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' PORTLAND, BAIURDAI, MARCH 13, 1909.
EMAJfCTPATTNO WOMES.
Joshua Klein, on trial for his lib
erty at Tacoma, has himself to thank
for the trouble he Is in. A man who
undertakes to earn his living by play
ing upon, the susceptibilities of hyste
rical women must expect certain com
plications to arise. In Klein's case
they have arisen. Two of the poor
creatures whom he has been exploit
ing have finally turned upon him and
accused him of trying to kill them.
There Is not a vestige of likelihood
that their story is true. It Is incred
ible from beginning to end. A mani
fest tissue of hysterical invention, no
sane Jury will believe a word of it.
Their wild assertion on the witness
stand that Klein ought to be hanged
Is undoubtedly correct, and yet in all
probability he has done nothing for
which the law can teach him. Men
of his character and habits of life do
not resort to violence, to attain their
ends. They do not need to. They are
conversant with much safer and more
effectual methods. One need not be
lieve that the women are deliberately
mendacious, but it is almost certain
that in their lunes and ravings they
do not tell the truth.
Nothing In the trial of Joshua Klein
has yet come to light to show that he
is any worse, or any better, than hun
dreds of "healers" of one sort and an
other who roam over the country In
these days of unsettled religious faith
and prey upon persons whose credu
lity submerges their common sense.
It Is not necessary to claim that all
these healers are conscious deceivers.
Som of them axe not deceivers at all.
They profess nothing which they can
not perform, and lure nobody to men
tal and moral destruction. But those
ore the exceptions. Most of the class,
which Is a large one, have no con
science, and to their greed there Is no
limit. They are wonderfully dexter
ous In playing upon the vanity, the
folly, the credulity, the glimmering
half knowledge, the wavering faith, of
their female victims. Most of all, they
play upon the half-suppressed sexual
passion of women whose home life is
unsatisfactory. A sort of seml-reli-glous
relation Is established, where
the Impostor is surrounded with some
semblance of a shabby halo, and the
woman deludes herself with the fancy
that she Is worshiping God, while she
Is really gratifying the same passion
which finds .grosser satisfaction, but
not one iwb.it more harmful, in the
slums.
Psychologists have established the
truth that all forms of the occult, no
matter how respectable they may be,
originate in the difference which na
ture has established between men and
women. The power which these so
called healers exercise over their vic
tims Is the same In substance as that
which Savonarola wielded over the
women of Florence. David Star Jor
dan said on a famous occasion that it
closely resembled the mysterious in
fluence of the modern evangelist over
his hysterical congregation. Any ef
fort to fix upon a real difference be
tween one kind of hysteria and an
other must fall. All of them are es
sentially alike. The only safety for
men and women from the arts of the
epoller Is In sane common sense, the
rarest, the most salutary, the divlnest
thing In the world. Once cast loose
from the anchor of sure fact and
sound common sense, and the Lord
only knows whither you will drift be
fore you ever land again. How shall
we account for the readiness of peo
ple like Klein's victims to throw over
board all the results of scientific In
vestigation, all the ascertained facts
of life and the world we live in. and
yield themselves so completely to the
arts of a greedy charlatan?
One reason for It Is that the great
majority of the people In the world
know as good as nothing about the
ascertained facts of science. Those
things have never been taught them
They have got hold by hook or crook
of a few half truths, but of sane,
wholesome, salutary science, the pre
server and savior of the world, they
know Just about nothing. What do
they get of it In school? How much
of it is taught them In church, in Sun
day school, in the conversation of so
ciety? Nothing at all. Their minds
are puffed with superstitions, with
vague statements of imposture, with
exploded beliefs brought down from
the foolish counsels of naked savages,
but of cool, pure truth they get little
or nothing anywhere. So, instead of
seeking for consolation and happiness
where alone it can be found, they fall
easy victims to men like Klein, and
they always will until their minds have
been fortified by an education In com
mon sense. Thereisnogoodreason why
women should bo any more hysterical
than men. Their present lamentable
susceptibility is the result purely of
their abominable education.
It Is. a commonplace among teach
ers that It is almost impossible to get
women to Interest themselves in the
study of exact fact. They desire to
paddle about in a slush of sentiment,
to swim in a tepid sea of Latin and
feeble mathematics. Engines, tools,
anything real, all these things scare
them. The young women at the Ore
gon Agricultural College, with a whole
world of real knowledge and living
, fact at hand, almost invariably choose
tq study something dead and half-de
cayed like Latin. Until this disposi
tlon has altered a great deal, we must
expect such persons as the "Impostor
Klein, execrable as the tribe is, to
find plenty of victims. Knowledge Is
the only refuge and sure defense that
anybody has from being made a fool
of. But to acquire knowledge is hard
work, while one can fill herself with
the slop of the healers by simply sit
ting still and letting It soak in. What
woman will preach to her m th tm
gospel of emancipation, which consists
Knowing tne truth, the whole truth
d nothing but the truth?
WHERE DID FXGTJRES COMB FROM?
