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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1904)
PAGE FOUR. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904. CDe 111 o r II i n rj Jl s t ori a it ESTABLISHED 1873 POLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY: J. n. GARTER, GENERAL MANAGER. RATES. By mail, per year ,.$6 00 By mail, per month 50 By carriers, per plinth ................. 60 THE SE3H-WEEKLY ASTOltlAX. $1 00 By mail, per year, in advance ; THE NEGRO POPULATION. Under this title the census bureau has just issued an exhaustive report. The summary says in part: " The Census of the negroes in 1900 was probably less accurate than that of the whites, the unavoidable omissions being somewhat more numerous than the undetected duplications, but it is believed to be not more than 2 per cent below the truth and at least as accurate as any previous census of the negroes. The censuses of mulattoes, as distinguished from full-blooded negroes, taken in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1890, though subject to a far greater and wholly in determinable probable error, have shown a general agreement of results. They indicate that between 11 and 16 per cent of the negro population have, or are believed by the enumerators to have, some degree of white blood. The proportion of mulattoes to all negroes is low est as a rule where the proportion of whites in the total population is lowest, and highest, as a rule,, where the proportion of whites in the total popula tion is highest . The proportion of mulattoes to all negroes is usually higher in cities of the great cotton growing states than it is in the districts outside of the cities. The number of negroes in the United States, in cluding the entire area covered by the twelfth census (continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii) and Porto Rico, is nine and one-fifth million (9,204,531), perhaps a larger number than is found in any other country outside of Africa. Nearly nine-tenths (87.7 per cent) of the negroes living in continental United States are found in the southern (south Atlantic and south central) states, and three-tenths (31.4 per cent) in Georgia, Mis sissippi, and Alabama. The largest numbers of negroes living in compact masses are found in certain urban counties, several of which lie outside the great cotton growing states. The four each having over 75,000 negroes are : Dis trict of Columbia, coextensive with "Washington; Shelby county, Tenn.; containing Memphis; Balti more city, ML, and Orleans parish, La., coextensive with New Orleans. The "black belt," that is, the counties in which the negroes are at least half the total population, lies mainly south and east of the northern and western boundaries of the Austroriparian zone .of plant and animal life as defined by the department of agriculture, and this was more nearly true in 1900 than in 1860. The district in which the proportion of negroes is greatest lies in the Mississippi alluvial region along both banks of the lower Mississippi, where five eighths of the population is negro, the maximum be ing in Issaquena county, Miss., with more than 15 negroes to each white person. ... There are 55 counties and only one city in conti nental United States in which at least 75 per cent of the population is negro. Where the proportion of negroes in the popula tion is very high it is usually higher in the country districts than in the cities; where that proportion is very low it is usually lower in the country dis tricts. The center of the negro population is in Dekalb county, northeastern Alabama, about four miles from the western boundary of Georgia, and 33 miles south of the southern boundary of Tennessee. TnE REAL CORRUPTIONIST. , i I Lincoln Steffens, the managing editor of .Mc Clure's magazine, performed a notable public ser vice by bringing home to the public the truth that the political corruption of this country is not the work of the Irish in which he agrees with Bryce but is the work of the "big business man" of whom we are so proud, says the San Francisco Bulletin. To the big manufacturer and merchant politics is nothing but business, and to exert pressure or spend money for the purpose of manipulating a tariff schedule or obtaining special legislation, franchises or other valuable accommodations from legislative bodies, national, state or municipal, is regarded by many such manufacturers and merchants as an or dinary incident of business. The big business man would scorn to take a bribe, but ho thinks nothing of giving one. To his mind, giving bribes for Kpecia' favors is merely yielding to the extortion of "graft ing" politicians, lie poses not as the tempter bu' as4 the tempted. Mr. SteiTens tears the mask from this hypocrisy. "There is no essential difference, he writes, "between the pull that gets your wife into society or for' your book a favorable review, anil that which gets a 'heeler' into office, a thief out of jail, and a rich's man's son on the board of directors of a corporation; none between the corruption o; a labor union, a bank and a political machine; none between a dummy director of a trust and the caucus bound member of a legislature ; none between a labor boss like Sam Parks, a boss of banks like John D Rockefeller, a boss of railroads like J. P. Morgan and a political boss like Matthew S. Quay. The boss a - is not a political, he is an American, institution, the