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PORTLAND, OREGON
. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1903
THE OREGON DA 1LY JOURNAL,
Famous Sermon Front the Bible
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
JAMES GORDON BENNETT HIS STRONG PERSONAL
ITY AND HIS PECULIARITIES . '
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
C 8. JACKSON
Published every" evening (except Sunday) t The Journal: Building, Fifth and
OFFICIAL, PAPER OP THE CITY OF
THE JOURNALS PLATFORM
ATrinlty ot Events Which Would Males of . Portland
" y the Mightiest City of the Pacific Coast
. First Deepen the Columbia river bar. '
" SecondOpen the Columbia river to unim
' peded navigation at and above The Dalles.
Third Dig an Isthmian canaL ------
, THE PIONEERS AND THE STATESMEN. ,
SENATOR FULTON was fortunate in the "occas'ldn
andi--the subject , of bis maiden effort before the
. senate yesterday and acquitted himself with dis
tinguished abjllty.
In connection with all the talk about the Lewis' and
Clark expedition and the great things It has accomplished,
the most remarkable fact Is how far the prescience of
the average statesman fell short of the instinct of the
plain people In the accomplishing: of the grand results.
Webster, the statesmen of the South,' Benton, who from
his vantage in the then far West, had clearer apprehension
than most of what it all meant, yet how lamentably they
fell short of a realization of the importance of a genuine
continental country with its' farthest outpost on the broad
Pacific. It was not they who solved the problem .which
realized the present magnificent dimensions of the coun
try, indeed they lost much of what had been, gained in
this section, but it was the courageous, self-reliant and
plain American pioneer who kept, pushing forward the
advance guards of civilization until the -remotest Western
region had. been reached and occupied. ' -"
The original impulse Ame from Pennsylvania; it fol
lowed South, in course of time pushed from Tennessee
and the Carollnas into, Kentucky, thence by angular
movements north and south, but always leading to the
west, It accomplished what statesmanship deemed impos
sible and saved for this country some of the choicest of
its possessions. In all of the histories which one reads
he hears much of the far-seeing eye of statesmanship and
what it accomplished, but. very, little of the tremendous
spirit of the early pioneers and the overmastering impulse
which steadily led them across the continent to the very
threshold of the great ocean, there to save for Uncle Sam
one of the grandest s,ections of his whole domain.
When the real history shall be written and when every
thing has attained its true perspective the colonization
Impulse of the people will get much more pf credit than is
now accorded to it and the statesmanship at Washington
very much less.
THE PLAIN DUTY OF THE
A3 THE LEGISLATURE Is to convene in special ses
sion on Monday, it may not be amiss at this time
. ' to call the attention of the members to a few facts,
point out their "plain duty," and advise them as to what
is expected from them by the people.
The only i reason for calling this session, , which will
cause an expense to the taxpayers of this state of at least
$15,000, was a bungling attempt to amend a very, satis
factory law for the collection of taxes. The result of the
change, had not the governor called a special 'session,
would have been to throw the finances of the various"
departments of : the state and local governments into
hopeless confusion, and saddle a debt of millions of dol
lars upon the people and property of the state. ' The re
t eponsibiiity for this condition of affairs rests primarily
upon the members of the legislature. It is therefore
their duty, if opportunity offers, to rectify their blunder.
The governor,' acting as we believe wisely and tor the
public good, convened a special session for the purpose of
correcting this . grevlous mistake. Had it not been for
the condition created by this unnecessary tinkering with
the laws, there would have been no need for a special ses
sion. ' ; . :;v3:;;. ; : '",.".." :," ";''"'.
These, , gentlemen of the legislature, . are the . facts.
What, under tUe circumstances, Is your plain duty?
It has been shown beyond peradventure that nearly all
the people of the state were satisfied with the operation
of the old law for the collection of taxes.
. It has been shown beyond question that under that law
the taxes were being promptly paid. Under that law if
one paid his taxes before March IS he could get a rebate
of three per cent; or, if he so desired, he could pay one
half the first Monday in April, and the remaining one half
coloitzx, sura's ca&exk.
Xls Death is rrisoa fcecaUa a Tlery rpl
sode In Kis Uf e. '.
Col. ' H. " Clay King, soldier, author,
, aristocrat and "Southern gentleman of
the old school," who died in a prison cell
- in Tennessee this, week, figured in! pne of
, the most famous tragedies of the: South.
The story is absorbingly interesting.
Colonel King became enamored.i'of the
widow of Gen. Gideon Pillow, the eon-
federate officer who was a fallujre in the
civil war. King deserted htstfwtfe and
, family for the widow, but later the pair
beoame estranged and - a lawsuit re-.
- suited.' ' .'
Mrs, Pillow retained David Poston as
her lawyer and King declared that Pos
ton insulted him In a bill he filed In
court. It was CoU King's doctrine that
blood alone would wipe out an insult,
and meeting Poeton on the street of
Memphis he placed a huge revolver to
his breast and shot htm dead. This was
in 1890, and Colonel King was 66 years
' of age.'