A Stockton (Cal.) dispatch In yes
terday's Oregonlan reported large
shipments of Oregon and Kansas
wheat going into the San Joaquin
Valley, the best grain section in the
state. As previously stated in The
Oregonlan, the shipments from Ore
gon and Washington Into California
this season will be the largest on
record; but. In the face of this wheat
famine In California, the Government
figures Issued last Monday credited
the state with 1,300,000 bushels still
in farmers' hands. That the Govern-
ment report was as thoroughly dis
credited abroad as It was at home Is
shown in an advance of more than two
cents per bushel in Liverpool yester
day. Chicago closed the day with a
net gain of two cents, and a full cent
higher than before tne wild figures of
the Government appeared.
It is full time for the Secretary of
Agriculture to set In motion an Inves
tigation to determine what friend of
the market "riggers" Is responsible
for that Immense amount of wheat In
farmers" hands. '
HAZING AND MOB HCI.E.
All that young Mr. Stone says In
his letter printed today can be ex
pressed In the single clause that mob
rule Is better for students than the
orderly discipline of a faculty. The
Oregonlan does not believe this to be
true. That many young persons need
correction in various particulars when
they enter college Is naturally unde
niable, but that the correction ought
to be administered by their fellow
students through lawless and danger
ous hazing cannot be admitted for a
moment. By some college faculties it
is practically admitted, however, and
in that fact we may discover the real
reason why hazing persists. When
faculties take up the full burden of
their duties Instead of leaving sopho
mores to discipline freshmen and
Juniors sophomores, jnd so on, there
will be no more murderous assaults of
student mobs upon unpopular Indi
viduals. All that our young friend says in
defense of mob rule In colleges can
be said Just as properly for mob rule
everywhere. Specious pleas are made
for mobs which burn negroes along
precisely the same" lines. If the va
lidity of this sort of argument is con
ceded in one case. It is valid in all
cases. The simple truth is that It is
never valid. Students must learn to
tolerate Individual differences, to
practice obedience to law, and con
duct themselves In an orderly way.
This they will probably do when fac
ulties show them that they must. The
teaching of studies which are directly
useful in life will help toward the
same end. In fact, the irrelevant in
sincerity of the old-fashioned schol
astic education Is largely accountable
for the bad discipline which prevails
in many colleges. Knowing that their
class work Is inconsequential so far as
the actual world is concerned, the In
experienced young students think the
same is true of all the rules by which
the faculty seeks, more or less half
heartedly, to govern them.
IMMORAL, POSTAL, CARDS.
Because of the strong protett
against postal cards which bear cari
catures of St. Patrick, Postmaster An
derson, of Chicago, has warned clerks
and carriers to watch for improper
postals and bar them from the mails.
While It must be admitted that cari
catures of St. Patrick, or of any other
personaga held In reverence by the
people of a great church, are in bad
taste. It is difficult to see upon what
grounds they will be barred from the
malls, unless a sweeping order shall
be made shutting out a very large pro
portion of the cards In general circu
lation. As a matter of fact, the pos
tal authorities have been altogether
too lenient in their attitude toward
the postals, permiting cards that are
vulgar, indecent and injurious to pub-
lc morals to go through the mails
without effort to stop them in their
course. If the ban had been placed
upon postals that were Immoral, the
postal authorities would be In better
position to prevent the transmission
of cards that are merely sacrilegious
In the opinions of some people.
The decree against the St. Patrick
caricatures might well have been pre
ceded several years ago by an order
against some of the Teddy and Teddy-
bear pictures that went through the
mails. Regulation of the use of the
mails should be based upon protection
of public morals and good govern
ment, and, there should be no dis
crimination. THE 6TATB ORATORICAL. CONTEST.
The state oratorical contest which
took place last night at Corvallls Is an
event which ought not to be over
looked by those who wish well to the
young people of Oregon. Five of the
leading Institutions participated In the
annual festival of speech, and It is en
couraglng to notice that the students
were almost as deeply interested in
their champions as they were In the
football teams which took their glory
bath earlier in the year. The more
facility In speaking the students ac
quire, the better for them and for the
state. The only danger to be feared
Is that they may become orators in
the end. Just as the moderate drinker
always has to face the peril of becom
ing a drunkard. A good public speak
er is an unfailing spring of pleasure
and Instruction to his hearers. An
orator Is usually more or less of a nui
sance. The mind of the mere speaker
is on what he says; the mind of the
orator, in the rare cases where he has
a mind, is on the way he sayj it.
Mr. Bryan Is almost the only re
mainlng man in high public esteem
who still maintains the prestige of
oratory. .In his opinion, Lincoln be
came the great man he was because
of his elocution. The fact that Mr
Bryan holds this opinion is another
evidence of the general unsoundness
of his views. Lincoln was In no sense
of the word an orator. He was an able
public speaker, who, in a plain, sensi
ble, not very emotional way, commu
nicated his thoughts to the public,
Naturally, his gift of clear and lucid
statement was a great aid to him in
politics, but If he had been an orator
like Edward Everett, undoubtedly
with his elocutionary accomplishment
would .have gone defects which would
have made the American people de
cline to trust him with . power. This
Nation demands from its public men
the faculty of lucid speech, but from
the beginning it has distrusted ora
tory, and with good reason.
