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PORTXAXD, SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1908.
THE OUTLOOK FOB REVISION.
For those who fear that tariff re
vision at the coming session of Con
gress will not be genuine there Is at
least one reassuring circumstance.
That circumstance is the character of
Mr. Taft. His sincerity is beyond
question, and, as the New Tork Times
remark!, he not only takes seriously
the Republican promise of a genuine
revision but will exert himself active
ly to see that it Is carried qut. The
Times predicts that this course will
not lead to a breach between the Ad
ministration and Mr. Cannon. In its
opinion the standpatters will not dare
to oppose the President in the matter
of revision, and It advances reasons
for the opinion which look plausible,
ilr. Taft would probably veto any bill
which failed to revise the schedules in
the consumer's Interest. This would
throw the question back to the voters
for Hecislon and the standpatters
would lose their seats in Congress, or
at least many of them would. The
Times thinks that they know this and
that it will frighten them Into- ac
quiescence with Mr. Taft's wishes.
This view of the situation is encour
aging, but perhaps It is a little more
hopeful than the facts warrant. No
body can be certain that the voters are
o strongly In favor of lower duties
as to punish Congressmen for failing
to grant them. There has been no
direct vote on the tariff issue for
many years. AVhat the outcome would
be If one- were taken today Is ex
tremely dubious. In the South free
trade was once an almost unan
imous sentiment. but . it was
never quite unanimous and of late
years the desire for protection has
been growing. Since Georgia and
Alabama have built their cotton mills
and Iron works protection does not
' look as Iniquitous to them as it once
did, nor do the citrus fruit men of
Florida see much evil In it. The
Louisiana sugar men have always
been protectionists.
Undoubtedly protection sentiment
Is spreading in the Southland, and we
may be sure Mr. Taft will do nothing
to check it because It Is one of his
. ambitions to break up the solid South
before his term ends. To this fact
one must add the probability that
tariff sentiment has developed in the
newer states about as fast as it has
decayed In the older ones. The sugar
beet industry, for example, has won
many friends for protection, and of
course wool pleads strongly for the
tariff. Probably all stockralsers be
lieve pretty strongly in protection,
and among all classes of farmers the
belief lingers that in some way the
Government can make life easier for
them by heavy Import duties. Re
membering these and similar circum
stances. It is by no means certain that
the country would unseat Congress-r
men who might vote against genuine
revision.
The best hope for final escape from I
' tariff burdens lies in the steady
growth of knowledge and common
sense among the voters. Naturally
as fast as they learn what the real
working of excessive protection is
they will become revisionists. There
can be no doubt that knowledge of
this sort Is spreading, but its progress
is slow. Still one must not forget
that it has been spreading for many
years and .even a tortoise will go a
long way if It has time enough. Add
ing the Democratic revisionists to
those in the Republican party, it is
scarcely doubtful that they form a
large majority of the voters. The dif
ficulty is to make this majority ef
fective In choosing Congressmen. Un
til Democrats and Republicans can
agree to drop other questions and
make the tariff the all-important is
sue, this can hardly be done, and be
fore that happy consummation arrives
very 'likely many years will elapse.
In the meantime the consumer may
thank his stars if he gets any atten
tion whatever from Congressional
tariff tinkers.
Y. St. C. A.
More than ordinary significance
and Interest attended the ceremonies
incident to laying . the cornerstone
of the new Y. M. C. A. building yes
terday. The growth of this organi
zation in the forty years that have
elapsed since Its Institution in Port
land has been phenomenal." Not only
Is this true from a numerical and
financial standpoint and from the
widened scope of its endeavor, but In
regard to the daily needs of the class
that it has been the special mission
of the organization to serve. The
central pivot upon which its first ef
forts revolved has shifted. Its chief
purpose is not now. as In the begin
ning, distinctly evangelical. It moves
Instead along lines for the promotion
of morality and of decent, high-minded
good fellowship. In the develop
ment of its social side Is found the
true secret of its tremendous growth.
It makes for a high standard . of
morals In young men and in conjunc
tion with this purpose it finds means,
varying with the years and the mu
tations of time, to amuse and Instruct
them. It provides them with the
privileges of the bath, the gymnasium
and the billiard room and in con
Junction with these it invites, but does
not urge attendance upon lectures and
religious observances.
These are the agencies that have
made the Young Men's Christian
Association a power in the land. These
are the forces, that, ignoring all
evangelical restrictions, have caused
Jews. Unitarians, agnostics and ortho
dox Christians to come forward with
money wherewith to build and equip
commodious and even elegant quar
ters in which to entertain the con
stantly growing membership l this
organization In every city of the land.
The object of the organization is
not to "convert" young men In the
formerly accepted meaning of this
term. It is to furnish a place where
they can meet on terms of equality
for amusement, instruction, recrea
tion, social environment, and, if they
so desire, for religious observances.
