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Most striking In the attitude of Colo
ml Roosevelt to President Tuft Is the
.catrasi It presents to hi bearing In
IM for several months before Taffs
. .rction. At that time no words wer
toj strong for him to use In praise of
thi mn he recommended to the people
as hi urrf'T to continue the poli-t-i.-s
which had received nui'H over
v. helming Indorsement In 1904. Every
word th..t Roosevelt then wrote and
pk. rt-Karding Taft aa of the
tenor.
On March li. 1- mor ,h:,n ,wo
year before Taft w nominated.
Rrwvivevelt wrote to Taft:
Alt belief la thai, of all men lhai
.rn.rl tar. vovl ar- in- man .to l
meat llaeiv lo receive If nominal Ion nd
wr as. I im. tne r e.t Tian la r-i
Immediately after Taft nomination
R.MievrU w rle of him on June t .
1M:
I Mo t-ll there ran 1 f .mj In
aha', coinlrt a n.an "! flttrd t
r.:rrrt lie la n't 'nlv auaolulelv t'ar
r.a aaotuieir dmniereeteel and uprlahl.
, t.,.i ha ha. lha .IH-il arq il nlnnre 'h
Sal. on a needfc .unoul and alihln an.1 lha
kr.-.lr1 mrlhiea "llh all our rim""
H- oui-l be a emi.hatlrall) a rre.iJ-nt
..f lha plain people l.ineoin. t n.
l.i.aoln nim.f roU;rt be freer from lha
l-t laJnt ot dema". the l.aat tendea. r
t. arouse, lu appeal to clae hatted of aur
klrt.
He wrote to Conrad Kolirn on p
l.'inber 9. I0S'
In Mr. Taft e hae a rlean man no
romblnea all the.e .luaUllra to a dear.-"
which no nth'r man In our public life airre
the llil War baa urpa.ed. . To
permit the direction of our puhllc affa.ra
in fall alternately into the han.la of revo
Intlonartea and reartlonartea of etrma
r.dlra.a of unreal and of buoted cooko"
Uvea a ho raroaniae no r-na to reraede,
ou d merely mean that lha Nallon had em
barked on a feven.h couree of violent nacil.
latlon ahlch mould be fraunht wltrl rea
temporary troubia and would produce no
al'iiuale food In the end.
The true friend of reform, the true f"
of abuea la th man who .i.a.nly pere.
erea la rlrhtlne wronaa. In warrlnlt aaint
ahuaea. but wh.ree eharactee and training
ara auch that ha ne.er promia what ha
-an not perform, thai ha alwa a llttla
more than makea eood what he doea prom
and that, while aieajily adeanclna. h
neyer permlta hlmelf to ba led Inta footmb.
evceaaea whtr-h would rlmJtre the very
rauaa ha ehamplona. In Mr. li'l we hava
tne man who rombtnea all of three oualttlea
ta a d-a-ree which no other man In our pub.
lie Ufa atn.e the I'WII War baa aurpaeaed
The man to tru.t ! the man who. Ilka
Judge Taft. daa not promiee loo much, bul
who could not be aoayej from lha path of
duty by any argument, bv any ron.tdera
tton: who wtll wage a releulleea war on auo.
cemful wrongdoera.
Nine dna later he awld In an Inter
view published In Snecetw .MK;iline:
Taft IneaMaMr Hoe. do the ordinary
thing., and he doea thcrn except tonal ly well.
Thai la why I aar be will rr.afce one of our
freateat I'rretdeata.
Two das later still he w rote to Wlll
l.i m It. Mi-Kin ley:
II la urgently neceeear from tue atand
poml of the public intereat to e.rcl Mr. Taft
and a RrpuMican I'.-ngrcaa ahl.n will up
port him.
The following ilav he mhI in the
oure of a public statement:
Ilia attitude on thia nueetlun. a. w-ll as
an counlleaa other queationa. convinced ma
that of alt the men In "hie I'nlon he aaa
Hi. man pre-emmcnll fit In point of up
rigMne.a ami character. .f frarlea and
rirrMhp honet. an.l of flmrea lor cham
t.inlr.1 the right, of the people a. a a hole
lu r I're.Mjent.
Since three cumul.itive imie? were
heaped on Tuft, u ho has thanicel. Taft
Dr K'ooseveli ? Taft hu uerti i'resldi-nt
for three ear. nnd ha.a continued the
i(oo..errll poll-l with an rnrrn sur
pargtina that of ihlr oriitiotitor. He
ha prove, the truth of K.io-c elt's
v. ord.:
Ite never p:oni.c. what he .anriot per
f"rra. he ai.it. a little more than make
g. -d what h- d-ea rrmir; he Bteadi.c pr
loii'i In nghtlng aiong. in warring
agt-i.t attua-.. he never permit, bltn.ctf to
be hd Into fooil.h es.-ee.-a
T.ifl ha nt chaiiited. Knuvevrlt
h. i-v. Taft ha not awerved from hi
coiose In drlvlnE tMe trust into ob-di.
