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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1908)
Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year .... fcy carrie-, per month BELLINGER CO. ...$7.00 . .60 . WEEKLY ASTORIAN. Cy ira;i, per year, in advance $1.50 Entered as" second-class matter July ZQ, 19C6, a the postoffice at As- tor'a, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. drders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence or place of business may be made by postal .card or through telephone Any irregularity in delivery baould be immediately reported to the office of publication. . ' TELEPHONE MAIN 681. THE WEATHER Oregon, Washington and Idaho-Fair. OUT OF THEIR HANDS. The seawall measure, which passed the Common Council on Monday ' night, is now out of the hands of the enraptured quintette, where it has been since the day of inspiration that provided that the council should fur nish not only the charter-commission but all things appertaining to it, in cluding its terms, conditions, limitati ons, and the votes necessary to thrust it in the very teeth of the people whether thev want it, or not. Now they have voted it out of their prov ince and it is with the electorate at last.4" For ourselves, knowing the humor of the people on this score, we are glad it is in the hands that have the direction and control of it; since it is too good a thing to be mis-handled; and those who will now dispose of it know best what to do with it for their advantage at their own time. One of the conspicuous blunders made in the management of the bill and the great interests it involves, was in not confining the vote upon it to the owners of the land, the men who have to bear the burden of its cost, and by not barring every non taxpaying tvoter in the city; but, be that as it may, there is nothing in the way NOW to hinder the people from setting the scheme aside, until they shall have ascertained those things that were due them at the hands of the charter committe in the first instance; the full engineering pros pectus of the enterprise; its exact, feasible and most serviceable route and area; the rational range of cost both as to the 'wall or bulkhead and the fills behind it; the essential raise in the street grades, the establishment of the sewage system to meet it, and the cost attaching thereto; beside oth er contingent and costly things insep arable from the undertaking: AH of which must be provided and known with reasonable certainty, before the people of Astoria may be honestly asked to take over the enormous fi nancial responsibilities wrapt in the proposition. .No superficial information on these subjects will warrant the assumption of so extraordinary a debt and the people know it better than they are supposed to, as will be found later. In the meantime it would be well if a general mass-meeting can be called to openly and freely discuss the many merits of the bill at hand, as well as its demerits, which are not few; a gathering of the property owners of Astoria, every man self-commissioned to utter his best and most interested opinion of the plan, in the "open mar ket place," without let or hindrance from men or groups of men, pre-dis-posed in either direction, for, or against, it; but simply as citizens near est and next the scheme. This mass-meeting 'should never adjourn until it has put a counter-bill in the field that will provide the de tailed information not, yet ascertained in this huge premise. This is the only honest way in which to cover the real field of interest raised in this issue; we have had enough of star-chamber work and can afford to indulge the right of the free citizen to arrange for thespending of his own good money on terms that will suit him better, perhaps, than the charter committee has so "determinedly" out-, lined. There is somthing wrong in the af fairs of a city where the recorded voice of 105 of its tax-paying citizens cannot even get a hearing; and this again accentuates the tendency of the over-zealous to blunder; and it is not unreasonable that these 105 : people will desire to file protest with the friendlier body of their own fellows in general mass-meeting, along with others, many others, in the same frame of mind. We have never heard of a serious objection to the seawall. as an adjunct to the civic equipment of Astoria; indeed, it seems to be bred in the Astoria bone to look forward to the ultimate consumation of this fine project; but it must be done with all the clever, and accepted, safe guards that modern business rules and reasons demand; and to this end, the open meeting of the business-men and property owners will the more quickly and comprehensively conduce than any other sort of action that can be taken. There is plenty of time people, and wit, to meet the exigency. and it is up to the whole people in whose hands the matter now lays, to see to it It must be remembered of all men, here, that the unrestricted vote of the people is amenable on this proposition that the man without a shred of tax bearing property has as much to say in the premise as the heaviest tax payer in the city; and that there are hundreds, on hundreds, who will vote for it on the sole basis that the general scheme provides a wide range of daily labor and employment, no matter who foots the bills, nor whether the pro ject is safely and scientifically cast; that the loafer, the vicious idler and the disinterested and innocuous voter will be to the front with his unearned and unwarranted power to force a half-baked proposition on the com munity; all of which being remem bered, should move the man next to the purpose to get in and work quickly and sensibly for the relief, a counter-bill and a counter-campaign shall afford The democratic appeal to farmers for $100 bills can best be symbolized by a frosted pumpkin