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lonTT.AND. TUESDAY, MARCH 27. M06.
PLUTOCRACY'S APPEAL TO THE SOUTH.
Plutocracy is In sore straits. Con
templation of its pitiabje plight can
hardly fall to draw tears from the most
callous observer. Plutocracy is. of
rurse. Just as destitute of political
lr lad pics as it is of common morality,
but in the past it has been able to use
both the Republican and Democratic
party machinery, more or loss complete
ly, for Its own cnd.. Some moderate
subsidies paid by millionaires to both
campaign committees, contributions
from lawless corporations, a share
doled out to the bosses from the loot of
the Insurance companies this sufficed
to make the plutocrats political mapter.s
of the country so long as the people.
could be hypnotized to fjliow blindly
the lead of the bosses.
Bt now a change comes over the
spirit of thoir long, sweet dream of
secure and limitless plunder. "There Is
a -wave of unrest and radicalism sweep
lug over the country." laments a. dis
tinguished banker. The bosses are dis
credited. The people are thinking for
themselves. The future Is big with
danger to special privilege. The bene
fldnrles of -class legislation, the franchise-grabbers,
the whole tribe of con
federate freebooters, look forward
with Increasing alarm to the next Pres
idential election. The omens are threat
ening. The handwriting flames upon
the wall. Before the time for the next
National convention the Republican
wirty Is almost certain to decline their
baneful alliance and resume Its historic
mission as the champion of the plain
people against the pretensions of spe
cial privilege. In the war against the
oligarchy of human slavery the Repub
lican party grew to greatness; In the
Woodless war against the oligarchy of
privileged millionaires It may be des
tined to achieve triumphs which will
dim the glories of its past
Mr. Roosevelt may not be the next
Republcan candidate for President. His
standing for a second elective term
would violate no historical precedent:
the people's call to him steadily grows
in earnestness and volume. Still, he
may not accept. Whether he accepts
or not. however, the next Republican
candidate will almost certainly be a
man of the Roosevelt type; one who
will stand for fair legislation for all
lasses and equal enforcement of the
Jaws.- The plutocrats foresee this. They
arc convinced that if the next President
Is to be -a creature of their own he must
be a Democrat. "Nothing can save
us," wails the plutocratic banker
quoted above, "but the conservatism
of the South, and to this we must make
our appeal." There is no hope for them
in the Republican party, for If a Re
publican candidate Is elected It must be
by Northern and Western votes, and
those votes will not be cast for a tool
of the millionaires. They turn there
fore to the Democrats of the South for
their man.
Why to the South? For obvious rea
sons. Neither Northern nor Southern
Democrats will vote willingly for a
Northern -plutocrat. The lamentable
candidacy of Judge Parker proves that.
But perhaps Southern pride and chiv
alry can be fired in behalf of a South
ern man, no matter what his principles
and record may be. This, then, is the
scheme io dangle before the South the
political control of the country as a
bribe and thereby hold it solid for some
man like Thomas F. Ryan, of Virginia;
to unite with the South the intransi
gent plutocratic Northern element in
both parties and thus, possibly, gain
control of both the President and Con
gress. In pursuance of this, scheme a
Macedonian cry goes forth to the solid
South: "Come over and help us," plead
the quaking millionaires, "and the po
litical spoils of the Nation shall be
yours." It Is an alluring bait.
This attempt to corrupt the political
morals of half the Nation at one stroke
staggers the imagination. The scheme
Is brilliant in conception, daring In ef
frontery, amazing in its cynical deprav
ity. The man appointed by the club of
plutocrats who originated it to make
the first move in the game was Judi
ciously chosen. Ever since he entered
the arena of practlcaf politics Judge Al
ton B. Parker has shown himself the
able, facile and not too scrupulous tool
of the privileged interests. His recent
tour through the South was made as
an attorney for those interests. He
-was sent out by Belmont, McClellan
and Ryan after a solemn conference in
New York. Grover Cleveland, who
draw a salary of $12,908 a year from
Jtyan as "referee" lor the Equitable So-
clety, haa also a voice in JL Judge
Parker went South as the forlorn hope
of the confederated plutocrats. His
speeches -were a skillful mingling- of
moral platitudes such as young Rocke
feller deals out to his Bible class, of
revllement for the acknowledged Dem
ocratic leaders of the North and "West,
and of brazen appeals to corrupt greed
for political spoils. "Put in power the
gang -who sent me down here," be said
almost In plain word, "and the plun
der of the Nation shall be yours." What
more definite proposals he made In pri
vate can, of course, only be imagined,
but with Belmont, the bos of the New
Tork traction combine, to back him,
they must have been glittering Indeed.
If the South barters her political vir
tue for this glided lure, neither Hearst
nor Bryan will be the next Democratic
candidate for President, but Ryan or
some man of his stamp. That will be
well. The more clearly the issue be
tween special privilege and popular
rights is displayed In the characters of
the opposing Presidential candidates
the better. Plutocracy is a monster of
so hideous mien as to be hated needs
but to be seen. We may thank Judge
Parker and his employers that they are
placing the monster where It can be
clearly and unmistakably seen.
