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FORTLAXD, SATURDAY. OCT. 19. 1U-
TAFT'8 ACHIETEMErrS FOB LABOR-
Although the American Federation
of Labor actively opposed President
Tift's election in 1908. a change of
sentiment Is now discernible among
labor leaders. Taft has been the
means of securing most substantial
benefits to labor In the way of legis
lation and executive action. He would
have accomplished more and would
have removed one of the greatest
wrongs to which labor is exposed but
for (the obstructive tactics of the Dem
ocratic House. Open recognition of
the ! fact that the man whom labor
opposed in 1908 Is its staunchest
friend, as evidenced by his perform
ances. Is voiced in a report of H.
Alvjn Moore, secretary of the Wash
ington state legislative board of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, to the officers and members
of the railway brotherhoods and to
the! members of organized labor of
his state. He reports as "the achieve
ments of President Taft and our
friends in Congress" the following
measures:
First The extension of the eight-hour
day to workmen employed by contractors
upon Government work.
Second Defeat of the Democratic mens
ure limiting civil employee to seven yeare.
then casting them aside as derelicts. The
President stands for the retention of all
competent and efficient employes In the
service of the Government, and proposes) a
pension for the superannuated.
Third The pasaage of an Interstate boiler
Inspection law. (Members of union labor
were appointed by the President as lnspect-
0rFourth Provision made for a parcele poet,
to take effect January 1. 1818.
Fifth The movement Initiated by the
President and supported by 'Congress fen
the creation of an Industrial commission Tor
Investigation of differences between em
ployer and employe. ..
Sixth The appointment of a nonpartisan
tariff board for the revision of the tariff
upon a protective basis for labor.
Seventh Postal savlnga banks are be
ing established In all the principal cities
of the country. This Is for the especial ben.
efit of workers.
Eighth Postofflce Is self-sustaining for
the first time.
Ninth Introduction of a bill approved by
the President, providing workmen's compen.
satlon for Injuries on rallroada In accord
ance with the report of a commission ap
pointed by the President. This bill passed
the Senate and was sent to the House,
where a Democratic organisation against
the measure tied It up In the Judiciary com.
mlttee, where it still rests.
Tenth There has not been a strike upon
an Interstate railway during the past four
years, ot any consequence, though several
critical situations requiring much tact to
adjust arose. These were satisfactorily ad
justed through the good offices of tha Pres
ident's appointees that is, where employer
and employs were willing to arbitrate.
In regard to the workmen's com
pensation bill, which has been sent to
oblivion by the Democrats, Mr. Moore
quotes Samuel Gompers as saying:
It is not perfect by any means, but !t Is
the best bill: it la an improvement upon any
worklngmen's compensation act In any of
our states la the Union and better than
exists in any other country on tha face of
the globe.
Warren S. Stone, grand chief engi
neer of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers, and W. B. Prenter,
first grand engineer, are quoted as
pronouncing this bill "the most im
portant legislation that has come up
in years for the benefit of the mem
bers." A. B. Garretson, president of
the Order of Railway Conductors,
gives the bill "full and complete in
dorsement." H. E. Wills, who, as
representative of four railroad men's
organizations, investigated the work
ings of similar laws In Europe, says:
I am most heartily In favor of It. I be
lieve it to be ona of tha greatest pieces of
legislation In the Interests of our working
men that has been Introduced for yeara.
Mr. Moore advises worklngmen to
forget about the leaders of the par
ties, vwho are transitory, and to re
member the party policies which have
built; up our Industrial system under
protection. He then gives this piece
. of advice:
If you wish to maintain the present high
standard the worklngmen of this countr)
enjoy vote tha Republican ticket straight.
Don't go half way. Don't waste your vote
if yoa believe In the protective tariff sys
tem, as would be the case If It were cast for
tho Bull Moose. A vote for the Bull Moose
is a vote for Wilson and free trade.
This argument is forcible and irre
sistible. The .man who votes for the
Bull .SMoose ticket will really be help
ing to elect a Democratic President
and Congress, who will reduce our in.
dustries to a free trade basis and will
kill he workmen's compensation bill
to please - the Southern aristocracy.
Democratic hostility to that bill was
shown by the facts that all of the
fiifteen votes cast against it in the
Senate were cast by Democrats and
that it was pigeonholed in the House
by a .committee which has a Southern
Democratic chairman. If the work
men 'Judge of the attitude of parties
by their deeds rather than by their
words, they cannot do otherwise than
vote for Taft, who has achieved so
much, in their interest, and against
the Democrats, who have prevented
the passage of the most beneficial
measure for them ever introduced
.
From what Cortelyou says, we may
conclude that he and' Bliss reduced to
a science the practice of the precept
"Let not your right hand know what
your 4eft hand doeth." In the cam
paign'of 1904 he knew nothing of the
big contributions. Bliss holding that
no questions should be asked, and he
naivety does not consider that Stand
ard Oil contributions had any relation
to individuals connected with that
company. There can be no doubt
that Hhe Individuals considered that
their contributions had a very close
relation ,to the Standard. Evidently
the understanding was that Bliss was
to get the money without telling Cor
telyovr where he got it, and that Cor
telyou was to spend it without te.iing
Bliss what he did with It. It was ;r
the highest degree undesirable that
each .should know too much of what
the other was .doing. Merely to state
such' a tacit arrangement is the best
possible argument for publicity or
campaign subscriptions and expenses.
