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THE HIOIIEK LAW.
Two quality our frenzied financiers
0?es5 in the superlative degree greed
umt mendnrity. The first directs their
acttons. the second defends them. In
no period of history of equal length,
probably. bns so much shameless and
4wardty falsehood been uttered by per
son? of high social rank upon the witness-stand
and before investigating
committees as during the last ten years
br our trust magnates, railroad ofliclnls
and insurance men. They have reduced
mendacity to a fine art, as the Borgias
Im medieval Italy became expert poison
ers: and. Indeed, falsehood is only a
mere subtle spocies of poison with
which they ruin their enomieF, get rid
of worh-out human tools and conceal
Ue traces of their crime?. For the
m5A part the Italian drug was safe
nd sure; -the mendacity of the frenzied
ttoaacfer is safe enough, but it is not
always ure. He may perjure himself
much as he pleases with perfect im
munity from punishment or even blame,
apparently, but he does not always kill
his victim. Sometimes the victim sinks
meokfy im the tomb, like McCall: but
sometimes, in spite of "twenty mortal
murders on the crown of his good
mmc he returns to plngue his assas-
This t.-ems to be the case with An
drew Hamilton. Judge Hamilton, who
has returned from Paris and delivered
Tntatseif of a torrent of vengeful elo
qnence before the Insurance Investigat
ing committee. He is; anything but
moek. There is not the slightest like
IthVod of his fading. Iittle as one can
steem him. it is impossible not to ad
mire hts manly denunciation of the
smug gnng of respectable grafters who
atire way hiH reputation to save their
and who still direct the fortunes
f the New York Life Insurance Com
pany while he stands in jeopardy of
Imprisonment.
Hamilton is the man who disbursed
tne so-called "yellow-dog" fund which
jcrvasod the wheels of Insurance legisln
ima In N York and other states. It
as a corruption fund pure and simple.
It wn Ktit partly to stave off threal
etwd ittvestigations. partly to bribe
memWrs of the Iegislature. bosses and
SW-i-t!- whenever a bill was Intro
inoM boti:e to the methods of high
insnranc iinancc. Hamilton sppnt the
uwiMy vtttiout control, and before the
iareMlKtIng committee, the trustees of
ie Xew York Life claimed to know
netlttn& of tin- fund Itself or of what
km- with it. They were dread-foll-
sbK-kx-d when the facts about it
aftari In evidence.
Nrt oMes Judge Hamilton, a scarred
hut athful ,:uigol of retribution, and
ttoclare that the trustees did know,
otttthe fund. They knew all about
it. fe-hwx it was for. how it was spent
ad nsfho -pent it, and they approved
ofttt- In every particular. He denounces
Utem as traitors. Jiars and curs, and
says plainly that such creatures are
unftt to be the trustees of an insurance
company. AV-e can agree heartily with
his conclusion, but not entirely with his
grounds for it. There was nothing
wrong, to his mind, in this corruption
fund. Bribery, breach of trust, pilfer
ing from the policy-holders, do not un
lit the trustees for their offlce he
thinks. He has high praise for those ot
other companies who have done the
same thing. What does disqualify the
trustees or the NeW York Life is not
bribery, corruption nor theft, but their
attempt to make Hamilton a scapegoat.
Had, they been true to him, he would
have believed them admirably worthy
to continue in. ofllce.
For theft and bribery committed by
Insurance officials, says Judge Jlamil
ton, ere very different affairs from sim
ilar acts committed by men of less Im
portance. Their proceedings are gov
erned by a "higher law." "Great en
terprises," he asserts, "comand a
higher law" than ordinary business af
fairs: and by this higher law it is right
for the great financiers who manage
those enterprises to bribe and steal and
lie. provided they never lie about Mr.
Hamilton. Everybody has long known
that the high finance was conducted
without regard to the ten command
ments or the ordinary principles of le
gality and honor, but It is news to learn
that all this ks done in obedience to
some higher law.
Who Is the author of this new legis
lation? The moral law -was enacted y
the Almighty, the civil law by Con
rt Since the law of high finance is
hlgfcer than either, it must fcave been
eancted by semt authority superior to
both Coogre and the Almighty; that
l. Vy emc helne wie centre! over
fiMMMtal X!rs kM aMaaeWicd beta.
Q9i d im. There is such a person
! and his dominion oVer life insurance,
I railroad management and corporations
generally has been suspected often but
never before admitted by one who
knows all about it. like Judge Hamilton.
That person is the devil. The Judge is
entirely right, no doubt. In declaring
that these branches of predatory indus
try are under the dominion of the Ad
versary. There is every indication thaL
he Is right; but he. has been unfortunate
in naming the code they operate under.
Instead of calling It a "higher law,
he might.bettcr term it a felonious con
spiracy against the social order. This
would be nearer the truth, and mRy be
supposed to agree somewhat better with
the taste of the author of the code.
FRONT STREET.
