AM IXDKPBN01NT JtlWBPAMM.
THE JOURNAL MR. SCOTT S LIGHTNING CPIANGES
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aaara asfufav mah nv. af ilia journal neiiu-
hu. rifta aad Yamhill atrwta. Portlaa. Oa.
N th flrat page of thta Issue la
an editorial, reprinted from the
Oregonlan of January 28, 1907.
a uttie more tban a year ago.'
' Kator at the paatofftoa at Kurtiaod. or- fr I It Is an article that appeared edl
. y:?tl'B .' " tortally In the Oregonlan the day
klwhokct-main wis. bomb. following the election by the legls-
n Aapartamti mrM or ! BeDera. ui Denatora MUIey and
fall tba opera Ike rtwirlront
asat aid office. b-z: i
roa auL
Tarn; Trlbane BalldlnCMryo.
Sabaortprioe Terme by null to any adareee
k tfea United Statee. Canada or Mexico.
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DAILY AND fc(MAY.
7.fW I On month
.rs
""'"Such as every one Is In
wardly, to he Judgeth out
wardly. Thomas a'KempIs,
Bourne, and emphatically commend
ling the nlan hw siiinii it - -
yoBUOH ADVERTISING asFKUUCNTATIVB .-,. s., h " "
T Sraaawk-a BaUdlnc 2iB Plfta iwot, We Value Bt this time. In that It f it r
contradict recent utterances by Ed
itor Scott In his bitter attacks on the
Statement No. 1 method of electing
senator! It Is so fulsome In Its
praise of the "popular" selection and
subsequent ratification by the legls
ture, that the reader of later tirades
against the plan "by the same hand,
is left In hopeless bewilderment as
to what Is really Editor Scott's opin
ion on the subject. Thus, speaking
of the plan February 11, 1908, the
Oregonlan characterized it as "indi
rection, pretense, deception and
humbug" and stigmatized It as "du
pery and humbug." In the article
of a year ago, Mr. Scott's paper
spoke In a widely different strain.
It said: "Seldom has a body of
public men given a finer demonstra
tion of loyalty to American princi
ples than the Oregon legislature
gave In ratifying promptly and de
risively the popular election of Sen
ators Mulkey and Bourne. Dy doing
this, they have acknowledged the
fundamental truth upon which our
THE PENDLETON TRIBUNE AN
SWERED.
1
f HE PENDLETON TRIBUNE pro
pounds a query, and demands
that The Journal shall answer.
"If a man notoriously wrong on
very question likely to come before
the Oregon legislature next winter
should announce his candidacy for
a teat In that body on a Statement
Ko. 1 platform," says the Tribune
"and his opponent was a man known
to be right on all those questions,
Kiit for Ma own rsasnni nnnnxAd
to that statement, which of the two 1",t,tu.uBi re,s V,,s-Jlat a11 ,p0WeI
would The Portland Journal advise "'11"1""'1' ",u ,u luo,
the conscientious voter to support?"
; The Tribune is speculating on a
wholly Improbable theory. There
are so many everyday, practical prob
lems In life that there is little time
to conjure with vagaries. There Is
no more likelihood that a leglsla-
tbat whenever the people choose to
exercise this power directly, it Is
their right to do so."
Referring again to the plan Feb
ruary 7, 1908, Mr. Scott s paper
said, "every kind of fraud and de
ception is in this business. It Is a
tire candidate who Ukea Statement V"esl nd, a eat through and
' ' 1 111 Ko wrnna- on avarvthfn u mo aimiu ui a )
' .11 mn, hfnrA th Wlalatnre. "So, the Oregonlan said:, "Our leg
,. ,., th. nvii . tn hmm a islators have also acknowledged with
wul-saver. The candidate who takes ? fidelity to fact and reason
,: Statement No. 1 is more likely to be tnat. hla " thelr dut,e8 m7 be
right on all Questions than the can-
' dldate who does not. The man who Indirectly subsidized trusts, and
takes it is In better touch with the would demand not only food but dla-
'' people, and more in sympathy with monds, and money for luxuries, and
' their purposes. He assumes that alt to use as boodle In corrupting the
they are bat the servants or agents
of the people, and that popular man
dates expressed under the forma of
law, are lasting obligation on all
public officials. We may, therefore.
say, without undue Insistence upon
its Importance, the ratification by
the Oregon legislature of the popn
lar choice of our senators mark an
epoch in the , development, of free
institutions."
Again, In striking contrast, Mr.
Scott's paper said February 3. 1908
"The whole business la farce and
humbug." "The Oregonlan Is wholly
indifferent whether any candidate
shall take Statement No. 1, or refuse
It. It does, however,
take some satisfaction In exposure
of humbugs and puncture of absur
dities." And bo, yesterday Mr. Scott's
paper .pictured the popular choice
plan In colors as glowing as a mas
ter of good English could paint them,
but today, Mr. Scott says "the whole
business Is a Juggle and a cheat
through and through."
Why these lightning changes?
Involuntarily, and with one Impulse,
the people of the state will wonder
why Editor Scott has so strikingly
altered his views. Instantly, they
Letters From the People
'Preferential Voting.
