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PORTLAJTD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1904.
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
That the Democratic party is to rally
Around the banner of Bryan is an in
evitable conclusion. The party has no
other leader. And it will be a radical
party. It .has tried conservatism and
Mtterly failed. The conservative Demo
cratic leaders are wholly discredited.
As the Nashville News says: "In 1904
the leaders did not take the people into
their confidence. The whole thing was
fixed up to suit the Belmonts and the
! Hills. From now on the leaders will do
well, they may count themselves fortu
nate, if the people take them into their
confidence, for it is now certain that
the Democratic party will be a radical,
aggressive opposition party that will
mean what It says and say what it
means."
There can hardly be a doubt of the
truth of this. An alliance between So
cialists and Populists, among theorists
and Irreconcilables of all descriptions,
and all who for any reason, or for rea
sons of the most opposite character, are
dissatisfied with the constitution of so
ciety, will be the next thing, -under the
nspiratlon and leadership of Bryan.
Tnie party win oe a grave menace, not
merely to the business interests of the
country, but to its social order and the
rights of property. It will be such.
from its own very nature and constitu
tion. Bryan has already laid down the pro
gramme, viz: "The Democratic party
has nothing to gain by catering to or
ganized and predatory wealth." But
his opinion is that all' considerable
wealth is "organized" and "predatory."
And further along he said: "The party
must maintain its position in favor of
iblmetallsm. It cannot surrender its de
mand for the use of both go'ld and sil
ver as the standard money of the coun
try.
If, from any cause or combination of
causes, "hard times" should again set
In, we should have a contest something
like that of 1896, but with clearer drift
towards Socialism, over again.
NO MEDIATION NOW POSSIBLE.
When Russia denies the world the
right of intervention or mediation, says
she is determined to have it out with
Japan, that her regard for her position
and her prestige compels her to this
course, and the subject at Issue, with
the contest it Involves, does not concern
neutral nations and they may therefore
be requested to mind their own busi
ness, the language and the spirit that
prompts it are peremptory and mis
taken. Yet in such a situation, en
gaged in a struggle as Russia is,
a nation will judge for itself,
and the world at large will
scarcely attempt to press the mat
ter that is, to force peace by com
pulsion and war. Herein is the weak
ness of the theory of international ar
bitration. Russia feels that her pride Is
involved and her prestige at stake.
Therefore she will go ahead. '
It is the natural position for a great
nation to assume. The conflict is a
trial of strength between Russia and
Japan. Bussla has the larger re
sources, "by far, but her difficulties in
bringing them to the scene of action
ore immense. Japan has virtually of
fered peace, on condition of evacuation
of Manchuria by Russia and restora
tion of Port Arthur to China. But this
would be abandonment by Russia of
her whole policy and effort in the Ori
ent, and would be tantamount to full
confession of defeat
Neither Russia "nor Japan Is fighting
for its own. The theater of war is
Chinese territory invasion -and occu
pation of which by Russia Japan
rightly regards as a menace to her In
terests, and even to her existence. The
question simply is. what is to become
of Manchuria, of all Northern China,
of Corea? Are they to be Russian?
Then Japan, overshadowed by this
mighty power, will suffer strangulation.
or die of inanition.
But beyond this question as to the
future of Japan lies that of the future
of China and Corea, in which Russia
has not the right to say the world has
no concern. tlll, there is no apparent
ground or reason for the Intervention
of other nations. There may be later;
but It Is not yet.
Russia is driven on by a blind con
ception of her destiny; Japan is actu
ated by a far-seeing thought of her own
preservation. Sir Thomas Barclay, of
England, who received a knighthood
from King Edward in recognition of his
services in bringing about the Anglo-
French, agreement in recent matters
thus averting immediate war between
England and Russia is of the opinion
that the war between Russia and Japan
is sot due to the Czar, but to his ad
visers, who wanted it for gain . and
glory and prestige at home. Very prob
ably; but this doesn't change the situ
ation, nor the conditions that produced
it; for these advisers of the Czar largely
control him, and therefore are the main
part of the Russian government. The
spirit of blind aggression, dominant in
the Russian nation, appears in them;
and there is no public opinion, no de
bate, at home to call back the energies
of the people to attention to the prob
lems of their own social and political
life.
A nation in the stage of development
which Russia has attained and pursues
can be checked only by force. She
yields to her impulse of aggression, and
nothing can stop it but physical ob
stacles or impossibilities. The question
from the first has been whether Japan
has the force to stop her. Thus far
Japan has done wonders; but -can she
withstand, in long struggle, the colossal
power?
It is evident that Japan, now having
checked and driven back the Russian
armies from the north, and holding
them at bay, awaits In expectation the
fall of Port Arthur. Capture of this
place would be an advantage to Japan;
but even then there would be required
Immense effort to expel the Russian
armies from Manchuria If indeed it
could be done at all.
