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MR. BONAPARTE'S SERMON.
Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte. Secretary
of the Navy, seems disposed, like Mr.
Taft to follow the President's "edifying
example and deliver himself of a homily
now and then. Should the movings of
the spirit in his soul eventuate habit-
ua'ly in outpourings of such ethical
eplendor as his address at the Christian
Endeavor Convention in Baltimore, he
may ultimately rival his great exem
plar as an exhorter. It would be vain
to speculate upon the moral beauty of
an evangelistic trio composed of Mr.
Roosevelt. Mr. Taft and Mr. Bonaparte
touring the country In a gospel car like
the one dedicated to the spread of sal
vatlon by Mr. Rockefeller: and it would
be equally vain to .try to compute the
multitude of the souls they would gar
ner into the fold of political righteous
ness. "See It. Betsey, you never will;
bo don't ask to." Such team work may
he seen In visions, like Coleridge's
Abyssinian maid with her entrancing
dulcimer; but not otherwise.
Their exhortations are fervent and
soul-stlrrlng. Do they themselves heed
them? Do they "reck their own rede,"
or content themselves with showing
others the "steep and thorns' way" to
the polftical heaven? Some natural
Tiackslldlngs there are to pardon even
in such a vessel of mercy as Mr. Roose
velt himself. His logic In his valiant
letter vindicating Paul Morton greatly
resembled Mrs. Gamp's bandboxes,
which had impregnable tops, but no
bottoms. His conduct of the difficulty
between Mr. Loomls and Mr. Bowen
suggested that to his eye some of the
protean aspects of graft are lass ab
horrent than others. But what of that?
The President cannot send all his
friends to jail. Somebody had to see
Paul Jones safe over the Atlantic some
native American. If the President
found it difficult to hit that mark and
miss a grafter, is it his fault?
Upon the whole. President Roosevelt
nobly exemplifies the new type of public
man which he so persistently praises
and which he loses no opportunity to
bring to the front. Mr. Bonaparte Is
one of the most admirable specimens of
that type, a man of ability, courage
and dauntless Integrity. Long may'he
preach! But it may not be impious to
hope that the next time he holds forth
to a congregation of consecrated youth
he will choose his words with a little
more pains. Neither Mr. Bonaparte
nor any other thoughtful American
wishes any mixture -whatever of reUg-
ion and politics fn this country, though
his remarks to the Endeavorers seem to
Imply that he does. This is because
Mr. Bonaparte says "religion" when he
means "morality." Religion is a mat
ter of abstract theological dogmas, of
forms and symbols, of ritual and ob-
Hervance; morality is a matter of con
duct John Bunyan, like all theologl
ans. exalts religion and sends "mere
morality" to perdition; but most of our
Platts. Rockefellers and Penroses have
plenty of religion; It is morality they
lack, or, as Mr. Bonaparte himself puts
it. common honesty. By mixing relig
ion with our politics, says Mr. Bona
parte, we shall produce that desirable
chemical compound, civic honesty; and
his receipt for making the mixture is
simple. Simple in more than one sense
"Civil service reform": this is the magic
formula for healing our political ills
"Put good men in office," expresses the
eahie direction in other words. And
L--v.gain. "Between the good and bad men
in politics there is. or should be. a war
fare without truce or quarter."
Of course. All this Is very Well; but
ho,w about the men taking no open
hand in party politics who use both the
good and the bad to accomplish their
nefarious purposes? How about the
men. more indifferent to party names
than any civil service reformer, who
buy up the venal and delude the honest
office-holder, and nullify all attempts at
reform, by the Insidious power of
money? Political grafters are bad; men
who set party above principle are 'bed;
but worst of all and most dangerous of
all are these men high In business, soci
ety, religion and education, who are
using the grafter, the heeler and some
times even the reformer, as tools- to un
dermine American Institutions. Of
these men Mr. Bonaparte does not
speak, perhaps because he thinks
enough has been heard about them
lately; but a political lesson to the
young which does not go to the root of
evil is only too likely to be a lesson In
evasion and subterfuge; and Mr. Bona
parte's sermon is very far from going
to the root He has been an advocate
of crvil service reform for so long that,
possibly, he has acquired a savor of the
doctrinaire; the broader political life
upon which he has now entered will
teach him that the imminent danger to
American institutions has shifted since
he began his warfare many years ago.
That danger lies, not so much In the
office-holder who dishonestly takes, as
in the magnate of whatever name who
dishonestly gives, and whom no civil
service reform can touch. Public opin
ion cannot reach him either, for, secure
In his armor of gold, he defies it; but
public opinion transformed Into law
can reach him; and such addresses as
Mn Bonaparte's, with their eloquence
moral vigor applied to the vital
problems of our day instead of a decade
uav. iubuic ucuiusc uitj tiMic
wholesome public opinion, direct it, and
urge It to become effective In timely
legislation.
SPFT AND LOW.
