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10 TITE UrOTlXTXG OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1914. Mp Bm$mm PORTLAND, OKIGOS. Entered at Portland. Oregon, Postoiflce as Second-class matter. Subscription Kates Invariably In Advance: (By Mall.) Dally. Sunday Included, one year ....... v&-00 Xally. Sunday Included, six months ..... 25 Daily, Sunday Included, three months ... 2.25 Eally, Sunday Included, one month ..... -to Dally, without Sunday, one year p.w Dally, without Sunday, six months ..... -5 Dally, without Sunday. Urree months ... 1-2 Dally, without Sunday, one month, -"JJ Weekly one year A'; Sunday, one year Sunday and Weekly, one year .......... 3.60 (By Carrier.) , Dally, Sunday Included, one year B-SV Dally, Sunday Included, one month ..... - How to Remit Send Fostoffice money or. der, express order or personal check; on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are a. sender's risk. Give postoffice address in full. Including; county and state. Postage Kates 12 to 16 pares, 1 cent; 18 to 8 pages, 2 cents; 84 to 48 pages, 3 cents; BO to 60 pages, 4 cents; 62 to 76 pages. o cents; 78 to 02 pages, 6 cents. Foreign post, age, double rates. Eastern Business Office Verree C"J?" 11 n. New York. Brunswick building. Chi cago. Stenger building. Ban Francisco Office R. J. Bldwell Co, 7-42 Market street PORTLAND, TUESDAY, NOV.. 8, 1914. OCR SACRIFICE FOB TEX FOREIGNER. Nothing; short of a general war could have counteracted the disas trous effects of the Underwood tariff on our foreign trade, though it was professedly designed to expand our exports as well as our imports and to continue the- balance in our favor. In Indisputable; evidence thereof is the report of the Department of Commerce on our foreign trade for the nine months ending with September and for the month of September separately. It is well known that the war cut down, the amount of our imports of all kinds enormously during August and September. The decrease for September alone fvm September, 1913, was about $31,000,000. Yet the nine months ending with September show an increase of more than $85, 000,000 over the same nine months of 1913. But for the war this total would have been vastly larger. Decrease has been greatest in those classes of exports on which most labor has been expended and on which, therefore, most employment has been given to American worklngmen. The only class which shows an increase is foodstuffs in crude condition and fbod animals. Here the increase is $11, 710,000. Even of crude materials for use in manufacturing we exported $68,641,000 less. Of foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured we exported less by $38,348,000, and of manufac tures for further use in manufacturing we exported $44,000,000 less. When we come to manufactures ready for consumption, that is, commodities on which all the needed labor has been expended, the decrease is $124,015,000, or nearly 47 per cent of the total de crease in our domestic exports. A glance over the table of specified articles of import for the year ending September 30 compared with the same period ending September SO, 1913, shows why there has been industrial depression in the United States. We have increased the imports of nearly every commodity we produce, in some cases enormously. The largest in creases are in those classes of commo dities which are peculiarly the product of Oregon and other Western states. While the smallest Increases are in those classes which are produced in the East and South. Imports de creased chiefly in those classes of goods which are not produced in this country, such as rubber and manila, or In such luxuries as furs and diamonds, which our people cannot afford to buy In Democratio times. The following table of Increases and decreases In im ports speaks volumes as to the effect of the Underwood tariff: Twelve months, ending September 80: Articles Increase. Cattle 112,S08,K36 Corn 10.880,887 Oats 7,985.230 Hides and skins. 10.16S.B1U eisal grass 8,678,184 Fruits and nuts 6,924,451 Leather and tanned skins... 6,259,089 Meat and dairy products 82.298,424 Paper and manufacturers of 4,750,431 Flaxseed 8.8S6.642 Pllk. raw 11,889,0:24 Vegetables 4.473,452 Wool, unmanufactured 81,897,225 "Wool, manufacturers of 23,743.319 Coffee 2.4S0,t94 Bugar 17.029.845 Cotton, manufacturers of........ 3,310,334 Fertilizers 3,7UB,uo5 Fish 8.694,132 Silk, manufacturers of. 1,495. 34 Wheat 1,488,482 Sheep 657.84a Butter 1,510.238 Eggs 941.282 Cotton, unmanufactured ... 668,846 Articles Decrease. Leather manufactures of $ 824,814 India rubber 17,699.937 Manila 2,272,27y Furs and manufactures of 12,814,668 Iron and steel and mfrs. of 8,169,564 Tin in bars, pigs, etc 15,376,607 Diamonds 27,038,885 Wheat flour 0,651 Figures on Imports by classes for the nine months ending September are equally Instructive. Of crude ma terials for manufacturing we Imported $25,808,000 more; of crude foodstuffs and food animals, $32,888,000 more; of foodstuffs partly manufactured, $55,352,000 more. The effect of the ; Underwood tariff on manufactures is shown by the fact that imports of manufactures for further use in man ufacturing decreased $48,162,000, while Imports of manufactures ready for consumption increased $14,626,000. The inference is plain that foreign manufacturers - themselves finished goods which they formerly sent to the United States to