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THE JOURNAL
IN IXDIPKNEENT i HIWIPAPI.
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Entarad at tba poatoff.ee at Portland, Or., fur
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Ona year........ $7.10 I Oaa month. I .
uxcoxsaocs truth.
PI. ATM F A HTf A "ROT TT T . A DH - A ISTD HTS I t,on t9T Uk,n teed to ''0M;9.irMsuiinMw$SkteT'VM party rermen is too one-sided to lecure 'iny I i. ' A ' C "-i " ; V; C : m' i - v
.rutUlN vffjfr '.. fVr;,- for.k future. Aa It happens this doesn't mean much, any more. : Nor support except in that vicinity. A 1 : Pcrmon tor 1 oday ,
DETRACTORS
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year, the am Sunday cornea; after should it. Every voter owes it to I good deal of fishing ia . dona that
ma ew ear nonaay ia rainy over, nimseir to reviewti.e situation anew ought not to: be done, both ud and
ThtJ "tumult and the shouting" fhave every two or ' four ; years, and re- down the - river. ,; but r flefiermen
h.,y- Stocktaking. '. ,i v ,;
. -l"ch,u" t0 numbar our day that
adorn."
VER SINCE the publlo an- f guaranty of all the savings deposits, ceased. The year's ' course is lust decide whether, he will still adhera in naitw Warn haM tnt r- we may iDBiV0 rh.r,V f K
nouncement of W. , M." Ladd's J something over 1400,000, and entered upon. Every adult person to the Party he adhered to two or son to. aii on thoa of another lo- r xo"-
. ataaKaa aa . laa ' I VANS f AM aa llAnH k If .aa. TalM.ia A. . . li '. Al. ' .a I M a :. , . 7. ' ' : T
are wui-i j, i oniy natural and U la quite
What. Jail . fteoaasary that man uhnuM mtnn f
Guarantee and Trust anki atndlons It " Is reasonable to suppose that If and forward Intending and hODina: to other party. ''This: ; ahowa 'lntelli- aauca:for'thfl Vooh ouht' to aerva I times and aak. are msvinr for.
efforts have been made In certain I he had known at that time the full I do batter, or to make a rood raord. aent.Vconiciantiona.- trniv natriotirt I ' . '. I , ward or drifting baok. ara we on
IntArLofa nn art ara n trtfata thai Im- I ATtnt nf th mlamanAramAnt ' ha I Tti an. ' t. . I rrv.i-1. A it. j I i v , .. - '...' fi
presslon in the mind of the publio I would pave ssumed then tne opil-jone has goo.d thoughts, and consci- of voters hurrahing for and voting
i. A ... -
an lOCOBima" , 'or . an ; outrnin
tWe? Old as the aueitlon la. it haa a
If ; Thaw. Dera conld look;, bark ' uia " "6 question la. u hat
that Mr. Ladd'a action was Induced gations which he has since taken on onsly or not makes good resolutions, with a party on the say-so of an aver through the realm of shades and see bu the.. Z ? J?Z!Z VZllT
by rear or criminal indiRtmant and nia anoniaera. 'in at na aia not aoi Tmt wVia tiia.MinitiAn ahnnM ar nrnfa-moovina . a, tm . arwiii i hnuv hi. .hnj-n i ..... .. . . . -v--
" .- ' - I , I W www " .MW wMVf . V MAAWU. I ,vVW W w& , VUIV . HVSIf- 1 W " . M.V . HU14UI USIV. UVI 1UI 1UDU. I IHKinV I Wa - W - .1 . -
prosecution, and that he hoped.'lnjso la unfortunate, even more so for be for one to do better and have a I Mndeiwaome one like our eloquent wotUd, he not regretlf,. he ls in monger with bia cry of the good old
taking over the bank's debt, to pur- him than for anyone else, since it satisfactory year to look back unon friends from'.'? Oreeon s ) Cltv. ', Mr J a snhere whera cohaclouaneaa of tha I U1?.e" presant evu dy..( . -
chase for himself immunity from has exposed him to unmerited sua- at lta close, each one" must decide Browne!
the Punishment which seems tolPiclon .'and criticism. I for himself. Bnt whatever mar or I . But BunDOBina- nartv la tha nara. I that ha ever hMima a. miiHI.mtninn. I ' the, whole unlverae: aome of them
threaten the Officers Of the institu- tea ahould ba resolved nnon. or thouarhtl mount thine. what arraat harm to alrat Tf ha had amaaaed -ftnlw nlthlir " iZftJ. Vr-o5Sl.?0.T",lfAj;
tiAn i jkAmm A aa i a .vi.Hf a i . . a . . a . . . . i l . . . a i ..... tja.....w.... . a i m m n ... a i nn nniin.v.r.iir . n.