The Oreconlan does not say that no
more United States Senators will be
convicted. But it Is confident that none
will be convicted on offenses commit
ted after this date. Notice has heen
served: and there will be higher con
ception of duty among Senators and
among Representatives, too.
For in these proceedings "graft" has
received a blow from which It will not
soon recover from which It never will
wholly recover; for here is fixed a start
ing-polnt for new conditions, for higher
conceptions .of duty, for new and bet
ter morality. Here, indeed, graft may
say
Here la my Journey' nd. here Is my butt.
And very seamark of my utmost will. "
In other words, those practices that
are enumerated or summed up in the
word "graft" will halt, will stop, at
least will be cautious and wary'
hereafter. If they range abroad at all.
they will take back streets and dark
alleys; they will whisper soft and low;
they will shun the corridors and com
mittee-rooms of the Capitol and of the
departments at Washington
INADEQUATE STEAMSHIP FACILITIES.
The report of Special Commissioner
Bristow. who has been investigating
trade conditions and other matters re
lating to the Panama .Railroad, makes
a very complete expose of the Schwerln
policy of throttling "commerce. To
quote from the report:
After carefully conrlderlnr tho statements
made by the commercial bodies of" the Pacific
Coast, the statement of Mr. Schwerln and
other data. It clearly appears that the Paci
fic Mall Steamship Company has made little
effort to develop business between the Paci
fic and Atlantic porta of the United State
In his. report Mr. Bristow embodies
the findings made by the Congressional
committee which investigated the Pan-
ama Railroad In 1893, and as a result
of such investigation discovered that
the transcontinental railway pool paid
the Panama Railroad $75,000 per month
for the ptiivlege of fixing rates by the
Isthmus route. There -is practically
nothing in the report of Mr. Bristow
that was not already known by the
commercial world; but the value of the
report lies in Its being an official con
demnation of one of the worst monop
olies that ever blighted the Pacific
Coast. The Schwerln policy, whether
It is being enforced on the Panama
route, on the Oriental route or on the
Portland and San Francisco route, 1
the same at all times. The late Will
lam H. Vanderbllt. in a moment of 111
guarded rage, once uttered those fa
mous words "the public be damned.'
Mr. Schwerln is not on record as audi
bly expressing such sentiments, but
they live and breathe in every Schwerln
action affecting the commercial wel
fare of the people on this coast, and
they would be no less noticeable If they
adorned a pennant flung to the breeze
from the masthead of every ship bear
ing the Harrlman house flag.
"The shipments via Panama were
carelessly handled, resulting in heavy
lass by damage and theft," and, "owing
to lack of facilities, there was a con
gestlon of freight on the Isthmus," say:
Mr. Bristow In his report. All of
which tended to discourage shipments
by that route and throw the business
to the trancontinental roads. This was
the Schwerln policy, as applied to Pan
ama business. In the Oriental traffic
out of Portland there was a striking
similarity. J-or months every year
Portland suffered a "congestion of
freight" All of the efforts of Mr.
Schwerln have been devoted to divert
ing the traffic from this port to San
Francisco, where Mr. Harriman severa
years ago announced that theyone big
port of the Pacific Coast -would be es
tablished. But even with the enormous
pull of the railroad connections, Mr.
Schwerln was unable to divert the local
business to San Francisco, and instead
it drifted over to Puget Sound, and Is
now hopelessly lost to the Schwerln
steamers.
Mr. Schwerln has lost his hold on
the Panama business because he failed
to give a good service and operate his
steamers on straight, business-like
principles. He has lost his Oriental
trade out of the northern ports for the
same reason, and now the Coast traffic
between Portland and San Francisco is
slipping away from him so rapidly that
even this route, for more than a quar
ter of a century under absolute control
of the Schwerln interests and their
predecessors. Is being split up among
half a dozen less powerful but more
energetic rivals. If Mr. Schwerln and
his employers of the Harrlman system
were the only sufferers by this policy of
restriction, congestion, discrimination
and general bedevilment, the public
couid view the matter with equanimity.
Unfortunately, Portland and the entire
tributary country suffer by such a narrow-minded
policy. Mr. Schwerln
knew, or he should have known, that
the two small steamers which he was
operating on the Portland-San Fran
cisco route would be totally Inadequate
for the travel that was coming west
this Summer.
But, regardless of the wishes or rights
of thousands of people through the
Middle West who had purchased tick-
ets entitling them to first-class passage
oy steamer between San Francisco and
Portland, no provision was made for
handlinxr them. Business br the Pan-
t
ama route was rejected or neglected In
order to drive it to the railroads. Busi
ness on the Portland and San. Fran
cisco route Is neglected or rejected in
order to force the travel-to the railroad.
Hundreds of people, and later In the
season thousands of people, will be
forced to abandon the ocean trip or pay
another fare to the outside steamers In
order to enjoy the ocean trip. The
shortsighted Schwerln policy consoles
Its sponsors with the reflection that
they got the money; but there Is a here
after.
