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PORTLAND. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1904
PURCHASE OF THE PRESIDENCY?
It may be supposed that the Demo
cratic National Committee "'as 'opes."
Else perhaps it wouldn't claim every
thing In sight. Or Is it simply putting
on a jaunty air, just to appear "game,"
and to make fun for the groundlings?
. But we think It actually has a good
deal of confidence. Apparently that
stock of confidence has been acquired
recently. It could have no other source
than an expectation that there is to
be a heavy supply of money with
which to do a rushing business in four
or five states during the final days of
the campaign.
Such expectation is wholly consis
tent with the plan on -which the cam
paign was organized. Parker owes his
nomination to a band of multimlllion
.alres, . led In New York and openly at
St. Louis by Belmont, and now sup
ported by the big men of the Sugar
Trust and Standard OIL
These people probably have no en
gagements with Parker for services
from him, In case of his election. But
they have a frantic desire to defeat
"Roosevelt, arising from motives which
have been fully published throughout
the country, and they believe that
Parker, owing his election to them,
would be "reasonably friendly" to or
ganized capital.
The only hope the Parker managers
can have rests on promises of abund
ance of money with which to "push
things" during a short period say two
or three days before the election. It
is believed on all sides that the money
will be forthcoming, and in vast
amounts, and there can be no doubt as
to the sources of it. There is reason
able doubt, however, whether It would
be so easy to buy the Presidency as the
authors of such policy evidently believe.
From Republican headquarters the
warning has been sent out in all direc
tions, and closest possible observation
of the local operators for the Parker
Davis ticket has been enjoined in every
precinct of the contested states.
BEHOLD ANOTHER SQUABBLE.
'Twould be a sorry Legislature, in
deed, that was not enlivened by a Port
of Portland squabble. Since the law
making body is not to be regaled' with
a Senatorial election this Winter the
prospect of some other scrap should re
vive the flagging spirit of the solons.
After the Simon regime went down
and out at the primaries two and a half
years ago, the victors resolved to make
an end of the strife that had been en
during in the bowels of the commission
so long. Therefore the Mitchell con
tingent set about to clear away the old
rubbish; but lest too destructive house
cleaning should awaken popular sym
pathy for the Idols that were to be
swept out, the reorganizes retained
two members of the old board, C. F.
Swlgert and C. F. Adams, whose politi
cal sins were deemed leES deserving of
punishment than those of other mem
bers. At the time, Messrs. Swlgert and
Adams objected to being thus singled
out for mercy and were heard to de
clare that they would accept no special
dispensation. But they were pacified
and stayed on, and behold, they organ
ized the new board -to the great chagrin
of the powers that had been merciful
unto them.
To trace out the course of this
achievement would lead through divers
lights and shadows. It is sufficient to
note that the reorganization of the
commission was not diligently attended
to at Salem by the Legislative dele
gates from this county, that they have
"been kicking themselves ever since and
that of the five new members appointed
two "went wrong" and threw the new
commission into the hands of the
"enemy." And yet eloquent men
pleaded with the Multnomah delegation
until past midnight in one of those
stuffy rooms In the Capitol and again
in the sleepy morning afterward, saying
that Driscoll and Thomas were "all
right" and that they would "vouch" for
the two men and be "responsible" for
them.
Such is the core of the trouble
stripped of Its later accretions. Soon
we are to see another decapitating per
formance, so let us all dispel our pres
ent torpor and get ready to feast our
eyes and hearts. This time there will
be no M. C Banfield to decapitate nor
an Ellis G. Hughes, but the game
need not bo languid. Is there not a
Thomas and a Driscoll and & Swlgert
and an Adams? Tea, verily, let us keep
up our spirits.
CUBA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
"Why shouldn't the PhlllnDines be in
dependent? "Why shouldn't we accord
the Philippines what we have accorded
lO LTUD&?
Thus, Judge Parker. Evidently he
aoes not know that Cuba is not an in
dependent nation. Cuba in fact is a
dependency of the United States. Her
so-called Independence is nominal, not
real. Under the treaty with Cuba,
settling her status after the Soan
ish War. limitations were nlaced
upon her independence and sovereignty
oy the United States, which Cuba ac
cepted, and incorporated in her const!
tutlon. Under this treaty or compact
Cuba has bound herself never to enter
Into any engagement with any power
which will tend to Impair her independ
ence, the United States to be the judge
of the tendency of such treaty or com
pact; further, Cuba binds herself never
to assume nor contract a public debt
for which her normal revenues are in
adequate, of which the United States
is also to be the Judge; thirdly, Cuba
consents that the United States may
intervene in Cuban domestic affairs for
the preservation of Cuban independ
ence, a pretty elastic stipulation;
fourthly, Cuba agrees to the establish
ment of a system of public sanitation
satisfactory to the United States.
Finally, besides agreeing that all acts
done by our military Government of
Cuba should be deemed ratified, Cuba
ceded to the United States sites for
naval stations, which are to be in our
undisputed possession and over which
we are to exercise sovereign control.
Cuba therefore is not an Independent
nation. She is a ward of the United
States. She can exercise none of the
greater, none of the real, functions of
sovereignty. She is bound to the
United States by, written bonds, closer
than any that hold Canada to the Brit
ish Empire. .
