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PORTLAND. OR-, MONDAY, JULY 8. 10OK
PLUTOCRAT GREED IN PORTLAND
Of course. William M. Ladd and his
associate plutocrats and monopolists,
jwho sell the streets of Portland from
under the feet of the people for millions
,of dollars and boast of the achieve
ment through their organ who pretend
o be Republicans but publish a ven
Yimous if not always consistent Demo
cratic newupaper may be expected to
persist in their policy and habit of ma
lignant lying about The Oregonlan
That's one of the main objects for
which they have so long "put up" for
pupponMpf their newspaper. The Ore-
has toadied to them, ami
extreme. Hence their
representation of The
hhelr continuous lying
past, through their
?he one main barrier
; of complete pluto
'Portland is The Ore-
To this fact their
ts existence, and to
and venom of that
nnintr of its exist-
fects no surcease
venom, for ,the
will be true
, and character.
in this case
tlistlc schemes,
in to "work
and Leglsla
irporate ben-
ss hitherto
showed and
ry-on these
; Oregon
in all slm
Is work as-
We morality.
ffty disinter
zenshlp. The
in all the
telNE." .
ir Southern
Lis the new-
In this
rrs As-
L'titioned
foceedings
panics and
with and
iund that
illegal com-
of commerce.
st which this
extensive one,
e whole South.
Inst these, viz
apany.
Company, which
Cashvllle Railroad
knclsco Railroad.
tail way.
id.
Railroad.
Georgia.
vint of the peti-
Cinclnnatl and
id upon the sum-
le Courier-Journal
soclatlon charges
by formation of
and rate agree-
rchase of stock in
(y the acquisition of
in competing cor
divers and sundry
id forth, as comblna
it of trade and com-
ites." It declares tha't
violators of the anti-
2, 1890, but that they
inate against the com-
of the Northern and
fin favor of the East
their trade relations
2rn States, "have serl
the commercial inter
ktes. and If permitted to
in more seriously dam
s."
m this statement, the
detailed and compre-
of the organization.
idly tendencies of these
hterests. They arraign
systems the Southern
?e Atlantic Coast Lin
ixy. For example, they
declare that the Southern Railway has
come into absolute control of the In
terstate trade -and commerce of large
part of what is known as the Southern
territory; a part of the remaining in
terstate trade and commerce of this
territory being controlled by the Atlan
tic Coast Line, and they assert that
this control has. been obtained" by the
purchase by the Southern . Railway
Company and the Atlantic Coast Line I
Company of the coatrolllng stock of
ntha. raltrni1o Vi- t Via Au-norshln ft I
tneir securities or oy lease. i
Further, that this combination not I
onlv has the power, but is now exer- I
cislng it to restrain and restrict trade
between the Northern and "Western I
States and the Southern States by mak-
lng and charging rates from the Ohio
and Mississippi River gateways and the
Southern States that are unreasonably
high, as compared with the rates be
tween the East and Southeast and the
Southern States. In view of such con-
dltiens, the petitioners assert that the I
laws of the United -States are being
flagrantly violated.
Following this statement of their
case with quotations from the Supreme
Court opinions in the Northern Securi-
ties case, and with citations of specific
instances of what the petitioners allege
to be discrimination in rates, the Cin
cinnati shippers beg the President to
direct the Attorney-General to enjoin
the several companies and associations
from continuing their present methods
and to secure "such other relief on be
half of the people of the United States
against said illegal combinations, con
spiracies and monopolies as the law and
equity of the situation demand." That
the President will take action to obtain
for the petitioners the relief demanded
can scarcely be doubted.
DEMOCRATS TO THE TEST.
It was to be expected that Mayor
Lane's Executive Board would be con-
trolled bv Democrats: therefore his se-
lection of peven Democrats for places-
on that board of ten will not be criti
cised by his Republican friends. The
seven represent what are called the best
elements of their party; they are men of
affairs and of prominence, and are said
to be as free of partisan bias as any
Democrats who could have been picked
from the leaders of their party.
Neither can the Mayor's political
friends object to the new Civil Service
Commissioner. Mr. Brewster, for being
a Democrat, nor to the new Chief of Po
lice who is expected to be a Democrat
also.
Now we. are to have a Democratic ad
ministration; the people voted for it.
hoping the city would be "improved" by
the change. Democrats have a chance
to redeem themselves In Portland an 1
opportunity which they have craved a
long time and which at last came to J
them through a chain of fortuitous cir-
cumstances. Portland will give them
every opportunity to make -rood their
promises of a better administration.
