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THE P1Pt LAR WIIJ-.
A nil man rtlwiwwrt popular gov
ernment at Chicago last Saturday,
saying anior.g many other tensihle nd
trlotic thing-:
p'.l.ti r.f r-'e-uar n?Mnmfnl' Th
ri-i'le tf' I have trial thi I" a popular
ikwr.m...t ..m.i int it l.aa h.-n liiflf
i..-..f:j In hi..r). ! deeply Int---!...l
n f.-:i:.g thyt I in tr. I
..i(ft th- nion to tclml from the
i--ton e t .mj of ; the wilt nf
I,. mr..n p..t.i. That I the ultlmnt
rirtrrr -' omhruv. nl it tjoe not In any
r m r"r!t nit th nd my lov of
n-Tular i..i--lim.r( ttit I In.l.t lh tho
-pr .i..r. ..f that r..il-r mill ntl ho lth
h- i. I irr ' i n t ma'. it ."UnH anfl tf.
I rui.v oti'l f -.. .lrlt nl a.rt that
Oh.n th Am.-i.n p-.l have l'd tmto
in iMrn vi th. I- and hv hd thr
rmo to ...n.'l" th-r l.or1n. th-ir rt
nf.rat. J'i '.r-nl i a 'r ..r..l ltt-r undo
f... than th JutiBnt.nt of lh m"-.t
x'.I-n.-.l -ar.rtian. t'. mo.t lrn-U
j th mrt ltrnrl nl profound tu-
d.ni h't..r. In thl pmjr oriinA tho
of th ..plr i n-arrr to th voir of
0-..I than anv i.ihrr human lie. Ul.ill.
There Is a str.ry of contrast to he
ma.1e in the Chicago fpeech of Presi
dent Taft and the Sunday Interview
of The. it!. ire Itoosevelt. Ft the H
; puhlican te..plc read and jionilcr.
Rl 1 r. OF TIIK PKOPIK.
The people should rule; hut how ?
14 the penple r. determined to take
..over govern mept for direct control. It
.1 Imperative that they learn to rule
thmelvc.
The people should rule. But what
people? AH the people? A few of the
J people? The mob? the trusts? or
)n:t the gang whose vote are needed
l.y some rr.ition-Niaklnc candidate?
! The people are not always united.
(There are itu. Jortties an.l minorities.
ITne first dulv of the majority ' to
rule it-elf. Hut shall the majority
rule the minority ? If the majority
J rul.s the minority. It Is the
dutv of the minority to he ruled.
' That la clear. If the majority is not
to rule the mlnorltv popular govern
! me nt L- a failure and the hO.noo men
' on horselwick In ancient Poland
where one negative vote was a vctt)
' w the ideal government.
' All the people are not fit to rule.
j Hut f.'W have the courage t say so.
President Taft has ai.l s.. anil his
J remark are wickedly nil-construed
-into a statement that the people are
i not fit to rule. Yel he told the truth.
J All know it i the truth.
I Hut lnol people are fit lo rule.
jThe are tlie b'ite and sinew, the Intel
' iigepee. the backbone, the conscience.
J.in.l the decency of the country. The
; trouble ! that they give over the
hu.-mcr of ruling . rulers who pan
I.l.r to the discontented, the restls.
Jitie n.vtr-to-te satisfied, the upsldc
i.lowners and the beil-r tl-ers. That
what Is the m.ifler with the coun
:r We o not .l!s, ritttlnate between
-the nt n who. bv their frankness,
tiirit'tt.ss nn. I r.nrn.... ileervr toir con
e an. I the non who. by their
i.ati. rt. their self. seeking and llielr
,0"itiaK"O outpouring', demonstrate
t.i the . o..l-hei... .1 th.M th. y do not
deserve , e country's respect.
h.tt are w ii:nK to do about It?
-A e s!ii.l probably tlo nothing until
the m.N that r.o.'. and roars without
re-rrall't tiirolli;!! rlie -treets and
br-.tks tii t,e p'lblic gatherings if the
nnli'th and law-abiding grows st boo
m ir- mad II. .-p-e that the community
.r the .-t.i'e get -u.-h a fhaklng up
th .r the peop'e w h o ouM to rule and
who .iiiiii ml-. If the Uepubllc l to
he sayed. wi:l aaake tt find their lib-rrtt.-s.
t;i.-lr llv.'s and their belorg:ngs
iti i!,ir.c.T. n.l will unite against the
hesri aTTfa....r on th tne hand arid
tsatnst the red flag on t'le other. Hut
we are slow In getting around to the
bu-ire- of rullr g b tlie peoj.'e who
.lion', ri.ie.
koi i t't tri.