FOBGITEXESS FOB MCBDEREBS.
Tha onmmnn fAyt of dailv exist
ence in modern civilization must de
termine the wisdom and practicability
of capital punishment. A letter from
Albany, printed today, puts the solu
tion of society's problem as to crime
and criminals on biblical grounds,
with the divine injunction toward re
pentance ana rorgiveness as me
..niH,. nnllKlo. tnr rlvil anthorltv. We
L. w..w.va .w. - . . . . -
are bound to assume, from the spirit
of the brother's communication, that
he thinks, if the murderer repents, he
should be forgiven.
But is it society's first duty to save
the criminal or protect and save it-
i t. i. nit o enfnVtAnt reDlv that
society ought to do both. Possibly;
but it must do the one; n may, n n w
l.iJl.lnn, nnrl n f f do th Other. But
should It seek to bring the criminal
to "repentance'' in oraer to lursrvc
him if it runs further risk from his
possible future misdeeds or irora me
lnnlt.m.nt nrimn hv others SUCh
leniency and indulgence would proba
bly involve?
The Oregonian does not conceae
that government has any duty to for
i .AnAn.ant tf.vimlnA.1 if he has de
liberately forfeited the right to live by
calculated murder, unless by its sover
eign act of mercy it might benefit It
self. It looks as if the Albany disciple
of the temerarious west prioun
would forgive for the sole reason that
he fancies it to be divine command,
whatever Its effect on men's minds
and deeds.
ROOSEVELT AND BOCRNB.
r-!nlonl Roosevelt sends from Chi
cago a letter designed to relieve
Mr. Bourne of the obvious em
, . n. whlrli rjubllcation
of the two compromising Roosevelt-Bourne-Standard
OH letters had
placed the Oregon Senator. Mr.
Roosevelt says that the course of the
n...fn conoinr in hrlnerinsr Standard
OH to the White House was wholly
proper, and was inspired Dy a sense
of public duty.
Now let Mr. Bourne have whatever
benefit he may derive from this be
lated and Inspired vindication of his
remarkable course in 1908 as the in
termediary of Standard OH. The Ore
gonian reprints the Roosevelt (1908)
i.,.,,, on, trin Roosevelt (1912) tele
gram and invites their careful and im
partial perusal. All tne avaiiaDie
A Ann A a a tat RflHrTi Indefatigable ef
forts for Standard Oil appear in the
original Roosevelt leuers. we uu
d...,ln tha ollo-htpst DUrOOSe tO
show that the President understood
that Bourne was acting for the people,
and not for Standard Oil; nor can we
escape the conclusion that he regaraea
t. tha Brant or emissary of
Standard Oil. The letters speak for
themselves.
Colonel Roosevelt gave out the two
1908 letters in his letter of September
t rhuirmin nnn. of the Senate
investigating committee. It may be
recalled that Senator Bourne within
a few days announced that he was
for Roosevelt for President, His last
previous public utterance, as Deuween
td ..sirSn onii T.a Follette. had been
for La Follette. Later in his Port
land speech (September li) ioionei
Roosevelt commended Senator Bourne
mainly for his services to the Ore
gon system.' But there was then, no
Standard Oil exculpation. When Mr.
riorv tm nominated by the Progres
sives for Senator a Roosevelt indorse
ment was promptly forthcoming, isow
ihA tnii Moose Presidential candidate.
obviously upon solicitation and under
persuasion, testifies 10 jar. uoufo
.iidintAi-Mtun service as an interme
diary between Standard "Oil and the
Government.
ta Mr- Rnurnfl lead to the White
House at any time any other repre
sentatives of Big Business than Mr.
Archbold in his high-minded zeai to
secure the co-operation of the trusts
with the Government t a
others?
THB LATE SENATOR HEYBTJBN,
Senator Heyburn believed in the old
rrtr H regarded the Constitution
as the aegis of freedom and the guar
antee of our liberties; ana as moujui
the highest and most imperative duty
of the citizen was to support the Gov
ernment and obey the law. He was
Impatient of innovation and Intolerant
He thought it safer
and better to go too slow than too fast.
He believed implicitly in. party tne
Republican party and to the last was
the Inveterate foe of the Democracy
as the responsible source of secession
and National disruption.
What Heyburn believed he believed
with all his heart and mind, so that he
invited and sustained the criticisms
and attacks of many opponents. But
he was an. honest man, and courage
ous. If he talked too much he always
talked well. If he hated disloyalty he
made manifest his own patriotism by
outright word and deed. If he was
too prone to deem others wrong, he
strove always himself to be right.
