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PORTLAND, OREGON,
MONDAY, MAY. SO, lCOt-
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OFFICIAL, PAPER OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND
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Only -five mora "rally'' days. '-
' f j '. - ' . . . .; f
Politics drops Into the background a
mtli today.
' It la a day of memories sad, yat mat-1
lowe by time.
THE GREAT QUESTION FOR VOTERS.
"HICH ta the moat Important the welfare of the
City or of a lot of aelflsh politlelana closely al
lied with tha gambling trust? Thla la the
' "t primary question for . the voters to decide next Monday
. .' and, not whether they approve or disapprove of President
' Roosevelt's administration. It Is our home matters, our
business interests that are at stake. For twenty year
".the people of this city labored Incessantly for municipal
1 liberty, for home rule, for the right to govern themselves,
, tha right to work out their own salvation free from ler
islatlve Interference. When riven the opportunity by 't
ota of nearly 11,000 to 1.200 they declared for independ
-fence, Tha charter which gave them this opportunity baa
. hardly gotten Into running order when It Is disclosed that
a scheme, a conspiracy, Is on foot to amend and change It
; la Its most vital part, that providing: for separata city
' elections.
'It Is well to keep the facts surrounding tha adoption of
the charter in mind. It Is the result of the continued work
, of SI of Portland's cltlsena representing all Its varied In'
areata who gave more than nine months of their time
without pay or hope of reward beyond the consciousness
- ' of having done their duty. After the work of the charter
board ended, the charter was discussed in all Ha bearing'
; - and -approved by the people by a vote of 10,807 In its
favor to 1.165 against it. In January, l0t, It received
the, unanimous vote- of the legislature, was signed by the
governor and became the law, ; ' .
. " When the board first organised, a committee of seven
, was appointed to formulate the -outline of a charter The
first recommendation was: "That city elections shall be
held separately from all other elections." This was unani
mously approved and the first city officials elected given
three-year terms. . This action was taken advisedly and Is
one of the fundamental principles through which rood
government In cities can be Inaugurated and maintained.
It la too plain for argument that "the people should be
. permitted to settle municipal questions at other times than
when state and national issues are pressing for immediate
consideration." Indeed the hysterical appeals of the party
organs to vote the ticket straight because there is to be a
presidential election in the fall ought to be object lesson
', enough to prove to any one who really seeks the advance
ment of the citythat If today the. city election were com
blned with the general election no . attention whatever
would be paid to municipal affairs. Kay more, It would be
the object of every politician, every . seeker after pelf or
plunder, to do all he could to keep the voter from calmly
considering the city's ' needs and , ..voting ; accordingly, It
may sound absurd but it Is the contrary of this that the
Oregonlan Is now dinning Into people's ears every day.
No one has expressed the Idea better than the Oregonlan,
but this was some, time ago when no election was at hand,
when It said: , They (the party bosses, win look without
sentiment upon the proposal to put the city election at a
: time when national lasues cannot be invoked to pull
through unworthy. candidates selected by the central com
mlttee in the interest of a faction." : .
In view of all these facts is it not amaslng that this
very feature should be the one; It is proposed to change
without giving it a, Jrfalt' I Why was1 this change proposed T
uome say Because- mat by putting -.off the election one
It Is nesrly time fur the rock-the-boat I
Idiot to get busy.
"greedy and shameless, but seldom bold, and cowardice is
with them a substitute for conscience. Moreover, a thor
oughly corrupt and self-seeking class is by nature cod
servatlve-, and this to a certain extent makes- for public! many younger men yet
good, since they dare not go so far as they would like in
corrupt practjees. Among so many thousands . tv certain
number of men of some ability will; of course, be found.
Out, I believe, that the Impression that, politicians are
generally acute and ingenious, though untrustworthy, to
be wholly groundless; the vast majority of them are men
of the most moderate natural abilities and the most lim
ited acquirements. The "bosses" are noted for akill In ob-
May We set sail at 4 o'clock n. m.
Borne of the old vets are livelier than I and at four miles distant camped on the
""n siat, a Dove a small creek near Deer
creek..
The Bancroft matter must be kept
quiet till after the election.
