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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, ArRIL 15, 1908. SIX SENATORS ARE BUSY EXPLAINING Constituents of New York So Ions Smell Boodle in Vote on Racing Bills. ONLY TWO RESTING EASY AVemplc. Representing Saratoga JXrtrlet, and (.rattnn, of Albany, Owned by Boss, Obeyed Orders In Voting With Democrats. FY IJJD F. IONETHGAX. NEW YORK. April 14 (Special.) The aMifa of the racetrack Interests are be ginning to rali the "victory" that they won by a tie vote In tl;e State Senate lp not a. complete victory after all. When the legislative decision was an nounced, several of the racetrack men expressed the hope that "the Governor would be a dead jrame sport," adding for the Information of the non-elect that he woud "accept the dead heat as proof that he could not win the race." To which the friends of Hughe reply that the Governor does not know what a dead heat Is and means to keep tip the fight until he. wlna a victory. Ill apeclal message, the day after defeat, proved this. The etght Republican Sena tors who voted with the bulk of the Iemocrata to uphold racetrack gambling are roundly censured by their con stituents. And outside of the white lights of Albany they do not feel any too comfortable. Now Busy Kxplatnlng. The double ouartctte consisted' of Burr, Cassldy, Everson. Ollchrlst, Grattan, Knapp. Wilcox and Wemple. And Wem ple and Grattan are the only onea who are not troubled about their futures In pellllcs. In the hope of averting the wrath to come, they are busily engaged , In making explanations. Wemple repre sents the Saratoga district. His con stituents do not want the racetracks an noyed, as it would mean a death blow to the Summer trtode of the big village. Grattan, who comes from Albany, sim ply obeyed tho orders of his boss, as he had said that he would. William Haines. Jr.. in his own newspaper, called upon Grattan to Join tho standard raised by "Pat" McCarren and Tammany Hall. He expects to be renominated and relies on Haines and the organization to see that he Is re-elected. One Blames Ills Wife. The most peculiar excuse made by any of the eight Is that volanteered by Sena tor Ben Wilcox. He explains that his wife urged him to vote against the re form bill and that he could not with stand her prayers. This statement, by a legislator who has Toted for nearly every grab In the last decade, has caused much hilarity. But this time his con stituents seem to be thoroughly aroused. Even admitting the truth of his state ment, they fall to see how it Is a proper explanation. One ardent Hughes man put the matter in these words: "When a man Is elected to the State Senate It Is supposed that he will go to Albany and vote for the best Interests of his constituents and the people of New Tork State. Mrs. Wilcox Is no doubt a most estimable woman, but she is not the Senator from the Cayuga-Sen-eea-Tates district. And her husband has no right to blame her for the vote that he cast In defiance of the wishes of the people he is supposed to represent. The Old, Old Story. "It is the old case of Adam and Eve over again. Adam blamed the woman because he ate the apple, but the excuse was a flat failure. And Wilcox will be driven out of the Paradise of the State Senate, where he haa been blissfully sun ning himself for 13 years." The only Republican member In the Greater New York delegation who took a stand with the racetrack forces was Senator Gilchrist, of Brooklyn. Here Is the grim message he has received from a number of bis Influential constituents: "Senator Gilchrist Is advised to make all the money he cap this session, be cause it is his last year in public of' flee." Another Senator who has been roundly scored Is ("aril Burr, although nobody claims that he received a cent from the "gambling fund.". Burr is a breeder of horses and Is naturally Interested In the continuance of racing. His constituents, however, object to his placing his per sonal fortunes above the demands of the voters who sent him to Albany. Why Burr Wont Wrong. The First Senatorial district, represent ed by Burr, consists of the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, or all of Long Island, except that part which Is within the boundaries or GrsUter New York. Tresldent Roosevelt's home town. Oyster Bay. is in this territory. Probably nine- tenths of the Long Island farmers are, opposed to gambling at the racetracks. Despite this fact, which Is no secret, Mr. Burr voted with the McCarren-Grady al liance from start to finish. Already the tide Is Tlslng against him In bis district, and even his friends admit that he will have hard work to secure a rcnomina tion. Cassidy, Knapp and Emerson all rep resent rural constituencies. ' The first two named were lined up with the friends of the bill until the final test came. Then they flopped. t7p to date they have failed to explain what caused this sudden change In their views. Naturally all sorts of rumors are afloat, and the voters who sent Cassidy and Knapp to Albany are asking all sorts of embarrassing questions. From Democratic Viewpoint. The New York World, which Is the nearest approach to a metropolitan Dem ocratic paper, although It probably mill not support Bryan, regards the racetrrfck victory as a sign that the Republicans will triumph here this Fall. Here Is what the World has to say on the subject: To b on th rifht side of a moral Issue is the bwt a;t any political party can have. Th, defeat of Governor Hujhe anti-racetrack rambling bills through Jlc- f.