Our confessed orators, like Mr,
Beverldge, have risen but slowly In
public esteem, and as they have risen
they have laid aside the pomp and
splendor of the orator and replaced it
with the plain trappings of useful
speech. College students may well
take a lesson from facts like these.
By all means, let them learn to speak
with confidence and power, but let
them also beware of the ambition to
orate.
INVINCIBLE COMPETITION.
In view of the possibilities for read
justment of trade routes, should the
Spokane rate decision prove detri
mental to the Interests of Pacific
Coast terminals, the present service
over the Tehuantepec route becomes
of exceptional interest. This route is
not only a very formidable competitor
for the American railroads, but it also
may remain a most Important high
way between the Atlantic and the Pa
cific after the Panama Canal shall be
completed. For all ports In the North
Pacific, the Tehauntepec route offers a
saving of 1200 miles in distance over
the Panama route. This material dif
ference In the length of the route, by
saying In operating expenses of the
steamers and in time, is sufficient to
offset any disadvantage resulting from
rehandllng of freight.
If the Panama Canal is operated on
the basis of cost, the dues will of ne
cessity be much heavier than the cost
of moving freight across the isthmus
of Tehauntepec Conservative esti
mates now place the cost of the canal
at 1350,000,000, and It will hardly oo
caslon surprise If this figure shall be
Increased to $500,000,000 before the
great work Is completed. It. will, of
course, require very heavy tolls to re
turn even a moderate rate of Interest
on. the Investment. In comparison
with this vast sum, the Tehuantepec
railroad, with its unequaled terminal
facilities, acres of steel freight houses
and more than fifty miles of side
tracks at terminals, represents a total
cost of but little more than $50,000,-
000. It is not yet tw years since the
road began operations, and it is only
within the past six months that It has
been in a position to expedite business.
In the first eighteen months of its
operation, however, it demonstrated
its possibilities by handling more than
500,000 tons of American freight.
Since that time Pacific Coast Import
ers have not only largely increased
their business with me Atlantic trade
centers, but have also begun import
ing direct from Europe, receiving
goods from the old world by this route
in much less time than by any other
route now In existence. Mr. Max
Muller, In writing of the completion of
this railroad and terminals, notes that
the object which the Government and
the contractors have had before them
has been to handle freight at the low
est possible cost by preparing to do It
on the largest scale rraotlcable with
modern machinery, and to attain this
object neither money nor labor has
been spared."
It Is, of course. Idle to assume that
the transcontinental railroads will re
tire from Coast business by submitting
to the order of the Interstate Com
merce Commission regarding Spo
kane, and making no corresponding
change in rates to Coast terminals.
The railroads will undoubtedly con
tinue to protect their Coast business
and handle a large and steadily In
creasing traffic. Meanwhile, " there
will be a large increase In the volume
of business handled by the Tehaun
tepec route, and that route. In the
future as in the past, will prevent any
advance In the through rail rates, and
will give Coast terminals advantages
from which nature has effectually and
permanently barred interior cities.
CAST AJT EX-CONVICT REFORM?
The complaint of an ex-convict that
he was recently arrested In Spokane
and brought to Portland for trial upon
a charge of which he was entirely In
nocent is doubtless typical of many
complaints which could be made by
men who have served their time and
have then tried to live upright lives.
When a crime has Been committed.
detectives feel that they must arrest
somebody, and, being unable to locate
the guilty person, they arrest an ex-
convict upon suspicion, even though
there Is nothing against him except
that he was in the city and might have
committed the offense. The former
criminal finds that his efforts to lead
an upright life have been of no avail.
for the officers of the law, who ought
to be ready to help him reform, bring
him into disgrace and throw him out
of employment, through no fault of
his.
An ex-convlct must . expect, of
course, to be held under stricter sur
veillance than is 'the ordinary citizen.
He must know that, since he has com
mitted one crime, he will be suspected
of a willingness to commit another,
and, until he has shown by his con
duct that he has reformed, he cannot
expect to be given full standing in
the world of affairs. But when he
has suffered the punishment imposed
by law, the officers of the law have no
right to Impose a new and unwar
ranted punishment upon him by ar
resting him for a crime which he did
not commit.
IMMIGRATION TIDE FLOODING.
Immigration from the old world,
which was suddenly Interrupted by
the panic of 1907, Is setting in again
in a volume which promises to break
all former records. The steamer Ro
manic, arriving at Boston Monday,
brought 1500 steerage passengers
from Mediterranean ports, and last
Wednesday the steamships Noordam,
Chemnitz, Kroonland and Carmania
landed over 6000 Immigrants in New
Tork, the Carmania alone bringing
2 380. Five other steamers arriving
later Drought the total for the week
at New York' up to more than 11,000,
and a French line agent reported the
booking of 30,000 steerage passengers
to arrive on his steamers within the
next few weeks, with other lines mak
lng equally heavy bookings.