No matter how well pleased a traveler
may be with -Portland, or now anx
ious he may be to carry away a good
Impression, if he Is Held up for an extra
fare, or forced to wait from five to
twenty days to secure a berth, his en
thusiasm will be cooled and the com- '
pany responsible for his predicament
ill suffer by reason of a line of ad-
ertislng that Is neither pleasant nor
profitable.
EUGENICS."
Under the topic "Eugenics," the name
of which veils some radical ideas upon
race Improvement" a. physician of
this city recently presented to the con-J
ldcration of members of the Oregon
Homeopathic Medical Society some
plain, practical views upon a matter
that is of vital interest to mankind.
This physician is a woman of culture.
of observation and of experience in her
profession: a humanitarian, withal, who
would abate human wretchedness and
minimize human suffering by dealing
with causes that He at the root of race
degeneracy and invite race suicide.
The topic was presented under the
title "No Danger of Race Suicide."
Under this general head, properly sub
divided, grave facts were submitted to
a candid world, and from these facts
deductions were made which, while
conceded to be correct In theory, can
not yet be applied to science.
It was stated, for example, that for
the proper perpctuallon of the human
race It Is necessary to do away with
criminals, degenerates and the Insane
to eliminate them utterly from the
problem of human life. For this pur
pose chloroform Is deemed the sufficient
and merciful agent The next factor
to be eliminated from this problem of
human existence is the physically unfit.
To this end every one contemplating
marriage, male or female, should be re
quired to appear before a state medical
examination board, and only those who
pass muster should be allowed to enter
marriage without being first scientific
ally treated, with a view of rendering
the race immune from disaster by the
perpetuation of their physical weakness ;
and their maladies.
In the discussion that followed this
bold presentment it was decided that
it is not possible to push this question
to a legal Issue at present, as the world
is not ready to accept it As stated by
the president of the society, "it Is sim
ply a question of moral education." and
as such must bide its time. Here the
subject rests, though not as solidly in
trenched in Ignorance or apathy as be
fore, since every assault upon these
battlements leaves them weaker and
more vulnerable.
It will not do to talk about these
things very much, or to speak too loud
ly when the spirit of enlightenment and
of humanity moves irrepresslbly to ut
terance. The reason is simple. Th
world Is not ready for It
The subject is an old one. its present
ment is not new. With whispering
tongues and bated breath It has been
discussed for years. Echoes front the
council chambers of the medical profes
sion have now and again been detected
in voicing it. but prudence has stood
at the door with a finger upon her Hps
warning- to silence. Superstition.
grounded in a false reverence for life
which Is not life, but a wretched mock
ery", of It. has uttered anathemas upon
those who would put the limit of fitness
upon the propagation of the race. May
the physician who. with the courage of
honest conviction, declares that there
will come a time when the theories
above briefly outlined will "be accept
ed as the only safeguard of race im
provement." prove a true prophet, since
clearly It Is only by . purifying the
source that the stream can be purged
and kept clean.
THE PASSINtJ OF THE SWORD.
The "arbitrament of the sword" is a
phrase hereafter to be used as a figure
of speech, merely. Indeed, it has long
signified little in fact. The sword was
an instrument of hand-to-hand conflict
in the time when battles were lost or
won at close range. "Horatlus at the
Bridge," as exploited In the stirring
lines of Macaulay, had vital need of the
sword; so through the centuries wherein
the warrior was the accepted type on
noble manhood and made his title clear
to greatness by valiant wielding of this
weapon.
In the days when fighting was a vo
cation, followed by every able-bodied
man of the savage tribe or seml-clvil
ized nation, the sword was indispensa
ble. So, also, was the helmet and the
shield, and In fiercer conflicts the coat
of mall.
One by one these devices of primitive
warfare have dropped away from con
fllct. leaving the sword the only emblem
of hand-to-hand encounter. And at
last the sword has been discarded as a
weapon and has become an ornament
for the thigh of the officer on parade.
A revolver carried In a woven service
belt at the waist takes the place of the
ancient weapon and its scabbard in the
navy.
The -explanation Is simple. The utlll
tarian spirit hereafter Is to rule In
naval as it has long ruled In military
equipment, and the sword, except upon
dress occasions, will not be -worn by
officers on shipboard. It is unhandy
under modern conditions that prevail
on vessels or In boats detailed for active
service, and serves no useful purpose on
any occasion, other than one of cere
mony.
Though an emblem of the days when
might ruled the world and barbarism
was Its prime minister, the traditions
of the sword have been closely woven
into military sentiment of the world
An utterly useless implement of war
fare in an age of repeating rifles and
long-range guns. It still holds a place
In song and story. But that, hereaftor,
will be all. From a weapon of warfare.
an implement of slaughter and an em
blem of prowess. It has come lo be a
oauoie. an ornament, a tradition of
war. Who shall say that Its last estate
is not better than its first?
