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.ORTLAXI). FRIDAY, MAT II. 1WM..
SOME OF THE DLFFICTI-TIKS.
There, seems much reason to fear
that the municipal business of the
'city of-Portland -will fall into a most
troublesome and practically lnextrlca
rble muddle, as the result of the voting:
on the multitude of subjects that 'will
igo to the electorate In June. It is
wholly impossible to foresee, .what the
result will be, since the new charter
(proposed on the one hand, and a score
for more of amendments to the present
"charter offered on the other, are dl
frectly in conflict. Moreover, alterna
tive propositions are offered in the new
-charter Itself, whose Intricacies will
'-defeat or nonplus the research of ordi
nary intelligence. What will be the
'effect of the adoption of the charter of
'fifteen, and of the adoption of all or
any of the large) number of amend
'amenta for changes proposed by others.
nd submitted by resolution of the
Common Council, utterly at variance
-with the charter .itself and with the
proposed charter. If not with each
other?
For example: The new charter pro.
.poses to distribute the executive and
administrative business of the city
among six bureaus, at the head of each
of which shall be a member of the
Council. The Executive Board is to be
abolished. One of these bureaus Is to
have control of the whole business of
water supply. Section 227 of the new,
as well as of the old, charter goes Into
detail about the management; and in
the new charter radical changes are
proposed to accommodate the provis
ions to the general spirit and purposes
of the document. But in the new char
ter alternative propositions are offered
which vary greatly, and the elector Is
to decide between them; and the one
that may receive the largest vote is to
prevail. On these subjects men will
vote blindly, if they vote at all. And if
they fear to vote, others will vote, who
haive no knowledge, yet no fear or
scruple. 1
Question is whether Seotlon 227.
which Is concerned with administra
tion of the water supply, shall be
formulated In one way or another.
Are we to vote for this method cr
tht? It requires close examination
of two intricate propositions or of one
intricate proposition and its intricate
alternative. Representative or repub
lican government, under democratic
forms, and for democratic purposes,
is based on the Idea that the whole
electorate may not be so well prepared
. to examine and decide as representa
tives chosen for the purpose. But now
It is assumed that every elector, every
voter, will know all principles, all de
tails and all consequences.
- For which of the two propositions,
as to supply of water and administra
tion of the supply, offered in the new
charter, will you vote, and why? A
pamphlet of nearly 200 pages has
been published, which contains these
propositions, with a multitude of
others. We shall have luck doubt
less, in the solution or outcome; at
least we shall hope for It. But who
can foresee consequences? It Is im
possible. Therefore, changes in the
orderly movement of public affairs
. should be made slowly. Improvement
must be made; progress must be made.
But in case of the new remedies, most
of which are remedies of tentative
kind.' there always should be caution.
In the affairs of the state there always
are practices, or courses, that need
reform. But it is a most critical and
delicate business. We are apt to pro
duce greater evils than we cure. And
so, as Burke finely says, we should
be as cautious and as full of solicitude
in this business as when we approach
the wounds of a father.
One of the alternatives proposed by
the new charter will require all new
water bonds and interest thereon to
be paid from taxation of property: and
moreover, that the City of Portland
is to pay into the water fund ,50.000
a year, also raised from taxation of
, property. This would throw the whole
burden of water supply on the owners
of property: and such Income as might
be obtained from water supply would
go to new extensions, for the benefit of
tenants, or for new or suburban dis
tricts. The alternative is that the in
terest and principal are to be paid
from the water rates, as heretofore
which undoubtedly la the Juster-way.
How Is this to be decided? On one
side people who have supplied them
selves with water and built up their
property, are to be taxed for supply
of water to others. On the other side,
people who want supply of water at
expense of the older parts or the city
are to be given opportunity for It; but
If they felze It most surely it will re
coil on therav Question is. therefore,
on principles of Justice and economic
right, which policy ought to prevail?
The tenant. In the central districts,
will be as much concerned in It as the
owner of the property: for if these
unusual changes are to be established
rents must be raised to compensate
them.
But this isn't the whole muddle; for
nere is a proposition submitted"!
ul"Ki ne v ouncn by a body of citi
zens fur an Initiative act to abolish the
Water Board, the Park Board and
"Health Board by consolidation of the
same with the Executive Board, and
to make the principal and Interest of
the new water bonds and the cost of
laying water mains payable out of the
water fund, Instead of by general or
local assessment. Suppose this should
carry, and the new charter should
carr'. nd the whole business should
get an affirmative vote which is not
' unlikely. Where, then, should we find
ourselves? Iroubtless many who vote
carelessly or waywaraiy would say,
"No matter where."
In all this entanglement there Is
possibility of infinite difficulty, ob
struction, cost and delay. No man can
see a way through It. Before we get
done with it we shall find out whether
the people, acting In a mass, without
possibility' of deliberation, can make
better laws for themselves than they
can obtain through the representative
system.
NORTH CAROLINA'S (CLEBKATIOX.
Proclamation of the Mecklenburg
Ieclaratlon of Independence. In May.
1775, more than one year before the
Declaration at Philadelphia, is a well
attested fact: and much of the phrase
ology of the former was repeated In
the latter. The Legislature of North
Carolina, in 1831. ordered an Investi
gation of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion, and the result was so convincing
that May 20 was made a state holiday.
This Is the occasion, or anniversary,
that President Taft now attends.
The resolutions adopted at Mecklen
burg In, May. 1775. have been pre
served though the book that con
tained the original draft was destroyed
by Are at Raleigh. In April. 100.