eti' to 1m: Kovtvr,lt winced when
T.. A attacked the (..! trust and ful
in.1 ited furiously. Taft negotiated
re. irrocity with Canada: Koocve!t
liinende.l hltn th.-rcfor. Moth Taft
n Koosevelt oppoe.eil recall of
Junjre four ear ago; Taft still op
pow It. HHevelt now iipproM it
a.-' a lat rert ' Uooseveli hue
proposed recall of court decisions,
of Vhich no man liaj even thought
when T.ifl wa ie. ;.-J. In tlie lat
l:noevelt has been "tetl into fo.lih e-c-.-aj
.." in i'iot.. his ci n words, while
Ta ha marked out a line of progr.-
ali'ig the midiHe of the road, by fol
lowing which he will not "permit the
rhrek tlon of our pubilc affair to fall
Vtarnatelr Into the hands of revolu
tionists and reactionaries.' iiunin quot-
.lir ll.tu.cvf It
The orl a. t of T.ift nl.ich s. rve to
M lam the ch.ine.l ; 1 1 : . i . I r- nf Roose
vell re tile nulnrn.th of tiiat abso
lute fearlessness aliiiii Kooecvelt
I't.tlsed four e.ir. kii.. The liret rift
In their frierd-h',. hs .iu-d b
Tft's refu.-.i: to .ii -ii in t'.irrieM
itteniber of hi Cabinet. That rift was
.i i.iettod bv the , ! 1 -i i.s a I of ll-toset rlt's
particular frt lid. I'trrl-oi. f..r tnsnbor
I'nulion and tii-loMilTc lo Irs chief.
Mow wi.lv was the br-.u h becan'e aji-t-arenl
when Koosevelt i!Io.m1 iiitnself
:o be g.illid bv the f ritri.il. r l'av for
cerv Into mnktng an attack on Taft
whleh ha. proved to be utterly unjus
tified bv the fact.
Roosevelt's conrse in opposing Taft
has been prompted not be any unfaith.
fu'ne.s of Taft to the Itooe.v.-lt poll
of l01-lfl. hut by his refusal
r efigraft upe" them the new Moos?.
elt policies f Ossaw atomie and Co
ttiribus. More than all else, it has
bet n prompted by Taffs manly Inde
pendence in not submitting to the dic
.ation of F.o.vsevelt and In not hesitat
!ne to disiipline a recalcitrant who
baj-penetl to be Roosevelt's friend.
The Colonel's love of mastery led him
expect that Taft would be content
to be a rot faineant king do-nothing
while Koosevelt. as mayor of the
palare. exercised the power without
bearing the responsibility.
The people elected Taft President In
the belief that he would actually be
President, not be a mere clerk lo exe
cute the will of Koosevelt. They are
not prepared to aee the President dom
inated by a boss, 'a Governor and
Mayors he too often been dominated.
They are not prepared to countenance
the assumption of hi former friend
and present rival that he Is a mere
caretaker, occupying the White House
until the owner returns from hut trav
els. Had he tamely accepted such
position, they would quickly chase him
Into obscurity. Because he has not ac
cepted It. but ha been precisely the
Taft whom Koosevelt described In
l0s, they will re-elect him.
ARTU I IS Or AITII.
Colonel William J. Bryan admits
Woodrow Wilaon Into the fold of pro
gressivesDemocratic, of course.
fVovernor Wilson has gained this dis
tinction by his adherence some call
It conversion to the doctrine of let
ting the people rule.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, by In
ference at least, denies President Taft
a place among the progressives of Re
publican brand. President Taft gained
this exclusion by hts views on the doc
trine of rule by the people.
The distinguished mentor of the
Democratic party asserts that the
noted monitor of the Republican party
has usurped his doctrines. These doc
trines now have to do exclusively with
recognizing the ability of the people
to govern themselves. There Is some
ground for the accusation when It is
expressed in these general terms.
In view- of the facts recited. Ii In
puzzling to rind the two admired and
perspicacious party leaders differing
on eligibility to the progressive faith
when confidence in the people Is the
measure of progressivlsm. Let u ap
ply this broad test.
On the subject of people's rule
Woodrow Wilson. In ah addree In New
York, announced his faith In these
words:
I am nol afraid of the Judgment ao l
preaeed ir you will give men time lo think,
if mu will give them a clear conception of
what they are to vote, because the deepest
conviction and paealon of my hear! la that
the common people, by which t mean ail of
us. are to be ahaolutely trusted.
Speaking In Chicago on the same
night. President Taft declared his faith
in the people as follows:
I fulle and freeljr admit and aaaert that
when lha American people have had time
lo learn ail the facta, and have had lha
time to consider their bearing, their deliber
ate Judgment la a wiser and belter guide
for tne atata than tha Judgment of tha moat
experienced ataleaman. tile moat learned
Jurist, the most learned and profound stu
dent of history. In thia proper aenae lha
voice of the people is nearer to the vole of
Hod thjn any other human decision.
One might think the two speakers
had compared note or that one had
written both paragraphs. Yet we are
told that the one I progressive, the
other not. Probably, too. Colonel
Bryan agree with Colonel Roosevelt
that Taft 1 reactionary. Probably
Colonel Roosevelt will not Indorse
Colonel Bryan's opinion that Governor
Wilson I a true progressive. Party
fealty and personal ambition give
strange viewpoints. After all. an
abiding faith In the people's
rule l Inherent In every patriotic
American. A a political slogan. "Let
the people rule" is demagogic. An
nouncement of faith In the American
voter Is only required when political
enemies distort one's words as they dis
torted President Taft's prior to his
Chicago declaration.
TUB BO V M-OIT.