REMON8TRANCE BY VIOLENCE.
The Oregonian has just a word to say
about the invasion of its office yester
day by a young ruffian who proposed to
call its editors to account for their crit
icisms of the gas company: It is not to
be deterred from its purpose to. see that
the gas company, or any other public
utility corporation, Is held to strict
accountabllty for its Ue of a public
franchise not to be deterred by vio
lence. Inspired or volunteered, on the
part of the gas company's friends, em
ployes or sympathizers.
A vicious young bully, by name John
son, by nativity a South Carolinian, in
the employ of Teal & Minor,, about 22
years of age, of muscular and athletic
build, came into the office for the ob
vious purpose of assaulting Mr. Scott,
the editor. Mr. Scott is absent from the
city. Without provocation he attempt
ed violence on another editor who was
seated In his chair. He was ejected
without 'much damage to anybody. Mr.
Teal, who is the attorney for the gas
company, disavows, all responsibility for
the attack, and deplores the whole af
fair. It may be assumed that Mr. Teal
will join In the effort to punish through
due procesH of law his clerk, who so
misused his employment and outraged
his employer by assuming in this vio
lent manner to champion his cause.
Johnson himself is nothing, and the in
cident might be passed without notice
except that it illustrates In a most
striking and significant manner the
methods employed by our Portland plu
tocrats, or some of them, to crush all
opposition to their methods and to ac
complish their alms at any cost. John
son was merely a hired roan. He was
and Is in the employ of the gas com
pany's chief attorney, who repudiates
his acts, and he appears to enjoy the
confidence of Mr. Adams, president of
the company, who received the young
bully Jn his office after the aHalr. The
hired men who run the evening organ
for the plutocrats contributed their part
to make It appear that the other hired
man. Johnson, had called at The Ore
gonian office on a mere errand of polite
remonstrance and had there been made
the victim of a most vicious and cow
ardly assault. It is dirty business all
round.
This is by no means the end.
WHEATS STATISTICAL POSITION.
Nearly a month has elapsed since the
American Society of Equity, with a
membership of 200,000 farmers, decided
that 51 per bushel was the proper price
for wheat. A proclamation to that ef-
feet was Issued with instructions that
all members of the society hold their
grain until the figure named had been
reached. Wheat, which was then sell
ing around S3 cents per bushel, has
since declined about 6 cents per bushel,
and, despite spasmodic efforts to regain
a higher level, has remained around
the bottom figures reached for nearly
fortnight. Not only has the price
steadfastly remained at a figure nearly
25 cents per bushel under the minimum
rate -established by the Society of
Equity, but there Is very little prospect
for an Improvement unless It comes
very quickly. The weekly statistics ap
peering yesterday were all Inclined to
bearishness, the American visible sup
ply for the first time at a corresponding
date in the past five years showing an
increase.
This Increase was slight, amounting
to but 57,000 bushels; but this is not the
time of year when Increases in the vis!
ble supply are expected, the decrease
last year at this date amounting to
1,168.000 bushels. The visible supply
now stands at the highest figure
reached since 1902, amounting to 47.329,
000 bushels, compared with 32,818,000
bushels on the same date last year.
The substantial proportions of the
American visible supply, together with
the large amount believed to be in
farmers' hands, constitute the weak
features or the market at the present
time. There Is more wheat in the
United States than is required for hom
consumption, and it must either be
marketed abroad 'or carried over Into
next season. In either case it is bound
to act unfavorably on the market so
long as it is in existence.
The European countries have this
season been taking much more Amer
ican wheat than they took last season.
Since July 1, 1905, nearly 50,000,000 bush
els more have been exported from this
country than -were sent out during th
same period In the preceding season
The shipments from the United Stjate?
and Canada for the week ending last
Saturday amounted to 2,393.000 bushels,
compared with but little over 3,000,000
bushels for the corresponding week in
1905. Were It not for the rather weak
statistical position of the cereal In this
country, it would undoubtedly be pos'
slble to infuse a little more life into th
foreign markets. With the single ex
ception of the United States, all the
principal exporting countries of the
world last "week made smaller ship
ments. than on the same week one year
ago. The total from these countries
one year ago was 10,184.000 bushels, of
which the United States shipped only
about one-tenth. Last week the ship
ments were 8.641,000 bushels, of which
nearly one-third was sent from the
United States.
Russia, the Argentine. Austria and
the Danublan ports last week all lell
vshort of the shipments made one year
ago in a corresponding period, and In
dia, which a year a"go was shipping
from 1.0W.0W to 2M9.9W "bushels per
week, haa fallen away to practically
nothing. While- the Argentine's weekly
shipments since January 1 have not
reached as great as. amount in the ag
gregate as for a corresponding period
la?t year, it is known beyond question
rtiat the crop now coming to market ex
ceeded by a great many million bush
els any of Its predecessors, and Russia,
In spite of her difficulties, seems to have
a considerable surplus available for
shipment. Another feature, which is
bound to play havoc with the dollar-a-bushel
price in this country, is the near
approach of another harvest.