Criticism is looked for by Mayor
Lane, but he has remarked that he will
endeavor to give the city so satisfactory
an administration that the praise will
outweigh the censure. Everything is In
his favor a full treasury, a well-organ-
ized police force, an efficient fire depart-
ment. a satisfactory City Engineer's de
partment, a good lighting service.
streets in good repair and cleanly kept.
and roadways safe. The outgoing ad
ministration has left these satisfactory
conditions for the new administration
to build on.
"Will promises be fulfilled and expec
tations realized? If so, a new era has
opened for Democrats in Oregon; if
not. the blame cannot be laid to bad
luck or evil circumstance. Mayor Lane
will not find those who opposed his elec
tion opposing his effort for good gov
ernment; they will be his allies endeav-
orlng to give him as square a deal as
tne" would have given to Mayor "Wil
liams.
NEHALEM A RICH FIELD.
Again there Is a prospect for the con
struction of the long overdue Nehalem
railroad. Since far back in the days of
the proposed Astoria and "Wlnnemucca
line, the light of that rich region has
made occasional gleams through the
bUBhel under which it had been hidden
by the railroad "community of inter
ests." "Viewed from the standpoint of
distance, it-seems amazing that such a
rich territory has been so long neglect
ed. Central Oregon, the "Wallowa coun
try, and the Clearwater with all their
wealth of natural resources, can make
no such showing as is offered by that
almost unexplored country, bordering
the Pacific Ocean west and southwest
of Portland. And yet the greater num
ber of Oregonlans have overlooked its
I richness while observlne that which has
trickled out of remote districts four or
five time as many miles distant.
Out of that land of magnificent dis-
tances, boutneastern uregon, long
J wagon trains laden with wool, have
j rolled Into The Dalles. Shaniko and
I other points where rail connection with
the outside world could be reached, and
I the vast herds and flocks of livestock
I that have been driven out to clvlllza-
J tion. have attracted the wonder of
I thousands of people. Similar evidence
rof great richness beyond the railroad
has been noticeable In the "Wallowa
country. The Clearwater branch of the
Northern Pacific skirting the edge of
the great Idaho grain flistrlct, has sup
plied all the proof needed as to the pro
ductiveness of that region. n
But the Nehalem country to a greater
extent than any of the other of these
isolated regions, has remained sealed
Into the rich valleys through which
trickle numerous small streams, a- few
settlers have followed the hunters and
trappers of an earlier day and they
have hewed out homes, where, owing
to the prodigality of Nature, means for
a bare existence are available with less
effort than in any other portion of the
state.
Indians seeking the "ultima thule" St
praise, christened a section along the
Upper Columbia as the Horse Heaven
country, and the name was' -suggestive
in high degree of a land favored by Na
ture. The Indian's Horse Heaven coun
try is now coming to the front as a rich
art?ricultural district, but the true
fWse Heaven" or any other kind of
animal heaven" country is to be found
in the rich bottom lands of the Neha
lem and Tillamook Valleys. Sheltered
by the Coast Range., from the biting
winds of the east and north, and with
atmosphere tempered by the breath of
the ocean, stock of all kinds will wade
knee deep in rich grasses in midwinter.
The rich soil, when cultivated, makes
astonishing yields, and fruits of all
kinds thrive.
Agricultural and stock-raising possi
bilities.
however, have failed hitherto
to attract a railroad, and it is the forest
-wealth which has paved the wav for
J tfce txaneportatioa-Xacilltla. whfch will
make possible the development of the
agricultural resources. Tha. proposed
road will tap a timber .district which
contains nearly 2,000,000 acres of .the
finest timber on earth.
What this means for Portland can be
understood when we consider the lum
ber Industry of our city as it now
stands. The big mills of Portland have
Increased their capacity so rapidly that
the output last year made this city the
greatest lumber port In the world. To
mt rrmlTnpnts of the Portland
mwis, u is iiecra&iirj mm '
of our best timber land he stripped
every day. Enormous this demand
seems, it could be maintained for nearly
thje-quarters of a century before it
had exhausted the Nehalem tlmoer sup
ply. In other words, the Portland mills
running night and day at their pres
ent capacity, could not saw up the tim
ber In the Nehalem belt in less than
sixty-nine years.
"When it is remembered" that the pres.
ent output of our mills has made this
city famous the world over, the result
ant benefits when the mills begin on the
Nehalem timber belt, can be under
stood. Fortunately for Portland, the
trafllc out of that region lying right at
Portland's doors, cannot be diverted
to any other port. Oregon is on the eve
of a great awakening and one of Its
first surprises will be the richness that
will become visible In the Nehalem, as
soon as the railroad is built.
OCR AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES..
