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. POLICE POWER. .
is supposed that to-day,
It
or. a day soon, may wit
ness the election of a new chief of
police for the 'City of Astoria at the
hands of the Police Commission. This
is a public matter of no mean mo
ment; it is significant of the imme
diate fu.ure status of the city from
the view point of morals and moral
welfare, and the people are, natural
ly, deeply interested in the selection
that will be made in this behalf. For
there are those after the office who
are entirely unfit for it, and therefore J
the most audacious and persistant in
a quiet way; there are those well
qualified for it who are after it open
ly and honestly and backed by years
of experience; and still others are j
named who have more character than
experience and yet, who enjoy the
public confidence. The commission
ers will undoubtedly take cognizance
of the quality of the claims advanced
and do what is best for the city. '
A chief of police who knows his
duty and has the sand to do it under
all circumstances; who is not swayed
by prejudice of any land, race, poli
tics, religion, friendship or animosity;
who, knowing the law, will see that
it is fulfilled, irrespective of counter
authorty or counter-forces; who is
clean and game and true to his trust,
and who puts the people above the
commission at all times when the
question of right and wrong requires
instant answer, is the sort of man
Astoria-is looking for. She has had
enough of dalliance and dickering
and dubious domination; and" there
will be open resentment of any im
position. The forthcoming appoint
ment of Astoria's new chief, will be
plainly indicative of what is to be
expected from his administration, and
any grave, mistake will be remem
bered for many a day; while a sensi
ble, wholesome and expedient ap
pointment, standing for capacity,
courage, and common-sense will
meet with universal acceptance. The
Astorian has no candidate and seeks
the appointment of no man; but it
happens to have a hand on the pulse
of this public and now urges a square
deal in this very important relation
and does it'frankly because of things,
and people, that have been.
HAS BECOME A PRINCIPLE.
The farther the new issue of the
primary election goes in this country
the nearer it comes to the accepted
permanency of a fixed principle of
public procedure. The -extraordinary
range of debate that has been given
it, in and out of the courts, compels
popular consideration of '. its merits
and demerits, both of which are
freely admitted, and the former far
.transcend the latter, xwhile the Jar-'
ter are amenable tp correction in pro
motion of the former; in fact, the
pmhaple" tof "popular nomination is a
living and'.jasting motive of political
action in the United States and time
and adjustment are all that are need
ed for its final determination.
f ' The -, latest authoritative statement
in this relation comes from the Su
preme Court' of -the .State of .-Wash
ingtoh and the clear wisdqm -behind'
the enunciation makes it widely ap
proved, especially in . that , particular
where it dealt with the objection that
"it's use destroyed .the. cxistance of
political parties." The 'court says,
COFFEE,
;,WhybchiiW;s'Best?o
Because it is best and
your money is yours if
you think you don't find
it so; ... ,
fas return moar M TO do!
par hi
straightforwardly, this "is a question
for the people of the State to settle
for themselves." Never was a legal
matter so honestly answered as this:
The people have been brought to the
pass where not the parties, but the
arrogant power assumed by the par
ties, has well nigh ruined the people,
and any movement, such as the pub
lic jritnary, must be . resorted to in
natural and communal self-defensj.
The ycMicians have made the situa
tion themselves and have only them
selves to thank for the launching of
the new program of popular reserva
tion, which, by the way, includes oth
er elements of defense beside the
primary election.
If a political party cannot exist
without its leaders and bosses domi
nating and wrecking the prerogative
of Jhe people, then it were well de
stroyed. But this is not essential.
Parties will exist forever to conserve
and represent the forces and princi
ples of public thought and action; but
they will exist, secondarily, and sub
jectively, to the people and take their
orders instead of giving them. The
fiat is posted in the, "market-places."
MR. TAFT AT SCHOOL.
One of Mr, Taft's school masters
was William A. Pabodie, who is still
living , in Cincinnati and , "who was
principal of the first school Mr. Taft
attended, afterward instructing him
in Latin and Greek in the Wood
ward High School.
"He was a first-class student," said
Mr. 'Feabodie recently. "He led a
class of eleven boys, and it was no
poor honor to lead that class, for it
contained some of the brightest boys
I ever taught. Will Taft scarcely ever
.gave me any trouble, for he seemed
to realize more strongly than boys of
his age that work was work and play
was play, and there was a time for
each..-,, .-,
. "I guess Will found out early that
it really pai j to work when there was
work to be done. He told me once
that when he went up to Yale he was
so well prepared that he had to loaf
along the first' year to wait for the
rest of the class to catch up. From
that time to this he has always been
ahead of his work. He has never
been one of the men who are har
assed and pushed by their duties. As
a boy he kept ahead of his work, and
has been ahead of it ever since."