May SO. We set out early, and at about
rwo miles distant reached a larre cava.
will .have I on the north, called Montbrun's ("Mom-
d ram's" jn Oess) tavern, after a French
trader of that name. Just above a rrtek
The good old summer time Is every called after the same Damon. Beyond
yesr a good new summer time. this Is a large Uland. At the distance
of four miles Rush creek comes In from
The Japs 'and Russians
graves to decorate in future.
lEvarv holiday mnat ha a annrtlnar day. I tha annih A 11 Til. l ,.AA ... ..
talnlng plunder and liberality la It distribution among even Bunday. At least so It Is. north about 60 yarda wide. Three miles
their followers, while the latter believe In their patron's! I further U Little Muddy river on the same
star, that is to say, feel confluence in his continuous .JTiFFS' m r rL . VA: . cwiaway county, Mo, opposite
.km. . v '.... ,v.. v huld Uke off his hat to the old to which we camped, at the mouth of
ability to find them places; they adherer to him with un- veteran, . Grindstone creek, Oaage county. The
scrupulous fidelity; but he will be deserted in an Instant rain which began last night continued
If another prove, or Is thought better able to reward ef- Lon" an1 comfortably or as long as through the day, accompanied . by high
feetlwa aartHnw at th. f-nnla'a co.O Th. nrartl. f m1r.r V may in. via .oi- wina ana Da... ne nver has Been ruing
, - r . - i aiers live.
frauds and petty intrigues does not train men to be real
popular leaders In mischief,, or in aught else." -The
condition of things In Portland, at the present time
make so apt an Illustration of Mr. Bonaparte's .article that
It is unnecessary to point, out any particular coincidence.
His optimistic belief In the betterment of such conditions f1fhi,v u4 om imagine
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is commendable and worthy of imitation.
Mr. Bonaparte has done a great work In his own city,
and his example and help have done much to Improve con
ditions In many others. We have among our own reform
ers men as capable and the conditions which brought Mr.
Bonaparte forward will bring others of his ilk; the worse
the- conditions are the better hope we have of Immediate
Improvement. Decent men in' any city will invariably re
bel when matters get to so, gross and open condition as
exists In Portland.
"Nowhere can the resting plaees of thai
dead be more beautifully decorated than
In Portland.
Borne men are born great some!
fast for the two days, and the country
around appears full of water. Along the
sides of the river we onservs much tim
ber, the cottonwood, " sycamore, " white
walnut, -some grapevines and' rushes.
The high west wind and rain compelled
us to remain all the next day. May U,
In the afternoon a boat earns down from
the Grand . Osigt river bringing a letter
from a person sent to the Osage nation
on the Arkansas river, which mentioned
that tha latter announcing th cession
of Louisiana had been committed to the
flames; that the Indians would not be
lieve that the Americans were owners of
that country, and disregarded 8t. Louis
and (ta supplies. :;. J v
The party was occupied in hunting, in
th course of which they caught In tha
woods several very large rats (Neotoma
floiidana: see note under date of July
7, beyond). s : v
Horn Oregon has a Londona mineral
Springs town in the woods of Lane
county. , .. , i
'Strawberries wre gathered at Ir'
rlgon on May . T ; from plants set out
February. SI. : . ' -
Frost did damage this 'weak to 'veg
etables and even alfalfa in the vicinity
of Pendleton, t . .'.. w- .-
- The new trow telephone' line in Lane
county, reaching .' several settlements,
will be 15 miles long.
There" are now 00 Japanese working,
on the La Grande beet sugar tract, and
this number, it is expected, will be in
creased to jio. ; .'V .!
HUMAN CRISIS IN INDUSTRY
Graham Taylor In Chicago Newa
Miss Jane Addams well said the other
day that "we befog the mind by talking
so much about the Question of capital
Now will th Methodist vouns neonl and labor." "When . we , say : these
be good, and refuse to dance, play cards words," she insisted, "we mean the hu
or attend a theatre? 1 man problem.". Now, thU human prob
lem nas reachM th moat acutely crlU
If somebody would Invent a system c1 Industrial complication which has
of groundless transportation of troona. I ret involved it la America. Competl
Russia might do better. I tion between employers and employes
to ouy in tne cneape. and sen in tne
There will be plenty of rosea left. Merest market has finally strained th
however many are used. But let r relations between tbam to the break
have far more next year. I ln" point - Many employers unquea
THE CHARGES AGAINST HERMANN.
T
HE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH appeared yester
day In the editorial columns of the Oregonlan:
"The Eugene Journal, a paper that is not sup
porting Mr, Hermann, has this remark: 'Some people
may not believe It now, but will be convinced later on, that
the bitter attacks on Hermann in some of the papers and
Mr. Brvan la lecturlna- on Ideal, but final stand against' the harassing tao-
h ha not announced that h would P0" and.xoeaalv demand of om of
Uke then on subsorlptloa M1 union, especially the newer and
' less experienced one. They had to
It I In order for om scientist to eombin and line up against the attack
discover that sea breese are loaded w"hin the shop or be worsted, if not
with dlaease-breedliur microbes. annihilated, by the relentless fir of
moir compcuior in in won a mars.
