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rORTUSK, SATIRPAY. MARCH 14, 1908.
THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES.
Having; cleared the ground, Bnd de
cided that they will not take a pledge
which would require them, in any con
tingency, to vote, for a Democrat for
United States Senator, the Republic
ans of Oregon may now proceed with
the main question. There are two can
didate!! Cake and Fulton. Probably
there will be.no other, on the Repub
lican side. Hence, should the Legis
lature be Republican, one of these will
be . elected. But if the citizenry
shouldn't want a Republican, and
should elect a majority of Democrats
to the Legislature, then the Senator
will be a Democrat. And that will be
the right thin;. The effort to juggle
with thiH question carrying the ele
phant on one end of the figure, or
balance pole, and the jackass on the
other Is just about at an end.
The people, divided into parties,
have various and variant views as to
the policies to be pursued. It Is on
these differences that they are divided
Into parties. The basis of the division
Is In human nature. Men can't all
think alike. Nor would It toe good if
they could.
But they who say there is no differ
ence between parties, that one is the
same as another, and that parties may
"mix up," on pretense that there realty
are no parties or party differences,
deny or ignore all the experience of
men In all countries and through all
times, under republican or democratic
government.
It is through political parties that
we get the debate on which progress
of political Ideas and of political sys
tems depends. There Is no other way
to get it. Jn the "debate. In our coun
try, the Democratic party, these fifty
years, has been worsted. The plea In
us name now Is that there should be
no party. Well, doubtless any party
in the like position would put up the
same plea. Consider the fable of the
fox that had lost Its tall. What was
that appendage good for, anyhow?
Merely a useless flag; or, worse still, a
betrayal of the character of the ani
mal that bore It. Hut without the Hag
it was a fox silll, and therefore had an
advantage for purposes of deception.
I'artles are not judged by their pro
fessions of the hour, but by their
whole course and history. If the Re
publican party has been all wrong
these fifty years then let us have the
Democratic party. The main fault of
the Republican party has been, and
now Is, that under the leadership of
small politicians it temporizes too
much, divides on trifling contentions,
and follows small and self-seeking
politicians. This Is the cause of The
oregonlan's disgust with it. The
struggle tor place or consideration
makes contention over petty matters.
So The Orcgonian steps aside and
looks on.
About parlies and politics some of
u know something. And the more
we know the less likely are we to be
fooled by professions or appearances.
Here we have an illustration. On the
theory or pretense that there could be
no politics in the election of the Gov
ernor of Oregon Mr. Chamberlain was
elected and again elected. It was the
right thing, of course, since the people
wanted it so, and Governor Chamber
lain has discharged the duties well.
Hut is he non-partisan? Of course
net. for he Is an earnest man, and
that Is Impossible. He appears for his
party on every partisan, occasion;
which is all right, too. So he is not
non-partisan. On the contrary, he is
a Democrat. He appears at one time
and another in various states, in ail
parts of the Union, ns the Democratic
Governor of Oregon a living exam
ple of the fact that Oregon is "hope
ful" as a Democratic state; and he is
exploited on all this as a possible can
didate on the Democratic National
ticket for the Vice-Presidency. Well,
but what of that? Shouldn't Oregon
be proud of it? Tes; if parties stand
for nothing, if there is no purpose in
politics but such as you see in a horse
race, and the petty personal element la
not merely part of the game, but th
whole of it.
But we know, through long experi
ence, since the beginning of our Na
tional history, that the opposing par
ties have stood for widely different
views as to the course, the policies, the
measures, of our National life. So dif
ferent, so variant, have they been that
the Civil War was but a feature or
phase of them. Parties have not
changed In fact from the beginning.
The division is substantially the same
as one hundred years ago. It never
can be changed. Incidents of one time
and of another will be unlike; but
there is one party always whose tend
ency is towards the maintenance of
steady and efficient authority in gov
ernment and administration; another,
whose tendency is as surely in the op
posite direction. The one gives stead
iness to government and to National
life; the other almost always goes too
far in the direction of crude or vio
lent innovation.
But the disguises' attempted by the
one or by the other ought not to de
ceive anybody. The party that real
Izes its weakness is sure to try. to con
vince you that there is no need of
party at all. Interpretation of new
legislation in Oregon, as non-partisan,
is of this description. It is partisan
effort by indirection the only way
now available to those who use it.
They have a right to use it, but not to
disguise it. Let the people know, so
they may decide whether we are to
have the policy of one party or of
the other. For it will be the policy of
one or of the. other, surely; ajid all
things should go by their right names.
BIT WE ARE BETHAYF;D.
Mr. George H. Thomas, chairman of
the Multnomah County Democratic
Committee, deplores the duplicity and
general wickedness of his party breth
ren, who, in large numbers, are regis
tering as Republicans, with purpose of
participating In the nomination of Re
publican candidates at the primaries
intending, of course, in the June elec
tion to vote the Democratic ticket.