The day of excluslveness and isola
tion in Portland has past. The public
is weary of monopoly. It sympathizes
with any virile, fearless and aggressive
force that wars on privilege and greed
and strives to put an end to their selfish
and hungry reign. It has been the uni
versal demand that no exclusive fran
chise be granted for Front street, a de
mand that grew largely out of appro-,
henskm that the franchise would thus
fall Into the hands of associated
reigning power of Portland. But. if
any $r!or rights were to be conferred
on anybody, the public preferred that
they go to the company or Individual
that would assure competition with the
present street-car. railroad and electric
light and power dynasty.
"What we need in Portland is new life,
new blood,.jiew people, new money and
a new purpose to give the public its
just due In the operation, control and
ownership of all public utilities. It Is,
therefore, gratifying that the City
Council, in awarding a Front-street
franchise, has given favorable consid
eration to the application of the United
Railways Company, an independent
and important concern. It is gratify
ing, top, that It has made the way clear
;for tlie Willamette Valley Traction
Company to enter the city over the
same tracks, or part of them, that it
may have easy and economical access,
to all railroad terminals. Nobody is to
be shut out. Everybody that wants to
build a railroad down the Willamette
Valley to Portland is to be let In.
The public has never before known
what the franchises it granted to ans
and all applicants, for no consideration,
were worth. But the franchise-schemers
and privilege-purveyors knew, and
they realized immense sums of money
out of their superior knowledge and the
public complaisance- When the people
did find out, there was great agitation
and demand that hereafter the corpora
tions be made to pay. So, when the
Willamette Valley Traction Company
made what appeared to be a fair, even
a liberal, offer, to the city for Front
street. The Oregonian said it must be
accepted unless the United Railways
Company, or some other company,
made as good a proposal, or better. The
United liailways made an offer that
the Council thought better, and The
Oregonian accepts and abides by its
judgmenL The Oregonian has been
concerned alwaj's that the city should
get out of this franchise, business all
that it deserved to have. It has been
anxious, too, that no prejudice be
shown against any applicant because
he or his associates might In the past
have taken advantage of the public ig
norance or good nature. If the franchise-grabbers
show a disposition to do
the fair thing now. well and good. Let
them have what they want, within rea
sonable grounds, but let them pay
for it.
But. when somebody comes along
willing to pay as much, or more, we
naturally prefer, and the city prefers,
to give the newcomer the advantage.
It appears to be assured that we are to
have two electric railroads up the Wil
lamette Valley. Portland is to get a
large sum of money, ?150,000 in twenty
live years, out of Its Front-street fran
chise. These are the obvious results of
the recent great contest over Front
street. The public may well be pleased
that the United Railways Company has
determined to make Portland- the scene
of its activities.
THE SFIMITGATIOX OV CASTLE HOCK.
The question or scenery vs. utility is
one that Is rasping the sensibilities of
Nature-loving folk on the one hand and
appealing to the spirit of commercial
ism on the othrr, from the Falls of the
Niagara to those of the Willamette and
from the Palisades of the Hudson to
Castle Rock on the Columbia. Armed
with the sword of the spirit, the temper
of which is forged In the glowing fires
or sentiment, the first class urges that
the beauties of Nature, brought forth
by .the birth throes of creation, be
protected and preserved against the
encroachments of gain, while the
i latter, placing utility above, btauty.
insists upon harnessing the power
of the waterfall to the service
of man, though this work of Nature
be thereby despoiled of Irs grandeur
and though the mighty rock be rent
asunder for building purposes.
The differing views upon this subject
are very fairly stated In the contention
that Is now on in regard to the destruc
tion of Castle Rock, on the Columbia,
in order that building stone of a .su
perior quality and In great quantity
may be procured thereby. The quarry
man who I-s In the business of furnish
ing stone for building purposes calmly
says: "I believe in .putting Ca-tle Rock
where it will do the most good," add
ing: "The stone is needed in the mar
kets here for all purposes." "It Is a J
shame." cry the Nature-worshipers,
"that this magnificent pile should be
demolished. It is an act of vandalism
and should not be permitted." Between
the two The Oregonian will not at
tempt to mediate. It recognizes- the
strength of each of the opposing posi
tionsleaning, It Is free to confess,
toward the Idea that seeks to preserve
one of the grand features of the Justly
famed Columbia River scenery, but
feeling the force of the statement that
there are, a million tons of good build
ing rock in the magnificent pile for
which, in the course of the business
and Industrial era now advancing, there
will be an insistent demand. It felt
like voicing a protest, and a strong one,
when the beauty of the Willamette
Falls was being fed ruthlessly to com-
rmercialism, but light needed- light
came from the sacrifice of beauty and
the falls, 1n their primitive wlidness
and grandeur, have become sacred to
memory.
The -blasft that splits Castle Rock
asunder will cause an echo of sadnecs,
ef regret, even of grief, in tnany -hearts.