The trial was memorable, : The . pre
siding judge was Julius J. Du Bose,
himself quick to shoot, a . second in
- duels, and. whose stormy career as a
Judge was ended by impeachment by
the senate of Tennessee. Du Bose and
King had soldiered together. Among
: those prosecuting" King was Luke K.
Wright, now Philippine commissioner,
and each side had half a dozen attor-
neys. King himself was a shrewd law
yer, and" dtfrtng the trial bis own work
on criminal law was quoted . to hang
. , him. ' .''';,,. :i, r --..; ,
After a trial lasting five weeks, it was
decreed rhat King must hang. His old
friend. Uu Bose. sentenced him - with
the sternness f a Jeffries, v The rasa
was appealed. ; The presiding Judge was
Peter Turney, soldier in the same bri
gade with,, King, bosom friend and boon
companion in youthful days also.
' King's wife, whom he had neglected
until he was in the shadow of the gal
, lows, r;tirnod to him and gave him aid
and comfort.- She and her daughters
sought signers to a petition praying
for a reduction of the sentence to life
imprisonment Thousands signed be
cause women asked. - Counter petitions
Were prepared and other . thousands
asked 'ihat Colonel K1i be hanged. A
lettcif from Grover Cleveland got into
' the record. i
Th beautiful Mrs. Pillow, for whose
1"V love King Jiad-become a murderer.
. threw hrr- strength against - him' and
kcd that he die at the end of a rope.
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO
by the first Monday
age could be gained
We repeat, the
there Is but one
ment,' re-enact the
that the, taxpayers
trouble.
'A great many of
instructed in constitutional questions, but who do recog
' amendments," more-changes and new laws. In the best
of faith 'our advice is, "don't." If for no other reason,
it will be, as the boys say, very bad politics. It is not
the time, nor are the people in the temper for that sort
of thing. It is as certain as anything can be that the
tax rate in this county this spring will be from 38 to 40
mills, and there Is many a good man, to whom nothing else
will appeal, who takes a most 'decided interest in things
when his pocket-book is touched. The rate, 'whatever it
may be, will be known in January, and we venture to pre
dict that the , man, or the party, or the , wing of a party,
that unnecessarily Increases (his rate , will hear some
thing' drop in that Immediate vicinity the first' opportunity
the voter gets a chance at him or it. The people are
willing to overlook a mistake, though a foolish and costly
one, but .they will not stand for any further nonsense.
Our advice is perhaps unsought and unwelcome, but it is
unselfish and in harmony with the wishes ot the people of
this state.
As we said when urging the calling ot a special session,
the business Is simple: . . ;. ,
ORGANIZE. - -.-..- r
' REPEAL THE 'PHELPS" LAW. - "
RE-ENACT THE OLD LAW, .
ADJOURN.
i COLOMBIA'S PLOT.
.. . - u ' ,. '. . l ' .
HE OUTLOOK has some inside Panama history
I which will attract much attention On the endotse
. ment of itsedltor that' the name of the author
"is to us a guarantee, of the accuracy of his information
and the trustworthiness of his statements."
The story is that Colombia, just before the signing of
the treaty by which the canal, concession was made to the
United States for $10,000,000, and again after the signing
of the treaty, endeavored to force the French canal com
pany to pay Colombia $10,000,000. "The United S&tes
government emphatically refused to become a party to as
sist the government of Colombia in coercing any such pay
ment." . ', .
The concession ,to the French canal company had been
extended by the payment of $1,000,000 to the Colombian
government, from 1904, when ; it would otherwise have
expired, to 1910, Foiled in the attempt to hold up the
company for part of the money which the United States
government was willing to pay the French company for
LEGISLATURE
the work already
ernment sought to
the expiry of the
Colombia "intending then to enter into possession of the
property and intimating that the value of it should be
divided between the United States and Colombia,"
This explains the contemptuous rejection of the treaty
by the Colombian congress without debate or considera
tion. The treaty assigned at Washington was understood
to be exactly on lines to meet the wishes of the Colombian
government. It had been negotiated by Colombia's respon
sible agents. It was liberal to..the point of extravagance
on our part But the near approach of the $10,000,000
bonus seems to have excited the cupidity of the Colom
bians, and they determined to exact an equal sum from
the French canal company by rejecting the treaty and re
pudiating the extension of the contract of concession to
1910, though it had been paid for at Colombia's price.'
The revolution in Panama and the prompt recognition of
the new re public ty the United States put a period to
the Colombian plot and more fully explains the bitterness
of official disappointment and the shrieks of unavailing
regret. - S -
But one day remained before the day
set for. the execution. The scaffold had
been - erected,.! tested, : and i the death
watch was on the old man, whose hair
was white, but whose nerves had in
them the steel of youth.: Then came a
commutation of sentence to life im
prisonment. With the news there was a
rush to the Memphis Jail. King was to
be lynched. But he was taken from the
Jail, quickly' put on a train and by a
circuitous route-onveyed to Nashville.
Peter Turney, the friend of King in the
days of his youth, who sentenced him to
die from the supreme bench, had become
governor. King would not ask Turney
for a pardon. When Bob Taylor became
governor, Mrs. King renewed her efforts
In her husband's behalf. But the mur
dered Poston's relatives swore if be
were given liberty he would be killed.
