THE MORS1XG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1908.
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THK CAMPAIGN "DEBATE."
It Is probable that the Roosevelt
Bryan controversy Is now at an end.
Neither will wish to say much more to
the other. But both are belligerent
and both are voluble. In belligerency
Roosevelt Is superior; In volubility
perhaps Bryan. But It will not edify
me country to see this carried further.
It is Taft who is the Republican can
dldate, not Roosevelt; and Taft every
aay la speaking for. himself. His
speeches are of the plain, practical and
sensible kind. They show a grasp of
every Important matter under discus
sion. He la, as the New York Sun
says though the Sun cannot be num
bered among; his supporters "a sound
lawyer and Judge, of the widest train
in In public affairs, eminently fit to
be President." And since he Is to be
President (unless Bryan la to be), the
country wants to hear him.
But we believe it Is an undesirable
custom into which the canvass for the
Presidency" has fallen the custom of
pushing; the candidates out to make
speeches for themselves. It has grown
up within the memory of men yet liv
ing, and It comes from the Demo
cratic rather than from the Republican
party. It was started by Douglas, an
aggressive politician, who had little
regard for precedent or decorum. Lin
coin did not "take the stump" in his
own behalf. But Greeley did, and
Blaine did. Cleveland did not. nor did
MeKinley, nor Roosevelt. Taft did not
Intend to, but the circumstances have
compelled him. He has yielded to im
perlous custom, which doubtless here
after will compel all candidates who
will be selected not for their worth,
but for their "stumping" powers.
The man who excites hopes that
never can be fulfilled, who promises
what he never will be able to perform,
has a kind of advantage in a contest
of this kind. He Is not detained much
by scruples: he sees nothing clearly
himself and imparts his vague and
unrealizable notions to others. Mr.
Bryan's favorite query, "Shall the
people rule? comes to nothing; for
he expects the ruling multitude to
form an opinion by following the opin
ion of himself; which Indeed has some
plausibilities to back It, but nothing
realizable. In all ages oratory like this
has been barren of results. But It Is
formidable, for the time, till the ex
pectations it excites vanish into thin
air.
Yet government by talk, or, to use
the more dignified words, by debute,
must go on; to come to crises at times
by disagreements that produce civil
war. But yet people who talk and talk
will not fight so often, and the system
has some historical value In the fact
that it often enables portions of the
Nation, who otherwise would be
armed enemies, to be only factions.
WORDS AND DKEDS.
It is ardently to be desired that the
President and Mr. Bryan may both
strive to practice the virtue of brevity
if they Intend to keep up their inter
change of letters. Sundry advantages
will accrue to them and to the public
if they limit their outpourings to a
column or so a day. For one thing,
their respective styles will appear
more energetic. The satire being
boiled down will bite more savagely
and the fire of epithets will wound in
proportion as It Is concentrated. Pun
gent and convincing as the President's
last lettar to Mr. Bryan Is, still It suf
fers somewhat from prolixity. Twice as
many voters would have read It had it
been only half as long.
If this Is true It is a pity, for what
Mr. Roosevelt says In the letter bears
weightily on the issues which the vot
ers must decide. The section on fhe
publication of campaign contributions
is less important than the rest. In
deed. In those paragraphs the Presi
dential pen came dangerously near to
a lapse into special pleading. The bad
logic of the plea which Mr. Roosevelt
makes for secret contributions Is so
transparent that one cannot call It
sophistry. It is. more likely, a case of
Homer composing while he nods and
mistaking rubbish for inspired poetry.
There Is no respectable reason why
all campaign contributions should not
be entered in a public register as soon
as they are made. In trying to excuse
the contrary practice, Mr. Roosevelt
Impairs, rather than strengthens, the
terrific cogency of the rest of his let
ter, though he does not Impair it very
much.
The beginning and end of the Presi
dent's letter are the valuable parts of it,
which is lucky, because the middle is
the part that everybody will skip. The
beginning treats of what has been ac
complished in law enforcement against
the defiant corporations. The end
treats of Mr. Haskell, of Oklahoma, j
and it is pleasant to observe how little
there Is left of that precious rogue
when Mr. Roosevelt gets through with
him. Mr. Bryan Is not the only per
son who makes a habit of sneering at
the "trust busting" of the administra
tion. Many others do the same. It Is
common to hear that the President's
opposition to the law-breaking corpo
rations is mere sound and fury sig
nifying nothing. "Don't the trusts go
on flourishing in spite of it all? Show
us one solitary magnate whom Roose
velt has put in Jail." Thus they harp
endlessly.
Mr. Bryan and those who echo him
seem to forget that Mr. Roosevelt has
not the power to jail anybody. He
cannot even issue an Injunction and
Imprison those who disobey it. All he
tan do is to bring offenders to trial by
tedious and roundabout legal process
and by the decision of the court he
must abide. If there are no trust mag
nates In Jail the fault belongs to the
law and the court, not to the Presi
dent. He has done his part. How
much better he has done It than any
of his predecessors Is shown by Victor
Murdock In the October McClure's.
The Sherman anti-trust law was
passed In Harrison's time and his Attorney-General
began only seven suits
under it, four In equity and three at
law. The latter all failed. The for
mer produced three futile Injunctions
and an appeal to the Supreme Court.
