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rORTIAMV MOMV1Y, ArH. . IX
I MtOII IMI OTHUH COMBINATION.
Nobody d,-n'j iho right of labor to
lir.it; thrrfor it jcrmj hnrdty novHs
5:ry for Mr. GotnjHTs. pr-ulom of the
Amrroan Ke1eriion of I-rfbor. to in
? !! on :ho r'sh:. Nvr is it nev-es-s.try
:o riKh"!" of proporty and
of 'slvpr thst. 'iii'.!-r ilir".!y nor in
ti'ro.'t'.y.' Hooordr.f: :o th ir.sist-'noo
of Mr. Oo:i:-rr?. "!haH thpr1 tt- hold
to br t'y proxrty or prrrrty ritrhts
;n :r :aNv of any ptr?on."" Sinot the
abo't'.oti of slavery wo think ihrr hss
otti no o'.arnt of imv uoh rittht within
tho U:uttd Elates Mr. t'Jon'per
scorns to tishtirtr witidtnil's.
B'.it. in 50 f.-ir .-is tht Shorman law
i or oat be interpreted to forbid the
r'.sht of Inbor to atiite or combine, it
o.:i-ht to be stnended. or the condi
t;ots downed. so a? to remoye any
I'fS'.bi'.ity of auch mtprprt'tatson. The
r.sro-T of booott. vrhtoh Mr. Gompers
;Msit pjoxiHI be recognised by law. in
tiie interest of labor, is a different
th'.r.s. Ye: the riftht of boycott ex'sts.
ot course. Silent and indivi J-iai boy
cott is iro'.r.R on all the time, anvl even
bocott by jjroups anvl asociations. in
a Quiet wsy. This is a r;pht. too:
b'.it it is likely to become aKtrT?s.sive.
boisterous and nnjust. If authorised
bv law. it wotild soon become con
si!o'.nvjs!y so. The law may ignore
bcol:s. but. it will never authorise
;!.em in other words. irrAr.t permis
sion for them, or declare them im
mune. sn an employer he said to have a
property rijcht m the labor of a per
son, when lititt prson has been em
ployed tinder specirtc contract for
a definite term? Ioes the protest of
Mr. Oompers lie aeainst the r'.stht of
ihe employer to expect that when he
has cupased a man or body of men
to work for him for a term, they will
do it? It is impossible, no doubt, to
enforce such contract, if the workman
want to auit. But is there a moral
ob!;jcation? la former times it was
he'd aenerally that there was: and
workmen themselves almost always
recesrn-.zcd it.
The only reason for exception of
combinations of labor and combina
tions amonir growers of afrrieuiuira:
products from the general law against
combinations. :s that in the nature of
.htrtgs there can be no hard and fast
combinations among agriculturists or
workmen in general. All workmen,
whether agriculturists, miners or fac
tory operatives, must sell their labor
nd other commod-.tie in order to
live: and no agreement among them
;-n exempt them for any considerable
.m am ins: competition with each
Mh.er Strikes aimost universally fail,
because employers can wait; and
?very effort for combination, with a
civw of enhancing and maintaining
the prices of agricultural products, is
.loomed to collapse. Not so with the
combinations of the sugar renners. of
the s-eel makers and other big trusts
which are able to make their prices
and sv.t still. i:K consumers are forced
o pay them. Difference of circum
stances makes all kinds of difference
as to the stattts of combinations.
AN Ol.O GNOMIC POET.
They were marrying for money, and
for frivolity and folly, a long time
ago. with little care of the breed of
men. Theognis was a Greek gnomic
poet, who lived about 550 B. C. He
wrote a lot of practical observations
and reflections, in sad. melancholy
and censorious strain, of which con
siderable fragments remain. It is
probable that the girl he wanted, but
was lucky enough not to get. was
carried off by a richer suitor some
dull, heavy ass. of little ntr.ess for
anything. This, at least, may be In
ferred from the following fragrnent.
the original of which ;s In good
hexameter verse, but Abounding- in
elliptical expression and not wry
easy to translate. T"t!s ! prose
translation, as closely rendered as
possible:
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a;i-tr! man cja bot te n . a maaa
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Tis traaita I-- ar tra wMa l1
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cave-"- . a.--!. Then mva! net It tfce
race rfftrrierate.
John Hivekhum "Pre re did the
p.-sage in vrrae. arit" very gwod effect,
thus:
with klra mni Nnt. Kwo wa preee
K . rrMrafe le. aaa rwtsp a !I
Fvr peIM atA laeraaae at rv pra:
Of a acBr1 --, attfceut rtft or ixe.
Put n Cal'v ttrba :Ht i mfca.
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V , rr.rr arerfen ar In rar-ar rln :
Th cniK rwi l!-at !n wealth ha
Vy n! l' .!T-rtr- at:k the teoo1at rara.
TM: v-thlrg mlTeit. teNe atv haaal
t ' iha (n tatrt reanr. form ra tt!t.
T-t a a a tfie.1. rfrotlay alert.
t ,er ae m-. my rMn tb ev t plain,
A1 lo '.-nt th eeefinva i xa'n
It is an ancient criticism, therefore;
and here. also, there l nothln new
under the sun. "Riche kept for the
owners thereof." and their children as
the preacher aalta, "to there hurt.'