Portland, yob, St. To the Editor of
The Journal On of the most important
meaaurea; which comes before the peo
ple at the' Coming election is the pro
posed constitutional amendment to al
lew the principle of preferential voting
to be Introduced as part of the elec
toral system of this state. In view of
the very aDDarent need nt thla avatem
in our direct prlmartea In order to
straighten out some of the dlirtcultlea
which seem to be cropping out In Ite
worainra. H la wall evarv volar anouia
know about this. ,
When thle system la once smiled to
our iirimariea ana general elections ill
thle nolea and trouble about the direct
frimary resulting in minority nomlna
lona and party- faotlona will disap
pear and one more aten will have baan
taken In the line of progresa In popular
ivvimmtni,
In the nrat clace. It should he under
stood that the proposed amendment will
not of Itself make any concrete law or
system. It will almoly arranae the
constitution of the state so aa to allow
the principle of preferential voting to
be uaed in electlona whenever a law
aball be made for It. and It mar be ap
plied In a municipality, or for the whole
state. In the general election, or In the
primaries In any or all of theae. Juat
aa may be provided by law.
inie ayatena will give each voter a
"preferential" choice amonar all candl-
datea offering themselves tor any of
fice. That Is to say, auppoaing there
are Ave candldatea for the aame offloe
befora the primaries: aa the law la now
the voter may make but one choice
among all these. Hence It often hap
pens mat aome candidate la nominates
by a minority vote, in fact, thla will
Opinions of State Press!
on Statement One
Small Chang
Politicians versa People.
, From the Solo News.
The polltlclane and would-be boaaes
know If Statement No. 1 la adhered to
by the people their power and preaflge
la tone forever, llnnra th rrantln
forta to persuade the people to Ignore Waymre and RaddlngT
m.i.n..i xi ...v . v. ... I a a
x.u.u iw.i u uivew intensely lu" I . . ... w.
-.a n. - . . ... . i 1 na nnsiora wm nuw mi rw w
"""l.?',",n" "no DO"""- " "" Fulton's reelection. Ha gava them
Tuior wiu Bimpiy asa "wno are ins men I salmon dinner.
The boy with' the bird ahooter should
be auppraased.
Ian't It possible for 100,000 people to
get rid or conraaT
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"Injunction Taft" won't do, says ths
Portland uioor areas. j ;
, e a
Who. if any persons, were behind
who are opposing Statement - No, ir'
Snowfall in Portland and in Blrmlnr-
. . . . . ... .i Hnnwran in n
na wan aearcn out me answer Dy on- ham; .way 00wn In Alabama, about the
oe wm una vary enemy to same thla winter.
Statement No. 1, without exception, a
would-be boaa and oolltlcal leader and
dictator. It makea no difference wheth
er the enemy ba great or small wheth
er nia influence extends throughout the
state, county or precinct. If you will
Bimmer nia activity aown to tne bottom
A Detroit woman wanta 178,000 for a
kiss. Bhe muat have enormously wa
tered her kiaa aioca.
a
The children and the rosea will match
well toe-ether at least the aula and
you will fiad ho la actuated by aelttah I the very small boy a
mpulses. H expecta personal gain In
some way with . Xhat.de feat of fitate-
Mr. U'Ren hae at least raised a great
""".i: .K--f,.V' ??m?.7 ' dl-cuaalon and arou.ed political thought
-r-mm vv.-..7 "-"l.nrt BO htt- ,lon -OOU.
the wlahea of a majority of the people.
riuer man iae wianee.oi aome nartiou-
lar oandldata for United States senator.
Candidly, do you not think that the
majority or the people ahould rule, even
In the selection of United Stalea ean
atori
But, aay our Republican rrlenda, a
Wa are beginning to feel real friendly
again to the hen; ahea smashing the
aueu of tne egg trust
a a
Thav ware fine aoeechee. na doubt.
but the jury would have returned the
power emanates from the people, and
l; that It is theirs to command and
t Ills to obey. Like Lincoln, it is his
lew that this is a government of,
' tor, and by the people, and that "one
- man should not be placed above an
other." It la Impossible for such a
man to' be wrong on all the questions
'. to come up in tne legislature.
' ' On the other hand, the legisla
tlve ' candidate who refuses to sign
Statement No." 1 shows by that act
' that he Is unwilling that the people
- should give him directions as to
whom they want for senator, and by
that token, unwilling for them to
1 give directions In matters of legis
lation. He refuses to act for the
people, but insists on acting for him
. self. ' He refuses to be their repre
4 sentatlve,,to do the things they de
' sire done, and Insists on being their
guardian, and doing only those
things he wants done. Unlike Lin
, olo, he Insists that "one man shall
be placed over" the others, and that
lusal to eign Statement No. 1 means.
Incidentally, Editor Geer steered
. the Tribune into Its opposition to
r ."people's choice" of senator. Mr.
-. Geer went before the people under
the Maya law In 1903, and begged
.the legislature for support on the
"ground that he was the "people's
choice.? He indorsed the principle
behind Statement No. 1 then, when
lie hoped to use it as a vehicle to
win the senatorship. Has the prin
ciple changed, or . has the man
changed? j
government.
Subsidies would only accentuate
the evil, and, would benefit the few
at the expense of the many, which
is the essence of the "principle" of
protection, at whatever point you
get a look in below its elephant hide.
TOO MANY DIVORCES
BIORE CLAMOR FOR SUBSIDIES
;'afHERE is renewed clamor for
" I' flbip subsidy, or subvention-
:v . . 1 1 a a a mA rKinff hv anv r a m A
m ui. 1 t.uv uauiv vuiug, jj muj
' 'smells the same. Not only all
the members of congress who are
owned by the interests, but a good
many people who are not thus innu
enced are In favor of this method
of reviving the American merchant
marine, which continues to decline
But If It be s Important to .revive
the American Bea-cairylng business
why not first try the repeal of some
features of our navigation and tariff
laws, and see- what effect that would
have, before taking millions of cash
out of the people's pockets to start
another great trust? .