It will knell the sacrifice f beauty and
grandeur to -what wn fey cetnpmrteon
a paltry need. Bt events have shown
that w&en sentiment and commercial
ism ge t war the fermer fe very apt
t xufCcr defeat. The 14icatiens are
that It will be ee i then eace, and that
Cattle Rock will in a few years cease
to be a monument to the grandeur and
prodigality of Nature, and will enter
bodily Into the works of man as dictat
ed his pride, bis need and his ambition.
MR. HERMANN'S DILEMMA.
Thoughtlees persons have suggested
that Congressman BInger Hermann is
afraid to face the charges against him.
This, they say sneeringly, is the reason
why his lawyers search heaven and
earth for excuses to put off the trial.
Such talk Is very wrong. It does grave
injustice to the patriotic motives of a
great and good man. Mr. Hermann is
eager, for triaL He is eager.to be vin
dicated so that he may again stride in
the majesty of unblemished purity
among his fellow-Congressmen and re
sume his Inestimable services to the
State of Oregon.
The difficulty in the way is Sir. Her
mann's defective memory. He cannot
remember what books he destroyed. To
vindicate himself he must prove that he
did- not destroy any record-books. How
can he do this unless he knows what
books they were? He remembers that
he threw some volumes Into the fire, but
which ones he cannot say. If he could
recall what books he burned, then, of
course, iie could, easily prove that he
did not burn them and his vindication
would be complete. His dilemma is ex
cusable. When he can find out what
books he destroyed, then the sooner his
trial comes off the better he will like it,
for Mr. -Hermann is very eager to be
vindicated.
To hurry matters he has asked the
minions of the Government to tell him
what books he burned, and he hopes
they will make no mistake about it. A
mistake would be very annoying, for It
would perhaps cause another delay, and
Mr. Hermann abhors delay, since it
puts oft the happy day of his vindica
tion. If the Government falls or re
fuses to tell him what books he threw
Into the fire, Mr. Hermann purpoees.
It Is said, to consult a trance medium
about It, for he In very determined In
the matter. He does not anticipate the
least difficulty in proving that he did
not burn the books if he can once find
out their names. In facL he Is willing
to say himself that he is Innocent. But
how can he go into court and testify
that he did not destroy records until
somebody tells him what records they
were? Mr. Hermann's dilemma de
serves sympathy instead of sncen.
How would the snecrer himself feel If
he wanted a vindication as badly as
Mr. Hermann does and could not get it
on account of a weak memory?
RUSSIA'S RETTJRNIXG COURAGE.
Disquieting Indeed are the reports
coming out of the Far East, as well a
from SL Petersburg, and there is ac
cumulating evidence that the Russo
Japanese situation is again becoming
strained. The settlement between the
two countries was not entirely satisfac
tory to either of them, and. in the light
of subsequent disclosures. It has become
still more unsatisfactory to the Rus
sians. The latter are now fully cogni
zant of the impoverished condition in
which their famine-stricken foes were
lert at the close of the war, and have a
growing belief that continuation of the
struggle might ultimately have pro
duced a more satisfactory result from
the Russian standpoint. Becoming sat
urated with this belief. Russia is now
exhibiting what might be termed "post
mortem" courage.
A Pekin dispatch in yesterday's Ore
gonian -stated that a large body of Rus
sian troops had penetrated to Wusull
and Hei-lung-chlang. near the northern
frontier of Corea. It was explained in
the dispatch that th!s extraordinary
move was perhaps intended as a dem
onstration to influence the Russo
Chlnese negotiations, which were mak
ing but little progress. Whatever Its
object, it is quite clearly in violation of
the peace treaty with Japan, which
stipulated that the contracting parties
retained the right to maintain guards
to protect their respective railway
lines in Manchuria, limiting the
number, however, to a maximum
of fifteen per kilometer, and within
that number it was specified that
the commanders of the Japanese
and Russian armies shall, by common
accord, fix the number of said guards to
be employed "as small as possible
while having in view the actual re
quirements." The intention of Ihls part
of the agreement wae, so far as possi
ble, to remove both Japanese and Rus
sian Influence from Manchuria, and
thus permit China to work out her own
destiny In that field. That such a
course was eminently proper is shown
by the statistics on population.
The three provinces KIrin, Sheng-king
and, Hei-lung-chlang contain .ome
thln'g over 20,000.000 people, and of this
number more than 18,000,000 are said to
be pure Chinese, who are competent to
manage their affairs without outside in
terference from ither of the contest
ants. The preponderance of the Chi
nese over all others in this field would
certainly Indicate that they had made
the most of their opportunities to colo
nize Manchuria, and could undoubtedly
be entrusted to complete the work. It
is quite significant that the Russians
should make their first Invasion in for
bidden territory In Hei-lung-chlang,
for, while that province embraces about
one-half the total area of Manchuria,
It is -so sparsely setlled that It contains
less than one-tenth of the total popu
lation. This large area and small pop
ulation would both be points in Rus
sia's favor if she Is to be permitted to
hold her ground, as It would offer su
perior opportunities for colonization on
her own account, and also minimize the
antagonism which might develop among
the Chinese inhabitants.
