tion, depresses Individual energy, and It Is
the shield of unbridled monopoly, and
should be dealt with in firmness, courage
and expedition. The present Administra
tion has made a record for earnest en
forcement of the law which commends It
to all just-minded men. The suits against
the great merger, the beef trust, the salt
trust, and others, and the successful re
sults thus far achieved, all evidence the
determination of the Administration to
dispose of this trust question finally and
effectively under the law. The people are
aroused, and will tolerate no delay, pre
text or hindrances to heroic treatment.
Great Questions Concern the Country
In conclusion Mr. Hermann stated that
great questions concerned the country
now a world power, and with responsi
bilities more extensive than It .ever had
before. Where does the opposition stand on
all these questions? How will it deal with
them? Who knows? How about free silver,
reciprocity, the Philippines, the currency
question and arbitration? Are they for free
trade or for protection? We know where
they stood two years ago. But where do
they stand now? The country would not
indorse their principles last year and
why should it Indorse them now? If "16
to 1" was right in 1896, 13 it right now?
If "imperialism" was a good campaign
cry in 1S00, why Is it not a good cry in
1904? If it was wrong to hold the Philip
pines four years ago. Is It not equally
wrong to hold them now? Let us have
an answer. There never was a time
when this country was thriving as it Is
now under Republican policies. Why,
then, should we ask for a change of the
political principles and policies of those
who now represent us in Congress? Presi
dent Roosevelt once said: "The best law
ever made, admlnlsterod by those who
are hostile to It, and who mean to break
it down, cannot be wholly effective, and
may be wholly Ineffective."
Let Well Enough Alone.
Mr. Hermann expressed the opinion
that the people of this district were not
ready for such a change, and many Dem
ocrats, as well as Republicans, would
prefer that present conditions remain,
and .believe that a Representative toba
of most benefit to Oregon at the present
time should be In harmony with the party
of the majority in Its alms and objects,
to and for the exercise of extended In
fluences for all tho people of the state.
Posse on Trail of Murderer.
BOONE, la., May 24. A Sheriff's posse,
with a brace of bloodhounds, Is search
ing for the assailant of Curtis Gllpln,
aged 24, who is lying at the point of
death from a bullet through the lungs,
fired by a strange man, who lay In wait
In Gilpin's barn for his victim. The cause
of the assault Is not known. Gllpln Is a
member of a prominent family.
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Odell Sails for Europe.
NEW YORK, May 24. Governor Odell
sailed for Europe today on the steamship
Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse. The Gover
nor said he was taking the trip for rest,
and would return on the same vessel, so
that he would be in Europe about five
days.
Oregon Day at the fair.
June 7 has been named as selling date
for World's Fair tickets to St. Louis and
Chicago, account dedlcatibn of the Ore
gon building at the Exposition. Get tickets
and berth reservations at the O. R. & N.
office, Third and Washington streets.
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