The newspaper copy contains ex
pressions identical with those wrought
later Into the draft presented by Jef
ferson at Philadelphia. For examples:
"We. the citizens of Mecklenburg
County, do hereby dissolve the politi
cal bands that have connected us with
the mother country." "We do hereby
declare ourselves a free and Inde
pendent people: are. and of light
ought to be, a sovereign and self-governing
association." "To the mainten
ance of which Independence we
solemnly pledge to each other our
mutual co-operation, our lives, our for
tunes and our most sacred honor."
Autographs of the members of the
committee that drew up the Declara
tion are preserved In the archives of
North Carolina."
There is no reason to doubt North
Carolina's claim to this document for
priority, nor the fact that when Jef
ferson drew up the Declaration at
Philadelphia, a year later, this docu
ment was -before him; nor again the
fact that he drew upon It for Ideas
and expressions that he embodied In
the draft made for the Continental
Congress. But Jefferson's draft was
not so brief as his copy. He loaded It
up with a lot of his so-called philo
sophical verbiage, which weakened
rather than improved the Mecklen
burg declaration.
MR. TAFT AT I'frTEIWBlRU.
As Mr. Taft suggested in his speech
at Petersburg, the difference between a
tariff of 12 a thousand laid on lumber
for revenue and the same tariff laid
for protection may not amount lo
much. Whatever motive the Congress
man who votes for the duty has In his
secret heart, the effect on the price of
lumber and the comfort of the con
sumer will be substantially the same.
His theories will not alter the effect of
his deeds. This is an unhappy law of
the universe which applies In other
fields besides tariff legislation. Still,
the difference between a S2 tax for
revenue and a $2 tax for protection Is
not quite so obscure as that between
tweedledee and tweedledum. We may
remark, for one thing, that It will pro
duce the protection, while the revenue
it will not produce. It has grown a
little wearisome to reiterate the ob
vious truth that a tariff which prohib
its importation cannot possibly yield
revenue, and yet Congressmen go on
gravely denying It. One is almost
forced to conclude that Congress has
a special code of facts and natural
laws, and even morality, for its own
exclusive use of which the rest of the
world knows nothing.
Mr. Taft seems to think that the
Southern Congressmen who advocate a
12 tariff on lumber "for revenue" obey
a mandate from their constituents.
The newspapers may reproach them,
he says, for deserting the sacred cause
of free trade, but probably the Con
gressmen "came about as close to
knowing what their constituents at
home want as do the leading papers of
the same community." It is difficult
to agree with the President on this
point. Congressmen cannot usually
find out what their constituents want
by any magical process or by Intuition.
They must reach ' the knowledge
through some medium, and the only
medium available la most cases is the
newspapers. It Is a fact that most
members of Congress study their home,
papers with particular care. In order
to keep themselves Informed of what
Is going on in their districts and how
their constituents feel. How could a
man spending his time In Washington
enveloped in the mists of delusion and
intrigue which notoriously surround
the Capitol know as much as the lo
cal papers In his district of his con
stituents wants?
It Is quite likely that the Southern
Congressmen who have deserted the
principles of their party and consent
ed to vote for extortionate duties on
lumber and other articles do know
what some of their constituents want.
There are a few sawmills In Alabama,
and their owners have undoubtedly
made It exceedingly clear to Congress
men Just what they want In the way
of a duty. The S2 a thousand on lum
ber will put a handsome sum into
their pockets at the expense of the
people who build houses and barns.
This sum will accrue to them without
any particular exertion on their own
part of either brain or muscle. It will
come as an easy blessing obtained by
the use of the power of the Oovern
ment to extort money from their
neighbors. The Southern Congressman
who votes for a high tariff on lumber
will do so because he has listened to
the seductive persuasions of the .Utile
band of sawmill men. but he does not
dare to confess to the great body of
his constituents that this is his real
son. He does not dare to tell them
that he has helped make It more ex
pensive for them to shelter themselves
and their cattle In order that the lum
bermen may grow rich a little faster.
So he Invents a fable for their bewil
derment in the hope that they will be
fools enough to believe It. He tell
his wondering constituents that he has
voted for a tariff on lumber which will
prevent any Importations of lumber
for the sake of the revenue which it
will produce.
Jn spite of his admiration for the
intuitional knowledge of their constit
uents' wants which these Southern
Congressmen possess. Mr. Taft does
not agree with them on the subject of
the lumber tariff. He says he "Is not
in favor of the 12 tariff on lumber for
any purpose." He is not In favor of
it for revenue purposes, because he
has sense enough to know that It
would produce a groat deal less reve
nue than the dollar tariff of the Fun.
bill. He does not favor It on the
ground of protection, because he
knows that the American lumberman
needs no protection. To a man whom
the Lord has given standing timber In
superabundance, water power and coal
accessible and exhaust leas, and the
most Intelligent labor tn the world,
protection Is entirely superfluous. Ills
demand for It ihou either that he
does not know how to use his natural
advantages or that he la not satisfied '
with a reasonable return for his exrr-
tlcane.. but desires to rob somebody vise.