Nothing Is compulsory except .decent,
orderly behavior as becomes gentle
men everywhere.
Much of the work of the Y. M. C.
A. in this city for the past forty years
of Its existence among us. is, in its
very nature, of the unwritten order.
Yet of its visible presence our citi
zens and the strangtrs within our
gates, have at all times been cog
nizant. With the completion of the
new building, the cornerstone of
which was laid yesterday, with remin
escent words and appropriate cere
monies, the Young Men's Christian
Association will begin a new era in
Its history in this community. It will
be sustained in Its work by the moral
sentiment of the community, served
in accordance with the desires of Its
membership along educational, indus
trial and religious lines; teach the
gospel of cleanliness of body, of mind
and of life and in so doing will re
turn a thousand-fold in upright man
hood all that It has or- may cost. The
best wishes of all good citizens attend
its efforts.
JUSTICE WOKRIXG OUT.
Judge Marquam is one of Port
land's few remaining early pioneers,
lie has always been a foremost and
honored citizen. For a long time he
wa County Judge of Multnomah.
His home was on the block now occu
pied by the building that bears his
name. He built the structure in the
early '90s the first fine office build
ing in what is now the business cen
ter of the city. It took courage to
build so "far out" at that time. The
growth of the city has Justified Judge
Marquam's progressive spirit.
But Judge Marquam fell Into the
hands of a money lender. The lender
was a backer, sanctimonious and
pious. He seemed a man of honor.
Into his hands Judge Marquam 'con
fided his property in trust for the
purpose of paying its debts and then
of restoring it to its rightful owner.
For . this service, the trustee was to
be "well paid in salary and commis
sions. The trustee coveted the line
property. Although supposed to man
age it in Judge Marquam's interest,
he administered It in his own.
Deeper and deeper into debt the prop
erty sank. The trustee allowed Its
earnings to dwindle and caused its ex
penses to grow apace. He let taxes
and debt interest go unpaid. He
loaded it with excessive charges.
Finally the mortgage company fore
closed. The trustee then came in and
finished the job, just as he had evi
dently schemed' to' do many" years.
Though supposed to serve the owner's
Interest, he bought in the property
for himself and then fought in the
courts the owner's efforts to redeem.
It may be added that vengeance has
been taken seven-fold. The respected
banker-trustee has been convicted of
misusing state school money and a
court sentence has been pronounced,
which, if carried out, will send him to
prison.
And now in the evening of his life,
Judge Marquam receives a measure
of Justice. The persons who have
succeeded to the trustee's claim feel
the unrighteousness of the spoliation
and have restored to the owner a part
of that which was taken from him.
After all, there Is Justice in this
world, even though slow-paced. The
sequel is not yet all written, but the
story, even without the finish, is an
object-lesson to men who would prey
on the weak. The author of all this
infamy is In disgrace and cowering
before the law. The victim is saved
irom . oia-age poverty. The very
stones in the street have cried against
this outrage, and their cry has been
heard.
INDIA'S GATHEJilXG STORM.
The spectacle of a hundred-pound
trainer compelling a six-ton elephant
to perform all sorts of fancy tricks
and punishing the big beast for lapses
in behavior by cruel stabs with a steel
hook always provokes wonder and
a mild admiration for the triumph of
man over beast. In some respects the
position of England in India is not
dissimilar from that of the elephant
trainer, although in comparison to the.
size of their respective charges, the
task of the .elephant trainer would
seem to be infinitesimally smaller than
that of the power that for nearly a
century has held India in subjection.
But it Is a well-known fact that the
elephant at times is goaded beyond
the limit of safety and a momentary
exercise of his great weight and
strength suffices to end the career of
the trainer.
The Indian "elephant," which Eng
land has been training for so many
years, has never killed its keeper, hut
it has had a number of bad spells,
and is 'again In an ugly mood. It
broke loose at Cabtil, nearly seventy
years ago, and before it was again
placed in subjection more than 20,000
British soldiers answered the last roll
call. Twenty years later, it again got
awaj- from Its keeper, and the whole
world was horrified by the atrocities
of the Sepoy rebellion. Recollection
of what happened at Cawnpore, I.uck
now and Delhi Is still reasoflnbly
fresh in the minds oC the fader
Britons and of the older, natives of
India, and the younger people of
both countries have handed down the
story. The British still shudder at the
mention of Cawjipore, and the de
scendants of Nana Sahib's followers
are familiar with the fate of many of
the leaders In the massacres in "that
famous'rebellion'who were tired from
the mouth of a cannon.
