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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, NOV. 16, 11)07.
I
PROHIBITION OF ARBITRARY IN
CKI.ASK. All other producers, as well as the
lumbermen. have a right to protest
against the making of new arbitrary
and higher rates by the railroads.
Though , the lumbermen are per
haps the principal sufferers at this
time, the producers of wool, hops,
cereals, fruits and livestock aro
also deeply concerned. An arbi
trary Increase of any rate on ship
ments East, over the rate that long
has been In vogue, may be most un
fair. At the present time any railroad
that desires to change an Interstate
freight tariff may do so by filing a new
rate thirty days In advance with the
Interstate Commerce Commission. It
then becomes effective.
When a rate Is one of long stand
ing, when under the Invitation It has
offered and afforded, an Industry
has been built up In any locality, or
throughout a state or region, It Is most
unjust for the railroads to destroy
that Industry or reduce Its profits to
nothing, by arbitrary Increase of the
rate. It is this arbitrary action that
the Pacific Northwest now protests.
Yet the only remedy seems to He with
Congress.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has no power, as the law now
stands, to suspend a change of rate, or
to Inquire into its reasonableness, prior
to its becoming operative. The power
of appeal may be exercised only after
the change has gone into effect. Te
result, as anticipated, and Indeed as
already demonstrated, of the power of
the railroads to change rates at will, In
the lumber trade of the Northwest, la
Irreparable damage. The like arbi
trary ruling may be extended to other
products.
Congress, without delay, Immediate
ly after its organization for business
next month, ought to pass an amend
ment to the interstate commerce act
to confer power on the Commission to
pass upon the reasonableness of any
proposed change of rate, upon com
plaint of the shipper, before the new
rate can become effective. Such is the
nature of the amendment to be offered
by Senator Fulton, at as early a mo
ment as he may find it possible.
To assure justice In these cases it
is necessary that the protesting ship
per shall first be heard. The right to
oppress a whole people is never more
to be permitted to the railroads of
the country on the plea of the man
agers that It is their "private busi
ness." Whatever line of business Is
actually affected with a public interest
must submit henceforth to public reg
ulation. The old arbitrary claim, but
tressed on pretense of "vested rights,"
has had its day. Congress cannot dis
regard this appeal for relief, through
the Interstate Commission, that comes
up from so many quarters. The rule
should be, and must be, that all freight
tariffs on interstate commerce and
especially all Increases of freight tar
iffs are to be approved by the Inter
state Commission before becoming ef
' fectlve. Of course the railroads are
to have their right of appeal.
The rates made on lumber towards
the East are prohibitory. Already
they have shut down most of the lum
ber mills of the Northwest throwing
thousands out of employment. Con
sidered from the interests of the rail
roads alone, the policy is disastrous.
With their eastbound business cut off,
what Is to become of their westbound
business? With the lumber interest
annihilated, how much machinery will
they haul west? What quantities of
general merchandise, when the means
of paying for It are cut oft? How
many passengers, when no work is to
be had for those who would come to
the country seeking wages? Under
the old system the railroads have been
astonishingly prosperous. They have
! not lost money, but made it. Why the
change? It is ' greedy stupidity
j which supposed it could get more. It
! will get less, mjich less. The true in
I terest of the railroads is to promote
1 and encourage Industry, not to stifle it.
The course they take is an exhibit of
. rapacity that will certainly defeat it
1 self. Something must be left to labor
and enterprise and capital in the
Northwest, or the railroads will "go
! broke' for lack of business.
A BIT OF LOGIC.
It is interesting to try to imagine
what a satiric dramatist like Ibsen
would have made of the case of Nels
Steel. According to the report, Nels
had $2000 in the Ross bank when the
doors closed. Brooding over his loss,
he became Insane and his relatives de
livered him to the police. Now poor
Nels is in Jail waiting for the thera
peutic effect of rats and darkness upon
his brain, while the man who says he
is solely responsible for the wreck of
the bank Inhabits a sumptuous man
sion in that peace of mind which
comes only to those who walk in per
fect righteousness.
A casuist would have little difficulty
In proving that Nels has been put in
Jail because of his confidence in the
bank that failed. Because of his con
fidence he deposited his money; be
cause he deposited the two thousand
dollars he lost it; because he lost It he
went crazy; because he went crazy he
was put in jail. The connection be
tween cause and consequence is a trifle
remote, perhaps, but it is certainly
there. It might be demonstrated more
clearly by asking the question
whether Nels would be in Jail or not
if he had kept his money out of the
Ross bank. Of course not. Now all
the logicians are agreed that when a
second event cannot happen without
the prior happening of another, that
other is the cause of the second. It
follows, therefore, that Nels' confi
dence in the Ross bank is the cause of
his being in jail.
