Ashland tidings., February 17, 1913, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

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asitland tidings
Monday, February 17, 1913.
ROOSEVELT CRITICISES IDAHO COURT
COLONEL COMPARES IDAHO ACTION WITH DRED SCOTT DECISION
AND CITES LINCOLN'S REFERENCE TO THAT ACTION
New York. Feb. 13. Former
President Roosevelt made his first
public appearance in the councils of
ihe progressive party for m any
weeks last night, to say hat so far
:is he is concerne.l there will he no
compromise, no Amalgamation, no
yielding in the figlit for party. The
progressive party 1 as come to stay,
he declared.
The ex-prider.t again attacked
the supreme court of Idaho for its
decision denying the, progressive
party a place on t lie ticket in the
fall election and asserted this court
had done more harm to courts than
any anarchist ever can, and declar
ing the decision "even a greater blot
on the American judiciary than the
Died Scott decision."
Many of the conspicuous figures
in the progressive campaign last fall
gathered for the L.ucolu day dinner
of the National Progressive Club.
Many women were present and hun
dreds of spectators filled the bal
cony overlooking the ballroom in
which the diuner was held. Albert
J. Beveridgo, progressive candidate
for governor of Indiana; Oscar S.
Strauss, progressive candidate for
governor of New York; William H.
Hotchkiss and ex-Congressman
Hourke Cockran also spoke.
Colonel Roosevelt said hi part:
"At this momoLt there has oc
curred in Idaho i decision by the
highest state court, which within its
own limits is an evou greater offense
against justice and decency, and an
even greater blot on the American
judiciary, than the Died Scott de
cision itself. Th'j reactionaiy su
preme court of Idaho has played into
the hands of the republican machine,
of which it was itself a part, pre
cisely as Justice Taney and the ma
jority of the supreme court of the
nation in 1807 played into the hands
of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan
and the reaction organization of
which he and 'they were parts.
"In Idaho the result was as grave
a miscarriage of Justice at the elec
tion as already occurred at the nomi
nating convention and the court be
came the most potent instrument in
this denial of justice. This decision
I hold to have been an outrage upon
the people of Idaho, and not merely
upon them, but upon the people of
all the United States, for any inter
ference with the right of an Ameri
can in any slate to cast his vote and
have it counted for the president of
his choice ia an offense against the
Americans of all the states.
"I think the result of the vote
showed that if vc had been given
our clear and undoubted rights
Idaho's electoral vote would have
beej in the progressive column. The
action of the reaitionary court, tak
en ia combination with the action of
the republican machine, resulted in
the deprivation of the right of the
people of Idaho to. express their
choice for president.
"Abraham Lincoln said that he be
lieved the Ired Scott decision repre-
sented a conspiracy against liberty
between the then supreme court and
the leading' officers of the reaction
ary party to which that supreme
court belonged. I believe that with
even more justice Abraham Lincoln
if alive today could make the same
statement about the action of the
reactionary court of Idaho in con
nection willi the reactionary leaders
f the republican machine of Idaho.
"Hut the court did not stop here.
There was in Idaho a newspaper
which fearlessly and in entirely
proper manner condemned the court
for this outrage. The editor and
publisher of that paper and another
man connected with them have been
thrown into jail and fined heavily
tor contempt by the court. The
court in its opinion has cited the
numerous dynamite outrages and the
like that have occurred as justifying
their action. No more extraordinary
plea was ever made. 1 yield to no
man in the horror 1 feel for the an
archists and all other criminals who
do murder, whether by dynamite or
in any other fashion.
"Hut the damage they do, though
great, is by no means as great to
the cause of law and order as Is
that done by a decision such as the
lecision In question; and no anarch
ist ever can or ever will hurt the
courts as they are hurt by such ac
tion as this of the highest court of
the state of Idaho. Remember that
if the ponition of the Idaho court in
punishing its critics for contempt is
proper, then Abraham Lincoln
' should have been jailed and fined
' for his words about tlie supreme
court of the United States in connec
tion with the Dred Scott decision.