Thi r. i- nothing surprising in tiie
report that King t.irc of Knclar'.rt
ha- inyente.l a c .t '--a in g stoVe. i'ihi.
ir.irt to cottitnon tn-lief many royal
I'.iir.'i'. n he.t.is are w.'i; stored with
brain- and in.t of i:-.em are better
.luxated tl'Hit the ordinary run of peo
ple. Pv "educated" we do not mean
e-pecial'y that they have been taught
iJr.ck. latttti and mat h. ma t it -. Nat
urally they g.-t their share of this sort
of thing but they ! not call It e.iuca
'i.n. At nny rate it tn not the whole
of lieir c.I :ir;i llori or even Hie llnst
unport.iPt part of It
It wa.- p.e.l. e l IP the prt -s the other
.1 it t'tat rh.- h' lr to the tlerman throne
s an at om p'.l-'ie.l musician a well
as an expert iti in !i:.tr affairs, a fine
?'or-e'ti.tn and - t ,.n. A'l the Prussian
I'rlnc. s are t.night tr.-el. s and they are
n. well able to ii-- their hands in one
craft or anoth.r a- any man w ho
makes his litl'ig in that way. It Is
thi- determined t otita t with real
thing, an.l the a.-taiiii. . of li.V yy hlch
partly accounts i'..r the lina.'Kt of the
Moln cjo'rern dynasty. The tradition
Hull f.lil. atlon ni u.-t cop.l-t merely of
empty iir.l purpose!. - r It -.ire"' is
not accepted either by royalty or the
urtsT.MTaiV In Kurpe. Its .-nly strong
ly. '.! is K.'pubilcan Attieri. a.
The son, ,.f the I'r't'sh l;.al House
have t.een men t g'.'.lt good s. r.se for
bun ired year-. h n the ll;in..wT.
; ! nrt wet-i ovir to lng.ai.tl they
!ioh with th.-rti some of the sillv
nition ate! ,:i.crac.'f::l habit- w hi. h
l aftirallt b.-l.-ng t.t a jattv and tvran
t i.'itl fannl . bin lh.--e haxe been I-rg
e'ligriiwn X'i tori.t t.'lerate.l nothing
ltirtior.il among Per rtlatiotu.. at U-a-t
when lte coiii. I b.-!; herself, anil -he
-aw to it lli.it a'! the bovs vycre eilu
caled as rot at el'", ought to te. They
were tpa.i.' la know thitroughty the
orld of real Ihirg- with w inch they
would have to d.al The British arl--
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(.H-rmy ha always Riven Us boys a
good, prartical training. Even tn the
l.iv when Urk and Latin were the
! be-all and end-all at the public schools
the ation of the great houses got
many weeks of rough outdoor life
every year and came into intimate re
lations with living men. Their nur
ti re never wax rluictral In the sense
that our college life L iurh.
Much as we may deplore athletic
excesses they have this merit that they
are a reaction asa'.nst an unwholesome
monastic! in education.
THE RK.HT AND TMK WI'M HE.
It la pos-.hlo that th n"ort of The Ore
aor.ian i.l rraull in olnrl R.eoaev.ll rar
r -.tug .. n at llie Republican priinrle.
That nrsapoper ha don a l"t of af-wl fr
i-.rec m but il I" lev eMom The lir.onln
I. on tha 'W with la people and ylctory.
Kedmond llab.
It may be incomprehensible to the
Redmond Hub and a few other Ore
gon newspapers with similar miscon
ceptions as to the duties and functions
of honest Journalism that The Orego
nian should support any measure or
candidate knowing that It had under
taken a hopelesa task. Yet The Ore
gonian has done this and will probably
do It again. The Oregonlan Is Just aa
able as its contemporaries to detect
an overwhelming public clamor. If It
should choose. It could be on the win
ning side In political controversies In
variably. Home newspaper do form
ulate their policies in that way. If
uncertain as to outcome of a conflict
of opinion, they wait until the final
conclusion can be safely forecasted
and then, to use a hackneyed phrase,
"climb Into the bandwagon."
For example, the Redmond Hub's
attention is called to the non-committal
attitude on the subject of single tax
now indicated by a Portland evening
newspaper whose publisher and editor
is well known to be personally an ad
vocate of the Henry George doctrine.
Single tax cannot carry and the
yveather-vane newspaper, which tries
to make a record of supporting the
winning side, so far. has not dared
follow Its own leanings.
The Oregonian would rather support
the side it believes to be In the right
than the side It bellovea will win. In
pursuing this policy it hae met and
expects to 'meet again an occasional
defeat. It does not profess to be a
master mold Into which public opinion
is poured, but It does know and the.
fystes that snap at It know, that only
Ihe. veriest rattlebrain Is turned
pgainst a candidate or Issue because
some newspaper he does not like Is
supporting that man or principle. To
profess to believe otherwise Is to be
litt'e the Intelligence of a people ca
pable of forming and determined to
register an honest opinion.
In this connection it may be well to
add that The Oregonian h entered
Into the support of President Taft
solely because the President's side In
the political conflict Is the right side.
Incidentally It believes President Taft
will win. But win or lose. The- Ore
gonian Is for Taft. As between the
two It woultl rather be right than win
any day.