It was undoubtedly In furtherance of
this plan that General GrodekofTs order
excluding Japanese from Russian Man
churia was issued at SL Petersburg
Thursday. A dispatch from the Rus
sian capital in yesterday's Oregonian
stated that Russian officers were being
sent forward dally for Vladivostok, and
that the apportionment of land was be
ing made among the disbanded troops,
whose families were being helped by
the government to emigrate to Man
churia. Despite her famine-stricken
condition and appeals to the world for
alms, Japan will hardly sit idly by and
permit this encroachment on -Manchuria
to continue without protesL If Russia
feels safq In sending troops Into the
foxbldden ground In Manchuria, she
will hardly hesitate to retain her hold
on the"great waterways of the country,
which -were given her by trety with
China in 18&S, and revived by a later
treaty made at SL Petersburg in 19SL
This treaty states xpresy that navi
gation of the Amur and its tributaries,
the Usurl and Stmgari, hail bt per
mitted ealy to craft of botfe iwiiena.
The pInt was net teudMnl en in the,
late treaty veeoe between Japan art
RuftMa, and, if tJw rtaesianc taad on
their old treaty rights. Japan's oppor
tunities for expansion in Manchuria
will be still further curtailed. The
peace treaty and the actions of Russia
since is was signed show qultfr clearly
that if Russia had been as aggressive
and skillful in war as she Is crafty and
persevering in peace, the late war
would have ended more fortunately for
her.
'Way back in the '50s. when Portland
was hardly past the village stage, the
Mattle Maclcay, the Jane A. Fakenbcrg
and other old-time packets used to
make regular trips between Portland
and Hawaii, and the trade, even at that
early day, was worth looking after. It
Is needless to state that It has since in
creased to vast proportions, but, owing
to the lack of transportation facilities,
none of it is now handled direcL as It
was In the old days. For this reason
the effort being made -by the Portland
Board of Trade to secure facilities for
a service between Portland and Hono
lulu will be heartily seconded by the
business community. It Is to be hoped
that the Harriman lines can sec the
way clear to give us at least as good a
service as was attempted by the old
Oregon-Asiatic Steamship Company a
few years ago. That yuld help some
what In lieu of a direct line, which Is
what we must eventually have.
The railroads make no headway In
diverting business from the great
water route from the Lake regions of
the Middle WesL More mileage Is add
ed to the railroad systems every year
and freight rates have steadily de
clined, but this has not checked the
growth of the water traffic, and for the
calendar year 1K)5 the freight trafllc
through the "Soo" canals reached the
enormous total of 44.270.6SO tons, or
more than 8,000,000 tons In excess of the
amount carried In any previous season.
For the same period the freight trafllc
of the Detroit River reached a total of
D2.C39.0S5 tons. It Is difficult for plain
figures fully to illustrato the Immenslty
of this traffic, but for the Detroit River
It was equivalent to a 2000-ton steam
ship passing every thirty minutes,
night and day. for the entire year.
Some one blupdered on the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad, and at an early
hour yesterday morning two fast pas
senger trains met in a head-on collision
which killed and wounded fifty people.
Responsibility for the disaster has not
yet been fixed, but enough is known to
place the affair outside the category of
"unavoidable accidents." The only new
features In the terrible affair are the
locality where It happened and the
names of its victims. Aside from these
it is just such a disaster as wc have
read about time after time since rail
road trains began running. The track
was good and the equipment -perfect,
and the responsibility accordingly rests
solely on the men in charge of the
trains or the one who gave them their
orders.
The wreck of a passenger train on
the Denver & Rio Grande in Colorado
is replete with horror. The extremes
of heat and cold were added to the suf
ferings of the helpless passengers, some
of whom perished in the flames that
destroyed the splintered' cars and others
suffering in their .wounded condition
from the bitter cold that prevails in
the Rocky Mountain section nt present.
The cause Is as old as the story of
railway disaster. Directions misread
or misunderstood "by careless or worn
out train officials led to the meeting of
two trains around a sharp curve.
The rest followed with appalling fidel
ity to precedent.
State Land Agent West has been ad
vised that S. A. D. Puter has relumed
to San Francisco, "but Is keeping
quioL" Reasoning from the experience
of the past, this assurance will not be
sufficient to calm timid holders of tim
ber land. The versatility of Mr. Puter
in the art of land-stealing is so great
that we may expect almost any day to
hear of some new coup which he has
engineered to a successful financial
conclusion.
The Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union
has adopted a resolution thanking Gov
ernor Mend, or Washington, for keep
ing his word in the matter of remov
ing Fish Commissioner Kershaw. If
what Mr. Kershaw has said is true, he
could pass a resolution that would read
slightly different. Still the fact that
Governor Mead has succeeded in keep
ing one promise since his election enti
tles him to the thanks.
The mob of 2000 In Omaha would have
carried out that lynching scheme, all
right. f It hadn't been for the police.