LIUU. LUIiaiUBlBUlO TAL.a.Ua. LlaCaa. a aa in. 11.111 .r r.a.a r.ff. UBI I K I II 111 I a. I I 1 1 T .! Hinill'M III 1 1 1 1 B. Bl ITarPWr I LUB 1111111 lliran liariW in I ir.lnil II II . I 1 .1 1 1 II I 1 1 TI U II Knifl 1 1 1 1 1 1 ni mTt niB afaaa . aa ... . aiar m a c M .V M. rH UUI.B11H J. 1 1 1 1 II
efforta to nlaea Mr. Tdd in a falae I ha K .nn.ia.in. -....... fn- ignt tnlay . flraf Run fat- I tha nrlmir law .tn. KrariBii I Hnrr nnM .;,n... I Ti."u .?aara?i?'r' Prejudioe-Xrom the
lienc Will aonDIiesa Da lemDOrariiy I mlnrtarl narmnn that t ninnartlv I when mnat .r na lmva inrnn lAlanraltna . Kennhllran , mnrl rlifaa ara I fflldad rni1 and a mnntiMr mrtA-hla I r"uon. or unman tv toward tha nit.
successrui. as a matter 01 iair underwriting tha nhtic-attona of the and time for tnoucnt. is a stood day elected. Just aa - tnev were before. I daughter Alice would not have haon i world: o-.". ih.n: .-l.h. -i.ru.
play. The Journal proposes to -set Title Guarantee bank Mr. Ladd has to think and resolve. If every one Isn't ; that : the ; main :thing? But, able to buyithe title attached to a o'.10,? heaven sent gleams
v .1.1. .... t. 1 . . . ..I . ... I j .. - ii.ii. v.. I . ' l . . . .. . , l" a0neBa to throw lta nlarht into
A GOOD SETTLESfENT.
will be no need of nominating forth aome plain facts. By way of Ucted as an honorable and hkh- does just a little better, what
Republicans for the legislature Preliminary it is proper to state that j minded man., He has assumed very! treat aggregate 'of betterment
this year; no need of electing I Mr. i.aaa recently partea wun tne heavy-obligations at a time when would make.
any, ; Statement . No. 1, which we "mail minority interest which he such a burden la peouliarly difficult
learn H to be a prime favorite, will once held in The Journal and Is no to earry, and he haa recognised his
require every one of them to vote longer either a stockholder or a moral responsibility as higher and
for a Democrat for senator, If the bondholder of this paper, so that gnore imperative than any obligation
.Democratic candidate should get a o far as he is concerned our only jmpoBed by the'law. The time will
plurality on the popular vote. What'a interest lies in seeing that he is ac- come when the people of Oregon will
the use, then, of having Republican corded the same Just treatment to appreciate what he haa done.
members In the legislature T They w&icn every man is entitled, otner But it ao happened that it was
will be simply absurd. For If the dally papers in Portland have not to the Interest of either the Ore
Republican candidate for the senate been In full possession of the facta gonlan or the district attorney to
ehould obtain a plurality on the which we now present but for rea- allow the facts to go before the pnb-
popuiar vote, the Democrats of the aons or tneir own nave not seen ru I He in their proper light. The
legislature jwlll elect him. Just asjto make them public. . j malignant hostility of the Oregonlan
jweil." " " ., . . e e a
: This was manifestly, meant as a
form, leaders. As to platform, or I was unfortunate, in making ao n
declaration, of "principles," the m I mpney. . : -v
D'
ufirfl lub uDLimiic. I rifBrH run DH.nn niuaa run h arrnaa rna warnr ybi i rri r.n . v. . .v. . .l.t.. h
w . . - X . - " I ' ..ar a-ww. , .a..,.. .a-. . bbiv. . . aUV VblJUr.: till. 1L 141
rianta . irltKnni f. . I.. In. nl.t. I t1A (aaaaa .rpv ... ' . Uat.t.V. .inormaily rlirhf that wrnn r lul aln ara
auucb i wny upwara and heavenward.
" w . ma morax worm a aucn
tnAl WflHnaa ... . V. . I a.-
fhat 'tail It
- .mtt a- mnnth nflA A Th.- ...t. 2!,n L"Pi'l ?.u?'ve, either to be
'v"'. W""MV" v v" ' 7 - - " iv ur iu u- evil, jwven more auDUme .
