THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1907.
IDEALISM IN POLITICS
Some Queer Notions as to
It la tho fashion to poke fun at
political Idealists and to laugh at tho
notion of any useful accomplishment
at their hands. It Is, of course, truo
that those who have acquired the
habit of contemplation of tho infinite
and devote their lives to the pene
tration of tho Inscrutable, whatever
their personal virtues, nro apt to bo
found sadly at a disadvantage In
dealing with tho "practical men" of
a wicked world. It Is evident enough
that because ono glorifies and prac
tices purity and truth he Is not there
by necessarily qualified to judgo
wisely of the proper construction of
a sewer. And It Is a sad fact that
an exemplar of sweetness and light
is very likely Indeed to bo grossly
deceived by pretenders to that cult
whom ho trustfully take3 to his
bosom. It is tho habit of tho adepts
In tho ways of political darkness to
refer to those seeking for better ways
as well meaning, lnnnocent and per
haps godly persons who will bo use
ful citizens of heaven but who make
a sad mess when they monkey with
the affairs of this sinful world. And
thoughtless mankind raidily accepts
theso promptings of the devil.
Tho error lies In a misconception
of the naturo of political Idealism,
which does not contemplate tho exer
cise or .assume the possession of .all
tho serene virtues but merely re
quires that the idealist shall not
steal. Any person who will not steal
or knowingly promote the election or
appointment of thieves, and who will
moreover exercise ordinary common
sense in protecting himself from im
position, and who will also recognize
and fulfill his civic duty to assist,
whore assistance will bo effective, In
the selection of his political agents,
has all tho qualifications of a politi
cal Idealist. The satndard is not so
high but that most of us should bo
able to reach it.
A "practical politician," also, Is a
person who endeavors to so direct
the expenditure of public money, and
especially of money expended for
salaries and wages, that It shall inure
to his benefit or that of some one be
hind him as against that of tho public
whenever his Interests conflict with
those of the public How important
this is will bo realized when we re
flect that the amount appropriated in
this city alono for salaries which
does not include "wages" amounts
this year to nearly $3,000,000. In
the eyes of tho "practical" man the
control of this salary fund Is all there
Is of "politics." All that the Idealist
proposes is that this fund, and all
public funds, shall be expended solely
with reference to tho public Interest,
and with no reference at all to tho
interest of any Individual, corpora
tion or political party. This pre
cludes tho appointment to any posi
tion of Influence or emolument In
tho public service of any person as a
reward for party service or who Is
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suggested or known to be favored by
any public service corporation or any
other corporation or Individual whose
business involves trading with state
or municipality or whose occupation
Is among those usually requiring li
cense from police boards. The rea
son for this Is that none of these per
sons will usually actively show con
corn with appointment or election to
public station except to promotq their
private interest as against that of tho
public or to obtain somo unfair ad
vantage over a competitor.
Political Idealism also forbids one
to vote for the candidates of any
party whose organization accepts
contributions from any of the Inter
ests mentioned In tho preceding
paragraph, because it is self-evident
that such contributions will bo made
only for the purpose of promoting
private Interests against those of tho
public. And to assure tlieni3elve3
against deception political idealists
demand that tho names of all con
tributors to campaign funds be pub
lished with the amounts given as
well as a sufficiently itemized account
of expenditures, it bolng made a fel
ony to falsify the books or to dis
burse any money beyond a trifling
sum, without a voucher signed by
tho person receiving It. And they
hold that all party organizations
which refuse or neglect to do this
must be presumed to bo secretly tak
ing money from those from whom
they ought not to receive it. And
that Is about all there Is of political
Idealism.
GET COMPETITION
IN LIGHT AND HEAT
Corvallls Citizens Are Jubilant Over
Grant Inn of New Gus
Franchise.
Corvallls, Ore., Aug. 1G. The city
council has just passed the gas fran
chise asked for recently by James
Steel, of Salem, giving him the right
to manufacture gas In Corvallls for
25 years, and the residents of this
city are jubilant. They will now
have some choice as to lights and
heat, also, so Mr. Steel says, gas will
be cheaper for heating purposes than
wood at ?4 per cord. The maximum
price for gas is fixed at 75 cents per
thousand cubic feet.
Work is to begin on tho construc
tion of the plant within two weeks
and tho factory will be located on
tho bank of th Willamette. The
building is to be 40x70 feet, two
stories high, and tho entire plant will
cost about $20,000.
The distribution system will re
quire about ten miles of pipe and Mr.
Steel thinks that he will have about
six raile3 laid and ready .for uso be
fore the rainy season is on. It is
thought the chance to use gas may
This week we are showing new fall and winter styles in
STEIN-BLOCH CLOTHING
Popular Silk Coats, Wool MiHures and Cravenettes in a Wide
Patterns to Select From H
From now on new goods will
Hordes of merchandise, of the,
are consigned to Marshfield's
nes
cause a drop In tho prlco of wood,
which is up to $4.50 per cord now.
The main points of tho franchise
are that tho company must, pay tho
city of Corvallls for tho first five
years, $100 per year, and one per
cent of tho gross earnings per year
the remainder of tho life of tho fran
chise. If tho city wishes to purchase
the plant after tho first flvo years. It
may, tho price to bo arbitrated. The
company id to give a bond In tho sum
of $5,000 and allow tho Inspection of
its books by tho city authorities.
HENRY LONG FELL
DEAD ON THE TRAIL
Four Bearers With Difficulty Got
Body, Weighing 210 Pounds,
to Cnnip.
Sllverton, Ore. Aug. 1G. Henry
Long, who has lived nine miles east
of this city for many years, died
while walking from the Clackamas
Hot Springs to tho fork of the Mo-
lalla. where teams wero waiting to
convey tho party home, a distance of
30 miles.
Mr. Long, In company with George
and Roy Thomas, had been at the
springs for some time 'hoping to re
cover his health, and on the morn
ing of his departure remarked that
he had not felt better for some time.
He left an hour ahead of the other
men. thinking they would walk fast
er and probably overtake him before
he reached the end of the trail.
When within about live miles of the
Molalla he was found lying face
down on tho ground and it is sup
posed that his death occurred in
stantly from heart trouble.
A few moments later two other
men hanened along the trail and on
a stretcher roughly arranged with
poles the party carried the unfor
tunate man to the end of the trail
where his team was waiting to con
vey him home. Mr. Long was six
feet and two Inches tall and welgneu
240 pounds, and it was With great
difficulty that ho was conveyed down
the mountain trail a distance of five
miles to the camp.
The deceased was 62 years of age
and has been a resident of Oregon
for many years.
ALBANY WILL HAVE
MODERN GAS PLANT
Albany, Ore., Aug. 1G. James
Steel of Portland, a brother of the
state treasurer, has been granted a
franchise by the city council to con
struct a gas plant within the city
of Albany. The charge is not to ex
ceed 75 cents per thousand.
It is stipulated that should the city
see 'fit to purchase tno plant within
five years from the date of its build
ing it will be obliged to sell to the
city.
Mr. Steel agrees to have the plant
In operation by the first of Decem
ber, and says that tho introduction
of gas for heating and light will
greatly lessen tho cost of fuel and
have a tendoncy to lower the prlce3
paid for heating purposes.
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