be finished. The above figures are the more eloquent when we remember that during August and September the war enormously cut down our imports of manufactures and during September decreased our Imports of crude foodstuffs and food animals $2,392,000. The inference is plain that, had there been no war, the Underwood tar iff would have continued to reduce our exports and to increase our imports, particularly of those commodities which give most employment to Amer ican labor. Only such a disastrous calamity as a general war among our most powerful competitors was ca pable ' of preventing the Underwood tariff from bringing an economic ca lamity to American industry. A BRAVE SAILOR OF LOXG AGO. With submarines and airships to excite the Imagination and fill us with terror we are apt to forget the ex plolts of brave men in other wars. There was Lieutenant Cushlng, of the United States Navy, for example, who on tne night of October 27, 1864, did a deed of daring which no hero is ever likely to surpass whether in an aeroplane or a submarine. Courage is much the same under all conditions. Lieutenant Cushlng's exploit was the destruction of the Confederate . ram Albemarle, which had long hin dered the Union fleets from securing control of the North Carolina waters The coast of that state is penetrated by numerous Inlets where the Con federate blockade runners could lurk until an opportunity came to slink out in storm and darkness. The Al- bemarle prevented any effective clear ing out of their-nests. Lieutenant Cushlng undertook to destroy her with a. torpedo attached to the end of a long spar which pro truded from the prow of a steam launch. To approach the Albemarle he was obliged . to force his launch over a raft of logs which guarded her. This he did successfully. The torpedo took effect and. blew a hole in the side of the ram, sinking hep so effec tually that she could never be raised. Cushlng's launch was shot to pieces, but he escaped by swimming. All his men but one were either killed or captured. Cushlng was only 22 years old at the time of this heroic exploit, but he had already gone through bo many perilous adventures safely that his luck had become proverbial. It lasted him for ten years more and then he died, long before his time. His death was as sad as his life had been excit ing. His mind gave way and some disorder of the brain ended his 'ro mantic career. The destruction of the Albemarle gave the Union fleet complete mastery of the North Caro lina waters. TODAY. Robert A. Booth, an upstanding man, born in Oregon, is the Republi can nominee for United States Sen ator at today's election. He was the unanimous choice of his party in the primary. He is entitled to the sup port of Republicans, if the direct pri mary -carries any obligation upon the voter who participates in it. If it does not, why the primary? Mr. Booth has been most malig nantly and cruelly assailed by the op position press, which has introduced issues altogether ' extraneous to the campaign. Their purpose has been to divert the public from consideration of real issues by appeals to prejudice, or passion, ' or personal feeling. For sheer brutality and diabolical mean ness, there has seldom been a cam paign -like it in Oregon. It has not been on their part & campaign of principle. The sole ef fort has been to defeat Booth in order to elect Chamberlain. It is a selfish and unprincipled game, played by hardened players, who think the end justifies the means. But the question for the voter is not so much Booth as the things Booth stands for, and not so much Chamberlain as the things Chamber lain stands for. The election of Mr. Chamberlain today is to give Oregon for six years more a Democratic Senator;, of Booth a Republican Senator. Oregon, a Republican state, now has two Demo cratic Senators. Why? " The voter is to decide whether he will again vote for Chamberlain and the Democratic Royal Family, or for himself and his own welfare through the election of Booth. What has . the average citizen got from six years of Chamberlain at Washington? " What may he not get through Re publican policies to be upheld by Mr. Booth in the Senate? Vote for yourself. N DEFEAT THE TAX BILLS. Few other states have greater need or better opportunities for invest ment of capital than Oregon. Oregon election results and the continued menace of measures Inaugurated by experimenters and ' theorists are close ly watched by investors. The follow ing statement by Herbert S. Johnson, of Boston, who controls the placing of large capital, speaks emphatically for sane action at the polls: I am unwllllna- to make any loans in Ore on or to recommend to any of my friends to do so as long as tne people of Oregon shall continue to tinker with their tax laws. The nossibility of single tax has led me to regret that I ever Invested a dollar in Ore gon. This is a concrete example of the injury done Oregon by professional agitators and paid propagandists. Vote down every tax measure. WAK ON .' DEADLY DRUGS. One of the useful measures passed by Congress will greatly restrict the sale of opium and other narcotic drugs. Its purpose Is to prevent the sale of opiates to persons who have become slaves to the drug habit, and is supplementary to the opium treaties with other nations which have the same end In view. It is Intended to license all dealers in opiates and' to require them to keep a record