Naturally, there is a good deal of In
dignation that they were interfered
with. Why should the police bother
about the innocent pastimes of an In
furiated populace?
A Seattle lawyer is trying to kick up
a row because the City Council did not
tax Mr. Harriman 5300.000 for his depot
site, now that the railroad magnate
has agreed to pay $341,000. The Council
should cite him the rule in "Hoyle on
Games" relating to bluffing and call
ing. The Prosecuting Attorney at Seattle
has again notified the gamblers that
all games must be closed. No doubt
the gamblers are doing their best to
look like they believed iL
There Is nothing to wonder at in the
fact that the Republicans of Tacoma
have nominated a newcomer for Mayor.
Any old-timer would have had sense
enough to dodge.
The dispatches contain graphic ac
counts of the unprecedented storm
which has been raging at Fresno, CaL
They must have had nearly half an
inch of rainfall.
Uncle Joe Cannon's low opinion of
the United States Senate is all his own;
but there are not many who want to
engage In a Joint debate with him on
that subjecL
The name of the insurance Pecksniff
to whom Judge Hamilton so feellngly
refera is Hornblower. We don't under
stand why the Judge didn't say it right
ouL
There wilj be no Supreme Court ap
pointment till Fall. Then, if the size
of the vacancy has been suitably en
larged, the President will put Taft in iL
Did it ever occur to any of the gen
tlemen who are striving for Front street
that the water rights may also some
day be valuable?
The insurance probers who have been
lendly ailing en Judge Hamilton te
"sey JienVhlnV are ne devbt MitMed.
THE SILVER LINING.
Rj- A. It. Ballard.
Sunset at Clatsop.
The salt surf pounds upon the shore
In never-ending, mighty roar:
The ceaseless throbbing of the sea.
Tides come and go so steadfastly.
The white waves chant a pong of strife.
The restirs. moaning song of life:
Oh. surging, strong, resistless sea..
Will sadness over part from mcl
In perfect idleness my hands
Arc pawing In the beach's sanus;
Oh. hearing, grandly turbulent ac.
Pour health and power Into me:
I'm rcMlng from my little cares.
The cares that everybody shares:
Oh. raging, vasL magnificent sea.
Thou art a tower of strength to mcl
As evening shadows quench the light.
And daylight slowly turns to night:
Oh, breaking, rolling, boundless sea.
The blood-red sun sinks into thee!
Our lives will all their ending reach.
Just as the sunset on the beach:
We live, we work, wc play anon.
We pass Into oblivion.
Be a stayer.
Believe in yourself.
'
Laziness kills people.
.
You can't work Incessantly without lov
ing It: and you can't lore it without
working incessantly.
Stick to high purposes and persever
ance. '
You may as well study yourself. It is
curiouo that wild horses could not keep
us from doing certain perverse things,
and we always find it laborious to per
form well understood duties.
. . . '
Men who mind their own business ex
clusively are as rare as hen's teeth.
There is nothing on earth so much
worth while as true love in honest hearts.
You may object that God gave us only
the HOPE of heaven hereafter: but you
must romcmber that ho gave us the
REALITY of beautiful women on earth.
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Red-haired men swear the best. Red
haired girls are well, they're red-hcaded.
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You can't keep a good man down. Think
of Jonah and Tom Lawson.
It Is often the case In business that our
enemies, by spreading our fame, assist
in our success.
A man or.woman who is impressed with
the value of time will make every minute
count to such purpose that hts or her life
will inevitably bear the stamp of power.
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Definitions.
(Tips on the Race of IJfe.)
OSCULATION The best definition Is a
resurrected one. viz.: It is the baby's
rlghL the lover's privilege, the hypo
crite's mask. To a young girl, faith: to
a married woman, hope; and to the old
maid, charity.
RUNNING FOR OFFICE-2lw. llrst
assedsmonL
COUNSELOR A riot Instigator.
GOLD The sweetest story ever told.
STRUGGLE The exercise our troubles
give us to strengthen our mental caliber.
OBSCURE Anything Is obscure until
you find the woman.
HOT Some people try to blow hot and
cold at the same. time, but they can't
do it.
COLD Portland's temperamental tem
perature.' PASSIVE FRIEND One who smiles
when you are scotched, and Inwardlx re
grets your triumphs.
LAND Something Intended for growing
things In. but now given up to specula
tive purposes.
SELF You never get acquainted with
yourself for your real inner qualities are
so unworthy. Also your wish to be better
rendors your real self loathsome to you.
At besL you are a bore, to yourself. This
if why excitement and diversion are so
much sought after.
AFFECTION"! like yon, but I can
forget It. (From Dorcas.)
Newspapers Thnt Speak Out.
Collier's.
Tills country was visited, a few weeks
ago. by an English writer of unusual
ability and information. The newspaper
situation here filled him with enthusiasm.
