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THE JOURNAL
AM INDEPENDENT KEWSf APES.
a g. JACKSOM...
,Pbllhr
rubltobed ar availing (sieapt Sunday! and
iw; Sunday toornlBc, at Tb iaarual Build-
i ing, r u li ana iiwuu atraata, roruaaa. ur.
all. But what delightfully Prfwt PLAIN FACTS FOR THE RANK AND FIT F 1" lose nothing la the cut-he bad kept '.McLean ' captivs tor
and completely satisfactory method rAjrxxAN AAVjlJ 1 yj aaaj JXXiArv .fXlNAS r-"-'-' come, and thU region la weU nUtled MTn months, and the expense had
to the aid allied, ,?.-t..',V probably been heavy. Besides vlc-
AS ANYBODY thought of the i senate and divided the house Into senator ,Burkett's aasertlon , that Umi worth while do not come along
Republican who has served In I warring campg. and ': (ought each line proposed exposition was only a I every day, and Ralsuli' has to live,
A Sermon for To Jay
we had before the adoption of the
Initiative and referendum and have
yet In the biennial legislatures. Do
the people get such laws as they
want and need? Seldom. Cannot
tot. .t u tottoffio t rwtiaad. or., for faddists and Interests get their meaa
tranamiaaio thMh the walls as caod-dMa j ure through? Generally. In every
" wa I a a .i L .li a a
session a joi oi ooiaup or Diacarnaii
; , The Living Death..
to oa carnally minaoa la aeain. -
the ranks In his party In Ore- other, not for the good of the scneme or ueatue real estate spocu-llt has been a long time since he got I" z 'i ;
god for the past 15 or 20 v"' r Ior inB nory party, ium mm up as a ramer I some sou.ouq ior releasing tnai I Tsj not, the fear f death passing from
k a) a- lok f ..i a. , i m a a n n in v ass arnf ab m aa , rv . a a.. a a a . a . a a i
vara Ha la nnnaat an1 nntrlnMn uu1, l" co wuitu iu WUiB Ol con- ---- u-u imhiuuii, , iuo Cyu-1 OOUDUUI American CUIIOu, rerol-
Ha li. vKS h of the "Pol,- " not Ques- "Ulon will help Seattle property own- carls, and thla Is but a bagatelle to
. I a 4v Uoa PncP. hut a question of no aouot, but its design, scope I a bandit of high degree like Raisall.
H
Trll tha ovaratnr tha oaDartroaat mm waaL
Baat Siaa aroca. a-Saa: Eaat tak
uaT. Th dread feellor that dylnf
was but falllnf hefpless Into the
hands of an awful .avenger, that It
mifht be but the beclnnlnr of end-
purposes or to obtain straight boodle. I 'arm. He shouted the slogan as be congressman, who should deal out important than thla, as broad-mind- his trade, but it Is no worse than iM ' ionn9ntK 00 ,oof!r wreMe" nJ
f
"al0 -BAI,, E uJ. ,n b,lls ar introduced, for trading "d sowed on the who lhoul, be imator, who should "d object are far broader and more There are some who would censure
MICIIiaAN AND OREGON'.
If the people get a good, and Ira-1 he hammered iron or wrought wood I the. offices, and who parcel out the led men In congress can easily see.
roRKioif advebtisino bepbesentativb porUnt law through It Is more than in the shop. He has voted the ticket plunder. . 1
taa&fiuMuTiSa wf SllJTOr M eTen chnc that ther u Joker faithfully and advised his neighbor And when these bosses, and poli-
ir; Trtbtfoa Baimins. cmpafo. i ia n, a.uu auuui iureo casacw 10 one 10 ao tne same, tie nas neia no or-1 ucians got ine oriices, wnat aia iney
He has seldom do with them? Did they so conduct
so that the courts would nullify It. I been to a convention, for that was I them as to reflect credit and rather
t JO I Look at assessment and taxation the Dlace for tha nnlltlclana tn en. I recruits for tha nartv? no to tha
I ... ...... : ' li . . . . "
js legislation. ixkk at normal scnooi He was never asked to take office, federal courts and get the answer.
that of Harriman or the steel trust.
but those submerged In Ignorance and
crosses ways of thinking.' Mors than
ever men take the step Into the lark In
sabeertpuoa Tama r suu ta address toat it su been purposely rramea f ice, nor sought one.
luim aiaiaa, uaaaoa ar
t Ue Ualtaa aiataa. Canada ar Madea.
DAILT.
Oaa yar $3.00 uaa swats.
' One year 1160 j Ooa amatb f
DAILY AND SUNDAY.
One ar.......fr.o ) Oaa moats I
M
We have received from the dls-1 the confidence that it must be better
tingui6hed 'and eminent gentlemen I farther on.
,.Ji?V nolIn co.n8tl comprising the Simplified Spelling . No however, who is possessed ef
I T vBn" " association a Second List of words viui powers finds nimseir nospit
seems to be In the hands of to be reduced to orthographical slm- b, t0 th f lv!n ,1n
the same elements that control I .it.,.- .v. vi. v.. I business of living. Death Is undeslr-
tr
He riveth power to tha
faint, and to them that have
no might He tncreaseta
strength. Isaiah.