NOT A PAttTT IWPK
lv is doubtful whettier protectlv
tariff can ever b made a clear and
distinctive Issue Iwlwwn our political
parties. There is criticism of protec
tion in all parties, but no prty would
cut protection out altoa-other. Frotec
tion tSlia twms a thine of deffreo.
and men's minds become afTected by
considerations of local Imeresi. as one
Industry or another is built up In each
particular place. Protection, therefore,
becomes a local question, and can't be
made a strict party question. There
are Democrats In large numbers who
favor protection, some of them in Its
most extreme forms; and there are
many Republicans who would cut pro
tection out of the tariff schedules or
much of it If they could have their
wa'
Anger of the wage-workers, in 1SSS.
with the lords of protection at Home
stead and elsewhere throiirhout the
country, elected Mr. Cleveland: and
yet it was not a victory over protec
tion or a repudiation of it. Mr.
Cleveland. Indeed, seemed to think it
was: but his Congress quickly dis
abused his mind of that idea. Its
tariff bill was as highly protective as
the one it repealed though the pro
tective duties were shifted from cer
tain schedules to outers, to satisfy
local Democratic interests anvl ideas.
Mr. Cleveland denounced this action
as betrayal of the principles or a
true policy, but couldn't help -himself.
The trusts and combinations anvl big
interests had all the bet or it. That
tariff didn't last long: the. Republican
party regained control and enacted the
present one, which if no better than
the one it displaced Is certainly no
worse.
Protective tar'tT has not been a
straight and direct Issue between the
parties, nor is it likely to be. The
present division of partte? began on
the struggle over slaver.' Its exten
sion or restriction. It was followed by
secession and the Civil War; then by
the struggle between parties ever re
construction, anvl almost ever since by
hot contests over various phases of
the money question.
Again this year there will be no
clear and definite issue on the tariff.
The Republican platform will defend
protection; the Democratic platform
will embody a lot of general and
meaningless phrases in denunciation
of protection, merely to get the op
position vote, and after the election,
whether one party or the other shall
succeed, protection will still llnd hold
ing places in the new legislation. This
juggls has been going on during two
or three generations, and nobody liv
ing Is likely to see an end of it. There
are districts in all parts of the coiinj
try that want protection for their
special Interests and will have it; for
they are strong enough in combination
to get it. whether one party or another
is in power.
Mr. Bryan will be the Democratic
candidate. His contention w-ill be on
social questions, rather than on fiscal
questions and the tariff. For he wants
the help of protectionists in the great
industrial states, and if elected he will
not be permitted to forget his obliga
tions to them. '
OCR MIC.RATORV AIJP.NS.
The outward rush of migratory
aliens is still holding up to record
proportions, and departing Atlantic
liners are unable to accommodate the
crowds seeking steerage passage-. This
movement undoubtedly reflects the
continued depression from which the
East seems unable to rally, but it is
questionable whether the country is
losing much by the departure of these
"transients." There is. of course, a
considerable loss in money, for every
one of the departing aliens goes pro
vided with sufficient f'ands to permit
him 'to enioy at least a few months of
idleness, while many of them are
carrying back to the land of their
birth enough money to ejabl them
to live out the remainder of their lives
in ease. But the kind of people who
come to this country merely for the
purpose of making some "easy money"
in much leas time than would be nec
essary in the Old World are of only
moderate benefit to the country in
' either good times or bad.
! Naturally when labor is scarce, and
the demands of industry are so urgent
that every available man who can b
pressed into service finds ready em
ployment at high wages. These migra
tory aliens are useful to us. It would
be much better for the country, how
ever, if a larger proportion of the
immigrants were of a class who would
be content to remain in this country
and spend their savings where they
earn them. It would be a difficult
matter to remodel a considerable pro
portion of this immigration Into
American citizens in the fullest sense
of the term, but if some system could
be perfected for distributing the
workers over a wider range of country
than they now use for a field of labor,
an improved economic condition
would result.
One settler and home-seeker coming
to our shores is worth more to the
country as a whole than a swarm of
these "birds of passage," who remain
only long enough to accumulate a
"stake" and then return to Europe to
spend It. Some excuse for the present
remarkable migration may be found
In the fact that while there has been
a cessation in Industrial activity,
about everything that mankind finds
necessary In the way of food and
clothing is still abnormally high.
VThen wtrt Is plentiful, high price
are leo formidable to the consumer
than when it la scarce or not obtain
able. It Is possible thai some of the
departing laborers find it more ad
vaniMaeiis to spend their Idle time In
countries where the mists have, not
yet secured a strangle hold.
TMK j-rOKAXK RtTK CAfcK.