unaccompanied by a shock of fodder. If the aeronauts hold a national convention this year it is probable that one of the Wright brothers will be selected to head the ticket. Gov. Hughes is a very prudent and accurate marksman. In refuting the arguments of Bryan he sacrificed no thing but birdshot. I The Unprincipled Marx . Always Haunted by Shadows. By K.v. Dr. MADISON C. PM tUi uf Nw York. LL gotten gains cm never uttike the possessor happy. . On the contrary, they bring misery in their', train. The- unprin cipled ntan is 'ALWAYS HAUNTED UY SHADOWS which, like Bunquo's ghost, will not down. JTm conscience troubles. There is n constant 'gnawing at the heart which never allows sureeaso from Suspicion ami apprehension of the future. Not alone, is his mental equilibrium unbalanced, but his physical' being is indicative of the strain in the sunken eye, the pale cheek, the nervous tremor, the uncertain step. A FKAK IS KVEU UFO?" HIM. which he cannot shake off, mid, though he may bo n CroesUK, hf cannot putvhase that conteuUnent of mind ami poise, of body' wliMt confer their happiness on the poor man who has led an upright life, true to principle, and who, like Lontrfelbyv's bbu binith, CAN LOOK THE WHOLE WOULD. IN TH FACE AND FEAR KOI ANY MAN. The unprincipled man sails (in a ship like the fabled ono of oh which when it approached the magnetic mountain had nil the nail' ind bolts drawn out and went to pieces in the depths of the sea. BUT THE MAN, OF PRINCIPLE, SELF SUSTAINED, IS INVUL NERABLE, CAN SURMOUNT EVERY DIFFICULTY, WITH8TA'NC EVERY SIEGE AND TRIUMPH IN HIS OWN VINDICATION. Are You Troubled? Thus who suffer with disl after eating. h o PP M IW- s, naUHOH, ntulence, luul tuner or un;-ii" .. 1 ' , t ,u utiiiviiu'h well uitil Mt.rnni. . pnouiu use vnw iH'r. v iiH'Hiin iw m , - ,.v r : no othur remedy win reiorti you w mii jiu iouww orirans Probably so miturully as CM' PI la La 3 IWchnm's Pills immediately relievo acute dynpcptda, and are equally beneficial in chronic canes of Indigestion and stomach weakness. They 'gently stimulate tho digestive wpw and have a who esomo effect upon the liver and bowk clwnalnjc ami toning tho enUradl. gestivo tract. Beecham's Pills rollovo tho weakened organs, establish healthy conditions, improve the general health, create appetite and Strengthen the Digestion ' In boses with full direction!, 10. ami 25c. ! COAL AND WOOD If you want a good load of fir or j boxwood, or of eoal, ring up Kelly the COAL AND WOOD DEALER Good houshold and -steam coal deliv ered t $7.50, Phone Main 2191, Barn, 12th & Duane HOW TAFT WAS SOUGHT M 'KIN LEY. The Manner in Which the Republi can Candidate Wa Called to a Larger Sphere of Action, One afternoon early lu lflttO, when Judja William H. Tuft wan dtetntlnu a decision of ihe I'tilted States Court tn the Federal Rullding In Cincinnati, a telegram was placed in his hands. He tore off the euvelope and- wan sur prised to tliul a telegram from Presl dent William MiKlntey, reading: "I Klinll lake it as a great favor if you will call on nie some time next week." Judge Taft guessed at the meaning of the summons and guessed wrong lie went to Washington and waa shown into a room at the White House, when he met the President and Secretary Long of the Navy, tater, Eilhu Hoot. the Secretary of War, came In. Then, to use Mr. Taft's own words: "Mr. McKinley said that he wanted to end me to i lie Philippines to help in the work of establishing civil government a the army moved on. 1 thought of mj place on the bench and hesitated. Re sides, I believed and said we could gel along without the Philippines. "'Rut we have them and must take care of them,' the President replied. " 'You are at the turning of the va in yonr life,' Mr. Hoot then observed The bench is the easy road. You can stay there and be comfortable. On .the contrary, the Philippines will demand per sonal sacrifices and risks and much hard work, but you will have an opportunity of doing your country a very great ser vice.' I went home, and argued the mat ter for two weeks." Tiie telegram to Cincinnati opened the door of American history to Wil liam H. Taft and made hlui the Uepuli- lican candidate for President of the United States. The calm manner with which Gov. Hughes permits fretful machine poli ticians to dig their own graves is an interesting political study. Gov. Hughes expresses the idea that Bryan would cease to be great in politics the moment he ceased to be repudiated. Mr. Bryan may accord ingly count on continued greatness, such as it is. Mr. Bryan says his wealth amounts to$150,000. A few months ago he stated that his annual income was about $75,000. A 50 per cent dividend speaks well for Republican good times. Good For Biliousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel 50 per cent better than I have for weeks, says J. J. ., Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for biliousness." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists MEETS THE PENALTY. KINGSTON, Mo., Sept. 21. -Albert. Filley, the triple murderer, was hanged here this morning. Filley killed his wife, his brother and his baby at their farm home a year ago. Fillcy's brother Henry and Henry's wife lived with him, and he assault ed them when they discovered he had fatally wounded his wife and child with a club or ax. Mrs. Henry Filley escaped to a neighbor's, and when the murderer was discovered at the scene of the slaughter he declared that Henry had killed the other mem bers of the family and that he had killed Henry in self defense. Insanity ,was ineffectively pleaded at his trial. The governor granted one reprieve, but refused to commute the sentence. ObllxiHlon of Civil War. Money indebtedness Is not the only obligation we incurred and assumed In the great civil war. There wan n still greater debt, an everlasting obli gation thut could never be paid In full. But