RADLROAD LANDS IN OREGON.
A
T THE TIME many people were
rushing out to file on Booth
legislation. Look at the neglect of because the offices were for the men Go to McNeil's Island and inquire tbe dominant par.ty conventions In bod. h't thesa few distinguished and f' not ?nJ' " U ,eav'n our
m,mn .i.hi. T jnlr m,nr a . i ,j i. .... l.i ry t- .u ,i i i tfiit State, and nthara with an . .. ... ... I nomes ana irienas dui Decauae n meana
i"7 1. ' " ""l.., .-a ' , "r . " .T. . vuaii w.. iuWr. lu" "ov,"u" uuuo "4 whelm,V gentlemen wiu simplify MnK cut off trom our activities, our
-"- ".uuiiumoiuu buu i wbuicu vk uiui u, io voib vu ruurvBouiaii vea auu reau iub rojuruo. - , u anfliiinB. accordlnr to Suggestion, thai mri in k. k,.
ion on ma pan 01 jegiBiaiures, ana uon aay. Tne politicians did tne oo to tne united btates senate, ana ; mumvu uw uoir na Jn- UfCent reason being that It Is Bitterly as wo may indict life, the
it may well be considered that the rest. They ran the party. They fixed apply for information. Go to the wrests of the people at large are for more dfficuit to remember the se- fact is we all enjoy it; even thougji it
people will do better legislating J up the ticket for him to vote. He was, general land office and there ascer- the most Prt disregarded and he-tad words and sdoII them simnlv mean little mors than toll and tho buf-
I . . I aAAaa J ..ill Iw-. a. I " - ar w a . . ' . ... . .
wemseives. nn snort, a oawn. a mere Dawn, in tain whether or not one of tnese Ore- -vw' "" uu oouuiug oeueuwai ioir,.n in anan h- nM wing or mrtune s waves ana winas.
the game of Dolltics thathey moved gon politicians was Jr was not dls- tnem w111 accomplished. Observ- w. that a .11 Wn,i when ohn. Jt MZiJT'Sl iLih in'.-0"0!!
TUB UAAOi MkHVlur. . .1 will Ha was inlolt1. voir In miaaed from hia nosltlon. and If ao. "K me Uetroit JVOWS, a Kepub-1 r i. - ),. nnl... healthy Damon ever found much pleae-
:ontemplatlng a heaven of rest;
TItl IfVimnT ,v- n.ll .... I I I uiwi v, auu .a v .vHu. v I uioi u iu uiiua wo uu 11 ui nam.
HE VERDICT In the Hall case th8 beginning and tha end of his flee, and ask them if all this is aT: l.,,it.r,t nn i if But ths Joy of living does not consist
surprising 10 many nBefulness. true, arid ask further, why they aid- , """V. on for a Pm i, , in "the read" ri.onse 'df our ln
WhO believed from the evidence I what 1M tha An tnr tha Lrl and ahAttAd In all thla Tnlnlta.,n tne rU,,n" Clique Of Republican bosses! tt. nM u tha a-nn ahall Selves to tha damanda of life's StrUK
naaaatw a j saavj UU iv I w ajaaiai wv b., -wa.wavw 1 4Aa.-. . . . I atV TV UV aa V BV J VUW SjawiM BMHtl S . . " , " . , ,
r
that he could have been eulltv I
era Pacific lands In Oregon, on I only In a negative sort of way of the
).. V.t (V a . "... u"a"ai"l
.au. wai u.a, wr iur- gpecmc oiiense cnargeo. uui evi- .nd noliticlans resulted in?
What has the leadership and tion and demoralization of the party iiaf wrwhXin. Perlsh th un' M rule "d the ?P?ri.paoUy 7"' .nJoy"meQnt poVe'r ?.
nent of the party by bosses In Oregon. , publican maioritv which haa ,0 ina rule worked in the case of Judge Jim fPP11! n.a 3. ympathise. Lifej
Have
XTa ma af 111 . Vat I . .. ... I TT...I. -. T1....VJ1. Van.
faltahla and onnld V. .A .kf.l.l I . .. , , ' . . I "iiu yuui.ii.ia.ua ictuiwu iu i nam uu v.uiuiia, ui 6"W Dean me COmrort and mainstay or thOSS I "riB, Ml ui oaiuiu vuuui, voii-
ieitaoie ana coma be so obtained, Identlv the neonle are In a convicting I. v..v 1. v a ---1, .. 1,. u..,kii. -... , . . I . i .. .
Snt haTain . muc,h dence In this state, such as the tra- can in this shipwreck of the party, promised land in Mlciugan. Heretofore priate that this multiple murderer dea)thr0tndyafo tuch'fuii
, neat, oeuevug mai nouing was to I trraftlnr and crookedness and mal-1 aih . iv ...u I m, . v. v.lMichinn nanuhiinaniam ha. .iin. I .l..i v vm j i v. I ttvino- tn 'u.n. ...