A Itr.HlxntiK TO TMK !OIXl.l-
Colonel Roosevelt works himself up
into so much fervor on behalf of the
Presidential primary that he needs to
be reminded of a few facta in the his
tory of this one among his latest
choice selection of progressive meas
ulcs. -A leading argument advanced for
the Presidential primary In 1910 in
Oregon, where It was conceived and
first adopted, was that Its mbstltution
for the convention system would pre
vent a repetition of the experience of
ISO, when Mr. Roosevelt dictated tho
nomination of Mr. Taft aa his suc
cessor. The argument submitted by
the people's Power League In support
f that measure when the Initiative
was invoked In Us behalf contains the
following passage:
In l yi. ..la we f. the rea-jlt of a
crral f...l-t.l p.'Inl. ai maehlne cont r.tltrd hr
the pre.ia-nl. I n.P r Ihe convention atem
of feinting- ile'eaatea lo the .National eon-en-oor
it t. j...ii.le for ihe Mtmo remit
t. se hrnuht ah.iit M the power f our
!-r.l.t.'ht to rontrol of fire-holder and hulld
a tiu-re rIfl's' tnaehine. with hieh h
m.tv .Itela e ihe nomination of ht ein-e.su.
The Colonel pnys no attention to thp
reason given for not adopting the Pres
idential primary w here It has not been
established by law he assumes that
alt who object to doing so are opposed
to the measure itself. Then he
pounds the big drum and shouts the
slogan which be has pilfered from Mr.
Brvim. "lA-t the people rule."
Were Ihe Presidential prlmnry con
ducted by a party committee, it would
be devoid of any of the safeguards
against fraud and corruption with
which it is surrounded in states like
Oregon, which have established It by
law. Democrat. Socialists, anybody,
everybody, would be free to Invade Re
puhit.an primaries. Klectlon officers
would not be sworn and would not be
legally accountable for any fraud they
might permit or commit. We should
expect to see revival of the unsavory
incidents which disgraced the primary
before It was strictly regulated by law.
it would be less orderly, more corrupt,
and us readily controlled as a conven
tion. Th.- supporters of Taft welcome a
test of strength between him and
R...svelt In states where they have
assurance that the primaries will be
properly conducted. By all metns let
the people rule, hut do not let their
voice bo stifled by the means which
yyere used in the old days to prolong;
the rule of the bosses.
The Colonel wastes a great deal of
indignation over Mr. McKinley's use of
the metaphor "rules of the game" as
applied to the rules for electing dele
pates, one nf Roosevelt's weaknesses
is that he becomes so tremendously
serious over such a trifle. In adopting
a sporting phrase McKinley was only
following the example of the distin
guished gentleman who took "the
sriuare deal'" from the vocabulary of
the cardpliiyer. "hit the line hard."
from that of the football player, and
"beaten to a frazile" from some other
game abont w hich he can perhaps en
lighten us. The Colonel should really
be careful, when he begins to de
nounce, that he does not Inadvertently
denounce himself.
The Presidential primary, as hereto
fore aid. was called Into being aa pro
tection against a practice originated by
Roosevelt. His summoning Taft Into
the Presidential chair was cited as
the inauguration of a policy to be
avoided. tf anybody ever guided and
stoke.l a steam roller Roosevelt did It
tn ISO. As It happened, he guided It
to good purpose. But the precedent
was created and it alarmed the timid.
Thev voted a harrier against Its fur
ther use In Oregon.
Nearly every State Legislature con
vened after Oregon had set the exam
ple. Yet there was no loud and In-si-tent
demand from Roosevelt for en
actment or the same law by other
stutes. Where was his Interest then
! In the people's rule? A change In the
rulea of the game by legislative enact
ment would have been feasible, work
able. Incorruptible and a proper sub
stitute for the rules he now condemn.
He. perhaps Inadvertently, assumes
the attitude of taking possession of the
enemy's fort built to defend against
himself. Yet he Is not really In pos
! session. He Is not demanding a prac
' tic-able primary or a more honest nf
! truthful registering of the people's will
than Is now accompliahed. They are
I Impossible without the law s aafe-
guards.
I HI FU II rsioN.
There Is no very convincing reason
why the Methodist. Congregationalist
and Presbyterian churches should not
unite Into a single body. Indeed, half
a doren other denominations might be
Included and no harm done to any
body's Important beliefs. Such a union
has been consummated In Canada. It
works well and everybody Is glad that
there was conscience and courage
enough among the various sects to
work out the scheme.
The project of unlort was Introduced
at the minister' meeting by the Rev.
Asa Sleeth and while we understand
that It was not treated very seriously,
nevertheless, there was no bitter op
position to It as there would have been
SO years ago. Indeed. Dr. C. E. Cline
declared that he knew of no valid
reason why a Methodist ahould not at
the same time be a Congregationalist
and a Presbyterian Just as a man may
be a Mason, an oddfellow and a
Woodman. This state of mind indi
cates that quite a change has been go
ing on in church circles in recent
times. The day eems to have van
ished when a Methodist thought It
necessary to his salvation to go on the
warpath against the Presbyterian, and
the Congregationalist and Baptists
found themselves estranged by their
creeds.
There is no sensible reason why all
the Protestant denominations should
not forget their differences and unite
into a single church. Such differences
as exist between them are more imag
inary than real. Often two sects,
w hlch fancy themselves to be at strife
on matters of doctrine, discover 'that
they believe the same thing after all
when they took Into the matter a lit
tle. A great deal of the Internecine
hatred that manifests Itself In Chris
tendom, like all other hatred, arises
from mutual misunderstanding.
But we dare say the real obstacle
to union between the sects Is their
various groups of office-holders. Many
of our ecclesiastical friends resemble
Caesar, who said that he would rather
be the first man In a little barbarian
village than the second man in Rome.