Pose can be held. But organisation a divorce, she having endured all ,W5 fact that the trend of an.
alonr tha old line, maana a marhina of her SDendthrlft. dissolute-, hna- Sn.r' "...' tZ.il '--uPw.w?
and the rule of a few bouses, with band that ahe can stand. It would t0-fA00M .what way are ahaii go. f
.. .. .. ... . .. v. it ,a ji , ; . I Mwrw.- anoiner natural law in;
tne masses eliminated irom consia-lo wwi it uu uirorca ia anj sucai morale that rauat be remembered'; that
...H.a . T ..I. a. A -a L. ...... I PBQA aTlmitf va ha vrlntail Tt a... I la. tllit i Blltl tOM In tha 1lrlu.tlAn
tnra w.aMnpnr.. ar. tw ran. la ahamef ul barealn ind aala on hnth I Tn ?l W,Jn5v.,..??". ???r1.n v
t ' ' - y I-IVU4 A a, HW WilWW gf pQafl
aides, and neither nartv haa a riehtl"Jbu.,tlr.0Jf a?od.nea he peraeverea in its '
.t.t. r.l .A T.-- to troi,M anvhodw with hi. t,r IV1.:.. 'v?: -nlvltablUty
BJ IVI (A4 O IUVVO A ABt. UA AbU TT I w a v w afwiay " -Va V V II IIO UUIQIll Q 11 Wlyi
Crane. Aldrich. Dunont. Penrose, disappointment. Hasn't be had the e" naain our own world.
attend to
tlatfnrm la I .Nnw It la th rVmntnaa nf Var. I JIO Xtmal law or farna onmnnlllnff
aaaaAMMMa.ai n . aa a . I ' MM. . ... .IMV. IW . I a v vvv.a.v.ap. V. ... i I . . . . . W .
niruoiiuna tr uregon
.Trust & Savings bank are to
meet this afternoon at the Arm
ory. The meeting should be well
attended, and all depositors who go
should, in their own ' Interest, be
prepared to accept the reasonable
and favorable proposition of reor
ganization and 'transfer that will be
presented. No depositor or other
...Brd Mr T .di i,.. -i. PB ouht now to "Jthing to L,.. VfatnaawaV nnarVr,hAim Par. money? Hasn't aha tha tltlaf Aa Sr-,:iertnJn!.n?hrr.h.l' JLe better
I"""" - - nr..ant nr delaw tha nronnsM net-1 . . ' r0. I.7. 7 " . .11 .r."." TI i i- a...k . .kiTZ r"Ti" .?.
In the opinion of a number of the tested on a thousand occasions. The 'V': ' ' kins and Flintand otnersi it w cnaracier. or aeceni oenavior, or ; " : .;., riirT.1. L"
such men that organization and lta true friendship, not to speak ot lm-
of these
i . t i - a . i. .vi. . . nn-.. a .ka I aft..!. V. A . ...I.I. . V.
yicwo VI aajuuu.G iircuu, VUl iiiauicev. aiiuiuc; ui i-viuuu, aa. vuum ai.uius;, wuu iitiu w i iri,. r on anna vrhv IM, rirnlapf w. jmu.uuu i a- -
Is the literal truth, and well worth have given the question careful any and all means to secure his own . f. B"." wf ... '...l iv. leadership send to' the front. And possible affection, none
attention, as auch. , Members of the atndy and Investigation, there is no reelection to office, saw opportunity I .m l7.Va, ,1 1 its object never haa been and never were to be expected.
legislature are elected to attend to ground on which W. M. Ladd can! to gain cheap renown, and the. 11- "tirMrrT'lT. hJi w111 be tbe Polic good,-as against
tk .l a... 1. I V. .V.. ..at a.ta ..fM. I. .... ..flft. I to f a. aa ...A . J 1 . a.V InVl Wfl.
uiu juiyui.uuit luua uusiucbb, 111 I u uiBgu tijui viiufa iu tvuuvu.u uwi uuu.iauuiu5 ? uivu u i -...ivt- Anin-.k tv. iair.naltnra
.which there is properly no partisan with the conduct or the failure of I reached months ago by Manning and T .i, f th.-n win'
poUtlca whatever, beyond the dis- the Title Guarantee bank. Not only the Oregonlan is bearing its natural ,27 ,d i ,-rT ct .!,t
ii i. ti. n.iA.. .1 . ...n ... vi. t.. ir.. as ir- r .Ma i iv. i.a.ui.1 nn.im niii. eTentuBuy, ana at no very Qisiant
that it la unquestionably the best
of their
legislative plums In the shape M I legal advisers, but it waa also the I representation and falsehood. To- m-,ge' .e7iv?i!ar'
legislative of flcea, and . clerkships, conclusion reached by the district gether-they have portrayed Mr. Ladd
Members have no business to play attorney's office, after thorough in- aa a man who was buying immunity
politics at all. As soon as they do, vestlgatlon of the statutes and do- from criminal prosecution,
they either neglect or run counter dlsiona. The threats of prosecution The Oregonlan 's obligations to Mr.
to their duties, every time.,. - . ' which emanated from that office Manning are too great and too re-
' Hitherto, up to last year, the eie were a empty bluff, aa la well un- cent to be forgotten, and ita gratt-
tion , of United Statea tenator was derstood by the great majority of tude finds daily expression. Mr.
