ViiE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL
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be more so ere' many years pais. Not merely to say
that thrv rna v favAr tome modification of the tariff law
in the future bv it friends, for that is simply a form of
sUudDatiam: it would be "more manly to come .out flat
footedas Cu'shman does against any tariff, revision, now
or henceforth. ButilMuuululia aadolawley.favat
tariff revision, how mueff. to what extent, in what par
ticulars, with what precise objects in view? Theifopin
ions, thus expressed, frankly and tuny on this subject,
in the campaign, might win them "approbation if .not
votes." The people like a man to take a definite, decided
stand on any public question, and a considerable propor
tion of ..the' people of Oregon would like to neartrom
these candidates on this subject. t --, -
- ' MORAL PERVERTS IN ACTION."; v
Remittance ahould be made by draft,"' poatal - notea,
eiprees orders and small amounts ar acceptable la .1 and
-OREGON IEADS THE WAYr-ffr
T TOTERS OP OREGON have an opportunity to
1 1 take the lead in a great reform which is of vital
-t-- importance to the welfare-tf the-nation, The
United States senate has become dangerous menace to
the interests of the people. The majority fits members
' owe their position-to the influence of powerful corpora'
; tions, and are necessarily subservient to the interests of
their political creators. " '-, The "American . House of
LordsMias ceued to he, representativt of the people, and
'. has become the bulwark behind which ire .entrenched
the trusts, the monopolies and the huge aggregations of
1 -capital which thrcatcn-th -industrial life of thc-fietion.
The remedy for this condition Jies in wresting the elec
tion of senators from the hands of the corporations and
vesting it in 'the people. The leading thinkers of the
country are agreed that 'only through popular election of
--the senatorg-carr-the-Tviig-rJhidr' haveTgrown" urTYe
abated. 7-Through the direct, primary. lawthe pcople-oi
Oregon have the opportunity to take the lead in this
great reform and to name the next senator from this
state legislature, Republican as well as Uemocralic, are
pledged to vote for the people'A choice iorjehatorJ-Out
jt.74 Reublicajinominees, 44 have' given-- this pledge
wmioui quaiuicuion. ui tne uemocraiic nominees
probably there- axe not nalf -a-doxjBjjhore-flficpm
mittedr unreservedlyTd the same-course. .The people
have it in their power to refuse to send any! man to the
. legislature 'who jias not solemnly obligated himself to
obey their will as indicated in the vote for'senator in the
Jnwelectiwu .. 1. ' . 1". 7T
All that then remains zs for the people to designate in
, the June election the man-of their choice for -senator.
To all intents and purposes the senator1 will be elected
... by (irect vote of the people. When this system has once
been established there will be no retrogression to the old
method, no more legislative holdups, no morejobberx,
hribery, tfading of "votes on inforjant.4egislation, such
as have, been 11 too frequent-incidents of the election of
pnited States senators jn the past.,. .'-
' The day is not far "distant when in eveiy'ilateTof the
" Unioa-4he -senators-will ,b chosen directly by the people.
-4tfc-fllen to Oregonko' lead the way in ihtaHgrgarrct
- form and the measure-1 vhkh her people recognize
- the responsibility they have assumed will be observed
with national interest. ' . ,'. , ; ! .
HOW DO OREGON CANDIDATES STAND?
REPRESENTATIVE CUSHMAN of the s'tate'of
.Washington js t standpatter, and . frankly, savs
v so, He doesn't admit that the tariff should be
revised, and claims that its revision must be postponed
and dpne'by its friends; but with Cushmanian boldnes's
-. lie declarei tht the tariff is .all right just as it is and
will "remain all right, now, henceforth and forever.
It- makes no difference to Cushman that under this
... tariff law manufacturers can and . actually do sell their
-1 products.-rt manykinda cheaper in foreign oountrics,
-afteVpaying the treight,-than they sell them in their ownJ
country and to their own neighbors; it coants nothing
with him that this tariff law fosters and fattens some of
: the. great trusts, among them the sugar trust, the tobacco
. trust, and the steel trusty he is for. letting it alone,' and
- againsfany, reformation or revision of it at all, and says
..- so plainly, :We,beIieve that his tolleague, Jones, takes
the - same-view, and - perhaps- his herngue-alsO
Humphreys. - ' . -: . .:- ' '
... We doubt whether, in2 taking; this tandpti position
: these congressmen 4 ruiy represent th sentimentof a
. .'. majority of the people of their 6wnpartyV eVeii,"ln'lie
state of Washington, and are ouite sure that they "Would
not' represent the majority if they were from Oregon.