In wars of this nature, which result
from the rivalries of nations, affecting
seriously the status and future of one
of them, or both, there is no room fpr
mediation unless the interests of other
nations shall become so involved as to
give ground for It; and this has not yet
appeared in the war between Japan and
Russia. It may later. And meantime
mediation must wait.
PORTLAND AND SEATTLE.
The Seattle Post-Intellltrencer has
again undertaken the difficult and
profitless task of showing that Seattle
a larger city than Portland. In proof
submits the total vote cast on No
vember 8, and compares it with the
vote in this 'city, as follows: Seattle,
18.797: Portland. 15.922 a difference of
2875 In favor of the Puget Sound me
tropolis. In the former the total reg
istration was upwards of 27.000. while
here the registration was 21.956.
There the vote fell short about 9000;
here about 6000 a difference that, un
der the circumstances, is sijmlficant
and even suspicious.
A moment's examination of the facts
will show that the comparison insti
tuted by the Post-Intelllsreneer is tin-
convlnciilg and valueless. There 18,797
votes were brought out as the result of
a close and exciting contest for Gov
ernor, and for various county officers
over whom there had been a strenuous
campaign. Special effort was made also
In behalf of Republican members of the
Legislature who were to vote for
Seattle candidate for United
States Senator. Hera the inter
est was laniruid. inasmuch ns
the result was a foregone conclusion:
and thousands of voters remained away
from the polls, either because thev had
not registered, or because they felt that
their presence was not needed. In Se
attle every possible effort was made to
get out the vote, and undoubtedly It
was successful. The Oregonlan thinks
that a similar contest here would easily
have brought the total city Vote ua to
20.000, probably more. In 1896 the total
vote oast in this city for President was
15,997 more than in 1904 andT no one,
not even a resident of Seattle, will pre
tend that the DODUlatlon of Portland
has not been heavily augmented in
eight years.
The United States census for 1900
gave the following figures:' Portland,
90.426; Seattle, 80.671. We shall not do
the public spirit and proverbial enertrv
of Seattle the injustice of assuming
that any effort was soared to count
every human soul: so the comparison
was then probably fair. It Is not likely
that there will be any further conclu
sive test of population until the Federal
census of 1910. Our registration laws
are different from Washington's; our
methods of taking the school census
are not the same: there they have one
kind of bank clearances, here another;
even postal receipts are not on the same
basis; and directory figures are, for
obvious reasons, unreliable and mis
leading. Seattle is a thriving, growing.
prosperous and ambitious city; so is
Portland. Seattle has increased greatly
in population since 1900; so has Port
land. Seattle will, we hope, continue to
gain many new and desirable people
until the next Federal census: we are
certain that Portland will gain. At any
rate, there is room enough for both in
the great Pacific Northwest,
SENTIMENT IN "JUSTNESS.
The steamship war which has been
raging with great fury on the Atlantic
for several months Is. now -declared to
be nearing an end. As in the case of
most of these affairs, the finale has
been hastened through a decrease in
the material on which the flames of
competition may feed. The emigrant
season Is practically over, and there Is
so little to fight for that the combat
ants will probably take a breathing
spell until Spring, when there will be a
revival of the business. It is a favorite
commercial maxim that tells us that
"there is no sentiment In business.1
Theoretically it is apparent that this
should be true, but in practice it fre
quently falls short of the mark. Sent!
ment and National pride more than
anything else brought on this costly
rate war among the largest ocean
transportation companies In the world.
The prestige given the Germans by
reason of their operating the fastest
steamships in the world drew business
to their lines and adversely affected
the receipts of the British lines. To
equalize this differential of prestige the
British lines began cutting rates, and
for several months it has been possible
to cross the Atlantic at the lowest
rates on record. When the rates were
cut sentiment again played an Import
ant part in the matter, for the Prus
slan government showed Its friendship
for the Teutonic steamship lines hy
adopting measures making it compul
sory for Russian emigrants passing
through German territory to use the
German steamers. On the strength of
this monopoly the Germans were ena
bled to maintain a much higher rate
than would have been possible had they
lacked the support of the government.
This advantage, however, applied only
to the unfortunate Russians, who were
obliged to pass through Prussia, and
for the rest of the immense emigrant
traffic which crossed the Atlantic they
were on no better than even terms with
the British. Neither the big German
lines nor the Cunarders, which bore the
brunt of the fight for the British, pre
tended to be making any money out of
the business; but sentiment and na
tioaal pride jprevented either side from
retreating, and not until there was
nothing in the way of emigrant busi
ness left to fight over was there any
prospect of a peaceable settlement.
The Atlantic is not the only place
where sentiment seems to collide with.
business in steamship operations. The
most costly rate war ever experienced
on the Pacific was that between the
China Commercial Steamship Company
and the Pacific MaI. Naturally, with
these two companies cutting rates to
absurd figures, .every other company
operating on the Pacific was affected,
and before peace was declared the
losses ran into immense figures. And
all of this loss was Incurred purely
from sentimental reasons. The fight
was precipitated by a Pacific Mail offi
cial who was angered at an employe
who left his service to take charge of
the China Commercial, then just enter
ing the field.