Therefore when Judge Parker says
that Cuba is an independent nation he
talks nonsense. Likewise when he says
that the independence of the Philin-
plnes ought to be granted or allowed
by the United States, he talks non
sense. For, as we have seen. Cuba is
not an independent nation, though she
has, within limitations upon her sov
ereignty, the right of local self-government,
the conditions In the PhillODlnes
are such that local self-government
there cannot stand on the same basis
as In Cuba. A little attention to the
facts will make this plain. Cuba Is a
single island, about the size of the state
of Pennsylvania. Her people, while not
wholly homogeneous, are practically
so. The Philippines are many islands,
extending through seas 1500 miles from
north to south, and half that distance
from east to west. Their land area is
many times that of Cuba, and in many
places the islands are separated by
wide seas. They are inhabited by vari
ous races and many dissimilar tribes.
which cannot act together now, nor
for a long time to come, if ever. No
race or tribe could take the leadership.
The materials are not there for an In
dependent nation for a nation or peo
ple even with the limited Independence
of Cuba. No parallel therefore is tos-
sible between Cuba and the Philippines.
Besides, It Philippine "independence"
coma oe established on the basis of.
the settlement with Cuba, still thro
would be no real Independence. The
islands would be subject in main things
to the sovereignty of the United States.
But. under the direction of the United
States and liberal administration
there, that part of the neoDle who
have made considerable advance in the
civilities or me and. of government
have been requested to participate and
to co-operate in the administration.
Through them local self-government is
being extended as fast as possible. But.
in present conditions, if the hand of
the United States were withdrawn, no
local government could startd. No local
government could control the manv
races and tribes.
The Democratic position or attltnflp
toward the Philippine Islands is un
tenable, because not based on consid
eration of conditions and facts. No
theory of government is good for any
thing unless adapted to conditions
where it Is to be applied. Our own ab
solute maxims of government but Illy
suit us though we get alonsr with
them. But, applied to another people
so different as the Filipinos, they in
come worthless and worse than worth
less.
PANAMA AND THE "BIG STICK."
A curious illustration of the obHnultv
of the Democratic mind is found In tha
effort, lately renewed, to convict Presi
dent Jttoosevelt of bad faith in his deal
ings with Panama and Colombia, -Re
cently Senator Culberson made a speech
in JBrooKlyn in which he read the text
of the letter from the President to Dr
Albert Shaw, editor of the Review of
Reviews, for the purpose of showing
that the Administration had connived
at the overthrow of the Colombian gov
ernment at Panama. The letter is:
White House. Washington, Oct. 10. 1903. Mv
Dear Dr. Shaw: I enclose you, purely for your
own information, a copy of a letter of Septern.
ber 5, from our Minister to Colombia. I think
it might Interest you to seo that there was
absolutely not the slightest chance of securing
by treaty any more than we endeavored to se
cure. The alternatives were to go to Nica
ragua, against the advice of the great major
ity of competent engineers some of the most
competent saying that we had better have no
canal at this time than go there or elao to
take the territory by force without any attempt
at getting a treaty. I cast aside tho preposi
tion made at this timo to foment the secession
of Panama. Whatever other governments can
do, the United States cannot go Into the secur
ing by such underhand means of the cession.
Privately, I freely say to you that I should be
delighted If Panama were an Independent state,
or If it made Itself so at this moment; but for
me to say eo publicly would amount to an in
stigation of a revolt, and therefore I cannot
eay It. With great regards, sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Here is a, declaration from President
Roosevelt to a personal friend, prior to
the revolution, that he proposed to
keep his hands off Panama; that he
would use no underhand means to se
cure the canal cession, and that any
proposition to foment secession must be
cast aside. Tet attempt is made by
Democratic orators and the Democratic
press to show by this letter that the
President had knowledge of the ap
proaching revolution in Panama and
that he helped it along. No candid
or honest person can read the Presi
dent's letter and fail to find therein a
sincere and specific disclaimer of any
purpose to go out of Jiis way to ac
complish any object in Panama how
ever desirable, or to commit the Gov
ernment to any course not in exact ac
cord with its full duty to Colombia.
Not even Culberson has had the bold
ness to declare that. President Roose
velt was- more than "rash" and ''con
temptuous." But his "rashness" and
"contemptuous disregard for the rirhta
of others" have consisted entirely In
taking prompt advantage of a situation
at anama he had no hand in makinsr.
and achieving results for the United
states that a long course of negotia
tion with Colombia had utterly failed
to Drlng about. Moreover, a cold
blooded hold-up of the United States by
an unscrupulous South American gov
ernment was defeated.
Culberson and his fellow obstruction
ists are wasting their time. The peo
ple undoubtedly approve of Roosevelt's
course at Panama. They are convinced
of his entire good faith in the whole
transaction and they are gratified that
construction of the canal was thus a
sured. They think that Colombia lost
Manama through its own stupid and
arrogant misconduct both as to the
State of Panama and a3 to the United
States: and they are satisfied that not
one step from the strict path of inter
national honor and comity was taken
by this Government. If this Is what
the big stick" does, long may it wave
the fictitious "race issue."
