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' Oh' aaar.. IT.W I Ooa moots I .85
bo that while the farmers would be
benefited the country merchants
co old hold their own with the big
city merchants. Thus It is believed
that nobody would be materially In
jured except the rapacious express
companies, while the rural popula
tlon would be the chief beneficiaries
All European countries and Canada
where corporations do not run the
governments, have 'had the parcels
post to a greater extent, that is, carry
larger packages, than the postmaster
general proposes, for many years
and would not. think of giving it up
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE' OF PROGRESS
WANTED LEADERS.
k ' ' Keep thy . heart . with all
. diligence, for put of it are the
Issues ot life. Proverbs.
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE.
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rllE OREGONIAN says: "Doubt
less Mr. Chamberlain will be
the nominee of bis party for
senator. In the primary he
' ' may be expected to get one third
' of the r whole vote. The other two
- thirds will be divided between Ful
ton and Cake. One or other of these
will have the plurality; and then we
shall expect Chamberlain to get the
majority of the popular vote; and
if Statement No. 1 shall be the rule
of action for members of the legis
lature, he will be elected senator by
that, body," as a Democrat though
' two. thirds of the' people of Oregon
,' are 'Republicans. Is this the way
to arrive at the people's choice? Is
this representative government.
It" Is exactly the way, the right
' way, ' without considering at all
whether the successful man is a
Democrat or a Republican, because
the people of Oregon' will choose
him; he. will be representative of a
majority ot them. If two thirds of
the voters of Oregon are'Republl
cans, it" will be very easy for them
to elect a Republican senator. They
will have a candidate, one chosen not
by a. few bosses -in consequence of
' bargains and boodle, .but by a ma
jority .or., plurality , of the Republi
can voters themselves. If, how
ever, enough Republicans, for rea
sons satisfactory to themselves,
- should vote for the Democratic can'
didate to elect htm, then he should
be the senator. -It-makes no dif
ference that, his politics does not
suit' the Oregonlan, or ' Republican
leaders, or the majority of the leg'
Islature; he suits the majority of the
people of Oregon; that Is an suf fi
. dent, i1- They, have deliberately, in
telligently, conscientiously chosen
him; 'and for half a hundred .men in
the legislature not to carry out their
' wllK is a denial ot representative
government.
' The Oregonian's argument is that
" all Republicans are in duty bound
always to vote for the Republican
. candidates for every office, with-
N out any thought, discrimination, or
independent individual volition
whatever. And if, in the case of
senator, they will not do this, then
(ha legislature should nullify their
votes by electing a man, in the case
stated or any like case, whom - the
people had rejected, and rejecting
a man whom the people had elected.
; The federal constitution makes this
, possible, but to that extent it In
fringes on true representative gov-
, ernment, and departs entirely from
, - true democracy.
' '- Why not leave it to the people?
With two thirds or three fourths of
the voters of the state Republicans,
.what has. a good, fit Republican
candidate to fear? If with two votes
-to one, as far as party is concerned,
' In his favor to start with, isn't it
rather ridiculous that he, or his
supporters, or the organs of his
party, or the party leaders, should
" ' at ' the , outset fear Hhe result, not
dare to leave the matter in the peo
ple's hands?
- Statement No. 1 simply means:
1 Let the people elect. Refusal to
' accept that statement means elec
tion by the legislature, ox a holdup,
.or a deadlock, and bargaining and
boodling " and bribery, and a sac
rifice.'' oti the state's Interests and
neglect ot. its business perhaps
throughout the whole session. Which
do the people want? -Ifvthey want
to elect their own senator whether
Republican or Democrat It is not
in the least in-order now to dls
cuss or inquire then ; they must
elect Only Statement No. 1 men to
the legislature. This Is the whole
question. Party v at "present has
nothing to do with It. It may fair
ly be presumed; that, a Republican
, will be elected by the people, but if
not that Is their own business. They
havea right to elect a socialist or
a prohibitionist If theyjwant to. Let
, the people decide. ' . !
