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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1904)
1 ft lit ll PAGE TWO. ASTORIA, , OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 190-4. if 1 5? l I r Morning Asterian Established 1573. V... . Application made January 4, 1904, to be . . .. .i . . watered as second-ciass man uiauer at me post office at Astoria, Oregon. DAILY pXCEPT MONDAY. mm RATES. Sout by mail, jwp year ............ ISent by mail, per niouth . . . . . . . . Sextet! fey carriers, per woutb ...... . 59 CO THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAN. Sent by mil, per year, i advaice $1 00. ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. THE GAME OF POLITICS. Polities makes strange bedfellows. If you play the pme you make strange-even fantastiefrieuds and a variety of enemies. Your friends become your enemies and your enemies your friends. The ex tent to which you unconsciously cook up for yourself the pill of sentiment depends altogether upon who you are-how important a part you play upon the political stage. No better evidence of the vagaries of the game can be offered than the situation of affairs in Portland The only really "big" man the Pacific coast ever nroduced is mayor of that community. George II. r - - - "Williams was an important factor in our nationa' life at one time, and that he should, in his declining years, have been cursed with the mayorality of the "Oregon metropolis, abounding with scheming graft ers and blood-thirsty politicians and overzealous re arhn have attacked him at every turn, is a matter of extreme regret. Mr. Williams is the "fair" mayor of Portland. The city must put itself in shape for the 1905 cele bration, no matter what the cost. To successfully prepare for the event every possible source of revenue must be employed. , The gambling element was an ex- .. . .ipnt 'source of irevenue Its monthly tributes would "provide the hard-pressed municipality with funds to repair the delapidated streets and other wise get ready for the fair. The reform element pro tested loudly, but the commercial interests were too strong for it. During the agitation the question was, "What will the 'mayor do?" The state officials, as should everywhere be the. case, passed up to the city the matter of permitting gambling, . Some communi Ities favor "ope ntown" jnethods, and in such matters it is always advisable to permit the city authorities to regulate affairs.,- The reform element had the un irjualified backing of the three Portland newspapers shich took turns at denouncing the fine old gentle nian who Is at the head 4)'f the municipal government 4At that particular stage of the proceedings, ,which doubtless was "the" time ,r (see George C. Brownell's Jlemoirs), it stood a certain class of politicians in tand to villify the mayor. The interests of an as piring gentleman demanded it. f But things have phanged somewhat and the mayor is now immune. lie needs no more abuse, tnanKs to amalgamation of the designers who have taken sides in the struggle . If any other scapegoat can be found he shall be put upon the rack. The mayor declined to close gambling-because the city needed the money. He is not personally favorable to open town methods, but there was no other course open to him. It was top to the city to get the money, and the mayor was forced to accept the only situation offering itself. , Now, however, a new man has come to the front to receive tile abuse that erstwhile went to the disting uished' mayor. District Attorney Manning is the gentleman upon whom the Oregonian has turned its heavy guns, awl lie is hereafter to be the "fall guy" in the centennial drama . The district attorney has been appealed to by the woman whose husband lost her money playing "21" at Eriekson's. He has Stated his intention of recovering it for her. For this act he is derided in the columns of the wabbly Oregonian, which holds up the circumstance as proof conclusive that the mayor, whom it formerly villified, is not to be blamed for the gambler's carnival . "Why has not the district attorney done his duty and closed the games?" it cries out. "Why should he take cognizance of this particular case, after having ig nored others for months ? " it wails; and attributes it all to "highly respectable and contemptible hum bug." Even the Journal, possessed of a "fiery dem , ocratic spirit," ridicules the matter, and suggests to the district attorney that he is afforded a rare oppor trinity of playing to the galleries such as galleries go in Portland. Portland is practically all of Multnomah county, ; and it is only fair that the state should permit the city to decree lif problems directly affecting the mun icipality; but it ia fincerely to bo hoped Mr. Man ning will perserve his determination to recover the money of th unfortunate woman, however much the Oregonian may object to a situation that threatens to cut off the revenue bo badly needed at the presout time however