It will only be about six weeks before
the early wheat districts of the United
States will be sending wheat to market.
The amount of this early wheat that
will be available might not be suffi
cient to smash a corner In May wheat,
but It will have a sentimental effect on
the market, and It will be followed by
a steadily increasing stream of the
cereal. It Is in the power of Mr. Ar
mour, aided by the American Society
of Equity, to force the May option up to
;i per bushel, but the difficulty in main
taining that price until the big surplus
can be unloaded is so great that there
is not much likelihood of the deal being
attempted.
THE FRUITS OF PRIVILEGE.
Since Preston Brooks, Congressman
from South Carolina, made his murder
ous assault upon Charles Sumner in
the Senate chamber, fifty years have
elapsed; but the spirit of some sons of
the Palmetto State has not changed for
the better. Murder, or assault with
murderous intent. Is still a preferred
method of settling all differences of
opinion proided the assault can be
made from the rear and when the vic
tim Is seated. Brooks stole upon Sum
ner from behind, when the Massachu
setts Senator was seated at his desk,
and got In his deadly work with a club.
The politicians of his native state unan
imously admired his courage and chiv
alry.
Johnson, the local thug who Invaded
The Oregonian office breathing slaugh
ter against the editor, was less suc
cessful than Tillman, who shot Gon
zales, of the Columbia State, but
the fault was not his. How far he
would have gone if he had not been
overpowered, nobody can say. He
lacked neither the murderous passion
nor the inspiration to carry his assault
its natural outcome. That he was
directly employed by any persons or
corporations to inflict bodily harm
upon the editor who had exposed their
nefarious deeds need not be supposed.
"We'd fix that editor if we had him
iij South Carolina." Some such remark
as this Johnson has doubtless heard re
peated dozens of times during the prog'
ress of recent events. "He ought to be
shot down as Gonzales was," Is an-
pther observation which probably has
often been uttered in Johnson's hear
ing. If he should boast on these occa
sions of his albllty to "do up" the of
fending editor who had blazoned the
misdeeds of the first families before the
public, the reply would be. "Why don't
you do it. then? Go ahead and show
what state 3'ou're from."
Wrought up by such suggestions as
these from persons whom he admired
on account of their social prestige and
to whom he is, perhaps, under obliga
tions, Johnson finally reached a pitch of
loyal frenzy which hurried him away to
his murderous undertaking Hannilv
for him, his attempt was not at all
successful. Though the law ought not
to spare him the consequences of his
act. he Is less guilty morally than those
who may have utilized his hotheaded
folly to gratify their own malice. Spe
cial privilege driven to bay is capable
of terrible deeds to retain its power.
It makes use of any and every instru
ment which can serve Its ends. John
son's assault'upon the editor may be not
without its use if it demonstrates to
the. public what the real spirit of mo
nopoly is and what conduct It Inspires,
directly or Indirectly, in its retainers
ana nangers-on. uy tneir fruits ye
shall know them.
A MATTER OF PRUDENCE.
The case of supposed diphtheritic
poisoning, affecting not only human be
ings. but chickens and birds, on a farm
near Munkers. Linn County, will no
doubt b thoroughly investigated. If It
has not been already, by officials of the
State Board of Health. If reports In
regard to It are correct, or even ap
proximately so, the matter Is not only
distressing; It Is alarming as suggestive
of a grave menace to people In the vi
cinity of the McLaln farm. If the
cause of the sudden death of Mrs. Mc
Laln and her little daughter, as well
as a large number of chickens and birds
on the farm, was diphtheria, the type Is
a most malignant one and its source
should not be far to seek.
It is a fact well known that domestic
fowls can and do contract some of the
filth diseases that, under favorable con
ditions, develop In human beings. That
birds, driven by stress of weather, such
as prevailed for ten days following the
first week In March, seeking food In
barnyards and dooryards, would be
subject to a contagious disease that ex
isted among the fowls with which they
fed, is entirely reasonable. But that
persons of ordinary intelligence from a
sanitary point of view, observing these
conditions, did not take the alarm until
death overtook them, though distress
ing throat trouble was present, almost
passes belief.'
The case Is certainly a strange one,
but, so far as the domestic fowls were
concerned in it, not more so than were
experiences of a similar nature on a
farm In Benton County several years
ago. The disease In the latter case was
of a tuberculous nature, the fowls hav
ing contracted it through the careless
ness of persons having a consumptive
patient In charge. While the hog is
theoretically or proverbially the filthiest
of animals raised for human consump
tion, chickens, as everybody knows who
has raised them, are really less discrim
inating in the matter of food than the
hog. They are equally voracious, and,
when underfed, as are most barnyard
and dooryard fowls," between seasons.
they eat everything that comes their
way, that can be distorted or converted
into food. If by this means they con
tract any malignant disease, they are
especially dangerous, because they are
so easily handled and so certain to be
handled by care taking women and sym
pathetic children.