the biff nolftical event, tha fcraaVon. the members of the local bar. - Manning labora under a lively sense
rortunity, for , playmg Clitics, Mr. eJ beld of favor, to come, and fall, with -; rWiy get the bert
it has be tthe aUte for SSiI-i JTJ Possible re.ults.and as good results
eariy;jQau a century. ? iutjiow, i " " ""T . . ... , , v . I as they could reasonably expect.
j . a. a ... ... . . . : . I ntma wlilflk aHnrnara matf differ I tha anhaarvlant nfflplal naaltatea tn I -.owa.u.jr .yvi.v.
unQer iao law irita . its otaiementl iv u.va i v'- - ------
'n. i mnda hv oil oandtdatoa ad But there was a moral responsibility smirch a character or to blast a repu-
adhered to, this matter is entirely jarlslng from 'the bank's tise of hlsltation, if thereby their selfish ends
taken away from the leelslature. ar. name ana irom we runner iact mat win pa awainea.
the success ot the leaders and
bosses.
The whole subject makes a per
plexing problem. We readily admit
that the primary system is not in,
ttllft WA aaA ,. Xaawtam- '
rilcu drlftlna he.oleaaly UDon lta on.
sweeplna flood, or we ourht not to le.
Neither must we think wa ma taka
Our eOUrie in life alona. vKanh halna tn
determine other lives, by Influence, by
Senator Foraker is kicking about ?hX:rlSd.byui?tToU?h:rn"t
a details under which the primary I can adopt tha phiioaophy of deepai
money.. Of this there seems to be .,. ' ,,.; vt ,t trying to "save his face" a little.
U VVaVU HUaii lUUiv VVUJU aUBJ l.t... . VI .m.MatA.
machinea and rings, puts corrupt
bosses out of business, and, more
important still, brings the public af
fairs of the people, closer home to
them and makes them .better fit to
attend tb these affairs. Of the two
evils the new system is by faf the
least. .
to in it
nA ana
tha datalla under which tha nrlmarrlcan adoot tha Dhiloaonhv ttt ilaanai. ami
election for presidential choice is to folM
do ne.a in vjqio. iio OYiaenuy tore-ll"i,''r ,.m'
sees overwhelming defeat, and is
ask, when if not-accepting thla ar-
rangement they might get only 40 or
60 cents on the dollar, and moat of
that perhapa two or .three years
hence? There seems to be no pos
sible good reason or, excuse for op
posing this plan. Under it the de-
It was not to be expected that the
Seattle fair management could get
through their big Job without a con
test with unionized labor. But it
may be fortunate that the scrap oc
curs now, rather than later.
cept that It must merely ratify for- while a member of the board of dlr
mally the people's choice, as can be rectbra he failed to acquaint, hlm-
done in a few. minutes, and aa waa "elt with the conduct of the bank's
ilone last winter . - business. Recognizing this moral
Hence It truly makes no differ
Mr. Ladd nas done more than any
other one man in Portland to re
establish thla city's fair name, to re-J
store confidence In Its financial ln-
Another reason why this project!
should be carried out is that it would
be ah advantage to the city. It
would be a valuable evidence of
Portland's banking stability and
financial soundness. The report
sent throughout the country that no-
A BLIND SENATOR.
enco whatever to the people, to, the
state, .aetAer Kepuoucana ior
., Denjocrata are elected to the legis
lature. . The 'people have " already
chosen a , senator aix months before
the legislature meets. All the legis
lature haa to do in that matter. Is
to carrr.out the people's will. I The
new law Is intended to carry out the
desire that the people have long had
to elect " senators themselves, and
not leave thla business to a legisla
ture to wrangle and bargain and
.,.IMIt. dtrmnd .tttt,ttn ond fn aatahllah tha nrlr.. had lOSt Or WOUld lOSO A dOl
that, no depositor Buffered loss ciple that bank officers and 'direct- L" m Notwithstanding his in
Now is the time to begin to bring
pressure to bear upon congress, es
pecially Cannon, In behalf of the
Celllo canal and the Oregon City
1a..t.d -
.i,t . v".t rt7 a ... I .
. . aaaa . ,A
senators irom yaianoma. Both Bon and HeUaf flnd
Dima pernapB ue nrsx oima for not flghtlag a daeh ,It M well;
man ever eiegipa 10 wngrwa. tv.P. ,. -a, ... th.t .--
VT. V . A 4 A 1 .Vlllil.a, V.-A f. .. I -
n''! they would kill each other.
ueen oiina since no waa a 007, 1110
result not ot disease but ot two ac-
S
To bellava that the raia fa dnnmad ta
to doom It Yet many have declared
the good tiding of religion tn auch a
way aa to make it aeem that nerdltlsn
waa tha greatest Certainty of alf It la
I a good thing that itfan ahall know that
ha la not perfect: no one but a perfect
fool ever thought he waa; but It Is an
evil thing that we ehould eome to think
that we have nothing but augmenting
imperfection before u. '
The principal danger of moral stock
taking la that we manage to paaa by
the thintrs that are moat worth pre
aerving, those that ar our really valu
able asseta. and charge against our
selves our deblta and dangers. Blind
ness to the good we have will work as
much harm as blindness to the evil that
may be.
