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rORTLAXD, MOXDAY, NOVEMBEB I, 1814
AKE YOU IN FAVOR OF JOBS?
There Is in the vicinity of Portland
a hardwood lumber mill which is
about to move away. Until recently
it Imported logs from Japan and sawed
them into boards for sale in this coun
try. Since the Underwood tariff re
duced the duty on hardwood the Jap
anese have built mills in their own
country.' They have taken to export
ing the sawed lumber to this country.
The Oregon mill is closed and its own
ers announce their intention to remove
the plant to Japan; they will maintain
merely a distributing yard in Port
land. The Oregon mill employs about 100
men at an average of J 3 a day. The
Japanese mill employs men at SO to
40 cents a day. The Oregon millmen
will have the advantage of this cheap
labor, but what is to become of the
100 Americans who will be displaced?
What reason have we to expect that
hardwood lumber and its products will
be any cheaper because it is sawed by
80-cent Japanese instead of J 3 Amer
icans? The millmen are not moving
to Japan in order to save money for
the consumers; they are moving in
order to save money for themselves
and to increase their profits.
The owners of the mill in question
are - enthusiastic Democrats. Why
should they not be? They can derive
what benefit there is to be derived
from the Underwood tariff by -removing
their mill and their capital to Ja
pan and can still sell in he American
market. How about their 100 work
men? They must stay' in the United
States an-d hunt other Jobs where Jobs
are scare under the Underwood regime
Here is an evidence of the vital im
portance to the American working-
man of a right decision on the tariff
question. The protective tariff policy
is far more for the benefit of the work
'lngmart than for that of the capitalist.
Remember that when you are called
upon to decide whether you shall vote
for Chamberlain and the Underwood
tariff or tor Booth and the protective
tariff
NO LIEN ON PUBLIC- OFFICE.
The Democratic organization is ask
ing Republicans to re-elect two Demo
.cratic .officeholders, Senator George E
Chamberlain and Sheriff Word. It may
be readilv conceived that party prlnci-
oles have a direct bearing upon the
! Ant ion of a United States Senator.. It
is not so-apparent that they have a
bearing on the choice of Sheriff, yet
they have.
. No man-has a lien upon public-of'
flee. The state and county, as well as
,ino JtiLluIl, a: C aim vumnuntu m k' J
government. If party organization is
to be maintained and party principles
fostered party- fealty must be made
paramount to all considerations save
personal fitness and personal integrity.
The inteeritv and the fitness of
Thomas M. Hurlburt, the Republican
candidate, cannot be honestly ques
tioned. He would make a good Sheriff.
H Via revived the endorsement of
his party in an open and fairly con
ducted primary election.' His influ
ence goes to the support of Repub
lican doctrines.
Mr. Word, too, Is capable, but he is
a Democrat. He gives aid and comfort
by the mere presence of his name on
the ticket to the political buccaneers
who are attempting to assassinate
character and destroy the good name
of 'every Republican candidate. He
does not and he dare not repudiate the
hvoocrisy of his political associates
which finds voice in extolling all can
didates who have been nominated by
the Democratic minority and in assail
Inr the character of all candidates
nominated by the party whose numer
ical strength is two and one-half times
as great.
Mr. ' Hurlburt, himself honest and
clean minded. Is entitled to the support
-of all honest and clean-minded Re
publicans who resent the holier-than-
thou attitude of the Democratic ma
chine His success, with that of all
other Rebublican candidates, will lend
lOrCQ ID LIIO 1U1 nam iuaii.u ul ivtyuw-
llcan ' principles. A clean sweep will
hasten the downfall of Democratic
fallacies and aid in restoring departed
prosperity.
r THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
At last Mr. Taft. our comfortable
and cosy. ex-President, has disclosed
the secret of his cherubic figure. It is
not good eatng nor yet drink that
makes him so persistently round and
rosy. It is work. In spite of his
monastic outline Mr. Taft loves to
work. Not to be sure, with a shovel
or a handsaw, ssucn toois couia naraiy
be expected to charm the fancy of an
ex-President. It is his brains that he
works with and ever since he quitted
the White House he has kept them
busy. His occupations are multlfari
us and almost every one of them has
a public aspect.
He writes, he lectures, he pours out
good advice in perennial streams. Our
ample ex-President has become a sort
of common father to the whole coun
try and spares not to admonish us in
season and out. No doubt it is th
sense of a pleasant duty faithfully
performed that makes his cheeks
bloom like the damask rose and bis
stomach expand in heroic proportions.
k There is nothing in the world so com
forting as a good conscience, accord
ing to all the great authorities on
hygiene.
Those who want to present an as
pect of well-being and thrift to their
fellow men will do wondrous wisely
to Imitate Mr, Tafts example, Attain,
if possible, a clear conscience' and then
do enough honest work to keep it
clear. It matters very little what kind
of work one does if only it Is honest
aid useful. Some make their brains
tell on history, some their hands.
Either way is good. Both lead to
health and happiness. There is as
much true glory In a handsaw well
wielded as in a poem.