The pardon of H. Clay King became an
Issue in state politics. To-the last his
wife prayed that he might not die a felon.
The prayer was in vain. : And H. Clay
King, unforgiven and unrelenting, hold
ing to the grim belief that a man has the
right to slay a fellow being if he fancies
he has been insulted, passed : into , the
other world. ,- ,
m ntOK JAWID MATOK.
He Has Managed to Ttunlgste Things in
; K' Philadelphia. y:-:.:.lr...;,
Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia,
who has dared oppose "Boss" Quay's
methods and. doings, though himself
elected by the Quay machine, has lately
won another notable moral victory, and
brought the Philadelphia council to Its
knees and prevented a steal of millions.
When the council, egged on by the
Quaker City grafters, was considering
an .ordinance to borrow $18,000,000, he
Insisted that It would be advisable to
give the people a chance of voting upon
each item of expenditure seoaratelv In-
stead of In a lump sum. The council
thought it. knew better, and it was only
after the ordinance had passed that it
discovered its mistake, and it - is re
spectfully petitioning the mayor to send
the ordinance back for amendment
. But it seems to be one of the ag
gravating faculties of Mayor Weaver to
be always in the night. He was riant
when he ran away 'from his home in a
nine country village in ttnglana to seek
his fortunes in- America, and. he seems
to have been right ever.' since. He got
a Job as a meascnget ln a grocery atore
when he landed in Philadelphia, and
from that he graduated to a position
JNO. P. CARROLL
Yamhill ; -streets, Portland, Oregon.
PORTLAND
in October therefore no real advant
by the change. , '
old "law was satisfactory. Therefore,
thing to do, repeal the 'Phelps" amend
old law, adjusting the time In which
the city and School districts must file their estimates to
conform do their requirements. It may surprise some of
the members, particularly those who were so touchy
about : their constitutional ' rights and legislative dignity;
(some of; whom, we might suggest, were anything but
dignified in their 'manner' of protecting T them,) " to - learn
generally approved the position of the
governor' in. insisting that legislation should he confined
to remedying the defect in the law which caused the
i. ,
the plain people who are not so well
nlze good horse sense when they see it, agreed with the
governor, and , they were not all of 'one political party
either. There has been more or less talk about further
done on the canal, the Colombian gov
annul the concession. This would fix
concession at the earlier date, 1904,
behind the counter of a dry goods store.
All the time he had been studying law
and teaching in a Sunday school, and
It was these two things that brought
him to the front Shortly after start
ing in practice the Republicans were
looking around for a candidate tor dis
trict attorney. The commodore of the
Philadelphia Yacht club remembered
John Weaver and his Bible Class, That
was the very kind of a man they
wanted, and Weaver was elected. '
He had said during his campaign that
he would do his whole duty, but most
people took little stock in that, and
after his election old-time boodlers who
had left the city for a time returned.
Weaver prosecuted them all, and found
time in the interval to teach his class.
When there was a demand for a strong
candidate for ' mayor the politicians
turned to the man who prosecuted bood
lers and conducted a Bible class. He
was elected by an enormous majority
and immediately set to work to clear
out the gambling houses and poolrooms,
the dens of vice and saloons that paid
no regard to the law. In. two months
he had accomplished his task and Phil
adelphia was comparatively clean. ' ,
It takes sfman of bulldog ,' oouras'e
and tenacity to carry on a campaign
like this," and Mayor Weaver la just
such a man. The square Jaw, the firm
chin, the steady, .penetrating dark blue
eyes, all go to show it. And yet he is
by no means surly. When he smiles,
ue mites an over ins iace, a gemat,
pleasant smile. He is intensely popu
lar with his Bible class, and is held in
high respect - by the politicians. The
one regret of his life Is that he cannot
smoke, He used to smoke cigars al
most constantly, but his doctor ordered
him to give it up altogether.
Mayor Weaver is an Indefatigable
worker. Ha comes down in the morn
ing to attend to his legal practice be
fore taking up -his civic duties, and aft
tef he leaves the city hall he is at it
again until' nearly midnight He re
gards his Sunday school work as a
sort of relaxation " When he first fame
up for election everybody asked, "Who
la Weaver?" but they, all know now. :
""" '! '-'i'i;
. .j Kansas' Honest Governor. - -
From the Kansas City Star,' V
Without regard to whxther Governor
Bailey was right when he expressed the
belief that there-is no great harm in a
social game of poker, he should be given
credit for repudiating all "denta!"of It
He says the reporter quoted him cor
rectly, ... . ' 1
John sendeth his disciples to Christ.
Christ a testimony ' concerning ..... John,
The opinion of the people, both concern
ing John' and Christ. Christ upbraldeth
the unthankfulness and unrepentance pjt
Cborasln, Bethsatda and Capernaum: and
praising his father's wisdom in reveal
ing the gospel to the simple, he, calleth
to him all such as feel the burden of
tneir sin...-......:.;.. ',.,,.
