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his sole tribunal; and ha
should care no more for that
phantom "opinion" than he .
should fear meeting a ghost if
he cross the churchyard at
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THE . REPUBLICAN RECORD."
DOUfeTLESS the Republican
party in Oregon has done
some things of which it may
t proudY Doubtless, too, it hss done
snany things which it would gladly
forget Certainly the "record, set
forth in the editorial columns of the
Oregonian' is a curiously distorted re
lation of the facts and cannot fail to
bring a smile to the face of everyone
who has even's superficial Vnowledge
of Oregon's political historjr.
For '20 years the Republican party
in Oregon has" been pledged to the
enactment of a flat salary law.1 At
one session after another .Hlat salary
hills were introduced, only to meet
the expected fate of defeat at the
' hands of "the " . Republican majority.
Not until popular clamor became too
insistent to be ignored longer was the
promised legislation 'reluctantly
granted, and even then the Republican
incumbents of state offices were per
mitted to enjoy their graft for two
years more 'and- the state printer,
. whose huge emoluments have been
the most notorious of all the impo
sitions from which the taxpayers have
suffered, was .left absolutely' un
touched. : The "record" of the Repub
lican party 'on the flat salary law' is
aot a matter of which it: can boast. "
; It is true .that the law imposing a
license fee on corporations was en
acted by' a Republican . legislature;
But what of the Harris bill compelling
railroads and telegraph companies to
bear their just shsre of the burdens of
taxation, a bill which was defeated by
the votek of the Republican members
alone aqd that. too,, in the face of the
"people's insistent demand for it pas
sage? ;: .'.; f
These are but illustrations which
might easily be multiplied. " It is as
idle to attempt to. deceive the public
as to the facts as it is for. the. Ore
gonian to assume, with its customsry
effrontery,' the. credit for the reforms
in the state land office which have
been wrought by Governor Chamber-
lain.aqd1 appointee, Oswald West
Jenile forgetfulness alone, can explain
such a claim.'
' In view - of the-misinformation
which is being peddled out to the pub
lic, a few lessons in Oregon's recent
political histpry and the Oregonian's
part therein wilL probably prove as
timely as interesting. , ;:
THE LAW NEEDS REPAIRS.
THEr EXPERIENCE of Sell
wood at the recent election
furnishes convincing evidence
that the law covering voting by affi
r davit is still- in. need of repair!.
Amendments made at the last session
Of the legislature have failed of their
object It was thought . that the
necessity of producing six freeholders
at the polls to vouch for the citizen
who had neglected to register would
make affidavit voting more difficult
but k did ho such thing. ' At least 10,
000 affidavit rotes were cast in. the
stste, and"Tn spmeTprecincts-Sell-'
wood was one of them certain not
over-particular freeholders affixed
.their names to scores of .affidavits.
Only by constitutionsl amendment
can affidavit voting be done away
with altogether "nd there are no im
. dications that the people of Oregon
desire to go to that extreme. Vhat
is wanted is a more specific "oath, a
sworn declaration of absolutet knowl
edge thst no man will take lightly,
". even though he be interested, in the
liquor traitic and atraid of a pro-
- hibition triumph.
An . oath t St the
polls is no' more of a joke than an
oath in .court, yet men. who tremble
the' thought of giving false testi
mony in the temple of justice have
perjured themselves at the ballot box
. and felt no qualms of conscience!
The affidavit at present in use js so
loosely drawn that men are prone to
interpret it in a way thatwill' permit
them to vouch for persons they hardly
.JtnpwA Here is -what .freeholders
swear to: "We, the undersigned wit-
nesses, do swear that pur names and
signatures are genuine; that we are
each personally acquainted with the
elector and, his residence, as stated;
that we believe all his other state
ments are true, and that we are each
freeholders in the county.""
Of course,' the law presumes that
personal acquaintance and residence
are of more than a few hours dura
tion, but it does not say so, and! weak
and designing freeholders have little
trouble in convincing themselves, of
the contrary, . Frauds might be
oreatiy lessened in number by merely
fixing the pertodof personal acimT
ance at not .'less than three months
and .compelling-tna-treenojaer to
swear to just how long he lias known
the .unregistered citizen to reside at
the place mentioned in his affidavit
Even better. methods of remedying
the defects may.be found. iThe legis
lature " should take up the matter.
