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JIOXDAV. APRIL 30. 1906. BASIS Of POLITICAL ACTION. There are certain clear lines that di vide political parties. To' understand thm some survey of history is neces sary. At all times the Republican party, in tire course of its hlotory, has been doing things that The Oregonlan has not fully approved and has freely criticised. But In the main It has been righT. Its conception of the purposes of po.ii k a; action and of the functions of government though subject to excep tionshas met the approval of time. But the exceptions have not been Im portant, On the other hand, the pur poses of the Democratic party, the forces that create it and support Jt, the ideas or conceptions that He behind It. are not good or suitable for the time through -which we have been passing. "What would be our present status as a people and as a nation, had the Demo cratic party been in control these last fifty years? Its demand for mainte nance and extension of slavery; its no tions of state sovereignty as against national sovereignly: Its constant op position to assertion of national author ity: its conceptions as to the nature and function of money, and its efforts to l0iftte the United States, through de basement of the monetary standard, from the commerce of the world what i anybody to say of a political party like this? Its own advocates can only iay that It wishes Its past to be forgot ten. And yet that past cannot be forgot ten. No political party can divest Itself of its real character. Every great party is governed by its actual In stincts and purposes. The spirit of the Democratic party has not been In ac cord with the pplrlt of American prog ress. The country has known it. Hence the exclusion of this party from power during almost the -whole of the long period of fifty years. Such brief Interval of ascendency as jt has had during this period has only shown its unworthiness. After the Cleveland experiment the party was re jected -with more emphasis than ever. Tet Cleveland had tried to turn the party to rational and national princi ples. It rejected the only great prophet of sanity It has had these fifty years. On no -subject of national concern can the party be trusted, because it lacks the breadth necessary for a national party. Is tariff the contention? Then what is to be expected from the Demo cratic party? "When it had full power. Tinder tm? Cleveland Administration, the President, both branches of Con gress and all the departments of Gov ernment. It made the most unjust. Ini quitous rind lop-sided tariff bill, framed In the interest of the trusts and various ?pfcial privileges, that ever was known or conceived. President Cleveland cahed It -"perfidy and dishonor." and the country, upon the first vote, repudi ated It by an overwhelming majority. The Democratic party never can be looked to for rational reform' of the tariff. So. In its distrust of this party. The Oregonlan stands on history and ex perience. Hence, though Jt Is a con stant critic of the Republican party on Important matters, it supports the Re publican party, as against the Deino cratlcparty. You can't depend for one moment on the hope or expectation that the Democratic party -will pursue a ra tional course. Confidence in it Is Im poFBible. It yields at every crisis to the "babble of socialistic mountebanks on one side, or to the demands of pluto cratic greed on the other. Professing free trade or tariff reform, it made a most pcrtlal and odious protective tariff law, framed to accord -wJth the Interests of the trusts: professing to stand for silver and "monetary freedom." and supporting- Bryan on this platform, it passed In the next election to support of the programme of the gold-bondholders. Belmont, Parker and plutocracy. The country -feas dealt with such a party according to its deserts. Therefore The Oregonlan. though a critic of the Republican party, supports that party as against the Democratic party. There are Incidents of Repub lican policy with -which The Oregonlan does not profess or pretend to be pleaeed; there ar Republican candi dates Mt te"K Ilk lag. Yet it act, with the RepuMlaan party, and supports its candidates, boa)to K eaa h&ye no con- dance to tve DraUc party. This vre eoneeive td "s4 the fefieral opinion in Or fan,, as It Is th rout-bout the TJoked States f etgt Sfi Abe Soatfe, .whsre Hharft i hattdar kmt "the &jg Kr." la Oram otfei is at fcait&. It is ne parky r the cKfear. It Is not con fete a ifee ptosaallty of esaetMalec, aff H "i are well aour 'as. mvt; THrt-trwan th tvaa,. Aim, purpart, character a trat at parties, and -what, taey stated fer. It is an appeal to the jB&graent of the people of Oregon on this higher basis, on which all political discussion, ought to be conducted. WHAT ORXGOJf HASJT. The Oregonlan is in receipt of many disinterested suggestions from various sources that "now is a s?ood time to im press on the people-of the East that we are not in the earthquake belt. Of course, we do not want to take advan tage of the terrible San Francisco dis aster In any way. for our own benefit, but since what can't be cured must be' endured," etc. etc - Certainly. Cer- ai san Francisco, ooes not detract from talnly. We need, not feel obliged to j thdr merits. Had there been a suffl hide our glowing light under an urn- cIent number of them, there would have brella because San Francisco has had most extraordinary bad luck, or has been destroyed for its wickedness, or shown poor Judgment in trying to build a city on a'seismic peninsula whatever did It. We are not In the earthquake belt, nor the potato-bug belt, nor the ague belt, nor the cj'done belt. We have never been subjected to the obvi ous displeasure of an offended provi dence or the dread visitation of scourge, or plague, or drouth, or fire, or even flood. We speak of, .floods with some reservation, because there is a tradition here that the Willamette River has an uncontrollable habit of slopping over, once every few years; but it has not happened for so long that even the oldest inhabitant is get ting a trifle hazy and uncertain about it. Along In the '60s there was some trouble of that kind, and again in 1850 and 1894, but In the latter yar It was really the Columbia that did it by try ing to carry to the sea an unprecedent ed volume of water, caused by warm suns and melting snows, and backing up the water In our own Willamette to an extraordinary height. It was a remarkably well-behaved flood in Port land, for It did no great damage, but Insisted simply on making an Oregon Venice out of our principal, business streets', for an annoying lengh of ,tlme. In 1861 and 1890 the water was not so high as In 1691, but since they were Winter floods, and Willamette floods. and the current was strong, -swift and greatly swollen, they did somf harm; but the situation was scarce ly comparable at either time to th great floods of the Ohio or Missis sippi. We have never had In Portland or In Oregon an earthquake that caused more than passing notice or gave us any concern whatever. Our extinct volcanoes, like Mount Hood, keep the peace at all times, and are looked on universally with respect, confidence and veneration. The Fire FJend, to be sure, makes an occasional visit, but there has never been a conflagration that de serves rank as an overwhelming disas ter. There Is a record that along In the early '70s Portland had a long and hard battle with fire; but since then there have been individual fires that Inx'olved greater loss, and they have not been regardeda8 other than necessary inci dents In the building of a growing and prosperous city. There Is no such word as fail In Oregon crops: there arc no cyclones and there are never thunder-and-llghtnlng storms; that is to say, hardly ever. The pestiferous mosquito has never really got a foothold in Ore gon, and other insect pests that make life a nuisance to the people or the South and Middle West have thought fully decided not to seek new worlds to infest In Oregon. It rains just enough in Oregon, and the sun shines well, not too much. If one isn't healthy here, it Isn't the fault of the country. There are no diseases peculiar to the Oregon climate or indigenous to its soil. Our happy and contented population has tq go away in order o get sick homesick. If, in the above catalogue of happy and beneficent conditions under which the people of Oregon live, we seem to have mentioned only those things which are favorable and to have omitted any that are unfavorable, we have only to say that the truth must be told no matter how greatly the general credu lity may be strained. We don't mind adding that in our modest Judgment an occasional earthquake not too hard, but Just hard enough would be for the common benefit. It does any com munity good to be shaken up once in a while. OUT OF THK RUINS. The optimistic report of Mr. E. H. HarrJman on the future of San Fran cisco can be accepted in a liberal de gree as "expert testimony." The man who. in the short period of three years disbursed more than $150,000,000 In building and bettering the railroad lines of the system of which he wa the head is certainly qualified to Judge as to what may be accomplished by Judi cious expenditure of money. A million dollars is an immense sum of money to the average individual. The enormous proportions of ?100,000,000 are almost beyond our comprehension. To this fact is due the inclination or tendency to regard the San Francisco. disaster as bevorid financial renal r. But Mr. Harriman, who has spent more mlllionVJ in a given length of .time for recon struction work than any other man that ever lived, is thoroughly familiar with what money can do In euch cases. His announced intention to return to San Francisco and remain there "until I see something substantial come out of the ruins" should act as an elixir or tonic for those who have been pessim istic In their views regarding the fu ture of the city. Yesterday's dispatches announce that already orders have been given lor the rebuilding of the Merchants' Exchange. Mills, Kohl. McDonough. Chronicle. Spreckels and Shreve buildings, whose steel frames seem to have stood the fire remarkably well and can be speed iy encased in brick and stone where It Is missing. The early repair of these buildings and a number of others of minor