: St -.Matthew': ll:i-xxx.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had
made an end of commanding his twelve
disciples, he " departed - thence -'to -teach
and to preach. In their cities., :
Now when . John had , heard i in the
prison the works of Christ, he sent two
of hla disciples, v-t -r.;-.-:-,,
And said unto him. Art 4hou he that
should come, or do we look foe another?
Jesus answered and said unto them.
Go and - shew s John again those things
which ye do hear and see:
The blind receive their sight and the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and
the deaf hear, the dead are raised .- up.
and- tho -poor have the gospel preached
to them. - ',
And blessed is he, . whosoever shall
not be offended in me. 1
And as they, departed, .Jesus ; began
to say unto the ' multitudes concerning
jonn, what : went 'ye out into the wild
erness to see? , A reed shaken' with the
wind?, , , , .
But what went ye out for to see?- A
man clothed in soft raiment? 'behold,
they - that . wear soft clothing" are ' in
kings' houses.- '. :,. "
But Nrfiat went ye out. for. to see?
A prophet? yea, I, say unto you,:, and
more than a prophet. 1
For this is he. of whom it Is written.
Behold, I send mV messenger before thy
face which shall prepared thy way be
fore thee.
Verily I say unto you. Among them
that are born of women there hath not
risen a greater than John the Baptist:
notwithstanding he that Is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
And from the days of John the Bap
tist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent, take
it by force. . r , -' ', - --' - ... "
For all the prophets and ' the law
prophesied until John. .
And if ye will receive . it this la
Ellas, which . was for to come.
He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear. -
But whereunto shall I liken this gen
eration? It is like unto children sit
ting in the markets, and "calling unto
their fellows,, -
Ana saying, we nave pipea. unto you.
and ye have not danced; : we have
mourned unto you, ' and ye ;; have not
lamented. . "." - ': -,
For John came neither eating nor
drinking, ; and they , say: He bath' a
devit : ":.'.-;'....;,v.-:-
The son of man came eating, and
drinking, and they say: . Behold a man
gluttonous, and a wlneblbber, a friend
of publicans and sinners. But wisdom
Is justified in her children. V
Then began he to , upbraid the cities
wheretn most of his mighty works were
done, because they repented not: -
Woe unto thee, Chorailnl Woe unto
thee, Bethsalda! for if the .mighty works
which were done In you had been done
In .Tyre, and Sldon, they would have
repented' long ago in sacllcloth and
ashes.
But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Bldon at the day
of Judgment than for you. v
And thou, Capernaum, wnicn art ex-
sited unto heaven, shalt be brought
down to hell; for if the mighty works",
which have been done in -thee, had been
done in Sodom, it would, have 'remained
until this day.
But I say unto you, that' It shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom
in the day of judgment than for thee.
At this time Jesus answered and said:
I thank thee, O FatherLord of heaven
and earth, because Thou hast hid these
thlnas from the wise and prudent and
hast revealed - them unto - babes. --
Even so. Father, for so it seemed good
in thy sight.
AH things are delivered until me or
my Father; and no man knoweth the
son, but the father; neither knoweth
any man the father, save the son, and
he to whomsoever the son reveal him. ,
Come unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and . I will give you
rest- . " : -
Take my yoke upon yov, and learn or
me; for I am meek and lowly In heart,
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke la easy, ana my ouraea
Is light. , ' , . -
KOCKErSXJbXS SOT A KXV1C1. .
Kay Have l-143th of the Wealth of the
Country la 1910.'
From the Financier. , .
The rapid multiplication of American
fortunes within ' the past decade has
given rise to an indefinite, fear that the
growth . is not heathf ul that t it will,
sooner or later, Interfere with the high
est destiny of the republic and cause
suffering that otherwise might have
been avoided. A great many people, for
Instance, are worrying about Mr. Rocke
feller s money. . To this class reasonable
assurances may be given that the
Rockefeller millions will never' enslave
them, provided always that American
capacity and love ' Of labor do ' not de
generate. "The wealth of th United
States, according to the census of 1900,
was tf, 300 million dollars." 'This was an
Increase of 45 per cent as compared with
1890. ' If the 1910 census shows an In
crease of 60 per cent, a reasonable -supposition,
the wealth of the country will
then bo 141,450 millions. ' Now, If John
D. Rockefeller is worth at present time
half a billion dollars and -the' chances
are that he is not worth that sum he
holds a little .less- than one one' hundred-and
eighty-ninth of the-wealth of
this country as officially calculated. .- If
his or tune Increases at the .rate of 100
per cent- In the next decade, which . is
twice the average increase of the coun
try, - he will have - a1 btjllon dollars . in
1910, and will, therefore, hold something
like one one hundred and 1 forty-fifth of
the. aggregate wealth of the nation. As
suming that the Rockefeller fortune will
have Increased "to the confusion of star
tisties apd the despair of all readers of
the 'Arabian Nights,,", as one wit puts
It, It will have to grow amaringly to be
regarded as a menace. '
BACK TO HATtTBS. ,
Stock Speculators : Most Think - tn the
rrodoots of the Boil.