No man waa ever the worse for tha
discovery of good in him; every power
of betterment we have gives promise
of yet better things and greater power.
We need not only to fight our weeds, w
need to foster and cherish our flowers
of virtue and love and goodness. - -
- it will make all tne difference wheth
er you
aimpiy
through the bank's failure. This ora must hold themselves personally
decision was reached several weeks I responsible for the safety of the
before It was made public, the an-1 funds entrusted to their keeping,
nouncement being delayed by the Detractors who are. blinded by'mallce
difficulty of adjusting details ot the and self-seeking to the Importance
lattlement. Three days after the of the service he has rendered to
bank went into a receivers hands, the community are deserving only
Mr. Ladd came forward with a I of public contempt.
i make all Oie difference wheth
go through the daya hat com
looklna for dlaeaaa and da.
pravity or go looking for the things 'of
What did "party" ever do for the whioL5una.ooS7, fifiB& JlllJ'S
average voter larmer, mecnanic, aricnea ana oeieai or uirnt ana larger
or not Let the people be the Jury
i On the other band. If Senator Ful
ton is . Innocent, of any such wrong-
trade over : The Orezonian itself doing as Heney has charged him
has for manv veara advocatad thla with, It is Heney's plain duty to
noiiev. f Bnt wa no sooner ret a law I frankly own up that he had noth
to put' this desire and policy into mor than Prejudice or vague
effect than that Daner tarns against auspicions or aisiani mierenuai cir
cumstances upon which to base such
an accusation
A Uhited States senator, one who
has been prominent in hie atate for
a third of a century! ought to have a
it.
: Yes, It i is unimportant, whether
Republicans or Democrats are elected
to the legislature. The people will,
or should. 'i dacida tha Rpn at nr shin
If they choose a Republican, Demo- reputation and a character that are
cratic members of the legislature I wortn eomewing 10 mm ana to tne
ehould vote for him: If a Democrat Public. Heney has either said too
la chosen br tha Deonle tha Rennhll. I much Or too little.
can members should vote for him.
Why not ? Thla Is what w have NOTHING MUCH WILL BE DONE.
long been calling for and striving
lONGRESS WILL not revise the
tariff. It is not likely to pass
,r any bill to reform the currency
that will be of advantage to
for.t VCantlOO.OOO voters decide
who, should 'represent them in the
senate better than 90 men, sent to
the .legislature ?
, Yes, It is rather "absurd" to elect j the people. The leaders say they
v a man to the legislature merely be-1 won't pass any river hnd harbor bill
cause he la a Republican or a Demo-lit is predicted that no parcels post
crat, if he la likely to sell out the (or postal savings bank bill will be
people, or fall to work for their passed. There Is talk of economy,
-Interests, or if a man more likely I and when it comes to -doing some
to serve them, politics entirely aside, (thing that would benefit the whole
! an opposing candidate, 7-! people, or most of them, there may
There la no partisanship In state be a specimen or two of economy,
taxation, in revenue laws, in a water but no graft will be cut off or in-
code, in protecting water power terfered with. Unless it may possl
' rights, In railroad regulation, in sup- bly enact a law with reference to the
.' porting education in not one "of the currency, there is no good prospect
'multitude of matters coming before of a, single measure of general ben-
a legislature is there properly a par- efltt to the public being passed.
tide of party politics. It Is therefore There are five or six months ahead
Vabsurd" to elect undependable, in- for such work, but nobody supposes
sincere or doubtful men merely be
cause 'they are Republicans, or
Democrats.
FULTON AND HENEY.
br "expects that anything will be
done. . This is the -representative
system so much praised. But are
the ' masses ot people really repre
sented? Do they get what they
want and need? If not. would thev
ENATOR FLLTON Is quite jus- j not better take nominations and
V ' tilled . in ' calling upon Mr. ejections more and more into their
J Meney euaer 10 wundraw his own hands, no that they won't have
a. reported : accusations or pro-J to wait for a generation before get-
cuce eriaence 10 support them. Be- ting something they want?
iua. a uiau m . wuiLea states sena.
heads and tails, as he did in the Da
kota case, to see who shall get the
Job.
The pickings of patronage has its
own high place in the palladium of
our liberties, and Jonathan and our
other statesmen at Washington
should stand by them, on principle.