Of course were the denominations to
unite some men who are now first
would necessarily become second or
third, and herein lies the difficulty.
Tirr. mtoPEAM game.
The March Atlantic publishes one
of those extraordinary articles of Eu
ropean politics which savor so strong
ly of romance that the reader Invol
untarily believes them to he true. His
mind acts on the principle that truth
Is often stranger than fiction and ac
cepts what Is told him. aa Tertulliiin
did his creed, quia Imposslblle est.
The article to which w-e refer attempts
to account for Abe Incredible specta
cle of Fngland, France and Italy
ranged together with Russia against
Oermany and Austria, The natural di
vision of Kurope for a long time has
been Into two sets of opposing factors.
The first set Included England and
Russia, which were supposed to be
enemies to the last ditch, Russia
straining every nerve to reach India
and Kngland Interposing every con
ceivable obstacle in her pathyvay. The
other set Included Germany. Austria
and Italy on the one side, with
France and Russia on the other. Thua
Russia appears In both sets of operators
but England does not. Before the
death of Edward VII. however, there
was a distinct change In this time
honored European arrangement.
France and England drew perceptibly
nearer together under the astute ma
nipulation of that wary monarch and
there was an appreciable diminution
of the hostility between England and
Russia. The Atlantic article gives
some of the less obvious history un
derlying this transformation of the
relations between European powers.
The scene of the play lies in Per
sia and the near East. Here Russia
had been doing her best for many
years to accomplish two things. The
first was to obtain a port on the open
sea. Constantinople was the original
goal of her ambition, but this was
thwarted neatly when England en
couraged the Independence of the Bal
kan states. This placed a barrier be
tween Ruesja and the Bosphorus
which appeared to he insurmountable.
The Czar's government then turned Its
attention to the Persian Gulf. This
body of water was not only free from
Ice the year round, but it offers admir
able opportunities to help along Rus
sia's second purpose, which Is tho con
quest of India. To the Persian Gulf,
therefore, the Cxar directed his ener
gies after Constantinople became Im
possible. To this end the first step
was the conquest of Persia, as can be
seen hy a glance at the map. The or
dinary Russian method of effecting
conquests In Asia la by the method of
"peaceful penetration." This com
prises building fortresses, planting col
onies and usually an Insidious imposi
tion of dc-bta on the nation which la to
be assimilated. All this beautiful pro
cess was going on smoothly in Persia
when tt was interrupted by England,
who seised a port on the Persian Gulf
and proceeded to face down Russia
everywhere irf that country. The con
sequence was that Russia and England
agreed to divide the larger part of
Persia Into two spheres of Influence,
the southern belonging to England,
the northern to Russia. Between them
lay a wedge-shaped piece of country
which was euphemistically said to be
independent.
Now came Germany's opportunity.
Wilhelm had had his eye on the Orient
and India for a good while, and had
been v.aiting for a chance to make a
telling move in, the game. His play
was to encourage Persian independ
ence. It was to his arts, we are told,
that we must attribute the outburst of
Persian patriotism which centered
around Mr. Shuster. while his ulti
mate object was to unite Germany.
Austria. Turkey and Persia in a close
alliance of which he would naturally
have been the head. Separating Eng
land and Russia far asunder, this
string of pow-ers w-ould have been able
to strike at both at Its own good pleas
ure. The alliance was consummated
and Germany had made the beginning
of great enterprises in Asia, all look
ing forward to the contemplated de
scent on India w hich was to make Ger
many the greatest empire In the world
and exalt William above the stars. As
a preliminary step it was thought best
to do something to test the firmness of
the alliance between England and
France. With this end in view Will
lam made his spectacular dash into
Morocco. It was hoped that Great
Britain would hesitate and shilly
shally, leaving France to be- humili
ated. Germany would then, with Im
mensely increased prestige, proceed
with her schemes in Asia, which
neither France nor Russia would be tn
any position to hinder. England w-ould
be too hesitant to interfere. Russia
would not dare to act alone, and
France would be in the depths of dis
grace. But the unexpected happened, as it
som etimes does to the disappointment
of Kaisers and Sultans. England,
contrary to allher ancient precedents,
stood firmly beside her ally and It was
not France which emerged from the
Morocco trouble in humiliation. More
over. Just in the nick of time the Brit
ish and French bankers arranged a
financial assault upon Berlin, which
demonstrated to the world the precari
ousness of Germany's resources. She
had not even the means to maintain
her credit in ttme of peace, let alone
waging war. To cap the climax. Shus
ter was ousted from Persia. Thus the
great Eastern scheme of the Kalse
collapsed from auch a trifling cause aa
the miscarriage of a preliminary "false
motion." For the Morocco Interven
tion was tn reality a false motion In
tended to divert attention from Ger
many's profound ambitions In Asia.
Italy was forced Into the British and
French entente because of her hostil
ity to an Austrian fleet tn the Adriatic.
This fleet was an essential part of the
Kaiser's scheme. To gain a defense
for Egypt against Turkey, England
permitted Italy to take Morocco. Thus
the whole plot works out as prettily as
possible, but after all It may be en
tirely Imaginary.
A MOKAI. I.KPKH IN SAINTLY GARB.