Senator Rayner, of Maryland, as
serts that his state will vote against
Roosevelt because Roosevelt has "re
vived the race Issue." Mr. Bryan.
stating his reasons for suDDortinsr
Parker, gives this one a prominent
place, viz: "Roosevelt has brought the
race issue Into National politics; Parker
will remove the race Issue from rolI-
tlcs." Mr. Bourke Cockran has said
substantially the same thing. The
statement has been made and repeated
by Democratic speakers all along the
line.
Tet the statement is untrue and ab
surd. Mr. Roosevelt has not brought
the race Issue into politics. He has
said nothing about It. In fact he knows
no race issue. The Kansas City Star,
an Independent naner. that sunnorts
Folk for Governor of Missouri, puts
tne matter truly when it says that the
race issue was brought into politics
"by certain Southern leaders who un
dertake impertinently to dictate to the
whole country what shall be the atti
tude of the white race, from politics to
private hospitality, toward the black
race." The whole case Is stated here.
As to Mr. Bryan's promise that Judge
Parker will remove the Issue, how does
he know? Again, we quote the Star:
"Is It understood that Parker, if he
becomes President, will turn his face
from the disfranchisement of negroes
In the South? If so, what becomes" of
his rigid constitutionalism?"
It is a question that Parker has re
fused, and refused almost rousrhlv. to
answer. It was put to him directly
by colored citizens of his own state.
who thought they had a right to a
reply. He turned them away impa
tiently, refusing to answer. Of course
there is nothing but pretense In the
assumption that there Is danger of
negro domination" anywhere: for in
the states where the negroes are numer
ous they were disfranchised long ago.
The race issue Is merely a campaign
fiction, invented for the use of a party
whose material for any campaign was
never so scant as it has been for this
one.
"OPEN SHOP" METHODS.
A striking example of the success of
"open shop" methods in carrying on
the construction of a large plant- has
been witnessed In the building of the
new woolen mills at St Johns. This
company is In practical sympathy with
labor, Is generous In Its undertakings
and just in its dealings with worklne-
men. The question- asked of the ap
plicant for work has been: "Can you do
tho work?" not, "Do you belontr to a
union?" If an affirmative answer was
given and the claim made good by the
workman there has been no contention
about wages, the highest rates having
been fully paid. If otherwise, the In
competent worker has given place to
one more competent.
There has been under the system as
thus briefly outlined In this case no
friction whatever between employers
and employes. The men are there to
work, the company's representatives are
there to pay them for work performed.
Construction has not lagged at a single
point. Material has been on hand ac
cording to orders, when expected and
needed, and the result is a finely
equipped manufacturing plant, the
construction of which throughout has
occupied less than four months, and the
work upon which has Droceeded
smoothly from start to finish.
As an illustration of the "open shoD"
policy, conducted without ostentation
and on lines of justice to workmen and
employers alike, this achievement Is of
more than passing interest to a com
munity that Is just entering upon an
era of great Industrial activity, it
presents the plain business nrooosltlon
of service and reward In an undertak
ing between labor and capital.
Twenty thousand dollars to establish
a home for drunkards' wives In Iowa Is
one of the bequests of the late James
Callaroan, of Des Moines, a philanthro
pist and in his later years an earnest
advocate of temperance. This is some
thing new. Drunkards' retreats we
have in numbers, but there has hereto
fore been no provision made for the
wives of drunkards beyond the common
almshouses, or. when mental stress has
become acute, the insane asylums. In
deed, the class thus designated seems
to be the most difficult of all for phil
anthropy to reach. The reason for this
is obvious. It is impossible to better
the condition of a woman as long as
she remains an Inmate of a drunkard's
home. For drunkards' widows there is
some hope and help. For drunkards'
wives there is none. This scheme of a
home for drunkards' wives, therefore,
must presuppose the permanent aban
donment by the beneficiaries of the
wretched homes of their besotted hus
bands or the death of the latter an
event that occurs all too Infrequently In
time to give the wives opportunity to
enjoy a few years of peace and plenty.
It is hard to imagine a case more pit
iable and more utterly hopeless, except
through, the avenue of divorce, than
that of the Frank family, recently re
ported to the City Board of Charities.
Here is a stalwart man, a mechanic
who is able to earn and does earn good
wages, yet who permits ills sick chil
dren to suffer for 'medical attendance
and leaves his wife without help, food
or money while he spends his time and
earnings In saloons. This case, which
Is, unfortunately, not an Isolated one.
answers conclusively every argument of
well-fed, luxuriously housed ecclesias
tics who contend for "no divorce except
for Scriptural cause." The woman who
will put up with this sort of treatment
will, of course, have to abide by the
consequences, and her children with
her. But there Is neither religion, hu
manity nor common sense In suffering J
through life the consequences of a mis
take so grievous as this 'woman made
In the choice of a husband.
If Mr. Sweeney shall decide to Dut ud
a great new hotel in Portland, all may
wisn nlm abundant success. We have
been crying without result for a long
time ror additional hotels In Portland,
but somehow canltal has not fesnonded.