But this Mr. Thomas considers very
reprehensible. He. says:
When 1 see good Democrats, church mem
bers and reformers, going; to the County
Clerk and swearing before Almighty God
that they are Republicans. It does not seem
quite true. But perhaps I am too straiglit
laced. That's what some persona tell me.
The primary law, then, becomes a
device for promotion of perjury. This
is "a new one" against it. It is, of
course, the duty of the good men of
whom Mr. Thomas speaks to shun the
temptation; but also it is a duty to
shun various other evils that reform
ers feel they must prohibit by law. It
is with regret that we discover that
the primary law is so immoral a stat
ute according to this statement the
most immoral ever enacted in the
state.
And besides. Statement No. 1 pro
poses to require the candidate for the
Legislature to make a pledge to the
voters who are to elect him, to vote
against their principles upon a con
tingency likely to arise upon the elec
tion of Senator, and moreover in the
Legislature to take an oath to do so.
Hard lines these. Brother Thomas,
all round, and for all of us except
those reformers who never are trou
bled with conscientious scruples or
any sense of duplicity or perjury, so
they may gain their end. Yet if Brother
Thomas could Induce his fellow Demo
crats to quit swearing falsely that they
might uphold their sacred rights and
privileges, and we could induce our
fellow-reformers no longer to offer
the bait, the primary law and all its
"statements." with initiative and refer
endum besides, would be Just the
thing. But we are betrayed 'by our
sublime devotion to our own political
and moral perfections.
CHEER MATHEMATICS.
Rome benevolent friend should take
Mr. H. D. Wagnon aside and give him
a few lessons in arithmetic. The point
of this kindly observation will be ap
parent if the reader will peruse the
following extract from Mr. Wagnon's
letter on the single tax, which is print
ed today in The Oregonian:
"The farmers of Clackamas County
now pay taxes on $4,993,700 of taxable
property. Under the amendment
$2,204,165 would be exempted as fol
lows: Improvements, $133,790; furni
ture,, 1166,430; horses and mules.
$214,780; cattle, $136,670; sheep, $16,-
930; swine, $13,130, making $2,204,-
165."
Now this is a very remarkable "piece
of calculation. A man Who can do
such a trick as that with figures can
do anything. According to the good
old rule of addition which we learned
at school, the sum of Mr. Wagnon's
exemptions is $681,700, as anybody can
easily see for himself. This is just
$1,522,465 short of what our champion
of the single tax says it foots up.
Quite a little difference when you come
to think of it. In fact, the total of
Mr. Wagnon's alleged exemption is
less than one-third of what he states
that it is.
Are our single-tax friends unable to
add numbers together or do they fond
ly imagine that they can juggle as they
like with figures and nobody will take
pains to correct their mistakes? Or,
finally, is this blunder of Mr. Wagnon's
typical of the wild and irresponsible
brain action of himself and his de
luded followers? Does he expect that
the adoption of the single-tax amend
ment will throw the' street railways,
gas and light companies, and so on.
Into the ownership of the cities? Why
not try to accomplish some of these
preliminaries before adopting the
amendment which is to make them
necessary? A rational man makes his
preparations before rushing into bat
tle, not afterwards.
Incidentally permit us the remark
that It would be great nonsense for
the people of Oregon to build a rail
road to compete with those we already
have. If we have any money to spend
upon railroads it should go to that
part of the state which has no trans
portation lines. Where railroads al
ready exist the sensible thing to do Is
to compel them to serve the public
faithfully at reasonable rates. Du
plicating lines now in existence would
simply force the public to pay divi
dends upon two shares of stock where
they now pay on one. Moreover, as
long as the monopolies control all
lines outside the state, they could
throw our proposed new Oregon line
Into bankruptcy whenever they liked.
Really, the single-taxers ought not to
write letters. Their arguments and
so-called facts destroy what little re-
spect one would like to retain for the
memory and humanitarian theories of
Henry George.
THK SIBMAKINE 5CANDAU
If Congressman Lilley proves one
half of the charges which he has
made against the submarine boat
lobby, he will have succeeded in dem
onstrating that some individuals and
corporations' are unwilling to have
even a. good thing stand on Its mer
its. The value of the submarine boat
for certain purposes, in time of war, is
unquestioned. These boats of varying
types have been accepted by all of Ihe
great world powers as necessary ad
juncts of the rest of the floating equip
ment used in warfare. But, with the
merits of the boat so well understood,
and with no particular disposition on
the part of the Government to refuse
to purchase as many of the craft as
were actually needed, it seems strange
that the builders should have deemed
it profitable to maintain such an elab
orate lobby at Washington or so many
press agents throughout the country.