in the years that have followed the Republican party has Inaugurated and developed pension laws under which over three and one-half billion dollars have been paid to disabled veterans or to the survivors of those who gave their lives for their country and their flag. This pension system, a product of the policy of the Republican party, has no precedent In history and no equal In justice and generosity among the nations of the earth. Hon. James S. Sherman. the reunlou published at the time. Al phonso Taft would perhaps have been somewhat dueled if he could have fore seen bow quickly and brilliantly the family would proceed to "embark upon national politics." lie himself started the turn of tim tide which be predict ed It seems to be reaching Ita flood lu the career of the son who that year was euteriug Tale. As AlphotiMO Taft described bis Im mediate ancestors one sees where his son got certain characteristics. Peter Taft (1713 was ''a large, pod look ing man of magnanimous disposition." He had four sons. Aaron, the candidate's ancestor, was also so liiugunnitnuus that he lost money by Indorsing a friend's notes; be was a uian "of great Intelllgeuce and Integrity." And then, going some what further back, there was Captain William Taft, who took Blarney Cas tie In the sixteenth century "by blar ney qulto as much as by military prowess." Oood stock was Captalu William from which to make a tweu tieth century Secretary of War William. The very best board to be obtained in the city Is at "The Occident Hotel" Rates very reasonable. A Traveling Man's Experience. "1 must tell you my experience on an east bound O. R. & N. R. R. train from Pendleton to Le Grande, Ore.," writes Sam A. Garbrr, a. well known traveling man, "I was in the smok ing department with some other trav eling men, when one of them went out into the coach and came back and said, 'There is a woman sick untc death in the car.' 1 at once got up and went out, found her very ill with cramp colic, her hands and arm were and leading druggists. drawn up o you could not straight en them, and with a death-like look on her face, Two or three Indies were working with her and giving her whiskey. I went to my suitcase and got my bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy (1 never travel without it), ran to the water-tank, put a double doc of the medicine in the glass, poured some water Into it and stirred it with a pencil; then J had quite a time to get" the Indies to let me give it to her, but I succeeded. I could at once see the effect and 1 worked with her, rubbing her hands, and in 20 minutes I gave her another dose, By this time e were almost into Le Grande, where 1 was tq leave the train. I gave the bottle to the husband to be used in case another dose should be needed, but by the time the train ran into Le Grande she was all right, and I re ceived the thanks ot every pamenger in the car." For sale by Frank Hart A Ciraad Record. The Republican party la not only rich In men, but rich In praotical and j beneficial principles It Is rich too In j Its record, in promises performed sad j pledges fulfilled, and so we are for party and party principles first and I will acquiesce In tbe choice of the ma- jority, rallying around tbe standard bearer who will carry us again to vie-; tory. Hon. James 8. Bbernsan. j Mr. Rrynn might make a bit In the ) Rocky Mountain Ktutes by proposing a I federal guaranty of mining stock' de posits Omaha Bee. ' Colonel Bryan laments the "discrimi nation that has been going on sgslnst tbe fanner" in electing se few tillers of tbe soli to Congress and tbe Senate. What troubles him chiefly, however, Is the discrimination which the whole Americun nation exercises against a certain farmer of Lincoln, Neb., in de clining to elect him to the White House. New York Tribune. The Wiss One. I Thin Boarder-I don't see how yooj manage to fare so well at this board ! Ing house. I have industriously court- j ed the landlady and all her daughters,! but I'm half starved. Fat Boarder-1 I courted the cook. Kansas City Inde-1 pendent. j Arrangements Complete. : "Arrangements for the wedding are' all complete." , ' I "Everything attended to?" j "Yes; we have even made n deal with a photographer to have his cam era smashed." Louisville Courier- Journal. FREE TRIAL-AN ELECTRIC IRON Saves backs, footsteps, blistered fingers, and faccsfuel and tempers. :!!'!: -.''I'" :' You feel no electricity attach to anv iucatt descent socket low expense would sur prise youlet us explain to YOU. ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian TAFT COMES FROM GOOD STOCK. Family Banked Among the Plain ' People for Many Tears. The Tafts those who at present aro the Tafts hall ancestrally from Ux bridge, Mass. . They say that Tafts are so thick in Uxbridge that even a wom an can't throw a stone without hitting one. Some years ago in 1874, to be exact there was ti Taft reunion In Ux bridge, to which descendants of tho original Kobett Taft came flocking from all parts of the country. One of tbe conspicuous features of the affair was a historical address by Alpbonso Taft, father of tbe present Republican candidate, lie traced the history of various branches of the family, and when he came to the one to which he and bis children belonged be said : "Our finnily lmve not embarked much upon national politics, except that they have shared in the battles of the coun try when national Independence was to be won, and also when the Union was at stake. But brilliant political careers have not been characteristic of the Tafts in the past. It Is not safo to say what may be in store for them. There is a tide in the affairs of met' and also of families." This Is taken from the account of Insist .,u the ruastcr'b name; , never mind ' the country it srcw or is said to have grown in. 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