Professor George W. Harper, who
taught Mr. Taft mathematics for five
years, studied the boy carefully, and
even in those days mentally destined
him for big deeds.
"He gets hold of knowledge in a
virile, powerful way," said Professor
Harper. "He has a logical mind, and
when he goes through a subject he
knows it thoroughly, it is his for
keeps. What sort of a boy was he?
Just a .fine, straight fellow whom
everybody liked, who worked hard,
played hard, never forgot, a friend
and apparently never made an ene
my." ft"'?. v -i ? ., ,
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$ "My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had a high fever and
was in an awful condition. I gave
him two, dozens of ; Foley's Orino
Laxative and the' next morning the
fever was gone and he was entirely
well; Foley's Orino Laxative saved
his life." A. Wolkush, Casimer, Wis.
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ROOSEVELT
Oa Hukell.
Governor Haskell' utter unfit
ness for any public position of
trust or for association with any
man anxious to, make an appeal
on a moral Issue to the American
people bat been abundantly
shown.
As an American citizen who
prir.es his Americanism and cltl
senshlp far above any question
of partisanship, I regard It as a
scandal and .dlBgrae?, that Gov
ernor Haskell should be connect
ed with the management of'a naT
tional campaign.
Chollie't Awful Mistake.
Marie Wasn't It shocking about
Chollle WorthlngtonI He fell out of
his new airship when It got stalled a
half mile up In the alrl . . , '.,
Lilian How, did. Cbollte come to
fall?
Marie He thought he was In his au
tomobile and jumped out to push It
back home. Philadelphia Press.
Th Vsry Thing. . . J
"MornlnY boss! Movln' out ehf
said the seedy tramp, who had stopped
to watch the operation. "Is dey any
thing you don't need dat I might
take?"
"Yes," snapped the grouchy subur
banite, tossing a bundle into the van.
"a bath!" Houston Post
Not Bidder.
"Do you intend to make a bid for
public applause?" . ' '
"Certainly not," answered Senator
Sorghum. "You don't have to bid for
applause. It is one of the few things
needed that you can get for nothing."
Washington Star. , ' .
' ' ' Confidence. '
Cynlcus I love-
Miss Anteek Ah! I've suspected it
all along you naughty man!
Cynlcus I love the delicious freedom
of bachelorhood. '
,MIss Anteek Brute! -Ohio State
Journal. ,
' A Positive Defense. 1
Wife This looks black against you.
. Husband What? v ,
Wife The note I found In your
pocket "Ribbon for my typewriter."
Husband Black! I was sure I or
dered purple Ink. Baltimore Ameri
can. : ! ';"'";-.,' ' '
The Cleanly Hen.
A little girl staying in tho country
for the. first time saw a hen scratching
in the garden.
"Ob, mother," she exclaimed, "there's
a hen wiping her boots! Do look!"
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8lze No Advantace. , . , , :
f Marcia ,-.(sighing) How , Uttie men
understand women! .
Shortlelgli (bitterly) They don't un
derstand them any bettct than big
ones. Smart Set.
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HOT SHOT.
In my judgment the measures
you advocate would be wholly In
effective In curing an evil, and
to far as they had any effect tt
all would merely throw the entire
business of the country Into bop
lose and utter confusion.
I put Mr. Taft's deeds against
your words. I ask that Mr. Taft,
be judged by all bis deeds, for he
wishes none of them forgotten. I
ask that you be judged both by
the words you wish remembered
and by the words that seemingly
you and your party now desire to
have forgotten. ,,. ,
WON THE VERDICT,
The Jury Did Its Bttt to Make Good
Uncle Sam's Word. - . i
General Tom Edgnr. the first white
child born on Galveston Island (his
birthday was In June. 1837), once nar
rated bis experience as a juror In the
case of a negro on'trlal for stealing n
mule. . It was In 1SC5. while United
Etate soldiers were still In charge at
Galveston.- The negro - pleaded not
guilty, ,but the testimony was pretty
clear against him, His lawyer, Ignor
ing the testimony, based his defense
upon ; the , assertion that the negro
could no); possibly be g'Ulty.
