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IDRTI.AXD, I RIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1900.
l'OI.IWCS AND CONSEQUENCES.'
"In those time? any party that would
win must nominate worthy candi-.
dates." This oracular assertion is all
right, morally; but experience proves It
to be of doubtful truth, since very often
it fc the unworthy candidate who wins
perhaiti more often than the worthy.
At this moment in New York it is- be
lieved by many that Hearst will win.
Clearly there Is a possibility of it. The
candidate may win at any time, often
doe win, but not always, who has abil
ity to dish up claptrap to the voters,
or means of making a "boom" of clap
trap, as the Hearst managers are now
doing. But there is a principle of recovery
and correction in the people; else such
a fact would be hopeless". Many people
are fond of novelties and experiments;
they give their attention to trifles, not
to main principles; the least incident
that catches their notice or awakens
their interest will put them for the
time on the side of the agitator, or
charlatan. But the course of events,
the discussion, the debate, change of
conditions, discovery that the promiees
or projects that .attracted them came
from mountebanks having no power "of
fulfillment, will recall them to serious
ness. They return to rational thought
and action. The gust has blown itself
out, and little harm done; for the
course of society and government is so
well established that slight interrup
tions have little effect on the general
welfare. So, if Hearst were ejected in
S'etv York, the consequences would be
.unimportant. For he is merely a
blatant mountebank, and certainly
would be a failure.
I There are times, however, when is
sues are presented upon which to go
wrong would be followed by moment
ous consequences. For example, such
an error as that which wouldjiave been
committed had Mr. Bryan been elected
"upon his silver platform in 1896, could
not soon have been corrected; for the
country would have been committed
at once to the change of its monetary
basis from gold to silver, and the error,
if not wholly irremediable, could not
have been corrected without. long eff
fort, or within short time. Meantime
it would have led to every kind of dis
aster. At first the people were much
inclined to the proposition upon which
Mr. Bryan and other loaders so insist
ently dwelt. It would have carried in
September, but could not in Novem
ber, because the people had been awak
ened to serious thought and had be
come profoundly afraid of it. They
came to see that it was a subject upon
which they could not risk an experi
ment; for it was no light matter as to
unesentials of politics or characteris
tics of candidates. Hence the thing
which they were at first disposed to do
they reconsidered, started back from,
and then voted down.
It was not a question as to the
"worth" of candidates. As a man Mr.
Bryan was and is worthy; as a poli
tician and candidate he represented the
most dangerous theory, policy or pro
posal, ever offered in dur political his
tory, with the single exception of the
extension of slavery, and the domina
tion of the United States by the slave
propaganda. Hearst's candidacy In
New York presents no real danger; for
even if he should be successful he
would lose hie main object; since in
competency and charlatanry, charged
with responsibility, soon find their
level, and Hearst would pass into con
tempt, neglect, and then oblivion. The
worst effect of his effort is the tend
ency of it to divide parties into classes
and make a class war consequences
from which the country has hitherto
escaped. But this evil, also, would
correct itself, under our system, where
opportunity pessimistic denial to the
contrary is still open to merit, to in
dustry and to enterprising talents.
' WANTED, A .MAN.
Undoubtedly Mr. Tom Richardson is
correct in his remark that the great
need of San Francisco is a leader. In
dividual effort., however strenuous, is
slow and Ineffective. One man coun
teracts the work of another even when
lie does not intend it, and the dissipa
tion of energy over a vast area make?
it futile.
The leader .needed is one who has
the ability to originate large plans and
power over men eufflclent to combine
their effort In a common purpose. He
must be, a' great thinker and at the
same time a great organizer. - He must 1
not only perceive what ought to be I
done, but he must be able to persuade
others to think as he does. Under the
stress of a calamity not less dire than
that which befell San Francisco, Gal
veston intrusted her civic salvation to
a commi-ssion with enviable results.
Municipal corruption, which had been
rife there, became a thing of the past.
Great schemes of restoration and im
provement were devised and all the en
ergies of the population were united in
-.triumphant effort to carry them out.
From a mass of ruins Galveston be
came one of the most beautiful and
prosperous cities in the world. Her
park system is the envy of the whole
country, an enormous sea wall makes
the repetition of her great disaster im
possible. Her municipal government
has furnished a model, not only for
other cities? in Texas, but for study if
not imitation everywhere.
The commieeion eystem may not be
available in San Francisco. What is
precisely adapted to the needs of one
community may be entirely out of
place in another. But in some way
San Francisco must discover a great
organizing genius and submit to his
direction before she can recover from
the effects1 of the earthquake and the
fire.