They owe it to the people of Oregon
to do what they, can to protect the
ballot, and as-no one, can deny that
the present affidavit law is the last
refuge of corrupt politicians bent on
carrying: elections by fair means or
foul the duty of the legislators is
plain. .The law esnnot be repealed;
therefore it must be amended.
MR. CRAIG'S DEPARTURE.
J'
UST as Oregon is beginning to
reap the rich harvest that fol
lowed the far-seeing policy of
advertising and development . begun
byrA. L. Craig, ;that gentleman has
been called to a wider field of effort
Not always -does proper appreciation
follow so closely on well-directed en
deavor, but Mr. Craig's abilities were
so marked, his peculiar fitness for his
place was so clearly defined by the
successes .achieved, that recognition
was almost instantaneous, and his
services were sought for the upbuild
ing of railroad business in another
quarter.; , , U,'.114lJ;il.
The leading spirits in the financial
and commercial worlds of Portland
will meet with Mr.. Craig tonight, and
after drinking to his health and con
tinued prosperity, will, speak the. re
gret that is felt at his departure, arid
we doubt that even under the intlu
ences that will necessarily mark this
last meeting with, Mr. Craig the ex
pressions of grief will outtell the feel
ings of the '-orators. It wiu be a
pleasure to' hear Mr. Craig reiterate
the , splendid confidence he has in
Portland, for which he has done so
much; and for Oregon, which is well
in his debt; and for that wider terri
tory, 4 the Oregon country, whose
waste places . have become gardens
because of such work as his. - In
changing .his .place of. residence Mr.
Craig will not change his feelings to
ward Oregon, and in his new position
with a great road that seeks our trade
and from which we expect much, he
will be in a position to carry into
greater execution larger plans for
Portland's welfare.
that and the knowledge that
Mr. Craig is going higher up the lad
der reconcile the commercial ' and
financial friendships and the personal,
a well,: tQ his leaving Portland.
BEHIND THE TIMES.
HE American Economist
says: 'Apparently there is
no tariff , revision senti
ment in Oregon.' Right I Why should
there be?" Salem Statesman.
TThe Statesman knows betterWe
judge that about two thirds of the
Republicans bf Oregon are in favor of
tariff revision,' and we understand
that Representative Hawley is one of
them. He is a thoughtful, studious
man, and we believe that he will not
be found in. the ranks of the trusts'
standpatters. , j;
And we will predict though set
dom givep to prophecy that Presi-
dent'ROosevelt will recommend tariff
revision in his next message. The
Salem Statesman, otherwise a 'very
admirable paper, is on the question
moribund, about 30 years behind the
times.
the io wa Situation.
rHE Detroit News find.) thus
presents the fscts as to the
very interesting campaign in
lows:
Tha Iiim which nVS rlas to tha Re
publican factional ftaht In Iowa, which
brought Basra tary Bhaw Into auch uni
fa.Yora.bla notoriety and won - him a
wll-4earvc4 rvbuks from tha Whit
House, aeeins likely to be loat eight
of In Indignation at the methods that
the machine tuts Introduced Into the
contest , Before the . battle between
Governor Cummtna and the organixa-
tt.. la N.l.hl .Tama mmiUI...!..
Keens likely to be wholly absorbed with
an eirort to solve the prosiem or pro
vtdlov means by which party opinions
and desires may be surely and accu
rately recorded. " ' .'"
At the outset thS eonteet was a sim
ple and direct one between the gov
ernor's tariff - revision ' ldeasj on the
one side, and the Bhaw-AlllaonHftand-pat
doctrines on the other. FlnSinf ' iham
Jves being -properly whipped In the
reg-ular county contests, the machine
managers operatlnv the- stand-pat earn-paig-n
AVepalred o-winning by getting
the majority of the popular vote, and
began to plan to. control the convention
through the favor: of the permanent
rcanisatio by havluc UtS Utter seat
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A Little-Out
THINGS PRINTED TO READ WHILE . YOU .WAIT,
, r . Facts That Interest , ,
The new railroad station belnr built
In Lelpalo. which Is to be completed In
174. at aa expense of tSl.o00.90e, will
be the largest railroad .station in the
world, covering an- .area ef SlO.tll
square feet - "
A New Enklaod Tiawapaper of 1TJT
announced that "a considerable town la
this province has been so awakened by
tha awful providence In the earthauake
that the women have . generally laid
aside their" hoop petticoats."
