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THE JOURNAL
A IKOEPtKDKNT KKWIPAPKB.
mallest of any state In the Union
In aome of the larger states, Illinois
for Instance, several millions a year
' ' I are voted for this purpose.'
-": i , Either the university should be
airpt Soaday) lahanrtrmnd and atata .lU m.,,A I..
ary "nixUr mania. mt Tt Journal iraiia-1 ---------- ----- -
,v . fifta xnikiii itm. i wuuaruwn irom 11 entirely. or It
I should receive liberal and deserved
traMaiMtaa tarousb tk mn Meood-cta BUppori We think that only a few
people of Oregon believe in the
Fmbllahed very artmlng
matter.
DflUL A-wet.
AO prtmnti rtrbJ b II)""
TKUCfHONCS MAIN 717S.
-DombTri' former Polttf. It is onewhich the
ftii a owtnr tb tnrtn't 7' wnfc i pwpie ot tne wnoie country nave
Z4t: r.mi OUtsrrOWn. With nn nnlv.r.trv rtfa.
But Sid ifflc. R
Ptmuoi4 ADVKHTJsiNo BKruKSBNTATi v I gon would be considered throughout
dldates he finds himself confronted I degree of fcnman liberty and equal-1 of a ho. ' The people pay th .alary
with n M4m slat f marhlna lltv. Ho. w. ma nntnmt v.. wnnld and should have, their work done as
' - . -- - -...., " iMjr wisn. , . i
nomlnopn who Ar all ODDoaed to that I now. but we cannot Imartna his hA- I Why tiDMt th nmlitunt to rurh I
principle? Hlfonly course then will In so and yet standing with and cor'on?
Running SKots
lkeREAUl -
jfeminine
Portland Rosea.
nmuwlrt BulMtnr 220
tort; Trtbupc BulldliiK, rhtro.
greasive state In It, one in which ed
UCatlon berond the thron Tt'n wa not
Jolted Btstrs. Csnad. or Mlloo. valllfld nut It nM l.nd If
DAILY I T " " - "ww.i i' v
Cm mm as.hi Minf moot not a worse policy to allow the uni
On mu. 12.50 i o.n 'month I .as varsity to struggle along In a crip-
- Sohaerlntln. Twmt by oill to jnr ddr
Oh y-Mr,
DAILY AND SCNDAY.
17.90 I On month..
..I .as
It Is the heart, and not the
brain
That to the highest doth at-
" tain:
And he who followeth love's J
behest
Far ezcelleth all the rest.
Longfellow.
CTTTLEFISII TACTICS
pled, out-of-date, discouraged and
dead-and-alive way, with only some
few hacks of teachers who could find
employment nowhere else, and a few
students who took no pride In the
school
The needs of such an Institution
constantly increase, of course. This
la one of the penalties, If it may be
called so, of progress and enllght
enment. Oregon Is as good a state
as any in the Union. Its people are
as good and deserving as any. It
Is a state of many and great advan-
W
T
HE VERDICT in the Waymire-
Raddlng case will meet the ap
proval of nearly all people. It
is to be noted that It was not
the mayor who was on trial for an
alleged assault or departure from the
tages and opportunities, and It can
'HO Is the dark horse whom not afford to withhold needed sup-
the opponents of Statement P" Irom " university, espe-
No 1 are grooming for the c,alIT one tnal considering its ramer
United States Senatorshln? Blim PPO" nas aone gooa wora ana
Of course there Is a hidden candidate. made an enviable record
Why not make him known to the we believe that flZB.ooo a year
neonlet It ia idle to auDDose that 18 non8 o;mucn. in a rew years
the fight Is being made from prlncl- ven more wiu 06 needed. It will
pie, for In the same breath that be money well spent. The Journal
they denonnce Statement No. 1, these ha n0 harsn criticism to make of
gentlemen profess themselves In fa- ino Peuuoners ior me rererenaum,
or f amending the federal const!- but it hopes that they will find few
tntlon so as to allow the senator! to t0 J,n wlth them ln the attempt to
.a i.vft.of. i, nt. f tt.A nnia overthrow this appropriation. Let
Fnr 40 vears the Tlnited State. n J l0Tar OX tn Btat Uni
ate has been besieged with petitions r8ltr. a5Ld make 1t.?1e ?.f.ma?7
to anhmlt aneh an amendment to the "nK m "regon io wmcn an iu civ
statem ent without effect. No real lieM caa Plnt wlti1 enulne rlde
friend of this nrlnclnle hones for anv I
ehanra In tha senate's attitude. The UUKSrUIAXOUI UUH
only way to accomplish the' end de
sired is through such a method as
Statement No. 1 affords.