From the, Wall. Street Journal.';
That, was' an extremely interesting
thought which the great American his
torian, President Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton university, put forth v at the
dinner.or the. Southern society on Wed
nesday night - He said:
'The thinking In the South and in the
West, is done nearer to nature than the
thinking that Is being done In the East
We have got to get down to thinking
not in ' lithographed 1 securities,. .but in
crops; not-, m stock . quotations, - but ' In
the products of the earth, ,.. We have
been matching lithographed paper for
the resources oftho companies issuing
that paper, and that .has led to some
very peculiar results here In ' the . New
York financial world recently,"
' "Votes Through Stomachs."""""'
To the Editor of, the- Journfal: The
above Is the heading of an article 'from
the ". Oregonlan's r - Washington ) corre
spondent In Its Issue December 7, writ
ten in the interest of the Lewis and
Clark exposition. The correspondent of
the , Oregonian tells ;. us r, how ... Senator
Mitchell captured the senate by a good
dinner which- appealed to the stomachs
Of the senators and won their votes for
a liberal appropriation. He then tells
US the great danger of the appropriation
being defeated in the house, and advises
that Hermann and Williamson do the
house as Mitchell did the' senate, appeal
to the stomachs of" the members by giv
ing them a- swell dinner.' . : '
It this was not so serious a matter
to the people of Oregon 'and the states
of the Pacific slope it would be really
laughable. Tin view of all existing, con
ditions as known,,' here fend throughout
the "country we -are led , , to ' inquire
whether.' the Washington correspondent
and - the management of the Oregonian
did this, of their malice against some
body or-because they are of that class
of humanity 'which " Josh Billings so
happily describes f as "natural dam-
phools.",f'.-'.'---.':-s---'.-v:--.:...v..i;
The publication of such stuff can only
result in. injury to the cause which the
Oregonian is professing to champion and
in which our, people are so much Inter
ested. -If the Oregonian is a real friend
of the Lewis and Clark exposition,' all
ethers may well otter up- the, prayer.
Lord dulver us f rom our,f rlends.", ,. Let
us., look, at this matter, as ..others will
look at it who are ignorant of the facts
as they exist." The .Oregonian Is a Re
publican paper and may be regarded by
strangers -as Senator" Mitchell's - home
organ and it may , be assumed that the
Washington correspondent iis in closo
touch with Mitchell and that the article
In Question was at , least sent out with
his approval. This puts Senator Mitchell
In a false position : which . cannot be
otherwise than humiliating to him, be
cause it makes him a party to a publi
cation t which is an open insult to every
senator who attended Mr. - Mitchell's
dinner as an invited, guest. . And accord
ing to the Oregonian, Hermann and Wil
liamson -are to make an appeal, to the
stomachs of the members of the house
and then we can poke our hand Into the
United States treasury and take all the
money we want. I have, never had the
Pleasure of meeting Senator. Mitchell,
but I assume that he Is a gentleman.
and if this be true, then the idea ad
vanced by the correspondent of the Ore
gonian of . Influencing th vote of the
senate "by an appeal - to their stomachs
never entered his mind and this was a
fact well known to the Washington cor
respondent and to the home management
of the. Oregonian. This makes the
question pertinent Why was such stuff
published? '
EASTERN 'OREGON ' REPUBLICAN.
v The Keallag of Sick;
Portland. Or., Dec. 17. To the Editor
of The Journal: There Is a movement
In our midst today that I think Btrikes
at the fundamental principles of our
dearest-rtghts, as we as a people lalm
we may think for ourselves, In each and
every -way. '' r" 'r,-': "s .fy' ;.r-vi,--
Now. I would like Jto express my opin
ion on the subject I speak ot r 1 refer to
the act; of the medical fraternity, who,
in conjunction, with the osteopaths, are
trying to shut out all other schools of
healing while seemingly at war. The
reader can easily recall that only one
year ago they were combined together in
a movement . of nearly the same sort.
Now In our midst today are many that
after trying both and falling, to get re
lief, . have obtained it by . some , other
means.';
I would like to know what right they
have to say we must employ them only.
when disease falls upon us?
. Some may prefer the harmless, mag
netic as the case may be, or some other
of the many new ideas that are comina
forward. Instead of. poisoning ourselves
or allowing the too free use of the
deadly knife to mar the body an all-wise
Creator made perfect ", as hls. image
should be. By what, right does any one
dare 'say "nay, you are fools, and do
not know what is best You must allow
us to say what you do." Now why is
tnisi , Are we iree or nun . ui
those same seemingly disinterested gen
tlemen have a somewhat' selfish aim in
view as to the financial part of the mat
ter? May not the memorjMf past great
fees ' influence the great interest they
take in' the dear -people?- ; -
Now are we a free people or not? ., Are
we going to sit with folded hands and
calmly let a few men ride over our own
bodies in ; ordes to make a living for
themselves? It looks as though they
were afraid of the more humane meth
ods now being discovered, and ' doubt
their own ability to ' Compete. Now is
this the trouble brother? Can that be
what causes you so much pain and why
you are trying so hard to get tne strong
arm of the law? t
You say those who died on the operat
ing tables died of shock. - Possibly yes,
but what We desire to know Is; If the
operation Is a success, why did the pa
tient diet . In the opinion of , a great
many people anything that' Is a success
must accomplish Its object.
