TTTE arORXIXO OREGOyiAy, TTTKSTjAT. JUNE 9, 1914.
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PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JUXK
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BLAUGITTEK OF THE rNHOCENTS.
The meaiara of the Inefficiency of
the .present Congress is the number of
Important bills which are jettisoned
in the effort to bring- the cranky hulk
into the harbor of adjournment in
time for all on board to tell their trav
elers' tales to the voters in the Fall
campaign.
The first important measure to go
toy the board was the rural credits
bill. The provisions for farmers'
banks were excised from the cur
rency bill with the distinct under
standing' between the President and
Congress that a separate bill should
be pushed through at the present
cession. Both partieB are in favor
of such a bill, but the President and
the House committee cannot agree on
the details and they propose to lay
It over for 'lack of time. The "West
calls upon the President for sup
port to homestead, irrigation, land
leasing and Alaska development bills,
and he tells the delegation he favors
some of these bills and will support
them if the Democratic caucus votes
to take them up. Tet he knows full
well that the Democratic .caucus will
only take them up at his request and
will then readily do so. He has dem
onstrated his absolute control over
Congress by his success in forcing the
canal tolls bill through the House and
by procuring a favorable report on
it by the Senate committee, yet he
acts as though he had no control
whatever and "passes the buck" to the
caucus, knowing full well that that
body will pass it back.
The plea for Inaction on these vi-
tally Important measures Is that
Congress has not time. Why has not
Congress time? Because It has been
occupied "with the canal tolls bill and
with Mexican affairs, which were not
on the programme when the session
opened. Congress has been so busy
giving our canal to other nations and
considering measures to relieve the
Mexican peons that, assuming the
President's excuse to be valid. It has
no time to pass needed laws foe the
benefit of the American people. We
yield to nobody In aversion for Huerta,
but we cannot see that there is any
choice between him and the Presi
dent's pet. Villa. We are overflowing
with sympathy for the peons, but we
are under the Impression that the
first duty of the President and Con-
' gress is to care for the welfare of
the United States.
But we deny that Congress lacks
time to consider these measures. The
Senate loafed during the early part
of the session or considered unim
portant measures or listened to
speeches on Mexico and things in gen
eral while the House was at work on
appropriation bills. The House has
passed nearly all the appropriation
bills and the canal toll bill, and will
soon have disposed of the anti-trust
bills. Then it proposes to loaf until
the Senate calls for conferences on
points of difference in legislation.
The House can at least pass the rural
credit bill and one or two of the land
bills while the Senate is catching up
with it on other business. If then
no time remains for the Senate to
act, the measures named can be held
over to the short session for action
while the Senate is waiting for ap
propriation bills.
The reason why Congress does not
pursue this course Js that it shame
fully wastes time and has no concep
tion of teamwork between Senate and
House. If any factory were run with
as little regard . for . efficiency and
economy as disgraces the National law
factory, it would soon go bankrupt.
But when this factory Is called upon
to turn out the goods. Its vices are
'.made its defense.
THE QUEESTS EETCBS.
Queen Thelma's return to her own
dominions is greeted by the rapturous
plaudits of her rejoicing subjects. As
might have been expected, her en
trance to the city has caused a cessa
tion of the showers which have re-
freshed the land during her absence.
The skies smile to welcome her back
to Portland. m The benignant deities
hasten to send sunshine and ' balmy
sephyrs. It has been decreed upon
Olympus that the weather this week
shall be as lovely as the Queen herself,
which is saying a. great deal and yet
nothing more than the truth.
.There are two explanations of the
, rainy weather of the last few days.
Some say . Nature . was weeping . be
cause Queen Thelma had temporarily
traveled -from ner realm. Others
maintain' that the higher powers de
Hired to prepare the earth ' for the
Rose Festival by a thero.ugh "washing.
The two theories . seem ' -equally
rational. We see no reason why public-spirited
citizens should not. believe
them both. .1 -.
With every promise of radiant sun
shine and multitudinous flowers the
happy multitudes are flocking to the
city to enjoy a week of recreation. It
is difficult to decide which is the
gayer, the rose which blooms on
Portland's hill or the' smile on the
face of the visitor who comes to be
hold its beauty. - Never were such
roses seen as we have this year. They
are bigger and sweeter than ever be
fore, with a wealth of color which no
hody .could describe but a born poet
It Is easy to guess from the visitors'
faces that they have come with the
"resolution to enjoy themselves. What
ever is done for them will be appre.
elated and a great deal will be done.
With music dancing, processions,
pageants, the lightsome hours will
pass away and at the end of the week
everybody who has been here will be
able to say that he knows what genu
ine pleasure la now If he never did
before. Of course the central figure
of the Rose Festival will be the beauti
ful Queen, but all the spectacles will
be as much Ilk her in charm as it is
possible to . make them. The week
will be full of color, movement, gaiety
and happiness.
HIGH COST OF PRIMARIES.
