ED
THE JOURNAL
AH INDEPENDENT ' RgWSPaFCR.
C. I. JACKSON
rabltmixr
Inhibited
ivanlne aIM-pt Suad) ."
itj pa May Bmrainf. at in oani
- . rif n4 yrtltf itr.l. Joruana. ur.
added fertility of the toil Tbe
enormous economic value to come to
the farm and farmers of tbe Paclflg
northwest by, the ' revolution '. to be
wrought by the packing plants Is
thus seen to be Incomputable. A
better paying business that will at
.tA ...a VA ..11 Jl.
I.tl at th. ..-.m-. at Portland. Of for " luu' lu"
tranmiiMtaa tfaroug ii nana ooi-ci" I original fertility is it meaning.' The
I region 1 approaching the threshold
illei'uones main. tits. home, a-wsi. of an abounding prosperity that will
kVZ? TLrTLu'Zm -u' I be a boon to every parent's child
Kt si.j. .me. B ui iu.t toe. aDd to all the children's children
foreign AOvcansiNa aEPKK8ttxTATiv I The northwest Is to be an empire In
Vwi.od Bv.niin special Atrtiin Afm-y. the animal industry; with every
York: THtxin Butfin. chtrt. I stockman a monarch.
Bobacrtptloa Ttrna by anil to say aSdrsee
IS Uw lnlt4 Sutra. Cauda ar Malice.
which the law in force at the time of
his election clearly provides he shall
not have.
"Let tew From tLc People I Comment of Oregon Press
, ,on statement yJnc :
Running Shots
SIGNS pF AN AWAKENING.
DAILY
.3.0 I On Booth.
...tl.au I Ob Bwalh.
. DAILY AND SUNWA.
Oae year . I Oh awaib.
MERE DODGERS.
Ona year.
.1 .
w
; .Whoever makes home seem
to the young dearer and more
happy, is a public benefactor.
-Henry Ward Ueecher. ,
HAT does it mean when
man Is a dodger? If he
wont Into battle trying to
dodge bullets would he be
accounted courageous? When
legislative candidate dodges a pledge
to support the people's choice for
senator what does it mean? As
legislator he is supposed to repre-
STATE PRESS FOR ' STATEMENT I Ben nt himself, but the people. If
Vf 1 ' 1 imai is not. true, mi. is noi a govern
meni oy line peopie, dm a govern-
T IS a significant fact . that the I ment by proxy, n a legislator
- I newspapers of Oregon, whether I dodges a pledge to support the peo-
I Republican. Democratic or lnde- pie's choice for senator he Insists on
-pendent, are almost unanimous I making his own choice. Tbe fact
In their support of Statement No. 1 that he so refuses Indicates that he
. of the direct primary law. The pa- does not propose that the people
pers opposing Statement No. 1 can shall have anything to do with the
- almost be counted on the fingers of selection. It Is notice to the people
one hand.., that election of senator Is none of
This overwhelming preponderance their business. In refusing a pledge to
of editorial sentiment In favor of the support the people's choice the can
principle of popular election of dldate says to the people, "When I
United States senators Is one of the and the other legislators meet t
most striking evidences of the atti- Salem we will attend to this sen
tude of the voters of the state. The atorial business. You stay at home
great mass of the people of Oregon and attend to your business and we
have made up their minds on this will attend to ours." It is nothing
Issue. Never again will they sur- more nor less than absolute refusal
render the hardly-won right to elect on the part of the candidate to be
their senators. Never again will come a real representative . of the
they delegate the choice to a boss, people. It Is an assumption of au
to a machine or to a legislature, perlority and a desire by the candi
The time has passed when the sen- date to have tho people work In their
ator can be elected In the private fields, hammer Iron, dig ditches, In
office of some political manipulator short to bear the burden and have
or in the sanctum of a newspaper nothing to say about public affairs.
editor, andjwhen legislators at Sa- h is a plan of government by proxy,
lem will be "delivered" to. this or I and not of, for and by the people
that candidate at the behest of the
A'
How About Congressman Ellis?
La Grande Feb, 17 To the Editor of
Tho JournaI-It seems to ma that -mom
writer hare recently missed th mark
little In wrltlng on the proper eon-
Written for The Journal by Fred
-, . .Denton., ,, - . , ; ",
The unemployed congregate In " th
large , cities because there are better
An Incident. ' - v.. I
From th Eugene Guard find.. '!
About SO Republican, of thl. ! cit I Jobs ani better pay than In the country,
structton-to-tw-gtven "tr th T6rm"6f mt-tssrnlnt,ortSnIsed "a "campaign Farmer work longer hdur and "get less
oath prescribed by our .tat. con.tltu- u cra in ravor or support- P.r' ",r .i"""-"'" Vti .v.raY.