"Abraham Lincoln was no more or
less guilty than the three men whom
the supreme court of the state of
Idaho have imprisoned for contempt
because they criticised, in less severe
language than Abraham Lincoln, a
decision as indefensible from every
standpoint of law and justice and
popular rights as the Died Scott de
cision itself.
"A case like that in Idaho shows
the need of the power of popular
recall of the judiciary, a need which
I believe could probably best be met
by having the judges appointed or
elected for life, but subject on peti
tion to recall by popular vote every
two years.
"This action would not, however,
meet all the difficulties of the case.
In this state, for instance, there have
been many well-meaning judges who,
in certain cases, usually affecting la
bor, have rendered decisions which'
were wholly improper, wholly reac
tionary and fraught with the grav
est injustice to those classes of the
community standin.v most in need of
justice. What is needed here is not
the right to recall the judge, who in
some one instance gives a mistaken
and reactionary interpretation to its
constitution, but the right of the
people themselves to express after
due deliberation their definite judg
ment as to what the constitution
shall permit in the way of legisla
tion for social and industrial justice.
"I hold that m such a casa as the
bakeshop case, in such a case as the
workmen's compensation act, in such
a case as the tenement house sugar
factory act, in such a case as the
act providing for the safeguarding
against dangerous machinery, in
such a case as the eight-hour law,
that it is for the people to them
selves to decide whether such a law
is or ' is not to stand on the statute
books. I do not care whether you
call this action of their construing
the constitution or making the con
stitution. I care for the fact and
not for the name."
Why AH This liocal F.nmity Against
O. A. C?
Mcdford Sun: The joint ways and
means committees of both houses
visited O. A. C. the other day. '
According to their report this in
stitution is something more than a
"mushroom":
"The new buildings are plain, sub
stantial and admirably fitted for
their purposes. The expenditure of
appropriations is 'judicious and ef
fective.' Strict economy and busi
nesslike methods prevail."
"We found a splendid appearing
body of young men and young wom
en in attendance. We were particu
larly pleased to find them earnestly
and enthusiastically engaged in the
moat practical an.l valuable lines of
study."
Meanwhile several local ranchers
have returned from, Corvallis and
are without exception enthusiastic
over the institution and the courses
offered.
We have never been able to under
stand the apparent local enmity
against this institution, vigorously
led by the Medford Mail Tribune.
All colleges and universities have
their shortcoming, but for suppos
edly disinterested parties to keep up
a continual campaign of, criticism
and unwavering oppostion against
any institution w'.iose purposes are
in general so worthy and whose ser
vice!' are so neceiisary as those of
the O. A. C., is, to say the least,
mysterious.
We are not ignorant of the an
cient irrigation experiment lu Bear
creek orchards, we have heard of
padded registration lists, and of the
political adroitness of President
Kerr but what 'f it?
There is not a university that
hasn't made mistiltes, there are few
whoso registration lists represent
solely the number of "ear students,"
and we havo to so no farther than
our next presidttiir of the United
States to find a past master of the
political game who made rather a
good record as president of Prince
ton University.
In our opinion the state of Oregon
is big enough for both O. A. C. and
the slate university, and the Rogue
j river valley is big enough both for
' Professor O'Gar and the Agricul
tural College.
) The more inforir.ptioa ,this part of
' the state can get from O. A. C, the
! more friendly and mutual the rela
tion can be, the better for the valley
and the better for the college.
Criticising Corvsllis for flagrant
mistakes U one thing, pursuing an
attitude of continual fault-finding
and withholding a'l commendation is
another. For our part we should at
least like to see a sort f armed
truce maintained while the real "in
wardness" of the trouble can be de
termined. Phone news items to the Tidings.
THEODORE N. VAIL
President of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company.
Tsui.
Distance Chart for Planting for Or
chard. The following table, prepared by
Prof. C. I. Lewis of the division of
horticulture of the Oregon Agricul
tural College, shows the proper num
ber of trees to use to the acre in
planting an orchard by the three sys
tems, rectangular, quincunx, and hex
agonal: Distance Rect
apart. angular
16x16 170
Quin
cunx. 303
239
192
148
132
125
114
100
85
76
71
60.,.