A SfTRVY POLITICIAN'.
President Roosevelt does well to ig
nore the letter addressed to him by
that desperate and discredited political
adventurer, renegade and turncoat,
Fred T. Dubois, of .Idaho. The letter
assumes to instruct the President that
"the sole issue in Idaho is the domina
tion of the Mormon Church in our poli
tics." This pretended issue is the last
effort of a discredited political mounte
bank. .The Mormon Church Is weak in
Idaho, and Mormons have been Demo
crats hitherto, more than Republicans.
But Dubois, who is utterly played out,
wants ai "new issue," and he attack?
the Mormon Church, asserting that it
is the "sole issue." It is pestilent scal
awags like Dubois in Idaho, and
Hearst in New York, trying to make
fictitious and imaginary "issues," that
disgrace our political system. Is the
Mormon Church more foolish or ab
surd than sundry other forms of
churchdom?
The idea that Dubois of Idaho is to
assume the guardianship of religion
and morals' in Idaho is of a piece with
the assumption that Hearst, of New
York, is the champion upon whom the
regeneration of New York, civic and
social, moral, industrial and political,
depends. Those are merely grease
bubbles, blown up to the top of a boil
ing pot.
Dubois is great on "sole issues." He
found one in silver, a little while ago.
Now he finds another in the Mormon
Church. Dubois is simply that "scurvy
politician" who "gets him glass eyes,"
that he may "pretend to see the things
he does not."
If there is any "sole issue" in Idaho,
its meaning is to put down blatant
demagogues and punish murderers.
The people of Idaho will not overlook
the fact that every effort is being made
to prevent the punishment of the mur
derers of Governor Steunenberg. This
is the main "issue" in the election in
that state.
YELLOW JOURNALISM.
Use of red ink, of yellow ink, or ink
pale, gray, 'blue or black, in a news
paper, does not make what is known
or called "yellow journalism," or
"Hearst Journalism." Yellow journal
ism is in the spirit and purpose of the
undertaking; in. the mode, the scheme,
the system, upon which it is conducted;
in the objects it eets itself to attain,
and in the methods by which it pursues
them.
In the appearance of all modern pub
lications great changes have been made
during recent years. Ingenuity has
been applied to printing, as to other
arts. .Books, magazines, newspapers,
no longer appear in dress of old styles.
Many use colors, in various ways.
Nearly all the newspapers of the United
States employ them, to some extent, or
in one way or another. This is not
Hearetism, or yellow journalism
though Hearst and his yellow journals
may employ the method and do employ
it, to disgusting extremes.
But the Herald and World of New
York, the Herald and Globe of Bos
ton, the Tribune and Record-Herald of
Chicago, the Globe-Democrat and Re
public of St. Louis, though they use
illustrated colored supplements are
not journals of the Hearst type. They
are not yellow journals. The Hearst
journals, with here and there an imi
tator one in Portland 'bear this palm
alone.
It is what a newspaper stands for
that makes it. Its character is in its
spirit, its objects, and the methods by
which -it pursues them. The Hearst
newspapers, therefore, are the pariahs
of the Journalism of the United States.
They stand for yellow journalism; they
are yellow journalism that is, yellow-
dog journalism. Today there is not a
decent newspaper in the United States,
of any party, or of no party, that sup
ports Hearst. His method of journal
ism is treated as disreputable and de
testable. It is at once the definition
and the substance of yellow journalism.
The character of the yellow dog inheres
in himself, not in the color of his coat,
which is purely an .abstraction. That
is, it is the yellow-dog spirit that
makes the yellow dog; and it is the
spirit of the yellow journal that makes
yellow journalism.
THE PUNISHMENT AND THE CRIME.
It ie difficult enough under the most
favorable circumstances1 for the prose
cution to secure convictions in criminal
cases that are hard fought by men
who have plenty of money and influ
ence. If there is any possible technical
defense the attorneys for the defense
will find it ahd press the point to the
uttermost.. Effort is always made to
secure a friendly jury, especially where
the regular panel is exhausted and a
special venire must be drawn. All
presumptions are in favor of the de
fense, and the defense alone has re
course to an appeal. It is necessary,
therefore, that the criminal laws be so
drawn that they will definitely cover
the offenses and ' in language which
permits of no quibble. No law should
be, and no law will be, so drawn as
to make the conviction of an inno
cent man probable or easy; 'but every
criminal law should facilitate the
prompt and certain conviction of the
guilty. Certainty of punishment has a
more retarding, influence than severity
of .punishment, and creates greater re
spect for law and courts. Constant
conviction of poor criminals and fre
quent acquittal of rich ones breeds a
spirit of anarchy.