Ncvvr before, he wrote. In the history of
the world, had a free and independent
press given an exhibition of power equal
to that given by American newspapers on
the 7th of last November. There Is about
to be published In London a new dally,
to called "The Tribune." Its purpose
Ik to Introduce to Groat Britain a kind
of Journalism which shall speak the truth.
It Is to be founded on American ex
ample On Its staff are to be leading
writers of the Liberal purty. men moved
by highest Ideals of public good. A little
while ago America would not have served
as Inspiration for such an enterprise.
What bt It that our English cousins seek
to introduce because of the great benefit
It has been to us? The object of this new
organ, based on American example. Is
freedom: freedom from the Inslduous in
fluences of social power: freedom from
the siren allurements of caste; freedom to
say In oubllc what wise men say In pri
vate: to speak out from the heart, un
frlKhtened by landowners, aristocracy, or
King: to tell the truth, not from an
angle of special privilege, but from a
vantage-ground of democratic freedom.
Shall we wonder at thla tribute paid to
the papers of America.? Does anybody
thlnk that Mr. Folk In Missouri, or Mr.
Jerome In New York, or the parties of
honor and fair play In Ohio and Phila
delphia, could have won their victories
without the daily and periodic pres.?
Nobody thinks It. The press Is the great
est weapon In the hands of the American
people for the protection of their rights.
NEWSPAPER WAIFS.
Clarence MIm Sharpan baa brains enough
far two, bah Jove! Florence Then whj- don't
you marry her. Clarence? Cleveland Leader.
'Billionaire are becoming great founders
of colleges." "Te. Or It might be expressed.
coi!ej;tj( are becomlns great finders of billionaire-"
"Washington Star.
Ills partner (at the dancta? party) I really
never beard a better speech In zny Hf: Such
a wonderful flow of . Ho Great Scott!
That reminds roe I've left the bathroom tap
at home full on! Punch.
Flnnljcan Fllosofy TV fact thot some4 mln
kin na-y trut'fully thot they nlver did any
thing tfcey wus ashamed ar la more ar a con
Oulon that they bov no alne ar 3ha-ame
than annythlns U. Judge.
The Lady Interviewer And you brought
that lovely parrot from the Ill-fated ship?
What a beauty! Doea It talk at all? Th
Sallor Man (etnbarraaaed) IV ml E-r-ye. quite
a bit. mum. but not fer publication! Brook
lyn Life.
"What brought you hre. my poor, man?"
Inquired, the prUoa vWtor. "Well, lady."
replied the prlaoner. "I gwaa my treeble
urted from attendln too maay 'weMkt's.
"Ah! yctf learned to drink IS ere. or steal,
yerbapar ". terfy: t -wa alwvya te
tKhiwri it." TaileAely Ma Prew.
SECOND-CLASSjMAIL MATTER
(Extract from a speech made at the recent
20th annual meeting of the American Xcwa
paper Publishers' Association by John P.
Young, managing editor of the San Francteco
Chronicle.)
' The discussion of the question of postal
rates by newspaper men takes a dangerous
course when it attempts to deal with the
desirability or nondesirabUity of the dif
ferent kinds of literary matter passing
through the mnils. If publishers of daily
newspapers advance the argument that
much of tho second-class matter Is trashy,
and that instead of serving an educational
purpose the Government Is assisting in
disseminating stuff calculated to retard
rather than advance the cause of educa
tion, it may recoil on its authors. I find
one antagonist of the second-class rate
of 1 cent per pound who bases his ob
jection to It on the ground that a vast
quantity of magazines are transmitted
through the mails which contain more
pages of advertisers' wants than of read
ing matter. He says:
And now. what was the 'argument orlgtnally
advnnccd In favor of this Inadequately low
rate of postag? on second-claia mall matter?
It was that It -nould furatxh cheap reading
mattr to the masse?. What ha It given
them? "What valuable reading are we hauling
around the country at a lota of ?SO per ton
for hauling? Advertising! Straight-front cor-set-i
In the Ladles' Home Journal, Blank's
Beer. Blank's Bye. etc
I submit that every objection that can
be urged against magazines can with
equal propriety be brought against dally
newspapers which quite as frequently pub
lish as large a quantity of advertise
ments as of reading matter, and it it Is
an offense. ofTen&s as seriously in pub
lishing advertisements of straight-front
corsets as the Ladjoc Home Journal, and
of Blank's beer- and other beverages. If
the postar authorities are to bo endowed
with the censorship they may strike at tho
Sunday magazines of the dally papers,
and pronounce them as deficient In lit
erary and educational qualities as the
magazines published monthly, or the peri
odicals In the LaHies' Home Journal class
publish weekly. This is 04 dangerous
power to entrust to any set of men. and
least of all should it be Intrusted to pol
iticians whom we may reasonably suspect
of being desirous of abridging the power
of the press by striking at the facilities
which it now enjoys In the mails.