The question of intensive farming I.
e.,- farming that brings tne mosn satis
factory results from the land and. the
labor of cultivating it Is one to the
solution of which intelligence is bend
ing its energies in every progressive
state of the Union. Experiment upon
the farm Joins with the instruction pro-
vidod by agricultural colleges, by Gov-
ernment experiment stations ana d
farmers" Institutes in exploiting mis
problem. The year is, indeed, barren
of results in which something of value
has not been added to the farmers
knowledge of the ancient handicraft in
which he is engaged.
Considerable progress has been made
in this direction in this state during
the past twenty years. 'Our agricul
ture has been diversified to some extent,
and our more progressive farmers have
learned lessons in the rotation of crops.
in dairying, in forage production, in
ensilage, in hopgowlng. In flaxralslng.
In soils, etc. etc., that were unknown
to those who gave their undivided at
tention to wheatralsing In the Wlllam
ette Valley a quarter or a third of a
century ago,
It has been fully demonstrated that
the farmer who has something to sell
every month In the year Is the one who
gets ahead and keeps ahead, financially
speaking, while he who confines himself
to the single crop, as of wheat or hay.
finds his harvest returns absorbed by
the long-standing bill at the village
store, the repairs of his farming mai
chlnery. and other expenses incidental
to a yearly payday and hampered pro
duction
But though some progress has been
made toward a diversified agriculture
in this state, a broader, deeper and
more complete knowledge of intensified
farming is needed. To compass this,
earnest study must be given to this
subJecL Commonplace effort is too
often but a repetition of last year's
blunders and a reflection of its dlsap
pointmonts. Management that does not
seek out new methods and, Improve
upon old is productive of the most in
different results. The happy-go-lucky
way of doing just what comes to hand
year after year rarely more, sometimes
less makes farming a lifeless occupa
lion and a yearly recurring disappoint
ment, over which taxes loom, a dark
shadow, and the store bill Is a haunting
specter of the long-dreaded payday
All that is necessary to raise . the
standard of our agriculture to a height
above the commonplace, discouraging
struggle that It too often is. is to study
farming as a business, keeping the
practical ever In view. Get out of the
old ruts, the last year's furrows. Study
the sicence of rotation of crops and the
demands of the market. So shall Iowa
the dairy products of the Middle "West
and canned stock from everywhere be
supplanted by home products In thes
lines. "We have the finest country un
der the sun fqr development by pro
cesses of diversified agriculture.
Mother Nature, here as elsewhere, is
not effusive; but here she is grandly
responsive. Left to herself, she riots in
luxurious wlldness; approached half
heartedly, she glves half-hearted re
sponse; but engaged with intelligent,
persistent earnestness, she makes boun
tiful return for the attention bestowed.
Climate is her only arbitrary posses
sion. and the people of Oregon have no
Just complaint of her bounty here. For
the rest. In soils and locations; In pos
sibilitles for Irrigation where that is
necessary, and of drainage when that
is advisable, she is -prodigal of her fa
vors wnen propeny approacnea and
understood. The truth of all this has
been often and sufficiently demon
strated. It is with the Oregon farmer
to study and further apply It to his
profit.
DEATH AND NOISE ON JULY 4
The small boy and the full-grown
hoodlum are soon to be reckoned with
by thq great American public, or such
portion thereof as will congregate I
cities next Tuesday to "celebrate.
"Within the next, two or three weeks
thereafter doctors will have their in
nlngs with tetanus patients and under
takers theirs with victims of the baf
fling and excruciatingly painful mal
ady. "While these persons, like death
have all seasons for their own. they
can count to a certainty on the harvest
that comes to them from an insane
celebration of the Fourth of July. Un
like Easter, this Is not a mova"ble feast
but it Is. nevertheless, an occasion of
great expansion. In the larger cities it
begins a fortnight In advance of 'th
day sacred to patriotism, and its after
math of noise extends a "week later.
The net result In human life last year
was 1S3; the casualties numbered 39S6,
Of the shattered nerves and the fatal
J termination of illnesses due to the nois
ana contusion oi tne occasion, no ac
count could be taken. The wasteful
ness. the suffering, the unrest due to
this manner of observing the great
anniversary, is so appalling and so
needless that it is a man-el that good
sound American common sense does not
put an embargo on it.
The United States cruiser Des Moines
has been sent to Santo Domingo where
there is always something doing. Gen
eral Dandelarlo de Larosa, who was
thrown in prison because he was unsuc
cessful in v politics, has been -released
1 Dy r' DJ menus, ana in the per
formance of their duty It became nec-.
essary for his friends to kill a few men.