This war, from a business standpoint,
was less excusable than the recent un
profitable contest on the Atlantic, as it
occurred at a time when there was an
immense amount of freight offering and
little or no surplus of tonnage for
handling it. Not an additional ton of
freight was secured by reason of the
heavy cut in rates, and the war not
only caused tremendous losses to all of
the steamship companies involved, but
it also demoralized shore business
which was governod by or dependent
on the freight rates on the ocean. AH
of which Is confirmatory of the belief
that nothing of a sentimental nature
should be permitted to affect matters
which ought to be ' conducted on a
strictly business basis.
WHAT THE ORANGE HAS DONE.
The oldest of Industries is represent
ed in this city at the present time by a
delegation of men and women that
would be a credit to any organization
and any industry. The occasion is the
meeting of the National Grange in
thirty-eighth annual session at Armory
Hall.
The interest that these people take In
their work amounts to enthusiasm. The
order, as shown from the anniversary
date above given, is not new. On the
contrary, it has outlived the day of ex
periment and settled down to solid
business.
The Grange has had In this state,
and doubtless elsewhere, much experi
ence of a more or less disappointing
and even disastrous nature. It has in
years past fired by the zeal of legiti
mate self-interest and moved by the
commendable purpose of bettering the
financial condition of the farmer folk
made some mistakes and received many
rebuffs. These things were a part of Its
growth, and it has come up out of them
equipped with a fund of experience that
insures the avoidance of similar mis
takes in the future.
Its troubles in this state, as well as
Its successes, belong to the local his
tory of various communities. Doss was
written over many of its ventures; in
difference caused many well-laid plans
to come to naught, and many of its
lodges died of Inanition.
But persistence and patience, careful
attention to the lessons of experience,
loyalty to the central Idea of self-help
and intelligent recognition of the social
side of life as a factor in- personal and
community advancement, have enabled
the order to overcome great obstacles
and, literally speaking, to work out Its
own salvation. The social benefit that
the Grange movement has been to thp
people and perhaps, It may. be said,,
especially to the women of the more
Isolated farming sections of the Wil
lamette Valley is incalculable. -Even
in the days of great discouragements
and most'trjing reverses the friendship
engendered by the sympathetic touch
of the regular, orderly fortnightly meet
ings has been a living force, ready at
all times to respond to neighbody needs
and participate in neIghborirpIeasures.
PASSING OF A LANDMARK.
One of the historic landmarks of the
State of Washington passed -out-of ex
istence when the big Olympla Hotel
went up In flames Wednesday night. It
is only at a state capital in a small city
that a hotel can rise above Its environ
ment and become In a sense a state in
stitution, and In the malting of state
history for Washington the Olympla
Hotel, like the old Chemeketa at Salem,
has been a prominent figure. AH of the
hustle and bustle and rush which have
been such pronounced characteristics
of the Washington business man are
in evidence in the politician of the
Evergreen State, and it Is doubtfjjl
whether there was another edifice in
the United States where more strenu
oua politics has been played than within
the walls of the old Olympla, now a
smoldering ruin.
Coming into existence almost con
temporaneously with statehood itself,
the Olympla offered so many advan
tages over the ancient Statehouse a
relic of territorial days that the mem
bers of the Legislature abandoned the
official edifice for all classes of legislat
Ive work except that which could not
legally be transacted at the hotel. No
one who has ever stood on the landing
above the spacious lobby of the big
hotel when a hot Senatorial fight was
on and viewed the hundreds of politi
cians pulling and hauling and implor
Ing, threatening and cajoling, can ever
forget the animated scene, and In the
numerous Improvised committee-rooms
and "headquarters" leading off from
the halls United States Senators, Gov
ernors. Congressmen and a long retinue
of lesser officials have been made and
unmade by the strenuous politicians
whose presence session after session
made the old hotel famous. And in the
fifteen years In which the Olympla's
prestige remained undlmmed- that lobby
was the stage on which at times played
all of the great actors In the political
life of Washington.
The Olympla was built to meet the
changed conditions brought about by
the creation of a new Washington out
of the old territory, but mingling with
the new crowd of "statesmen" who
came in with statehood was many a
veteran who had worked at the laying
of the cornerstone of the common
wealth. The lobby of the Olympla in
the first years of the hotel's existence
frequently rang with the eloquence, of
the late John D. Geoghegan. idollzd
alike by Democrats and Republicans,
From the landing above the lobby thl
late Senator John B. Allen pleaded in
touching strains for party peace which
never came, not even with the death of
that great leader of the Washington
Republicans. Honest old "Tom'
Humes, whose life went out in far
Alaska only a few days ago, had also
talked to many a crowd in that lobby,
and the tall form of Colonel B. F. Shaw,
Indian fighter. Democratic politician,
and the only man who ever placed the
Territory of Washington under martial
law, was a conspicuous figure at many
a session.