This appeal was fought out by Mr. Ol
ney under Cleveland's administration,
and its result was the far-reaching de
cision against pooling agreements
among the railroads. This injurious
victory over the railroads almost ends
the story of Cleveland and Olney's
efforts to break up plutocratic monop
olies, while their seal against the labor
unions was furious. The Addyston
Pipe & Steel Trust was broken up
while Cleveland was President, but
Judge Taft was the man who decided
the case. In McKinley's administra
tion only three trifling prosecutions
were begun under the Sherman law.
So much for Mr. Roosevelt's prede'
cessors. All together they began IS
cases against the trusts, of which the
majority failed. Mr. Roosevelt has
begun 27 cases, most of which have
succeeded. Out of the 19 which have
been decided he has won 17 and lost
2. In other words, the cases he has
gained only fall short by one of the
whole number all his predecessors
lost and gained, while there are 18 of
his cases still pending, of which, judg
ing by the past, he will win a goodly
proportion. These figures show us
how much force there Is In Mr. Bry
an's sneer that "Roosevelt has done
nothing against the trusts." He has
done twice as much as all his prede
cessors together. If Mr. Bryan were
elected President he must either con
tinue the Roosevelt trust policy or
change it. If he changed it, how could
he better it? Could he do more? Could
he do it more effectively? If he did
not change the Roosevelt policy would
he be likely to carry it out as well as
Mr. Taft? The Secretary of War has
been the President's trusted counsellor
throughout. He understands the pol
icy because he has helped to form it.
Mr. Bryan offers us a baseless promise;
Mr. Taft, substantial performance.
The former gives us words, the latter
deeds. It does not seem very difficult
to decide which is the safer leader.
BCIEJiTIFIC PROHIBITION.
Prohibition can't be enforced in
New England because they eat so
much salt codfish. Even those who
vote for prohibition next hour want
to quench their thirst. The bibulous
person who watches the barkeeper
filling the high-ball glass from the
syphon may not realize that he is
indebted to the sacred cod for his
thirst; nor does the barkeeper fully
understand It.
But Secretary Str&us, of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor,
said at the opening of. the Interna
tional Fisheries Congress at Washing
ton the other day, that dried fish was
the greatest thlrst-provoker yet dis
covered, and moreover, that the early
New England trade with the West
Indies, where various New England
products were exchanged for Jamaica
rum, might be traced indirectly to the
unquenchable thirst provoked by salt
ed flah.
Then If thirst is to be extirpated
root and branch, let prohibition be
extended to salt fish and salt meats.
We are pickling and drying salmon
and salting and smoking meats, and
then we complain that prohibition
can't be enforced. How are we to
trammel up the consequences while
we promote the cause?
It Is plain that prohibition should
prohibit things, that pfovoke thirst;
not only dried fish and smoked meats,
but piquant sduces and "keen"
cheese. We shall want the initiative
on this, for support of local option.
Isn't It most unscientific, and all
wrong, for government to strike at
the effect instead of the cause? Since
the man must be controlled in his
drink why not control and repress the
thirst-producing stuffs, laying the ax
at the root of the tree? This would
be scientific prohibition.
STRENGTHENING THE RESERVE8.
The New York bank statement con
tinues to reflect the extreme caution
with which financiers are proceeding.
The statement for the week ending
last Saturday shows a decrease of
more than $6,000,000 in loans, and in
spite of a shipment of 22,000,000 gold
to Canada for crop-moving purposes,
nd a similar amount to interior
points in this country, the surplus re
serve is still more than 250,000,000 in
excess of the legal requirements. De
posits in New York clearing-house
banks have reached the enormous
amount of $1, 405, 935, 000, while banks
and trust companies not members of
the Clearing-House Association hold
deposits of $1,044,808,200, a total of
more than $2,450,000,000. The trust
companies carry a much smaller
amount of cash on hand than the
associated clearing-house banks, but
the report shows a total of more than
$99,000,000, which, with the reserve
of the clearing-house banks, brings
the total on hand up to more than
$500,000,000.
The first anniversary of the panic of
1907 will be here in less than thirty
davs and the latter part of October
will show some seemingly phenomenal 1
gains in bank clearings and In the
reserves as compared with one year
ago. The surplus reserve of the New
York banks vanished during the week
ending October 26. when It was re
ported more than $1,000,000 below the
legal requirements. It had previously
dwindled to $2,600,000 for the week
ending October 5, but a heroic effort
was made to stem the tide and It was
built up to more than $11,000,000 by
October 19," only to fall with a crash.
The drastic part of the panic was
comparatively short lived, for the
maximum deficit in reserves was
reached November 23, when the
statement showed them more than
$5 4,000,000 below the legal require
ments. The upbuilding process was so rapid
that a deficit qf $11,609,000 on Janu
ary 4 was supplanted by a surplus of
$6,000,000 a week later. Since that
time the gains have been steady until
the surplus reserve amounted to $66,
000,000, when the demand for crop
moving funds began in June. The de
crease from that figure has been re
markably small considering the de
mands that are usually made during
the period when the crop is moving.
The possibility of Bryan's election has
had the effect of. making the New
York financiers unusually careful, and
with the preparations they are making
for such a calamity, its actual appear
ance would hardly create so great a
turmoil as was in evidence last Oc
tober and November.
CAPITALIZING THEIR REGRETS.