of all sales, from Importer to retailer. Thus, if a Wholesaler's record shows sale of a certain quantity to a retailer. the latter must account for the same quantity in his records or be subject to a severe penalty. Physicians, den tista and veterinary surgeons must also keep such records except when the drug is administered to a patient upon whom they personally attend. By this complete system of record keeping, from manufacturer to con sumer, and by making records open to inspection by state and local as well as Federal officials, it is hoped to keep drugs out of the hands of those who are being ruined, morally, mentally and physically, by their use and to fasten responsibility on per sons who sell them to the "fiends." Efforts to prevent habitual use of drugs are in line with the general campaign against excessive use of stimulants, which has been given an impetus by several of the nations now at war. France has forbidden the sale of absinthe, which la most deadly in its effects. Russia has forbidden manufacture and sale of vodka. though much of the public revenue was derived from the government monopoly in its manufacture and sale. Lord Kitchener warned the British troops to practice temperance when he sent them to France, and his ad vice seems to have been followed, for correspondents write that the British soldier abstains from alcoholic drinks and revives his energies with tea. Much consolation will be ' drawn from this war, which threatens to 'de stroy millions of human beings, if It incidentally promotes redemption of the . human race from the debasing abuse of alcohol, absinthe and opium The battling nations need men at the highest stage of efficiency in order to win victory. Every man, whether in command or In the ranks, - needs every ounce of energy and endurance, mental and physioal, in order to do his part. A man weakened by addic tion to liquor or drugs will break down under the awful strain, and many such men in an army will bring sure defeat to xhelr country. A man who yields to the allurements of -his vices is, therefore, not only a traitor to himself; he is a traitor to his country. Thus side by side with the destruc tive work,of war is going on a strug gle for conservation of the human race at its best. Men who, J.n order to do their best for their country, break away from weakening habits, have won the greatest of -all victories victory over themselves even though they suffer defeat in the field. Though their country be subdued, they have won liberty, which is mas tery over themselves. - WHES IN DOTBT VOTE NO. The number of' ballot measures is twenty-nine. Some of them are clear cut and, do not require detailed study by the man or woman moderately con versant with methods of government. But there are numerous measures on the ballot which are Involved or abstruse. They tax the good nature of the voter and arouse a protest by their presence on the ballot which often finds voice In refusal to con sider them. But. It is not sufficient that the voter who does not ' understand a measure shall decline to vote on It. His duty goes, beyond apathy. The fact that the purport of a measure is beyond the scope of ordinary under standing indicates that there Is not a public need for It, for need begets understanding. No measure for which there is either need or public demand de serves defeat. Which leads inevitably to the axiom, "When in doubt vote no." THE VICIOUS SEVEN. These are the vicious seven, the most dangerous measures on the ballot: Tax exemption of $1500. 327 NO. Water-front amendment. 329 NO. Proportional representation. 849 NO. . , Abolishment of Senate. 351 NO. 6ur-tax amendment. 337 NO. Tax for unemployed. 353 NO. Universal eight-hour law. 321 NO. There are other bad measures in the list, but these are typical of fa naticism, disregard for moral obliga tions and reckless Indifference to Ore gon's good name and Oregon's pros perity. Vote them down. WHY THEY WILL FAIL. Dr. C. J. Smith, Democratic candi date for Governor (by special per mission of Governor West) has made a vigorous and unceasing campaign, and has spent a very large sum of money. But he has got. nowhere. The voters do not want any Resid uary Legatee of Wests. They are not impressed by the Smith profes sions of law-enforcement, for they fear a continuance of the odious sys tem of peep-hole espionage that has marked the West administration. They are not fooled by the Smith criticisms of Legislative extravagance, for Smith as State Senator was the most prodigal of - spenders of the state's money. The anti-assembly gabble has not reached,- for -Dr. Smith was an as sembly candidate for State Senator in 1906. The very character of Smith's sup port journalistic, political and per sonal has been hurtful to him. He has convinced nobody that he is no man's man; but everybody knows that he is hand-picked, and that it is a part of the Chamberlain-West , game to pass on the Crown to him. The carping and sneering critics of Mr. Withycombe, who have sought to show that his simplicity is weakness. and his honesty is mere unintelll gence, are to know today that the public deeply resents nasty and malignant misrepresentation of real goodness and genuine manliness, ac companied by thorough understanding of fundamental truths and practical and successful experience in handling large problems. WHO IS MOST CIVILIZED? In wars before the nineteenth cen tury