One of these agents spent several
days in Portland endeavoring to secure
the indorsement of a proposal that a
submarine be provided for the Colum
bia River, although it is plain " to
every one at all familiar with condi
tions that a submarine boat for the
Columbia River would be an absolute
ly needless expense. If, as charged
by Mr. Lilley, the company manufac
turing the submarines has been selling
the Government boats that are inferior
to those used by other countries, it is
easy to understand the source of the
large sums alleged to have been paid
for influencing legislation. Mr. Lilley
states that the Electric submarine boat
people have already received more
than $1,000,000 in excessive profits
from the Government, and that an
other $1,000,000 in excess of what
they were entitled to would be paid
them under the provisions of the bill
now pending. '
Perhaps the most suspicious feature
of the rather shady-appearing transac
tion is the unqualified statement that
the Electric Boat Company, which has
been taking the contracts for the. sub
marines, has no plant and no assets.
This would indicate that the company
Itself had but little better commercial
standing than the band of lobbyists in
its employ. Inasmuch as the sub
marine boat is of value only to the
Government, and between the Govern
ment and the builders is standing a
company of exploiters who keep in
their employ an expensive lobby, it
might be well for the Government to
cut out all of these middlemen and do
business direct with the builders. The
patents under which the boats are
built were granted by the Government,
and for that reason alone -should not
be used for the purposes of such rob
bery as is charged by Mr. Lilley.
ENGLAND'S LIQUOR PROBLEM.
The United States is not the only
country now wrestling with the liquor
problem. The Asquith licensing bill,
introduced in the British House of
Commons a few days ago, will appar
ently, if it passes, result in government
control of the liquor business. ' The
author of the bill estimates that it will
be about twenty years before the busi
ness will pass into the hands of the
government. The capital invested in
licensed property amounts to $1,200,
000,000, and there are about 200,000
people dependent. on the business for
a livelihood. But the Asquith bill does
not attack the business in a Carrie
Nation manner. x It makes provision
for the gradual retirement of the peo
ple engaged in the traffic by compen
sating them for the loss of their busi
ness or employment.
The business aspects of the vexed
problem seem to attract the attention
of the British government to a much
greater degree than the moral side of
the question. The advocates of the
old-age pensions bill have become so
clamorous that it is doubtful if thej
can be repressed much longer, and
Great Britain, if she accepts the As
quith bill, will in a few years be in a
position to use the profits which would
result from the liquor monopoly so as
to relieve the poverty for which the
use of liquor is in part responsible.
The consumption of liquor by poor
people will never cause such suffering
and degradation In this country as it
has caused in England, for the reason
that the alcoholic mixtures sold in
London and other large cities at prices
to fit the purse of the consumer would
never be permitted in the United
States.
If the Asquith bill becomes a law
and the government secures a monop
oly of the traffic, it can reduce pauper
ism by improving the grade of liquor
and advancing the price. In this way
the old-age pensioner who has become
a pensioner through spending his earn
ings for liquor will be compellled to
contribute to his maintenance before
It becomes necessary for the govern
ment to pension him. From a long
range view It would seem that the As
quith liquor bill and the old-age pen
sion bill working together may result
n vast improvement in the moral tone
of Great Britain without seriously
damaging what is regarded in England
as the highly respectable and legiti
mate business of liquor-dealing.
GOOD SHOWING FOR PORTLAND.
With the swelling, reduced on so
many of our American fortunes, and
so much of our "predatory wealth"
yet lurking in the recesses of the cy
clone cellar, it is, of course, impossible
to expect business to make as good a
showing as was made a year ago, be
fore the confidence-destroying cam
paign began. But. while Portland has
suffered in sympathy with ail other
cities In the United States, it is grati
fying to note that our business inter
ests have suffered much less than
those of any other large city on the
Pacific Coast. Judged by any stand
ard of comparison that may be chosen,
this city easily makes the best show-
ng of any on the Pacific Coast. We
are exceptionally strong on bank. clear
ings.
The New York Financial and Com
mercial Chronicle in its issue of March
7 prints In detail the clearings for the
various cities throughout the United
States for the first two months of
1908. For that period the Pacific
group of cities is credited with a de
crease of 28.1 per cent as compared
with the first two months of 1907. In
this group San Francisco shows a de
crease of 30.9 per cent, Los Angeles
32.8 per cent, Seattle 20.7 per cent,
and Portland 17.7 per cent. For all
of the clearing-house cities in the
United States, the average decrease
was 25.2 per cent. The accuracy of
legitimate bank clearings as a business
barometer has never been questioned,
and the showing made by Portland, in
comparison with the other large cities
of the Pacific Coast, or with those of
the entire United States, is. in the cir
cumstances, flattering in the extreme.