Civilization has made some long
strides in the fifty years since the last
serious rebellion in India, but the
extent of the changes, if any it rrfny
have wrought in the character anil
nature of the East Indian, Is un
known. It is known, however, that
the smouldering fires of rebellion
throughout that land of mystery, are
about to break forth again and that.
while fifty years' experience In hand
ling the delicate problem has taught
England much of which she was for
merly in ignorance, it may also have
revealed to India, powers of her own
which she could not use to advantage
in former tests of strength with the
white conquerors. Tho most serious
feature of the neivs now coming from
India is the ever recurring statement
that In the common cause against the
British, the high-casfe Brahmins and
the low-caste Mohammedans have
temporarily forgotten their religious
prejudices, and In the event of a seri
ous outbreak will be found fighting
together against Great Britain.
In handling these haughty barbar
ians in the past. England has achieved
her greatest success through foster
ing this feeling of caste, encouraging
It to such an extent that, bitter as
their hatred might be for the white
men who were holding them in check,
the natives of respective castes were
still more bitter toward their dusky
companions in arms. . This enabled
England, with a small force of white
soldiers, just sufficient in number to
hold the balance of power, to do
pretty much as she wished with a
nation of 200.000.000 people-. But, If
the uprising which is now threatened
should become an assured fact, and
tho natives should stand together,
irrespective of caste, Great Britain
will confront the most serious prob
lem that' she has ever met. and on the
J solution of that problem may depend
the life of the British Kmpire. '
"TOXY" RICTIARDSOX'S FLIGHT.
TThy should "Tony" Richardson
run away from the newspaper re
porters? Obviously "Tony" knew some
thing about the Supreme Court -of
Washington or one of Its impecca
ble judges that he didn't want to
tell. It would have been all Tight for
"Tony" to run away, perhaps, if he
had been a better runner; and the
reporters would then have had no re
course but to speculate on what
"Tony" might have said if he had
been found. Reporters are some
times expert in speculation, In the
absence of facts, since they have a
deep deisre to see that the public
interest in any spicy scandal is not
allowed to flag; but you cannot blame
the reporters, for more often than not
theorizing is a fine way to develop
the truth. "Tony" Richardson wound
up his inglorious flight by .rushing
again into the arms of the vigilant re
porters; and then "Tony," who feared
to tell the' truth, lied. He couldn't
remember anything about Supreme
Judge Root or his legal procurer, the
Seattle lawyer, or the case that the
Supreme Court through Root was
called upon to decide. Probably
"Tony's" recollection will be a little
better when the Legislative investi
gation committee supplies him with
a memory-refresher in the way of a
jail sentence. But undoubtedly
"Tony" will have had the discretion
meanwhile to get out of the state.
The deeper the probe is applied to
the Root scandal the more nauseous
It becomes. It is the most shocking
affair of its kind in the history of
Washington. Meanwhile, we await
with what patience we can command
to know the true hlstryy of Root's
reasons for leaving the bench. Who
or what, made him get off?
' EIGHT DIVORCES.
On December 4 divorces to the
number of eight were granted in the
Circuit Court. This fact is thought
worth mentioning, not because it is
exceptional, but because it is typical
Eight is not a large daily grist as di
vorces run. Some people who believe
that the marriage tie ought to be in
dissoluble find the current numbers
of legal separations rather terrifying
and they are often heard to say that
something ought to be done about It
But what would they do? Take the
first case reported for December i
A woman sought a divorce because a
drunken husbanw would not work and
provided no foqd for his family, so
that his wife had to take his place as
driver of a garbage wagon.
Was she under any moraV obliga
tion to live with this brute? We must
look at divorce, as we must everything
else, from the standpoint of common
sense if we wish to reach rational
conclusions about it. It is idle to ex
pect that the country would tolerate a
law which compelled women to re
main wedded to drunken, abusive,
.spendthrift husbands. The lack Tf
uniformity In the divorce require
ments of different states Is a source of
many hardships and these mjfjht easily
be remedied; but how shall we rem
edy the evils which drive people to
seek divorce?
THE BOOM IX WHEAT.
The grain markets throughout the
world are still soaring. New records
for the season were scored yesterday,
while the occasional declines failed
more than temporarily to stay the up
ward movement. ' In Chicago the
continued strength of the market is to
a considerable extent due to manipu
lation by a clique headed by Patton,
whose successful corn and oats cor
ners in the past have been models for
skillful management. But underlying
this manipulation there is an Inherent
strength in the statistical position of
the cereals that has much to do with
present prices. Patton with all of the
millions for financing this deal which
are said to be at his command, could
not continuously hold wheat several
cents above $1 per bushel unless there
was a strong demand for both pres
ent and future delivery.
The course of the European market
and the grudging manner in which it
has partly followed these American
advances indicates that the buyers
abroad are not yet prepared to
acknowledge the merits of the Patton
claims for strength in the general
situation throughout the world. It is
tha skepticism of the European buy
ers that has caused the peculiar situ
ation now existing, in which tho Uni
ted States, the greatest wheat export
ing country in the world, is maintain
ing prices several cents per bushel
above parity with the world's greatest
consuming markets. The merits of
these high prices in America can be
proven only by the ability of this
country to take care of the remainder
of the old crop offerings of wheat, or
perhaps, later in the season, by an
admission on the part -of the foreign
ers, that they have incorrectly esti
mated the world's available supplies
and possible demands.