Mr. Scott, the cowboy Croesus from
Death Valley. Cal., who seems to have
taken up the mantle of the late Coaloll
Johnny, arrived in Chicago well ahead
of the scheduled time, for which he paid
the Santa. Fe road a handsome pre
mlum. The effete East will undoubt
edly regard this" new method" of proving
the truth of the adage that "a fool and
his money are soon parted" as highly
vulgar. At the same time there are
worse uses to which Mr. Scott might
have pat hlF money. Not to mention
the high card or the roulette wheel.
there Is the monkey dinner and similar
asinine diversions which a good. red-
blooded Western cowboy could never
stand for. no matter how crazy he was
In his desire to get rid of his money
"In a spectacular manner.
Norway has offered the position of
King to Prince Charles of Denmark, but
the Dane, like his melancholy country
man. of whom we have all heard. Is
debating on whether No be or not to
b" a Trine MMimvhlle thi reform
i,ders of Russia are reported to be
looking- over the field with a view of se
lecting a successor for Nicholas, who
has long been afflicted with what in
this country Is not infrequently termed
"cold feet." Alfonso of Spain only re
cently got clear of a mob with a whole
skin, and Peter of Servia Is dally ex
pecting to get what quite a few of his
constituents think Is due him. All of
which shows that there are a great
many dents In the armor of royalty and
that there are easier jobs nan being a
King.
More than 52000 per day was collected
for duties at the Portland Custom-
House during the month of June, the
total for the thirty days being S62.467.S6.
This was more than was collected at
any other port in the Pacific Northwest,.
the combined receipts of Tacoma, Se-
attle. Port Townsend and ten other
ports in the Puget Sound district
amounting to but $7S,711.S7. In other
words. Portland handled more than 44
per cent of all of the business on which
duty was paid in the Pacific Northwest
during the month of June. This city
'handles less "In transit" merchandise
than some of the other North Pacific
ports, but as a distributive point for
Imports It Is far In the lead of any other
port north of San Francisco.
The Government is preparing to make
a test of that old sttv which asserts
that "one man Is as 'good as another."
For the purpose of discovering the dif
ference. If any exists, the Panama Ca
nal Commission will import 2000 Ital
ians and the same number of Chinese
and Japanese under 500-day contracts.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad.
which has arranged for the building of
a line to the Pacific Coast, is endeavor-
Jng to secure Japanese for construction
work on the road, the exclusion laws
of Canada preventing the Importation
of Chinese. As most of the laborers on
the Panama Canal succumb to the
deadly fevers of the Isthmus, there will
hardly be & protest from the unions.
The highly civilized individuals who
view with horror the use of the whip
ping-post as a punishment for the hu
man beasts who beat their wives
might change their views on witnessing
the beating which Epstein, the tailor.
administered to his wife on the street
Monday evening. If such performances
are any less barbarous than the whip
ping administered to the offenders by
one of their own sex. there would be
cause for objection. As it Is, no pun
ishment short of that used by the Span
ish Inquisition is adequate to fit the
crime which' was committed by this Ep
stein on -a public street In full view of
hundreds of people.
An Industrial edition of the Spring
field (Mass.) Union has been received.
and Its sixty-eight pages are well filled
with a mass of vauable Information re
lating to Western Massachusetts, par
ticularly Springfield and Ilolyoke. The
Union has steadfastly stood for Repub
lican principles through sunshine and
storm, under the leadership of the late
Joseph L. Shipley, and latterly A. P.
Imngtry- The present industrial edi
tion is an improvement on previous
issues. The years come and go. but
the taste of delicious Connecticut River
yhad cooked by Springfield housewives
will be an evergreen memory.
Germnny is 'said to have emerged
from the Morocco diplomatic imbroglio
with flying colors, the agreement ar
rived at by the interested powers being
generally recognised as a diplomatic
triumph for Emperor William and his
chief counsel. Von Buelow. As the
prestige of William has in the past been
largely due to what the vulgar Amer
icans term "bluffing." this latest tri
umph in a new role becomes all the
more noteworthy.
It doesn't argue because a man can
work up a million clrcuatlon for a
cheap monthly that he can successfully
conduct a bank. Mr. Lewis, promoter.
of St. Louis, has learned that running a
bank "along new lines" Is bad busi
ness. Experience has proved that
every note should have a good name
or two at the bottom, or collateral that
can be turned into coin.
The San Jose visitors arc to see Se
attle. Tacomn. Spokane and other
points. Th"e -Lewis and Clark Fair
brought them here, but It cannot and
should not hold them here. Portland Is
anxious that all visitors see and know
all parts of the great Northwest, and
most of them are doing It. That Is
what the Exposition is for.
Taking yesterday's record as a new
basis, the quickest that a man with
money to burn coukl trawl by rail
from the Atlantic to the Pacific is sixty-
two hours and fifty-four minutes.
which bents the famed Jarrett &
Palmer train so badly that comparisons
are odious.
