Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1904)
r ..n ... EditoriaH 'Page S JJooraaB ' v PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1904 THE OREGON DA I LYL J O U RN A L, ' . , AN INDBPfiNDBNT NEWSPAPER ' C & jackson , ' PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. , ' jno. P, CAKKOU. ; Published every wvsnlng y ' (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth ana TamhlU streets, Portland. Orsgofc OFFICIAL, l IT MADE A HIT. VTHE SUNDAY JOURNAL which made Its first ap i ' I appearance yesterday is already by popular ver v diet reckoned among the established institutions ' of the city and state". It wag not started as an experiment ' but in response to a public demand. . The crying need which led to the establishment , of the evening" edition led logically to the outcome of a. Sunday morning Wsue. It ! is only natural in a city of more than 130,000 people that ' there should grow up an irresistible demand for more than ' one newspaper. It was in response to that demand that - The Journal was originally started and it was in response the same demand ; that the publication of a Sunday issue was begun. ' In no city of the United States containing . anything like the same number of people are there so few daily newspapers as there are in Portland. In no other city has a monopoly so long been maintained,, The ef fect of one line of thought, of one line of methods, of at ' tempting to bring all the people and all the things into i one groove, had long been felt and deplored. ; It undoubt- - edly has had the effect of retarding the growth of the city and state. Tending to render the people impervious to new ideas and suspicious of new ways it, has helped to keep the city and state at a. standstill. Enterprising peo . pie who came here"" seeking new fields were driven else- -where and the amount ot damage thus done can scarcely be overestimated. - ' It was an appreciation of this fact that led to the starting of The Journal and which has since led to Its sue v cess in its week-day issues and its phenomenal success in its Sunday issue. There is no intention of quietly resting on ? what was accomplished yesterday. The purpose is to ! raise the standard with each succeeding issue. The storm of- Saturday night made a sad havoc with our telegraphio report Wires were prostrated in every 'direction and it was simply a physical impassibility to get through the report. A very heavy cable report specially, covering all the European capitals, among other , matters, fell by the r wayside. In its next Issue it is at least unlikely that the same difficulties will be encountered. Many new features are now in .contemplation to add to the value "and Interest of The Sunday Journal and to make it preeminently the pewspaper ot Portland and the Columbia river basin. ' SPLIT IN MORMON CHURCH. MEMBERS of religious sects, . as well as political parties and other organizations and associations . of individuals, being but . mortals, are pretty sure to disagree at some points among themselves, causing splits - of greater or less depth and dimensions. And this seems to be as true ot a comparatively small or restricted organ- , izatlon as of a large one. The Populist party,, tor exam pie, no sooner began to gain some public attention than it split Into warring factions, one for fusion, one tor the f middle-of-the-road course. The Theosophists, as another ' example, have long been divided Into two antagonistic camps. So with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly called Mormons, with respect especially to polygamy, This qutftrel within the Mormon church, which seems to be a very Interesting piece of news to " some United States senators, who have sent for witnesses to tell about It, is no news. to people whose business it baa been to watch for and note the news; to them It Is an old story. - ' President Joseph Smith, the present head of the Mor mon hierarchy, asserts, and proves to the satisfaction of his following, that polygamy was a divine revelation to the founder of the church, and was practiced by him and enjoined upon his apostles and followers. Another Smith, a grandson, we believe, of the original prophet, contends, ; on the other hand, and furnishes strong evidence to show 'that-the founder of Mormonism never practiced or taught ; polygamy, and that this practice was never a church doc- i trine until ft was '"revealed" to and promulgated by Brig ham Young. There has been in fact for years before these recent discussions arose, a secedlhg branch of the church, claiming Jo fojlow the. original tenets and practices, and rejecting polygamy as a foul Innovation invented by Brig ham Young for his own base or ambitious purposes. Both sides were fully presented a year or two ago in the Arena 'magazine. ;' ;",. L,-,- . ,-; ;.;-: .