"Wars may come and wars may go in
other parts of the world, but down near
the equator, where the Southern blood
is always dangerously near the boiling
point, they go on forever. The Des
Moines has been sent down there to
protect the Custom-House and if Santo
Domingo does not wish to "get busy"
with the -"real thing" in war. she will
refrain from active hostilities anywhere
around the United States Custom
House. District Attorney Heney made an ef
fort to clear the case of all extraneous
matter by this appeal, on Saturday, to
wlt: Mitchell and Tanner were partners prac
ticing law in Portland. Mitchell was elected
to the United States Senate and went to
BFhtngton. Tanner remained In Portland.
and they continued In the practice of thft
law under a. contract by which the fee were
b equally divided outMde of thone for
ervice performed by Mitchell, aa shown by
Tanner's tejnlmonr. on his own Initiation In
"Warrington. Parties here employed the firm
for work to be done before the department
In Washington. The firm was employed and
Mitchell did the work. The parties paid
for the work by paying Tanner with checks
payable to the Arm; the firm banked the
money, and at the end of each month divided
It equally between them, fo that Mitchell got
hli half of all this xnones. Now. that
the beginning and the end of this cae.
They who have read the testimony
will decide whether this is the case or
not.
Inconsistency is a marked character
istic of some men. The farmers on the
north bank of the Columbia River in
Klickitat County for years have been
complaining of lack of .transportation
facilities. Now. when the railroad
company Is endeavoring to secure .a
right of way down the north bank, some
of the farmer have advanced the price
of their land to $2000 per acre. Land as
valuable as such figures show It to be.
would certainly show a further Increase
if the road was built, and In view of
their past attitude .on the matter it
seems strange that the farmers do not
exhibit a more friendly spirit toward
the prospective road.
Not much has been said In the last
year or two about silos, but these mod
crn adjuncts of the farm are still in use
and giving satisfaction. Discussion of
the advantages of the silo has largely
ceased, for the reason that the educa
tional period has passed and farmers
know the value of ensilage as a food
for dairy cattle. The farmer who owns
a silo and fills It. with clover in early
Summer and with corn In the Fall, has
green feed for his stock throughout the
year. A silo Is particularly valuable in
a season when haying time is marred
by rain, for rain does not Interfere with
storing an ensilage crop.
Construction of the Columbia bar
Jetty Is going ahead and Portland Is to
be wholly- free from the fetters that
have tied up Its sea commerce. Thanks
to the strategy of the Government en
gineers, the stone trust, which has been
dictating prices of Jetty stone on the
Columbia River, was foiled two years
ago. Its price was pulled down and the
Government saved half a million dol
lars; otnerwise all the jetty money
might now be used up. The stone trust
is backed by plutocrats In Portland.
who howled at the Bugby quarry. But
that quarry' pulled their price down.
They thought they had a "franchise."
The close-fisted San Francisco land
lord who complained at the loss of gas
which ran through the meter before the
asphyxiated guest was discovered, will
have his burden lightened In the fu
ture. Not only will the Bay City be
supplied wirti gas that cannot kill those
who Inhale It. but it will nlso be given
them at the rate of 25 cents per thou
sand feet. "With cheap gas In Seattle,
San Francisco and Los Angeles. It
would seem that something like reform
along these lines was due in the vicin
ity of Portland.
Senator Bacon has been received by
the Sultan' of Turkey and the man of
many wives Was so much pleased with
the Interview that he conferred on the
American Senatpr the grand cordon of
the Chefecat and offered Mrs. Bacon a
piece of porcelain from the lmperla
potteries. If Abdul would only show
the sariie degree of decency about pay
ing his debts that he displays in the en
tertainment of his guests, he would
rank higher In the estimation of his fel
low monarchs.
An ex-Methodist minister committed
suicide au Memphis Saturday after a
prolonged spree. He left a letter to
the public in which he designated his
churchmen "liars and fakers." The se
rlousness of the charge against the
church was materially modified, by the
action of the man who made 1L- Expert
testimony can hardly be expected from
men who make such an utter failure
of life, as to commit suicide while on
a drunken debauch.
Attorney-General Crawford holds that
a state commission has no authority to
incur expense for legal advice because
the Attorney-General Is made by law
the legal adviser of state officers. It Is
refreshing to find an attorney who does
not feel bound by ethics of the profes
sion to "stand In" and help another at
torney collect a fee.
The Seattle Argus Is a weekly paper.
Of Portland, the Argus says: "With her
one Idea and one thought, the greed for
gold. Portland simply sits and. stinks
In the midst of a fertile valley, a con
stant reminder of God's carelessness In
allowing so many of his pearls to fall
before swine." Of course .the Argus is
nothing at Seattle.
