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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.
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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
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EVERY SIEGE AND TRIUMPH IN HIS OWN VINDICATION.
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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.
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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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