The cost of the direct primary, both
to the state and to the individual, has
begun to excite general dlscusslo
throughout the United States. The
recent Oregon primary cost the state
from 576,000 to 1100,000 and the can
didates another $100,000, and prob
ably more. The Oregonian has in
mind one candidate who must have
spent from 810.000 to $15,000; and
an election is by no means in sight for
him. Other candidates, having in view
the limitations of the corrupt practices.
act, spent less sums; but the aggre
gate was vgry large. It is fair to say
that the outlay in Oregon at the April
primary must have been in the aggre
gate from $200,000 to $250,000.
The Des Moines Ia.) Capital says
the five thousand candidates for, of
fice in that state spent a quarter of a
million dollars; and the publlo ex
pense will probably be nearly as much
more.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
says the recent primary there en
tailed an expense of $400,000.
An estimate made by ' officials at
Harrlsburg is that the May primary
there cost the state not less than
$500,000. One estimate is $1,000,000
In Oregon, the McMinnville Telephone-Register
says that the cost to
each precinct in Yamhill County was
$50 per precinct or $1750 in all, and
that the personal expense to each can
didate will run from $20 to $200.
Judge Lowell, of Pendleton, makes
the suggestion that the primary be
abolished and that one election be
held, under the preferential system.
Others have advanced the same radi
cal idea. It is not a stand-patter in
vention. As a means of putting- a final
quietus to political parties, .the Lowell
suggestion is ideal. Or is it the judge's
plan to permit political nominations
by political organizations? If so, we
are going in a circle in our political
development.
A TANISHTNO PARTY.
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, as
candidate of the Progressive party,
carried Pennsylvania by a plurality of
51,807. His total vote was 447.426
out of the whole vote of 1,217,502 cast
for all candidates in the state.
In the recent primaries Glfford
Plnchot, the sole candidate of the
Progressive party (or Washington
party, as it is called in Pennsylvania)
for United States Senator, received a
vote of 48,822.
On the other hand the Republican
candidates for Senator received 830,
427 votes, while the Democratic party,
which was second in the Presidential
election in 1912, cast 118,491.
The significant feature about the Re
publican vote is that while not more
than half as many voters went to the
polls in the primary as in the gen
eral election, the vote of the Repub
lican party was greater than in 1912
by 60,000. The Democratlo vote
shrunk more than E0 per cent and
the Progressive vote diminished 89
per cent.
Considering the fact that there was
but 60 per cent of the whole vote
represented in the primary, there can
be no other interpretation of the fig
ures than that more than three-
fourths of those who followed Roose
velt in 1912 are now numbered with
the Republican party in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania has thus given furthex
evidence that the Progressive party is
rapidly vanishing.
rTNISHnCQ AN ENEMY. ..
Governor West proposes to abolish
the Desert Land Board and with it
the State Engineer,' who is his po
litical enemy and evidently also the
object , of his deep personal aversion.
One can only be amazed at the Gov
ernor's moderation. Why he has not
included the Attorney-Generalship,
occupied by Mr. Crawford, another
deadly foe, and the State Treasurer
ship, tenanted by Mr. Kay, still an
other of the Governor's pet enemies,
it is difficult to understand. Possibly
the fact that Mr. Crawford's tenure
is about to' expire and that the Gov
ernor has signally failed in other
heroic efforts to unseat Mr. Kay, may
have tended to discourage him.
The Governor might gt more credit
for good faith in his belated move for
economy if he were not so obviously
to play favorites. To take the State
Engineer's job away from him is go
ing to be troublesome business; but
the Governor will take a lot of time
and trouble to get even "?Sjjth anyone
who happens to be in his way. Tet it
would be far easier to remove the
State Architect, for example, or the
Corporation Commissioner, or to have
saved the state's, money by refusing to
put the Compensation Commission on
the payroll until the law was actu
ally operative. But, of course, the
Governor will not perform the pain
ful job of separating any of his own
political family from the public udder.
A little study of West's methods
and of his real ideas as to the most
serviceable disposition of the taxpay
ers money will, show why his admin
etration is the 'most wasteful and ex
travagant in the state's history.
CAN CAPITA, BE ABOLISHED T ,
The Oregonian need only say to
Mr. " Motter, ' who writes today from
Chehalis,- that the inference we drew
from his communication- was fully
justified by his words: '"The elim
ination of the useless owner of stocks
and bonds." No other ,way has yet
been applied of raising capital for a
corporation than by issue of stocks
and bonds, hence the Inference was
justified .that our correspondent,
'wishing to eliminate the capitalist,
wished to eliminate capital. The Ore
gonian, far from talcing it as an af
front, welcomes Intelligent, courteous
discussion of opinions contained in its
articles. The Idea that our critics
should be persecuted for lese majeste
finds lodgment only in the brains of
such intemperate people as Mr. Mot
ter. .
Private ownership of capital can be
eliminated only by confiscation. If
the Nation, for the purpose of social
izing the coal mines, were to buy out
the capitalist, he would still have the
capital. Investments cannot be made
to cease paying a return on "the in
animate, lifeless. Impersonal dollar"
without, wrong to the animate, living,
personal owner of the dollar. That
dollar, as economists have proved, is
simply stored up labor, accumulated
by thrift. Deny It any return on its
use and we discourage thrift, which
inspired the maker of the first spade
to save it for use next day, .The fact
that some capital has been wrong
fully acquired or is improperly used
is no reason for denying all capital
any reward; it is only a reason for
removing those evils.