There is less speculative buying of
real estate than there was a year ago,
but the number of purchases niaile for
actual and immediate use is greater
than, a year ago. Building permits are
also running up into big figures, and,
with the coming of settled weather in
the Spring, there will undoubtedly be
much more building than was in evi
dence a year ago. Viewed from al
most any standpoint, Portland is com
ing out of the recent trouble in better
shape than was thought possible when
we were in the midst of the trouble.
about ninety days ago.
The giant warship Nassau, which
has Just been launched by the Ger
mans, will cost, when ready for serv
ice, $9,190,000. The big fighting ma
chine has not only established a new
record for expenditure for a single
warship, but she also came very close
to a record for the time required to
build. Her keel was laid in July, 1907
and exactly eight months later the
vessel was launched. She has a dis
placement of 18.000 tons, is 472 feet
long, 82 feet beam, and draws 26 feet
of water. Her engines of 25,000 horse
power -e expected to give her a speed
of 19 knots. When ready for service
the Nassau will have a crew of 866
men. A twin ship in every respect is
soon to be launched, and work Is be
ing rushed on two others of nearly
1000 tons greater displacement. Per
haps it was the contemplation of this
growing naval equipment that caused
Great Britain to place so much stress
on that apparently innocent letter
from the Kaiser to Lord Tweedmouth.
Emma Goldman, one of the most
dangerous creatures ever dumped on
our shores from the refuse heaps of
the Old World, Is coming to Portland
to "warm things up," as her advance
agent expresses It. This loquacious
press agent announces that "things are
altogether too 'conservative out here
on the Coast," and among other rea
sons for her visit finds that the call
ing out of troops 1n Nevada and the
conviction of Schmitz in San Fran
cisco.were "aimed directly at the com
mon people," and accordingly offer ex
cuse for some reform of the Goldman
variety. We are a rather conservative
people, and for that reason will pay
but little attention to the Goldman
mouthlngs and snarls. Some dav
however, when the great American
people not the ' Old World offscour
ings who claim the protection of the
flag they djsgrace, but real Americans
will rise up in their wrath over the
antics of these foreign firebrands and
send them out of the country' forever.
Perhaps, after all, the men of Nip
pon were less anxious for war with
China than they pretended to be.
When the first news of the failure of
the Tatsu Maru filibustering expedition
drifted back to the land of the Mikado
the Japanese demanded immediate re
lease of the vessel, Indemnity, apologv,
etc. Arbitration was ffeelined, and an
ultimatum delivered, and, although
more than a fortnight has elapsed.
nothing worse than ultimatums have
come forth. The latest proposition is
that China pay for the arms seized,
pay demurrage on the vessel, and
make the Chinese warships fire a sa
lute in the presence of a Japanese offi
cial. China, has not agreed to the pro
gramme, and has become so used to
the ultimatums of the fiery Japs that
the latter will probably be fortunate
if -he gets even a salute. China is
waking up, and has apparently learned
something about the game of bluff as
played in the I'ar East.
The story of the fool and the re
volver In a new role comes from
Washington. According to the tele
graphic news, a Treasury clerk who
made a practice of keeping a revolver
under his pillow at night, while in a
dream discharged the weapon and
killed his wife. His excuse for the
tragedy was that he was dreaming of
burglars and was not awake when he
fired the fatal shot. This version may
be accepted by the Coroner's jury, but
the real cause of the tragedy, like that
of thousands of others, was because
there was no law that prevented this
foolish dreamer from buying a weapon
for which he had no legitimate use.
The ancient academic privilege of
tippling on the campus and getting
drunk off it has been abolished at
Stanford by a tyrannical faculty. If
Stanford goes on innovating in this
way her students will presently have
to lead lives as decent as the ordi
nary uncultured citizen's. To the pres
tige of the higher education this vul
gar crusade for temperance gives a
sad blow. We expect to hear soon
that Stanford students hav been
forced to study their lessons. After
that the popularity of this upstart
school may be expected to wane rap
idly. Which Is more dangerous to public
morals, a popcorn cart or Conrad's sa
loon? Toward the poor, pitiful,
friendless popcorn vendors the City
Council exercises the austere severity
of the strict letter of the law. For
Mr. Conrad(s misdoings it seems to
find plenty of excuses. When will
Councllmen and other lawgivers be
come able to see the misconduct of a
man with a political pull as clearly as
they see that of a poverty-stricken
Italian popcorn vendor?
The London coal consumers are pro
testing against an advance of 36 cents
per ton on coal. Some of them have
informed Secretary Gladstone that the
advance will force them into bank
ruptcy. Wonder what they would
think of one of those $2 to $4 per ton
advances which so frequently interest
Portland coal consumers.
It appears to be settled that the
Portland ball team can beat Chicago
with one hand tied behind; but what
about Oakland, San Francisco and Los
Angeles?
It may be hoped that the translated
account of the Albany's record at tar
get practice may have a wide circula
tion in Japan.