importance will supply a baee of operations from which the general work of reconstruction can be directed. It Is. of course, unreasonable to expect an iaxmedlate and Tapid recovery from the awful blow. There are Physical ob stacles In the way which it will require time as well as money to remove. Steel. Iron, brick, stone and other building materials in Immense quantities wltt he needed, and tt is a pis y steal impassi bility to eecure them in the aaaaUties desired la a few weeks, or evea aaentha. although the iroa aa& .steel mills have expressed a determination te give Sta Francisco orders precesVeRce over all others. Pendicle the rebuUeHag a the etty ea a more substantial -toaeie (en feefere the fire, there will, of coarse, he as lai artedlate roth far temporary quarter wMakL-eaa he speedily topreviead teM permR of t treaeetttew C wtiw. Mapping Wlii H C tfce Mr Al tera la the ffrnftk of the eky, aC tram ews ettsaMtatea a4 private, aa vfcter, many" of the big ra aeem te feave already secared temporary loca tions, as will haae the haelness te the best of their ability antll time and money remove the handicap under which they will be compelled to work for a while. It appears to he generally admitted that no small portion of the loss could have been averted had there been fewer flimsy, hastily constructed buildings still standing as relics of the old days. In rebuilding the,clty care will be exercised to avoid construction on anything but modern fireproof lines. The experience of the "fireproof build ings, which were practically destroyed been no room for the antique crucibles which, supplied the furnace heat that almost melted the modern structures. It will. of. coarse, cost more to replace the old buildings than they were in sured for. but it does not, appear that there will be much difficulty In secur ing the money. Credit and the co-operation of other commercial centers will, of course, be needed, but It will be forthcoming. San Francisco has a large number of friends of the Harri man type, and, when they pull off their coat6 and begin working to rebuild the -city, nothing but another and a more severe earthquake shock than the last one can prevent accomplishment of their task. A very difficult problem Is confronting the people of the 6trlcken city, for their calamity is easily without a parallel in American history, but courage, cash and the Indomitable San Francisco spirit will pull them through and neither Mr. jHarrIman nor any other visitor will be obliged to linger ion in the Bay City In order to "see something substantial come out of the ruins." LAWSOVS DEFERRED REMEDY. Mr. Tom Lawson, who recently com pleted a diagnosis of the ailment af fecting the American financial situa tion, is still illuminating the pases of Anybody's Magazine with his sparkling rnetorlc and dazzling prose pictures of "Men Who Have Bunkoed -Me." It will be remembered by the thousands who followed Mr. Laweon's flery trail through eighteen months of the adver tising section of Somebody's that, when the climax was reached, the Boston moralist agreed to follow the protract ed diagnosis with a dissertation on the "remedj"." Divested of a few hundred pages of verbiage, the diagnosis of Dr. Iawson revealed the fact that our peo ple were suffering from an overdose of "Amalgamated" Injected Into their systems by another "system." whose chief twister was one H. H. Rogers, io be sure, there are a good many thou sand people In the United States who began reading Dr. Lawson's serial with only a hazy knowledge as to whether "Amalgamated" was a new breakfast food, something to wear round the neck or a fresh competitor of Stuffy's Salt Whisky. Eighteen months of Lawsonlan litera ture at 15 cents the copy (special rates to clubs) have enlightened the people, and, since Mr. Lawson wrote finis after his masterpiece, they awaited with con siderable curiosity the appearance of the "Remedy" which had been promised them. Some of the readers even had a deep Interest in learning what the "Remedy" was to be. but the great masses who had discovered that Amal gamated was something which they could neither eat. drink nor wear, were only "curious" as they arc while view ing the monkey on the trapeze and pondering "what he'll do next." But Mr. Lawson Is withholding the remedy. Xot only does he refuse b enlighten us by supplying a key to the system that is to beggar the Rockefellers and make us all rich, but he shows signs of undue heat and even anger In explain ing why he has failed to "come 'through" with the remedy. The reason, as near as It can be as certained by careful perusal of the Lawson department In the last num ber of Xobody's Magazine Is that the people do not know how bad "Amalga mated" and the system have used them. Largenumbers of them apparently do not even know that theyare sick and In need of a reniedy. In proof of this un fortunate condition Into which we have fallen Lawson cites the ease with which his old-time side partner in the bunko business, F. Augustus Helnze. recently floated another cargo of gold bricks and relieved the citizens, of "little old iew Tork" better known as "Tapville on the Hudson" of anywhere from $10,- 000,000 to $18,000,000, In spite of the fact. that Lawson was right on the scene and yelling "Stop thief" at the top of his voice. This highly successful coup of the young Montanan whom Lawson had been grilling for months and who was aided in his last enterprise by an other arch enemy, that modern "Jolly Roger" whose Initials are H. H., was more than the cultured but unappre ciated Bostonian could stand. Instead of giving to the world the long-prom Ised "Remedy" he retreats In disgust and announces his intention of waiting until the people have acquired more common sense. This decision is appropriate, and while we may miss the scintillating language in which Mr. Lawson dispenses his gems of thought, the great mass of his readers will probably not lose heavily by his refusal to divulge the famous "Remedy." Lawson has unquestiona bly been of some service In enlighten ing the world regarding high finance. There is a world of truth in the old say ing that "when thieves fall out honest men get their dues." But this cham pion "exposer of the cehtury has erred In his estimates of the number of people who are actually suffering from over Indulgence In the- .purchase f gold bricks. We are not a Nation of cam biers, and to the mlUIonsxof legitimate investors and tradesmen In the country It is a matter of no great concern whether the "dealers" in this big game which Lawson has been telling us about shifted the cut, dealt from the bottom or pi a yea toe game "according to Hoyle." With the entire gambling fraternity from "Pesay-Ante Pete"." to John W. Gates and Tm Lawson, it is a. case of "dog eat dfrJ" To an overwhelming extent iaterest la the outcome of these eating xutcfciBe is csofcaed to the par tlclpauts. Rare -indeed are the ecca srfeas when the geaeraT public wauM he averse te w!teesag such a 4eue meat as fetlewed the freaxie effertR of the faateus "two cats of Kilkeaay." wfelea, acwateig 4e a veractaus rkym eter. "cUeched ad hk. &d eeratdied 'utd fit," uatH, hfetead mt two eats, there wa'a't any." The Issuance iMi week rf a MMM perm fee a brtek fenMeitag m tMs okar a-jreia eaSs 40tift4e ta a very skilraaf uewcaaVery f prestige te Jtortfaad. et eve perselt te tea is sued In Parthcad even appro mis itely approaches in value the cett e the building ; he erected. April penalta shew a tetal of 3lS,frS9, aad cooierva- tlve judges ef the value of the build ings represented, by those permits say that the cost of coBstructloa will he be tween l.W9,We and l.Se,frM. At this rate, eur official returns on bulkllsg permits for the year 195 will show a. total of from 31.SM.ee9 to 3.ee9,e less than the actual cost of the buildings. These totals are compared the world over with these of enterprising cities like Los Angeles. Seattle and other alert places where the benefit of this kind of advertising Is understood and appreciated. If our public-spirited can- tractors, architects and builders cannot he induced to abandon the practice of saving the Jl charge for each J1W rep resented, in -the permit by undervaluing their work, a popular fund should be raised for their relief, and thus snow to the world what is being done In the building line In Portland. Long terms In the penitentiary and less liberal exercise of executive clem ency would decrease the number of men of the Frank Smith type who are at liberty to shoot down officers of the law and other honest. Industrious, useful citizens. The taking of a thousand lives like that of Smith could not com pensate for the slaying of one man. such as those who were his victims. There are people who have only pity for the criminal who suffers such small punish ment as confinement in the peniten tiary. Knowing- nothing of the hard ened character of the confirmed crim inal, they are easily Influenced by the persuasion of relatives or friends and are Induced to sign petitions for par dons, thereby making themselves par ties to the liberation of men who are likely to return to lives of crime. Longer sentences for men who come a second time before" a criminal court would prevent many a dastardly mur der like those which have horrified the people of Oregon in the past week. When the Methodist conference a few years ago removed from its ministry the clergyman who married a couple in a den of lions In Boston, its object was mom to elevate the rite of matri mony than punish the Instrument of notoriety. These spectacular celebra tions of an event that naturally appeals to the finer sensibilities can have no lasting or good effect. In their very eesence they are of a shout ing "glory" evanescence. that "come out in the wash." . It Is no wonder, then, to leam that a hallelujah couple, united at Centralla three years since before an opera-house filled with a crowd that paid a small admission fee. has Just been divorced before a very small crowd In the Court House. More than one wedding ceremony per formed in the old. Portland Exposition In the midst of large contributions of utensils and supplies soon lost its glamor and the young people went their separate ways some good and some bad. f With the SL Paul and the G. W. El der wrecked and the Columbia serious ly damaged by fire