There is -as much, at-any rate, as
there is In most of the poetry we are
getting fresh, from the press today.
The chief use of our ex-Presidents is
to fill the office of general exhorters.
They keep ' us up to. the best there is
in us by their stirring sermonettes,
while by the noble example they set
they show what we could all do if .we
really tried. '
EHOO-IIT.
The state campaign' is nearly over.
Before the result Is known The Ore
gonian desires to say, quite dispas
sionately, that the most astounding
feature of.' the "whole -campaign has
been Senator Chamberlain's refusal to
give to the people one-word of expla
nation of his official acts. '
It is a remarkable exhibition of
hardihood. It . is treating - the people
not as a servant bound to account for
his doings, but as an insolent master
not bound to-account to anydne.
Is "shoo-fly" the only thing to be
said for Chamberlain by Chamberlain
when Chamberlain is asked entirely
proper questions as to his public rec
ord? JAMES WITHY. COMBE..
James Withycombe has conducted, a
clean and dignified campaign. He haS
clearly and emphatically presented his
attitude on the issues before the pub
lic His whole programme is progres
sive and constructive. Neither his pri
vate life nor his attitude on public
questions offered a legitimate target
for his Democratic adversaries, and
such partisan opposition as has been
directed upon him has taken the form
of senseless vituperation and shame
less misrepresentation.
Dr. Withycombe has won the well-
merited confidence of the people of
Oregon, among whom he has lived as
a constructive force during forty-three
years. As Governor he will continue
In a larger" way his services of helpful
ness of so many years past. ''A man
of abundant energy, of the highest
Ideals and finest type of citizenship, he
is the, type of Governor that Oregon
most needs at this time. He will be
elected tomorrow, with many thou
sands of votes to spare.
THE PARDON BROKERS.
A pardon for Max Cohen, -the con
victed white-slaver lawyer, is promised
by Senator Harry Lane, on' behalf of
himself and his colleague, - Senator
Chamberlain. A'; pardon for Max
Cohen, the shyster! A pardon for Max
Cohen, the unscrupulous legal pro
curer of the underworld! A pardon
for Max Cohen, fixer of witnesses and
betrayer of clients t' A pardon for Max
Cohen, grafter! 'A pardon for Max
Cohen, bribe-giver ; and bribe-raker!
A pardon; fer Max Cohen,; disgraced
feloni . , ' ' 1 -
Senator Harry Lane .made, this
amazing pledge yesterday to an -as
sembled group of Max Cohen's friends.
He openly said he knew little about
the merits, of the case, but it is un
questionable that he knpws Cohen. Tet
he was willing to go to the White
House, and to say also that Senator
Chamberlain would go with him'.- to
persuade .the President to stay the
hand of outraged Justice. -
United States Marshal Montag, too.
had a hand in this interesting pro
ceedlng. Cohen is in his custody, and
is due to be taken to the Federal prls
on today. But Marshal Montag said
that Cohen should not go. - He would
guarantee that. , - -
Postmaster Myers was on hand, but
his chief utility was apparently to be
part of the official scenery. The
friends of -Cohen, he said, w,ere splen
did people. r ; .
The good Flegel also raised his voice
for Cohen:. He was the.re to lend his
influence to this precious Undertaking.
Thus it stands: Lane, Chamberlain,
Flegel, . .Montag, Myers, two days be
fore. election, line themselves up to be
counted for Cohen. They will deliver
the goods. Now what is this amazing
arrangement but a' bargain, express or
implied, to deliver the friends of
Cohen to Chamberlain and Flegel? The
price is a Cohen pardon.
When a question of votes for Cham
berlain and Flegel the good Flegel
is Involved Justice for Cohen takes a
back seat. .. ' - - 1 '
Oh, Harry Lane!
Oh, George Chamberlain!
A SCHEME THAT WORKS BOTH WAYS.
When -Congress was debating the
Underwood tariff, Its authors painted
glowing pictures of. Argentine and
Australian beef putting the American
beef trust to figbt and forcing down
the price of American meat. Argen
tine corn was to be fed to American
hogs and was to make pork cheaper.
New Zealand and Danish butter were
to bring grief to the American butter
trust, and Joy to the American house
keeper. Australian wool was to enable
every man who then wore shoddy to
wear good woolen cloth.
Those whoTnow sing paeans of praise
to the unaerwod tarire are singing a
very different 'song. They point with
pride to the fact that wool, now free
of duty, is higher than when duty was
Imposed on it. .They comfort the cat
tleman by- pointing to the high price
of beef, and the farmer by telling how
much more he gets for his wheat and
corn. The high prices which a year
ago were a curse are now hailed as' a
blessing by' these versatile orators. If
they are to be believed, the Underwood
tariff is a double back action machine
which travels with equal velocity th
both directions at the same time. ' It
will give the buyer cheap goods, yet
enable the seller to sell them dear, and
thus will make everybody -happy..