A man is always put In jail as a pun
ishment for something. The some
thing that he is punished for is the
cause of his being In Jail. Now the
cause of Nels being in jail we have al
ready shown to be his confidence in the
Ross bank; ergo, that confidence is
what he is being punished for.
Possibly the punishment is deserved.
There are men whose integrity It is lit
tle short of a crime to believe In. But
In Nels' case there were mitigating
circumstances, as there were for all
the victims of the failure in question.
THE NECESSARY PROCEEDING.
Does the country need more money?
Isn't honest dealing with the money
we have the one needful thing?
Money is scarce only because the
operators of frenzied finance, the
plungers in speculation, the promoters
of enormous schemes of graft and
rake-off. had obtained access to great
banking, railroad and trust funds,
and by the enormous extent and ap
parent dishonesty of their operations
had alarmed the general public. The
people then made the run for what
portions of their money they supposed
might still be left. An Incredible sum
was thus taken out of the usual
places of deposit. It might amount to
one-half of all the money of the
United States.
Till all this occurred there was no
complaint of the scarcity of money.
Proof that there was no actual scarcity
was afforded by the universal preva
lence of high prices, and by the high
average level of wages higher than
ever before In the history of the coun
try. What the country needs, then, is
proper control of the brigands of
finance. A while ago it had its fight with
the inflationists, and brought them un
der subjection. It now Intends to bring
the brigands and desperadoes of
finance under control, by measures
which will make It Impossible for
them to use In the operations of des
perate and rapacious speculation the
money to which they obtain access
through the present system of corpora
tion management.
All of these malefactors will not go
off and commit suicide, as the presi
dent of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany has done however worthy of
imitation the example may be. So it
becomes necessary to put the -rest of
them under proper control which is
the nature of the proceeding against
E. H. Harriman, agent of a big group
of these rapacious plunderers.
THE JAPANESE PUZZLE.
Immigration officials in this city
have just deported a small party of
Japanese who were here without the
proper credentials. This Is the first of
what promises to be a work of great
magnitude. A Vancouver dispatch in
Thursday's Oregonian said that Immi-
! gration Commissioner King was
startled when Yoshy, a Japanese em
ployment agent, Informed him that
thousands of Japanese came to the Ca
nadian port for the purpose of enter
ing the United States. "There Is no
fence at the boundary, you know,"
said Yoshy, the hint thus conveyed il
lustrating how easy it is for aliens to
come into this country. That the Jap
anese fully appreciate the value of
Vancouver as a base for operations
and a kind of a clearing point for the
thousands swarming over the bound
ary line Is Indicated by the modest de
mand made on Vancouver for damages
suffered during the recent riots.
Despite the largo amount of prop
erty destroyed and the severe jar given
Japanese dignity, the total amount
asked by the Japanese was but J 13,500
and this amount was cut down to $10,
775 and accepted without protest, in
order that there would be no disturb
ance of the satisfactory arrangements
under which the importers of these
alien herds were working. But the
Japanese troubles on the Pacific Coast
are not ende4- These diminutive
workers from the Far East, together
with those other strange people, the
Hindus, came into the industrial life of
the Pacific Coast at a time when there
was more than enough employment to
go around. Economic conditions fa
vorable to their gaining a foothold
were perfect, but, in spite of these con
ditions, race hatred developed and
there has been more or less turmoil
since they landed on our shores.
If race hatred and the objection to
cheap Asiatic labor resulted in indig-
i nitles being heaped on the aliens dur
I lng a period of unexampled prosperity.
I it is quite natural to expect a great
i deal more trouble as soon as there
i shall be a slackening in the demand
ror labor. Near Bellingham a few
nights ago a sawmill where the Japan
ese had supplanted the whites as la
borers was burned to the ground, for
no other apparent reason than that the
idle white employes who had been
discharged desired to show their aver-
sion to the Japanese and those who
employ them. Over in Clackamas
County a Hindu was murdered for no
other reason than that his presence
and that of his fellows was distasteful
to the whites In the vicinity. These
outrages occurred at a time when
there was more employment than em
ployes. With crimes of this nature
being committer! during a period of
prosperity. It is easy to understand
what may happen when the fight for
employment becomes more serious.
The seriousness of the Japanese ques
tion on the Pacific Coast is not thor
ounghly understood in the East, and
to this fact Is due much of the East
ern protest against the Western meth
ods of handling the problem.
The lack of knowledge in the East
ern States regarding the Japanese Is
reflected in a statement in the New
York Journal of Commerce comparing
the Japanese Immigrant to the new
comer from France or Germany and
stating that "the Japanese comes to
America with the same hopes and as
pirations as the average European
emigrant to better his condition and
enjoy a higher standard of living."