But they should do so as a unit, lest
evil come to the palladium. When
Mr. Hawley looks into Jonathan's
eye, and when Jonathan rests for
a moment from his labors in mak
ing Roosevelt president again and
turns his thoughtful glance upon
the Astoria 'statesman it should be
not with a twoness, but a complete
oneness of soul. They should each
remember that all Oregon waits
with bated breath and that the en
tire country watches with profound
concern to see what politician is to
pluck the plum. The battleship
fleet, may furrow . its way into the
Pacific in a matchless sweep of naval
grandeur and the president may
have convened the warring em
pires of -Japan and Russia in the
most notable peace conference in al
history, mighty plans for Inland wa
terways may be Incubating, and the
country may stand petitioner for a
more elastic currency, but what'a all
that when our Jonathan wants his
Schuebel?
every depositor and other interested frmity. he obtained a good educa- professional man. clerk, laborer? rtXfX
person owes It to. his home city to "on, studied law, went into politics. Can any of them tell? . trJtvti?J &1tv0.0? .yourB.el.f:
help maintain Its reputation and married is a fine apeaker, and has $EilF&&
..... on dfinari a"J in mai n a rAvai nn nnnaprnAV If T3alaaAa.l As 1 - mm J. .....j 11a. a . 1 1- . r
good name, especially when he can
do so at no personal sacrifice.
So The Journal hopes that the
project, as it is understood, will be
unanimously approved; that friction
and clashes ot self-interest, If such
have occurred, will cease; and that
the stain on Portland's reputation,
caused by this bank failure, will be
wiped out, and depositors will be sat
isfied and happy at the assurance of
being fully paid.
T
MORE ABOUT PARTY.
HE DALLES OPTIMIST con
tinues to declare and to la
ment. In many woeful words.
succeeded in whatever he undertook. I Mr. Bristol finds somethine to do.
His case is only one of many that even if the federal government will
have illustrated what a blind person not let him try its cases.
may do and even with some other
senses lacking also some have be- A question pretty near paramount
come educated, alertly intelligent I in Oregon thiB . year is: Will Har
people. If we were a preacher we rlman do anything?
might elaborate on this aa an evi-
it.n.. a! Immnrtal dt-rtnltv tn fin. I T T tT
r..;..v ' Hymns to Jtvnow
AaaB.aa.VJ .
r A I". 1 -.1... la I.
senator uore is creuueu wiia 1 Tht Ansel Choir
Ing that he owes whatever auccess : B Joh cawood.'
he has achieved to .his wife. This I Hera la' a hymn sung in churches
is a common saying of prominent by peoples of every creed and race dodging.
wara lire or an Because you set your
ms. you Dflll
V be lived am
that all good that ban been may yet be
face toward the height
that every good life may be
in larger measure, that the infinite
migm mat movea tn worm la the ilia
of love and goodness.
Sentence Sermoru
By Henry F. Cope.
Nothing Is built by hammering alone.'
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, Every Ufa la worth tha lova we pnt
Into It.
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Things divine ara not defended by
that there is no Republican was largely instrumental in PuUias Lhjre, March 18. ms-Bewoi.y, Wor-
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
T
tor It does not necessarily follow that
he is a corrupt rascal. And if a sen
ator has always been straight f and
clean, and In: mo way has used his
position to damage the public in or
der to benefit himself, it Is doing
tlm a great wrong to accuse him of
wrongdoing; or . of connection ' and
connivance with malefactors.
If Mr. Heney isv ln .possession of
any specific facta to show that Sen
ator. Fulton haa acted unworthily,
it Is due to tha publlo that he make
those' facts f ully, known ' and ' give
,q evidence aupporting them,
v, hother thla evidence, would be "vnf
1 J rX to convict in a: criminal trial
O TEMTORA, O MORES.
I
T IS. regrettable that the Oregon
delegation cannot agree on the
district attorneyship. In mat
ters of: auch 'weighty import, in
volving '. all ic the i delicate finesse
known fo statesmanship and high
statecraft perfect unity should pre
vail. In a matter so consequential
to 'the republic It must lay a great
strain on the mind of our Jonathan
to know that he is out of harmony
with ' his , colleagues. It may. lay a
similar strain upon the mind of the
president who knows not what mo
ment he ' may be called upon to flip I
HE JOURNAL is not one to
scoff or sneer at good resolu
tlons on New Year's, or at any
other time. It believes in
them, and that making them does a
great deal of good, even if only a
small proportion; of them are kept.
xx or aoes n oepeve in pointing a
finger of scorn at one who sincerely
makes a good resolution and falls
to keep it no, not if he fails over
and over again. Peter asked Jesus
how often he should forgive his
brother who had sinned "till seven
tlmeB?" Jesus replied: "I ; say not
unto thee, Until seven times; but,
until seventy times seven."
