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Newspaper Page TextDi30tnuan PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland. Oregon. FusloHlcs aa Second-Oaee Matter. BtUMrrlptlr-B Mate lararUbll ta AdTalx-e. (Br Mali ) Pi!lv. Sunday lnclud-d. rne year t-i:.). Sunuay li.ciudyd. in roontls ... J DjiI. St:; Jay i:. - : u'1-1. mr niontni.. -: Ii:!y. Sunday Inc lurtrj. una moii-a.... La..y. w.tnjut s-n-Uy. on. year B w !;!. without Sm.uay. Six months..... a ; Iiaily. niliwut S. x.. three months.. .1.0 l.ly. witnout fcuna. om niontu wj Weea!-, 00a year - .... Funday. one e.ir r Sunday and Weekly, ona year tily Carrier.) Pit!-. Sunday Included, one year r Daliy. Sunday Included, one tnonln. - How to Bern 1 1 teend posloffice money order. expre.-, Oidr or (dwul check on your local bank. Stanza, r.nn or currency are at the sorter's r: Give postnlice ao dieaa In full. includiDS county and (lata. Postate Kate 10 to 14 pattes. 1 cent. 1 ' to ;s uaa. :i cents; SO to 44 vsei. a cen.s. 46 to iO pases. 4 centa Fore.sn posta.a dub'e rale. j,.lrni Bvhaeal Office The S C. Beck- ir.m r.;,ecia. ;-r,t-. York, room: 4.1 5 Tribune bui.o.ns. Chicago, room Triucne buildins JORTI.AM. MONDAY. NOV. 23, 190"- BKYAN AND in PARTY. Eastern newspapers are unfair to .Mr. Bryan when they point to the fact that in several of the most important states his vote was much less than that thrown for "his party's candidates for the office of Governor, and then allege his unpopularity as the cause. This difference 4n results was caused by local issues. In -New York Hushes was opposed by the whole bode of "sporting interests." and Chanler drew many thousands of votes on this account. In Ohio and Indiana the liquor forces went in solid mass against the fit-publican local tickets, but sidit on Bryan and Taft. In Illinois a U -publican fold greatly reduced the vote for Denecn and In creased that 'for Stevenson. In Min nesota Johns. n's vote was purely a personal trtbute to a man who had won even whin Roosevelt was the Presidential candidate. In Missouri Democratic dissension defeated Cow herd for Governor and cut down the vote for the candidates of that party ail along the line. In New York It is undoubted that some other candidate for the Presi dency would have run better than Bryan; but nowhere west of Pennsyl vania could any othet democratic candidate for the Presidency have come within hailing distance of him I.r popularity. Uryan was the ideal Western Democratic candidate. It was for the Western vote that he was nominated: and he received all that belonged to his party, under existing conditions. The South was Indifferent, hut sure to cast Its vote for him; the Kuct was against him. but his party In the West was passionately devoted to him. and would not believe that he could be defeated. On the com bination of the South nnd Wrst there ttt steadfast coniid-iice. Hut the West was immovioiy i;cpuniK-an. even attains! Bryan though local disturbances cave the Democratic party great (tains In many of the im portant states. Mr. Bryan Is no Rood representative of his party In the Fast or in the South: but-he Is Its strongest repre sentative In the West. This last was the fact that created apprehension anions the surporters of Taft, and gave an appenrance of doubt as to the result till the very end of the cam paign. AIDING DRY-LAND FAKMKHS. The Department of Agriculture and the Int&rior Department have agreed to estahlish and equip an experiment farm on the I'matllhi Irrigation proj ect to assist farmers in properly de veloping their land. This highly im portant adjunct of the irrigation proj ect was secured largely through the efforts of President Kerr, of the Ore gon Agricultural College. The result ant benefits can hardiy be overesti mated. Irrigation farming Is so radi cally different from the system fol lowed where the natural moisture Is sufficient to mature a crop that the novice will almost invariably be forced to pay dearly for his experi ence if he fails to give the matter much study. In this method of farm inn: it is Indeed a case where "a little learning is a dangerous thing," for too much water or an improper distribu tion o? the supply Us liable to cause as much damage as would lie caused by a drought. The Washington dispatch bringing the news of this proposed aid to the irrigators also says that Professor Kerr has secured from the Agricul tural Department a promise to co-operate with the state in establishing an -perim"nt station for dry-land farm ing In Morrow, Gilliam or Sherman County. While the methods of dry arming nnd Irrigated farming are as;ly different, both have the same nd in view. The purpose of each is to bring Into a productive state vast tracts of rich land which at the pres ent time are non-productive. In many localities it is absolutely necessary that water he secured in order to pro dure a crop. nnd. even In other semi arid localities, -water would greatly enhance the value of the land. But throughout the Pacific North vest there are vast tracts of semi arid land that, with proper cultiva tion and a thorough knowledge of the work on the part of the farmer, can be made to turn out very good crops without the aid of irrigation. The Oregon Agricultural College has on its staff a number of dry' farming ex perts who have had practical experi ence covering many years in farming district, where the amount of natural moisture was much less than it is in the dry regions of the Pad tic North west, and where water for irrigating purposes was unavailable. With an experimental farm where practical demonstrations of dry-farming meth ods can be made, these experts can do an Inestimable amount of good. Irrigation, of course, where the supply of water Is ample, can be made, the most certain method of farming known, hut the dry