The parole of an evangelist upon
recommendation of the Jury that found
him guilty of a statutory crime In this
city Is noted. It will probably occur
to all parents of young daughters, and
to decent people generally that the
crime proven against this man, espe
cially when taken In connection with
the attending circumstances, deserved
the extreme penalty of the law and its
! relentless enforcement. Here we have
a man verging on towards middle life,
an evangelist of the "I am holier than
thou" type, who was taken Into a
home, kindly sheltered and cared for
when ill. In this home was a young
daughter of 16 years. Recovering his
health under the roof of his kind ben
efactors, he repaid them by luring this
young daughter from the path of vir
tue. Arraigned before the court upon
this most atrocious charge, he was
found guilty, sentenced to three years
In the penitentiary, and, upon the rec
ommendation of the Jury, paroled! If
this is not making a farce of penalty,
a mockery of justice, what ts it? Of
what use Is a "vice commission" when
a Jury suggests and courts approve an
outrage upon justice and decency so
flagrant as this? Here is a man who,
in the words of Pollock, "made mer
chandise of an immortal soul commit
ted to his care," but who was treated
with no more severity than if he had
been merely a truant schoolboy from
whom penalty was withheld pending
good behavior. This "evangelist"
should have been taken to. the peni
tentiary, kept there for the term of
his sentence, under strict discipline
and given enough menial work to do
of a type that is always to be done in
an Institution of that kind to send him
to bed at night too tired to indulge in
libidinous dreams.
He should be made to work out his
own salvation In the only way possible,
by becoming useful for once In his life
and withal humble. He has been too
long "a moral leper in saintly garb." It
Is high time he was clad and cropped
in accordance with prison regulations
and set to work, both as a punitive
proposition and as a protection to so
ciety at Its weakest point that rep
resented by young girls whose training
has led them to believe that a preach
er can do no wrong.
The threat of a world stVike by the
coal miners emphasizes the necessity
of finding some way to secure Indus
trial peace. .Many plans have been
proposed by philosophers, quacks and
fools, but none has ever worked well
In practice under tho strain of clash
ing Interests. Here Is a problem which
ought to be solved. The welfare of
society depends upon Its solution.
What genius will attack It for us?
The rumors of high-handed action
by "Germany In the Canal region need
mit be taken very seriously. The
Kaiser has troubles enough at home
to keep him busy, and tf he wanted to
fight he has enemies nearer than the
United States. If he should send" his
fleet to Panama, who w-ould guard the
Baltic ports from the British?
Two corpses lay out on the shining
sands at San Diego in the morning
hour as the tide went down. Nineteen
fishermen in all were lost In the great
storm. Today, as when Klngsley wrote
his song, men must work and women
must weep, though storms be sudden
and waters deep and the harbor bar is
moaning.
Friends of Mrs. Duniway will he
pleased to learn she Is not seriously 111;
but if she yvere, . the spirit that haa
sustained her during the forty years'
conflict would not 'desert her on the
eve of victory.
Germany will not acquire a coaling
station near the Canal, even though
Colombia give It to her. The Monroe
Doctrine means just what It says and
Uncle Sam has the means to back it.
Half of the seven thousand women
graduates of Mount Holyoke College
are reported to be happily married.
That is so because they spell It with a
double "y." '
Adolph of Mecklenburg Is a boor to
Jilt the Princess, but it may be the
prospective father-in-law scares him.
The world is to be congratulated
that King George haa invented a stove
rather than a churn or Incubator.
Portland's skyline Is extending. An
other ten-story building Is planned for
Morrison street.
Mistaking a detective for the pris
oner Is not a Joke. Some of them
look it-
Itailroads draw some mighty big
checks when paying taxes.
THE POLITICAL PILSB IM OREtiOX.
Press Comment en Phanea of Sena
torial Contest.
Forest Grove News-Times.
Ben Selling, Portland's popular cloth.
ier. continues to growr In popular
favor as a Senatorial candidate. - We
believe that he is the man for the
masses
Mne Out of Ten for Selling.
Amity Standard.
From present indications Ben Selling
will have the support of about nine out
of ten of the Republicans of the state
in his race for the Senate egainst. Jona
than Bourne.
Man We Want In Selling:.
Grants Pass Pacific Outlook.
Mr. Selling has been a successful
business man for many years and the
man that can run his own business to
success is certainly the man we want
to represent us in the United States
Serate.
Ability I ndoubted.
Metolius Central Oregonian.
Ben Selling, Republican candidate for
U. S. Senator, has resided in Oregon for
more than a quarter of a century. He
Is familiar with every requirement of
the state. No one doubts his ability.
He has the Intelligence to see the con
ditions that confront him and the cour
age to meet them.
Selling' Friends Many.
Clatskanle Chief.
Mr. Selling has many friends In this
section, and we hear his candidacy
mentioned favorably by all. He re
ceived many thousand favorable replies
to his circular letter asking for an ex
pression of opinion of the voters of
Oregon, and will make a vigorous and
business-like efTort to secure the nom
ination for United States Senator based
mainly on the good will and hearty
support promised by his many friends.
4
Hepobllean In Principle.
Portland Advocate.