Life insurance companies of Hart
ford 'have paid $129,500 on account of
loss of life on the Twentieth Century
flyer near Cleveland. Losses of other
companies, especially those of New
York were much greater. But they
have as yet made no statement.
Close upon the heels of the announce
ment that beefbarons have been in
dieted In Chicago comes the news that
the indictments are worthless from
flaws. Indictments in Federal courts do
not seem to command the respect of
their victims.
Rich man Talbot, of San Francisco,
who made a slave of his wife, like
newspaper editors of woman suffrage
copy and other enslavers of the fair sex!
is foxy enough to stay away from the
woman suffrage convention in Portland
Senator John H. Mitchell is not by
any means the oldest Senator. There
are many colder, and several .Kay
served longer. Advocate Thurston was
J more rhetorical than accurate
OREGON OZONE
A "New Rhyme for Chicago.
J. Ham Lewis, of Seattle
Once, but now of wild Chicago,
Is the hero of a battle, ' ,
Having made a man named Shaw go
To a doctor for repairing.
"With his head and features hurting,
After desperately daring
"With a lady to be flirting.
Mr. Lewis (runs the story-
Go and read it. O ye doubters!)
Made the masher's visage gory
"With a brace of stiff knock-outers.
Twas a gallant deed; and oh! it's
Glad we are he made this Shaw go.
For at lost it gives the poets
Something that will rhyme Chicago.
"When a portion of the formerly solid
South, a few days ago, shot down eight
negroes and one white man. the original
"Democratic ratio was ruthlessly cut in
twain.
President Hndley. of Yale, has an
nounced that his Institution has accepted
fl.COO.000 of Rockefeller's tainted money,
and young United States Senator Frank
Brandcgce. an alumnus, assures the
alumni that there Is virtue in Yale to
cleanse all the taint from the cash, to
the last copeck. As Senator Brandegee
halls from New London, where the Yale
Harvard 'varsity races take place and
where Yale won out In that race last
week, he probably means that the crew
can dip the ducats in the waters of the
Thames If no other method of puriflca
tion be practicable.
Astronomer Garrett P. Serviss under
takes to tell us. in half a column. "Why
"Weather Phophct3 Are So Unreliable."
Possibly it is because the subject of their
prophecy is the most unrelfable thing
that ever hit the traiL
'When a young man learns how to
pronounce the word 'Chauffeur without
lowering his voice to a mumble." says
the Unofficial Autocrat, "he has earned
his passport to polite society."
The valedictorian of the class of '05
is now taking orders from the valetudi
narian of the clasj of 73. and the salu-
tatorian is saluting his superior, the boss
of the works where he draws his llttlo
r per.
If the Creek Indians of "Wetclka. Creek
Nation. Indian Territory, carry out their
threat to place the American flag at half-
mast all over town on tho Fourth of
July. Just to show their" contempt for the
Great white Father's Government be
cause they have been ordered to pay
their tribal tax, there will be an In
dependence day celebration which for
rlproaring. rcdhot riotousness will take
its proud position at tho head of the
class. These Indians have but Just been
made over Into citizens of this great and
glorious republic. With the bestowal of
American citizenship the immemorial em
bargo on red liquor has been raised, and
It Is a foregone conclusion that the
Creek race will emulate the paleface in
celebrating with firewater and soaring.
The Chief Justice of the United States
Court for Indian Territory has issued
peremptory order for the arrest of any
Indian who shall place the flag at half
mast. The Judge doubtless la Influenced
by tho famous injunction, "If any man
hauls down the American flag, shoot him
on the spoL" As all the Indians will
be half-shot anyhow, probably the arrest
will suffice.
Belated News From "Warsaw.
. .WARSAW, June 27. Strikers In the
Boamanshvedc factory, on Nowo Zjazd
street, bolted today 'and blew up the
works. They then retreated through
Krochmanla- street to the forest of
Kquerz Br-r-r-r tze-taky-tzevltchyvitch
br-r-r-r! (Editor's 'Note This dispatch
was delayed In transmission, owing to
the flight of the cable operator, who lost
his reason, and the latter part of the
message got somewhat blurred.)
On Council Crest.
. (The Heights above Pprtland, Or.)
Wayfarer, come and go with me
Aside from town a little space, .
And. far above the Babel, see
Where God unveils his vasty face!
Forego the scramble and the slims
And let us comrades be. to climb
The luring heights and atand elate.
Unfettered, free of clanking Fate!
Come up, climb up. and win. the height
Where Vista spreads without a bar.
And know the majesty and might
Of Vision leaping free and far;
Come up and sense the subtle thrill
Of Silence, know that Beauty still
May sway, tho spirit, lifted up
To drink from Heaven's holy cup!