farming lands east of, the Cascade Mountains have a wonderful future, and in years to come, when the science of conserva tion of natural moisture in the soil is thoroughly understood, surprising re sults will follow. The Umatilla Irri gation experiment farm will prove of great value to the state and to the projects in adjoining s:ates, but its advantages cannot excel those which will follow a thorough understanding of dry farming in the Pacific North west. The Wisconsin Central seems to be the latest addition to the ILarriman possessions, and, as it is a broken down, poorly-located, badly-construct-ed line. It is naturally a property dear to the Harrlman heart, assuming, of course, that the railroad king has a I heart. The Wisconsin Central runs through a rich country, which turns out an enormous traffic that finds a market both east and -west. It passes through a great number of thriving cities and towns, and through a rich farming region. In this field a few years hence there will be an enormous demand for the Pacific Coast lumber which can now be hauled on a Har rlman line from the sawmill to the consumer. Mr. Harriman's reputation as a reconstruetor of railroads Is so well known that it is a safe prophecy that, within a very few years, the generally demoralized Wisconsin Cen tral will grade up to the Harriman standard, which Is now accepted throughout the railroad world as be ing the best that money can produce. 'TIS PITT, AND PITY T1S. Bather rancid Is the righteousness of those who assert that the great po litical bunco game of the past year must be followed through to the end, and repeated, of course, for righteous ness' sake, year after year, till the fulfilment of time. Great game it is. patronized by bunco artists, in the name of "the people's -will." One of the beautiful things about it, more over, is the aftermath of spurious virtue and counterfeit holiness, by which, in the name of all the polit ical beatitudes, those persons are characterized as monsters of wick edness who expose and denounce "the game." Kftsoons these patriotic saints of "the new system" will insist that all our books of moral, as well as of political, philosophy be written over again, so as to maintain and glorify the bunco game. Again, there are sad prophecies that the Republican party will have success nevermore, unless It shall fully and Joyfully accept the bunco game. It -would be dreadful, indeed, if that swindled, duped, fooled, bun coed and hopeless party should get Into a worse state than It is in now. If there could be anything worse for it than loss of Governors and Senators and all standing and influence In the affairs of the state, with " loss of Its own self-respect besides, no doubt its opponents, so sorry about It. w ill con tinue to express their sympathy, amid new and fresh and increasingly copious effusions of crocodilian tears! It -would be a pity, indeed. If the Republican party of Oregon should get hurt or damaged: and it is griev ous to behold how greatly its ad versaries are alarmed about Its future. Those who denounce the bunco game by which the party has been put out of business. "You're killing the party, you're killing the party!-" is the cry betray the agony of the hired mourners at a Chinese funeral. These pad nnd sorrowful patriots are like those Northern politicians who In the white heat and very crisis of the Civil War, wero wont to exclaim, "Stop, stop! You're going too far. Don't irritate the South! You'll make it Impossible to restore the Union!" Some thought the South was about as much "irritated" as it could be; as It is not a bad opinion now that the Republican party of Oregon Is about as dead, under present conditions, as it is possible for anything to be, yet lie unhuried.- What was the story that Harry Lane told to the Portland relief com mittee, who wanted to hold back the remainder of the fund contributed after the earthquake at San Fran cisco, against a time -eThen the stricken city might be more In need of It? The Mayor's Chinaman was a correct nnd powerful reasoner. ADVICE TO THK KI.KJNS GIRL. The Elklns girl, of course, hopes to break the long line of unhappy prece dents, established by marriage of American heiresses to foreign noble men. Since almost all girls "land" the fellow they set their tap for. It may be assumed in advance of the Ahruzzi fellow's proposal that he will perforce pop the question and be ac cepted. Papa Klklns makes this plain, for. although ho says there is no en gagement, he lures the Duke with line-sounding phrases. Unless all signs fail, there will pres ently be an engagement, another American heiress will be expatriated, and after a while there will be marital misery. If American heiresses should require their titled husbands to live In this country, and to stay away from Europe, there -would be more chances of felicity. When a wife goes to the home of her husband, she usually marries the husband's "Whole family and affiliated tribes. The Elkins girl might . introduce the change of requiring the Abruzzl Duke to live with her in America. Then if he got along amicably with her fam ily, he would be the champion hus band of modern times; If not, still he would be well trained and she would have some chance of getting along with him in peace. American women cannot make ideal husbands in for eign lands, in the American sense of ideal, since the standards are differ ent. If experience counts for anything. Senator Elkins' daughter would better marry her gardener or her coachman, and keep her money in her own name, and herself at home. AN ABINDANCE OF MONEY. The New York bank statement, which appeared last Saturday, was if exceptional Interest for comparison with the corresponding week of last year. It was during the week ending November 23. 