This much by way of showing the
necessity for revision of the criminal
laws from time to time as experiencs
discloses their defects. Realizing this
necessity, .Attorney-General, Crawford
has undertaken to present 'before the
judiciary committees of. the next Legis
lature suggestions for changes in the
criminal laws with a view to making
them more effectual in their purpose of
preventing crime 'by punishing the
guilty. He ha6 gorie about this in a
practical way by requesting the several
Prosecuting Attorneys to" inform him
of the defects which have come under
their observation, and some of them
have responded. From the suggestions
and information thus gathered it will
be possible to draft bills for new laws
that will close many of the avenues
of escape for the guilty. In thus aid
ing iri perfecting the laws, the attor
neys in the employ of the etate will
render a service more valuable in pro
portion to the labor required than the
service rendered in the trial of cases.
Better laws will make prosecutions' less
difficult and thus lighten the work of
prosecuting officers.
A law, to toe effective, must be rea
sonable in its terms. The punishment
must be commensurate with the of
fense; for, although the jury has le
gally nothing to do with .the penalty,
the fact that the penalty is excessive is
often the determining factor in a ver
dict of not guilty. An instance of a
law that is not reasonable is that
which fixes one year in the peni
tentiary . as the minimum penalty
for larceny from a building. Re
cently two boys stole some clothing
and a gun 'from a dwelling in Mar
ion County, and, having been arrested,
they pleaded guilty. Judge Burnett
had no alternative but to send them to
the penitentiary. Governor Chamber
lain very properly paroled them. Had
these articles been stolen outside a
building, the crime would have been
petty larceny. There were no aggra
vating circumstances and it ' will be
plain to any one that the penalty fixed
by law was extreme. The statute
should permit a fine or- jail sentence
so that the court may fix a penalty
which shall vary with the nature of
the theft and the character of the crim
inal. .
Other instances of excessive or in
adequate penalties will be found, and
some of the rules of procedure or evi
dence may need amendment. Wher
ever defects are known to exist, they
should be cured, and it seems probable
they will be.
A MOST FILTHY BARGAIN.
A dozen or more years ago there
came a dissolute scion of a decayed
French nobility across the water-? to
the United States, fortune-hunting.
This fellow carried as his only asset
and passport to the favor of some
wealthy American girl to any Ameri
can girl who had the desired ducats
and would listen to him a title, vain
and vague and gay. He was intro
duced as Count Boni do Castellane.
This title gave him entrance to the se
lect circle in which moved the daugh
ters of the late Jay Gould, and finally
to the Gould mansion on the Hudson.
The man who had amassed the Gould
millions, the father and natural guar
dian of the family, sagacious, hard
headed, old Jay Gould, was dead; his
youngest daughter, Anna, was charm
ing, rich and twenty, the owner by
right of inheritance of an estate in cash
and equities amounting to $14,000,000.
Here indeed was a plum worth the
picking. Count Boni did not conceal or
attempt to conceal the motive of his
matrimonial quest. It suited his pur
pose, in connection with it, to make
love ardently to the heiress. His suc
cess was advertised in one of the most
'brilliant weddings ever staged in New
York. Anna Gould became Countess de
Castellane, paying out of hand, it is
aid. for the title $2,000,000 to the fortune-hunter's
mother in France and
$3,000,000 to the successful angler him
self. The details of this shameful bar
gain and sale were known to all the
world, yet when Anna Gould, Countess
de Castellane, sailed away from her na
tive land it was as a reputable woman
whose sale of herself to a fortune
hunter and a libertine was legal and
honorable.
Now, after a series of years in which
her fortune has been squandered upon
debts and vices unnamable, comes
Anna Gould, Countess de' Castellane,
into court asking release from the
chains she so willingly forged upon
herself, and, seeking to retain the
shamefully-bought title, asks release
from the dissolute spendthrift who con
ferred it for a consideration.
The pertinent question here is, Is she
entitled to the relief asked? She put a
price upon herself, evidently -with the
sanction of her family, since there was
no quibble about the bargain that she
made. This price was paid in the title
which was conferred and wljich she
still carries. Count Boni, the unspeak
able, exacted to the uttermost farthing
the financial consideration that carried
the title. After the manner of the for
tune-hunter conscienceless, debased,
vile he squandered her wealth in un
manly, unseemly fashion. ' And when
she protested, as she had no right to
do, being in undisputed possession of
her part of the sale consideration, like
the brute that he was and is and ever
will be, he struck her.