The news from Washington that
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
after more than a year of considera
tion of Ihe Spokane rate case. Is hope
lessly divided regarding the decision,
is not surprising. The fact that Spvv
knne was charged the same rate that
was paid by Portland jobber nrarly
4t0 miles furlher west, when viewed
from a dlstaticc-tarllT standpoint,
seemed unjust, anvl member of the
Commission, with a rrlendly feeling
for the distance tariff, haw perhaps
endeavored to correct the seeming In
justice. Rut the evidence submitted
at the first hearing of the case, par
ticularly that given by Managvr
Jackson, of the Amertcau-Hawatltin
Steamship Company, proved beyond
question that the steamship company
over its water route, anvl thence In
land by rail, was Actually delivering
at Spokane freight of nearly all classes
at lower rates than were charged by
the railroad. '
This evidence alone was sufficient to
prove the utter nso!essnes of attempt
ing to apply a distance tariff In terri
tory so completely under the domina
tion of water competition. The situa
tion was so thoroughly understood by
the largtt jobbers n Spokane that
none of them appeared at the hearing
anvl most of them openly opposed any
movement that might disturb the rates
then In effect, giving Spokane a Job
bing aone of more than 100 mile In
circumference In which the city was
Immune from competition. This "ex
clusive" district had been awarded
Spokane without much regard for
either water rates or distance tariffs,
and. as the testimony showed, was In
many respects so unwarranted that
the jobbers most fnmlllsr with the
situation feared the results of any
kind of Investigation which might re
vcul its discrepancies,
A Spokane dispatch, reviewing the
testimony, appeared in The Oregonlan
of January 1 S. 10T. Jt closed with
the prediction: "About the best that
Spokane can hope to get out of this
mlx-up which she has precipitated. Is
wholesale confusion in her present
well-protected aone." That such con
fusion anvl --ss will now follow Is
almost a certainty, for Spokane. In the
belief that her case was being
strengthened, emphatically declared
her independence of water competi
tion. This abandonment of the only
advantage she possessed over a num
ber of other traSe centors farther
Inland, left her wholly dependent on
a reduction In the distance tariff. In
renouncing her claim to the benefits
of water transportation. Spokane as
sumes that the longer haul should not
be cheaper than the short haul. On
that basis, practically all of her pres
ent jobbing trade east of Spokane be
comes' the , field for Helena and Butte
Jobbers.
By no possible means except water
competition can the railroads justify
as low a rate to Spokane as the rate to
Butte or Helena. These cities, under
a distance tariff, adjusted in accord
ance with the Spokane complaint,
would secure a rate so low that they
could sell goods almost up to the
eastern city limits of Spokane. With
a distance tariff effective east of the
city, and water transportation egulai
ing rates to the westward, the present
rarher large territory enjoyed by the
Spokane Jobbers Is certain to be cut
down tit wry small proportions. The
incident shows the folly of disturbing
a rate situation, without a definite
knowledge as to what the results may
be. Fortinnd. situated where water
competition is so apparent that it
cannot be questioned, enjoys jobbing
facilities much superior to those of
interior centers, but the entire rail
road rate fabric is such a delicate af
fair, tha very slight changes are far
reaching in their effect, and within the
past two years we have seen a shifting
of some of Portland's jobbing business
to points In the interior.
Bl.OtOMs AN1 BUZMIIIS.
At this season, of the year, when the
Middle West is suffering the terrors
of a blirrard. we have some things
that look a great deal like snowdrifts
when viewed from a distance. Look
ing across a sunny valley to the hills
beyond, one might at first glance mis
take the great mass of cherry and
plum blossoms for snowdrifts, but the
temperature of the atmosphere im
mediately dispels the illusion. We are
sorry for our snow-bound cousins in
Minnesota, North Dakota. Montana.
Wisconsin and perhaps parts of other
states. We should like to send them
a few sprigs of cherry blossoms to
cheer them up. but likely as not the
trains carrying the evidences of good
will would be tied up somewhere in
a snow bank.
But wlrat's the use? We've done
about all we could to help our suffer
ing fellow beings out of their unpleas
ant surroundings. We have sent them
pictures and descriptive matter telling
what conditions exist in this state. We
have shown them that they can sell
out in the East and purchase land
here at half the price with double the
value. For years and years we sold
out state lands at 11.25 an acre in
order that all who wished might se
cure homes in this enjoyable climate.
We loosely construed our homestead
laws in the interest of the homeseeker.
though the speculator was the chief
beneficiary. We have always extended
a hearty welcome, and extend it still.
If it could be done, we might be
tempted to go back East and bring a
few hundred thousand people out here
by force, but this is a free country
and those who wish to freeze have the
privilege of doing so. We enjoy the
beauty and the fragrance of our
cherry trees in full bloom and soon
we shall enjoy the flavor of the fruit.
We wish our cousins of the Middle
West could share ou pleasure and we
hope that the blizzard now raging will
impel some of them to come to this
land of sunshine and blossoms.
HOW TO GET "EVEN WITH ROOE'TEl.T.
Prominent members of -Congress,
particularly Senators, disapprove of
the habit Vresident Roosevelt has of
getting on the popular side of a ques
tion, and then addressing a message
to Congress asking for enactment of
certain measures desired by the peo
ple. This practice on the part of the
President is apparently embarrassing
to the members who dislike It. for
they are compelled either to acknowl
edge the wisdom of the President's
course or to Incur popular disfavor by
refxtslna to nas his bills. They know
that, when the President appeals to
the people, he invariably receives
hearty support.
There Is one way these members of
Congress might gvt even with Roose
velt, They might write to their con
stituents, and find out what kind of
legislation I neevled, and then hurry
a bill of the kind desired through
both houses and pas It up to the
President for his signature. If he
should sign It. that would be an ac
knowledgment that the legislative
branch of the Government had pur
sued a wise course. If he sheuld veto
II. the Senator and Representative
could pass It over his veto or appeal
to the people for approval.