It is true that one who has often
broken good resolutions is not likely
to keep new ones, but occasionally
one will; encourage all to keep try
ing, to try, try . again.' And then
many who make good resolutions do
keep them, in part or in some de
gree 'at- least, and so become better
and have a better influence than if
they made none. ; -
We know of no better time to
make good resolutions than on the
first Sunday of the year,": it Is the
weekly rest day, the day for thought,
for retrospection, for self-examina-1
party in Oregon none whatever.
There are. not even any shreds and
patches ot it left, It has gone, dis
appeared, also vanished, and eke la
entirely out of sight 'And all be
cause of ' the primary nomination
law. We might ask. "What of it?
What harm is done? How
are any worse Off, and who
they?" but the answers are antici
pated
hymn waa first published In 1819; today
it' wouia oe nara 10 una a collection
of hymns without It.
Hark! what ' mean those holy -voices, '
Sweetly sounding through the sklea?
Lo! the angelto host rejoices;
Heavenly hallelujahs rise.
political activity; and effort But
the people are gradually outgrow
ing or modifying this Idea. It is
doubtful if the popular notion that
-.11 . J fall. .. ..! Ji a. .1 L...I.. .lta.. - - A . , . I
men, UU-erou ytiiix T arenas uegrwa ui utrtmig nm nra ot wirjBuan, mmf i a thm hrt . rttai ana
that in Gore's case, though he was occaalona and yet written by an
apt. alert and ambitious, the wtte !P. !
Lovt never knows how much It gives
nor what it costs.
a . e
It's folly trying to hide a flase Ufa
behind, a fight for truth.
a
A lot of neglect of men hides be
hind enthusiasm for the masses.
This world is none the brighter for
mose woo nave money to nurn.
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Folks who pride themselves on being
smooth are far, from being polished.
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It's hard for a man to be honest
with hla neighbor who ia hot honest
with himself. . .
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Carrying a Bible, under tha arm does
not prevent carrying poison under tha
4) ftr or 1 1 A
It will take more than faith In ' tha
miracles of the past to heal tha miseries
of the present , - -.;
Thara'a a. lot nf dlffarann. h. ......
having faith in your works and working
your faith. "
him up. An intelligent, amiable, ceBtershire, November 7, 1852. The
pontic, resourceful woman can ao
wonders in such a case.
Just like a woman, Mrs. ,Gore
loved her husband all the better, and
waa all the more ambitious for him,
on account of his blindness. She
many would be eyes for him, or what ahe (Listen to the wondrous story,
. ... loolrad nf nowar tft ha avaa aha I Which they chant in hymna of Joy:
0 are lacked or power to oe eyes sne ..Giory i the highest, glory,
WOUIQ mu up in oiuer ways, dub 1 wiory oe, to uog mosi nigni
read to him; discussed and conned
"Peace oh earth, good will from heaven,
Reaching far as man Is found;
Souls redeemed and alns forgiven!
' Loud our golden harps shall, sound.
The Optimist, which as to politics I his speeches; met and scanned and
seems to be rather the Pessimist, smiled at all aorta and conditions
talks on the theory that party is the of men In his behalf ; won support
main thing; that , nothing can be for him through people's sympathy
done except' by party; that without for hla affliction, at 'he could not do
strict and constant adherence to himself ; : was hli counsellor help-
party we might as well have neither meet, friend and food angel con-
. . I X A. a a . , B A...L-.. .Alaa ah m Jm M AV IDA a.vn A
government nor, society; mat party siauuj uu wn . Tm ln hetfveri . B,ng befor- h)-
actloa i the be-all. and end-all of measure of reward. And doubtless -Glory be to aod most high!
be values tne nonor oecause it
pleases her more than for any other
reason.
In, the drawing of ' lots Senator
Owen drew the full term and Gore
"Christ Is born, the great anointed;
Heaven and earth his praises sing;
O tjecelve whom God appointed.
For your prpphet, priest, and king.
Hasten, mortals, to adore him;
iaarn ms name, ana taste nis joy;
This Date ln History.
1477 Charles
fancy,
the Bold killed
People
who hava no love to spsre
1689 Death of Catherine de Medici.
Queen ot France. . ,
1707 Attemptea assassination or
PTI
.1 ... ....a. a.aw.aa aaw UJ Via I W
at always have plenty of surplus sorrow to
, distribute.
two principal opposing parties are
nanaaaarv fa kikmiI Who a n I t nn Bnnn LWO-Vear lerm. DUL B.B IOH laOU I AV. DI ITaOCC.
they Just now opposed about, any- sentiment of the people of Oklahoma thJ71r,hm;n1' Virginia, burned by
wdvl Ani4 If AftliAi 'eh Iff a ffra r.rcf- la tint 'iikelv to change in that time. I 1797 First silk hat worn In the
tlon on some principal general ques- he will probably be reelected two 8V-Bresiau0a furti&tethe
tlons, as the Republican party years hence. And a man as wide- French. .