Roseburg, too, gets blithely into line
for publicity. All Oregon will soon be
boosting for the best state in the
Union.
And the Republican party of Ore
gon hasn't been U'Renlzed, after all.
But. the deUrenation of it is complete.
King Alfonso is back from Barce
lona, where they didn't kill him.
Brave Alfonso! Noble Barcelona!
PARRISH FOR JOINT SENATOR
Grant County Candidate Does Not
Support Statement No. 1.
CANYON CITY. Or.. March. 13.
(Special. Candidates for district and
county offices are beginning to come
into the light In Grant County. C.
W. Parrlsh is the Republican candidate
for joint Senator from Grant. Harney
and Malheur, and is apparently to have
no opposition. He did not subscribe
to Statement No. 1. Another promis
ing candidate for the Legislature Is
Deputy District Attorney J. E. Marks,
for the Joint House member from this
district. He has not subscribed to
Statement No. 1. and will not pledge
himself to vote for a Democrat for the
high office of United States Senator.
The Democrats have a candidate for
the office of Prosecuting Attorr.ey for
Grant, Harney and Malheur Counties
V. G. Coiard. of Canyon City. The
Republican candidates are the present
Incumbent, J. W. Cullough. of Vale, and
A. Leedy. of Canyon City.
The contest of greatest Interest In
this county is the three-cornered lace
for Sheriff.- Republican candidates are
J. W. Ambrose, who has served two
terms in a very satisfactory manner,
aid J. L. Deardorff. a prominent farmer
from Prairie City. . The Democratlo
candidate Is C. M. Collier, a leading
farmer and ex-miner from the same
precinct. This contegt will absorb
practically the whole Interest in the
campaign, and will probably be close
both in the primaries and In the elec
tion. The office of Clerk will go to the pres
ent encumbent. William Schroeder, who
has served with such distinction as to
preclude the probability of a rival can
didate. The Republicans will not put
up a man against him. The fight
for Assessor, one of the most Important
offices In this county, will be in the
Republican primaries, between the
present officer, C. W. Bonham, and J.
P. Johnson, of John Day. It is not
likely that the Democrats will have
any candidate for this office. The
same is true of the office of Treasurer,
the Republican contestants being A. O.
Mosler. who was appointed to fill the
unevpired term of J. X. Boley, de
ceased, and a veteran school teacher
of Grant County. Professor A. W.
Skinner. For School Superintendent
the 'present officer. C. J. Mcintosh, will
have no opposition in the primaries.
His Democratic opponent is Willard W.
Austen, of Hamilton. E. P. Laurance,
ex-Sheriff, is the Democratic nominee
for County Commissioner, with no
opposition so far.
OUT FOR OFFICE IN GILLIAM
Bourhill Will Contest With Bower
man for Joint Senator.
CONDON," Or.. March 13. (Special.)
Politics are the principal subject of
conversation in this county at the pres
ent time and will continue to be until
after the primaries, April 17. George
B. Bourhill, of Grass Valley, Sherman
County, who is the present County
Judge of that county. Is looked upon
by his friends as a sure winner of the
coveted prize of Joint Senator on the
Republican ticket for Gilliam, Sherman
and Wheeler Counties. Judge Bourhill,
is a man of strong personality, strict
integrity and of the finest executive
ability. His record as present County
Judge of his county is a strong one
for economy, faithfulness to duty and
the fearless and Impartial administra
tion of the duties of his office. Judge
BourhlU's opponent will be Jay Bower
man of Condon. E. V. Llttlefield will.
In all probability, be elected district
Judge without opposition. D. R. Parker
and J. A. Collier are out for the office
of District Attorney. Parker Is looked
upon as a winner, his friends being
certain of carrying the district for
their candidate.
For county offices, Charles H. Horner
lias announced himself as a candidate
for County Clerk on the Republican
ticket, and will be opposed by Arthur
Schilling. Democrat. For Sheriff, J. J.
Portwood, Republican; R. M. -Rogers,
Democrat. For County Treasurer, M.
C. Clarke, Republican; J. A. McMorris,
Democrat. For Assessor. J. R. Wells
and Joseph Whyte. Republican: Otis
Campbell, Democrat. For School Super
intendent, G. T. McArthur and J. C
Sturgill, both Republicans. P'or Cor
oner, W. A. Darling, Republican.
This county ticket is looked upon by
both sides as belnff one of the best
and strongest ever placed In the field,
and a hard struggle is expected.
CASE WINS IX CIVIL- COURT
Judge Frater Sets Aside Verdict of
Court-Martial.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 13. (Special.)
Major Otto A. Case was this morning,
by a decision of Judge A. W. Frater, in
the Superior Court, exonerated of the
charges on which he was found guilty
by a court-martial. The decision of the
military tribunal was that Case had been
guilty of conduct prejudical to good or
der and military discipline in criticizing
the Seattle armory commission, on which
are two of his superior officers. Adjutant-General
Ortis Hamilton and Colonel
George B. lumping. commanding the
Second Regiment, National Guard of
Washington.