P
ASS1NO EVENTS accentuate the
Importance of leadership in
public life. Baker City, for
instance, is in the unenviable
position of nullifying laws because
Mayor Johns is waiting for the peo
ple to show him they want laws en
forced. Mayors ought to be men to
lead, not to be led. . It is the in
clination of the people to be fol
lowers. They will always follow a
man with conviction of right and
the good American grit to stand for
his convictions. . Theodore Roosevelt
is Illustrious, and is widely popu
lar, because he did not wait for the
people to show him what they
wanted. He grasped an idea, he
convinced himself that it was right,
and nailed It boldly to his banner.
He made it his policy, and appealed
ko his countrymen for Indorsement.
They followed where he led, even
thousands upon thousands of them
I
T IS time for those who take a
narrow view ot the capabilities
of the common people of this
country, to widen their horlion.
Self-sufficiency and self-assumed
superiority in knowledge and capac
ity are out of date. Kings, knights
and feudal barons once ruled the
world because they monopolised
military skill, but the Invention of
gunpowder broke their power. Their
spirit of assumed superiority has,
however, come down through the
ages, and is manifest in Portland and
in Oregon today. Monks once had a
monopoly on learning, but the print
ing press overthrew their monopoly,
Still, in a constantly diminishing
form, self-sufficiency Is abroad In
the land, and Its favorite manifests
tion Is to look on the plain people
as a rabble ot Incompetents. The old
Idea of the superiority of one man
over another was deep rooted, but
the leveling process is forever on
The "higher-ups" are graduating
downward, and the rabble multitude
Is trending upward. The little red
school bouse Is the great leveler.
The bluff and bluster of the self-
constituted over-class, small and al
leged select, has become time-worn.
The farmer, magazine and news
paper in hand, by bis fireside, knows
few things. In the grange, and
In the neighborhood meetings, he
catches vivid glimpses of public
questions of social and economic
character. The worklngman in his
were Republicans, and he led them
into support of doctrines that bad labor union familiarizes with prob
been and are Democratic. I lems Immediately concerning himself
Even a greater Instance of leader- In political science. The laborer in
ship is that of Mr. Bryan. He has every activity has his hour for a
never waited to be shown. Some-glance at the newspaper. Every
times he may have been wrong, but home, no matter how humble, has
it is the universal agreement mat its reading circle. Tne day of il
mostly he was right. He became literacy is vanishing like a mist he-
nationalized while yet a very young fore the morning sun.
man, and youth Is not always as cer- Tet as he thinks of these common
tain In Judgment as maturity. His unpretentious folk, the politician
devotion to a principle as he sees feeds himself on his own vanity,
It has exercised enormous influence and declares they cannot be trusted
in pointing out wrongs and weak- to elect United States senators. The
nesses in government and In awak- mighty editor of a . country news- j
enlng the public conscience of the
American people. ley will not have to spend so muchlment out of which to make a cam
Lincoln led. The government could time getting pensions that he cannot paign issue, and the bill is not like
not exist, half slave, half free. He put In a good deal of time and effort ly to pass this session. It failed at
believed it, said It, and stood for in behalf of the free locks. Oregon the last session, and, seeing that it
It.- He was abused and covered with has appropriated $300,000, perhaps provided for training for school boys
vituperation, but he won. He won, about hajf the necessary amount, rather than for colonels and cannon,
because the people will recognize which is a good deal for a state it is not-likely to pass this1 one,
and follow, truth. Like Mayor Johns, small in population to do, and this
they wait to be shown. ought to make an Impression on the
The safety of the country and Its committee and on congress. We
institutions Is a mere question 'of shall not complain if Mr. Hawley
true leaders, and honest leadership, gets 100 pensions a day, if he has so
The great masses are honest, and many constituents deserving of them,
their Judgment sound. The farmer but Insist that tens of thousands of
paper 'seises his pencil and writes
of them that they are tan ignorant
buyable rabble through whom the
"money-bags' can- buy. his way into
the senate. Other so-called superior
persons ' declare .. them incompetent
to vote on measures under the initia
tive and referendum, and insist that
the right to do so should be taken
from them. All this we see and hear
daily In Oregqn, passing strange as
it may seem.
Perhaps, our self-appointed "high
er-ups" of superior knowledge, su
perior honesty and superior capacity
are not,' after allv entirely at fault
When our federal constitution was
launched this spirit of distrust of
the commonalty was so great that
out of 4,000,000 of population, only
about 120,000 had, the right to vote,
The ballot was restricted, because
the people wer' feared. The more
opulent classes thought the small
farmers,' frontiersmen and laborers
had not the sagacity to participate
in government. The rich slave
traders thought these plain folk
would not have conscience enough
to vote right. Tne wealthy mer
chant, profiting out of bis relations
and his Influence with government,
thought it better for the rabble peo
ple to have no say in public affairs.