:!tT-. -.f. U ?' " Usance and political wire-pulling in Haa the conduct of these bosses and farmer in his fields, the mechanic h1?"' nyth,n thr than impair the Whom ne had brought up to believe bu'.L.'":'
,T..;T :"rT . ",ce' t0 "a PPW it the officials they have set up over in his shop, and the laborer at his" ""a 01 ioly- T.? . that it was all right to kill any op-nner Ufa has'been paralysed, becau.o
mmv wvva uvi. uww aasuuiv iu OflAI not T&lA SB niracr. ana nnsitiva I .u. i- v. w ,1 . I .n ju .v. i. I " va.iuiuoiw iw . ... ,, . jv ... I" " uiuuiou iua aauai
amaaV antWIt.tl..!. .v. I .. ..... lu ll". rriiwi iuu uiu uta uiuiun iui iS.uim- . ,.,-.,, nn . tJUui. nur6ia tiuicuw uiu woo i tl
to I
vmDatmze. Liiret
Joy In living Is this keenness and readi
ness to answer to every stimulus that!
And It Is peculiarly appro-1 conies to us. I
viisj uwa II W lla.rsj IU wall, K'l ViJf
nets orl
dead who!
I? if 2Sr,ttTTTldMM " " voaldnv d0M Propercredlt on the honeA rank and tlon, but it was useless. The leaders u?
ter. im gorernmem, u is unaer-ifaw years ago to convict an office-
ntvnif ta atfll lnvaafl-atlna th. .... I . . . ... . , . ,. I u auu .u uui. iu i.v.n.vu, auu iuj wmi ii nil oeen properly coated witn
with t 7. vi . n holder or ex-officeholder. The pre- tne gnopif by who80 votei power and had tbelr waTi Now these same patriotio hurrahs and swallowed quickly Senator Bourne is quoted as say-
Z L ln acuon as Bumption seems to be that he is prestige was maintained? Is the leaders, and the newspaper that has to escape the taste. But now there ing: "Reoogniilng the desirability
uvo.ua ueBi. in ui. yroiuujes, . ana guilty of whatever be is accused of, party now a compact cohered mass helped them In their work of wreck to ba a tendency to gag on that of united action by the delega-
!-Pe.-1 ?. t! , ,n mW casea Jurors do not with an honorable roster of official and ruin are whining at the primary rt of thing. tion." And perhaps there was not
suca acuon. as lndmaaals orerr ta Judgment in entertaining that . ,a , .. . iw .. .i..in ,.t it ..f. These remarks apply very well to a hint nt a amiiA on tha antor'a
a a, aai aV aVW I I tlaaiUvB SaVaaVVa a Ar VUU fHOt VUVU fass Sataa JSB TV a Sa LA 4 UvVllal tUS VaaSattj A m lvBll V VU utu w va, aa n ...a. w v aa vaaw waaaawa w a a. iivj aa a u k aaaw aiawav iini v waav ivauiii
Siilla! Politics and public ser- honest and patriotic leadership the party. They forget that the 0treSn ,n tn here the countenance when he made the re- U
ccompllsh anything. Only th. gov- lo Oregon, up till lately, have would have presented? . Republican masses adopted the pri- "tendency to gag" has matureaVin mark. quiiltlVeM exciuueihonor. 7r genE
sWItMAft r 9 Wt afa 1V Tl AlafA tJaAfIaV S Pk aft I . . . ... I T ar ar ar . . 1 a A . x l aai. I , . 1 a. I a.aa At At I J .
iZlTtai Va 1.-7. J zZt Deea BO "orougniT rotten mat a The answer is not a pleasant one. mary law by the use of the initiative m "".unices into action, ine ue-
lve faculties and have stolon the Dower
to reel atd know the things that tc
others make life really worth while.
steadily and you will lose every faculty
except the one you are using. Unused
powers soon pass from our possession!
One measure of any 11e Is the number
of interests, sympathies, acuities It Is
developing
u ne userui lire must nave one icaainr
osity: when the appetites of the bodv
granted tha lands on certain nondl- iT " """ 4 " "uv1.a. """""r"" - fc".ur.'" trJt n,n.M, taUa. a . c..,,. - I "hut out the pleasures of the fatal act
Ar - o l 1 AJCOU UUBOCD K11U LIUiltlVlAUB W ill lOU I CtO IaJCAHO Ul Ul 1 AAA PL LI VIA UU W CI I - I - - a war ar l wiiqii pcaaVBiisis ivi Hinwitoi UiliiRa aill
I . a . . a . a a . I I ' v 1 awa.aa. aJ .ill! I . al 41 - ara i a a I . . .... . . .a . .a I A 1 J aft.
iu &UUW miu sanjuy iu
life ceases, the man be-l
machine, a contrivance for do-J
one thing only.