With the passing of the oldbotel will
come before the minds of many & leg'
lslative attendant visions of the old
days and the old guard. There were
the patriarchal "Okanogan" Smith and
Charlie" Laughton and his violin.
Whenever a particularly merry peal of
laughter was -heard, in the center of
the group from which it came would be
found the late Colonel Patrick Henry
Winston telling one of his inimitable
stories. And there was "Nick" O wings.
Not to know "Nick" was to declare
yourself unknown. Owings dropped
into a painless sleep about two years
ago. and "Charlie" Lauxhton's heart
stopped beating as he sat comfortably
in a Tacoma hotel reading a book
which bore the title "The Pleasant "Side
Politics." Then there were the Gov
ernorsMiles C. Moore, the venerable
Ferry, John H. McGraw, John R. Rog
ers and McBrlde, the fighter.
As for the Senators and the men who
failed to become Senators, how well do
we recall the Chesterfleldtan Watson C.
Squire, the eloquest-ohn L. Wilson,
aristocratic George' Turner, dignified
Levi Ankeny and the silent A. G. Fos
ter! Then there was Joe Meeler th
parliamentarian, who never missed a
session since statehood came, and the
Iffte Ed Hamilton, a born leader, who
passed on to 'the Great Beyond before
he had yet turned 40. There was a host
of others of greater and lesser light
whose names and personalities
linked with the history of the state.
ana wim tne passing of that great po
litical rendezvous, the Olympla Hotel,
has gone forever a landmark7
which at various times in the past thir
teen years have gathered for council all
of the great men of the new State of
Washington.
It seems to have been a moat short.
sighted policy that established Indian
reservations In a resrion where rain
enough to sprout seeds does not fall
once in five years, and inexcusable
stupidity to keep Indians confined
thereon and expect them to make a
living by farming. This Is what seems
to nave neen done in Southern Califor
nia, where there are five reservations
upon which not a drop of rain has
rauen in- many months. To make the
folly and injustice of keeoinjr them
upon these tracts more apparent, it Is
said that the Indians are an intelligent,
naraworKing Dody of farmers, who cul
tivate Industriously every foot of the
land allotted to them. Notwithstand
ing their most strenuous efforts, how
ever, these farmers are unable to raise
crops and are now subsisting UDon
mast, the supply of which will be ex
hausted in a few weeks. It Is not im
possible to correct the error that placed
these people In this plight. If situated
favorably for irrigation, their lands
should be Irrigated by the power that
connnes them thereon. If not, lieu
lands should be chosen, and. If neces
sary, purchased, that would yield a liv
ing to these people, and they should
oe removed to them as soon as possible.
There are in Portland todav a lareA
number of valuable friends of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. They are
the Jastern district nassencer asrentR
and other Important officials of the
Northern Pacific Railway, who are
here "to spy out the land" and to use
their Information thus acquired by per
sonal observation for the benefit of the
1905 Fair and of the railroad. As the
visjting representatives of a great rail
road, these gentlemen would fe wel
come to Portland under any circum
stances;, and at this time, when their
coming augurs so much rood for an
enterprise which everybody in Oregon
has at heart, it will be the dutv and
pleasure of all citizens to see that they
find out all they want to know and In
cidentally obtain as much enjoyment
from their visit n tht nature nt -ffeolr
sojourn will, permit
Russia may pour tens and hundreds
of thousands' of soldiers Into Manchuria
but will never strike the vitals of
Japan until it shall destroy the sea
power of the Island emDlre. If Russia
can command the ocean, the Czar need
send never another soldier to the Ori
ent, This is why the Czar 13 sending
a mighty armada from the Baltic. If
the armada shall not prevail, the fault
will lie wholly with Russian sailors.
for in tonnage and armament It will
outbalance the Japanese navy.
Russia replies to President Roose
velt's invitation to renew the Interna
tional Peace Conference at The Hague
that she will gladly do so after she lias
licked Japan. Tet the Peace Confer
ence, with all Its covenants, wouldn'
stand the least In the way of the next
war, anywhere.
At Baltimore the ship channel Is
thirty feet. It has been deepened from
fifteen feet. The Chief of Engineers re
ports that in his opinion It Is practica
ble to increase the depth to thirty-five
feet, and recommends that It be done.
John D Rockefeller told his Sunday
school class that the poorest man Is he
who has oniy money. But John D. is
quite willing to stay "poor," at least
he shows no disposition to get rich by
yielding up his money.
Though Japs and Russians are butch
erlng each other alive they are "hu
mane" toward each other dead. That's
modern warfare, the rules of which de
clare that an enemy is like an 'Injun'
good only when dead.
Kershaw did good work for Mead and
will hold his job as Fish Commissioner
of Washington. If he will doas good
work for Columbia River salmon, there
will be the more reasonfor his holding
me juu.
Lettson Balliet, who" ran so pictur
ecque-a course at Baker City, has
finally turned state's evidence and con
victed himself. Give him credit for the
one honest act of his life.
