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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1900)
Ill b, MORNING ASTOlUAJi Na.II)UUA, MAY 2, 1U0(K STORlii CL03E3 AT T P. M. EXCEIT SATURDAY. LADIES' TAILOR MADE SUITS A Great Clean Up Sale This Wed... DIG CUT IN PRICES TO CLOSE m THE STOCK Headquarters for Dry tJooils WHY THE MAYOR IS CRITICISED Wrong Impression Given to Strangers About Astoria. Were Left to Believe ty Inference Tnt tne City's Finances Were t X Low E&b-Hot Enough for Light- It was with 'more than reluctance that the Astorian critlclned the action of Mayor Bergman In regard to the light ing of the streets during the Odd Fellows convention. Ordinarily Mayor Bergman Is on the right side of a ques tion when It concerns the public, -but sometimes even the most conscien tious official allows his friendship, of mwy years standing, for a private concern, to Influence him In his ac tions. The thousand visitors who came as delegates, or with delegates, to attend the Odd Fellows grand lodge meeting had no knowledge of the "family quar rel" between the city of Astoria and the West Shore Mills Company, andj when the matter was forced upon their attention, as It was by the action of the mayor, not one of the delegates took the trouble to Inquire into and in x form himself as to the true Inwardness and merits of the controversy. In other words, the strangers ac cepted the situation as It was shown them upon Us face, and drew the natural and logical inference from it, namely, that Astoria was unable to pay for street lights and that the, company failed to make money, tt is West Shore Mills Company, with un- j not the taXpayers' fault, and the Asto heard of generosity in a corporation. 1 rlan cannot agree with Mayor Berg had given the city the lights It was too j man when he 8Ugffests the city should poor to buy in order that -they, the ' piy that company extortionate rates delegates, might enjey lighted streets for s,.rect lights simply because It during their sojourn here. j Surely 5!ayor Bergman had no right to place the city of Astoria in that ! light before strangers. 'Even his warmest supporters admit that. They I say he made a mistake, and he did, 1 And crediting Mayor Bergman with ' comnion sense, which he undoubtedly possesses, equal at least to the average j man, the Astorian cannot see how he ' could make such a mistake uninten- tionaliy iu view of all the circum-j stances surrounding the case. It was to disabuse the minds of strangers of the Impression they re ceived, and in fact, as is known, be lieved, namely, that Astoria's treasury was in such a depleted condition that it was unable to light its streets, the Astorian took issue with Mayor Berg man. But that was not the only reason for the Astorian'g criticism of the mayor's action. The other reason lay in the manner In which he, as the chief executive of the city, secured the temporary lights for the streets, and the Astorian reiterates that Mayor Bergman went out of his way, wheth er Intentionally or not. to aid the West Shore Mills Company in making a spectacular bid for public sympa thy. Had Mayor Bergman, at any time during the meeting of the council on Monday night, called Councilman Ut zlnger, or any other member of that body present, to the chair and taken the floor and said "members of the council, it Is wrong to have our streets in darkness during the sojourn of a thousand visitors here and, regardless of our differences with the West Shore Mills Company, I think we should do something Immediately to remedy this evil, even to paying for lights at pri vate consumer's rates," not a member of the council would have opposed any reasonable motion to provide tempor ary lights that might have been made. But he did not do It. In fact, when Councilman Scherneckau tried to bring up tha lighting matter, he was prompt ly stopped by a motion to adjourn, which Is not debatable and which was carried, leaving Councilman Bcheineckau, for the time being, help less to advocate the temporary light ing of the streets as he doubtless In tended. Had Mayor Bergman on Tuesday, when he realized his mistake, in failing to have the council act on Mon day night, called the ways and means committee of the council together and a iked them to provide lights, he would still have been doing his duty as mayor, nr.t only to the citizens of Astoria, but to his colleagues in the execu tive branch of the city government. Hut he did neither of these things. On the contrary ha chose to go officially to the West Shore Mills j on the Lower Columbia. Company and ask for the lights the council had never refused. It Is a wrons. and an un-American Idea, to suppose that any citlten, no matt?r to what high oll'.ce he has been elevated by his fellows, is above crit icism. President MeKlnley does not escape It. and surely Mayor Bergman should ask no more Immunity than the head of the Nation. And it is a cow ardly newspaper that falls to criticise a public official, regardless of his pop ularity, when he deserves it- Mr. Bergman, as a cilUen. may stand as high as any gentleman In Astoria but Mr. Bergman and Mayor Bergman are not the same, although In many re spects they should be. If Mayor Bergman had no desire to all the West Shore Mills Company In their present controversy his actions, to say th least, are very peculiar regard ing the securing of temporary public street lights. He has never denied, nor attempted ta in any way disguise, his partiality for the West Shore Mills Company. He has even gone so far, as he told an Astorian representative, as to suggest that the West Shore MiIU Company deserved some con sideration from the city that Is, aid by paying high prices for poor