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-Jul V V -Continued frc V XT' f t.) bos."' I-- a; but m tnd thn 1 T I 1 to the great public he 1 srvu. ,... ,!y glance or a cordial claep f aa outstretched hand will cheer and encoursre tlm to further effort. Ha cannot expect, the rood oplnloa of thoaa -lnt whom ha enforces tba law. 1 nalr ill wl"I la tba beat avidanca of hla sincerity. It bi; ba far easier for him to allow some offenses ta go unnoticed, but ha sbou. 1 rat bar have tba approval of hla conscience than tha plaudlta of thoaa Who would profit by his neglect of duty. Ha ahould prafar to retlra to private life, conscious of having dona hla beat, than by fallksg to do so receive tba wncomlums of lawbreakers. If ha halts ha will ba applauded by thoaa ha abould proeeoute; If ha goea ahead he will eneounter calumnies and attacks. ling, tbere la a distinction between them. I But if ha paraevereo and ramalna atead Ta boodUr ' sell hla -rota -said prti I last-though tha.. way . anay .sometimes pear before legtslaUva ot ,..is and ' present reasons for or against the pess age of any bill; they 1. .wise ahould ba acoorded tba privilege of addreealng tha inaiviauai legislator la a proper way but the maintenance of a professional lobby produces corrB-'ion which should not be permitted. Vha profaeaionai lobbyists are excluded- from laglelatlve affairs one of the greatest cause of graft will be removed. , - rafter and ssa3s adss "I have apokea of corruption, bribery and. grafting, using tha terms, as they are, commonly used, synonymously. While the effect" on the' public mar ha injurious la grafting aa from ooJ - tutea ' hla trust for bribe money eon. ' trary to- law; tha grafter la the strict aenaa stands on this side of tha law, but uses hla position to make an Immoral profit. If a large corporation ware to pay an official ao much a year to do 4 nothing except to uaavhls Influence with a, political party to protect tha - pany,.tare would' ba a. graft; -wbaa V those oa tha Ins Ida of any. great cou- eern "Use the money held in trust for ' the people to their own proXIt, tha la a gran; wnea a ciasa or nra nin special prlvllegea wbsreby they can prey .upon the rest of the people, that la graft . Tha remedy for corruption,- brib ery, tor grafting of any kind, la to en force the law. if tba system la work .. Ing an Illegal game. Instead of trying to ' beat the game, the better way la ta stop tha-game. . If tba things that are done that amount to graft are not contrary to law now they ahould ba made so, and that law anf oread to tha letter. "One f tha impedimenta in the reign ,or uw ia tha idea, some have that It hurts e7 state to have exposure. There -can be no greater mistake. Buck would ba the loglo of-a woman who would never have her houaa awept teat some one might think It seeded it Ne atate can-, be- Injured by tha enforcement of tne taw. it ia mora honorable to cor rect Vt vie evlla than it is to bear them l Ignoble alienee. The dlegrec Is the toleration, not the correction. Bo far from the enforcement ef the law hav Ing hurt Missouri, for Instance, in the last three years It has enabled , every Miasourian to hold hla bead higher aa the'dttsen of a state that has taken tha lead In tha fight for- good govern. raent now being made ail over the land. ." Bxpesures Helped Missouri. ' "In tba last three years of the law'f reign lit Missouri immigration ' hss in creased It per cent mora than In any other three years, of tha state's history. and lands have advanced li per cent more ' than in any other three years. . Every city, town and county in tha state . "la Increasing In population and proe , ' parity Is on ovary Jtand. Although tha taxes of the state are lower than that - of any other, by reason of this Increase of population and In tha value of prop erty, the revenues are aueh that there will soon be an additional decrease in . the rate of taxation. It la said that ,-, , tba enforcement of the Sunday dram - shop law, tha gambling law, tha wine ' room law, would have aa Injurious ef . - feet upon tha large cities of tha atate. Blnce the wina rooms have been closed, 1 