There is much post-mortem regret
over the indifferent manner in which
the first annual exhibition of the Pa
cific National Show was received by
Portland people. This, of course, does
not pay the bills contracted in the suc
cessful effort to give the Pacific North
west the greatest livestock show and
racing meet in its history, but the feel
ing argues well for the success of the
next meeting. Those who, through neg
lect or misunderstanding of the impor
tance of the event, failed to extend
support during the meeting just closed
will now have an opportunity to assist
in making the 1909 show a brilliant
success by guaranteeing a patronage
which will warrant the directors in
proceeding with the plans already laid
out.
Next year's show will be visited by
thousands of strangers who will come
West to the Alaska-Yukon exhibition.
and, if it is up to the high standard
established at the initial attempt, it
cannot fail to prove of inestimable
value to the city and state. There
should be generous response to the ef
forts of the management to dispose of
a large number of admission tickets
sufficient to warrant a repetition of
the high-class exhibition Just ended.
AX AGES' OLD PLEA.
Frank D. Pinkham, for eight years
one of the most trusted employes of
the Tacoma Mill Company, has "gone
wrong." Wine, women, cards, auto
mobiles at $S an hour, and an extra
plunge at the Seattle races ran up an
expense account that his salary,
though no doubt a good one, would
not meet. In the financial stress that
resulted he shook the dust of Puget
Sound cities from his feet, taking with
him funds to the amount of several
thousand dollars that belonged to his
employers.
Even in the matter of responsibility
for the fast pace that Pinkham set
for himself, and the money, not his
own, that was required to keep it up
there are no new features In this story.
It is the "same old slobbered tale" in
which Adam appeared in the title role
some thousands of years ago a sorry
lay, the Introductory line of which
is: "The woman beguiled me." These
words have been voiced in the whim
pering tones of the poltroon for gener
ations. There are no variations what
ever in the puling recital. Wine and
wassail, fine raiment and a "gotid
time," theft of money to meet the ex
pense incurred, flight and open dis
grace these are the counts in tne ra
miliar indictment of a life ruined
through voluntary excesses but against
which the ages' old plea, "the woman
beguiled me," is regularly entered.
SENSATIONAL PREACHING.
In returning daily thanks for our
many blessings, let us not forget Dr.
S. C. Lapham. His sermons are a
source of mingled sorrow and joy, but
the Joy so heavily preponderates, as a
rule, that one begins the perusal of
each new one with anticipations of en
tertainment which are seldom disappoint-
. His latest empties half a
dozen vit-'iS of wrath upon those of his
pulpit brethren who draw large
crowi by what Dr. Lapham calls
sensational methods." One is tempt
ed to remark In passing, that quite
frequently the most sensational of all
preachers are those who most bitterly
denounce sensationalism. If there
ever was a more theatrical bid for at
tention than the good doctor's recent
tirade against the women, it has es
caped our notice.
But as to "vaudeville in the pul
pit" and other such quaint devices for
gathering in sinners from the. high
ways and hedges, these methods may
be bad or good, according to what is
offered the sinners after they are
gathered. There is an old saying
among lawyers that it makes no dif
ference how a criminal Is got into
court, whether by persuasion, guile or
force; the Important fact is what is
done to him while he is there. So to
the secular mind it appears as if
preachers like Dr. Lapham paid a
great deal too much attention to the
arts which their brethren employ to
attract the lost to the fold. If min
gled with the noise and vaudeville
there is a generous seasoning of the
gospel It all comes right in the end.
does it not? The main thing is to
make careless people go to church and
listen to the old, old story. If the
worn-out creeds and moth-eaten tra
ditions which Dr. Lapham so lauds
will not attract them, why the preach
er, if he Is a man of sense, wilfintro
duee something that is true and mod
ern. Both truth and modernness are
terrible bugaboos to some pulpiteers,
but the common people have a prefer
ence for tb.en wb.lehj-ls not easily
overcome, and the minister who util
izes it for good seems wiser than the
one who vainly fights it. Has Dr. Lap
ham forgotten how sensational the
methods of Jesus were, feeding the
multitude with a handful of bread,
curing the sick, raising the dead and
so on?
MORE EXPENSIVE RED TAPE.
It would be interesting to know
whether it is the regulation Govern-
ment red . tape bungling, or the
strength of the Atlantic Coast "pull"
that is responsible for construction of
Pacific Coast lightships and lighthouse.
tenders at a point more than 13,000
miles away from the locality where
they are to be stationed. Not since
the Government built a huge drydock
for Manila at Newport News and
towed It more than half way around
the world, entailing a needless expense
of about $100,000 before it reached its
destination, has it indulged In such a
wasteful proceeding as that In connec
tion with the small vessels now en
route to the Pacific Coast.
In the case of the drydock, the sav
ing effected by having the craft built
on the Atlantic seaboard was less than
$15,000, and the additional cost of
sending the craft to her destination
was abouf $100,000. Several times
while en route the great, unwieldy
craft narrowly escaped destruction,
and the risk, had it been assumed by
as insurance company, would h,ave
cost many thousands'. The fleet now
under way from New York to San
Francisco and Portland consists of
three lighthouse tenders and three
lightships. The diminutive size of
the vessels makes it necessary that
frequent stops be made for coal, and
at every port at which they call there
wlll be pilotage and other port charges
to be met. The aggregate cost of this
long journey will run into big figures
and there is the ever-present danger
of such small vessels being lost.