The -first year or the experimental
evening industrial school to which pu
pils of any age. may go to learn trades
without having had any elementary
training has Just ended in New York,
In a way to vindicate Its usefulness.
It closes with a total of 1.600 pupils on
Its rolls, ranging from IS to (7 years
in age, and nearly all colored. Accord
ing to Superintendent Maxwell, other
schools like It will be started next year.
The number of Immigrants from Ire
land la- l0t was 1 1.17 J, the smallest
number on record for any year slnoe the
collection of these staUstlos was be
gun In 1851. ,
Bread and butter la the food for mus
cular work, according to an English
physician. The perfect diet for those
who are neither faddists nor teetotalers
la announced aa S ounces of- cooked
meat St ounces of bread,-! ounces of
potatoes, J ounces of cheese, S ounces
of bacon. 1 ounce of butter, half a
pint of milk and one pint of beer a day.
Green fruits are desirable) addiuona to
ahy diet f '
' The Real Good.
"What la th real goodf
X asked In musing mood, t t '
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"Order," said the law court;
"Knowledge," said the school
"Truth," said the wise man;
' "Pleasure," . amid the fool;
"Love." .said the maiden;
"Beauty," said the page;,
. "Freedom," said the dreamer; '.
"Home,'' said the sage;
Tame." said the soldier; L
- "Equity," said the. seer .:
. Spake my heart full sadlyi '"
"The answer is not here." .
' Then, within my bosom, .
Softly, this I beard:
. "Each heart holds the secret.
Kindness is the word." .
John Boyle O'Reilly.
contesting delegations and representa
tives ef rump convention
"The utter failure ofSecretary Shaw's
remarkable Scott county speech, which
ho went to Iowa to deliver af ter
conference with tba president' which
Intimation was promptly and emphat
ically repudiated, by the White House
utterly failed of Its purpose. After
listening to his appeal the Scott county
delegates-sby more than four to one In
dorsed the governor. Then tha Shaw
Ites simply declined to abide by their
overwhelming defeat and IS of them,
out of a convention of more than ISO
members, proceeded to name a full dele
gation to the state convention, depend
ing upon their pull with the state
committee to obtain recognition for It
This Is a fair sample of .the tactics
that have been followed throughout the
later days of the campaign. The ma
chine could hardly have made a more
convincing confession than the suppres
sion, rather than the expression, of the
will of the voters is what they seek,
and tha Cummins forces eould hardly
have asked for a more forcible demon
stration of the immediate and urgent
need of the direct nominations 'which
they advocate, and which advocacy la
one of the grievances of tha machine
against the governor and his followers."
i There you are I The Republican
party is in a hot kettle in the grand
and glorious old. 150,000 Republican
state of Iowa. And "for why?"
Simply because the governor has
dared to think right and do right
Wonderful! Trenfendousl Awful!
Shouldn't Cummins, for daring to be
honest and true to-his convictions, be
lynched?
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X SHOWS UtoRP? VTfSRKD
of tke Common
A Kansas Editor's Wedding y
From the Leona Rustler.
The bride wore a beautiful dress of
French lawn, at least that is what they
said It was. The groom, that means
"we," wore the customary black hand-me-down
and was about soared to death.
There was no bridesmaid or best man.
because the groom did not think he
could And a better man than himself.
Miss Randolph Is a peach; most of her
beaut? Is natural, and she looks good to
us;- she Is one. of our schoolmates and
we know she. can throw: a. brick with
remarkable accuracy. A sample of her
rare nerve Is shown by 'her vowing to
"love, honor, efo,' The other Interested
party is a Joke; he earns to Leona In
the fall of '88. without clothes or money,
and Is now free from' all financial debt
There are others Just aa bad and they
are not In tha penitentiary, either.
' . : Novel Feat. - : ,
The novel feat of tuning a piano by
tha use of the . telephone, according- to
tha American Telephone Journal, was
accomplished by M. J. Archer, a pi
ano tuner of Wabash, Indiana.-. Some
time ago Mr. Archer sold a piano to
Thomas Pllkington ar- South Bend.
Miss . Pllkington called Mr. Aroher up
and advised him 'the piano needed a
tuning. She was asked ' to sound the
instrument, whlah was near the tele
phone. The tone was transmitted Clear
ly to Wabash, and directions were given
which enabled her to change the ten
sion. The .directions were carried out,
and the instrument repeatedly sounded
until it was perfectly tuned and the
tones all normal.