1901. that the depths of financial demoralization were sound ed, when the total surplus reserve of the New- York banks had dwindled to J215.SSl.O0n. a decrease of J54.103. tiuO below the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. Those figures marked the turn of the tide, for im provement set in the following week and was so pronounced that in the second week In January all of the deficit in the surplus reserve had been wiped out," and there was a surplus over and above legal requirements amounting to J5.0S4.050. The " In crease from that time was steady and substantia!,, and a new high-water mark was established in the last week In June, when there was so much idle money in the banks that the reserve above all requirements was J66.09S, 800. Crop-moving and loans for other purposes have been reducing that figure since July, but the amount is still J29.599.625 in excess of the re serve rule, the total figures for the reserve being J3S3.10S.700. There was an expansion of nearly J S. 000. 000 in loans last week, but the remarkable plethora of money is shown in offer ings of call money around 2 per cent, while 60 and 90-day paper is quoted dull at 3 per cent and 3i and 3 i per cent for six months' loans. This remarkably healthy condition of the great New York banks is perhaps the strongest assurance we have of the re turn of prosperity. It is tliis ease in the money market that has made pos sible exploitation of long-deferred In dustrial undertakings. It has also started building of railroad extensions and purchase of new equipment. These purchases th turn have supplied work for the steel mills and other manufacturing concerns, and labor, long Idle, has again begun earning something. This complete recovery from such a severe panic as overwhelmed busi ness a year ago has been accomplished without a single Industry being over looked In the readjustment. Even cotton, which was the last of the ag ricultural rroducts to make an up ward move, is again selling for much higher prices with a much freer movement than a year ago. Corn, wheat, oats and similar farm prod ucts continue to soar far above nor mal prices, and naturally are bring ing wonderful prosperity throughout the Middle West and Northwest. Viewed from almost any standpoint, the commercial, financial and Indus trial situation presents a most satis factory appearance, with every pros pect for stLil greater improvement in the coming year. A SCALP BOl'NTY LAW. The Mitchell Sentinel, published in the sheep country of Eastern Oregon, dissents strongly from the proposal to enact a bounty law for payment of a fixed sum for the scalps of coyotes and other predatory animals. It thinks owners of sheep ought to do something for protection of their own flocks against the coyote, the scab, and other plagues, saying: The woolsrowers have aa much or more protection now than any other one Industry In the United States. Thia county has a eheep Inspector; there la now In town & Oovemment Pheep Inspector; both for the purpose of making the aheepraisera keep their rlocka clean from scab and now, when there is not one taxpayer In one hundred that ow-na a sheep, they ask the state to pay for kllline; otr the coyotes. It la all wrona: the sheepralsers say their lose la one million dollars per year through the dep redatlona or coyotes. Hah! So did we lose a million dollars or leas last year by not ravin cattle enoush to eat up all the grass In the state. The Sentinel Is now and haa been In the past a strong friend to protec tion, and believes In the protection of the she-p Industry; but aa for placing a bounty on the scalp of the coyote forthe taxpay ers of the stale to pay. we say "no." That la a matter between the sheepmen and the coyote. Let them settle it. On the other hand, the Pendleton Tribune appears to favor such law. It quotes Mr. J. N. Burgess, president of the State Woolgrowers' Associa tion, to the effect that an effort will be made to fix the bounty at about J 1.25 for each scalp framing the law to Include all animals that live by prey. Such law in Oregon would, how ever, be burdensome and almost use less, unless the states surrounding our own should enact like laws. Scalps of nearly 100,000 coyotes were paid for under a former law of Ore gon. Scalp-hunting became. an in dustry; and as fast as the coyotes were killed, Jack rabbits and squirrels and similar pests multiplied, doing damage to growing crops and plun dering granaries. It would be hard on the Treasury of Oregon to pay for all the scalps brought in from California; Washing ton and Idaho; and many citizens of Oregon will believo It not just for the taxpayers of Oregon to bear the ex pense of destroying the noxious ani mals of those states. Even from more distant states the scalps could be profitably shipped into Oregon, and there would be no means of telling where they came from. It is prob able that a scalp bounty law. If one should be enacted, would encounter the referendum. CO-EIH'CATION AND FLIRTATION. Co-education in colleges presents many problems. Nature is stronger than faculty .rules and "boy and girl flirtations" are annoying and perplex ing the professors exceedingly. A re port from the Glasgow, Scotland, Uni versity voices this condition, saying: "The boasted advantages of co-education in the way of the achievement of a higher grade of seriousness and common sense have not yet appeared." The experiment in this country has proved trying, but so far no college or university which has started out on that line has abandoned it. The con trol of students is a difficult problem at any and all times, and it docs not appear to be more perplexing in mixed classes than in student bodies com posed entirely of students of one sex. Of course flirtation; when it exists, puts another factor into the problem, which must be canceled