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H$ NKIAN l-l ns «HGhlcll W. J. BR-YAN ON THE ELECTION. The $.00(1,000 voters who cast their ballots for M J llrvati foi president in 1S9« and 1900. and a large proportion of whom thought him to be the only logical candidate in 1904. have listened intently for his judgment on the recent overwhelming democratic defeat. The Commoner of November it contains his review of the past, and his rallying call for the future. Significant as it is to be in the future political p’rogratn of democracy, the East Oregonian takes pleas ure in reproducing the editorial entire, as follows. The democratic party has met with an overwhelming defeat in the national election. As yet the returns are not sufficiently complete to permit analysis, and it is Impossible to say whether the result Is due to an actual Increase In the number of republican votes or to a falling off In the democratic vote. This phase of the subject will be dealt with next week when the returns are all ill. The questions for consideration at this time are. what lesson does the election te^li" and. what of the future? The so-called conservative democrats charged the defeats of 189S and 1900 to the party’s position on the money question and insisted that a victory could be won by dropping the coinage question entirely. The convention accepted this theory, and the platform made no refer- encece to the money question, but Judge Parker felt that it was his duty to announce his personal adherence to the gold standard. Hi« gold tel- egrani. as it was called, while embarrassing to the democrats of the West and South, was applauded by the Eastern press. He had the cordial indorsement of Mr. Cleveland, who certified that the party had returned to "safety* and sanity"; he had the support of the democratic press which bolted in 189$. and he also had the aid of nearly all of those who were prominent in the campaigns of 189$ and 1900. and yet his defeat is apparently greater than the party suffered in either of those years. It is unquestionable also that Judge Parker's defeat was not local, but general—the returns from the Eastern states being as disappointing as the returns from the West The reorganisers were in complete con trol of the party; they planned the campaign and carried it on according to their own views, and the verdict against their plan is a unanimous one. Surely, silver cannot be blamed for this defeat, for the campaign was run on a gold basis; neither can the defeat be charged to emphatic condemnation of the trusts, for the trusts were not assailed as vigorously this year as they were four years ago. THE RESULT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEMO CRATIC PARTY ATTEMPTED TO RE CONSERVATIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF CONDITIONS WHICH DEMANDED RADICAL REM EDIES. IT SOUNDED A PARTIAL RETREAT. WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE ORDERED A CHARGE ALL ALONG THE LINE In 1896 the line was drawn, for the first time during the present generation, between plutocracy and democracy, and the party's stand on the side of democracy alienated a large number of plutocratic dem ocrats who. in the nature of things, can not be expected to return, and it drew to itself a large number of earnest advocates of reform whose attachment to these reforms is much stronger than attachment to any party name. The republican party occupied the conservative position. That is. it defends those who. having secured unfair advantages through class legislation, insist that they shall not be disturbed no matter how oppres sive their exactions may become The democratic party can not hope to compete successfully with the republican party for this support. To win the support of the plutocratic element of the country the party would have to become more plutocratic than the republican party and it could and do this without losing several times as many voters as that course would win. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS NOTHING TO GAIN BY CA TERING TO ORGANIZED AND PREDATORY WEALTH IT MUST NOT ONLY DO WITHOUT SUCH SUFPOBT, HUT IT CAN STRENGTHEN ITSELF BY INVITING THE OPEN AND EMPHATIC OPPOSITION OF THESE ELEMENTS The campaign just closed shows that it is as inexpedient from the standpoint of policy as It is wrong from the standpoint of principle to attempt any conciliation of the industrial and financial despots who are gradually getting control of all the avenues of wealth. Mr. Bryan did what he could to prevent the reorganization of the democratic party; when he failed in this he did what he could to aid Parker and Davis in order to secure such reforms—and there were some vital ones—promised by their election Now that the campaign is over he will both through the Commoner and by personal effort asaist those who desire to put the democratic party once more upon a fighting basis, he will assist in organixing for the campaign of 1908. It does not mat ter so much who the nominee may be. During the next three years circumstances may bring into the arena some man especially fitted to carry the standard. It will be time enough to discuss a candidate when we are near enough to the cam paign to measure the relative availability of those worthy to be consid ered, but we ought to begin now to lay our plans for the next national campaign and to form the line of battle. The party must continue to pr-ou-<t against a large army and again-t a large navy, and to -land for the imiepemk-m*- of die I lllplixr.. fix- im- perialiMn adds the menace of militarism to the torrupiing Influence of omnirrvuh-ni. ami yet experieni-e -how* that however righteous the party's position on this subject, the i»M>e doe« not arou-c tl>e people as they are amioed by a question which touche« them Immediately anil individually. The injustice done to the Filipino« 1« not rewmted a« it •tuxihl he or a« we resent a wrong to ourselves ami tiie costllm-«- of ini|»s>.<li-i-i is hidden by the statistics and by our indirect «>«teni of taxation. While the party must maintain its position on till« subject. It can not presrnt lids as the only iwwie. The party must also maintain its position on tlie tariff question. No answer lias been made to tlx- <k-m<x*rau<- indictment against tlx- high tariff, and yet, here too, Ute burden of the tariff system is concealed by the method in which live tax b. collected, It can not be nuule the sole i-szue of a campaign. The party must renew its demand tor an through a con>titutioaaj atm-minx-nt. in order to pay its share of the expen-s-s of tlx- government.. Today we are col lecting practically all of our federal revenue from taxes u|x>n ismsump- tion, and the-s- hear heaviest upon the poor ami light upon tlx- rich. The party must maintain its position in favor of bimetallism. It can not surrender its ilemand for tlx- u«>- of both gold ami silver as tlx- «tamlard money of tlx* country, but tlx- question niu-t remain tn abey ance until conditions so ciiangv as Io bring tlx- public again fa<s- to face with falling price« and a rising tlollar. This, therefore, can mH be made the controlling lsxue of the contest upon which we are entering. The trust question presents die most acute ptia-e of tlx- contest be tween democracy and plutocracy, so far as economic issue« are concern ed. The president virtually admit« that the trusts campaign fund, but lie denies that they received any immunity. No well-informed person doubts that the large corporations have furnished the republican campaign fund during the campaigns of 1895 and 1900 and 1904. and no one can answer the logic of Judge Parker's arraignment of trust contributions. The trusts are run on business prin ciples. They do not subscribe millions of dollars to campaigns urle*« they are paying for favors already granted or purchasing tavoi • for fu ture delivery. The weakness of Judge Parker's position was that the charge was made at the close of the campaign when It was neutralized by a couni’r charge. . The trusts can not be fought successfully by any party that de per.da upon trust funds to win the election. The democratic party must make Itx attack upon tlx- trust* •«> • Kle mently that no one will suspect of secret aid from them. It will be to Its advantage if it will begin the* next campaign with an anixoincviuent that do trust contribution« will be accepted and then |»roy-- ito sincerity by giving the public accem to Its contribution list. In public enterprise« the nazneN of contributors are generally macle public in or* 1er to <U*m»t ■ the character and purpo-w- of the work. President Roosevelt has four years In which to make good his declaration that no obligations were incurred by th- acceptance of trust funds. He will disappoint either the contributors or the voters. If he disappoint* the contributors, the trust question may be put In the process of satlement. If he disappoints the people, they will have a chance to settle with