After souring the Anti-Saloon League
with vinegar, Prohte now try to woo
them with honey. Why? Because the
cold-water brethren have discovered
their own weakness.
Russians will surrender Port Arthur
only after the last biscuit shall have
been eaten. Evidently the catalogue of
ills In the fortress does not yet Include
dyspepsia.
A sensible man, after all, is your old
Uncle Gassaway. He hasn't said :
word since, the election, and doesn't ex
pect to be "on the ticket" four years
hence.
To the City Council: The public Is
entitled to know all the facts about the
Tanner-Creek sewer. We hope it will
get 'them.
The people of the United States voted
for the "big stick," Who win be th
Ant to feel it? Huert, st Panama.?
TO CURB THE TRUSTS NEXT.
Washington, Nov. 12. (Special to the
Kansas City Star.) If there were con
tributions to the Republican campaign
fund by tho trusts, the managers
of these institutions have dono some-
wing worse than, throw away the
money of the stockholders. They have
been guilty of a blunder even more
pronounced than Judge Parker com
mitted in which he charged them with
having an understanding with Chair
man Cortelyou by which they were to
be protected. The testimony which has
been acquired regarding the beef trust
is now being compiled and classified.
An investigation resrardine v other
trusts, including Standard Oil. will be
started forthwith, and the Postmaster
General is at work on an investigation
of the railroads' contracts with the
Government for carrying the malls.
This is by far the mosjs important con
tract of the department, and one which
always has been regarded as offering
the best oportunitles for fraud and
favoritism.
It can bo stated in as positive lan
guage as that which the President em
ployed when he declared he would not
be a candidate for another term that
the President does not regard himself
as belntr under any special obligations
Vj'any commercial interests or to any
factional politicians. His victory was
so overwhelming that the conclusion
is irresistible that men of all parties.
and of no party, supported him. Ho
carried entire states In which no par
tisan effort had been put forth In his
behalf, and even his own National com
mittee was officered and dominated by
men whose interest in the President
was personal rather than noliticaL He
does not regard himself under any ob
ligation to Addlcks for the result in
Delaware, and ha made it clear in con
versations with numerous persons to
day that the stories which were being
circulated about his probable choice
for a successor were entirely unwar
ranted and offensive to him.
There isn't any sort of doubt that
the Republican party will follow Presi
dent Roosevelt in any legal method he
may undertake to curb the aggressions
of the trusts. Nor is there any doubt
that the Presidents sympathies are
with the people and that he will be
both "safe and sane in his antagon
isms. To assert that the Administra
tion is preparing for a general on
slaught on corporations is as far from
the truth as were the campaign asser
tions that compromises had been made
with tho trusts. Nothing will he done
by the bureau of corporations to pro
duce a panicky feeling on the part of
the trust managers, who are disposed
to comply with the spirit of the anti
trust legislation.
WHY LEAVES CHANGE COLOR.
Farmer Says They Ripen Like Grain
in .the Fall.
Newark News.
"Tain't frost wot turns the leaves
red and yaller . in the Autumn," said
the farmer. " 'Tain t frost at all."
He stood at foot of a mountain. The
September day was still, cold and bril
liant and the hillside forest was a vivid
and bewildering mass of brilliant foliasre
scarlet, bronze, lemon, magenta and yel
low.
' 'Tain't frost wot does it," said the
farmer. "I know 'tain't, 'cos I tried
an experryment wot pruv it. I tuck a
young maple tree, by Chlnus. and I
Kep it in the house, where 'twus warm,
from larst June clean on to Fall. No
frost teched that maple, but its leaves
turned, jest the same turned as yellar
as that there gold tooth of yourn.
That's why I say these yere scient-
Ises Is all wrong to say frost turns
the leaves. Frost don't do. nothln of
the sort.
wnat aoes it, then? '
"Why, nothln' does It, The leaves
jest naturally ripen, the same as grain.
f-oats or wheat docs."
We Shall Have the Chrysanthemums
Walla "Walla Union.
It would be a crsepfnl thine fnr tho
Lewis and Clark Fair management to
plant a oed or chrysanthemums in the
rose srarden of th "R-rnnQttlnn oi-ntinlo
It not only is a more showy flower
man me rose, strutting its crimped
petals In beautiful waves of colored
llsrht. dazzlintr tho pvn of th Viohnl?,.
wiin. me wucnery or a Spanish maiden
Tv nn sroiaisn nair. rr fi th Vat nnni
flower of Japan md dear to tho little
brown men who will have as fine an
exhibit at the Portland Vair n- rr
elgn country. And It would add to the
guyeiy 01 me exposition visitors to
have a chrysanthemum iv nt- tv.
Lewis and Clark "Pair, fin ,
every ticket buyer could be presented
wim a anye terrier iiower and every
bOOth de.COra.tprl en that- thn TTnit.lMn.
would wear chrysanthemum colors and
Kvcrjr one sing 11s praises. Americans
are very fond of it and of all flowers it
is the king In its own right The rose
Is sweet and pure, but the chrysanthe
mum has a dash of reckless beauty that
captivates and bewitches us. Yes, by all
uicwis nave a corysanthemum day.