before the best results can be attained. It is a fact, however, that many happymar rlages result from acquaintances made at college and from associations in the classrooms and on the campus. Once in a while a foolish elopement from college takes place, but this is an in cident common to all conditions in life and is exceedingly rare as compared with the number of students attending co-educational institutions. In our own state there has been no criticism of co-education and there is no desire to return to the old plan of educating boys and girls, or young men and young women, separ ately. The principle is held to be founded In nature and equity, and If this contention is true It will stand the test of time and experience. If not, it will go the way of other experiments that have been weighed In the balance and found wanting. ROAD-MAKING KNOWLEDGE. Time was when every man was sup posed to know how to build, or work roads, and every woman was supposed to know how to cook and keep house. The world moves; it is now generally conceded that instruction is neces sary to success in either of these vo cations. Working tho roads" was in earlier times in this state a sort of a penance half play, half shirk, that was worked out in true lazy man's fashion, under the direction of a supervisor who owed his position to the fact that the job was an undesirable one. His qualifications for the place were, ignor ance of theet first principles of road building, and inability to get effective work out of the men, who in obedi ence to a "warning" gathered up as implements, what garden tools hap pened to be lying around, and re ported for duty. After a few days! scratching the surface, and perhaps plowing a furrow or two and throwing some brush into the deepest mudholes, the road was considered "worked" and was left to become Inches deep In dust in the Summer and more than inches deep in mud in the Winter. . It finally dawned upon our people that road building. was a science and the old haphazard methods were abandoned. Some good results have followed a more intelligent system of road building In Oregon and more will follow. More perhaps has been done in the country at large than the public generally Is aware of. There are over two million miles of public roads in the United States and upon these, looking to their betterment in a single year U904) approximately J80.000.000 was expended. It may also be cited as showing a .National inter est in good roads that of twenty-three nations sending delegates to the international road congress held in Paris this Fall the United States sent the largest delegation. France is a good country in which to studv road building. The French government mantains a school of roads and bridges, from the gradutaes of which an efficient corps of highway engineers is drawn, under whose supervision the roads and bridges are constructed. Our Government, through the Department of Agricul ture, is making some progress in the same line and now gives instruction in highway engineering. It also does ef fective work through bulletins issued from time to time containing advice and instruction in the construction and maintenance of good roads. All of these things tend toward the intelli gent treatment of our public highways and foreshadow the coming of the time, yet afar off, wherein the broad, well-built highway will be the rule, not the exception In all well populated sections of the country. A. P. Leonard, ex-Auditor of Pacific County, has been sentenced to one to three "years In the penitentiary at Walla Walla for embezzlement. Leonard was for many years one of the most popolar young politicians in Pacific County. . Gifted with a most pleasing personality and ever willing to go to any length to favor a friend, it was easy for him to become quite prominent in affairs. Politics in the State of Washington as well as else where is a strenuous game, and Leonard seems to have played it hard. Few, if any, who are acquainted with the unfortunate young man will be lieve that he Intentionally became an embezzler; but the generosity which is fostered and encouraged when a man gets into politics probably led him beyond his depth, and before he was fully aware of what had hap pened, his affairs were in such a snarl that it was impossible for him to es cape thepenalty. If Leonard had his life to live over again, he would stick to business and let politics severely alone. More wreckage is coming ashore on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and that well-known "gra-weyard of the Pacific" has undoubtedly claimed another victim. As usual in the sea tragedies that have made that terrible north coast famous all over the world, the crew seems to be missing, and the marks on the wreckage now coming ashore are not sufficiently clear to re veal the identity of the craft. The lifesavlng tug which will soon be sta tioned at the entrance to the Straits of Fuca may prevent some of these tragedies, but. so long as ships sail in that death-haunted region, they will in thick weather be at the mercy of that treacherous current which sweeps north against the Vancouver Island shore. It Is a good place for shipowners who desire to unload their old vessels on the underwriters, but it is hard on the unfortunate crews. A confidence man arrested in New York Saturday said that the original complaint which led to his arrest was made by John D. Rockefeller, who was one of a number of rich men whom the prisoner had swindled. De tails of the plot are missing, but, con sidering the personality of the victim and a "by and large" view of every thing connected therewith, it would seem that the confidence man should be sent up for 29,000,000 years. A man who can bunko John D. Rocke feller is an unsafe man to be at large in any community. The Hartford Courant, which ..