If In this instance, therefore, it Is
found that the chickens died of a diph
theritic affection, It will be clear that
the child who died the day following
the one in wnicn sne ounea two dozen
or more of the dead fowls, and the
woman who died the day preceding, af
ter having been "doctoring" the fowls,
contracted the deadly disease from
them. It will then be the part of the
health efflcers to trace th disease no
longer mysterleus to Its source, and to
take sach measures as are available to
protect Out aHnmunlty froai. its spread.
The lswofl in all of this, however, isj
one of the abstract science of cleanli
ness and of the simple virtue of pru
dence. No such disease springs spon
taneously from the soil or makes of un
polluted water or food a carrier. A sick
chicken should not be allowed to droop
and die in the flock, and if a number of
'fowls die from an unknown cause their
bodies should tie burled without closer
handling than that which can be ac
complished by a long-handled rake with
which they may be drawn upon the
funeral pyre. The ignorance that per
mitted a child to gather up and bury a
number of chickens that had evidently
perished from an epidemic, plainly of
the throat. Is simply amazing. The les
son In this case is first one of preven
tion through cleanliness, and again of
prudence in disposing of the bodies of
any creatures about the farm that die
of any disease whatever. Details in
this case may have been magnified
through the excitement in the neighbor
hood caused by the sudden deaths of
the McLalns mother and child but tne
precepts of cleanliness In th case of
poultry and of prudence In disposing of
the bodies of any creatures that die ot
disease on the farm are always timely,
and the necessity of regarding them
can hardly be overestimated.
A proclamation for offering to home
stead, mineral and other forms of en
try of the Crow reservation In Montana
is being prepared for the President's
signature. This land, comprising a
million and a half acres, lies in the
great and resourceful Valley of the
Yellowstone. The date of the opening
is not yet fixed, but all preliminaries
of allotment have been complied with.
The event will attract the usual num
ber of speculators, townslte locators.
mineral land grabbers and homestead
filers. The usual methods, designed to
give all an equal chance In what is
little else than a great National raffle
or lottery, will be followed, and In due
time another "land opening," with Its
disappointments, its excitement and its
confusion, will pass Into history. Much
of this vast body of land Is not arable;
much can be made arable by Irrigation,
and some of It Is useless, except as it
may be found to be rich in minerals.
All of It Is picturesque in location and
dominated by long, severe T inters.
deep snows and short Summers, re
markably productive, the heat of which
is tempered by frequent thunderstorms.
Not a bad climate, perhaps, when one
is used to It, but persons who have
spent ten years, more or less, on the
Pacific Coast would not enjoy It.
The story of delinquent children is. as
often as told, practically the same.
Judge Frazer, whose experience In the
Juvenile Court covering a period of a
few months has brought him in contact
with 700 children who. In a greater or
less degree, fall under this head,
sounds the old warning, saying: "The
dangers that surround a growing child
are not fully appreciated by many par
ents. They allow boys and girls to go
out alone to theaters and other amuse
ment resorts, and then wonder why
they go to the bad." This, he added, is
simply a matter of carelessness upon
the part of parents. It would seem,
with an army of 700 children appear
ing before the court for reprimand or
counsel within a few months, that par
ents of this city should awake to the
sense of responsibility required and re
strain the liberty which Is so detrl
mental to boys and girls who have not
yet come to years of discretion. Judge
Frazer says truly that the need for
greater parental care cannot be empha
sized too strongly.
If the proposed steamboat enterprise
on the Deschutes River becomes a real
ity, one more will be added to the list
of navigable streams In Osegon. The
stretch of water on which it is proposed
to run steamers Is only thirty miles In
length, but It Is flanked by a country
rich In natural resources and scenic
beauties'. If Mr. Harriman ever builds
his proposed Central Oregon extension
through to Bend, he will open up .for
pleasure-seekers as well as agricultur
ists and timber men a portion of the
state which will prove a pleasant sur
prise to thousands of Oregonlans who
do not yet appreciate to the fullest ex
tent the wonders of their state.
Sentiment In favor of preserving Cas
tle Rock, one of the scenic attractions
of the Colnmbla River, has Its Innings
one day commercialism the next. "It
Is vandalism," cries sentiment, "to shat
ter this great rock in order to secure
stone for building purposes," and the
sympathetic public of two states re
sponds "Aye." "If the progress of the
Northwest in material things demands
it, the rock must be taken down," calm
ly answers commercialism, and the
public answers again, only less feebly,
"Aye." It Is not hard to predict the
outcome when these twp forces clash.