"The Able Leaders."
New York "World. Tat
Under the ble leadership of William
Jennings .nryan .Nebraska has given j
plurality of 75,000 for Roosevelt.
Under the-abln leadership nf "T'.i
Taggart Indiana has given "a plurality
Of 60.000 to Roosavalr
Undor the able leadership of Henry
jjiivis west Virginia has given
Plurality of 30.000 to RnncovdU
Under the able leadershin nf -00,-1,1
B. Hill and William F. Sheehan New
iorK aDovo The Bronx has given J
plurality of 210,000 to Roosevelt.
Under the able leadership of "Pat"
McCarren Brooklyn has given a plu
ralltv of 1800 to 'Ronsnvel
Under the able leadership of James
omitn, jr.. rew jersey has given
nluralltv of 75.0.00 to Roosevelt.
The Republican ticket did not suffer
from a lack of able leadership among
the .Democrats.
Bruddah Evans' Prophecy.
Chicago News.
"Yes, bruddahs en slstahs," shouted
Bruddah Evans, at the revival meeting.
"Ah kin see It now. When some of dese
heah health cranks git to paradise dey'll
be askln St. Peter of de milk am steril
Ized."
If.
Chicaro Chronicle.
If I could write like Bob Burdette
Or si ins- tne pen like Twain.
Td hold my head up hlsh. you bet.
And grow extremely -vain.
And maybe now and then I'd get
A letter in some strain
Besides the one: "We much regret
we cannot use the Inclosed. The rejection of &
manuscript does not necessarily Imply that It
Is lacking In merit. Any one of a number .of
reasons may render a contribution unsuited'to
our present uses."
- If I could write like Shakespeare wrote
And rhyme like Bobby Burns;
If I could make my Terses float
Xike Swinburne does by turns,
I -wonder if Td get a note
That sweetly, sadly spurns
My Jokelet and my anecdote:
"We cannot -use the Inclined. The rejection'
of a manuscript does not necessarily imply that
It la lacking In merit. Any one of- a number uf
reasons may render a contribution unsuitcd to
our present uses."
If I could write like Milton did
And versify like Pope;
If I like Scott could make a bid
For tame with my poor dope,
I wonder if I might not rid
My mall of slips that ope
"With that same gruff, lbidt
"We cannot wat the lacleaed. Hm r4eetkm
of a aaaauseript does not Hcsarl!y 1
that It is -tacklsc in nmtt. Ay m bC &
Bomber c reasons may render a .eewtrikxiAtoa
Mcsutlcd to our pt stent vttm "
NEW LIGHT IX MISSOURI.
t Kansas City Star.
Et tu, Missouri? New York Sun.
"Sure. Mike." Why not? Isn't Mis
souri in the Union just as well as New
York? Didn't it send more soldiers to
the Civil War who - 'fit,' bled and died
for liberty," than Kansas? Doesn't It
raise corn and wheat and hogs and cat
tle, the same as Illinois and Iowa and
Nebraska, oniy more of them? Doesn't
it produce much the saiao sort of men
and women as are found in Ohio and
Indiana and Michigan? Isn't it in the
latitude with other states which are
up and doing and which keep thingj
going on?
Is there any reason under the sun
why Missouri should stick in any po
litical column from generation unto
generation and proclaim to the world
that it can't change its mind and Its
convictions? Is it necessary for Mis
souri to take the position that, be
cause its early settlers who came from
Virginia and Kentucky were Demo
crats their posterity must remain
Democrats, right or wrong, to the lat
est syllable of recorded time? Scarcely.
Hasn't Missouri an equal . concern
with the other states in the North
and West in issues that are carrying
the Nation forward to Its manifest
destiny? Is there anything in its tem
perament to render it incapable of ad
miring a President like Roosevelt?
Not that anybody knows of.
Et tu, Missouri? Well, rather.
Cost of the Baltic Fleet.
Boston Herald.
This Baltic fleet that occasioned such a
commotion by sinking a fishing smack In
the North Sea is one of the largest ar
madas that ever went to sea and one of
the most powerful. It Is commanded by
three Rear Admirals, Rojestvensky, Fal
kerson and Enkolst, and an enormous
amount of money has been expended in
its construction, armament and equip
ment. The money value of the fleet is of
Itself very large. Some idea of its cost
may be obtained from the following table:
Two armored cruisers, J5. 000,000.,.. 10,000.000
six protected cruUera, $2,000,000.... 10.ow.uuu
Twelvo destroyers. $250.000 3.000.000
Nine auxiliary cruisers. M.0OQ.0OO... 9.000.000
Two repair shlpo. $500,000 1.000,000
Three colliers. S50O.O0O 1.500.000
Hospital snip iuv.vuu
Total
..$S5',750,0O0
November Strawberries.
The Dalles Chronicle.
