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PORTLAND .OKZQON.
THURSDAY, J.M;UA?Y 15, ItZZ.
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OFFICIAL, PAPER OP THE CITY OF PORTLAND
MISliSE OF THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
- ipHE PEOPLE OH THK STATly.il warmly p-
I ', prove1 Qovernor Chamberlaiiv's unqualified, psoe
V fT.'V i et 1 against ! th bpgu uses of the; emergency
xlause attached to bills pasted by, the legislature. What
he ha to aay it precisely in the right linend is enun--'ciated
with a proper degwe of spirit and r full apprecia-
s tion of the -'dignity which should attach to. legislative
arts. His attitude i atill more" strongly sustained in
those'. Vpecific 'cases in 'which- the bill sought to -be
( amended or recast.' baa already rim the gauntlet of the
popular vote," and. received j a triumphant : vindication.
- The.. initiative and referendum received -a ; practically
' unanimous vote of approval from ' the people of the
' - state; They fully understood the significance" of the
;'7rocasuire and its advantage to the public .--welfare. ' :r
; 'One of -the -very first, bills for which this unfair ad
, vantage is -sought is the measure, not merely to amend
Shxt to recast the local option law which received the gp-
proval of a popular vote last June and was applied to
TWeeT6unneOtr IheWctWiriasriatt:
some eriticisrdl6l.ha.. measure on
' gave certain advantages to those favorable
Ure. WntCI) II oemea IO H opponents,, in jne provisions
lh Thre-h -fc -JThA JiuiLdin sOucR IoadTsj;iirdo more thn H, other
tie' ground, that it Bencies combined to fill up the Willamette valley with
orable to the'meee- PP,. n4. th peoplc'then' wilt rnake-th roada iiy
a, in the provision
J.-fpr calling elections, tn. the application of .Its principles
i5 tb wjiole'eonntiei'and in forcing precincts-ao voting to
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tol .
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- r-j--sjc 'cry wnew-oi- "BW7-voie me-principe-ae- a-wow
. failed. - There-Is no doubt -that arguments i upon these
lines have had some effect evenupoft4hose who-voted
. for the bill as -it stood. But at the same time it is a
-"great mistake to suppose that the people are williniflto
wi'take a, radical backward step before the flaw has had a,
" -' trial and at one fell swoop unao everything. which that
' 'measure . aimed to' accomplish..;: The bill placed before
I the' legislature "can never pass- in itsresent 'shape; .it
t, ne verAhould ". pass..
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tUUlU II0VC SVCII Ul U SBBJSSIllOb U ISIW- Blji -H,pMUD
much "moreremphatically true of the measure now be
T fore the legislature, j 1 1 is in' no sense,.'fair? and its very
' introduction is calculated to defeat the measure of relief
--r to which -the. liquor interests might otherwise be con
; sidered to be entitled."- Unwisely it seems; to us an at
r tempt is being made through the legtilatre to utterly
undo' the vrr thinsrs which so recently met; with Pooular
jAPprovaU-and before they have been giventhe lest of a
iriauio cmpnisus iiic ucirrniummm iv uc ma uumii
advantage, to over-ride on the first opport unit yT the pro
visions of the referendum, an emergency, clause ia added
f, fo thi bill with the intent to make. it effective in defiance
i ot -the popular vote wnicn so recently approvea ot tne
- 1 1 eisitingTla wThis:isAjblun deLamounting Jo axrune
. f ' The majority of the "people, are disposed to be fair;
J..AeyJielciic:iiiiduC!dvantagf 'and fe jofriwclined to :
f give' undue advantage to one class of. citizens oyer an
f other. When such thing happens they are "disposed to
t remedy the inequality but if the party claiming to have
.- '.oeen injurea. goes- io even greaier-iengins in uuiaimess
Tajid seeks by indirection to defeat the popular will he
.. . straightway, loses public sympathy and in the Jong run
he is apt to get even less than that to which he is en-
titled.,, If will be so found regarding. the bill submitted
- f by the liquor interests at Salem. The measure never
. should have been presented' in ks "present, shape andtbe
ViknM' f A nua.iil. th ..nMtaJ Annul. i- ,l 1
; through a Jegislatiye "act isso outrageous- as tblnvite
;- ' indignant reproof.'cCv? ? J-v- -t:" f1":-??'
LOCAL INTER-URBAN RAILROADS.
or merger of interests ere thereby or otherwiee fre
quently effected,, so that ' the outcome in this instance
niay be only one. road after all. yet if routes quite widely
apart can be selected, a paying business for both .roads
might be built up in the near futures The yaUey. is wide,
its lands are fertile, its population, and products can not
only be greatly increased but several times-multiplied,
and this the building of these roads wtH' bring abt
Thr more road, the more and.' better the service,-'
merrier-for Portland and also for the country travr
Such roads are -just -what both the city and the sure
ing country need. Whether they will pay ia a; que .
for those investing the money to decide. ; But eventua.,,
if not immediately, they will be a good investment..; i
- These roads, or one of them, will be only a beginning.
There has been' deal of - talk, and long delay, but the
road, or roads, are bound to come soon. .. And the talk
about other lines up the Willamette Valley will end the
same way,' after awhile.' -They are sure to be built
from-Sal env from-TAlbanyr-from- Eugene, tc--smaller
towns and an finally connected with Portland.