If ships can be built abroad at
half (or less) the cost of building
them here, why not let Americans
buy them and give them American
registry and permit them to fly the
American flag? Subsidizing the
chips would not make their cost if
built In this country any less. ut
it is not desired by the principal ad
vocates of subsidy that ships should
be built here at less cost, for several
great; trusts are Interested in mak
ing the cost exorbitant. The steel
trust, the lumber combines, the rail-1
roads, and other monopolized indus
tries, prevent ships being built here!
at fair cost andi reasonable profit.
They all muBt have heavy toll out,
of everything that goes Into the con
struction of a ship. Hence, the high
protective tariff wall should be bat
tered down at these points.
The millions demandedsunder the
proposed law would be only the be
ginning; Ai the 0 Infant grew It
would constantly require more sub
sidy food, and grown very large and
strong It would go Into the govern
lr, s , business, along with the other
UDGE BRONAUGH Tuesday re
fused to grant a decree of di
vorce in a case In which the ev
idence was more sufficient to
justify a decree than in hundreds of
cases In which decrees have been
granted here and in Oregon City
during the past few years. This is
said not in criticism but In com
mendation of the judge, who we
infer does not believe everything tes
tified to by all plaintiffs and their
witnesses in divorce cases.
The Journal cannot accept the
doctrine that no divorces should be
granted, for from a secular point
of view at least, there are numer
ous cases where a divorce is Justl
fled, and to refuse it would be a pro
longed crime against innocent indi
vlduala who should have the right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, which unfortunate bonds
of matrimony deny them. But di
vorces are too easily and numer
ously granted, and this has become
a great evil and scandal in the land-
Trifles are magnified Into the
grossest offenses; testimony la filled
with exaggeration and whole-cloth
Inventions: and the desire and ob
ject in a large proportion of cases
Is to throw off marital obligations
and to mate with some new affinity.
The courts must conform to the law,
of course, but a large number of de
cisions like this of-Judge Bronaugh
would be a great reform.
EDITOR ANSWERS LAWYER.
I
T IS easy for a country editor, who
Is on the right side of a proposi
tion that he Bees through clearly,
to confound In argument an able
lawyer of statesmanlike parts, who
is on the wrong side, t or example
Judge Lowell of Pendleton states as
follows the position which he
thinks a legislative candidate should
take: "I am a Republican (or Dem
ocrat. as the case may be) and If
elected to the legislative assembly,
I promise, as a member thereof, to
support for United States senator
whosoever shall be the candidate of
my party at the general election,
thus constituting the entire party
electorate the legislative caucus."
To this the Milton Eagle answers:
The judge favors legislative candl
datea binding themselves to vote for
the candidate of their party for sen
ator receiving the largest party vote.
We would like then to ask the Judge
what purpose la served by voting for
senator at the June election? The
party's choice has already been made
at the primary election, the June elec
tlon being for the purpose of aacer
tainlnti the people'a choice. , But -the
Judge proposes to set aside the : peo
ple's choice and substitute the. party 'a
choice, made at the primary election. It
doea not require a fine- legal mind
to see theit would be an asinine prop
oaitlon tT continue voting for "a eeoa
tor at the Juno election if the result
la to be ignored. " '' '
Again. on the unconstitutional
argument the Eagle wants to know
why a choice by .the state electorate
of a party Is any : legg uncoastitu-
will recall the famous teleirram Mr. nearly always happen when many can
Ofntt aunt Ilrnwnpll whfin th lftr. dldate" preeent themaelvea, each fairly
bcou sent urowneu, wnen tne leg- well Bupport. Mut unier the prefer-
isiature was aoout selecting a sen-ientiai plan tie voter could not only
ator in 1903. "Now is the time, '""hm.,-- k.T .i"k7- ."a .1,
If you can help me it will be appro- choice, all' on the aame ballot Then if
i0.j tne canuiaate wnom tne voter naa
l-iait?U. Iinarlra.4 tnr I.I. dm nk.ln nrn
unconsciously, too. toe peuuie win to oe a tow man in tne count tne Da not
revert to the American Magazine M0.
story of the Scott-Bourne contract, the voter had marked aa bis second
with its $25,000 in cash, its promise, l?'- " wu'.(1 'AVwi?.1!0 ilLir
. ' I voters who had voted for the low can-
in case Mr. cou oecame senator, to dldate or candldatea be similarly trans
Hellvnr all federal natronaire to Mr. frred and counted for the candidates
r, ... .v... ... of "!' second choice.. Thla process
uuurue, auu no ijicuro mm iuo iu- would De continued until aome one re-
fluence of the Oregonlan and the ceived an actual majority inaorsemen
. ... . . of all those votinR.
E-vening leiegram wouia De exertea The effect of thla syatem in bringing
to beat Mitchell and elect Bourne out the moat generally popular candi
.... . . . . I date Is exactly the same as where euc-
uii, iue Bicut yiiuc an. own iu ceaalve ballotlnfra are taken in a lodge
pay for the eenatorshlp. When Mr. room In order to elect a presiding offl-
t, ... ,!,- cer Dy an actual majority wnere more
Scott s paper makes such extraor- thBn two canddates 'ir, running; l. e.,
dlnary changes in Its views, how can casting out the low candidates after
.u- ..vii. 1 v,i a t oanoi ana allowing a now voie.
mo yuuuu uo uiaiucu n.ua Tna only difference is that by the pref
an explanation? lerentlal vote the thing la all done on a
single Daiiot. 1 ne voter marss inn
choices "1. 2. 3." and ao on. and by
tlonal than a choice by the whole this simple act of voting he haa ar
. . . ... T ranged his ballot so that when .the
eiccturuiB ui tuo eiaic. iu enuer count la made of all the votes the tell
case the choice haa been taken away ere are enabled, by the simple process
. , .i rt , n.v ,. 01 aropping tne low counts on tne nrei
iiuui uo icRiBiaiuir, un.u ia uu- cholce and transferring these ballots
constitutional." So candldatea who I to the count of the candidates warked
take the pledge proposed by Judge Zt a" cama'wlth a maSrlty'ta1!