"Is It not a fact," be said, "that the
federal government promised to every
freed man two mules and sixty a.TPx
of land?; 'o man can deny been aw
It Is a fact. My client has not receiv
ed his promised sixty acres of land
He hn not received his promised spmi
of miles. He has Indeed got but one
mule, as these witnesses have testified,
and the United States still owes blm
another mule and lty acres of, land
I leave It to yon.' gentlemen." be said,
turning to the Jury. Wlf the facts do
not prove conclunlvely that my dlent
Is not guilty of stealing this mule and
I cannot-under the circumstances have
been guilty .'V ,
f'That argument"' said General El
gar, "tickled us so that we actually
returned a verdict of not guilty. I
don't believe the darky ever did get
the other mule and the sixty acres, but
we did all we could to moke Uncle
Sam's word good."--Success Magazine
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A VERY PRETTY LETTER.
The Story of Byron's Proposal to MU
Mllbsnks. f; ,
Hyron's proiwual to his wife, Mbd
Mllbnuke, was made after sordid dis
cussion and study nod lacked H Im
pulse. Lndy Melbourne,' who wood In
his eitnlldi'in e. observing, bnw hivrlt-
and unsettled his mind nnd prospect
were, strenuously advised him to iiuir
ry. She suggested rt certain lndy. but
Lord Uywn fancied the Idea of imirry
lug .M tea Mlllmukt;, ,,. ,,l ,. , , . . ,
.".No." sttul Lndy Melbourne; ."Ml
Mlllmoke will not suit )'n. (n the II rm
plnce, ulie Ims no fortune now, sud yon
nnr niimey Ininiedlntely. In the next
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linve u ivn t, uOiulrwtluti for your genius!
she tuts im great, sa admiration for
benelf.?Mi k 1 a i :i I;. 1 1 ; v, ,,
"Well." snld Kyroo. ;" JOB please"
Ami. silting down, lie wrote a letter
to the lady recommended by Lndy Mel'
Umrne, : Iti h'Celved it refusal.
"Now, you see." said he. "Miss Mil
barike Is to be the person, after nil I
will write to her." .
As soon ns be hud finished his friend
still remonstrating, rend the note nnd
observed; ' '
"Well, really.; thli Is n very preirj
letter It Is a pity It should net r"
"Then It shall jr exclaimed H,vr"i
And, so n-" hi m-ied uiul sent the
flat of his unhuppy fiite. , . t
'V' ' ? Rapid Transit."' n;-e! i1 ;
An express on a certain railroad wn
tearing awny at n, wild and awe Inspir
ing rate of six miles nn hour, when as It
of a sudden It stopped altogether.; Mont
of the pusscugers did dot notice the
difference, bnt r-ne of them happeneil
to tie somewhnt anxious to reach his
destination before old age claimed him
for Its own. He put hi bead through
the window to find that the cause of
the stop was a cow on the track. After
awhile they continued the Journey for
half an hour or so. and tben-another
top-' .. ... '.. ., .
"WhetXIifroBg cow r asked the 1 in
patient passenger of the conductor.'
"A cow bo the trade"
, "But I thought yoo drove it off."
"So we did," "aid the conductor; "but
we caught tip with It i gain. "Ladles'
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;( , ; , Ths Checeet Wayi I -
"That tobacco ye're smokm hse
rlcht bonnle smeU. Wnllle," said the
Caledonian tradesman.
"Ayer assented Willie, "An lti guld
tobacco and cheap. In fact, I get tt
choaper than the tobacconist hhualT
"Hoots. monP' exclaimed the know
ing tradesman. "That's an Impose!
beellty! Ye canna' get It cheaper than
the tobacconist bUsel'l It Isna likely
"Aye, but I do," asserted Willie, low
ering b! voice. "Ye see. there hap
pens to be a blither o my am wlfe'i la
the shopr ' "!
Brssklng It Qsntly.
"1 understand, sir. that you art the
possessor of swollen fortune."
"Well." gruffly answered the beauti
ful girl's father, "what fa that to your
"1 mealy thought that I would give
you due notice of my Intention to help
take the swelling out of It, Myrtle and
I are going to be married." Chicago
Record-Herald. .
'., Terrible Tests, -
; "So you are still looking for an boa
i est man?" , ;
'1 am," answered Diogenes.
"What is the lantern for?" 1
"That's to test him with. I am going
to lend blm the lantern, and if he
brings that back I'm going to try him
with an umbrella."-Washington Star.
Woman Interrupts Political Speaker
, A well dressed woman interrupted
a political speaker recently by con
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