48
39
Hex
agonal. 196
154
124
104
87
80
74
64
55
49
46
39
32
25
18x18 134
20x20 108
20x22.
24x24.
25x25.
26x26.
28x28.
30x30.
32x32.
33x33.
36x36.
40x40.
45x45.
90
76
70
64
56
48
43
40
34
27
22
"The distance to plant trees will
depend somewhat upon the variety of
fruit you wish to rtow and upon the
conditions under which you are
working," said Mr. Lewis, discussing
the question. "Where the soil is
light in character the trees can be
planted closer together than on the
low altitudes. On some of the up
lands of eastern Oregon and on some
of the lands in western Oregon 25
feet will be sufficient for apples, but
on very good soil 30 to 35 feet is
preferable; pears 20 to 25 feet;
peaches 12 to 20; and prunes 18 to
20 feet on the poor soils, and 20 to
22 feet on rich loams.
"We find cherries will need the
maximum distance, though some
plant with fillers. The loss of
cherry trees from gum moms ana
winter injury is great so the system
of fillers can be practiced. When
the trees are first planted they will
not need to be more than 20 to 30
feet part and by the time they are
mature they will be about the right
distance. They do not need to be
planted 35 to 40 feet apart in the
beginning. Walnuts require 40 to
60 feet.
"Before ordering trees determine
carefully the acreage you wish to
plant and the system you are to
adopt in planting the trees. It will
make a great deal of difference
whether you plant the trees in rec
tangular, hexagonal or quincunx.
The most common system of these la
the rectangular. In this system the
square or rectangles are easily culti
vated. However, this does not give
as many trees to the acre as many
other systems and they are not
equally distributed over the land.
"The hexagonal system means that
the trees are set out six trees in a
circle with the seventh tree in the
center. When set out this way the
trees are equally distant whatever
direction you look and the trees use
equally the ground and air space, so
that you have a splyndid distribution.
It Is not quite as easy to till except
when the trees art young. From a
horticultural point of view this sys
tem is not altogether satisfactory for
it does not lend Itself so easily to
the filler system. This system gives
about 15 per cent more trees to the
acre than the rectangular.
"The quincunx system is desirable
where fillers are to be used. It
means planting in squares or rec
tangles and putting a filler in the
center of the square or rectangle.
When tho orchard is mature the cen
ter tree can be taken out. This will
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GAVE FINEHHIBITION
Governor West Indulge in Dis
graceful Fist Fight in Capitol
at Salem Friday.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 14. Governor
Oswald West and Frank L. Perkins,
a Portland newspaper man, engaged
in a fist fight tonight at the capi
tol, but before either was injured
bystanders separated the pair as they
rolled about the floor.
Between Perkins and the govejno
considerable feeling has existed late
ly because of an article attacking the
governor's policy, which the gover
nor declared had been written by
Perkins.
Perkins had just entered the capi
tol and was talking to the senators
when West emerged from his office.
West, overhearing some remark by
Perkins, evidently thought it was ad
dressed to him, for he said to Per
kins: .
"Did you speak to me?"
Perkins replied that he did not.
Governor West then told Perkins
that he did not want any man who
misrepresented him to speak to him
and forbade Perkins ever addressing
him again.
Hot words on both sides followed,
so bystanders said, and finally the
men came to blows.
Perkins was knocked to the floor,
it was stated, Governor West falling
on him. Both combatants rolled
around, hitting and striking at one
another unti lthey were pulled apart.
Scale receipts at Tidings office
bring 75 per cent more tree3 to the
acre than the rectangle system and
lends itself very nicely to the filler
system. '
"Take a piece of paper and figure
the arrangement all out before you
set the orchard. Do not plant trees
at such a distance that when you
como to thin them out the trees will
be too far apart. Make a careful
study of the work at first and it will
help very much."
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