On this point, the Liverpool Corn
Trade News, under date of Novem
ber 17. presents some very interest
ing figures on the world's visible sup
ply. According to this generally re
liable authority, the aomunt of wheat
in sigiit throughout the world, and
not including stocks, in farmers'
hands, on November 1 was 172,520,
000 bushels, compared with 170,681.
000 bushels on November 1, 1907, and
195,739.000 bushels on November 1,
1906. and an eight-year average of
166.100.000 bushels on that date.
These figures did not Include stocks
at Pesth. Vienna, Genoa. Venice.
Varna, Bourgas'and Saloniea. esti
mated at something over 5,000,000
bushels. It will thus be seen that the
continued refusal of the Europeans to
follow American prices are In part
Justified by tho world's visible supply
figures, although In placing too much
stress on those figures there might be
a tendency to overlook the poor con
dition of the next crop, the failure of
which in any prominent exporting
country might make demands on that
visible which would eliminate it in
short order.
The Argentine crop, in comparison
with some of its"1mmedlate predeces
sors, is undoubtedly poor; but at the
worst, it seems probable that there
will 'be an exportable surplus of
around 100,000,000 bushels of, wheat.
Cargoes of this wheat are now being
sold In the European market in com
petition with American wheat, and
as It will be coming on. the market
next month in Immense x quantities,
there is a possibility that Europe can
tide over with supplies that can be
securea from that 100,000,000 sur
plus until another American crop is
available. Meanwhile both the bulls
land the bears can find arguments to
support their theories that wheat is
too low or too high. Dollar wheat
brings out supplies from the bottom
of the bins and from- unheard places,
and these offerings in the aggregate
swell the amount of the visible sup
ply to proportions unattainable with
the cereal at normal prices.
There can -be no "outrage," . or
anything resembling an outrage, when
the officers of the law who have in
charge a cold-blooded murderer, take
the precaution of placing handcuffs
on the prisoner while leading him
through the streets to the courtroom.
The man who is so desperate as de
liberately to shoot down an. unarmed
man. Is unsafe to ba at large for a
moment. He could commit suicide by
suddenly throwing himself under a
passing car or could make a break
for liberty in a crowded street, thus
forcing the custodian to fire on him
with great danger to. people who
might be on the street, and before
being retaken might commit other
murders. It is, of course, an un
pleasant sight to witness a man bear
ing the chains which his own acts
have forced on him, but whenever a
man forfeits the right to be-treated
as a man he has no excuse for pro
testing against any necessary precau
tions which the law may take in han
dling him.
- Notwithstanding the direful predic
tions of Lord Roberts and the covert
intimations of Emperor William, the
British Empire is not yet prepared
to "loosen up" on any of its holdings,
but, on the contrary, seems to be still
in the market for more territorial
possessions. Cable advices from Paris,
printed in yesterday's Oregonlan, re
port that Oneo Island, located in the
Pacific, about ninety miles south of
Pitcairn, had been taken over by the
British consular agent at Tahiti. This
latest addition to .John Bull's posses
sions is one of those diminutive fly
specks on the map of the South Pa
cific, and has been considered as hav
ing some strategic value for the
French. It is probably not of much
use to any country, but for the "power
whose flag Is never furled, whose
morning drum beats round the
world," it can be used as a substation
for flag furling and drum beatingin
a corner of the globe where such
performances are not at present con
ducted under British jurisdiction. - .
Seattle may be guilty of an indis
criminate use of hot air in the exploi
tation of her own greatness, but for
all that, her people are good judges
of merit in some propositions. This
thought is suggested by the habit they
have of buying their best steamboats
in Portland. Joseph Supple, of thi3
city, has Just secured the contract for
another fine steamer for the Kitsap
Transportation Company of Seattle,
and the Willamette Iron Works of this
city is putting the finishing touches on
the finest steamer that ever went out
of Portland. This 1st saying much,
when it is remembered that the
world-famous Flyer plying between
Seattle and Tacoma, is a. Portland
production, and the Greyhound, Fleet
wood, Inland Flyer, Victorian and a
number of other famous Pugt Sound
boats were all built at Portland yards.
The California farmer who de
manded that 60,000 Chinese be ad
mitted to the United States every year
in order to furnish labor for those
farmers who find white laborers un
reliable and unsatisfactory, voiced the
opinions of many other large farmers
who have had experiences similar to
his. But a better solution of the la
bor problem was proposed. This was
that the large farms be cut up Into
small tracts, so that the farmer can
do most of his own work and be com
pelled to hire but little.
The politicians will continue to fill
Federal jobs after Chamberlain be
comes United States Senator. They
are planning to make the most out
of Statement One. There are "foxy"
members of the Legislature, just the
same as ever, only more foxy.