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PEOPLE WILL DEMAND ACTION. ;
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H -Sj'JTEL.the ; great' majority of Republicans In
the'TSei congress, e think there! will be a notable
reaction if it follows the advice of the, leaders and
pursues jk drt-tmthing pnlify.' 1 ' ' r- ,:-r
The excuse at this session is that tlfere is riot time to
do-anything except passi the appropriation bills. - If an
extra session is called in the spring it will not do to at
tempt important legislation because of so many new,
Uixnritnrrd members, and then such work would' ex-
Whatever LchargOfitinfairne,sstend Jnta theJipt weatherwhich-would be. disagreeable.
An extra session in the tall is undesirable, tor members
want to get their private affair -in shape to attend the
regular session And when that meets the subjects on
which reforms are demanded will still be so intricate
that nothing can be done for long time .
Moreover, congress cahnot legislate with full and free
discussion . because that;, would.; disturb- business,' and
cannot legislate quietly and quickly because the people
want to know arhabout jwhar. is- goingonnd why.
t Sothe're will be no tariff reform this year, aor next
unless the leaders become scared at the' publit demand
therefor. There will be no - ratification of reciprocity
treaties notwithstanding many pretenses and promises'.
We shall remain at war commercially-with Canada, to
the; detrimenfr-of-the-peoptetpf-both1 eountriesrt; Nothi'
ing" will be done to give our people the markets of Cen
tral Americi-and-South -America, i The-Filipinor" will
atill be treated as subjects for the purpose of governing
tnemvy force, out as aliens tor the purpose of supports
tng -a tariit . barrier, a- Kepubiican. member had the
free
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u .: TtT Fl&QUE?4TtY HAPPENS that when a town or
. ' I. " section of country finally, gets railroad transporta
, tion,' which it has long needed, it seurct;r is pro
vided with two lines instead oLone with mare, fhan was
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asked and worked ior, as i! in compensation lor the long
.... 'period of waiting. v"-ir r, f-; ,..,T"TT;'.T'" ; t:'- ;- ' :fr:.l -
' .. ' Such, according to current rumors, may be the case
. .Jwith Jiiilsboro and i-oreut drove, and the country be--4'
tweeii' those towns and Portlaridl' For several years an
" electric railway f romthis 'city ' into, and through ; the
' -heart of Washington county, has been talked of, urged
and at frequent intervals verbally assured, and yet the
. weeks and months and seasons and years passed and
- - nothing was done, except on paper. - Recently, however,
the' Oregon Traction- company has been ruaking such
- pwkire-stateraente and showings as 4o its intention and
.- . ability to at once construct a road, and have it finished
I before next fall, that faith in the project has been re-
. .; vived, and people haye bebeved thatHhe period of talk
J had passed and that ot action had arrived; ... 4 -i
No sooner, does the immediate building of this line
- - aeem thus -assured than .the Portland. Consolidated Rail-
- way 'company. shows ut In the fieM Vith surveying
. ; -party and indicates its intention of . also building a road
' i'tto the same points, though perhaps by aroute con-i
r i -aiderabfy separated from thatxhoserry-the- other torn
lipany.,. Meanwhile the Southern-Pacific, perceiving that
J unless h improved its service to' these towns it would
lose most of the Washington cotinty traffic, is preparing
. ,J Put two gasoline cars' ptt its track! to make frequent
and fast trips. :.;.'-?.' s ;Jr;':':''.": v."ri ..C; -it-
i Until it seemed to be settled that one company was
- -1 ; surely readyto build no other company would make a
J', move to do 6i as aotn as one road is assured practically
; . two others are projected and planned. ' Thia incident il
'""J'lustrates a trait of human' nature, exhibited by individ
' oals generally and by corporations in -particular, , .;
' i We r-ealise that (n such business affairs what is called
. -Muff is a card commonly played, and that combinations
erity the tother day to introduce a bill providing fof
e trade between the UnitedStates and. the Philippines,
xcept as to sugar and tobacco.- Aa -to these, ha yielded.
of , courser to "the dictates of the sugar and tobacco
trusts,.. Jt would be about 'as reasonable to provide for
free trade "in all thing which the Filipinos neither sell
tibr buy. -j-' ':-v:.'.-.v -vv- r t
iTherenis" rio prospect jpf . anyrefr"matory or remedial
legislation .whatever -at this session, .but "perhaps we
should fee thankful if no new bad legislation is enacted.
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. . Small Cbange T
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Only SS day. mora..--,.'---4----------
Burtoa should b alven no rest .
A chairman M not always the whole
committee. ' .
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Now Portland must pull endjpusha
win priurm. . ?- ,
T!iPelftenortliweet' Is big enough
to tf reeognlaed. . ,. - -'.
bridge,
Have you 'tried that fine, no1
with ta extra, yet? .
John L. Sullivan is now 'lecturing. He
nwy turn evangelist! nest. . : t -
Ireland has now another woe to lament;
Croker has gone thereto live.
i The Chifoa man who interviewed the
Link r-k I.. .. 1. . - I.L . .
v The1 people of Orison. Washington and
Idaho are potunder Indictment. . i- .
Mlaaourt aets the coed example of In-
veetla-atlnavm oauu nominee for senator
before he U olacted..
At last Jed Hart Is where he has lone
belonged, - thouch he would net be a
misfit In an even worse place. - r -
' sjome .members of eonsreaa are de
fending .Judge Bwayne because - they
don't like some of .hi enemies. ". -y,. ..