, Hot. that Ihere it any great clamor l of pressur7tortariff
revlaion, for most of Ahe peopleare too prosperous and
too busy to think much about the matter; but they know
ereTthleBrTheinglcy" law is one calculated ,t'6
:.. y' plunder the many, for the benefit pf the few, that th du-
ties in many of its schedules are unreasonably high, and
that it ought to be revised, and some if not all the pro
tection given to the trusts cut off. Yet when people gen-
r eraUy are doing well, not because of but rather in spite
, tt this tariff law, they don't care very much about it or
how their members of congress vote upon itr T " "
Yet it would-te-intereatinff JOf rs-Ellisand Mr. Haw
. ley, Republican candidates for -congcess, would" express
themselves on this question, which is a live one, and will
HUMANITY is made up of aJJLimaginable varieties
of people, morally and mentally as well as phyv
- jcally. The normal man is about so high and
so iaree around and weighs about so mucli that is, with
in no very remarkable or noteworthy divergence from
the average, but exceptions can b found, men and women
abnormally tail or short, fat or Jean, large or small, and
some, like lucnaro in - came crooaea into tne wonu
nhvaicallv. ?.vv..L.V-4 - --i . : A-
So it is in the mral realm, and we read ot people wno
plunder the relief stores sent to San Francisco, who to
enrich themselves a little would see others, even women
and children, starve.' These, let us be assured, are moral
abnormalities: they are not of the average, representa
tive citiaenrypf the, country; they are monstrosities, and
such acts should not tend to destroy our faith in the hon
esty and virtue of humanity at large."" r " fV
iYet such-creatures exist, and m a large xity in no in
considerable number, and rp.ust be noticed . and dealt
with, and in such a time as this in San Francisco Jhey
roust necessarily, when caught, he dealt with sternly,
severely and promptly. Warning, examples should be
made of some of them, for the times in such an emerg
ency as exists-there "are otit-of joinC?.Tbe stealing of
food and clothing sent to the destitute, and sold at extor
tionate pricesTo such as have means wherewith to pay,
is about as base and cowardly a crime as can be imagined,
and those who commit it are entitled to no leniency,,
NEWSPAPER ASSASSINS.
rHEQregonian, Irom timetotime, indulges in
Ihejjihitjof jmakmgL.warUre4ipcuv,mnroia--t
knows to be honest, clean 'and eminently re
spectable and upon whoralhere is jioLlh idowpigu.Lli
or-coiuniiiely. 1 11 . . ,
ina h Dnvnniin in thie reanect and thev attrihnte I nearlv nut the end-aeat- hoc out of
its abuse of editorial power to personal spite and matpualnJs-yconatructing differentiy-
licious intent to do injury to character. .v.J
1 sv cnt-spe)echjApril-J4r4'M(smen
rferredLto tHeOregoniarTs class ornewspapers in the fol;
lowing language: r , ,
. "The liar is no whit better than the thief. Jt uts
a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest I
man, urcyen witli liystertcarexaggeration Tcrsssau a bad
man witfauuntruth. " Gross and reckless assaults on char
acter, whether on the stutnp'W-in tiewspaper,.' magazine,
or book, create a morbid and vicious public, sentiment,
and at the same time act as a profound deterrenf to able
men 6f normal, sensitiveness and tend to prevent Tthem
from enteingthe public service at any price." v
--is-a-Tighf-rommTgr-Hp"5f The charge against
newspf per assassins. An honest- man a character is as
dear to him as his life, .and those who wantonly destroy
it are as much criminals as he who wields the stiletto or
WayJajrOhejedestrianithpiatolnd-Wudgeon-
J0URNAL MEN. AND METHODS. .. . "
M
RrjV-Ir-CARROLX;, who -hat been connected
with The Journal in aa -editorial capacity for the
past three years, has retired from his position
with this paper and has accepted a similar position "with
the Telegram, the evening edition of the Oregohiattr-"-
Mr. Carroll assumed hts new duties today and' The
Journal congratulates. its contemporary upon his acquire
ment, for he is a newspaper man of fine character and
capacity. -' j - - -.- .- " - : i - -..
It will not be eonsidered unseemly, we hope, for The
Journal. texpjresa here Hs,: regret .in parting with Mr,
Carroll's serviceuand to frankly cbnfess that it consents
to make (he sacrifice for the good of the newspaper cause
la Portland-'Tyj:CZr. I , 'V
Ifrijdicy--eart-save-heTeregTamMratfoltrran.
Since our contemporary has generously helped itself in
the past to Journal methods, it is now in order for jjjrj,
turn to Journal flfen in compliance with the law of self
preservation. . ' " ' .- " ' ' . '
; Mr. Carroll has our good will and best wishes; out
respect and esteem, for no man is more entitled to the
confidence of his fellows, t
E SAtH OF THE O. W. P,T
R-TRANSFER of thefegnTYftefower-:
Railway company, which - occurred Monday,is
an incident of more or less interest to this com
munityM It brings to' mind the good work performed in
the conception and carrying to success of this enterprise.
CiditorfrtsdUe'principaTIy o Mr. F. S. Morris and
Kt,3YJJHtJlBrlburi.An4lh ejm ateriaLwealth thaboth
may have gained by .it is altogether deserving... By it an
example was set to others that must serve its purpose.
It shows . what can be done in this country of ours by
those who have energy and capacity and are not content
to sit idly by and allow their faculties to go to waste. 1
V It is gratifying to know that the sale of the road "does
not mean the loss to Portland and Oregon of either Mr
Morris or Mr. Hurlburt. Mr. Morris is identified with
the banking business of Morris Brothers and Mr. Hurl
butt is-eontinued a the 'gtaIiiTm&igtF&&cX3ZV?ZTi
interests and properties.
r5MALL CHANGE
ZBeip sotne . tr:nk"e .. Portland . clean
and beautiful.