When the voter escapes from under
the spell of Democratic oratory and
strips the flowers of rhetoric from the
bare facts, he will ask himself: "If :
don't save any money by buying Ar
gentine beef,-Chinese eggs. New Zea
land butter and Australian wool, how
much better oft am I ? The . Amer
ican who used to supply me with all
these things has lost business and can'
give me as much business or work as
when . I bought from him. Why not
give the trade to the American and
help to make him prosperous? Then
he will have more to spend with me.'
It's a long, long way to China, Ja
pan, New Zealand and Australia and
It's a long Job to- find anything they
want to buy which you have to sell
The American people are right at your
elbow; they know your goods, and are
as ready to buy from you as you are
to sell to them. Tou need no com
mercial attache to drum up trade
among hem. . Then why. not ' iYe
them 'the first chance at your trade
by giving them that "little edge" on
the foreigner which the protective
tariff affords. Then they will be bet
ter able and better disposed to trade
with you; That is the practical way
to pass prosperity around.
VOTE 800 YES. (
We have yet to learn of a single
newspaper of importance and of very
few organizations that are opposing
the first measure on the ballot. ' It is
rare that an amendment receives such
general Indorsement as this one. Its
purpose is to revoke the right of aliens
to vote on the basis of a declaration
to become citizens. If adopted it will
restrict the. voting privilege to actual
citizens, native and naturalized.
Today there is published in The Ore
gonian an article written by one who
has had unusual opportunity to wit
ness the evil influence of the existing
liberal law on the qualification of
voters. Mr. Raphael P. Bonham, the
author of the article, writes in the
capacity of an Oregon voter, but it la
material herein to say that Mr. ion-
ham has for eleven years been em
ployed in the Government immigration
service. Concerning- what he says
about the exercise of the franchise by
undesirable aliens and foreigners who
can never become citizens, he speaks
from personal observation; Mr, Bon
ham's argument -for the adoption of
the amendment is commended to the
attention of all voters. ' ' .
r It is of further observation that the
leading newspapers, the Multnomah
Bar Association, the State Legislature,
the Non-Partisan League and the Tax
payers' League all have ln-dorsed this
measure. It ought to pass.
USING KEUTRAL MONEY FOR WAR.
A letter from Lausanne, Switzerland,
to the New Tork Evening Post sheds
llgnt on" the methods pursued by Ger
many in securing subscriptions to the
war loan at the expense of creditors
of German subjects, not among hos
tile nations only, but among neutral
nations. The -letter says that the fol
lowing notice has been received by
Swiss manufacturers, particularly of
watches and clocks, from Germans
who owe them money for goods sold:
On ' account of the very - -high rate of
84.25, we are unable to cover your bills
against us. However, since It Is not to the
Interest of the German Empire when at
war . actually to send money abroad, and
since we are persuaded that you wish hear
tily Tor the success 01 the German empire
In this war, we take it for granted that you
will agreo to place your credit against us
in the German. 5 iper .cent war loan. Ac
cordingly, at the data of this present, we
have bought to your credit -the amount of
your bill against us In the German 5 per
cent loan, and we carry over the Interest
to your account, we also notify you tnat,
after the end of the-war.-we are resolved
to continue to,, deal only with manufacturers
who agree to this measure which we have
taken. -
The Swiss syndicate of clock' and
watch- manufacturers has combined
in a refusal to agree to this use. of
their money in prosecuting the war
and has replied:
To accept such terms, which are In
reality embezzlement pure and simple, would
be to forget our dignity and our patriotism;
for no one can deny that our national honor
is at stake. If all manufacturers make the
same answer our German debtors will be
unable to discriminate between the creditor
who allows his money to be. used to sup
port 1 Prussian militarism -and the one "who
declines to do so. --.'
None of the belligerent nations per.
mits the payment' of debts to a sub
ject of a hostile country, but this is
the first example of the impounding
for military purpose of money due
to a citizen of a -neutral. The bellig
erents overlook no 'point in the. effort
to conserve their own and to weaken
their enemies' resources. -When the
war ends there will" be a wholesale
settlement -of .accounts to make, and
unless this Is satisfactory ay around,
some international trade boycotts may
be expected.
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
The battle, of . Trafalgar, which
finally- destroyed Napoleon's naval
power, was fought on October 21,
1805, almost. 110 years ago. Up to
that year the" great conqueror had
hoped to invade the British Isles.. Had
he achieved his ambition he would
have done a deed -without any parallel
in moderrl history. Since ' the " time
of the Norman conquerors England
has not been invaded. Indeed scarce
ly a hostile , foot-, has' touched her
shores. In the slack' days of Charles
II the Dutch fleet sailed up the
Thames and threatened London but
no landing .was effected and hardly
any damage suffered. .The moral ef
fect of the enterprise was of course
enormous but practically It was of
little consequence. Napoleon believed
that if he could invade' and over
run England the main obstacle to the
conquest of 'Europe would be over
come. The British fleet, opposed him
relentlessly by sea, while British
money kept up the heart of his ene
mles on the land. The plan to attack
his obstinate foe at home was well
devised and once or twice he barely
missed carrying it out.
