THE aiORXJNC- OKEGONIAX, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1907.
UNITED STATES 11
CHRISTIAN NATION
Dr.,Clarence True Wilson Cites
Authorities in Proof of
Contention.
QUOTES NOAH WEBSTER
dictionary Maker-Recognized Fact
in Preface to Ilia Great Work."
Constitution Modeled After
Code of Ancient Jews.
America, a Christian ' Nation." was
the topic discussed by Dr. Clarence
True Wilson at Centenary Methodist
Church yesterday morning from the
text Proverbs xtv:34, "Righteousness
exalteth a nation." Dr. Wilson quoted
Noah Webster In the preface to his dic
tionary, where ho declares that the
"United States commenced their ex
igence undor circumstances wholly
novel and unexampled in the history of
the world. They commenced their ex
istence with learning, with science,
with a constitution of free government,
and with the best gift of God to man,
the Christian religion." Taking up the
subject. Dr. Wilson said in part:
"All progress of the past ages was
required to produce a people capable of
maintaining our form of government.
For no nation can maintain a better
lorm of government than it can make.
All the elements of good In past
brogress were gathered up In the Ideals
tof the national rights of man to gov
ern himself, and religious liberty for
all. This thought, conceived In the
minds of a few, procured for them the
eppellation of Puritans, and their sen
timent, appealing to the natural in
stincts and strongest desires of man,
found a response in the best material
of every civilized nation. Plymouth
Hock became the nucleus of world
yldo growth toward freedom. The
Jew was made in 2700 years and the
Dutchman in 3500 years, but, according
to the chronology of Josephus and the
Septuagirit version. It took 8000 years
to make the American citizen.
"And our form of government was
not devised by man. It existed in the
divine plan before the light of a single
star shot athwart the firmament of
lieaven, and was Intimated when the
decree went forth: "Let us make man
' in our own image, and let him have
dominion over all the earth."
From a Jewish Model.
After discussing the close relations of
the constitution and form of govern
ment of the Jewish people with those
of the United States, Dr. Wilson said:
"It is unnecessary to say that in all
these essentiRl features a man as
readily recognizes the principles of the
Jewlsn government, transferred to our
own. as he does the artist's skill in
transferring every lineament of his
mother's feature to the polished glass.
While on this question of our National
constitution, I cannot resist the impulse
to unburden a private thought. By
the inconsiderate our Constitution has
been called atheistical because the
name of (iod does not appear in It. But
such persons forget that no attempt is
made in the Bible to prove the exist
ence of God. The fool in his heart
alone denies it.
"In Christian conferences, synods,
conventions and association thousands
of resolutions are passed every year
Without containing the mention of
God's name. This does, not prove that
they do not believe In him. The fram
ers of the Constitution, under an op
pression resulting from a union of
church and state, followed the scriptur
al doctrine. '.My kingdom is not of this
world," and wisely and righteously kept
up the distinction. But to brand the
assembly that formed our Constitution
as unbelievers contradicts all the facts
of history. When the delegates from
the thirteen colonies assembled three
weeks passed without result, and In
hopeless confusion they were about to
break up, when Benjamin Franklin, of
four score years, arose and said:
Franklin's Splendid Plea.
" 'Mr. President, I perceive that we
are not in a condition to pursue this
business any farther. Our blood Is too
hot. I. therefore, move you, sire, that
we separate for three dav-s, during
which time with a conciliatory spirit
we talk with both parties. If ever we
make a constitution it must be the
work of compromise over an existing
evil which our fathers did not intro
duce, and while on my feet I move you
sir. and I am astonished that It has not
been done before, for when we signed
the Declaration of Independence we
had a chaplain read the Bible and
pray, and I now move that when we
meet again we have a cnaplaln to meet
with us and Invoke the blessings of
heaven.'
"Washington's face beamed with Joy
as Tie rose to second the motion At
tho expiration of three days they met.
had prayers together, and. without a
Jar. formed the American Constitution
the greatest document ever conceived
by man. Was that an atheistical as
sembly? The objector should remem
ber thRt the Declaration of Inde
pendence had been adopted by these
men while appealing to the supreme
Judge of the world for the rectitude of
our Intentions and with a firm reliance
on the protection of divine providence
and that every dollar with which he
pays his fare at home and abroad pro
claims to the whole world, 'In God We
Trust.' It ought to bear the same mes
sage forever."