Blnger can talk for two hours about any or tne nw unions, xrora
the O. a P.. but h can't spend . wnos. youtnim ana unaiscipiinea nr
mlnut on those 4,000 acres of land. ,e" tb" hv offered, some of these
. I funf vmpiojrara assocuiuon ana xnsir
President Palma aaye Cuba I gTate-lu,W "citisens asoclatlons" have not
. . t .. ful tn PresldentRooaevi.lt. And Praal-1 "PPea nor- or extermination in weir
orauy are maaing mm votes raster man anyinmg ne couia jt vi V. declaration of war agalnat the unlona
dent Roosevelt is 'mighty grateful fori
that Cuba campaign.
Confronted by the moat formidable
combination which has ever been
v fl.vmi t.,,Mr ...M.f.. r. inaaaea against it, ezposea to a oiscon
--.I .. jt .. wruni liro ,vi unu prosecutions ail
cording to the local newspaper. And Ji0" " J1" . wf.'0.!. v'
ending rlden coin. I "XZuZ?!. "LZl
mm nt.uiu a va w W tnuae Vf IWHiUVUS
agalnat extreme and untenable positions
say or do 'would.' Undoubtedly a correct Judgment"
If the charges against Blnger Hermann were mere cam
paign lies they would and should make votes for him. If
he were an honest man and the victim of malicious mis
representation, every lover of fair play in the first con
sresalonal district should ha outannVon In hla rtnitamna.
tion of the "attacks" that have been made upon Hermann L-iT n. " K"3i rS inconsiderately taken, organised labor
. . . . . ,. . ... . . . yancfl new idea. junction V11Ihaw fimi an am,-n ...h v,.
Times. Of course.. all the Republican L,; "v.. ..vlV.if JVZ -IL -"TI
candidates' "Ideas" were brand new.
and his majority next Monday should be the heaviest in
the history of the district.
But the charges against Hermann are true.
The evidence against him is Indisputable,! part of the
never before threatened It progress in
America. Within and without even th
Chicago New: Will th Republican h thAl A r V k.1
m.i ,..n i.v, .1 ralaed by those who forget or have
never known that trades unionism has
national convention "view with alarm"
public records, and the very paper which is now defending the" marked disrespect being shown to 1 Zl ZZ' .-n'....i"
nun twiiiicu nun BHort im pumig omy a rew montns I V.-i... stronger in England under more strenu-
"lv"" , , ous legal and ecenomlo opposition than
nuth tha ahatoar nf tha aA th. l. 1 I .,. 2. . i iV now oonirpms II ner. BUI in
oe cameq through the fair year. Others gay because the represented at Washington by the ally, accomplice and
powers tnax be rear next year's election and a possible defender of criminals, that they propose to elect a man la
oereat, others say, both, reasons.. At any rate no good June who may be under indictment in November.
reason nas ever been on can be advanced and every voter
An election card or poster rut i te II"lr.-.r. .
To araue that the croof a of Hermann's diahnnaatv whila PUbllO view 4ieVr made or changed .A..a oV.-.
- - t..w 1 . . . . 4 ata a . . f 1 " --) tan v atitMaHU w HIIIWIIS 41
commissloneV Df the land office will now aid in ' electing fllr Va',l3C" ai!" .:!a .e"cA ve secured over capital, but also the
him tar congress-, Is an affroritno the Voters of the first dis f printers, and sdare uscfuL
,VftiT"-''jlnart'wned ln humanity pain
iiuur acuieyaa oy orgmmsea iaoor.
in this city, should make it his business to see that it is
not changed.1 This ' is a .simple matter. , The politicians
care for and" fear' power only. The - voter has the poweT
and can bring them all, from chairman to constable, to
their knees If he wfll. , Why did not the following gentle
men answer a fair question on this Important question;
A. A. Courtney, candidate for state senator.
. Thomas K. Strang. "
, A. J. Capron.
; W.-R. Hudson.
i- Madison' : ..:.t..;
NO RESPONSE TO. THE. ROLL CALL.