Addlcks Is still beeetging - Dllaware
wltn axpectatlon tbat It wiU soon follow
Porf Arthur's. example though not with
ilka 'honor .'-... :A '-'.-' f.
if the Maaouri ledalature doaa in.
boodllng hr grafting It wll have td do so
wunour. any connivance on ine part or
Qiovernoj Folk. -. -rr r' 1-.:
Icago man I supporting his wife
and 1 ehlldrep on an Ineome of at. per
week. There a both a strenuous and a
simple life for you. ... ...... ....
Secretary Morton Sdinltted that aa a
railroad man he vloUxea tne law, ,be-
becauae they all did It, and he haa nevet
made any excuses lor.i doing,
Natives at aaeh aut. If here In any
considerable - number, ahogld form - a
state society, not to be elannlah. but to
increase their usefulness as elttsens of
Portland, r- -'f ,';-. ' ,
Speaker Mills should consider that all
members are not presidents of big banks
and havan't so much Important bualneae
to Attend .to. as ho has.-and so ars not
anxious to adjourn In laydays. ,
: Senator Howe thinks Oregon would be
better off if the' legislature adjourned
at once. Probably he could get perma
nent laave of absence If he really feels
that he Is likely, to help', do so much
mischief. . . .. :;--'.' ..... '. - . .': C
LOBBYISTS NOT .WANTED.
. - , tai uiroour-s
A. I.
ATB,.,
afudd In Theatrel.Jdagaslne tor
,; - - January. r"
.Tad ' lAocoln. the president's son, a
pringhtly. Intelligent - lutlo fallow of
about 11. who was a great farovlt with
II the visitors at the White House; often
accompanied his father to the theatre.
Tad and -Manager, Oroxet: became.faat
. frlenda, and Ted waa soon smbltloua to
", 'here a theatre of Ms own. Early In tho
; year.- 11(4 room t of the president's
J mansion waa set aside for the purpose.
1 and Tad set to work to fit It up ss a
. miniature .theatre. . A bandaome stage
... waa erected. . With . gas footlights, and
' ? appropriate scenery was 'provided. . On
- either aide of the stage, at the top,
- -f handsome vases -. filled with nrtlflclat
' flowers, were placed. In the center stood
- a bust of the lamented' Edward Dk-ktn-
- ann Baker, a great friend of Master I,tn
roln's. who waa killed at pall's bluff, Qc-
TenertrrTin. - r
--' "': Immediately In front of the stare waa
; space parti tinned off by a wicket fence.
ntshed with settees, sofas and cushioned
chairs sufficient to acrbteniodate a large
- slsed audience. His etMfiY-at players
waa aelected from members 6sUMfPenn
eflranla Buck tall reglmdtwt mhilh was
nntng duty in the vicinity orHfeeVwhtte
. Hmiae. " $ AA
To give effet to the pieces Ii?f9yst
at htsUlttie theatra. .the youthful MUtirplurked ' a
ser-eaaied ts) hie aid bis friend Managr aulslte from the political plum tree and
Uraver, who furnlahed him with all the
toetumee and paraphernalia neceaaary
for their proper production.-- Perform
ances were glvea oncevor twice week.
HE blithesome in d buttonholing lobbyist is.be
' ing barred- out of several state-capitol buildings,
fend is "finding his time-honored occupation en
dangered. Governor Folk of Missouri has, taken the
most advanced ground' in the fight -against the- profes-
fsional lobbyistsVrequiring them on .arrivins; at the cap
ital:Ja report to himnd also to newspaper representa
tives, And their stay is iiraited-to 30 tours, in Illinois,
Wisconsin. Michigan, Nebraska and Kansas the legis
latures are, taking measures to rid. fhemselves of these
pests. -This is a good movement and a sign pi cleaner
. . . t 1. 1 1 , .
legislation. . ne exposures 01 uoounng nave-not Dccn,
altogether in vain ; .i- . , ' ... ; r1-
'-: It il entirely proper for people interested- in certain pro
posed legislation to visitthe -capital briefly- and give'their
reasons for supporting or opposing it. to the committees
having such legislation under consideration, and even to
state-those reaAns to members individually as. suitable
opportunity offers; yet this. privilege should be exercised
sparingly, and as for corporation and other-professional
lobbyists, tnose . who make a Dusmess tor nire .01 in
fluencing legislation; they should not be tolerated around
a state capitol, except formally to make their pleai be
fore a committee. .- Such lobbyists have been the source
of no end of harm, and legislative iniquity. Their argu
ment is always boodle, their purpose is always corrup
tion. their aim is invariably the enactment of bad laws
or the defeat of, good ones. They Are vicious enemies of
the people, veritable pests on the body politic, and should
be banished from a state capitol like a plague. - r -
Oregon has been less troubled with these mischief-
makers than most states. Lobbyists, especially those of
the corporation stripe, and mostof them are such, have
not worked at Salem-so much as at Olympic and Sacra
mento.land other' capitals, but they are not unknown
here, hor have tey- worked entirely" in vain. Thejp
should be. frozen out of our legislature, and officially
ostracised from our seat of govefnriient. : '
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the audiences being composed of - the
friends of Master Tad of both sexes, who
attended st the invitation of the young
manager." Occasionally . the president and
Mrs. Lincoln honored the performance
with their presenoe. - - -.,
.-. Bedeotloas' of a aohelor.
" t- , From the New Tork Press.