This is an error, for the average Euro
pean immigrant comes to the country
to become Americanized, while the
Japanese comes here to get what he
can out of the country and still re
main loyal to his own country, mean
while endeavoring to get a foothold
that will admit of his "Japanning" as
much of it as is possible.. There is trou
ble ahead unless the "fence" men
tioned by Toshy Is made alien-tight,
and in the most emphatic manner possible-the
Japanese should be given to
understand that they are a disturbing
factor in the industrial world and are
not wanted here.
ARE THE UNDERWRITERS ASLEEP?
The court of Inquiry that has been
Investigating the loss of the steamship
Queen Christine, wrecked near Cres-
I cent City a few weeks ago, has con
cluded Its findings. The verdict Is no
departure from that which is always
handed down at the conclusion of
these farces. Few, If any, more fla
grant cases of reckless navigation have
ever been reported than the loss -of
this fine new steamship valued at more
than $250,000, the only recent excep
tion being the loss of the Tellus, which
was run aground in broad daylight and
a smooth sea a little while earlier.
The Queen Christine, in light ballast
trim, was en route from San Fran
cisco to Portland, and, instead of keep
ing clear of the land, her master was
hugging the shore In a fog. When
less than twenty-four hours out from
the Bay City he met the fate he
courted.
The court found that the master was
"in error in not attempting to verify
the position of his steamer; that he
should have been on deck, and that
he should have familiarized himself
with the published sailing directions."
As the- master had taken none of these
vitally necessary precautions, the
court administered the usual coat of
whitewash, known as "censure." No
wonder that careless navigators, hold
ing American license, would prefer
that their eases be tried before such
"courts" as administer punishment to
the reckless navigators sailing under
other flags. Any American navigator
found guilty of such reckless naviga
tion as caused the loss of the Tellus
and Queen Christine would in sho-t
order be deprived of the right to place
any more steamers on the beach, at
least until a long term ashore had
given him opportunity to improve his
knowledge or Judgment. These courts
are composed of the Consul nearest
the wreck and two shipmasters.
Unfortunately, whenever vessels are
cast away through such criminal care
lessness as was noticeable In the case
of the Queen Christine and Tellus this
season, and the Peter Iredale and the
Galena last season, the port toward
which the vessels are bound suffers.
The foreign underwriters, who foot the
bills. Instead of insisting on shipown
ers placing their vessels in the hands
of competent navigators, equalize mat
ters by marking up insurance rates.
In the case of the Peter Iredale it is
reported on excellent authority that
the master was actually rewarded by
his owners with the command of a
new steamer. So long as these reck
less shipmasters are permitted to go
unpunished for their sacrifices of prop
erty and the Imperiling of human life
there Is small hope of Improvement;
but if the wreckers keep up the rec
ord they have started on this year
there is a possibility that even the
sleepy underwriters who -foot the bills
may wake up and demand a change in
the findings of these "courts" which
are so distressingly lenient with the
shipmasters.
Unless a halt is called it may be
necessary to make this much-needed
reform an international affair. We
dislike to have the reputation of our
ports and shore line ruined by a lot of
incompetent, reckless, alleged navigat
ors. If London Falrplay, which is al
ways on the, lookout for a chance to
"hammer" Portland and the Colum
bia River, would turn its batteries on
the men who wink at this criminal de
struction of shipping property, it
would accomplish vastly more good
than it has ever accomplished by mis
representing conditions at Portland.
The third Russian Douma was
opened at St. Petersburg Thursday
with great pomp and show. The
priests wore the customary cloth of
gold and the aristocracy was on full
dress parade. Premier Stolypln re
ceived a kiss on the cheek from the
metropolitan of the Russian Church.
But all of this display failed to en
thuse some of the members of the
Douma, and unusual precautions were
taken to prevent Stolypln and others
of the royal circle from receiving
something worse than a kiss on the
cheek. As this is a time when money
shortages are bothering the world, it
is interesting to note that the Minister
of Finance has handed his budget over
to the Chancellor of the Douma, with
an estimate of $1,257,500,000 for ex
penditures, and ordinary receipts
placed at $1,159,000,000. Pernaps it
was the impending shortage that pre
vented some of the peasant members
from enthusing' over the situation.
The spectacle of the Central Ameri
can republics holding a peace confer
ence has excited attention of the para
graphers who formerly found material
for Jokes in the numerous but brief
wars which engaged the attention of
the peppery lands of the south. But
not only did the Central Americans
hold their peace conference without
killing one another, but they have ac
tually launched a scheme for consoli
dation of the five republics Nica
ragua, Guatemala, Salvador, Hondjuras
and Coata Rica. President Zelaya. of
Nicaragua, has announced his willing
ness to resign whenever called on in
order to permit selection of a presi
dent for a nation made up of the five
republics. Considering the chronic
state of revolution in which these
small republics live, it seems strange
to think of peace settling over them
when they are tied together. Still the
experiment Is worth a trial, and the
very novelty of the situation may keep
the dove on her perch for at least a
short time.