The sale of Louisiana to the
United States was made, as all school
boys know, in the hope of building
up a colonial power that would some
day outrival England. It is among the
ironies of -history that the power
which"' Napoleon thus established is
now England's stanch friend, while
France itself, is in close alliance with
his' irreconcilable enemy. Between
the year 1803 when he sold Louisiana
to Jefferson and 1805 when the naval
battle of ; Trafalgar was fought. Na
poleon's hopes of attacking the Brit
ish in the seat of their power grad
ually waned and his attention turned
toward Italy. He was at that time in"
alliance with Spain and his own fleet
combined with that of the subject
ally, was posted at Cadiz under
Villeneuve. Its appointed task was
to proceed toward Italy in order to
further Napoleon's ambitions in that
quarter. Nelson was hurried from
England to take command of the
British fleet posted near the Straits
of- Gibraltar and for a wonder, his
departure remained a secret from the
newspapers and the public. War news
was not so closely, censored In Napo
leon's days as it is under pur modern
war lords.
Both fleets consisted of sailing ves
sels alone. Steam had not been ap
plied to naval warfare and the can
non used would appear woefully small
to modern admirals. Nelson had
twenty-seven Vessels, his enemy twenty-nine,
so that the fleets' were fairly
well- matched in point of numbers
but in other respects the British had
all the advantage. Villeneuve had
suffered so many . mishaps that Na
poleon's order superseding him was
on the way when- the battle of Trafal
gar was fought. The French and
Spanish sailors 'were without zeal and
the appointments of the ships were
far- from perfect. Nelson's vessels
were manned by tars of the old Brit
ish type, "hearts of .oak," who re
sponded eagerly to the signal, "Eng
land expects every man to do his
- duty." The Hactlcs ; which Nelson
adopted at Trafalgar: would probably
be -impossible today. . His fleet ad
vanced upon the enemy in a sort of
flying -wedge, so that 'as it proceeded
more and more ', broadsides were
brought into action without exposing
any vessel to a .raking fire. Those
who are curious in such matters will
find a diagram .of the great battle in
Southey's Life of Nelson. It shows
the position of every ship in both
fleets and designates the position of
the commanders.
Nelson sailed, into action at Trafal
gar believing it the last he would ever
see. The enemy were provided with
a force of Tyrolese riflemen who shot
from the rigging, thus taking what
seemed to the British to be an unfair
advantage. Nelson did not permit
this kind of gunplay, partly because it
endangered the ship's tackle,- partly
because he deemed it unchivalrous.
In those days war still retained some
traces of "civilization"" which have
vanished since. It was some Tyrolese
fighting on the side of his country's
tyrant "who gave Nelson his death
wound. - The great admiral fell at the
moment of victory and died the hap
piest-of all deaths. The French fleet
was utterly vanquished. Some eight
een . out of the twenty-nine vessels
were captured and the rest fled to any
refuge- they could find. The battle of
Trafalgar put an end to Napoleon's
hopes of Invading- England, since
without a predominant fleet he could
not even ferry his troops across the
Channel.
The hopes which Napoleon cher
ished for so many years and was
finally compelled to abandon have re
vived in the breast of the Kaiser.' It
Is said by some writers to be his prin
cipal ambition to bring England to
her knees and perhaps add the realm
of William the Conqueror to the
dominions of William the Hohenzol-
lern. If he could obtain possession of
the Channel ports no doubt he might
possibly cross to England, although
the . undertaking would still be diffi
cult. - The fleet must still be reck
oned with and, in spite of mines and
submarines, it is a formidable ob
stacle. The British can lay mines as
well as their foes can and an explosion
under a great transport laden with.
troops would present a deterrent
spectacle to the invaders. We dare
say the passage would be disputed by
submarines, as weir as by mines and
the war lords would get some exciting
sport out of it, if it came' to nothing
more; It is probably a mistake to be
lieve that England would fall a help
less prey. to the invader as soon as he
might land.' The island is' well popu
lated and the inhabitants are brave.
They are not trained soldiers but they
can fight fairly well .and it is pretty
certain that they would die recklessly
in .dfense of their homes. The ' in
vader might come off victorious but
his triumph would cost him heavily.
But before any Invasion of England
can be effected the great British fleet
must be put out. of,, action and Ger
many has yet to demonstrate that she
can win Trafalgars. ' -
A Government such-; as ours; in
which "green men" are frequently
placed at the head of a department.
needs some one-man near its head
who holds over from one administra
tion to another, who is familiar with
departmental business,-who can keep
things going in periods 5T transition
and who can . "break in" the new
chief. This need is recognized in the
British Government,-for, though the
head .of each - department changes
with each change of administration,
there - is a "permanent under-secre-tary"
jvho keeps the machinery run
ning smoothly. The chief clerk would
fill such a place in the departments
at Washington, it' the spoilsmen
would only let him .alone. ' Will they
ever do it?., Probably not until indig
nant public opinion compels them.