The article in The Oregnnlan deny
ing that the Boy Scouts Is a military
organisation ha called forth the fol
lowing communication:
POKTLJv.NI. March 11. 1T0 tha Editor:)
1 see bv thia morning Oregontaa that
you continue to Insist tha pay Scout move
ment ta not military If not. why are they
tinned In the manual of arms, marching,
etc ? Why aaa there a bill Introduced
In t'ongreaa not long ago to arm them
with rifles? tiut the moat un-American
thing about the rile thing la the oath
the bnva are required to take, and why do
you ao continually avoid mentioning that
oat h
While personally 1 am oppoaed to social
ists going Into the hall or building or aven
on the afreet to Interfere or Insult any
speaker las we Socialiata are gteaf on de
manding free speech, we should as freely
grant I lo nlliersl let us hava free dls
ruMcin on all suojeoi. Knur ran never
win when truth la left frea to combat It.
and all reading and thinking Perianal know
from the oath administered to the Boy Scout
that the organiaation Is for no other, pur
p.ee than to train them In obedience and
aervllltv lo their supposed superior. 1
alwave luuaht my bo. that they had no
superiors. I am an old veteran, and I aay:
t ... n with all such movem-ntal our boy
have no superior. Mr. Powell.
Ft It BRATTO.V.
77 .th Ave.. . K. Illy.
The Oregonlan continues to Insist
that the Boy Scout movement is not
initilury and a proof it cite the ob
jects of the movement as described In
Ihe International Tear Book, a stand
ard uutliorlty. In order to convince
Mr. Bratton that we do not avoid men.
Honing the Scout oath, we will quote
It verbatim. It Is:
On me honor I promise that f will do me
best Aral, lo do me duty lo flod and my
counlrv: second, to help other peopla at ail
tlm.-a. thliu. to obey hit Scout law.
A the correspondent seem to sus
pect that the scout law may require
Diililnrt training, we will quote. In that
connection, from the same authority:
n organ. latlnn which has for tta psrpoaa
character-1. uiid.ng for boye between ihe agea
of to IS It la an effort to get bovg to
appreciate ihe things about them, and to
train them In ael(-i eliance. manhood and
good cilixcn.liip. . Tha aim af the
Itov Scnuia Is lo supplement tha varlouo ex.
isting educat lonai agenclea and to promote
the ahtlltv of hoys to do thing for them-clv-
arid for othere. Tha method i
samm-d up in t!a term "Scrmteraft. It
include nr.t anl. life-saving, tracking, sig
nal. na. cvcl.ng. nature study, seamanship
and other lit.t rurtlon. Koch body of cnut.
which Is known a. a patrol, selects a leader
from among Us own numbere. Several pa
trols are combined in a tnvop and from theae
is appointed a s. out master, who la tha
leader f the troop Ttefora ha beeome a
Scout, a Ivv must take the scours oath.
The Soouta are divided into thre
ilas.es- tenrtei foot, second class scont gnd
n-.t class icoui. Before passing from the
lemlrrfitot la to the aecond or flrt rla.
the ho mn.t pass certain tests. Ttoe test
for first rlaea iVnut Include the ability to
witn .-i yards: .4i rent at least In the sav
ings bank: signaling:' tha ability to go on
foot or to row a boat alone to a point seven
mile sir an. I return: lha ability to da
. Vibe or show the proper meane of aavlng
h'e in caaa of aceldenta of varteu kinds:
the ahilttv to cook satisfactorily a prescribed
variety af dishes: the ability to read a map
corre. ilv and draw an Intelligent rough
sketch map: the ahlllty to ua an ax for
felling or trimming light timber; tha ability
lo Judge distance, site, numbers and height
of ob'ecta without per rent error.
Th. rule of conduct of the Scout ar
prescribed by Ihe Seoul law. This araecfibe
honor iovalty. friend llneaa. a hatred of
.'.oi.hi.hn-as. courtesy, kindness to animal,
ohedience lo parent, rhearfuineae and thrift.
The Hoy Scout Is not a militant body, al
though lta organisation la along military
lines. A prescribed uniform 1 worn and
medal ar given for falttful eervtc.
This authoritative definition of the
purpose of the Boy Scout ought to be
sufficient to prove that the charge of
militarism, in anything but form, is
based on ignorance or misunderstand
ing Bovs must be taught obedience.
Juat as Mr. Bratton must hava ben
taught It e-hen. aa he aaya. he was In
the Army, and as all men in civil life
must be taught it if they would be
useful citizens. The Scouts are not
trained to servility, but are taught to
hate snobbishness, which Is the re
verse of servility. If Mr. Brattona
boys were not taught regard for au
thority, as he suggests, then It may
not be too harsh to suspect that they
have superior in the Boy Scouts.
Tlllt OKEGOX CITT MIRACLE.
Three hundred year ago the vulgar
belief that spooks were In the nightly
habit of dragging off the covers to the
manholes In the sewers at Oregon City
would have gone without correction.
In the first place no amount of obser
vation at that time could have ascer
tained the cause of the phenomenon
because science had not advanced far
enough to make the Interpretation pos
sible. In the second place nobody
would have dared to watch for the
source of the trouble as the officers at
Oregon City did.
In those old days when once the
presence of the supernatural ' sus
pected, everybody as too much
frightened to Intrude upon the scene of
Its activities. The common disposition
was to magnify the mystery in every
possible way. Instead of going out In
the night to see what the cause of the
disturbance really was. our forefathera
would have sat quietly at home enlarg
ing the marvel and rounding out tta
detail. They would have had a man
T two snaked down Into the manholes
by the hand of some fiend who lurked
In its depths. Sulphurous flame would
have been seen to belch forth at inter
val with the sound of lout souls groan
ing In torment. It I from precisely
such events aa that of the displaced
covers to the Oregon City manholes
that a great deal of our vulgar belief
In the supernatural has originated.