Perhaps the hotel business is hazardous;
or perhaps the man who has money is
simply reluctant to engage in that busi
ness. At any rate, Portland has the
same number of hotels It had when It
was one-half its nresent size. Over In
Seattle they have more hotels than are
reaiiy needed. Why Is it? Doubtless
Mr. Sweeney has discovered our erreat
want and proposes to supply It. If he
snouid Duy the Portland hotel, prob
ably he will build a large addition
thereto. If he shall fall to complete his
negotiation, and shall decide to put up
an entirely new structure, Portland
may be content, because It ' may be
sure that it will then have two hotels
of the first class.
The New York World does not think
much of betting as a straw on Presiden
tial elections. It declares that on Octo
ber 24, 1892, the betting was five to four
on Harrison; yet Cleveland was elected
President. We do not find, however,
that the World's optimistic Judgment
has given hope to the New York De
mocracy. The odds have steadily pro
gressed during the campaign from two
to one on Roosevelt until the unprece
dented offer of six to one is now made.
Betting is doubtless the "fool's argu
ment," and wise, men never engage in it
unless they have a "cinch." In this
campaign the great odds must be re
garded as evidence of the overwhelming
opinion of people who make it their
business to know.
If Chairman Baker does not get out
a full vote in November it will not be
for want of effort He works as
assiduously as he might if there were
doubt about the result in November.
The Democracy would spare Itself
much effort if it were to turn over its
campaign to him. His chief effort is to
get out the vote, no matter whether it
Is for Roosevelt or any other. That Is
more than the Democrats are doing.
Republicans fear only apatKy. If Re
publicans and all other voters can only
be persuaded to go to the polls In Ore
gon there will be no doubt of the result.
There are thirty-three counties In
Oregon, and It is important that each
be represented at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. By as much as It falls to
disclose to the world the resources and
material condition of each of the state's
subdivisions, by so much will the Ex
position fall to have accomplished one
of its chief objects. Marlon County has
made It evident that it proDoses to
avail itself in the fullest measure of Its
opportunity. It may be hoped that
every county in the state will follow
its example.
State Chairman Baker's announce
ment to an Eastern newspaper that
tne Democratic organization In Ore
gon has locked the door, thrown the
key into the well and when last seen
was making for the tall timber" mv
seem a bit stretched to Eastern Demo
crats, but It isn't stretched the fraction
of an'Inch. Parker supporters ' in-"Ore-'
gon are so scarce that hardly a chirp
nas oeen heard from them.
The Russian fleet that started from
the Baltic to the seat of war in Asia
will stay awhile In the Atlantic: nrob-
ably never will proceed to the scene'of
action. Fortunate for It is the occur
rence in the North Sea, that has ar
rested Its course. For what If these
lubbers should actually come Into col
lision with the naval forces of Japan
fellows who can't distinguish fishing
smacks from warships?
In almost even' county of Orecon the
local 'press is discussing the prohibi
tion issue, forced to the front through
the miscalled local-option law adonted
last June. The greater number of the
country newspapers now oppose pro
hibition, and the signs are that though
it may carry In some localities there
will be a heavy aggregate majority
against it
The Democrats michtf train the ne-rt
National House of Representatives.
But If Roosevelt Is elected, as seems
likely, It Is highly probable that the
Republicans will continue to control
both houses of Congress. But suppose
the Republicans were to lose the Tww
House. What would the Democrats do
with It?
The Philippines have cost us some
money. So did Louisiana. Texas. Cali
fornia, New Mexico, Arizona and
Alaska. But wasn't the Investment a
great one? In a few years there will
be' no more thought of abandoning the
Philippines than of abandoning Cali
fornia. It may be true that CaDtainT "R.
Jones, who seeks a divorce from wife
No. 4, already has wife No. 5 arranged
for. what of it? The captain is con
siderate enough of all women to desire
that none shall be obliged to tolerate
his presence long.
A Chinese association in America
hopes to accomplish the reform of
China. Why be disconsolate? Are not
the Chinese nearer our philanthropists
than the child wives of India or the
heathen of Africa?
A Louisville paper reports that there.
are two divorced women to every di
vorced man In Kentucky. This is an
unconscious tribute to the fighting
qualities of "Old Bourbon," for which
that state is famous.
Eastern Democrats are claiminsr Cali
fornia as a "possible" state for Parker.
The majority for Roosevelt will not be
less than 40,000 and may reach 75,000.
The West knows what it's about
Now that the baseball season Is ended
in Portland, we may pause to Inquire
what It was ever begun for?
Too. Much Talk Already.
Boston Herald.
The other day at a meeting of workers
In the vineyard a sister was asked to
address the audience. She blushlngly ac
quiesced, but after the first word stam
mered and stuttered, and finally sank
down into her seat quite speechless. The
embarrassment was so thick you couldn't
hear a pin falL Her friends came to the
rescue and made excuses for the fiasco.
when suddenly up popped the lady, indig
nant T said nothing," she cried, "be
cause there was nothing to say. We are
all talking too much!" and down she sat
again, this time amid applause.
AS A PRISONER LOOKS AT IT.
A friend revises my manuscript; I eliminate
errors. Solitude pencils many mistakes In the
manuscript of life. (?) Prisoner 4382.