The antagonist of cheap second-class
mall matter from whom the above quota
tion was taken loses sight of the probable
reason for the agitation to abridge the
facilities now enjoyed by the American
people. He fails to note that it is due
to the apprehension of the transportation
companies that Its growth, which is held
responsible for the annual postal deficit.
will direct attention to the fact that
they are In receipt of ' rates
for carrying the mails which arc out of
all proportion to those- paid by private
individuals for the performance of a like
sevricc. A thoroughgoing investigation
of the matter by Congress would disclose
that this is tho case, and that the rail
road companies and other carriers are
practically receiving as high a rate for
transporting the mails now as they did
nearly a quarter of a century ago, al
though in the meantime there have been
enormous reductions made to individuals.
Speaking of the -fact that the increased
amount of free matter handled, which ho
states averaged 12.58 per cent of the en
tire weight carried, or a loss In revenue
of 519.822.O0O In the fiscal year 1005. tho
Postmaster-General said:
Manifestly, had the matter carried free been
required to have been prepaid, notwithstand
ing the large expenditure for the rural free
delivery aerviee, there would have been no
deficit.
So, here wc have an admission that it
is the free matter that Is responsible
for the deficit, and not the second-class
mail, about which all thla hue and cry
is made. Why Is there so much clamor
about matter which pays 520 a ton for Its
transmission, while little or nothing Is said
about the carrying of $19.S22.C09 worth of
free stuff? Is It because the servants of the
corporations who have seats In Congress
desire to preserve this vast subsidy for
their masters, and perhaps also they do
not wish to see the patronage -which the
production of this vast amount of matter
printed by the Government furnished them
slip out of their hands.
If the- Postofflce Department and Con
gressmen were not committed to the policy
of extending subsidies by indirection ' to
the transportation companies, the public
would be accorded some better informa
tion on the subject of expense of Carriage
than that conveyed in the unsupported
statement that it costs 5 cents a pound
to transport the second-class matter. How
was this estimate made? Was the amount
arrived at by chargingeverything against
second-class matter? It would seem so.
We are told that the "1 cent a pound
and the free aggregated C5J.107.12S pounds,"
but we are not informed how far the
vast quantity was moved. Great stress
is laid by the writer heretofore quoted
from on that fact that the mails trans
mit matter to remote points, as far as
New York to Wyoming and to California.
So they do; but what proportion of the
malls are carried these long distances?
Not a very large one- The paid second
class matter chargeable to newspapers is
carried within a very small average ra
dius. The bulk of It Is probably within
a 100-mile limit; and 520 a ton for carry
ing newspapers that distance on jay
trains masquerading as fast mails is a
pretty good price.
If there is to be any reformation of
the postal service It cannot be accom
plished by curtailing privileges now en
Joyed: it mlist be effected in some other
fashion. It can be done by compelling
the railroads to carry the malls at rates
no greater than are charged for a like
service for private individuals. A large sav
ing could be effected by this means. A great
step towards wiping out alt future deficits
could be effected by striking down the
franking privilege. Possibly $17,000,000
could be saved In that fashion. If these
two reforms were put in force the post-
! office could pay its way and would earn
a profit, and there would be no neces
sity for cutting off facilities now enjoyed.
St. Patrick's Day.
M. J. Barry.
Oh, blest be the day when the- green
banner floated
Sublime o'er the mountains of free Innls
fall. When her sons to her glory and freedom
devoted.
Defied tho invader to tread on her soil.
When back o'er the main they chased the
Dane,
And gave to religion and freedom their
" spoil.
With valor and mind together combined.
But. wherefore lament o'er the glories
departed?
Her star shall shine out with as vivid
array.
For ne'er had she children more brave
or truehearted
Then sho shdws in the light of SL Pat
rick's day. " 1 . .
Her scepter, alas! passed away to the
stranger. .
And treason surrendered when .valor up
held. But true hearts remained amid darkness
and danger.
Which, spite of her tyrants, would not
be quelled.
Oft, oft through the night flashed gleams
of light
Which almost the darkness of bondage
dispelled:
But a star now Is near her salvation to
cheer,
Notllke tho white gleams which so fit
fully darted.
But long to shine down on Its hallowing
ray.
On daughters as fair and sens as true
As Br la fcefcM SL JPatrtck'x day:
SOME THINGS
IN THE OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
First and best, the most compre
hensive telegraphic news service by
the Associated Press and special
correspondents of any Pacific Coast
newspaper; then the customary de
partments, and the best features
that can be bought.
GEORGE ADE'S LETTER
FROM EUROPE
First of a series of weekly contri
butions from the pen of America's
most popular humorist the fablo
manufacturer, playwright, and com
ic opera librettist who has made
more people laugh than any other
modern author. These letters aro
best described as Adesque. Let no
one fear that Mr. Ade Is going
to inflict guide book information on
u confiding' ahd grateful public. His
mission in life Is to amuse, not In
struct. WITH A MOUNTAIN BATTERY
AT VANCOUVER BARRACKS
Not ordinary artillery, but a rare
and interesting form for use in
rough country where roads do not
exist. Cannon are transported on
the backs of mules and this bat
tery can gp wherever a soldier can
march. A staff writer describes tho
lightning-quick drills, and artist
lioutledgc has illustrated the article
in fine style with photographs and
pen drawings.