The rifle or pistol is only less danger
ous in the hands of a young child than
in those of the deperado. The unerring
ami of the latter is matched in accu
racy by the gleeful purpose of the for
mer to "scare somebody." The latest
illustration of this fact comes In a dis
patch from an Idaho town In which a
child 4 years old discharged a rifle, hav
ing first playfully pointed It at his
mother, with fatal effect. The pity of
an Incident of this kind almost out
weighs the calamity that it causes.
A French firm has built for the Rus
sian government an armored automo
bile which carries a Hotcbklss gun that
fires 500 shots per minute and can be
used with accuracy while the car is
moving at full speed over a rough coun
try. This machine ought to prove very
attractive for the wild scorchers who
with the ordinary machines kill only
those who attempt to use the highways
where the scorchers are speeding.
We shall probably hear next from the
gas company's organ that Johnson, the
thug, was Inveigled from the streets up
into the editorial rooms of The Or ego
nlan, and there, while courteously re
monstrating with one of the editors,
who was seated, was subjected to a
most Infamous assault by the sitting
editor.
If the protege of C. F. Adams and J,
N. Teal, the man who visited,The Ore
gonian yesterday to "clean out" the
office, will call again he will receive his
hat and umbrella, which he neglected to
take with him when he retired.
Worse Yet.
La Vlda Galantc.
Tom How'a our old friend Dick?
Harry Don't speak ef him poor fellow.
Tom Wht Is ae dead 7
Harry Worse than that.
Tom Heaveas! What has happened to
him?
Harry He'a run off wit a my wife!
THE SILVER LINING.
By A. H. Ballard.
Miss Hot Ice Water.
(Of "Miss New York. Jr.." Company.)
Wiora, you inflammatory
Siren of Hungarian story.
Radiator of white heat.
Limit where all limits meet.
The roan who had you for a wife
Would need no cook-stove all his life:
The eyes that gleam from out your head
Would fry the bacon, bake the bread;
Put you In the Arctic Ocean.
It will change to boiling motion:
You turn Ice-water steaming hot.
Your lips would melt an Iron pot.
Instigator of a riot.
When you appear wc can't be quiet.
Verve you have and facile art
To stir the feelings; break the heart.
Dancing, prancing, madly glancing,
Slnuourf-movtng. soul-entrancing,
Model of a perfect grace.
Flame enough to singe my face;
Your Hungarian Gypsy dance
Is the world, the flesh, the devil and
France!
It Is often that our enemies, by spread
ing our fame, assist in our success.
As a man becomes- more and more
crooked he becomes more and more cow
ardly.
You never can build yourself up by
tearing some one else down.
Take hold with all your force.
Empty vessels never know enough
be silent.
to
Rain, tornadoes, sleet, snow, sunshine
and balmy airs March, we salute you.
What, oh what, will the next minute bcl
A flg for the earth's properties.
My
life for principle.
Blessed be the
malicious liar, for he
kills himself.
Success implies Joy In your work, and
Joy means better work tomorrow.
Society is pretty nearly ready to
break out again. I wonder if they
will have it bad this year?
Gloomy weather intensifies the long
ing for sunny days and sunny doings.
Summer will be here soon.
In a few days fasting will give
place to something fast.
Life Is a search for our own for
those whose hearts beat In unison with
ours, who respond to the same vibra
tions. Men are tuned to a certain key.
Those tuned to F do not respond
when you strike G. Our own are those
who are In our own key.
There Is no copyright on good will.
Use it.
There Is nothing quite so hygienic as
truo friendship. It means an even
pulse, clear eyes, good digestion and
sound sleep.
. .
Many men are credited with having
sporting- blood in their veins, when an
analysis would show that it is noth
ing but booze In the blood.
Definitions.
(Tips on the Race of Life.)
Plenty Means the supply of star
actresses.-
Too much Supply of star actors.
Black Plague The world's accumu
lation of stage-struck girls.
statesman A man who aspires to
be a politician.
politician A graduated statesman.
Grafter A post-graduate politician.
Birth Thats when we begin the
trouble.
Death Something that will happen
to all. and which in many cases we
would like to hasten.
Work Something everybody has and
nobody wants.
Riches Something we strive for al
ways, and seldom get until It Is too
late to help us much.
Training: of 3IIIUonaircs.
Everybody's.
While the hostess of this establishment
Is playing her Infinitely complex part, her
children are being assiduously trained to
flu, when their time shall come, roles just
as difficult. It often happens that there
Is an almost utter lack of personal rein
tlon between them. A millionaire mother
thinks nothing rf placing the width of the
continent or the Atlantic between herself
and her 6-months-old baby. Expertly
trained maids and nurses are left in
charge, and a daily dispatch tells her all
she needs to know and frees her from
undue anxiety. When thej- get a little
older these babies begin a training as
rigid as that ot princes and princesses. A
long line of Instructors visit the house
daily. Music lessons, dancing lessons, lan
guage lessons, riding lessons, walks, rec
reations, parties, crowd to overflowing
the hours of every day. A little boy. al
most a baby, whose brief life had been
spent under these hurried, nerve-racking
conditions, used to go once in a while to
the superintending housekeeper, of whom
he was very fond, and say: "Miss C
may I come Into your room and play? I
have just IS minutes to spare."