Nothing ha contributed more lo the
happiness and true religion of man
kind than the progress of what 1
called "the scientific spirit." It Is this
spirit which prompts men to Investi
gate the cause of wonderful events.
It gives them not only Inqulsitivenee
to seek out causes, but also courage to
pursue the Inquiry to the end. At the
basis of the scientific spirit lies the
faith that the world K not ruled by
the caprice of angels and demons, but
by unchanging law. and it 1 our con
fidence that the law of any particular
phenomenon can be discovered by ob
servation which Impels men to wait
and watch for the secret of any un
usual occurrence. Nothing but the
spirit of science has prevented the mir
acle at Oregon City from taking its
place In the vast book of the super
natural and contributing its mite to
debase the Intelligence of the world.
THE DECENT BOY IN TOW.N.
Chancellor E. E. Brown, of New
York University, might perhaps im
prove hi knowledge of the Influence
of urban condition upon young men
if he were to study the subject dili
gently. His wisdom concerning this
perplexed subject seema to be summed
up In the remark that "A decent boy
ta safe In New York City; a boy who
is not decent Is not safe anywhere."
On Its face, thl sounds all right, but
after a little examination it does not
sound quite so well.
The excellent Chancellor assume
that boys can be divided Into two
clearly marked and definitely distinct
classes, the "decent" and those who
are "not decent." The former will re
main pur amid all the temptations of
the city, while the latter will not re
main pure anywhere. Unconsciously,
Dr. Brown provides us with a test by
which we may know the sheep from
thu goats. Boys who abide in the city
without suffering from Its corruptions
are "decent." Those who fall are "not
decent." We seriously doubt the sci
entific value of this method of esti
mating human character. Neither
boys nor men can be labeled once for
all as either bad or good. "None are
all evil." said Byron, and certainly
none are all good. There Is much evil
In the best of us and much good In
the worst of us.
The unlucky fact which vitiates Dr.
Brow n's doctrine is that boys may very
easily pas from one of his categories
to the other. The decent become Inde
cent with all too much facility and the'
reverse happens with surprising fre
quency. No matter how strictly a
country boy may have been reared and
no matter how- excellent his habits may
be when he goes to the city it is always
possible that In his new environment
he may fall from grace. He Is beset
with strange and often evil conditions.
He is likely to be lonesome in his un
accustomed surrounding. Amusements
whose tendencies he doe not under
stand are offered him, and if he ac
cepts them he may quickly pass from
the ranks of the sheep into those of
the goats even If he was "decent"
when he left his rural home.
The lesson of all thin is that nothing
Is gained for morals by understating
the dangers of the city to the boy from
the country. That danger is constant
and serious. Were It not for Institu
tions like the Young Men's Christian
Association It would be worse than it
Is and men of Dr. Brown's standing
Would be acting much more wisely to
help build up these institutions than
ta belittle the necessity for them.
THE BRITISH CRISIS.
The crisis In British affair and the
perplexity which hampers the Asqulth
Cabinet In cohsequence of the miners'
strike are a warning against the dan
ger arising from political divisions
on class lines. The Asquith Cabinet Is
largely dependent for existence on the
Labor party, which comprises mem
ber of but one class in the nation, and
which uses It political power to serve
the selfish Interests of that class with
out regard to the rights and Interest
of the nation as a whole. Due to the
Cabinet's dependence on the Labor
party are Its efforts to Induce the
mlneowner to concede the minimum
wage. It dare not abandon these ef
forts lest the Labor party turn against
it. yet dare not establish the mini
mum wage by law. both because this
would be a revolutionary stride to
wards socialism and because it fears
to Incur the enmity of the whole em
ploying class which Includes many
Liberals.
The direct Intervention of King
George is significant of the gravity of
the crisis Industry and transportation
becoming paralyzed by a coal famine.
That he should propose compulsory
adoption of the minimum wage shovaj
that Socialist measures are not repug
nant even to the sovereign. His sug
gestion that he appeal directly to both
mlneowner and miners betrays a
readiness on his part to revive personal
rule, which would violate the long
accepted British axiom that "the King
rules but doea not govern." Such a
revival of tha royal power might be
welcomed by the Labor party since It
would be exercised In their Interest,
but would raise a storm In all other
classes not easily to be stilled.
The straits to which the three king
doms are reduced by the fuel famine
and the hold which socialist Ideas
have taken on the mind of the people
are Illustrated by Lady McLaren's
proposal that the government fix a
maximum price for coal and authorize
municipalities to seize and sell the sup
ply and open municipal bakeries, soup
houses and pawnshops. If such a
scheme were adopted. Britain would
not need to go much further in order
to become an out-and-out Socialist
state.
v The Tories meanwhile sit back en
Joying the troubles of their opponents,
but all unwilling to take those troubles
on their own shoulders by assuming
office during such a crisis. They are
content to let the Liberal coalition set
tle It. assured that, whatever be the
outcome. Asquith wllL-have made a
new crop of enemies to materialize Into
votes for the Torie at the next election.