WHERE THEY PUNISH
PUBLIC SWEARING?
This in la St. Louis. The moral
wave has taken on such strensth
in the Missouri metropolis that th?
police arrest men whom they hear
using profanity and the Municipal
Judge punishes them. This same
Judge prohibits witnesses from us
ing slang in his court and fines
them for contempt of court if they
persist.
ADOPTED SONS OF UNCLE SAM
WHO HAVE MADE GOOD
Dexter Marshall contributes a very
readable article on men born in
foreign lands who have won dis
tinction in the United States after
they became citizens of this coun
try. The brief biographies include
men who have done big things in
politics, education, religion and
science.
WHY ANDREW JOHNSON
ESCAPED CONVICTION
In his recollections of public lif
at the National capital. Judge
George H. Williams concludes his
narrative of the impeachment of
President Johnson and explains how
the chjef executive by the- narrow
margin of one vote escaped being
deprived of office.
WILL A RIGHT-MINDED
MAN ROB GOD?
This Is the title of a remarkable
sermon by Dr. Newell Dwlght Hu
lls. Few readers need be reminded
of the power, the (beauty and the
uplift of Dr. Hillis utterances pre
sented every -week by The Sunday
Oregonian. For tomorrow, he takes
as his text: "For ye are not your
own." and addresses those who
have accumulated property, poinL
ing out a road to happiness.
THE "ROOSEVELT BEARS"
ARRIVE IN BOSTON
But they got separated on the road
and called Into requisition the long
distance telephone and the bicycle.
This makes a very amusing chapter
Irt the fascinating story. Next Sun
day the author will tell about their,
visit to Bunker Hill monument.
SIOUX WARRIORS
VISIT INDIAN PLAY
Group of redskins from Western
reservation sit through performance
of "The Redskin" In New York '
tjieater. The New York corre
spondent of The Oregonian records
their views- of the production In
terestingly. Other happenings in
dramatic and art circles are re
corded. LINCOLN STEFFENS ON "HOW
TO REFORM CONGRESS"
Lincoln Steffens is getting into ac
tion. He has written on the bosses
in both houses, told of their meth
ods and the ways of influencing
legislation and protecting certain
business interests. In his special
article for The Sunday Oregonian
tomorrow he proposes to tell tho
people how to reform Congress. Mr.
Steffens seems to think that Con
gress ought to bo reformed, too.
NEWS AND GOSSIP IN THE
WORLD OF SPORT
Articles by experts are the feature
of The Sunday Oregonian's sporting
pages, ir. W. Kerrigan, of the
Multnomah Club, is a regular con
tributor, and his descriptions of the
Olympic games at Athens, where
he goes as a member of the Ameri
can team, will .be read -with inter
est. Mr. Kerrigan goes first to
Chicago, then to New York, where
he will make a survey of the ath
letic situation. He will describe
the personnel of the American
team when It assembles at New
"York City, and the traiuing meth
4 ods and actual performances of the
great athletes who will meet at
Athens In the international compe
tition. In addition to special feat
ures on the sporting pages will be
found all the news and gossip of
the athletic world.
BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS
OF LITERARY FIELD
Reviews of the newest books are
found on The Oregonian's book
page, as well as news and gossip
of personages in the world of let
ters. Among the new books re
viewed this week are: "The Silver
Serpent." a poem of passion, by Ida.
J. Sundine, another Mary Mac
' Lean of the West: "American
Painting," by Samuel Isham; "Miss
Primrose." by Roy Rolfc Gllson:
"Magic and Husbandry," by Lewis
Dayton Burdick: "The Genius." by
Margaret Potter; "The 'World's
Anatomists." by Dr. G. W. H.
Kemper: "The Miner's Manual,"
by Lawyer George D. Emery, Ev
erett. Wash.; "Jesus," by Rev.
Charles Van Norden. D. D., and
"Primary Readers." by Katharine
B. Sloan,, of this city.
DELIGHTFUL TRIP PLANNED FOR
THE OREGONIAN GIRLS
Months 'will be spent in planning
the details of the trip The Orego
nian girls will take to Yellowstone
Park, -with side trips to Boise and
Salt Lake City. While the friends
of the young ladies are gathering
votes for their favorites, the con
test department Is arranging the
Itinerary and the entertainments
that will make eevry day a pleas
ure to the 2 lucky girls who will
be chosen.
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING REVIEW
A glance backward and a peep
into the future describes the week
ly real estate and building review.
Sales of the past week are chron
icled, while the trend of the real
estate market is. noted. Illustra
tions of new buildings will show
in advance the structures that will
soon alter the city's general ap
pearance and make the Greater
Portland look strange to the old
tlmc resident.
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY,
MUSIC AND DRAMA
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