Judse Frater. holds that the criurt
martlal had no jurisdiction, lite Judg
ment of guilty and sentence of a private
reprimand and immediate restoration to
duty is set aside and vacated, and Major
Case is exonerated and discharged. The
sentence was executed several days ago
and the present decision will be appealed
from. '
ERECT SHEDS FOR THK LAMBS
Eastern Oregon Stockmen Adopt Hu
mane System for Animals.
CA.vYON' CITY. Or.. March 13.
(Special.) J. C. Moore, president of
the Grant County Stockmen's Associ
ation, .is making a trial of the early
lambing theory, by means of sheds
and feed for sheep and lambs. The
almost uniform practice in this county
heretofore has been to conduct lamb
ing on. open ranges in April, but recent
experiments seem to promise more
successful and satisfactory results by
the indoor method. Only a small band
of 600 ewes are being used for this
experiment. It is believed that the ex
pense will be but slightly increased
and the usual losses will he greatly
reduced. J. C. Oliver, another promi
nent stockman, is lambing one band
with sheds for nights and stormy days,
while in pleasant weather sheep and
lambs are turned 'out in pasture.
PIQUED, HE QUITS POLITICS
Thomas Cale Won't Ask for Re-elec
tion as Alaska's Delegate.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 13. (Special.)
To' the Washington. D. C correspond
ent of the Times. Thomas Cale. delegate
to Congress from Alaska, today declared,
that he will not be a candidate for re
election. Cale would not discuss his
reasons for declining to run again, but
it is understood he is not satisfied with
the present condition under wnich he is
subordinated to Governor Hoggart in
matters pertaining to Alaska, not only in
the executive departments, but In many
cases before the committees of the House
and Senate.
The absolute withdrawal of Cale prob
ably means the Republican nomination
of John W. Corson, of Nome. The Dem
ocratic candidate is apt to be chosen
from Fairbanks, possibly resulting in the
selection of a miner for the Democratic
nomination.
THE SOUTH AM MR. BRYAN.
Batt the Questlosx the North smd Mr.
Bryam.
Harper's Weekly.
The Charleston News and Courier pub
lishes an editorial with this heading. The
inquiry which it makes is interesting and
its observations are true. It asserts that
South Carolina will vote for Bryan, or
for any other Democratic candidate, and
what It asserts for South Carolina may be
safely predicted of the whole South. This
Is a misfortune misfortune for the South,
for the North, for the whole country, but
the South Is not primarily to blame for
the evil condition. This, however, is too
long a story. If the South were not solid,
it might have more effective influence In
a Democratic convention. As it is. we are
not Inclined wholly to agree that it must
take what the Eastern and Western
Democrats see fit to give it. It can
probably divide some state delegations,
and doing so. may be of great assistance
to rational Democrats of the East and
the West who have no higher regard for
Bryan than the South has. Leaving the
South, the Newa and Courier is justified
in saying that New Y'ork and New Jersey
Democrats will not vote for the fatis
and follies which compose Bryan's anti
Democratic platform. Bryan is now, in
deed, more unpopular in the Middle and
Eastern states than be was in 1& or in
1900. The Bryan forces did defeat the
Democrats in Massachusetts, but in doing
so they enormously weakened their own
cause and their own candidate through
out this part of the country. What suc
cess the Democrats had in New Jersey
last Fall was gained on a platform which
was anti-Bryan. What renewed strength
Bryan may have In the West is from the
accession to him of purely Roosevelt votes
In states that, nevertheless, are and will
remain hopelessly Republican. The real
reason for Bryan's weakness can be read
in Henry Watterson's declaration of
Democratic principles as set forth in the
Courier-Journal, as follows: "Home rule,
sound money, and all men's rights: the
interests of the few subordinated to the
interest of the many, but the interests of
the few respected: the complete separa
tion of church and state, and a tariff
for revenue only; no clericalism, no class
distinction, no caste discriminations, and
no sumptuary laws. This." continues the
Courier-Journal, "is Democracy pure and
simple." And. indeed, although there may
be some redundancy, it does include all
sound Democratic principles. If any one
is opposed to it, he is not a rational or
"pure and simple" Democrat. Mr. Bryan's
platform is directly opposed to Mr.
Watterson's Democracy. Among what the
Philadelphia Press calls the "Bryan spe
cialties" are "Government ownership of
railroads, the initiative and referendum,
and the Government guarantee of bank
deposits." No one can possibly be elected
President who espouses these causes, and
no Democrat can be elected President
who does not substantially accept the
Watterson platform.
SEVERAL STATEMENTS CORRECTED
Alumnus of the University of Ore-son
Answer Hr. Hulln.