Idaho will miss Senator Heyburn
and so will the Nation. Likely enough
the Senate needed a corrective force
and an admonitory voice. Idaho
found his services valuable, and
though he was out of tune with pro
gressive Ideas, it kept him in the Sen
... T3n- .imnnu Hevbum was con
servative? He remained throughout
his life loyal to the ideas and princi
ples firmly upheld for long years by
millions of good American citizens.
Shall we; blame hlmT
COO XT C OMM1 IONEB IJGHTVKR.
An office of the first importance to
the taxpayers of Multnomah County
is that of County Commissioner, the
Incumbent of which will be named at
the general election November 6. It
Is a post that requires the handling
of large sums of public money and
the man to fill it should be one of
proven brains, energy, honesty ana
ohlHf-l?
Vv". L. Llghtner, present Commis
sioner, has more tnan measured
up to the demands of a public
wherein the compensation
is small and the requirements
big. Economy, efficience, courtesy
vi.nutii hnvA marked Mr. Light-
ner"s administration throughout, and
as a man of mature Business juag
ment and broad common sense he has
safeguarded the taxpayers' interests
in many ways. He has been, an ener
getic worker for good roads and the
net work of good roaos now con-eti-nntAii.
or in course of construction,
is in a large measure the outcome of
his enterprising road policy.
Since Mr. Llghtner is willing to
urvA another term it should be given
to him by all means. Considering the
imnni-tnncA of the nositton. the re
numeration is trifling and the taxpay
ers are fortunate in securing & man
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1913.
of Mr. Lightner's ability, who regards
the post as one of hign nonor rauier
than as a means of livelihood. The
taxpayers are the gainers in his will
ingness to serve.
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
We do not believe in spoiling a good
farmer to make a mediocre doctor
and very likely that Is not what will
happen In Mr. Loundagin's case. No
doubt he will practice medicine as
successfully after he has mastered
that trade as he has farming for the
last dozen years. Attentive readers
of the news do not need to be told
that Mr. Loundagin is a student at
Eugene. He Is 35 years old, the father
of .a family and a determined athlete.
His attendance at the university Is in
pursuance of an old ambition to get
an. education and make something of
himself intellectually.
The acquisition of a goodly share
in a 1000-acre farm over in Whitman
County did not exactly sate his zeal
and now he has come to Eugene to
see what a classical course can do for
him. We hope it will do much. It
would be a pity if he should discover
that the shimmer of learning, like
that of farming, is after all merely
on the surface and that the true sat
isfactions of life, if they exist, are not
to be found either in wheat-growing
or learning Latin. But that is neither
here nor there.
Our real purpose in enlarging upon
Mr. Loundagin aa our text is to ex
hort middle-aged people in all parts
of the state to remember that the
doors of Interest and Intellectual op
portunity are not closed to them. To
be sure It is said by some wise men
and many foolish ones that at about
the age of 35 or 40 our minds harden
and crystallize so that It is of no use
to try to learn anything new, but that
Is all nonsense. The so-called mental
crystallization is sheer laziness. If
we have the "git up and git" we ought
to have we can continue learning and
progressing both mentally and spirit
ually to the very verge of the grave.
Some say we can go on progressing
beyond the grave, but we desire to be
moderate In our statements.
It is a pitiful spectacle to see a man
or a woman meekly yielding to old
age and death without protest or
struggle, losing their hold on the good
things of life and allowing mind and
body to wither before the King of
Terrors has any rightful claim on
them. Mr. Loundagin's example ought
to be an Inspiration to hundreds of
well-to-do people In Oregon. Wnat
better thing can they think of doing
than to go to Eugene this Winter ana
study and play? - -
THE TEN GREATEST AMERICANS.
Who are the ten greatest Ameri
cans? The occasion for asking comes
from the United States Treasury. It
Is trying to discover them In order
to print their pictures on future issues
of paper money, as The Oregonian
has mentioned already.
Two or three circumstances make
the undertaking more nearly profit
less than it ought naturally to be. We
have fewer centuries of history be
hind us than most other nations and
onnoannnntlv fAWpr Ya.mrjlea of OVftT-
shadowing greatness In many direc
tions, wnen we come 10 cnoose me
very paucity of specimens is embar
rassing because it is so much more
discreditable to make a blunder than
it would be if they were numerous.
Thfa tmnhiA rlmA will remedv of
itself, but there are others which must
persist until education has alterea our
point of view.
irni. nn. thlnp wa rt&VA the reerret-
table National habit of confusing
greatness with popularity, ir a man
woe, ArrnHnnA.liv noDular in his gen
eration we hasten to conclude that
he must have been exceptionally girt
ed In some desirable way. The lam
entable truth which we shall some
time learn is that there is no relation
whatever between greatness and
popularity. The acclaim of the mul
titude is indeed usually denied to
genius in most of its forms and lav
ishly squandered upon pretenders and
charlatans. The American people re
semble all the rest of the world in
their habit of casting pearls before
swine. Our list of ten cannot be com.
piled correctly unless we bear In mind
that the greatest men have seldom
been the most popular. Widespread
fomA AftAii ftttArh! to their memory
when they are dead, but living they
are commonly neglected.