Hardwick in Hard Luck.
Exchange.
Representative Hardwick. from Georgia.
was recently traveling In a Pullman car.
Hardwick Is the smallest man in the
House. The presence ot a negro passen
ger gave him great concern, and after the
negro had gone into the dlnlng-car and
eaten his dinner, sitting near the Georg
ian, the Georgia member went to the con
ductor and asked that the negro be put
out of the car. "We can't do that, sir."
the conductor answered. "Well, If that
fresh nigger gets near me I'm going to
wipe up the car with him." declared the
Georgian; "I won t have him around me.
Everything went along peacefully enough.
the negro sitting In his seat and inter
fering with no one. "Who la that black
rascal?" asked the Southern member of
the porter, after a time. "Who? Him?"
asked the porter; "boss, dat's Joe Gans,
the pugilist."
Frlck Buys Carnegie's Pride.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The announcement is made that H. C.
Frick has bought the Carnegie building
in Pittsburg. Pa., for JI.500,000. It has not
been many years since Frick. after his
row with Carnegie, in anger announced
that he would "make the Carnegie build.
Ing look like a bake oven." and he has
almost kept his word, for he has erected
sky-scrapers around It. cutting off the
liKht which was counted on wnen this 12-
story structure, the first In Pittsburg,
was erected.
The Frick building and the Frick an
nex tower above It seven stories, and on
them Mr. Frick has spent about lw.OW.600.
Got Her Dates 3Ilxed.
Le Hire.
"You know. Entile dear
"What! Emll! You mean Charles "
"Of course, how stupid I. am, I thought
today was Wednesday."
VOICE OF THE COUNTRY PRESS
Snow Helps Good Harvest.
Baker Cits Democrat.
The fast-melting snow Is going into the
ground, and a good water year will result.
which means that the farmer and placer
miner will enjoy & bountiful harvest.
First Know Your Man.
Albany Democrat.
Business men need continually to look
before they leap In the small affairs of
the day, particularly the cashing ot checks
In the hands of men without established
reputations.
Editorial on Par with Streets.
Baker City Herald.
This Is a editorial". It is written to con
form with our streets. Tho streets are
sloppy and the editorial may be sloppy.
but there is one bright consolation it
ain't sloppy overhead.
March Curried Wrong Way.
Medford Mail.
Uncle Fred Barneburg When you curry
a horse the wronjr way he looks and acts
like the dickens. That's what's wrong
with this month o March someone has
curriea it me wrong way.
Public Sentiment for Law.
La Grande Observer.
There is no mistaking the fact that
public sentiment all over the . Pacific
Northwest is much more Intent upon
the enforcement of law than ever be
fore. The "Wild and Wooly West" Is
a thing of the past.
Able to -Sit Up, Thanks.
Pilot Rock Record.
The name Pilot Rock should not be con
founded with that of Castle Rock. There
is no attempt being made to sell Pilot
Rock. In fact, lots that are assessed at 51
each are not for sale. Pilot Rock is not
experiencing a boom, neither Is it on tho
bum. It la holding Its own. thank you.
"Man's but the Guinea Stamp."
Hoquiam Washlngtonian.
A strong editorial is republished from
The Oregonian today, dedicated to a cer
tain Mr. Rockefeller. The sentiment of
the editorial is true, and the day will
come when men ot such enormous wealth
will be looked upon with grave suspicion,
and it will be a greater honor to be
known as poor and honest, as compared
with the station of the billionaire.
No Boom but Sure Growth.
Albany Democrat.
The Democrat expects to see Portland a
city ot SOO.O00 people within a few years,
doubling its present population. There
are many things to indicate this. The
present development along industrial lines
makes It plain that much may be expect
ed. Sometimes it looks as if there was
simply a boom on. but undoubtedly it
means a good deal more than that, and
has a permanent character to It.
Queen Springs Snow Coat.
Prescott Spectator.
Robed in garments of beautiful verdure.
trimmed with fragrant fruit blossoms.
virgin Spring was reigning happily in this
good land, while her subjects, under the
spell of her benign sway, were radiant
and happy. Forth from the frozen north
suddenly came bleak, angry and sullen
Winter, and with a wild, terrifying howl
pounced upon the gentle maiden and
strangled the life out of her, and burled
her poor body under a bank of snow. Dis
posing of the queen, the demon took un
disputed reign over her frightened and
shivering subjects, and for several days
kept them busy looking for a warm spot
and talking about the prospects of having
to reseed their crops. Ach du lieber! It
was a nasty piece of business, and we
hope the kind fates will soon reincarnate
the gentle queen and restore her to her
land and people.
Upward Trend in Politics.