PREACHES OX ABSALOM'S RUIN
Rev. E. S. Bollinger Draws Lessona
From Bible Story.
Rev. H. S. Bollinger, pastor, of High
land Congregational Church, last night
spoke on the topic. "A Toung Man Wkn
a Bright Morning." He took for his text
tl Sam. xvii:17: "And they took Absalom
and cast him into a great pit in the for
est, and raised over him a very great
heap of stones." The character of Ab
Balom was used to illustrate the truth
that a brlcrht morning in life does not al
ways mean the noon and dayB end will
be bright.
Dr. Bollinger made an eloquent plea for
a life of purity, sincerity and nobleness of
purpose. He said in part:
This Is the falling of the curtain after the
tragic play of a man that we may fittingly
call "the young man with a bright morning
and a dark noon." The day of life has its
morning for all. Many things combine to
make our mornings. Absalom is born in a
palace: he has a king's daughter, and a
favorite wire of a greater king for a mother
The man who is the king of the rising great
nation in which Jehovah delights in his
father. Early in life he became hla father's
?urlte son. and all that assists to make a
I child's life 9 lavl.ihly bestowed upon the
lad. He was a beautiful boy; and added to
hl personal appearance were the princely
manners and bearing of one that seemed to be
destined to rule. It was long before Aris
totle, but even then, already, many believed
"that the right to, command belonged to the
beautiful."
This bright morning ended when Absalom
wa between SO and 35 years of age. Hie life
ended a failure irretrievable and tragical -in
the extreme. The picture of Abalom in God'a
'gallery is one of the darkest and blackest,
not surpassed by that of Judas, the be
trayer. It la perhaps difficult to find in
literature anywhere a biography so brief aa
Absalom's with so much shame and crime.
The Uvea of bad men teach their lessons.
There is semethlng in the dash and daring
of this young prince that appeals to yuung
men. We read the story long ago and were
entertained. We also concluded that we do
not want "our end to be like his."
There are some elements that Absalom fur
nished himself that made a midnight darkness
of his noon of life. Hla personal charms un
balanced him. A young man with euch
marked tastes for public affairs and adroit
ness in conciliating disgruntled people should
have been engaged In better business than
showing himself as a charmer in the thorough
fares of Jerusalem. When one begins to think
more of the outward appearance than of the
Inward, from which source all true and
abiding charm comes, then be is in danger's
path.
He trained with the wrong gang. There
was a smart set in Jerusalem. Absalom could
choose his companions absolutely. The best
and purest would have been glad to associate
with the king's son. A young man can chotrse
his associates, but having chasen, he must
take the conseauences.
He prostituted the highest endowments of
his nature when he feigned a fondness for
things religious. He lied about hla vow;
be appealed to- his father's religious views
when he launched his rebellion. So long as
a young man retains his manhood so far aa
to look you in the eye and tell the truth,
there Is hope for him. But when a fellow
lets his integrity go and flings In with it
religious deception, then the sun sinks at
noon.
HEROES IN EVERYDAY LIFE
QUIET, COMMOX COURAGE THE
HIGHEST.
Workers In Shop and Ofrice Often
Display Heroism of Most
Xoble Quality.
Speaking on "Quiet Heroism" at the
Taylor-Street Methodist Church last
night. Dr. Benjamin Toung took occasion
to pay tribute to workers at home, In the
shop and In the office, and to the press.
He took for his text Mark xv:43, which
relates to that part of the story of the
cross in which Joseph of Arlmathaea
went to Pilate and begged the body of
Jesus. Dr. Young said in part:
The man suggests the topic. Not much Is
written about him. The evangelists do not
stop to eulogise his character. His deeds
are not mentioned. In- a matter-of-fact way
they tell of his act.
There are different kinds of heroism. There
is that which is associated with the spec
tacular, and which has dash and bravado
In it. It is a sort of stage heroism. It is
largely made by environment. There Is the
heroism which is bom of military exploit
and daring. All honor to the brave men who
have'dared and done for the honor and love
of country. Look at the' picture of the
"Devil's Den" at Gettysburg, or the wonderful
ascent up Missionary Ridge, as they have been
put on canvas by great artists, and remain
calm if you can. The noise, the fire, the
music, the shouts, the calls, the bugle blasts,
the multitudes about, generate a sort of wild
enthusiasm, which' means utter abandon on
the part of men, and the attempt of tasks
almost superhuman.