Three steamships sailing from New
' York yesterday carried 5 000 steerage
passengers to Europe. Another which
' leaves today with the "overflow" will
1 carry 3000 more, and it is estimated
' that the regular Saturday liners will
I carry fully 10,000 steerage passengers.
! The lowest estimates place the amount
i of money taken out by these aliens re-
turning to their old homes at $200
each. At this low figure the crowd
departing from New York wourd take
i away nearly $4,000,000. 'This drain
began nearly a month ago and prom
ises td increase in volume as the de
mand for labor slackens in this coun
try. No small amount of the scarcity
in gold in this country can be traced
to the money going abroad for lavish
expenditures of rich tourists and in
hoards of laborers returning to their
old homes. t
Of the twelve Jurors who are to de
cide the fate of" Mrs. Bradley, the
slayer of ex-Senator Brown, of Utah,
ten are men who are married and are
fathers. Since the two little sons of
Mrs. Bradley and the man whom she
slew are to figure as the palliative
features of the killing, this fact is re
garded as distinctly favorable to the
defendant. There are, of course, fath
ers and fathers, but the man who has
pride In and affection for his children,
and who regards it as a sacred duty to
protect and maintain them in honor
before the world, may be depended
upon to judge a delinquent father as
he deserves, even though this Judg
ment Involves the acquittal of the
woman who killed him for his alleged
parental delinquency.
What is to be done to keep up the
numbers and efficiency of the United
States Army? Not only do the rolls
show a shortage of 33 per cent in the
number of enlisted men, but young
officers are resigning their commis
sions because they hope to do better.
No fewer than nine members of this
year's graduating class at West Point
have resigned from the service to en
ter mercantile pursuits. For the Navy
It Is even more difficult to get men.
It is clear that more and better in
ducements will be necessary for men
in either branch of the service.
"Congress has never understood the
money question, and it is doubtful If
Congress ever will,"- said Senator
Bailey, of Texas, in an address at El
Paso Thursday. There are some feat
ures of the "money question" which
are perfectly understood by Senator
Bailey, the investigation of his connec
tion with Standard Oil disclosing a
knowledge of money of the tainted
brand that surprised even his closest
friends and came very near defeat
ing him for re-election.
Where, oh, where Is Mary "Yellin' "
Lease? A meeting of the Kansas
woman suffragists, now on In Topeka,
was attended by scarcely half a dozen
people on the opening day. The suf
fragists are organizing for the purpose
of electing members of the Legislature
who are pledged to give women the
unrestricted right of suffrage. The
gallant six are probably re-echoing the
slogan of William Allen White
"What's the matter with Kansas?"
Let everybody who has a vacant
space In his back yard plant a Winter
banana apple tree. In this way all
may be able in due time to sample this
beautiful fruit and from his own
knowledge decide whether it Is as de
lightful to the taste as fair to the eye.
Otherwise most people, there being
relatively few Vanderbllts among us,
will be forced to take the growers'
statement in regard to the toothsome
ness of this splendid apple-
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hoberg, of
McMinnvllle, though not, according to
the roster kept by Secretary Hlmes, of
the Pioneer Association, pioneers in
the strict interpretation of that term,
have lived in Oregon forty-two years
and are really and truly Oregonians.
Serene in their happy age, they recent
ly celebrated the fifty-sixth anniversary-
of their marriage, glad to be alive
and glad that they have lived thus
long in Oregon.
There is now no California train
running through the Willamette Valley
by daylight. People who travel on
the Southern Pacific will miss seeing
one of the most beautiful garden spots
in the world.
Mr. Bryan was under no necessity of
saying that he would accept the nomi
nation of his party for the Presi
dency, If it were offered him. Long
ago everybody knew that Barkis was
wlllin'.
That alumni banquet behind closed
doors in Chicago addressed by Speaker
Cannon was attended by the same se
crecy which attaches to executive ses
sions of the Senate.
Well, ,the farmers have had plenty
of fine weather to finish up their Fall
work, and if they haven't got It done
they should not complain at a spell of
rainy weather.
If ever the country runs short of se
curity for clearing-house certificates,
there are millions of eggs in cold stor
age that are a valuable asset in them
selves. What an opportunity for an all
Winter discussion was lost by failure
to secure the full text of an impromptu
essaj-: "Cannon on the Canteen."
Under strict classification, Mr. Bry
an's announcement that he would ac
cept the nomination if tendered will
not be received as live news.
In the savings banks of Chicago the
deposits aggregate-$160,000,000. The
withdrawals during the financial flurry
have been very small.