Again, look "at our children, l, The
medical man is short of practice, so
places on our statutes a law that em
powers him to inoculate into their pure
veins a virus more deadly than any ser.
pent's fang, and more farreachlngUn Its
effect. I think any honeBt dosto, that
loves his profession, as he should, has
all he can attend to and does not need
any laws passed for him. --
Thekpsteopaths have also stepped back
ward in their, march to higher realism
of healing when they say no one but
they shall practise. - Out . upon such
selfishness that would trade upon man's
misfortune. 1 Any - man - so narrow
minded is not flit for the business, and
should be let severely alone, as Jealousy
1 of the devil, and will kill every good
impulse in . the heart .that harbors it.
We have magnetic healers, noble men
and women, that have a large following
of arateful people; they never adver
tise but human nature-Is so constituted
that it cannot keep any gooa tning to
ltselt So it goes, and- who dare say no?
For we are a free people, are we not?
If so, we claim the right to do as we
think best. . '
' Let us have the same open .competi
tion in this line as any other; let. us aa
free men and. women assert our rights
and do as wo choose and allow no set 'of
men to rule us. r ,
1 Had they never, made any mistake in
the past we might be more patient now,
but looklr backward 'over the field, I
ask in the name of the. sick and suffer
ing, all around us, to allow no one to
shut any door to aid for the sake of our
own'Joved ones. : y'if: "';,',-'"V-''-V'--Least
of all for the sake of a set of
narrow-minded men such as are at the
head of this movement, as It is only for
selfish Interest and financial benefit to
themselves.
ONE WHO HA 8 SUFFERED.
.... . A Contractor's View.
Portland. Dec. 1.7. To the Editor of
The Journal In the matter of this an
puat agreemenk which you propose be
tween the -builders and building trades,,
things are different ,now from whaj 'they
were. There Is no such boom as there
was, and men will' be- looking for work
Jamos Creelmart In the New York WorlA
Two or three days ago James Gordon
Bennett dropped Into the New York Her
ald office from Paris, eat down at his
great white mahogany desk and went to
work as though he had never been" away
fram New York, though he expects to
sail for France again Tuesday.
For nearly a third of a century the
master of" the Herald, whose residence
is In Paris, has dropped into his New
York office once in every two or three
years and sat down at his desk in in
stant and familiar touch with the "minute
details -of the vast organization which
he dlrects. .
The Herald office was -ready for him
this time, as It has always been. So with
his house in West Twenty-first street,
which is prepared all the year round for
a Visit Everything connected with Mr.
Bennett has the quality of readiness, the
exact complement of his own unexpect
edness; for when you think he. is going
to dd a particular thing that is the thing
he is most likely hot to do. Lord Duf
ferln said to me in Rome some years
ago: "The first time I saw Mr. Ben
nett was on an American prairie.,' The
last time I saw him was in India, and I
should not be surprised at all to see him
walk in at the door this very "minute."
In spite of his 62 years Mr. Bennett
looks young as he sits in the Herald of
aco today beside a window between the
dial which shows the time and the dial
which shows the way the wind blows.
His tall figure is as thin and sinewy and
aristocratic as ever. He moves with the
alert lightness of a boy. His hair and
mustache are whitening, and there are
tiny wrinkles about the eyes," but the
eyes themselves, into which even so bold
a man as Stanley, the African explorer,
has confessed he could not look without
an occasional quiver, are bright and
keen, and there Is a healthy glow in
his lean, brown .face.
Time has not lessened his. nervous en
ergy or diminished his enthuslastlo In
terest in events. The man who sent
Stanley to find Livingstone, and who
sent the Jeanette to discover the north
pole, Is as keen about the latest news
as th most anxious reporter in his serv
ice. He walks with the same, old erect
ness, his white hair, tanned skin and
powerful feature giving him a curious
air of distinction strongly suggesting the
imperious commander. - . ;
There is something astonishing about
these swift visits of Mr. Bennett to his
New - York office. The whole Herald
system responds to his touch as if he
had always been there. And when he
vanishes to Europe the system goes on
under his"; cabled Instructions as fully
subordinate to his every thought as
though he were still sitting at the big
white mahogany desk in New York. All
this Is the result of his genius for" or
ganization, his sleepless vlgtlance, his
Inflexible discipline and his really ex
traordinary capacity for work.