This habit the President has formed
of putting the lawmakers in the posi
tion of playing second fiddle Is annoy
ing. The House and Senate are a sort
of tall to the kite, a tilth wheel to
ihe wagon, an echo, or a number of
other things that might be mentioned.
The President Is the real moving fac
tor. H Is he who does things and got
Ihe credit. Rut If the loader of Con
gress will take the advice of a friend
In the Far West, they will reverse
the'order of things. They will put the
President "ln the hole." as we ex
press it out here In Oregon, by making
the first move In every matter of
public Interest. They will become the
representative of the people, and let
Mr. Roosevelt tag along behind or
gvt on the other side, if the dictators
of the Senate and House will maintain
this policy for one sessloti, they will
make the President look like SO
cents, a mollyveddle. a sissy, or what
ever else they desire to call him.
That's the way to shear the President
of his power and make him a non
essential In the vital affairs of govern
ment. Ru will they do It
The British steamship Carlton Is a
rusty old tramp and. like thousands
of others of her class, goes threshing
her way around the world with a
small prow, who regard a H.OOO-mtle
trip round the Horn with about as
much anxiety as Is felt by the coast
ing sailor who makes a voyage from
Portland to San Frsnclsco. But the
Carlton steamed all the way from
Baltimore to San Francisco, a distance
of more than 1.1. 001" miles, with only
one slop, anil that for ten minutes
to enable the engineers to repair a
check valve. Presumably to show his
contempt for the wild waters around
Cape Horn, the master of lha Carlton
rounded that famous land mark. In
stead of taking the usual route
through the Straits of Magellan. A
performance of this kind by an or
dinary tramp steamer ought to ex
plain why there Is no occasion for
surprise when a splendidly equipped
fleet of battleships, accompanied by
repair ships, colliers, and making fre
quent stops, covers the same route
without mishap.
Active work on the construction of
the Jetty at the mouth of the Colum
bia will be resumed tomorrow. Prep
arations have been made for handling
more rook this season thnn In any
previous season since the work was
begun. If this programme is carried
out. good results are bound to follow.
Meanwhile, we should not lose sight of
the fact that the permanency of a
deep channel at the month of
the river Is dependent to a con
siderable extent on dredvrlng. and
It Is highly Important that the good
work of the jetty be reinforced by
that of a modern bar dredge. The
deepening of the channel at riie
mouth or the Columbia River Is the
most Important matter before the peo
ple - of the Columbia basin today.
There is plenty of transportation
available from much of the i immense
territory east of the Cascade Moun
tains, but all of the vast traffic will
be hampered to a certain extent, so
long as the work at the mouth of the
river remains uncompleted.
The new York banks hold 140.000.
000 cash In excess of legal require
ments, and the United States Govern
ment for the fiscal year to April 1
shows a deficit of J 36.000.000. These
two items bear no direct relation to
each other at this time, but if the
Government expenses continue to In
crease as the revenues decrease, it is
only a question of time until it will
be impossible for the New York banks
to expect any assistance from the Gov
ernment, and they will naturally find
these substantial reserves highly ad
vantageous in the event of further
trouble. The financial sky has cleared
quite materially as compared with
the cloudiness of a few months ago.
but the situation would present a
much healthier appearance. If the
Government was not running behind
at such a rapid pace.
Question is asked of The Oregonlan
how Morrison street. Portland, got its
name. From John. L. Morrison, who
came to Oregon, overland, with the
party of 1842. This was Dr. Elijah
White's party. It was White's second
journey to Oregon. The party con
sisted of about sixty persons: the sole
survivor is F. X.'Matthieu, who Joined
the party at Laramie. A. L. Lovejoy
was of the party; also Medorem
Crawford and T. J. Shadden, who set
tled In Yamhill and died there. Mor
rison was a carpenter, and built the
first house on the street that is called
by his name. He died at Puget Sound,
many years ago.
Oregon Is in the midst of a season
when portraits of men saved from
death by Dr. Curem's elixir are
thrown into eclipse by pictures of
candidates.
So suits for slander are to be in
jected into Oregon politics? The
judges might pass along the annoy
ance by granting changes of venue.
Prophet Joseph Smith, head of the
Mormon hierarchy, is a prohibitionist.
That is. a prohibitionist of excess of
liquor, not of excess of wives.
Oregon's direct primary law in New
York would have closed up that
"Amen Corner" quicker than the old
hotel can be torn down.
Count Boni now shares the world's
disgust at the spectacle, of foreign
nobles seeking American heiresses.
Xo protest has been heard from the
Salem hotels over the change of venue
In the Thorburn Ross case.
"Sow we shall see whether Marion
County has a prejudice against bunc'o
bankers. '
tHIXn A Ct.AlTV AX leXCfUK
Marrtaaaa Cmm aa I aavar Oorflae tk
l4tMl ? QeatlM,
San Francisco Call.
The San Francisco fire has become In
It old aaa a cherished asset of the rail
roads and other public service corpora
tions In thl neighborhood I tliere a
ntscnate or a ttakflc manairer In danger
of going to Jail? Why. sir, the San Fran
Cisco fire destroyed all the evidence. It
I a shame to pereoeuta a man who wa
deprived by the act isf God of Ihe mean
to prove blR Innocence.