-':', If, as is claimed by the main body of the church, polyg- amy has been in fact abandoned as a church doctrine and - practice, except as to those who had plural wives and , families before 890, and who assert that they cannot in Justice and reason desert or ignore these wives and fam s illes, the Question is not one of great importance, and will gradually disappear with the death of these polygamous . husbands, mostly now old or elderly -men. ' The only live ' question is whether polygamy has been practiced since that date, and if so to what extent vv-'," '; , ..' v O . As to Senator Smoot he is not a polygamlst nor Is he accused of being in any. wise a law-breaker; and bl re ,lfglous belief or affiliation is not a proper subject of' in qulry. " However, the senate is the sole Judge of the quail flcatlons' of its members, and can throw one of them put LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE ' jT Oambling aad ' the City Streets. ,;, To the' Editor of The Journal In your issue of last week I made reference , to the various gambling institutions ; now in Portland, especially In regard to slot ' and so-called , merchandise ma . chines. , The honorabW; mayor seems to I bave.a partiality, to certain kinds of, gambling, such as faro, roulette, poker, etc,,' which he seems to think are not contrary to good morals. Since the. law has been sacrificed In favor of an, open town for the purpose nrichiqg the city treasury, it' seems; sfraage that -any distinction fhoiiid be made In, any of the gambling lev Ices, lot machines have been running for. months; the mayor must be aware of this 'fact, as well as the public. Tbey have been run ning full blast and not contributing a cent toward the public treasury in the shape of fihee. His honor now claims ' that this particular species of gambling Is against public morals,, but he did not attempt to stop the machines from ruu- , ning untU stricken with a sudden vir tuous spasm. ' Since it la deemed proper , to have gambling contribute to the wel fare of the city, why Ignore the very things which would bring in the most revenue, auch as merchandise and slot ,; machines T ;. ' ," ': What bur. metropolis needs is a well 'organised, street department There 1 should be a plant with all the necessary implements ' pertaining to - the proper . kwrplng of the streets. The superln- , tondent of streets should know the character and eonditlon of all the streets In the city, and it should be his duty to repair them a soon as possible. The treats now are permitted to go to . wreck and ruin, as It aeema to be no body's business to rare for them. If our citUtens are aeslroua ot having good PAPER OP THB CITV OF reputable women of human souls and bodies, deserves to be socially ostracised. The pressure brought to bear , upon the sons, husbands, fathers and brothers of such women would be too great to admit of resistance.'-;"" "V:''--. v-. !"",.' neglect and ignore hey could do so ey would have tendency on be, very much shocked and doubtful that such things could be, or that, granting their existence, they should ever come up for discussion; there be some women who agree with the same sort of men, that these evils are necessary evils, but they are toot In the majority, for which we are duly thankful. But if the thing is not wrong it is right, and It it is right that it should be, it cannot be wrong to discuss it, or, If it Is wrong, then It is certainly right to discuss it. It must be discussed If It Is ever to be righted, and the most pessimistic of us must admit that it has been righted to a small extent in other cities, and is not quite so bad as it once was even here. Moral suasion 1s more effective. Why not try a little moral suasion and see what the effect PRELUDE TO streets the taxpayers should , see to It that there is a properly organised body for that purpose. Nothing requires ao much attention, as they are in constant use; at present they receive no care whatever from the street department, The policemen of the various beats should have tools distributed at various points where they ould. If necessary, relieve Jammed : culverts, etc These tools could be distributed at convenient points, where they could be easy of ac cess when desired,, especially In the suburbs. The city engineer, should also see that all surface, culvert and othei drains are in a condition to do their work. This matter is wholly neglected in all parts of the city. .It seems Incred ible that Our citizens should tolerate the slovenly manner In which the public officials render service 'for public wel fare. No parallel can be found for such carelessness as is everywhere exhibited In our city. . . .-' . . ' ' . . I assert .that If the gamblers con tribute the amount of money which they should each month it would furnish means by which Portland could have the best thorqughfares in the , northwest, were it judiciously used. THOMAS QUINBAN. Another- Side of It. - Portland, March 20. To the' Editor of The Journal dn Saturday's issue of your paper there, appears an v article signed' "Questioner" criticising the en tertainment in this city on St, Patrick's day. For the Italian , band I have , no apologies to offer; but, on the contrary, the highest, commendation for the ex cellent music they rendered, both Amer ican and Irish alra, -Tjmt there 'Is no Irish band here may be due to the fact that Questioner, who doubtless has musical talents of his own, knows of some that would no t make up such a band In this city, but falls in getting bis men together, perhaps, from the fact that he Is one of those that harmonises with himself "only."