- the oldest continuous publication in America, recently celebrated the 144tU anniversary of its founda tion. "We are used to birthday anni versaries." says tho Courant; "they chase each other along so fast that we sometimes lose the count. This one, we are pleased to remark, finds us in our usual health and still en Joying the perpetual youth f iat comes of being produced anew each morn ing." Although Statement One is alleged to bar out the old system of "reward ing" Legislators for their vote on United States Senator, there are sev eral Statement Legislators who are planning for jobs after Chamberlain's election. And should Chamberlain be elected, these patriots will assert their "claims" sure enough. Watch for them. One sure sign that the industrial depression is ended is the rapid re sumption or renewal of the- tide of immigration from Europe. Great numbers who left America a year ago are now to return. Some think the total of these, added to the new im migration, will bring perhaps 2.000, 000 persons into the country from abroad, 'during the coming year. Admitted now to be unconstitu tional and void, even by those who voted for it, why was that Initiative statute, that "instructs" members of the Legislature to vote in a certain way for United States Senators, en acted ? No reason, except that it was one of the plays In the bunco game. Very slowly the trial of Ruef con tinues. It will take all WMnter. Ruef didn't get a change of venue, though he made plea for It on the ground that he couldn't get Justice in San Francisco. Strange doubt, for one who already had pleaded guilty. Another Eastern Oregon man. sent to the Penitentiary a year ago for ar son, destroying fences and poisoning sheep, is reported to be a victim of quick consumption.. If pardoned he will probably make the usual "quick"' recovery. We are told that the laws of the Oregon Bar Association forbid com mendation of a man while he is alive'. Are we to infer that there is nothing good to be said about lawyers while they are alive? . Taft's vote in Kansas was 197,118. Bryan's, 160.979. Taft's plurality, 36,139. In 1900, McKinley. 185,955; Bryan, 162,601. Plurality for McKin ley, 23,354. If the city is fairly launched upon a movement to terminate perpetual franchises, there are several other corporations, besides the Southern Pacific, that possess such privileges. There will be Statement Republ icans and anti-Statement Republic ans in the Oregon Legislature. Same as usual; two Republican parties. No other country can beat Cis fine weather. They've all tried. LIFE 1ST THE OREGON COUNTRY Increasing "OM Man" Bennett' Wort. Irrigon Irrigator. The Governor has appointed the editor of the Irrigator a "Commissioner of the Third Eastern Oregon District Agricul tural Societv." which means that we are one of the five Commissioners for this district, or of the Pendleton Fair. Thanks, Governor. Helping Out the Mother. Newberg Graphic. When you hear a child crying in church or other public gatherings, don't neglect to crane your neck in that direc tion. It is so comforting to the mother to know that all eyes are turned on her although she may have her hands full caring for her charge. The Great-arrandmother or Fotntoea. Silvertonian Appeal. A monster "spud" was unearthed by J M. Burnett at his farm south of this city, last Saturday, and exhibited at a real estate office Monday. It measures 18 inches In length, 12 inches in circum ference and weighs five pounds. Mr. Webb and others claim it is the largest potato ever grown in Oregon. The Ubiquitous Woodpile. Dayton Optimist. On a dark night one cannot walk out with his girl any place in this small but interesting city without turning three somersaults and about two "pinwheels over a cord or more of stovewood. The writer knows of at least two proposals that were "busted" right in the bud through this menacing wood question. Prosperity In Wheeler County. Mitchell Sentinel. Isaac Blann came in Tuesday night with a load of pork, bones and sausage. He said some Republican told him before Taft's election that if he, Taft, was elected everything would advance in price that is, farm -produce, at least 10 per cent. So he advanced the price of sau sage at least 25 per cent to keep up with the times. Something Doing In Marks Prairie. Canby Tribune Correspondent. Harry Garrett passed through our main street on his way to see his finance. Henry Woefer was sawing wood for Mr. John Jesse Sunday. Some unknown sinner shot Mr. Sam Gubble's fine dog with a shotgun one day last week. Mr. John Wells killed ' three fine fat hogs Monday. Innocence Abroad. Editor Nutting In Albany Democrat. I spent my first night in a Pullman sleeper. No one suspected I was as green as all that. It is easy to sleep anywhere if you can turn the key to your brain. I am getting used to the high-priced style of the diners. Have gotten the business dow-n to a science and can get a meat for 50 cents, a sign of genius. This morn ing buttered toast, cream and flakes and cocoa cost 45 cents, and the other 6 "cents the waiter kept as a tip. Was surprised that nothing was charged for the finger bowl service. Take Notice, Mr. President. Silver Lake Leader. Report comes to us that there were never so many bear signs seen in the woods as there has been this Fall, the ground In places being literally covered with tracks. We would respectfully call the attention of Teddy Roosevelt to Lake County, and especially to the vicinity of Silver Lake, for when a- couple of men can go out and in two days kill three bears, cowboys go out and without hunt ing at all lasso one, and a lady going visiting, and when only half a mile from town runs across one, it ought surely to be the paradise for such lovers of such sport as our President is. DRUNKEN NOMINEE