How wouia RfioseveitVDte At ne uvea ja tnl, Mpwt of th, ,ituatIon not only
In Oregon? Is afcked. Well. Julging by h, American industry facing the most
bis vote years ago in New Tork. he acuta mtr.tr. it h. . ..,e.,i ,h.
wouia vote just as ne pieaseo. ana gen- relationship between employers and em
ipioyes, but the American people seem
I about to pass through such a haman
crisis as they have not met slno the
civil war. It is so full of moral Issues
to th whole people and so full of per
sonal peril on both sides of the divisive
line that the churches are being -faced
with its religious significance. . Th
recognition they make of this fact and
orally against the party machine.
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STRAWS IN THE STREAM
(By H. R. R. Hertsberg.) x
of the whole Congregational fellowship.
Their reports at th spring session of
these bodies now being held will be
awaited .with interest The committee
of the Illinois association, consisting of I on of them seriously.
'Tuesday Miss Mary Thorn died vat ,
Pendleton, aged 17, and a- few hours .'
later her mother died, aged 77, and one
funeral service was held for both.
Corvallls . Osteite: . A ' number' of v
young men on their way from Portland 1
to Alsea to peel chlttlm bark, held up a
farmer and took a basket of eggs from s
him.. The same crowd made Itself ob
noxious to several others 'along the ;
way.: : - i.v'' -f. ' ' '
A Tamhlll county man named Hitch .
cock, Heacock or Haycock the Dayton.
Herald has the name spelled these thre 1
ways la Its Itemwhile plowing, was ,
attacked by five drunken Indian. and '
though receiving a knife thrust through
one, hand.' laid them all out Injuring ,,
Qen. C'H. Howard of Chicago, th Rev,
Frank B. Hlaea : of .Albion,, the : Rev. T,
H. Bodmaa of Rockvlll, Prof. John H.
Gray of Evans ton and th Writer, sub
mitted the fallowing report at the ses
sion held at Princeton thla week, and it
was unanimously adopted:
Representing all parts of the com
monwealth, and standing for Its whole
people, the General -Congregational as
sociation of Illinois recognises the eco
nomic necessity, under existing trad
and labor condition, for th organisa
tion of employer and employes allka.
Tha protective, peace-compelling,1' pro
gressive and fraternal Influence of these
Industrial organisations Is recognised to
be far greater and more continuous than
their agency in promoting and Intensi
fying the clash of personal Interests and
class strife. The struggle of these com
petitive forces Is Inevitable, and would
not be eliminated If both organisations
disbanded, much less If only one were
forced out of existence"
"We therefore defestl the right eaually
for each to organise for th protection
and promotion of their respective inter
ests and right within the clearly de
fined limits of the common law.
"We call upon trades unionists, indi
vidually and collectively, not only open
ly to repudiate but also actively to co
operate with the civil and police au
thorities In the detection, conviction and
legal punishment of every one guilty of
aots of violence In labor disputes.
We call upon employers, individually
and collectively, to abjure and help
suppress the scandalous abuse of legis
lation in securing special privileges at
public expense, and the
I The coroners Jury in the ...case, or
Archie Elliot, who killed Louis Poltras
In a quarrel over property lines In a
remote part of Lane county, returned a
verdict that the homicide was com
mitted In self defense. Poltras drew a
revolver first, " but Elliot was first
getting action with his gun. -v '
A Pendleton youth who was deliver v
Ing a graduating essay on poisons, when
he had said, "and the symptoms are"
staggered and fail forward from tb
stage upon the floor. ' The ; audience
thought It was a place of his essay by
way ef Illustration, but It was access of
stage fright
. v .
. The Baker City Democrat claims, that
its town is the second In the state, beat
Ing both Astoria and Balam. but th
papers of each of these cities will
doubtless hoot at this claim. ' How
ever, w will know better about It pest
year. They are all good, growing cit
ies, whichever one is largest
A man living a mile from Corvallls
who embarked In the fatcy poultry
business less than a year ago now has
a ' thousand chickens, that were
hatched in ' Incubators and are
healthy and good rustlers. H exports
to have 1,000 broiler next year for
Lewi and Clark fair visitors, and 4,000
th year after.