-Conaclrnce Is to many a troublesome
mini, ... . ... ... . .
Tha kids are all ready for baseball.
Throw away tha muck; rake and start
the lawnmower. -
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The rlrhtmeijj- at tha front In Ban
Francisco.
Oet ready for the Made In Oregon
fair. - .. .
t be
Now. Mlaa May, ''you'll havo
very nice Indeed to beat April.
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: If Dowie and Voliva would so out
and fight a duel with rifles, at IS steps
dlstanoe, -both firing at the same In
stent, the country - would . be much
Obliged to them. " -' . -
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Oregon looks good to the newcomers
and is just aa good aa she looks. ..
Smith eanttot equalTraey'a, record. '
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Treatthe refugaesjwell. - ' . . .
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There- if ami ' to be - tnuen doubt
throughout the state as to tha probable
result of the senatorial election in
June and "next winter. .
tVIH Meaars. Ellis' and Hawley pleaae
apeak up plainly and clearly on tariff
revlalonT' , . . . '
- . . : -. e e -. ...
Mr. Frank Baker perhapa had a vision
f what was likely to occur. ...
X"' '? "r:
When you, give to worthy and needy
people; it doea you as much good as It
does them..-. . -r-r?' .. - -
rioat.. strayed or- -stolen a United
States senator from New York; former
ly answered to tha name of Peaeh. . ,
I: .e-e--- ------ :
Thoee mads In Oregon are the best.
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Tou can never tell how much a man
Can do or how he can do it until a great
emergency arli
seated cars.
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lTAndria Itaal barmony after all ?
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v Not much kicking about this weather.
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What's a party to most of jrouasjt.
way
In
Fourth - of July - celebration talk
many towns now. 1. .
Who will writo the first "earthquake
novel! ... :.i.,....;"y:; ....
Mot stuff that jnenexiln SaWFran
Cisco vaults. . . ' ' '
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Only five weeks-tllletectlon,' -J ---
Republicans . aa welLr aa Democrata
seenLl to be "st1sfled- with- flovernor
Chamberlain anl Senator. Oearln, .
tTadertake only ?wht you -can reason.
ably expect" to accomplish.- p.--
o. Mount Hood haan't erupted.
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LETTERS FROM THE
'- Ki PEOPLE -
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lm m.m, , ..M'i
w--"Or.'- A jTorward Step. " r
Portland.-April IS. To ths Editor of
The Journal The letters now appear
ing In The Journal for . and against
woman suffrage are highly Interesting.
Sincere consideration of this question
marks ths high station to which modern
civilisation has reached. . To have ad
vanced such a proposition 100 years ago
would have set one: down a a rank
visionary and a foot. Every, step for
ward bv -Anclo-Saxon civilisation has
been accompanied L by ,a step ' forward
toward tha enlightenment and freedom
of woman. Let anti-woman auffrsglsts
remember these historic facta.
Now, Mr. Editor. I want to submit
a few propoaltlona for the antl-euffrag-
tats to pick to pleoes If they think ths
power to do so lies In their cranlume.
First Woman has- as much natural
right to eg.ua! say in tha government of
all aa has marl, and tha denial of suob
right to her by. man is simply the ex
erclae of brute foroe In legal form.
Becond-The srantlns of the fran
chlae to the millions of .Ignorant men,
aa aoon as they haye landed. upon our
shores from serfdom end Irreaponsl.
oiiity . in the monarchies or Europe,
end have deolared their Intention to be.
come -American cltlaena, and the exer
cise of ths franchlao - by - millions of
ignorant blacka, - but lately emanci
pated, while we deny that privilege to
our wlvea, mothera and slaters and all
the millions of the sure, good and In
tellectual American - women who own
tne half of the property In the coun
try and wno have contributed- their full
and equal share In tha labor of making
this country grand and glorious as It
Is, Is nothing short of monumental
roiiy unworthy . or asena!bie nation.
Third To giva women the ballot
la - to give more power to the . moral
element among.ua, for women average
Immensely higher In morality than do
men. -
- Fourth It does not follow thafTbe.
causa a woman may vote that we ahall
demand Of her that ahe ahall alt on
juries, pay poll tax, fight tn bloody
wars and -work the publlo road. Thou-
Bands of good cltlsena now vote and are
exemptfrom theae dutjeandthsre, I
enough" chivalry yet left among men
to exempt her from them.
Fifth The " participation" of women
a. JontTcal aftalra-aUl In. no. war. work
to Iim, lnjory, but on the contrary will
iner-make
ofCLherailctterielpmata-for man a
make her a better power for good. ' It
will tend-to fit her to take care of her
self in the-worlrtf affntr. "It wfU
maxer her stronger, better and purer,
for knowledge and' power and equality
lead to a higher and better life., while
Ignorance and servility stunt and de-
Biroy the aoul. - '
Tha Totsr'a Duty..