- However,- If he will set about It in the proper spirit and prganlze a band and prove its fitness to T PO RTLAN D on any pretext which it may; decide is sufficient or pop ular, ' , .. . WORK AT OUR OWN DOORS. IT IS ALMOST too'muoh to hope that the men who have been called before the grand Jury, to answer regard ing the alleged renting of houses for Immoral and Il legal! purposes j will be prosecuted. . There' 1 : no doubt whatever in the inind of any member of the community who has any knowledge of the ownership and management of certain houses in Portland that these men ara guilty of an offense against the law. , But that the necessary evi dence to convict them will be forthcoming, will, not be suppressed, or if not suppressed, will secure their convic tion against the force of the "puH" which .each can muster, is a' doubtful question. There is a remedy outside the legal remedy for the state ot moral turpitude in which a great many citizens of Portland have fallen and it lies mainly In the hands of the women, as does nearly every other social reform. ' If the the town who have the good of the community really at heart should refuse to socially. recog nize any man known to be guilty of renting or receiving revenue directly or indirectly from houses used ;for im moral purposes, there would be a great change for the better In Portland. V The woman who 'has reached years of discretion and is willing to eat the food, wear the-clothes and be the recipient of all Or any of the necessities or luxuries of life which are purchased in whole or part toy the money which is a part ot the profit of the traffic In Women who have taken a foremost part in 'reform work pertaining' to the southern ; states and the. ; negro question, or to East India and the child widow eviL utterly the work at their own, doors which much better by reason of the fact that some knowledge of the subject. There the part of women, to shirk this ques tion, save in private, and then they are, or pretend to a better thing than compulsion, and will be. ' AN IMPORTANT EVENT. HE MEETING this evening at the Commercial club in honor of the officers of the American Mining congress, which will meet here later, promises to be largely attended, and an, occasion of interest. Port land is yearly becoming more and more a convention city, and few national conventions or congresses that, have or will come here are more Important than this mining con gress. In It will be represented a great amount of cap ita! invested In mines and mining enterprises, and a far larger amount still looking for such investment, In safe or, desirable mining propositions. Many ot the men who will gather here on that occasion are as yet. but little acquainted with the mineral wealth of Oregon, and their visit here will arouse, their interest In the vast and as yet but slightly developed mineral resource ot this state, arid lead to. Investments and greater and more rapid de velopment. , ' i The output from Oregon mines Is yearly Increasing, but this Increase can be and should be rapidly accelerated, and the holding of this congress in Portland will undoubtedly have an influence In that dlrectpn. The mineral districts of Oregon are so extensive, the work of prospecting. Inves tigating, testing and developing' Is so great, that it will take a Jong time to place this state In the rank as a min eral producer to which its undoubted, mineral wealth en titles it; and much' capital Is also required; but as the time passes, and Oregon's mineral resources become bet ter known, this capital will be' forthcoming. The great work will go on. Increasing In volume and output from year to year,' for many years; but the meeting here of this congress, properly, entertained and suitably advised, will do more than any other event that could be devised to give an Impetus to this already great and growing in dustry. , ".;"-": : -'.. :'."'-1-'-V ' 1- . Hence It Is fitting that the officers of the congress be formally met, welcomed and shown that the business men of Portland are not indifferent to the importance of Ore gon's .Immense but as yet but . slightly developed mineral wealth. """" compete with other musical organisa tions, it will not be very long till not only the Irish, but the American people will reward their- efforts Just as they honor that self-made man, Patrick Col lins, mayor of Boston. ''; As to the rest of the program, every number was applauded in a manner that left no doubt in the minds of the per formers' as to the genuineness of. the same, and to prove what I say there was not a single one on the whole program that did not respond to the encore they received. : In regard to the vocalist from ' socio other nation, there was none such. Ev. ery person that rendered a number on that occasion was an American - born cltlsen of this republic, and not a soli tary one of them .received any compen sation for their services, either. How ever, there were some there of different religious beliefs,-and one among them was highly applauded and returned and not only smiled sweetly, but sang three different times. ' This was the only-exception to the double-header rule of the others, which goes to prove that "Ques tioner" must be very young, and ' after he saw that sweet smilewords appealed to him no more e'en they were uttered "Coming Thro' the Rye." ' : So far as the church Is concerned, it Is able to answer for itself, but Iri