' Plainly then the opponents of this
statement are. Insincere when they
profess to be in favor of the princi-
nlA which It emhoo'loa. Their nrn.
fesslons are a mere pretenke to hide I tr'ct atralght path of virtue, but
hii. rAi motive ant thir rAi the defendants were on trial for con-
' purpose.; Plotting and scheming for BP,ra7 ",ga,n'!t hm' Qil fhat.he w"
the election once more of a machine-r-""0'"''" .".
made senator, they are doing their "aavain Dia P"ncipai aciors
utmost to cloud the real issue and to Ia. he Plot; were ot credible
hide their secret candidate from the
people's view. Of course they are
not in favor of Mr. Cake, for he is
an avowed supporter of Statement
No. 1. "It is folly to suppose that
they desire the reelection of Senator
Fulton for who can imagine that he
would be the choice of the Oregon-
, ian and of its allies, the machine
politicians who have fought him at
every stage of his career? The game
is easy to understand. Fulton and
his friends are to be ased to the ut-
. most up to the June election, but
what further use will the conspira
tors have for them when once the
chestnuts have been drawn from the
. fire? ' f rl
' With an unpledged legislature
neither' Fulton nor Cake would be
'' considered for a moment by the
.' slatemakers. An unpledged legisla
ture Mill be taken as evidence that
, the people desire to return to old
methods when senators were chosen
through plain bargain and sale, and
any candidate who has sought to
gain 'the office through vote of the
people will be flung into the discard.
.-"It;ls time for these gentlemen to
show their hands. The voters want
to know the name of the senator
to-be who has been chosen for them.
Unmask him and let us see his face.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY APPRO-
I - . PRIATIOX.
T THE ensuing election in June
f the people of Oregon will vote
yea or no on the law making
an annual appropriation of
$125,000 for the state university at
. Eugene. The Journal expects to Bee
the, law sustained by a large major
ity yet It feels it to be a duty to
I ttrge TOters so to vote. In conse
quence of . Invoking the referendum
on this law the total Income of the
university this year will be only
about 159,000, and It should need
but little if any argument to con
vince nearly all intellectual voterB
j that If the university is to be main
tained' at rall, this sum is entirely
Inadequate, In fact, a deficiency
would f have occurred ljfst fall, but
was" prevented only by the faculty
; serving : three full months without
pay.: Surely Oregon does not want
nor will allow its high-class teachers
to ehQW their loyalty to a state ed-
. catlona!' institution in this way.
Thet state . university should be
fairly maintained. It is a needed in
stitution and considering the Bcant
' support tlat itas received in years
past .hal 5 done : excellent work and
made; a ' very, ; creditable record. Its
funds have 'been well managed, and
It has1 turned; out many hundreds
of sufficiently . well-educated clti
sens, whose training jreceived there
has made them an incalcuable bene
fit to &U parts (of the state. The
state has never been,, very liberal
with this. institution and was none
too much so when It made ther ap
propriation ?f. $125,000 1 a year for
its support." Thiavi much: less than
moBt of the other" states of cbmpara'
tlvely email population xpend J on
trlr ftato universfties. vThe appro
, jrtiMons hitherto have' been the
witnesses iu their own behalf and
their actions were -not explained, so
as to square with Innocence, even
by their own testimony. That the
mayor met the woman repeatedly
under the admitted circumstances
may seem peculiar yet that he did
so Innocently Is neither Impossible
nor improbable taking into consid
eratlon his charitable and sympa
tbetic disposition. Besides, he has
lived here all his life, an active, use
ful, truthful, honorable man. For
over 50 years, as boy and man, he
has maintained a good reputation,
and his good character was long ago
firmly established. The testimony of
such a man must be given far more
credence than that of such people as
the defendants of whom little it any
thing good 'is known. The verdict
was therefore right, and a proper
warning to other would-be blackmail
ing or reputation-destroying conspir
ators that such Jobs are not safe.
It is quite probable that there were
others, of more importance in so
ciety, behind these conspirators; if
bo, no effort should be spared to de
tect and expose them.
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1a 1.1. ... . - k. VI. . . w. 1 1 j.V ivf 1 9 nm u 1.1.,. mhImI.,.. . lfl I ... V -1 .. . . - i i . . . . 1 I - .
or to vote for a Democrat. or the . party to which then, la Its C":hrff. w'.u ford. Hoed River and B.kr City ap-nd
Why should the Republican whol Virtuous youth, he belonged. I will chock htm if h Is a man of the I Ins tboutands of dollars to Induce In
prefers to vote for men of his own - ; J th vLom. h.J th.,. -
.. . I ...11.11 .. I ino peopio nave tna iaver now. ud h.. ..imhi. iin to.thla atat.
party allow sucn an alternative to siausucan ays mai mere are aureiy they wiu not think or alvina uT.Ah -n7". r ..mii.hi for the ud-I mmelv rMn.t ...