Attorney-General Wickersham has
been so energetic and successful in en
forcing the anti-trust law that his ene
mies have been compelled to drop the
absurd charge that he was appointed
on account of his friendliness to the
trusts: but he Is rield largely responsi
ble for the hostility of Roosevelt to
Taft. The references to the late- Ad
ministration In the steel trust suit were
couched In language unknown at the
time to Taft. but the choleric Colonel
Is understood to have said no Attorney
General under him would have" a
chance to make a "mistake" of that
kind a second time. This Incident con
veys some idea of the degree to which
wounded vanity has dictated the Colo
nel's recent course.
The social standing of moving pic
ture shows ought to be definitely as
sured now that Champ Clark has posed
in all his power and glory for a film.
Other magnates have preceded him In
this Held, but of course none who
were quite his equals in the eye of
Fame. Surah Bernhardt has acted
some of her great parts before the
moving picture machine and It Is re
ported that Salvinl. now 83 years old,
will do Othello for a film. When
picture shows can talk and the w orld's
greatest performers are showing sim
ultaneously In every city and village,
what .will the ordinary actor do for a
living?
With six of Wisconsin's twenty-six
votes and twenty-four of Iowa's thirty
nine counties for Taft. estimates of his
majority In the Republican National
Convention appear too low. The two
states named are the strongholds of
Insurgency, tie homes of the two in
surgent candidates. When Taft ia
strong enough to break the phalanx
of the favorite sorts in their own
states, some conception can be formed
of his strength In other states. The
Roosevelt candidacy has served but to
swell and solidify the ranks of the
Taft adherents. They needed strong
opposition to infuse enthusiasm into
them.
When Captain Peary went to the
North Pole he left all his men except
his negro servant several days' march
distant, that none of them might share
with him the glory of tho discovery.
When Amundsen went to the South
Pole he took four of his fellow-countrymen
to divide with him the honor
of raising the Norwegian flag at the
long-sought goal. The contrast in the
return of the two men reflects the con
trast of their characters. Amundsen's
glory shines the brighter through his
freedom from petty vanity, while
Peary's is dimmed by that shortcoming-
The Morgan art collections promise
to be an expensive luxury for New
York if the museum where they are
lodged has to be surrounded by police
men every night. The beauty of the
specimens Is supposed to be so seduc
tive that everybody will try to steal
them.
The brash anti-American outbursts
among South American republics are a
senseless. Ill-advised and ungrateful as
the hostility of a chastened child
against Its parent. We have proved
more than parent to these helpless lit
tle republics to the south.
If a confessed forger who got aay
with more than $15,000 can be liber
ated on parole, there Is hope for the
hungry man who steals a slice of bacon
or sack of flour, but mighty little for
the state.
For experiment. Seattle's rats dyed
the primary color and combination
hues have been turned loose. The
moral effect on the man out late,
which Is not considered, however, will
be great.
San Ffanclsco Is certain to become
infused with an Increased exposition
enthusiasm when those Portland boost
ers reach there to select a site for Ore
gon's bulldlnir.
John F. Stevens left the American
land of manana In such disgust that
It is doubtful whether he can long en
dure life In Spain, the parent land of
manana.
Snow storms during March In the
prairie states are not harmful. They
bring some discomfort, soon forgotten
when Spring opens with radiant green
earth.
The present Congress bids fair to do
little aside from Investigation. The
Democrats are trying to manufacture
campaign thunder at the public ex
pense. The fake commission man cannot
always play the countryman for a
sucker. One was sent to McNeil's
Island for two years yesterday.
The homeseeker are coming at the
right time to exchange the Eastern
storms for the balmy Spring and bril
liant sunshine of Oregon.
Twelve thousand dollars' profit on a
Portland corner lot bought for $53,000
five months ago is mere Indication -of
the state of the market.
In San Francisco yesterday a woman
obtained a divorce because he talked
too much. The man Is a barber!
It I to be hoped that Perry Har
vey's predilection for brown does not
extend to the dark brown taste;
Perhaps Oregon City thought Malini
had paid it a visit and carried away
lu manhole covers.
THE POLITICAL PltSE IX OHEGOS.
Terse Cemraeat by Prewa aa Prewldea-
ttal SltnatloB.
McMlnnville News Reporter.
That Taft campaign motto: "Peace,
prosperity and progress," Is rather so
norous, but it's a fine slogan.
vug.ir.eata Place for "Teddy."
Baker Democrat. -"Teddy"
is certainly entitled to the
presidency of the Ananias Club. As a
side-stepper he can't be beat.
Roosevelt Me Scarce.
Moro Item in Grand Valley Journal.
Locally. Roosevelt men are very
scarce. If conditions over the entire
country are the same as here. "Teddy"
will be elected to stay at home.
lakes riae Copy.
Salem Statesman.
Of course. Mr. Roosevelt Is happy and
delighted since his name and picture
are on the first page and In the ed
itorial columns of nearly every paper
In the country-and he is the "goods"
for the cartoonists, also.
Colonel Hofer's Dlxtlactloa.
Independence Enterprise.
Colonel Hofer. of Salem, seems to
have the distinction of publishing the
only paper in the Pacific Northwest
that advocates Colonel Roosevelt for
the Presidency. What can he expect to
accomplish?
Oovernora for Taft
Amity Standard.
When it comes to Governors, Presi
dent Taft also has a few on his side.
No less than 12 Republican Governors
have indorsed his position, against the
immortal seven who caused our Teddy
to "Shy His Caster Into the Ring.
Thl Editor Meaa It.
Hillsboro Argus.