And so. In a diminishing degree the
boast and swagger has come down
to the present day, declaring that
common people cannot be trusted
The old dogmatic order of things is
clung to as drowning men cling to
wreckage. .
But it cannot continue. It is not
the natural order for one man to be
above another. It is not human des
tiny to have a ruling class and a
ruled class. Progress forbids It,
civilization protests against it, and
nature rejects it. Jackson rose out
of the loins of the rabble and smote
It Lincoln, Incarnated embodiment
of the rabble class and transcendent
spirit of the commonalty, discredit
ed It The times and common sense
repuldate it, and the sequel will re
buke it
would very soon, walk easily out, of (try. That Is, if. Taft cannot bo nom
the valley, of depression. The see- lnated on an early ballot, and the
retary of the treasury estimates that convention is not irresistibly stam
during the "panic" .period proper peded for Roosevelt; Hughes will be
nearly 1300.000,000 was taken out! more In favor than it ho had kept
of circulation and hoarded. A good silence instead of making
deal of that has not-got back into I speech. The people have -a good
circulation yet, but the real money I deal ot confidence in him
stringency is pretty well over. The
principal trouble now is that a mul- , it Is difficult to imagine Mr. Taf
ermon t
or,
Tod
ay
VThe Eteiial Win.;
1 5 By Henrv w. rnn
Th will ha r1nn In Mh mm It I In
this heaven ."Matt. vlOO.
OW easy it Is for th strona; to
drid the petition, "Thy will be
done" and to reject it the cry
or a weakling or a coward. Tak
en by itaelf It mar sound Jlke
H
T
CONTENTMENT.
HINGS ARE not distributed
around equally in this world,
by natural or as some might
say by divine law. Some rmn-
In his Isolated home has nothing to his constituents desire his hardest pie apparently have a nunflrfinfrv nt
gain from dishonest fgovernment and and best work to. be done in behalf what are generally accounted rood
Knows u. i-nere win ub uv ui- 01 me iree iocks, wnicn wouiu Dene- ana aesirable things while nth am
honest government with his knowl- at them all, and not only a few
edge or consent. The danger is that
he, and the other widely separated EDUCATION BETTER THAN BAT-
members of his class in society, the
laborers, mechanics and other hum
ble folk are remote from political
activity, and that is why, when a
man comes with a message, they
heed and approve. The land fraud-
TLESHIPS.
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have scarcely a sufficiency of neces
saries, do the best they may. Some
can take life easy, and travel, and
view a multitude of interesting
scenes aDroad, and gratify a taste
PROPOS of the agitation for 1' they have it for art, or amuse-
industrial training in Oregon ments of any kind; but for the ma
schools, a bill is pending in Jority it is a workaday life. Work
conereas. that, with a small ing, eating, sleeping: stearlv and
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ibis prospertu iui wiuc, uuv change of detail, would materially monotonous l0. an ever-present
masses dldn t Know . u was me ald ! goivina- the problem. The bill "rood of petty cares; chains of cir
United States senators, the congress- DroDOses federal aid for technical cumstance that bind within low and
men, and the land department offi- secondary education in agriculture, narrow limits, if not very tightly
ciais ana special agents mai Knew mechanic arts and home economics, "is is Uie common lot. Happy he
It. It was an official class, an ag- It DroDOses the same kind of train- who does not vainly and foolishly
gregation of bosses and henchmen insr - tnat i tne 8tate colleees of struggle, who does not envv or rA-
that looked on at tne spectacle wun agriculture and mechanic arts in Pine, who, having enough for ac-
perfect unconcern, ana aosoiuieiy tne varioug states, but Is secondary tual needs and comfortable domestic
without protest. Mr. Heney spose ln character. The institutions would ties, and a conscience void of uh
the truth when he said a government De ln fact and i name. Industrial nsnal offense. Is therewith content:
conducted br such officials cannot hlgh gchoo with the industrial fea- who desires only what with reason-
survive, out must ran. ah tnese tures 8ur)Dorted bv the federal eov- able effort he can obtain and use
disclosures in the federal courts ernment. The bill provides one for with profit and pleasure;, who in
point a stern accusing finger at any each 10 countieg under which Ore- stead of repining and becoming sour
system wnereiu men cic.attu gon worJid De entitled to three. Decause ne cannot have and be and
into puDHC position on inner man
merit. If a leader like Folk, like
La Follette, or scores of others had.