his party four years hence. “Death to every private monop oly” must be the slogan of the party in this question; any other position is a surrender. The platforms of 1900 and 1904 declare that a private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable, and this declaration presents the issue upon the trust question. The party must continue its defense of the interests of the wage earners; it must protect them from the encroachments of capital. The fact that the laboring men have not always shown their appreciation of the party’s position ought not to deter the party from doing its duty in regard to them. The labor question is not one that concerns employers and employes alone; It concerns the entire community, and the people at large have an Interest in the just settlement of labor controversies; for that reason they must insist upon remedial legislation in regard to hours and arbi tration, and they must so limit the authority of the courts in contempt eases as to overthrow what is known as government by injunction. The party must continue Its opposition to national bank« of issue and must insist upon divorcing the treasury department from Wall street. The party must continue its fight for the popular election of sena tors and for direct legislation wherever the principle can be applied, It must not only maintain its position on old issues, but it mufft advance to the consideration of new questions as they arise. It takes time to direct attention to an evil and still more time to consolidate sentiment in favor of a remedy, and Mr. Bryan Is not san- guine enough to believe that all the reforms that he favors will at once be indorsed by any party platform, BUT THE COMMONER WILL PRO CEED TO POINT OUT THE REFORMS WHICH HE BELIEVES TO BE NEEDED . AMONG THESE MAY BE MENTIONED THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM, STATE OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS. THE ELECTION OF FEDERAL JUDGES FOR FIXED TERMS. AND THE ELECTION OF POSTMASTERS BY THE PEOPLE OF THEIR RE SPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. Instead of having the government controlled by corporations through officers chosen by the corporations, we must have a government of the people, by the people and for the people a government adminis tered according to the Jeffersonian maxim of “equal rights to all and special privileges to none.” Hope and duty point the way. To doubt the success of our cause Is to doubt the triumph of the right, for ours is and must be the cause of the masses. "With malice toward none and charity for all,” let us begin the campaign of 1908; let us appeal to the moral sentiment of the country and arraign the policies of the republican party before the bar of the public conscience. » J in lbM Port Arthur waa a villa<<‘ of mud liutx. on the farthest outpost of Uhin«‘sv terlrtory. Although China had been inhabited for thous ands of years, there was no evidence of any permanent settlement of any strength on the l.u Shun Kow p«mln- sula, as the Chinese »'all It. The China-Japanese war In 1894 found it a mongrel village of «nno. when it wae destroyed by the Japan ese fleet* Between 1881 and 1894 China had built foundries for catt ing heavy ordnance and had prepar ed to make it the leading Chinese nasal supply station, III 1NSS Russia secured a lease upon the entire pe- ninsula. including ail the outer and inner forts as well as the country lying north of Port Arthur. Since that time she has expended |300.VUO,UOu in adding to (he strength of (he forts, besides building Dalny for a commercial port, free to ail na- lions. Russia's lease was matte for Z5 years, but she immediately laid plans for perpetual possession and the fortifications she built and the preparations she made, alarmed China and Japan. China at once saw that in the 25- >ear lease she had given the Russians a perpetual foothold, as Manchuria was being so thoroughly Russianized that it would be impossible for China to hold the province with its Russian Institutions so firmly founded. Fr.nn Manchuria. Russia began ex tending her power over Korea, and then it was that Japan interfered. The plan of Russia was to make the »oast a Russian stronghold from Port Arthur to Vladivostok, thus cut ting off Japan from any Interest In the mainland and leaving her at the mercy of Russia. The fall of Port Arthur wrecks the entire ¡dan of the empire built at bil- lions of ex|*ense by Russia. It insures the continual expansion