WITHDRAWS Itrgtilnrly Nominated by Democrats for Allnnta Mnvor, but Haa to Retire. Atlanta Special to Baltimore News. James G. Woodward, regular Demo cratic nominee for Mayor of Atlanta, has withdrawn from the campaign in favor of Robert F. Maddox, the nominee of the "Citizens' Committee." Mr. Wood ward's withdrawal follows severe criti cisms of his private life and a summons against him to appear in Police Court for intoxication. His letter of withdrawal was read at a mass-meeting and caused great enthu siasm. Mr. Maddox Is a young man and vice-president of the American National Bank, one of the strongest financial In stitutions in the South, and is very popu lar in business circles. Thomas H. Goodwin, the candidate in the primary who received the highest number of votes after Woodward, claims the nomination as the regular Demo cratic choice. An examination shows that according to the rules of the Demo cratic primary Mr. Goodwin is the regu lar nominee of the Democrats, and now a stiff fight is in prospect for the elec tion to the Mayoralty between Goodwin and Maddox. "What the Bridegroom Reaents, New York Times. "Even the English language emphasizes the insignificance of a man at his own wedding," said the prospective bridegroom disconsolately. "There isn't an indepen dent word to designate him. He is merely called the groom of the bride, as if he were Just about on a level with the brides maids and a little below the maid of honor. Best man, of course, means the bridegroom's best man, but the phrase itself tends to exalt this Individual at the expense of his superior. "Then there's no adjective to describe what pertains to the male half of the af fair. You can't speak of the 'bridegromal' trousers or necktie. On the other hand, 'bridal' applies not only to the posessions of the girl, but to what relates to both of them equally, like the trip and the bridal chamber. The very words, 'matri mony' and 'matrimonial,' are from the feminine side only. 'Patrimony' has noth ing to do with the nuptials. It applies only to wealth, and signifies that a man's part in the affair is to get out and hustle for the cash." Conundrum and Poser, Des Moines Capital. Government of, for and by the people results in some mighty interesting compli cations at times. The situation in Ore gon Is a case in point. The electoral vote of Oregon goes to Taft. The Oregon Legislature Is Republican. At the mid-Summer primaries the Dem ocratic candidate for the United States I Senate won out and under the terms of the Oregon primary law a Republican Legislature is compelled to elect the pri mary choice. As a Winter evening pastime you might try and figure out the problem "What is the politics of Oregon?" A Pointed Inquiry. Condon Times. If a Democrat elector, from a Democrat state, will not or should not vote for a Republican President, why should a -Republican State Senator vote for a Demo cratic U. S. Senator, whom his county has voted against? Should Take a Few Lessons of Teddy. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Evidently the Kaiser is badly in need of a few correspondent lessons from Washington in the gentle art of keeping the plain people bluffed. Trouble That May Be Acquired. Pittsburg Dispatch. Mr. Taft will go into the White House devoid of a son-in-law; but, for that mat ter, so did Mr. Roosevelt. IT IS A PLAIN MATTER. So Plain There la No Eirvae for Mla anderatandlafr It. Pendleton Tribune. The difficulty now existing in Oregon with reference to the Senatorial situa tion is that the people have under taken to accomplish a thing they want by means which are thoroughly and undeniably unconstitutional. That the people of the states should have nothing whatever to do with the election of United States Senators was plainly and decisively settled in the Federal Constitution of 1787, after a most elaborate discussion, during the progress of which the question was analyzed and presented in all its phases. It was not an accident that the Con stitution of the United States says the people shall choose the Representatives in Congress, but that the State Legis latures", independent of the people, shall choose the Senators. This distinction was made for a pur pose, plainly set forth In the debates in that great convention composed of great men, it being their final agree ment that the states, aa states, as dis tinguished from the people, should se lect the Senators. Of course, for saying this much in favor of obeying the Constitution of the United States, to support which members of the Legislature take an oath, which should be a thousand times more binding, even in "honor," than a mere pledge taken admittedly for the sake of getting votes, the Trib une runs the risk of being termed a "vulture," a "teacher of dishonor," and a choice lot of other pet names by the Democratic press, but Just the same, it is the truth, which cannot be suc cessfully denied. While members of the Legislature are indeed servants of the people in all matters relating to state legislation, they are in no sense such in their ca pacity as choosers of United States Senators, a trust placed In their hands solely by the Federal Constitution, and entirely unknown to the organic law of Oregon or of any other state. Nobody has gainsaid this statement nor will anybody. It is a plain fact which all people will understand, and when a state undertakes to "instruct" Its Legislature to ignore the Constitu tion of the United tSates, which it has been unable to amend, and "order" its Legislature to change the form of our Federal Government it assumes a posi tion it cannot long maintain. POPULAR ELECTION OP SENATORS Why Election by the Legislatures Was Adopted. Indianapolis News. The present movement for the election of United States Senators by the people is of comparatively