Again, Americans are disposed to
look for "greatness" in a sadly limited
field. We willingly accord the title
to politicians and soldiers when they
have won a certain measure of suc
cess, but to whom besides? The hu
man genius has Invaded many realms
and gained notable' victories in all
of them and the victories of science,
art and literature are fully as valu
able as those of politics and war. In
nri to makf a rational selection of
the "ten greatest Americans" we
ought first to make up our minas
what ten lines of achievement are
most beneficial to mankind and then
decide who stands at the head in each.
A list compiled in that way would
mean something, but what possible
significance is there in a roll of poli
ticians and major-generals and no-
htri-cr a1a?
Without presuming to say finally
that war, statesmanship, poetry, his
tory, fiction, music, scienoe, Invention,
philanthropy and diplomacy are real
ly the most valuable fields of human
effort, let us assume for the moment
that they are and try to compile our
mil nf honor from that premise.
Who Is our greatest General? Is it
Grant or Lee 7 we may claim lee s
genius for the Nation, since it bore
and educated him. His disloyalty aia
tiki malt him less of a soldier, and
perhaps, all things considered, we
shall be obliged to award him the
palm.
Tn amtesmanshlD it will probably be
the general Judgment that the prize
goes to Thomas jenerson. nis pro
found philosophy, which worked out
practically in the Louisiana purchase
and his plans to aeveiop tne west,
mirht tn sflttle the issue in his favor.
We have had one poet and only
one of supreme genius wno is a con
tinuing and growing power in the llt-,-o..Tr
wot-m Ha was Walt Whitman.
We do not undervalue Poe, his only
r.nihia rival but Poe did not im
pregnate the mind of the world like
Whitman.
We dare say time will confirm the
verdict of most readers that Parkman
is our greatest historian, and Haw
thorne our greatest novelist.
Tn miixin nobodv will Question the
supremacy of the lamented Edward
McDowell.
To award the prize in science is
more difficult, because mere are sev
eral candidates of merit fairly equal,
Tt wa hAlleve. after careful consid
eration, that it ought to go to the late
Willard Gibbs, of Tale. Few of his
countrymen understand much of this
man's surpasslsng achievements. His
fame is known only among the
learned, but they bow to his memory
all the world over as tnai or a iruiy
sovereign genius. To mention only
flelda where he tolled
and conquered, we will point out that
his work m vector Analysis na com
pleted and In part supplanted that of
both Sir William Rowan Hamilton
and Grassmann.
wa .hull without forgetting Edi
son's tremendous merits, award the
inventor's prize to S. P. Langley, wno
invented the aeroplane, no oouot me
most revolutionary device ever con
trived by man.
The prize of philanthropy goes to
Frances Willard and that of diplo
moov tn Pcnfamln Franklin. We do
not include either Lincoln or Wash
ington in our list, because their mer
its cannot be compared with those of
even the greatest of ordinary men.
They dwell apart.
T.Awcon mav know "in a general
wv-" that there was a Wall-street
conspiracy to nominate Taft. The
rest of us know in a general way iai,
judging by what Taft had done to
Wall street, .Wall street had the best
nf all nncoihlA rAasona for not de
siring Taft's nomination. Wall street
was in the business or organizing
trusts until Taft killed the business.
Tf Taft should be re-elected, ne wouia
continue the business of dissolving
trusts, in which he has been fairly ac
tive and successful. Lawson's knowl
edge "in a general way" that Wall
etrAt almerl to have Taft and Roose
velt kill each other off politically and
to elect reactionary uiinocrawv
p...Mnt i not consistent with prob
abilities. Wall street is in the gam
bling business, dui aoes noi gam me
on such a combination of contingen
cies.
The speech of Bryan urging that the
shontina- of Roosevelt should not af
fect the result of the campaign, the
statement of Roosevelt Indorsing that
opinion, and Bryan's frank rejomaer
should clear the air of much loose
talk which has followed Schrank's
crazy deed. Roosevelt is no nearer
riht nri no nearer wrong since he
was shot than before, and we can go
on discussing the principles invoivea
and the qualifications of the candi
dates to carry out those principles
without regard to the would-be assas
sin's deed. That deed, however, hai
served one good purpose. It hai
eliminated from the campaign much
personal bitterness and has helped to
bring us hack to the real subject of
discussion. Let us see if we cannot
talk politics without hurling abusive
epithets.
The boom in attendance at domes
tic science classes should cause de
pression in the divorce. There Is no
knowing how many divorces have
been caused by biscuits which would
kill at a hundred yards if used as mis.
siles, by coffee which is not distin
guishable from Missouri River water,
and by fried steak which resembled
sole leather.
In Bryan's opinion, Roosevelt and
TtAVArirlim should nrove their sincerity
by serving in the ranks of the reform
army before seeking tne nignesi Hon
ors. There is a gentleman from Lln
.nin imaV, who wa b. reformer while
they were in close association with
the plutocrats. Let tnem Dnng iorm
fruits meet for repentance, says Bryan.