of Japan and means an open d«.»or to the Orient. Russia would have extended the narrow policy of St. Petersburg across the entire sweep of Asia to the Paci fic. and her gucceaa in this war would mean another and more terrible con flict between the Slav and the United States or England, in the near fu ture. A Japanese victory over Rus sia clears away every other prospect of war in the Orient, It means ex tending civilisation, it means the beginning <>f the end of Russian dom- ¡nation. Taking hope from a Jap- anese vic:«»ry Russian peasants at home will take advantage of the weakness >f their oppressor and the end may oe easily guessed. Irrigation being the most vital sub ject now beta e the people of Eastern Oregon, it should claim the deepest consideration from Oregon's delega tior. in congress, Senator ci itchell has been asked by representative dt- lzena of Umatilla county, to attend a meeting of the Irrigation association and government engineers in this city, before starting to Washington to be present at the opening of con- grew. Instead of spending one day tn studying this all-important Issue among the actual Irrigators of Uma tilla county, and In gathering Inform ation needed by him In the proper discharge of his duties as a public servant, he curtly replied that any one desiring to see him on Irrigation matters would find him at his office So November 13. In Portland, on much for the welfare of Oregon In the United States senate. From the prices charged by the American Book Company for school library books. It looks as If the peo ple w ho buy school libraries and pay out caah raised In taxes for them, are being defrauded. It is alleged that this book monoply charges districts »1 10 per volume for books In a like binding that can b» bought from home dealers at 40 to $0 cents. The legislature should Investigate the school library matter If the Amer ican Book Company must be paid 200 to 300 per cent more than the books can be bought for at home, the peo ple would like to know why. No book monopoly owns the school money of Oregon, and the graft should be cut off at once. Meteoric and brilliant aa both Tur ner. of Washington, and Dubois, of Idaho, are. the staid and sober people have turned them down. Honest change, of opinion In public men is never condemned by the masses, but an acrobatic leaping frog, skipping from party to party and from base to'base. In hopes of gaining popular ity. attracts no genuine admiration from the people, Brilliancy cannot take the place of stability In statea- manship. People prefer the atead- fast, paler rnrmn to the ■we-ping meteor. To prevent a ixiwilble spread of diphtheria from the reservation to the city, the Umatlllaa should be quarantined and kept at home until the danger Is past, Pendleton has been singularly and* happily free from epidemics for a number of years arid the strict precaution and vigilance should not relax for a mo ment. With diphtheria spread to threaten the schools of Pendleton. the result would be terrible to con template. As long as the corporations choose United States senators and federal judges the constitution of the United States will be Incomplete. No mat ter how many other kinks are put In it to fit colonial deformities. It will be unjust to the masses at home. th» bibulous ous affsctloiiately grasp, ed P hu I du Challlu by the hand, ex- claiming In tones of fervent grati tude: "I »liny, ol' feller, yoush all right. Whatsh your—hie naniv?” As the explorer did not particular ly care to give Ills name In full he merely replied that It wan Paul. "So It'sh—hlc—Paul. I"h It?” hlc- coughed the man. ami <hen after some moments of apparent thought Inquired solicitously "Shiiy, o|* man, did y'ever get any — hie—any ansher tn thoae lo-ong i letteish y' wrote to th' Ephesians?” New York Tinies. ROOSEVELT’S I Evenings at Home Are Made Pleasant by Games THERE IS The- game« that are tlx- -feifpnnxxM are now PIKE WITH MRS WIGGS.” I II \NKSGIt ING PRIM I. \ MATION. Governor Chamberlain has l»sue<1 the following ThunkHgivIng proclam ation: To the end that thanks may be re lumed io Almighty God for the mani fold blessings enjoyed by the people Of the United ---- States, --------- . the .