Yea. for a little while, become
A crony to the cloud, and be
The mountain's quite familiar chum
Climb up and share the world with me
So let us mount this shining crest
And be of Araby the Blest;
For who this summit once hath trod
Ills soul hath walked the hills with God
ROBERTUS LOVE.
Whose Fault Is It?
Woodburn Independent.
The Idea that a party and Its political prln
clptea can be maintained with the control
the administrative offices In the hands of op
ponents of that party or those principles. M
absolutely untenable. Thfl experience la com
lng to the Republican party, and that Boon,
if Its ieadera do not try to keep its organl
xatlon In better shape. Giving away the of
flees, to put It clearly, l placing all power
.against It. Statesman.
Whose fault is it? Not the whole
Republican party's; not the people's.
It Is the fault of a faction of the Re
publican party, having control of po
Htlcal affairs in this state, who failed
to maintain Republican principles. They
have sown the seed; the -party is at
preaent reaping a mighty poor harvest.
How can such leaders Keep tne organ
Ira tion in shape when the most proml
nent stand Indicted for land frauds,
bribery or forgery and await their
trials in the United States District
Court? Is It any wonder that the peo
pie feel more Inclined to trust Demo
crats than members of that faction
Yes, experience is- coming to the party
in fact, they have learned the lesson
Look today at the standing of th
Mitchell ring that has been ..running
the Republican organization of Ore
gon. then turn your gaze to tho old
Corbett faction; none of the latter
stands indicted, yet they were shoved
aside as not fit to represent the people
and state or preside in the councils of
the party. Is it really surprising that
tho Republican party or tnis' state is
crippled?
Only a Few Left.
Les Annates.
"But, doctor, how does It happen that
after so many years- practice you nav
no honorary dcgreei
"Ah I have so many enemies In this
world!"
"And In the next world"
MITCHELL TRIAL VIEWED BY EDITORS
Oregon Newspapers Make, Varied Comment, Some Siding
With the" Senator, Others Against Him.
Roseburg Review.
Most anybody who Is given three guesses
might forecast the verdict of the Mitchell
Jury'.
Capital Journal (Salem).
About half the people of Oregon sympa
thize with Senator Mitchell. At last ac
counts, George C. Brownell was still a
resident of Clackamas County.
Albany Journal.
"Whom the gods destroy they first make
mad." Is being verified in. the Mitchell
case. Senator Mitchell s attorney went
wild and tore his hair In abuse, doing his
client more harm than good, and the re
sult is liable to be seen in a verdict for
the Government.
Roseburg Review.
If John H. Mitchell is convicted.- who
will be appointed United States Senator
by Governor Chamberlain? Judge Ben
nett is the ablest Democrat in the' state.
Colonel C. E. S. Wood is the logical can
didate, and John H. Smith, of Astoria, or
Dr. Harry Lane, of Portland-would be
the moat populat- selection next to the
Governor himself.
Hlllsboro Argus.
The trial of Senator Mitchell will close
this week, and with it will come the
finale of public life of a man who has been
honored many years by- a sovereign state.
Perhaps no one man has ever had the j
personal followincr that has been given I
John H. Mitchell. He knew hundreds of
men by their given names; he was urban
ity personified; he was acute and a good
for the state, and. from the evidence, he
knew how to do business for himslef, al
though his attorneys plead that he was
careless. Whether he Is convicted or not.
he Is a political past. ind he will never
again enter the political arena.
Albany- Democrat.
Oregonlans this week have had their
fill of the Senator Mitchell trial, taken
In full alopathlc doses, morning and
evening. The public has had an oppor
tunity to "Judge Impartially and many
have done so, and others have pigheaded
ly stuck to their text regardless of the
evidence. As a rule people have risen
above politics and rendered their Judg
ment Impartially on tho merits of the
case. So far as the Government Is con
cerned It will make considerable differ
ence as to how the verdict goes, but so
far as the Oregonlans are concerned it
will be all the same. They have had
enough of Mr. Mitchell in a public ca
pacity. The black and white record fixes
the case for them. However the Individ
ual cases go It is to be earnestly hoped
that the cases have a good effect on the
country at large, and that the result is
less corruption In office.
Antelope JWasco) Herald.
"Innocent or guilty?" That Is what is
uppermost in the public mind today.