-irrn snd Oredy's delivering 17 of the IB Tvmoerattc Senators ttl enable the Re state this Fall with a powerful argument aralnst L-mocrat!e aacceas. Both on the Kelaey matter and on tha racetrack gambling bills the leadership ot Orady and McCsrr.fi. with the arproval of Murphy and Conner, haa branded their political organisation with the stamp or in surance corruption and of racetrack gambling. That certain ReDUbllean Senators fell by the wayside, that State Raring Commission er Sanford and Barnes, of Albany, were able to deliver three of their practical serfs, floes not commit tha Republican or ganisation either to a violation of the re form Insurance laws or to the repudiation cf the constitutional prohibition against bookmaktng and poolselllng. The great mm ef the Democratic votere of this stole, like the treat mass of the Republican voter, are law-abiding, honest. Industrious men, orposed to corruption In any form, whether in life Insurance com panies or In the State Senate, In favor ot upholding the constitution both in Its man dates and an Its prohibitions. To them the Democratic party must mean something else than Flnay conr.ers and Murphy. Pat Mc Carren and Orady. if they are expected to vote the ticket. ' Drag In Roosevelt. ' An attempt has been made by certain Odell men to stir up feeling against Roosevelt, because Burr and Grattan voted against the reform bills. They point out that Burr represents the President's home district, while Grat tan echoes the sentiments of Barnes, one of Roosevelt's strongest support ers. That this Is foolish talk Is shown by the facts In the case. The Presi dent had nothing whatever to do with the nomination or the election of Burr, who has been active In Suffolk County politics for 20 years. Neither has the President taken sides one way or the other In the matter. All the same, the majority of the so called "Roosevelt Senators" lined up with the friends of the bills. This in cluded the men Parsons controls in New York, the Kings County members who owe allegiance to Woodruff (ex cept Gilchrist); O'Nell, regarded as the "original Roosevelt man," because he served lnthe Assembly with the Presi dent; John Raines, President pro tern, of the Senate; and practically every other big man. Probing Ills Motives. The ones who got away were men who didn't take orders, but simply fol lowed their personal Inclinations, for reasons best known to themselves. It might be added, however, that a strong effort, determined although quiet, ia be ing made to ascertain Just what these reasons were, and how strong they are. Nobody would be surprised if the race track victory developed some startling political sensations. PLEA FOR STRONGER NAVY tOontlnufd From First Fane) amnriK thp rat nations. Puch a coursa would be unwise for os if we fronted merely on one ocean, and It Is doubly unwise for us if we front on two oceans. As Chief Executive of the Nation and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, a re sponsibility Is Imposed upon me. the solemn responsibility of advising the congress or the measure vitally necessary to securs the peace and welfare of the republic In the event of international complications, whtrh are even remotely possible. His Solemn Responsibility. Having In view this solemn responsibil ity,. 1 earnestly advise that the Congress now pYovlde four battleships of the most advanced type. I cannot too emphatically sny that this is a measure of peace and not of war. I can conceive of no circum stances under which this republic would enter Into an aggressive war; most cer tainly under no circumstances would it enter Into an aggressive war to extend Us territory or in any other manner seek ma terial aggrandizement. I advocate that the United States build a Navy commensurate with Its powers and Its needs, because I feel that such a Navy will be surest guaranty and safeguard of peace. We are not a military nation. Our Army is so small as to present an almost absurd contrast to our siie. It Is properly treated as little more than a nucleus for organization In case of serious war. Tet we are a rich Nation and undefended wealth invites aggression. The very liberty of In dividual speech and action which we prise and guard renders it possible that at times unexpected causes of friction with foreign powers msv suddenly develop. Hat Special Function. At this moment we are negotiating arbi tration trestle with all the other powers that are willing to enter into them. These arbitration treaties have a special useful ness because In the event of some sudden disagreement they render it morally incum