With an eighteen-hour schedule be
tween Chicago and New York, and a
forty-five-hour schedule "between Los
Angeles and Chicago, perhaps -we may-
hope some day- for somewhat less than
a thlrty-slx-hour schedule from Port
land to San Francisco.
As Corporation Counsel for the Clty
of Chicago, James Hamilton Lewis will
have fine opportunity for keeping him
self well advertised. He Is one of the
very few American statesmen who
served successfully . as his own press
agent.
Now that night admission to the Fair
has been cut In two. and friction be
tween management and concessionaires
removed, the voice of complaint from
Guild's Lake Is not likely- to be heard
again this season.
The Seattle newspapers say that fifty
physicians of that city will attend the
American Medical Congress. They may
be assured of a warm -welcome, though
"their money ain't no good."
0REG0N OZONE
The Lewis and Clark Methodist Con-
gre3s is in session nere tnis weeic
Don't fall to read the poultry market
reports while the Methodist Congress
men are in Portland.
Mr. Mt Hood Where are you going i
my pretty maid?
Miss St. Helens Nowhere at all: I'm
going to stay right here and watch
Tacoma grow.
Until all the returns are In, it is not
quito proper to say that the Fourth
of July has shown signs of Improve
ment, along with methods of municipal
government and the administration of
the land offices.
During the past two weeks three or
four millionaires have committed sui
cide because of despondency. Pity the
poor millionaire. He has a heavy load
to carry.
The tortoise that was found recent
ly, nine mile3 from Gettysburg, with
the name of a soldier and the date
of the battle cut in his shell. Is a
standing rebuke to tho strenuous life.
If it took him 42 years to ko nine
miles, how long will It take Lieutenant
Peary to go to the North Pole?
It is set forth that the late Emerson
Bennett "was so unfortunate as to
have outlived his fame as an author."
Some authors are still more unfortu
nate thoy die before their fame Is
born.
Hiram Hnyficld's Views.
Grass -Valley,' Or., July 11, 1905.
Dore Eddytur:
When I red inn the Grass Valley
Gazoot thet my ole trend and feller
optymust. Chansy M. Dcpew, wuz
beein onklndly kritislzed, I wuz maJ
awl over att - the outraige. It's a
plumb shaim thet the wurruld wunt
lett a mann smile and smile and bee
an optymust still, without astin him.
"Whur didd yew git Itt att?" or a-
shoutln frum the housctopps. "Didd
yew urn itt. or Jess Inndorse the
check?" Az the poit Burns sez. mann's
Inhumanity too mann malks kottntless
thousans morc'n the mann kneads for
human natcher's 'duly food.
Know matter Iff Chansy didd Jraw
20.000 dollers a yere frum the Ekklt
abel Life fur 25 yercs. fur leegle sur
vusses. without dooln no survuss. Hee
ondoubtedly- wuz willin to surve enny
day Inn the weak, iff cawled uppon by-
Mister Hyde or Doktcr Jekyll or enny
uther orficer Inn the kumpany. Lett
us rlcollect thet the grate poit Milton,
hoo sung long bee4 Waukccn Miller
ewer nurved hlssclf fur poettic flltes
by kuttin kord wood down att UJean.
sez thet thay awlso surve hoo unly
stand and weight fur the wurruld too
pay tnum a nvin, wnutner may urn
Itt or nott.
Fur my part, Ime moughty glad thet
thiss noos hcz leaked out. I awlways
JlJd wunder how Inn Sam Hill my
friend Chansy cud manalge too bee sew
optymystlck. Fur nigh onto 40 years
hee hoz ben the ark lite att affter
dinner tawkln affarc?, while awl the
uthcrs wuz unly wun kandel power.
Thet wuz bekaws tnay wuz unly
drawin thayre rogler sallery eyrySat-
tldy nlte. with ho onurned Inkermunt
-kummln Inn the necks Monday
a. m.
Hoo cuddent eat. drink and beo
Mary when hee nose thet tomorrer a.
xn. hee kin jess talk hlz little finger
nalc slzzers frum hiz vest pocklt and
kllpp the end orf an ennvylope and
pull out a cheek fur hlz weak's sallery
fur dooln nuthin. and no string tied
too Itt? Hoo, I ast?
Ime Inn favur of havin awl yumor-
Ists porvided with an onurned Inker
munt. sew az too give thum a chanst
too compeat with Chansy Depcw Inn
the open markitt. I bett 2 bltts Mis
ter Depew iz named Chansy jess be
kaws hee huz lied a chanst too bee
funny without trcsspassln on hlz
prlvut fcllin.s. Most of us pcrfeshunal
optymusts jess optyfy bekaws wee
must. Lett the Yumurists-' Unyun talk
thiss matter upp and demand thayre
innborn rites.