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u iui tcu uiiuu uiiui i-uw is ius uiu - " w "vim, i,,vuv, i.- , , ... n ,ki ... i wv. i uuuuinn ui un ..ww . i wm . xnt journal ior information on
to act effectively. Let him make Greeks, 120.157,000: Protestants J t'ouwoVVindth
active, personal canvass among men lvM66,600j Mahometans, 216,630,- fJ f2ifte'nncSrtStIfii' v , iii- oora" tabllahad Uw H will bring A seat that thora are many new-i
of his acquaintance and of his own 000; Roman Catholics. 272,638,500; Asain. we haVHoo uoh iWr coro,r wno would be glad of
party In search of suitable legisla- heathen, 820.730.000. It must be a ffrt W-T,0 JJf rMt vlJl& now propeaed to be, .pent by suggestions as to, how to get the best
tive material, men who will stand hard Job to locate and count all the &.?,rSit,Br ti?ffi?g5 LeJSA.K -Sa'aXa g-SSS. SS? S'SL.rrS. l!5!JJ?!!?:
sturdily and unwaveringly for State- "heathen." lUEV"" X nS;Vteck of the farmer, andwith a ciM ,;:,r: 1
ment No. 1 and whose character and . ' .g3 . for the various corporations and Inter- "T"LnVar inferior to OMn. Amer- this the Roae City. It 1. a e-raMfUi .S
a - J 1 1 ... a I Me) Ta rt k m we . kll m I let I Mmt m 111 V Trts fha rtfltnn M tiawas T 9 I - ' . . . " . . il ' -
ropuiauou wni commana mem to ine t " " , '.r,M .... ;Mir. "SVHi-'-iA: I ln oltisons are pouring in xrora tne piaaeant title, and the reputation al-
voters at large. Using Multnomah possible to enforce the laws. But it he party, look at Pennevlvanli with MU1,,lppl vauV 'l"e- ready gained can be auaUlned only h
county again as an Illustration, there b" been discovered that if a presi- He mtlllon'i i dollar capltai Iteai crimination and th effort of all the people who
are scores If not hundreds of Repub- dent tries to, do so impartially, he 0r, neMj, ln that ,tate le to ally him" explanation, denial and acouaatlon laid Uy .,n.thU fvor
Means Here who would represent the unas mmseii in a Dig aetue or not p ,7 -r;y "t!!a before the people of Oregon by the vr ou n inai
count ably, honestly and consci- water, provided by the big malefac- J?'cd If the woSle of Oreiron woSfd friend, and enemle. of the senior .ena- nd" Prodding and urging to make
. l . i t. . . a a aw. i kt i l jjv.ii ti rinuni vrm am v tar & a rnh- .
entlously and who .would pledge tcrs. XXl.lVJX1. rrom "''fon. appe" na :"! warda or .ffri 7m.1"I1.L- .1 H
themselves unauallfledlv to State- "ref iTT... """" W wT or electing naior. .. wn .mT-.;':;.:':
The Republican county convention From what I can learn, the eandi
ear at w 1 1 1 mi ii tvi t n varv aiiiaisiniiT u ca la 1 v i - w w usav
men; NO. I. liut sucn men are rare- aopuwucim couuiy euurcuuuu rmn, n ,'''""; fn"f"n1u ment No. 1 1. laltf on the eheir and a tZi 'T11;' lnBl iS,a
ly seeker, for office. They must be to only going to adopt a platform. !JTSLS J- mb'u"t Ortfftt WSrW.S
sought out by their friends and asso- This Will be very kind; the national 1 man. or he p will, come out a minus RL,dell to wme member of the Plon- FiJrp'lLan , th work required to bring
elate, ani induced to run. The of- conjentlon next . year will have a V v "JlSK tESS&uJiK TaViW
flee must seek the man. bard Job framing a platform, and part of the county 'that will wtf for SnTerlnt tat an adherent of that party ? roe faddlat a. the old-timer.
it tt, rni ... will no duht .nnrftHato thia aid. a candidate thaj , la i Mt for "Statement j-'the majority of the United State. of all a. to the kind of rqee.
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Van view with " continually runs back to this Is the U. of O. "Farmers' School"? XeTibe wEr the of Jeff. won "d vee may think it the ea-u
rur""oo: 8b"' tte p,op" 'JSfinSSSf!: SSla
have a really representative legisla
ture, one which they
trust and not with
that will do their will and not the decide?
will of a boss or a machine, the in
dividual voters must do their parti T T7 , .1 '1 .
in brlneine out suitable candidates. AxttCW trdm the People
The time for action is short. Only oorniptfcmlsts Oppose Statement 1
moum remain, iu wuicu canaiaaie. i m ... vi,.. . mk t-
. .t I elty all
"'"J v"v.. w i corapariaon witn ail omer comriDu- i. 0.en
enate which la flret. laat and all Mil mane. are ai tni. time
time asalnat the people, but whose oe"i.ement. or eaatern roeea.
farmera' achoolT Thl. I. a question
manr roaaa U Ts t
that 1. attracting considerable atten. .rw -."" ' .1 1 ??n"W
tlon at the present time, and friend, of I .,.,,. 41., . imiiri r. ,
the unlver..ty will have to furnl.h ."'7. .Lu V, 1 H L.8 I?"- thoa, wh.oh .have
. n.nnr thlr aaaer.1- - i r " . . I "VVr jrowm, me DUO OI a onolc
..w... many favors to and long association variety, budded onto a hardy .took.
uona. More people reara am unmr- , . ,nntln i.hh.i.t. h.va ueually or a European wild roaa. Thia
rNy i.u ..-......- wUn tna oorrOMlt,on lobbylate have European wild roae. . Thl.