gambling 'Stopped and -dramshops shut tip on, Sunday all over Missouri; Bt Louis haa prospered as never before; real estate in Kansas City have In- - creased more In value In tha past three months than in as many years' before; , Bt Joseph ta rapidly coming, to the-fore-' front of Americas municipalities. X i. .mention these things to show that the . enforcement 6f law la not only right, but -even from, a, sordid, standpoint, la good' business. ' - - '" : " ( . ; - "We do not need new law so muob : at the snforcement of tha laws .we have. . There has been too ' much tampering . with tha lawa In an effort to correct , wrouBS that do not arise from' tha lrv , flrmlty of the lawa, but rather, from tha feebleness of their execution.. The law Is merely a weapon In tha handa of officials, for without officials laws would : be aa useless aa cannon In war without ' men. ' Good government depends mora - upon the men behind tha law than, upon ' tha law Itaolf. No official haa the right to violate the oath that ha Ukea t tnforoa tha laws simply because soma ' people do not want them enforced, i Ha cannot excuse nonenforoement on the ' ground that pnbllc aenttment ta against It . Ha does not swear to support publlo ,' sentiment Ha does take n oath to ; support the law. Tha only correct way. after Ml, to determine publlo sentiment Is by Ua decrees of the majority of the people through the lawmaking body. , mltted bribery for .a"" long tha public conscience waa 4lxsna MUTt l time, ; but at -last aroused to the necessity of stamping It out This ftvlo Indlffsrenea has per mltted officials to take a solemn oath to - carry out the lawa on tha statute books and then todellberately violate that oath. 'But the 'time la coming when an active . public sentiment will demand that every ' publto official keep hia oath Inviolate. The Vaiwnaful toward.'..' , . ! Thar la no greater evil than tha easy nullification of laws by" executive efflclals " whs ara sworn to ' force . them. He should not ' ask. .1s it popular, Is It goad' politics. but U It . tha law. Tha trouble '.v has ' bees that a privileged class haa violated the statutes with Impunity and escaped tha consequences through po litical influences, it 'is net hard to pursue with all tha terrors of the law ' the wretch wh ptcka a pocket ar ateala a loaf of bread, but It Is quite another - matter when tha law ta sought to ba put v against thoaa who-hava millions behind them, with political Influence enough a affect an entire community. When tha prosecuting officer Is seeking . to .enforce tha law against those of high . degree ha may often find himself be - sieged on every side; close friends may plead; loducementa and' hopee may be held out fori lessening activity; political annihilation may be threatened If ke proceeds. Pursuing steadily tha course that he haa mapped out with tha good of tha publlo alone In view, he may find himself heated In at times by a well of ' sj CI (S OaliiiigfOuflor FOL OOGGECO Becases it la mad right Is its facta ra ars seed only tha purest sad peal that mossy caa by. - Tha isssdisstg ara eotnbioed with scientific accuracy sad tdll, which laaora a perfect bakir powder. , r' L seem dark and the task hard, ha will ba sustained by, the hearta and conscience of tha people. Corrupt men support a man far office and aspect in return the privilege of licensed lawbreaklng. Of ficials are elected to enforce the law Im partially, and hava no more right to per mit lawlessness to repay personal obli gations than they would have to use a publlo fund te pay a private debt. When aU executive officjala are ruled by law no mas will be above or below tha law, bus tne taw win reign, svar all. Vr -1 Oat Dews the Weeds. ' "There is a constant conflict between ,aw M wlessness. right and wrong, tha true and the. false, the evil and the good. In every sphere of life. Lewises ness, tha false, the wrong, must slwsys ba fought against The dal and the sow mure do fought for. The -pad thrives of Ha own greed and feeds on ua own wickedness. The useful gral must pa sown and cared for, else the weeds will choka ft out while the thistle, scattered