NNOUNCEMENT. by official
of the Southern Paclflo com
pany that 50 miles of new
rails will be laid on the west
side line of the corporation between
art a m a- - tie m. as
tseavenon ana Mcwoy win vm grau-iti. him form of osth. ' The oonsmu- -" uamf wii" . Kink more end work leas
fylng news to the people or anerl-1 tlonal oonveitlon' was compoaM 01 the choice of the doodI " VnriiiiMa I ibef would eoon have mor ror uiem-
Ann Pnrf rSmva MrMlnnvllla nd I ""' or la DeBl lawyera inn vnivu v. mai0rlt vote at the rr.i I eeivee ana more to oner iuu wnu
aan, j-oresi urove, xacjninnvuie anaih h . wmiamii, khv. Loiran. I JV.V I?'f.7i'i7J5-'P en,r.1 I hin thm. , Th farmers of New
Other towns along the route. In alllPrflnm, Bolae, Orover end others pi tlolne of the HeDubl h found things that way,
u. Lin.- if- ir...i,.. i. icooa id iiy were membera or mat ooay i ,k.i.- '71 ' ' i .n(i ksw Houth wales, anuinor proaper-
J " ' - i 1 1 a i ana npnniai na ,.nu. a. w. a.-'
nnv bua.1 that nnlh nl t V I I : . - . . k. "la.a.,k th. inih,ni ,nul Ka llnarl tin
d specu-
ho works
" t . and they lenew Just as well as any tho -jTf i-w woctm ani e.Mioi thl "u. and progressive Enallkh sta
tended to Improve the branch at lawyer now knows, that nothing they totw to thKumlSKn ll? " the southern croa ba 11
some future time but undoubtedly I could put In the cpnatltutlon of the dictatorial power ntion w with her and put a stop to land
.l.MM!m Af "tot2; 5f! : There", a are.t deal of newarUne, taMoii. The dreaon fanner who
newspaper criticism Of the present to dlaquallfy any one to accept or talk about th e condition Tf th. .1 'e farm, or works some one elae'a. haa
lioan party In Oregon and whal hii muI l? . ,Z .T J .vi.- . tV
condition of tracks and roadbed
hold a fed oral office. In other worda,
they knew thnt requiring a peraon eiect-
iirnd him to Mndlt th work. The 7.?""L"? " r.. caueeu ua num.inat on and defeat
- i . : . r - - . j
sum of $276,423 will be spent in re- ereieiai oath, fhat ne wou
nwv Avici's, mi j oiiiur uiuto uimi
id
construction. This means work for d0aJ office during tho term for wh
?" that started In Eugene laat evening,
f It Is not "Chamberlain's luck or Dem
ocratlc ahrewdneaa simply the Inabll-
slmply the InablK We are told that property Is not sell
many men and an outlay of money bed been elected ! would not JuatifyJty of th- RbUM.,, ieSMM to graan ling for as high a price as some of the
., ni .-iii t ,i. .1 .... vi.iiv, ""tu vi iviiirvi in wtiuu in ih. alffnincanr nf ih, l.an.. I . - . - ...
ma. -in uiaieiHu ireuctti. ms from a seat In concreas a peraon be- i -.i r.'. . "T:rT Wi reformers say u u in roruina
Mr. Harriman' policy as regards cauae he had accepted election as I aa ezpreaaed In the provlaTona of te One eminent Journalist declares thst a
these particular
should be encouraged
spurred to greater
gon. One function
Is clearly to act as
ights of the public
spects the railroad
Stake have been Indifferent to the It. and they cannot accept any other "nTb. opposed t ffeton Dnlty fr n",nir M M BP i
people', interest, and have laid .e Sf w!S fc-W g S'.V
m n,lh Th mlh I at I . t. . ... ... . . . I Clicuiiuon. 1 DVKiava Buaiv iiiuvii
u --j """"." nmiuiiian .ia wrtm i valuMhIe than that.
gon nnaiiy come to realise the truth oil . . .
' iiuiiioi j aunQ A VII I fm. mt f j, I - . . rifln
ilia 11 lie. VI m .iim wii
improvements ;T,0,at,on -;w ZC T'th. cin:;; llLmlll "i J"? Jff,vipi?i?r. or?' w "o..br ?D?iB
that he may be couldnot djudg. a perTOn disqualified dteiTha-v. V "fc5SVKS "l STO f.w.ff h'SenoT
deeds for Ore- t r."v"' Ji1 hi. any ouarter blocks In
of a newspaper Tbe t SthSV V" HU oonVmutlon ta tffi Tffl TheT.?! VVmtT1?? KL"Z ? Ji K! J1'
a protector of the n lrhW rcHV.Vmf 1,
. In many re- flclal oath te' he taken by Judg end ff Oove"or ChV-Kriaff really .7!! l?'"
companies In thl. -..ln' ?,"n" D,"2'n'..S2 !" e should encour. 71. eou.l Tin Value" to ioiooi acre.
themselves open to censure. With out vloiatln
every show of good faith the- rail
II. thl
valid and the man who take It ad
road manager will be closer to the term. violate, hi. official oath ih. same
people and closer to the press. The f if he ahould act conW-ary to some they may return to power in this state, I tlonallty of the referendum and Inltla.
newspapers desire, to build up, not of the oath la void. I bHlev that no " "Wl D"or"'
tlv will not come for years. Courts
tear down, but when public abuse Judge haa yet violated thl. provlalon ;, a rniitifi.n.' I move slowly. Meanwhile the people of
. . ' In h or hu ,n- 1 "m unable to recall " ", " . , " 1 I Oregon will move rapidly, ana otner
becomes hn Obvious factor in the Bn instance In whloh a ludie after torn the 6clo' New I states will line ud with her and Okla-
government of corporations then It taking ihla oath, accepted another of- It cannot be now denied that poll-1 noma. By the time the United .State,
is time to sound a warning In no un- ''ce4 '2Jiol2i,"n .Lii'..iirm "'Una and political bosses will m.k. JrLlTul
cnrtaln vole. of lomo of them to office, other than ln "'ronge.t poiaiDie assault on Biate. i against It The people by that time In
machine.