A man's ability to survive the shock
of a surgical operation depends large
ly on his physical condition. 'If this
be poor, he'may go-under; if it be
good, he will rally, and Recover. : The
united rbtates was- In poor condition
for. the business shock of a world war,
because the doctors had administered
a weakening diet. That the country
survives the shock is due not to the
skill of the doctors but to Its own wise
preparation for the- ordeal of a Demo
cratic Administration. It would have
endured the shock of war better had
wiser doctors given it a more nourish
ing diet than is the Underwood tariff.
The North and- West, without re
gard to party,' seemed to favor the
Presidential primary, but the Presi
dent evidently heard from the South
and has remained silent since his first
deliverance oh the subject. The South
controlled Vboth houses ,"of Congress
and without its aid he could not put
through any part of his programme.
He therefore abandoned the-Presidential
primary till", a more . convenient
season, which will, probably never
come. '
John B. Coffey has made an efficient.
courteous, and painstaking county
clerk. He has kept his pledge to turn
fees Into the public treasury and ac
cept only the salary of his office. He
has been in office but two years and
his record ought to entitle him to
another term without political effort
on his part. Let not honest service
be forgotten in the excitement over
more noisily " contested offices ' and
issues. . .
Husbands will bear in mind that it
is unlawful to -make suggestions to
wives at the breakfast table tomorrow
as to voting on candidates. This law
applies to wives as well, but Innate
gallantry will overlook th , violation.
In pioneer days the gun was kept in
a rack above the fireplace, out of reach
of the children, and casualty was un
known. Now it is a simple matter of
carelessness when a lad kills mother
or younger child at play.
Tom Hurlburt is not a "grandstand
er" and will be what the people want
in the Sheriffs office a plain, ordinary
official attending to business.
"Pat" McArthur represents Repub
lican principles and is a young man
These are matters for consideration by
the first voter.
The excess of rainfall in two months,
officially stated, is but a trifle over
one inch, if "-you are minded to be
lieve It.
If England - does not screen the
Thames a German submarine will run
up and blow out London bridge, a .'
From top to bottom, from Senator
to Constable, make it Republican and
make it big.
Turkey gets the ax In November In
this country, but there is no such luck
la Europe, - .
The Ring Game
- By Dean Collins. '
Round and round the merry ring.
Pausing but to give applause.
Gaily dance and gaily sing
George and Smith and merry us.
Making music full of glee.
Pretty demagoguery.
Boosting for their dynasteo.
Ring around the post of duty I
George's toga Is a beauty., -.
Voters, wouldn t it be wrong.
When he's had the thing so long,
If you'd vote, election day.
To take George's Job away?"
Round and round the merry ring.
Still they dance and still they sing.
Making 'tis the way or them
Arguments ad hominem.
Carolling in accents free;'
Boosting for their dynastee.
"King William was King James' son
That story is an old, old one;
But in the new game we've rehearsed
We reckon chiefly George the First.
"George as Gov. first wore the crown.
Then to Os he passed It, down;
Now let s keep It going, with
Oswald slipping It to Smith.
"Send George back Bast, and let our
West
Pick out the Gov. that suits him best.
For it - is best for voters to
Let Oswald tell them what to do.
Calute Smith, Gov., and thus you'll be
Maintaining of our dynastee.
Still again around the ring,
Happy-hearted, hear them sing.
"Sing1 a song of sixpence.
Sing it o'er again!
Four and twenty honor men
Let out of the pen.
When the crowd assembled.
Loud they made applause;
Wasn't that a clever stunt
To boost the game of Os?
Where, O where is the little post gone.
Where George made his vows of re
maining? - -.
It still sticks up in the Capitol lawn.
While George is out West here cam
paignlng.
Around the ring with the Jubilant three
That boost with glee for their dynas
tee.
"Eeny, meeny, miny mo,
George to Washington must go;
Smith would really, truly love
This election to be Gov.
Eeny, meeny miny mo.
That's our slate so vote it. so.
For by any methods we
Must maintain our dynastee."
WERE NEVER BETTER v TREATED
Former Employe Defends) Mr. Booth
Against Misrepresentations.
PORTLAND. Nov. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) Having read in some of the
papers some articles regarding tne
kind of treatment afforded the em
ployes of the Booth-Kelly Lumber
Company, I would beg that you allow
me space to relate to you the kind of
treatment that I received at the hands
of this companywhile. in their employ.
I went to work for the Booth-Kelly
Lumber Company about four years
ago In the planing mill department at
Wendling, Or., and was in their em
ploy for -one year. . I started to work
for them at a salary of J100 per month.
At the eipiratlon of two months, when
was handed my pay check, I found
that same called for $125. On making
inquiry of my superintendent I was
told that my work had been satisfac
tory and that they figured I was worth
to them $125 per month. This raise
was given me without any solicitation
on- my part.
Now. a word about the boarding-
house. Before moving my family
there, I lived at the company boarding-house.
I found that the rooms
were kept clean and tidy. The building
had running water, electric light, free
shower baths and laundry tubs. In
which the men could do their washing.