There Is a heroism of a different type, and
it is at least as high as that which is born
amid the storm and stress of things. I be
lieve that In many respects it is a great
deal higher and finer In quality. It is the
heroism, of common life.
In a certain city a woman has been de
serted by a coward husband. There are several
children, some of them small. In that home
b a lad In his teens coming across the,
threshold of young manhood. Father Has
gone and disgraced them all. Mother is
sick. Suddenly there is in him a great
awakening. The strength of a man is given
to him. He cannot obtain a very large wage,
but he will do his best. And so he Is tolling
on, giving himself and the young strength
vital to his own development for the sake
of brother or sister and for his mother. This
is a chapter from the life of the lad In this
city, and has been duplicated many tlmea.
The graces and virtues of lofty character
are wrought out of the tragic elements which
are a, part of human experience. It is this
quiet heroism which exalts human life every
where. It was seen In Sir Walter Scott, in
the Bronte Sisters, in John Addrlngton Sy
monds. and others. It is in the office, on
the street, in the shop and the home, it Is
among the teachers of the schools and in the
great and efficient press, where men toll on
with the seamy side of life before them, yet
ready to protect the helpless and to guide the
weak and erring to paths of peace. It is
the rich coloring In the great picture of
life. It Is this which inspires hope In the
hearts of men. It Is the sublime passion out
throbbing amid life's myriad aotivltles. God
loves It, the angels glory in It. Christ ex
emplified it, and Christianity crowns it.
TAKE JESUS INTO THE HOME
Tills Best Solution of Problems of
Present Day.
Rev. Luther R. Dyott, D. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, spoke
last night on "Jesus and the Home,"
taking for his text John xii:l, "Then
Jesus, six days before the passover,
came to Bethlan, where Lazarus was.
which had been dead, whom lie raised
from the dead." He said In part:
No nation can rise above the level of the
average of Its home life. When Napoleon
was asked wnat would place France In the
front ranks of the nations, he promptly re
plied, "good homes, that which France has
never had." The questions of home life are
infinitely larger, therefore, than the mere
questions of domestic duty. Anything that
threatens the stability and felicity of the
home life is more than the enemy of that
life. Students of our modern life tell us
that "the coherence and permanence of fam
ily life are. under existing social conditions.
seriously threatened. Domestic Instability, it
Is observed, tends in a most startling man
ner to become an epidemic social disease. The
number of divorces annually granted in the
United States of America la. It appears, in
creasing, both at a rate unequalled in any
other civilized country and at a constantly
accelerating rate." Something la wrong.
Many things are wrong In the social life,
with speciflo reference to the home. Then
there are many enemies to the home outside
of the home Itself. These enemies are almost
too numerous to mention and, even so, they
are, in the main, so well known that they
need not be mentioned. They need only to
be thought of in a general way.
But the one summarily comprehending all
others is such life and influence as Jesua of
Nazareth presented. When husbands and
wives and children show this spirit, and re
produce this Influence, domestic infellolty
will disappear. When the influence of his
life underlies, encircles and overarches all
home life, no outside enemies can prevail. Let
his life be our life, our homes his, then
it must be well with everything else. It
would be a good thing for our land and the
world. It would be good for us all now and
Special Services to Continue.
The special meetings will continue every
night during the present week at the
United Evangelical Church, East Tenth
and Sherman streets. Rev. A. A. Winter,
the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. B. 8.
Hughes and Rev. C. P. Gates.
See our ad on page S. The Chicago
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No Religious Freedom Without
Limitations.
MUST CONSIDER OTHERS
Expediency, Moral law and Self
sacrificing Ixve the Final
Restrictions of Chris
tian Liberty.
Speaking at the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning- on "The
Limitations of Christian Liberty," Jtev.
William Hiram Foulkes, D. D., said that
without Christian law Christian liberty
is impossible. Dr. Foulkes took for
his text I Corinthians, v!ii:li, "And
through thy knowledge shall the weak
brother perish, for whom Christ died?"
In his introductory words the speak
er commented on the circumstances attending-
the writing of the letter to the
church at Corinth, dwelling upefn the
vaunting of themselves by the inner
circle of professing Christians In the
Corinthian Church, and showing how
this chapter and the whole epistle was
written to combat their pride. On
the basis of their knowledge that an
idol was nothing, the apostle proceeded
to remind them that not every man had
that knowledge; therefore there were
certain obligations resting upon them
because of the weak brother.