So runs the shameful story. Its cul
mination is not worse than its incep
tion. The one follows the- other as a
natural sequence. The Goulds bought
this man, paying the price he set upon
himself in gold, stocks and bonds.
They were willing and indeed (as far,
at least, as Anna was concerned)
anxious purchasers. Hie part of the
contract price the title still holds;
why should they be released from their
part? He did not pose before them as
an economist, 'but as a spendthrift. Not
as a man, clean, loyal, responsible, did
he sue for the hand of Anna Gould,
but as the holder of a title which he
offered for sale. She bought in open
market; her family sanctioned the pur
chase with much ado of wealth and
great apparent gratification. They
bought Count Boni. Let them make
the best of their filthy baa-gain,
of which at first they were so
fond; support him, pay his debts
and draw the screen of silence be
tween his vices and the public. They
coaxed a creature of flesh and blood
and immorality Into their closet. He
'became a skeleton before the honey
moon had filled its tiorn. Let them
shut the door and lose the key as the
only measure left toward retaining
their own self-respect, in view of the
hideous purchase that they made some
years ago at a matrimonial bargain
counter.
BARRING OUT "YEKrTAS." '
The Moro Observer announces to Its
readers that it will be pleased to re
ceive communications upon all sub
jects except politics, temperance and
religion, which subjects are proscribed
because they are "certain to lead o
violent and abusive language." Now
isn't that an insult to a loyal constit
uency? If there are any subjects un
der the sun that an American likes to
discuss, the three mentioned head the
list. Whether a man has religion or
has not, he dearly loves to argue the
question in all its phases. Every Amer
ican is a politician, and in this land of
free speech has a right to express his
opinions. 'Moreover, the reader who
pays his subscription regularly has a
right to express his opinions on poli
tics and :religion through the columns
of his. paper. Among all the scores of
newspapers in Oregon it has re
mained for the Moro Observed to deny
this right, guaranteed by the constitu
tion of the state and of the United
States. But the people have a remedy.
Let the "Constant Reader" send In his
communication, together with a sug
gestion that a year's subscription will
be paid as soon as the article has ibeen
published, and it is a safe guess that
the freedom of the press will toe no
longer abridged, at least so far as dis
cussion of politics and religion is con
cerned. As to the other subject, tem
perance, well, who would have thought
Brother Ireland would have placed that
on the prohibited list?
Farmers on Agency Plains, in North
ern Crook County, have purchased
well-boring machinery and will try to
find artesian water. They hope to
strike a flow at 250 feet, but are pre
pared to go down 1000 feet. The Agency
Plains district is destined to become a
famous wheatgrowing region, but it
will not be well settled until the farm
ers find some means of securing water
without hauling it five to twenty miles.
Though no state aid will be asked for
the test wells, it would not toe rash to
say that the state has spent many $5000
appropriations less wisely than by ex
perimenting with artesian wells. The
counties themselves in the arid region
might aid in the welldigging, for if a
good flow of water be once secured tHe
rapid increase in settlement and pro
duction of grain,, and the consequent
advance in the amount . of taxable
property, would 'repay the investment
In one or two years. The County Court
might offer a reward of a specified sum
to the person first striking a good flow
of artesian water.
This week's Collier's contributes to
the literature of the New York cam
paign a most remarkable and pointed
article on Hearst. It is a parody of the
livening Journal's editorial page, pub
lished in the typographical, freaky style
that marks Hearst's afternoon sheet,
including caricatures of Opper's car
toons. The product is named "What
Hearst Would Do to the Other Fellow
If the Other Fellow Were Hearst."
"Any Baboon Can Draw a Crowd" is
the title of the leading editorial, which
unmercifully lampoons the Democratic
candidate for Governor. This is a sam
ple paragraph: "If you are fond of
low comedy, there is no reason why
you should not enjoy ape-humor, ape
courage, ape-generosity, ape-indignation
as exemplified by Mr. Hearst as
he climbs the pole of publicity." Col
lier's novel attack must draw blood,
so keen is the lash. While it may make
no votes, it shows Hearst in Hearst's
own way what decent journalism
thinks of him.
The most-dreaded night of the year,
Halloween, passed over this city with
out any serious damage to property,
as far as yet reported, and with only
the usutal menace to human life
through the greasing of streetcar rails
on steep grades. No one grudges the
iboys their fun upon this occasion, if it
consists in pranks more or less ghostly
and in hilarity kept within the bounds
of reason. The destruction of prop
erty and menace to human life, how
ever, do not come under this head, and
any prank resulting in either is prop
erly frowned upon, and upon apprehen
sion and ' conviction of the culprit
should be suitably punished. It is a
credit to this community to parents,
the police force, and to the 'boys them
selves that the spirit of Halloween
was properly held In check this year,
leaving October to glide into November
without flagrant violation of the rights
of citizens under the guise of sport.