in San Francisco, the Harriman system Is obliged to place on the Portland route the ancient steamer Barracouta. This vessel was bulla. In England nearly twenty-five years ago, and. after being wrecked, was given American registry. If the idiotic navigation laws of the United States did not prohibit Americans from buying good steamers where they could buy them the cheapest, .the ancient Bar racouta could be replaced with modern built craft, which would be more eco nomical for the owners and give the public a better service. The United States is the only country on fjprth that prohibits the Increase of Its merchant marine by common-sense business methods. So long as this policy of re striction remains in force we will have few ships and the subsidy grafters will continue to howL Mr. Harriman Is making a personal inspection of the recent purchases made In Seattle for the Union Pacific. After he awakens to full realization of bow much he paid and how little he got for the money, his feelings will be akin to those of Uncle Reuben when he first scrapes the gilt off the brick which he bought from the Indian. The Seat tle Indians still have a little more real estate which they could probably be In duced to part with, but It is reason-, ably certain that the next time Mr. Harriman sends a buyer to the Queen City he will insist on his dispensing with a brass band and giving too much publicity to his Intentions. The -fire of lSS3and the Klondike excitement will no longer serve as chronological monu ments for some of the new-made Seat tle capitalists. Instead they will reckon events as happening either before or after the time "when Harriman bought the tldelands." ' What's the use putting up for a los lng newspaper venture unless you get something out of it? Here Is Mr. Ladd going down in bis capacious bar'l every month to dig up for his newspaper, and yet he gets very little from It, ex cept the doubtful pleasures of owner ship and the privilege of making his hired men sing high or sing low. Just as he pleases. But there are compen sations. Mr. Ladd is having a little trouble with the County Court over his administration of the Johnson estate. and he takes his blue pencil and cuts out entirely from his paper the accounts of the proceedings. But it makes little difference to the organ. It never prints the news, anyway, and the public that smell part which reads "the organ will not miss one good story, more or less. But what a fine item Editor Ladd will write and print when he is "vindlcat ed" If he ekall he vindicated! At last the world learns Castro's rea con fer retiring to the country. Vene zuela is to feund a national hank and substitute currency fer the mid basis. TJe doughty warrior-president must be getting nis. neuse ana carpet bag in order for an overthrew. Editor Flagg. of the SU Helens Mkt. lost the Republican BoraiBatiea for Representative by four votes, yet is preud ef the fact .that he carried eight of the thkieea preeeacta. Haraey Cawaty, largest la the state. dees tMa largely. Lax Wlater S7 teches ef sw feX at Itm, whieh jfteaas tee rssge aad large, Sat etecic At ay rate; ha tire great fTeigtmn maahuat Vd fceWr. . wait as . THE SILVER LINING. Ay A. X. Ballard. To Go To. When yeu fall down In a freBtier town. , Aad fuads are ruanisg low, too, , Friends sympathize And hid you rhw; Tou de your best - And tell the reat To go to. In Western Land Where brave men stand. Where no one has to Kow-tow, Tou squarely face The human race: Tou do your best And tell the rest . To go to. . Kind glances greet From all you meet. And no one Seeais to know, too, That you've been short. They're Just your sort; Tou do your best And tell the rest To go to. Tou have a past And you're harrassed. They know that this is so, too. But all Is cheer. They'll help you here; Tou do your best And tell the rest To go to. The Morning After. He who looks on wine when It's red Gets fun today and tomorrow a big head. Dr. W. H. HoDDe. a Methodist nlnlatr of Portland, Is reported as saying to his congregation: Who shall isr that th. ,iiamii. .. great an Francisco nnhamk, was not a visitation upon that wicked, city, a icdament far It, w-nn --a -i--. t i : . u.yj - Ion disappeared. NlneTeh was, destroyed. aniens. uDon Sodom and other cities that wer fat with wickedness were wiped off the earth. Who shall say that Portland and other cities way nor receive iianon nxe tnat which has befallen San Francisco? Dr. Hoppe seem to be an alarm!. May I offer 3u few words of hope and chefcr? Tou will remember that In the case of Sodom (and. correla lively. Gomor rah) the Lord first made the stipulation that if ten good men 'could be found In Sodom iawould be spared. And. after the Lord had dickered with Lot for a while. He was satisfied to take even Ave good men as the Drier of rriTnntnn Xow, logically. hve good men may be con- jaerea as the standard amount a city. Certainly we can find four more men In Portland as good as the nev. vr. noppe. Therefore. Portland is abso lutely safe. The man who does his best Is wise. The man who does his best friend is foolish. Thi man who does his best friend's friend is a genius. Admission to heaven costs