Flettee t he --va In,-seek-flattery from
the'" modest.;- . . '
, People can De much more seet tem
pered after a fist, fight than sn 'argu
ment with their tongue,. .' j ,
. When a woman - wears thick. . warm
stockings It Is a sign she Is pot going
to climb on. aUpladder..-- -
A girl takeeva lot of trouble to prove
to people that'll la no trouble at all
for her to keep her complexion. " v
. A woman would like -to be rich so Diet
everybody la church, would watch like
a rat to aee how big a contribution she
puT-inths iplste- and . then "shs would
so n in an onveiepe.
1
leas efLaUstory,
From tho Chicago Tribune, . . '
.'Peter Piper had lust picked the peck
Of pickled peppers. '!
"Reminds. me.- somehow." he saldV "of
Pennypacker preparing te punish the
perverse Pennsylvania patters for print
ing part and -pawtoklng-plcturaa. - .
ifVplucked ' a. particularly- promising parv
proceeded on iile promenade, ,
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The trusts alt dearly lovs dear Uncle
J,oc -...i...-r..;.,...- T--v
;'WBAT ABOVT ItrataTAX-Wattt
. ...rrom'Jlie New: Tork Tribune. '
- The fall of Port Arthur raises an In
terestlng question for England, as to
what she shall do about Wei-Hal-Wei.
By the . terms of the lease signed at
Peking on -July 1. Ill, three months
after the lease of Port Arthur and Tal
lenwan by Russia, It waa stipulated that
Wel-Hsl-Wsl should remain in British
hands "for so long as Port Arthur shall
remain . In' the occupation of Russia."
Russia's leaee or Port Arthur for 25
years from March 17. 118. bss . been
terminated by General Nogi's cannon.
Will Japan's ally bow come forward and
give up poaaesalon , of Wei-Hal-Wei T
Probably, not, or at least not until ths
convention, following the termination of
the) Russo-Japanese war. Whether she
will do so then is a Quest1onjfaTTtat
Ihtfreatr '
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. aedraosm CUaeaSe.
.'. Dr. riavld-Paiilaon In Pond Health
On. tho tombstone of -tens of thou
sands of those .who have died from
tuberculosis might, appropriately be in
scribed. "Disease snd - death were In
vited and encouraged .by a death-dealing
bedroom climate."
a -showthat this Is no exaggeration
It la only necessary to- call attention to
the feet that, fully half of the tuber
cular patlenta placed. ln outdoor con
sumptive hospitals make a satisfactory
recovery. If fresh air will cure the dis
ease n la certainly a wonderful preven
tive of tfc ,. , ';:'.. -.w ..... ... A , .
- Wei would make a remark about the
fine weather if not afraid that It would
not be appropriate by - the time It was
In print, for-we don't know any hotter
what weather a day-will hrtnaTforttl
than the weather bureau man does, --.
A Cleveland woman says bachelors are
a menace to civilisation, and should be
drugged and married while unbonsclous.
That would suit some of them very
well and they might be about as well
satlafled after awhile a the men who
are hypnotised m the' usual way by be-wltcnlng'-woiqan'a
wiles. . , ,
Letters'
' From tke People
Oregon SiJeliglits 1
Zona Is to have electrle lights. '
; Halnea has 11.400 in 1U treasury,. ":
Big Lake -county has only" i.floft In-
r No more whiaky, but plenty of milk
over in i uiamooa.
- An Echo man - has
weighing. 1.014 pounds.'
V;-
yearling
eolt
Cattle fit tor beef taken pff the Crbolt
county range last week. - r - -
A steer . weighing 1.IIS . pounds was
soia in renaieton ror s.T.p. ,v . ."
- L uranae wttl soon - have a;new
enurcn fivangencai Uutneran. .
Corvaltla had a auger ' famine last
week ana no whiaky there, either..
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, Tillamook ie becoming' more"ln'ter
asted In the talked-of electrio railroad,
A new ahoe black In Aahland ! dumbj pro,e"or F1"k ha" declared th,at Jthe
Of course, the barber's trade would not
do for htm...
The salary of the marshal of Haines
haa bee rt doubled;- he is to get ISO a
month,. hereafter.- - . v . .
: Corvallla is the seens .of a telephone
war the "Paclflo Statea ' va. the local
Independent company. i'.'
An Echo young man put In SS seres
of potatoes, raised IZf sacks per sere,
and sold the crop' for 11.11 per sack,
his profit being Just 3,000. ,
- Blaine correspondent 1 lllamook Head
Ilghtr J. Creecy is Improving his house
by putting IS a new celling. We wonder
what is the great rush so suddenly. r
-Adams has a new cow 4 ordinance,
which - causes - the- Advance to . say:
"Things sre In a bad way when to pro
tect the eldewalk of our lUUe village
from a few unruly, breachy animala, we
must force children to do without milk
fpr their supper.",... . v - ,-;
In' supporting . the -new Independent
telephone -company the Corvallla Tlmea
saysi .-"Corvallla has probably the beat
telephone system of any town, of its slse
in the United States. That Is the tes
timony of all the strangers who have
seen the independent system. It Is a
system and a service fsr superior, to
thst of sny other town in Oregon,' ;'
- In' no other part of eastern Oregon is
there as many Irrigation schemes under
way aa along the Umatilla river between
Echo and . Pendleton on the east and
Echo and Umatilla on the Columbia
I river-,Kohe le- he--eenter -or this un f
usual activity In Irrigation enterprlaes.
Thai Echo News Mentions II Irrigation
companies and projects In tbat terri
tory. , , . , ." .
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""".7 Down Wltk the Maoblaa. . Z.