- M.a-a-ii ... n . av - a. 1 l ucso uuoocD uu yuiibiuaui wuu iau ao s iuomd ui uiava iivui ivy w i - - - ' ' nv.i
Uons, can succeasfully move to re- tbat anybody taking a prominent things, not only exploited him, but the influences that had so exploited T,ew ftnd tUtude from the Portland tion bill went through the aenate all f"0?,
cover - them, or to compel the part ln them was guilty. It Is al- they exploited the party. They used and abused the party and the party morning paper, and says that "no right, but now it Is up against Czar iomi's a maci
BatSfl aJ w SaleTa SI si gOf sal w i SWSB fjaBHsat . . II F w n aa I ..a a a a . I ar ar ar I I k..Ukl.. .i iL . t a . . .a n a i I
....v.. -.a mon laaen ior grantea mat any- lt for what they could get out of it. name. To destroy the law now. if- 1UUW uysnot 01 me wnoie mauer cannon, wouian t wasnmgton Det
. rtwieriTia i nnnrFarir s . . ...t i
VI SftlUlM aa,Wat,a SBrWS
r That the lands have long
nnltr. and nsrht tn hara haan In - ''"CI T ir " 861 up convention, auu juuut; uuo u, lu uUl vu u, vjr m . uiuro eui- - - jr-- . , when W(J to fM, our brotD
a-,... vi v a Bgo uua"' cuuvicieu ui Bonie- another. They divided into factions barrasslng position tnan ever. It "" " "" """' " er's need, whan we find nothing in u
law: IOrieiUDie, We nave DO dOUDtlthlritr Wn rlo not mean that thnrn .i. ... ia rv, u v ..i I Democrats to take advantasre of tha tv. m..1nM.M dnarn that smiles back to a child's smile, whei
Whatever.. A Orivate Cltlien would Zl' . .a aV-J .7- . " . ""I ?n.Vr.fc luo.ljr Wiu" "wu' luo .u,". . " . nnnortnnltv and Mnt . ..T . ".rr v. heroism and altruism make no appea
- ' I W gaB 11UL Dl 1UCULD CUUla aaU A II L. 11 IBS I Una I V,.ld aariilna" AnnTTAntt f SB D Tl n 1 S"-M1 - T aiAl rttlV TB7 n n r " O I" T n aafia DT. I a.aa.aj aauai VI 1UK wua. UUDt I smirn B Uava TT1 rn (131 ril M U I II fef I II Sal n savai I and a. a nn a n ... a.. S.c.aaa antaaia.
a' a . . , . - ail I II C II a rjjt UtOtl VVU V CUwIvJUS) tauVS I 1 VU UUVUi UUt TV UUb VU 1 VUGOQ J.- I I DVUVU "Vlll w a huuiuq a.v 1 auu D 111 WU I CDy'llDU W SJ a g VOI V
tv"B .auyvavu ori wnicn tO Dase IUB VeraiCt. we afl-i a rri,.- Va-M I nlfATat? Whot. fVivr Wonf 1 r. wcu, wuu u UKUmbt tne neDUDUCan I nnKHnn narfv tn Tia in fftrt thA m ranan on insj oeaa
-a. . a I ' I I II 1 1 1 II S.1J1I VrilLltlllD. a UC T UViU I VJ A J IkLI t VV I1UI tUV J VVUUV ij LV SV I - as uuiiviau a a j a v a. w a aa aaaaya. ataaw
.a . i - a - r 1 1 1 1 1 I'll ii vttii niiin. i urv
af v!.Ti!i,lme? J Z r! maf7 y" "ume that there wa: but publlc 8entl" Mitchell conventions and Simon con- gain control, so they can go on ex- 008868 an1 machine, controlled by greater part of it. Is the president
t,.Zt tnr 7th fnTiH hi ment' Bn 7 ine Jurors ,n com" ventlons. They held Mitchell-Demo- ploiting the party and the individual P""riug corporauons, win aeserve going to say anything about this?
,.r . - ,7 v mon WKa oiner CIzens aouDtiess cratic conventions and Simon-Demo- forever. But they will never do it. l" " murnmg organ 01
land. The government would have I exerted a powerful influence,
neara no aopusucaiea excuses, dui
For our own sakes we need to keen
alive our sense of regard for others!
selfishness is the saddest form of sul-j
cide; It slays the soul and leaves tha
empty, cheerless, despoiled house of tha
body to go on with the mummery of llv-l
lng. We need to keep our hearts tender!
I IV..... . J , (11 . ... .. ... .
m-pM ronvtmtlnna TheT want to Tha honest Renubllcan voter thinks UBU uarijioui is railing at. itepuDii- xne autnor OI me KepuDiican cam
v.,. .v. I . v,.. xj. v. v cans for doing Just what the Detroit nai honk will nead to ha a nlmhle. 'n5-Jl
. a a a . a a . aa a a. a . I - - I Ort IB 111. UII II I1H1II U U LUC ICKlOiaiUi . I lll IA A ill DC. 1 A llu Wk, UJ TV B t-AJ a i, VAAV I - I a -o w- ..... I X UU UUVH IT. LlltJ 1119 Ullicr UtT U
wouia nave pui nun on tne iana ana OIjD nnXGS MUST PASS A WAT. I m,aW nwarf iri.i.tiTa BAmhiina a,.rpt wav y rahahintata his nartv Republican paper urges them to do. minded fellow: he must praise the the destitute may be our real salvation
Tott'lt AMn la anma ntha. laltlar I I """" -a- I ' r I I . .. ... . I NomfUmPH We tftllC 1 thOUsn SJ
tnAZir7ML7X 7 into senatorial riots. They fought is to maintain the primary law in its 7 record or tne KepuDiican party ana h,fes ourp0ae. are defeated when busi
But lt does not deal in this way With aaMi- wORT.n tnama with rAnnl ...v i..a. .i... ,....v,L.. . v m aia it The Journal has received from Ulan Pooavalfa administration. ness sroes wrong. But even in the dark
fvff!?.! cng to" worn-out idea. JhT 0. AeT divided the wUh hi, influTnce ndh'is 7 " Senator Fulton an explanation (pub-" - - StheW-
inum.Mi uu u Tci vuu-i , antlauftted forma. Thevl i iuu wbbhuc iu iuis issuer oi me Farents or cnuaren wno aiea in may rind its Drigntneas and joy in hu
man kindnesses, ln cheering and help
I I I SlfllATlnn AT Wnnmnotnn arUh rcfor. v.- .V fn. l.-V l .nn nofa- hA I
Iterical at thought or Oregon people I cuts no ngure, is not a pertinent . 4. v" . , - mg otners. in opening tne aoors or ou
L-rtn, to rs nnbTle remila- Latter for discussion, but if lt were. e.nce to r !er and rbor approprla- cause loe was beyond their reach in heart, a-wide saw. can. .