THE WAT. precisely where is that fiery orator
Mr. Williamson, candidate for congress In this dis
trict? Who has heard of or from him since the
.a a .a. , ai a. m a .
uUJ. vycutuf ongres Deen adjourned lor sev- If there only dated a bank for tha the attitude they take toward it will
eral weeks. The agile Junior senator has been in evidence I cashing of dream-checks, wouldn't thla not only test their own alertness and
and on two occasions almost said something in favor of I he a world of billionaires 1 loyalty to the human Interests involved,
TT.-m.rm a. Mi..n ..-K- ......-.. but wJU profoundly, affect publla opln-
" " ' """"-"" wm strange that we, who wouldn't tree ,on- " the utterances of their central
ajle .and a .conipllment,?. Wishing ta .leave Jthe. impression I on our neighbor's property for bodies are -taken, aarioualy by thai? rain-
that he Was savlnr something favor hi a ivlthnut artnalhr lanvthlns- will traanaaa nn thai nrlvarv lstry and local Churches. The national
volna tn tha ta.nar.t. Infh rr Anliitr mr, iml Umm... without the slightest hesitation. council of CongregaUonal churches has
-vwaywi. wv sv.igut v, wwnig S7V. aTa.tl4 1VI a41-lltl I
tardily enough It Is true, but still In person, is on hand.!
'"'" " ta-invoian "ia tienouncing ine neunounas or able. For Instance, whenever a poet
, George W Holcomb. '
Wh y should hey hold so cheaply the wishes of "the
people of this city that the first writes an answer that is
no answer and tha rest treat it with mntamnt
. have so little regard for their constituency or who have no th 0PP0,,Uon" thout controverting anything that has rhymes about bis poverty It's
: .. . v. . . . . i nn-n ..in uiunRr nim .nn nil .nnrran Mrnvfi I
uyimuo mcjr toil w uore express snouia not be voted for.
To teach the lesson well, to burn It In, they should be But what of wlulamsonT Is he, why doesn't he
voted against and that with such hoarrv m.ntmu. , appear and give the anxious politicians the light of his
hereafter no man nominated for any position, to be elected countenance? .
xie may oe hi tne bi. jjouib iair; mat is wnat tne poli
ticians think, but they don't know. But where; specific
ally where, is he? ,
appointed a "labor committee" to re-
Truth and poetry are not Irreeoncil-- Por trl,nil!a' L ,M.,on HU 4
in uciuucr in . javinoB, w - out
meanwhile this committee baa secured
the appointment of labor committees by
all the state associations of the churches
A London correspondent of Ike
Bhirene Register writes: "It Is sen
Increasingly I erally believed .that the railroad from
menacing attempts to pervert the com- Cottage Grove along the coast fork to
mon law' and police power from their the lack Butte mines Is a sure go and
public function to private ends and un- that work of construction will soon' bo
just class advantage. ''.'...', t ;: v gin. The Oregon' Mineral Spring hotel
"w would urgently relmpose uponj la now opened and pleasure seekers are
the conscience and heart of our own and I beginning to put In their appearance
all other churches and Christian people I around London." ', ' "
their high and holyi prerogatives of in I v ,
terceasorial-r prayer, - mediatorial - minis-1 - On'DIggef creek."" LrncOIn""countyT C"
try and personal and coUectlve sacri-1 little child accomDanled by a do. wan-
flee for the prevention , of fratricidal aered off Into the woods. A cougar was
Strife, fOV the equitable adjustment Of (about tn anrlna- unon tha rhIM whan tha
real differences between conscientious I dor attacked it and after a fierce fight
men and for the peace and progreas of WM kUled. but the jchlld escaped. It
the enUre community, through which Wa too vouna- to tell what had han?
service of interpretation and mediation
more than any other within our power
to render the kingdom of the Father is
to be advanced among the men of this,
industrial age." '
When both the church and the school,
as well as the press, rise to fulfill their
function ef Interpreting the human val
ues which Industrial organisation has
added to civilisation, the people will not
allow themselves to be deprived of the
pened, but Jater the dead hero dog was
found, and the conger hunted .down and
killed. And such Is thenature of that
faithful friend of children, a dog.
The Dalles Scouring mills have al
ready sufficient wool engaged to keep
them, running steadily for four months.
The bulk of this wool has been shipped
In from remote points In Washington
I and . Oregon, very little Wasco county
r.i. !..... w.w -.. .v.t wool having been received. It Is as
fw-'ir4-4ivW'iwii-v.'Wwf'K, ' ' . . ' ,v' I i V
run bo uwi inii i la nvi ciaaaea a
scouring wool. The clip of this season
is said tb be much more free from dirt
that for several years past
present line of cleavage by the faction-,
al . war cries ..raised by either. But!
meanwhile "the ministry of mediation"
is the need of the hour and may right-;
fully be demanded by the community at
the hand and hurt of religion and of I
every chnrch and Individual claiming to
represent it ' .- , ' ,
as a temporary trustee of the public, will dare to refuse to
v answer such a plain' question as whether he proposes to
f - obey the- will of a party boss which will turn the city over
Y. to the gambling trust or whether on the other hand he
V proposes to act in the best interest of Jhe city an$ to fpl
' . w " aimos. unanimously expressed will of Its people.