.L.eii tnum say too tne
publlck. "Laft and the wurruld luffs
with yew. butt yew dont laff with us
nnir. -rv-AA irlt a fW thou mr unr
the hed of leegle survusscs."
I arise ton stall thet the blzniss
of a pcrfeshunal optymust iz Jess az
leegle az thet of a U. S. Scnnyter. and
sumtimcs a durn site leegeler. bgosh.
Thlss z nott too say thet Chansy j
Depew haint gott no rite too hlz oner-
aryum. Fur frum Itt! Inn the wurds
of sumboddy hoos nalm I ferglt att the
pressunt ritln, I love nott Chansy less.
butt mtinny mower.
Yores fur our Innilyenabel rites.
Hiram Hayfleld.
P. S. Whon yew knead leegle sur-
vusaes. don't forglt HI Hayfleld. E. "S.
Q., Dokter of Laws. Hoss Dokter and
Awl Round Sollssltur. Turms, strlctly
Inn advants. H. H.
ROBBRTUS LOVE.
Wasn't Engaged; But
New York Press.
Smith College girls are gloating glee
fully over the fact that they have a
frcshwoman among them whose happy-
repartee has nonplussed even tho moat
august professors. Two things must not
be done at this institution of learning.
One Is to sit up after 10 P. M., and the
other to to go driving with any man ex
cept one's fiancee. On one of the beau
tiful sunny day? of last week the fresh-
woman In question, wearied of books,
braved tho professors in charge of her
dormitory anu Deggeti permission to go
driving with a young man wno was a
frequent caller upon her. Questioned
wnetner sne was engageu io mm, tne
maiden raised her limpid eyes to those
.". ..x- w V , , ,
wered demurely: "No. but If you will let
me go 1 promise J. will De Detore i get
The Miraculous Science.
Everybody's.
What cannot surgery do? A Phlladcl
phlan broke his back. Such a mortal hurt
Is not necessarily mortal now. A surgeon
cut away the Injured part of the spinal
cord, and sewed the ends together. At
this 'writing, tho physicians say that this
patient has a good chance of recovery.
In Philadelphia, too, a rare operation was
performed on a MIchlgander who had
been paralyzed for two years from a bul
let in his spine. He heard that a Phila
delphia woman had been cured by this
operation, and he Insisted on having it
tried on him. The bullet was removed
from tho spine. Three shattered verte
brae were spliced with silver wire's. The
paralysis decreased gradually. A com
plete recovery is expected.
Virtue Spasm or Ball Gnme? v
Omaha Bee.
A circus has come and jrone without
any unusual commotion at the City Hair
over the distribution of free tickets. Put
n mark onth walL
COMMENT ON THE MITCHELL CASE
Extracts From Eastern Newspaper, Sho-n-iHs; the Widespread Interest
la ' the Event and General Acceptance of the Verdict.
Picked the Wrong Company.
St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.
Perhaps Senator Mitchell simply got
mixed up with the wrong set of fel
lows. Verdict Warranted.
Buffalo (N. Y.) Times.
The evidence was. very strong against
the accused man and the verdict of the
Jury was warranted.
Jury System Is Responsible.
Des Moines (la.) Capital.
Doubtless Senator Mitchell, also, is
of the opinion that our Jury system is
considerable of a farce.
Iiong- Without a Conviction.
Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier.
John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, succeeded
In serving twenty-two years in the United!
State? Senate without suffering a convic
tion by the courts.
Speeches vs. Evidence.
Pittsburg- Dispatch.
Senator Mitchell also has doubts
about the jury system. It does not
seem to think vindication by a speech
on the floor of the Senate as important
as the evidence.
Should Have Known Better.
Lansing (Mich. Republican.
Although Senator Mitchell's age Is
urged as a reason why clemency
should be shown him. It Is being little
advanced as a reason why he should
have known better.
Nothing: Deplorable About It.
Kansas City Journal.
"It is deplorable." says an exchange.
"to see an aged and long-honored
statesman like Senator Mitchell con
victed of corruption." Not at all. it is
deplorable that he should be guilty of
corruption, but conviction of corrupt
statesmen should never be deplored.
The Scales or Justice.
Hartford (Conn.) Times.
The unlmpassioncd word. "Guilty,"
which the jury uttered this week in tho
case of John Hippie Mitchell, of Oregon,
outweighs in the scales of justice the long
and emotional speech which the Senator
delivered after his Indictment for grafting
and in which he unqualifiedly protested
his innocence.
Acts Notoriously. Engaged In.
Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal.
If the penalty of the law could be
promptly inflicted in these cases there
would be some prospect of putting an
end to such illegal and disreputable
acts as are notoriously engaged In by
members of both Houses of Congress
Accomplice of Public Plunderers.
Boston Post.
It was a peculiarly atrocious offense
since It not only Involved a breach of the
plain provision of law forbidding a mem
M of Congress to act in the capacity- of
paia HLiuniL-y aviure tuiy ui mi: uuiuinis
tratlve departments, but it made Mitchell
the accomplice of a band of public plun
derers.