The usual talk of the Argus reporter
running for office is again making the
rounds. For once and for all, he Is not
to run. and can't be Induced to run.
tinder any circumstances and he Is not
like one gentleman in the Far Fast,
who swore he would not, and yet runs.
Working for Taft.
Heppner Gasette-Timajs.
The Taft committee of Morrow
County Is beginning active work, and
expects to be very much alive from
now on until after the primaries. The
President has many strong supporters
in this section who are anxious to see
him get the full support of the party.
Uvea So.
Prineville Review.
Kven The Oregonlan has turned
against Roosevelt. The contemptible
double-crossing of Mr. Taft by the man
who shouts the loudest about the
"square deal" was too much for the cor
porate stomach of that conservative
Portland dally, and it Is inclined to Jeer
at the Colonel's candidacy.
Do We Need Dictator f
Tillamook Headlight.
Have we reached t.iat stage of our
political history when it Is necessary to
have a political dictator as president
with a "big stick held over a free and
Independent people? It looks so by the
way Roosevelt's autocrats, or as Aunt
Torrey puts It, Roosevelt's bullycrats,
are acting.
Luckless Friendship.
Eugene Register.
The Colonel is singularly unfortu
nate in his friends. First Gift Plnchot
and Jim Garfield Induce him to break
his third-term promise to the people,
and then after he has come out for the
nomination, George Perkins, of the
Harvester Trust. Insists on being mes
senger boy for him and starting all
kinds of talk.
(rant Didn't ""Change Mind.'"
McMinnville Telephone Register.
General U. S. Grant In the very zen
ith of his power and popularity was
denied a third term as President ot the
United States. His Illustrious name
was not dimmed In the least because
of this denial, but he did not aver a
long time beforehand and reiterate
many times In the interim that he
wo u id not be a candidate.
Drmarrat Hay Be Fleeted.
Prineville Review.
Roosevelt has announced- that he will
accept the nomination if he is coaxed
sufficiently. If he wins the nomination
over Taft. we can see a Democrat
possibly Wilson elected. This can do
tiie country no harm beyond unsettling
business between April and November,
and there is really nothing to worry
about. But If Taft gets the nomina
tion he will be elected.
Too Fast for Kdltor.
canyon City Eagle.
Roosevelt is an admirable character
in many ways but his course is cer
tainly tortuous for a country news
paper man to follow. Mental acumen
in a print shop Is too slow to keep
pace with the strenuous one. A men
tal acrobat might keep "aflop" with
the Colonel, but he Is too fast for a
mere editor, because a transformation
Is necessary with the dawn of each
day.
"Teddy'" Finish May Follow.
Bend Bulletin.
It begins to look as If Colonel Roose
velt has bitten oft more than he can
chew. Perhaps he can "come back";
and perhaps he can't. At all events,
the entrance of The Irrepressible into
the political arena sends Democratic
Presidential stock up several points.
The National political developments
of the last ten days i may be said to
have thrown two facts Into relief: One,
that Roosevelt has done a great serv
ice for the Democrats; the second, that
If Roosevelt falls to secure the nomi
nation which appears probable he
will be, politically, as dead as Caesar's
ghost.
Slinison' Support of Taft.
Medford Sun.
We wish every member of the Repub
lican party would read Henry L. Btlm
son's Chicago epeech favoring the re
nomlnation of President Taft.
To our mind it Is the soundest and
most convincing argument for the party
to stick to the present chief executive
that has yet been made.
Stlmson does not lay his claim upon
any attack of Roosevelt. A close per
sonal friend of the former President, he
still admires him, he still is an advo
cate of hts policies, but he believes that
In aspiring to a third terms he is mak
ing a mistake, and the friends who are
urging him, have neither his Interest
nor the best Interests of the country at
heart.
Fall Inder Bryan Spell.
Newberg Graphic.
The editor of the Graphic was one
of the audience of some 10,000 people
who heard the speech of Hon. W. J.
Bryan in Portland on Thursday night
of last week, and we came away with
the conviction that If the Democratic
party is entitled to the election of the
next President, that man ought to be
Bryan, He is brainy and brilliant, a
clean roan through and through who
has the courage of honest convictions,
and in ability he stands head and
shoulders above any of the Other men
whom the Democrats are considering
for the place. Really, since the Re
publicans have adopted so many of his
policies, he ought to change parties.
SUGGESTS NAMES FOR SfEW PARTY
Eastern Oregrou Farmer Alao Boosts
for Mr. Taft.
PENDLETON. Or., March 10. (To the
Editor.) Knowing that you encourage
us farmers to exchange ideas by allow
ing us the liberal use of The Orego
nlan, I take the liberty to mention a
few facts of Interest
Last week I listened to an address
by Weatherspoon, of Elgin, on potato
culture. He gave us some very prac
tical hints. His main theme was: Se
lect for planting good potato eyes
and be sure to cut off the clus
ter of potato eyes usually found
on one end of a potato, as no
commercial use has been found for
that kind of an eye. Well. I believe
that I have found a political use for
these clusters of eyes, which 1 shall
Incorporate in my remarks later. A
number of dissatisfied persons seem
anxious to leave the Democratic party
and swing half way to the Republican
principles, and a like number of Repub
licans to swing half way to the Demo
cratic principles. Of course, this mid
way goal position will show more of
a perplexity for a name than a prin
ciple. Now. allow me to show my good
will by venturing to suggest a name
for the new party. We could designate
"Demi." which means half or half way.
but that term seems to be somewhat
lonesome by Itself, for. for convenience
let us add the syllable "John." making
"Demijohn" (a beautiful name). After
all, a name seems to be an empty title.