At trT.y-l5neral tlonarnrta In Wash
Inpton and AttomefOenertl Webb In
OaltTornl find the San Francisco flt-e
like an omnipresent llonn the path. It
Is a cataclysm ef universal appilcatlop
ml at the sanie lime a handy thing to
have In the house, n will vliive a nail,
boll the tea or knock a court of Justice
galley west and crooked,
tine or the naea to Vblch this accom
modating ronflaaratlon ha been put a. as
to befog the people who wanted to buy
railroad gram land from the Oregon
California, one or the Harritnan line,
more generally known as the Shasta
route. Coder the Congi-essloital grant
this rullro.-vd took S.fV.iW acre In North
etn California and Oregon, and II was a
condition of the giant that the land
should be sold tn the public at M.S0 an
acre, TTil condition ha not been ful
filled nd the lVpartment of Justice I
preparing to bring suit for recovery of
the land. ti the early yrara of th
grant the railroad did sell soma of these
land, but not at the price fixed by Con
grass. The later history ef the grant Is
relnted by AttomevGeneral Ronaparl
in these word:
"l.t In the year l!"el th railroad com
pany adopted a new policy antl perma
nently withdrew all II lands from nle.
There then renmtned In it hands an
proxtnintely lvv.vX acres of the grant,
beside approximately WVW acre
claimed but not patented. Artec having
disposed of approximately Sftl.iW crc.
nivst of It In violation of the terms of
the grants. It resolved upon the plan of
asserting an absolute, unqualified wml
permanent estate In the lnlnce of the
grants In lis own favor. For a time ap
plicants to purchase were Informed that
by reason of a confusion of the record
or the company It was neoesaary to ninke
a complete check of It titles to ascertain
what land remained for sale. The Am
Francisco fire was used as an excuse for
some time. It b.-lng explained that the
record of the company had been de
stroyed and with them Its Information
concerning It holding. By these various
excuse public sentiment was restrained.
In a public speech at Onklnnd. Cnl.. In
September. ISO. Mr. ltnrrlinwn. the presi
dent of the company, admitted thnl this
policy was intended to be permnnent."
The lands withdrawn are chiefly In
Oregon, but a considerable pnrt are In
Shasta and Siskiyou Counties of this
stale. In all some a,l"Ai1V acres are In
volved In the suit, and they include Inrise
bodies of valuable timber and agricul
tural land. They have enormously en
hance! In value of late" year, anil Mr,
Harrlmnn. after first taking refuge In
the ashes of the San Francisco fire, now
admits that they look too good to him
to be sold nt the Government price. It
will be fit retribution If thl dog In the
manger policy brings about a resclslon of
the grant.
IV A 1 1. OK TRVANT CONGRKSSMKV.
tsay Preorat I.eaialaalve styatem !
tray latltvttluat laltlailve.
Pittsburg (P l Post.
Chronic absenteeism by members of
Congress front their routine duties Is now
complatned of at Washington. And yet
nothing Is more loglctilly ihe effect of a
series of powerful and cumulative causes.
The system In the lower house, at least,
htis reduced the average member to a
cipher, valuable only to give importance to
the few significant llgure of the House.
Then, splendid offices hiive lincly been
completed for the use of the Individual
members, and It I said to be very much
pleasimter here than In the tedium of a
session where a member cannot speak
until the presiding oftloor has graciously
given permission anvl knows and permits
him to say what he Is saying.
individual Initiative has been nil de
stroyed by the present system of con
ducting legislation. The committee Idea
keens the real work of the sessloti under
cover, where responsibility is hidden and
public Interests may be assailed In safety.
The proceeding on the floor of the two
house are rarely other tllRn of the most
perfunctory character, and the congres
sional record of their proceedings com
monly Is a solemn, stupid joke. To mere
ly compel larger atiendance is already
abundantly within the power of Congress,
but under the present rules. If not with
prevailing type of membership, nothing
at all would be gained by such a stop.
And the outcry" Itself against absenteeism
Is merely one' of the periodical grand
stand play which a recreant body puis
on to delude its constituents. The best
way to get better work is to get better
men. And this puts the matter up to the
people of every district now.
Where Iaidnatrlal Rduratton Steaa la.
Boston Transcript.
Nobody doubts, at thia stage of the
world, that society Is responsible for
the correction of conditions which In
evitably breed Its criminals. The con
sciousness Is growing with wonderful
rapidity of late that the penal system
strike In too far away from the roots;
that drastic punishments are merely
an attack upon the far-sprend outcrop
pings of evil while leaving its roots
to extend underground, sapping the
community's foundations and killing
out healthy growth. One fruit of this new
ly awakened consciousness is the increased
thought and effort bestowed upon indus
trial education. This is being directed with
wise judpment towards equipping rising
generations in their own interest, with
the means of earning their llvlihood as
well as making them a productive force.
Thousands of foul nests of misery and
vice with children dwarfed iu their
mental and physical capacities will be
forestalled. What higher demand is there
upon us than to see to it that the sources
of the cltizenhood of the Republic do not
continue longer to turn out In such
swarms children stunted in body and
poisoned in character future citizens who
are morally crippled for lire?
Easy Way to Earn tl.noa.
Milton Eagle.