A recent visitor to Jackson County
has published a descriptive letter in
which he says, among other things,
that in Ashland, where the people are
about evenly divided on the saloon
question, the saloons are trying to
curry favor. They keep orderly places
and post upon their doors conspicuous
signs giving notice that no person un
der 21 years of age will be permitted
to enter. There are several other
towns in . Oregon where the saloons
would do well to curry favor. In fact,
the recent votes on the local option
question indicate such an even division
of sentiment that the saloons of the en
tire state will- be wise If they strictly
obey the law and give as little oppor
tunity for criticism as possible.
President Adams, of the gas com
pany, told the investigating committee
of the City Council eight months ago
.that the value of the company's phys
ical properties was $2,250,000. As the
company wants $4,000,000 to sell out, it
is evident that it values its franchise
at $1,750,000. Pretty big value, is it not,
to have secured from the public for
nothing? The public has opportunity
to get it back through the Council or
the Legislature. That $1,750,000 really
belongs to the public. It was assessed
for taxation last year at the ridiculous
ly low sum of $115,000, and is assessed
this year at $145,000. This shows again
how the city is victimized toy franchise
grabbers. Count Boni's waste of Anna Gould's
fortune makes Americans hope that a
woman's rights association may gain
enough influence in France to change
the laws that give a husband control
of the .wife's property.
Had Jay Gould been -making the In
vestment, he would probably have
Ibought an American husband for Anna,
or maybe would have tried to make her
an old maid like Helen.
The Hood River man who went up
the Valley the other day and ibought
all the best apples in an orchard for
$1.25 a .bushel must be an ex-Callfor-nian
who knows how.
And yet, Count Boni is accomplish
ing only what many a person in this
country has wished to see done dis
persion of Gould millions.
It Is not easy to remember how em
bezzlers, wild youths and gay actresses
made life worth living before the ad
vent of the automobile. '
Hearet Is not whipping Tammany
braves into line; Murphy is doing that.
Hearst has nothing to do with bosses.
Secretary Root flayed Hearst last
night. The yellow dog will howl this
morning.
LABOR VOTE! IS LEAVING HEARST
New York Herald's Canvass Shows
Split and That Hushes Is Ahead.
The New York Herald has been conduct
ing an independent canvass of its own
among laboring people in New York City,
with reference to preferences in the gu
bernatorial race between Charles E.
Hughes and William Randolph Hearst,
and finds these conditions: That Hughes
Is forging ahead, that the labor vote is
leaving Hearst and that party ties are
split.
But the secret test made in many manu
facturing establishments by skilled can
vassers employed by the Herald revealed
that the ranks of labor are broken, and
that, instead of standing solidly for
Hearst, a comparison of the polls made
now by the. same source with the same
establishments last year shqws an unmis
takable drift away from the nominee of
the Independence League, so-called. This
drift is regarded as especially significant
in view of the fact that the managers of
the Hearst campaign are basing all their
hopes upon the expectation that the labor
vote will be cast practically entire for
their candidate.
"Examination ot the results obtained,"
continues the Herald, "will show that,
while a very large labor vote will be cast
for Mr. Hearst, a decided shift has taken
place since the same vote came so near to
placing Mr. Hearst in the Mayor's chair a
year ago. It is also shown" by the polls
that thousands of Democrats all over the j
city have decided to vote foHMr, Hughes,
and that the Democratic drift to the Re
publican nominee more than offsets the
drift of Republican labor voters to Mr.
Hearst. Mr. Hughes leads by a decided
majority among the 'average voters' polled
upon the ferryboats and elevated trains.
Every vote was cast in a sealed envelope,
so as to insure absolute secrecy, and every
vote was counted exactly as it was cast.
"About 2000 men are employed in the
printing press manufactory of Robert Hoe
& Co. They represent many classes of
skilled labor, upon which the Hearst lead
ers place their only hope of winning. The
Herald poll taken recorded the votes of
668 of the employes in the great factory.
It was taken by skilled canvassers and
as fast as the ballots had been sealed in
envelopes by the men they were deposited
in a locked ballot-box. thus rendering ac
curacy and secrecy doubly certain. The
result of the poll was as follows: Hearst,
300; Hughes, 216; doubtful, 32.