lamps for that was all that company asked for because it tad built a lighting plant In Astoria when It did not pay to run one. The Astorian has fought this conten tion right along. It does not believe the taxpayers are called upon to sub sidize any private enterprise in Astoria. No set of men ever yet started a private enterprise without the expec tation of making a profit on their in vestment, and the West Shore Mills Company never started a public and private lighting plant In Astoria with any other purpose or intention than that of making money out of it. If the b!lllt a p)ant to furn!sh such lights at an Inopportune time and the Investment has not paid. No apology Is offered for the critl- clsm of the Astorian upon Mayor Bergman" action In regard to street lights during the I. O. O. F. conven- tion. It has been held, and is now believed as firmly as ever It was, that Mayor Bergman did the city and the citizens a wrong when he put Astoria In the false position of seeming to be unable to pay for public utilities. May or Bergman was wrong to stir up and foment a quarrel between Astoria, as a city, and the West Shore Mills Com pany over the matter of public lights, when there were a thousand visitors within our gates. As said before, no official ever reaches a pinnacle where he is right fully exempt from criUclsm for his acts and the Astorian still holds that it was to Mayor Bergman, and not Mr. Bergman, the citizen, that the West Shore Mills Company listened to and then made the city an object of char Ity. This paper still believes the West Shore Mills Company would have re fused a request for free lights, if It had been made by any one of a hundred prominent citizens. It was only be cause that company saw and grasped the opportunity of putting the city under obligations to it by granting the request of its mayor. Sympathy, popularity and all the rest of it, is all right until it comes down to business, but business is business; as much so, if not more so, with pub lic o'.flciala as with private individuals, and no official has the right to place a city In a false light before the world either because he has the power to do so or because he desires to oblige a friend. However, the incident of public lights during the convention is closed. The question as to what Astoria is going to do for street lights remains open and unanswered. The water commission should certainly be able to give the council, some sort of an answer aB to whether It will build a public light ing plant or not, at the council's next meeting. If no satisfactory report from the water commission Is received, then the council should go ahead and provide street lights and let the blame for delay In having lighted streets rest where It will belong, with the water eommlBslon. . OSTEOPATHY. Antoiia Oregon. MRS. C. J. RAMSEY, D. O. All chronic and nervous diseases of women treated by this method. Exam ination free. Hours, 1 to 5. Cor. Tourtecnth and Franklin. Even the devil Is not as black as bis newspaper portraits. rl'UAN CUSTOM 8KRVICB FRAUDS. Said to Be Worse Than the Post Of fice Scandal An Investigation to Be Made. NKW YORK. May S.V A special to the Herald from Washington say: "An explosion In the Cuban custom's service Is threatened which promises revelations :w sensational as he dis closures In connection with the postal service. An olhVlal of the customs service, who h:s Just returned from Cuba, brings Information that the custom's service there is honeycombed with fraud and the employes are trembling with fear of Investigation." That congtvss must make a. thorough Investigation of every department of the government in Cuba, is the conclu sion forced upon administration lead er In both houses. Nothing short of a searching Inquiry by a committee containing representative of the minor ity party will be accepted. It is probable that the Bacon resolu tion will be adopted by the senate. Thus far, no steps have been taken officially, to investigate the Cuban customs service, but It Is asserted that several employes In that service are contemplating resignation, while others who are away on leave of absence will not return because they do not wish to become Involved In the Investiga tion. It Is declared that the Investigation I will show that, through lax business methods and unscrupulous employes, thousands of dollars hae been di verted from legitimate channels Into the pockets of dishonest officials an 1 their accomplices. The disbursements of sums, ranging from J100 to $10,000, have been male to persons who have not performed any service whatever. It is said, and In many Instances with out the formality of presenting vouch ers. Gross extravagance In expenditures for furniture, supplies and other ex pense In connection with the customs service Is also charged. CHANGE THE NAME OF A FORT. Mexico Tays a Compliment to an American Railway President. ' CHICAGO. May Ij. A special to the Record from Chihuahua, Mex., says: The congress of Mexico has passed a bill, and it has been approve by President Dalz, changing the name of Topolobampo, on the Pacific coast, to Still well. The change Is made as a complement to A. E. Stlllwell, presi dent of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company, ' which pro poses to build a railway from Kansas City to Port Stlllwell. THE ONLY BICYCLE. The above heading gives the nrme. What name? Rambler, of course. We have the exclusive agency. Call for our prices and terms. FISHER BROS. ? "The Wor d - . . . Owes Every Man a Living" But what sort of living ii it yon get with a poot stove or range iu your kitchen? liay a Star Estate Range ..-.They insure good living W. J. 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