Historians of the future will recount
with contempt how the Almighty gave
the American people coal. ore. petro
leum, timber and every other natural
resource In quantities never before
paralleled, and how this people. In
stead of taking the good of what the
Lord had given them. Imposed heavy
taxes upon the use of It. which they
paid out of their own pockets, while
a few privileged clllxene and the In
habitants of other countries reaped
the benefit. Nothing quite so Idiotic
has been seen In the history of the
world before, and yet we are in the
habit of boasting of our National
shrewdness. Some of us are shrewd,
but it is not those who subn.it to tariff
extortion. Wh.le Mr. Taft was dis
coursing on fools, s he did last
Wednesday, he might well have added
a few words about that vast category
of them who cheerfully pay tariff
taxes for the benefit of the .trust bar
ons In America and the European con
sumers. I
TTRATTER AND TUB KELK.IOr, MTKJT.
The debate about the ertli-acy of
prayer Is useless. As the man thinks,
so is he. One can't make the rule
for another. Strong men believe their
success depends on their own Judg
ment and effort- Others feel they need
help and support which they may ob
tain through prayer. Cromwell was a
deeply religious man, but he didn't
rely on prayer. He commanded his
men both to trust In God and keep
their powder dry.
But the truth is that dependence on
the power ef prayer and on Interven
tion of the deity is very apt to en.
feeble effort, in ordinary life.
If the belief in a religion Is strong,
and If it has no restraint. It become
fierce a ni Intolerant. No matter
what the form or denomination of the
religion Is. Any form of It. having
power, will persecute. Progress in
toleration and peace and liberty is
made only through doubt and skep
ticism. Never has any religion, not even the
religion of the Turk today, been more
Intolerant than Christianity of course
through perversion of the teaching of
Jesus, which Itself was a protest
against formalism and Intolerance. a
protest that cost him his life. Ever
since. In the name of him who thus
was put to death as an unbeliever,
people have been proscribed for un
belief; and tens of thousands have
been put to death for liberty of relig
ious opinion, as he was.
In his name men and women still
maintain by exhortation and prayer
an exclusive spirit of religion, and are
so sincere In It that they would still
persecute "unbelievers." If they could.
The like can still be done In Russia. In
the name of Jesus, and in Turkey. In
the name of Mahomet. But Intelli
gent skepticism has destroyed It. In
Western Europe and In America. It
Is this spirit of skepticism that has
made the world fit to live In. ' It got
the ascendancy In Northern Europe
long ago. and thence passed to Amer
ica. Now it has obtafned the ascend
ant In France and Italy, and has be
gun the redemption of r-pain.
prayer may have a use and function
for support of the Individual spirit.
That Is for thecloeeL. It is not a mat
ter for public debate. When It be
comes a function of political life It Is
dangerous. It runs into cant and In
tolerance, and it would become an
agent of ineffable mischief but for the
spirit of skepticism.
It doesn't become Protestantism to
sneer at skepticism, for the root of
Protestantism is skepticism.
THE ir.HHi-rr rr.t,Y.
The United States Land Commis
sioner has announced that his office
would be unable to act on the Karri
man application for tight of way for
the upper sixty miles of the Deschutes
Railroad before June (. On that date
Secretary Bollinger will rule, on the
motion for review of his recent de
cision dismissing the protest of private
i power companies against the granting
or any tight of way for a railroad up
the Deschutes Canyon. Considering
thy almost numberless years that we
have waited for a railroad Into Central
Oregon, this additional delay will
hardly make much difference. The In.
terestlng point for Portland and for all
of Oregon, however. Is what we may
expect In the way of delays after the
decision of June ( Is rendered.
The Hariiman Interests are pledged
to Immediate construction of the rail
road up the Deschutes Canyon as soon
as right-of-way difficulties shall be
disposed of. No other provisions have
been mentioned as standing In the way
of early construction of the road, and
with this sole remaining obstacle re
moved there Is no possible way by
w-hlch Mr. Harrtman can refuse to
proceed, unless he wishes the people of
Oregon to lose all faith In his prom
Ises. The increasing pressure of com
petition In the Pacific North-vest, with
the necessity for opening up new terri
tory to supply long-haul traffic for his
main lines, however. Is an even
greater Incentive for construction of
this road than could ever be offered by
public opinion. Some criticism has
been made" over the persistent at
tempts" of the Harrtman Interests to
enter Central Oregon by way of the
Deschutes Canyon, instead of by an
extension of the Columbia Southern or
the'Oorvallis A Eastern, both of these
routes being under Harriman control
and offering opportunities for reach
ing Central Oregon at much less ex
pense than would be Involved In the
costly line up the Deschutes Canyon.
In view of the ever-Increasing tend
ency of American railroads to get
down to water-level grades, this criti
cism Is hardly Just. Mr. Harriman
has made his world-wide reputation as
a rebullder of railroads, and with him
water-level grades and elimination of
curves are a'.most a hobby. The pro
posed line up the Deschutes would be
strictly In keeping with his water-level
route atong the Columbia and along
the Snake. By such a route, and by
no other, can the big freight tonnsge
which will develop In Central Oregon
be hauled out to the nonh as econom.
Ically as it could move southward over
the lines which are already reaching
up fcnto the state from California. The
people of Oregon are not unmindful of
the value of water Dower and irriga
tion projects, but thes Interest,
which are said to be responsible for
the Interference with the railroad
plans, ar small In comparison with
the benert'.s which will immediately
follow contru(-ltm of a water-level
railroad Into the greatest agricultural
region that remains undeveloped fn
the I'mted ttates today.
June 4. the il.tte on M h this de
rision Is to be rendered, will be await
ed with great Interest by the people of
Portland and of Central .Oregon. If
no definite action is taken at that line.
the commercial oricartlaall'ma of the
city should Immediately art busy and
ascertain the cause for the delays,
t n-e definitely located. It would seem
that sufficient prr-.tire could be
brought to bear to settle the matter
speedily. The destinies of an empire
are at stake, and tlelavs are cosily and
aggravating.