To Joseph vi. C-nn-n, Danville, 111.
Don't monkey with the liquor question.
I got stung. C. W. Fa-rb-nks.
In this Gould scandal it seems that
Buffalo Bill ought to be permitted to
plead the statute of limitations.
Bryan will not refuse the honor a
third rime, wherein be differentiates
from Caesar.
OXCU MORE, SOCIALISM.
And the Argument That It la Not In
consistent With Private Property.
PORTLAND, Nov. 15. (To the
Editor.) In any controversy the side
that fears question, argument or criti
cism Is either weak, wrong or both.
Knowing this, in a spirit of "fair play"
permit a word In denial of Socialism
being against private property a
charge often made by and through the
press. Surely, it Is a poor public press
that the editors alone voice the expres
sion, and a timid one that allows no
other. But the fearless editorials from
the vigorous pen of its editor makes
The . Oregonian's Independence well
known. Thus hope holds out the ex
pectant permission of a small space In
Its columns.
. The impression that prevails that
Socialism is opposed to private prop
erty arises in the difference of opinion
as to what should be private. Socialists
want all productive means of living,
social and natural, to be of collective
use and having In common, and all
product of the use and having that of
the Individual In private -collective
means private result by equal own
ership and management of them.
This gives and protects the right by
like power of equal Interests to com
mand and share it. By It there Is
equal opportunity and use of the
means. In this all fare alike in get
ting the result. The result being all
labor reward, all can have accord
ing to industry. By It proficiency can
have all within the power of ability and
genius. This supplies Incentive and
strengthens individuality to the ut
most. In all this none will encroach
on the right of others, as there will
be means enough or like right of use.
This will bring about co-operation and
place the so-called 'great man" at the
head as greater results can so be
achieved. mutually benefiting. By
equality of right and use the general
means of collective having will be of
personal interest, and their welfare
the common care of each through self
gain. This places labof in control of
its means and work by which it will be
done through the best possible chan
nel of success. Socialism Is co-partnership
of equal Interests in the living
means by which they may be had with
out other cost than maintenance pro
rata to use and wear.
Government by management, control
and direction is not destroyed, never
will be. But state, as state now Is,
an inharmonious wrangle of conflict
ing opinions mostly upheld and chang
ing with force, will be, under Social
ism, communal industry of social pro
duction will be carried by collective
means of common ownership managed
by a true democracy. Harmony, not
force, will reign under Socialism.
C. W. SAUNDERS.
No Socialist ever sees half-way
through his own problem. While It is
true, in a literal sense, that Socialism
is not opposed to private property, it
Is true, also, that there is no way,
under Socialism, to acquire private
property, beyond the barest means and
needs of living; for Socialism consists
In absorption by the state of all the
means of production and control of all
the means of distribution; and one
person under such a system can have
no right to more than another. Were
there any preferred workers the system
would not be democratic. Equality Is
the essence of every scheme of Social
ism; and since all could not have
sumptuous furniture none could have
better than his neighbor, because he
couldn't earn it. The state would take
all profits and distribute equal rations.
Needless to say, the rations would be
equally poor. It may bo doubted
whether the whole people of the
United States would be content to sup
on a common basis, though the por
ridge might be private property and
the wooden spoon the owner would eat
it with.
THE TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
A Lesson In a Simple Law of Industrial
Economics.
New York World.
It is a painful thing to see the doors of
the telegraph companies closed against
the striking operators as they seek to re
turn to their places. The strike has long
since been broken. New men are at the
keys, and it Is no longer a question of
higher pay but of employment on any
terms.
The strike of the telegraphers has dif
fered from others in the enthusiasm with
which it was entered .on. No walking
delegate worked it up for his personal
benefit. It was a popular uprising, begun
with a hurrah which forced the officers
of the organization into the fight against
their bette- Judgment. The activity and
encouragement of the women participat
ing gave It an unusual sentimental char
acter. Its failure has been due to a cause re
sponsible for the breaking of many an
other strike the ability of employers to
draw on a National reserve of labor too
great to be controlled by any organization
or union. Telegraphy, though calling for
Intelligence, application and a high degree
of accuracy, is not skilled labor In a
limited sense. Thousands of boys are at
this moment "picking it up" with key
and sounder or learning it in commercial
schools, as thousands have before them.
Nor do telegraphers form a close guild
capable of dictating terms. Their defeat
has been a sorrowful lesson in a simple
law of Industrial economics.
PUNISH SLANDERERS OF BANKS.
New Jersey Has a Law Making the
Offense a Misdemeanor.
Daily Banker and Stockholder, November
8, 1907.