The Bplit in the Canadian Cabinet
on the question of naval aid to the
mother country may secure the West
ern provinces another opportunity to
declare themselves for reciprocity
with this country. The French ele
mAn i nnnosed to giving military, aid
to the empire and may turn to Laurier
again.
The conduct of tne State Land
Agent in recommending abolition of
hi. ink a unions. Public servants
usually devote a considerable portion
of their time and energies to seeKing
Increased compensation, decrease of
duties and perpetuation of the Job.
Arrest of a man for carrying a re
volver wrapped in paper in his pocket
was zealous work by the police, and
his release was proper. Civil service
examination might include a few
questions on wisdom and avoid mis
takes. "
All haH the Turner woman who
caught her husband at the door of a
Salem saloon and took him home
after proper chastisement. Now will
he be good?
Overjoyed at escape from a minor
criminal charge, a Tacoma woman
embraced her lawyer ardently. Truly
the practice of law has Its compen
sations. '
In a contest to determine the most
popular leader on earth, the Oregon
University professor who advocates
less arithmetic should win In a walk.
The Munsey money, and that of
other big contributors, gets back into
circulation. That is one good point
of the campaign fund.
Investigators report nearly 2000
cases of hookworm in one Kentucky
district. We should like a report on
our looal street-meeting audiences.
The Colonel says it will take him
forty years to complete his work.
Does ha mean his work of leading the
Bull Moose to victory?
An Italian threatened to 'shoot Gov
ernor Wilson. And after all the nice
things the Governor -said about Ital
ian immigrants, too.
The 19-year-old Minneapolis girl
who wants to marry John Arthur
Johnson should be sent to the asylum
for treatment -
A domestic science diploma as a
requisite for marriage should reduce
the dyspeptio ranks about 99.8 per
cent.
The last boat of the season having
sailed for Nome, startling discoveries
will soon be in order.
To Heyburn's obituary may be add
ed: - "And thou, tumultuous spirit,
rest!"
Let us welcome the cold-water peo
ple with frequent showers.
The irresistible "nigger" in Jack
Johnson is again showing.
Soon the frost will be on the Bea
vers, if not "alretty yet."
Clear up today if it does not rain.
REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS
Death Penalty Said to Be Abellehed by
Divlae Command.
ALBANY. Or.. Oct. 15. (To the Ed
itor.) Although crime is a common
fact and punishment Is both an in
dividual and a social necessity, never
h.i... a-AnAtitonnA and forariveness. di
vinely Introduced into the Imperfect
world of two thousand years ago
...mnKfi.H oe nrantlcal to the healing
of the nations, even at the cost of
death to the one perfect man so in
troduced and so commanded unto us,
In spite of crime or sin and because ot
them these two (repentance and for
giveness, oiispnog ot iuvoj
will remain the fundamentals of the
Christian system.
Jesus, dying on the cross, was a vic
tim of men's murderous hate. His
"Father, forgive them, for they know
nt who thAv do" was an aDDeal for
meroy for bigoted religious murderers,
who were muraenng tnrougn mo
ot law. It was also testimony, with
irresistible appeal, destined to draw
all men to the nobility of Christian
love, meroy and forgiveness. Under
.v. .i,nnm.tanpii in utter disregard
of plainest Old Testament law that re
quired Stoning to aeatn, Jtiua -lshed
the death penalty for at least one
.iHma with hA words. "Hfl that is with
out sin among you, let him cast a stone
at her. no men went lunuoi
r, thA criminal, saving: "Nelth-
do I condemn thee: go and sin no more."
Either jesuB or me goou uihum, ...
Hugo's famous tale could risk every
.vi. . win aviv orimlnai with divine
love. We cannot, and may well be hum
ble. We must have prisons, i vum u
them, but I want no killing In them.
My conscience will hurt me too much
if I, knowing the love oi God, enthrone
the law of an eye for an eye, and for
get "But I say unto you, love your ene
mies, " and "forgive" "unto seventy
times seven." I plead that none of
God's pardoned children shall In this
age refuse to spare life, under the re
straints of captivity, to any man for
whom Christ died.
The above is an earnest protest
against the quoting of scripture to up
hold a barbarism that was abolished
in the state of my birth a half cen
tury ago. Non-Biblical, purely practi
cal reasons for abolishing the death
penalty are equally cogent Perhaps
no movement of history during the civ
ilized centuries Is more unmistakable
than the tendency to humanize penal
legislation. Death penalties have dis
appeared by scores from the statutes
of every state. Their futility has been
recognized. Their brutalizing effect on
society has condemned them. Devel
oped ethical beings cannot coolly take
human life themselves, and can less
frequently nerve themselves from a
sense of duty to ask another to be their
executioner. They have been compelled
to question the duty and the need.
Many very practical men have found
that for them there Is none of either.
The Governor of Oregon is crusad
ing nobly for the duty of humanity.