One of the circumstances In favor of
Ben Selling as a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for United States
Senator Is the fct that he has always
been a Republican. A man who has
always been a Republican from the
first, long before aspiring to a place on
the Republican ticket, is of course to
be preferred to one who comes into
the party for the purpose of running
for office.
Bourne nnd Oregon Plan.
Silverton Appeal.
The people of Oregon in general ap
preciate the fact that we have more to
say regarding our Government than
most any other state in the Union. It
is believed, however, that within a
very few- years a great many other
states will have adopted . the Oregon
way of doing things. It might also be
well to state that Senator Jonathan
Bourne has had perhaps more to do in
bringing about this state of affairs than
anyone e1 3e. The people in general
look to Mr. Bourne.
Record a Strong; Point.
Albany Heralck
Applying strict business principles to
his every act as a public official, al
ways advocating economy in public ex
penditures, Mr. Selling today stands be
fore the people of Oregon on a plat
form that carries assurance of honest
effort for many Federal measures
needed by this state, and measures that
can be obtained from the National Con
gress If a man Is elected who will work
earnestly and consistently for them as
Ben Selling has worked for the passage
of the people's laws In the State Legis
lature Bourne Sharpening; Knife.
St. Helens Mist.
.Mr. Soiling is making an active cam
paign. for the nomination and will very
likely win out over his more appar
ently unpopular rival. Mr. Bourne has
already announced that he will follow
the tactics employed by . him at the
election of 1910 and knife the success
ful candidates for President and other
officers, and this, no doubt, will apply
to the Senatorial candidate. In other
words, he will turn Democratic unless
he Is nominated. This is in keeping
with his political record ever since he
became a factor In Oregon politics,
first a Republican until he found out
he could set no office, either by pur
chase or otherwise: then a Populist;
then a something else; then a Repub
lican again.
Tide Flowing Toward Selling.
La Gl-ande Observer.
In Senatorial matters there has been
also more or less of a surprise devel
oped. Those who were under the be
lief that Senator Bourne was Invinci
ble are coming to realize that the Sen
ator's strength has been largely im
aginary and that In fact the sturdy,
thinking people of Oregon have never
been for Bourne, but for what he ad
vocated. This campaign presents a
man as Bourne's opponent who is the
pioneer of all the principles advocated
hy the senior Senator and who advo
cated progresslveness In politics when
Bourne was a machine man and as
sisted In holding up the Legislature of
Oregon. The man now receiving
hearty support of those who believed
In the new form of government Is Ben
Selling, of Portland. He has lived In
Oregon more than tin years. Is a suc
cessful business man. stands well in
his own city, and has a legislative rec
ord that is without flaw.
sla.nlA.cant Attitude.
Albany Herald.
It Is s matter of considerable In
terest that members of the General
Ministerial Association, in a recent
meeting, although "they refused to go
on record as favoring any particular
candidate for office at the coming elec
tion, nevertheless are known to have
shown special sympathy with the can
didacy of Bon Selling for United States
Senator.
The fact that this was the attitude
of the ministerial body, which Is al
ways so cirefur of any cause which It
espouses. Is significant- It shows at
once the feeling with which Mr. Selling
is regarded In the highest circles of
the state. It indicates that Mr. Selling
is to have the support of those people
who represent the finest moral element
of the community. There is no doubt
as to Mr. Selling's business ability;
that Is evidenced by his present posi
tion in the business world of the state.
His support of all measures under
taken here for the public good is also
a matter of common knowledge. That
he should be practically recommended
for the office of United States Senator
because of his honesty, probity and
moral courags is a fact that cannot be
dwelt upon too strongly.
Visitor's View of Mob Rule.
PORTLAND. Or., March 10. (To the
Editor.) It was a great pleasure to
me to read The Oregonian's editorial
today on "Mob Rule." It is certainly
a pleasure to nre. as 'an outsider, to
find one tdltor who is able to see a
condition that is plainly wrong atd un
American, and also has the "courage
to speak against it." You are right
and cannot help but win out, and. to
my mind, you cannot fight too hard
against this so-called Socialist mob
rule. Those conditions don't appeal to
or look good to people from farther
east who may feel like investing in
Portland.
Keep the good work up, and here's
success to you. LOUIS GOLDEN.
Ambrose, N. D.
Half a Century Ago
'From The Oresonian of March 12. 1S62.
Secretary of War Stanton desires to
make a contract for cannon for the
coast of California. Oregon and Wash
ington, to be cast in California. The
Daily Alta says that 2000 tons of pig
iron are on the way from Europe and
the Atlantic States to San Francisco.
It seems to us measures should be taken I
to work up from our Immense deposits
of iron ore the cannon required for
this coast.
The press of Canada has been bitter
against the United States in the matter
of the rebellion. It was anxious for
war to cut down the feathers of the
Yankees. That prospect having gone
by..- the same party are now fearing
that the reciprocity treaty between
Canada and the United States wilt be
terminated. It should be. It never
was any benefit, but a great injury
to the states lying on Its borders. It
was altogether a one-sided affair.
The desire to enlist in the volunteer
service for the war is Increasing so
rapidly that great care and caution has
to be exercised to prevent the enroll
ment of unsuitable and unworthy ap
plicants. The new Washington Terri
tory regiment will have many recruits
from this state. Under the Colonelcy
of Steinberger and the experienced
Captain Shulock. of the Hungarian
army, the regiment will be likely to
give a good account of themselves. The
lieutenants already selected are Messrs.