Lowell are quite as unconstitutional dorsement. The procesa la very simple
o.. . xt, 1 ...JM.t. and tnucb more easily done U
deed, rather more so. I am sure, appeal to the average voter
Acnin tho cnnntrv orfitnr hmmm I wno ! is iooKing,ior tne rignt tning.
D I The mnat rommennahln fAaure nf on r
the lawyer's fallacy that the primary direct primary law la that it enables
law hrpaka down nartv Hnea which any member of a party, no matter who,
law Dreans aown party lines, wnicn t0 offer nlmself a candldate to his
the law declares for, by asking: party, if he out secure 3 per cent of his
'ff it waa the intent nt'thn law tn Party s voters on bis nominating petl-
ir it was tne intent or tne law to The door Is onen to all seekers.
maae party lines 01 more importance I No boss or machine can interfere, it
than the wishes of the people, why 81VaSt.benntike..Vd!:
was the provision for the election of rectiy to the whole electorate. Thla
v, nnnni. i I is just as it snouia ne. 11 is mis real
j . Ji '"""'''"' lure which haa marked the direct prl-
ated in the law? The fact that thelmary as one of the moat useful pieces
law rsnninhpa tho ritrht nt tliA nan. oi nanaiworK introaucea into our moa-
, I ern voting systems,
pie to elect the senator proves that The convention leader or boas.
the law intended the people's will to "J- cahaa eenlfmUed!
prevail over party, utnerwise tne whatever the degree of his usefulness
whole proposition 1b nonsensical." " if" m no,5 nn.?w lA
Whatever argument is made, the stagecoach driver wis who suddenly
question recurs, as certainly as the S"".
ueeuiH iu iu3 uoib, iu tuo Bitnpie, ir he win ror tne return or tnose gooi
single question: Shall the people of iJtS
the whole state elect their senators? ment for the people of Oregon are not
Election by the people who belong a"0'" back to the old convention system
whatever they do.
to a party, no more answers this The only special difficulty in the way
question affirmatively than election of, the frfe,?.t "f ot, dlr'.ct
J , . , . . I primary Is the inability of the party
uy mo ic-giBiaiuie. iuuubuuus 01 voters, aa a whole, to record their con
DarMiMlnQno n ctofAn.An v 1 I currlnc rjreference of aome one candi
. . , 'I date, among several offering themselves,
because they want election by the and in this way make their final choice
whole people to be a real instead of B.ut ,f at the coming June flection
majority of the people may vote for I aame verdict without them
Governor Chamberlain for United Btatea I e a
ffSE?:.".! Pr..ldantlal boom. toU
naving BUDsonuea to oiaiement no. i, and- ocoudv but little space,
he would be alected by tba legislature. na ocou)y DUl p"-.
Trait, muyyvmm mi event enouiu trene-
Wl
plref
Hiat of It? Would not wlah
General Stoeaael ahould reflect that
bt the majority of the people be carried . 1 Impossible for a nsnin court-
out T . . . The efforts to discredit
Statement No. 1 are the last despair
ing endeavors of corrupt polltlclane to
regain their loat power. Defeat for ,
these political trlckstera and wire
pullers at the June election means an
nihilation. Their succesa win mean the
martial to disgrace anybody.
a a
Wa now have no more confidence in
the groundhog than in a machine poli
tician when ha taiaa patriotism
a a
7 nA fait mrtA nrrnarfu female
restoration of the rotteneat political hereafter go weeping to Mayor Lane
uiiiuvui mm.. !- tut inn aaaina: ror evmnatnv in Dnvate.
throned boaaeai and profoaalonal poli
ticians mora arogant and dictatorial
than ever. They will interpret aucceaa
to mean Indorsement of their corrupt
methods and govern themselves accord
ingly. It will mean the driving of de
cent, honorable men from the publlo
service, to ba aupplanted by boodlera,
bribers and a general reign of corruption.
If the politicians win out in their as
saults on Btatement No. 1 the efforts
of the people to reealn control of gov
ernmental affairs will ba a flat failure.
The eyes of the people of the United
Btatea are directed oward the Oregon
country. They are watching with ln-
tenae Interest the "Oregon experiment
If we are successful In
this reform In popular government we
will have performed a service or last
ing benefit to the American people. Our
succesa meana the adoption of the "Ore
gon experiment" by other states and
Wall, why doesn't Wu Ting Fang
come out and .ell ua all about It? lie
haa been In the country several days
now.
e a
What a great Joke a silver thaw like
laat wlnter'a would be yet this aprlng.
But that happens only once In a genera
tion.
6
REALM -FEMININE
t
When Uie Joke Is on Voo.' 't.
T haa alwaya aeemad particularly; sad
tnat woman ahould ba clasaad ai
devoid of humor, - for the jolly
woman Is about the pleasantest sort
to meat and to know, and woman
especially need the saving grace of hu-
mor which enablea one to aea the trying
things of Ufa In their true proportion.