Talk of Idealism versus materialism!
One onion -can fetch more tears than
ten tragedies.
To be happy means to need little. To
need less than little means to be dead.
:WISE WORDS WITH A LOCAL APPLI
.; ... CATION. ,
No cat likes affection when affection
rubs its fur 'off.
WHAT?
as a rule. It is at the very time Polly
nlnka nut tn tnnnlr th. ph.n v..
KD ..WHAT re thcMllchell Jtepubllcans going to sllpped-on- banana peel -that-
get out or tne election 7 They won at the prl- D,)"u i-v.r to run over oiiy.
maries on the cry of Mitchell- and Roosevelt.
Then when the1 conventions were held all that seemed
necessary for the managing forces to know was that a
A
aT" HARLE8 J. BONAPAHTW. nraaM.nt th. J.lnr.l
Municipal league, in an article on partisanship inranlfafctenfor Pticular office was the particular friend
Perhaps the bravest of the brave la
the coward who will not run.
politics, especially municipal, says many pertinent 01 . "Che" r )ha! "''che11 Picularly wanted to see him From the Dalles Times-Mountaineer, i
ana wise tnings, but none wiser than this, "I fully rec
' . ognlxe that we may look forward to a time when the mass
of our fellow citizens shall have attained, through long and
sad experience, a standard of enlightenment enabling them
to vote for a mayor, alderman, or any other public servant
. for some other and better' reason than that he Is a Demo
crat or a Republican. But. dealing as we must, with
the voters we have- and the parties we know, under any
- ordinary circumstances, I see but one sensible course for
sensible friends of good government, namely, to invite bids
from both parties for their support, bids In the nomination
of good men and the support of good measures, and to
close with the highest bidder. J would have us discharge
. our auiies as citizens In accordance with those principles
of honesty and common sense which guide the fulfillment
of any private trust; let us seek to obtain the best rulers
we can and the best laws we can for our cltv and atata.
Just as we seek to make the safest, most Judicious and
most profitable Investment of lands or goods placed In Our
' , keeping; Iu neither case, can honorable and conscientious
any oargam witn iniquity. A trustee has n
itut l ' an assessor mat his cestui qui trust may
pay lower taxes, or let the trust property for a gambling
a hell, or a brothel that the latter's income may be larger
and In like manner a citizen has no ria:ht. hv wnr - '
- to Justify belief that he holds a scoundrel for anything
else than a scoundrel." , , , ning
! In regasd to corrupt politicians and their abettors, a
. corrupt press, Mr. Bonaparte- further says these men are
nominated and straightway he was slaughtered In the A rally of Republicans was held In
house' of his friends. Portland last Saturday night at which
rrk.n . . . , , .... the principal speakers were U w Rrntt l uhiuuh ma. na rm m many
They went to bed wearing the Mitchell brand and they L,ltr theOonlanT Sato7Fuffi nee1 revision to adapt it
u. eons uonen ana pan J. Malarkey.
IOWA TAHB-l-ATTnS.
From Bt Paul Pioneer Press (Rep.)
The Modes and Persians, otherwise
known as the Stand-Patters, were in
full control of the Iowa Republican
state convention. ; The - tariff plank
adopted by them Is a definite declaration
against, any change or modification of
the existing tariff. The country has
prospered under It as never before.
Therefore tt -l the perfection -of human
wisdom. The fact that American In
dustries have flourished under it as
never before has set upon It as a whole
the seal of divine Inspiration and of
literal infallibility on; every line and
figure of Its hundreds of complicated
schedules. Therefore the Iowa stand
patters scout as a damnable heresy a
profanation of the sacred text of holy
wrl( as revealed ' by Nelson Ding-ley
the suggestion that the tariff In many
wone up with tlB Matthews brand. . Those who didn't
recognise the distinction had a rude reawakening.
Now what "did they get out of It and what are they go
ing to get out of it? ; . .
SHUT UPIIJ'.
Shutup. Mr. Hill, do you heart
I'm the Gorgan of the tower
And awful Is my power
Around here!
Don't you know that where you dwell
Many know no Other hell
Than my snarl and curdling yell!
So shut up, do you near?
When' I say that black Is white
Tou must know that I am right!
Aye, they fear me everywhere
So be careful! O beware! !