seems about to do, must the masses ly and alertly intelligent as he, and iioSS
follow, thoughtlessly, blindly?
party'a
For I with such a wife, may make a far revolt.
v. -...,!.. v. . ! h.ttar .anitn. titan anma nth arm hn I uiiuuotuvjii g. in. UIy.auuu
-- ucici muio mw yanj a ii m- i a,- ---- " of tne tnBfmetlo clock by Dr. Locke.
clples" and policy? Not the neoDle are elected would if they bad a pair 1866 victoria bridge, aorosa the st
at all; a few leaders. Should the of good eyes in both sides of their Lwrrlye
minions. 01 voters be merely sneep, 1 neaus.
following a leader, as 1,000 sheep
did up in Idaho the other day when It is evidently not a square deal
a leader fell over a bluff? Hosts of j when Ryan and hip associates can
men are Democrats because they I pocket millions by wrecking a rail-
arai Miles, ending the Sioux war.
1891 Emma Abbott, opera singer,
died. Born 189. v ,
Lord Falconer's Birthday,
liOrd Falconer, h6ir of the Earl
of
a
" If you have largo reserves af religion
you will not be without the small
change of kindness.
It is folly to hope to have a clean
heart when you pay no attention to
what enters Its doorways." , t.
. e . .':';
Some folks think they have the house
of character because they possess -tha
pians 01 virtue. .:
a , a ' - .;.: ,5
It Is folly to talk of being guided
by the light ofyour conscience when
you iane pains vo Keep it in tne aara.
:. .. .S :...,; : , y
Tou might as -well try to get to Eli
rope on a treatise on navigation as to
get ta heaven on a system of theology,
It's no time for tha .church to be
fighting over the . baskets while the
hungry multitude waits zor tbe bread
hava haard that Toffarann ' watt a i gad and tl fnnrta nnnrnva nf thai Kintore, was born at Dunnlchen, For- I ot Utn
Democrat and a great man.- Is that COlOssal robbery at the same time J repreeenta no less than three peerages , it makes all th difference whether
a sufficient reaapn for being a Demo- that they are sending petty thieves VS?k are acting like a good man becaue
tha nanltantlnrv Ttnt UnnaOvalt iriT t'Ata i ..JTi -i- Lr'.'Jl' wu , wM. u, w vr,uwiu
S.V y j mtmfmn oavwHw w vast ft WOJIiV TV 4 1.11 , JU1 C-klAU aVM J . A VU ' V 0 11 A TO
crat in 1908? Many, are Republi
cans because' Abraham Lincoln, near
ly half a century ago, was a Repub
lican. .Is that an intelligent reason
for being a Republican in 1908?
Nobody has a right to urge a man
ta be k Republican or a Democrat
this year without being able to tell
him not only some distinctive dif
ference between the parties of this
year, as applied to this year's ques
tions,' but to give him some 'assur
ance of. the party's policy in the im-,
mediate fiilure on those questions.
is not to blame for this.
Astoria fishermen are reported to
be moving by means of the. Init
iative for a law prohibiting all sal
mon fishing in tbe Columbia and its
tributaries above that town, or the
lower reach of the river. Now It is
In order for up-river people to try
to get 'a law , prohibiting fishing at
or near the mouth of the river. ' But
thla: will pot be necessary, as the
I proposed law of the down-river fish-,
v ' - J j - a "? 1
kSouth Anstralla, on the appoTKIment tot
tne ear i to oe governor on mat colony.
He went In 1892 to Eton, and thereafter
completed hla education In Germajiy.
upon returning i xvnBiaimi no joinea tne
Thira oattaiion or tna uameron. High
landers, but now holds a commission in
the guards. Lord Falconer IS a cousin
ot the present Duke of Manchester and
Is related to many othen of tha most
prominent families in the British peer
Bfv.-y vy -v. ; - -.
A Iutlhig Situation. 1
It' IS authoritatively renorted br im.
clallsts on- malnutrition that there was
once a man .who. was ao thin that he
eouian t ten wnetnee no naa m nacaacne
or stomach ache. 4 . - - . i
you
Some men find it Infinitely easier
to pray - that the heathen - may be
brought to their opinions than to bring
tneir practice to ins stanaaraa. or tne
Heathen. - v
. ..... .. mih m, , :
( Preaching, $400 Per Week.'
, - From tha East Oregonlan. 'i -'.'
Keifc'Hart, tha well-known' evangelist
Who recently conducted a highly sensa
tional series ot meetings ln Walla Wal
la, has Juat closed a three Weeks' series
at ixoiso ana tor nis services in tnal
city as an evangeliat of the hrlatlan
religion na nas neea paid 11,200
. This JH -more money than th
arena-saw, perhaps, during big entirt
liietiine,.-
V
tr
than tha Nss-