titud. of people are. spending just ending such a message to congress aTJSC
as little as they, possibly , can. even i that sent by the president Frl- not dare t0 nbei or doe- M o
people to whom the consequent aav: day, or making the vigorous, aggres- Question some' overwhelming force. -'
Ing makes 'no ultimate appreciable aTe war upon dishonesty in high la it our part to submit like' blind
difference.. The railroads have got business places that the president slaves, to acknowledge that the will of
this economizing microbe, badly, has made. Taft may be ln accord th mMt high la right and beat simply
Other kings of industry and finance generally with Roosevelt's policies, buaewe know it is mightier than our
have It. It has "caught" all along but Taft Is not Roosevelt, nor like KaS'ofuriu'Serl
the line, a good deal worse than the Roosevelt, and could not be if he S'II.br?k,"B' . ?"r, - "',.!"
grip. It is In fact 'a disease, and tried. rather than of atrength ln the world." v
there Is. no cure for It. Th only - '' We cannot afford to lose the power
thing to do is to wait patiently and The president has pointed out to to win. no greater wrong van be done
let it" exhaust IJself. But while It congress several thlngi it ought to hcEl,idwtMian t1ftinpt.t?vbrek or
lasts It. makes really hard times for do, without delay. He mlncea no for aeif determinate. J Thi?bu?ineM
the great army of poor workingmen words ln telling congress :ts duty ln wf0roJnnnedr n' Adnd "?hdTO,a ?d
out of employment, who oven under these respects. Nine tenths ot the wm and the wuSJm tS recogniae how I
fAvnrahlft conditions: have' to anend twwtnla ntlrAl am-a a with him. He much depande every moment on their
air they earn as they go along and voices the people's wish and will, f Btbmiy.ni5niione wntVake TaTnt!:
have little or nothing laid up as a But congress will do little or notn- tn oetore that which is
protection against such a fear-wave tag. wMy '.t'fa.ViSg tT1!?
among the rich. '- tei wlt,aM weakllnga. Tne em-
. But this will be a narrow and not Won't It fairly make a lot of the ttftX''X LlSr!
etrata of aplnaleaa people ln religion!
and have turned from it manv who
re-1
a very rlnen 'valley- of depression as delegates to the next Republican con
compared with most of Its - prede- ventlon sick to "heartily Indorse
Mumn Tn ftraavin oroAnt na to I anlondlrl drill natrlotlr! admlnlstra-1 aourcea of Btrcnirth anil wlaHnm
.. ' . . . i . n i. iiTnM1! I now orien la aubmlaalnn no mnn than
me worKingmen out oi employment uon oi ineoaore itooaeyeiu , deceDtlve evnonvm for inth
tnougn tnat tact nas us eiiect ou i many oi mem neea to uuto euuie mmumf mm mev are piouaiy yielding
-ii u-. t it I. ...rMiT .tn.. Kifr. vhan thAv hnv to.th? divine will when they are only
it hum v uuouiv .v j ...wUBl , I reruaina; to make the exertion of willing
noticeable. But what can't be cured to swallow such a resolution as at an for themaeives. The can of hign-
h n.irATl. If one can do thatT !r r"10."1" "r .thoae who will hlgRly
AUMHW a v waiaiai I I rttBlll VH wnn ronSISnilV rlatm In H,nA I
anything to cure an 111 that Is hlsj - , reaoiutely aet their, facea to better!
duty; whether he can or cannot, let Brother Ellis is also securing a th)".f: nr-va, . t. J
mm DO cneertUI ana a cuuiouieu u tcm mauj ireusiuui ui wuomod w amyiur, Bayinjr since meae mings muat
possible. Even that helps. pensions. Meanwhile the situation be 1 tLl iUS
bd tu luti emu cuai auu iua vtw oi oeierminaiion. me prayer that wllia
OREGON'S CHOICE. gon City locks Is unchanged; mere "l"?.",?