—• president has ■ieslgnuted Thursday, the 24th day or November. A D . one thousand nine hundred and four, as a day of general thaiikagiving. and conforma ble io custom. I, George E. chamber- lain. -governor of the state of Ore gon. do designate said day a» a day generally to be observed by the people of the state of Oregon In an appro priate way In returning thanks for the continued health, happiness and prosperity of our people. In witness whereof. I have here unto set niy hand and caused the great seal of the state of Oregon to be hereunto affixed at the city of Sa lem this tenth day of November, In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four. GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN. Governor of Oregon. By the Governor: F. I. DUNBAR, Secretary of State C loth ts NORTHWEST NEWS. WHIST TKtVS AND SCORE CARDS. Combination Game Boards Trn to IO<> different games <»n be played on eacti board. til tlx- iirueM book*. most |x>pular storie», lattai magazines in every line and lite* leading newspaper!. There is /■j/o STEIN lMOl.lt - j .' j ' /> 4\ Quality FRAZIER’S Book and Stationery Store in every part •SMART CLOTHES There is a sav mg m every G F NER AL NEWS. A convict at Auburn. i ■trip from hl» be-lding. put it about his neck and twisted upon It until in- sensibility and death came. C. A. Curry and wife, at Pueblo. Col , quarreled bitterly and as a re- •uit fought a pistol duel. The woman was kiled and the man will die. The Cuban congress Is being Im portuned to appropriate $14,000.000 to pay the balance due the revolution ary soldiers of the rebellion from Spain. The Esat n. Panhandle A WTtch- hazel coal mines In Western Penn- •y Ivan la have closed down to restrlct production, throwing KOO men out of employment. W. E Scutl and T. M Toung. American student« at Oxford. Eng- laad. have so far taken first honors tn all this season'« athletic event« at that Institution. In Colorado the democrats elect Adams governor beyond doubt, and possibly yrs. Grenfell for state su perintendent of public instruction The republicans elect all three con- greanmen. Mrs Phillis E Do-lge of New York. has been convicted of smuggling Into preclous stones the United States valued at 864.0*$ I'nder the law. the gems are now the property of the United State«. Edward Truman, aged *» yean. •hot and killed Jame« McCabe. at Eyewitnesses say the Seitan Mont, wholly unjustifiable killing was Truman is an ex-member of the Quantrell gang J. Samuel McCue. of Charlottes ville Va . convicted of murder of his wife, and sentenced to hang, carries ITO.tH'O life Insurance, and the com- pan les writing it are spec ulatl ng as to their liability. Henry Newman, a wealthy New Yorker, »old a blooded trotter for 16009. he to deliver the animal at the •tables of the buyer. On the way the animal ran away and was killed by colliding with a street car. At Chauncey. N. Y . Joseph Cap pie. a hotel keeper, ttaved the lives of his father and mother and three children at a fire, and then was burned to death trying to rescue hi« wife, who also lost her life. Republican detectives In New York City got conclusive evidence against 100 repeater», each of whom had reg istered 30 times for the election ot the Sth. After warrants were sworn out for them It was discovered that they were •'pmfeaaional«” In the env ploy oi the republican city commit- tee. MERIT DCPI.K ATE Three new. useful houae.-vold ar*, .es that are a b.g Improve- ment over the old style. THE DELPHOS LONG HANDLE DUST PAN Pan Is free to «wing in any direction. takirig up dust. So bending over In THE DELPHOS OIL CAN pnce. ÓTEJNblOCH Smarf~ C/oîfics NEW IDEAS Lamp« are never overfilled. Air tight and ea from. No tipping of can and no «pilling of oiL This is the kind we sell Boston Store THE DELPHOS ROTARY CORN POPPER No burnt corn. Every kernel of corn pop« convenient to QU and empty. V. STROBLE Easy to operate. 2 10 Court St STOVER. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. Remember Joe Basler -»Id out hi* entire l umltun* business six] must reduce I.is stock la-foe.- January 1st. IM5. Ill. STING STOVES. COOK STOVES. STEEL KANGES. AT COST. •♦•••♦•♦♦♦••»»»♦♦•••»•♦♦♦♦♦»♦»e»» lUnl^jr Maple Dr e a r-. < Tilffooler*, and Wa«h«taml» are going at greatly rnlix-ni prices. »ewlng Machines warranted to be In perfect order. of all kind, aixl descripuons, from *5 00 up. New Machines al actual Cold Weather Specials «1 IIIT A BANK \< OH NT ON tdMili MERCI! INDINE DOM PRICED. NND JI ST Till THING One Dollar FOR <«»!!» W FATHER. Men» sweater«. fancy qrt|e. aixl x.lkl color« Boy»' •wester» 50e to »4 00 5Oc to »3 00 t\'l> Wool u nderwear. inxu lied comforter* InKii «nui ... »too to Moo each IT GROW . $100 to S3 00 lineal glove» and mittens front We