Mason and Samuel Purdy, Jr.
One "would suppose that somebody is
going to start a lumber-yard on the
levee at the foot of Washington street,
from the size of a house that is being
finished there. The contrast presented
with the adjoining buildings Is ex
tremely ludicrous. We think the erec
tion of such an edifice in the business
portion of such a city as Portland
should be prevented by an ordinance.
It Is said that the ground on which it
is erected is in dispute; hence the haste
of one of the litigants.
William Morrison and Charles Craw
ford, two of the six convicts w'rv
escaped from the prison guard the
other day, were brought up on the
Vancouver yesterday afternoon and
delivered over to Mr. Ralston, keeper
of the penitentiary, by Messrs. Frank
Scarborough and C. H. McKee. They
were taken six or seven miles above
the mouth of the Cowlitz.
Notwithstanding the bad weather,
the Willamette was crowded last night
to witness the play of "The Hunch
back." Mrs. Forbes sustaining the part
of Julia. The piece was excellently
rendered. Mr. Mortimer as Sir Clifford
played his part well. The singing of
Miss Virginia Lawrence was delight
ful and brought out rounds of ap
plause. Some one shot a mule last Sunday
near the farm of Mrs. Balch. It was
supposed that ft was taken for a deer,
it being of a dun color. '
CONDITIO! WORSE THAX THOUGHT
Urgent Need Exlats for Relief of Famine
Sufferers In China.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 13. (To the Editor.)
I wrote you on January 8, concerning
famine conditions in China, asking for
your co-operation in seeing that your
city raises a fund for this purpose, but
the distance Is so great that you are
but receiving the first letter as this is
being written, and dt is impossible for
us to know what response our appeal
will be receiving when this reaches
you.
The famine has turned out worse
than was anticipated. Appeals con
stantly coming in indicate that It is
very wide-spread. Everywhere in coun
try regions are' robbery and violence.
Will you please also mention the im
portance of sending on money by cable
as fast as raised, without waiting to
accumulate a large fund? The amount
now on hand is extremely small, and
promptness In sending money will ac
tually save life.
No one outside of China can, by any
means, realize the extent of the in
fluence of America in shaping the new
nation, and this expression of interest
and brotherhood will not fall to have a
far-reaching effect for good upon all
future international relations.
As this is being written, negotiar
tions are under way for the raising by
the Chinese government of a foreign
loan of $1,000,000 to be used for famine
relief in the form of work. If, when
this reaches you, news of the success
of this loan has already been received,
will you please emphasize the fact that
this amount Is only one-fifth of the to
tal needed anything like adequately
to deal with the famine situation and
that In appealing to America for 51.
000.000 the famine relief committee
looked forward to action on some such
scale as this by the Chinese govern
ment, so that there is still the utmost
need of every cent that America can
give. E. C. LOBENSTINE,
Secretary Central China Famine Relief
Committee'.
BOl;RE'S UNEARNED INCREMENT
What of Reported Convert Stock In
Baggage Trust Under Single Taxf
PORTLAND. March 10. (To the Edi
tor.) The Corporals of the Fels fund
single tax war chest are loud in pro
claiming Jonathan Bourne as a recent
convert to their cult.
As Senator Bourne has his chief in
vestments In the Aldrich tariff-protected
cotton mills of Massachusetts, he is
very willing that any new fads can be
tried out on his constituents In Oregon.
Mr. Bourne pays J2.44 taxes in Mult
nomah County, but he is also a heavy
stockholder in the Baggage & Omnibus
Transfer Company, whose entire outfit
would be exempt under single tax.
By the way, in speaking of unearned
Increment, 'U1 some of Senator
Bourne's single tax friends tell us to
whom should belong the increase of
J150 a share In the price of Baggage &
Omnibus Company's stock on account
of exclusive and very profitable con
tracts with all the railroads made dur
ing Mr. Bourne's term as Senator?
G. BURKE.
Y. M. C. A. Employment Bureau.
PORTLAND, March 10. (To the Edi
tor.) I believe Portland should be
Justly proud of Its Y. M. C. A. It has
lately established a bureau of employ
ment on Ash street for the men that
would not be reached at the Y. M. C.
A. building. If all employment agen
cies were run on the basis of the Y. M.
C. A. w-e would not be victims of the
three gang system as we are, under
which system the very men who can
least afford to lose any money are
made to fill the pockets of the parties
concerned in the contract. Give the
Y M. C. A. your support. It deserves it.
A READER.
Labilities for Subscriptions.
ALBANY. Or., March 11. (To the
Editor.) Kindly let me know if one
can be compelled to pay for a paper
which Is continued after the subscrip
tion expires? Yours,
H. T. RIDDERS.
He can be held responsible if he
takes the paper out of the postofflce.
-x Animal.
SPRING WATER, Or., March 9. (To
the Editor.) Are the following classed
as animals; Ants, birds, fish?
LLOYD EWALT.
Look np the definition of "animal"
in the dictionary.
The Season's Gamble
By Dean Collins.
"Oh, 1 am a wight with a gambler s
bold spirit."
Thus sang, when the branches bore
buds embryonic.