much it may desire to atone at his expense for its past political otYenses. When the Oregonian finally awakens to realization that the ptvs ideuey of the fair board Wars the same relation to senatorial asjvrations that the vice-presidency of the United States Wars to presidential desires, Mr. Man ning will be out of office, and may complacently view the fireworks without a chance, of personal or polit ical indignity. t . . THE HEALERS OF MANKIND. For centuries fantastic theori.ers have been setting forth supposed causes of caucer and of leprosy i but physicians generally have refused to accept as veri fied the manifold whimsical notion as to the origin of these diseases, says the New York Tribune. It is evident enough that in certain parts of the world j cancer and leprosy, like tuberculosis and smallpox. are more prevalent and virulent than iu other (virion Possibly there may be cancer "belts" and leprosy "belts," ro to apeak; but as the years go on the medican profession is gaining ground in fighting these enemies of health and vitality in various terri tories and areas. j Beyond question a great deal has been accomplish ed in lessening the death rate from pulmonary con j sumption in both hemispheres where competent ! doctors have had a free field for efficacious treat ment. Cancer and leprosy and the bubonic- pesti lence are still baffling problems for the ablest men in the world to solve, as to their beginnings, their pro gress and their treatment. But study and investi gation on the part of pathologists have beeu of late so persistent and energetic that notable discoveries which may tend to mitigate suffering from such af fections may be brought to view at any time. Who would have dreamed a century ago of the possibility of the finding out of anaesthetics and the ending of pain in surgical operations! For thous ands of years amputations and the use of the knife! upon the wounded had been attended with unavoid able suffering and agony for the patients. Within much less than a hundred years surgery has become practically painless. Who then should give up hope that cancer, leprosy and tuberculosis yea, even rheumatism itself, that protean curse of the race may yet yield completely to the skill of the healers? FEDERAL BRIGADE NOT WANTED The republican national committee is said to have sent word to' the republicans of Texas not to send any federal ofliee holders to the national convention, says the Ledger. This suggestion is said to have been made at the suggestion of the president him self, because he docs not wish to be charged with hav ing secured a nomination through the influence of his own. appointments. In 1884 President Arthur refused to permit a member of hiseabinet to go to the convention as his representative, lest it should I said he sent a member of hia political family to dictate his nomination or to use undue influence to secure it. ; His seerutary, of the navy had expected to go, and Jiad made prepare tion to go, but.at the last hour before he was to start the president requested him not to goj and he did not go. This undoubtedly cost him the nomination, for it left his supporters without the aid of a leader they had counted on, and consequently more or less at a disadvantage. The secretary was an experienced and skilful political manager. He had rendered Mr. Blaine very efficient service in former campaigns particularly in that of 1880. Had he gone to Chi cago as he would, had the president not practically forbidden, Mr. Arthur would have been nominated and the party would not have been beaten as it was y a very narrow margin. (7f?(?)W(0 ! .W V . Vi A djar that Ii jlwiyi the uffljV V I j f " in quality and price, J cents) -V 7 I A imoke lor particular laokea Vrd , V Largos ociscr initio uoriu yj i ? m 5mokert fro"0"- $ I v ; rut j if I wa B -... A It K 1 1WM1K i I Two little children of Rochester were sitting in a room one evening after dark, with heir faces pressed to the window and their eyes fixed on the stars. For some time they contemplated the firmament in silence then suddenly one of the little fellows turned to the other one and said: "Wasn't God. a nice man to give us the stars for a light?" "Oh, Teddy,! how can you say such a thing?" said the other boy much shocked. "You shouldn't call God a man. If there ever was a gentleman, He's oriel" A blind mah at Homestead, Pcnn.,. was struck, by a trolly car recently and when he recovered con sciousneas he found that the jar he had received had restored his eyesiirht. The Springfield Republican suggests that the road will probably sue him to re cover a sum for surgical operation. From the scramble of leading democrats for the presidential nomination, one would think it a joy to be beaten. . The Portland Police have actually caught a burg lar He should be placed in the city hall museum. Prices Tal I have but few expenses and can sell lower than the lowest. X? c- See These Prices i. . 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