We have plainly stated the reme
dies for such conditions as prevail In
Colorado. Let the state cease to farm
out its police power to employers
and let both state and Nation provide
machinery for arbitration and concil
iation in labor disputes, as in Canada
and New Zealand, and there will be
no excuse for social war. Lef the
land laws be amended to Insure that
jcoal land shall be sold or leased on
its full value and let the corporation
laws prevent capitalization -at more
than the actual investment, and cap
ital will get a return only on the
actual Investment. Let immigration
be properly restricted, and the class
of people cannot come in which
changes a strike Into a civil war. We
prefer trying to remove the defects In
our present machine before throwing
It away and trying the socialist ma
chine, which Mr. Motter seems to
favor and which has more serious.
Inherent defects.
MISUSE Or THE MILITIA.
Charges, now being reiterated, that
mine guards were utilized as militia
during the Colorado strife, should be
made 'the subject of a, new and Inde
pendent Inquiry. That Inquiry should
be conducted by the War Department,
for the matter Is one vitally - affect
ing the military policy of the United
States. Inasmuch " as the Federal
Government contributes largely to the
support of the state troops and since
the training and (Utility of the Na
tional Guard have been broadened.
the subject is far from- a local one.
During the past fifteen years the
development of the organized militia
into an effective auxiliary force to the
regular Army has been comparative
ly rapid. A better class of men has
been recruited, men who have sought
military training for possible field
service rather than riot duty. During
the past few years, in fact, a decided
sentiment has been aroused among
the citizen soldiers against riot duty.
In Pennsylvania this sentiment has
resulted in a law relieving the Na
tional Guard from riot duty, except
in extreme cases, and, throwing that
thankless work -on a,- state constabu
lary. ' '
It is this new spirit, of course, that
is responsible for the development of
the National Guard into a reasonably
effective mobile force.,'- It is this
spirit that the War Department has
been at pains to stimulate.- -Natur
ally it is the basis of Federal sup
port, amounting to millions of dollars.
All arms, ammunition and equipment
are now furnished by the Govern
ment and allowances are made for
field training. The Government has
done this with the idea of being fully
repaid fer Its trouble and expense at
the advent of possible -war.
Now If mine guards have received
Government arms and ammunition for
use in fomenting trouble and pro
tecting the interests of bitter parti
sans in internal strife, the interest of
the War Department becomes appar
ent. Buch an abuse Is a blow at the
whole National Guard, for it robs it.
to a considerable degree, of public
sympathy and support. If the charges
are established, following investiga
tion, the War Department should
withdraw the Federal appropriations
from the Colodaro . National Guard
and thus set an example which 'will
prevent further abuses of that sort.
HISTORIC -CAMPAIGN IN OREGON.
The election of 1864, 'the results of
which have been recalled in The Ore
gonian, was one of the most critical
In the history of Oregon. The first
enthusiasm for the Union, which
caused the alliance 'of the war Demo
crats with the Republicans, had cooled
and the Union forces again divided on
approximately the original party lines.
Union Democrats who returned to
their own party continued their op
position to secession and endeavored
to put it in the platform. A fierce
political battle ensued to keep the
state in line for the Lincoln Admin
istration. " - -
Division Inevitably grew out of the
issues arising from the " war. .'From
the inception of the great conflict the
war .Democrats insisted that they
were fighting for the TJiiion, not for
the "nigger." But the necessities of
the crisis drove Lincoln to give more
heed, as time passed, to the demands
of the abolitionists. Remote as Ore
gon was from the scene of hostilities,
the Issues were no less bitterly dis
cussed in the press and on the stump
in this state than in the East. News
of Lincoln's preliminary emancipation
proclamation ho sooner arrived than
Asahel Bush protested and with re
markable prescience warned lh Gov
ernment that, as the outcome of
emancipation. It "will have on hand at
the close of the war a negro question
which wilj present, more difficult
phases than any shape in which the
question has yet been seen." He was
loyal to McClellan and criticised Lin
coln for removing that General. He
accused the Republicans of using the
Union sentiment of war Democrats to
strengthen their party. Bush severed
his connection with the Statesman in
March, 1863, and that journal fell
into Republican hands, but his senti
ments were held by many war Demo
crats. ' t .
During the dark days of 1863, when
the rebellion reached its high-water
mark. Republicans became more rad
ical and exacting and copperheads be
came bolder. The Knights of the
Golden Circle had ten circles in Ore
gon and a strong faction among them
favored acting on a suggestion thrown
out by the Confederate Congress that
Oregon. California, Washington and
Nevada revolt and form a Pacific Re
public, which should league -itself
with the Confederacy for offense and
defense. A leading Union man, .de
spairing of victory for )th.e "North, de
clared for the same scheme until
Union victories revived his faith. The
Union League was organized by 'Gov
ernor Gibbs, aided by.E. D. Shattuck,
George H. Williams, A. M. Starr,' W.