PORTLAND, March 12. (To the Edi
tor.) In your Issue of the 11th inst. you
print an assault upon the State Univer
sity by one C. S. 'Hulln. of Newberg. the
bias, error and ignorance of which in
vite some little correction.
Mr. Hulin's first complaint is that the
University is active in "political manip
ulation." I deny that the University is
guilty of any political or other manipula
tion: it Is true that the alumni and
friends of the Eugene institution are be
ginning a campaign in behalf of the much
needed appropriation upon which the
referendum has been Invoked. Where is
the Impropriety In this? When the as
sassins of higher learning are conspir
ing in 'every dark nook and corner does
Mr. Hulln think that the friends of state
schools should sit Idly by and allow the
educational massacre to continue?
As an excuse' for his statement that
the State University Is "in politics." Mr.
Hulin points out that the gentleman
who Introduced the $125,000. appropriation
bill is now "actively engaged in a cam
paign for re-election to the legislature."
The error in this statement lies in the
fact that it is not true.
The crowning glory of Mr. Hulin's let
ter is his concluding statement that he
doesn't "propose to abolish the Uni
versity." What then does he propose?
The present income is woefully inade
quate: the school year of 1P07 and '08
will leave a deficit of several thous
and dollars: the faculty served for
months without pay. The president ef
the Board of Regents has recommended
that all contracts be made to terminate
with the present school year. ' All the
while the population of Oregon and the
attendance at Eugene are increasing. We
must either pass this' appropriation bill
or abandon the University. Mr. Hulin
wouldn't aholish the University he pre
fers to strangle it to death. And through
it all a University graduate must not
enter politics nor discuss public questions.
The thing to do is for the state to train
young men for citizenship and then retire
them to private life. Mr. Hulin wouldn't
abolish the University: he would make It
a mere plaything. Better thinking peo
ple concede to the University graduates
the same political rights as are enjoyed
by other citizens and no more: but they
give only slight heed to him who parades
his ignorance and advertises his folly
upon subjects with which he is ill-acquainted.
FRED STEIWER.
Women Smoke Going; to Opera.
New York Herald.
Two women going to the opera in a
carriage the other night caused mingled
amusement and surprise to a crowd at
Forty-second street and Broadway when
their vehicle was stopped in the electric
light and it was seen they were smoking
cigarettes. Two men in evening dress
were the other occupants of the carriage.
They also smoked. They were visibly
annoyed when the carriage was stopped
so long that almost everyone- on the
sidewalk saw the women and the ciga
rettes. The remarks passed by persons
along the curb apparently disquieted the
women as well as their escorts.
Salt Water Cure for Whisky Thirst.
Lexington (Ky.) Dispatch.
When a drunken prisoner is brought
before Judge John J. Riley, of Lexing
ton, Ky., who thinks salt water will cure
a thirst for Whisky, he gives him the
alternative of drinking a pint of brine
or going to the workhouse for SO days.
A FEW SQITBS.
Old Beau Wllllsms. are my eyebrmrs on
straight, and Is my wis; properly crumped?
Valet Yes. sir: but your chest has slipped
down a btt. Life.
George Washington may have been the
father of his counrty, but Wall street re
gards J. Pierpont Morgan as the man who
walked the floor with It. Kansas City star.
She What is the proper formula for a
wedding announcement ? He I know what
It ought to be. She What? He Be it
known by these presents. Baltimore Amer
ican. Goodman Gonrong You never was sick a
day in yer life, an you know it. Wot are
ye shammln' now fur? Tuffold Knutt tin a
feeble voice) I've had 'leven offers o' work
this mornln' . shovelln" snow. Chicago
Tribune.
Country Editor I'm glad you brought
these Spring poems in early: Spring Poet
Yes, sir. Country Editor (putting them in
the stove) Yes. sir! Most Spring poets
wait till the weather gets too warm to
use them. Judge.
Little Willie (reading) Say, pa. what is
a franchise grab? Pa A franchise grab,
my son. Is something that occurs when the
guardians of the people's interests keep
their hands open and their ey closed.
Chicago Daily News.
"Pa." said the llttje Pennsylvania boy.
Well?" '"Is the moon made of gr-en
cheeae?" "Not If the contract called for
green cheese, son. But run along. Little
boys muan't monkey with politics." Louis
ville. Courier-Journal.
WHAT THE MNGI.K TAIER9 WAXT.
Mr. Wagasa Tells sad Ala IndulBeal
In Some Flstnres. ,
PORTLAND. Or.. March 1J. Ma
George W. Dixon, Canny. Or. Dear
Sir: On March 1 you had a letter ad
dressed to the Oregon newspapers. In
which you said that the proposed
amendment "would double the taxesi
on the Farmer." In fact, you said lti
would make the farmer pay all the;
taxes, and you said It would exempt
the railroads from taxation.