some good conduct, but we all think the schedule of prices Is too high. . A woman's heart Ik Hke a mirror It contajns the Imago of the person who stands before It. And when the person goes away the Image disappears. Moth and rust will corrupt and thieves break through and steal, but a small man's love for knocking- will stay with him forever. Love not that ye be not loved. Beauty hath charms to coax the ready monej- from the roysterer's pockets. Be bad and you'll have companion ship. Be honest and lose everything. Be kind and misjudged. Be cheerful' and thought a fool. Do favors and lose friends. a Take all you can get and reach a lonely deathbed at last. True women are the best performers in the drama of llfe,Jit there are few of them and they 'all have engage ments. Be successful and hated. Be Industrious and Imposed upon. Lie and entertain. State facts and be a hermit. If the community becomes too hot for- you buy a newspaper. Thoughts of death reconcile you to life, especially U you stand a chance of being hanged. Each hour of work 1? an hour of preparation for some result. Be sure to have a definite conception ef the result you are trying to accomplish. The busiest man is not always the one who does' most. The prizefighter chooses his mark and aims his blow. Be good and it won't last. Se truthful and you'll be eccentric thought iBe passive and thay'll think you're from Portland. Be a cold proposition and you'll pass for a theatrical manager. Always expect someone to pay for your supper and you'll be accepted as a full-fledged member of the theatrical profession. Just k Little Scotch. Pittsburg Dlseatch. A tall, raw-boaed Immigrant gat mixed up with a stream ef Italians at Eis Island, Tew TerfcHarbbr, and the efforts et the laspeeters to learn hb satteaality created mere taan a utue amusement, as the I tail as passed in line, the atteadant weald ask. "Itall-an?" putting the acceat ea the "aa." Flaally the wg fellew-catBe aler. "Itall-aar asked the effidaL The Immigrant leoked puzzled. Greek T asked the atteadaat. Still the big fellew aaswered set. "Setachea sfe Ieutsch7" Ke reply. "Parle vew Fraaealser' A pusaled leek was the ealy alga. "HaMa Usted Espaacir Xetalag detag. "Irish?" laetaatly a Sash ef pleased comprehea- stes afcet athwart the Ma, fetleWs phiz. Thes he resiled ia the eammeasat If set the meet approved veraacwar; "ew. H-l! geetah!" Old Male's Oeeafert, is a aa etd maid a leve aJMr ta: gfce he J- THESTORYOf DR.CftAPSEY'StlFE Xew Terk Sun. I?r. Crapaey left heme at the age of 11 aad worked la the checkroom ef a dry geeds store for two years. For the aext IS meaths he was employed la a hardware store. At the age of 1 he eaHsted la Com pany B et the Seventy-ninth Ohio Volun teer In ran try. and in 1S6S found himself with the rear guard of Geaerol Rose crans array guarding the lines of Ken tucky. His constitution was not strong eneagh te stand the rigors of array life, and after several moaths' service he be came se 111 that he was mvallded home. fer a while after recovering his health he worked in a printing establishment. Then he conducted a country store among the salt works of West Virginia, which he gave up to accept a temporary appointment la the dead letter office at Washington. After that he again entered the printlag business, working for IS months in the employ of Sackett & Mc Kay, at the corner of Pine and William streets, Kew Tork. It was while employed here that he de cided to enter the clerical profession, a decision that was doubtless influenced by family associations. His father. Jacob Tompkins Crapsey. was a lawyer In Cin cinnati for 50 years; his paternal grand father was a Baptist minister. His maternal grandfather-was Thomas Morris, a founder of the State of Ohio, and a United States Senator who was an early and a leading Abotmonlst. He con tested the Vice-Presidency on the J. G. Birney ticket, and In the Senate protest ed against slavery and foretold Its ex tinction. It was while debating with Henry Clay In 1S32 that he made the as sertion: "The nearo will be free." Dr. Crapsey was 20 when he entered upon a special course at Stephen's Col lege. Annadale. X. T.. which was supple mented with a three years' course at the ew Tork Theological Seminary. After being ordained deacon ne was assigned to work on the staff of Trinity parish. New Tork. doing duty at St. Paul's Chapel. The following: year. 1S73. he was or dained a priest. In ISTi he was made assistant minister on the permanent staff of Trinity Church, his duty being confined to St. Paul's. His work was In the old FIvo Points district. After six years service there he was barely 30 when he resigned to accept the rectorship of the newly-organized St. An drew's Parish. Rochester. The church to wmcn he came was but a mission cnapel In one of the worst localities In the cltv. There were about 20 families In the rjar- isn. witn not more tnan 30 or 40 com municants. Today that parish has about 350 families. 