Is nonnews that anything ln partKU- liberately. gladly in the way and' will
hic RAT pm .TniTRMAT, makpa lar is belnsr down In their behalf. orneaven.
v-ww--.--- - i - i rsi nrta ra n rriiifF rrm aumh .e
the following statements: I , . blindly. There may be tlmea when It
T
Present indications are that A doctor advises people o chew l""1. wh" h Y?'?.1" Shki"?
... . ... Ma I , , . , , , . .1 1 "R uon nuu i-i i o tj cb ai, uiinnivu
uregon win sena a sona i ait i tne water tney arinx peiore mi- wun tears, out it is apoken then be-
delegatlon to the national Republl- lowing It. This would have been
can convention. There are some easier in the old days when we used
preferences expressed for Hughes, Willamette river water
but the ereat mass of Republicans
have absolutely no second choice. M6st of the Republican senators 8no "which movie thuh .
The leaders in this state are rapidly affected not to listen to the presl- through bioanominir flower and dashing
ti v I ""'i mroua:n eiemeniai rorce and nu
iui.iuoui.aii;, me man pity and love, that law that leadul
reuse we have learned in days whenl
me way was plain and the heart was I
light that the way of that will was, I
after all and always, the best. I
We desire that the eternal will should!
be done because that eternal will Is but!
,, HI
catching onto the situation and are dent's message.
declaring themselves for Taft . be- big stick was belaboring them un- to larger life; to fight against it onl
cause he is the people's choice. If mercifully. ft" ?nr, '1 .Tm'h". pny,,c,u-
left to a direct primary, Taft would 1 The secret of living la in finding out!
nrrv Hr.irnn lh. n nna nro. .11 Pant offlc mIh are not the OBlV lm" a'""'? willing II W M
7 - - ours, in amcovertns; the beat and rhythml
other aspirants. While a few will bank wreckers. Sometimes the mis- of the universe and setting our songs inl
want a trading delegation to hand guided attacks of anewspaper work "'spite' ofhTnuniverhe7 but b
over to some dark horse, the sentl
ment of the state demands an In
structed Taft delegation."
This is. only one man's opinion,
and he supplies no data as to his
sources of Information. We are In
clined to agree with the first state
ment, buts doubt the others. Taft
even greater injury to the depos- cause we are borne along on'ita tideal
oi run lire.
ltors.
H
ymns
to Kn
ow
The proposition for federal aJd Lo all that some others are and do
for secondary technical training is
instead of the creature Schmitz, been to bf commended. More money
PVanHaen what In- HPel- cuueauon anu lees ior oai-
and have, looks below and around
him and Is thankful that bis station
and condition In life are no worse.
These are trite generalities on the
" THE PARCELS POST.?';
TONOALLAt reader asks , The
parcels post , cnaer tne nree-
ent. law, packages of only four
pounds can be sent : - through the
malla. The postmaster-general ' de
sires to make it lawful to send pack
ages up to" 11 pounds,.; the same as
may be done to foreign couniries, 'at
the same rt ouuCe,twhich
would ;be: much lower -than express
rates. . IIli plan also includes cheap
delivery ot packages .from,.' Interior
joiU ttrousUout the rural districts,,
... ,..i j I tleshlps would be sounder bulldlne
haT been 8 snared If Hughes or 'or the future The advantage ot old lesson of the value of content-
?mMltJMirB information as to how to increase ment. of making, the best of things,
Srfnn?n5 l ot PenSnacker lh productivity of soil over Inform- that has a great' variety of
had, Inspeaa oi ennypacKer, Deen - ' nnertlal anniicatinTia ami aanfatinna
raivn- TnnnRv1vnnla what mil- na iu uuw 10 buck a unyonei -5 - -v-mo.