draw ing our-conclusions- let us remember that' this is America a land pf liberty, and not a place of hide-bound and stick together religious bigots, such as your, correspondent Indicates by his "stlck-up-for-one-another policy." : It is this Kind of a policy that leaves Ireland as she is today, and not a lack of urilty upon the part ot the Irish In America. Ninety-nine per cent of the Irish people are united for two things in this coun trythe first la to support the stars and stripes, and the second is to place an other banner over College Green that will have the same meaning, regardless of the fact that there may be non Catholics singing in the Cathollo churql and vice versa, , ; . .EDDIE. Oregon Sidelights - Ashland has a new ' pressed . brick Plant J Weather forecast for next summer, fair and warm. : Some elephants are loose in ' Yamhill county Republican, of ' course. ; Cottage Grove . Is rapidly gaining in population, which .is now about 2,000. The Sllvles liver, Harney county, ' Is not slow; It raised eight feet in one day. ,,:'; The people of Oregon want that right-of-way procured, or the jportage railroad built, or both, with as little delay as possible. 1 1 . : It will be a close race between sev eral of Oregon's big industries to de cide which will make the largest growth this year. ., - According; to the Burns Times-Herald, there are several very good business opportunities In Harney valley, among them a creamery and a steam laundry. It took six days to make a round trip, In moving a family, from Corvallls to Lobster wherever the Lobster Is. Bad rorfds cost; much time. Moral: ' Make good rorfdstJ , , , ' Lumber la on the ground at the Mount Hood hotel at Hood River, and C L. Gilbert la about to spend 18.000 In mak ing improvements. When completed the hotel will contain 83 sleeping rooms and accommodate 125 guests. T. B. Barnes, Who decamped from Hood River after embezsllng $4,000 or 85,000 from a lodge, a school district and others, has written the district at torney from California that, he Is com ing home. Broke, probably. '. It Is asserted by an Oregon city man, says the. Salem Statesman, that ' the country is building up rapidly, and that the city - of Portland extends all the way to the city by the falls. And Salem will gradually build on down to meet them. Dayton Herald: - It Is probable that the oldest married couple in Yamhill county live in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. John Baxter were married April 23, 1839. Mr, Baxter was SO years old Feb ruary 28. and Mrs. Baxter will be 83 the 17th of May. . , ; '- , v Mrs. Legg of Baker county, ?wtose husband,' soon after marriage, suspected her of trying to poison him, has sued for a divorce, and turns the tables by charging that he threatened to poison and otherwise kill her. He even charged her with being a "dumb brute." She might have stood all the rest, but to be accused of being dumb was too much. POLITICAL POINTERS East Oregonlan: Malcolm A. Moody was one of the most "energetic,' progres sive young men in congress and while there he did more for Eastern Oregon in directing the attention of the govern ment to the possibilities of irrigation here than any one member of congress from Oregon has ever dona His friends are legion in Eastern Oregon, among all parties and the injustice and extreme maliciousness of the opposing faction In bringing charges against him and in carrying the persecution so far as to secure his Indictment, is not a matter of pleasant memory to carry into the coming campaign. Mr. Moody's friends should vindicate him and give him the honors he deserves. , , Salem Statesman: Joe Simon has been killed several times. But the trouble is that he has never found out that he was dead. , He may stay on top of the earth a good good while yet. Joseph of old lived 110 years, and he saw harder times than . have ever yet visited the Joseph of our day In Oregon. Toledo Reporter: While our favorite sons are all right and we are proud of them, we have not got offices enough to go round, and as Hermann has been true to every trust imposed In him by the people, there Is no doubt but he will again be the choice of the coming con vention. ' ' ( Curry County Radium: ".Some of the disappointed aspirants for senatorial honors would have us believe Brownell is the only politician that does not keep his promises, and is a slippery Individ ual when dealing with matters legisla tive. There are others, ""f Salem Journal: The contest for the control of the- party organisation Is a defeat for the Simon faction, and will result In eliminating many aspiring politicians who had no other Claim to distinctions than faotlonallsm. tt&XASABTT OKSETZVaS. is a Great Success. Prom McMlnnville Telephone-Register. On the 11th day of this month The Oregon Journal was two years old. But Very few newspapers In that length of time have attained the success that it has. From a small beginning as an ex periment It has attained a position which Insures its permanence, and it now has one of the best-equipped offices on the Pacific Coast, , i" ,;...., Being fearless and outspoken in its opinion, It wields a great influence for good. It has now a circulation that de mands a Sunday edition, and on the 20th day of this month it will begin pub lishing a