each belligerent claimed to be the divinely chosen champion of re ligion. That fashion of speech is now a little out of date and the present warring countries set themselves up as the defenders of civilization. Just as each used to claim that it stood for the only true religion and the exact expression of the only saving faith, so how they all, Russia, Ger many, England and the others, tell the astonished world that they have secured a monopoly of the only civil ization that is worth having. Germany boasts of Its civilization and loudly proclaims that if Russia should come out ahead in the war barbarism would replace the light of science and art. Russia retorts with an assurance that the only true blue civilization on earth, is the one that the Czar cherishes under his benign reign. England then breaks into the chorus with her claim to be the only truly civilized country in the world and Britannia insists volubly that a German victory means a relapse Into heathen savagery. One of the bits of evidence which the various nations bring forward to substantiate their pretenses to be the sole guardians of civilization is their number gf scien tific men. The Popular Science Monthly has compiled from Who's Who a state ment of each country's supply of sci entists. By perusing It everybody can make up his own mind as to which is the most civilized. Germany, it ap pears, has 1280, France 423, Switzer land 214, Norway 88. And so on down a long list. At first sight it looks as If Germany were surely the most civilized of all countries judg ing from its collection of scientists, but consideration gives us pause. Population must be taken into ac count. Norway with her less than 3,000,000 people has eighty-eight men of science. At that rate, with 70,000, 000 people she would have 2053, which outrates Germany frightfully. We must conclude, therefore, if sci ence is the proper standard, that Nor way is far better civilized than Germany. According to an article by the late Price Collier in the current Scribners, this conclusion is not far from cor rect. Switzerland fares still better. With her 3,000,000 people- she has 214 men of science. This proportion. if it held up to 70,000,000, would give her 4970, which is -ahead even of happy and peaceful Norway. . It Is the small countries which shine the brightest in this compart son. Today they lead the world In science. They have always either led or held their own remarkably well in I arts of peaceful civilization they never have failed to head the procession of mankind. More and more as hlstpry unfolds its scroll we appreciate the value of the small countries. It will be many ages before the world can afford to permit any big empire to swallow them up in its hungry maw. Thomas M. Hurlburt, a first-class citizen with a fine record, is the Re publican candidate for Sheriff. He has made a clean-cut campaign, and he should, and undoubtedly will, be supported by Republicans generally. If there has been no special reason heretofore why the Republicans should not forget party In this office, the reason has now disappeared in the excellent character of the Repub lican nominee and the active and of fensive partisanship, during the pres ent campaign, of the Democratic nom inee, Tom Word. Kentucky Is trying to become more literate. She' has twelve persons to the hundred of 10 years and over who cannot read and write. So there is room for improvement. Oregon re gards Kentucky's efforts with benevo lent complacency. Our Illiterates number but seven to the hundred, the best showing in the Union. , Election day Is always a charming occasion, but how much more delight ful it would be if the citizen werei only required to decide between " two candidates and vote on no more than three or four measures. Some time this happy condition will arrive. The Portland symphony orchestra deserves better support than it gets. If the players came from Europe or New York their music would be heard with raptures of delight. Port land is too big a town for such pro vincial littleness. Seven states vote on woman suf frage today, Ohio, Nebraska, Mon tana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota and Missouri. We shall soon know which of them are truly civil ized' and which live In medieval barbarism. There never was a happier state of things than on the French frontier. The Germans "are making satisfac tory advances." The allies "continue to progress." Evidently both sides are going to win. Any means to get votes appears to have been the Democratic battle cry throughout this campaign. But they overreached themselves in their methods. Villa may be elected supreme com mander of the army, but Carranza says he will continue to act. An amicable settlement, of course, is assured. ' - The native-born. man had to wait twenty-one years before he could vote and his wife waited all her life until today. The answer Is "300 "Yes." The London press agency reports another trifling batch of 150,000 Ger mans killed. What a bloodthirsty lot those British press agents are. An increased . British demand for opium is reported from the Orient. For use by the press bureau in for mulating reports, we take it. If Max Cohen were a negro or a poor white, would be receive such consideration at the hands of the Sen ators from Oregon? The person who says, "My one little vote doesn't make any difference any way" should bear in mind the Benson