The people of Oregon propose to
rule. Regardless of appeals to party
prejudice, regardless of the protests
of the professional, politicians and
their organs, the voters of the state
are resolved that their will shall be
PATRONIZE THE RIVER.
T
l HERE is a very practical way in
which the farmers of the In
land Empire (an he.lp them
DnlvA TVi at 4 a Vv eKInnln a
1 1 DWl TCO. A Mv A0 JJ OAJ i y A AA
their products, as far as possible, by
. I . V. . -I..
observed and that tbe man of their luo ,TC v
choice ahall reDresent them in the Tne ,tate of Oregon has dohe
United State, wnate. to help them; they should re-
If anyone doubc this assertion we c.Procate Dy helping .themselves. Mr
call his attention to the utterances Harriman, as must have been per-
of the state press which are repub- ceIved 18 no friend of Oregon. He
Hshed from time to time on this B.ee l? P'unaer us prouueers. - cui
naee. The editor, of thena nannr. mere is me nvermeir tr.ena,
are thoroughly In 'touch with the ne'per. avlor! Always the river!
sentiment of. their respective com- Oregon Is striving to secure an
munltle. It is a safe assumption Pen rlTer but untn tnat can 1)6 ac"
thtt they reflect that sentiment, or complished the partly open river can
on no other, theory can tne extraor- b made use of- and BhoM be, for
dinarv unanimity of the nress of the more inan 11 na8 Deen-
a.rr.iaitxwt Tn Patronize the river boats.
campaign for the righto or the sov
'. erelgnty of the people a united press
. betokens a united popular sentiment
at' Its hack. We commend to the
' thoughtful consideration of our
Every
ton shipped thus Is a protest against
the Harriman tyranny and one that
will be felt by him.
Every pound of freight shipped by
the river is a blow at a tyrannical
Now that Mr Harriman has taken J'""0'"! during the terms for which m No- 1 t the forthcoming primary euch an event, would demand en-masae
1N0W tnat Air. iiarnman nas lanen th h . ei-oted hut .0 f. .. t election, and later on at the June eleo-la constitutional amendment making It
Sten In tbe right direction let us can now remember no Jude ha. been I ".on- bhould they fall to suoceed in con.tltutlonaL and not even the broad-
. ... ,j v, .i vi, elected or appointed to. a non-Judicial 1 electing a majority of the legislature walated hand of conspirator, called the
play fair and give him praise for his offlce durlni the term for which hi unpledged, then bv appealing fo parti- United State, senate would have the
good Intentions. The Sharp dart 01 had been elected. I very much doubt Pr?JuJcea, naefv.or t.el I sand to balk its
criticism may have been the sting our wouw ac-
mat awoae nun 10 ucnuu, uui ucei riciai oatn.
mind that action Is what is wanted
and the Harriman system shows
Signs of an awakening.
WILLIAM M. RAMSEY.
SOUND COMMON SENSE.
T
States Ills Reasons.
To the Editor of The Journal. In re
ply to the man that claims the Repub
licans are without a shepherd let me
try and point out some of the causes
HE Catholic Sentinel commenta
as follows upon the attempt
of the state of affairs this gentleman ehrewd. profeaalonal. wire-pulling poll
complains aoout.
taiura 10 aiaregara ineir pieagea. i . a a
moai 01 mi oppoamon 10 statement i tu- . . .--. ii.. ..
No. 1 la to be found among Republican Th ttesmen and Journalists who
polltlclana and boaaes. . I have been loudly- telling what an un-
ine united Statea aenator who ac-1 AmHan thin tha rfirect nrimarv law
cept. election under the old corrupt . ..... K.-- ... k.v . nti Th.,
methoda. aoo. t th. n.Hn.t nit.i have begun to step back a .little. They
with hla hand. tied. He cannot be gov
erned by a de.lre to act for the good of
all the people. Me muat deliver the
good, he had bargained with a corrupt
set of wlre-nulllnr nolitlclana to da-
liver. To escape the influence of these
issue
quarters to evade the
raised by Statement No. 1:
"Some of those who are trying to
eliminate Statement No. 1 as a fac
tor in the coming senatorial contest
In Oregon are willing to accept a
modified statement pledging legisla
tions, Statement No. 1 was placed In
our primary law. snail we make (state
ment No. 1 of uae and effective, by re
fusing to vote for any man who refuses
to aubacriba to It? If the voter think.
more 01 the party corruption and de
bauchery of the legislature, of the paat.
than he doe. of the voice of the people
In selecting a United State, senator, he
is an enemy to Statement No. 1. and I.