The board I considered very satisfac
tory. This building also contained a
large and cemfortable sitting-room.
where the men could spend tbelr even
ings. When my family arrived they
rented me a modern bungalow at 6 per
month, which I considered very reason
able. During the-. time.. I worked for
this company I had no complaint as
to the treatment afforded me by them
and I think I am safe in saying the
other men in the employ of this com
pany while I was there "were equally
well satisfied.
The above is submitted in the inter
est of fair play and a desire so far as
can - to set right the persistent at
tempts that are being made to create
false' impression that the employes
of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
have not been fairly treated. I have
been 'employed by lumber companies
in Oregon for a great many years and
have never - worked for any lumber
concern where therrterest of the em
ployes was more fairly looked after or
considered. - A. N. SEEKATZ.
Mere Matter of Honesty.
PORTLAND. Nov. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) My wife has taken issue with
me on the 1500 tax exemption amend
ment, inasmuch as it" would be very
nice not to have to pay any taxes
at all.
I do not wish to escape the paying
of my Just share of taxes and must say
that I was at a lqss to -give any other
argument against its passage. It. is
only too evident that if I -am exempted
that some one is going to pay more
than his share. Please state in your
columns what will be the effect if the
amendment passes. SUBSCRIBER.
What better' reason does anyone
want? Would your wife- think it hon
est to vote that your neighbor pay
your grocery bill?.
Building 20 Stories High,
Washington (b. C-) Star.
"Yes, sir," said Farmer Corntassel,
"I was in a building 20 stories high."
J'What's the idee?" asked the hired
man.
"By heck, you've got to get that high
to feel sure you ain't goin' to git run
over by the cars."
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Orcgonlan has received a
large number of communications
on political subjects to which it
cannot give space. Many of them
are of interest and would be
valuable additions to the discus
sion of campaign issues.
As a rule the letters to the
editor which have been omitted
have either disregarded the ad
monition of The Oregonian to
correspondents to ' be brief or
have been received too late for
consideration.
Owing to pressure of war
news. The Oregonian has been
compelled this year, more than
ever befqre, to print political
communications Sundays. Thurs
day has been the time limit on
such contributions, yet many
came Friday and Saturday of last
week.
The Oregonian. desires to com
pliment its readers for their
widespread response to its invi
tation to discuss campaign issuea
and regrets that a considerable
number of patriotic and dutiful
citizens have found their efforts
wasted. It can conscientiously
say, however, that It has gone to
the limit of its capacity to pro
mote interest in' the problems
before the electorato.
AMENDMENT CALLED PCRLESftUE.
Proportional Scheme Not Tree to j
Name Is Disfranchisement.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) After reading Mr. Clarence J.
Young's letter in defense of the pro
posed proportional representation
measure, it appears to me that he has
entirely overlooked the enumerated re
sults of proportional representation
by the principal proponents of this
measure in their argument as pub
lished in the official pamphlet, and
their statement that "at least as good
results are expected In Oregon from
this amendment, it it is adopted by the
people,"
The results there enumerated ' are
the results of the Hare system, but
not the results of a crude and unstable
plan as is embodied in the proposed
measure
I note that Mr. Young refers you to
a recent publication Issued by the
American Proportional Representation
League, and written by Clarence G.
Hoag, secretary of that organization.
Mr. Clarence G. Hoag is at present
very much interested in the city man
ager plan with proportional repre
sentation and what that gentleman
states in the quoted passage refers to
the crudest form of proportional rep
resentation, to be offered in combina
tion with the city manager plan when
every other system of proportional
representation might be objectionable
to the voters.
Considering the results promised us
by the principal advocates of the
amendment neither Mr. Clarence G.
Hoag nor anyone else authorized to
speak for the American Proportional
Representation League would defend
the proposed amendment.
If there is any doubt about this in
the mind of any voter he or she is
referred to Nob. 21301 and 21S05 of
"Digest of Short Ballot Charters." in
the Public Library. The first is by
Robert Tyson and the second by Clar
errce G. Hoag, secretary American Pro
portional Representation League. These
aavocates or proportional representa
tion fully concur in what the Propor
tional Representation Society of Ene.
land has to say about the single-vote
system.
Abolishment of geographical district
representation as one of the ultimate
results following the enactment of the
measure is so obvious- that I am aston
ished to see 'Mr. Young controvert it.
i wonaer ir it ever occured to most
of the champions of this measure that.
11 aaopteo, tne voting system embodied
in the amendment, beintr without anv
form of a preferential or transferable
ieature would leave tens of thousands
or voters unrepresented in the Legis
lature.
Always keeping in mind the
lsed results, the proposed proportional
representation measure, as such, is a
Dunesque. INNE RUS.
LET REPUBLICAN VOTER SANSWER
Democratic Silence Leavca Questions Up
to Voters Next Tuesday.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1. (To the Editor.)
As our friends' the Democrats are all
out -of answers to Bill Hanley's and
Colonel Wood's questions, I should like
to ask the Republicans of Oregon three
questions and leave the answering of
the questlonato them on election dav.