The Pacific Coast, which Is usually
short on labor, will hardly feel any
effect from this rapid Increase in the
population. The latest report of the
Commissioner General of Immigration
for the year ending June 30, 1908, con
tained the very pointed observation
that "the popular impression among
the worklngmen of Europe is that the
United States is one of four things-
a. city Btreet, the. bed of a railroad, a
factory or a coal mine," As a result
of this Impression, the great majority
of the newcomers halt at the first
place In America where any of these
four evidences of civilization and in
dustry are sighted. The extent to
which this is true Is reflected In the
official figures, which show that more
than 64 per cent of the entire lmml
gration to the country during the last
fiscal year was destined to the five
states. New York, Pennsylvania, Mas- 1
sachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois.
In the large cities of these states
this valuable foreign labor congre
gates, Intensifying the struggle for
life for those already there, and at the
same time depriving other localities
of much-needed help. Every year
there goes up from the farms of the
country from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and from the Great Lakes to the
Gulf, a loud but unsatisfied demand
for farm help. Throughout the new
and undeveloped regions of the West
there are still vast areas of new coun
try to be brought into cultivation.
These could support large armies of
alien labor In what would seem luxury
In comparison with what they encoun
ter In the congested cities of the East.
This country can nDsorb a large
number of able-bodied, clean-minded
immigrants if they will only spread
out and find localities where they are
needed, instead of lingering in the
cities where they are not needed. All
over this broad land are statesmen,
capitalists, captains of industry, men
high in every walk of life, who a few
decades ago landed penniless from the
steerage of an Atlantic Tiner. The op
portunities are Just as great as they
ever were, and these liners today are
probably bringing Just as many em
bryo millionaires as came over In the
old days. For all such, and for the
honest workers equally worthy, but
less successful, there Is & warm wel
come. "I understand It originated In an ef
fort to have the headquarters removed
to Portland." wires Senator Piles to
the Vancouver Commercial Club, who
protested against the removal of the
Department of the Columbia, U. 8. A.,
from the Clark County metropolis.
This is a very graceful manner in
which to shift the blame for Seattle's
greed to the shoulders of Portland,
but the evidence in the case will hard
ly bear out the Senator's understand
ing of the matter. Portland has made
no effort whatever to have the post
removed from Vancouver, while Seat
tle has been working to that end for
the past two years. The incident may
serve to show some of the Vancouver
ltes, who occasionally shy a stone in
this direction, where their friends re
side. If the headquarters must be re
moved from Vancouver, it is, of
course, quite natural that It should be
brought to Portland, but if the change
Is made. It will not be through any
Initiative on the part of Portland.
With the Eastern Oregon wool mar
ket opening at prices five cents per
pound higher than those of a year ago,
and wheat Rolltno- t hon. .
per bushel at interior warehouses, two
or tne great staples of the Inland Em
pire are making an excellent start for
1909. There hail hn noma in v,..
the cold weather last Winter, but this
season's wool clip will be fully up to
the average in quantity, and. with the
much-Improved price, will spread
prosperity over a considerable portion
of interior Oregon. Wheat prospects,
both for a big crop and big prices,
were never better at this season of
the year, and. If there Is no change In
the situation In the next 90 dav. thora
will be wholesale prosperity through
out tne entire wheat belt as soon as
the crop is sold.
On Lincoln's anniversary, a former
udge. who Was an Inmata of a v-
Jcrsey insane asvlum. delivered n n
dress which, according to the reports.
was "so eloquent and so indicative of
a sound mind that the officials at once
took stops to secure his parole." If
an attempt should be made to work
this rule both ways, the asylums
would soon be crowded with mn
whose addresses outs'.de an asylum
are neither eloquent nor Indicative of
a sound mind.
It will be long years before bodies
will be removed from Lone Fir Ceme
tery, even after burials ceaA That
Is the abiding place of loved ones of
pioneer and later families, and until
the present generation, at least, has
passed on and memories are in the
indistinct past, there will be no dis
turbance. "
President Taft has onlv one subtct-
to deal with in his special message
tne tariff. But he would find a mes
sage easier to write if he were not
limited to the one subject. It is easy
to speak in general terms, but difficult
to be specific.
Fighting Mr. Johnson will need no
cabalistic marks of the porter on the
soles of his boots. Every member of
the Colored Gentlemen's Club will
pass him on with a personal introduc
tion as the propah pusson. sah.
Salem has voted $20. 000. in bonds
for the erection of & new public school
building. Three years ago a 140.000
building was erected In that city. Evi
dently the population of the capital
city Is growing rapidly.
President Gomez sent his congratu
lations to a Cuban mother of fourteen
children who added four in one day
to the collection. He might better
have sent the father a side of dry-salt
bacon.
Letting the Standard OH fine go
and modifying the Judgment against
Gompers seem to be a Judicial way of
pleasing capital and labor. Neither
will object until the lines get crossed.
Instead of a railroad, why not put
on a state-aided automobile line to
cross the state? Then, perhaps, peo
ple might be able to find the land
grant roads that never were built.