The outcome of the Finch disbar
ment case indicates that the proceed
ings were delayed a few years too
Jong. . Perhaps it would be well to
proceed against several other attor
neys whose conduct foretells an end
ing similar to that of Finch.
Crokor calls Rabbi Wise a "narrow
old man." Evidently the expatriated
Tammany leader doesn't know that
Rabbi Wise is a broad young man.
Everybody else knows It, or will in
time. That's what Rabbi Wise went
to New York for.
There are at least two newspapers
in Oregon that cannot style them
selves "Independent." much as they
would like to do so for present emer
gencies the Baker City Democrat
and the Albany Democrat.
Banker Ross, who gobbled up Mar
quam s property and wrecked his
bank. Is said to be a skillful carpen
ter In his backyard. It was too bad
to spoil a good carpenter.
It is unfortunate for the revolution
ists of Hayti that before ousting their
government by violence, they did not
have a lawgiver like U"Ren to sug
gest the recall.
If big wages for farmhands would
only bring efficient, intelligent serv
ice, they might be considered as the
only "remedy" for farm help.
For an advocate of woman suffrage.
President Roosevelt appears to be
able to conjure up a lot of reasons
why it should not be adopted.
Jim Finch should not have allowed
his political habit of attacking from
the rear to take him out of politics.
It should be 'remembered that at
the time of his crime Finch was a
lawyer, not a newspaper man.
We Imagine this fine weather is sent
to deprive the wet weather growlers
of their excuse for idleness.
The persons to whom you give the
Christmas presents would prefer
that you buy them early.
' There are some persons in Portland
who know how Boss Croker feels
after Dr. Wise's rebuke.
Well, we suppose Miss Elkins must
marry somebody.
WHY PANAMA CANAL MIST PAY.
Who, Now, la Able to Measure the Gol
den Trail In Its Wskrt
H. C. Weir In Putnam's Magazine.
In the foreground is the cyclonic boost
which it will give the American cotton
and iron markets. The Southern cotton
growers now reach the Asiatic ports by
the cumbersome route of the Suez Canal
by way of New York. Zigzag distances
and smothering freight charges are de
vouring the item of profit. Europe, with
the key to the situation, is slowly turning
it In the lock against American competi
tion. The Panama Canal would revolu
tionize these conditions with the wrench
of a Kansas cyclone. South America
spends $86,000,000 each year for cotton.
Only 5 per cent of this amount goes to the
United States. The remainder Is cor
nered by the European exporters, who
practically hold the wesf coast of South
America at their mercy through the les
sened expense of transportation. The
Panama Canal would reverse this situa
tion like the change of slides in a stere
opticon. Iron, can be produced more cheaply at
Birmingham. Ala., than at any other
point in the world. But the barrier of
transportation makes its sale meager and
unprofitable in the great Asiatic and
South American markets. The machin
ery of the Tennessee mills, the steel and
hardware from the other Southern' States,
would be doubled in output could they
be economically marketed on the other
side of the world. This is impossible
now. In the Panama Canal lies the
magic wand which will make it possible.
The big ditch at Panama will solve the
forestry problem from one point of view.
The building lumber of the Western
coast is tbeyond the reach of the Eastern
markets because of the excessive freight
charges. The cost of water transporta
tion, is one-fifth that of the overland
route. With the ocean Itinerary opened
by the Panama Canal, another segment
of the industrial revolution is unfolded.
Indefinitely, its field could be length
enedto the Items of coal, fruits, cereals,
fish, grain, manufactured goods In gen
eral and particular, and even the broad
ening possibilities before the American
shipbuilder.
With an inland canal from the Great
Lakes to the Mississippi and the deepen
ing of the passageway to the Gulf, the
dream of an ocean greyhound floating
majestically southward from Duluth to
Colon, and thence through the Panama
Canal to the countless ports of the Pa
cific, is easy of accomplishment.
And who can measure the golden trail
In its wake?
FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Just Now Ita Beat Plan la to 'watch
But Do Nothing. ,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
To the Courier Journal it looks as if
there will be no change of parties in
the National Government until the Re
publican party of Its own weight and
rottenness we do not mean to be of
fensive goes to pieces on the high
tariff as the old Democratic party
of its own weight and rottenness
went to pieces on the issue of African
slavery.
The people are not rotten. They are
merely prosperous and indifferent; im
pervious to moral influences that af
fect their business. They want trade
balances and rising price lists, not lec
tures on political economy, or consti
tutional law. The shoe does not pinch
them yet. It may not in a long, long
time. The country Is very fruitful. It
Is exceedingly rich. It can afford a
deal of wastage. It does not lack for
"able hands" to guide it in Its lavish
outlaj's, for able tongues to encour
age it in its expensive and expansive
ways, for able pens to flatter its self
glorlfying vanity, and keep it In good
humor with its conscience and its God.
Can the Democrats do nothing then?