With that fine consideration fr the
public good that Is noticeable In the j
sugar trust when It adian.es the jr!.-
of sugar as soon as the demand for
preserving se.tson becomes heavy, the
l'uget Round transportation companies
have advanced the fare from frattle
to Victoria from f 1 to IS for the round
trip. The War has been on for many
months, and at time the rate has
fallen as low as 2S renter hut. as the
vanguard of fair visitors began to ap
pear, the dove of peace, which was
supposed to be off on a long, long
flight, came hurriedly back, and thus
appears another means for extracting
a few extra dollars from the Eastern
ers who come out to visit the great
Northwest.
"Skinny" Madden, president of the
Associated Building Trades Council of
Chicago, and two or hi pal are un
der arrest, charged with conspiracy to
extort money. According to the testi
mony. Mr. Madden, who has for
years been a bright and shining light
In union labor circles In Chicago, was
paid 11500 for calling off a strike
which should not have been ordered.
This popular method by which labor
leaders bartered the rights of their fol
lowers Is said to have originated In Kan
Francisco, but since the arrest and
conviction of Mayor RchmMx the prac
tice has been discontinued except In a
quiet, unobtrusive manner.
It's a dull day in Ctlympla In these
"parlous" times when some now form
of official dereliction, scandal. Jobbery
or robbery does not come to light. A
good many years sgo a prominent city
official in Portland whose knowledge
on mythological matters was some
what limited. 1n a , heated protest
against some alleged ' Illegal practice
that had been complained of. vehe
mently declared that It was high time
to "clean out these Oregon stables."
It would seem that the Evergreen
State was offering a promising fl.ld for
some modern Hercules to "clean out
the Washington stables."
Do owners of property abutting
streets which are to be graded wish
the city to appropriate the earth that
Is removed though the owners are
required to pay for rcmovlna- It or do
they think they should have It for their
own uses 7 This question comes up on
Initiative amendment ye, or no. Is
the city to appropriate for Itself the
earth it forces you to pay for remov
Ing even though ou nil with It on
your own land? That such a question
Is to be voted on present one of the
beauties of the Initiative svstem.
Rev. Kidney Goodman, pastor of a
fashionable congregation at Atlantic
City, N. J., proposes to have a church
for men only, where they ran smoke
during service, with rlubrooma. a stage
for vaudeville and a movlng-plrture
outfit. Religion seem In danger of be
coming a Joke In parts of this coun
try, and when the American people
weary of Jta thousand and one trim
mings, they will go batk. to the single
Issue hellflre doctrine for relief.
t-
The need of a Deputy Clerk of the
Municipal Court of Portland, for which
initiative petition has been nied. Is not
apparent. There I a clerk already
who gets a good salary. Rut the man
who holds such an office usually wants
a deputy to do his work, so he will
hv nothing to do but hold the office.
Good deed to vote "No" on this prop
osition to provide for the appointment
of a useless deputy at f 104 a month.
The call of the bright sunshine
lured a trusty from the state prison
Tuesday, but the chill air that night
and nsxt sent him knocking at the
gates for admission at midnight, and
the kind-hearted officials took him In.
The weak Impulse that caused his
crime of larceny probably led him to
elope, and. naturally, to return when
slight suffering began. There Is no
hope for such people.
There la no need of any repeal
of "the law" as to Statement One.
It la not a law at all. but only a dem
agogic, suggestion, that even gudgeons
will not bite at another time. Repub
licans will not wrsh to continue to elect
Democrats and Populists to the I'nlted
States Senate.
The late W. S. Byers. of Pendleton,
the man who put the town on the flour
sack and made It, never took a vaca
tion. He had the working habit and
kept It up for half a century. Tet
he enjoyed life In hi own way.
Now that the Thompson heirs have
at. last got their fortune, their troubles
are beginning. Tet some people are
so constituted that they ran have
trouble even without money.
Brother Edgar P. Hill was not elect,
ed moderator of the Presbyterian As
sembly. He is not so big a man there
as he thought he was here.
Some day a man named Johnson
may be able to whip art O'Rrlen. but
not yet. It will take, a McSomethlng
or O'Somethlng else to do It.
Mrs. Tucker will have to get along
with 11000 a year. Colonel Tucker Is
prepared to testify that she cannot get
along with anvthlng.
Mr. Kellaher won't get out for Mr.
Albee; Mr. Albee won't get out for
Mr. Kellaher. Oo It. peisy; gtt lt
bear!
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Meanwhile. Mr. Simon I alng very
little, but Is largely Increasing his
woodpile.
A few dsys of hot sunshine wi;
bring out the roses
There w.il be a June fljod of rosea.
rOIUXTt HD HAKRaPKAevK
A-aw-elley or 1st f V-ttee-a tl-ssaitt Tst
the .re-ef Her If r- a.
PORTI.ANH. Mar 1-T the r.dl
tr ) I have read with amusement
(""banning Pollcca'a argument wader the
I Hie. -frisk, spear. I -raws .o Mara.- in
your taaue of yesterday, f'on Mr. Pol
lack's or-ralr.g tatnent infer m
wishes lo ultrrl peofle would na
more deslra to go and see a rhakea
pearean play than they would go down
the ColumMt Klv.r la one of Robert
1'ullo.t river hoata.