Gigantic Scheme to Defraud."
Baltimore Sun.
Within the last few years at least half
a dozen Senators have had to face charges
which reflected upon their personal integ
rity. All of them were fortunate enough
to escape, however, except Messrs. Mitch
ell and Burton. The "land frauds" In
volve a conspiracy to obtain millions of
acres of Government lands In the West.
1 Forged applications were filed by the
thousand. Land held by worthless titles
was exchanged with the Government for
valuable tracts with perfeect titles. It
was, indeed, a gigantic scheme to de
fraud the Government and all con
cerned In It should be punished to the full
extent of the law.
Ready to Sacrifice nis Friends.
New York Sun.
Mitchell had not the courage of his lack
of conviction. He appears to have been
ready to sacrifice the friends who risked
everything in trying to save him from
the consequences of his acts. The result
was that the most dama trine- testimony
produced against him was given by those
I who had been associated with him for
years. The recommendation for mercy
made by the jury was natural. The guilty
person mtu iuuk ueeu .t cunspicuous ngure
In the state. But It is likely that If the
convict gets off with a light sentence it
will be rather because of his advanced
age than because the court thinks that
high office should be regarded as a pro
tection to the corrupt
Shining Light Tut Out.
Baltimore American.
It is indeed lamentable that a man like
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, whose blog-
ranhv in the Concessional Directory
gives evldonce of so many honors be
stowed by his constituency, should have
been found guilty and convicted of gross
frauds in connection with grabbing of
the public lands. Mitchell's operations.
even if all that Is charged be true, are
poor and petty In comparison with thos;.
of others, but in hlra the Government
has had a somewhat shining light, and It
Is possible that his conviction may lead
to more vigorous and successful prosecu
tion of larger sinners. If degrees of moral
culpability be admissible.- If he be finally-
held as convicted. It Is to be hoped that
he will receive the severest sentence
under the law.
Never Much Doubt as to Guilt.
Springfield (Mass.) Union.
The most encouraging thing in the cam
paign against graft, boodle and corrup
tion which is being waged In cities. In
statM and In the Government Itself. Is the
nvictlon of John II. Mitchell. United
states Senator from Oregon. In connection
ith the land fmUds. There has never
been much doubt ln the put)Hc mind as to
mMtrn tnitu. His furvpnt
protegtation of Innocence before the Sen-
ate. a protestation punctuated wun tears.
p . . sympathy for him.
- n M,hMt,on nf hla nleasP-hurn-
I . . 1 nnlllRl Vila nlno
that he stood as one falsely accused and
nersecuted. He assured the Senate that
he only wanted a fair chance to clear his
name. He has had the chance.. He has
been accorded every opportunity. He has
been assisted by clever lawyers, who re
sorted to every technicality. But the Jury
has found him guilty of the offense
charged, namely, that he had received
monev to expedite the action of the
Interior Department in Issuing land pat
ents.
Calls Upon Mitchell to Resign.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Senatorial scandals, rare as they are.
tend to impair the credit and trad!
tlonal standing of the Senate in the public
mind, and" the Senators themselves have
shown that they fully realize that fact,
Their resentment of Burton's coiiduct was
prompt and emphatic, and the conviction
of Mitchell should, of course, deprive him
of any further Indulgence In the way of
suspension of judgment by his colleagues
fiBy bringing scandal on the Senate he has
I committed a sort of treason against it
l He has brought discredit on American In
stltutlons. or at least put a weapon In the
hands of detractors of those Institutions
and of revolutionary agitators generally.
But it still remains in his power to maKe
come atonement to his former associates
and render a public service. He should
rerign his office at once. By so doing ne
may strengthen the plea for leniency of
the Jury that convicted him. and also
forestall his expulsion from the fcenate.
Menace to Popular Government.
Louisville (Ky.) Times.
Senator Mitchell is now an old man. Het
has long held public office and has com
manded the trust of the people or nis
state and the confidence of the Govern
ment that had the right to look to him
for disinterested service. The wrong that
he has committed is evidence of a spirit
that constitutes one of the grave menaces
to the continued virility of popular gov
ernment and Its author, so far from being
entitled to mercy. Is deserving of the. lull
punishment that the law provides.
Deliberately Sold Himself.
Des Moines (la.) Capital.
Senator Mitchell. In the plight
in-
a
which he finds himself, presents
spectacle which challenges both pity
and contempt. The former sentiment
Is stirred that one so highly honored
and who might have been a lasting-
credit to his commonwealth, should
deliberately sell himself. The latter.
that a man of his ability should pre
sume that he could traffic in the trust
committed to his care and never be
brought to account for his misdeeds.
His Appeal of No Avail.
Baltimore News.
A few months ago John H. Mitchell
stood in the Senate chamber at Wash
ington and with tears streaming down
his face proclaimed his Innocence of the
charges of "grafting" made against him.