There are half a dozen shipyards on
the Pacific Coast which would have
built these vessels and delivered them
at their Pacific Coast stations for much
less than It will cost the Government
to deliver them where they will be
placed In service. Unfortunately for
the Pacific Coast bidders, a surplus of
red tape and a scarcity of common or
dinary business sense prevent the Gov
ernment from taking anything Into
consideration except that the bids for
these vessels delivered at Atlantic
Coast ports were lower than those for
the same craft delivered at Pacific
Coast ports, where the vessels were to
be stationed.
The absurdity of that storied rule
that "a pint's a pound the world
around," has never appealed to the
Iseepers of the royal red tape in the
departments at Washington, for much
of the work that they put forth bears
unmistakable evidence that the rule is
in constant use in awarding contracts.
A record-breaking increase of more
than 5,000,000 bushels In the American
visible supply of wheat yesterday
caused a slight break in the market,
but the inherent strength of the cereal
was shown when the price failed to
break under $1 per bushel for either
the May or December option, while
the spot market closed firm at 99 He
per bushel. The strength of the mar
ket In the face of the bearish statis
tics yesterday was remarkable. Not
only was the increase in the visible
one of the largest on record, but there
was an increase of nearly 3,000,000
bushels in world's shipments, while
quantities on passage were nearly 1,
000,000 bushels greater than for the
preceding week. The growers of the
Pacific Northwest, having sold quite
freely early In the season, are in a po
sition to regard any weakness with
equanimity, but, in spite of yesterday's
bearish news, a, pronounced decline in
prices is hardly probable.
A McMinnville farmer tells of a
return of $38 an acre from raising
hogs. Specifically, he let 57 hogs have
the run of a 100-acre field of clover
early In the season, later confined
them to a three-acre field of clover,
then to an eight-acre field of wheat,
and finally to a four-acre patch of
peas. The pasturage was a- benefit
to the first clover field, which was
afterward mowed for seed, so that
does not count. For the rest the hogs
did all the harvesting, and were
rounded out at the last with $42 worth
of mlllfeed. Summing up, the owner
found that the returns showed a fair
Interest on 15 acres of land at $400 an
acre after deducting the cost of put
ting in the wheat and peas. When
Oregon farmers each dedicate a
corner of their farms to Individual ex
perimental stations, as in this case,
the day of unprofitable farming in the
state will be over. '
Two physicians at $100 pet month
and a nurse at $75 per month are re
cent additions to the Mayor's official
family. There have also been added
an assistant health officer at $125 per
month, and a bacteriologist at $75 per
month, since Dr. Wheeler, alone and
unaided, looked after the health of
the city for a salary of $125 per
month. This Increase of something
over $5000 per year in one branch of
city officialdom should not disturb the
equanimity of the taxpayers, for it is
light In comparison with what might
be expected with the possibilities that
are before us. Why stop with one
nurse, when there are schools all over
the city which might be used as rest
ing places for $75-per-month-at-taches?
On with the dance, for the
bills are footed by the taxpayers, and
their rights are not entitled to con
sideration. The latest mlstaken-for-a-deer trag
edy happened In Clatsop County, and
the explanation given by the man who
pulled the trigger is that his friend,
who is not here to present his version,
disobeyed instructions. It had been
previously arranged that the friend
should remain at a point farther up
the ridge than where he was killed.
This is probably the best excuse that
could be advanced for the criminal
carelessness, but it fails to excuse the
hunter. Even had his friend remained
at the point decided on, the man who
was so handy with his gun would
hardly be Justified In shooting at the
first object that moved a bush. There
1b always the possibility that there
might be more than two hunters out
In the same county. If this reckless
killing continues, no careful hunter
will dare to enter the woods without a
suit of mall or boiler plate.
The steamship Guernsey, which
entered the Columbia River without a
clean bill of health, was fined $5000
by the Astoria collector of customs.
The customary permission to knock
off $4995 of the fine will be forthcom
ing from Washington as soon as the
master's protest is received at the
Capitol. Our quarantine laws are not
half so stringent and severe as they
seem. The most imposing thing in
connection with them is the bewilder
ing maze of red tape in which they
are bandaged.
Haskell says he will sue for defam
ation of character. It will be neces
sary for the defendant only to put in
evidence Haskell's forced resignation
from the Democratic National Com
mittee, and from the office of treas
urer of the committee for the cam
paign. The resignation was confes
sion of everything.
Whatever may be the punishment
for Sunday law breakers, District At
torney Cameron dare not indict a lot
of people for climbing the hills the
first day of the week and bringing in
big bunches of red Autumn leaves to
illuminate and warm their homes.
If the President and Mr. Bryan had
to pay telegraph tolls on "letters" In
terchanged the past week, perhaps the
communications would be shorter.
Fortunate, indeed, was the West
Side Portlander whose laundry stove
was in good enough repair to bqil the
coffee for yesterday's breakfast.
When you write "synthetic philos
ophy," and it appears In print " 'sym
pathetic' philosophy," you feel the
injury, but there is no remedy.
There's one consolation. This cam
paign can't run more than five weeks
longer.
REMARKS OX JEFFERSON.
Evidently His Followers Know Little
of HIa IIIMory.
(Tillamook Herald.)