Lair Hill, Thomas . H. Pearne. J. N.
Dolph, John H. Mitchell and others.
It lmU.ted thsecrecy of the copper
heads and ostracized all candidates of
doubtful loyalty. Senator Nesmlth,
who loyally supported all of Lincoln's
war measures, denounced the league
as worse than the Know Nothings and
as "only for the benefit of such lying,
dirty demagogues as Gospel Pearne
and Guts Gibbs.".,;
Patronage and sectionalism' caused
dissension in the Union forces. Re
publicans accused war Democrats of
grabbing too . large a. share of the
fflces. The league's dictation caused
Amory Holbrook to lead a bolt in
Multnomah County. .... Southern Ore
gon complained of being Ignored in
distribution of spoils and demanded
the nomination of Orange Jacobs for
Congress, but became outwardly rec
onciled when this honor was given to
H. D. Henderson, a Presbyterian
minister.
But the Democrats also had their
troubles. The secession element de
manded, peace at any price, but the
war Democrats, who were returning
to the ranks, demanded prosecution of
the war, but for maintenance of the
Union only, not for abolition of slav
ery. The result was a straddling plat
form with a decided leaning toward
secession. J. K. Kelly, an outright
secessionist, was nominated for Con
gress.
The state election in June was won
by the Republicans, Henderson's ma
jority being 2643, and Kelly carrying
only four counties, while the Demo
crats elected only seven Legislators
The outcome was the election to the
United States Senate of George H
Williams, who became a National fig
ure as one of the framers of recon
struction measures.
The Republican victory in the Fall
was not so easy. ' for McClellan re
ceived the support of many leading
war Democrats, including Bush and
Senators Nesmith and Harding. Judge
D'eady, on the other hand, though for
merly a pro-slavery Democrat, sup
ported Lincoln. Fears of a copper-
neaa uprising were felt, but were
quieted by a mass meeting of both
parties at Salem. Lincoln's majority
was 1431, somewhat more than half
that of Henderson. This difference
is largely explained by an Increase of
nearly 1000 in the Democratic vote
of Northeastern Oregon, due to the
arrival of "Price's army."
Thus remote Oregon was one of the
most hotly contested political battle
grounds of the Union and by only a
narrow margin was kept in line. -
Schumann Helnk finds consolation
in ner art for a world of sorrows. The
Invitation to sing at Bayreuth before
the King of Bavaria compensates her
for all her husband's shortcomings.
Great artists are like children In pome
ways, xney are apt to Jive for the
moment. Past and future do not exist
for Madame Shumann Heink. All the
world is gay if the sun shines on her
head and sad If it dees not.
Bishop Scadding laid up his treas
ures where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt. He was so busy upon his
Masters errands that he had no time
to make money and left an estate of
$3000 only. Bishop Scadding was like
tne early apostles of the church In his
love of hard work and his contempt
for luxury. It were to be desired that
his example might be wldelv fol
lowed.
In the midst of her divorce woe
Schumann Helnk . Is overjoyed by an
invitation to l3ing before royalty.
What is . a mere husband compared
with the delicious opportunity of re
galing some obscure king with a song
or two which he possibly lacks ca
pacity fully to appreciate!
Another unbidden - guest has been
round In Buckingham Palace. One of
these .days a gentleman of bomb
throwing proclivities will wander in
unless the palace guard Improves the
quality of its vigilance.
Sixteen deputies have been detailed
at Tarrytown to guard John D. Al
though the taxpayers pay the bill, it Is
to be hoped that the deputies will not
have to wait for their pay until John
pays his personal tax;
The real estate dealer who traded
"unseen" a lot for a horse, buggy and
harness and- received a toy outfit Is
deserving of sympathy, to say the
least, and that is what he will get
when th'e joke is old.
The case of a father who beat his
infant - daughter, breaking her leg.
suggests the need of punishment of a
severity not now provided by the
books.
The King and Queen of Denmark
have' finally, forgiven their cousin fqr
marrying a mere Countess. Oh. how
could he so far forget himself!
If you see a policeman administer
ing several degrees to a pickpocket,
do not interfere. The officer knows
what "he is doing.-'
Huerta's' backdown merely Indi
cates that he hasn't lost hope of talk
ing Carranza and the United States
out of something.
The stranger within our gates Is
asked to refrain from betting on the
other man's game, though it looks
like a sure thing.
Fashion decrees Mexican colors and
effects for the ladles. No doubt a
stiletto in the? stocking Is now ultra
fashionable. .-
In effect Huerta was probably only
trying to save us a lot of future trou
ble by keeping war munitions out of
Mexico.
With public opinion now bitterly
against them, what do the militants
expect to gain? Or are they crazy?
The general weather bulletin prom
ises us delightful weather for most of
the week. Well, come on with it.-
No, no, the Administration-Is not
trying to force a war; Merely blun
dering its way into one, ' "
A Los Angeles student died while
trying to break himself of the liquor
habit. Cured at last!
Militants who Jntrflde at a religious
service need rougher treatment than
simple ejection. , ' ' .. m , '
"Dundee" Reid," Uk many other
men of ability, was a generation ahead
of his time.