John H., Mitchell's Innocence or guilt is
being discussed and decided In the Jury
room at thl3 time, and while the general
public who. through the newspapers.
have followed the trial, have decided the
question according to their Individual
viewB. the Jury's verdict will be awaited
with Intense Interest and anxiety Inter
est by all. and anxiety by those loyal
to Mitchell and who still believe him In
nocent. From the testimony brought out
during the trial, which the defense did
not attempt to deny, It would seem that
there could be but one verdict that of
"guilty." However, there is a possibility
of a hung Jury, an appeal, a new trial
and more mental torture long drawn out
for the accused. If Mitchell is guilty,
and he knows. It would be better for
him to give up and take -ftTs medicine
UNSUITABLE PUBLIC SERVANTS
Oregon City Courier.
Now that Portland's stree railway
franchises have passed into the hands
"of a syndicate of capitalists tho city-
has come to realize their value. The
experience of nearly all large cities
is repeated here. In their early his
tory they grant perpetual street fran
chises. These franchises grow Into Im
mense value. Had they not been grant
ed.thls use of the streets would pro
duce an Immense revenue, sufficient to
defray the running expenses of tho
city:.
"The city administration recently ad
mitted the necessity of collecting fines,'
in effect a license, from Portland gam
blers. In order to procure, sufficient
revenue to conduct the city govern
ments. This condition follows from "the
short-sighted or corrupt practice of
city councils In giving away perpetual
franchises. The same condition pre
vails In many- large cities. It should
serve as a" warning to growing towns.
An Irresponsible council, cither cur
rupt or incapable or both, can saddle
on a city burdensome obligations or
can so -throttle its sources of revenue
that Its future growth and prosperity
will be retarded and handicapped for
all time to come.
It is a selfish prerogative that men
assume when they mortgage the nat
ural rights of a future generation. The
trrantlntr of perpetual franchises is
nothing less than this. Most men take
a nobler view of life and seek to leave
to posterity works worthy of remem
brance. Unfortunately these men of
good intention are often lacking in
foresight and Vigilance and they per
mit or acquiesce in the selection of
public servants whose acts serve to
disgrace the memory of a well mean
ing people.
The West Is undergoing rapid devel
opment. Men of stability and" char
acter should give much thought, to the
matter under consideration. No man
can escape responsibility by Inactivity.
Every man has a positive duty to per
form In public affairs. He Is required
to do his part In protecting the pub"jc
from the wolves that prey upon it.
Men should have the nerve to tear the
mask from the tools and hirelings of
syndicates and corporations that are
virtunlly the highwaymen of the com
mercial world.
The man who Is serving these insti
tution? Is not a suitable public servant.
In this age mes are expected to realize
the truth and wisdom of the saying
that no man can serve two masters.
Indeed no man attempts so much, but
many endeavor to conceal the Identity
of tho master actually being served.
This double-dealing should be held
up to the light. There Is no other
way to obtain a clean administration
of the people's business.
Training for President?
Richmond O'a.1 Times.
Vice-PresidentFalrbanks declines to
be smothered under a buslel, and' Ms
now demonstrating that he has at
least one of the qualities needful for a
President; he can swing around a cir
cle. The other day he opened the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, away out
In Oregon, then hastened to Chicago to
take part In some kind of a celebra
tion, and from there he hurried on to
Flint. Mich., where he participated in
the ceremonies Incident to the laying
of a cornerstone of a new million dol
lar Federal building.
Tnke Your Choice.
Anaconda Standard.
It may tax Portland's cleverness soj to
conduct the Lewis and Clark Exposition
and the Senator Mitchell trial as to pre
sent uncertainty In the minds of visitors
as to which is, the circus and which the
sideshow.
now than to continue the fight. and then
have to take It at last.
Salem Capital Journal.
No one will blame the United, States
District Attorney for making the fight of
his life to convict Mitchell.
He has been given to understand and
the public understands that all his offi
cial pull Is at stake.
He has the ear of the President to an
unusual degree. His present title to of
fice and future advance Is at' stake in
his effort to gain the caAes against the
Oregon delegation.
The Mitchell trial is one of the greatest
legal contests ever fought out in Ore
gon or the United States. The case of
the Government has been very ably pre
sented by Mr' Heney.
The defendant went into the trial with
his case already decided against him by
the Portland newspapers. The unin
formed public believed all the defendants
guilty before they were called into court.
Under these circumstances counsel for
Senator Mitchell had a stiff piece of work
ahead of them, and they made a remark
able defense for their client. If he wins,
or even if the Jury disagrees. Judge Ben
nett and ex-Senator Thurston -111 havo
performed a miracle.
The public Is always with the winning
man. If Mitchell is convicted he will
be universally condemned as a bad man.
If he wins out he will be Idolized and.
borne on the shoulders of the mob. The
public will swear ho was the worse
abused man ever was. and he will be
United States Senator forevermorc.
Pendleton East Oregonlan.