"Why doesn't the Republican party do
something for the farmers?" asks Mr.
Bryan. This belongs to the same cate
gory as his other fool query, "Shall the
people rule?" Somebody ought to tell
Bryan about the homestead act, which
the Republican party put on the statute
book just as soon .as it gained power in
the Government, and which the Demo
cratic party had defeated while it held
sway. That act, passed 45 years ago, did
more than any other single fact toward
peopling the West. It contributed hun
dreds of thousands of settlers to Bryan's
own state.
If Bryan calls this "ancient history."
some things will be cited here which ore
not ancient. There are 66 Agricultural
Colleges Injhe country. These originated
in an act passed by the Republican Con
gress in Lincoln's day, but the principal
gain In the number was made In the past
few years. There are agricultural ex
periment stations in many of these states
which are an outgrowth of this Repub
lican legislation. In 1902 President Roose
velt signed the National Irrigation act,
which had been passed by a Republican
Congress which is effective through the
whole arid region of the country and
which has already created homes for
thousands of persons.
Did Mr. Bryan ever hear of the rural
free delivery of mail? If not, somebody
ought to tell him about this at once. His
own State of Nebraska has a good many
miles of these free delivery routes which
have brought the farmer into close com
munication with the world. This is also
Republican work and every intelligent
farmer in the country knows about it,
even If Bryan is ignorant of It.
Through the Department of Agriculture
the Government spends great sums of
money every year for the benefit of the
farmers, largely as a consequence of
the improvements In methods of cultiva
tion which have originated in experiments
by the Government, the farmer Is less de
pendent than formerly on the uncertain
ties of the weather, and the average di
mensions of the crops have increased. As
a result of all these Republican aids to
agriculture the aggregate value of the
farm products of the United States for
1906 is $8,000,000,000, as compared with $1,
000,000,000 in 1860, just before the Repub
licans entered office. While the country's
population has increased two and three
quarter times since I860, the country's
farm products have multiplied eight times.
Here are a few points which some farmer
ought to bring to Bryan's attention.
THE ALLEGED CLEVF.LAND LETTER
A Statement by Sir. F. S. Haxtlnfrsj,
Executor of the Cleveland Estate.
That the letter, attributed to Mr.
Cleveland was received and published
in good faith by the New York Times
cannot be doubted. Mr. F. S. Hastings,
executor of the Cleveland estate, in a
letter published in the Times last
Wednesday, pronounced it genuine; yet
two days reversed that opinion. Mr.
Hastings, when shown extracts from
various papers criticising him for not
stating more promptly such facts as he
knew about the letter, wrote to the
Times affirming the letter. The whole
matter is an exceedingly strange and
curious thing. The man who supplied
the letter to the newspaper syndicate
only says that it was "not written nor
dictated by Mr. Cleveland as it ap
peared In print." But that Mr. Cleve
land had some part in its composition
seems certain. Perhaps it was only
through conversations; for he would
hardly.have given out notes of an un
finished article. Here is the Hastings
letter to The Times:
I have delayed making any public state
ment regarding this matter, acting under
advice of counsel. The facts are that there
Is abundant evidence that Mr. Cleveland
was engaged In writing an article for pub
lication some time prior to his death, who
merely obtained from me. after Mr. Cleve
land's death, confirmation of his authority
to sell it to the New York Times. My sole
connection with the affair was In acting
in my capacity as Mr. Cleveland's executor
to confirm the arrangement that had al
ready been consummated between Mr.
Cleveland and the literary agent.
Naturally, in view of the doubts cast by
the various critics upon the authenticity of
the document. I took great pains to in
vestlgate all the conditions surrounding the
transaction between Mr. Cleveland and the
literary agent, and 1 can state positively
that I have no evidence which would war
rant any doubt as to the genuineness of the
article In question.
There are wlthtn my knowledge facts
and Incidents that confirm my belief In the
genuineness of the article as Mr, Cleveland's
own production. During the course of my
Investigations I have unearthed a design
among certain promlnont Democratic lead
ers who have asserted that, in order to off
set the effect of this article of Mr. Cleve
land's, it would be necessary for them to
question Its authenticity. Of this I have
abundant proof, which can be produced at
any time if necessary.
SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE.
A Few Points That Might Be Brought
to Bryan' Attention.
Pendleton Tribune.
A recent Issue of The Oregonian con
tained an exhaustive analysis of the pub
lic career of Thomas Jefferson as con
trasted with that of Alexander Hamilton,
which was so comprehensive and fair that
it could be read by every citizen. To be
sure. It contained nothing which Is not
already known to students of American
political history, but his part In the form
ative period of the United States Govern
ment was so conspicuous that the -611601
of his influence and Its trend should be
generally known.
The Oregonlan's dissection of Jefferson's
pernicious course in many instances oc
curring in the period following the Revo
lution is absolutely along 'lines which the
history of that time amply supports.
Every step made by Washington and
Hamilton in the construction of a govern
ment that should have sufficient internal
strength and recuperative vitality to sur
vive internal dissensions, which could
even then be easily foretold, was opposed
by Jefferson not only openly, but in the
most insidious manner also, and methods
were employed so underhanded that they
would put to blush those which are com
mon in ward politics today.