Or I'll smite with all tny. might
And your name I'll curse with blight,
And I'll crush you out of sight,
Oh! I'll burn you up! that's right!
So shut up, .Mr... Hlilt you hear?
, atOTTO MAJT PSAP.
" John' Day died recently at Lewlston.
; He came from .New York to California
. Its: and wee one of the earliest of
Ihe gold seekers to work in the mines
of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In
Oregon a noble stream and a town bear
his name, and years ago bis name was
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familiar In all the raining camps 'of not
only the -coast states, but on the Cora-"
stock lode and the-great silver camps
of Utah and Colorado, and la the placer
gulches of Montana he was well known.
During the Indian wars on the coast and
in Idaho, John Day won fame as a fear
less fighter, and the red men In respect
to his prowess called him "Bad Medicine."
During the early days of the camp of
Salmon ' City, Idaho, Mr. Day accumu
lated considerable wealth, and at other
times la his life he was In comfortable
circumstances, but his generosity and
too liberal business methods caused the
loss of everything he had, and he died a
poor man, . . . , fS;j,:r,
J,
The burden of those gentlemen's argu
ment was that a big vote for the Re
publican ticket Republican candidates
for sheriffs, clerks, Judges, assessors,
treasurers, commissioners, coroners, etc.
throughout OOregon at the coming
June election was necessary to 'insure
the re-election of President , Roosevelt
next November. Such argument may be
convincing, but we faU to see Its logic
It looks to us as If those gentlemen
were, instead of endeavoring to hold up
the hands of the president, undertaking
to use the president's popularity to
carry the nominees of their ' party
through the June election. - In short
that they were undertaking to shift a
pretty big load upon Mr. Roosevelt. The
ordinary voter has some Ideas of his
own, and it will pustie his mind to
figure out Just how a vote In Oregon
for a non-political "office next June is
going to affect the vote of New York
or any of the other doubtful states for
president next November. : . r V; , i
The president, of this nation has
plenty of burdens ,of -his own to carry,
especially in a year when he Is seeking
re-election, "and it is, to say the least
unfair that candidates for minor county
offices undertake to make him responsi
ble for their election." They would bet
ter stand upon their Individual person
ality and fitness for the places they seek
than to undertake to run on the popu
larity .of. the president.!'..
t What Ke Wasted to 'JTnowvfel'
v From the New York World,
Just before a man was hanged -In
Pennsylvania ha asked about the result
of -a prise fight For a ruling passion
strong In death he had a novelty any
to changed conditions and that at any
rate its high rates should be used as a
basis, of reciprocal concessions whereby
we could extend our' markets Into for
eign countries as advocated by those
foremost of American - protectionists,
James O. Blaine and wiuiam MCKiniey.
The Iowa stand-patters have plainly
gone too far... Their position on the
tariff question is neither logical nor sen
sible. It lSv politically, a dangerous po
sition: tor m what it omits - to say.
rather than In what it says, it does not
meet the views of a large eeetlon of the
Republican party, not only In Iowa,, but
throughout the country. 1 it does not ac
cord with what are understood to be tha.
views of President Roosevelt and It la
safe to say that the Republican national
platform, which will formulate the true
creed of the Republican party at Chi
cago. will place the party on a higher
plane of statesmanship and give a
broader and more liberal Interpretation
oz us tariff policy.
Not that Republicans anywhere will
gainsay the truth Of most of the propo
sitions of the Iowa platform relative to
the beneficial effects of. the Dlngley tar
iff, it is true, as secretary enaw- put It
in his speech before the convention, that
it is the main purpose of the Repub
lican policy to preserve our home mar
ket for. the products of home Industry
so fares this can be done without detri
ment to the permanent Interests of the
mass of consumers. B pointed , out
that the product of our Industries
amount to about fll.000,000,000, of
which we export about fl, 600,000,000
so that our home consumption is about
$9,800,000,000.
But this does (not by kny means tell
the Whole story. The country has been
enjoying the benefits of a series of pro
tective tariffs, except at short intervals,
for nearly 40 ' years, and , the best, of
these have been the McKlnley and Ding
ley tariffs. Under the latter, formed
largely on the Uses of the former, the
eountryi has prospered to a degree un
precedented In any former period of our
history, although it was due not wholly
to the tariff as our Iowa friends would
have us believe. For one of the main
causes of that prosperity was the de
liverance Of the country Tf dm" the mdn
tary anarchy resulting from ? the free
silver agitation and legislation and the
establishment of Its currency system on
the solid rock of the gold standard. But
to these Republican tariffs Is due a
large, perhaps the larger, share of that
prosperity. .--;y; ..v -
. In fart all tha anlnarlaa
the Iowa stand-patters on the tri
umphs of that Republican tariff policy
fall far short of reoordlnr the greatest
and most signal Of its victories. It has
done its wosk so well; it has given such
a tremendous Impetus to the Industrial
development of the nation that some
of tfce most important of the indus
tries have entirely outgrown the need of
protection, others have nearly reached
that condition and there are hardly any
which would not .flourish under a more
or. less reduced tariff. .The protective
policy would have been a failure If it
had not achieved these results.