RA Invnl h . .. ..I
which is being made in some miirle, t0 thelr cauM of party or tne
clean men and Just, law they want.
but do not help to secure? Do we all
go to the primaries with that high Ideal
good government" or to sell what we
have and look around to find a hand out
Yam.teVurfellow clti.en., that X,w,i!CoaJ.?epu,tn """" Pr'
many are there for what there la In It m y 11110 "ar'Put-
too many time., and I draw my con- t, r,..i t. c. ,
rlimlnna from what T bnn. I. ,r.U. ,.n VUCStlOn IS OlVPU
tive candidates to vote not for the in my travels while aollcltlng business. Rufus Thompson In Albany Democrat
popular choice but for their party's Vl- -12.?. ",ncre in',r 'Pr.e Thl. question of the election of
choice for United States senator. It party and launcrr out on some new
m'nar ha nntfid hnwevpr that anrh a 1 scheme under a new name to reform aa
must ne notea, nowever, inat sucn s th call u r can recaU mom Jn
pledge is just as unconstitutional I time and I am atlll young. Had tHey
as Statement No. 1."
This is sound common sense. Leg
islative candidates who propose to
run on the "modified" Statement No
1 strip themselves of the only plaus
ible argument which cane advanced
against popular election of United
States senators. They are facing
both ways, mere trimmers whose
only purpose is to devise a platform
which will land them In office.
United States senators t)y popular vote
a in auvocaiea oy tne ma, or tne
people (both -Republican, and Demo
crat, for over JO years) to mv personal
remained loyal in either the Democratic ,",, "rril1oregon ,inS
party or Republican they would b ff" ,' "Sli EraiV c" Pro,y,de1
much more honored and resnected than lhA .P?0P-le. . Pct terna' vigilance
reader the view of the newspapers master'B fetter8 and he,P8 to break
ot the etate on thl question.
ine upen ttiver associanon aims
NEW WORLD OPENED TO THE to help not only Portland but the
FARMER. up-country farmers. Their interests
and Portland's are mutual. Hun
dreds of farmers in the upper coun
try could help solve this great trans
portation problem by this method -use
the river as far as possible. And
NATURE la honest It never de
t celves. Its . laws are Inexor
able; they never change. Un-
- der constant wheat cropping
the fertility of the soil disappears in lt can be UBed far more than some
xwa generations, mat was true yea? jof them Beem to know
leraay, is true toaay, ana win be
forever. If there be those who
doubt It, they defy nature and Invite
failure;. It is by that token that the
promised packing houses for Port
land will he not a mere convenience
but a boon to the Pacific northwest.
FEEDING THE PRISONERS.
T
IHE story is published that Sher
Iff Stevens and the county
board have buried the hatchet
and have agreed that the sher
By them the husbandman is assured iff shall be allowed once more to en
" a market, the equal of any other on Joy the fat pickings to be derived
the " hemisphere for his meat pro- from the feeding of couSfifcy prisoners
ducts. - His market before has been In Justice to the county court we are
limited and capricious. His prices not inclined to give credence to the
were those of Kansas City. Chicago story. There Is no reason whatso-
or Omaha, minus an abnormal rail- ever the sheriff should make
. road haul, with its shrinkage In one dollar out of his office except his
weights and it commissions. Some- salary.- Indeed the statutes specif
time Jt was even less. But a revo- lcally provida that the salary shall
lutlon in his marketing is to come. I be bis sole compensation and that he
A world's market is suddenly to shall receive no fees or other emolu
open to him. Every continent Is to ments whatsoever. Thef-sherlff of
be brought a close to him as to any Multnomah county is paid $4,500 a
other American producer. HJs pro- year, which Is a most liberal compen
t ducts, from the door of the packing satlon for the duties which he Is
house to the Alaskan, European or I called on to perform. He is pro
- oriental consumer, is to have water vided with an ample force of depu-
haul delivery. It will give him max-1 ties so that his own work is far
' imum price and the world to sell to. 1 from onerous.
Tbe new conditions make lands off The last legislature passed an act
. the northwest of precious value. I providing that in future the sheriff
Their original fertility can Be pre- shall have the. feeding of the pris-
served. The new prices and new oners. Sheriff Stevens was at Salem
'.markets for meat animals will give during the greater part of the ses-
enormous advantage to animal hus- slon and lobbied earnestly and suc-
bandry. It will , make the feeding cessfully for the bill. Buttherefer-
of animals on the farm more profit- endum was Invoked and the . voters
ahle than raising grain for the mar- will decide in June whether or not
kets. v The farmers of the middle the measure is to become law. We
west found it so and grew rich at believe that they will defeat it by
the business. They have been cul- a decisive majority. If this should be
tlvatlng grain crop smore as foods the result It should settle the ques-
ior nvesiocs inan lor men. ' It will- tlon once for all. It Is not a matter
to be determined by some secret deal
between the sheriff and the county
court. It Is not to be decided by
Jack Matthews nor any other dis
credited political trickster. We do
not believe that the members of the
county board have been o far for
getful of their duty as to become
parties to such a Job.
; Sheriff Steven Is a candidate for
reelection. His chance of a second
term would be far better if he had
not been so persistent and clamorous
I la his demands tor aa emolument
be bo In the vast areas o the 'great
lniana empire ana western Oregon,
drains will be raised and sold In the
' marketbut1twin he Incidental to
the larger' and! better paying, culti
vation of barley, alfalfas and, other
foods for cattle, hog and heep. it
has been scientifically proven, that
every ton l wheat hauled away from
the farm. Impoverishes it in fertility
to the ftfaiount of $8. ? The Germans
have demohstratedtthatt in: their
country every ton of bran .fed to live
stock on tbe farm la worth fir In
For more than 30 years the United
State senate has been beselged with
petitions to submit to the states
constitutional amendment providing
for the election of senators by vote
of the people. The flemand for this
amendment has grown stronger year
by year but the attitude of the sen
ate has been one of unyielding oppo
sition. The people will wait for at
least another 30 years If they must
wait for the senate to acquiesce in
their demand. The only way to
achieve the end sought is to Insist
that every candidate for the state
legislature shall sign Statement No,
1 as a prerequisite to nomination and
election.