POWER OF PRAYER HIS THEME
"Does It Influence God?" Asks Rev.
E. S. Muckley.
Rev. E. S. Muckley spoke at the First
Christian Church yesterday morning to a
large audience on "Does Prayer Influence
God?" chosing for hts text, "Ask, and it
shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it ehall be opened unto
you." In substance he said:
Religious men in all ages and everywhere
have believed In prayer. His apostles prayed,
and great men since have prayed. Gladstone
prayed; ' "Washington, Garfield, Lincoln
prayed. ' And it we could but see events
from God's viewpoint we would likely dis
cover that the greater part of their states
manship was their praying. With them
praying was not a superstition or a duty, but
an abiding conviction and invincible power.
They believed prayer Influenced God.
Now note the threefold aspect of prayer
set forth In the Savior's words. Jesus saya
"Seek and ye shall find." Find what? Gold?
Lands ? Salvation ? No. But the God of
your needs, the God of your salvation, the
larger God who reveals himself in ever in
creasing love and power and beauty to the soul
that comes reverently Into his presence and
communes with him, throwing open his sul
to the ever present Father. We will thus
find God a most wonderful field for discovery,
and in finding the larger God, we will find
the larger eelf. But the third aspect of
prayer la Intercession set fortl In the clause,
"Knock and It shall be opened unto you."
Every Christian should intercede for the per
ishing world outside of Christ.
But In all this we have simply elaborated
the Savior's assumption that his Father an
swers prayer. But let us now address our
selves more directly to the question in our
subject Is God really influenced by prayer?
As S. D. Gordon sayc, "Prayer does not
influence God." Prayer surely does influence
God. It does not Influence his purpose. It
does Influence his action. The scientist has
In mind the purposes of God and he denies
that prayer has any Influence with God,
He Is right. Prayer will not change a single
ultimate purpose of God's. But prayer will
give God an opportunity to act In certain
directions In which he has been hindered by
your unwillingness to fall in line with his
purposes. Prayer helps us to discover the will,
the desires, the purposes of God. Prayer
effects an alignment with God. And let us
understand that God's purposes concern eter
nal, unseen things. Making the sun shine,
giving rain, "providing food for us, swinging
the planets and stars and suns through
space; these are not the purposes of God.
His purpose Is to make characters for eternal
existence in righteousness. These others are
secondary.
So prayer has to do with characters, not
physical foroes. And In the realm of the
spiritual, while the higher character is
grown, prayer, all-round prayer, is the most
vital factor in our development. And in the
spiritual battle with the hosts of wickedness,
prayer Is our most effective weapon.
UNIONS SEE WAR AHEAD
APPARENTLY EXPECT CLASH
WITH EMPLOYERS.
Ironworkers Hold Lengthy Confer
enceWill Go to Work Pend
ing Developments.
Small chance remains that Portland
may for very long avoid another open
clash between the employers and or
ganized labor. The hour when the
struggle . shall re-commence may be
remote, or things may so shape them
selves In the industrial world that the
issues will be Joined today. At 12
o'clock last night five local unions,
against which the United Metal Trades
Association of Portland have made the
first move in proclaiming an "open
shop" were still deliberating whether
they should assume the responsibility
of the first open act of hostility, or
whether they should lay the crux upon
the shoulders of their employers and
rest upon their arms until some overt
act by the trades association.
In a statement Issued at that hour
from Drew's Hall, where the unionists
were in session, it was announced that
the men would go to work as usual
this morning and simply "await de
velopments," these developments to
consist either of further -offensive
movements on the part of the employ
ers, or additional advice and instruc
tion from the headquarters of the Na
tional organizations with which the
unions referred to are affiliated.
Preliminary instructions have been
received from the executive heads of
the National organizations of two or
three of the locals, and it Is understood
that the advice In each case has been
to act cautiously, conservatively and
to continue in operation until the other
side has shown its hand in some tangi
ble manner that will justify a strike
or walkout as a basis for defensive
strategy.
The unions, represented at last
night's lengthy conference were the
Ironmolders Union, No. 139; Interna
tional Association of Machinists, Wil
lamette Lodge, No. 63; Mount Hood
Lodge Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
the local blacksmiths and the local
patternmakers' unions. These organi
zations were present either In force
or represented by special committees
consisting mainly of officers, executive
committee and trustees.