hate a good line of «Ime» from N LITTLE HIART ... »1.50 to SI 00 Duck Clothing, Mackintoshes :♦ and Rubber Shoes : TO HURT TALK The There are »500 unsold bales y»f hops >n Portland nf this year's Oregon crop. <*harlee Alley is i»ein< tried at Eu- gene for the murder of John How ard October 17. Alley pleads self- defense James Hayes, of Eugene, has «hip One-Price Clothiers and Furnishers ped 101.000 hop root • to Sacramento. OREGON Cal., to be used In netting a hopyard ♦oooo+ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooootooooooooooooe of 100 acres Located at One dairy company asks for 3800 Corner Main and Court Streets. square feet at the Lewis and Clark Mill furnish anyone who destre« It. absolutely free, a hand Exposition, upon which to establish a model dairy. Unofficial figures show that Yam hill county went prohibition votes, but the official canvass necessary to positively cettie like tlx- one shown here. to keep at their home. Yoa are invited The O. R. A N. and the BARGAINS to call ami a«k for one of the»’ •afe«. Arlington have compromised company will pay $130« for the right AT THE Very few people can save in large amounts. If you wait until of way instead of the 83000 originally demanded. you can deposit a large amount you may never begin Fveryooe Instead of abating, diphtheria Is on can save in a small way. He wtoo drifts into the habit of «jx-txt- the increase in Union Park. Spokane. It is of a virulent type, and William ing a« lie goes will alway« remain poor. Armstrong aged 35. is paralysed from Shoe« and »lipper» of the finest quality, and live best make« its effects at cloving out price«.. Call and examine our stock anil lx- ren- Dan McLeod and Sinclair Swanson will wrestle at Vancouver. B. C.( for vlnced that we are veiling better «lines cheaper titan anyone tn NOT EARN 31500. The articles stipulate that McLeod mu»t throw Swanson three the city. times in one hour. Harry Allen la on trial at Spokane charged with robbing the poatofflce at Camden. His partner, Wilson, was shot and killed during the pursuit following the robbery. A boiler explosion on the steamer Mermaid. November 9. off Obaerva- lory Inlet. B. C.. resulted in the death Good Sixte» (Tteap of Alfred Jones and serious scalding of a man named Finlayson. The land department is vigorously Wealth «»( Beauty” engaged at Roseburg In Investigating charges of fraud in land entries. It Is said they meet with little encour be when you agement as no one will “squeal.” Ur liave Just received a new lot of those Peggy from Paris Ring Rings Every August Glersinger. a butcher at that we have been selling so fat this season. Dgxu'rirvfizsn — . j r_____ -’ci; Wilson Creek. Wash., tore his arm Description Every on a meat hook November 3. Blood poisoning at once set in and the limb was amputated on the 10th. I. J. Merrill, of Lewiston, has In It a to rings vented a quarts mill that is attracting We have a fine assortment. Hie prices on Peggy» run from much attention among mining men. and See It is said to secure the very largest »1.50 to *10.HO. Handbags, »1.50 to *7.50. ¡»er cent of gold at a minimum cost. Everyone Is a gotxl value and sure to suit. Harris L. Wing, aged 80 years, a pioneer of 1851, died of heart disease at Ijew’isvllle, near Independence, November 10. lie was a bachelor and died at the home of his brother, NEAR A. Wing. The estimate» of next year's ex- TT h * Popular Price Drug Store. penses of the city of Portland, as turned In by the heads of depart A. C. KOKPPKN' BROTHERS. ments exceeds the possible revenue * I or sale at tlie East Oregonian .’ffl-s- Imi... i >■ three time«, and the city Is confronted • co,w‘üün< »<*» big papers, can be luad fur 26c ■ bundto’ with an emergency. BAER. ®> DALEY Commercial National Bank PENDLETON, Home Savings Bank Bargains Bargains RARE SHOE Big Dissolution Sale IT IS WHAT YOU SAVE WHAT YOU Dindinger, Wilson (Sb Co? RINGS Will Hand Bags«"«Chain Purses your expression Stock of Almost and one Solid Gold is pleasure Come A story Is being related of Paul du t'halllu, the one time African ex plorer, to this effect one evening when returning home on foot he ob served a man evidently rather the worse for drink who was engaged In vehemently embracing a lamp post. Disengaging him with some difficulty the explorer started to take him to his home, the location of which the man was still able to remember. Hav ing finally reached their destination. rage KOEPPENS show Them Winslow Bros POSTOFFICE