Portland, Or, Jan. 1 7. To ths Editor
or -jne iiournai-t-Tne numerous, lnaict
ments returned by the grand Juries have
left us all in the humoe of ralstaS wben
He lamented;
" There live not' three good 'men un
hanged in England; and one of them la
fat and grows old: Ood help the while!
A bad world. I say." ?
Standing ever the fragments of our
fallen political Idols, - we might ' even
yet have Indulged a amtle at the aw
ful warnings polo ted In ths grand Jury's
scriptural digest st the end of Us very
comprehensive report; but -our sense of
humor, is rebuked by a ' more practical
and Imminent menace than, aay of those
hinted at in the Jovian thunders of the
texts. We sre on the eve of one, of
the greatest - events -in ths history of
ths state, and it will occur to even the
moot phlegmatle cltisen that we are
making a rather unaattsfsotory pose for
the national- publlelty that must of aa.
oeealtr be ours If the coming fair Is to
become a success. . Whether the guilt of
the persons Involved be proven or not.
their disgrace la the disgrace -of the
stats.. If . the; charges .'be sustained In
the tnvestlgstlona which are to follow,
the people cab do no less In the cause
of common decency than to repudiates
not only the prlnclpala In tne scandals.
but the system that Is responsible for
tnm aa, wen; ana if tne prosecuuons
are the reault of political Intrigue the
dlareputable clique behind them ehould
not only be -exposed but so effectually
stigmatised aa te leave them forever af
terward Innocuous. We have had -too
much of theae contemptible manifesta
tions of dirty ' politico - to tolerate It
much longer. - The state should be Hd
of the corruption that has become so
nagrant and shameless that It no lon
ger considers the fair name .' of . ths
State abroad or Ha welfare at home.
It ris useless to Inveigh against tb
grand Jury or the grand' Jury system.
The -entire proceedings wss the result
to be expected of high, minded men net-
Ing upon tne evidence submitted., strict
ly within the limits of tbs law .and
Uieir; sworn : duty. . The mayor Is not
above' crltlclam for what many consider
a mistaken policy In the matter of the
open town, and though we may. all con
cur in the opinion that tho charge of
malfeasance in efBeo waa-IU advlaed and
to be condemned when preferred against
a man of venerable and unassailable In
tegrity, we ahould oonalder. that the
grand Jurymen were SM tng conscien
tiously in a cause thst required radical
measures -or none.r,.. .
. In the matter of the timber la,nd cases
it 1s equally Irrelevant to point to the
frauds that, have, without doubt, been
systematically pursued In Montana and
uwonuo, i ne aoiiuro or our own mm
will not be cleansed by Juxtaposing with
other and more'- disgusting filth. It
would, be mucb Wore to our credit to
etandforth aa . Wisconsf n and Missouri
have done,- in open repudiation of a sys
tem that has .brought the name of the
atate into disrepute.' And If. ss seems
probable, there Is a movement on f dot
to put a gsng of blackguarda Jn power
during the coming centennial, the voters
of the city ehould be put In possession
or such-accurate information aa to ef
fectually squelch the movement before
It has .gained such headway aa to be
come formidable. - - A. a. EuLafJ.
-PortIand. Jsn.-lf.--Te the "Editor of
The Journal With yrour. kind permis
sion I would offer a few observations
on the question of international arbl
tratttnt. now engaging attention In our
puDiic prints.
One hundred and thirty 'years sgo the
same arguments now - being advanced
against - international arbitration were
then - current among the -American col
onics against thelt union -under 'a com
mon constitution, and . the. dlfflcultiea
then in the way of- national union were
aa a whole no -greater than those now
opposing a union of the nations -of the
eartn ior tne purpose or spoiisning war
and sstabllshlng-unlversal peace.
It may not be generally known. Tut
it la true nevertheless, that after . the
separation irom- tne motoer country.
there) existed between the American col-
ousy that waa. "If hnything, ' more in
tense and bitter than the hatred of na
tion for nation, today. "-And this wss ap
parent not alone between, free soil Mas
sachusetts and the, slave-holding Caro
lines between Dutch New .. Tor's", and
Puritan Mew England,, but even between
Such colonies as Connecticut snd Mas
sachusetts, thoroughly Puritan in senti
ment and tradition, ' it -was said that
there wea ' no . love lost Actual civil
war waa liable to break out at any time.
period from the close of the American
revolution to the adoption of the .con
stitution in 17S3, wss the moat critical
period of American history. 1 It seemed
impossible for a time to get' the col
onies to unite,- because they were so
Jealous' of one another. But for ell that
they did Anally come together, with the
result tbat the foundation wss laid for
this great nation. - - .- .t- v :
Right In this connection It Is Inter
esting to obeerve that the same orator
whd said "Men may cry peace, peace,
but there le no peace," and which senti
ment hss Just -been set forth to us In
a leading editorial aa the ."utterance of
the spirit tbat has made ua a nation"
was one of the most bitter and uncom
promising opponents of the union of
the colonies and used all the power of
his wonderful eloquence against the con
stiutlon which would unlta the colonies
when tt came up for ratification Patrick
Henry wad a great patriot, .All honor
to his memory, but he hsd his limita
tions nevertheless.
Pilot Rock.' Record: A reporter in his
rounds for news yeaterdey asked Owen
Cernes when he wts to be - married.