McNary incident. A day or two for relaxation and we'll proceed with our Christmas shopping and our perusal of the war bulletins. With 700,000 Turks massed, Russia must now draw some of her energies from the task of assailing Germany. The man who lets the clook strike 8 tonight without voting is "a villain and a traitor to the state." There has been another landslide in the canal and there will be a great one in the Nation today. The Democrat Is oft a cheerful loser, though hope deferred maketh his purse sick. The women of Oregon will today show their masculine "masters".how to vote right. The man who takes his wife to the polls in his auto does not violate a law. . The Oregon hop, selling around 10 cents,' is wondering "where he Is at.' Of course you know all about those measures on the ballot this morning. Many French forts are. reported to be antiquated. And many wrecked Remembering Lincoln, Grant, Hayes and Harrison, you'll vote right. Watch Polk County today. the stronghold of Republicanism. If there's to be any grieving to- morrow, let George ao it. Convicted murderers are on -the anxious bench today. If figure-juggling would only win they'd all be elected. Wanted Staehouse, -a job. Salem. Address O. W., "If you want Oregon dry," talk to the weather man. The Sick Man of Europe Is In dan ger of a relapse. Do not wait until evening if you can vote early. - Tell you tomorrow Just how it all cante out. ' Do not measures. overlook the iniquitous Dr. Withycombe wins in a walk. Once is enough, if you vote right. Make It a Republican year. Never mind the weather. Smash the illegal voter. HOW HISTORY repeats ITSELF Every Recurrence of Free Trade Since First Prealdeat Brings Hard Times. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 2. (To the Editor.) At the time of the enactment of our first protective tariff, in 1789, the country was in a chaotic condition, business was at a standstill, no cir culating medium, labor without hire, and the Nation saw something must be done. Immediately, Or almost as soon as the protective tariff was adopted and signed by President George Wash ington, confidence was restored, old In dustries were revived, more new ones were established, prosperity on every hand was noticeable, and the country advanced at a great rate. , This continued up and until about 1816, when that spirit of unrest and desire for a change resulted in the enactment of the free trade period of 1816, and again the inevitable result. The great Benton said of this period: "No price for property; no sales except those of the Sheriff and the Marshal: no purchaser at execution sales except the creditor, or some hoarder of money; no employment for industry; no demand for labor; no sale for the products of the fa.rm. Distress on every hand." Clay declared that the average depres sion in the valuation of property, un der that state of things, was not less than 50 per cent. This continued until 1824. when the country was in such a poverty-stricken condition that the people would stand It no longer, and the second protective period was inaugurated. Again a period of prosperity set in. So marked and helpful was the improvement that in 1828 the duties were raised still higher, with the result that business increased on every hand. New indus tries were started, labor was em ployed, and prosperity was soon on every hand. Andrew Jackson, the patron saint of Democracy,, said: "Our country presents on every side marks of prosperity and happiness unequalled, perhaps, in any other portion of the world." Eight or nine years of prosperity and plenty was more than the people could stand, and a change was demanded. This resulted in the enactment of what has been known as the compromise tariff of 1833. By 1837 the country was in an uproar; ruin on every hand; busi ness at a standstill; labor without em ployment; farmers without a market for their products. And in Colton's Life of Henry Clay, Vol. 1, will be found these words: "Ruin came quickly and fearfully. There were few that could save themselvea Property of every description was parted with at prices that were astounding, and as for currency, there was scarcely any at all." With the passage of the protective tariff of 1842 business revived, factor ies and other Industries sprang up on every hand; confidence seemed to be restored; customs receipts increased in the first year (1843) 76 per cent over the last year of the compromise tariff of 1833. Labor everywhere was in de mand. The demand for the products ot the farmers increased. Production had increased to such an extent that Presi dent Polk said in his annual message: Labor in all its branches Is receiving an amnle reward, while education, science, and the arts, are rapidly enLarging the means of social happiness. The progress of our coun try in her career ol greatness, not only in the vast extension of her territorial limits. and the rapid increase of our production, but in resources and wealth, and the happy con dition of our people. Is without an example In the history of nations. ' Yet with all this prosperity and plenty, in 1846, with the balance of power in the hands of the Democratic party of the South, another free trade or tastff for revenue measure wai passed, and in 1857 still further reduc tions were made. This continued until 1861. when the free trade party of the South was compelled to turn the reins of Government