First Is free trade a good thing for
Oregon? If it is not a good thing, then
is George Chamberlain a good- thing?
11 oeorge Cliamberlain Is a good thing,
men, -rree wool, free lumber, free Chi
nese eggs and free shingles are Just
wnai. we want.
. Second What has C. J.' Smith nrom
rsed to do for us if elected? He has
promised us a continuation of the West
three-ringed circus for four years more
and a perpetuation of the West-Cham-
Derlain-Smlth ring.
a bird Vhy should not everv Renub-
Iican vote for C. N. McArthur? I3 the
man who ,is beaten in the primary and
runs independent a Republican? Is he
square, honest or sportsmanlike? Does
ne Delleve In the direct primary? Can
any man who does not abide by the pri
mary claim to be a friend of the Deonle?
Can he be trusted to work for the
people? Can a man who does nothing
but run. for office and draw salarv be
of any use to the people of the Third
Oregon District in Congress? Do not
tne people need a bigger -man and n
cleaner man than gthe present Repre-
UNFAIR ENTICEMENT IS IN TITLE
Amendment on State Indebtedness Has
No Bearing on Good Roads.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. 31 (To the Editor.)
The title to the proposed amendment
of section 7 of article 11 of the consti
tution (Nos. 306 and 307 on official
ballot) is false and misleading. It reads:
For amendment of section 7 or article 11
of the constitution, to enable the state to
lend its credit or Incur Indebtedness in ex
cess of S50.000 for building and maintaining
permanent roads, constructing irrigation and
power projects and developing untitled lands,
but limiting the total credit and indebted
ness for road purposes to 2 per cent, and the
total credit lent or indebtedness incurred for
irrigation and power projects and develop
ment. of untitled lands to 2 per cent ot the
assessed valuation of all- the property In the
state, making a total of 4 per cent for both.
Now, the provision enabling the state
to lend its credit or incur indebtedness
in excess of $50,000 for building and
maintaining permanent roads, was in
corporated In the constitution two years
ago by a popular vote of 67,258 in favor
and 43.858 votes against it.
The object of the present proposed
amendment is solely to enable the state
to lend its credit and incur Indebtedness
for "constructing Irrigation and power
projects and developing unfilled lands,"
and it is unfair to put this good roads
dead rider on it. J. H. ALBERT.
Down In Maine.
They've fortified the pigsty now.
they've put chain armor on the
co w ;
They're going to hide the griszled
guide
Until December first.
For soon the sportsman will be here,
alert to slay the gentle deer; -
And for six weeks, with blanching
cneeas.
All Maine will fear the worst!
No longer through the sheltered vales
and down the mountain's shady
.-trails
The native may serenely stray.
Lest from some nearby crag
A Huntsman with mistaken aim may
mark him grimly for his game.
And' smile a Joyous smile the while
He yells: "A stag! A stag!"
Who strolls among the- forest lands
takes his existence in his hands
The very trees are ill at ease.
The hillsides quake with fear!
Yet what are these wild things that
frisk and romp and leap, lm
mune from risk.
With no alarm, no fear of harm?
Tut! tut! Why they are deer!
James J. Montague, in Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Father's Method.
When father talks about the war
He doesn't put on airs.
He calls it Liege, to rhyme with siege.
ine r rencn he never spares. x
Those foreign towns don't bother.hlm,
He needs no clever book
To help him out, when he's in doubt.
He says 'em as they look. J
Though some may call Namur Nah
moor," -
It's "Nam'er" plain to dad; v
He doesn't pose, as one who knows
Each foreign guttural fad.
He doesn't twist his tongue about
To get 'em. hook or crook;
The way they're said, but plods ahead
An reads em as they look.
Detroit Free Press.
WOMAN ON SHOO-FLY CANDIDATE!
Not
Her Idea of Real Man or
Right
Timber for Senator.
PORTLAND, Nov. 1. (To the Ed
itor.) I have been attending many po
litical meetings in an effort to get a
clear view of the various candidates.
particularly for United States Con
gress. Saturday night I heard Senator
Chamberlain. I am a Democrat but
was surprised and disillusioned. Is
this pleasant-mannered little gentle
man, with a weak chin and a "shoo
fly" attitude toward life, who says he
is charged with "drinking and defends
it on the ground that Grant and Cleve
land also drank is he actually expect
ing the support of j;he women of Ore
gon? I have not heard this charge of
drinking made against him in any pub
lic meeting, but his admission and de
fense of isaturday evening are suffi
cient. The day has far gone by when
we will risk matters of grave impor
tance to men who cannot keep sober.
If we women are to bring any value
into public life through the ballot, if
we are to be standard-bearers of
Right, an example for our sons and
daughters, we must support for high
public otfice only men of sobriety as
well as ability.
Tnere are big things to be done in
the next few years for our state and
our Nation. It is ot "serious consequence
what caliber of man-material we con
tribute to the body that is to form
and direct National policies. It is no
idle Summer-day dilletante "shoo
fly" proposition to choose a United
States Senator, but a matter for pray
erful earnestness.