B Uons, callea faws. under which they what is Mr. Geer scared about, a, " "L "th , Pl', WU1 n0t gr,eT Mr8e " " b' rm hardn.Vc
in " tn n.nl thai- lives, to which a Renubllcan. when there are about .ther "presentatives to do is their troubles. lIJil'.l..0.
v r - i nnar 'inia KnnerAM h'n itnn - n - .A i am a a i triainii nusurouuiL i rum l u ilia in iui
. . ... . . a . . . 1 . . . I a. .
waeraieiy, ior 101 me rauroaa com-i -afusa to ellmh Into tha rrl-
pany is Itself, ln practical operation, I mnhal ear of nroereaa. In dlfltrlcta
a large pari ma goyernment. of China and northern Japan
Tet there are signs and symptoms Lhamened stick is still used
of,a ,new order of things, under DiowlnK. The Australian bushman fv! "J This Senator Fulton says they
which the real rights of the common ha not graduated from the use of h,rh Z must leave as a legacy In the state? If with that over- haTe done' " SDeaker Cannon and The astonishing news comes from
people will be .more, and the pre- hla hM-er-D. Tha Piemlea of Af- whl?h ther . mu8t iea.v!.a! J.?!55 !.. B:ali,. ?JJ his committee on rules decide that San Francisco that "the Ruef case
tended Imaginary right, of the rica ekft oat " toorS Bha11 be n0 r,Ter and harbor has beett de,ayed" Thl8 18 InCred
railroad corporations will; be less, wlth thelr refusal to cultivate the mill"z??n ZlTltZ .'Efi-0! L appropriations, "that settles it." The ible.
considered and heeded. Under this BOll. A wide section of the people -rogresslve is not alarm very good reason for it Tn the peo- country w111 neTer get rhrers and
changed program, if It shall be In one of the BtrongeBt mlIltJ ... Pjog ress Ive is not farmed. He knows very got reason for it In the peo- hlrbori Improed and lnland water. Heney
Tironcht ahont. tha flontharn Parlflnl.. .. . . . I tne worm aoes move. wnen ue pies estimation. i .-.-,, -,ii i. i- Kait toT,
uons on tne pianei suu worsnip me
company will have to give np its Bun Europe cllng(J wltn a death
lands, which It. long ago forfeited. to thrones and sceptres, and only
io ie peuyie, w wuo xuy ooiodb. le,ds wne- forced tQ( t- conBtlta.
that Is but death, death to human feel!
lna. to truth and Ideals, to joy and
light, to the spirit of love and Ufa thai
nils tne universe.
Sentence Sermons
; ar. . a 1 a av .il in I
. cMVd "1 ..?!? . of hi. intelligence, and he
w -- - . jrranco resisiea prugress too vigor-
. price to actual settlers. ously, and the lives of the king and
-JttrZnZ?. Pr,DCe 01 PrtUal tbe ihe new pocket knlfe, but when the
worth far more. Conditions ara dif- .1 . new is worn off, he tosses it aside,
farent from what they were 30 or . , " to be used only wnen mere Is need,
lerent irom wnactney were jo or to biocklng progress as to promoting So lt n, b. 'Ith tne Inltiatlve It
40 years ago. What ought to be ,f w- ,n ,.v . . . HO 11 W1U De w"n ine iniuauve;. u
aa ii uin-1 nivu w uivoo ago ao sa v i
Initiative was put into effect, he We don't believe Mr. Oeer Is help-
anticipated that, at first, lt would lng his own cause any by fighting
be much employed. It was and is against the election of a senator by
a new and encouraging field for the people next June.
has another scalp at his
ways constructed until it is rid of belt temporarily; the higher courts
Cannon and his clique, and some are to be heard from.
real statesmen. Instead of tettv nol
iticlans, succeed them. The old machine politicians are
getting fairly desperate on their
A DEEP QUESTION,
i
S RELEVANT to the proposed
constitutional amendment ex
empting buildings, farm ma
chinery, fences, fruit trees.
little livestock, household furniture, tools,
A
H
Down ln Florida the Republicans grass diet.
had a fierce row, and spilt into two
conventions. The majority, con
I tro)led by federal officeholders, were
for Taft, and the Tour delegates
elected are all federal officeholders.
This does not seem to correspond
ymos
to Kn
ow
The Love Divine.