Last year a Milton man with six and
a quarter acres or fruit 4and rented the
property for one-half the crop. He re
ceived JlnOO for his share and did not have
to do an hour's work to get it. Invest
your money at home.
Mabel at the Telephone.
Chicaao Nprj.
Whn Mabel' at the telephone
She's generally loaded.
The others on tha lln must groan
When Mabel's at the telephone
To dsperatlon goaded.
Put Mabel never eems to flinch:
She knows that the bas got a cinch.
When Mabel's at the telephone.
Tou'd think she had imparted
All that the rlrl had ever known.
When Mabel's at the telephone.
But really she' Just started.
There nothing any one can do
But wait with atlenc till ihe'i through.
When Mabel's at the telephone.
She heeds no call to "trim It"
Or "cut !t out." That's said. I own
When MbeVe at the telephone.
Ifer chatter he no limit.
Some day uberiberi will comb-in
To oust her f om that jarty line.
She shows great Indignation.
When Maef at the telephone.
Her plaint would move heart of stona
When Mabel's at the telephone
And hear a conversation.
Phe'll a?k them ir they mean fn ptay
And gabble nonaens there all day '
Ri.nTt:n vhniv rorvi,ATi'.
A Rlat Cttp Cam at I a at Kaeeaalv
(.ninth.
Chicago Record-Herald.
According to recent repeat from
Berlin, that city during the 11 year
erected mere building, both olutely
and relatlvelv. than the City or Chi
cago did, Thl I not exactly new,
hut It i another reminder of one of
the moat striking. Inscrutable and mo
mcntou fnaturc of th preaent period,
whloh I the mad rush of nil popola
ttoti. In all eountrlc. from the farm
to the cltv, The figure for the. In-ci-ena
of urban populntlon In the 'lilt
ed Stale are a follow:
V'r T,ll p-n CTn poo, Pl
)tio .i;,M ill 47
! ......... 1 v. s i. two 4
i-- .- mi sta sT xv is
l"' , I.V. f.,-1 llfllvs.MT V-i
ii"s T.V4v.vvi -M.ma.iiH as t
There was a tint when It eomd a
patriotic duty to promote tha growth
of cities and when the rani, I growth
of Chicago was a dlatlnctlon and a
matter of pride. The time ha now
come when It I a matter of duly to
dplore anvl discourage th Increase of
urban population. To twke a pride In
nn overivvn city I now a groat a
Mvvieelsm to congratulate A hloatod
man on hi Increased elatnre.
The mystery of II I that the larnu
ara, abandoned at Ilia very time when
farming has lot many of Its bardahlp.
The fanner now htv the delight of the
country combined with the enmrort
and eleganclr or the city. He tin the
electvlv car, th telephone, the rur.-vl
delivery and the automobile
The evil of. It fn that both country
nil oily are aufferlttg. The crop can
rot be harvealed for want or labor, and
th cities are overcrowded with people
out of employment anvl a much liirger
number working ror starvation wage.
If this evil grew out of the concentra
tion of raotorlo In the cilia there ere
sign of a retlon. for mnny manufac
turing etbllhnwnt are v1ert1ng the
cltle for the country. "Ilavk to the
farm'' should be the watchword.
TIIR ini.R RICH.
tilth Remark ea Their niveralnaa.
New York World.
To hi catalogue of uiuloslrnblrs Mr.
Koosevelt dds tltoe who pursue live
of "vapid tdlcuo. whether the Idle
ne 1 thnt of the hobo at one end of
the scale or the glided youth at the
other "
What lmVo the Idle rich don that
the President should put thnm on 111
list for censure? Tt la not from them
thnt the malefactors of wealth come.
They furnish no HarrliuaiiH or Ryan.
Gentlemen to whom tailor nd chefs,
club nd new route of foreign travel
are a mnln concern hve recently been
somewhat loud In their complaints of
passed dividends and defaulted Inter
est payments. But they are not c
tlvely engaged In disrupting the social
fabric. They are not rebating or con
spiring against my policies or mak
ing predatory uses of their wealth.
They are employed In the somewhat
tedious occupation of distributing their
money. Is It wise to awaken them to
other possibilities and divert their frit
tered energies Into channel lea safe?
No doubt there Is much dormant ac
tivity among the Idle rich which only
needs arousing to keep Supreme Courts
anvl special commUalons busy. Some
mute Inglorious Morgan may bo de
voting to the cut of Jila clothe and
the qnalltv of hi filets mlgnou talent
which, directed In other lines, might
reiiutre a special nicssago to Congress.
This la Sound and Just.
Isaac Si llgninn of New York recently
mad these very sensible remarks on
the recent panic and Its causes:
The real reason for thl crista through
which we hve Jnet pneseil hae been o cr-
peeitltlon. overtrading and tvermnurv
turlng: and thl as rcnrineil not only to
New Ycrk. bul emended to a great many
pf the other centers. '
We cannot ahanlve the ftnnnclat magnate
of Vow Ycrk from beln privy to these enor
moviK irmblln operations. net cmlv In
stork, hut In mell. We knew Thai ropper
wivii driven up by Interested partlea lo un
natural price. Thl could nol hve been
done but for the rlnanclnl M which thVv
received from banks, which oufcht to nv
known belter than to sustain buv-Ii iramUllna.
The earn thin occurred with ilocka.