. Reflections. '
The only practical use for poetry Is
to quote it to girts. New Tork Presa
Misery loves company and generally
makes up its mind to have lu Mew
Tork Times.
A 3ilt In time may save' tha nlna, and
a kick unklcked may save a flne Chi
cago News. l
A woman always means , what aha
meant to say and didn't New ToTk
Press. -..
A man never realises how 1 many
friends he has until he doesn't need
thenv New Tork Times.
He who fights and runs away may
live to fight another day or draw a pen
sion, so they say. Chicago News.
No more magnificent example of
heroism has ever been recorded than
thst of the brave canary thafwhistled
to its little master to get up and save
himself from the devouring, flames
that had enveloped the house, .The
courageous little warbler perished, or
we should have suggested a Carnegie
medal for it On the marble shaft
that probably will be erected by pub
lic subscription to mark the resting
plsce of the fearless canary should be
carved the simple line: "He certainly
was a -bird.".'' . .' - " ' ' ... ;
Although we ' are unalterably op
posed to the brick-batting proclivities
of some, of our ' contemporaries, we
cannot ignore the thought that every
time a stone is thrown there is a wail
pfjWOe from Senator Bailey's corner.
. Mr.-Thaw says he was justified in
killing Stanford White, and adds if
that does not gain him freedom he
will plead insanity.
The important thing is that jetty.
Pull, push, fight, if necessary.
Even the clouds are loaded with
blessings.. .' "
Bourne should be elected, of course.
THE. SEARCH FOR AN HONEST MAN, WITH
J3V PHILOSOPHER
A Little Nonsense
' . ""
. iaa m your tmwvriim I wm.
er pan I gverrbody bu one tbat be or aha
think it the bMt "yoe ever beers." The
Journal wants to know Juet the eort of kaa
tbat appeala sieat atrooslr te its rMOara, and
will (Ira twe eaah prlaee e week (or., tke
bast abort stories at to the Humor coitor.
Tke etorles seed not be original, but they
Biuet aot be over Suo wnrda and moat coeUla
aa element at clean wtt. For toe luet, S3
will be paid: SI will be gives for the aezt
beet Ton eea aend la aa mtar eterlee aa
roe like. Brerr Journal reader bu s die ace
to win the prlaee.
., ' ' Well Rebuked.
On a recent stormy night a man was
hastening home with his overcoat. buN
toned up to his neck. He was anxious
to know what time It wa but was too
lasy to unbutton his Coat to get at his
watch. . ...
He saw a well-dressed man In the
distance, and remarked to himself:
"IH ask. this gentleman the hour of
the night, and so save myself ths trou
ble of unbuttoning my coat Sir, do
you know what time-It is?"
The stranger paused, removed his
right glove, unbuttoned his coat from
top to bottom, unbuttoned his undercoat
and. finally pulled out his watoh, while
tha cold wind beat against his unpro
tected chest '
Holding up tha watch so that the
light would shine on It ha scrutinised it
an Instant, and said:,
-xest" -. '
Then he passed on.
A -Beecher Story. (
It was only . natural ' that ' tn - tha
Beeoher family tha name fit Mrs. Har
riet Beecher Stowe should often be
quoted to .the younger generation as
one bavins' authority.
On one occasion a arandnleoa of Mrs.
Stowe's became very angry at one of her
little playmates, and, stamping her foot
said: "I hate you and I don't want any
thing mora to do with you, nor your
manservant nor your maidservant,, nor
your ox, nor your ass." .
Her mother, hearing - the outburst
sternly reproved her offspring. , asking
her If she knew what she was saying.
ZUttle Mine Beecher promptly replied:
'Tea, tha Ten Commandments."
"Well, do you know who wrote them 7"
The child looking- much disgusted, an
swered: . "Goodness, yesi Aunt Harriet
aid. I srpose," -
Delights of England.
The king of Portugal ' is a man of
many accomplishments aplendld shot
excellent . swimmer, expert fencer and
enthusiastic angler. -.On the oocaaion
of his recent visit to England he was
chatting with a royal host who asked'
what had impressed him most during
his visit His majesty replied thought
fully: "Well. I think the English roast
beef is very delightful." '
"Oh," laughed his royal highness,
"but sorely something else has Im
pressed 'your majesty as well 7"
"Ah." enthusiastically replied the
king, "of coarse, the English boiled beef
is also delightful." . . :
Would Not Contradict '
A young and presumptuous barrister
disputing with Sir James Vaughan.
a London magistrate, regarding a oar-
tain matter.