Hons Tmo through a fellow creature as a na- one thihg many envied people
1J , V A u.!i u v n, tional economy, is obvious. A na- are no better contented than those
rLlldineits state ousT Men of tlon skilled in industrial and home who envy them. Whenever a panic
ibta i t m whafthe crnW winL economics is more valuable to it- or a financial stringency occurs, the
SnTS -M to the world than one load- Piod of depression is prolonged be-
rare in public offices because the ed down with the trappings and -l '! 'or ,tB
I:!! II. xaa th ,r. Uinery of war. If some of the mil- existence by the hoarding and sav
lliau iv, r I ,. . ... . , . . I no- thtt iitpnrnni, o-nA
iioub ucvolku 10 armaments couia 1 "v,.uiy,uS uu. ioi-xuuuu,
be diverted by conKress to industrial of a 8reat number of rich or well-to-
education In the states, a great pub- do people, who, do not need to. save
lie end would be served. In this re- and acimp at all. There are thou
spect, the pending bill appeals most anis of families ln the country who
strongly to sound Judgment. are now expending only half "Or two-
Modified, however, it would vast- tniras as mucn as they would spend
tlsanship and dirty politics. They
will be more in office hereafter be
cause we are being taught by fed
eral courts, by exposure of rotten
ness and graft everywhere, that true
leadership, manhood and merit are
first essentials In public position, and
1 . . . ..
",D; " " 1 rrworfhia ly better serve its purpose. The sum " tnere naa neen no panic or strln
that a party brana is as worthless I'- . eon wouS r:ce.vonroneTW gency, but whose incomes are as
as a castoff porous plaster. For
mayors, for governors, and for every
public place, men are wanted with
brains to discern, conscience to guide
and courage to execute.
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PEKSIOKS AND LOCKS.
EPRESENTATIVE HAWLEY Is
getting many pensions, or in-
divided, "would be enough to estab-Iar8e as ever, or who at least have
li8h industrial departments in al- n0 reaI need or occasion thus to
most every high school in the state, economize, a. man with a million
"It would go far enough, that a wl cneaper rood, or discharge
little added taxation where high a servant or two, or forego a. trip
schools are maintained would af- ana ln various ways economize, even
ford eood secondary courses in aeri- though his fortune is Invested in
culture, mechanic arts and home ec- giltedge bonds drawing as high, a
onomlcs, as the bill provides. The rat of Interest as ever. This fear
rroa-ea of nensions. for his con- tralnlne would then be brought with- or. over-caution is a sort of Infection,
Mtnnf anii'iiMa fair tn nut. in '.the reach of r. far greater nam- that works awhile after "confidence
An VI- nrAa.ammnr In ihim 1lnA nflhtr nf hnVB and BTlrlS than IS DOS81- " U"C11 VI BUUU1U USIS UBCB TB-
congresslonal activity. This is well
enough, If the beneficiaries are de
serving old soldiers, as. we take it
tor , granted that - they are ; but ah
open. free. Willamette river at Ore
gon City is at least lv0 times as Im
portant as. all these pension bills,
because it would directly and per
manently benefit 'more , than 100
times as , many . people, , it, to reasler
to get; pension, bills through .than a
free locks bill, we know,' fprbn pen
sions all " congressmen t stand in 'to
gether; 'yet , wa bopa' that Mr ,Haw-
ble by spending the whole of Ore- stored. It takes but a trifle to ren
Vrnn'a nortlon on these schools. It ait multimillionaire discontent-
would be in every cotmty, instead of ed. anxious, fearful, even though
In but three counties in the state, "times" could not possibly become
It would be at the door1, of almost o had that he would not have more
every home, and would go to thou- man, no couia reaonaDiy , spend and
sands of students who would never a large fortune to leate to his heirs,
reach it, were it confined to -three If all the'rlch, and those with a
Institutions. . So modified,' the bill moderate competence In some shape,
would . hOv. of incalculable value to could be induced tomorrow to for
the country. ' The difficulty Is that get that Othere is or has been a
the' present congress is not looking stringency, and to go ahead, and do
for things to benefit the country bo Justyas ;the7 would' do without that
much, as for a record tot retrench- thought in their , minds, the country ,
. ' 7 ' '' ' ' ?' ' -'i''. v,- -5 : - ' v.. .
Guiding Light.
By Henry Bateman.
(Henry Bateman (London, 1802-1872
is probably the- favorite ln Oregon, was a busy city surgeon who yet found
and Hughes would be quite general- J time to aid religious and philanthropic
ly satisfactory; yet with the growing enterprises and to write some good po-
awakening of the "rank and file" of '"y- TO im" " 1C" '""Z
. . . J have been gleaned. This was first pub-
utuj1.IumW u.0 iiu1ui u rem I u.ht.A . th. En-ii.h Hvmn Book" tn
issue, which Is one of the many peo- 1874 and uiuany considered to be the
pie against the plundering few, we best piece of work by the author.)