So let us make this name more sub
stantial and socla'-le by filling up the
empty john with a distillation made
from choice clusters of potato eyes.
The users of this dope will be able
to find it a great solace for seeing
through perplexing and vexatious ques
tion s.-
Well. neighbors, before I close, let
me ask, what do you think of the dif
ferent aspirants for Presidential hon
ors? Bryan, a bright Democratic fa
vorite, tried to put a duty on the action
of the Democratic party by meddling
with whisky legislation: the wise old
sages frowned, then growled, then all
was oblivion. Then we have Roosevelt,
a noble man. who has done good work
for his country.
But what Is the matter with" Taft?
He's all right. Now let me beseech
you not to be like the fickle-minded,
hot-stuff people of Mexico, who insist
on having a new President every month.
Yes. some of the merchants in Mexico
throw cayenne pepper on the floor the
first of every month so that the cus
tomers will cough up. and still their
death rate is just the same about one
for each inhabitant. Again I make an
appeal to the young men as well as
to the bald-headed bats who are liv
ing on borrowed time as well as bor
rowed money: Remember Taft. one of
our ablest men, and prosperity are
synonymous terms.
FARMER JOE CONNELLY.
DOWS WITH "-SOAP-BOX COTERIE
Laboring Man Mould Send Agitators
ta Roekplle.
PORTLAND, March 11 (To the Edi
tor.) As an American citizen, as a
citizen of Oregon and as a laboring
man. I wish to protest the policy now
in vogue in this city of allowing a
bunch of stiffs the right of way in all
matters pertaining to their so-called
rights. The writer was in Portland
last Fall when the McNamara parade
was pulled off and In this city of 220,
000 people they - managed to rustle
something like 6000 who evidently
thought the working man was not get
ting a square deal. If this is the per
centage of population for which busi
ness is so frequently stopped in your
city, perhaps It would be as well if
they more frequently used Portland
side streets. The latest episode, that
of the snub to General Baden-Powell,
was handled by (It's a safe bet to say)
a few ringleaders of the above-named
6000 patriots. Now the thing resolves
itself into this: Shall the real labor
ing men of the State of Oregon and
City of Portland stand for any more of
this kind of thing? I say no, for one.
Let every -man who is a good citizen,
who believes that the United States of
America is the greatest country in the
world, the country that has led the
countries of the world in advancing the
rights of the people; that without the
opportunities guaranteed us by the
Constitution, we and the working men
in general, would be back 200 years in
progress let these men, I say, step out
and be heard. Send these never-work
"Industrialists'" to the rock pile or state
roads. Send city, state and county of
ficials who pander to their vote to
the simple life and above all, when the
red rag of anarchy appears on our
streets, wipe up the pavement with it
and anybody who happens to be carry
ing it.
The writer believes in free speech, or
perhaps free decent speech; free press
and right to worship as one pleases, or
not, as they please, but no good can
or will come from these dally har
angues, in which everything moral,
religious and civil Is decried. Rise up.
working men. and salaried men. Get
together every one of you who be
lieve in civil decency, virtue and the
God of your fathers and put this
bunch on the run, for the time is here
when the word scab, as this crowd un
derstands it, will spell American. Yours
for the red, white and blue long may
she wave. B. C. WOOD.
Municipal Bakery at Budapest.
KALAMA. Wash.. March 11. (To the
Editor.) Please give us' Information
concerning the municipal bakery of
Budapest.
CIVIC STUDY CLUB OF KALAMA.
The municipal bakery referred to and
established In 1909, is run in the most
sanitary manner. After all running
expenses. Interest on money Invested
and provision for sinking fund to pay
off principal are met, the city can make
and market a two-pound loaf of bread
at 1 cent less than price paid the bakers
for inferior article. After plant has
been paid for. the cost of bread pro
duction will be even less. The output
in 1910 was about 100,000 pounds daily,
but Increase was sought. (Twentieth
Century, November, 1910, and Review
of Reviews, December, 1910).
An Old Music Book.
PILOT ROCK. Or., March 11. (To
the Editor.) Kindly inform me where
I can get any information about the
old-time song book, either the Union
Songster or the National Songster. The
titles of some of the songs that were
in It were: "Perry's Victory" and
"Taxation of North America."
T. CABLE.
The music book referred to is not
known in the music stores of this city.
Homestead In Oregon.
BORING, Or., March 11- (To the
Editor.) Please inform me to whom to
apply for a homestead in Southern
Oregon. RICHARD HANSEN.
There are United States land offices
at Roseburg and 'Lakevlew.. You will
have to ascertain there what lands are
spen, then select a homestead and go
on the tract before filing.
On a Steady Diet.
Judge.
Quizzo I understand that your
friend Bronson is a vegetarian.
Quizzed Yes. He has such pro
nounced views on the subject that he
married a grass widow.
Sleeping Quarters In Warship.
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Tests have shown that air in the
crowded sleeping quarters of modern
warships Is purer than in barracks or
average residences ashore.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonion of March 13. 1862
We desire to urge our friends to be
present at the precinct meeting on the
2d. This is a duty we expect ot mem.
and to which we trust they will not be
faithless. We want tho right men to
be elected as delegates to the county
convention Union men of the strictest
sect who in nominations will give full
expression of the Union sentiment.