. The magistrate maintained that his
point of view was the correct one,
whereupon the barrister ' exclaimed:
"In that case, than, I am a liar!" -
"Well,", remarked Sir James Vaughan,
as he smiled . sweetly over the court,
"it la-scarcely for me to contradict a
personal statement of that kind."
. - Bird in tha Hand.. . ....
From the Boston Post 1
On a cabbage patch owned by a negro
In a southern community oil was found.
Speculators offered the negro 120,000,
which was accepted without waiting to
oonalder another proposition,, said - to
be worth 140,000. , w
,"Wbat is this about your cabbage
patch 7" inquired a neighbor of the'
negro. T understand you have ' sold
It for 120,0007" ; . .
Tea, that's true, boss," replied the
negro. "Ton see, men come picking
'round my place, an' dey' say . dars oil
heah. Dey- say, Wa gib yo. $20,000.'
I say 'All right'" , ,
"I am told If you had waited' a day
or tw you might have sold it for
140.000."
"Tas, dat mebbe so; but a bird in
the han's th' nobles' work of Oodf" - -
ak. . . i i mi - ea. 1 1 ' .1
BIRDSEYE VIEWS
V" TIMELY TOPICS
j SMALL" CHANGE.,
Are you going to celebrate?
- e e ., -" a
.' tont try to be somebody else. ''
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There'll be plcnlo weather yet .. ,
r ... ' . - .v
. Perhaps- It will clear up' la ' July. '
' e '.
What la ao damp as a day In June J r
r ,' '"''' ' '- ". ' " -.-.7
Finest summer resort en aaftfc Port
land. :- Oood- evening-? hoWd yon -vote for
sheriff today 7 i . -
. , e e. .. -i, - .
No use of anybody trying to head off
the Bryan boom,
- e ,-. . .' . . .
. The law of life Is payment .' Ton have
to pay, somehow.
. .... ,. - ' . -j e .-...-,. ., .-"
' Where is a prettier sight than a One
young dairy cow?
.... .eve'.
The particularly important tains; Is
a north aide Jetty.
, e i,
How about those normal schools?
Dont all speak at once,
" . : ' '. -
. Bom of us have o see America first
and only a little spot of It at that
e e . .,- ' .. ..'
A little wind.' and V ilttla rain.
And then it blew, and rained again, i
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'.; Chesterfleld said: ' Ton had better
return a Tan gracefully than give a
thousand pounds awkwardly. A
. : . . - - ',
Kow Is when .you can tet a 5ob of
haytng. If you want ' to but probably
you are atraid of catching hay fever.
, . ; ' e e : ,. ..
Teddy, will soon get rid pf congress,
but he still has the little SO-oent re
publlo of .Panama on his hands and will
have to spank it occasionally. - -
'. -ir . ' . e '.''
'; Mora mighty than tha fire Is she,'
More dread than tne earthquake tilt;
When Bridget burns a porterhouse,
; jt cannot be rebuilt Puck,
.-. , - . ', e . e ' . ,,;.''''. i i
Mary had a litUe lamb '
. That gamboled on tha street;
' An automobile oame along!-
Now Marys lamb Is meat .
-Brooklyn Ufa!
Letters From -tlie 'People on Tropics
of Current Interest. - -
Oregon atumana Soolety. - -Portland,
June J. To the Edlto' of
Tha Jotrrnal As a comparative stranger
here and a subscriber to your paper, I
take the liberty tt writing you for some
information. ' Have you a humane so
ciety in this dty? ' If so, where situated
and what are the rules, . regulations,'
dues,. time of meeting, mode of obtain
ing memberehlp, eta- - M. M. JJr
Judge Alfred F. Sears Jr. Is presi
dent of the . Oregon Humana society.,
W. T. Shanahan Is corresponding secre
tary of .the society, and Its office is at
160 Alder street The board of directors
meets for the transaction of. business
on the first Friday of each month, and-
the annual meeting is held In March.
Further Information can be obtained at
the of floe of the socle ty-Ed.) - ;
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Complains of Discrimination.