He replied, that hd thought he would
put the event off until June, when he
would, go up Jn the Ferris wheel at the
twts and Clark fair and have the knot
tied. The same question was put to
Postmaster Matthews. It being known
that he Is in the market, snd his ready
reply waa: "Just ss soon as I can get
anyone to have me." Girls, here Is a
Chance, .-..,: '. ' -
There was another orator greater than
he who came after him, the latchea of
whose shoes he was Unworthy to tie
who for a whole decade taught the coun
try principles of unity, and who. more
truly .than , was . ever done before -or
since, gave expression to "the Spirit that
hss made ue a nation. " when he said
From ocean to ocean and from the
lakea to the gulf, union and dlberty."
The world is moving .in theae later
days snd soma day-t end that, too; with
in the lifetime of some who era of the
present generation, we are going to give
expression . to that sentiment with a
fuller and" wider meaning than , It haa
ever before bad. Our Slogan-shall be
"From' pole, to pole end aronnd the
world union. and liberty farever," .
If that be aentlmentalism make the
.moat of It. t would rather be an en
thusiast. and stumble IS times wrong
trying to find a right way than to be a
bll loua conservative creeping -Into the
Jaundice from being peevish and only
reputed wise for doing nothing.
' i- ) ... ' v,-
s. .'. jrirs aapadltion by Sea.' . '.' !
. .orthfleld, Jan. 1 To the Editor of
The Journal "general- Anderson, now a
resident ' of Portland, commanded the
first expedition of United Statea troopa
that ever left this country by -Sea for
foreign service."
On page II of the Sunday Oregonlan,
January, i, you will. And this example
of the way In. which history is mur
dered In newspapers that claim superi
orlty Jn Journalism. The same claim to.
wnicn now rarer "tne nrat expwm
tlon of United SUtes troops by Sea":
waa made when General Shaffer ' em
barked for Cuba. It ia evident from
such statements that 'an nntold amount
of ignorance prevails in the ranks of
those who are engaged Jn th honorable
profession or Journalism. Ttiei mis
ignorance should prevail in sn Oregon
newapaper. and a stats Indebted for its
progress snd fleveloDment to tne juexi
can war. will not surprise the reader who
may.be aware of . the fact tsat . tne
Oregon legislature ot 1901 . gave the
veters na' of the Mexican war what ia
known aa the "cold shoulder." - -
General ISaohary Taylor 'Invaded Mex
ico bv marchlna- throuah Texaa. Gen
eral Wlnfleld tsoott'a army of 10,000 men
embarked on vessels and went to Mexico
by the sea routs. - How many veaaala it
took to carry aoldlera. mules, provisions.
guns snd ammunition I cannot tell (al
though I was a witness), but they were
numerous. . ... . v-
The sight of them wss a relief to us
(crews of Potomac frigate' and John
Adams, sloop of wsr) . la our Isolated
position -for many montha - blockading
the port of Vera Crua 1 Possibly, It may
be admitted that Scott's army wss ths
first to embark by sea; but there ts so
much Ignorance - and - erotism attached
to present dsy Journal lam that It Is
doubtful if the evidence-ot; an eye-wit
neaa wllf have any efrect..w-j : .
. A fair analysis Of historical events
will, prove- beyond the shadow or
doubt that ' General - Scott , commanded
the flret expedition f troops that sm
barked by. sea, forforelgn service, and
that , the state of ; Oregon oweS its
emergence from obscurity tp ths Mexican
war,- the acquisition of California ana
the discovery of gold. . '
v Being transferred from the Potomac
frigate to the aloon of war St Mary'a.
I arrived In- Ban-iranclaco.ln the year
1I4S. ; Houses were few" In "lerber
Buena." and the ."Embarkadero.". now
Sacramento, had none. ' The only
merchanta. Sam rannan and Stout, on
ducted buslnesa in a large tent... Oregon
had no commerce worth mentioning, and
that ot California was confined to hides
and tallow." ROBERT STARKET.
- Ssggeetloa to the Fair Mtaaagers.
Uufur, Or, Jan. 16. To the Editor of
The Journal In'common , with all eltt
sens of the northwest,- of Oregon espe-.
eially, I - wlsbr If -possible, to aid In
some small way the making or a pro
gram covering svery feature -that will
tend to -add Interest -to the coming ex
position m Portland.'" I have- but oa
thought to offer poaalbly the same Idea
has been advanced by dosene of others;
if so. so much ths better.-. What I wish
to suggest is this: that thai management
name, say 12 or.lJ days dyring the fair
to. be known aa emigrant daya begin
ning, with the year 1141. each day to be
observed as emigrant day for. each of
those years, a dsy on which, all sur
riving emigrants coming to the Paclflo
coast In- tbat particular year "may meet
and form aa they may Reside, ana com
snemorate the .respective years In which
thev eama-to the far weefe .