What is more. In many cases their
Ashland Tidings:, Mr. Oullett, who
has made a special Study of berry grow
ing, has an aere of strawberries and
from the present prospects expects to
realise a thousand dollars off this -acre
of ground this year He has also re
cently planted an acre , to raspberries
and when they come Into full bearing
he thinks his berry farm, which he
maintains in perfect condition, wUl be
better than a gold mine. ,
Pendleton gamblers have been opentn
for--eomelmi- little' by little since-the'
Halley raid of some months ago. Oames
have been running In the back rooms of
some or thr house" behind cTosed"dodrsr
but none Of the managers wished to
take a chance at the open thing until
about a week ago, when some games
were cautiously startedVbut Saturday
night these were raided by the city mar
shal, and several good-sised fines were
paid, : . V " ' I
Advice to the'.lJovdorn
-At
8T 8XATBI0X rATgrAZ.
' Dear Miss ' Fairfax: V-1 am a -young
lady 19 years Of eg and kept company
for a year and a half with a gentleman
two years my senior. Until about three
months ago he loved me dearly and I
production has reached -such stupendous "? g '"'.S V. XL .rTii " r
nronortlona as to mora than annnlv tha i"ve roW cold, and we had a quarrel, X
proportions as to more than supply the
nome market, enormous as it is, and
they are obliged to - seek abroad, the
market fdr their supplies which they
cahnot find at home. The Iowa stand
patters would build a Chinese wall
around our shores which would shut out
lay the blame to our friends, who, I
think, ridiculed him about, the differ
ence in our height," for ; I am alx feet
and he is five feet four Inches. Now, -Miss
Falrfav since our quarrel he has " '."
begged my pardon and I, loving him
our manufacturers from foreign mar- dearly, forgave him. Now, what I want . '
kets except as they can find it bv ..n. I to. know is, do you think the difference 4
ing their supplies below cost in order 'to I n our height would make an unhappy
overcome-. the ... tariff barriers of other 1 marriage t -a4,. ('" J ; . ? ? i . DIANA. .
countriea .Revision and reciprocity are I V The difference in your height is great ; a
the logical and inevitable fruits and trt J but that should not be a bar to your i ;
umphs Of a successful tariff history. I hanniness.1 . Man cannot .stand rlrtinulal
They are the watchwords of liberal ao X dare say that Is the cause of your S
and progressive tariff policy which Will troubles. V If you marry he wUI hdve ta'fi ' .'.
make up his mind to put up with the : .
remarks made by unkind people. If you
open the markets of the world as well
a our home markets to our raanufacror-
ers; ana tne ttepuDiiqan party will be
false to its mission Is carrying out the
ultimate and most beneficent purposes
of protection if it falls to adopt them
as the guidons of its future course in
the development of its future tariff pol
icy..
" S.: ". : , ."" ,.'' 1 11 ' v
"isToV Always , the 'Oase.v 1 v
From the Duluth Herald. '-
Xn awarding damages to a father who
had lost a son and daughter in a street
railway accident a Newark Judge set the
boy's value at M.000 , and, the : girl's at
$3,000. "A woman may become a bread
winner," he !!.- man must be one."
The Herald can show him quite a num
ber, who. are now i.-w,:.,rY-VA. :-?
love each other, why care 2 whai people Y$$
sayt . 1 . , ,l i,
f Dear Miss Fairfatr-ri km'a'young girl .
IS years old and am engaged to a young
man of il.' He seems to be very, atten- 'J
tlve when w are out abut when at buei-
ness he flirts with other girls across
the telephone. Now, do you think It
would be all right for me to marry this '
man, as I;am of a jealous disposition
t ' ' 1 ; JEALOUS,' ''. ',
k.I do jnot think you have very serious i :
cause for Jealousy. All young men tall-
a good deal of nonsense over the tele
phone. That is a very safe form of fliri : .1 .
tation. , Try and conquer your Jealousy 1
It is verjf unhappy .,SUty;.t.
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