A burning sense of duty to rescue so
ciety from its self-inflicted hurt Im
pels the Governor of Arizona to ee
, v .or.itAi nnnlahment has no
ciare iu.t i. . . ,
more place in. th. Pre-ent-day order
than the cumins ... ,
spread agitation against capital pun
ishment Is the result of recent practical
experience In prison management, sci
entific studies in penology, and the
tremendous ethical awakening that the
Arrferican people are now experlenoin
Insist, if you will, that the murderer
deserves to die, and it may be granted
. . , a v. rrnm O n V U--tO-
you. It IB aenieu tiia. z.A
Sat. point of view society can afford
to kill him, or can -- --
t0 do all that it
ODIUM THAT IS NOT DESERVED
Janet Protests Only Against Tnonght
Ieaa Treatment of Single Women.
PORTLAND, Oct. 18. (To the Edi
tor.) Since my letters to The Orego
nian have been completely misunder
stood hy many so far w 1 yo please
let me mm ,hat
no reasonable person could think that
T riTilv wrote to leu -
"taU ,of woe." I should rather have
told it to the night stars. My object
in writing was to call attention to a
condition that exist, in America, which
? believe Is responsible to mjeh Buf
fering to women. I merely brought my
own case In aa an example.
Here Is the point I want to make
It is considered a disgrace in America
for a woman to be single. I do not
sa that this disgrace is real or de
served, but still it Is a disgrace that
many women shrink from. For some
strange reason disgrace that is real
or deierved Is usually little felt by its
object, while the other kind is felt
most keenly. I venture to say that
the woman who was tried for murder
in Portland a few weeks ago was . not
half so much ashamed of betas a
murderer as the average woman Is of
beino- called an old maid.
Now. a. I have -aid this disgrace
that is unjustly attached to the un
married woman Is the cause of much
suffering in the world, for. not only
doe. It make life harder for the single
. . T-n women into
woman dux it ' co " j, ,
unhappy marriages. I
found that peopie
ridicule more than they dread suffering
I do not bemoan the fact that there
are so many single women, but rather
. i nnax(MflrtlT hard
that me is " , V k.ha
for those who are single. I bf"ev
the world wouia do muuu ""f-
urn ..rw T helleve
fewer peopie ii"ur - .i., it
with "One Who Has Observed' that It
la a crime tor some peupi"
la a. ." mnhar to marry.
It was a crime i. -- - . -T
It would be a crime for me. And I
believe, toe " i" lriT
WOUld D6 DBDU1CI " -
popular feeling could be changed so
puts , . i tmnn na an
that it woura ub '" " .
v . . - o nmnn to be
honorable imng aw - -
single, then many women w d
choose tne single a. . 7
...... . ..muh to e-n around.
stui do wives c"o" T ,n
I feel deeply sorry for M. E J. who
wrote in The Oregonian oi
.. .' j . Aman he forced- to
vv n v siiDuiu aij "
enter on such a life as hers has been?
Whv should a woman "Jr B
marry any man who offers her mar
riage regardless of consequences. In
order to let away from the odium that
vat a u aimer itA Ti nnrian ! 1
accuse no one of wilful cruelty to
single women, l oniy su
thoughtlessness and the sin of making
light of things that are very serious
I am not a Christian. I suppose, yet I
l a m .
believe a. aim". .
mortality of the soul. Surely It is
not a light tning u.a..,
beings into an existence that shall
Sever end. Yet. marriage 1. se dom
ooken of oxc.pi m ju -
of looiisniy -
Hage by taunts and ridicule, would It
not be better ior oraer p.j
hA aamI for care-
nress on tne -
ful consideration as to whether they
are spiritually, m"""'J r"J" ,U
fit for marriage? Young people should
be shown, too, the nobility of sacrific
ing self for the good of society.
To see that women are persecuted
for not marrying, one need only read
the letters to The Oregonian on this
subject. There was not one girl who
said she preferred to remain single who
did not have some taunt cast at her.
These are the very things that force
girls into reckless marriagesBT
Small Fry Ignored.
Harper's.
Teacher What can you say of th.
Medes and Persians?
Young America I never kept track
of those minor league teams.
A Compliment to Westerners. '
Indianapolis News.
Shipments of American ' apples to
Germany have proved that the Western
farmer is more honest than the Eastern.
NOT OLD SCARE BUT REAL DANGER
Oemoats Promise Anotker Wilson B1U
. and Business Disaster.
unpTT iwri net. 11. (To the Edl-'
tor.) It is repeatedly asserted that if
. . n t.nn.ui.uti nftrtv would be sup
ported by all Republicans, there would
absolutely be no question soui '
suit of the forthcoming election. That
there are a number of Republicans who
are not supporting and will not support
the ticket this rail is certain, ana m.
brings us up to the question, "Why?"
c ... . wova . v. i a .vmis. and soma thad
and all more or less superficial. If any-
.. . i . , mat
one seriously .believes inai mr.
did not receive his nomination honestly,
let him read the evidence of Ogden L
lum trtv.n hAfnrA tha Senate investi
gation committee recently, where it
was shown mat tne peopie wnu n
. nn, T?,.U Uiwisara htrAri 7000 watchers
at the Republican primary election last
Spring in mew ior- juy na ita i
ib per head and where there were a
little more than 14,000 votes cast for
ex-President Roosevelt. Nearly half of
the votes cast for the ex-President were
paid votes. What happened here, hap
nAnA Also in other states, and this is
said to be the voice of the Republican
votersl At mat time iur.
accused of stealing the State of New
York.
a . ( vi. TiAnnhltr&n nartv worse
now than it was ten, fifteen or twenty
years ago? Does the present jnepuD
llnon PrAH nAnt stand for anything dif
ferent, except for advance and progres
sive positions On SU PUOUC nuciuuua,
than did Grant, Garfield. Harrison and
M..iri.i.ct w,n not all these illus
trious' men maligned and condemned
for the same thing mat xaii is ma
ligned and condemned for?