Whal are these local Democrats
drinking, to create such lack of har
mony? -' ...
Well, how does the. weather look to
you this morning?
There are other places where con
ditions are worse.
Everybody's
welcome except J.
Pluvius,
Carry an umbrella and break the
charm.
Portland will.' win the postponed
games.
It was a long time between crises.
Portlanders are optimists, all.
Keep step with the music.
Long live the Queen! ;
This is the day.
Wear v rose.
Lucky. Phil.
REMEDY FOR INDUSTRIAL ILLS
Correspondent "Would Deny Any Retara
to Inanimate Capital.
CHEHALIS. Wash., June 7. (To the
Editor.) Referring to my article and
the inference which you draw from the
same, allow me to further remark: It
is a habit of editors to place head
lines that draw inferences exastly con
trary to the meaning of an article for
the purpose of belittling it. For an
ordinary layman . to presume that he
can enlarge upon any. opinion upon a
public matter is an affront to the ordl.
nary editor and no doubt he ehould.be
prosecuted for "lese majeste."
No one contemplates the elimination
of capital from tike business of mining
coal or anything Us. But the private
owner of capltar (money or credit)
can be eliminated If his function in the
Industries can be replaced with so
cialized capital (money or credit).
Money or credit (capital) Is as much
a part of the tools of production as is
a pick or shovel or a hoisting engine,
railroad or anything else that Is used
In the industries, but coal could be
mined in a small way without money
or credit (capital), though it can be
done much more satisfactorily with
capital. It is not capital, but the
private ownership of capital, that
causes the trouble. It Is the demand
upon the Industries for a return upon
the thing we call the dollar, the In
animate, lifeless. Impersonal dollar,
that Is at the bottom of the trouble
in Colorado, if we read the reports
rightly.'
What the public would like to have
brought oat Is the remedv for the
condition described In the. New Yiork
Evening Post and other papers. Column
after column Is written condemning the
conditions of civil war in Colorado,
Michigan and other sections, but little
Is said of any remedy.
Isow that we have conceded .the
necessity of capital (money or credit)
in the business of mining coal, please
let us nave the remedy for the con
dition existing under the present mode
ot production and ownership.
CARL MOTTER.
DCLIl TIMES NATURAL OUTCOME
Mr. Barxre Blames Depression on Gen
eral Economic System.
PORTLAND. June 7. (To the Ed
Itor.) The recurring hard times that
come periodically to us are not because
any particular political party is in
power. They are the natural outcome
of a system that falls to distribute pro
portionately to those that produce. It
Is not enough to think, alone. Dumb
animals do this and never better their
condition. Human beings must reason
if they would cure their social ills.
The writer of a letter darned by "One
Who Thinks," says that during the last
year or tne Tart Administration he laid
by an amount sufficient, with the aid
of a garden, a cow and some chickenB,
to live through the oresent work
famine.
Exactly so. The years of ' "plenty"
serve the years of famine." The
lean" years consumed the "faV ones.
Did the one who thinks reason with
his thinking he would discover that we
are capable of producing many times
as much as we consume for our need;
and that rush or steady work must be
followed with periods of idleness.
it is necessary that occupation over
take construction of house building
ere such work can profitably be re
sumed. Consumption must overtake
production before other things can
profitably be produced. If this car
penter will look about him ne will dis
cover more or less of empty houses;
yet no one seems to be living: In tents.
There is plenty In the land to eat,
plenty to wear and abundance to make
everyone happy; yet there -is vant and
need, as he describes, all -about ua.
The famine In labor Is because we still
have the product of our labor stored
up in various ways, demanding a eon
sumer, and the necessary enforced idle
ness.
To relieve this condition fit famine, In
labor, there Is being circulated a petl
tion for a measure to form- a "Depart
ment or industry and Public Works'
in Oregon, which, if passed favorably,
wui neip to solve tne problem of un
employment. We believe it but fai
that everyone should have Information
regarding this measure.
C. W. BARZEE.
DEMOCRATS TOl'CHT ON SUBJECT
Discussion of Democratlo Times Stirs
Them to Defense, Says Writer.
PORTLAND, June 8. (To the Edi
tor.) In The Oregonian Milton
Miller, collector of internal revenue and
income tax, nas a laDored effort OT
two columns In answer to some state
ments of C. B. Moores In his call for
a meeting of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee. The facts stated bv
Mr. Moores seem to have caused con
siderable irritation; in fact our Demo
cratic friends are very touchy - regard
ing tnis season of Democratic prosper
lty. but It Is the same old brand.
recognized by all except Democratic
Federal officeholders. To them, of
course, it is "a purely, psychological
conamon." Hiven away "down south.
where every crossroads Is having -a
Federal building under a benevolent
pork barrel system, the same "purely
psychological .condition",' exists.
Brother Milt endeavors to- lead us to
believe tbatrhe cannot understand why
this is a Republican year'. The reason
is so manifest -that even a Democrat
ought to know, the same as in all years
following Democratic success. He says
ine truth or tne matter is that when
Grover Cleveland was inaugurated.