Jefferson's repeated attacks upon Wash
ington's administration, even while he
was his Secretary of State, reveal his real,
"cunning" character. He was never a
sincere man no more than is Bryan of to
dayand the steadfastness with which his
present followers applaud his every public
act indicates a surprising lack of study
of the history of his time, which is to be
found in abundance in every public li
brary. More Teachers Required.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) The new Gladstone school,
which opened last Monday, has an en
rollment that exceeds expectations to
the extent that an additional teacher
has been engaged and a general shift
ing of the gradework Is necessary.
Miss Edna Caufield, who graduated
last June from the University of Ore
gon, has been given the first and sec
ond grades, Miss Pearl Selvers the
third and fourth. Miss Munsen the
fifth, sixth and seventh and Professor
Vedder the eighth, ninth and tenth.
The Oregon City schools are also be
coming crowded.
PATHETIC PLEA OF NO AVAIL
Stealing to Help Sister Does Not De
ter Sentence.
Because he stole a gold watch and other
Jewelry, valued at $157. that he might as
sist a destitute sister in Detroit. Mich., so
he said, Harry Riggs must serve a year
In the County Jail. The sister is said to
have been deserted by her husband. Rlggs
is a member of Company D, Twentieth
Infantry, -now stationed In California.
He pleaded guilty to simple - larceny be
fore Judge Gantenbein, in the Circuit
Court, yesterday afternoon, and was sen
tenced. The property, which belonged to
Mary Barton, was stolen June 15.
P. Boutcher, who passed a worthless
check for $15 on D. E. Bowman, of the
Mover Clothing Company, May 10, was
paroled to Chief Probation Officer Tues
cher, of the Juvenile Court, after he had
been sentenced to serve one year in the
State Penitentiary. Boutcher pleaded that
his wife and children need his support.
His parole was made conditional on his
faithfulness in supporting them.
Otto Harold, who shot E. J. Braun in a
North End saloon August 29, so that the
man was taken to a local hospital in a
precarious condition, pleaded guilty, but
said he shot in self-defense. In telling
the story to the court he said that he is
a German, and had taken only five
glasses of beer 'during the afternoon.
Braun, he asserted, had slapped him vi
ciously 'in the face twice, and then at
tempted to choke him. He shot at Braun
twice, he said. Judge Gantenbein took
the case under advisement, and will sen
tence the man today.
Eugene Rooney, 19' years old, pleaded
guilty to simple larceny, and after being
sentenced to serve a year In the Peniten
tiary, was paroled to H. M. Esterly, for
merly connected with the Juvenile Court.
Rooney remained in the store of J. Nudel
man on the night of September 8 until
after it had been closed, and stole about
$10 from the cash register.
Charged by the grand Jury with the em
bezzlement of 14498.40 from the Thiel De
tective Service Company on May 2, W. E.
Douglas pleaded not guilty yesterday.
Joseph O'Brien admitted to the court
that he is guilty of stealing personal
articles belonging to Fred Malletvon Au
gust 14. He said he came to Portland
from London, Ont., and had been here but
two days when he was arrested. He must
serve one year In the County Jail.
A. P. Markham was arraigned. Ha was
recently indicted by the grand Jury for
obtaining money by talee pretenses. It
is asserted that he passed a $35 check on
M. Gardner, a saloon man. District At
torney Cameron said that the check was
indorsed by George Reed, and that It was
upon his representations that It was paid
by Gardner. As Reed has now reimbursed
the saloon-keeper the District Attorney
recommended that Markham be permitted
to go on his own recognizance. Judge
Gantenbein will decide today whether or
not to dismiss the case.
Harry A. Clark pleaded not guilty to
forging a check August 12. and singing the
name of J. Sorensen. The check was
made out in favor of the International
School of Music, and drawn on the First
National Bank of Coquille.
Peter Kallor was arraigned on a charge
of burglary, and a demurrer to the indict
ment submitted to the court.
Otto Tanberg pleaded not guilty to a
charge, of contributing to the delinquency
of 15-yea'r-old Selma Schwartz.
M. F. Copley was arraigned on a simi
lar charge involving 7-year-old Edith Non
kin. He will plead at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Tom Sehoek and Eugene Bachelor
will enter their pleas today. The former
is charged with causing 8-year-old Violet
L. Harris to become a delinquent child,
and the latter with contributing to the de
linquency of 17-year-old Katie Stricklln.
The case against F. Bloom, charged
with stealing $300, was dismissed because
the prosecuting witness cannot be found.
TELLING ABOUT KELLY BUTTE
Grand Jury Probes Administration.
Ends Work by Saturday.
- H. Warwick. M. Calker and John
Smith, who served time at Kelly
Butte, were brought before the grand
jury yesterday, presumably to tell
what they know regarding affairs at
the rock pile. Although an air of
secrecy is maintained about the grand
Jury room. It Is said that at least one
of the men has a grievance against
Superintendent Brlggs for being fast
ened to tne bars of a cell with his
hands above his head for refusing to
work. He was sent to the rock pile
for ten days for drunkenness, which
he says had reached the delirium
tremens stage.
The present grand Jury will cease
Its work next Saturday. The October
grand jury, to be drawn from the
regular panel, will take its place.
Deputy County Clerk Bush has com
pleted the list of jurors who will try
cases next month. It is as follows:
N. E. Ayer. R. H. Ashby. R. J. Ashley, J.
G. Bacher. John Bliss. H. J. Burrows, J. E.
Blackburn. T. J. Burns, K. Barker, I. Brunn,
H. Bauman, I. TV. Butler, Thomas H. Brin
son. William Ball Is. George C. Burton. S. V.