I It not rather aat aHeurd irivmtnt
lo eumrre the llteratare of a enunl ry
with me mean of conveyance? It ha
been argued tl.at If. grew! writer
are all paed. and while I ranr.ot
aree with thi. it would be absurd lo
tfceileve r ha k eep-ea ra eras wet 14 t
numbered among the great onea -el-most
a absurd a some of y o j r inter
tte commerce law.
We don t want plavs fey enaaear-ear.
fewf rather by modern and mora sen si -
ela writer, critic, author and writer
l-ollock would ra.e u belle.. As Sen-
ihle an argument It would t-e la de
cry the old r-w-turea. the work of the
old eompoaerm.
partial Pollock would prefer lh.
comic supplement lo Ihe work ef Ra
phael, tht maaterplece of Titian or
the r-omrait!one of a Turner. r.sjoir
lo him tieorge Cohan's music la neetar
a compared with Wagner, ru'llvan or
rtrau. ,
Old and deaer-sflly famoua vlatuary
mut fee abhorrent to the decrler ef 4h
master mind, for his ! one would
believe a hllllken would satisfy hi
lnmot longing.
"Were Shakespeare among ns." ask
Pollock, "would he not be the rt lo
realise the changed stale of sentiment
and sensibility r"
To that must return with a Query.
Is the change for better or for worse
I there a writer today who ran build
the character rrealeo by rhakrpeare
As complete as his?
Ernphstleally. no!
I there any writer who shows so
much respect for womankind? Must
not his mother have been a beautiful
woman, wiyi a beautiful mind? Khakea.
peare haa a beautiful mind, lie thinks
and speak no evil of a woman or wo
mankind. In an address Channlng Pollock de
livered before Ihe Society of Dramatic
Authors, he went further than aaylng
t?hakeapear doe not draw. He do
cl.tlmed thai Shakespeare ws s done, be
was no further good for theater or
stage. lie was wordy and uninterest
ing. Shakeapeare uninteresting' Te gods!
I wonder If this highly, self-esteemed
gentleman bearing two such
names as hi, name highly reapected
both lde of the Atlantic Ocean, ever
thought what Shakespeare mean to an
actor devoted to hi work. Can h
comprehend what fthakespeare )s to
the whole life study of an actor?
I certainly think, the actor Is the
man to decide If Ahakeepear I a
Ihlng of ihe past not a new-born
scribbler of melodramatic twaddle.
fins ran understand Mr. pollock's dis
appointed feeling by remembering hi
own play was not a success. Hut why
should he be ungrateful on that score
and revile hi schoolmaster. Jut be
es use he. ihe pupil, baa failed te pas
hi examination?
Misfit advise Mr. Pollock to fol
low more closely the teaching of hi
great matter. Shakespeare, and then I
think we will have ihe good luck la
his work I villi him with alt my heart,
OEOnOK VIVIAN
ltTr K( Ol KNI1Q ITS IIMTV
Owf side Ossssaesl mm the rwtlttewl Ml.
wallow, la ParfUss.
Leo Angale Times.
I'p la Oregon an arpeal haa been tak
en from tha court of the peep! eras?
lo the people sane. A wae of radical
fanaticism rarst over O re r e n pounce
a couple of years ago which carried
everything before It. as a cyclone oa
a Kansas prairie. The older Oregon
of pioneer nay. Inhabltet br an In
telligent peorl moat from ihe Atlantic
Seaboard. reaching from Maine la
Maryland, was marked by an n un
usual decree of roneerva 1 1 vt thoucht.
The original Ttrrgon Constitution waa.
In many ways, a model. -rtty nearly
all the Important principles In that old
orgsnle law were rarrled away la Ihe
popullstle alarm tJ a couple of year
ago. It waa a marvelous thing that
per rent of the people of the atat
voted for th extremely queer notion
of a vagrant pol'.tlraa named lH.cn.
whose Immediate forrh-rexe and himself
had tramped ihe world from a Weieh
blacksmith shop lo th IVclstatlv
halls of Oregon.
In a momentary fit of frensy th
people adopted the fad of Ihl wand
ering political mountefeank. and they
have been trying lo rondurt their po
litical )fa under the provision of the
new Constitution mostly devised and
prompted by lRn. They ha found
It a hard road to travel. It look to
day, after two years' prartire. a wry
different thing from what It wa rep.
resected to be by Its promulgator and
promoter.
I'nder th new light rai upon the.
queer fad by practical esr-eriment. th
people of Oregon have evidently awak
ened from Ihe nightmare whim was
oppressing them. Portland I about
lo have a municipal election and II I
plain that fReeism I lo receive oa in
banks of the Willamette Ita first set
back when that election lake place.
Ona of th pel notion of this Iramp
statesman wa Ihe elimination of ev.
erythlag bearing the mark of party.
Th Republtcana of the state of Oregon,
under Ihe hallucination which afflicted
all the people there, surrendered their
great advantage In being the dominant
party f the stale by yielding up their
trade-mark at the dictation of the
great political revolutionist. They have
now seen Ihe worth of the advantage
they gave up. aad being. In aplle of
their blindness, real Republican at
heart- believing that RepuMlcan prin
ciple ar th I ru est American prin
ciples and Ihe beat principles under
which America can be governed,
whether In National or state matters,
they propose lo gt bark their right.
A (tralght r.ght I lo be Joined In
Portland In the coming municipal elec
tion between Ihe Tfepubllcan organisa
tion and Ihe faddist of every name.