So Schively's Insurance department
In Washington 'is to be Investigated,
after all. Mayor Harper at Los An
geles has Just established a desirable
precedent for Schlvely.
Now is the time for every tariff re
former who has kept silent the past
twenty years to Epeak his little piece.
The audience assembles Monday.
Old John L. is competent to give ad
vice to young boxers. He would have
them be honest. The greatest cham
pion was always a white sport.
From the evidence at hand, there
must have been women of .the Belle
Way mi re type who harassed the
Mayor of Los Angeles.
If Washington appropriates $10,
000,000, it simply means that rents,
already In the clouds, will go skyward.
Should Pugilist Johnson come this
way, let him keep his marriage cer
tificate handy.
nxjfisa n A?r entire state.
Row Senator Stephenson Won Through
the Direct Primary.
New York World. Dem.
The use of a huge "slush fund" by
Isaao Stephenson, the Wisconsin mil
lionaire lumberman. Is the greatest
scandal In connection with the elec
tion of a United States Senator since
W. A. Clark sowed the hills of Mon
tana with his gold.
Senator Stephenson's re-election, al
though far less scandalous than Clark's
and with no evidence of actual crim
inal corruption, follows the introduc
tion of what has been heralded as a
great popular reform through the pri
mary system. This system of choosing
Senators, it was said, would destroy
the Influence of the corporations and
put an end to corrupt rule by political
bosses. The people by the sacred rite
of the suffrage would determine direct
ly who was to represent them in the
United States Senate.
Having announced that he would not
be a candidate for re-election. Senator
Stephenson chanced his mind. There
were several other Republican candi
dates, and as the primaries approached
the fight was bitter. But Stephenson
had more money than the others, more
than all the others put together. He
poured it out like water In every direc
tion. After the result at the primaries
favored him as the nominee of the Re
publican majority In the Legislature.
Senator Stephenson refused to make
public his primary campaign expendi
tures, as the other candidates had done,
until finally the pressure was too
strong to resist. When the Legisla
ture met and rumors of corruption
against the winning candidate became
current, a considerable number of Re
publican mmbers refused to vote for
Senator Stephenson, although he was
ostensibly the popular choice at the
party primaries. Finally, after weeks
of canvassing, he has been re-elected by
a majority of one vote In a Legislature
where the Republican majority Is 83.
As tho primary method actually
works In Wisconsin, tho state has hud
first a long primary campaign with an
Immense outlay of secret funds by
various candidates, the "richest one
winning; then a long legislative fight
over the Sonatorship, the richest can
didate again winning. And to attain
this highly desirable result, the choice
of a man whose sole claim to prefer
ence Is that he possesses millions and
spent money with both hands to get
elected, the Legislature Is commanded
by popular vote to relinquish the con
stitutional duty of selecting a United
States Senator.
BBTAN IS STILL, CHEERFUL,
Democracy, He Thinks, Is About to
Achieve a Great Victory.
Brooklyn Eagle.
In the current Issue of Munsey's Mag
azine. Mr, Bryan discusses the future of
the Democratic party, which he credits
with wonderful vitality and increasing
strength. Declaring its heart to be sound
and its spirit unbroken, he has no doubt
that the Republicans will be on the do
fonsive In VJ12. when tho Democrats will
be "prepared to wage a winning fight
against an opponent already panic
stricken." In his peroration, the Ne
braskan describes the stars as fighting
In their courses for the party whose
flag he has carried three times.
This Is optimism with a venRance, but
It has a familiar sound. Mr. Bryan was
greatly gratified by his defeat In 1S96. For
his overthrow four years later he found
plenty of consolation, and now he dis
covers that the Republicans are panic-
stricken or that they will be long before
tne campaign of 1812 is on the political
schedule. A description of election night,
1000, recently appeared In print. Mr.
Bryan was pictured as cheerful, returns
from Florida leaking It clear that he
had carried that state. He was much
encouraged.
Ilia Poker Fan Worth $1,000,000.
Washington, D. C, Cor. Chicago Journal
Henry B. F. Macfarland, Chairman of
the Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Is the proprietor of a
countenance which Speaker Cannon once
declared to be worth Jl.OOO.OOO.
Mr. Macfarland Is a leader In Y. M. C.
A. and other uplift work, and his parti
cipation In a poker game would constitute
a scandal which would shake the capital
to Its foundations. He Is a model citizen,
and has a fine faculty of talking money
out of congressional committees. His face
commonly betrays about as much emotion
as a graven Image; and that Is what oc
casloned the Speaker's remark.
The story goes that M-- Macfarland was
making a plea for consideration of a piece
of legislation which the Washington au
thorities deemed very Important. The
Speaker catechised him about it and Mr.
Macfarlatid answered with his accustomed
gravity and directness, but without any
manifestation of concern when some as
pects rather personal were suggested. The
Speaker at last became exasperated and
exclaimed:
"Mae. I'd like to have your face. It
would bo worth $1,000,000 a night to a man
In a poker game."