According to manv ailthnra TmhHshoT-n
should be prisoners; here is a prisoner
who has turned publisher. No. 4382 of the
penitentiary at Salem has published a
book of sketches and poems dealing with
pnases or lire behind the bars. Prison
rules and occupations, prison -lovs ir that
is not too strong a word and sorrows.
prison menasnip ana enmities are all
Illuminated by sidelights upon the life in
general.
Beginning at the prison gates. No. 4SS2
tells a few stories connected with the
aanussion oi prisoners. He writes:
An amueing incident occurred at one of
these researches. An Italian convicted of
ourgiary and sentenced to serve one year In
viMun. was orougnt nere to be turned over to
the prison authorities. He had been supposed
e consiaeraoie money on his person.
but a Close HKh mnit. 4nji off.- 1.1. .
and again Just before his transportation, had
failed to reveal it. During his examination
here the guard noticed that nn. r i m..
was quite heavily bandaged and. ordered him
remove me - Danaage. He objected strenu
ously. Explanations -were useless, protesta
tions in vain. That bandage had to be re
moved. As he bearsn tn nmrltiit it srn ni..
commenced to drop out on the floor, and when
he had finished $320 In bright, golden coin lay
uciuro tne eves or tn utnnfihui HnMrp
who had witnessed the proceeding. I presume
Bprainea ansae ets a pretty thorough
examination. Another Instance Is related
where a prisoner arrived on evrainr hvi-nr
in his possession a box of cigars, -which, ap-
pareauy naa not been opened. As prisoners
are not allowed to imnVn (.,-. ...
broken up for smoking In the pipe' (that being
mu custom, aiter wnicn tney are given to the
owner). In this case, tucked snugly away in
the center of a cigar a fine spring-steel saw
was found. Which xra unnhl nt mttin. ih.
bars to any cell In tho prison. Not long ago
a prisoner was received who for months had
been addicted to the. use of morphine. Upon
umais Baaxcnea, mree or four plugs and sev
eral packages of smoking tobacco were found
amongst his effects. The turnkey, who did
the searching, found nothing of a suspicious
nature among the clothing, but in cutting
Open a Plug Of tobacco It tcpm fnnnrt tn V.ni
been hollowed out and about two ounces of
morphine placed In the space, the opening
afterward being closed, so as t escape detec
tion. No. 43S2 continues:
Let me take you around a prison tier at
night. During the day only an occasional
prisoner remains In his rn hut at nif.v.,
sees the boys at home. Here are the etalr-.
ways up which prisoners pas. As -are ascend
them we hear a banjo tummlng, and down
" a manaoun's sweet notes in "SUver
Bells." Tou, wonder. nwhnj at tw .nH
ask If music is permitted. Yes. Prisoners
wno have a talent for music, those who are
anxious to learn, or those who assist in chapel
entertainments, are allowed to have musical
io.-iruniemB ana playing is confined to certain
hours, and in the cells permitted under cer.
tain rules. You hav nlmn mni-i
a dark, lonesome-looking place at night, but
wua.1 you sea on tnis tour will show you quite
the reverse. Etehts
here, and every cell dnor i nnrfor an mw.i.
guard's watchful eye. for pacing to and fro
me yarn wnere snaaows conceal his pass
ing a night CTiard keens a mrctant nt-n1
and every movement upon the tier la known.'
near tne low num of voices as we pass,
glancing casually into each cell. Some are
occupied by one prisoner, others by two. We
nan me inmates variously engaged, convers
ing In low tones, read Inc. writinn- nin. em
broidery work, crocheting, etc (I suppose you
uiinn inai an xinaa or needlework Is for only
feminine hands, but It isn't, in prison.) In one
ceu we see a snawi m the process of manu
facture: in another a nrlm,r Hnln. f..
embroidery work on handkerchiefs. In another
cell we see napkins attractively worked and
watch patient hands labor
trying task. We pass to another cell, where we
ree oooks. writing material and other miscel
laneous articles, and find a votinr mart Mh.
a . correspondence school course In archltec-
iuic. iu a ituoy oi li monins, beginning
with simple arithmetic, he has passed through
formulas. nomttrr. munntv m-tu.-
Joinery, stair-building, geometrical drawing!
.nuiuonOTnina .morav ana ,U.4t ,prwat n
gaged on architectural drawlmr. Tnrrtfl.
cates of grade In those studies show an aver
age sianaing or us. we see another young
man taking a course in hookkpnlnir 5.
cerian copy books are on the table at his side.
That the man -with n tnlent fnr- lmei.
ness can make money in prison as well as
outside is shown by the following anec
dote:: A Prisoner. "A." for Instnnr nnr-a fnr- a
year's subscription to some dally paper. He
reads It and then sends It to "B." who. after
reading It. sends it in turn to "C." So It con
tinues, a." gets tne paper one year for $7.60.
"B" pars. DerhaDS. as much m aft rant
month for permission to read it first. "C"
pays cents for It second. "D" 20 cents for
It third, and BO on. Tlar.h mihu-Htuti. v, a
limited time In which to read and pass the
paper on to the next one. It will be seen that
A not only Kets his naner for nnthtner Kiit
makes money on the transaction. This method
was originated by a former Inmate of the
prison who was reported to have been brought
here "broke." He Is said tn hnr r,ift
regular copies of the San Francisco Examiner
irom a inena wno was talcing It. After read-
!ntr It thrnueh- h. fniinri a mVvHtu. i.
on the above plan. Other subscriptions fol-
iowea. ana in a snort urn a tie, was doing an
excellent business. When hU friend's paper
ran out. ha had made mnnn tn n-irr tnr a
year's subscription for himself. After his eub-
fivnowa Decame numerous, ana tne price got
below the 5-cent mark an occasional pack
of tobacco paid for a month's subscription.