Deueve mat a lew weeas nence. n a Lght of the world! whose kind and
plebiscite could oe taken, La ronette
would beat Taft in Oregon.
Why should he not? The people
know Just where La Follette stands.
He has proved himself on several
hard-fought fields. He Is beyond
any doubt a people's man and not a
corporation man. Can the people be
so sure of Taft?
The delegates will be elected by a
convention, run by politicians, and
It is to be expected that there Taft
gentle care
la 1ov and reat:
Whose counsels and commands so grac
ious are.
Wisest and best
Shine on my path, dear Lord, and guard
the way.
Lest my poor heart, forgetting, go
astray.
my soul's most pure
Lord of my life
desire,
Ita hope and peace;
Let not the faith thy loving words In
spire, Falter, or cease:
Bnt be to me, true friend, my chief de-
llght.
we are I And safely guide, that every step be
ngnt.
will be the favorite. And
saying nothing against him. It may
be said of him that he is a proper My blessed Lord! what, bliss to feel
subject of hopefulness on the peo- Vaithfui and true
pie's part if he should be nominated. To trust in thee, without one doubt or
But hope would be mingled with Thv win to do
doubt. Taft might turn out to be And all the while to know that- thou,
a trimmer. La Follette Is no La i.i J51, .-n m hi.
trimmer.
end.
And then. O then! when sorrow's night
is o er,
Life s daylight come.
And we are safo within heaven's golden
door,
At home! at home!
How full of glad rejoicing we will
raise.
The people generally agree en
tirely with the president when he
said in his message:
I do not for a moment believe
that the actions ot this administra
tion have brought on business-dls- Savlor' to tnee wr everlasting praise.
tress. So farw this is due to local Ilobert L. Owen's Birthday,
andnot.to orld-wlde causes, and to Kobftrt Lathany 0wen. United states
the actions Of any particular lndi- aenator from Oklahoma, was born at
vMimla it la due to the snppulatlvA Lynchburg. Virginia, February 2, 1850.
viauais, it is aue to me speculative He ,9 of gcotCh-Irlsh ancestry, with a
mixture of Cherokee Indian blood. His
father, Robert Owen, was a distin
guished confederate soldier, and later
vice-president-of the Virginia and Ten
nessee railroad. The senator's mother
was a daughter ot Chisholm, the Inst
hereditary war chief of the Cherokee
nation. Senator Owen was educated at
Washington and Lee university. In
1879 he went to Indian Territory an'l
soon took an active part in politics. In
addition to practicing law he held sev
eral public offices, among them that of
Indian agent ror me live civilized
tribes, to which he was appointed by
president uieveiana,
folly and flagrant dishonesty of a
few. menv of great wealth, who seek
to shield themselves from the ef
fects ' of . their , own wrong-doing by
ascribing ita results to the actions
of those who have sought to put a
stop to the wrong-doing.
Poor, decrepit old Wall street; it
hadn't the power to pull off even
the symptoms of a panic, or to de
press stocks very much, on account
of the message, as it would have
liked to do.
The Portland morning paper
frankly advises going entirely back
to old conditions ln party politics.
It would do away with the primary
law, with the initiative and refer
endum, and then, we may reason
ably presume, with the Australian
ballot law. It is disgusted with the
people, and would turn everything
over again to the politicians, the
bosses, the machines, the grafters
and the boodlers. But we think the
people will reject its advice.
It may be better to fiaht aaalnst thel
universe than to accept It with fear.l
dui Deuer tnan either is to learn Ual
way, to mane its forces our servants.!
neither to oppose nor to yield, bnt de-l
llberately to will to live In harmony!
wun tne great tides of lire, with tbel
moral oraer or tne universe. I
Boon wa find that somehow this wllll
which we call law or nature or ln what-l
ever way we may choose to speak of ltl
Is working out purposes larger than wel
had thought. Is not the arbitrary, qulz-l
otic decrees of a mighty man ln the!
neavens, dui is tne language of anl
infinite love, a love that baffles nil I
our philosophy because it surpasses ourl
experience.
Then how joyously we cry. Th wllll
be done, not because were are baffled. but!