By Oliver Wendell Holmes.
" The name of Oliver Wendell Holmes
la most readily associated with tho
- w uuiige vu- curyurauua 10 sen jjif - mankind would still insist I T f , v . .. . .7 ,-, i. i. . nement aasemon mat reaerai oiflce- gemai numorui ana ten ui
.them at . price appraised by the gj' t 35?s flit but to, tln- Zl.r JL ZL -wibJ? J bolder, were not working for Taft I human nature wbo talk, with
aa ,-.. til wn-. Vi n-laa n I LUUCUCU. Will LUUIO W 1 COL. CL lub va va. vuauv.vu aaaa-aww " aaawa-i ... ,- a , a , l"'l'n BUlOCr&r Ul IQfl X3re.I.BL IdUiQ
affrighted and distrustful reaction- land values, the following remarks u7d keep out of politics Is the and the other book" of that Ber,'" Yet
. - .a . a - . - . - i a i nn a a ii i rm Tniiw tin i n ni a nnn i i villi .in ii-ii vvras-assiw aa i n w mm iiiitiia-ii i r i i bin 1 nn uiui aj a. ii in 11111
IUIS WUUIU Do ine Ul I wnrH fin t owlntrfl fnrwaril in Ua . . . . ..... .
dost tuat tne corporation could rea-L.v.r, awAPn nf nrnmaa u ni- r T'". MU1CW tuc" 4CW" AUI ::: national convention by Mr. noose- -.: . th. biw itnn n oti,
. la EA I w-. ar - -wW aw i ThprA la jjft nor) i6r istucaujr A As IV viivj ixuj mm uvnu U I I - -
Bouauiy aaa. u" .w prejudice and partly self interest. considerations which some of us avoid: veil s oinciai nenenmenr is tnis a beginning "ord or an neing, throned
Rnmft nf 11a resist tho new method " ' down amid the world's sufferings and ' square aeai" to Otner candidates "a. This nymn was puDiisnea in tne
u..... if ... tha na --on-a BIG-MAJi-A RAW - O - THE-PEO" tha poor man's penalties for being poor; than Taft.T aeries
it.-, . B'"""!'" I pr o I 1 . I
. AX. IJ. 1 I - .
usea, or oppuse lue new iuen uecause
acre.
BIGGER THAN UNCLE SAM.
A KLAMATH FALLS paper says:
"Over 158,000 apres of timber
land in Klamath county and
- , nearly as large a tract in Lake
county Is to be thrown open to be
leased to the cattle and sheep men
down, perhaps, to the roots of mercy
I . V a ...I... - .l.ht T h.1 a.,.,.
It was not ours ln bovhood. That I nir in via -a-a i. ... .... ...... 1 . .
- ffl - " vv'i in ail our ciwea worn iueu iruiy "C-li.-. i...... .v.. . vn. 1 uur Hiuyin i"ii uiiicci icoi ;
is prejudice. It Is a common error It1 cupylng a good deal of Its ed- cording to Its value, and If the property I A. an. rQer a" ?.U61IC On thee we caat ieach Mearthbora care;
of the aged. Others resist change III Jtorial space these days with f the wealthy were assessed honesUy uu
through self Interest, notably the " what we suppose he considers h0 under our tr'ent rch-mm' law. xaarcn x. co peruaps me preacners
American senate, resisting elections ..-,m.nt. oo-ninaf atr xt , reat a burden would be removed pink circulars did some good, after
by the people. . Back of the senator. Ud the pledging of legislative can- n"?
under "The Professor at tho
Breakfast Table" In 1869.
Mayor Johns of Baker City has at O love divine, that stooped to share
needs of life? A study of this toplo by a public officer to do the right thing
I Mr -- - ' I .v'va "a- --ywa - v a SUA - U1CO llirj
few, who hold the masses to be ig- j plan and idea of such candidates bo
. . a- aa i 4 InannaVilA a- n (nlnntlnn I l I 1L i . . a .
a, . ... - i iiiirHiiL nnu iiiauuia u a. aoA iaulaii ninnirinv i niiniKM vsata auvir i tr Tnoe a- - i
Whni!omPeTf tt M SSfS ta government.' Thla resistance to do Tsto "agree to' be Ta rociTe pari turie. to come. It i. on. of those sub- landed. Now if District Attorney
While BOme or lt nas been bought ln.. . A t J K. . Meets, ilka tha advantaira of tha rinh Lomax will Join hands with the
rrnpra rna CTflnrnr norrinn or ir nasi a
i,aa ;Whri fmm h- in.vM,,.! " r another, has been . the his- states senatorship"; and that
1 beenacond hr the Weverhaeusel ' who hold the masses to be ig- plan and idea of such candidates so his own humanity or to the stability "d JD ItVLZ
" I . . m A f A. al A n . nnrt Alnntl l1..l . . . . . . I . a . , . I . . I UUUUO .O IW WW kUlO WCUb LUUi-
uuiiui auu uivaiui ui yai uuyauuu pieajmg memsei ves, saying mat toiBIla wuna ot mia country in me cen-I . T
We smile at pain while thou art near,
Thou ah long the weary way w tread.
And sorrow crown each lingering
year,
No oath we shun, no darkness dread.