I was brought up a Democrat I
voiced and worked for the Democratic
party early and late. I did mis untu i
became thoroughly satisfied. I could
n n. kAin fihi.rvin or what Bverv Intelli
gent citizen could not help observing.
I saw hunger stalk mrougu tn iuu
from 1893 to 1897.
T am ftna nf thOAA W10 did nOt blsm.
the Cleveland Democratic Administra
tion for the terrible times oi mat pe
riod. I did not even blame the Demo-
...H. fA. thOSA 1 1 TT1 P R . but Wlldl
Mr. Cleveland called an extra session
of Congress a Congress that was con
trolled by the .Democrats in duw
Houses to meet and alleviate the dis
tressing conditions then upon the coun
try, the Democratic party utterly failed
.hA cHtimtinn. Its utter incom
petency was never more glaring. It
was pitiful as well as aisgusiins.
That extra session got together and
passed the Wilson tariff bill. Does not
everyone who was then a voter remem
ber the Wilson tariff bill? This bill
was the Democratic promised relief.
cta on nmamhrr It? The younger
wwii i . ...
voter perhaps does not. Some say that
this old scare will not work any more,
hut hAiinve me. It was no scare It was
And now the Democrats are at work
at the same old game. They are prom
ising us another Wilson bill, and in this
they are aided by the Progressives, so
called. For four years tney nave uw
k..i,inn. At thA hnels ot a ereat Repub
lican President For four years they
have been howling like a pack of hy-
iri.at i. waa Cannon and Cannon-
K 1 1 i i i l . t ' - -
ism. Now the House of Representatives
is ruled by King Caucus. Can anyone
see any material improvement in the
House over Cannonlsm by the reign of
t -1 .mt -ion anvnne see anv ma-
terial Improvement in a billion dollar
Republican Mouse mm. upinunui.....
the money to build needed battleships
and internal improvements from a Dem
ocratic House that fooled away a billion
dollars on nothing? I am not pleading
for others. I think that every Repub
lican should know his duty. As far as
I am concerned, I cannot go back and
support a party that is conyowea
the reactionary. Southern Colonel and
m.n.on wail and above all.
I no not want to see any more Wilson
biUS' JOHN SILVIES.
WIDE SCOPE FOR FARMERS' BANK.
Oakland Students of Subject Would En
large President's Iden.
OAKLAND, Or., Oct. 14. (To the Edi
tor ) President Taffs suggestion, con
tained In The Oregonian October 1. in
regard to farmers' banks. Is a very ap
preciable and timely one.' and the un
. , j, v tn- onlte a time. G18-
aersisueu iavc, - - , .
cussed this very matter with one of
their local banks.
Though Mr. Taffs proposition would
undoubtedly benefit the farmer direct
ly and the consumer Indirectly, to a
great extent, it would De oniy ua,"
way measure. Another point of no less
. . . ,m ha 17 a to he taken into
consideration. The most direct sale of
the farm products from the producer to
the consumer, wuu "
all middlemen, wherever possible.
Let the farmers' bank be the finan
cial agent of the farmer in every re
spect Let the farmers' bank find the
best market for the customers' crops
and livestock which would be a very
easy matter and ship the produce, of
whatever It may consist In carloads
to that market, charging a small per-
tn-- hAndllnir the nroduce. This
would put that money into the farmer s
pocKets, wnere i- Dowuisa y ..q.,..,
which now finds its way into the pock
... i .liiiiamAn Wa think that
this, or a similar arrangement, would
materially reduce me coai ui nviuB,
and at the same time, raise the farm
er's nose from the grindstone.
t Atiu .nnthAF wav could the farm
ers' bank be of great benefit to the
farmer. To buy, exchange and sell real
estate for him. As farmers' banks are
intended to be placed under Govern
ment supervision, the real estate busi
ness wouia men do ro
iAac aa farm nrftnArtv Is concerned.
.1 .h ,.BI eatata t ran sactionB COUld
be perfected speedily, on account of the
linking togetner or au tne wrwiui
banks of the whole country.
txta o.a M thA nninlATI that f ft-TITlR TH
banks, with sufficient private financial
assistance to give them a start could
be operated, as suggested above, very
effectively. unere is pieniy ot ium
In m, nmint.V Wrllph tlOlllH bS
made to work very advantageously for
the investor in a larwcia uo.no. ad
...n at, m thA hnrrnwAr from such
an institution. Though the Interest
on borrowed money would be consld-
vi,. l n-o. than now AhareAii here
the commission for handling the farm
products and the commission on real
estate transactions would more than
...tk. tan... tha rilfferAnnA In the rates
of Interest and so compensate the In
vestor ror an apparent uiBuicAiijr.