'Tba faculty of looking oft the bright
aide of thlne-a la worth a . iluiimaj
pounds a year," soma aaga philosopher
haa aatd. But that only insures cheer
fulness. Downright humor la mora than
this, and It Is something which -may be
cultivated. Burdetta once aaM hur
funny thlnga happen to everybody, but
the reason people do not enjoy them la
that they fall to see the funny aide un
til afterward. He asaerted that thr
only way to enlov lira ta tn ti...
funny thins whan It hannena- tn K.i
able to laufch when the joke la on you.
It la probably largely our own con
celt that a tends In the way-of our en
joying tba humor of a situation, espec
ially when we are the central figures
Our .own personality atanda ao hlah inJ
our own estimation that wa cannot bear)
to aee ouraelvea at a dlaadvantaga. Wet'
forget that unleaa wa accept the altua-i
tlon eaally and happily wa are far fun-l
nier than wa Would Otherwise ba. ,. 1
Humor demanda for lta full enlnvi
ment that It ahnuM be hnH mnA thL
la another disadvantage under which w.-
Stand. Bo Often we are hlleA tn ne
our Uvea with persona whoaa Idea of if
Joke la totally different from that whlct.
we hold. Thla difference of taste liJ
Jokes, la. aa George Kllot haa said, a aa-f
vere strain on the affections. I
Now we flutter ourselves that art
taste In Jokes la of the most refined
and gentle nature. It combines th
Xmrmrmt hanrtl small. f mi t l . I 1
....... . . x , . w w . 1 . T ... , UIW.VIU W (IJ .
the subtle acumen of Bwlft and the log
Iral faculty of a Locke. A grave eltf
uatlon may ba Instantly turned to it
quaint humor by the Introduction o
any element which upaete the loglcall
ness of events, and thla aooeala to our
acme of the ludicrous. ' , t
But suppose that we are house-mate;"'
with one whose Idea of humor Is tt
sue a man running after hia hat or M
see a atout woman fall in the street I
These things are not funny, yet tli
Illogical person whom fate haa aelectett
to be our copartner may find them slde
splitting. They have the aame relation.
to humor aa the antlca of a clown tn k
i-trcua have to the gentle lines of SJ
old comedy. t
Can It really be called a free coun
try where a man can't aet a drink be
tween 1 and 6 a. nr. to aay nothing of
all day BundayT
Wa suppose that county convention
Will nrila. twit H Pr.aM.nt X) r. r m m. . m t I 1TH....I....1M . , .
" ... mf. w... . . . V. . 11. a.v ww , v. . I IIIIUUIIBCIUUI , WO rUVFJIl 1 1 1 1 T I Til. nH .
establishing and he RePub'lcM pety. A political ture In our appreciation of what we flmJ
a a vcallng than the kind of biscuit wa eel
Roosevelt alluded to the man who Meet for Inncheon. The boor will guf.
did something ho didn't like aa "the raw at the injury of another person!
i.imhiirritp anunv Mnt we ihnnrhr a unvoice iinua 11 emuaina to see an
.iiiiiwi. "J . I . . . . . . . - . i.i -1 i I nthAr. tn n. n A a.n. flu. .mil KM
the eventual purification Of American noosoven naea atrong, poeuive people " '" ., "" ',"".,'! ",KT
noli lira I ana tninga. - i ' ... -- v.,...
I m i sorrow or even traaedv i
CP1"F.', "J0 A Plttur. man. ever alnoe mamage! . That' 1. most hunWou. which 1. II
IT,"." " rr-.mV. heat hl wife everv three davs. on the os-ical or that which producea a atart.
not " must not allow a gang of theory that it waa good for her.. After contrast, or brlnga the though
a?untW8tconrrunt Titlciso defeat about 1.00 beating. ah. differed with 'f2H-a. '?r8er."V.bJefi. to.."t
w . I. - . Ik I n JnM nm aa iaati1 Hnana . I I J lliniHUIll-ailla A - laa UUL IU ItlV
our efforts, -rna people anouia ever " t0 . ca7 w.h lta fare We hvi
advance to higher and better Ideala In men or ao obstinate. M. cat wah lta rMVV. hayt
popular government, but never take a a being moved to mirth. Yet if a oa
step backward. Ex-Governor Black says the country comes out upon the stage when.aorav
out in i nu to m iw uup mm m i serious pertormance la in order ana
BDOOn. No. but It needs to hire ofrl-lralmlv elta 1nwn tn nerfnrm lta ne.
clals who will not allow a few iioga to cullar ablutions wa are Inclined t
swill moat of tho aoup. snicker. It la Illogical. It makea e
People Above Party.
From the Jacksonville Post.