March 4, 1893, there was a panlo in
mis country, and it was widespread.'
That is certainly a fact, the panic
began as soon as the news flashed over
the country that the Democrats had
been successful, but the present wide
spread depression of business was de
layea some .months, I presume on ac
count of President Wilson's book "The
New- Freedom," which is very interest
Ing reading now for a Republican. In
fact I would recommend that the Re
publican State Central Committee cir
culate this wonderful Democratic cam-
pa4gn compilation in the coming state
campaign and suggest to each reader to
compare the present degree of
prosperity with that promised in this
book.
The Industrial depression of business
will increase year after year, until the
term of the present Administration ex
pires. Then our Democratlo friends
will close shop and -retire from busi
ness for another period of 15 or 20
years. C B. LA EOLLETTE.
863tt East Glisan' street-- .
Boon and Joint Snakea.'. "
MILL CITTOr.. June (To the Ed
itor.) -1. Is there a reDtlle calls tne
hoop snake T Does it roll like a hoop?
a. ii a joint snaice be broken In pieces,
will they couple up like a train and
move on? A SUBSCRIBER,
1. A small, harmless reptile of the
Southern states Is known an the hoop
snake. i
2. No.
3. The Joint or srlass isnake is a spe
cies of lizard. Its tall is extremely
fragile and when broken off grows
again to some extent, but Jt does not
"couple up."
Taste Improves With Art,
Milwaukee News.
-Kitty Jack told me last nlsrht that
I was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
Ethel Oh, that's nothing. He said
the same to roe a year ago. Kitty
I know that, but as one grows older
one's taste Improves, you know.
IDs Breath Clvea Rim Away.
Toledo (O.) Blade.
"My wife should be above suspicion."
said Caesar. -"I am," she replied. "I
don't suspect where you have been;
X know It." - 1
LOYALTY TO . OREGON PRODUCTS
How Prosperity Spreads When Borne
Industry Is Patronised.
PORTLAND, June 8. (To the Edl
tor.) We all hear a great deal of late
concerning the loyalty of Oregon
mad products and enterprises, and
are told, and truthfully ao, that the
only way to build a bigger Portland
and a greater Oregon Is to buy com
modities produced In this great state.
in preference to those grown or manu
factured in any other place.
We are told that loyal Oresronlans
must unite and frown down the practice
of spending Oregon money for articles
that are manufactured elsewhere.- So
much boosting for this very worthy
purpose- has been done of late that
exhibits of Oregon-made articles have
ben held at different places in this
city, and anyone that was not asleep
could not fall to have their attention
directed to at least one of these ex
hibits.
The writer had his attention called
to one of these shows and spent a
very prontable hour in inspecting the
various articles, and was agreeably
surprised on seeing the great extent
of products and. manufactures of this
great state. Quite naturally the
thought came to me that the manufac
tures of this grand state could be in
creased tenfold easily. If our people
couid oniy do made to realize the im
portance of patronizing home Indus
tries and Institutions. Instead of send
ing their money to other states and
countries for goods that are no better
and In many cases far Inferior to the
home product.
It occurs to me that a a-reat cam
palgn of publicity and education should
be launched to educate the people, all
the people, beginning with the manu
facturer and following Tight down the
line to the farmer, mechanlo and
laborer. The manufacturer, whose
goods are exhibited as the home
product, is probably more guilty than
any of the others, because he Is ex
pected to realize the importance of
patronizing home industries, inas
much as he Is constantly boosting for
this cause, and spending a good share
of his profits to keep it before the
people. How often do we see him
turn and do by others Just what he
asks them not to do; namely send
their money out of the state for goods
that can be produced at home Just as
wen as anywhere else.
The home industry exhibits could
hardly be expected to contain samples
of all the goods raised or manufactured
in Oregon, but no doubt contain a great
proportion of -them, all done un in
packages as neat and attractive as
could be found anywhere. But how
many of these labels or wraniters are
the product of Oregon mechanics, who
are asited to purchase the articles con
talned in them?
A few of the wrappers and labels of
tne smaller manufacturers are nrlnted
at home, but the greater bulk. In fact
an ui iue laDeis or tne large manu
facturers are printed outside of this
state. They come from various parts
of the country: Seattle, San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis. New
York. Baltimore and most any other
city in tne country except Portland. Or.
I am a native of Portland and am
proud of my city and would rather
see r-ortiand forge ahead than anv eltv
in the world, but I can't see how it
win ever get very- far ahead as long
as we have such one-sided patronage
of home industries as we are Ex
periencing at present.
The manufacturers are not the onlv
ones that send their printing out of
tne city, ror there are hundreds of
others who do the same thing. To
such an extent is this practiced that
a number of local agents for printing
firms in other Btates have offices In
this city, and every year send thou
sands of dollars of Oregon monev out
side the state for printing that right
fully belongs to the printing establish
ments of this city.
Portland printers and engravers have
hundreds of thousands of dollars In
vested in printing and engraving equip,
ment; they expend annually for labor
Immense sums of money, and are able
to produce printing that Is equal to
that produced In any part of this or any
other country. Therefore, there is no
excuse for sending such vast sums of
Oregon money away each year, when
this work can be done at home Just
as well, if not better.