"Eugene1, college"; ln fact It hlm Ulni t0 th- comlnE wrath Jr mr, hardy growth than
rmA Rnirena'a collesa or hlan I i . -vi.w .mu. mti wnlch 1. obtained br rnntlna tha
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on in ma primaries, a ne voter wno i tlon. to the .clenoe or civil govern- acrjooi. we una in ine umverauy ui i him and hie ere long. Uncle Joe ha. I "7"r:"
fall, to do what he can to get good ... "-te ?J?J?J
varletiea. Thl. atock la ad.
adapted to our climate and
ana our nrninirv wint.n with
... . ........ I . . . . i . i iiaiv v. .CAW., v. hip j marvivnf htuiq t na riujiii iu ui. i ..... . ........
men on niS party UCitet iailS in one I OI naepenuenc. ia nmoi mi erul counties of Oregon. Thl. accredit. I friendly covering of the pulchre, but or no covering. Dormant mean.
"We noia tne.e iruuu county with ISO, ana oy actual iha t. too well known a ..rvltor of the "'"'"' " i ne aroennouagrown
above all ela.
of the g-.cvest obligations of citizen
ship and at a time when his state "J v,a"V l He'n0 a virsity there ai from Eugene alon. pfidwl'
most needs his effort. ?d. LUL 'hai.iheLI? .nn.n. and probably see trom lane county, or
to ha aelf evident; that all men are count from the catalogue or cne uni-1 special privileged intere.U to ever be in. aormani roees,
bv their creator with certain lnallon
able rights: that among these are life,
those Which have bean raatlna fram
niobablv iiuu trom LAne county, or e nuv-moir io aurcivtr wunoui IMTth
one half the total number of .tudenta. While they may be all right, the f,v,a'n " r8 plni.e(' l tn """t
On Din xi or tne Bulletin we una .mmi.., ai..v. mi nwnri .. w"."" uwu-irewo
. m, ... , ii Deny ana in. pursuit ui iiufpiuox. - v.r riiuatlnT claaa I " ine most nesiraDle roses to plant.
The McMinnvllle News-Reporter That 'to secure these right, govern- MS8?. " yneaf nd m thl! ound peculiar, "dontcherknow," to any- A. J. Clarke, who kindly furnished
: "All the Other States elect mnnt th?,r i.t nower. from The cob- cTm one U a farmer and one an apple- foody who has ever been run ln to iS'WVhtiVo- monh
v . ,.,,. I riving their Just powers rrom tne con !-, ... th. ... Drof esslonal rr.off .Mtinn f .. M..n "Sn. f March la the time for planrtng. He
remarks
smiaiuio uj uinui ui men icfcisia-1 sent oi in. aoverneu. . I" ' ' I .V V. " "".t:; " ' .iiaiao says mat mere is no lack amonar
tures and Since they ,tory iust ms wer WWIe K thl. report It 1. not .urprl.lng Thli the mlUMrV ha. to b. cSled In t5 ro" i0,1 aVtZ'Varl.Ua. bV.V bdSa
do Oregon Should." On the same rea- the peril, of the Revolution lasted It that the farmers and grangera 'j!0!?8?: Pr"r rtr there may be a heavenly
to our climate.
onlna Oreiton should alve ud its nri- probably was. by an wiu accepua M"" Xr.V;:".'i.V ZV VW-EKr
- - I . rnni TP.mwi inn in in, nouur (J i i ..v.. w
. 1 A . U . I 1. 1 . .1 . . -. i ... ...v. "' . .... . , . . I Th. ,,
mar; iaw auu iuu tuitiaiiYo auu rei-iour nation
erendum, because no other state tex-1 Per. c'nt
rant tho nwmt nno Dklahnma tim w.
such advanced laws in the people's "let were barely passed, the roar of $ainng it T his wo"'J t'66 ve"1" true the timber problem we have been the following directions have been given
battle barely ceased when the earn, denta from Linn county proper, now, i j,y . man of lona- exDerlenra in Port,
interest. Other states are Still un- men in part who had signed that the O. A C. Is what we call a farmer.' passing up to the n.xt generation will Trosegrowin ?' Vg it!, ? ho at lest
der the rule Of selfish Politicians I declaration containing the axiom tnat scnooi. Linn im relreeu r po .oivea in mi. witn nouse. con- three feet deep, and make the bottom
aer me ruie oi seuibu ponucians. ..AU men af endowe3 by thelr creator probablv 100 studentc, and a great structed with no timber In them except layer sand to Insure drainage. Our
Oregon is pioneering the way toward I with the Inalienable rights of life and many of her graduate, have been and I what reposes In the matchbox there will I clay soil is what the rose. Ilk. best.
greater power and freedom for the Hby eatabllsh a consUtutlon for the are coming back to the farm. Borne or b. a . very nabby timber trust left for and, with a little compost and loam
i united states maaing no mo men iY Liinn luuav iuiiiira.i.i um vuuuicu ,u Kinui wiu,. i woraea in win give excellent results,
people.
and others master.. Truly history re-1 practical farmera are graduates or tn,e
peats Itself Israel saw ner enemies Agricultural coiiere, out on. now lew
aestroyea in in.