The State of New Jersey has a law pro
viding that any person who shall wilfully
or maliciously Instigate, make, circulate
or transmit to another or others any
statement untrue in fact, derogatory to
the financial condition or affecting the
solvency or financial standing of any
bank, banking Institution or trust com
pany doing business in the state, or who
shall counsel, aid, procure or Induce an
other to start, transmit or circulate any
such statement or rumor, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. This act ought to be
adopted throughout the country and It Is
one of the acts which the law committee
of the American Bankers' Association
recommends. We are In a crisis of ex
treme public sensitiveness about banks.
The slightest derogatory word or careless
publication may mean heartache for some
banker or possibly ruin. The sensational
use of the incidents of a banking crisis
is deplorable enough without the element
of malice or sheer recklessness.
Like Givinar Money to a ProdlKal.
HAINES, Ore., Nov. 13. (To tne Editor.)
The Oregoniah's editorial of November
12. "Just the Plain Way," Is the clearest
and most sensible explanation of the
cause and Eolution of the present financial
panic we have seen, not excepting any
exposition by any of the national period
icals. We wish that every member of the
House and Senate might have this article
before he has cast a vote for an "elastic
currency." It seems to us that furnishing
more currency now would be like sending
or giving money to a prodigal before he
had had any idea of Improving his ways.
If our President is not receiving the
Oregonian we would like the privilege of
sending him this special . article.
HAINES MERCANTILE CO..
By J. F. O'BRYANT, Manager.
The Hhower Harp.
F. D. Sherman.
The strings are made of rain, and when
The branches wish to dance again.
They whisper to the Breeze, and ha
Brings another melody.
NO ROOSEVELT REACTION.
Remarks on Some of the Phases of
Recent Elections.
New York World.
However anxious we are to find some
thing in Tuesday's elections which can be
construed as a wholesome and adequate
rebuke to President Roosevelt we have
been unsuccessful.
However anxlons we are to find en
couragement for the Democratic party
and evidence of brighter Democratic
prospects, the returns refuse to assist us.
On the contrary, the figures justify
President Roosevelt's exultant boast
that the returns are "extremely gratify
ing" and that as a whole "the showing
has been an improvement over what it .
was four years ago and eight years ago." j
Comparatively, the Republican party
polls its heaviest vote In Presidential
years; the Democratic party in off i
years. This was an off year. There
should have been decisive Democratic
victories with corresponding Republican
defeats. Where are they? -
Not In New Jersey, although in the
early hours of Wednesday morning the
World deluded itself Into such a belief.
The Republicans have carried the state,
and, as the President points out, by a
larger majority than they had In 18P8,
when Voorhees was elected Governor by
6500, although two years earlier McKin
ley had a plurality of 87.600. The bitter
est anti-Roosevelt sentiment in the coun
try now exists in New York south of
Chambers jtreet. Nowhere is this senti
ment better reflected politically than in
the great commuter vote of New Jersey.
Taking this fact into consideration, the
Bavlng of that state to the Republicans
was a remarkable achievement.
Kentucky has gone Republican for the
fourth time since 1894, and Wilson's plu
rality for Governor is greater than the
combined Republican pluralities in the
three other elections. Nebraska. Mr.
Bryan's own state, has given Increased
off-year majorities to the Republican
candidates. - The Republican candidate
for Governor In Massachusetts polled
more votes than all his opponents com
bined. Despite a fusion defeat In Man
hattan, the Republicans carried Brook
lyn and held their own in the state. In
deed, they have done more, for if the
Independence League is to be a perma
nent factor, the Democratic party may
be as sadly split in New York as It Is
in Massachusetts.
The truth Is that the results through
out the country evidence no diminution
of Republican strength and no abatement
of Mr. Roosevelt's popularity.
Perhaps Mr. Bryan and his vociferous
admirers can explain how it happens
that in an election which should show
great Democratic gains and hold out new
hope and promise to the Democratic
party not a shadow of a shred of com
fort can be found.
THERE IS MORAL PROGRESS.
The Gain That Comes Throwrh Quick
Commuieation Among; the People.
Corvallls Gazette.
Time was. and the day Is not far
past, when there was practically 'little
or no public sentiment In Oregon on
any question. This is easily explained.
There was little material out of which
to build up public sentiment, and that
was dispersed over a wide area. Com
munication was difficult, expensive and
infrequent. Not only were the several
sections of the state Isolated from each
other, but the whole state was Isolated
from the rest of the country. Under
these conditions It was next to impos
sible to create any decisive public
sentiment on any question; not, in
deed, because our people were Im
moral or dead to moral purposes and
obligations, but because of great ob
stacles which prevented the creation
of general public sentiment and made
the unification of existing sentiment
quite impossible. Public sentiment had
no form of crystallization, was with
out force and became heedless, negli
gent and weak.