In addition to benefiting local enter
prises, employment would be furnished
Oregon workmen, who In turn would
spend their money for Oregon-made
products, thereby- furnishing employ
ment for more Oregon people.
GRANT M'DONALD.
MARRIED TEACHER HAD MESSAGE.
"Oie of Mrs. Allen's Boys' Tells Hew
She Inspired Pupils.
SALEM, Or., Juno 8. (To the Edi
tor.) Much is being said through the
newspapers concerning the advisability
of allowing married women to teach
in the public schools of your city.
wnetner a man be married or Blngle
we hear no oife question his right to
tut any position for which he is auall
fled. Nor do we hear criticism of the
unmarried woman who works, though
ner parents be able and willing to sup
port her- in idleness. And again, none
are so bold as to deny the right to
work, when and where she pleases, to
the married woman who must support
a ramuy. uut there seem to be many
in the school system of Portland who
are feeling the gaff of keen comDeti
tion and are howling In proportion to
the penetration of said gaff. Just now
tbey are venting their spleen on those
teachers who are happily married and
who do not have to contribute to the
support of their respective families.
I would like to write a few words
about a woman of this last-named class
one who for many years was a teach
er In old Portland High School, and
whose Inspiring personality has been
a wonderful help to hundreds of young
men ana women. I refer to Mrs. Mar
garet V. Allen.
About 15 years ago the School Board
passed, and for a time enforced, the
rule that is now under fire. Mrs. Allen
was forced to resign her Dosltlon. but
xortunateiy tne Board could not com
pel her to stop teaching. Mrs. Allen
straightway organized a private school,
which later became known as the Al
len Preparatory School, and of which
the late Judge Bears, the late Mrs.
Catherine Coburn, Hon. F. W. Mulkev.
Mr. o. w. Allen and Airs. Allen were
directors.
. The school grew rapidly and soon
pocame a strong tactor in the second
ary educational work of the Pacific
Coast. - Its doors were closed two years
ago only when Mrs. Allen's health
forced her to seek a different climate.
But though the school grew in sod-
ularity and influence, I know that It
was never more than self-sustaining,
and at times not even that. The rea
son for this was that this wonderful
woman never turned away ' a boy or
girl who earnestly desired to get an
education, though tbey did not have
or could not get money to pay the
regular tuition. Mra. Allen taught
scnooi ror tne love of the work be
cause she had a message for young
men and young women, and all of us
whose privilege and - pleasure It was
to do our preparatory work under her
helpful guidance know how great was
the loss of the public school system of
Portland when Mrs. Allen was forced
to resign.
The married women In the achools
there today may or may not be teach
ing because they have a real, vital
message to give their students. It Is
certain, however, that if the Board en
forces the rule made IS years aaro. the
students of the future will never have
an opportunity to be Inspired by an
other Margaret V. Allen.
I believe that I express the senti
ments of many, each of whom Will
always be proud to say ha Is "on of
Mrs. Allen's boys." i
CLAltENCQ W. .WALLS.
Twenty-F.ve Years Ago
From The Oregonian of June 9. 1883
Seattle. June 8. The city is stu
under military patrol. The loss by th
fire is now estimated at $20,000,000
Tents are going dp In all parts of th
city adjacent to the burnt district
Temporary eating stands are ranged
along the sidewalks.
Tacoraa, June 8. Henry Villard ar
rived in Tacoma this evening on th
steamer Emma Hayward from Seattlt
snd was received by Second Vice-President
Scott and Paul Schulze.
Helena. Mont.. June 8. Judge Blakt
in the District Court, today decided thai
a woman is not a "person" in the ey
of the law.
Th East Portland Baptist Churci
will give a moonlight excursion
Wednesday evening for the benefit ol
the Johnstown sufferers.
Miss Myrtl Peek, th young ladj
equestrienne, will glv exhibitions al
City View Park today and tomorrow
the receipts to be donated to the Seat
tle sufferers,
C H. Dodd yesterday Informed th
Fourth of July committee that Seattle
had declined any further contributions
and that the celebration fund was airain
at the disposal of th committee.
E. O. Corson shot himself fatally in
the rear of the house at 421 Seventh
street, where his wife resides. The
cause was a divorce suit by his wife
which was to have been tried In a fen
days. Corson for a number of years
operated a shoe factory.
First Assistant Engineer Charles
Doublebower, of the Portland fire, de
partment, returned with John Coffes
and their engine crew frpm Seattle
yesterday, having arrived there too
late to be of service In fighting the fire.
At the Republican primaries In East
Portland yesterday evening the fol
lowing delegates were elected: First
Ward. David A. Morris, F. A. Bancroft,
r. cnarjtey, ci. ts. McMillan and ti. W.
Thomas; Second Ward, J. H. H&1L H.
C. Hill. Ed Brandon. J. M. Lewis and
E. E. Long; Third ward. T. M. Hurl
burt. P. O. Lundln, M. A. Fllnn, E.
Shannon and Joseph Floyd: Fourth
Ward. P. Frank, J. O. Watt. C Sprague,
. ttaricins and x. A. Davey.