This I evidenced by Ihe (election for
th office of Mayor of Joseph Mmon.
Whal the result ef the fight will be
remains to fee seen. The ihlng which
Interests us so far away I Ihe reovry
of political sanity br a very targe
portion of th community la Portland,
Twe Power c rrayer.
PORTI-AND. Mr js To ft Fd1
tor.t I have taken notice of the dis
ruslnn In your columns about the
power of prayer. It may be a vry
good thing.
Hut I have noslred that whenever
men Ilk prother Thorbtirn Ro get tn
on a skin game and rob aomeoody.
they attribute their success to the
power of rrarer.
And all students of history know that
ther. In all agea. who have been con
trolled most by er.timental relig
iosity have been guilty of greatest
crimes. v Th Turk, massacring lb
Armenian Christiana, pray . Allah,
hourly, to give them strength for new
slaughter. J. W. R
aleia.se, Taaslea I a ?al atelier.
Indlsnspo'.l News.
A man rte . r i'onjnr.t. Irvd . sent a sal
low Vat molasaes by rr.!l. per.f tl Is fxwl-
ee on It- Pef of th malls are thrown
oft. and. Ih mctaseee being in cm of
Ihesav.sck. If- result wa diaaetrous to
le vtXer mill matter.
ronrttxn si n m,u a. I
Twaea sesarii Iwaaabf mmm Are
" A Meatlvv (eMlemilM.
Oregon Observer, tirant pass
Th Ivrtland city rle. ilea ai:l fee
held Best month. Th primary nomi
nating election wa held on May a
Th primary law la t.r site
PoM'.snd a Iwrnarry tic adrr.lnl.t : s W.vn
at a:l aatlsfartary to Ihe hu k i-f
the tasparer. Thl year, the Republi
can toe-k ihe bt.ll hy Ihe l.ef-ia. and
Ventured meana to overcome the ag
artea of the rttiAarr law. A conentiow
waa r-sllea to s- lct civic candidate,
and a f-t'A tl. ket w chosen and r e -r. ra
in ended fr Ihe nomination Joseph
Mmon. former fulled M.wa Kenator
from Oeecon. w a recommended f r
Mor. Those alleged It ' pu Ml can s who
Swear by the primary taw. apfarently
In Ihe hope of personal benefit from II.
were Indignant because of the recom
mending convention, which they de
nounced s a rcacMn. feu; ne.erthe.
sa. a little rlllue of them gel to.
gather and recommended A. fV Mush
llcht for nomination aa the opponent
of the principle of rerommendlrg ran
dldaies 'nd ihe champion re the prl
wary law In Ita nude Imbecility. There
were twe other Mayoralty candidate
for nominal Ion. one of them was on
hi merit without regard to eonvea
lions or primary law. The oiher hoped
to win by posing aa a great admirer of
the C'Ren fake.
Now. there were M n registered
Republican vote, and less than on
quarter that many Democratic votee.
Indicating that some thoussads of
Democrat had pracii.-ed the old trick
of registering a Republican These
Kmorr.li would, of course, vote solid
gainst Ihe convention nominee and
In favor of one or other of the primary
Is w candidate. Nevertheless, .the Re
publican convention nominee not only
received the popular nomination, but
obtained more votes than all hi three
opponent together. - notwithstanding
the disguised t'emocratle vol. There
Is only osje meaning to that outcome,
and It Is that Intelligent RepuMlcan
voters have weakened on the primary
law. are tired of Incapable who cheek
themselves forward, and are glad of
th opportunity to support a compe
tent man.
Yet the Inconsistent- and on might
say ' unprincipled. Keptibllcan uphold
ers of the primary law. are not will
ing lo accept the choice of the Re
publican voter at th primary elec
tion, and propose to bring out an al
leged "Independent" oandidale to de
feat. If possible, the will of the Repub
lican voter as expressed at the pri
mary election. Isn't It utterly Incon
slstent and altogether contemptible?
Thl -primary law breed all sorts of
" cussed nesa." x
To peoplo who desire honest elections
the above I a cheerful message from
Ihe Portland primary. Rut let us not
yet be too sure. n two former elec
tion Republican, rendldalce for Mayor
or Portland received splendid nomina
tions at th primary elections only to
be defeated at Hi reaular election.
Hut there was thl difference, thet on
Ihe two former o evasion d!guld
Ikemorrate helped to nominate th win
ning Republican candidates at the pri
mary and afterward helped to defeat
them at the regular cleeilon. On Ihe
late occasion. Mr. Simon received Ihe
nomination In spite of th dlegulaed
fiemocratlc vole, and ha therefore
nothing lo loae from It. If that Iemo
rratlc vole be aubiracted from th vote
polled by Mr. Simon's three alleged Re
publican opponent. II will appear that
of Ihe actual Republican vote rast the
convention rndidate received about
two-ihlrda.
In regard to the Republican con
vention ticket for th other civic of
fice, with one exception alt the candi
dates re-rommended were pominatod.
The tsrmocrals nominated Judge M
O. Munly. and he will, ef course, get
the full Democratic vote. lie my.
too. get a considerable vote from dis
gruntled alleged Repuhflcana and per
hapa win. Iiut at wnr rat Ih !xort -land
Mayoralty election nrt month
will how pretty rtearly where real
Republicans stand In regard te the
primary law.
Uirotv l is-.
Ilesv Hie Orwlstey irark i
Slmly ewe learn Ago.
Taunlon lll.) Herald-New.