New York has greatly changed Islnce
Mr. Bennett .abandoned it for Paris. Its
life is broader,' deeper and brighter; its
population is nearly four times as
great;: its streets, buildings and parks
are more beautiful; It has become the
second city in the world. Yet he pre
fers .the French capital, and for more
than one reason. ' ,
While Mr. Bennett Is physically in
Paris, his mind is in New. York. Per
haps it was the nagging ' abuse of the
American press and the broader, gayer
life in Paris that Induced him to aban
don the city of his birth In the begin
ning, but he eventually discovered that
it was not : a " bad . thing to live in
Europe and direct a newspaper in New
York; that at least he could manage the
Herald , without the constant interfer
ence of professional pressure from out
side. -- . ." ., '
Looking at American events from a
distance of thousands of miles, his
judgment was cooler.. The companions
of his . recreations, yachting, pigeon-
shooting, coaching, were as a rule,
Europeans interested ;in the affairs of
their own countries and could have no
desire to annoy Mr. Bennett by attempt
ing to lnfluenco the conduct of hla news
paper in New York. The pleasures of
frxthuntlng at Melton Mowbray, shoot
ing In Fontalnbleau, sweeping the seas
In a yacht coaohlng. over the famous
old French roads or entertaining bril
liant, continentals at his country home
were not marred by the prospects .of so
cial obligations - embarrassing to the
Herald. .And. 'too, Mr. Bennett s resi
dence abroad took him out of any pos
sible temptation .to develop polltlco
journjajism,. that most fatal disease.
' Although the ownership of the Herald
Is technically vested in a .corporation,
Instead - of -work looking1 for them.
Wages will, go down at least 25 per
cent. '.-'"'-'--. '.':
There is no emergency now confront
ing us, and the contractors are not tak
ing any work that strikes will Interfere
with. The men should get good wages,
but they have been asking unusual pay
and putting in poor .men .who "could not
do a day's work because they didn't
know how, but they belonged to the, or
ganization and could, not bo discharged.
CONTRACTOR.
. A Good Way to Aid the Fair.
Lebanon, Or., Dec.. 17. To the Editor
of The Journal About the last of No
vember I wrote to three members of
congress from Virginia,-; who are old per
sonal friends of mine, asking them to
give the Oregon delegation their aid In the
Lewis and Clark fair matter. I Inclose
you answer from Congressman Swanson
of the ways' and means committee, ex
pressing -his Intention to ' help in, the
matter., I write, you thiamin order that
others, may be induced to write, to any
friends they may have in congress.1" - i
think it, will do goodv I remain yours
very truly. SAMUEL M. GARLAND.
. "Committee on . Ways, and Means,
House of Representatives, Washington,
D. C.,' Dec. 12. Hon. Samuel M. Garland,
Lebanon. Or. My Dear 8am; I am just
In receipt of your letter, which I have
noted. I will be very glad to aid in the
matter referred to In your letter.- Hope
you ate getting along nicely.;. With best
Ljvisbes, I am your friend.
, .; .- ."CLAUDE A. SWENSUN.'-
HEKBY - SETOW MEBBIMAN'S 8KT
., HXSS. '
, From a - London Letter.
' Every, obituary notice of tne late
Hugh Stowell Scott who preferred to
be known to readers as "Henry Seton
Merrlman" has made mention of the
novelist's extraordinary shyness, but it
is not known generally how far this was
carried. .The writer shrunk; from pub
licity to subh an extent that the editor
of different books of references pub
lished in this country nevcr could r-x-tract
anj'thlns' beyond the "dates of 'his
novels. ' Bo far ns known, no photograph
of him ever was, published. He never
was present at any big "dinners or re
ceptions, and it was said Of him, that he
made "few friends and ho acquaint
ances." Probably , Stanley J. Weyrnan
knew Merrlman asintimutely as any
one else. The two novelists were fond
of making bicycle tours together,' and
It is probable that their last Journey
awheel, which was made through Cen
tral and Southern . Europe produced
much of the "local color" for "Tho Long
Night" if not for " "Barlattch of the
Guard.". - -."'i
and Mr. Bennett is known in the eyes ol
the law simply as the chairman of the
executive committee,' ho is In fact th '
sole' proprietor of the paper, editor,
manager and Inspiration of it ',
It has been said that the elder Jams
Gordon Bennett, who, poor and an alien
in- New York, -founded the Herald in
1835, was the greater man of the two,
but the father knew practically no lift,
cutsldo the . Herald - office. ; "The mas
who sits in the Beat of authority In the
Herald office- today is In many reverts
the most - cosmopolitan figure In the .
world. He has made the Herald almost
an International Institution,, and he has
built it up to this status with the At
lantlc ocean lying . between him and nts -lieutenants.-
' -o - r'
He is a great yachtsman, owning and ;
commanding one of the finest and larg. "
est steam yachts In the world, ins
Lyslstrata. j. He ' introduced -polo' In
America and revlve'd coaching as a sport
in France.. . He has traveled In all coun
tries and met their. great men,. It was
his, enterprise that sent Stanley into the
African wlldorness. It was his corre
spondent McOahari, whose statue stands '
lri the capital Of Bulgaria, who stirred
up ; the movement which ended "In- ; ihe
Turko-Russlan war." It was he who fed
the starving peasants in Ireland in th
last great famine. He has in some re
spects entered, at times potentially, Into"
the affairs of many nations. - .
Yet all the time Mr., Bennett has di
rected the affairs of the Herald In their
minutest 'details, dally reports- being
made to him and. orders received' from
him by cable every day. There is an
editorial council in the Herald office.