Now, my dear George, a man who)
signs his name "Geo. W." should have
too much regard for the truth to tell
his "dear brothers" such things as
that, when you should have known
better, and If you did not know that;
railroads would not be exempted you,
could have asked the Attorney-General,
and he would have put you right,
as he did on a former occasion, when
he told you that it would exempt the
things named in the amendment and
you know that railroads are not named
In the amendment, and consequently
they are not exempted by it: so you
should apologize to the Attorney-General,
If not to your dear brothers of
the press.
My dear Georgie, you say that youf
are a member of the International;
Typographical Union, and you are say
ing bad things about the single tax.!
Let me tell you that Henry George;
was a life-long member of that same
Union. After he wrote "Progress and;
Poverty" lie was made an honorary
life member and was always honored1
by the Union, and most of the of-;
fleers and members are single taxers.i
and will be able to- judge you as you.
deserve.
You are sweating blood now about!
the railroads escaping taxes. If we hadj
a land tax, as though we did not taxi
land now. If I thought you were try-J
ing to state facts I would feel like;
giving you some Information about the!
single tax and the railroads. All sin-l
gle taxers would have the cities to!
own all street railways, gas and light:
companies, and run them to give serv
ice to the people, instead of big divi
dends to the stock-jobbers, as is done
now. without any protest from your1
kind.
The single taxers would have the'
state of Oregon to build and own aj
genuine competing railroad that would
give service to the people of Oregon.!
That would be a hard blow to the pass1
riders and other small politicians. .
The farmers of Clackamas County)
now pay taxes on $1,993,700 of taxablel
property: under the amendment $2,204.-'
16! would be exempted as follows: Tm-1
provements $133,790. furniture $1 65.430,
horses and mules $214,780. cattle $13fi.-'
670. sheep $16,930. swine $13,130, mak
ing $2.204. 16n: so the farmer wouldf
be benefited by the adoption of
this most Just measure.
H. D. WAGNON.
President Oregon Tax Reform Assocl-
tion.
THERE'S MONEY FOR DIV1IEMV?.
But the O. H. X. Has No TPunds for
These Needed Improvemenls.
Dayton (Wash.) Chronicle.
Xerw York. Feb. An extra dividend of
S7S per share on its preferred stock, calling
for a disbursement of $.2Hl.ono. has been
declared by the Oregon Railroad and Navi
gation Company, it was learned today.
If the above statement is correct the
result is simply amazing. In the face of
such high earnings on an inflated cap
ital the roadbeds of the O. R.' & N. are
far from being in a desirable condition.
We note only some shortcomings in
our near neighborhood. The bridges arc
temporary structures, the Alto high tres
tle is being partly reconstructed a wood
en, flimsy structure, instead of the gap
being permanently filled. No agent or
telegraph operator is kept at Bolles Junc
tion, and no section crew between Alto
and Starbuck. a distance of 12 miles.
The shops and yards at Starbuck are
poorly lighted. There is no connection
for passengers from Pomcroy and Star
buck, with the Portland-Spokane trains
passing Orange City, which is only three
miles distant from Starbuck. We con
sider these conditions a false economy
and enter our protest in behalf of the
people.
We hope the people In selecting men for
affairs will consider these subjects and
select men able and willing to work for
correction of these conditions.
As regards the explanation of this being
a matter of bookkeeping, we believe that
persons guilty of such manners of book
keeping should be properly punished and
the manner changed to honest bookkeep
ing. IN THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
MOST INFAMOUS WOMAN
CRIMINAL OF THE AGE
Mrs. Isabella Martin, the Cali
fornia dynamiter and poisoner, as
revealed by "Baby John." Epit
ome of the wholesale murders that
she planned out of mere revenge.
NATIONAL DEC0RATI01,
FOR BRAVERY
Darinr; deeds iu the savin?; of
life on railroads now recognized
with medals and with personal
commendation of President Koose
velt. THE TRUTH ABOUT
OREGON'S BIG CATS
B. A. Childers writes from. his
experience with treacherous pan
thers durin?; a lifetime, including
his first glory as a boy.
DIVINITY OF THE
ARABIAN HORSE
Homer Davenport's sister tells
of the perfect animal worshiped
bv men of the desert.
TAFT, THE IMPOSSIBLE
Picturesque incidents in the life
of a man who upset every
prophecy made concerning him.
THE HOTEL CLERK ON
MEN'S SPRING FASHIONS
Irving' I. Cobb turns ont a most
delicious satire on the foibles of
his own sex.
HIGH CLASS OREGON HORSES
A page of pictures of fine trot
ters that will be seen on Oregon
tracks this Summer.
NATION OF NAKED
MEN AND WOMEN
Frank G. Carpenter writes of
an odd tribe of black savages in
East Central Africa. '
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