600 communicants and 1,000 memoers. Finding an inadequate system of public schools in Rochester and an almost en tire Ignorance of kindergarten work.' Dr. Crapsey and Mrs. Crapsey otarted a manual training school for boys, and irlrls and a large normal school for kindergar ten teachers. These they conducted 15 jears. or until the work was taken up by the public school board. The rector became deeply Immersed In every feature of work he could devis for the benefit of his working parishion ers. He built a parish house for thplr club. As soon as his church had a suf ficient number of male members he founded a mutual -.benefit association. After an existence of 20 years It now has 300 members and a capital fund of -ur. crapsey has published several books. "Religion and Politics" contains most of the alleged heretical utterances on wnich the presentment was based. some or his other works are "Medita tions: Jive Joyful Mysteries, published in u; ihe voice in the Wildcrness. and a series of tractates on theological subjects. He Is the author of a novel. "The Greater Loveand -also wrot an appreciation of Sarah Thorn c. once a notea social worker In New York. It Is recalled by his friends that the Algernon Sidney, whose name he bears. was the son of an Englishman who was beheaded In the reign of Charles II for writing tractates against the monarchical system. Dr. Crapsey was married while he was an assistant attached to the Trinity Church staff, to Adelaide Trowbridge. His wife Is a daughter of Marcus Henry Trowbridge, who was editor and proprie tor of the Catsklll Examiner. Dr. and -Mrs. crapsey have had nine ehiMrn. five sons and four daughters. Two of me latter are dead. Lives la Sagar-CoatccI House. Exchana-p. Sucar-coated nilla and iuni long been known to the medical frater nity, but It has remained fnr t txtiii Jefferson, of Glenarm, Ky., to produce a rear sugar-coated house. Such a phe nomenon, however. Mr. Jefferson has Just succecaeu in displaying to his neighbors The children who hannened in Art- ir. ferson's yard were attracted by a light yellow covering which coated two sides of the house, and which had attracted the doss. The latter had attacked h coating with avidity and had licked the weatnerooaramg clear in several spots Mr. Jefferson wai called and after Effffl TV injr off. a little of the co.-itlnu- -with hin knife discovered, that It was nothing less than very finely crystallized brown su?ar. Mr. Jefferson's house Is surrounded on two sides bv a wind break of sns-ar mnnlA trees. The heavy sleet which had pre viously laiien was driven through, these trees and against the sides of the house, leaving a covering of thin ice. It was the next day that the sugar was discovered. At the present season of the year the sap in the trees has arisen to the tonmost branches and the trees are ready for tap nlnsr for eenulne manlf nvnin Tlpnlirinp- this fact, the theory was advanced ' that the sleet, being driven through the trees. had been covered with sap from the tlnv hranrhea Jtnrl th in had rrvial ized after the Ice had melted from the house. Oregon Homo Week: Why Not? Boston Herald. New Hampshire is already beginning to boom old home week. Less than seven years have elapsed since Governor Frank West Rollins succeeded, with the help of other loyal workers. In putting Into form as a state-festival his Idea of aa old home week Observance. The Manchester. N. H., Union believes that the Idea has been a profitable one for the State because It has heightened and broadened the in terest of former residents in the develop ment and prosperity of their early home; it has served as a stimulus and an In spiration to present residents, and It has attracted to the Stat the attention, of rmany who otherwise might have passed it with only casual notice." It is well that the Mother State should call her children home each Summer and entertain them la a generous, loving way; to In vite them to come back aad break bread again with the family te let their broth ers and sisters share with them their trl umphs or their adversities and recall the good eld days. Judged by Yoht CompaHy. Exchange. Doa't become foad of a certain kind ef deg; it Is sure to disgrace you. San Fraaclsco- -wallace Irwla la Collier's. 6fe lassRed -Bpoa her 'hills oat th BhMc her saya of misty Mae; The gayeat hearts, t&e sweetest air That aey City e-rtr kaew. Far T hava whiatled all tka Hifi That thrieiea 49 her care-free hrcath. Am4 T aaxa at 14 wHh her tkra-a Swt arret- ki thi, rnawatK et Dt. Ledr ef Voateroe. Jr t Bush, Xrcr xaaea aha' pttr rear aat Kta til Mm- Wsssims af 7ar Mk ' Cms it. ma rr ..Teuftk. easeth tha THE-PRIMARY ELECTION! Topography Is Eliminated. La. Graade Observer. , , Under" this new law the euestloa ot location of the various nominees Is ''large ly lest sight of. A "Direct" Result. Salem Journal. ought to make a great big mark on the right side of the mate ledger. Popular With the Farmers. Eugene Register. Mr. Bourne's strencth tvas. mtinh greater in tl country districts than ra the cities and "towns, and this fact holns In proving the primary law Is a rxoular thins: among the farmers. Confusing;. Hlllsboro Arsrus. The citi2en who is afraid nf th nn- pi !e Should not vote for th T tr)lo ture. under any consideration. tvi state's choice should be the choice of tha L.eelslatnrp mistaken r nn -mis takes, so far as the