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AS TO RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The Portland Journal, which recently constituted
itself an authority on the subject of quality of jetty
rock to an extent that made it ridiculous in the eyes
of the state, is out with a declaration as to the man
ner in which river improvements should be made.
There is one excellent feature of the Journal's dis
course; it urges improvement of the river at Van
couver. This is a needed improvement, would cost
a comparatively small sum of money, and should no
longer be disregarded. The people of Vancouver
are just as much entitled to moderate depth as the
people of any other community, and, especially in
view of the fact that the United States maintains
a large barracks there, the depth should be provided.
But the Journal, as is customary when discussing
harbor improvements, runs off the track. "In addi
tion to this (improvement of the river entrance) a
campaign should be inaugurated in the line of per
niancnt improvements in the channel of the Co
lumbia river clear to the mouth. The same theory
that is being followed at the mouth should be put
in operation clear up to Vancouver. Dikes must be
built at various points so as to concentrate the chan
nel of the river so that it will sweep itself clean,"
Our advice tq the engineers is to get along with
just as few dikes as possible . "We of the lower river
country have had ample experience with the diking
system to know that it is an utter failure. The dikes
iow in the river above Astoria have almost ruined
our harbor) and it is the belief of many of those well
posted that those dikes have been responsible for the
continued shoaling of the bar. It is reasonable t
suppose that river depths can be increased at places
only at the expense of other places by means of thi
antiquated diking system. "JettieSj" as they cal
these infernal devices, have been planted in the Co
lumbia above Astoria until it is essential to ktep
dredges at work to offset the damage they wreak.
The dredging method is the only proper one to
employ in inland river improvements. Fifteen years
ago there was less than 18 feet of water in the Port
land channel. Now the depth the year 'round
will average more than 22 feet. This result was
attained by dredging. Jetties, it must be admitted,
have helped a few very bad places along the river,
but they have dime so much damage elsewhere as
td have proved conclusively their utter worthless
ness. Harbor improvements for the benefit of on
community must not be made at the expense of any
other comumnity.
party t What votes could they get from the ropub
lican party f inquires tho Inlger.
, If there are any "republicans who feel that Thoo
dore Roosevelt is not a safe man to hold tho desti
nies of this republic for four years more," possibly
one or Jwth of these candidates could get their votes.
It is probable, however, that their number is not
sufficiently large to seriously affect the results in
even a single state.
What the democrats seen) to need more than any
thing the Post has mentioned is a handful,' or such
a matter of principles, which a sufficient number of
people could ' believe in to form a party. It also
needs a candidate that a united party could sup
port. At present it is evideutly short of lnth these
things. The members of what once was the demo
cratic party could not now unite in support of one-
half the declarations of the platforms of 189G or
1900. They are not agreed as to a financial policy;
there is no harmony of opinion among them as to how
he trusts are to be regulated or controlled, nor as to
what is to be done with out insular possessions;, they
are not united on the cannal question. They no
longer hold to the ancient democratic view with re
gard to the tariff, many of them admitting that the
policy of protection is now established and must
needs be maintained.
This being the condition of things, and it no doubt
is the condition of things, it is a great deal more like
ly that Mr. Roosevelt will get votes from democrats
who will not be able to support tho candidate who
will be nominated at St. Louis than that any dem
ocrat will be found who can break the republican line.
DEMOCRACY S CANDIDATE.
The Boston Post, a democratic organ, undoubted
ly orthodox in all respects, is convinced that "the
masses of the republican party want Roosevelt for
their candidate, and will undoubtedly get him." Tak
ing this fact as settled, it gravely, and after its own
staid fashion, admonishes New England democrats
to this effect:
"What this means from the democratic standpoint
is that the candidate in opposition must be a level
headed, conservative man. who will get not only the
votes of his own party, but those of republicans who
feel that Theodore Roosevelt is not a safe man to
hold the destinies of this republic for four years
more. With the republican nomination settled this
early in the season, the democrats have ample
choice."
This is all very well, but who is this level headed
conservative democrat? Where can he be found?
Doubtless Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hearst will have to
be passed up as not meeting the requirements, at
least in the opinion of the Post and its constituency
Mr. Gorman would follow next, his course in the
senate, recently, having tended to lessen rather than
to increase any reputation for head levelness that he
may have had.. Mr. Cleveland is out of the question
for reasons he has himself given, and, for others
Mr. Williams, of Illinois, and Mr. Wall, of Wiscon
sin. are not well enough known to democrats outsid
their own states to command either confidence or re
spect. There remains Mr. Olney and Judge Parker
both level-headed enough and conservative enough
perhaps, but can they get the votes of their own
EARLY IMPORTANCE OF THE ISTHMUS.
The politicians who are trying to olwtruct the
president, and are encouraging the Bogota govern
ment to recover' dominion of the isthmus, in order
to apply to it that policy of eastern isolation which
Lewis Cass said we "must not permit," seem to have
closed their eyes to history and their patriotism to
all the promptings of American aspiration, says the
Call.
In 1827 the chairman of the naval committee of
the house in the nineteenth congress, Mr. Storrs,
made a report on "communication across the isthmus
of Panama." It recommended an appropriation to
build two schooners and to rebuild the Nonesuch, for
the purpose of conveying mails and keeping us in
touch with our naval forces. Mr. Storrs said: "The
increasing importance of the nations bordering upon
the Pacific ocean and our increased commerce with
those nations arc highly interesting to every por
tion of the union. Our trade on the northwest
coast, our extensive whale fishery, all demand the
vigilance of this government, and the government,
duly estimating the interests of the country, has
wisely stationed a portion of our navy to protect our
property and preserve our rights." In those days
the passage from the United States to Valparaiso,
around the Horn, was 120 days, and it took from six
to eight months to send a letter and get an an
swer.
Adams was president. California and Texas were
Mexican. The boundary of Oregon was unsettled.
Lunalilo was king of Hawaii . Perry had not opened
Japan. Yet our trade in the Pacific was so import
ant that it called for rapid transit across the isthmus,
and the protection of our rights by warships. If
deserving the care of the government then, how
much more deserving now!
Yet there are men who are willing to hold up
progress while they feel with .their mouths for a
political issue, and let all our vast interests Mait and
mark time.
While it is to be regretted that wheat shipments
have fallen off, we of the Columbia river district
are making up for the loss in the matter of lumber
exports. Thus far during the year more than 20,
0(10,000 feet of lumber has been shipped out of the
Columbia, and a large lumber fleet is engaged in the
coastwise and oriental trade. The increase in the
lumber business will give us many new industrial
enterprises, and the falling off in grain exports will
not take from us any boon we have enjoyed in the
past. The farmers will do better, in fact, oper
ating thus independently of the exporters.
Having declined the republican vice-presidential
nomination so graciously tendered him by his
staunch democratic friend, Jeff Meeyrs, EditorScott
of the Oregonian, may still be regarded as in the run
ning for Senator Mitchell's place, when the time ar
rives, of course.
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