Aferahatn I-lncoln visited Taunton In
lets. Kome of th older resident Of
tht rity remember the occasion, but
Ihe detail of lb visit and Ih Im
presriAo It mad had become dimmed.
Indeed practically lost. In the lapae of
ears ... In it report of the
meeting th Prlelol County IMml
Imocrt said on peplemher I. Hit:
The Tstlor so wee . .1 ealeelsleed at
I'aicn lis.; try aa 1 1 - from ths Hen
Ancsfceaa t-le-ola. ef .i.a.la Te. eitareee
aa ae.l .S IK seer S SS te :e
unlm.ted as i..s i e. te the a ' sneart -ne4
1eirttea Such a It-eel It la laee-4 . rn
the,r oo4 lata te set. and they wees la
eviar ' At former nt.nr.tt tr.'r i!rte
' . I. tee foe a ld hearty t. ; i
aa ihle Acre." lt.e etea-a ass It
eves r I . I. hear a ansa si-eaa as if
h s -t east he a aa esre aa4 had a
re:a r lo f fesMias anej as aih It.
w ka caald nat enle spak c . . . r of
1stlr fc ut c14 occa-nae..r e. t . i .
!r3 lftlkb er few. ret tn hatr.il ea IK free
.'. es Whea p-Utl-e! lie rut., hich
Soiales esa fee tea. punter I er ers ssd
Iks . - r is erprsx.eted In prx. r"Ci ..s
aa hie steiemeet are rash and aascrvsa
ku r-e it ass aa this oeasa.
Ihe : k -r a aa tar lererie aa a reeser-ee
la others ah held toe eaea visas, hut
then ha ass more aascraps .eua. Mine tm -e!iest
aad aith hi sr.ea he enfied p .
eod la of humor tfe ansne'-1 s;jrs
tsttuas. the Itedlrroue mseseeme. I of ! .
e aad the eomual .frwasea of r.ie
coaatornaare a.l voap;red te rnese t
hearer laush at tte mere i pal ion
ef ti Jee eefere It arpeered kl ta,ul,
eoncsraire the speaker . let aa .eaVB a:
ereumem
LOOK TO THE COXf-KfJl KNOK
Tl ffcci 0f lie- So-called Mrkcnna
Ordinance on I lie- Liquor Trade. i
rV"-KTt.ANt. May -iT the Kt'inr
Pel lull as a Word ef pret aaa.net ( ... J
eoed esries fc..L er McKeaae nen.r-aace- I
as It l. so... a s
W ht.e there ar w-.ay lsea.tiMrej la !
Ihl measure. 1 a .-aid rs-l aiteeti-n. at this I
t:me. t - en value realace a -. I. h take
fre-n the aholeea.er the pr. 1 'r. . ar pu-r- '
t the fsmi y trade, as he ha. dw. is I Ke ,
past
A. a whesale llurr dealer. I rave fr
IT rears, paid la.ee Int I He rity treee jrv
and n-er le proposed te deela sne of
Ihe Mrnt ta eel: te a privet ctt.n a esse '
ef a .as or a daeea rl s-ee or inie .n 4
the elher Send, the dea.ee rrera Keanle or I
San I'rsncsoe er ancouvsr vaa sr.ip ta i
Ms socle- a ear eesr.i.ty yet eeoir-t-ui. '
n-lhir.. e.'h.r la ta.ee or license ta lb I
remeneea or c-vr cur
We - fco.eesj-cs of Pert'and pat the ta.e.
aad the deeore f.-onv ether c-.iie a. th
b.eiaen.
I eurmlt tSle feature e 1o mlJ
fair-mmdrd p"p:e end a-k . is u jo.t oj
Is taee snrthir.s sained r It ti th-nt-...
tellee of tae i!u.eor tme.e i- our , ,,
HtU'. K-'H.X.
Tela ! Always fee a nine.
Albany Or I-rmocrat.
There 1 '. go-d Ihlng shout The
Oregontan. whatever pe or : . may say
about some feature r.f it ' ii ke.pe
out of que .tier- ble Scheme and Seeks
to build up a parronage oa Its merit
a a newepaper along repai.h'e line
without sensation, other paper can
hav a many heads reaching across
Ih ht a they please. The Oregon.
Ian keet Slng ahead wllh Its e.r.,1.
fcda. glvl'.g th new with remark
able re 'lability and frthfulriea. It
r.ler..ri la genuine.
I CTION
M TTrU!
I tplanaiM.M of Mr.re. IVrtalnlng
p-roprlalKms.
Tv.
M''0 tae .v te
V --..J ,
..1.. ,
f ..,.
T.
f-.
t se. cf
tf the ttr.tH rh.tt.-r amendments
..a. MSd bv IV, .pciaj eorr,rr!Mce re-r-elnied
bv the ttsncll. lour relate la
sa'atles of RvtiM.ltal rn.ei. -ro.
vision Is made for an additional .le.n.
of the luhlcip,! CouM , ,,.,
and authority 1. rot.frrt, on iir I'mt..
r!l to Imrease Ihe aslstles of th, Vl1
Ki.flnerr.nir All.-tre, d citv Tress.
t'ndrr the peserl charter t .
ssiar of Iheee of; 1, isle Is Used at l:e
per annum'
The prr."-ed amendments tou. hlr-g
on the salary ef lhce of.. s's propose
Ihe City t ..urnl ehs.l f) . tta sal
ary of earn and that n. t aalaty shall
t- "rot .ess than ITf-.a pry . r. sate.