Harriman has won his fight
against Stuyvesant Fish. We may
now look for a repetition of, that fa
mous transaction in high finance
whereby Harriman and his associates
cleaned up a profit of over $12,000,-
000 by selling Illinois Central stock
to the stockholders of the Union Pa
cific. The story of these and other
huge piratical transactions by Harri
man was told last week in the New
York World and was republished in
The Journal last Tuesday.
fhere are many Republicans in
Multnomah county who will not re
gard the coming county convention
as a very representative body. Un
doubtedly the bread and butter bri
gade will be well represented but to
the great mass f the Republican
voters of the county the proceedings
are likely to be of little or no Inter
est. This convention is about as nec
essary as the traditional fifth wheel.
Does it require a Forest Grove
wreck to induce Harriman to make
necessary repairs on his Oregon
lines? Is It only through such hor
rible accidents that be can be made
to understand that his roads must
be kept in good condition? His
education seems to be purchased at a
terrible cost of life and limb.
much more honored and respected than
tney now are.
Go to the primaries with a clear con
science, a clear harm and.. wear to do
your duty for the best good of all tho
people.
Let us put our shoulder, to the task:
be as keen In seeking good men a. In
looking up-Tt prospective customer and
you will be rewarded with good repre
sentatives. A. C. NEWELL.
Want. Time, to Answer.
Portland. Feb. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal In an article published In
the Los Anze es Times of February 12,
the followlr. extract appeared which "lon. herd) they will leave all such men
ha. reference to the ware, received ?5 home, and If I don't mistake the
by men In the army and navy: f,mP erKi. ne people outside of Port
As a matter of fact there are few " ,ml- lne W1J o.
working men who have 1 13 a month
(which i. the price of llbertv.. hv elect.
lng only men who favor and heartily
subscribe to Statement Nn 1 Anrf lot
all place hunters and repudlator. of
the popular will be .upported by their
kind, regardless of party, and next June
will settle thl. Question with the Hnrt.
eons, tne ueacnes. tne Mulrs, etc.
I would Just as soon a man would
pit in my face a. to tell me I didn't
have sense enough to know who to vote
for for United States senator, bv ask
ing me to vote to send him to the legis
lature to elect a United States senator.
I am afraid of such men. I don't think
they are to be trusted, and If the people
v"cn i wise i mean tne com
clear spending money, but the unem
ployed don't seem to Be It." '
Tne 'll men. as is well Known. 1. de
cidedly opposed to lnbor organisations.
Now. I would rerpectfu.ly .3k that pa
per through the columns of The Jour-
"Ultimate Responsibility."
From the Milton Eagle (Rep.)
It 1. apparent that in the election of
president the electors have been re
lieved or their "ultimate responsl
nal. whether working men; especially I blllty" In the same manner and to rhe
skilled laborers, are not worthy of
wages which would Insure them flS
month clear spending money?
I A. P.
Appreciates Journal's Efforts.
Portland, Feb. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal I certainly admire The
Journal. It 1. the peop'e's real, paper,
It can be relied upon for lt. good spirit
and beneficial new.. The Journal In
the recent financial distress came to
the relief of many a poor hard working
soul, srlvlng free use of it. want col'
umns. I know of several who crot po
sition, through it. free ad.. No other
dally papef "m Pdrtland ever offered
lt. columns free to the unforgotten
poor, uown ine. lane some day tne
man who 1. up will . be down and out
and the man who 1. down and out will
be up. v A READER.
This Date In History, i
1544 Diet of Spires opened
1547 Coronation of Edward VI, when
only 10 years of aae.
1716 David Gar rick, English
actor,
Marshal
born. Died January 20, 177.
1746 Brussels taken by
eaxe. ,
1781 Congress appointed Robert Mor
rls superintendent of finance.
Annreas Horer, tne Tyroieaepa'
triot. shot bv the French.
IS 6 7 Princes. Royal fDuche.a ox
inre) born.
1874 Abba. Hllml Khedive of
Egypt, born.
is8 Court of Inaulry began it. in
vestigation Into the blowing up of the
oatiiesnip Maine.
Some pf Horace McKlnley's tales
of his experiences in the orient may
be taken with a grMn of salt, r&st
experience has taught the public that
the gentleman is not always abso
lutely reliable.
Read the utterances of the country
papers if you wish to know how the
people s of Oregon feel toward State
ment No. --I n:e' -iV. r '
S ... f ..... l.i , i .
Is it possible that McKfnley ar
rives loo late lor the immunity. bath?
Archbishop Ryan's Birthday.
Most Rev. Patrick . J. Ryan, Roman
Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia,
was . born February. 20, 1831, near
Thurles, Tlpperary county, 'Ireland,
Until his sixteenth year he attended, a
prlvat? achool at Dublin. - He then en
tered Oarlow college, where he received
his ecclesiastical training and wa. or
dained eub-deacon. In 1852 he left Ire
land for the United "States and became
connected with the archdiocese of Bt
Louis. At he age of 21 he .was ap
pointed professor of English literature
at the Carondolet seminary and ordained
deacon with the privilege of preaching
In the St. Louis cathedral. On Septem
ber 8, 1853, he was ordalneff priest " and
made assistant pastor of the cathedral,
which position he filled until 1866, when
lie became Its rector. - In 1860 he was
transferred to the Annunciation church.