Our hearts still whispering, thou art
near)
turns to
I,... (inntiBOml -An Id. l-lxrl..nl
uStTi-i "-Sl" 01 rf.." wi A"8t as r
.. cording to the tax list for 1907, the
'the
Install a
man before the criminal law. which I mayor for the enforcement of the
press and press and press from under- j anti-gambling law, and will enforce
When drooping
grief.
And trembling faith
rear.
The murmuring wind, tha
leaf.
Shall softly tell us thou art near!
pleasure
is changed to
quivering
u, t u .., . w vuu pwpW on jut as wen msiau a eath, and which can never bs avoided thfl gundav closing law Baker Clrv v . v a .
tlnue. The new in civic and social megaphone at the speakers' desk and b, th. sympathetic heart. , . ?. "TfJ "1?? r0orevarUrns woe'
-r---t.-.-.A- ,ni. -- i.-A - life has to be dragged. Inch by inch have the secretary of state read into Some day. perhaps not very dis-
- this Iconntr with an assessed value of and h step' ,rom the nnwlllln8 it the tally sheets setting forth the tant, the "sympathetic heart" will
; ; mis county wua ma assesses vame oi 1 . , . .. th .ntiniintAi tiI .....it. i r..n. rr.u. i. .i.n. ., . . . ,.
will fall, in line with other progres
sive cities of the state.
O love divine, forever dear:
Content to suffer while we know.
Living and dying, thou art near!
$933,244, on which they will pay
close to 116,000 takes."
So the Weyerhaeusers are bigger
. than Uncle Sam over there, and are
-: doing a "land office business" along
'. aide of or In place of the government.
- And it is supposed they got all this
: s land, and millions of other acres in
,' the Pacific northwest, honestly, as
we never heard of any prosecutions
ortnem. But look at the big
-The new Corbett building, on the
corner of Fifth and Morrison streets,
now completed, is an ornament to
Sir Evelyn Wood's Birthday
Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, one
of the most famous . soldiers ln the
British army, was born ln Bralntree,
apologists for the antiquated and results of the June election on United become intelligently and forcefully
worn-out. States senator." connected with the conscientious.
In Oregon we are face to face with I Well, the whole proposition Is courageous and far-seeing brain, ln
the old dogmas and prejudices. Be- simply this: Shall the people in ef- millions of men. and then, either by I iv- 'a . ' , ...
cause there are 19 measures to be feet elect the senator? Talking of the means proposed in this amend- who ara deaerving of nubile Praise county of Esse. February 9. 1838. Al
passed upon by the people at the "parrots" and "megaphones" doesn't ment or in some other way. there T iv-i .7.-J...l .- ..kii-i.i though his father was a cjergymtui he
coming election, we are tola mat the change lt ln the least. If that Is will be more Justice and reason ln , . .f-7,.,.l emlarKea on a warriors w"g ai an
initiative and referendum Is an im- the wav Mr. Geer chooses to sneak of our system of taxation. ,n. e.rec""g Bucn a nne structure, ear!y age, ?r!d his first loye. strange to
possibility. A-group of local teach-1 lt, "parrota" and "megaphones" Jet
ers and preachers of economics and it be, so long as thus the people ac-
social science profess to see peril for I complish the desired object of elect-
THE A.-Y.-P. APPROPRIATION.
amount of taxes they nay! Their the Btate' and are hyBterlcal wItn i"S the senator, and relieving the
timber lands are probably worth any- ttrint- We might expect as much legislature of that duty, which so
. where from 125 to tioo an -JL trom the Chinaman with his wooden many legislatures have found so dif-
.. . Vavw BU Cre, OUI . ,v. I,...!,-.. VI. Vnn- a i. 1-l.f mAA Jl...
they are assessed at $6 an acre, and
on nearly a mllUon acres they pay erang- PremIer Franco WOuid nat-
the Immense sum, of . $16,0001 Who uraUjr regard tne-rismng or suca
plow, or the bushman with his boom-1 ficult, and we might add, so dirty
and disgusting a Job. Being a
IS
says this Isn't the era of the "square
deal"T
LEGISLATURES AND PEOPLE. .
--IIIB MORNING PAPER' con
I . tinues to attack, the Initiative
I method of legislation, repre-
sen ting that the proposed meas
ures are all brought forward by im
practical 'faddists or self-interested
parties, and that the voters are not
competent to - distinguish the good
f " x tte tad, or to Jadge of them, at
responsibilities to the rabble people
as full of peril to society. The
thrones and scepters' of Europe we
should expect to tremble at thought
of so great confidence in the com
mon herd. Naturally, too, those who
from age and prejudices or selfish
interest, are linked to the bigoted
and dogmatic past, we may expect
to be frightened at"the prospect of
the common people actually attempt
ing constructive legislation. But is
it not Strange that thoaa amnn na
who assume to teach should, be hys-i
ENATOR
braska, tried to defeat the ap
propriation for the Seattle ex
position in the senate, but
failed. He showed that the govern-
docife parrot" Is obeying the peo-1 ment had spent nearly $21,000,000
ple'e'mandate. Ion expositions since 1876, when the
In thus treating the subject, Mr. first one was held in Philadelphia.