Sunday paper. The great suc cess of the evening paper assures like success for the Sunday paper. ' Wonderful Progress. From the Burns Times-Herald. The Journal has made wonderful progress , since its t establishment . in Portland a couple of years ago, and is now one of the foremost dailies , pub lished in the northwest. Good luck to The Journal, v ' : atrssxA'g DAjrasB wrrKzsr. From the Cleveland Leader. Russia's righteous . menace Is from within. Generations of hate are stored against her; the sins upon the fathers serve as incentives to the children to overthrow a, despotism - that wrecks their lives. . Promises of amendment, denials of accusations, mean nothing, and. ,less than nothing, when promise or ..genial comes from the lips of Rus slan'mlnisters. .Officially Russia is a natl4n of liars, and this is largely so becfttse it is "without that grand old middle class that, before the .days of Hnguenot or Puritan, made for decency In administration aAdf faith-keeping among administrators.- ; f - v , - Before the Russo-Japanese' war has ended there will be shocking manifesta tions of the hatred that bums; In Rus sian breasts , against such tyranny of church and state as has its counter part only in the habitat Of the unspeak able Tu'rk or 1n the kraal of some Cen tral African potentate, . , PARIS IS AMERICA'S CAPITAL. I (By Henri Pene Du Bols.) V; "L'Escarpolette" Is to be played in Paris at Sarah 'Bernhardt's playhouse. The play is in verse. Its author, Grace Constant Lounsbery, Is an. American, a graduate of Bryn Mawr and the favorite nleoe of Mrs, Richard Lounsbery, daugh ter of Richard Haggln, of whom the Cal ifornia are vain. Miss Lounsbery wrote this play and another, "Delilah," In English. They were read by the men of letters, players and playhouse managers that are author itative here, and praised as works of art But they were not accepted by the playhouse managers here. They said, as If they were bound to talk as one, that there were two sorts of plays plays that draw and plays that don't They pretended that they knew how to distinguish them in advance. But Jt Is an absurd pretension. 1 They don't know how to distinguish them In advance. Every one who has taken the slightest Interest in the stage knows that they don't. V ,,'-,. , . .- v .t Their failures are innumerable. They have no successes at all. They 'make money sometimes, only because It Is dif ficult not to make money. But they have produced nothing whleh made money and something else, that Is, ar tistic appreciation. "Art 1" the managers exclaim in chorus. "Tou want us to produce something because it is, artistic Do you want us to be laughed at?" Paris is the capital of America be cause Its' playhouse managers are not afraid to be laughed at. They are to play "L'Escarpolette,'. which is a work of art stmpty. They do not pretend to tell If It Is to draw. They pretend only to tell that It deserves to be admired. The title is that of a painting by Fragortard which la. familiar - to most person. A young woman In a swing. a shepherdess in pink silk, ' loses her slipper which a young man catches in the air. It is the theme of the play."i; Marcel Bchwob, the translator of "Hamlet," and the writer : In artistic French phrases of ancient American legends for which our publishers do not care, has translated "L'Escarpolette." His wife, Mme. Moreno, who Is the most captivating feminine reciter of verses on the French stage, is to take the leading part In the nlay ,.,.".. How this happens Is as Interesting as! it nappens. miss Lounsbery had much trouble here to persuade men of letters, players and playhouse managers to read her playa Because she had manuscripts she was their enemy. -, They had no time to read them. They had time - only to make money, for Time Is Money.' This old commonplace Is Idiotic and sovereign. ''Why don't you go' to Parts with your play?" some one asked her. "Parts Is the' capital of Amer ica. If , your plays are good Paris will take them. , Then New York will buy them' from Parla", : ; w.' HILL WILL CONTROL, new york; From the Brooklyn Eagle. 1 A convention called for the purpose of electing delegates to the national con vention in St. Louis will be held at the capital ot this state next month. It Is estimated that the strength of Tammany Hall there will be represented by about 130 . yotes not a , formidable showing out of a total of 450. There was a much more even division when swords were drawn at the meeting Of the state com mittee, but even there appearances were somewhat ' misleading, the fact being that the victors could have displayed greater strength on rollcall had they been so disposed. For reasons personal and political, , however,' they deemed It expedient' to hold some Of their re sources in reserve. - As a matter of fact, at no stage of the proceedings had Tam many even the shadow of a chance of winning. Apparently, and according to printed announcements, Edward Mur phy and David B. Hill came to an am icable understanding after the. meeting of the committee, but the announcements were belated the two. agreed to stop disagreeing before the committee was called to order. Of this fact Charles F. Murphy probably knew nothing. Had he been aware ot the reconciliation he Would scarcely have carried his oppo sition as