That the situation is regarded as one
of unusual seriousness by the unionists
Is indicated by the fact that the local
metal trades unions have discussed, and
did discuss, last night, the advisability
of telegraphing for international presi
dents or their representatives to come to
Portland and direct and advise with the
men.
NEW MAN FOR ELLIS JOB
L. X. Blowers Wants Perpetual Can
. didates Eliminated.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Nov. SO. iTo the Ed
itor.) I was much Interested in your article
of November 24, and Judge Lowell's reply
thereto, regarding matter political in this
Congressional district. Having been an active
Republican since attaining my majority, and
having during that time been loyal to the
nominees of my party, regardless of whether
they were personal friends of mine, I feel
that my views -are as worthy of consideration
aa those of Hon. Stephen A. Lowell, who
assisted In the defeat or the regular nominee
of the Republican party for Governor a few
years ago and thereby did what he could to
nil the offices of the state Governor, United
Btates Senator, Mayor of Portland. Prose
cuting Attorney of Multnomah County, etc.,
with Democrats. I think the gentleman Is
In error when he makes the statement that
had he desired a seat In the lower house of
Congress, that he could have bad it long
ago. I doubt -ery much whether he could
have been elected to that or any other Im
portant public office as a Republican, since
he actively opposed Furnish for Governor.
I am not personally acquainted with Judge
Lowell, but from a careful perusal of his
articles which have appeared from time to
time in the columns of your paper. I should
say that he is not over-burdened with mod
esty. H! characterization of Mr. Ellis as a
man of moderate ability would Indicate that
he has not the slightest doubt of hl own
ability. Does it not require considerable
egotism, not to say gall, for one man to
make such a positive statement about the
ability of another? Is Judge Lowell compe
tent to Judge? Did it ever occur to Judge
Lowell that there may be many persons in
Oregon who are reasonably intelligent who
think that Mr. Ellis Is the peer of Mr.
Lowell intellectually, although he may not
make use of as many five or 10-syllable words
or long sentences? But I am not attempting
to fight Mr. Ellis' battles for him. The point
I wish to make is that the great State of Ore
gon is not dependent on the five or six gen
tlemen who seem to have a monopoly of
being "mentioned."
Can it be possible that there are only five
or six men In the Second Congressional dis
trict of sufficient ability and character capa
bly and honestly to represent the district In
Congress? The writer has been In every
county of the state and met many of Its best
citizens and he timidly ventures to suggest
that there are hundreds of men in this dis
trict who would represent it as worthily as
any or the men suggested by Judge Lowell.
Some of our perpetual candidates are grow
ing old and if they should be removed from
this vale of tears, what would poor old Ore
gon do? The writer has a very distinct rec
ollection of an editorial which appeared In
your paper when the Railroad Commission
was appointed. In which you quoted In a
sarcastic way, "Full many a gem. of purest
ray serene, the- dark unfathom'd caves of
ocean bear," but It seems that this Commis
sion Is making good, despite the gloomy fore
bodings of The Oregon Ian, which seemed to
be due to the fact that the members were
unknown to the little clique who seem to
think that Oregon could not exist without
them. The Oregonl&n should not forget that
Lincoln and Grant were once unknown and
obscure and would have remained so had
Oregon methods prevailed at that time. The
"writer believes that any active, loyal young
Republican of good ability and character who
will enter the lists as the champion of tariff
revision, not some time in the future, but
now, who will oppose permitting the Speaker
to run Congress, and also oppose the schemes
of the ship subsidy grafters and , those who
for their own selfish reasons would destroy
the direct primary law, would make it ex
ceedingly Interesting for any of our ancleat
brethren with their ancient ideas.
. Youth Is not a crime. Our young President
is doing fairly well. Give the young man a
chance. L. N. BLOWERS.
SMOTHER FIRE IN FREMONT
Hope Held Out That Eleven En
tombed Miners Will Be Rescued.
DRTTOWN, Cal., Dee. L Through the
heroic efforts of Manager Goodall and a
large force of miners, who labored all
last night and today, the Are at the Fre
mont mine, where 11 miners are en
tomber, has been got under control. The
long drift where the fire raged is being
explored by a rescuing party, all miners,
who were lowered Into the shaft this
-afternoon. There la some hope that the
11 workmen have found shelter in one of
the side drifts and may still be alive.
SHIP PATRIE OVER WALES
Three Slen Seen Clinging: to Balloon,
It Is Reported.