A suburban dweller, and quaffed a dark
fluid
Dispensed 'neath the title cf "Spring
liver tonic"
"In Spring, on the turf I'm a wild.
reckless blade:
I heave up the soil with the shovel and
spade.
And take a long shot to discern the
' content
Of the packet of seeds that my Con
gressman sent.
"In long, serried rows or with ve.-klcss
abandon.
The whole of my plot, with deep
myst'ry I sow it.
And eagerly watch for the first germi
nation And study each shoot, to find out if
I know it.
Mayhap I have sowed in the place of
a beet
Some long, fancy vine that will sprawl
out for feet;
Who knows? For full strangely the
chances are blent
In the packet of seeds that my Con
gressman sent.
"I guard all my bets 'gainst the poultry
tbat flourish
With villainous claws, tn the lot of
my neighbor.
And ever, as upward my sowing keeps
growing.
The deeper the mystery that clings
round my labor.
The neighbors look in and remark, 'I
beg pardon.
Have you planted posies or truck in
your garden ?'
"I'm gambling on beans," I respond,
"which I meant
To grow from the seed that my Con
gressman sent.'
"Oh, life is a gamble in all of its
phases.
And I seek to play the mad game to
the limit
And build, in the minds of my friends
and companions,
A 'recklessness record' with nothing
to dim it:
And so, when the Spring comes around,
on my lots
I bet on the longest of all the long
shots.
And plant, till all over the place I have
spent
The packet of seeds that my Congress
man sent,"
Portland, March 11.
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
No mother ever loved her baby boy
so much that she didn't say he was
dirty.
Nothing attracts more favorable or
general attention than a nice mother
with a nice baby.
Don't become more enterprising or
enthusiastic than common-sense war
rants. If you refuse to obey the rules, don't
be a cheat and say "luck" is against
you. You know what the truth ts; ad
mit it. If you don't, the neighbors will.
When a man marries, it is believed
he never again longs for social amuse
ment. If his business and his family
are not enough to occupy his time, let
him take up night school.
I believe I'd rather apologize than
have anyone apologize to me; an apol
ogy makes me feel meaner than the
man who Is offering it.
Does anyone know how many times
a man can be 'in love?
There Is always something a little
funny about a man visitor. Visiting
doesn't seem to be in his line.
It is surprising how strong a man
sometimes is, when he thinks he is in
the right; sometimes five men are nec
essary to down him and take him to
the insane asylum.
So often a man promises you a good
time, and can't deliver It.
A Dim of New. Hope.
Kansas City Star.
Simplicity In weddings Is the unex
pected sign of sanity among the Eng
lish aristocracy.
LOST THEODORE.
BY F. FAl'NTLEROT.
Once upon a mldnifrht dreary, while I pon
dered weak nnd weary
O'er my actions which I wish to keep rayi
terioua and obscure
Whilo I at sborbed In thinking, from Pie
rian springs oft drlnklns
Suddenly thero came a knocking knocking
at mv office door
"Ti ome politician." said I. "some friendly
politician, late come down to Sagamore
Just to see Great Theodore."
Ah, distinctly I remember thono rash word
' of that November which fain against me
now would make a score
Eagerly 1 sought to borrow back those words
those word of sorrow
Of the third term year before 1 had uttered
in a fit of overweening.
Quaff, of quaff a cup of "I-.ethe'' and forget
it I am leaning dally leaning more
.. nnd more
To that third term, stock and store.
While I sat there subtly planning planning
plans no candidate dared plan before
I began to ask the question with a satisfy
ing fustian "will my system stand the
running any more?"
Then I aw seme eyeball burning coming
down a trackless track
By the gods they are returning! 'tis the
rash .vows coming' hack?"
Wicked portent sure and shooten eomo a
scooten come a hooten to Impress roe
more and more
It is Theo-I-adore.
But methought the time propitions for my
boom of booms so precious.
For I felt a certain 3-earnlng in my system
fiercely burning a In time I felt before;
Now by the little big horn spoon or by
the rings around the moon! will It come
now. but soon?
Will my boom b(.-gin to boom will they
stampede on the floor?
Then the wind blew through the door.
But I grew a little stronger: hesitating then
no longer I did offer for the place I had
before
But the silence gave a token of tho pledges
I had broken by the score
By mv fool friends I've been drafted and
b" f'tul friends I've been "Tafted"
and by ill winds I've been wafted
Wafted back to Sagamore
To sag and pine then sag some mar.
Ala! ambition never flitting, still is sitting,
still i sitting.
On the pulsing edge of Ego Just within the
chamber door
Of my soul full kindly beaming o'er the peo
ple who are dreaming
While the starlight o'er us streaming casts
dark shadows more and more:
And my oul within that shadow, like a
shipwreck on the shore shall remain
there evermore.
THE BALLAD OP THE BALD.
I'm In the sere and yellow leaf.
And thin and scant my thatch
There's scarce enough for one good
sheaf.
And bigger grows the patch.
The smooth and glossy, shiny spot
That shows below my hat,
That pretty maidens when I pass
Turn 'round and snicker at.
Oh, for the power the prophet had.
Who wrath from heaven called
The laugh comes rippling after me:
"I'll bet he's bald."
Hood River. ' F. T.