It Is further averred trat after this
declaration of opinion the Speaker laid
down his hand and allowed the bill to
pass.
Outlook la Moat Propitious.
Washington Post (Ind.).
There is not the slightest semblance of
pretenso in the inaugural address of
President Taft. There Is no straining
after effect, no rhetorical embellishment,
no attempt at epigram or striking phrase.
It Is the plain, unvarnished delivery of a
plain, simple-hearted man. confronted
with the gravest of responslbtlltiea, which
he appreciates, and Is determined to dis
charge with steadiness, patience and
courage. The Government goes
forwaro, therefore. In the hands of a
good executive. The outlook Is most
propitious. With tho speedy enactment
of a tariff act, which Is urged by Mr.
Taft as an aid to the resumption of
prosperity, there Is nothing to prevent the
now Administration from being & bless
ing to the people and an era. In which
history will record that the people were
happy, prosperous and at peace with oil
the world.
Unmistakable SrIf-Confldrnee.
Providence Journal (Rep.).
There Is another note In this address
that should not be neglected. It Is the
note of courage, of modest but unmis
takable self-confidence. Indeed. Mr.
Taffs training In subordinate capacities
has been so varied and so thorough that
he assumes the dufios of the Presidency
naturally and without strain. He gives
the impression of being equal to the great
responsibilities with which he Is faco to
face, both because of his native character
and because of the rigorous schooling to
which In his long public service he has
been subjected. Surely no Presldont has
ever taken the oath of office better pre
pared for the competent discharge of his
onerous task; and that Mr. Taft may
fulfill the promise of his previous offlcal
record is at once the hope and expecta
tion of his fellow countryman.
It I the Same Goal.
Cincinnati Times-Star, Rep.
In many ways William Howard Taft
differs from Theodore Roosevelt. He Is
slower in action and less spectacular In
method. But the Ideals of the two men
are practically the same. The goal that
Mr. Taft la aiming at may be ap
proached In a different manner, but It Is
the same goal that has been striven for
by Mr. Roosevelt during the seven very
eventful years of his Presidency. It
may not be out of place for us to say
that the new President Is tho kind of
man who Is liked best by those who
know him best. That kind of a man
ought to make a good President.
MR. ROOSEVELT FN RETROSPECT
What Newspapers of All Persuasions Think of Him President of the
Unite States Friendly Views, and Others Decidedly Unfriendly.
One ef Our Best Politicians.
Washington (D. C.) Star. Ind.
Mr. Roosevelt, we may be sure, will
appraise correctly all "Jolly" respecting
his return to the White House. He Is
one of the best politicians of his gen
eration. For Ileet Interrata of All People.
Washington (D. C.) Times. Ind.
We. feel that his (Roosevelt's) place is
assured In history as one who has en
larged the powers and the duties of the
Presidency for the best Interests of all
the people.
Few Sunerloro Anions; Executive.
Boston Transcript. Ind.
Mr. Roosevelt's severest critics must
grant that in his intellectual ranee and
In capacity for accomplishment ho has
had few superiors among American Ex
ecutives. He has had some serious
faults in method and manner.
Moat Popular Man In Unttea States.
Charlotte (N C.) Observer. Dem.
Mr. Roosevelt will ronv in v.,..
one of the five great Presidents of the
T-n!ted States. . . . a.
standing his Infirmities of character and
le.upor. nis irequent follies and even
worse, he la. we believe, the most popular
man in the United States today.
Dla Mock to Discredit Government.
Indianapolis News, Ind.
- r .". L.Ik Dfl J.BSJ
done much to discredit and weaken the
old and true Ideal of a. - .
That he has not done more la due to the
ireiwm or our institutions and to tho
restraints n f , "-.... .,!,.. . i
- - - - --uil.-l.iu.tl.ll Ll.LUUL.il
which even he could not break.
Dared to rirfy Itarona of Wealth.
Indianapolis Star. Ind.
The thing about Mr. Roosevelt that has
made the strongest Impression upon the
people Is the fact that he dared to defy
the men of almost unlimited power who
had come to feel that they owned the
country and were entitled to deference
and favor by reason of their abilities,
wealth and power.
Ilaa Not Been a Pair Fighter.
Detroit (Mich.) Free Prejts. Dem.
There have been times when onslaughts
on men of inferior power and position
by one Invested with the official power
and social and personal prestige of the
President of the United States have ac
tually seemed to Inspire sympathy for
the ones attacked, have seemed to trans
gress Just a little the rules of fair play.
A Surgeon Careless of Lacerations.
New York Times. Dem.
Has Theodore Roosevelt In the Presi
dency done more good than harm? The
Times records Its firm belief that he has
done much more good than harm.
For hie own reputation and for us we
must feel an infinite regret that he could
not have cleared away our peccant hu
mors by less drastic applications, and
that In his surgery of our deformities
he was not more careful of the extent
of the lacerations.
Recalls Great Men of the Paat.
Brooklyn (N. T.) Eagle. Dem.