' Tha -DaUes.Ojv June - It. To the
Editor of The journal Would -yon
please let me know through your paper
whether there Is a law in the state
against railroads discriminating between
two business houses, as I have a hotel
In Tha Dallee and the Umatilla hotel
is on tha other side of the street When
the O. R. A N. trains stop between- the
hotels the car doors are shut on my
side of the street and open on the TJma
tljte house side, so that the passengers
can be driven Into the TJmatllla house,
where they have to pay to cents a meal,
when they can get a better meal for tS
cents on . the other side of the street
I have communicated with J. F. O'Brien.
EXPLANATORY DIAGRAM
. AUtkcv by essuvetta ealoht. Sot "to
W HcuayfcsAsW. mans
C WktK jOt lMw frVlg f4U$t tt4M ttV
' yd btfv ' ' . "''.';
Jt -Pohthirt cf Saftoxtl fanisfrYHV by ",
' YoVft NWM8KR tS
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OREGON SIDELIGHTS. ;
lake County Development league-ao
trra .
' - e e .
. Water-carrying dttohes ' are remdu-
tionislng the face of the country around "
Baker City; . ,
: v '- -"'
A man can make a living for good
slsed family on 10, 10 or even ( aoras.
In many . parte . of Oregon.
. ' , - , " '"..'.'' ' ;
- Oregon has brilliant prospeota for
large orops In every section of the .
state, and universal prosperity im prom
ised to all productive laduartrlea, . The
spirits of Lake ' county - farmers - and
stockman were never more . buoyant, '
saya the Lakevtew Herald. ..
, ... : -. . e .e . ' , . ...,i
Weston lioaderi Fertile , farms near
Weston valued new at 100 aa acre and
which, are hardly worth this amount for
wheat production, should sen readily at
1160 to -$200 an acre If dtvlded Into
small tracts-' ' The owner might very'
easily "eat hie oak and have It too,"
by selling half his land at tha present
valuation of the whole. He would also
do a good turn for the Community and
the value of his remaining land would
be enhanced. ,,. ... ,
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' Prlnevllle Re view: t Report tea It that
the governor administered a weU-me-'
tted snub and rebuke to the eMai -knocker
of Bend upon the oocaaion of tha
reception over there Tuesday wveniag.
The Review Is sorry to see any artisan
receive a snub from tha governor of the
state, even though it be dee erred but
the aforesaid snubbed knocker should .
bury his hammer and disinter tha spade,
becoming thereby a useful member of
society Instead of a drag: ,
' " '. ' ..:' "''.!-' .1
Astoria' Budget: ' X party, headed by
a number of forr$er San Francisco men
Is engaged In an investigation with a
view of interesting capital la tha eon.
struotton of a huge breakwater a short
distance below tha mouth of the Colum
bia river and then digging; a ahtp canal
leading from the lower harbor to a
connection, with tha ooean at this break
water. The object of tha scheme would
be to avoid erossinc tha bar and that
a channel could be easily" provided that
would aooommodate the deepest draft
vessels. Of course tha plan would ba
to charge tonnage tolls oa .an vessel
using ths canaL .''.. - t
He promised ma he would Investigate
the business and sea what could be dona
about It I sent In a petition with over
100 names of the business men and oitl
sens of The Dalles to have the oar doors
open-on. the south side of the street
whsn thsy stop at the TJmatllla bouse,
but tbey paid no attention to It Now,
alt. I .want la a fair deal with tha other .
house. All the? trainmen work-and so
licit trade for the ether housed from tlie
conductors dowa,. so yea can see what
a lot of grafters tha railroad people are.
The doors were' open on tha south slda
for .two-, years. When the hotel was
burned tfwn- the "people could get oft
or on the train from either side, but aa ,
sooty aa I built 'it up. again tha railroad
employee shut the door. They say that
la tha orders of the officials of tha road.'
You can print this letter If' you wish.
Tours very truly, R. B. aiLBRBTH.
' XaasbroufVs Congressional Careen,
Woodvllle, Or June Z. To the Edl-"
tor of The Journal I would like the
following question answered --through
your valuable paper: ' Has H. OL Haas
brough of North Pakota ever been elect
ed to congress f retnl North Dakota? 19
so, A lease give thsyear, and' oblige,
-.,-'"V;-'n READER. .
The first Republican state eonven-
Uon held In North Dakota after its ad
mission to statehood in 1IS9 notntnatedl
H. C Hansbrough as representative in,
congress and he was elected. Hi 1IV
he was elected United States senator,,
an office to which he was reelected In .
-187 and again In 10S Ed.
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