Stock were driven up to unnatural prices,
and. ef course, one must be rather chary In
attributing to bank mnnKRer and director
a share of the blame: bul certainly, it iney
had acted on more conservative line. I am
quite ure thee enormou gambling specula
tion could utl have taken place.
There fa also a party which ascribe thl
11 rrt!s to the deficient currency law.
but t defy nv person to dev-lee currency
law which will prevent overspeculatlon end
overtrading. Those who accuse ihe presi
dent of hastenln or causing this panic are
In th wrong v-tulrcly; on the contrary. I
believe the people of America ovv htm a
debt of ar.nllude for calling th attention
of the public to--what shall I say the Il
legitimate, rapacious and. predatory trans
action of a great mnny of the trust anil
railway financier.
Crop Yield and Administration.
Mr. Pollard, of Nebraska. In the House
of Representatives.
I find that during the administration of
President Harrison Ihe average animal
acreage of corn was T4.ifKi..!r6 acres. The
average annual yield of corn during his
administration wa l.li22.ST0.(0 bushels. The
average annual price nor bushel on the 1st
day of December was 3P.7 cents. During
the Cleveland administration the average
acreage and yield was practically tho
same as during the Harrison administra
tlon. but the value of the crop was $p"2.
000.000 less in round numbers. The aceravte
annual price per hushel was 7" cents less
per bushel. During the MeKlnley and
Roosevelt administrations the average
annual acreage Increased to almost SS.
OOO.vVirt acres. The averaee annual pro
duction amounted to 2.24vi.vv4.4t:l bushels.
The average annual value was JSio""75,'fOs.
The average annual price per bushel was
.tR.a cents. 1 find that the value of tile
corn crop during tl"we last year of the xiar
rison administration was tl.8 per cent
greater than jt was during the first year
Vf his administration. I find thnt vuirlng
the last year of the Cleveland admlnls
tration the value of the corn crop actually
decreased 16 per cent from what it was
during the first year of his administra
tion.
She Then Haa the Floor.
Echo Register.
"If there is one time more than an
other." says an experienced married man
"when a woman should be left alone, it
is when a line of clothes comes down in
the mud."
Restaurant's Odor Haifa Bloodhounds.
""Baltimore News.
Bloodhounds trailing a thief near
Ridgeway. O., 30 miles, came to a sudden
halt when they smelled tha odor of cook
ing food In a restaurant.
Postcard ale to Bay Sten l.lon.
Indianapolis News.
Two sea lions for Wheeler Park. Okla
homa City, to cost JUKI, will be paid for
by an issue of postcards to be used by
the town's merchants.
But Manners'" are not In If.
Charleston News and Courier. Dem.
"Why should I refuse?" asks Mr. Bryan.
Because two helpings from the nomina
tion dish should induce any man not a
glutton to leave a third for "manners."
Celluloid Colrar'a Exclusion "Law.
Baltimore News.
?o many celluloid collars and cuffs are
worn in Ottawa. Kan., that Hung Lee.
the only Chinese laundryman in the
place, will move to St. Louia.
0 Mr. Bryan as a Runner.
New Bedford (Mass.) Standard. Rep.
Mr. Bryan is only 4R years old. and
barring accidents he ought to have many
chancea of running for the Presidency.
"4
NATIpAL 0lAHD
T'IF. question of a new nd ade.itiala
rirln ratine In Iho vicinity of . oil.
land will be solt'cd very shoitly.
The worker In this cause have suc
ceeded In picking out a desirable pier
of Inud and feel rjilllo certain Dial I :
matter of effecting a pttrclin will be
disposed of before tho end of the pre.
nt week.
The proposed range I I miles from
Portland. In ihn direction of Troutdnic
It la a level atrip with facilities Tot
al! i-augoa up to ion yard. An island
trip. Which II Is hoped to ecnve, d
Join the t-aiiHo, anvl would atTot.t a
ranae or I. sun r,ts
Transportation Is alTotded lv Circa
tte-hoat. railway and atreetcai. In
distance, 1c mile from Portland, would
not prov In the least Inconvenient,
being rather an advantage, since laruel
practice ha been much hainpercit iv
vIMtoiw op the old tango back of the
Cltv Park
The settlement of the rin ranee
nuoatloti I bring watched with greater
1nteet bv local ftuurdsmcu l hail any
other military undertaking 111 year.
Handicapped by n,0 present Inadequate
range, local rKleiuen have been held
dew n to a lam,, evtont hi both the
state and Valleiuvl competitions Not
long ago. when tho Foul III Infantry
challenged the Third o a rifle compe
tition, there win no great nlarrltv lo
accept the challenge. The Fourth haa
an excellent range. Including target
t 1000 yard, nnd the Port laud men
can hardly ho exported lo compote an,,.,
eosefuliy with thoni l t,e lopg-raiiue
wnrlt.
Th.
anarch
or a local raiiLTe hn
continued several nionflia, dui Inn which
many strips or land have b, . i, gone
over. During the neitol latlons the com.
mltle has cucoutueieil some properly,
owneia who were totally !,, U;ii, n
public spirit. Iii nearly every oils the
price of a strip of Innd would he a,(.
vanced, on learning thnt the liovom
inetit or the state was Ihe p:(sperlive
purchaser. One pnrllculnrly exasperat
ing case la reported of a rariner, who
name I favorablw known In the city.