recent origin. In the convention that framed the Constitution four plans were discussed. (1) appoint ment of Senators by the President; (2) election by the people; (3) election by the House of Representatives; (4) election by the State Legislatures. Popular suf frage was a new experiment at that time, and the framers of the Constitution were a little chary about giving the people too much direct power. Hence the provision for an electoral college to choose the President, and hence, also, the provision finally adopted, for the election of Sena tors by the Legislatures of the several states. James Madison, afterward Presi dent, declared himself "an advocate for the policy of refining the popular ap pointment by successive fillratlons." The theory of the framers was that the elec tion of Senators by the State Legisla tures would result in obtaining a higher grade of Senators than would elections by the people. Whether they were right or not is still an open question, but It is certain that, in the main, the choice of Senators by the State Legislatures has resulted In making the Senate the ablest and most dignified parliamentary body in the world. Wide Sympathy for Bryan. Harper's Weekly. Such a man is entitled to no consid eration whatever and, yet, how can one help feeling sorry for him? He made a wonderful canvass. All sole alone, without the aid of a single coun selor whose advice was worth a cent, constantly surrounded and pestered by a lot of toadies and cheap skates, prac tically unaided on the stump except by Judge Parken, whom he had derided, he fought like a giant against tremen dous odds, never losing heart or tem per or command of the splendid elo quence, which Is his one great gift We have no doubt that he will seein to bear his disappointment philosophical ly, but the frightful mental and physi cal strain upon his nerves must have left its indelible mark, and t will be a marvel If he regains his buoyancy or even avoids a complete breakdown in spirit if not In body. A moie winning personality we have never known, and we are glad to believe that we are but one of thousands in feeling for him honest sympathy and wishing him well all the days of his life. Oklahoma's Vote. Boston Transcript. The small plurality by which Bryan carried Oklahoma Is one of the most astonishing results of the election. Taft had advised the people there against the adoption of the state con stitution, of which they seemed pe culiarly proud, and it was commonly recognized that tor thein purposes Bryan was the strongest Democrat that could be named and Taft the weakest Republican. At the Denver convention, which the Oklahomans monopolized, 40,000 plurality ,was the least they claimed for Bryan. They actually won by 13,000. Ex-Senator Gibson Is III. Batimore News. Ex-United States Senator Paris Gib son, of Montana, is at the Johns Hop kins Hospital and will be operated on in a few days by Dr. Hugh H. Young. This is the tecond time Senator Gib son has been at the Hopkins. Senator Gibson was elected a State Senator for Montana In 1891, and on March 7, 1901, he was made a United States Senator for an unexpired term. Must Think They Are Easy. Chicago Record-Herald. Foraker Is getting letters from Standard Oil attorneys for the purpose of vindicat ing himself so that he may again seek election to the United States Senate. What is Foraker's private opinion of the people of Ohio, anyhow? Imprisoned by 1000 Beer Bottles. Columbus, (O.) Dispatch. Carl Belts, of Cleveland, was pinned Into a 19-foot brewery vault by 1000 beer bottles (empty) falling on him, and it was necessary to call out the fire department to rescue him. Buffalo Bill Wouldn't Be In It. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr. Roosevelt's decision to go into literature instead of taking out a Wild West show conclusively proves that he cares nothing for money. Some Improvement. Houston Post. Chancellor Day says he thinks Taft is a great piece of ballast. That will be some improvement over the great piece of bombast now in the Whtt House. Has Had His Bevenare. Detroit Free Press. In scrutinizing public leaders it im pressed one that Judge Parker has that complacent look which is eloquent of vin dication. If not of entire content. ENGLISH VIEW. OF OUR ELECTIONS Some Features Strike Visitor aa Goodt Others Not So Good. Lord Northcllffe in New York Times. The impression created on the minds of some English visitors to this city, in cluding myself, was one of surprise at the apparent lack of excitement prior to the election. The fact that your election takes place on one day throughout this vast Republic, and that the result is known on that day, does away with the long-drawn-out interest of a British gen eral election, which occupies three weeks, and is. In my Judgment, a thoroughly bad system. In this respect yours is preferable. You will realize that if. for example, the election in New York State took place, let us cay, on the first day of a three weeks' election, the result would greatly affect the voting In other states. In our last general election Manchester was fought on the first day. It was a clean sweep for the Liberals, who are approximately your Democrats. Its in fluence on the following elections was enormous. By having the election on one day, you get a clear expression of public opinion. I need scarcely say that the elections throughout the British Empire are fought at separate times. In accordance with the local situation. The Canadian election, which I witnessed lately, was fought prior to yours. The Canadians finish their electiop in one day, as you do, and close all saloons, as 1 believe you do. Both these reforms have been discussed in England. With us there is far greater security against Illegal voting, from the fact that it is very