These packs of tobacco had a commercial
value, and were easily exchanged for sugar,
fruit, oil and other articles, and In some cases
for cash. As a result of our friend's enter
prise, he had plentiful supplies of permitted
luxuries and a gradually accumulating es.h
account in the office. I am told that at his
release he carried away the substantial sum
of $00 in newspaper money.
Pricnn pmnlnvmpntn or, o KnrJ In
detail by No. 43S2 and he retells the story
of the Tracy-Merrill escape. Scattered
thrnncfi tVio lnncnr nrtfMoa n rn Titirn
graphs of more than average merit. A
few of them are:
A "eaed" Mnphlrd'i !r. tItii- mtilri Ttim,
sound sweet In an ex-convlct'a home.
The prisoner who Intends to resume criminal
ways should prepare another "explanation"
for hU second downfall.
Conscience Is sometimes ample punishment.
Prison enmities are forever mining a prison.
er's path with pitfalls.
Circumstantial evidence sometimes sheds
tears over a man's grave.
TCor !j nnerrv lpftnut Th nn!tnMoS-i
-blacksmith contributes these lines en-
uuea wnispere .
As I stand at the forge and hammer away
On the different Jobs that come each day.
The anvil's ringing seems to say,
"Being a 'con,' old boy, don't pay."
Oft when I'm pensive and thinking about
Freedom, and wondering if I'll get out.
The anvil whispers, "Without a doubt.
If you live, you'll surely get out get out"
And so as my hammer and anvil play.
And I'm tolling the hours away.
Courage comes, for they seem to say:
"Freedom will come some day some day."
Other verses are:
A THIEF'S SOZJLOQTJY.
Stealln don't pay;
Kotbln In It,
Apt to get caught
Any minute.
Steal a trifle
Do a year.
Seems a long time
Passln' here.
Think yon got
A "dead sure" bet, , "
Cards are "coppered"
And you get
"Whipsawed" every
Dog-gone time.
I "pass," boys;
Ko more In mine.
ADVICE.
If you don't like the place, boys, don't come
oacx;
There's plenty of room outside.
And every man who left this place
Staid out If he only tried.
For a fellow who takes the same old road
And goes In the same old way.
Prison will always be a home
He 11 return again some day.
The book, which may be had for JL00
by addressing P. O. Box 33S, Salem, is
neatly bound and is illustrated from pho-.
tographs of the penitentiary.
THE RED CORPUSCLES.
Vigorous Americans Do Not Favor
a Timid Policy.
Chicasro Trlhiin
Shall tho Mt:,qqlnna rtt .Vi t
' - ikcyuuut oe
lessened? ShaU its flag cease to float over
the Philippines? Judge Parker says yes.
So do George F. Edmunds, Carl Schurz
and George S. Boutwell, men whom the
country thOUKht wern dead whn tho ram.
palgn began. They wish the United States
lu away irom tne Philippines and the
vicinity of Asia and to throw to the winds
mo cn lermones which are Its undls
puted nroDertv.
That policy does not take with the
American who has rM mrrmoMa.
lating through his system. Most Ameri
cans, mougn tney he middle-aged or old
in years, are still young in enthusiasm,
vigor, hopefulness and enterprise. The
spirit of youth dominates the country.
Young men resent the timid counsels of
decrepit politicians, with thoti- rni..on
the boundaries of the Republic will never
receue. xney are unalterably opposed to
contraction.
So. vlewlner the matter from th, ,fon.
point of political expediency alone. Judge
Parker could not have been guilty of a
more siupenaous mistaKe than to make
me surrenaer or. tne Philippines the pre
dominant Issue of his enmnalfm It la on
unpopular issue. It alienates votes. It
may appeal to the Inert and the Incapable
who dread the responsibilities of the Phil
ippines, duc it is onensive to the lusty
youth and manhood of the country, which
13 not for striking th fin?
If Judge Parker had taken the oppo-
Diio me, naa gone deck to tne policy or
his party half a century ago and pro
claimed himself an ardent expansionist,
he would have lost the votes and voices
or tne tnree venerable relics of other days
who are now sunnortlnir him hut h
would have kept the votes of many more
young men now lost to nun.
Apparently Judge Parker has no red
corpuscles and Is not aware of their ex
istence in other Americans. He should
study his countrymen more closely before
asking them for their votes. The younger
ones, at least, have high Ideals as to the
giary ana. greamess or tneir country.
The' am rMnlvort thnt- -nnthfnc ohnll u
done with th!r rnnnpnt tn ilpcrngsn Ita
area and lessen Its honorable standing
among the nations.
November 8 Judge Parker will hear
irom tne red corpuscles.
SOURCES OF NEWS.
Who Knows Best Knows Conditions
In Philippine Islands.