Bed sea and then made are graduates or have been student, oi started It would appear to a man up a ground Is quite dry.
a golden calf In sight the r'unlversity"! tree that all of the parties Involved ln claims, water their
the violation of their The registrar's report In the Bulletin lne Heney-Fulton controversy are hon- They need a good w
If Oreeon is so overwhelmingly 1 and woraniDed
n lii it. . . ,. 1 r,f RlnAll Hilt
nepuoncan, as tne registration " -f.h sinafa aod made a aava Oron la in need of more teach
shows, what are the leading Rerjnb-1 nuif.hr for them in the wilderness, era. which no doubt it Is: but it needs
llcan natrlots scared at? Whv The vioiauon or me covenants or r-nn- more gooa. practical iirmeri, sugn mm fidence of the people of Oregon,
lican patriuts Bt.areu at! "n -H.lTihio n.f our nation more blood and I th n A r. fnrna out a areat deal I ...
should they be SO frightened at the money than the revolution that confirmed more. ' If the legislature' of Oregon did
I When the rose is flrat aet out. watar
While the ball seem, only just about It well. Do not water again until the
Most people, he
roses too muon. '
wettlna In tha drv
oranie man. ana tnererore tney are an l auuui every xour aays.
llara and acalawaaa unwnrthv tha con. I
in. point wnere tne rose I. DUddea
snouia D. Dlaced about two or hra
iT'i.v. w. ...n .v. . . ti.i. j I Inches below the surface of tha around.
DO NOT NEGLECT THIS DUTY.
I
T IS pot well to leave to the pro
fessional politicians the selection
of candidates for the legislature.
In this regard, a duty rests upon
every voter. Everyone knows that
the old-line politicians, the machine
men, the heelers and the ward work
ers are bitterly opposed . to State
ment No. 1 and all that it involves.
They want none of it and the can
didates they put f oi ward will reflect
this attitude. If these men are al
lowed to work their will, voters will
find themselves confronted on the
day of the primaries with a long list
of legislative candidates who are op
posed to Statement No. 1, with few
or none in the field representing that
principle.
It is generally expected that Dem
ocratic candidates for the legislature
will be practically unanimous ln sub
scribing to Statement No. 1. But ln
many counties of the etate, particu
larly ln Multnomah county, the Re
publican naJority is so heavy that
there is little inducement for anyone
to seek nomination on the minority
ticket. Many Democrats who would
make excellent legislative timber
and who would be nominated "unhes
itatingly by their party if they would
consent to run, are unwilling to en
ter what they regard as a losing fight
against the heavy preponderance of
Republican votes.
Under these circumstances a grave
duty reBts especially upon every Re
publican voter who believes ln the
principle that the United States sen
ator should be elected by the peo
ple. It is his duty to use all the In
fluence at his command to bring into
the field as legislative candidates,
clean, upright men who will sub
scribe unqualifiedly to Statement No.
1. Many a Republican who believes
in Statement No. 1 dislikes to vote
for a -Democratic candidate for the
legislature. ' But what will he do
on, the day of the primaries, it when
he scans the list of Republican can-
nrimarv law and Statement No 1 that covenant ana won ior America me not make su a enormous appropriations eould ,Deeflu naclfv soma of tha con. nna tnere snouid be plenty of room for
primary law ana oiatemeni mo. i, oert t0 obey ,nd keep eVery con- for the university and a host of "nor- te-iouJ T two-bv-fouV staTesmen in o th rots to spread. For this reason
and the initiative and referendum, dltlon of it. , it mal school." there would be more dicefuT clt Muneil u. not wo Pt the bushes too
. , t ciose together. Another point to be
... considered is the location. The ama-
Th .needs of Oregon require the open- teur Is frequently confronted by the
SI of Vh-CWHhlrn!ttriTf 11' that all of the varieties wh eh
!".?.!. JfLL Io5ks e; he or Bhe ha choaen need the beat lo-
whlch after all are only means of Nor was slavery me oniy violation teachers, ir the money had Deen appro-
giving the masses of people more I are derived froth the consent of the would be more plentiful. As It Is, the
nniiiiAiil n.lnliii ,.4 mn.f i.il ffnvftmed. The oeoDle Oi tne unitea I tarhra' aonle of wares la so low that
V VVfc kii States never did. nor do they yet, get very ,ew seek this field of employment '"?? tM K"? "f,1?? lock!
slnrA most of them are Rcnnhllrana. . i . . h. nr rh.'r I i ....... 1. ... I tortlons. The people of Oreaon
" . I I III BlBtTl UllO Ull V. ...w u.. .wv. m v. , JH I II L MIIIUUIB 11 U 1 CDVIIl lllll. .1,1 . .." .1-. . . . .... . I .
how Is the party going to suffer government When did the governed paying a. low as $20 a month,, or 7S T im.K J. I true that fw of the desirable
thohV , r la ft nnlv thn who Uver consent to thisT It thoseo who wlthout board. Very few People can prunes If somethjng Is not done "long varieties do w.U Jn the shade. A h.gh.
. - - j oDDoie tne eiecnuu vi uuncu ou men a aistrict scnooi ior sucn uuk i
have been working the people Who I senators by ballot furnish the answer.