over to the Republican party, with the great emancipator of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, as its Presi dent. What a strange coincidence, that the father of our country, Washington, should be the first President to sign protective tariff measure, and that Lincoln, the savior of our country, should be called upon to sign the pro tective tariff measure, known as the Morrill tariff, made necessary by the deplorable condition the Nation found itself after a reign of Democratic mis management and mlstakea This was Its condition In 1861, a bankrupt treas ury, the Nation plunged into a four years' war, the whole Nation on the verge of ruin. Emerging from a four years' war, no country ever made greater progress and greater advancement in trade. Our population In SO years increased 100 per cent, and our capital Increased from $26,000,000,000 to $70,000,000,000. This unexampled prosperity continued with few and slight exceptions, until 1892. The people tirlngsof the pros perous condition then existing, decided on a change. Once more Democracy was in the saddle... The change sought came in the form of-what was known as the Mills bill, passed by a Demo cratic House and Senate and signed by Democratic President. This was a free trade measure, or tariff for reve nue. What was the result? Go ask those who passed through that awful time. Bankruptcy, starvation wages, 3,000.000 workmen out of employment, 1,000,000 laborers cared for by charities of this Government These were the conditions up to 1896, when the people were more than will ing to return to the safe and sane sys tem of protection to American indus tries under the McKlnley Administra tion. Again history repeated itself. Business Increased In all lines; labor employed In all walks of life at an In creased wage; happiness and content ment on every hand; farmers receiving a fair and remunerative price for all their products: peace, plenty and happl nesa the oountry over. This was the condition up to 1912 when that spirit of unrest set in, and the people decided on another change. Voters of Oregon, the change is here. Has history repeated itself? The Un derwood tariff law iaaBow In full force, and in less than a two years' trial it has proved Itself a failure. Already labor Is without employment In large numbers of instances; business Is at a standstill; in three months a balance of trade against us of $159,574,302; a so-called war tax lor S100.000.000 is voted to cover up Democratic mistakes and failure of sufficient revenue to carry out the needs of running the Government- You, the farmers and wool men of Oregon, are denied free wool bags and free wheat sacks, while the cotton planter of the South has free cotton bags donated him. You, the producer, and you. the consumer, are paying for these blunders. George E. Chamberlain and Harry Lane have voted and made It possible to foist these conditions upon you. the people of Oregon. They are here now asking you to return George Chamberlain to the Sen ate. Will you do It? Either by your votes you will Indorse or repudiate the free trade theory and mistakes of the Democratic party. Which shall it be, the Republican party, prosperity, a full dinner and happiness, or the Demo cratio party, gloom, hunger and want? You have your choice. W. H. H. DUFtJR. Woman of Superb) Carriage. Baltimore American. Mrs. Gaddy What a superb figure Is that of Mrs. Hansom, and she has such a fine carriage 1 Mrs. Comeup We have a fine auto mobile. A Little Love Spat. - New York Sun. He My dear girl, you spend all your money getting your hand read. She And you spend all yours, old boy. In getting your nose red. MEMBER DRIVEN OUT OP PARTY. Tariff Failure, Weat Antics and Port land Journal Disgust Democrat. " MARION, Or., Nov. 2. (To the Ed itor.) After reading the many at tacks on Dr. Withycombe and Mr. Booth In the Oregon Journal. I would like to speak my sentiments in this matter. I was born and raised a Democrat and voted the Democratic ticket for many years. But the tariff. Governor West and the Oregon Journal have run every drop of Democratic blood out of my veins- This may sound funny when I tell you I voted for I Governor West. So I did, but It Is the oniy thing for which I am asking God's forgiveness. I don't think there is a. cleaner man in the State of Oresron than Dr. 'Withy combe or a man who has done more the State of Oregon. 1 took subscriptions for the Oresron Journal when It first came out posing as an independent paper. Did you ever near or it working for a Republican when there was a Democrat in sight? No; I guess not. After reading the joint debate between Mr. West and Mr. Booth In the Oregon Journal, I think more of Mr. Booth than ever. If I were running for office I would not want anything better than to have Mr. West working for the other fellow. The Journal tells us the Republicans of Marion County are turning to Smith. If this be the case, I have not seen any of them. On the other hand, I know of several good Democrats who are going to vote for Withycombe, for they don't want any one who has the West trade mark on him. Mr. Smith's main stand is on law enforcement. He says he will enforce every law on the books. He says It there are any we don't want enforced we should repeal them. But I don't think we need bother about that Just now, for I think he Is just as near Governor now as he will ever be. Gov ernor West