New York Sun.
What does Luke Wright know about
conamons in tne Philippines? If Judge
Parker wants Information about those
unhappy Islands, he goes to a more, orig
inal source than this man "Wright. Such
experts as the Hon. Erving "Winslow, the
Hon. Fiske "Warren, the Hon. Moorfleld
Storey, the Hon. Charles Russell Codman
and General Sambo Bowles can and do
supply Judge Parker with Information
such as Wright doesn't possess. KIrby
street. Boston, has long been known as
the watchtower from which the Philip
pines can be studied most effectively.
Wright may mean well, but he can't turn
out the kind of stuff Judge Parker wants.
Next Philippine day at Esopus the Judge
will reel off some more statements that
will be news to Wright, who may think
he knows what is going on in the Philip
pines, but is inexcusably Ignorant of what
is going on In the anti-imperialist leagues.
These Institutions make "facts" while
you wait, and know things In the Philip
pines by special telepathic dispatch.
By the way, is the Parker Constitution
Club ready .to report on Luke "Wright's
insolent assertion. that "Judge Parker has
evidently been grossly deceived?" Is, not
such language from a Democratic satrap
unconstitutional?
Good Words From Pendleton.
Pendleton Tribune
Results of the arduous labors of tha
'pfomoTers of the "Lewis"and Clark" Fair
enterprise are beginning to show. Recent
events have proven that the fair will now
be a success and that the ball that has
been rolling slowly has accumulated to a
great size. The foundation work ha3
been laid and the superstructure Is now
appearing pleasing to the eye. When the
gates are opened Portland may boast of
a fair not inferior to the St. Louis exhi
bition in all the essential features. It will
be an event for the "West, and one of the
best means of turning the attention of the
East to "Western development. Now that
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Is
about to close, the minds of writers, trav
elers, railroad companies and Immigration
bureaus are being diverted toward the
Lewis and Clark Fair. Already articles
are appearing In Sunday newspapers and
magazines on features of "Western life and
the romantic, historical and adventurous
elements of winning the "West, and after
these will naturally follow description of
our resources and opportunities in the
Western States and the life of the people
who now live here. Following the Fair
without doubt there will be a great influx
of money and capital into these North
west states that will recompense Oregon
for the splendid part her- people have
taken and the spirit they have shown In
supporting the undertaking In its Infancy.
No Oregonian need entertain regret for
the extra taxes paid or the contributions
he has made when the books are balanced
In the years to come.
Can the Trusts Buy tha President?
Kansas City Times-Star (Ind.)
The Whole thine mav h e-rontlv oto(t.
gerated, but the element of general plaus
ibility enters into It. The' men who se
cured the nomination nf PorVu- a an-
tuated less by their desire to elect a Demo
cratic candidate than by their determina
tion to defeat Roosevelt. These same men
can have but one rensnn fnr tholT- rilallVa
of the President personally, and that Is his
nosuiity to the trusts. The presumption
of these promoters was, and still seems
to De, tnat the Presidency can be con
trolled from Wall Ktrpef nnrf Kt- TTTo--
street, no matter what the majority's pref
er cute iuay oe. ane arrogance ox money
in politics often has been exposed and de
nlored. but it has nwpr mnniwni itcoi
in a way so offertfelve to the patriotism
oi tne country nor so dangerous to popu
lar government as in the alleged plan to
carry the comlne eleptlnn fnr- Pi.tar
through the purchase of the doubtful
siaies.
Bryan's Oratory.
St. Paul PIoneer-Pres3.
Bryan said of the f.ffppt nf hi non.
maklnST In one of hia onmnnlima mrslnot
McKInley: "When the election was over
x iouna inat i naa carriea nearly every
state, in wnictt I did not speak and lost
every state I visited." And vt -Ri-iroTi'a
oratory in Indiana is relied upon by the
iremuurauc managers -as tne last resource
for carrying the state for Parker.
Not That Kind of Cooking.
. Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Mamma," said the pretty, fluffy-haired
girl, "I think I ought to go to a cooking
school, don't you?"
"It Isn t necessary, my dear." replied
the mother. "I can teach you to cook."
"But that would never do, mamma,"
protested the fair daughter; "you only
know how to cook the ordinary things
that people really eat."
Not Ready for Mediation.
Indianapolis News.
"We do not forget that war is necessarily
bloody and horrible, and we agree that
Americans have no right to be oversensi
tive., for they fought a, war 40 years ago
which was so dreadful as to shock the
world and yet they refused all sugges
tions of mediation, as they bad a right to
do. Japan and .Russia -bay e the same right
bow-
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Montana seems to produce as much
guff as copper.
The needle of the police compass
wavers between two North Ends.
Fact Is stranger than fiction, but not
so strange as campaign prophecies.
The signature of the Atlanta Consti
tution's political prophet is "Jos. OhL"
Football reports are a good second
to the war news these Sunday morn
ings. Morocco is beginning to cut up so
France may have work as well as
kudos from her protectorates.
Portland will have to do its best to
bear up under the news that we may
have no Igorrotes at the Fair.
"Women wear the trousers in some
households, but is it posible that they
are going to take to shirts as well?
Have the Indians of the state taken
to imitating Parker? "We miss the
usual propnecies of a hard Winter.