Davenport (Wash.) Times.
some or tne wnitman uounty papers
are trying to get together on the question
of divorcing party politics from the busi
ness of conducting a country newspaper.
and on all sides It is a question that is
receiving much attention. The time, per
haps, will never come when the country
editor will not and should not interest
himself in political questions and speak
his mind, but there Is a growing belief
that he should not lend himself too freely
to the support of candidates merely be
cause they chance to be on his ticket
'There may be special times ana cases
when the publisher Is justified In putting
up a robust flght for certain candidates,
which should always be aside from any
question of personal advantage now or
hereafter, but It Is neither good business,
Kood politics, nor good morals for country
editors to break their necks legging for
certain tickets, where there is really not
much at stake for anybody except the
men who are after the jobs.
As a Woman Sees It.
Tales.
Teacher "What is the future tense
of the verb 'to lover "
Apt Pupil "To marry," of course!
An Old Sweetheart of Mine.
James Whltcomb Riley.
As one who con at evening o'er an album
alt alone.
And muees on the faces of the friends that
he has known:
So I turn the leavea of Fancy, till In shad
ovrv deslen.
I find the smiling feature or an old aweet
heart of mine.
The lamplight seems to glimmer with
flicker of surprije.
As I turn It low. to rest me ot the dazzling
In my eyes.
And light my Pipe la silence, save a sigh
that seems to yoke
Its fate- with my tobacco, and to vanish
with the smoke.
TIs a fratcrant retrospection, for the loving
thoughts that start
Into being, are Hk perfumes from th
blcxsom of the heart:
And to dream the old dreams over, is
luxury divine, .
When my truant fancle wander with that
old sweetheart of mine.
A fac ot Illy beauty, with a form of airy
grace.
FloaU out of my tobacco as the genii from
the. vase;
And I thrill beneath tne glances or a pal
of azure eyes.
As glowing as the Summer and as tender
aa me iu.
I can see the pink sunbonnet and the llttl
checkered dress
She wore when first X kissed her, and sh
answered the caress;
With the written declaration that, "As
surely as the Tine
Grew 'round the stump." she loves n
that old sweetheart of mine.
And again I feel the pressure of her slender
little hand.
As we used to talk together of the future
we had planned.
When I should be a poet, and with nothing
else to ao
But write the tender verses that aha set
the music to. t.
And I should be her lover forever and
day.
And she my faithful sweetheart till the
golden hair was gray;
And we should be so happy, that when
either Up were dumb,
They would not smile la heaven till the
others kisses come.
But, Ah! My dream Is broken by a step
upon tne siair;
Asd the door Is softly opened, and ray wife
Is standing there;
ytt wiui eagerses asa rapture all my
visiosj x resign.
To greet the Ilvtag presence of tsiat old
awtetheart ex raise.
PRIVILEGE AND CORRUPTION
F. C. Howe In "The City" (Scribner's).
An examination of the conditions in city
after city discloses ono sleepless Influence
that Is common to them all. Underneath
the surface phenomena the activity of
privilege appears, the privilege' of the
street railways, the gas. the water, the
telephone and electric-lighting companies.
The connection of these industries with
politics explains most of the corruption. It
explains the power of the boss and the
machine: it suggests the explanation of
the indifference of the "best" citizen and
h!3 hostility to democratic reform. More
over. It throws much light on the excel
lence of some departments of city llfo
and the inefficiency of others, for the in
terest of the franchise corporations is
centered In the Council in the executive
departments, and In the tax assessors. It
does not extend to the schools, parks and
fire department-departments which are
free from the worst forms of corruption.
But the City Council awards franchises.
It Axes the terms and the regulations un
der which the franchise corporations use
the streets. "The executive enjoys the
veto power. He controls permits, and ex
ercises an influence upon the Council and
public opinion. The assessor determines
the appraisal of nroDem- ax woli as th
taxes to be paid. AH these powers are of
great Importance, and their control of
great value. The privilege of tax evasion
may amount to hundreds ot thousands of
Qouars a year. In the larger cities it Is
measured by millions. In 1003 the special
franchises Of thtntihl!r sorvl Mmnra.
tl0nJ5Jn Greater New York were appraised
at 23o,lSU23. This valuation is rnnf.ori.
Inadequate, and vet even It esranorf
taxation prior to the passage of the Ford
franchise law, assessing the franchise as
property.