I, OREGON SIDELIGHTSS!
r
A Gold Hill man captured two Ihfant
wildcats andput them la charge of an
old.housecat that had soma kittens. and
shot? accepted - them - and - feeds - them
along with her own;"'" '' V "
Many bumi ' on' Iralna end . lota of
work to be dona at good pay. -
.. fr'r-1, : a ; e . . '; . :
Big crop of prunes around
vUle;dryer needed there.
Browns
nsbbftlhg . well In Cowhand Wind
creeks, f. r . , - .,
. r.i .- A. . aa as t-
".The' Wallowa Kewa prints four -pages
of tftnber land notices . jf-
Albany women are all right Albany
Democrat. . Of course. - Bo are. tha good
women -pfll.'otheT-laces..T
Marahfleld has. a crab
-"-ST!
cannery."
Marrow county produces mors wealth
capita than -any : other county, In
Oregon, claims the Heppner Oaactte.
4 . e e , - - -Sheep1
shea ringonnWheelerounty;
Junction" City Is Improving . rapidly.
By ths way.-It's dry..' '
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Horia ' market active In Corvallia.
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The Sleep of Hibernation.
i. - From the London Spectator. .
- The sleep of hibernation la a very dlf
. :: f erent matter -from tha sleep of re
port. If It be otnpletet respiration ean
' no longer' bee detected. 'A torpid bat
when disturbed will heave. salgh or
two, and, being' left alone, again to all
appearances oeases t breaths. , J .
1 " iubmerg;ed In water of a temperature
; slightly higher than his own. the hedge
hog not only ebntlnues to live,. but ap-'-.
pears to. suffer neither Isoonvenlenca.
trror nari. Inrelosed-"trrmn airtight re
; ' coptacle, his - atmosphere undergoes a
changs, so slight that It cannot be Im
' . puted to breathing. But circulation, doea
" net ceese." As renplration diminishes
. the IrrlUblllty of the muscles ' of the
- heart Increases, and thua. without the
stimulus of oxygen, although- much
; more slowly, the heart continues to
: heat. - In - ths absence - of the freah
' air drawn Into the lungs In times of ao-
- -.' tUity, unoleansed and - Unrevlgorated
- an4 venous" blood lase Orr-to -.fill' the
; whole system of circulation. .
A profound lethargy ensues, only dls
' llngutshsbla from death by the slight
- bantings of - the hesrt. ' The wsste is
very small. Ths fat accumulated dur
ing ths plenty of summer and autumn
- . eupplles all expenditure until ths com
ing spring, when- earlier - or later -the
, Stbernatlng artHnal, -having p capital
In reserve, keglna te suffer th pangs
, of hunar. ' la response to the demand
rvr.lntloa vrry slowly .Increases. Ills
ettdlaed hleod flews mora quickly and
- lit ray flniw-''
Then the Ivt .fJleg'orth ones more
Iroaa the hollo irss la tha jroad. to
find ths warm duak teeming with In
sect Jlfe, . and th hedgehog comes, tt.
may . be., from th - cavity under th
gnarled roots below, to find beetles;
worm and slugs ones more among th
spring grass. Hibernation - has asved
him from starvation; but If hts nook
had not been snug and wisely ehosen.
It could not hare preserved him- fram
death from frost. -, .-
Ths hiding plao also mast-be secret
and free from Intruaton, for the hiber
nating animal cannot - beas .to be Bud
denly aroused! Even th -Jlttla .-dor.
mouse, which - comes out at Intervals
to feed, when !n-4eep sleep does not
survive-too : hasty an awakening. ' Th
heat of the hand .gradually passing
through the neat or to be carried In
doors to- the warmer temperature jjf .a
room, la well enough...
lie awakea refreshed, full ef activity,
and with' a idlajosltion speedily to be
come tame and make friends. But If
you warm him sMdenly back lo llfs be
fors he has gradually breathed the tor
por out oT his blood and established an
equilibrium between hi respiration and
muscular IrrlUblllty. his heart will beat
at a tremendous rat and la a few min
utes he Is dead.. - , -
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From ths 'Atlanta Constitution. '
Steel produots ' used In shlpbulldin
mads in Plttsburs Pennsylvania, coat
tha horn shipbuilders ISSI -ths, sarnsApf ths UnHed States senate.
material la shipped, to England" and sold
at a pront to Brttn..blpbulldnri for
12f:"Th(s1s why ws need a ship-subsidy
to bolster up aur langMlahlrg ship
building ladastrz, ,v .
' : .Woman Movement In Egypt. i,
- From tha Nsw Tork Times, j "
-Woman's emancipation goes-merrily
n in th valley of ths Nil. A. number
of native womeay hav just proffered a
petition to th government Imploring
protection from the unjust marriage
laws -of th-ountry..-7 --
--"When any -of us,' thiy V declare,
"have differences with our - husbendsT
they almply abandon us and 'compel u
t petition-for melntenarrce to th meh.
kemeh Bhareh," ths supreme. Mohamme'
dan tribunal. But this court clr
cumlocutory. 'Bo When at .last tha needy
wit secures a judgment and hopes to
obtain a "nafaka" from ths government,
that document is only too often value
lea a, the huaband having pleaded pov
erty, ...... :
Th Cairo mlnlatry, at th urgent r
queat of Lord Cromer, Is looking Into
th matter, and will try to see their way
clear to redress the grievances of th
petitioners, who, although they "may he
divorced by their husbands, ar forbid
den try ths Mohammedan law to -secure
a similar bidependeno.