Bugbee. Herman Burke. H. Bruck, P. B.
Brigham, J. C. Bayer, G. J. Burns, V. S.
Blackney, Balnea, John Chalmers, H. L. Cha
pln. H. J. Crees, A. B. Cameron. C. C. Ca
ple. D. Chambers, A. M. Compton. A. Cor
nutt. J. R. Callahan, Touis Carmensen, Henry
L. Carl, Sherman Cochran. A. J. Clark, Will
lam C. Clow. C. C. Childress. C. H. Cobb.
R. C. Clyde, A. M. Cox. Frank Collinson. F. J.
Catterllne, C. I. Cunshow, Cooper. W. W.
Clark. J. T. Concannon. Harry T. Clarke, J.
Ij. Cline. G. I.. Davenport. L. F. Danforth.
I. N. Day, A. D'.lley, J. Danneis, E. Dimbat.
J. Dellar, N. E. Daugherty. N". Davie.
George W". Davis. W. H. Donahue, C. L.
England, R. R. Effinger, C. D. Fraser, Joseph
Finke, Wlllhsm H. Foulkes. TV. H. Foster,
Henry Fassbender. F. J. Fellaws. P. Feld
man, B. E. Fish. R. Garrison, A. H. Gria
wold M B Godfrey, Charles Gauld, Paul
Geisler, C. TV. Goode. R. E. Gibson, George
F. Hubbard. E. T. Hatch. Frany -Heiney. N.
Hodgson, George B. Hampton, J. A. Howard.
Theodore Henrichsen, J. Hartfleld. J. H. Ham
ilton, W. I. Harris. 'William P. Hanson, John
H James. Otis Learned. E. O. Magoon,
Thomas A. Moar, A. J. McCIure. O. P. Polk,
Fred Rlx, Peter F. Sievers. Fred Samuetaon,
William Smith, H. F. Taylor. J. E. William.
Decision in Annexation Question.
Presiding Judge Gantenbein, of the
Circuit Court, will decide at 2 o'clock
this afternoon whether or not County
Clerk Fields must place the Mount
Scott annexation question on the bal
lot for the Presidential election in No
vember. A petition that an order for
a writ of mandamus be made was pre
sented to the court yesterday after
noon and taken tinder advisement.
Administer Simon Estate.
E. M. Lauce was appointed yester
day by Judge Webster administrator of
the Leon P. Simon estate. This con
sists of a $7500 claim against the Clark
& Wilson Lumber Company on account
of an accident by which Simon met his
death.
Bank Closes Early in Life.
FRESNO, Cal.. Sept 28. The Valley
Savings Bank of Fresno, incorporated
under another name originally on
January 16..wjth an authorized capital
fluck ui ciuu.uvu, w o uiucrco tem
porarily suspended by order of the
State Bank Commission and its af
fairs temporarily placed In charge of
an accountant. One who Is conversant
with the affairs of the Institution, says
that the depositors will be paid in full
In the end.
May Place Bibles In Hotels.
KANSAS CITY, Sept, 28. An organ
ized movement to place a Bible In the
rooms of every hotel in the United
States was formulated at the Grand
Avenue Methodist Church last night at
a meeting of the Gideons, an organiza
tion of Christian Traveling Men.
I SCHISM IX OREGON DEMOCRACY
Rival Factions Seeking to Run tin
State Campaign.
Dual-headed . is Democracy's cam
paign In Oregon, and hydra-headed ii
may be before the campaign is over
for Into the ranks of the unterrifiefl
has come two Democratic organiza
tions, or machines, each striving t
surpass each other in behalf of thl
"Cross of Gold" orator of Nebraska
Harmony talk prevails when informa
Hon Is given to the public with refer'
ence to this double-headed campaign)
but underneath are nettles.
The party's regularly constituted
campaign committee ' In this state If
composed of Alex Sweek and Johi
Montag, of Portland; Lark Bilyeu, o)
Eugene: Sam Garland, of Lebanon; W
F. Matlock, of Pendleton, and M. Aj
Miller, of Lebanon, National commit
te.'man. Not content with this com
mittee. a faction in Multnomah hai
usurped its functions, has set about td
raise a campaign fund and to makl
all contributions gravitate Its way an
according to supporters of the regulai
order of things, has undertaken to bl
the "whole thing." In order to takl
possession of the spoils of Bryan's pos.
sible election. This usurping factioti
is headed by a committee made up oi
Jefferson Myers, J. N. Teal, C. J. Smith
of Portland, and W. M. Klser, of Salem
Kentucky Klick Gets in Action.
Last night the Kentucky Klick took n
tlce of the situation by adopting resolin
tions declaring confidence in the regulai
campaign committee ar.dr deploring the ad
of "some hypnotic coercer" that hai
"thrust upon Chairman Sweek a new cam.
paign committee, thereby ignoring an4
discrediting the original and legal Statl
Democratic Executive Committee."