"Tin's vote shows that there has been a
heavy drift away from Hearst in the Hoe
works since last Fall.' A poll made by
the Herald of the same establishment a
year ago gave the following totals: Mc
Clellan, 13; Hearst. 176; Ivlns, 13.
"3onie idea of the sentiment among the
business men and clerks who live on Long
Island and are in business In Manhattan
was obtained by a Herald canvass taken
on the business men's train from Rock
villo Center, on the Long Island ferry annex-boat
and on the Wall-street ferry.
The result was as follows: Hughes, 227;
Hearst, 35.
"Those of the Hughes voters in Long
Island who voted In New York last Fall
cast their ballots as follows: McCIellan,
SO: Hearst. 7; Ivins, 67."
The third day's Herald poll taken
showed these results:
Total vote polled Saturday, Oct. 27 12r.4.
For Husltea 47j
For Hearst .' 73";
Total Herald vote poll Sunday, Oct. 2f". . Tnfil
Grand total for Hughes... 4.1I.IT
Grand total for Hearst 3 751,
Total doubtful '194
JIM HAM'S NIGHT OK TRIUMPH
Dazzles CMchko ttllh a Brilliant Out
burnt of Oratory.
New York Sun.
It was a night of triumph In Orchestra
Hall, L...cago. Colonel Jim Ham Lewis,
the Pink Aurora Borealis, was to tell
what a Democrat is. The Colonel illu
minated the hall. No other gas was used;
nor could the electric light live in the far
flashed radiance of the capillary pinks;
but the Colonel's discourse was not illu
minating so far as its supposed object was
concerned. We pluck a typical bouquet:
I-amartine. that mast distinguished of French
writers and travelers, after viewing the heights
or unman attainment and contemplating the
hopes that filled the dreams of men, turned
liiz vision on the remains of ancient Troy and
exclaimed:
"Here was an empire and a people. They
were thought to be great and immortal: but
God alone ie great, and the thought to do
Justice to his people Is alone imperishable.
So. too, we may ay In the temple of the
republic: "Liberty alone Is great, and Justice
alone immortal." For the establishment of
these Democracy Is imperlhable. Though de
feated in 18116. 1900 and 1004. yet:
"Like the bell in the market place at Bruges,
Thrice burned down and thrice rebullded.
Still watches o'er the town."
I come to speak of things on which the
destiny of our country depends truth and
justice. At the outset, in the worde of Henry
IV, I say:
"Pardon, gentles all.
The flat, upraised spirit.
That hath dared to bring forth so great an
object
Upon so unworthy a scaffold."
Like all great quoters, the Colonel Is a
little inaccurate. He meant to say: "In
the words of the Chorus in 'Henry V." "
The Colonel quoted about everything
and from the Bible to Josh Billings; there
is no truer ticker of quotations of prose
or verse. He even repeated "that classic
quotation from French opera":'
And. we chuckled, for a hen to lay eggs in the
trough:
And we got a floppty old chick with its head
cut oft.
We cannot say with truth that It is Im
possible to see the Colonel; he is visible
everywhere. But Chicago and New York,
with due respect to his elegant extracts,
expect from him the real original Jimham
ian words.
Nobody, unless it be he, can pick out a
Democrat in these days; and he, the beau
tiful and the wise, is studying quotation
books while the country bursts in igno
rance. Actual Time.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Supreme Court of the State of Texas
has decided that in legal proceedings the
day Is the solar day, not the day of rail
road or "standard" time. The decision
validates a verdict which had been invali
dated by the decision of the court below
that standard time was the time of the
courts. The difference, it will be seen
may be very important. It would be well
for the Legislature of each state to settle
the matter by statute where that has not
already been done.
"Burn This."
Springfield (Mass.) Union.
While Lincoln Steffens is booming his
new magazine with political thrillers Mr.
Hearst. would do well to end his confiden
tial telegrams to his editors with the late
Senator Mitchell's historic injunction.
"Burn this."
Vseless.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Do you intend to inaugurate any
great reforms this year. Senator?"
asked the beautiful girl.
"No," replied the statesman. "My
present term will not expire until
1909."
ItEVEXrE SHOWS SIIIPUS.
October Statement' of Treasury Has
Balance on Right Side.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. The monthly
statement of the Government receipts
and expenditures shows that for October.
1906, the receipts amounted to $57.241. 999
and the expenditures $54,617,788. leaving a
surplus for (he mouth of $2,624,211, against
a deficit for October, 1906, of over $5,200,
000. For the four months of the present
fiscal year a surplus is shown of about
$S...0O,0CO.
The receipts from the several sources
of revenue last month are given as fol
lows: Customs, $27,723,390; increase, $2,130,000.