said he was going to en force every law on the books. Did he do it? He Just enforced those that pleased him. Capital punishment was on the books, yet Mr. West would not enforce it until forced to by the peo pie. Would Mr. Smith send the mllitli out over the state to enforce laws at the expense of the taxpayers? What has Mr. Smith ever done for Oregon? Dr. Withycombe has always had the Interests of the people and state at heart and we are going to elect blm Governor. Some will tell you that times are just as good now as they were under Republican rule. We all know better than this. We know there Is nothing doing, nothing selling, only what can be taken to the war zone. Land is not selling. About the only way to do Is to be gypsy and swap. They don't tell us that the dairymen were taking 28 cents per pound for their butter fat in the middle of last Winter when it was costing them 20 cents per pound for feed alone for every pound they produced, this only . leaving them cents for their work, hired help and other expenses, all on the account of foreign butter. Free trade opens up a good market for all other nations at the expense of our own. We all know times were never so good as we had under the last 10 years of Republican administration. They were good for everybody. The producer, the work Inkman and all had good times- plenty of work for all who wanted to work. How is It today? Think it over. I voted for George E. Chamberlain every time he came up. mis is me time I cannot do it. for I can plainly see that free trade Is not the thing for this country and I hope o see the entire Republican ticket elected. OV1U flCKAKU. MORAL BIDE TO TAX EXEMPTION Evasion of Duty to Support Govern ment Is Reprehensible. PORTLAND. Nov. 2. (To the Ed I tor.) There is one feature of the pro posed tax exemption amendment that I have never seen mentioned, and that Is Its moral effect upon the Individ ual. Every loyal citizen should feel it not only a duty but a privilege to ao his part in helping to maintain our Government. No man with right prln clples would wish to shirk such re sponsibilities. I do not see how any one can really, respect himself who seeks to evade this duty, and thus throw the entire burden upon the shoulders of others. Such a course Is fsftal to higher moral development. Moral pauperization is more degrad Ing than financial pauperism. I was much pleased a few weeks ago on hearing a friend express hi opinion upon this subject. Some on had presented to him the petition fo the $1500 tax ememption amendment, asking for his signature. He said "No. I will not sign It. I do not be lleve In the principle. I wish to do my part as an honest citizen, and be sides the men at the head of this pe tition are enough to stamp it as per nlclous." It is Only by encouraging such spirit of loyalty that a strong, brave and true citizenship can be estao lished among us. If the much quoted maxim, "No taxation without represen tation," Is a Just principle of govern sent, why may not the reverse also b true? No representation without tax a tlon? Let every citlsen feel that h has a personal interest In making th United States the best and truest gov ernment on earth. K. H. M. Explanation of a Walter. Cincinnati Enquirer. "Hey, waiter," yelled the fat man, found a button in this hash." "Quite right, sir quite right." ex plained the waiter. "We always dress our beef, sir." TUB OREUOXIAN'S KECOM- MESDATIONS. The Oregonian has heretofore presented its recommendations on measures in detail. Here with they are presented In con densed form: Voting qualifications. Vote 300 yes. Lieutenant - Governor. Vote S03 no. City and county consolidation. Vote 304 yes. Enlarging stats debt limit. Vote 807 no. Tax amendment. Vote 309 no. Tax amendment. Vote 111 no. Tax for Ashland Normal. No recommendation. City merger. Vote 814 yes. Tax for Weston Normal. No recommendation. Raising legislators' pay. Vote 319 no. Universal eight-hour day. Vote 321 no. Eight-hour day for women. Vote 823 no. Non-partisan judiciary. Vote 324 yes. Fifteen hundred-dollar exemp tion. Vote 827 no. Waterfront raid. Vote 829 no. Companion of waterfront raid. Vote 831 no. Prohibition. No recommenda tion. Abolishment death penalty. Vote 335 no. Sur-tax. Vote 337 no. Merger corporation and insur ance departments. Vote 339 no. Dentistry bill. Vote 341 no. Enlargement of county offi cers' term. Vote 342 yes. Tax Code Commission. Vote 345 no. Abolishment of State Engineer's office. Vote 347 no. Propor tional representation. Vote 349 no. Abolishment Senate. Vote 351 no. Tax for unemployed. Vote 353 no. Assembly bill. Vote 355 no. Two-thirds rule on tax meas ures. Vote 357 no. Twenty-Five Years Ago From Tho Oregonian. Nov. 2. 1884. Among the marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Powell during the past month were: Ida M. Fordham, 25. and A. D. Charlton. 29 Caroline Ames Ladd, 28. and Frederick Bayley Pratt, is; Albertina Alisky, 21. and Frank J. now, 26. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 8. It is el ected that the proclamation admitting the two Dakotaa as states will be issued tomorrow. The admission of Montana Is delayed by a controversy ver a portion of the vote. Work on the Adams street Methodist Episcopal Church is progressing rap Idly. The building Is entirely en-. losed; the cupola and the towers are finished, and the carpenters are work ing inside. Spokane Falls. Oct. 81. Joyce Hat field, one of the Hatfields of Kentucky feudal fame, is reported to be in this lty. T. M, Gibson, a Kentucky de tective, has been sent here to locate him. Astoria, Or.. Oct. 81. Colonel G. H. Burton, inspector-general of Army posts In the United States, arrived here today en route to Fort Canby. George Carr Bronson. who left here several weeks since to study music in Germany, writes to a friend here that he passed the examination for admis sion to the Royal Academy of Music, Berlin. W. B. Marye, an East Portland sur veyor, was arrested In Astoria last Monday on a charge of embezzling 9300 from Mary A. Leonard, a former part ner. On the same day he had collected $10 each from 18 Portland men on a promise to locate them on timber lands. Among the latter were: D. B. Shafer. John Allen, Jesse Palmer and F. W. Laube. J. H. Flak's new hotel on Second and J streets will be finished in about 10 days. It will contain 60 rooms. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Hershner were given a surprise party last Wednesday evening by the members of their con gregation. Mrs. Hershner and Mrs. H. C Scoffing made brief addresses. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonian, November 2. 1864. ' We have Just room to mention that 'Aurora Floyd" was reproduced at the Willamette Theater last night. A good bill Is offered for this evening. Buffalo. Oct. SO. An official message was received in this city by the Pro vost Marshal tonight, stating that the rebels In Canada are to make an imme diate raid on this city. The military are all In arms, and the city will be pa- troled tonight. Shot In the hand by a party of boys whom he found shooting at a target on his premises. N. G. Purlock, a Frenchman, yesterday swore out a complaint before the District Attorney, and then refused to sign it, saying that he would not prosecute the boys. Pur lock says that the boys tired at him deliberately, after he had driven them from his grounds. With 500 tons of freight for Port land, the steamship Sierra Nevada, Captain Francis Connor, arrived at the mouth of the Willamette River at S P. M., yesterday. Among her passen gers were: Captain A. N. Burns. A. J. Kane. J. Failing. E. E. Hart. William Corbect, Mr. and Mrs. L J. Kline with two children, J. Levy. M. Abrams. R. Morrison and J. G. Russell. Headquarters Army of the Potomac. In field. Oct, 27. The advance against Richmond has at last taken place. A general movement took place at 2 o'clock this morning. Our troops were opposed by Boteler's and Young's divi sions of South Carolina and Georgia troops. The fighting was brisk, and we captured about 300 prisoners. Our losses are unknown. . "President Lincoln's Administration." by H. J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times, has Just appeared in Port land. The book contains Mr. Lincoln's speeches, letters, addresses, proclama tions and messages, with a preliminary sketch of his life. Mr. Williams, of the firm of H. C. Hudson & Co., who manufacture spices. oils and sauces, has presented us with a sample of the salad oil they make. For weeks our kitchen maid has been with delight pronouncing its good quality. Barometer of Popularity. DUNDEE. Or., Nov. 2. (To the Edi tor.) During the time Ex-President Roosevelt was in the height of his popularity. Senator Chamberlain was his champion, himself being a "non partisan." But Just as soon as Mr. Roosevelt's popularity and influence began to wane. Senator Chamberlain had a great deal to say derogatory to Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Chamberlain was elected as a non-partisan by the Republicans of Oregon, and Is Indorsed by President Wilson for "party service." Are the Republicans of Oregon going to repeat their fallacy by re-electing Senator Chamberlain, or will they ex press their disapproval of his incon sistencies by electing a clean, honest, experienced business man like Mr. Booth? CONSTANT READER. Xever Peeped. LA GRANDE, Or., Nov. 1. (To tho Editor.) Please explain the difference between the support given Woodrow Wilson for President by the Prince ton students and that given Withy combe by the students of the Oregon Agricultural College. I cannot remem ber that the Journal at that time raved because the students of "a great institution prostituted . their Alma Mater to base political purposes." NOT AN O. A C. MAN. (Copyright, 1814. by the Press Publishing Co. The New York World.) Xc5) Prosperity Talks to Advertisers: BY F. D. CARUTHERS. A South American visitor when asked what he thought of the Munici pal Building, said it reminded him of a huge wedding cake. This was a compliment, because things are measured in some parts of South America by the size of the wed ding cake. It was also a point of view. The Municipal Building don't look at all like a wedding cake to most people. Neither does business look dull to most people. But those whom It does look dull to are like the blind man with an accordion on the board walk at Brighton Beach all last Summer. He was all you heard. He drownef out the ocean. This same Idea applies to business. If you believe It's good, and seek to stimulate It in the way you ordinarily would, it will respond. Don't let the man with the accordion give you the wrong point of view. There was never greater activity in certain lines than now. Do your part and your line will be one of these.. Advertise! Advertise!