Although engaged in prosecuting a
venerable United States Senator In tho
Senator's own home. In the face of a
sentiment and sympathy that has been
consuming at times, Francis J. Heney.
who has Just finished the Mitchell caae.
comes out of the ordeal with absolutely
clean hands.
Not one word of pettifogging, not one
act that has been questionable, not one
word that was offensive to the high court
before which he appeared, he has conduct
ed his historical case in a manner that
Is peculiarly honorable alike to himself
and to the great government and " tho
fearless President which he represents.
Although assailed by parasites who
sought to besmirch and ruin him in
the early stages of the trial, he kept the
even tenor of hi3 way unscathed and un
afrald. Although abused by press and.
public men for pursuing the charges
against Mitchell with zeal and energy, ha
has done the duty assigned to him man
fully, honorably, skillfully, above board
and has earned a place among American
prosecutors that is indeed "enviable.
When Heney came to Oregon every
body was against him. They looked upon
him as an- interloper, a scapegoat who
was seeking notoriety through the prose
cution of arr honored public official. But
as the trial progressed and the won
derful meshes of the case against Mitchell
and his associates unfolded, and tho
great wheels of Government rolled
through the courts' displaying the volume
and immensity of tho task before Heney.
this hatred turned into admiration for
the man and his fearless spirit.
It dawned upon the people of Oregon
that this was the Government of the
United States doing this great and start
ling task, through Heneyy and that he
must of necessity be a man of no mean
ability and honor to be selected for this
historical crisis In Oregon's public serv
ice. His conduct and his achievement has
horrfe out the highest estimation of
Heney ever formed by even his most ar
dent admirer. He leaves Oregon with
clean hands and an honorable reputa
tion. ODD SHAFTS FROM CUPID'S BOW
Boys, Don't Displease the Girls.
Prinevllle Review. June 22.
The barber shops of this city will close
at II A. M. on the Fourth. Don't wait
too late before trying to get shaved.
What, and Cvagte $3?
Albany Democrat.
Corvallls young ladies think the Coun
ty Clerk of Benton County ought to Is
sue a marriage license to himself. It's
about time.
Helping Out Hubby.
Spruce Corr. Tillamook Headlight.
Mr. Vaughn's wood saw. of Tillamook,
is in our neighborhood this week sawing
wood, making some of the old women's
hearts glad.
Look Out, Mr. Bennett.
Burns Times Herald.
Jason Bennett was again In this city
Monday. He seems to be running around
too much and we advise Mrs. Bennett
to keep her eye on him.
Get Ready for the Charivari.
Boring Corr. Oregon City Enterprise.
The way the black horse? and buggy
are being used It looks a3 If the boys of
Boring will have nse for their cowbells
and tin cans in the near future.
'Gny Puree!" v
Raymond Corr. South Bend Journal.
"Clyde Hudnall left Saturday morning
for Portland to visit the Fair. So he
mid. but we are Inclined to think that
he will viylt a "fair" damsel at Cheha
lis before he sees Portland's Fair.
' . ' V-
"How Old Is Ann?"
From Longman's Magazine.
W. M. Dunning tells a curious story
of buying an old carved oak panel
which had been reinforced by a plank
at the back. On forcing away the back
plank, he found In the crevice several
pages of manuscript which had been
there for about a hundred yeare. It
sounds as if something romantic was to
follow, but, as a matter of fact, the leaves
were only the fragment of a Lincolnshire
farmer's dairy kept between the years
li-oS and 1S0I. The entries are of various
sorts. He never, for instance, visits Lin- .
coin, the only city apparently he ever
saw without recording his admiration In
such phrases as his "Soule Is absorbed."
his "senses scattered." he "dare scarcely
breathe." and he feels "not of this world,
but an inhabitant of some other sphere"
which Is pretty strong language for Lin
coln. On one page he writes out this
riddle, which he seems to have heard on
one of his visits o town:
"When flrrt I to my mistress Came
Her waltlnc maid to )
j She was at least without dispute
seven times as oia as me.
"When I had served twenty yeares.
Months ten. Days half a Score.
I to yt Time did Add Ave Houres
And fifteen minutes more.
Thin time being Spent, and Clear run out
I found my Selfe to bee
exactly , when I came to Counte -
Just half as old as shee.
N'ow you yt Are In Figures Skild
Do you to Mee exolaln .'
What Age we are, wt Age we were when'weo
together came? "
Terrible.
Philadelphia Press.
"My!" exclaimed the good old soul,
looking up from her paper, "these college
games are getting to Be horribly rough."
"What's the matternow?" asked her
husband.
"Here's a report in the paper about
a Harvard man beating all his rivals with,
a hammer." '