Strawberries In November was the
subicct for a column and a half write
up in The Oregonlan yesterday, which
article told of strawberries Being
raised at Marshfleld this season of the
year. We have for some time Deen
calling attention to the fact that in
many cardens in The Dalles raspberries
are ripening, and strawberries later
than this are no new thing in this sec
tion. M J. Anderson, who has just re
turned from the Meadows, about six
miles from Mount Hood, tells us some-
thin? that is unusual, and that is ne
picked a handful of strawberries up
there a day or so ago. The weatner is
always much colder there than here
and It Is surprising how they ripened.
Republican Danger.
Chicago Chronicle.
A political party is never in such dan
ger as when it seems to itself to be per
fectly secure in power through an over
whelming victory. That is the position
of the Republican party today, and un
less it sees the truth about its position
and takes its measures accordingly, its
overthrow Is only a question of time,
There is a rising tide of radicalism, in
this country. The rapid increase of the
Socialist vote Is an index of its rising.
The Socialists are merely the spray that
files before the coming flood of Democratic
radicalism.
Of the Democracy.
New Tork Sun.
The American people have thrice voted
their lack of confidence in the Demo
cratic party, and this time the vote was
even more overwhelming than in 1S96 and
1000.
Will the Democratic party recover from
these repeated blows? Yes. but It will be
as a distinctively radical party, a substan
tially new political organization, of which
Bryan will probably be the leader, with
Watson as his lieutenant.
All but One of 23 Children Twins.
Media Letter to the Philadelphia Record.
A Media physician went down to Morton
to examine a - woman for life in
surance. The policy required that an
swers be made relative to the family his
tory, and the doctor asked:
"How old is your father?"
"Forty-two."
"How many in the family?"
"There Is father and mother and" 23 chil
dren. I am tho 23d one. There were U
sets of twins."
Who Shall Reorganize?
New York Times (Dem.)
Would a proposed reorganization of the
party by Mr. Davis, Mr. Stephens, Mr.
Toombs and Mr. Floyd in 1872 have been
in anv measurable degree more audacious
and cheeky than the plan of reorganiza
tion under hi3 leadership" which Mr.
Bryan now puts forth? When the patient
lies at the point of death from a pro
longed and wasting disease, what is the
best cure for him a fresn attack of the
disease?
Good Ground for Protest.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
The Russian Generals were holding a
conference.
"Perhaps we had better protest the
game." said Kuropatatp.
"On what ground?" asked Stoessel.
"That Oyama has professionals on his
team."
Realizing that they could easily qualify
as amateurs, they decided to do so.
One Burden of Life.
Boston Herald.
. Eat slowly, live regularly and simply,
don't worry, and aBove all avoid be
ing a millionaire, is excellent advice, but
how-to keej) from the last misery Ameri
cans do not know! They have to be
millionaires.
They Come High.
Washington Post.
"Germany wants $20,000,000 additional for
the South African campaign," says a Ber
lin dispatch, from which we infer that
Germany has also found out that It takes
coin to capture the African vote.
Prophets Still Have Honorl
Philadelphia North American.
Now, who can look Oregon, Maine
and Vermont in the face and say that
the prophets are all dead?
How to Catch a Trolley'.
Saturday Evening- Post.
-Trolley cars axe very swlft:
Trolley cars are quickly milted. -Many
a time I've seen a trolley
Kick Its heels and run like golly
Just because some little-wit
Waved his.eUly hand at it.
, Now, to catch a trolley car.
Certain Iroa-bound rules there are.
First of which Is net let it
Ever guess you wish to set it.
Second, -rear a deep dUguiae;
Carry bundles great in size.
So the car will never dream
You can, run you see the scheme?
Wbea, It rolls remorseless by.
Drop your buadlas there and fly I .
Km like. E3. however far;
Tbw awy jour fresh cigar,
Tkrew away your parfcsal,
Tkww away your' ht and all.'
JMsi until yew catch the car,
Jatt sibearC and tbanjrou are:
NOTE 'AND COMMENT.!
Contemporary History. ,
General Stoessel was addressing the gar
rison.
"Soldiers of the Cxarl" he cried. "Port
Arthur will never surrender. We will
hold out until the last 'cartridge has been
eaten and the last blscut fired "
Conscious that Mrs. Stoessel'-would never
forgive him the slip, the commander head
ed a general sortie.
The Liberty Bell ikon will now be re
turned to Philadelphia.
The Shakhe is frozen over. Now Kuro-
patkin has a chance to cut some ice.
Thirteen nerson -wern Villed In ttie latent
railroad wreck. Wrecks are unlucky.
Is there to be no rest for the weary? Is
the box question to be mooted again?
"Are there any more Boss Tweeds?"'
asks an exchange. Only the Scotch kind.
The Loyal Lewis Legion is on deck, but
where are ther Caracoling Clark Cohorts?
Panama, to be a -satisfactory jumplng
Jack, should only jump when the string
is pulled.
So far as we can learn, the gospel .of
"The Simple Life" is best summed up In
three words, "Be a clam."