St, Louis, where he remained for 12
years, acting also duiMnar the civil war
as chaplain of a military nospitai ana
prison. He wa. consecrated coadjutor
bishop of S. Louis In 1872, and while
visiting Rome In 1884 was given the
honorary title of Archbishop or Baia
mina by Pope Leo XIII. On June 8,
1884, Archbishop -Ryan waa ; removed
from Et Loul. to"Philadelphia as suc
cessor of the latA Archbishop Wood.
. - - Sign of Spring.' c t ' '
From the Salem Journal (Ind. Rep.).
It wa. supposed the campaign would
be short and peaceable. : But here are
the tariff and Statement o. 1 sprung
eaxljr la February l( - V v ,
' . ':..r .V V,'---:" i.. "i ' f -.,. .. U.Z' : ,
same dearree a. it ia nmnnuH imHov
Statement No. 1 to do to the legislature
In the election of our senators. If one
1. unconstitutional so must the other be
It I. a matter of surprise that Uncle
Harvey Scott of the Oregonian, Judge
Lowell, et al have permitted the "ulti
mate responsibility" to be taken away
from the presidential elector, and the
constitution to be fractured without a
protest. POsslbly It I. so long since
they attended school that they had for
gotten what every eighth grade pupil
knows, but now that their attention has
uoon ciiiwi tne matter, we may ex
pect them to head a reform movement
with the object of getting back to the
constitutional method of electing our
presidents, which contemplates an lnde-
Dflnaeni selection nv in, ttittnym tii-
out the assistance of national party con.
vilbiv.'
now .ay the law. is atl right, but that
no" Republican should vote for a Demo
crat for United State senator. The
honorable member can vote for the Re
publican candidate a. a rltlsen. and
after that. If 20.000 Republican clti
.en. vote with 86,000 Democrat, for a
Democrat, he can .Imply do as he I.
told by the people of Oregon. If they
can stand lt, he surely can.
In San Francisco the extra "good
government" city father, .re granting
franchise, to the .streetcar trust a.
blithely a. ever In the day. of Schmlts
and Ruef. The rrancn.se. are worm
millions, but the city get. Jobbed out of
them Just the same. Remedy, d'ye .ay?
Bless your heart, nobody want, any
remedy for .uch "good government' a.
they have In San Francisco!
It 1. estimated lhat the gentle timber
trust would not take for it. holding.
In Oregon an amount equal to the as
sessed valuation of the entire state.
This would indicate that the assessor.
of the entire state are more considerate
of the tjmber trust than of the borne
Duuaers.
While the .olid partisan bunch of
city councllmen of our city are doing.
politics, walnly trying to do up the
mayor, tney are matting vuic mi iw
things they hate. They are: Mayor
Lane for governor and the adoption of
tbe recall. . , .
Taft In the lead, with Roosevelt a. a
dark hore. Our senator with the Ju
nior suffix to hi. name Is certainly a
great prophet, or an enthusiastic Teddy
lte.
Ml REALM I
Tfemwme
A Bad Time for It.
From the Ashland Record.
It appear, that a systematic effort Is
being made In thl. state to attempt to
break down the method now In vosrua
in Oregon of electing United States
senator. ty direct vote or the people
through the direct primary lu and
Statement No. 1.
It would appear that this attack on
tne direct primary jaw and Statement
No. 1 contained therein la Immnhni
an unfortunate time for the parties Who
are Interested In making the asuault.
.no. trial aim cunviuiiun nr .1 on n hah
ex-Unlted States district attorney, and
tbe dissemination of the evidence and
argument, through all the public prints
had certainly brought before the publlo
mind In vivid form the true picture of
the result, of the former methnri
electing: unitea Dtaie. senator, in Oregon.
People Will Not Stand for It.
From the Stayton. Mall (Rep.)
Some of the Republican, of Marlon
county are apparently forgetting -that
Oregon ha. a Democratic governor who
would make a good appearance in the
United State, senate, . or perhaps it Is
that they have remembered. If their
oppo.ltlon to Statement No. 1 1. In the
way of an attempt to foi.t an unpopu
lar aenator upon the people, they may
find - that the people will not stand
for the foist, and that some of the
seeker, after legislative honor, who ob
ject to Statement No. 1 will be left at
home., The voters of Oregon are not
yet ready, to turn down Statement No. 1,
however much the machine politician.
may be.
A Desirable Change. '
From the Catholic Sentinel.
It 1. difficult to understand how any
one having the beat Interest, of Oregon
at heart could desire to go back to the
old method of choosing United State,
senator. .
The election of Senator. Mulkey and
Bourne wa. accomplished with little
delay with no attempt at bribery, or
even a .thought of such a thing. The
legislature wa. able to devote lt. atten
tion to matter, of Interest to the state.
From every point of view the nomi
nation of senator, by the people baa
tlclan. who find their occupation, gone
because there is no sacx to oe iootea.