Now he has been convicted of turning his
Influence as Senator to private advantage.
So conscious of his guilt was this estima
ble gentleman that he adopted the clumsy
method of defense of tinkering with his
books. And yet with the knowledgo of
this, he could make a tearful appeal.
Senator Mitchells' real name Is John
Hippie. He discarded that name years
ago because of a matrimonial experience
discreditable to him. He confessed his
fault, with an appearance of manliness,
and the people of Oregon forgave him. It
was a fine thing for them to do. But, wfth
that experience to warn him. he betrayed
their confidence In him. The recommen
dation of mercy of the Jury, therefore,
seems to have been uncalled for. Mitchell
now takes his place beside Burton of
Kansas. It is to be hoped that a prison
sentence will be his portion. That, as
a result of his conviction, would be more
discouraging to grafters than almost any
thing else.
Heaping the Whirlwind.
Detroit (Mich.) Journal.
A jury selected from the people among
whom he had lived for 45 years, and who
In the face of other serious charges had
repeatedly bestowed upon him the highest
preferment within their gift has found
John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, guilty of thel
crime of hiving sold for a financial con
sideration his influence as a United States
Senator with departmental oinclals af
Washington.
If this was Senator Mitchell's first andl
only misstep and it could be argued that
failing fortune had left him with impaired
resources for maintaining his social posi
tion some sympathy might be felt for him.
But he .long ago showed himself to be
morally' a bankrupt. The role of the
whlted Sepulcher Is a familiar one to Mr;
Mitchell. His long-continued Buccess and
the rich harvest of honors he has been
enabled to rea seemed to set at defiance
some of those standards of conduct which
are Insisted on as essential In the strug
gle for distinction, but retribution with
the limping foot has at last overtaken
John H. Mitchell, bigamist, hypocrite.
general deceiver and purchasable official.
It Is to be hoped that the judicial end of
the court will do Its duty as conscientious
ly as the jury end of the court, and that
the maximum penalty will be Inflicted.
John H. Mitchell in convict stripes will
be a. wholesome object lesson to the youth
among whom are numbered the United
States Senators of 1915 and 1920 and 1930.
Well Earned His Fate.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The downfall of United States Sen
ator John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, who
has been convicted of taking money
for serving the land thieves before the
Interior department in Washington, is
now complete. He ha3 well earned the
fate which now overwhelms him. Al
ways of coarse fiber, he has never won
the full confidence of the most acute
and honest men of his state, of which
he has been at several periods one ot
the Senators in Washington. His elec
tions to that office were always stormy
and marked by a low tone of political
striving. He must now retire to pri
vate lire, oeren oi an mat nunurduio
public men hold dear. From this point
of view he presents a meiancnoiy
spectacle, without being entitled to a
particle of popular sympathy. This
outcome is a good thing for the state
of Oregon, and saves her -from sharing
in the shame which the trials at Port
land have revealed. The Jury in the
Federal Court has piaced the seal or
condemnation upon graft In the United
States Senate. By contrast that tear
ful speech of -unQuallfled denial which
the Senator mado before leaving for
home to meet his fate, is worth recal
ling. It was a speech which at the
last moment he did not care to make;
but those Involved with him In the
land frauds demanded .that he make It,
In the hODe that It would favorably
affect public sentiment In the' place
where the first of the land fraud trials
were to be pushed. Secretary Hltch
cockt In the kindness of his heart.
strongly advised rnenas ot jiitcnen
not to let the Senator commit himself
In so fatal a way, but the pressure
from home was stronger than the fears
at Washington. Mitchell's farewell
speech Is on the records, and It stands
out In vivid contrast to the proceed
ings of the court in Oregon.
Special District Attorney Francis J.
Heney. of San Francisco, has made his
case good, as he and Secretary Hitch
cock promised would be the fact Mr.
Heney's closing speech to the Jury was
a graphic and powerful effort He an
alyzed with relentless march the testf
mony which had been marshalled
against the unfaithful Senator. Mitch
ell had been well defended by Judge
Bennett and ex-United States Senator
Thurston, but It could not avail before
the evidence.
Jiu JItsu vs. Hockey.
Cy. Warman.
If you want to rear a nation
To be flt for futurn scraps
Cut away this imagination
That you're taking from the 'Japs.
Tou can never win your battles
"With these monkey springs and squats
To the HlRhlands and play hockey wlth'th
Scots!
"Hoot man! Hoot!" says bis Macdonald.
And MacWllllams answers Hoot!" '
As- he smashes Angus Campbell
On the apex of his snoot.
"While the polished floor Is freckled
By a score of crimson spots
To the Highlands and play hockey with the
Scots!
Hear Macpherson's smothered curses
As his bosom swells with pride.
And the horses on the hearses
Paw the atmosphere outside,
"With the coroner and the undertaker
"Waiting business on the spot
Ah, you're strenuous when you hockey with
& Scot!