Neighbors.
?...From Ihe Ban Franclaco Argonaut
After looking over the upper branch
of congress from ths reserved" gallery,
Mark Twain was asked What he thought
"Oh. I
always -maxa it a point not te- crltlnlae
my neighbora," said MrrClemens. -"How
doa that apply to - th senater" was
asked. "Why. I live in Connecticut and
Mr. Aldrlca Uvea In aUtod Zsjaavd.'
' Ttlddl correspondence of Canyonvtll
Echo: A number ot new 'houses have
been- built In th last few years, W. Q.
Brown , having just completed a SS.MO
bouse.-' - - j- " .- ,v
.x
"Jltt Athena farmer drrree aronndrwltr)
a pair of Shetland ponies weighing SOO
pounds each. r
' Fruit proapct around Medford never
ottr. . .--'.- v-
'X government trail will b built this
season from McAllister springs to Fish
Lake. '" The forest- ranger In conjunc
tion wtth ths . cltlsena ot .that locality
will - do th work. -. .2LL .!;wist.
-Now Is th tlm t spray. ,- -
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Everything looking " fin, say all th
country corresponded tv
llalnea': new bank opened for busi
ness last week.,
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Alfalfa' th thing to raise. .
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Balls wljl soon be laid on . the Val
Malheur railroad. ' - ,
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Three sawmills running on full tlma
at Aurora. . . ' - 1 ''. ' -
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ButtevlUe being on of th oldeat
towns on the Pacific ebaat, it should
have a pound law, as th neighbor
hood cow are becoming ' so familiar
that, they occupy the sidewalks and
would enter the pieces of bualness If
they .were not chased away, says a
corespondent of ths Aurora Boreal Is.
An orchard of ft) acre has been set
out near Brownsville. '
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According to the Albany Democrat' the
new owners of th Lebanon paper mill
pata-sMs.eno gor K, Isn't jhars a
-ttMMthL" "to mucht
Portland. April 17. To th Editor of
The Journal Th nomination for th
varloua city, county and etate ofttcaa
have been made and under the. new
primary law the candidates thus nomi
nated are supposed., to represent the ex
pressed will of th people.-' Doe th
clsss of, men selected indicate an Im
provement over that of- the- former
method of nominating cancjldatee? -The
direct primary law Is not going to be
the mesns of placing la office any -better
set Of raenthaijsusuailyihacas
under the old law. unless the people vote
Intelligently and the- way to do this Is
for each cna to carefully study th que.
ttons Involved and then vote accord
ingly.' Do your own-thinking lhatead of
depending upon some on else to do tt
for you and to instruct you how to vote.
Show some individuality In the matter;
asaum and exercise your Ood-given
right and privileges. Why should any
one endeavor to shirk this, responsi
bility? There ar some Important ques
tion to be voted upon In June next
The woman's auffrage queatlon, for In
stance, -and other- matters ars Involved
of equal importance. There ar a few
who seem to believe that if women war
given the ballot, through their lnetru
mentality every ' saloon and gambling
houae in Oregon would b -closed and all
other places of vies-eliminated, -What
do you think about It? It Is ths duty
of every voter of the atale of Oregon
torstudy-earefully and tntetltgentiy this
question before yptlng, and also to con
sider well the character and qualinca
tlons of ths various candidates, and .In
each case where a selection Is to be
made, vote for the on who In his Judg
ment Is best qualified to discharge the
sacred- duties of office, " regardless of
party aftlllationa; or. In other, words,
vote for, principle rather than party., .
Th moral status of a city or com
munity Is judged' Very largely by.he
class of miM -office. Our publlo of
fices : and positions of trust - should be
nlled by men-wlth back pon and of hon 1
st purpose. .Men in ofnc possessing
these quallfleatlonsj eouptejj wiynr suf
ficient smount of reason and common
sens, form a strong safeguard against
Saud and corruption In th admlniatra
on of public affairs. But ths perma
nent closing of saloons, gambling houses
snd other places of vice I look upon a a
much mors complicated and difficult
problem to solve. Thar ar feature of
thl queatlon whloh cannot , be reached
or controlled by legislation. Ths only
way thess places can be succsssfully and
permanently closed 1 by csislng to
patronise them. In all vocations of life
and In every grade and shade of society
are to be round people who contribute
in soma degree to th support of these
places of vie and crime the reform
movement along this line should begin
within th home. - 1 - -
DOUGLAS "MILLER.
.. Teeallarly Dsstrabla tat Oregos. .
Boise. Idaho. To-the Editor ef Th
Journal I am -In favor of woman's suf
frage under any circumstances, but wore
I a . resident of Oregon, where they ha v
th primary election law In full foroe,
I would be doubly sealoua In Its ad
vocacy. . I-believe It to be th con
sensus of opinion of tbos who have ob
served" matter political that woman'
auffrage ha been a success in Idsho
even with th conditions under which
It hss been tried. Th great obstacle to
successful politics In our day is ths
oaucue and .convention system which,
in my. judgment, has-been fruitful of
more corruption and misconduct In
publlo life than all other political evils
combined, and this system 1 especial
ly objectionable to women votera. In
other word, the battl la but half won
whan th right to vote is given, for un
der ths Venal-breeding eyetem of cau
cus and convention nomination, women,
though Voters, are deprived pf their
greatest Influence In politics. While be
lieving earnestly In wonTtn's suffrage,
I believe alao that it will meat with the
greatest success In state where such
laws obtain, as .obtain In th state -of
Oregon.., ' v w, B. BORAH.