It would seem to be a nil nf unnral
pplicatlon that whate-er is of necessity
monopoly ShOUld be a nilhH mnnnnnU-
Private monopoly and political llhertv
seem to be irreconcilable. It Is because of
tne conflict between them that our poli
tics have suffered along with our con
venience. We have attemnted to rcrnn.
cile these two forces, with the result that
uoeriy is lost in the contest. There Is
abundant evidence that street raiiwav
fares under municipal ownership could
be reduced to 3. Dosalblv
Germany thej- have been cut down to 2&
cents, while in England, where fares are
adjusted by the zone system, the average
paid In many cities is much less. In Glas
gow, the average fare is 11 cents. Tn
1894 rates were reduced 33 per cent. Since
mat time the lines hav Jippm itrn-
qulpped and creatlv extended, while th
number of passengers carried Increased in
eigne years from S6.50O.C0O to 177,000.000, or
a growtn or 100 per cent. Yet the net
earnings of the Glaseow svstem. after
all allowance for working expenses and
necessary maintenance, were Jl.7eo.0rt !n
1S03. In the Cities Of Xew York- nnrl PIpvb.
land, where an agitation has been on for
tne puoiic ownership ot electric light and
power, it has been shown by reports of
expert engineers that current could be
produced and sold the consumer at 3 cents
a kilowatt hour. This is from one-half to
one-fifth what Is usually charged by pri
vate companies.
Artificial gas Is sold in the United States
at from 75 cent3 to ?2 per 1000 cubic feet.
tne average charge being in the neighbor
hood of S1.23. In Great Britain the rate
In the municipal plants averages 64 cents
thousand, while In a number of cities
It Is as low as 50 cents. The by-products
ot coal gas have become so valuable that
the gas Itself is said to cost but little In
the mains. If this be true, nubile own
ership would greatly reduce the cost of
light and fuel, while the problem of
smoke abatement would be open to solu
tion through the use of gas as fuel.
.Moreover, many things arc Doasible
through public management that cannot
be achieved through private control. The
streets and public ways can be better
lighted, while the use ot gas can be great
ly extended among the poor. For the citv
can adjust the rates, payments and; con
ditions of use so as to promote the con
venience of the user. This is the policy
adopted In Great Britain, where one per
son out of every five uses gas in cities.
ine use oeing promoted by municipal co
operation in many ways.
The taxation of ground rents does not
Increase rents nor the cost of living. It
merely shifts the burden on him who en
joys the benefits. It cannot be shifted to
anyone else. It Is like special assess
ments for paving, sewers and the like.
From this source all of the needs of the
city can be satisfied. In many communi
ties this principle has already been rec
ognized. The City of Liverpool receives
?5O0,00O annually from the lease of Its
common land. In certain cities In Ger
many. It has become the policy to buy
up surrounding land In advance of the
city's growth, and thus retain the benefits
and the unearned Increment of the citv's
expansion.
How much farther the city will go In
its activities Is a matter of conjecture.
That the educational development will
continue Is indicated by the impulse It
has received In recent years, as well as
the jealousy on the part of the public of
anything which Impairs Its efficiency. The
same Is true of the public libraries, which
are being supplemented In many cities by
art galleries, public lectures and concerts.
The educational and recreative features
of the twentieth-century city are assured,
and these on a higher plane of efficiency
as well as on a broader basis of culture
than has anywhere yet been attempted
It our own cities are to follow the ten
dencies In England. Germany. France and
Belgium, it is likely that such functions
will be greatly extended. Foreign cities
are already going In for municipal milk
bureaus, the supply of coal, for saving
banks, not to speak of many enterprises
of a purely competitive and commercial
sort.
Reign of the Molly Mngulres.
Everybody's.
For IS years, from 1S61 to 1S75. the Molly
Magulres reign of terror lasted. It was
a'crlmlnally unjust retribution, even for
the wrongs that capital had Inflicted; and
it made the situation of labor far wor3e
in the end. By a flawless system of in
timidation, the sovereign "Mollies" prac
tically dictated labor matters throughout
the Pennsylvania anthracite region. In
many cases they were able to triple
wages; they regulated the amount of la
bor: and they appointed or deposed .men
at pleasure, either by threats, injury or
assassination. Every "Molly" stood ready
to murder it his superiors so ordered.
Warning, it Is true, was usually sent to
the Intended victim In the form of a
crude drawing of a coffin, with the print
ed legend, "This Is your house"; but there
was no evading the sure and stealthy
vengeance of the "Mollies' " too experi
enced weapons. And so completely under
cover were their entire proceedings that
in the famous trial In 1S76, when 19 ring
leaders were condemned to death, the ex
tent of the association's power and de
pravity became known to a horrified pub
lic for the first time.
Most's Paper to Die.
New York Sun.
A well-known anarchist, who was one
of Most's intimate friends, says that
Most's organ, the Freiheit. will be al
lowed to die with Most. This, he said,
was what Most would have wished him
self, and was the desire of August Lott,
Most's successor, who assisted him in
bringing out the Freiheit.
"The Freiheit represented Most's per
sonal ideas," he said, "and I don'-t believe
Most, If he had been, consulted, would
liave wanted It to be kept alive after him.
In a week or two another organ for the
anarchists will be established."
For the last year or -two the Freiheit
had been waning. It grew smaller and
smaller, until It was only one-half its
former size. Anarchy began to die in this
city when" the anarchists realized that in
cendiary utterances meant arrest and imprisonment.