The Victoria correspondent of the
Overland Press, under date of tho '24th (
ult.. gives an account ot the desertion
to that place of Lieutenant John Adair,
late of the dragoons stationed at Walla
Walla. Casting off his uniform on be
ing ordered to Washington, he stowed
himself away on the steamer, ana on
the 7th of December arrived at Vic
toria, where he still remains. He
graduated at the West Point Military
Academy in 1S61 and belongs to Ore
gon. Relatives, friends and officers of
the Army have followed him to his
hiding place and exhausted in vain
every argument and appeal to induce
him to return to duty. Cowardice
alone, we believe, has led to the dis
grace of John Adair. Puget Sound
Herald.
We have engaged as a correspond
ent in the mines the present season
Hon. William K. Seall. member of the
present Legislature of Nevada Terri
tory. There is to be a sale of camels at
Victoria. It is proposed that they
should be used to pack goods to the
Cariboo mines. The Victoria Colonist
proposes that a number of trained
whales be placed on the route from
Victoria to Stickeen to carry freight .
and inside passengers.
It is proposed that hereafter Wash
ington's birthday shall be kept as a
holiday. It was so kept in San Fran
cisco. We second the motion.
On yesterday the snow had gone oft
in places in Washington County, and
in others not as much exposed to the
action of the sun, it remained a foot
deep.
Colonel Chapman, the proprietor of
the small frame building on the levee
spoken of yesterday. Informs us that
it was merely erected for a temporary
law office, and that he intended to
build a substantial building in the place
of it as soon as the material could be
procured.
Colonel Cornelius. Colonel of the Ore
gon Cavalry, has received orders from
the Secretary of War through General
Wright, modifying previous orders;
that he should enlist only six full com
panies for service instead of 10, which
number is already enlisted.
The theater was again crowded last
night to witness "The Lady of Lyons."
The clever young actor. L. J. Beatty.
took the part of Claude Melnotte, and
played it with happy effect, Mrs.
Forbes as Pauline was rapturously ap
plauded. SOCIALIST PRINCIPLES BELIED.
Mr. Bargee Chide Fellow Members ol
Party for Interrupting Scout Speech.
PORTLAND. March 11. (To the Edi
tor.) As a citizen, a Socialist and a
revolutionist, when It come to support
ing a wrong system, we wish to say
there are certain principles for which
the Socialist party stands. These prin
ciples, emphatically indorsed by the or
ganization, are free speech, free press,
free assembly and equal opportunity.
We read the editorial comment and
news Item of the (I. W. W.-Sociallst)
Baden-Powell, Gipsy Tabernacle, Boy
Scout meeting. We also read the ac
count from the different pulpits in this
city.
In the interest of the organized So
cialist movement, as regards the rights
of citizenship, we beg this statement
It is clearly evident that society is
undergoing a radical change. It is com
ing. There has ever been a tendency,
in all revolutions or changes, to disre
gard the rights of others, on funda
mental principles, because of the evil
that lies at the base of the cause for
revolt. These rights, when disregarded
by any party, always reflect their evil
consequences. The rights of free
speech, free press and free assembly
form the bulwark of republican Institu
tions. It is the analytical considera
tion of the subject-matter under dis
pute, that makes or unmakes the suc
cess of the issue. There is an opposi
tion to this, a militant extreme, to
which all issues tend.
No creed has exercised this more rig
orously than the religious creed, even
to the crucifixion of Christ and the
burning of its human victims at tho
stake. The tendency to checkmate this
evil in the Socialist party was installed
by special legislation at the 19U8 Na
tional convention, whereby there was
incorporated in the National party
pledge a clause making especial provis
ion for political action. It was made
a treasonable offense to oppose, it.
The very ethics of Socialism is against
such activities. It is only when a mix
ture with other creeds occur that such
conditions present. The tendency to
riot is prevalent in all demonstrations
caused by wrong and oppression. The
Socialist party, while born of riper evo
lution than any previous change, has
in its activities been cleaner frohi riot
ing than any previous revolution for
such it really Is. German Socialists
now hold the largest representation in
that empire, and their activities have
never been marked by even a John
Brown raid.
It is not a matter of courtesy to any
"distinguished citizen;" such argument
smacks too much of royalty and autoc
racy. It is a matter of principle, that
stands for our own undoing, that
should cause any Socialist to give due
regard to the rights of others. It is
the basic principle, upon which we
stand, and to disregard It Is to belie
our own principles.
C. W. BARZEE.
OWED TO THE DEMOCRATS FOR
THEIR DO(i.
BY E. C. KIBBE.
No, we'll not stop kickin' your daws
aroun'.
For we know the ole and measly noun".
You shout and yell to sic him on
To follow the trail of Jefferson;
He stole our chicks and robbed our
shed.
And sent us supperless to bed.
No labor then was found about
Till our dawg came and drove him out.
Chorus
No, we'll not stop kickin' your dawg
aroun'. .
For we know the ole and measly houn'.
He stole our chicks and robbed our
shed.
And sent us supperless to bed.
When last we heard him round about.
Factories died and the fires went out.
And Coxie took his men aroun'
To dance to the music of that ole houn'.
Again he's harkin' loud aroun',
And work gives out in Frisco town.
Chorus
We'll not stop kickin' your dawg
aroun'.
For we know the ole and measly houn'.
He stole our chicks and robbed our
shed,
And sent us supperless to bed.
Elma, Wash.. March 10, 1912.
A Count In London Dairies.
London Daily News.
In London and its suburbs there are
12.000 dairies.