The Klick is composed of "whltl
males," born south of Mason and Dlxon'i
line or coming from ancestors so born
It's members are mostly Democrats, head
ed by Mark O'N'eill. president, and S.. O
Armltage, secretary. Its membership ln
eludes the most celebrated of Democracy''
local sons. The meeting was held In thl
Chamber of Commerce building and thl
resolutions are as follows:
TVhereas, Pome hypnotic coercer has
thrust upon Chrlrman Sweek a new cam
paign committee. thereby ignoring thl
original and legal state Demacralic execu
tive committee therefore be it
Resolved, That the Kentucky Klick. II
meeting assembled, makes known Its faito
and confidence in the ability and Intfg
rity of Chairman Alex Rwcek. John Montagi
W. H. Wehrung. Lark Bilyeu. Sam Garland,
TV. F. Matlock and Mr. Peterson, member!
of the said legal Democratic committee, tt
wage a vigorous and legitimate campaigf
against the opposing party at the election.
Alignment of Factions.
Arrayed on one side are the old-tlmi
war horses of the party in this statej
those who, from a time antedating thl
remotest possibility of Democratic sue
cess, have fought the battles of the partj
and endured the Jibes and jokes of vlt
torious opponents until long ago thej
ceased to resent them. For long yean
they have financed and conducted even
campaign in the state for their party anj
have entered each new fight as zealouslj
as if they had occasionally won.
On the other side are apostates of thj
non-partisan creed which they shoutei
long enough to elect several of their num'
ber to oflioe, and Jumped upon the bacj
of the donkey as soon as they thought
they saw a chance of Democratic victory
Included In the ranks of the new-fang'ei
Democrats are several prominent office,
holders in Portland and in Oregon.
It is these latter acquisitions to thl
party that are trying to usurp the placel
of the faithful; trying to snap the plums
as it were, from their very hands.
So these non-partisan Democrats arl
trying to crowd out the battle-scarree!
veterans of Democracy from the man
agement of the campaign in this statei
But the old-timers refuse to stand fol
any such treatment, and there is whert
the fight began. The. story of the'flgW
begins afar back. It revived with thl
Word and the Malley factions, and wltl
the Lane and the Thomas factions.
As a matter of fact the Democrat!-!
campaign in Oregon is in the hands of
the executive committee of the state cenl
tral committee.. When the organization
was completed last Spring this com
mittee was placed In charge. Althougii
a bitter fight was waged on Milt Mlllei
for National committeeman that gentle"
man won out at Denver. It was onlj
due to the fact that D. M. Watson re
mained loyal to an ante-conventioij
pledge to support Miller that the "Sagl
of Lebanon" was selected. Great press
ure was brought to bear on Watson U
induce him to forget his pledge.
The non-partisan branch of Democracl
has set up a rival Institution in the waj
of a campaign organization. It has has
appointed a committee to solicit fundi
which is making a loud noise for money)
Amounts are not specified by either faoj
tion. and all contributions, from postarH
stamps to real money, will be gratefullj
received. The Kentucky Klick resolu-i
tions mention a hypnotic coercer as bavl
ing thrust this committee on Sweek. , Thu)
"coercer is Governor cnamberlaln. .
Members of Democracy's non-partisap
faction declined to discuss the fight
Meanwhile they are continuing their ap
peal for campaign contributions.
TAFT RAL-IT AT SUXXYSID
Mayor Rodgers, of Saljin, Principal
Speaker at Meeting.
Mayor George F. Rodgers. of Salem, ixt
his address last night before the Sun
nyside Taft Republican Club, in Hunter's
Hall, gave a plain and forceful presenta
tlon of the Issues of the campaign. Therl
was a large audience. Professor R. F,
Robinson presided and Introduced Mayol
Rodgers, who declared that during thl
40 years of the past the Republican parti
has been the party of progress and con
struction and the Democratic party hu4
been the party of obstruction and del
structlon. ,
Passing on Mr. Rodgers contrasted thl
two candidates and showed what thej
both stand for, Mr. Taft standing foi
the policies of President Roosevelt and
Mr. Bryan for vagaries of every sort. Hi
discussed the publicity issue, a stront)
government, trusts, tariff and bank in
surance by the Government, and set fort
the Republican positions on all these
topics with force and clearness, belruj
frequently interrupted by applause.
Allan R. Joy followed with an eloquent
review of the political Issues, closing witB
the prediction that Taft would be elected
by the sober, thinking people of this
country for what he represents.
Excellent music was furni&iied by thl
East Side High School Quartet. Misl
Mary Thompson and Miss Paulina Voelt
pel. late of Boston, gave Instrumental
and vocal selections. Literature, picture!
and campaign buttons were distributed
It was announced that another meeting
will be held in' the same place in two
weeks.
TELLS ABOUT GORE MEETINGS
M. A. Miller Returns From Trij
With Orator to Southern Oregon.
M. A. Miller, chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, returned
yesterday morning from Southern Orei
gon.' whither he accompanied Senatol
Gore, of Oklahoma.' Chairman Miller pre
sented clenator Gore to the Democrats,
of Roseburg and Cottage Grove, and in
both places the blind Senator from Okla
homa spoke to overflowing crowds. Ai
Roseburg Senator Gore spoke in th
Courthouse, and Chairman Miller say!
that not more than half of the peoplfl
who wanted to hear the orator could gel
Into the building.
J. H. Albert, of the Capital National
Bank, of Salem, was yesterday appointed
a member of the Democratic banking
committee. Mr. Albert is heartily in ac
cord with Bryan's new banking scheme.