We would we could denote Theodore
Roosevelt from tho athletic collegian to
the bounding Assemblyman, to the ag
gressive policeman, to the tireless Civil
Bervlce Commissioner, to the fearless
Rough Rider, to the Governor who
brought Legislatures to their knees and
confined bosses to the limits, on to the
Vice-President who was not pinioned
within the solemn foolery of that office.
Into the Presidency which came to him
by . calamitous accident, first, and to
which ho was then elected with results,
all tilings considered, that will write his
name, with a distinction as exalted as
the office, and on a par with the very,
very few of the very great men who have
filled it In the past.
FHAJTCIS niCHTGR MAKIXO GOOD
Report From Vienna Shows That the
Younjr Pianist Una Positive Genlua.
PORTLAND. March 11. (To the Edi
tor) I venture to ask the privilege
of The Oregonlan's columns, primarily
for the purpose of making acknowl
edgment on behalf of tho trustees of
the Francis Rlchter Fund, as also of
the young man himself and of his de
voted teacher and guardian, Mrs.
Rogers, to the citizens of Portland for
the generous support that they have
given toward enabling him to com
plete his musical education, and also
to communicate Intelligence of special
Interest.
Mrs. Rogers wrote under date of
February 22. that tho young man was
making remarkable progress, and tiiat
his Instructress (.under the criticism
and control of Ischltlzsky ) had mani
fested great enthusiasm over his work.
She said he was already a "good" con
cert pianist and that If he shoulJ be
able to complete his studies, he could
start out with as good prospects as
Paderewskl. She enclosod In her let
ter a certificate from his teacher, Fran
Bree. of which the following is a
translation: "In the course of the in
struction that L as assistant to Pro
fessor Leschltlzsky, have given to
Francis Riohter. he ha shown himself
possessed of great talent, not only as
& pianist, but also aa a musician. This
talent, aided by his delicate ear for
music, as well as his great industry
and his capacity for serious study, is
exhibiting Itself not only In his play
ing on the piano, but also in his com
mendable imurovisations on given
themes. His powers ore certainly
worthy of cultivation, and should he
be able to complete his studies. a
bright future in his art may be pre
dicted for him." (Signed)
MALWINB BREE.
At the time when this letter was
written. It had been arranged that
Rlchter was to play in a public class
on the 24th Idem., and today I re
ceived another trim which I quote as
follows:
"The class concert occurred last night
and I am happy to tell you that Frank
scored a tremendous success. There
was a perfect storm of applause, and
from this time forth he stands among
tho very first of Leschltlzsky's pupils.
He won the ovation particularly by
his Improvisation on a theme given
by Leschltlzsky. and it was most In
teresting to watch the expressions of
astonishment and admiration on many
of the faces. He played for fifteen
or twenty minutes without an Instant's
hesitation, and his tone was as mas
terly in execution as his composition
was beautiful. He was tho recipient
of so many compliments that I think
all the superlative adjectives In both
German and Kngllsh were exhausted.
A great pianist who was there said:'
This sort of thing spells genius, not
talent. Talent can bo taught to play
well, but genius alone can create.'
Leschltlzsky shouted 'bravo.' in the
midst of the piece when Frank made
a fine contrapuntal effect, and at the
end he publicly said. Sohr sunt which
was more from him than the superla
tive praises of all others.
I am sure that the citizens of Port
land, especially the large number that
have contributed the funds necessary
for the development of this young na
tive's musical genius, will he glad to
lave this report and to know that
their efforts and their liberality nave
not been in vain.
WM. D. WHEELWRIGHT.
More Disturbance Than Achievement.'
Philadelphia Record. Dem.
The achievements of the last seven ar.d
- . - J J I T LI". IILII1 LIUlll'll (D lllf
disturbance made over them.
A Patriot for the Common Weal.
Baltlmoro American. Rep.
Let no one imagine that with h! re
tirement the services of Theodore Roose
velt to his country are ended. He is too
great a patriot to push from his mind
the common weal.
Has Harmed Republican Institutions.
Now York World. Dem.
He (Roosevelt ha Indicted Immeasur
able harm upon HcpuhllL-.in Institutions.
Ho has trampled constitutional falV
Fuards tinder foot- lie has weakened pub
lic respect for Congress and the courts.
Country Must Undo What He Una Done
New Tork Evening Post, Ind.
Mr. Roosevelt Is an extraordinary nriLl
most amusing man. but the work that lies
before the country Is of a kind that h.
could not do part of It. Indeed, consists
in undoing what he has done.
Ilia Good Work Still Goes On.
New Tork Tribune. Rep.
. . . The moral effect of his (Roose
velt's) Ideas and activities baa been enor
mous. Tho spirit tn which he wrought
will continue to work for good. He re
tires from office, but his policies will af
fect administration and legislation for
another generation.
A Pee to Free Institution.
New Orleans (La.) Picayune, Dem.
The most dangerous man who hsa ewr
officially exercised the duties cf Chief
Magistrate of this republic. Wh.ij
Is meant by what is written above is thai
President Roosevelt has stricken not a.
few serious blows at the Constitution he.
had sworn to support and at the free
institutions ho had er-gngod to footer.