product of a freed people that have not the spirit to be free." Our captains of industry are the real enemies of the republic, and their treason for bribing public officers is in its effects treason they are aided and abetted by the toleration and admiration of the peo ple. Let a man steal a million dollars and avoid the penitentiary and the public will look up to him Having stolen 10 or 100 millions, a man gives away one million for some public purpose and thereby glorifies himself and washes clean both his con science and his name. No matter that the people are fully informed of the means by which he made his brtune. No matter that he swindled the government out of huge suras, and that the proof of his guilt has been established and is a matter of public rec ord. No matter that he was a notorious corrupter of public officers, ne may become the founder of a family; he may live respected and revered, and die full of years and honors; and posterity will venerate him as one of the giants of his day and generation. "Graft" is eating out the vitals of this republic. Its evil humors break out in a thousand various ways. The recent disaster to the General Slocum, followed by the deaths of some hundreds of passen gers, is only one of the numerous results of gov ernment rotted by "graft" The vessel was unfit for service and was inadequately equipped with life- preservers, but she carried a certificate of inspection. Why did the inspectors issue this certificate or allow the vessel to remain in commission! The answer of Supervising Inspector Uhler of Washington sug gests the reasons. lie said: "What is the use of having the laws! They no longer act as a deterrent. We go out, discover a boat with rotten life-preservers, bad boilers, and a dozen other things, which some one is operating in defiance of the law. This is pun ished by a heavy line, lhat is the limit oi our powers. Now what happens! The violator of the law appeals to a senator or congressman and others high in political authority. The fine is reduced. I know of scores of cases where fines have been re duced from $1,000 to $20, and others from $500 to $10. The records will show cases where fines of $1,500 have been reduced to $25. Does any one sup pose that the owner of a big excursion steamer cares for these fines, especially when to obey the law would mean the outlay of hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars! Of ocurse not." And who are the owners of such steamers! Who are the men whose greed interferes with the enforce ment of the laws and imperils human lives! Are they . ignorant immigrants! Are they ward politi cians! No, they are "big business men," presidents of corporations, native Americans, who have a pew at church and are given, sometimes, to preaching about civic righteousness. The country's losses by fire have at times reached $100,000,000 a year, and come near that figure on a general average. In tables for a given year, show ing their origin, incendiarism leads with 1,927 cases; defective flues were responsible for 1,309. Sparks, matches, explosion of lamps, lightning, forest fires and spontaneous combustion are enumerated as prin cipal causes, but no one of them reaches a third of the Climber which the firebugs score. The firecracker comes in at the tail of the list with 105 ; about half the number lit by pipes and cigar stubs. Taken year by year the several causes show pretty steady averages, as if there was an element of destiny in it beyond precautionary measures to vary or modify. Mexico is thinking about a new navy, is taking some of the preliminary steps, and is also laying out quite extended plans of fortification to be car ried on through a period of years as her finances will afford it. ner engineers are preparing plans for a modern fortress on San Juan de Ulloa island, just outside of Vera Cruz harbor, a site now occu pied by the old military prison, and it is expected that the work will be begun this year. Defenses for other parts in the gulf and Pacific coasts are also in contemplation, and will be begun later, not because of any urgent present need of them, but to be ready and fitted up with all modern improve- unents in case they should at any time be wanted. The Japs are anxious for a game in Manchuria, but on account of climatic conditions have been compelled to accept a rain check. jOSTtTTft'c J CtUBRATCB MJ Fitters For Crimp, Dtarraoea r Bowel Cemplalat there Is no med icine will afford relief Quicker than the bitters. Take doe at the first aymp loiua and avoid nnnecenary fullering. It also euro Nausea lndicilloa Dytpeptla .ad Malaria Fever an4 Ague. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. How Thoy Exort Wholesome Effect Upon tha Body Politic The consolation for the Inconven ience of the too-aooa recurring presi dential campaign la Ita educational character. It la the time of our great debates, when the principles and prob lems of our national government are multttudlnously discussed In "the for um of public opinion." The party In power must then valorously defend Ita record and give new promise of useful performance. The party out of power must show Just cause for Its return. The spokesmen of each party, on the platform and in the press ,vle with one another In devotion to the national welfare; M, while certain principles are shared In common by each set of advocates, each side In sists upon the peculiar doctrines which are supposed to distinguish the respective parties. This general excitation has a whole some effect upon the body politic and, at proper Intervals, la highly desira ble. It Is a time when the whole na tion goes to school. Interest In public affairs la quickened; the people's im agination Is aroused to a sense of na tionality and to a personal responsibil ity with regard to that nationality. Great questions, about which there bas been much hasy and Inconsequent thinking, are made clear In the cross fire of criticism and the light of lucid and earnest statement. Century. A Novel Remedy. President Schurman of Cornell urges young men to marry. In discussing this matter the other day he said: "I heard yesterday of a poor young clerk whose life, difficult and lowly as It Is, still seems to me to be nobler and more dignified than that of the epicurean bachelor. "lie married early, this clerk; he has several children; he is obliged to work hard. "The other morning as he sat at bis high desk with a big sheet of figures before him he fell asleep. Ills em ployer, hearing his snores, turned and awakened him. "Why, Brown, said the employer, sternly, 'what Is the matter with you, sleeping at your desk In broad day-llghtr "'I beg your pardon, sir,' said the clerk. 'The baby at home kept me awake all last night, and I'm done out.' '"Well, Brown,' said the employer, you may bring the child to the office with you to-morrow If you think It will keep you awake during the day as well.'" Good Enough for Him. A woman in Toledo is Just now en joying the building of a beautiful home, and the other day she was tak ing some friends through it All over the house they went, upstairs and down, and were shown drawing room, music room, dining room, breakfast room, library, bedrooms, aressing rooms, and every other room necessary to a modern home. At last the lady said: "Come down stairs; I want to show you my hus band's den." Down in the basement went the party and inspected the room set apart for the man of the house. "Have you any improvements to sug gest?" asked the lady with a smile. "Only one," said her friend, assum- Ingly. "I should have put your hus band in a subcellar instead of the base ment." Toledo Blade. L I MMtrfufwl . ; fVIP'J v Mm Clothes For Summer Wear, Here's the new double breasted outing Var sity, one of Hart, ..v Sohaffner & Marx latest styles. It will be popular for men at summer resorts which is one of the reasons why it will be popular for wearing at homo. We'd like to see you in one of these suite, just to see how Hart, Schaflner & Marx clothes look ou a good looking man. cniM i r Of course, if you get the suit ou and want to keep it, the price is low enough :: :: :: '' ' a $12.00 to $25.00 ? Pi Ai ST0HES One Price To Everybody I Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works Manufacturers cr Iron, steel, urass ana uronze uasungs. General Found rynien and Patternmakers. Absolutely firetclass work. Trices lowest poone 431. torner cisnieemn ana rnsniun. The TROY Laundry Is the only White Labor Laundry in the City. Does the Best of Work at very reasonable Prices, and is in every way worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DUANE STS. Phone 1991 PRAEL ft COOK TRANSFER CO. Telephone 221. Draying and Expressing All goods shipped to our care will receive special attention. 769-715 Commercial Street. 0 0 0 o o 0 0 0 o Reliance Electrical WorKs H.W.OYUCS, We are thoroughly prepared for making estimate, and executing order, for all kind, of electrical installing and repairing. Hnpplle. in stock. We lell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP. Call np rhone 1161. 428 BOND STREET rxxxiiriiiiiiixixiirTxxiiirinrxixixixiixxiiiiiixiiix Home Amusements Best. Sunnyslde should never allow an other Fourth of July to pass without preparing a fitting celebration. The good citizens of this place have, a Christian and patriotic duty to perform In providing suitable entertainment on that day, thereby removing the incen tive which draws our young people to other towns and away from the re straints of home. Sunnyslde Sun. Rural Mail Carriers Unhappy. The audacity of the rural carriers objecting to a salary of 1432 a year Is almost beyond comprehension. Why, $432 will keep a carrier's horse in splendid style, allow the carrier a new suit of clothes every year and leave at least $25 for his incidental expenses. Everett Record. s FRESH AND CURED MEATS Wholesale and Retail Ships, Logging Camps and Mills supplied on short notice. LIVE STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD . WASHINGTON MARKET - CHRISTENS0N Q CO. 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture "Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. LACE CURTAINS This department is crowded to its utmost with new Curtain creations IMPORTED BRUSSELS NET CURTAIN8-In neat, dainty pat terns, at, per pair $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 IRISH POINT CURTAINS These are very desirable Curtains; In neat designs, at, per pair $4.00 and $5.00 COTTAGE CURTAINS In blue and white, green and white and pink and white; these are the latest creations for bedroom, alt-, ting-room or dining-room, at a pair... $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.50, $3.00 ORIENTAL TAPESTRY CURTAINS In new rich patterns and cdorlngs, at, per pair t $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 ALL 8TREET CARS TAKE YOU TO ZAPF a CO., WHERE YOUrt CREDIT 1$ GOOD.