, I All are 'compelled to admit that their
i.nni.nt n nnvnr Been eiven. nor can
It ever be: for. in fact, an overwhelm-
Leslie M.Shaw says that Mr. Taft f ff, tth'.rrjS
has no policies, and his Inference is the covenants of Philadelphia alike de-
thnt if Taft nhmild hn Alofttod tho ad- tide It an unjust power, 'tne errect or
. . . 7 7 . . it. use. both ln state and United State.,
ministration would De in tne voice Of is discord and Injustice. But for it
Taft, but by the hand of Roosevelt, harmony between our present delega-
out ii mo irey ""o um ui tuat i District Attorney Hall would not De i
Taft wmiM nn dnnht run far httor I convicted criminal. The charge of com
... Q, i rrt. pllcity against others by Prosecutor
than a man like Shaw would. They heney could not have been made. The
would doubtless prefer a no-pollcy cost of many of the litigations ln the
. . v t, " United States district court to the
mau cuimuucu uj- nuuncvcit to a United States would have been saved,
trust-policy man run by Wall street, a. well as the whole cost to the state
in., ci T".. . t. T.n u . iii of Oregon, of one session of the legisla
te onaw. oumiu u uoiraei tm who qvarreled out their term of
And would Roosevelt control him? I office about who should be United
These seem hard Questions to an- - YrK
swer. States: the whole money loss 1. mil
lions annually. If every city, town and
At the age of 90 Hon. John Blge- own postmasters. It rvould satisfy the
low. a man with a national reDuta- loua objection of the south to the col-
svucicmuu uaa ui u Usui i president ana post master-general, as
out The Letters and Literary Me- wen as tne congressmen ana senators,
morlals of Samuel J. Tilden," BhoW'
ing vigorous intellectual activity. In
this connection the Boston Globe is
reminded that Mary Somervllle, a
leading mathematician of the day of
her death, when she was past 90, re
vised and finally corrected an im
portant mathematical treatise. Some
minds do not decay with age.
The death of Hugh Gearin, an
teemed and valuable resident of Ore
gon, almost immediately after bis
arrival ln Arizona, is one of many
proofs that in cases of consumption
the climate of that elevated region
is no benefit but rather hastens the
end, if the disease is far advanced.
The trip and being among strangers
add to its ravages. The warning to
all consumptives is to get into the
open air and submit to approved diet
as soon as the disease appears.
In whatever port a war vessel ar
rives there occurs a row between the
police and the jackles. More for
bearance on both sides is advisable
The marines are expected to have
and take larger liberties than land
lubber young men have, but too of
ten they abuse that privilege and
seem to consider themselves above
all law. The ships' officers would
do well tf restrain instead of en
couraging this spirit.
Now several senators who were
present at that party where Senator
Fulton made a speech say that
he did not say anything that he was
quoted as saying, and which was
made the text of an editorial ln
Monday's Journal. Well, we will
take their word for it, but It Is as
tonishing how many great people
never said what theywere quoted as
saying the day or night before.
There is always' a shifting or vary
ing application: of the "fundamental
principles" for' which Lincoln stood.
He believed In tfao largest possible
of the responsibility and loss of time
required to do a service that they can
not know how 'to perform as well as
those whose service the postmaster i.as
to do.
The appointing power is an arbitrary
power; it nas no piace in a republic.
some ravor u aione ror tne money
they hope to make of it An
other character of less caliber fa
vors It for the hope of selling their vote
to some aspirant to the United States
senate as soon a. they are elected to
state legislature. This latter Is never
troubled as to whar the aspirant seeks
to do In office only how'much he can
psy for It. ,
All such characters oppose Statement
1 of th. primaries. Men do better erv
le In office who are elected by the
pwpi.. ir tney anuse me orneiai power
thy know their tenure Is short; their
official head will suffer; - they must
die at the next election. Not so If he
la appointed and behind civil service
fortification; no such fear restrains
mm, no cs he may. With many of1
elat acts his nower extends over a wide
ran, or limits, and Is within them
arcurary. MARTIN W. RAT.
The Voice of the People.
KsUcada, Or.. Feb. 24. To the Ed
itor of The Journal I have been read
ing your editorials on Statement No.
1 with both pleasure and profit, and
I believe the voters of Oregon will
surely prom thereby.
It seems to me the voters an
and doubtless do know that it is for
the people's benefit. Not only In this
state, but ln the entire United States
and that the direct primary law, and
especially Statement Nn i .hn,.M
stand for the reasons that other states
seeing our good work will adopt the
same statement. Thus, soon there will
be enough United States scnatnr. ir
ed by the people to pass a law al
lowing an amendment to the constitu
tion of th United States electing all
United States senators bv dirpnt
of the people, the same as congress
men, governors, and other officials are
elected.
Further, why should a candidate f.
me legislature nesitate to sign State
ment No. 17 He Is only a senator
of the people not the master. He Is
paid with the people's money, and tt
1. hi. duty to vote for whoever f h
people tell him to vote for, and if ho
doesn't want to do- that he should
not apply. He doesn't have to be
a candidate. , Whoever the voters of
Oregon tell the legislature to elect
should be elected no matter what hi
politic. The legislature has io right
to question the matter.
SuDPOse one of these "asralnst-Rtnta-
ment-No.-l candidates" should go to a
contractor, or the . Oregonian. if , vnu
please, for a position, and would pro
pose to do his work- as he chose re
gardless of his employer's wishes, what
would be the result? Mr. Man would
bs told ' to ".kldoo,'f likely on the toe ,
wares. Why. a number or professors
at the university are getting 92,000 a
year. Now compare the average dis
trict school teacher's wages, or 135 a
month, wlfh the "university" teach
ers' wages,' $16.(6. Quite a contrast,
Isn't there? A farmers' school bah!