far as the calling Of the roll. In parenthesis it may be added that' his surprise was shared by others. Edward Murphy and David B. Hill had so long been regarded as lmplacables that, it was doubted . whether the - pressure of any political situation, no matter how severe, could bring them together. ' Poli tics makes strange bedfellows. , Events have played into the hands of the sage of Wolfert's Roost. Two years ago he forced a nomination unacceptable to and bitterly resented by the party, The convention' he dominated was co erced.. It was compelled, and compul sion came at the expense of the man who will apparently be the choice of the Empire state at St Louis. In spite of coercion,-in spite of compulsion,, for which only the Republicans have reason to be grateful, Mr. Hill retains his lead ership. He will go to the national con vention as delegate at large. Three oth ers will share this distinction with him, but he will lead the forces from this commonwealth. And, no matter what may or what may not happen at St Louis, It will undoubtedly be within the power of Hill to name the party candidate for governor this year. More over, according to all Indications, few men will cut a more conspicuous figure at St Louis. Few could ask for a more glittering opportunity. , He will carry there credentials susceptible , of no Im peachment, and the power to humiliate him will be possessed by none. ' Assur edly he will hot have to plead for rec ognition after the. fashion of four years ago. So it is no exaggeration of his case to say that not only have events played Into his hands, but they have re habilitated him. He is where he was before the polling-place results of co ercion Incensed the Democracy of the State. He -owes his advantage to re specting this year a party and popular demand which he sidetracked in 1902. For all this he is under obligations to Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany ball. These obligations are unquestlon BA7XB0AB TO HVTVU. . From the Dufur Dispatch. ' The new railroad will be very 'grati fying to all but a few old croakers who have. a great dread of change. Tea, it will change everything In and about Du fur. - Orchards will be trimmed up, cleaned and ' extended. Where there Is one apple or, pear how, in 10 years there will be 600, and where there is one berry now there will be gallons, and that, too, In 'five years or less. A better class of hens will' be cackling in our barnyards. They will lay more, the roosters . will crow more.-' The facts are, the railroad will put everything and everybody more In touch with the wprld there will be more me, more- activity, 1 more traae, more people and more money. , . ; . . 'Whafs the Tsef f':iH"'' From; the' Chicago Tribune. -Teacher Thomas, mention a few of the proofs that the earth is round, like an orange. ' ': V.;"A ; Tommy Tucker (who has been fclny- lng truant) I didn't know we had to have any proofs, ma'am. t I thought everyooay admitted it, ' She went to Paris, and there she did nothave to ask the men of letters, the players and the playhouse managers to read her plays. They asked to be per mitted to -read them. Marcel Scnwoo, Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin were the first to accept Miss Lounsbery's plays because they were the first to ask to read them. , , She has written a book of poems and Is translating Baudelaire Into English. Bau delaire was the French translator of Poe. If Baudelaire had not translated Poe's works and praised them we should think still, doubtless, that Poe was a bad poet because he was Incapable of ' making money, and he said that art had no other object than no realise itself. Our publishers resent this definition of art as an insult, and, since art does not think that It is to make money,' for them, repulse it without pity. I know the man uscript of a novel, written by ;a young woman, which Is a work of new and cap tivating genius. It Is running the gaunt' let of the publishers. ' " . They say that it Is beautiful, that Its ideas are admirable, that its style Is unique, but that It will not sell. William Dean Howells, who has as much exper ience with new books as they have,' says that what theV say Is nonsense, that they do not know that a book will not sell, that their test Is only this: "Is jt a work of Art?" 1 .. If the book be a work of art It Is re jected. This fs why Vlele Grlffln, a Vir ginian, and Stuart Merrill, a New Torker, the two great American poets of today. live In Paris and lead there with their French poems the French poetry of the century. ', This Is why r Natalie Barney, one of the-most artlstlo of the American women that write In , verse, writes In French. -v,.i ..; lr!. vu.;. j i-.-,.: - This Is ; why. Paris Is the capital of America, v Politically It Isn't, and Kemy de Gourmont writes In the February number , of Mercure de France: "Since the Egyptian affair Francs has not com mitted a fault .in foreign politics graver than Its abandonment of the . Panama canal. .i-- :'.