Why, yes, if they keep together they
can achieve the ends of a wise, upright
and intelligent opposition, prepared
to take advantage of such opportuni
ties as the future may offer them,
meanwhile serving the country faith
fully and well. . That is all they can
do. Talk about new issues and new
leaders is mainly idle talk. It is but
to tamper with men and to tinker with
affairs.
The people at large are for the pres
ent very well content with the Repub
lican party. Neither the organization
nor leadership of the Democratic party
is sufficiently in contrast successfully
to brag about, or bank upon. There
are too many groups for any definite
alignment. Nobody is in authority.
Dissonance, not harmony would follow
II attempts at convocation and reor
ganization. "When In doubt do noth
ing" is a good saying; In the case of
the Democrats supplemented by the
circumstance that too often the
doubt" Involves rancorous "differ
ence."
Unkind Jans at Richard Croker.
Schenectady Union.
The applause that he is receiving
must make Mr.. Croker wonder why he
ever became a voluntary exile.
Syracuse Herald.
If Mr. Croker wants to really enjoy
himself he should visat the Federal Court
in New York and hear them asking Mr.
Rockefeller where he got it.
Knoxville Sentinel.
Only a word of two letters stood be
tween Richard Croker and the answer to
the question, "Where did you get it?" On
his return to this country he said, "I got
out of politicB."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Richard Croker is 67 years old, and
shows it. As he asserts that he doesn't
feel it, the rest Is of little consequence.
Columbus Evening Dispatch.
Mr. Croker has been talking of the New
York law against racetrack gambling. Ite
popularity is quite incomprehensible to
him, hut he is gracious enough to admit
that, if tho people want it, they should
have it.
Buffalo Evening News. .
Cheerful, isn't it, to note that Croker
comes back to pick a candidate for Mayor
next year on the Tammany ticket?
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Richard Croker is in New Yory survey
ing the ruins of Tammany Hall In a Re
publican city.
New Archbishop of York.
The recently appointed Archbishop of
York. Rev. Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang, 13
ono of the youngest men ever appointed
to such a high place In the Church of
England. He is 44 years old. Dr. Lang's
father was a Scotch Presbyterian cler
gyman, and he was brought up a Pres
byterian, but he changed his church af
filiations after graduating from Ox
ford. It Is regarded as somewhat amus
ing that the. present Archbishop of
Canterbury and the Archbishop of York
are both Scotchmen. The appointment
of Dr. Lang by the British Premier is
well liked by all parties, and a long
and brilliant career is evidently ahead
of the young archbishop.
The VVronar Youna; Man.
Boston Post.
A young man had been calling now and
then on a young lady, when one night as
he Bat in the parlor waiting for her to
come down, her mother entered the room
Instead, and asked him in a very grave,
stern way, what his intentions were.
He turned very red and was about to
stammer some very incoherent reply,
when suddenly the young lady called
down from the head of the stairs:
"Mamma, mamma, that Is not the one!"
Making It Dutiable.
Boston Herald.
The restaurants are talking of tariff
revision, likewise, with a view of remov
ing bread and butter from the free list.
SOLID SOUTH MADE ONE MISTAKE
It Should Have Protested Against the
Itenoiulnatlon of Bryan.
Richmond News-Leader.
Twelve years ago nobody would have
dared predict that In 1908 the Republican
party would be committed to tariff re
form, currency reform, state rights and
the regulation of transportation lines,
trusts and corporations. Yet now the Re
publican party practically stands for the
same general Ideas and principles the
Democratic party was trying to represent
in 1S96, and is undertaking to do practi
cally and sanely what Mr. Bryan and the
Populists and Democrats were dreaming
of and tried to do by impracticable, fan
tastic and foolish plans. The solid South
has brought tile change. Mr. Roosevelt
lugged the Republican party to reforma
tion and decisive action by the ears. He
kicked and beat and stormed It into sub
mission and to acceptance of his pur
poses. He took it by the throat and
forced it to nominate for President a
man in full sympathy with himself and
committed to his policies. He never could
have done this but for the solid South.
The Republican machine would have
overthrown him but' for the solid South.
These Southern states with a vote in the
Electoral College of from 155 to 176, 30 or
40 more than half a majority of the col
lege, stood as a menace to Republican
supremacy. They offered a powerful nu
cleus to which the forces of reform and
progress might rally, a broad and invit
ing foundation on which the addition of
a few states of the Middle West, the
West or the East might build a Demo
cratic victory. In the face of these
threatening conditions, the Republican
machines did not dare go against the
popular drift or the Presidept's tremen
dous political power and personal popu
larity. Tile solid South has made no mistake in
remaining solid and holding together its
Democratic organization. It did make a
mistake by its acceptance of Bryan. We
do not believe it will repeat that mis
take. Our Northern contemporaries
should trv to realize the difference in the
wisdom of the South's position before and
nftnr the National conventions were held.