The farmer, on the other hand, after
havln.. fl.VAlnnAfl fill hlS DrODfiTtV.
would have plenty of money In the
DanK, ana tne xunua, prevmumy Ad
vanced by outsiders, could gradually
De rturnea 10 men buuiwb,
ALEX B. MOU i.' & CO.
The Time to Pray.
Home Progress Magazine.
"Will you tell me, Mrs. Stowe." here
said Mrs, Bolt what you tninK tne
proper time to have a child to say a
prayer
"Any time after two, the sooner the
better. I should think your little Clara
would be at a good age to begin."
"My dear Mrs. Btowe," said Mrs. Good
man, "what can a child understand at
that age? I should think It would b.
better to wait until she were six or sev
en and then tell her about the good
father over us all."
"I don't expect you all to agree with
me," replied Mrs. Stowe. "I would start
a habit before the reason of It were un
derstood, and then I would explain It
to the child when he should be old
enough to understand."
No.
PORTLAND, Oct. 18. (To the Edi
tor.) To settle a question, please state
whether Roosevelt was offered the Re
publican nomination at the convention
if he would stop his fight against con
tested delegates. E. G. A.
Perennial Fandom
By Dean Collins.
When the sad Giants hit the slide
Unto complete annihilation.
I heaved a sigh of Joy. "Adieu.
Baseball, with all tny aggravation.
I sighed thus gladly, since for months.
Throughout tne enure Daseuan
ROIV
I had been haunted by the fan,
Until It nigh unhinged my reason.
Sought I the humble barber shop:
.My stuooiea cmn wim ,aw.. ......D,
The barber drew his dope sheet forth;
mixed. Damns vciaca n.. ....... -
ing.
Within the restaurant the fan
Was present and I could not sup
him
The waiter murmured: "What's tha
score?"
Until it made me sore to tip him.
The pot of politics might boil.
And war and revolution thicken;
But still my friends discussed baseball
While dallying o'er tneir toast ani
chicken. '
And if I brought the subject up
Of who might next year rule our
Nation;
Back to the bush leagues straight they
switched
The current of our eonversatlon.
So, when I knew the season done,
I felt a thrill of exultation.
And hurried forth upon the street
With light and gleeful cachlnnatjon.
I met a friend. "Hello!" I cried.
"What think you, if you're thinking '
still, my son.
About the chance of William Taft
Of Roosevelt, or Woodrow Wilson?"
He turned on me an eager eye.
"Don't know! But say, how do you
reason
The chances of each varsity
In this, the present football season?"
I stopped, I stared, I gave a groan:
"Now a new bug comes to affright
us!
I hailed the baseball fever dead.
Confound it here Is footballitls!"
I watched him in his eager mood,
And ground my molars to a sliver.
"Well, what's the use?" I groaned at
length;
"I guess 1 11 go Jump in the river!"
Portland. October 18.
INCONSISTENCIES OF CAMPAIGN.
Past and Present Arguments of Demo
crats Do Not Agree.
DALLAS, Or., Oct 17. (To the Ed
itor.) "High cost of living is due to
tha Republican party," Bays a Demo
crat orator.
The cost of llvlns has gone out of the
reach ot the laboring men. Foodstuffs are
out of all proportion to wages. How long
It will last we do not know, but the question
Is becoming a serious one and must be
solved or great suffering will ensue.
To make a perfect gem for the Demo
crats Just finish by placing the blame
on the Republicans. But the quotation
Is from the Jllustrated London News of
October 1, 1853. That paper said the
high cost of living was partly if not
wholly caused by the great increase of
gold from the fields of California and
Australia.
"We want free coinage of silver to In
crease tha amount of the circulating medium
so the producer can get more for his
products Democrats of 1896).
The great production of gold In the
past few years has Increased tha
amount of the circulating medium and
the producer gets more for his prod
ucts hence the consumer must pay
more and now th. Democrats blame
the Republicans because the condition
exists that they wanted produced by
legislation.
"The Republican party is a boss-governed
party and has been for years.
. . . The Taft Administration Is a
weakling," says Teddy Roosevelt Two
years ago Roosevelt was praising the
Taft Administration and the Republi
can party.
"We must make a radical change in
the tariff," says Dr. Harry Lane.
"We must make easy and gradual
changes In the tariff." says Woodrow
Wilson.
Now there you are. How will the
average voter reconcile these things?
Vote for Taft and Belling.
GLEN O. HOLMAN.
Pencil. From American Cedar.
London Standard.
In making tons of lead pencil.
Europe has depended on the imports
of American cedar. A firm in one Ger
man city has made 800,000,000 lead
pencils a year from this cedar.
Typewritten Will. In Austria.
Paris Corr.
The . Austrian courts reoently af
firmed the principle first established In
the United States, that a typewritten
will is legal.
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