Decause it is lnriniteiy, eternally best.l
not because It Is a law imposed upon!
us. but because It Is a way of life wel
discover or ourselves and know to bel
tne best ror earth, the way of heaven,!
Sentence Sermons
By Henry F. Cope.
The fearful are always faithless.
a a
Set your heart on a living and loeaf
life.
The selfish cannot know satisfaction.!
I
It takes a clean heart to keen a eleavl
neau.
a a
The greatest rain in any Ufa la thai
loss or greea.
Greatness never was bourht by thai
i . . - i
There can be no right mannera with. I
out motives.
a a
He who has no time to ret raailv
never rsouy ai any lime.
No church can be cleaned nrnnerlv hvl
- i . .. - "
OUll Bunding IUB BlliniS,
a
A man is worth what he a-iva thai
1 J . A. t . - 7.
wuiiu, nut wimi ne gets irom It.
a
The self and the sacrifice in any mtttl
a me uiuy measure oi Its worm.
V a a
Half the friction of life e.nmea frnml
imving our tongues too well oiled.
a a
Envy Is the habit of loalna- nnr nn.nl
happiness while longing for another's I
The sermons that do moat effenMval
worit in mis worm are tnose on two!
legs.
grace In any!
Five to Four.
The ahades of night were falling free
There come decrees, all handed down
When up from Washington, D. C.
wrapped ln black silk
If the people wish to elect the
next senator, as well as other offi
cers to be voted for, they can 4 60
ln Just one way, and only one: Beat
every candidate for a i legislative
nomination who doesn't accept State
ment No. 1. ' -
Governor Hughes'ipeech. in New
York Friday evening was for the
most part 'of an acceptable char
acter; to jeople. generally, aad " will
strengthen him throughout the couri-
By Judges
gowns
"Five to four."
The Income tax? They pondered late
And argued with learning great;
They seised their pens and gravely
wrote
Opinions then they took the vote
rive to iour.
The merger? 'Twas a famous case.
Each Judge sat there with solemn face,
And heard the argument so keen.
When the decision came 'twas seen
'Five to four."
Our wards beyond the deen blue sea?
Ah. aliralv here thev will flcree'
Dut after rods of legal lore
Behold the spectacle once more
' "Five to four,"
A law to safeguard human life.
To care for orphans and for wife;
Ah. Judges on that will agree!
But there's the record look and see
"Fiye to four."
W. M, M. ln the Commoner. "
The lines of eternal
character have to be cut with extremely!
Duaip IUU1S,
a
There Is no rromlne of a crown ntl
rignteousness ror proficiency, ln regulate
m your ncignoors.
A good life Is Impossible until one!
knows that there Is ever something morel
UCBUH.U1B i nun living.
- a a
Tou cannot cancel the custom of!
preying on your fellows by occasional!
praying to your jfatner above.
a a
Locking the heart against the drafts!
of sympathy is the swiftest way of im-I
poverianing tne wnoie life.
Power.
From the Commoner. "
It takes two thirds of both houses
of ronrress -to override a president's
veto and yet the supreme court by a
majority vote can override both houses
and the presaaVant all put together. Great
is tha supreme urtlv - ,
This Date in History.
1626 Coronation of Charles I a
WefttmtnntAr
1651 Sir William Phlps, colonial gov
ernor or juassacnusetis, Dorn. -1662
New Amsterdam incorporated.
and a municipal government established.
1S16 John Kraus, wno introduced
kindergarten methods into America,
born ln Germany. Died m New York
City. March 4. 1886.-
1843 Knute Nelson, United State
senator from Minnesota, born in Nor
way. .
tuBM-fresiaent Liincom ana the
three confederate commissioners I
Stephens, Hunter and- Campbell held a
Deace conference at Hampton Roads,-
1866 United States senate passed the!
civil ngnts dui. h
1881 Christian Endeavor society
originated in roruana, Maine. ,
lS84Vendall Phillips died. Born
November 28. 111. r
1894 United States frigate Kearsarge
Wrecaea on ivonwiruu reel, r i
A Question of Interest. r
. From the Kansas City TJmes. V I
' Cases against two railroads for -re-l
bating re coming on soon in which!
the Dosalble maximum fines wouM
amount to 161000,000. . The-next aueaj
tlon Is whether- Judge Kenesaw lloun-i
tain Juanais js to near tnem. ;