The Post's editor la a Republican, and
all other thlnga being equal, would like
surprising contrast.
u viuci vM.iiBv uwu vui, " . Dayton twregoni item Mtya: tjw- i la iu um me reai.iwuTwi.
to aee Republicana elected to office; but ling to the non-arrival of the paycholo- wat8r K,nd of play which waa so popul
v.. in hnnraaver ulvnci tht KIM. tne Bievenin Kraae naa peen gib-I . - ty m
" ... aw.w., .. v ........ , i- , . . . . 1 . . L hn (11 ttiA alUnllnn n r aitj1lnMa at
T r, . -lTi-t. .tani, mlaaed during the last quarter of each nol?a, tne, attention or audiencea (
election of a candidate for office aim tMm w6eV What would become certain claaa of theatrea. dependa
of our children In their teena If they ,ta
succesa upon the Joy It alvea aom
i!ihfW0Hi, believe that r not thoroughly lnatructed In pay- JJffPj ee ,th'nf '? wro,nH
ight. He beiievea tnat . . I place. A railroad train la not surprise
ubllo aervants ahould be cnoiogyr fn Jn Jn f i
orpot. nut on the stage it la in
Oregon bidelights
a halfway, a doubtful or a sham per
formance.
ine journal is in receipt of a
large batch of Philander Chase
Knox literature, including several
of his able speeches and a great
many complimentary newspaper clip
pings. The Journal has much re
spect for Senator Knox. He 1b
amendment, then laws may be made
embodying the system I have suggested,
After that it will be Impossible for any
minority clique or interest to force lta
nomination on a political party.
li. UttNL-lNUEK
Come to Grand John Day Valley.
From the Prairie City Monitor.
In John Day valley and surrounding
hills and mountains. Is untold wealth
lying dorman. in agriculture, forests,
all kinds of minerals, thousands of wat
man Of great ability, and we believe er horse power for manufacturing and
is an entirely clean man in public other purposes are going to waste
... TI . ... briefly, every resource Imaginable Is
me. no nan iui iiiau jeiiib a cor- here, arffl dormant ror want or capital,
nnratlnn lawver nnd an msir In- eneray or ambition.
. . , . . , . X lie 1H11U l 1 i li, uiatn iuviii uroi
clined to lean toward great corpor- of garden and fruit soil. The climate
atlons, but that employment was 18 unsurpassed, pure mountain air, pure
v. . ... water, moderately warm in summer ana
honorable, and we think ho ia too moderately cold in winter, no extremes
big a man to willfully work against or any kln5- 'UBt, rlK"t t0 enJy "fe.
, v rt i . , . wiin iiie ucctuiixui bucuci y 111 yiaiii
the people s interests as he under- view, makes this an laeal place to make
Btands them, while holdine an lm- a home. Here are the best of schools
portant office. Yet his probable bias
makes him an object of suspicion,
and this will prevent his election or
even his nomination for president.
and churches, and the railroad within
15. or 20 miles, with promises of Its ex
tension Into the valley this year.
This Date in History.
1631 Birth of Henry Stubbe. "the
most noted Latin and Greek scholar of
hln a cp
Japanese immigration was nnlv mo Russia issued a declaration of
971 in January, against 5,275 In the "ffl.t fS',mhmB.,, ,t,
same month last year. The imml- governor-general of India.
gration from Hungary fell from 10,- ca" VffiTlt. "fSt
ft fv fr 1 7 9 Q fevm Ttal.. . g tw t I i . '
to 2.883: from Russia tmm 11 . 871 congress set apart the Tellow-
nr . n eon 7 ' "tone vauey as a national park.
625 to 8,283. The only European 1888 Union Square theatre. New
gains, and these were very small
ones, were from Greece, Bulgaria,
Servla and Montenegro, and there
were slight Increases from Turkey
in Asia, and from North and South
American countries. The total from
all countries fell from 64,417 in
January, 1907. to 27,230 In January,
1908. The panic and Industrial de
pression were the causes.
A Chicago man, says the Record-
Herald, has an orange grove in Cal
ifornia, which takes part of his sal
ary to support and has been Belling
his oranges at from 85 to 75 cents
per box, a box containing 10 dozen
oranges. To his grocer he pays 40
cents a. dozen, the prife be receives
for five dozen. . He dotes not see any
thing wrong at either end of the
line, - but is getting a vague idea
that either the producer or the con
sumer, or both which he is, are be
ing somehow "skinned." Of course
the railroads wouldn't do thla. ,
York, destroyed by fire.
1900 Relief of Ladysmlth, after a
siege of 120 days.
1905 Beginning of the battle of Muk
den, Manchuria, between the Russians
and Japanese.
Thomas "Wallace Russell's Birthday.
Thomas Wallace Russell, M. P., who
recently auccoeded Sir Horace Plunkett
aa vice-president of the department of
agriculture and technical Instruction In
Ireland, was born February 28, 1841
in Cupar Fife, Scotland. At the age
of 18 he settled in Ireland and has
since identified himself with many pub
lic movements for the betterment of
conditions In that countrv. He rim
came prominently torwara a an ardent
temperance reformer. For many years
ho waged a fierce campaign against
the liquor traffic, and held numerous
stormy meetings in the Rotanda, Dub
lin. In-1885 he waa an unsuccessful
candidate for. parliament, but a year
later waa returned to tha house as
member for South Tyrone. - In 185 he
accepted from Lord Salisbury the ap
pointment of parliamentary aocretarv to
the local .government board,- which post
he continued to hold until 1900. In
the ..house of' commons Mr. Riieea.ii
took an active part In the fight against
tha home rule movement, and he was
the principal promoter ot the t unite
acts committee of 1894, which resulted
In the passing of tha land-act of 1896.
He la an eloquent speaker, and has
written much, on Irian subjects. I
because he Is a Republican. He will
never advocate tho worn out slogan to
Vote her atral
the varv beat m
elected regardless of political afnlla-
tlrtne
Rut the nnnonehta or Htaiement ro
claim that Tnaeinuch aa the office of
United States senator la a political
office, that no candidate for represen
tative who believes in Republican prln-
clplea ahould ever promise under any
circumstances to vote for a Democrat.