Under these conditions the politics
of the state was debauched, whole
sorrie laws were violated with Impun
ity and dishonesty, -trickery, fraud and
malfeasance made It appear that the
conscience of our people was "seared
as with a hot Iron." '
Not so. The moral sentiment of
the people simply needed to be aroused,
unified and stirred to action. Pulpit,
press and rostrum worked long, earn
estly and efficiently to this end and
today the moral public sentiment of
our people la as pure and active as In
any state In the Union.
Oregonians have been fortunate that
they have had all through the years
one great, able, fearless Journal which
has wisely seen the moral fiber In
every public question and always has
been enough courageous to stand firm In
Its support though It sometimes had
to stand quite alone.
The signs are propitious. Never in
their history have the American peo
ple been so fully aroused; never have
tney Deen so unanimously determined
that right, truth. Justice and right
ousness shall prevail. The moral sense
of the Nation is aroused and Is rapidly
crystallising In all directions. No
longer may It be defied. The rogue
may not become an honest man, but
he must cease his roguery or be de
stroyed. Theaters and the Public.
PORTLAND, Nov. 15. (To the Ed
itor.) I was at the Marquam last
night and witnessed the quite hilarious
presentation of "The Heir to the
Hoorah." There Is a genuine Western
hporah about the piece that Is very
relaxing for this bank-bustlng sea
son. Then, the Marquam itself is In
viting. Its old-time friends are happy
it still retains something, at least the
name, of its original ownership and
management. But alas! the hand of
the cheap theater artist is now in evi
dence. Have "Foster and Kleiser" be
come the great artists of the West, or
have we become so venal and vulgar
that we appreciate nothing but vul
garity, beer and billboards? One would
hope that the ui sightly signs that
everywhere disgrace the city would
not be forced upon us at the theater.
Is there not one management in the
city whose sense of the fitness of
things would give us a theater with a
decent drop curtain? O temporal
O mores! We are a patient and long
suffering public. How long, Oh
Cateli ne, wilt thou abuse our patie' ce?
W. A. DALY.
Sunday in the Philippines.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Until a few years ago. the Philippine
islanders held their Sunday on the day
which was Monday to the inhabitants
of the neighboring Island of Borneo.
This curious anomaly arose from the
historic fact that the Philippines were
discovered by Spanish voyagers com
ing from the east, around Cape Horn,
while Borneo was discovered by Portu
guese coming from the west, and sail
ors lost or gain a day, according to
their direction In crossing the Pacific.
"Ould Doctor Ma'Glnn."
The ould doctor had only wan fallln.
It -stayed wld him, faith, till he died;
And that was the habit av wearln'
His darby a trifle wan side!
'And twenty times dally 'twas straightened.
But try as he would for a year.
Not thlnkln'. he'd rive It a leather
A thrifle down over won ear!
It sat film lop-sided and aisy ;
It throubled his kith and his kin
But ach, 'twas the only thins crooked
About our ould Doctor Ma'Glnn!
And now that he's gone to his Glory
Excuse me, a bit av a tear
Here's twenty to wan that his halo
Is slantin down over his ear!
Arthur Stringer In Smart Set.
INATipiNAL (jlARD
THE annual report of the Inspector
General showing the relative standing
of the various organizations of the Ore
gon Guard was made public yesterday in
a tabulated statement issued from- the
headquarters of Adjutant-General W. E.
Finzer. " The report shows that at the
last annual Inspection a Eugene Infantry
company, then commanded by Captain
Creed C. Hammond, stood" at the head of
the list with Company K, of the Third
Infantry, a close second. Third place
goes to Battery A and fourth to Com
pany C, also of the Third Infantry, The
relative standing of the other organiza
tions, of the Guard Is shown by the order
In which their designations occur, as fol
lows: Company M. Salem. Captain Charles A.
Murphy; Company C, Eugene, Captain
John M. Williams; Company H, Portland,
Captain Charles T. Smith; Company D,
Roseburg, Captain Frank B. Hamlin:
Company H, Portland, Captain Roy M.
Doble; Company A, Baker City. Captain
Samuel .White; Company I, Woodburn.
Captain Frank W. Settlemier; Company
B, Ashland, Captain James E. Thornton;
Company B, Portland, First Lieutenant.
Walter W. Wilson: Company D. The
Dalles, Captain Gustav R. Bartell; Com
pany F, Portland, Captain W. B. Odalo;
Company G. Albany. First Lieutenant
OUn B. Stalnaker; Company L, Captain
Abna B. Rogers. Company K, which
took second place In the order of merit,
is in command of Captain Ryland, O.
Scott, and Battery A. in third place, is
in command of Captain Hiram V. Welch.
Company C, winner of fourth place, was
commanded at inspection by Captain
Loren A, Bowman.