From an exchange we learn that Hall
Caine frequents graveyards to get
names for his characters. If this Is the
case, he merely transfers the .names
from one tombstone to another.
Seldom has a more amusing instance
of getting mixed up on a simile been
given publicity than the following
break: detected by the lynx-eyed Kan
sas City Star:
The WichltA Star deplores the evil stories
which have become current concerning Tom
Kelly. "like Potiphar's wife," says the
Star. "Tom Kelly Is above suspicion."
Clyde Fitch wrote an epilogue for
Mrs. Gilbert's recent farewell perform
ance in New York. For utter, inappro
priateness of figure, the line from It
about Ada Rehan takes the cake:
When with Augustln Daly I acted many
parts.
And Jimmy Lewis, bless him, played with
me at hearts!
And Ada Behan, the dear creature, won her
brilliant spurs 1
And John Crew, cheeky darling, stole my
heart and hers.
The Polo News, says the Kansas City
Star, tells of a little Cowgill girl who,
when she had the mumps, declared she
felt as though a headache had slipped
down into her neck.
Another child story is told by the
Springfield (Mass.) Union: A 5-year-old
girl of Springfield who objected to the
filing of a piece of metal because it
"made her teeth tickle" described a
disagreeable sensation in graphic man
ner. Two well-known men about town
were discussing a new clubhouse which
had recently been built at great cost,
says Harper's Weekly. One of the men
had just been Inspecting the new build
ing. "What style did you say it was deco
rated in?" asked the other.
The man who had seen the interior
reflected a moment. "I think it was
either Late Pullman or Early North
German Lloyd," he replied.
A man Injured In a railroad accident
in England, who died in a hospital
without recovering consciousness was
Identified by the way he counted in de
lirium, says an exchange. He never
went beyond the number-:of -nails In a
horse's shoe, and the doctors decided
that he was a horseshoer. That led to
the discovery of his name.
After this piece of Sherlock Holmes
work, we should like to discover how
many nails there are In a horseshoe
anyway.
Kipling, In a letter on the pleasures
and benefits of "motoring," declared
that the auto was a great force in
promoting temperance. Formerly driv
ers of vehicles would leave their horses,
standing by the roadside while they
filled up on ale Inside the country
"pub." Now, according to Kipling, the
drivers are afraid to leave their horses
alone because the snorting autos stam
pede all but the steadiest stagers. An
other cause is also at work to bring
about a decrease in the consumption of
beer, and it is noteworthy that the
great English brewers are so alarmed
over the falling off in their sales that
they have held a special conference to
discuss methods of booming the trade
again. Electric street-cars, such as
America has long been accustomed to,
are the new temperance agency in
England. The workingmen, on their
way home to the suberbs, are now
whirled past the public houses at which
they used to stop before the trolley
came to save them a walk.
WEX J.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
Visitor When you are grown up, -will you be
a doctor, like your father? Bobby Mercy, no!
Why, I couldn't even kill a rabbit! Town
and Country.
"When hosJ race tips Is beln passed
around," said Uncle Eben, "a deaf an dumb
man has a pow'ful advantage In life."
Washington Star.
"De man dat devotes hlsse'f to fault flhdln',"
said Uncle Eben, "turns out many a fine Job o
work dat doesn give satisfaction to nobody."
Washington Star.
Homer What's the difference In time between
Chicago and Paris?' Rounder Well, that de
pends on the kind of a time you are looking
for. Chicago News.
Jones What do you think? Buryemdeep,
the undertaker. Is going to boom up trade.
Smith Giving away trading stamps? Jones
Giving away automobiles. Judge.
Friend Hello, old man, how are you?
I hear you've written the very latest novel
of the day. Author Well, I had at 12
o'clock, but it's 3 o'clock not. Pittsburg
Post.
Kelt Oh, my! I don't like the shape of
my new Fall gown at all, I -wish I knew how
to Improve it. Belle Why not let some
other girl wear it, dear? Philadelphia. Pub
lic Ledger.
Glffle That fresh chap, Jlnklna. didn't seem
to get along In the Georgia backwoods. Splnks
No; he was always hollering "Cheese It,"
and this naturally made him unpopular with
the crackers. Exchange.
Mrs. WIggs Mrs Newrltch Is always talk
ing about her trip abroad, but I don't see
that it Improved her any. Mrs. Biggs She
thinks it did- She learned to say .Paree
for Paris, and addoo for good-by. Cincin
nati Commercial Tribune.
In a little while," said the man who is
always agitated, "the railroads will be run
ning the country." "Well," said the easy
going citizen, "If the country was run aa
well as some of the railroads are, I wouldn't
complain." Washington Star.
"I have been very much interested in these
experiments with tetrahedral kites," said the
man with gold glasses. "Yes," answered Mrs.
Cumrox, complacently, "but I have about
concluded that the surest way to get rid of
all such things is to boll the drinking
water." Washington Star.
On the back of a business card of a Zermatt
shoemaker 1st the following notice: "Pay atten
tion to this Visitors are kindly invited to
brought your boots self to the schoe maker.
then they are frequently nagled by the Portler
and that is very daramageable for boots and
kosts the same price." Pusch.
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