It la a complete and a fair anawer to
thla to state that Oregon la about 40,-
nnn Runnhiinn at thle time. If the Re
publicans of the state of Oregon cannot merclal club,
nominate a man ior a political uince i
like the office of United States aenator, Many rarmmg l;
start him out with a lead of over 40,000 lng tn Silver Lake.
vntee end land htm a winner under the
wire by an overwhelming majority at J Malheur county aheepman
the regular election in June. luos. then 1 ganize an association.
iUlf
iraf
It la tn th
become 4 great
the
wrong place and It
drawing power.
But the aavlnr araca of humor hi It
lta application to dally life. And thla
has no reference to the disgusting
Poultry affaire are booming at Tha
Danes.
Eugene la going to uaa lota of brick 0.theF,an wh h" "P'i'Pt
.v . . . ... i Butiiain ilh n lunnv man ana wnw
U11B jfCBi. I button hnlee hie ennllelntanoee at all
times to tell them tht
Roaeburg will organize a strong com-
wtU or-
lt la plainly evident that there ia some
thing ao aecioeaiy wrong wun mat re
publican candidate that he ought not to
be a United Btatea senator
Brownsville peoDle have onranlsed to
prevent the sale of liquor to minora.
Its Real Object.
From the Grants Pass Outlook (Rep.)
Don't swallow any of the aophlstry
about Statement No. 1 being In defiance
of tha national constitution. It la no
more a violation of the constitution for
the people to express their desires as
tn a United States senator than It la to
mreai themselves on any other bud-
Ject. Don't Imbibe any gas with regard
to Its being designed to wreck the Re
publican party. It Is designed to place
Several eastern Oregon papera com
no good,
buttonholes
Inconvenient
funniest thing he ever heard in hi
uie, ana wno roars at nis own witti
ctsms. Everyone who remembers So
omiin Kuaseii recalls that sober, almoa
luguorious race with which he gav
utterance to hla ludicroua remarks. I
was his face mora than the Jokes tha
made tha mirth.
Humor can be aDnlled. when th,
busy housekeeper has taken UDon her
self soma particularly dusty, dlsheveli
lng piece or work, secure In the thourh
of not being Interrupted, and tba moa(
plain that the deputy game wardens are Particular and exact of her acquaint
no good. I antes cornea to call, aha must learn tl
accept me situation gracefully. t
110 nnr men trinl lafa.i- nut th.
1 ne urania rasa cannery la dolnar a .."."r y.""' v u. n. .
lively business: lta enlargement wilfbe eiaent in tne same category aa battle
mni.i in in.li muraer ana suaclen death. lauah about
..uiu.v.vu ... Af... Ill Ta nahiMl a,... at..l.litlA..ul . ,i.
m I iisa.M m auu aiiMgiiuuiwaiu II
tv,. u.tu .i 1 i. 1 accept it. Don t apologize and try t.l
crowded, and there la urgent need ot . y aome aubterfugl
another teacner aa well
floor space.
w m
raent nee of wiggle oui or It Dy aome BUDterfUg'l
aa additionei nor Bay that tl woman who had promf
as additional ,se)1 to 6o the worlf d,dn,t comev(proL
Ivldtng you had not engaged one). I
Is altogether likely that the caller ha:
I ITlvIm T) anAMa.1 Trn,lf . V. HMl.li.
li-, 2L.1 ..r:. t V -".ua it similar exnerlene to relate If vet.
tne man aoove me periy. n rausi iw " . miuoa eiiu Bv6 her the chance to tell It .. t
conceded that, aa a rule, the choice of cleaned, the Recorder will be heard lA"nd I when John forgeta mat von a J
the majority ia a Wise choice; else it from regularly, and In terms that will to b. out -II th rte?no5nTt th. X
stands confessed that the masses are not be mild. - " J? nd VilnM a ftiend home to dtnl
incapable of intelligent self-government - ne? and thV batcher ftdla to send th3
Thean who a afraid of majority rule , The forest service will build abouf me, an,1nd hn U ? w de-SiVt lS hl
nemi lo ue bci iikiii ill 111a uc
annua. 1 i.u .111, o u& icici'iuii a line in ijiih l,.,,.. . . t. & . . . i -
The man who would rather aee a yel- county thla year, which will connect In Nni..t,t,.vir.r.. V.- F. .Iii lf
low dog elected, from his own party several places with local lines. If aat- rha v J Thev'p aX .h h, .Vi-'"...
an a aquare-bunt white man from tne isractory contracts can be made. -nd fiorrow of CoV.r n.irthnV.Vni . s
2P."l5a,p.5K ?uf0re5-.w W,1: . . before him what, you can. but with aiP
is v a
ite end this era of progress. The r., .v ... , wJialuU ctt"' "ul .wlln
- kV. .. ,v, oih reo-lme nt . '"'"" iwany a young "upretiBiiun 01 me nonor ne aoea yoi
."no? p7,SSitie ecnemrini,me.ndf Lamb ."P??. "a and vour 'husband InTenewlng tha W
inennsmp. - b
Let not for a moment any trace -o,,
anxiety be apparent In tone or manner;
If the guest ausoects that tha house;';
keeping ia more important than hii'
friendship he will not aoon reoeat thi.
experience and the husband will feei
swannlng. luagling. scheming and "T'.u""
wrangling over a United States senator, 0"Va?k and other SDrini ffida ane
to the operation of Statement-No. I, ta "TL'J T jndicatlona thf f eSrtn- 1- n-ir I?
badlv ahop worn and should be put on maicationa that spring la near at
the bargain counter along with other
antiquities
band.