"From Missouri have to show us."
The university will have to produce
.i . v.i.r.!.i iiiKU ill, UflBL 4V-'
win i cation, yet the ground space Is limited.
f.tiK. ni. .k.. . v... .. .. " '
t-t,. .v.- ,.., " i"3 iiuubo are ail
i "o Jiiti'-io vuiitcuitvii ua lliu aiuiiiiu rat irv inon t lsti m Tnm A a.
mail Republican, promises to be Inter- some time of the day the bushes must i
estlng and) If th. result Is an Indorse- have, strona- sunshine. Ir
SJrn r Hiii"'?-;. "m-rini-TL" -Tn bed" wl,h room t0 waUt between the
trlngs or frills, the merchine' wall rows and to work imnn, th. . .r.
fr.A .M ,A. ... . - . " " ' ' .
1 " I nioai sausractory. circular beds ar.
mor?- ... no' o good, as the bushes shade each
The we-Jt aide of the Willamette val- if Vhs rosea hi.h r. w.ii m- !
more evidence than It has yet before je; Tj, to have 1. railroad track eonaiit- w. iS? k e" wnlS".wa.M wl frown
it can convince some people that It Is of more than twotreafc. of rust fttoZV'Ttm w'lkSfy 'fhat we
a farmers school O. A. C is a farm- and a cinder path thank, to some pic- shall have leather ro d i enough tl
ers' school, but the university never. ture. in xh. journal. lu JL V..7rtt. ,co.,.1.. n?.u.h A
FRED E. HARRISON.
tures in The Journal.
The a-olden apple of the Chlcae-o con
vention will turn out to be punk cov-
The Letter vs. the Spirit of Law.
La Orande, Feb. 14, To the Editor I ered with bronze foil if the Denver con- I and put forth other shoots which take
bught the cut ends. A better time ior I
fiuiiuiB is miveraoBr, wnen tne sap is,
uiTiii, uui ii in ueuer 10 prun. now man
to allow th. weak shoots to remain
Oregon SirJelitflits
of The Journal In publishing my let-1 ventlon does a. everybody expect..
ter the other day concerning the off!-1
cial oath that our Judges are required!
to take ln qualifying, you prefaced It
with the query, "What About Con
gressman Ellis?" In answer to thl. II
will say that Judge Ellis did not vio
late his oath. His term as circuit Judge
expired on the first Monday ln July,
190S. and he was elected representative
the sap which mieht b. diverted to th
strona shoots and Droduca rood results.
It will do no harm to plant the cut
tings, but do not be too much disap
pointed ir tney ao not grow.
It Is difficult to root some of the fin
est roses, but the stronger ones, like
iarrance ana tne liamuiors will grow
Burn. ha. a dramatic company,
a
Dufur. says the Dispatch, 1. sure to rapidly, and thus one may Increase th.
have a band. number of his bushes from his own
I slips. When pruning ln the fall the
Some more .now would be welcomed -ps may do planted and will quite
ln congress on the first Monday ln June In Wheeler county. ' 7. etrike. Lists of desirable roses
of that vear. His election occurred a nd further suggestions as to their
month before his term as ludre exnired. a ainaia head of lettuce raised in car 1 W,U..B S-ven ln this column from
but his term ln office ns representative I Newberg wa. worth 11.60. time to time. M
ln congress did not begin until March, I I
1907. eight months after he ceased to be I mi,... i. ...ok .i.w... ,h. I at.A rn,iv...i.i-
, . . I IIIOIV 1UHVU BJVnilVD. BB.K1J UIIB tllQ UU iglOU All CDU1UBSIUI ,
JThe oath of office provide, that the lX?n g? MM? lWXAXlKQ 1. about a. ImpoP
person taking it will not "accept" a non- ' , V I IS tant 8 an'r of tn fads ,n which th.
Ir'r-V k Jifffil 1" TJiS The Brownsville cannery In one year'. higher educationists Indulge, thinks
does not "accept" an office until the i"" C. i.V th. A uu,u om u-
term of the office begins, and Judge ftf. KJft Th. olart is belni Sou! Prem" court- wa Present recently
ZLYi;xr o,rfe?ghni vt y&'Mgrzssz. sl 'z?2Z2&
mnnth. rf. hi. rrJ make a suggestion for the educational
cult Judge expired. I Two men Jumped a Condon board bill. I needs of wee women, and he listened In-
WIL,L.IAM M RAMSEY I out wer uuhmhii nua rro,iu v I unuy to toe most araDesque. laeas oi
(To all Intents and purposes Con- Heppner, and .brought back and fined the most ardent faddists, Pflxes were
gressman Ellis "accepted" his present eacn, wnioo. oatug mora money man suggestea ior spelling, punctuation, ana
of flee immediately upon .ils election eould be found in these gentlemen', .are construction. Good. The Justice, as
thereto. He filed his petition for nom- deposit vaults, .ay. the Times, and all one of the most cultured Jurists in th.
ination several months orior to that Other available cash being probably In world, could find no fault with that.
date. For several months he canvassed " Title uuarantee ec irusr company-, rnases next were suggested for tne best
the district as an active candWat. for hank In Portland, there was nothing for Latin and Greek essays and for the best
congress The intent of the oath of t but to place them as guests af the demonstration of problems ln the hlgh-
,Z iir. 2L.l!l".-oain SLZ eountvlall. So they Will get some more er mathematics. Good asaln. Prises for
ven a Judge from "nS in f re. board, and then, presumably, never grace of bearing, general knowledge,
llUcaiacampalgArfor eTefuon ?o any nSn . llJiulmf Stllrttf.&JH
TA...I. i-aiiin.ii..a nirtinn I concurred.' But It was evident h felt
would h unwnHho nf jiu.. . of Wallowa county are hoplns for rail- the need of something more, and. after.