As for myself. 1 am not what you
might properly call a plonaar. for many
thousand haa preceaea me. out a-my
father-started to make the iourney in
1060 and fell by ths way, of disease, and
I came seven - years later, -1 feel acme
Interest In the bid pioneers - that en
dured . many hardships in order that
thia western country might be trans
formed from a wilderness snd made the
home and abiding - place of thousands
of hsonr people ;
, By the adoption or xms pian, many
hundreds, perhapa thousanda would be
Induced to visit the lair, in the hope
of meeting those' with' whom they- made
that long, "tiresoms'" Journey. ' . I -' know
of nothing 'that would gtye me mora
pleaaure than to mset some or my com
rades on the great Journey. - some of
whom I have not-seen for 40 , years or
- '- - V Mow the aeheel iVaada. -':
Oranta Paaa. Or., Jan. 1 (. To - the
Editor of The Journal We aee that the
government Is trying tb stoo- the steal.
ing ot our iimocr, ana in peopisi are
noping mat every acre wrongruny taaen
will -AMng punlahment to the full' ex
tent of the law. I do not think there ia
one claim In 20lnwhich the law baa been
etrictly complied with.' But what I ask
you to do for ths common, everyday peo
ple, who. Ml the ranks of th armies
wnen war cornea we ira-tns great ma
jority who face the bullets of the ena.
mlea of Uncle- Sam give ua - something
to echool our children. .In the state -of
Washington they know the 'value of
eVery schoor aection. and they get some
thing for It.-Among the timber sections
they get 120 .an acre and they have dlf-
recent pncea In 1SS1-1 Oregon charged
IJ.60 per acre; then for abate cauee ther
again reduced it L2S per acre. I know
many acres were worth 1 10. but .11.25
took It ... . . -. ...
Make .them Surrender up the money
they have taken from the school chil
dren of Oregon, -and let-the stats sell
no . more school land wlthout-they pay
full valua - .etjwij oardiner.
Ami mTsTEs aa a joxt.
From the Medford Southern Oregon Ian.
The Southern - Paclflo . company haa
raised the freight rate on apple ship
mentn to California from 11 cent a to
17 cents per hundredweight. !....,
This increase of 110 per cent in the
cost of shlpmente of this kind has
caused consternation among those en
gaged In raising spples that are - not
ablpped-east of the Rocky mountaina.
notably-the 'Ben Davia, with-its prin
cipal market in California.
It Is said ths resson of this discrim
ination against Oregon Is that the rail
road company wishes to compel cltlsens
of our sister atata to sat ths spplee of
more- diatant statea, In- order to get the
penent or tne long naui. -
What Oregon needs le a -maximum
freight., law; but can the' legleleture,
nearly? If not Quite, ell of .whoa mem
bers ride on paaaea, be relied on to paae
Fenaypskere XVateet, Falmtnatlom. .'t
From" the" Loulavllls.Courier-Journal.' I
.Oovernof Pennypacker of ' Pennsyl
vania, who has sent a meessge to the
legislature incorporating a bill for the
suppression of newspapers. Is probably
crasy. He is ths mso who has time and
again extolled Quay, his creator, as ths
graateat and nobleet of mortals, and as
recently as New Tear's day he appeared
In print with the proclamation that boss
ridden Philadelphia whoa government
le jtotorlouely the most- corrupt. . la the
best city and heet, governed city in the
country, -and that ber chief need ia s
newspsper-whlcn shaft M represent her.
Toting Idlers of tho Time. :. . '
7" From the Sioux City Tribune.
. Among the moderately well-to-do. there
Is an army of young man growing up in
Idleness In this country who think II
beneath their dignity to learn a' trade
or follow a profession, and who, in many
Instances, form thst large claaa known
se genteel Idlers; They have been pam
pered and pitted by their parents until
thsy have come to the conclusion that
the world twea them a living without
their having to work for It or give an
equivalent in toll.- They are. In truth, a
menace to the pe-ace and welfare of the!
country, and those who encourage them
to it are as reprehensible aa they,
a a a t4i a
rrom ingtonL.
ssssSsjsshsa1aaBkasBhsssei
(peeial Corresoaeent of The lenraat)
, Washington, Jan. it. Soon after
Emperor William had announced ; that
he would present-rhe Xlty of Washings
Wfr a wonumept of his uiustriuus pre- -
deceesor, Frederick the Great, there ,
wss animated-discussion in the senate
ss to .whether 'this government should'
accept It. Senator Stewart of Nevada ',.
spoke-dn the subject repeatedly There ,
wea scarcely a day that he waa not on ..
the floor with a suggestion, a complaint, j -or
a reoemmendatton about the pending1 '
measure. . And he referred always to
Frederick as Peter the Oreat ,H was ';-
reminded of his mistake from . time to '
time, but he seemed never to. remember. ,
it .when ' he : was -talking. " To him the '
monument was Peter the Great's. -
When the news of the attempted blow
ing up. of the monument reached -the - -senator
on '.- Tueedsy, curiously ; and ?
strangely enough Senator' Stewart' waa , .'
addressing the eenate. When he had
concluded his remarks snd had eat down ,
some one told him of the tneldent which: ' '
bad taken place , at : the war college . ;
grounda - " 1 1 ' j.
, "What a dsstardly. cowardly trick It
waa to try to blow up Peter the Qreat'a
monument," he "said excitedly, "' f'lfa a
catchy the iTOea .t-ffjWyr-'--
-B. W. vTayl or. formerly lirepres4ntingli
the-Caaten (Ohio) district in congress,
hag been confirmed a federal Judge of ..
the northern district ef Ohio, to aucceed
Judge Wing. - But he will not. abandon ;.
the prosecution agalnat Senator Reed ".
Smoot until all ths testimony is In and ' - .
he hss made hla argument before 'the; . -senate
. committee . on t privileges : snd '
electlona He will do this probably on the-
mornlng of January to, and Immediately
thereafterward will proceed te Cleve-,.r
land, where he. will be confronted in- '
stantly with the famoua Chad wick case.' :..
lie was being congratulated tonight-'"
by a number of congressmen. Said John
Weeley Gaines: . "Well. I am glad the
president, saw fit to name a good lawyer
for that distinguished position." '
"Thank you." ' replied Mr. . . Tsyler. -';
"And . do . you ; knew," ; he ..continued,-' -i.