LONDON, Dec. 1. An airship believed
to be the French military airship Patrie,
which broke loose Saturday at Vardun,
France, was seen- passing over "Wales
from various places in Cardiganshire, this
morning traveling seaward at a great alti
tude. Some of the sepctators declare that
three men were clinging to the ship. In
the afternoon an airship passed over Bel
fast going northward apparently under
control.
To Talk on Finances.
t. 1!! farter, of the Portland Trust
Company, will address the Oak Grove
Improvement Association ai its meeting
next Thursday night on "The Financial
Crisis." At this meeting also a report
will be made on the movement made to
secure lower carfares to and from Port
land. PUT AWAY PICKLES
Mathematician Figures Out the Food
Question.
If any one requires a clear head It is
the teacher of mathematics. He must
reason in the abstract, as it were, and
full concentration of mind Is necessary
If correct results are to be forthcom
ing. n Ohio man writes:
"I am a teacher of mathematics and
for 15 years prior to four years ago I
either took a lunch composed of cold
sandwiches, pickles, etc., to school or
hurried home and quickly ate a hot
dinner,
"The result was I went to my after
noon work feeling heavy, dull of brain
and generally out of sorts. . Finally I
learned about Grape-Nuts and began
to use it for my noon-day lunch.
"From the first I experienced a great
change for the better. The heavy, un
pleasant feeling and sour stomach
caused by the former diet disappeared.
The drowsy languor and disinclination
to work soon gave way- to a brightness
and vim in my afternoon work, a feel
ing entirely new to me.
"My brain responded promptly to the
requirements put upon it, and what Is
of more Importance, the results have
been lasting and more satisfactory, the
longer I have used Grape-Nuts as a
food.
"My wife had been suffering from
weak stomach accompanied by sick
headaches nearly all her life. She is
Invariably relieved of these when she
sticks to Grape-Nuts, either eaten dry
or with milk. Her stomach has gradu
ally grown stronger and her head
aches less frequent since she began to
eat Grape-Nuts." "There's a Reason."
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Hotly-Contested Campaign
Between Factions.
The city election at Milwaukle will be
held today the same as if no holidays
had been declared. The question of the
possible illegality of an election held
on a holiday has been considered, but
the Milwaukle officials consider that if
Oregon City can hold an election, they
can do the same. This is the first elec
tion in which there has been a well or
ganized opposition to the city administra
tion, which has been in power since Mil
waukle was incorporated.
The real issues aie a little mixed and
obscure. Ostensibly .the Good Govern
ment League was started to put the Mil
waukle Club out of business, and this
seems to have been accomplished. At
least that is the" testimony on both sides.
A. J. Walker says there is "nothing do
ing" at the clubhouse. Philip Streib, on
the Citizens" ticket, says the club is not
doing business and is not paying the city
anything. A. J. Walker, candidate on
the (rood Government League, has been
busy explaining his position on the Mil
waukle Club. Rev. Paul Radcr in his
address before the Good Government
League Saturday night hammered the
Milwaukle Club, as did Rev. Fisher, but
at the same time the Good Government
League is out in a manifesto supporting
Mr. Walker and declares his election is
in behalf of cleaner city government. The
present city officials assert that the Good
Government League was organized to
give the Southern Pacific a franchise
through the town, with a string tied
to it.
The personality of the six candidates
for Mayor is not questioned by anybody.
All are considered good citizens and
known to everybody in the community.
The main issue and the only issue to be
decided is whether the voters approve
of the general policy of the city govern
ment or not. If they do approve of its
general policy they will vote tjie Citizens'
ticket. If they do not approve of Its
methods they will vote the Good Govern
ment League ticket as a whole.
Yesterday there was no lull in the cam
paign. At the Postofflce and on the
street corners the candidates and workers
for both tickets were busy as bees. But
tonholing went on everywhere. Last
year 11 votes were cast, but many of
these were streetcar men. This year few
of tiie old streetcar men will vote, and
it Is not expected that as large a vote
will be cast today as last year. As
both sides in this election joined hands
in the effort to force the electric railway
company to give the town a 5-cent fare,
neither' side can consistently claim the
railway men as their allies. However,
the Good Government League supporters
are reporting that the company sus
pended service by the Sellwood cars to
Influence voters at the election today, but
this is denied, and tt is announced that
the service Is to be resumed as soon as
a new schedule has been arranged.
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