Fre BmploysMst Bar.
Portland, April 17. To th. Editor of
Th Journal In looking over your even
ing edition tonight I was somewhat
surprised at an article complaining of
th scarcity ef la bo rare tn Clark coun
ty. Now ther la no scarcity or la-
bo rera whate-wer; on the contrary, ther
ar tnousanaa ot laoorera rini oere in
Portland who are not only willing, but
anxious to be st work but do not know
just where to go, And It vaema tt
never occurred to those psrtles wh "com.
plain of th sesreity of labor to !
thoir wsnts be known except througn
th medium of an mployment m---Why
don't thee peopl Insert an ad in
some of th papers and let their want
be anowntaettond ahould asUbllsh
fre mploymsntf''mca It would re
dound to th honor of th opla.of
Portland to do so. "P""":T:-, '
- ( EDWARD BRUCE.
'' . Lu'sntraM wlBaAjrsiaVi
Portland, April II. To the Editor of
Th Journal Two more aeoavu -woman
sulfrsg were decided Isst weea
unanimously for ths anti-suffraglats, on
wa at Forest Orove. where the nega
tlv argument was presented by Fro-
U T. n.taa and Mrs. M. L. Todd.
Ths other wa held- Long Creek. Ore
gon, and was la charg or
Wlr, editor of th Long Crk Ranger.
Logic and common sens tell twice
""MEMBER OF THE ANTI-BUF-FRAOB
ASSOCIATION. -
'"SOME ' ONO'l?
1n a big
- By CUra Morris.
- T aa waitlns for "change'
departmantJtore and to pass the time
studied mr neighbors. Thst s how I
earn to nrtlc her such a pretty, wor
rled. fresh young face; and she was
from th country.- - -'
- Why no, of coura.- sh did not tell me
so ner gown did thst. It was good,
but two or' thre seasons old In cut and
atyle. -Well Ullorrd. - but evidently a
mail order, and mad from -sslf-meaa-urementa,
hence a poor fit "
Sha-wss looking st som silk wslsts.
and grw mur uncertain moment oy
moment H-r ' met mine, snd then
came a sudden, Impulsive requost for
advice. It was for a party, a dancing
party in the publlo hall In the vuage
(what did I tell you?) and sh hsd been
invited: (graclousr-.whata color that
girl could get Into her cheeksls-and aha
had nd one to consult and her, skirt
would b black silk-very nice and fluf
fy about the bottom and ih"watst..-,s.
Ther sh stopped and waved a help
leas hsnd St tha counter ol held up the
bluer the pink cloe-W-er ler,-ytng
"Th pinks for you child." end as sh
haDDllv handed It over to the salcawom-
aa-4 reoei.vcd.Jny change and was do
me and offered herjiaiid An thanks, ssy
Ing, while shyly laughing'. "iH, -think
orvbU"mtBe "flrat" danca.1 And 1
thought you. wlU not b abl to-think
consecutively ef -any ' ewe by tne wat
dance, ' '"-i 'Zi -'-,.
A country dahce-dii you ver go to
one? - Flutter back the leave of time,
busy tnislneae man, to that place when
you were still "back nome." uoni you
remember how you used-to do all rh
THE EARTHQUAKE Of
'68 IN SAN JOSE
Frorn the San Jos Mercury, lj
At thlatlm th old settlers bav v
grown reminiscent and gone to recall
lag th great earthquake of October SI. - '
1 , and telling of the damage don
by It Th old Mercury files hav been i"
oonsulted. and ths then weeklr psper,-r-r
published by the pioneer newspaperman : - t.
of San Jqae. J. J., Owen. prlnU th tola
lowing apropos to the 'quak ef 'SS: ,
- Terriflo Earthquake. Th-mot tr - -rlble
shock vr experienced In this seo-. V
tlon, since th settlement of th country . . .
by Amarloana,- -occurred -. yesterdsy
morning at about o'clock. A dense' ,
fog hung over the city at th time, when
without soareely any rsmonltory.
tremor, th shock waa upon va In nil. of ,
Its foroe. Buildings snd trees seemed to
pitch about . Mk ships In a storm at
sea. Fir walls and chimneys wer .; -thrown
down Jn all parts ol the city....-;,. -The
heavy brick cornlc of Murphy's-. '
building, at the corner of Market h4
El Dorado street," f ell -to th ground.
The-wresbyterian Church has sustained
an-tmmens damage. Th brlok turret
ar all down, and aara portion of.th ,i N
ateeple wer precipitated through -thv
roof to th'floor, crushing th organ,
causing great damage to th gallery and .
fixtures below. Th walls of th ateeple
ar almoat a total wreck. Thy ; will
hav to b taken downC e thousand -r -
dollars would not maks good th dam
age don to th church. The large water t
tenk -over tne roor oi taovay imurini
mill fU through th roof, carrying d
stuctlon in Its course. .Tblr wooden -storehouse.