"while I waa in polities X nsver gotl-
a thing I did pot fight for and hava to ..
fight to get. and now the Only real place
I ever coveted came. to me without sn! 1
effort.-. These be strange, timee and we
live in a curious world. But" refloc- -tively
"it's a good old world; tt 4a a .''
good old world,". -v . ;,- ,,
"John fe.' McCall. whd yesterdsy wss
nominated for federal Judge of Terinee, ;,
see, has been a Republican . officeholder ,-, .
half, of hla life. He now le "Internal
revenue collector for the Memphta, dla-
trlct. . It's boon a long time since - he
practtced law or haa had . anything te '
do with ' court - procedure. ' While In
Washington to confer with the president - .'
he- waA-.approached.- hy. a -.. tall, .. gaunt
yung man .of hla neighborhood,' who. ".
knew that he wss to get the judgeship. ;'r
The young man wanted the Job of deputy;
under the iJudge. While having been ';
admitted to practice the noble prof ea--sion.
ltvaeeme that,- like necessity, he
knows no law. I .:.:- . ' -,"-.'--' ... s.
"I llks you.1 Tom Jim. Mr. . McCall -.
said to him. and It would pleas me v
first rate If I could give you the Job,
but I can't do It poeitlvely I can't,
You See. Tom Jim. we've aimply got
to have one lawyer In thst off lea
you Just, by , yourself elmply wouldn t c
flUUhe Bill." - --.-r ....
V4
fUlthe
Cosgressmsn Bhober of' tht ' Harlem
nflstrtct heard the compiamt of a newe- : f
paper reporter In Waahlngton. yesterday !
to the city editor, that an assignment a r,
given -to him would lead to his getting ' ' .
disliked In a certain neighborhood, t he
did tho story" , fuU Justice. 5 : '' f
Tou are not engaged here for; the - l
waa tho consoling remark of the elty. . '
editor, and. the reporter sallied forth I
to build -up unpopularity. .'.t....-.,..........!
Speaking of the matter afterward, Mr, ) '
Bhober isald: -'atfelt mighty .sorry for M i-
tbat reporter, for I used to be a news- . i
peper man. and en one occasion got an (
assignment tnat i anew wouia nxteny
ruin my entree in certain circles:".; as a
matter., of social distraction. I Waa hot
disturbed, but I knew; that some day I
would be a candidate for congress,, and
a few votes, more or less, sometimes
Lmske great difference In the reault when
the returns are an in. There is never '
any telling what a newspaper man. may
come to.,?'-r t
"So Orosvenor la a mathematician, la .
hat" asked one galery vlaltor of another . -
today, as they looked down on the gris-
sled feetures of the faithful party leader
from Athena "Now. did you ever ne-j
tlce," the man went on. "how. few mathe-' " '
matlolans ' ever get to ' be big men ia -public
or political llfst ' Figure them. out '
for yourself.! ' s. '
Tn Kentucky I had - a schoolmate
named Batley. He could take a double
row of figures and run up on them Ilk '
a squirrel up a trea For miles around -
he waa held up aa an example by fond .
mothers to her-bora Jeaa bright in
arlthmetlo - than 'Batley was. ' ..lis . he- -
cam Sit ebjeot of universal Jealousy;
It was predicted for htm that by . the - -.
time he waa SO be would be - In con-
gress; at 40, In ths senate; at 50, pres- ,
dg nt. " : - ...-I r -- - - .r-
"Time went oh ana I tert my- native . ,
heath for the west . Fifteen years later
returned to the - old salt log. One-
afternoon while ' wandering ' aimlessly
along familiar road, I saw a wagon ;
approach. -The driver waa dressed in'.i
homespun. ' On - bis feet war , brogan .'
shoes; he wore no aocka A 10-cent " -'
straw hat- covered his head. ' Looking
Into his face I aaw featurea that seemed
familiar, though I oould not recall the : ,"
nam (I got up on the little wagon at .-,
hla InvlUtion and rode siobs. Rqth of . I
us looked at each other curiously while" '
the horeefliee ssng about .. his , oxen's p
ears. Presently, a big fellow lit on the . , i
horn of. 'Brandy,' With unerring aim
he killed It With his whip. .. " '
. " "Gosh dog.' he exclaimed, that makea 1
hundred .and nine X. got today and .' 6
then. I .'khew. 'There waa BsUey, the
mathematician.- - ... . -?-:
.S
' . .- -.,-t -r- --'
Lewis ancl: Clark
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4
In winter auartera near Mandan. ' .
North Dakota. - . ::'-.
January lfnother cloudy day.- The
two traders set out on their return, snd
we sent two men with the- hor aee lo 7
miles below to the- hunting camp. , ' .
1- .Cnerei". Blst Criminal" Vetytf,
Mil Oullhaud, a young woman law
yer of Carcassosna. In the aos th -of
France, haa Just revered herself with''"
glory by an eloquent plea before . the :
assise court of the Aude department, in " r
WW ot gin. accuses or Infanticide.
8be pleaded the cauee of her em, .i-.
ter With auch warmth and paaalon that
the conclusion of her speech brought " .
forth loud spplause tn court end caused
the Judge warmly to congratulate her on
her Drat, effort. The Jury paid a still ,
more practical compliment tn ... ...
quence by acquitting her client, " ': "
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