bent upon both nations to seek first to reach an agreement, through arbitration and at least secure a breathing space during which the cool Judgment of two nations may get the upper hand over any momentary burst of anger. These arbitration treaties are not only for the purpose of ending wrong doing by others against us, but also as a proof that we have no intention of doing wrong ourselves. Yet it is Idle to assume and from the standpoint of National interest and honor It is mischievous folly for any stateman to assume that this world has yet reached the stage, or has come within measurable distance of the stage when a proud nation. jealous of Its honor and conscious of its great mission in the world, can be content to rely for peace upon the forbearance of other powers, it would be equally foolish to rely upon each of them possessing at all times and under all circumstances and provocations an altruistic regard for the rights of others. Blind to the Pat. Those who hold this view are blind in deed to all that has gone on .before their eyes Jn the world at ItLrge. They are blind to what has happened In China. In Tur key, in the iSi.anlsb possessions, in C'entml and South Africa during the last dozen years- For centuries China haa cultivated the very spirit whtvh our own peace-at-any price men wish this country to adopt. For centuries China has refused to provide mil itary forces and haa treated the career of the soldier as inferior In honor and regard to the cancer of the merchant or man of letter. There never haa been so large an empire which far so long a time has resolutely proceeded on the theory of doing away with wtai is caned "militarism." W hether the result has been harpy in in ternal affairs. I need not discuss; all the ad vanced reformers and far-sighted patriots in the Chinese mystery are at present seeking U may aaa, wun our nearly gooa mint lor a ra thai and far-reaching reform In Internal affair. in external affairs tha policy has resulted In various other nations now holding large portions of Chinese territory, while there is a very acute rear in cnina lest the em Dire. because of its defenseleesnessx exposed to absolute dismemberment, and Ita well-wishers are able to hold It only In a small meas ure, because no nation can help at once un less mat otner cs neip useix. Weak Always Oppressed. The State Department Is continually ap pealed to to interfere on behalf of peoples and nationalities who Insist .that they are suffering from oppression now Jews In one country, now ChrieHans in another, now black men said to be oppressed by white men In Africa, Armenians, Koreans. Finnst i'oles. representatives of all, appeal at time to this Government. All of this oppression Is al leged to exist In time of peace and fre ouentlv. although by no mean always. It Is alleged to occur at the hands of people wt are not very rorwiiaanie m a mil itary serjw. In sm caes the accusations of oppression ani wrongdoing are doubtless ill-founded. In others they are well founded and In certain casea the most appalling Iops of life U shown to have occurred, accompanied by frightful cruelty. It Is TKt our province to decide which side has been right and which has bees wror.g in all or In any or tnese controversies. I am now referring to the loss of life. It is probably a conservative statement to say that within the last 13 years, at penoas or .pro found peace and not as a result of war, mas sacres and butcheries have occurred In which more lives of men, women and children have been lost than in any single great war since the close of the Napoleonic struggle. Mast Arm for Defease. To any public man who knows the com' ttlatnts continually made to the State Depart ment there la an element of grim tragedy In the claim that the time has gone by when weak nations can be oppressed by those who are stronger without arousing effective pro- teat from otner at rone interest fcrven tnto. ml'! fresh in rhe mlr.d of every thlmtlnr man. shows that neither arbitration nor any other device can as yet be invoked to prevent the gravest and mow terrible wrongdoing to pco n'e who are either few In numbers or who. HOW MANY TIMES . CAN YOU DO IT? Chance to Get Valnible New Pianos Tree at Eilers. -Efl.r RtnrM sell the three foremost planna ot today; the Kimball. Chlrairo; tha Lester. Philadelphia, and the Hobart M. Cable." If you want a piano, an hour's work may secure you one withou eost. The three most up-to-date piano manu facturers in America have joined with the Eilers establishment in a novel advertising contest. The person who writes correctly the above sentence the most times on the back of a standard-size .United States postal card (f-3Y4 inches) will receive ab solutely free one magnificent new up right piano of the famous Kimball make. The second award will be a superb new sweet-toned popular Hobart M. Cable piano; the third award will be one highest-grade Lester piano1 all absolutely free. Additional valuable prir.es will be given to the next following replies of special merit. Use pen and ink only. Punctuation, correctness, spelling