by chance and cared accident; will flourish anywhere. So the good in sovsrnment doaa not let by accident but must ba nurtured oy gooa attisens. - Ws must likewise contend actively against tha svlls that creep la to government It la an thing to be against Wrong; It la quite another thing to flghk wrong. - One la a noncom batant that never won a cause, and tha other a soldier in tha ftght Plenty of men can o nonest Inactive) v: but what wa heed Is man who can be honest In action. O where you wflt . when you And in any county laws are observed you will find that rood drlssna are active. Where tha lawa are not oh. served, you will see good cltlsons are Inactive. The worst county In this atate le where rottenness la most sctlvs and patriotism mos inactive. I reoelved i letter a few daye ago Ineloelna-.d petl tlon from s number ef cltlsens df one of the counties ef Missouri, sarins that tha law was not being enforced In their township ad requesting that I direct tne sheriff to execute tha law there. wrote to the sheriff, telling him of the petition I ' had received and aaktne- him to see that the laws were upheld in that townanip aa wail aa la every other part of tha county. Ha wrote la reply, re questing me to send him the list of names en tha petition In order that be might have their aid In enfosclna tha law. I did not know whether ho was In good faith or not but. the petition was sent him. , In a few days' a latter earn from ths. man whose nsm -wst first on th petition, severely criticising me xor giving out tne names, and ask Ing by what principle of sthlcs I sent the sheriff tha names of cltlsens who signed to me urging . the enforcement of the law In their township. I replied that I had sent tha sheriff the list of names because any man who is afraid to show his colors la of no benefit to good gov ernment. - - . ) . n , -.''tsM ta ta Opsa. : Th cltlsen wrote me In a fe days, apologising for . hla former letter, and ssylng be bad never consld red the question In thst light;' that ha had consulted with others who had signed the petition and they had deter mined that In the- future they would stand in tha open" and be as bold and aggreaaivs aa tba other elder It la needless to ssy thst since then there has "been no trouble shout th law belnc enforced Is - that township. . What was done there, can ba dona everywhere by good cltlsens. If they will only be ag gressive enough. This may be - ideal, but Ideas and Ideals are th Ufa of a free people.- W are made and governed by the things w cherish. -Without. moral vigor wealth counts for nothing, re source nothing. Roma built great high ways and founded splendid cities while civilisation waa declining. She erected barriers ' sga Inst th barbarous hordes . Who surged . sgalnst her from without, while the ' strength of Roman character ebbed away, and that gone .J ) o o 3 ika .4 a Iks iilisUIs i A" ueiiiu-suu nwn-r-ATtBougU" btieisl "Biuusaud ing to conquer. There is sa old story of sa eastern king who caused a great palace to be erected aa the abode of raajeaty. Stone by stone the structure grew end the heart f th king swelled with pride.' One morning the palace was In ruins, not on stone stood - udos another. 'What great treason has been accomplished here the king exclaimed. and a price waa set upon tha head of the traitor who had a astro red the abode of majesty. But wis mas of th court thua admonished the king; - 3reat tar, there, has been no treason her; thy house that waa great and mighty haa laiien oown Decease tne eulldefs used mortar without eand, hence-their work coma to ruin.'