In that' it failed to register its potent
protest against the renomination of Mr.
Bryan the South was weak and foolish
and cowardly. In that it has adhered
hiiMniii; tn rhe. Democratic organization
it lias been strong and wise, and the
really effective force for the deliverance
h M,mtr from control of the money
powers and from slavery to the besotted
.nri ownilon nrotected interests. If the
n, v,nH irone to rjieces in 1900 or 1904,
the reactionary element of the Republi
can party or the radical element of the
Democratic party would be in control of
the country today.
Railroads and Polltlca.
(From an address by President Fin
ley, of the Southern Kaiiway ompa..
C nK.-0- s r 1 -
y.
There has been criticism at times 01
what has been believed to be the pon
s 1 ,;,,rio nf tho railway companie
But it must not be forgotten that a few
..... o o-r, tht.li- narticiDatlon in politi
cal affairs was not only tolerated by
public sentiment, but was urgently eu
licited. They were entreated to assist
as a duty of the highest patriotism, In
...(.,- tha eiurpmi of men. or parties.
and of principles deemed essential to
our civilization as a people.
Whether or not such participation In
political affairs was ever Justifiable, it
Is so no longer. It has passed away
with' many other political practices
which have been condemned and aban
doned. Your railways are out of poll
,f their Tironertv. their business
and' their ability properly to discharge
their service to me pudiiu are buujcvi
to political action.
This places upon you the obligation
and the responsibility of seeing to it
that their conrormity 10 msusr "j
better" standards does not result in
their oppression. It places upon you
the obligation and responsibility of
seeing that they are accorded just and
fair treatment. It places upon you the
high duty of securing the adoption of
nr,l!,.la In stnto nnl Nation
ucn puunv. yvi. ...
as will assure to the railways and to those
who invest their money m tnem uie
equal protection of the laws and the
free enjoyment of every right guaran
teed by the Constitution, including that
fundamental right of Anglo-Saxon lib
erty the right to be hear in petition
and In protest before the people and
their representatives on every question
affecting their rights and duties.
Not Yet Wlae Enough to Squawk.
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
Over 100 years ago a witty French
man said that indirect taxation wis a
happy scheme through which you could
"pluck the goose with the least amount
of squawking." It is doubtful whether
there is a man, woman or child In
Atchison County who gets anything
but a "plucking" out of our protec
tive tariff and yet far more than half
of our voters are very cordial protec
tionists. Why? Because they think
they must take their politics like they
take their religion on authority. The
leaders of "the party of Intelligence
and respectability" say that protec
tionism is a good thing for us, there
fore it is a good thing for us.
And when some grouchy, protected
manufacturer like Charles Francis
Adams a descendant of two ex-Presidents
of the United States, but who
must, of course, be a political and eco
nomic "infidel'' comes along, and tells
us that protection helps no one but a
few protected "thieves and hogs," we
cry out: "Away with him! Crucify
him !"
Will we ever get wise enough and
brave enough to "squawk"?
Ia Por a "World-Author?"
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The London Spectator takes excep
tion to the statement in a new edition
of Foe's poems that Poe is "the Ameri
can world-author." With amusing se
verity the Spectator says: "His poems
do not give us human life in its broad
eat aspects.-Can we say that Poe is
a world-author In the sense that
Shakespeare is such?" This Is what
Americans call "sophomoric" a useful
word which the English lack. Of course
what Professor Richardson meant in
calling Poe our "world-author" was
thac he is the poet who has been most
fully accepted ebroad. and this is prob
ably the ruse. Longfellow has perhaps
had a wider popularity in other coun
tries, but has exerted less influence.
The very fact that Poo's work is some
what remote from life has helped to '
give It a wider currency It is no more I
real (or unreal) in one place than In
another. And this is one way, if not
the highest way, to become a world
author. Whlttier. for example. is too
deeply rooted for transplantation.
Roekefeller'a Deep Karncalneaa.
Boston Transcript.
Mr. Rockefeller says little In the latest
chapter of his life story that readers
have not heard for many years and from
countless sources. Everyone knows that
"what people seek most cannot be bought
for money" and it is true to say that "it
is a mistake toassume that the possession
of money in great abundance necessarily
brings happiness." But the saws take on
a new savor, perhaps, coming from one of
the world's richest men. uttered apparent
ly In a spirit of deep earnestness.
Another Cause for Divorce.
Gentlewoman.
The choice of presents for men is often
an extremely vexatious matter. Woolly
waistcoats, comfortables, knitted gloves,
woolwork slippers are all very charming,
but the man who is continually having
these forced upon him by a too affection
ately Industrious wife Is almost Justified
in suing for a divorce.
Light Verses of the Day
As to a Ortoln Prrferrnr.
Carlyle Smith In the Nnw York Sun.
I would much prefer to retire to private
life. William Jennings Bryan.
Well, nobody's koIuk to stop you. Bill;
There's nobody in your way.