The talk about the unconstitutionality
of the law need disturb no one. Tho
validity of senatorial election, under
the Drernn method cannot be dues
tioned, because the electoral machinery
provided by the constitution l. con
Hnnn1 in force.
Honest reformer, have been trying
for veers to -aecure direct election by
the people oi united ntatea senators.
The old system i Known io m tne oc
rmlnn nf ereat and widespread corruo
Hon. The neonle of Ore.on have found
a way to obviate tne evns oi me oia
system.
Let us make use of our discovery and
vote onlv for those legislative candi
date, who will support the choice of
the people. -
Is Helping Democracy.
From the Albany Herald (Rep.)
There will be- no peed to vote for
any Republican nominee for the legis
lature wno pledges to etatement ino. i
Any Demooratlc nominee will do as
well. Oregonian.
The policy the above Journal 1. pur
suing, together with the help of the
old party "bosses" of the Republican
farty,' will go a long way toward giv
n. this state a Democratic govern'
mentl not necessarily a government by
those who call themselves Democrat.,
but by those who prefer the rule of the
common people rather than the yoke of
political dictators.
People, Not Party.
A. R. ShumWay in Milton Eagle,
When we elect a representative or
senator to the legislature he Is elected
by the people- to represent them not
by the party to worn ror it, regardless
of our wishes. And If we show them
by our vote at the June election whom
we. the majority of the people, wish for
senator, let them not dare violate State
ment No. 1, place themselvis superior
to the people, whose .representative,
thev are. and by their actions declare
that the people of Oregon are not qual
ified to -AO their own thinking.
The Old Way.
From the Jacksonville Post
Before the adoption of the direct pri
mary system the legislature, regardless
of the will of the people,, dickered and
traded for 40 days and 40 night, for
thl. most important office and in the
majority of cases finally selected a
compromise candidate In the closing
minute, of the session. Thl. is plainly
not a. it should be, for important legis
lation that vitally affected the nnnnln
of the estate wa. held up, side-tracked,
and bartered for vote, for United State.
senator.
1 '. Care of Fernery. . V ',' '
THE pretty little dining room oriii
ment.' the fernery, .which wa. so
pretty St Chrl.tma. .time. 1. 'ant '
to be by now turning yellow and .how.
lng- a tenderness to curl up and die.
The plant, I mean,. not the dUh.f Bo
It . may be ' well to beed thl. advice .
Boom tne car or the fern, given In,'
an exchange:, . , ..
On of tbe mo.t Important nointa
to oe looked after to Inmire .uccesa
with fernerlre. I. the a nana and six f
the receptacle la which ther an plant, '
ou. j. fernery should not be at : th.
very least lea. than three Inche. ien.
Th. .Idea should be perpendicular: never
nana nutwirH urh.. i i-, .
r-Jii ii yr graen vase, or v
Wh? 'iLiha.th nan tC th .
2fi"..?ot i?"vf depth enough to hold
wwicieni quantity to aupport
SSi,tf5' Aher.V,ln' 1,0 depth. worth
bodyko7th.' pT1 yU rWh Miu
The fernery nan tut tha
f i-tu'anw ? anything el.e If
JLon,y. bav. hole. In th. bottom, ao
i?,!.w!;tr can. drln aw"Jr- Then you
w?mh!Ja5?r of charcoal In th.
OOttOm. Or tha fnrn,r k.
r?,ui5h .to..1,ow ' enough-broken pot.
" w arwnage. ur
?h- Z?? JBU"t be very careful with
the watering or the nlantm win k.
?U!2?,.wtp"0k(, and our and
tuPJ,'Uow "J brown. .
i- 'a?1 tor tna tbl" w nt
rOW in ftflV rnmmmi mnil .MM at...
- ' waa a i visa inn
!f? It ?eK WMi B0U composed of
RIfld.,fboui J?-'orth .and.A little
loam will not hurt. If you have no
peat, leaf mold will do In It. place.
I ,h.rn.,f!nk',l,ni1 ln.mnr wood"- Look
in th., little hollows tnr It It
nosed of decayed leave, and you will
rind It sometimes one Inch In depth and
many time, g little deeper.
1 be .ucceaaful with a fernery It
time. the rest of tha tim. i
be In the window of a moderately cool
room. Take .great care In the water
ing and don't allow It to dry out for
when once wilted thw ,.Mnm
The great trouble with the little dinner
fernery 1. that It I. allowed to remain
Jh2 lu2H, ,n a hot dry wr 'ron
the light. A cool room is th.
place for lt. They should be taken
to a- bathroom and sprayed dally to
keep the dust cleaned nfr tha rit..
Where a fernery 1. properly filled It
ought to last In good condition all
winter.
k..Ti.bf .ur' '" naturally like heat,
kaJ i ' ,n a humld atmosphere, not a
"' V. UI T HIT. 1L 1 H imnnCHIh . .rt ......
dimp . r ,n Ih noue, ao the next beat
miuK m 10 nave mem in a cool place,
where they will not burn out as they
do in moat dlnlng-rooma. ,
t H H
Tho Contributors' Corner.
HOT Water Cake Take two eggs, one
cup molasses, cup sugar,
.nn 1 n A nn. I I .