.: So with a state. Exter nal grandeur accounts for nothing. We may count our wealth aa the sands Of the sea; th domes of our capitals and th spire of our churches may pierce tne eiouda and glitter smona-at th stars all must fait and crumble away- unless it - be i welded together and ' strength ened by those principle of law and morality that form the groundwork ef enlightened eltlssnship. Monroe pro claimed - th doctrtn of America, for Americans. The Missouri doctrine I verts th phrase nd applies it both ways,- Unless Americana ar actively aw aggressively ror America, America wtu become for boodlers aad grafters v Weteh smaasisa at "Our ascendancy upon this kemlapher le assured. No- nation would dar sort. ousiy to aieput it America for Amer icans Is aa accomplished fact Here between tha two great oceans on th soil consecrated t th principles of liberty ana seii-gowmment we ar th domi nant power. -Amons th nations mm ar so great that w need fear them and none ao mighty that we need cower at "their reet ' But aa related br Kblo- tetus. Euryatheue belr what h was not really king" ef Argoe nor ef Mycenae, for h could net era rule himself, while Hercules purged lawless ness and introduced Justice thousti he was both naked and alone. Llttl will It profit a natlos) to look abroad for new lands to govern while faHtna proper to govern itself; useless, wors than uee- less tndeedjls It to fortify asalnst en. amies sbroad while falling t prvMe agalnat th enemle at horn a. We have founded a nation beyond ta dreams et any conqueror of old, but th areata ess ef a nation does not constat f acreage ef territory nor la th strength of its sattiesnipe. but in tie purtty of its Ideas and In the' Intensity f Us dev tlon to those principle that make for justice and right throughout th world. So long as tbe American peopl cling to the Ideas of tha revolutionary fathers and the r-d- e I Hat hav mad sa 'i we i ail r. the meet powerful o o o ex. o O- o o O; o o t 1 r if : ' V: '; I." I Mi k t -I. '., V'. -'i: ; ''', v r:... ra-le.e :'-'M I a . ' ' "': ;'. . I I: I llAdl I V ; ' t i t i ? Tflst6:$l;i'5rrW Woflightin fax the cheapest flight on The W Lindsay light save both ; j gas and money. It's the they are built hey save several times the cost durm the year. : : Wi and the modern mode of ; iheatttg, ga economical r-s i LET US TELL YOU ABOUT iGtmliii THE SYSTEM! FffTII ?AND YARiDIIl STREETS FOHTlArJD, OREGOFJ 'wV forsaking these our deadliest military engines will be little better- than toys In our hands and our proudest naval arma ments will be aa impotent aa tha armies and navies of Russia, whose national Ufa was weakened by-elvio vices, sgslnst th victorious Japanese. In - vein do wa build shins of war, fortify our eoeate and man our guns If wa bring not Into every rampart and-turret th ideas and Ideals thst maks the men behind : the guns. Thla Is ths Mlasouri Ides." ; RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES' ORDERED OPENED TODAY - (Jearul SeeeUl Berries.) '. i v St. Petersburg. Sept. 11 In accordance with ths Imperial order of April O, th ministry of education has today opened the various universities sad other Insti tutions sf learning which were closed In February on account of the strike of the students-who demanded political re forms snd a thorough modification of hava made application for admission, it Is fesred that the opening ef the uni versities wtll lead to outbreaks smong tba radical students, and 'extraordinary precautions have been taken to suppress such outbreaks. ' The radical and social istic students are much embittered over the fact that the government has made no changes in th administration of th universities. . aeds. Alien Lewis' Beat Brand. , - Bsaatom ed th Baaseat rsxally. :, .; IJearsal gpstlal liwln ) . New Haven, Conn., Sept 14. Several hundred members of the Baasett family of America are assembled at tbe Pequot house todsy te attsnd the opening of their annual reunion. Moat 'of the mem bers of the fsmily come from Connecti cut and Massachusetts, but there is s fair scattering from the statee ef the middle west the northwest and the south. - '' '" - . , GAVZD 1113 fo: tec: Kmpt t:sm UMhCStjr Tbeeaasds loeetbelr , isltlai linwil aewsi tkeah elABish eiaes Batr 111 0- iim H Ivaj 1 aT V W II im. I - I nrTI ' i r . "I Tay.ri sej rL steeetag fce sws sad weene. Vet a dye. eatieswa at 0 wy saw was aray. AM.TL frtesd lest kls Jok sscaaat ara tale euda kin. o ela. Prefttls ky sis exserlesee 1 sses Hay's Halrhealta, aadkaee the ssbm 4rk kfewa kalr Uat I ksd at XI. Belg siy snelrtea, taeasb sssw kea- wexae ealy realt waa sray kalr, kave kwea aiwnleaes. 