He asked $I.Ml per acre for In inn. I
until Informed that the i iovorunirn t
was the Intended purchaser, whereupon
the rustic patriot luuiicilliil. lv said he
would have to charge tho Government
l-.'llO per acre, an Hi,. "Government had
plenty of money, anyway.'"
The outdoor range aeaeon open now
In three weeks. A.I lut.i nt .General
Klnaer will issue tho uecessnry order
during tho present week. The South
ern Oregon troops will be b take
up their competitions Imtnr ly. al
though Portland markamel vy iim
to wait a short time for tai'.ei to h
constructed in case the new range la
Secured.
Order will also be Issued at .in
early date for Iho state competition
Tho meet this your will occur earlier
than before, possibly a few day nrter
July 4. This Is necessitated hy the
probability of an August encampment.
The American Lake Joint maneuvers
are now reasonably certain. The dis
patch rrom Washington. I. C. printed
In yesterday' Oregonlan. reco?-da 1t,
the Senate returned the $i.min nun n-.a
nenver appropriation to the Armv hill
Provision was likewise made r.ir the
Increase of pay for the Armv. N'avv
and Marine Corps.
WJieti Congress eliminated the ap
propriation for Summer maneuvers sev
eral wevK ago. It was feared that the
Mr Joint maneuver hi American l.alvo
were doomed. Local Guardsmen Imd
nil hut made up their minds that a
camp of instruction at the -.unit was
to be the extent of tills year outln;
The Senate evidently haa an eye to Ihe
future and an understanding of tie
Importance of military training for as
mnny men as posslhl.-.
Organisation of new companies of
Infantry la to he taken up In the non
future by the Slate Military Board.
Almost every prospering town In tin
state, not already the lit-n.luua it nrs of
a company, has submitted an appllca
tlon for inustcrlnir In of a body of re
cruits. Among the likely aspirant for
companies are Dallas, silverton. New -port.
NVwhcrg. Canby. Modford. Marsh
field. Astoria, Rainier. Seasidu and
Grants Pass.
The Salem and Woodburn companies
are planning a military picnic for tin,
month. The companies will march from
their stations Saturday night, hivoun,.
In tho woods and spend Sunday pic
nicking with their families and friends,
who will join them Sunday morninw
Thia plan wa carried oul by the Cm
tnge Grove company last Summer win
entire success.
General Kinder and Colonel McDon
ell made a tour vj Inspection of i.-w
outsida companies of the Third UckI
nient during the week, visiting Baker
City. Pendleton, The Dalles. Woodburn
and Salem. Tho Oregon City comp.m
will be Inspected at the next nunrtor'v
Inspectlon. All the command vvcr,
found in excellent condition except mi
The Dalles, where the iirilliiur n-..-. ,
poor and many of the men t.f ur.kmjv
appearance."'
t
The season is already at hand for
khnki and olivc-drah uniforms. Com
pany commanders lire a 'it liorizerl to
change from the blue at their dia. r
tion,, and a little more warm weaihe,
will probably see the blue uniforms
-shelved for the season.
Prospects of a favorable vote on tha
Armory bill In June are bright, al
though the efforts of every man in the
Guard will he required to put th.- ire;i:i
ure through. The Southern nn.l Kant -ern
Oregon companies are already hus
tling about among their voting friends,
explaining the real significance and
importance of the Armory hill.
A KKW SQUIB.
Redd What kind of a marhiue have you
get now? ftreene. A runabout; it a ill rim
about a block, and then stop. Yonkers
Statesman
Inspector Are your exits all riht? M.m
aser (enthusiastically! Yon bet they are.
Tvvery one nf "em come on a climax. Balti
more American.
"I overreached mysetf yesterday." 'rlo,y
was that?" "M-vde a bluff at reaching f,r
the luncheon check, and the other feHo-.v
let me get it." Ioui8vi!le v.-ourlcr-Jour,i.i:.
"Landlord Sir. the other tenants will r.o
stay In the house if you msit on p!H-,inir
the comet. Mr. Toots I'm sla.l ,,f i!'i:.
They were very annoying. Philadelphia In
quirer. "So your rich uncle is dead ai lmt .'"
'Yes -after a Unzering i!inc?s " "pid h
retain possession of hi faculties tothcend
'Don't knoa' his a-lll hasn't been read yet."
Cleveland Leader.
"ro you understand the laws that, influ
ence finance?" inquired the eeononi.-i
"No." answered ihe lobbyist. "I more
Interested In the finances that may influence
laws" Washington Star.
Caller I see you keep chicken What
breed do you consider the beat? Suburban
ite It' hard to tell.- I notice, though that
more, of my White Wyandottes are stolen
than any other kind. Chicago Tribune.
Little Pitchers Mr. Smith, let me see you
do your sharpening, will you? Visitor Do
my sharpening: What do you mean, sonny?
Little Pitchers Mamma ap-ked papa what
you came here so much for. and papa raid
It wa because you had an ax to grind.
Baltimore American.
"All you married me for was my title."
growled the Duke. "Well." replied the
heiress, aa he placed her purse in the
eafe and mixed up the combinAlion. "T at
least got what I married you for and Hint
la more than you can say." Chicago Jaily
New.
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