Judae and that h i oeraona? Ynf.r..: road work to be resumed thl. spring. waJtlng a reasonable length of time, It J"
mlaht confllnt with ' kh - 7.i Mt Herald say.: There is a lt ' " pp impiuenct ini ni r
mlaht affect the fairness of hi. 7 Jm- amount of trafflo that Is awaiting the "ke?: . i wi hi. rrienas have i
ciai acts and decisions,
was confined to non-Dolltlcal
cause the leerlslatura did no
prohibit a Judire from accantl
election nor irom promotion
nigner court. wnether o
of me awt" his cour;a aaan,.ro furnishes a large percentage, there Is a I lie scnooi board, ian oyer the country.
been at variance with tn. St Md In! K".t0 fallen in llna wUh" th." -na.1
i.i v i my. nil tjpv iiimu uii owuaib ui tun iitjt,to- --sjo--
kaiiiinai a Hrlvln thoim tr th I Wt WL mt
iiroad at Elgitt. ,v The Househ6ldeVa Hint.
tent of his o?th of office.)
Good Advertisement of Oregon.
Elmlra. N. T., Feb. 18. To the Pub
lisher of The Journal On behalf' of the
officials of the Elmlra chamber of com
merce and myself personally, I desire to
extena you uuaw tn. copy Of tho ,tuflylnt ,rt for A time in New York Broiled smoked .almon. Baked potatoes,
fifth anniversary edition of Th. Oregon fi, S.n? to Pari, ln 1858 and atudled Milk toast. , Junket
Kou have .0 kindly ,,dar Pleot Th. next four year, were Cocoa. Tea.
Rniniirvist
Kllhu Tedder'i Birthday. " r,,, Tirin.A h..ir .ir..
Elihu Vedder, th. venerable artist, I Buckwheat cake.. Maple syrup
mural painter, and modeler, was born t,orree.
in n, Tork February 26. 1838. After " LUNCHEON,
Journal which you
mauea me at my request.- I...d in ttalv. where ha atudled the DINNER.
1 rflffarn tni. .. tb, rin.. a.M.i. , . . - . i
souvenir edition' that I have ever Veen vlSS.? returned to the United SUtes o M,V"02 foup'. Bl?lleP b"eak
ming out of the west to the St W.?
arsucT, an edition it set. a'h ".t.T and remained for four years. He then
-rorJS.tSn'tt
The Elmlra phomhr of mnn. I malnea a resiqeni ox ome, except ior
Heves thoroughly in printer's Ink and
the officials realise what a tremendous
advertisement suoh an edition -1. for
x-oruana ana xne great good tnat IS
bound to accrue to the city from the ex
tensive circulation of this edition.
It Is prominently on file in our of
fices where our 815 member. "nan ex
amine it and thus you can see the ad
verusement foruand is receiving ln this
city. ,
Again Congratulating you on " your
wonderful piece, Of Work In th. printer',
art and extending through your publica
tion the best wishes from progressive
Elmlra for the success and nronneritv
of Portland, ! remain your, very truly, s,
HUI 0. BM1TW.
Becr4farr.
occasional visit, to America. Mr. Ved
der ia spoken of a. the most typical
American artist transplanted to the
Eternal City. While remaining thor
ouahlr Auerioan ln maimer of speech
and feeling, he ha. adopted many
Roman idea, and habits, possibly the
artist', best-known work consists of
hi. Illustration, of the Rubalyat of
Omar Khayyam, which he produced ln
1884. Mr. Vedder also did flv. deoor
atlv. oan els and the mosaic Minerva, in
th. new Congressional library at Wash
ington. As another proof of hi. versa
tility xn. artist nas recently completed
two volumes containing prose, verse,
and Illustrations, together with , recol
lections of hi. artistic Ufa ln America.
Spain, Germany and Italy. . . ' - . j
vnuuiiuwvr wilii mmj viinajaii, " . F
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This Date in History.
1797 The Bank of England us)en4- r
ed cash payments. - L
- isyx viotor Hugo, French BOveu.t,t
uvrn. ' JLieu mar 4, no. .- i - . f
1818 Robert B. Livingston, chancel-i
Iam n, Vm Va.V AtA , llnfn TAmMKM
v. v& ..vii v. u.vm. wiu iiviwtnr rt
87. 1747. ' . 'i f.
island of Elba. s
ion. v., . TM.I1I. , V--.I.1. .
actor," died. Born February U 1767. -v. fa
- laiis roiana aeciarea a part or - .Rus
sia, , - - - ,.
1841 Earl of Cromer born. '
1861 New constitute f Austrian
empire declared :. . ' ' . . s