difficult to get on the register of voters. I do not know your system, but in Great Britain a regularly consti tuted court Is held, presided over by a barrister-at-law, and attended by lawyers representing all parties. In this court all new names to be added to the regis ter are carefully scrutinized. You are apparently able to place names on the register much nearer to election day. which appears to me to give more oppor tunity for doubtful voting. e e - The methods are different in the two countries. I went to a magnificent meet ing of the Republican party tn Madison Square Garden, at which Mr. Taft, or what was left of him, appeared. As I surveyed that great demonstration, I could not but reflect that 6uch a meeting is now impossible in England. I was In formed that there were about 13.000 peo ple present, of whom I suppose one-third wero ladles. In England Mr. Taft would have been met by 400 or 600 determined suffragettes, who would have shouted him and every other speaker down. I made that remark to an American friend present, who said, "But look at all the police here." I do not suppose, however, that the American people, any more than the British people, would allow women to be handled roughly by the police. That Is the great difficulty at home. If you han dle these ladies gently, they scratch and screech; if you handle them roughly, they become martyrs. As one nagging woman is sufficient to upset a whole household, 600 suffragettes could have nagged the Madison Square Garden demonstration into chaos. . In another way the meeting in Madison Square Garden would not have had the same effect in England. It was what we call a "ticket meeting." It wag a dem onstration of the already converted. The fact that a ticket meeting is a ticket meeting and not a free and open meet ing, discounts its importance with us. I was struck by the absence of inter ruption of the speakers. We have in England, and more so in Scotland, a pro cess known as heckling that is to say, the propounding of awkward direct ques tions to the candidate and insistence upon a reply. These questions are either writ ten and handed to him on the platform, or are spoken. In Scotland they form a very severe feature of the election. Here, apparently, the newspapers do the heck ling by putting questions to the candi dates. I noticed that one candidate had questions put to him day after day, and that he did not reply. That, I think, would have been impossible with us, be cause his meeting would have been at tended by resolute opponents who would have insisted upon an answer. , e e Americans are constantly discussing whether the four-year Presidential term Is not too short. That is not a matter for an outside critic to Judge. An opin ion could only be expressed by those who have experience. With us an elec tion may be sprung on the country at any moment. An opinion expressed by a majority of the House of Commons is practically certain to produce a general or national election. Our government la much closer in touch with the people. The maximum term in Great Britain is seven years, but six years'- term Is the longest that I remember. There are gov ernments that have not existed for 12 months. Some of your business men seem to complain that the four-year term disturbs their arrangements, stops trade, etc. It may be argued, though, that it gives the peoplo an opportunity to turn their thoughts from private affairs to the great and constantly widening re sponsibilities of the United States as a whole. I can express no opinion either way. The shortening of the Parliamen tary term In England constitutes one of the planks against one of our political parties. Hlrlmr Wedding- Preaents. New York Evening Post. The Cleveland multl who recently sent out invitations to his daughters wedding bearing in bold script "no presents will be received," sets an ex cellent example, which. If generally followed, would save the expense in fashionable circles of hiring presents for the grand occasion. Several Lon don, Paris and New York firms have grown rich by letting out for a night or day all sorts of finery and trumpery to make believe that friends of the bride and bridegroom have contributed handsomely. At a recent New York wedding the guests were more than amazed at the display of presents. Five rooms were filled with the costliest Jewelry, bric-a-brac, tapestries, paintings, cut-glass, china, ceramics, rugs, furniture, laces, etc., world without end. Amen! The father of the bride is a practical Joker. He couldn't keep a family secret to save his life. "What did you think ot Carrie's presents?" he asked an old friend two or three weeks after the wedding. "Why, George, old fellow, I was thunderstruck! And Just think of the hard times! Theretmust have -been half a million dollars' wonth of stuff!" George laughed. "Never breathe it to my wife," he whispered; "but all that vast outlay cost me only J2000. I hired four roomfuls for the occasion from - & Co., and we had 'em on ex hibition for a week. The few things in the hall bedroom were ours." , Extra Pay to Thrash Boya. Belvidere (Kan.) Cor. Kansas City Star. Five dollars a , month will be given Miss Bessie McQuey as a bonus if she succeeds in conquering the wayward boys attending the country school she is-teaohing north of here. The school has the reputation for being "bad." For the last two years the boys have "licked" their teachers and run the school. This Fail the pupils started to "break In" the new teacher in the usual way. Miss McQuey corrected them in a very foreeful manner, giving especial atten tion to the Evans brothers. Jnd Evans, treasurer of the school district, iri complimenting Miss Mc Quey for disciplining his sons so ef fectively, offered her J5 a month extra wages If she maintained order through out the year.