Its minutes are written for him dally.'
The heads of all departments, editorial
or business, report to him every fact
concerning the work committed to them.
No detail is too small to interest him
He knows not only who wrote a particu
lar. editorial or news feature, but also
knows who suggested it ; ",- Ha wrltes
many editorials himself and forwards
them by cable to the paper. .Sometimes
he merely cables an outline of his ideas
and trusts his editors to elaborate them.
Mr. Bennett is known to affect a sort of
contempt for "fine writing." His prac
tical Scotch-Irish mind spurns the
purely - literary elements in Journalism.
His own style when he writes is easily
recognizable by its vivid directness and
a peculiar cynical humor. No man In '
authority In the -Herald office," needs to'
see Mr. Bennett's signature at the end
of an editorial . dispatch. , There is no ,
mistaking tho authorship of the tense,
biting sentences. . . ; . . , .i
So, too, with the business department
It learned many years ago that if tha
Irish strain . in Mr. Bennett prompted
him to acts of princely extravagance
the Scotch blood was sufficient to make
him a match for the Canniest when It
came to a shrewd matter of dollars and
cents in a business transaction. Some
of his rivals in journalism- have sought ,
to take advantage of fats supposed
erratic Impulsiveness and his apparent
dilletante attitude toward business only
to discover they were dealing with a
past master.
: Mr. Bennett lacks, two qualities which
his father possessed humor snd po
litical ability, His hero is Napoleon
and his philosopher Machlavelll. He Is
impatient of political control or influ
ence and i"t 'will deliberately attack a
party to prove that he is ' not con
trollable. - His Idea is that. an editor
should be a man in a watch tower, out
1 of sound and out of reach. Friendships.
he believes, ace, traps for the editorial
conscience, . He smells danger in, every
attempt to -approach htm. -.'." .. 1
The one supreme idea which Mr." Ben
nett tries to Impress on those who sur
round and assist him is that the Herald. .
must -be the exemplar of -. Impersonal
journalism. Independence, . conservat
ism and anonymity are his watchwords.
He is doing all he can to make the
Herald an institution which will live
after his death, beyond the control of
any party or clique. - He is opposed to
one-man journalism, although he is him- .
self one, of the best Illustrations of the
power and success of one-man Journal
Ism. No newspaper In the world Is more
absolutely dominated by one man than
the Herald. Its large news features, Its .
business and editorial policies, even the
styled typo, are hie. "J
Nobody but Mr. Bennett knows why
he came, to New York this time, and -Mr.
Bennett will not tell. All the news
papers, were after him today, but he -was
not to be caught for lntervlewers.(
When he has anything interesting to say
he has a pretty good Idea that he ought
to say It in his own paper, r :;
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATEICK FAIKFAX.
Dear Miss Fairfax: 1 am very sorry
to tell you that I was one of those fool
ish girls who did not know my own mind
and heart. One year ago this Thanks
giving day 1 cast aside a love that t
now fear I shall regret all my life. I
had many chances and cannot take a
liking to any one else, for he la always
In my mind. Therefore, will you kindly
advise me what I can do? And obllgu
a foolish," broken-hearted girl. r':
. :. , .V-- . t J. M. C. -
You were Indeed , foolish. ; Does the
man still care for you? If so. could you"
not show him In some way that you like
him? If he has-ceased to care for-you-f
am afraid there is nothing for you to
do but bea'r your sorrow as well as you,
can. s .: - . , .
1 Dear Miss Fairfax: I have been keep
ing company with a young lady for tha
last year and had an engagement-with .
her. I told two of my best friends about
it and never thought, any more of it, so
I went to meet her and she did not
show up. Later I met her on the avenue
and she would not notice me. Since
that I have found out that she received
a letter with my name signed to It say
ing that I would not meet her and was
going to cut her acquaintance. - I- am
almost sure that it was one of these
two friends that sent the letter, and I
want to know what I should do go and
settle with the girl and break friendship
with "my two friends or let the girl
go-and keep my old friends? I think
It is better to give up the new for the
Old. WILLIAM GERSCIL
- If your" old friends played you Such
a- shabby trick asyou think they did,
I do not think they are worth keeping.
If I'- were you I would write .the girl,
telling ber the truth. If irtie cares for
you she will be only too glad to believe
you." . '"-' ,.".;. '- r -
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am; interested
In a youngman who is partly inter
ested in ,,ne and partly in my friend.
Now, to gain hla loe entirely, as I de
sire, I wouldbe;aptito lose my -fond.-friend,
and of course It would make a
little Jealousy, which 1 do not approve
of. 'Will you kindly advise me what I
shall do to gain his love entirely with- i
out my friend knowing mV Intentions?
. ESTHER PULLULLlON.
I cannot encourage you to take the
course you wish to, as In trying 'to gain
his entire affection you are more or less
untrue to your friend. Better let things
run- their'- natural courses When two
friends love the same man Hhre-t sure
to be Jealousy. Let the man decide tho
question. He Is sure to like one bettsr
than the other. . .. , . . -r . .