The order of merit Is based on attend
ance at Inspection, ceremonies, conditions
of arms, equipment, uniforms, books and
papers; efficiency at drills in school of
the soldier, manual of arms, firings,
squad or section and platoon and com
pany movements, and extended order;
efficiency of officers, military courtesy
and general discipline.
Many officers are already looking for
ward to th- next annual inspection, those
at the head of the list with a view to
maintaining their lead and others with
the intention of getting higher ratings.
A meeting of considerable Importance
in Guard circles will be that of Wednes
day night, when the officers will enter
tain General James A. Drain, president
of the National Rifle Association. While
the General's headquarters are In New
York and he seldom gets nut on the
Coast, he Is well known locally, having
been Adjutant-General of the Washing
ton National Guard for a number of
years.
General Drain comes in the interest of
rifle shooting, to which subject the Gov
ernment has been devoting a great deal
of attention and money of late. During
his stay he will assist In the organization
of a state rifle association, the prelimin
ary work for which was undertaken some
time ago by General Finzer. A recent
circular issued .from the War Department,
refers to General Drain's work as fol
lows: "In connection with the revived
Interest In rifle practice the War De
partment Is highly gratified at the -progress
helng made in the organization of
rifle clubs throughout the country. The
National Rifle Association, under the ener
getic direction of General James A. Drain,
its president. Is especially active in -organizing
such clubs. Affiliation with this
association obtains for the clubs many
advantages In the way of reduced prices
for Government ammunition and rifles,
medals and Nationnl marksmen's reserve
buttons and the like."
On Wednesday night at the Armory.
General Drain will be tendered a recep
tion following his address on rifle prac
tice. The reception will he given under
the auspices of the National Guard As
sociation. The Invitations Just mailed
from headquarters state that the recep
tion will be held Tuesday night but sub
sequent word from General Drain as to
the dnte of his arrival has necessitated
the change to Wednesday.
Company n, of Albany, stands in danger
of being mustered out of the state service
for inefficiency. The attention of the
commanding officer there has been called
summariljr to the fact that the company
failed to measure up the required average
strength for duty at camp of instruc
tion and rendezvous drills, which must
be at least two-thirds of each unit. Com
pany G has been advised by headquarters
that unless a marked improvement is
shown within a very short time, steps
will be taken to muster the command out
of the service. It Is hinted that other
company commanders are to receive
similar communications, although the
number is limited, as the majority of tho
comnanles never were in better condition,
both as to membership and general effi
ciency. The indoor rifle range is being freely
used at the Armory and many excellent
scores are being made. A table showing
the result of the range competitions of
the past target season is shortly to be
Issued from headquarters.
Advices just received from the War De
partment Justify the statement that the
National Guard. is shortly to be equipped
with the new Springfield rifles. There is
som question as to whether the Ordin
ance Department will be able to issue tho
new rifle in time for the out-door rango
practice of the coming season but the
Issue wm surely be made and at no far
distant date. The regular Army will soon
be equipped completely with tho new
model of 1903, and the Issue to the Guard
will speedily follow.
Tt is stated that the new rifle would
long since have been issued except for
changos In the ammunition. Theso
changes were such as to greatly In
crease the range and efficiency of tho
weapon and at the same time neces
sitated re-chambering. A new powder. It
Is learned, has also been adopted, calcu
lated to reduce the erosion attendant on
high velocity, and some time may be
required to lay In a sufficient supply of
nAn.-. !'.--. , ' OdTlpr chief of
ordnance, has announced that he ex
pects to be able to state definitely by
January 1 whether tho War Department
will be in a position to noncr '""--'
a 1 iftAO n.l fnr f-nilirmillK tltO
UOU 1UI IIIC WW Hiuuoi w. -
Guard in time for Spring practice. My
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making the issue in tne pr.nK
u w . tt. save a arcrt
ernin:iii wuum w a.ui ."-- -
expense that otherwise will be incurred
in providing new Krag Darrein iu.
rifles' that are now Daaiy won..
Camp Perry, on Lake Erie, will doubt
less be again selected for the National
rifle matches of next year. The rarse
Is being extensively improved and bears
i.,un.nt r the National Rifle As
sociation. The matte- will be definitely
tfd at the meetinc n v asningion. u.
C of the National Board for the promo
tion of rifle practice. This meeting oc
curs in January.
The concert of the famous Kilties Band
will be repeated at the Armory tonight
nd it is expected that every seat wni na
occupied. The Kilties is not oniy dus ui
the most noted bands in the world but
the programme Hcludoo a number of
novel features, such as scotcn aances,
vocal mimic and fine solo work. The con
cert Is for the benefit of the Guard, the
proceeds, above expenses, going to the
furnishing of the new company quarters
at the Armory.