and legibility will be factors in determining the winner. Write your address plainly and the number of times you have written the sentence across one end of the stamped or "address" side of the card. Expert penmen and engravers are barred from this contest. Only one card from each family will be aj ccpted. All cards are open for ex amination after close of contest. The decision of our judges is to be final. Contest eloses at 6 P. M.. April 27. Eilers Piano House, World's Great test Dealers, 353 Washington St., Portland. Or. pnrtant of national virtues the capacity for elf-defense. When a nation Is mo happily situated as ours that Is. when It has no reason to fear or to be feared by Its land neighbor the neei ia an tne more accessary for the preser vation of peace. Oreat Britain hai been saved by Its fleet from the necessity of farina one of the two alternatives of submission to conquest by a foreign power or of itself be coming a great military power. The United States can hope for a permanent career of peace on only one condition, and that Is on condition of building and maintaining a flrst class Navy; and the step to be taken towards this end at this time is to provide for the building of four additional battleships. Pleads Tt'lth Congress. I earnestly wish that the Congress would pass the measures for which I have asked for strengthening and rendering more effi cient the Armv as well as the Navy: all of these measures as affecting every branch and detail ot both services are sorely needed and It would be the part of far-sighted wisdom to enact them Into laws, but the most vital and Immediate need- is that of the four bat tleships. To carry out this policy is but to act in the spirit of George Washington; is but to con tinue to policies which he outlined when he said: "Ob.erve good faith and Justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. . . . Nothing Is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for orners should oe excluded and that in place of them Just and amicable feelings to ward al! should be cultivated. ... I can not recommend to your notice measures for the fulfillment of our duties to the rest of the world without again pressing upon you the necessity of placing ourselves in a condition of complete defense -and' of exacting from others the fulfillment of helr duties toward us. Words of Washington. "The United States ought not to indulge a persuasion that, contrary to the order of human events, time will forever keep at a distance those painful appeals to arms with w hich the history of every other nation abounds. There is rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld If not lost by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid Insult, we must be able to repel It. If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our ris ing prosperity. It must be known that we aro at all times ready for war." THODOREJ ROOSEVELT. The White House. April 14. 1f. JAIL SENTENCES; NO FINES Trouble Ahead for Seattle Autolsts Who Cannot Control Cars. SEATTLE. Wash., April 14.-(Spo-clal.) As th result of the statement of H. M. Fuller, an automobile demon strator employe by a local agrency, to the effect that no car Is under the driver's control .when It Is groins faster than 30 miles an hour, Justice John B. Gordon this morning; served warning that hereafter he would levy no more fines on scorchers brought before him. All drivers convicted of exceeding the speed limit will be given jail sentences. Fuller has been a demonstrator for seven years and is an expert. He wrs positive In his statement that even the best drivers could not control a car at hlRh speed. He was arrested on a chargre of speeding ' and acknowledged that he was groins too fast. As a re ward for his frankness and his expert testimony, Justice Gordon fined him onlv 10. following his sentence with the" statement that hereaftor he would send every auto scorcher to jail. Woman Walks After SO Tears. Washington (Pa.) Dispatch to New York Press. Attributing her recovery to constant prayer, Mis3 Lucy Mackey, of 24 East Chestnut street, who for nearly 20 years had been confined to her bed with her right arm and right leg complete ly paralysed, is today able to walk about the room apparently completely well. Heretofore she had been com pelled to He on her back in a perfectly helpless state. In regard to her re storation to health. Miss Mackey said: "1 attribute my cure to prayer alone. I have prayed almost constantly for the last io years, and I have always felt that God would In his own way help me. This morning I was lying In bed and praying. All at once something seemed to pass through my body like an electric shock. From that moment I felt stronger. I knew that my arm and leg had regained their strength. I immediately got out or bea, but wntis my arm and leg had been made whole. T could hardly stand for dizziness. As soon as I have clothes made, I will go out and tell the people what the Lord has done for me." Ijincoln. ts. 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