100 feet In length, filled with - ,
grain. Is a ,tpUI wreck and the grain t .
badly mixed. Two Urge chimneys of
h.-flan Joe Instltuts wer thrown -i
down; on of them crashing through Into , , .
th rooms below. A poruon -- ar-r -.-wall
of Welch's livery stsble felt.
Otter's unfinished block, at the corner
of First and ft. John streets, sustained- ,
very serious damage. Ther Is not
brick building in the cltr thst la not ,
more or leae injured. j Brick walls' ar.
verywhere wrnchd and-lcracked and ;- ?:y"
many tf jUom. r ready -r faU,' An-'i
otharauorr shock, .would prclpttat
many of our brick- buildings to. th , .
ground." Th "brick comic of tb Me-. .
sonle-hall-buttdlnrwitrhav to b Uken
down, and the entire building In -It.-'.'-'
present cohditiori U frAWfjMme&
for further oecupancyjcTarga qan, "
wnd-BSwwr-
chores a bit earlier on that afternoon;
feeding snd watering the stock, bedding
down the creatures In th barn, brlng-
ins In water and arms full of wood, and
mother smiling at you very knowingly?
And then you tramped off to your own
bar, little room upstairs, carrying your
freshly blackened boota with you and
shaved-and eembed aod put just a mite
of pomade on your hair to keep It In
order, and put- n- a -collar - that nearly
eut your head off and a suit of clothes
thst seemed somehow kind or Short-
walsted-. - ' - - . -' - - -
Then more than likely you stole into
mother's room and just ahook her hot-
your-ndkerclslet". AftVr'thtV'aup-
nosedly aecret a. gpj.walkedlh.roughl ygsterriay. except that the latlea ware
the KhCKen. leaving a -trail ot perfume I Use ssndy. At ths distance of nine .
bout thre feet wide; - and mother's
smile became a comfortable laugh.
Don t you remember bringing out tho
sleigh a emel) cotter every tlma for
preference? tHT ou -filled 4 with.' clean,
aweet 'Straw.'ilaet to keep tha cold out
and over the straw you spread some
horacblankets, and over all went th
good old. buffalo -rob, that father
bought when he waa courting mother. -
And tnen you jumped In and Billy the
young sorrst; covered with bells, was off
with a rush, and you stopped not Tar off
before the gate, and the. deer opened- in
stantly, and som on cam out a mere
slipping, sliding bundle, with little laughs
escaping from -It And Boms One'a moth-
er " called: "Now Aa b carettii. you
John, and don't you keep her out to
latel In my young days, etc.
And -your bundle being safely tucked
In, you discovered that tha fleecy-white
head wrappings left exposed two sweet
eyes and a red mouth; and your heart
pounded so you were, afraid she'd hear
it And then, too, though her. left hand
waa mlttened, . th right one was' bare-
girl needs one bar hand to arrange
her- wraps 'properly. '------ r
Then after a bit of silent driving you
grew anxious about that Jiand. and bed
to touch It Jo find If It was warm: and
then had to hold It" to keep It warm. ,
Lord! - Lord!-Don't you remember her
calling attention to littt wisp of steam
rising from Billy's flanks, and how yoe
drew: down a bit? . And certainly you
remember how . you used to watch the
arrival ofother ooupiesrand'judgedr by
the condition of the horse how afar along
th driver bad got-to hrsparkln1T't A
steaming, - used-up animal meant euner
quarrel or. just the beginning of . the
game, while the boy was yet in. th
showln'-ofT" stag. - x -
.But a horse that was dry and comfort
able, - without a turned hair, ; was tha
equivalent of an announced engagement
And that hall with tn boughs or hem
lock and sprue around the walls;' and
the lamps with reflectors behind, or, per
haps, juat candles; and the musicians
at en end on a platform, --
Th- gh-l.Jwb--hsd'burst--fTomthslr
bundling wraps Ilk butterflies, fluttered
on th benches or chairs against the
walla, gently touching , their-batr and
feeling for certain bows and buckles.
and when th men cam In suddenly
breaking Info animated discussion with
on,, another .-,,. - f
Then the mualo began and slippered
feet -tapped and- fingers beat time on
knees, and tha wait waa so ghastly that
at laat, with . burning ears and hurried
breath, you went over to Som One and
asked for "th pleasure." and after that
h, well, such a night! - -
Seuarea. waltses. Virginia reels and
down -the middle and up outside, crosa-
overs, forward tours dos-a-dos, cheat
vour partner, swing to sides. Isdles
change and all hands 'round, oh. It waa
Juat a delicious, delicious hodge-podge
througn wmcn you followed th luring
eyes, - that, tk - wllr-o'-the-wlsps, Jed
you wherever Som One willed. . - '
And tn nomawara a rive, , when ther
seemed to be Juat you and Bom .On
and Bitly, In th whole, pure, whit
world, flooded with stainless moonlight-.'