-; . t : "What a series of things abandoned Canada, Louisiana, India, the Far East! We are a race of beginners. Every enter prise not achieved at once annoys us. At the first obstacle we retire joyfully, ana go 10. some otner pan or tne gioDe to begin something else, without knowing how it will end. We are to participate in the festival and the show by. which the United . States celebrates the pur chase of Louisiana. , Our political synlc tsm is one of the most revolting varie ties of cynicism imaginable." . Remy de Gourmont tells the truth. France's foreign "politics are abominable, but politics pass, as all things which have only material ends, pass. France may lose every province that it has and be France still, if Paris continues to be the artistic refuge of Americana . able. The Murphy bid for state control was bold enough. Also it came soon enough. It might under any circum stances have been regarded, as a trifle premature, seeing that Mr. Murphy has only just won- his spurs as a local lead er, but now turns out to have been over bold, which is not Its principal defect There. were conditions under which, it might have been no blander, whatever under which, on the contrary, it might have been recorded as a stroke of po litical genius. For instance, he might have espoused rather than antagonized the cause of Alton B. Barker, who will evidently be presented at St Louis in the name of the state oT New York That would have made all the difference In the world. It would have made a dif ference as far as Edward Murphy is concerned, which i Is to say It would have obviated any necessity for 'recon ciliation. And it would have made at least as much, if not more, difference as far as Patrick H. McCarren is con cerned, for McCarren and Hill have bad their differences the love lost between them would have made a mockery of a microscope. . In short, the Tammany leader forced both Murphy and McCar ren to make a sort of pilgrimage to Wol fert's Roost, distasteful though It may than a stroke of political genius. It was a blunder. Perhaps it is just as well. Much of the odium 'long attach ing to Tammany has been dissipated in a few weeks,. Mayor McCle)lan has made an excellent impression, j After election he renewed the pledges made while canvassing for office, and he seems to be disposed to, . keep : them to the best of his ability and without parade or ostentation. Still, the rural regions of the state like Tammany at a distance. Nor do other sections of the country care to have the wigwam particularly prominent when national Issues are the subject of discussion and determination. So, it is anything but detrimental for Judge Parker to be in the first Instance under tew or no obli gations to the tiger.' The chief trouble with the situation la that the . empire state, should figure in the national cal culations as a house divided' against Itself, when by unanimity and by con cert of action it could virtually have dictated not, only the ticket but the platform. Regrets are unavailing now, but there was a time when the affirma tive, the positive, the aggressive was much In demand. The party waited un til Impatience developed into weariness, into disapolntment. If not disgust It la now known that the state will speak as a unit though it is by no means a foregone conclusion that the tiger will gracefully acquiesce. From sources not to be -whistled down the wind as un reliable, comes the intimation : that wherever there is a fighting chance re sistance to the program outlined by Hill and his allies will be interposed. This is supplemented by the positive statement, that money will be freely used, which is likely to be the case In Erie county, more especially. So much, by way! of warning. Precautions should corresp6nd, II would seem as though at any price the Influence of the state Is to be as far as possible neutralized, and It 1s not difficult to guess the rea son. For the present, however, the guess Will keep. BELf-DESTBOYnra EESEimiEWT. Kansas City Star. , If the congressmen at Washington want to cut their own throats politically they will carry , out the persecution of Joseph L, Brlstow according to-the ar ranged schedule. They will remove the postofflce inspection from his : control. They will deprive him of supervision of thfiL free delivery, Brlstow, to the na tionals the embodiment of official lnteg rltyt, If . the - squealing congressmen know what Is good for them they will let him alone. - r 1 . - . Soma xes Count. From the New, York Mall; ' "It 1 the man who counts," said Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., to his class Sunday. But some men are able to count a great deal more than others because tbey have got it to cont - - 11 V '.'Oi-"1" ,!"''..,.-,' . 1 ".' ' ." 'V ' 'Vv.'y. : Zn Sanger. Fronv the Buffalo News. .' 