We're ready to hHp you do It till
you've settled right down to stay,
Three times the people have said It. BUI;
They've hollered It loud and true.
A Rood lonp rest of a hundred years
Is the ticket, old man, tor you.
you've borne the brunt of the hattle, BUI.
For a Jolly old good long; while.
Three times the people have nwept.you up
. In a neat little human pile.
They feel that you've served your purpose,
Btii.
Done all you could hope to do.
And a nice long rest on Salt River's bank
Is the ticket, old man, for you.
You kept us awake for a good long; time
And you've bothered us like the deuce:
Tou shook our livers and filled our minds
With eloquent verbal Juice.
You've told us all what we ought to know,
And hammered it In hard. too.
And we're all agreed that the quiet Ufa
la the ticket, old man. for you.
The folks in charge of our business
Are abl at last, we think.
To carry us on for a little while
Provided with food and drink.
Weil get alonjr as we always did
And evermore hope to do
So take your rest, for a long rejajsa
Is the ticket, old man, for you.
Oo home, old chap, for a good long snoosa.
Indulge in a genial snore.
And don't you worry a bit. old boy.
On the future or heretofore.
Weil wake you up when we need you, BUI,
In the year twenty-three-ought-lwo
The ticket of twenty-three-elght. perhaps.
Is the ticket, old man, for you.
A Glad Season.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
That man must.be a tiodllke lump
With no home ties
Who does not dream Just now of pump
Kin: pies.
The coldest heart must gently stir
And faster beat
When its possessor thinks of tur
Key meat.
It is a goodly time to live.
As all ran say.
When Father Time brings 'round Thanksgiv
ing day.
Astrological.
New York World.
One of the stars will be our home In ths
next life. William K. Chandler.
When we lay down our heavy load
And go to live on high.
We all may choose our Inst abode
On stars which deck the sky.
Wilhelm and Teddy we will lose,
But-there among the stars
They'll meet, for doubtless both will choon
To live upon old Mars.
And Wilhelm then may talk away
Of Intrigues and cabals,
With not a soul to say him nay.
While Teddy digs canals.
Boss Murphy and Dtek Croker, too.
Will surely have their fling.
And live on Saturn ages through.
Surrounded by the ring.
When Oscar Hammersteln shall flit
To Venus In content,
Tho' stars may sing together. It
Will not cost him a cent.
And John D.'s choice undoubtedly
On Jupiter will fall:
Because it is the biggest he
Will want to own it all.
Then pick your stars: yet have a car.
Or you may find too late
You've landed on a planet where
Things are not up to date.
The Girl and the Came. -
1 'ashville Tennessean.
Arabella, sweetheart mine,
Though the fashions have decreed 1U
That you go out rain or shine.
Where the stocky halfbacks speed It,
I had rather though you rap
My fond love as sere and yellow.
That you gaze upon the scrap
Posing with another fellow.
Thou who knowest not a pun
From a tou'-hdown, fashioned splendid;
Thou who shrlekest at each grunt
Of the fullhack (only winded;,
Or at crisis-fumbled ball
A 8 some player dashes on It
Gafceth in a nearby stall
At some merry widow bonnet.
Thou, who see-est not the dash
Eajk of perfect Interference
Hearest not the vocal cras'-i
From a thousand wild adherents;
Vleweth not the leap of end
In a tackle full of fire
Only that some female mend
Wears a dress you don't, admire.
Look! A run! The goal line nearing!
' Ylppy ylppy go It. Bo!
Dost thou leap up. wildly cheering
Or enthusiasm show?
Nitthou Bluest still, complacent.
While the thousands throw a fit.
Peering In a box adjacent
Where some dressy females sit.
Arabella, sweetheart mine.
Though I know you're bent on going;
Whether it be rain or shine
In a gown you're bent on showing;
I had rather though you rap
My deep love as sere and yellow.
That you gase upon the scrap
Worrying another fellow.
Outlining the Defense.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I hare noticed." said the lawyer, "and It
tills me with surprise.
My poor, unhappy client has a glitter In hit
eyes."
From which It may be gathered that In
spite of every hope.
The medic experts soun will hand the court
the uuiil dope.
IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
TAFT'S PASTOR
AND HIS CREED
Luminous interview with Rev.
Ulysses G. Pierce, of All Souls'
Church, Washington, I). C, on
(he President-elect's simple faith.
TERCENTENARY
OF JOHN MILTON
To be honored next week by the
English-speaking world as stand
ing' for all time next to immortal
Shakespeare.
PRINTERS' "DEVILS"
NOW NATIONAL FIGURES
Famous Americans, including
M;irk Twain, who stuck type long
before the days of the linotype
machines.
THE HOTEL CLERK
ON DIVINE RIGHTS
Taking Emperor William's bad
break as a text, Irving Cobb shows
that the United States is the one
land where the divine4 rightscon
cession has full swav.
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