When Senator Chamberlain said in
his Saturday speech. In answer to ques
tions of general concern to all Orego-
nians. "Shoo, fly. don't bother me.
there flashed into my mind another
famous phrase of an equally indifferent
public official, "The public be damned."
I remembered that in the last analysis
with this other official it was not the
public that wasdamned.
Oregon's senior Senator in a nut
shell: "Do I drink? Well, so did Grant
and Cleveland." "What have I done
for Oregon? Shoo, fly, don't bother
me."
No, there isn't even the strength
there of "the public be damned." On
the same day I met William Hanley,
another candidate for United States
Senator, at his reception at the Oregon
Hotel. Now, there is a man strong,
steady of nerve, he looks you straight
in the eye. and gives an Impression of
poise and balance and ability. I heard
one man tell another: "I'd as soon at
tempt to dam the Columbia with a
fish net as to put ordinary wills
against that of William Hanley," and
he gives one that impression.
I find, on careful inquiry, that he
is a sober man; that he is universally
conceded to be an honest roan; that
always he has undertaken seemingly
impossible tasks and performed them;
that he has worked to advance woman
suffrage at all times and a plank in
his platform declares for National
woman's suffrage.
Here are these two men reduced to
simplest terms': Hanley, clean, sober,
able. Just to woman, definitely plan
ning relief for Oregon, with a record
of success following his many under
takings for Oregon's development.
Senator Chamberlain: A series of
blanks, a graceful toss of his head and
a careless "shoo, fly, don't bother me."
The women of Oregon should go on
record as casting their first vote in
a Senatorial election for strength, not
for weakness. It is delightful that we
have the opportunity of showing our
approval, by our ballots, of the man
who did the most to give us the right
to vote. A WOMAN VOTER.
SCHOOLS NO PLACE TO RETRENCH
Dr. Moore Sees High Importance in
Opening; of Ashland NormaL
PORTLAND. Nov. 1 (To the Editor.)
Allow me to voice an earnest plea
for the Ashland Normal School.
When It is considered the hope of a
state the permanency of its institu
tions rests upon the common schools,
and that the qualifications of the teach
ers, more than all else, determines the
character of such schools, is it not
clearly of the first importance that we
lpokwell to the training of our teach
ers? " "
More than 75 per cent of our teachers
come from poor parentage all the more
fortunate for the welfare of the schools.
but very hard for our young people
aspiring to the profession of -teaching
properly to qualify. Our Agricul
tural College and state university ana
Medical College are all receiving sub
stantial support from the state, ana
rightly so. but "the people's college."
the common school, is tenfold more im
portant than these.
It cannot be too liberally supportea;
it can easily be the opposite.
The writer is familiar with the splen
did advantages of Ashland as a loca
tion for a teachers' training school
The buildings are on the ground, well
appointed and equipped for immediate
service,' while the social, educational
and moral atmosphere of the town
could not be better. Dull times and
business depression may call for re
trenchment in many things, but never
ln our support of the common schools
and all the agencies employed for their
betterment. J. S. IIOOKB, M. u.
Laborer Stands for' With j combe.
- PORTLAND. Nov. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) "have been a resident of Port
land, Or, for more than 25 years, and
I feel that this is the year Republicans
should elect Republicans to office.
They have been voting long enougn
for Democrats in the State of Oregon.
As a laboring man, I for one am
anxious to see Dr. James Withycombe
elected as Governor of this state. He
is the farmers' friend, and also the
friend of labor, and what we want In
this state more than any one thing
U encouragement to farming. This is
one of the greatest farming states in
the Union if we could get our land
cleared and the soil properly cultivat
ed, and I think Dr. Withycombe Is one
of the best men in this state to ad
vance the farming industries.
I request all of the tillers of the soil
and the laboring men of the city to
vote for Dr. James Withycombe for
Governor. WILLIAM BURNS.
Fight to "Save" Civilisation.
New York Evening Post.
Some nations were fighting fiercely.
"Why are you fighting so?" inquired
the bystanders, moved at length to
curiosity.
"To save civilization!" replied the na
tions severally.
Here a draggled figure rose from the
mire under the feet of the combatants
and limped lamely away.
"And who are you?" asked the by
standers, with a disposition to get to
the bottom of the matter.
"Don't speak to me I'm civilization!"
the figure made answer, somewhat pet
tishly. How It Is In London.
Boston Transcript.
Mrs. X. relates that while in London
she inquired In a shop if they had any
fresh eggs.
"Yes, mum, plenty," said the clerk;
"them with a hen on 'em are fresh."
"I don't see any with a hen on them,"
said Mrs. X., looking around for a nest.
"The letter 'hen,' mum, not the bird.
Hen' stands for 'noo-laid.' mum."
Visit to the Other Place.
The Club Fellow.
St. Peter You can't come in here.
Reporter I guess I can (shows badge).
St. Peter Not on that; that lets you
Inside the fire lines. This Is the other
place.