Geer dodges, equivocates and qulb- That showing made for, rather than
bles. He believes the people should against, the appropriation, for con-
not choose the senator, at the gen- slderlng the great Bums that have
eral election ln June. . He has a per-1 been spent in worse ways, this is
tact right so to believe: why not I a small amount to have exnenriarl In
come right Vut and say so? He has aiding great Industrial, agricultural;
to leave lt to the people to choose a mining and educational exhibits. The
representative,' for which office he Is Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition is
a candidate; why Is he not willing one peculiarly deserving of govern-
that they should also elect a sena-Unent aid, and we hope the house
ion r I win act in accora witn me senate
The party queEtioi at; this ; time' and pass the desired bill. The gov-
whlch is said to be the equal of any "ay. was the navy. He went through
in the west. The moving spirit lnwa8 severely wounded ln carrying a
Its construction has been Harry Cor-1 scaling ladder Jn the unsuccessful as-
bett, and if his grandfather, who did a number of times In dispatches and
iJWKrUlT of Ne- m ch for portlanl during his life- was also recommended for the Victoria
Ml tn Aattxat th. ..I ... I'niai Rut. a a he iM not remain In
time, could see this splendid struc- tha navy hs was not destined to win
ture. he WOUld no doubt be proud that coveted decoration until some years
. '. . .. ... , .. afterward during the Indian mutiny.
not only Of It but Of the young man Whi tui a captain In the. Seventeenth
Lancers Btr Evaiyn invented a new cav
who has succeeded him.
The Pendleton Tribune says that
The Journal's suggestion that Ore
gon's representatives should be par
ticularly busy ln the matter of open
rivers Is an "Impertinent query."
But The Journal thinks that any
thing In aid of open rivers is very
pertinent. '. -
Ralsuli, the Morocco- bandit, is
said to have received $200,000 from
the British governmen for the re
lease of Cald McLean, a Britisher in
the high employ of the sultan ' But
airy saddle and sent it to the war of
fice for - inspection and consideration
He heard nothing of the matter until
0 rears later, when, as quartermaster
of the forces, he came upon an unopened
parcel In the war office. He cut the
string ana round nis improved saddle.
81nce the Crimean war Sir Evelyn has
f oftght in every part of the world in
which the British arms have been en
gaged, Including tha Indian campaign,
the Nile expedition and the Ashantee,
Kaffir. Zulu and Transvaal wars. T
. , i - !
No , Reply Expected.
Tha sun comas up and the sun goes
down ' . . "
When his dally course ts run; ;
Th days are weeks and tha i weeks
. .' stretch out -f --KZ - -
v And, what has congress doner
. . "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.1:
By Henry F. Cope.
The effective are never affected.
a a
Our lives are made by the love
lose.
a a
Tha Lord helps those who ara hslj
XUL
a a
Humoring out sins will not heal out
sinruiness.
a a
There can be no recreation la am
desecration.
a a
High livers are likely to come down
to low levels.
a a
It's hard getting solid with sin wlthl
out getting sonea.
a , a
Folks seldom fuse together much Is
a heated argument.
a a
It's not much use praying for fruits
until you get some roots.
a a
It Is better to find freedom throu,
pain than freedom from it,
a a -
Praying ts not a scheme for making
peacnes grow on pumpain vines,
a a
Heavenly treasures are only saved
for ourselves as we share them,
a a
The nearer home any reform begin
tne farmer ana nigner it win go,
a a
Many think they ara bold becaus
they enjoy entertaining the devil.
a a
There are no good points about thJ
character that sticks Into everybody,
a a
There is little of the bread of Ufa 1H
the sermon presched for bread and but
ter.
The holiness that makes no one hap:
is one or the most suotie lorms oi
lqulty. t
Making a child happy is tha first stetf
and a long one, too, towara maaing nini
noiy.
a a
The markets of sin are those Wher
many characters are sold and yet non
are bought.
9 a
When a man aets to worrying ore
his crown he is simply discounting mi
imaginary zuture.
Tou will not need to worry mucH
about you good name If you take carf
of your gooa nature.
a a
It may ba a monkev to talk ahou
loving those who need our love unles;
we nate uie tmngs tnai narm mem.
Tou have the wrong kind of fait
when vou expect the needy 'to1 make i
good dinner off a dewdrop of sympathy
Tn3
This Date In History.
1670 Frederick III of Denmark died
Born March 18, 1609. , -
1748 Luther Martin, counsel fol
Aaron Burr, born. Died July 10, 1826, I
' 1768 William King, the first goved
nor of Maine, born.' I
1799 American frigate ConsteUatlol
defeated and captured the French frlgf
ate r insurgents. ,
1814 Samuel ' J. Tllden. . America
lawyer and statesman, born. Died Aui
gUSt 4, 1880.
1826 General John A. Logan bora I
Illinois. Died ln Washington. Decembe
(1 Kfil
1841 Union of Upper and Lower Carf
ana. - - - .-r
1 ICE Si..1 . n T . . -A
commander-in-chief of tha Confederatl
forces.- ' v . j. -f ,' - --f 1
1870 United Btates signal bureau vS
tablished by act of Congress.
' 1879 Railway communication nnanp!
between Quebec and Montreal. I