And th bells danoed. and your
blood danced,' and you wer so afraid
the -eld -buffalo rob might slip-down
that you had fo put your arm about
Some On and-hold It tight-, 7 And onoe
once, sorrel Billy threw back th snow
from his hoofs so hard that Som On
had actually to put her head down on
your shoulder to protect her fso.
on, yes, ir mere a any one in -this
town who ever went to a country dance,
be remembers all right. -
Official Tntellls-ena. -: -
From th Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Th postofTVee," announces a Kansas
poatmaster, "has been . moved from
where It waa t where it la now,"
Broken TBa P"""""" gpia,iw-siaa
windows la very great and much havoe .
Is done to plastering generally. n
naw courthouse - stood the shock ad-.-
mlrablySIBamaCnitle Bracking -ea-wailsr
and crumbling or plaster oeoorarton is
all th damage done to th building. Th . .
leaaon of the-earthquake Is: . Erect M
more high church - steeples; - build no.
more brick buildings abov two-sTdrles
in height and thosspnlyln th moat
substantial manner, A second--but-much
lighter shock iwa experienced st -.
about 10:i0 of th earn day. and shortly . -thereafter
a third of l!k character."
LEWIS AND CLARK
ft
At Preacotta Wishington.
May 1 At an early hour In th worn--Ing
we collected our horses snd after
breakfast et out about 7 o'clock, and
followed th road up th creek Touch t
rlverT The Tow gtOUMS and 'pi''
sented th earn- appearano ee-that of
miles the Chopunnish Indian.- who -Was"
In -front, pointed out an 'old "unbeaten
road to, the left.-whlch he Informed ue
was our-shoruat 'Voute.7 Befor ventur- -
Ing. however, to quit, our praaent road. . 1
which waa level, and not only led us In V
,, -T
the. proper direction, but was, well sup
piled with wood and water, we halted to
let: our horses grass until the arrival
of our other 'guide, who happened to b
at some d lettuce behind. On coming up
he seemed much - dlapleaeed with the
other. Indian, and declared that-tha road-
wa were nuraulns was ths nronar one:
that If we. deckled on taking the left,
road It would be neceasary to- remain
till tomorrow morning and then make an
entir day's march ' before -we "could "
reach either water or wood. To thl th - T
Chopunnish aasentea,. but deolared that
he hlmaelf meant to pursue that route; 7
We tberffor gav him som powder and
some lead -which he requested. Four
hunters 1 whom w hsd sent on in the
jnornlng Joined us whll. we halted end i.
brought us a beaver ror dinner, we
then took ourjleav of th Chopunnlah
at 1 o'clock and pursued" our route up . -the
ereek through a country similar to - ' '
that w had paaaed In th morning. But -
st .f d''""e three mllas the kllla-
on the north Bide became lower and th '
bottoms of th-reehs wide
pleasant country two or three mile In
extent Th Umber Js now more bun-
dant and our guide tells us thst we shall
not want - for either wood or game
from" this place as far aa the Kooakooe- .
ke. W have already seen slumber or -deer,
of which we killed one. ndob-j.
served "gTeit quantities of curlew, as -well,
as 'aorne cranes, ducks, prairie-
larks and several species of sparrows
common to the prairies. ' There I In
fact very little difference In the general -facs
of ths country here from that of
Ah plains on the Missouri, except that -
th latter are enlivened by vasj nere
of buffalo, elk and other animals, whloh
give them an additional Interest. - Over -these
wide bottoms we continued on a.
oours N. T. degrees E. till, at the dis
tance of IT miles from where w had -
dined and. as .from - pur last camp., wa
halted for th night ""W had scarcely
camped when thre young men cam up
from the Wollawollah village with a
steel trap, which hsd been left behind In- -advertently,
and which they had coma a
whol day's Journey In order to rsstors.
This act of Integrity wa -the -more
pleasing because, though ' very - rsrs
among Indians, It correaponds perfectly,,
with th general behavior of the Wolla-.
wollaha, among whom we had loat care- -leasly
several knives, -which wer re-,
turned a soon as found.' W may, In
deed, justly affirm that of -all th In
dians whom w hav met sine leaving...
th United States th Wollawollah ar
th most hospitable, honest and alncere.
, ,J If Which Were T'other,
From th Dnvr Republican.
'"If Howell wsre Jack London '
"T 'And wrote Of dogs and flghUi
If Tarklngton were Riley,
' And tried poetlo flights; . , .i -If
Twain wer Mrs. Rorr,
And wrote of grub and cooks- -
If all thes change happened '
Would people read more books? .
' If Dunne were Mr. Freemasv
. And Dooley an old maid; --
If Page were Owen Wlstsr,
- And Cable wer Oeorg Adl . k. .
If Whit wr C.'T. Brady,
Now tell me this, gadsookal
'. If all the ehsnges happened )
Would people read more book a? .
Would Kipling loe his grlpllng
If b war Henry Jamas? . .. -
If Conan DoyU wer Phlllpotts, '
- Who'd play detective games? - f
'. If Conrad iwere (?oreIll.
- Who'd write of ropes and boots?
,' If all these ehanges happened
"x ,Weu4 peopl reael aaer booast
'. -