personality of can- uiuaies is concerned. A Possible Result. La Grande Observer. When the Legislature reaches the elec tion of United States Senators, on the order of business. It should elect two. one for" the short term and one for the long terra in less than thirty minutes. This will be a new record for Oregon, and one that we rimy well be proud of. Eliminate the Poor Man. Portland Letter in Albany Democrat. The direct primary election law has at least demonstrated one thing that a poor man of the dominant party cannot accept a nomination to any of fice, no matter what his Qualifications. and must hereafter be eliminated as a factor, unless the law be radically changed. Lacks Appreciation. Lebanon Criterion. The fact that the vote In this county was only about half the registration and the registration was 25 per cent short of the voters of the county, does not apeak well for the direct primaries. This Is especially true when It Is considered that the cost to the county Is about SO cents for every vote cast. Public Opinion Favors It. Forest Grove News. It is vet earlv tn rnm - iit,iv definite opinion concerning the useful ness and practicability of the new pri mary law; but little or no sentiment has been brought out against It by this first trial, and public opinion seems to be Slowlv hut surely nreHnltstln a. Judgment In favor of it. Not Entirely to His Llkinjr. Roseburg News. While It is evident that snm nf thn results brought about by the new pri mary jaw are not entirely to the liking of thA averacn -RpniihUz-an n thle county, yet it s best to draw the mantle oi charity and to withhold harsh criticism until further develop ments are brought into view. Possible Soreheads. Tillamook Herald. The direct primary nominating elec tion Is over, the candidates for elec tion in June have been named by the voters of Oregon and of Tillamook County, they have all received a good majority and will be elected, provid ing the Republican voters of this county hold together for that purpose. But will they? Real Representation. Newberg Graphic -Some Ideal candidates were selected Friday who would never have had a look-in under the reign of the party boss and that is worth all the" cost to the state. The direct primary stands for real representative government the new "square deal" policy. -It stands for cleaner politics. Let's not be hasty In condemning it. Pleases the People. Woodburn Independent. The direct primary law has its de fects, but in the main is correct. Those who advocate Its repeal will not see their wishes granted, and will belong to the unpopular faction. The people arc satisfied and pleased with the pos session of such a direct nominating prerogative, which carmot be wrested from them. It gratifies them to have candidates for offices appealing to them. Instead of political bosses. Demands Character and Money. Forest Grove Times. None but a rich man will enter into a contest hereafter, and our friend Blllle Clarke has an - answer to his question when he said he wanted to see if a poor man could be nominated to office under the primary law. He cannot. But on th other band, neither can the rich man win because of his wealth. The men who spent most fell by the wayside along with the crowd. It requires character as well as some money to win at the primary. Too Bg for Democrats. Eugene Register. It will be the Democratic business from this time on to create an Impression that Republican candidates are the creatures of this faction or that, but they are not going to succeed this year in bringing about any such notion since the knGwI edge Is general that no such statement can be In the slightest manner substan tiated by faats. The Democratic-and. . In dependent press have a Job on their hands this year they can't handle. Withycombe Ir the people's candidate and he will be elected. Produces Too Many Candidates. Grant's Pass Observer. It Is not easy to account for so many electors refraining from voting, who no doubt Intended to vote at the time they registered, except upon the sup position that the unexpected superflu ity of candidates embarrassed them, being entirely a new experience, and that for want of a definite choice they Just let the nominations drift as ther had been long accustomed to do under the "machine" system. This will no doubt be corrected oa the next occa sion, when the idea of direct popular nomination will be mere familiar; and candidates, probably, will net be'-qultc as plentiful. All Daylight Politics Now. Cathlamet (Wash.) Sun For the arst time in the history of Oregon, politics were done in the open. What are known as "gum shoe" poll? tics and "still hunts," which are still so popular In this state, dea't go say mere In Oregon. If a man wants aa ef&ce he or his friends must come In the 'open aad say so aad get after the votes. Svery man stands on his awa merits, and the voter expresses, his prefereaees at tha polls aad don't ge. traded out aad his will defeated by a paak of Irresponsible delegates., .such as we have, la ear aeuaty cdavatie ay at am, where two er three expert maalpaleters trade delegates rlfct ad left asm frame u a aJtts fat whla,.th peieple have ha voice-