""i' ,i4, uii iicapiny teaspoon
soda, a little salt, teaspoon
cinnamon. teaspoon nutmeg, 2 cup.
flour. Stir all together, then add one
cup boiling water, then stir well Aunt
S. E. W.
Molasses Cookie. That Keep Soft
To one heaped up cup lard or dripping,
(the latter preferred) add H cup sugar,
cup mola.aes, on. teaspoon ginger,
one teaapoon allspice. Whip thorough
ly, then add one cup .our buttermilk,
two teaspoon, saleratua dtasolved In
a Jtttle boiling water, a .mall quantity
of flour, and beat a. you would for
loaf cake. Add more flour, folding In
gently with spoon until you have a
soft dough which . can be rolled out.
Bake In a quick oven. E. 8. R.
Good Cream Pie. Line a Plata with
crust Stir to a cream cup nugar
and one tablespoon butter; then add the
yolk, of two well-beaten eggs, two
niDiesnoon. cream and two runs milk
Mix thoroughly, flavor to taste, pour
into ine crust ana naae iiKe a custard
pie. I use the white of the egg. for
irnnting. s. o.
Tested 8ponge Cake To one egg add
cup aweet cream and fill remainder
of cup with sugar. Put In bowl ami
beat with egg beater until thoroughly
mixed. Add one heaping cup flour with
a little hot water, and one heaping tea
spoon baking powder. Beat all thor
oughly, season to taste, and bake In
quick oven. Mr.. W. H. Baxter.
t
Dally Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Orange.. Puffed Wheat with Cream.
Broiled Mackerel, Corn Muffin..
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Scalloped Fish. Saratoga Chip.
Tomato Jelly. Apricot Jam.
Sponge Cake.
Tea,
DINNER. . f 'l
Clear Soup. Crouton..
Roast Beef. Yorkshire Pudding;
Mustard Pickle.
Lettuce with Mayonnaise.
Blano Mange. Custard Sauce.
Cheese. Coffee.
proved successful. The people have no i legislature,
v.ie practice maugu I orat. lr
A Wise Measure.
From the St. Johns Review.
We thought moat intelligent men had
outgrown the Idea that a man simply
because he wa. a candidate or ni. party
must be voted for by every member of
tnat party, ini. i. one or tne most
pernicious principle, ever advocated by
any political party and Is responsible
lor more rottenness in pontics man any
other. Statement No. 11. a wise meas
ure and the man who would break lt 1.
either a political fraud or as many
time, at blinkety-blank fool a. Helnts
makes pickles.
' A Prediction ;
From the Eugene Guard (Ind.)
Here in' Lane county onlv Statement
No. 1 men will be elected to the next
and thev will he Demo.
reason to chance i?ie practice lnauru. I nrala it . tha fte.mihllr.jtna net-clat in
rcted tweyear ago. If they ar wise i Ignoring publlo sentiment and popular
W7,,iu,.Bvi.iiwa. iv.iufccrcisii you-iriguis. ; v : -'-.. i' , ; :-vs
Scalloped Fish A satisfactory lunch
eon dish may be made of the remnant.
oi yesterday a Daitea,.nsn. KB move an
bone. and .kin and cut the fish into
small piece.. Lay In buttered baking
man a layer or nsn, seasoned, ana dot
ted with butter, then a layer or masnea
potato, boned rice or cracker crumps.
as you have them; alternate the layer.
or neh and crumb, until an tne. nsn is
used. Cover the top with crumb, and
grated cheese, ii too dry moisten witn
milk and water. Bake until brown. ,
Tomato Jellv Soak one half box Of
gelatine In cold water, then .et In holi
ng water until dissolved, uook one
can of tomatoes and strain tnrougn
puree eieve. - Season with salt and pep
per and stir into gelatine. Set all away
to harden and serve with meat or fish.
Aoricot Jam Wash dried apricots
and soak In cold water over night or
for an hour In the morning. Place on
stove with but little water and cook
until quite soft. Sweeten and mash the
fruit A little orange rind cooked with
the apricots gives a good flavor.
Roast Beef Select a , firm piece of
beef and wash, drying with soft, clean
cloth. Pace in roasting pan with but
lltue water, and set Into not oven. Let
the roast remain without basting for
,ha Aral 1A nr 1 K minutes.-then season
with salt and pepper and lightly dredge
with flour.. Add half 'a cuprui of water
and roast, according to size of the roast,
one hour or one and one half hour.,
basting often. Do not have it too well
done. When nearly done raise on small
tick, or long skewer, from the roast
ing pan and cook the Yorkshire pudding
underneath lt. Thl. 1. approved "by all
good Englishmen.
Yorkshire Pudding Mix one cup
flout, one fourth teaapoon .alt Add
lowly cup of milk,' then two eggs
beaten' very light Beat mixture with
on hAatai fn- turn mlnntoa Pah" I
bottom of pan with hot fat from beer, I
pour 'in your mixture, have lt half inclW
tnicK. finite in not oven zu minute..
When well risen baste wHh -dripping,
from the beef. Cut In squares and put
around meat when serving. It -should
be of golden 'color and light In texture
when done. , . -.
People and Party. v
- From the 'Gresham Herald. r ,'.
If the Republican party Is going to
the bow-wow. th' member, the Re-
rubllcan party are to blame for It ? it
hey want to revive lt thev ma v An ua
by complying with the will of , the peo
ple; If they want to in.ur. 1t. disrup
tion they may easily do So by atlclung
to machine methods. 'ji.
v,j
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