e e
A Umatilla Indian's wife became IH
and he at once bought a coffin, but aa
ahe did not die as aoon aa exnecti hn diffident about extending such hosni
looa 11 ohuh. Din sne men Decame woree
and finally died, ao he rebought the
uusatsu
e . a
The beach north and south nt Pm-i
uriora is iiierany covered with a film
few daya ago, coming no floubt either
talitv again. Surelv vou would rathe
he kept hia friends than that ha shouh
nave a cold orderliness In hia horn
and no Joy In lta privileges. ,.
ft
Oranges Now in Order.
people to choose from a leak of some oil burner or from RANGES are aocletya lateat fad to
invite antagon- -ome storm tossed vessel that used it I 1 obesity Tha luice ia a anhatl
publican ticket, to calm the aeas, aaya the Tribune. II f, t " J 3"'Ce ,J8 8ub"i
. . . U.vk. a ariiaViAr nnntmA l K A v. . I tUtfi TOT TOOfl. HO Other nni11lalf
Frank Davey's Advice.
From the Harney Valley Newa (Rep.)
Tha movement atarted In Marlon
county ia a hazardous one from a polit
ical standpoint. The attempt of ao
called leaders to eliminate all men who
have a conscientious regard for tha law
aa it atands, and who have full faith
In the ability of the
what they want, will
lama whlnh the remihllcfln
even in Marion couniv. cannon iYio.jo a. ugWi uuoncu in me ocean nen
afford to encourage. It will foster a not far away. I ment being taken except at night, whe;
spirit of indignant protest among men . T . ' - . the cult declarea that the heaviest an
r."l "Afthi, neonie-e hutho Rancher, of Lake and Crook conntT;. most fattening of dinners may b!
have In the past taken only a passive are Just beginning to realise that there eaten without danger of adding a poun
Interest, and have supported good men is big money in raising alfalfa for feed- Of flesh. .
regardless of their stand on that ques-l lng winter beer. With the coming of a . There la no doubt that tha pur
iinn railroad northern Lake, with her thou- Juice la one of the best blood nurlfler
. Banna or acres or rine airaira and grain anown ana its eirect upon tne comf
The People Will Choose Right. mnas. win Decome tne greatest winter! P'exion is eviuent arter a lew week
From tho Canby Tribune (Rep.). " " . V "u1"- fresh, while the eyea Tare brighter Thif
Tha Tribune la first, laat and 'all the Tha biggest load of loga ever hauled metamorphosis is not to be expectej
.We I on a Bled In eastern Oregon waa hauled I !n week, of course, but it will com
.1. t,i .1..1 thai, into tne nimDoay mm on tneir Dl? new "v"v'.'u"., tm Myww n.w
StatesK".natora. and thai if a lowtajc -led with a fou, - horse tea m.
time in favor of Statement No. 1
believe
TTI aV 1
choice la left .to the people, they will h? PiV! ke Central Oregtfhian.
choose tha rlaht man every time. The IV B AH, "'" ana coniamea .7,480
machine politicians, who are fighting "vi-tJi r n- v,r iKSa JfP:
g.i.m.nt n i tVint thai, ra proximately 25 tons. The load waa
thi ;ni.. iiiiv Mn:t -"" hauled up a slight grade for a long die
- r - f THn fllBL
About 10 to 1.
From the Milton Eagle.
Wa know not how the aentiment In
other parta of the atate la regarding
Statement No. 1, but up ill thla neck of
tn wooaa it s aoout 10 to 1 in ravor,
and wa expect "to make It unanimous by
election. Thoae legislative- candidates
who refuse to subscribe to it will find
It hard sledding. . , ,
Has Becomes Scold. -Tram
tha Milton Eagle.
Wa have looked in vain for tha Ore
gonlan'a plan for tha nomination and
election of senatorial candldatea by pop
ular majorities. We fear tha erstwhile
great Portland dally" has degenerated
into an impotent old scold, with power
to do naught but find fault with the
work of . younger and mora vigorous In
tellect,
Easily Scared.
From the Pendleton Fast Oregonlan.
Such big Republicana as Harvey Scott
and T.. T. Geer and A. Bennett ahould be
aahamed at the prospects . of one small
Democrat like Oeorge Chamberlain. For
shame, old girls, shake your dresses and
climb down' from tha table. Chamber
lain should not even be aa harmful aa a
mouse In a great big Republican atata
like Oregon. , r ,
. Excepting With the Brownies.
1 . From Punch..
Peggy "Was that p'llceman aver a
little' baby, mother?" ! v
subject the pulp Is to be rejected, "fo
oniy tne juice ia or value.
fAfher-"Whv Mi 1aer"
Peggy, (thoughtfully)- "I don't -he.
mm J - i T. . " . w
neve j. va ever seen a cacy B ueemanJ
This muni
come from sweet, sound and sufficient
ly ripe rruit. sugar with it is no
permit tea.
ft ft ft
"V-
The Daily Menu. ; t
BREAKFAST. - , . Tvi-
Appies. cereal' with Cream.
Cornbread.
" . Coffee.
LUNCHEON. : X - i
Lamb Curry and Rice. Walnut . an
Banana saiad. .. . -
Hot Rolls. Baked Custard.
TTea.
DINNER.
Chicken Soup. Fried Clams." '
Broiled Chops. French . Potatoes.
String Bean Salad. : -Deep
Apple Pie. CUieese, . :
Coffee. . r
. J . 'V.-t-i
Governor Hughes, renlvin a- tn wnmn
suffragists, aald that women would vV.
timately have their way. Many an obi
cure, common man knew that." i
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