. And the Olympla Hotel never caught
Are from all the money that was burned
up in it when the Legislature was sit
ting. Seattle Is to give Tom Humes a great
funeral. All are ready to honor a man
when he's dead and it can't do him any
good.
A column on the first page and all of the
second page is given to the Yale-Princeton
game by the New York Sunday Sun. The
clash of empires could get no more.
Some Industrious genealogist has discov
ered that King Edward has 33,735 rela
tives. And to think how Christmas wor
ries a man that has only nine or ten-
A frenzied poet sings In an exchange:
Rojestvensky, tell us whensky
You trill make our place your goal;
And we'll hikeskl down the pikeskl
And pick out a bomb-proof hole.
It's Just the way ofthe sex that the girl
who wore a fishnet shirtwaist on chilly
evenings in September now smothers her
self In furs on a warm November after
noon. They have a queer way of looking at the
game laws up In Maine, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. A half-breed guide recently
said: "Kill man, too bad; kill cow moose,
pay $500."
George Gould has peppered an attendant
at a shooting party. How clumsy some
people are. One would think an attend
ant would have skill enough to keep out
of the way of flying shot.
Now that the Olympla Hotel has been
burned down, the Northern Pacific may
put on a special train to Tacoma lor the
benefit of legislators who can't find a
better place to sleep (and none of them
could).
Five hundred dollars a year has been
added to the salary of the secretary of
the New York Fire Department, because
he holds a Job where there are many op
portunities for grafting. If all salaries
were calculated in the. same way.. many
would pray earnestly, "Lead us into temp-'
tatlon."
"Arbitration has become a fashion," said
Lord Lansdowne in a recent speech,, and
he does not seem to have been guilty .of
exaggeration, for here are Switzerland and
Belgium concluding a treaty. As arbitra
tion would be the only possible way In
which these two countries could settle a
dispute, the treaty Is evidently a conces
sion to fashion.
There is a discussion going on just now
about "free love," or what a preacher
said or didn't say about it. Why discuss
something that does not exist? There
never was' such a thing as free love. From
the time a youngster first falls in love
and has to buy candies to the time he's
paying millinery bills it Is one constant
expense. Nothing free about love in any
form.
The great heart of the Nation suffered
with that of Mrs. Howard GoulJ last
week, a3 she hung over the bedside of
her black pug, which was smitten down
by a cold during the Waldorf-Astoria toy
dog show. Hourly bulletins helped to al
lay the country's anxiety and a great sigh
of relief went up when it was announced
that the distinguished patient was out of '
danger. But he was too late to get a
prize.
According to a cable dispatch the Duke
of Manchester is about to visit this coun
try for the purpose of "touching" his pop-in-law.
Life is very hard for these poor
young men that are burdened with titles.
Just think how some of us would feel if
we proposed slipping over to strike a
friend for a loan and we picked p the
paper to see our intentions cried aloud to
the world. Wouldn't it make a hard task
doubly difficult? Poor Manchester, it's a
shame to make your road rockier than
needs be! Here's hoping the old man's
check book opens easily.
WEX. J.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
"Ha says he knows all the best people, -.but
he doesn't seem to associate with, them."
That's because the beet people know him."
Houston Post.
Clara We girls are getting up a secret so
ciety.. George What's the object? Clara I
don't know yet, but Til tell you all after I
am initiated. Jester.
"Have the Xewlyriches got quite settled in
their new mansion?" "Oh. yea. They've, got
all their ancestors bung except a few who
were hung on earth." Town. Topics.
"BUggins says he Is an Independent voter."
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum. "I sup
pose that means that he hasn't been able to
persuade anybody In eltbr party to promise
him an office." Washington Star.
"Scribbler la In trouble." "What about?"
"He has written a novel and selected a. name
for It. His publisher likes the name, but says
It does not suit the book, and he can't decide
whether to write a new novel or Invent a new
name," Brooklyn Life.
Briggs What a fellow you are! I- doa't be
lieve you thought of your wife oace while you
were away. Griggs On the contrary, I couldn't
get her out of my mind for a mlaute. ' I w&a
afraid she'd get onto the racket, doa't 708
know. Boston Transcript.
"I fion't believe In' those commercial
agencies'." announced McTouch. "Why noT"
asked 0Fearem. ."Because," replied McToueh,
"I looked Titewad up In rra&street'a. He was
quoted as belns worth' $900,000. ad wha I
asked him to loan me flO he assured me that'
he bad only street-car fare asd enouga for
his luncheon." Clevelasd Leader.
Urs. Pa sh Oar minister says he is ajeiag to
change the lasX part of the servlse. Xrsu
Knave Dees be think he cm inwn It? 3c.
Push No, but he tblaka tt'a ascoseary. In
stead of saying; "Let ua stag tae Eeceiesr,"
ha ia ts ins to say: "Let a? a4jat c
cloth, slip on our gloves, grab r )Mrfs, ier
et alt about the Lord and be
Clacinsatr Commcrc ial-Tribww.