1 BUak pea fee sir peeltfa. U. B. Oessaeeee. tare SOe. eettlae. armsslste'. Take aalalas wiueat stssatar nib Iter spse, Oa ' " ItwJ el(JLl SOAP eiw uus. nn any e rouewma erasjuf S4 set settle HairseaUk aad tse. eake aiftaa Ssast swaii'aUil, ketb Pw er. t PW1CJWT0 HAVE LOCKS Consulting Enginssrs Practically Agreed That Sea-Lave! Ditch .'v"-.-'- fa Not Practical. . BOARD TO VISIT ISTHMUS X BEFORE FORMAL DECISION Hold That Ship Cart JPass Through Properly Constructed Lock ' Canal "Quieter fban Through Any OtKirJ snd Wlth Xess banger. r - '. -' . t Bai lav suss T. J es seat kr Pslle a.f fa.. Itewars. 1. J.. preeaM, Bm- ane. sad that sv. re eae set fl-n kr Srnnlet wttaoat tats eatir eaw sad (Oe. ar Bawbaaltk, Neflae.'... AMI am.. -ar eev (Jeans! SpesUl Sarrlea.1 . Waahlngton. Sept It. It is practi cally settled that th Panama . canal will have locks and will not be a sea Isvel essaL.' Members of the board of consulting engineers hav not com to a formal 'decision on this Important matt sr. and ar not llkelp,to do so until visit to th isthmus. But members privately say there la no doubt of th final conclusion. One .member of the board said that the report of the engineers of the com mission would strongly favor s lock canal, and he added: "One great argu ment la favor of a sea level cans! Is that it would mska a better eanal be cause ships could go through .more ex peditiously with less danger. Upon careful examination.- most of us hav com t th conclusion that th argu ment Is not well founded." In point of fact ships pass through properly constructed lock canal quicker than through sea level canal. It la not th locks that consume time. becnuse th : big ships go through modem lock in 2( minutes. If ths locks srs placed at th terminal of th canal. the locking will practically consume no time, as ail ths snips always Us. an. for sn hour or two -en arriving at a eanal port and do the same before leaving at tne outer eno.. flSBsaJfl V V V ' eeeeeeeeeeMeeee mmmmmmmm To Astoria and Ocean Beaches on TfafrDayoarD6Wi ; Leaves daHy from Taylor Street Dock at 7 A. M. r -Cp-i,iAiTT'6i: I. "" ...Mm; fll'iIR GS j'S I'lL FnQTECT COASTS DF AMERICA Board of Army Officers Finds ; That It ts Feasibla to Seal V Down Guns in Batteries. (Jnarsal tseeUt arrtes.) Waahlngton, Sept 1. The board of army officers appointed to devise a plan for th defense of th aeacoast ef the 'United States has proceeded far enough In Its Inquiry to. determine a number of Important points. . Ths chief ef thee is th fact that there will be fewer gune required in the proper pro tection of tbe seacoaet than when the present scheme for defense was adopted iio years agn. Fortifications en the Atlantic and Qui asset wee visits by th board. - ' Vancouver Transportation Co, FOR i- "I 5a.eS) Makes the round trip daily, except Sunday, leaving Tcylcr Ztrezt Dock at ' .'.;.-.'.'.'. '. 8:30 tu m., returnasj : arriyes 6 p. ra Ing- th defeases of the Pacific Owing to great development tn th power ef th modem rtfl it has been-- found feaalbl t scale down, th number of suns tn each battery. One gun will now cover the field It formerly required two mr threw gun to cover. 1t to made posatbl by th greater range and higher power ef modern weapon.. While th total number si gua re quired In th general scheme ef de fease la thua reduced, there la little flit- ferene In th egarewwt coat Modern gune srs more expensive then those ef 111 r 19 years ago. Th e--1 v I r mak sweeping chances mwthnfl of eamor tten I MEXICO REJECTS-TEr."S j OF PEACE WITH YAC'JIS (Joeeesl Sseelaf grvee.k . Mexico City, Sept 14. The peace ne gotiations with th Tsqul Indian In stituted a few tt-Si n have fallen through. Tha government haa refused to eecept the 1-rms submitted by ths chiefs of the Yeo-il tribe, which In volved a restorst t t- t i ef a ler hwly of H t v.r of tn Ta rv-. - ' v r wr- -r'on c- reaohed th Mnds of flghtfrr me i. reports" of fSMs an oVpTedKWie e mltted br he Indians srs hetng r' dslly by the war deparfmert. I Mexicans hsve been fclllt i riUtns In th vicinity ef i. t the Uat fw rtevs. - It I ' V : .: V I ' c Jo 4 4 t 3J f t r :;:-- 1 taa ar.a jsai '.(N'; u memeers sx watea ar sow torpedoes and mil