Internal revenue, $24,730,121; increase,
$2,557,000.
Miscellaneous, $4,735,986; increase, $2,100,
000. During the month the expenditures on
account of the War Department show an
increase of about $1,000,000 as compared
with October, 1905 and a decrease of
about $1,000,000 in accounts of the navy.
MAKING PEXATl'RED ALCOHOL
Farmers Can't Make It on Small
Scale, Says Wiley.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. The Depart
ment of Agriculture, through Dr. H. W.
Wiley, has undertaken to educate the
farmers regarding the manufacture of de
natured alcohol. Two bulletins were is
sued today devoted to the description of
the sources from which industrial or de
natured alcohol may be obtained, the
method of manufacture and some uses to
which it may be put.
Prom Dr. Wiley's discussion of the sub
ject, the conclusion is reached that the
manufacture of alcohol on a small scale
is not likely to prove profitable. Be
cause of the regulations under which the
farmer would be required! to conduct his
still, if he engaged in the manufacture, it
is evident that he must be content with
producing the raw materials and cannot
look forward to becoming a practical dis
tiller.
"Under the present conditions, it is not
Drobable that industrial alcohol can be
offered on the market at much less than
40 cents a gallon of 93 per cent strength,"
the bulletin says. Dr. Wiley expresses
the belief, however, that by laying atten
tion to unused sources of raw material.
and with improved methods of manufac
turing and denaturing, this price can be
diminished.
DEBT . DKCltKASES $2,071,829
Treasury lias Com fortable. Cash Bal
ance of $a73, -100, 810.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Tito month
ly statement of the public debt shows
that at the clo:e of business October
31, 1906, the total debt, less cash iu
the treasury, amounted to $952,171,264,
which is a decrease for the month ot
$2,074,829. The debt is recapitulated
as follows:
Interest-bearing debt $925,150,270.
Debt on which Interest has ceased
since maturitv, $1,123,205.
' Debt bearing no Interest, $309,159,719.
Total, $1,325,472,174.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows:
Gold reserve. $150,000,000; trust
funds, $1,103,897,869 to offset certifi
cates and treasury notes; general fund,
$174,029,968: in National bank' deposi
tories, $145,975,346: in treasury of Phil
ippine Islands, $4,730,063; total, $1,5S1,
633,247. against which there are de
mand liabilities outstunditig amounting
to $1,208,332,437, which leaves a cash
balance of $373,330,510.
Sammnns Tells About Manchuria.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1. Thomas
Sammons, of Tacoma, Wash., American
Consul to Niuchwang, Is here on his
way to the United 3tates. According to
Mr. Sammons, regular traffic over the
Harbin-Dalny road has not yet been
opened, but the Japanese are pouring in
by thousands into Northern. Jlanchuna,
where they are competing actively with
the Russians. The Japanese Consul for
Harbin arrived recently at his post, but
he was not recognized because he is ac
credited to China, and Harbin is still un
der Russian military rule. The Consul
obtained quarters at a hotel only after
much trouble. Mr. Sammons returned
via Corea, ami reported that American
trade with that country has decreased
greatly.
Increase in Bank Circulation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. The monthly
circulation statement of the Controller
of the Currency shows that at the close
of business October 31. 1906 the total
circulation of National bank notes was
$5S3,171,9S5. which is an increase as com
pared with October 31. 1905, of $58,763,736,
and an increase for' the month of $9,268,
877. The circulation based on United
United States bonds amounted to $536,-'
938.169, an increase for the year of $46.
995,363 and for the month of $9,163,215. The
amount of circulation secured by lawful
money was $46,238,716, an increase for the
year of $11,768,373 and for the month of
$104,632. The amount of bonds on deposit
to secure circulating notes was $539,646,930
and to secure public deposits $153,578,930.
Germany Objects to Stiles.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. A Berlin dispatch
to the Times says that the gov
ernment's plan to send H. C. Stiles, of
the United States Department of Agricul
ture, to Germany as one of the experts
who will try to find a basis for a new
commercial treaty lias been abandoned.
Although the State Department gives an
other reason for the withdrawal of Stiles,
it Is believed in Berlin that Germany ex
pressed ppiosition to his appointment. It
has been impossible to obtain confirmation
of this report, the dispatch says, but the
Government officials intimate that Mr.
Stiles' coming would not have promoted
tariff negotiations.
BOTH TOGETHER: "AWFULLY SORRY, BEG YOUR
HONORABLE PARDON."