1 Bryan and Cleveland fire ' at each other, but the Dcmocratlo scow is be tween them and acts all the shots from both sides. Small Change Too many candidates; or not nearly enough offices. ,, The Chicago climate, given a little time, Is a sure cure for consumption. Candidates won't be so numerous and eager at the Democratic convention. There' Is a whole lot of both hyprocrisy and cowardice In . the prosecution ot SmOOt .i ; . The Sherman antitrust law was loaded, after all, but only in one barrel, and that with small shot. The gamblers and slot-machine owners are not badly scared yet. What's the law as against "Jack?" There appears no good reason' to sup- pose that Port Arthur Is not about the most peaceable place on earth. General Miles has a presidential boom every little while, , but It Isn't ever big ; enough to hurt, or be expensive. . , ' Another big New York bull, this time in the .cotton Held, ' has had his horns broken. But they may grow again. i- King Edward has forbidden songs about the war. He is a merciful monarch though Austin and Kipling may not ' think SO. : ' . .' '.v-.; !,.:':" Apples are said to help cure bad bablts, ; and are all the more effective, it Is sup posed, when they are scarce and dean Then they, become the apple-silver cure. ' A Nebraska man- who advertised for . S wife received over 500 replies. How badly they muBt want to marry to be willing to live In the Nebraska climate. , Now most voters who have hot reg istered will put off doing so till the day before election. , Human nature is the most curious thing In the world. , President Roosevelt would like an In crease of $25,000 a year la his. salary; he thinks he needs It In his business; but he will be glad to take the office again at ' the ' present salary, just the same. ' Officials are quite prone to dlsoover their cash value only after election. .The city could well afford to pay the real damages ensuing, provided . no one .. was killed or. crippled, it a whole lot of . other buildings similar "to., the late car barn shacks on Washington street would tumble over. The obstruction In the Tanner-creek sewer results In . some good, after all. '.v. .;..' .-. The ctty authorities will keep monkey- , tng with illegal gambling operations and slot machines, and thus violating their oaths of office and scorning to do their duty until the people will become suf ficiently aroused to take the matter in their own hands and elect men to office who will do their plain duty. Advice to the Lovelorn BY BZATUCS J AIM AX. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man 19 years of age, and am desirous of making the acquaintance of -a Certain young lady about the same age as my self. I meet this young lady, nearly every Sunday at church ' and occasion ally by acoldent on the street I am very anxious to know how I may make her acquaintance.- I ao not know any one who knows her, nor do X seem to be able to make the acquaintance of any one who knows her. She is a very pretty girl, very lady-like In manner, and very sensible. Will not flirt nor -act other than in a lady-like manner. I do not care to act ungentlemanly by speaking . or bowing to her, fearing I might insult her by so acting. I really think the young lady would be willing to make my acquaintance It a chance of an in troduction or such was given us. Kindly advise me on the matter, as I am most desirous, ot hearing your opinion. ,''4-''?.'; M. F. W. If you 'both attend the same churcn surely vou can find, some- mutual ac quaintance who can introduce you. She seems an extremely nice girl, and I would not advise you to risk her dis pleasure by ..speaking to her without an iniroaucuon. ";. ;., ,., - ' , Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young girl ot 18 years. I am working In an offloe In the city and on my way to business and sometimes on my way home I meet a young man who seems to be very nice, as far as looks go.' While In the -car he keeps looking at me all the time. What I want to ask Is that this being leap year, do you think it would be proper for me to speak to him, or what would you advise me to do? ' ROSE M'MAHON. The fast of Its being leap year does ' not make it right for a girl to act in a forward manner. I would advise you to wait until the young man seeks an In troduction to you. - , . , Dear Miss Fairfax: Not long ago.' on the train from San Francisco to Port land, I was introduced to a young man, I save him mv 'Dhona number hut ha did notVlng me up. Now, Miss Fairfax, ao you wins it proper for me to ring him up. as I have since discovered I -gave him the wrong number. ' ', PHYLLIS. Since you gave him the wrong num. ber, you should communicate with him ' and correct the mistake, of course. , i A PUZZLES .VOTES, ' -From the Chicago Tribune.' ' Once, there was a man who com- plained that unworthy men were too frequently elected to Office. "Do you attend the Drimariee?" .k,1 his hearers. . 1" .. "I do not," he said. "Then you have no risrht to kick." they told him. "It is the duty of every good citizen to attend the primaries and see that the best men are chosen as candidates.". . ; ..,, Whereupon he began attending 1 the ,; primaries. " . He worked faithfully for the nomina tion of sober, honest and reputable canV dldates. , , .:,' . . But it did no good. . ' , The other fellows urned out In ; greater numbers and outvoted him, and bad men were, nominated and elected to office, as before. , He felt that he had a right to kick, , this time, as he complained again, . "Do you attend the primaries?" his hearers asked him. "I do." "Then you ought to keep your mouth shut" they said. "You are a part of the crowd that nominates these bad men, and you are responsible for them." Moral: Do you get off here or wait till the car stops? , , , , Made a Mistake. 1 ' From the Atlanta Journal. ' The Philippine Islands continue to ask for appropriations., When we paid .$2 a head for those fellows we should ' have got k receipted bill of sale, so that we would-not always be having to buy them Over ; again, . , - ' ' '::.v.-. ',