paat!e monthly out of the aeneral
fund tn the same mann r aa olher sal
aries are paid." Two .ears co pro.
posc-d aroer.d-nenta to the darter In
creasing Ire salarv of the citv Treas
urer an cue At'.ornev from !: t
Jn w.re rewted by the voters. Mem.
her of Ih t .un. 11 are of Ihe op-nt-a
that the aerv t e t-erdered by these
three efflcisls l worth more la the
cltv than Hie per annum. Ho fore, the
corrpenaatlon of either of these officers
n be Increased th, charter must be
amended and authorltv for suck In
creased compensation conferred oa that
body
An additional clerk of th Municipal
Court I asked that Ihe work ef -that
department may be facilitated. The
dullea of tht proposed clerk will fee tn
be In attendance on th. police Court
and be available a an officer of the
court at night when there I need for
Issuing warrant In criminal raaea In
thl regard the additional rlerk Is to
have the authority of Municipal Judge
In Issuing uch warrants. In support
of this amendment It Is argued that
under the present oraarlsatlon of th
Municipal Court there Is frequently an
noying delay In Ihe Issuance of war
rant of arren, entailed by reason of
Ihe fact that It I necessary te hunt
up th clerk of the Municipal Court
before the wsrrsms ran be Issued prop
erly. The amendment provides a sal
ary of (104 a month for the deputy
clerk, who will serve as rlerk of the
Police Court and be In attendance at
the city Jl for the die, hare. Pf his
duties.
Aiir rit-TH pais ix m:w irntg
wnTererw Kress Ihrpreaaed ent. Are
rsas la Xrlrssslllw Aseleaera.
Pamuel Hopkln Adams In American
Mag a a: ne.
It I on ih neurotic side. I am con
vinced, thai we shall find tn part an ex
planation of the present dramatic ten
dency. New York I a cltv M abnormal
and unhealthy nervous tension. The New
Yorker work, keyed up to a strained
pitch. After work end lie who., p.v
rhologlc being drwp. Nervously Ihe
man I spent and flaccid. If ycaj wnl track
Ihe average man of affair after be leave
hi buelnea. you will r.nd him making an
:och'itc prcurrea uptown from bar to
hr. This does n mean lhat he 1 gel
ling dmr.k. It mean, aimply. that be is
trlt lr.g to bring hi depressed and dccM
out ticr-vr up to the concert pltcn al
which the norma person Uvea, c
After dinner be le ready for amuse,
menl. Ctrten It la gambling. Ih evriie
mrnl of which hc hifw uii. Or l i the
Ihrater. Or thi he sava: -1 don t want la
j ee anvthirs lhat mekee sn think. I m
..o. ...is van tn aomeir.mg with
go lo It What be really and uncwo-aclc-u.lv
nvear.a Is. not that he I too lire-d
to thick, but that be rieec.s a mental
eoeh'.aU. eomethlng thai will srur In
)ded nerve renter up asaln. h( ar lil
do II: the t jra1 la the sensual ard the
animal wtlhm Mm will do ll Hence the
uccea of the pr-urent drama, amidst a
theater-going public largely cenwpoeet ,4
u n orera from depressed nerve
ttegeierleawa ef i
New Tor. Press
A way to live a long life I net to
bare a very good lime doieg
The reason r.ard.r any msa In the
world ran save money is barh1ora
don't have to end married men caa t
leopl who are married act a If It
was against th law for either on of
them ever to admit that the other wa
risht about anything.
Making love to a girt so she -feels
tart mean II la feeing able la ay the
same thing over several times Jut
as If It w a a raw Inspiration.
A woman' Idea of law is a placard
notice in a railroad station Irl'.ir-g you
what gate to go through, and of rule
one of those rraakv men In court who
wants lo ar-r-oy her bv making fcr
carry out ber father' 'wtlL
wk Are I -ee al v et t s f
Oregon t 'trr,r tlrant Paesl.
Jii'fe lir-oe.au. h. of ixrland. ha g.v-en
I a decision f. at legs voter, who are not
J res ;.ered. r er.i:tled to mieri ir.itiartvw
. petitions. Till l an unfortunate fle-
1 rislon. and la llkclv ta load to a I ii t
deal or rratsd. Moreover. II Is an anomaly,
aim- r.o man In tregon Is a local voter
untd reststered- or unlea rert'.fiod t fey
six re-..1 erei voters and freeholder un
or oaih.
IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
OREGON'S EXHIBIT AT
THE SEATTLE TAIS
IiplT f-f rrsir-s maVr one of
tlie hsniixTnrhi roriurrn ever crr
ale.l by rr.sn. WT.at Ort r.niAiis
an.i Kas't ra fxlk wi.l see a.i
mire. IN' THE HEART Or
THE AFRICAN JUNGLE
Kxpencnccs and ar5cnlure that
prist Ix f a!l Rmwcvf't when he
strikes acre ihe eotintrv.
E0SEBURQ-S CARNIVAL
Or STRAWBERRIES
Somethii.jT Hew in the way of
'.ild.snr fcstixilirs thst was ua
tjtia!ifict:!y succcavf ul.
IS CONGRESS A CAREER
OR AN INCIDENT?
Opinion of men of Nalional
fame a lo how !;-. a yourc man
hwi5 1 wnr.
AMERICA'S GREATEST
HORSE BEFORE ROYALTY
Tle Kn-pvrx-r of Itrnrar.v ha
invited Ihe oarer -f lem I).';in
lo e.Khit Ike mil" r.nl Iroitcr in
CITY