5 (V9UC StMOOL 'Alt" Itf
flALXV OPEN TO THE WORLD
Free Port In Manchuria Can Buy
Many American Products.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Dalny was
opened to the trade of the world on
September 1 without any ceremony
whatever, according to a report mal
to the State Department by John lid
ward Jones, the American Consul.
Mr. Jones says that many Japanese
cargoes have arrived. At present no
business houses are available, hut Mr.
Jones says a number of Japanese firms
nave obtained permission- to repair
buildings which were damaged in tl.i
late war and merchants of other na
tions can obtain the ;:iDie right. Haste
is necessary, however, the Consul says.
As the Manehurians regard wheat as
their staple crop. Mr. Jones says it is
likely that the Sungari Valley will be
entirely devoted to' wheat next year,
and in consequence, there will be a
demand for farming machinery. Cot
ton goods are also in demand. Sonio
American cotton fabrics already have
been received, but Japan is working
hard for the trwde. The Chinese want
dyed cloths ready to make tip, and are.
especially fond of light and dark blun
colors. Food is scarce and high-priced
and it la almost impossible to get la
bor. Plans for American Drcariuaught.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Plans for the
proposed giant battleship were submitted
to the Secretary of the Navy today by
constructors who have availed themselves
of the opportunity to compete for tiio
battleship, which will have a displacement
of at least 20.000 tons. AH plans are to
be submitted to Congress. Five designs
were received from outsiders and two by
the Board of Construction of the Navy.
Secretary. Bonaparte examined all tha
plans and reserved action.
Go to Join Panama Squadron.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1. Tha
United States cruisers Tennessee and
Washington, which are to act as con
voys to President Roosevelt on his visit
to Panama, sailed from the League Isl
and navy yard today for Hampton
roads.. Each carried a full crew and
about 90 marines. At Hampton Roads
the cruisers willjoin the battleship
Iottisiana, upon which President Roose
velt is scheduled to make the trip to
Tanama.
Conference on Railroad Rates.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. The confer
ence between the Interstate Commerco
Commission and special representatives
of the curriers in relation to the con
struction, tiling and posting! of tariffs
will bo held here November 12 at 10 '
o'clock.
Confer on Trainmen's Demands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. The confer
ences between the superintendents of the
different divisions of the Southern Pacific
and the committees representing the
Order of Railroad Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen were
resumed today after having adjourned for
a week. ..The nature of the conferences
has been kept secret. It is known that
the men" have made certain demands fur
a readjustment of the wago and hour
schedule and the officials have been con
sidering tlte matter. At the last confer
ence, w hich lasted for more than a week,
no agreement could be reached and the
meeting had to be adjourned.
Among the officials attending the meet
ing at-je: W. S. Palmer, general superin
tendent of the Northern division; R. H.
Incran:. of the Southern division; Super
ihtendents Malnson. of Ogden: T. It.
Jones, of the Sacramento division: G. C
Wilder, of the Coast division, and W. R.
Scott, of the Western division.
Metcalf at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Secretary
Victor II. Metcalf, of tie Depailment of
Commerce and Iabor, enme over from
Oakland this afternoon and opened head
quarters in the Postofnce building. Hs
has made an appointment with President
Altman. of the Hoard of 1-iiuca.tion. who
will meet the Secretary and report on
the action of the board In establishing a
separate school for the Japanese.
First Conference 011 Japanese.
HAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1 Secretary
Metcalf held his firs J conference today
with President Altmann, of the Board of
Kducation, in the matter of the exclusion
or Japanese school children front certain
schools. The situation was canvassed in
a general way and Mr. Metcalf was ad
vised officially of the action taken by the
board. No conclusion was reached.
Favors French Currency System.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The Chamber of
Commerce today adopted the report of a
special committee which recommended
the establishment In this country of a
bank to issue currency similar to tho
bills of the Bank of France. There wan
much opposition to the plan and many
speakers declared that It was impractic
able. Norway Dodges Cabinet Crisis. "'
CHKISTIANIA. Nov. 1. (Special.) Nor
way's Cabinet crisis is ended. Carl Ber
ner amended his motion for a vote of con
fidence in the Ministry so that it refers
to the platform botli of the I-ft and of
the Ministry. It wa accepted In this
form by Premier Mlchelsen, and passed
by a large majority.
Kulscr Can't Go to Auto Show.
BERLIN. Nov. 1. Emperor William did
not attend the opening of the Automobile
Exposition today, as he had been expected
to do. The Duke of Ratibon. who made
the opening address, said tho Emperor
was detained at the palace by a cold, but
that it was not serious.
-From the St. Paul I'ionecr-Prcsa.