Robert Coone. who keeDS the Half
way House on the Milwaukle road la
charged with selling liquor on Sunday.
The Spring meeting of the Portland
Speed Association ended yesterday. The
winners were: P. J. Mann's Allan. T?
M. Donaca's J. M. R. and James Mlsner's
Palatina.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonian of June , 1864.
v e learn from our Victoria ex
changes that, in addition to the recent
massacre of 14 white men bplnntr.no- tn
Mr. Waddington's road party at Bute
tniet. a. u. Dy Indians, a number of
other men had fallen victims to the
ferocity of the blood-thirsty savages.
Election returns Clackamaj. nnnntv
official: Representative I
J. H. D. Henderson 522. J. KL Koiiv sua-
State Printer, H. L. Pittock 630; Prose
cuting Attorney, E. W. Hodgktnson 622.
L Wolf 255: State Senator. H. w
504. John Myers 264; Representatives.
Owen Wade 613, H. W. Shlplev 602 E
T. T. Fisher 499, H. Straight 256. C. F.
Beattie 659, William McCown 264;
Commissioners. J. D. Garrett 614, J. H.
Lambert 614, Hush Currln 247. wiiJ
11am Evans 254; County Clerk. John M
Bacon 497, 6. L. Stevens 265: Sheriff.
William P. Burns 623. G. J. Trnlllnii-
250; Treasurer, J. E. Hurford 494, John
Flemmlng 265; Assessor. C. O. Boyn
ton 07, Robert Potter 258; School Su
perintendent. N. W. Randall 623, E. D.
Kelly 252; Coroner, R. S. Partlow 604,
Henry Saffron 254; Surveyor, Samuel S.
Campbell 465, J. A. Burnette 248; seat
of government, Portland 476, Salem 274.
Oregon City 9. Corverllis 4, John Fish
ers Lane 2. Eugene City 1, Mt. Hood 1.
Wasco County Dalles. TTmntilla
Tygh Valley and Fifteen-Mile precincts
give rienaerson 421. Kelly 324; State
Printer, Pittock. 443; seat of govern
ment uanes ana Tygh Valley give Sa
lem 301. Portland 23: Umatilla, which
cast 257 votes. Is almost unanlm
Portland. Yamhill County Hender
son's majority over Kelly, 127. Wash-
ngton county Henderson's majority
s upwards of 200. Benton rmmtv
Henderson's majority is 64, Pittock
819. Douglas County Henderson has
180 majority. Lane Countv Hnr.
son has about CO majority. The Indi
cations are the Union majority
throughout the state will reach SOOO.
A dirt roof fell, by th breaking of a
beam, at Happy Camp on the 18th ult.,
killing Jacob Uhle. George Tyer and
another man. by the name of Mose.
Washington. May 6. Ex-Colonel
Stelnberger, of Washington Territory,
is here trying to be reinstated in the
service, from which he was dismissed.
He procured the indorsement of Lieutenant-General
Grant, General Wright,
of California and General ' Alvord, of
Oregon. Unknown to each other, sev
eral Senators and Representatives re
ceived invitations to an interview with
Secretary Stanton, the other day, and
a mutual surprise was the result when
Senators Nesmlth and Harding, of Ore
gon, Conness of California. Delegate
Col of Washington Territory, and
Representative McBrlde of Oregon,
met. The two Oregon Senators said
that the Colonel was as loyal as any
body else, likewise Delegate Cole. Con
ness said that Sternberger was not
loyal enough to serve his country
faithfully and McBrlde said ditto
Sternberger will not be reinstated.
The Marysville Herald says that six
guns of heavy caliber have recently
arrived at San Francisco from the East.
Two of tbemW6-lnch guns will be
mounted on Alcatraz, while the re
maining four go to the fortifications
now being built at the mouth rt the
Columbia River. '
The 6an Francisco Bulletin says:
"King Victor Emmanuel has Just re
ceived 20 stags from California." Moat
of our readers will remember the fre
quent reference in these columns last
Fall to the progress of Count Castlg
lione in collecting these valuable ani
mals from the forests and mountains
of Oregon. The elk referred, to were
from Oregon.
Where Best English Is Spoken.
CONDON. Or.. Jun 12- (To th- 'su
itor.) Please settle an argument be
tween two Scotchmen on which of two
places speaks the best English. One
claims Inverness, Scotland, speaks bet
ter English, grammatically, and- the
other says Dublin, Ireland.
SUBSCRIBER.
We have seen the statement that the
people of Inverness speak th best
English In th world, but doubt that
anybody Is able to decide authorita
tively. Votat In Pennsylvania.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jun 7. (To th
Editor.) Can you Inform ma as to th
vot at the primaries In Pennsylvania.
L .. th total vote for each candidate.
Republican, Democrat and Progressiva
for Senator. I want It for comparison.
W. T. CA VAN AUG H,
Republican. 830,427; Democratic, 188,-
250; Washington (Prog.), 48,822. Th
figures are official except as to two
or three counties, unofficial fleures
therefrom being; Included,
ft