Cauae of Industrial Bard Times.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Ho found the country In tho most puV
sant and exuberant growth of Us his
tory. He left it In a condition
of Industrial hard times, combined with
mental depression iind moral reaction.
Only too many men have yielded
to tho spell and glamour of the melo
drama enacting at the White House in
the last few years.
Results of Roosevelt the Pathfinder.
New York Press. Rep.
When history comes to sura up the ac
tual material achievements of Theodora
Roosevelt, as President of tho l"nltej
States, possibly the reckoning, save tor
tho Navy and for tho Panama Canal, will
be scant. Hut later generations, we' be
lieve, will never question tho results,
worked out by those after him. of tho
programme of Roosevelt, the PathHndor.
"We Have ot Looked Upon His Like."
New York Kvening Post. Ind.
For knowing when to seize tl.o occa
sion; for understanding perfectly how i
hit popular feeling between wind and wa
ter; above oil. for ability to Impress and
handle men. not singly, but by the hun
dred thousand, wo havo not looked upoit
his like, Tl;e beginning of the Ir
rigation policy is tho chief legislative
landmark of his Administration. That
was true initiative.
Au Hevolr, Though Not Good-by.
Harper's Weekly, Harvey.
To Mr. Roosevelt: tlood morning. Mr.
President! and. yes au revoir! though
not good-by! We enn think of no other
puhllc man frlneo Andrew Johnson
pl.iinly pervious to gibes. That cirer.m
stance Indicates better, perhaps, than any
other Bit il the sense of you which will
go into history. It Is hard goins to t:.
side lines. You yourself never w'.l'.iniy
niade way for ar.y one except, perhup-,
yoiir successor.
I COM ESSIONS OP VMJEGEXEll.tTB
Moat Curious Reason Why He Steal
Itldea From Railroad Companies.
PORTLAND. March 12. (To the Ed
itor.) Having read recently In Tho
Oregonlan an Interesting story of the
very old man who paid Into the rail
road "conscience fund" the sum of
1.28 for a ride no failed to pay fr
many years ugo. 1 wish to recall an
other confession. "wlthhold'.iiir t..o
name." from a middle-agvd man with,
a mustache who has more than once
ridden on a railroad train without pay
ing for the ride.
Not very many times has the man re
ferred to done so. but that Is because
the opportunity did not offer many
times, and never JS.2S worth at a tlm-.
hocanse It usually takes pretty ull.-i:
work to pass even one station withont
the keen-eyed conductor "calcl. lng on."
Rut that can be worked sometimes.
As yet I am well able to sleep at
night and even enjoy a "nap" on a
train in tho davtluw, and If I ran k -ti
away from Hilly Sunday's meetings I
hope to take several more J.a;s n.l
pass several more unpaid Ktatioi.s be
fore my wnlskers grow n l.i.ir ai
those of the old man from Nel iuslvj.
In my fluctuating career I l.avo had
railroad company officials c.'ct k m
baggage to the wrong town. h:ive had
them carry it by Its checked uestlna
tlon and bring it on as mueh as two
days behind tho time it wns clieckeu.
I have sat around cold depots, boili
day and night and waited all tl. e way
from 20 minutes to 20 hours for a.
late trnln, when every minute mtant
agony of mind and bo.ly and fin.invi.-il
loss. I have paiil exorbitant ar.d In
correct freight charts, and waitnl
months, aye, jtars, for correction.
Rut never yet have I seen tr heard
of a "conscience fund" contributed ta
by any railroad company, and until
such tlnvi as 1 do, I, for one, refuse
to Join de sancMfied who secure a,
robo and white wings by disgorging
our peculations from the truiy-good-and-much-mlsused
railroads. I wt'.l
travel as a guest Instead of a custom
er every favorable time I find a tr.ila
going my way. UXREGEXK11ATK.
Reflects Tart' Sincerity.
Pittsburg Gazette-Times. R. p.
Th strength of President T.it't's in
augural address consists in -ini-pilci'y
and frankness with which it oot
lires the policies to b followed by
administration. The pj.in. direct lan
guage accurately reflcct-s the inmost
sincerity of the man, which is ono of
his chief characteristics, and admits of
no ambiguity. Thoso who heard tho ad
dress, or have read It, must bo imprer.v-.l
with the clear-cut promises wMcli con
template no revolutionary chanses on':?
lng disturbance to business oor. li: ,oi:
and a halt In the returning pvoji r.iy.
but steady progress along lotd-'al i'n, s
which shall bring needed reform where
evils now exist.
In Sympathy With RooaeveHlsm.
Chicago Evening Post, Ir.d.
It Is our belief that there never was
a moment when so many Americans so
heartily followed, admired end loved
the President as follow, anmire and lovo
him now that he is laying down tho
power of ofli'-c. It is the cood fortunrt
of the people of the I'nited tntes l:".at
the next President will be one in thor
ough and complete sympathy with the
public wo:k of Theodore Roosevelt.