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THEJOURNAL
1R INDtrBWPKNT MWSfirEB.
a JACK BON,
at one Be to It that legislative
candidates of the right kind enter
the field
It ! not a question of who ihall
or who ahall not be elected senator
twr (Barnma. Th. Journal Bel Id- I It IS not the trivial question Of a
'" mri man and his ambition for an
fntarao- at tha aMtorrire at rwtlind. Or.. fee I of flee, but the vastly hlrher nna ftf
tnuslMU Uroua UM owl It rconolaM I . . "
ikuwhomes mais tit, bomb, a-. I whether or not those measuresMwltb
an atpartBMta ftt4 hr thM o.bt. i an tneir beneficent influences, shall
ff.K'C? aS ""vlve In Oregon. If these -meas
ures are to be tared the vitally in-
do it them-
ui. A.im. ArrT. terested people must
nraiwwM Haudioc. 2 nr . I selves and their first atep is to see
VrH Trlhen, Bunding. CHeap. .v . la,!.!..!.. .,,,,,,... ant.r th
Subarrfpltea Twn by nail to aar address
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DAILY A.vn SL'MIAV.
T. to I One anontk I
that legislative candidates enter the
field pledged to Statement No. 1
and all other of their threatened
rights. If they fall to do this and
allow a legislature to go to Salem
unpledged they will bitterly rue th
day.
I will not count on aught
but being faithful. George
Eliot
THE INITIATIVE A VD RKFEKK.V
DUM.
OREGON'S MR. PICKWICK.
THE
A
HEN the Oregonlan spoke only
in a Pickwickian sense when.
year ago, It commended the
nrinalnla Amhnilfajl l CfatA-
Went No. 1 and declared that the UU"V a.uut.
vote ignoranuy, ur carnessiy, or uoi
at all. The tone of these few pa-
FEW newspapers of Oregon
hare shown a disposition to
ridicule the initiative and
referendum by intimating
either seriously or facetiously that
among so many bills and amend
ments to be voted on the voter
election of Oregon's senators by pop
Liar vote marked a "milestone in
. history"! We learn with profound
. satisfaction that there Is no real In
consistency between the position
taken by the Oregonlan In January,
1107, and Its position in February,
1908. All the apparent contradic
tions are wiped out if the public will
but bear In find that our contempo
rary did not mean what It said last
year but does mean what It says
now.
"The Oregonlan never approved or
commended Statement No. 1," says
the illustrious editor this morning
pers has been: "What's the use?"
Or, "What's the difference?" Or,
"The people care little and know
less about these matters."
The Journal is glad that there
is but comparatively little of this
frivolous animadversion with refer
ence to these proposed measures,
and the constitutional amendment
under which it became possible for
the people to Initiate new laws and
pass upon laws enacted by the leg
islature. We think some of the
new measures proposed are not wise.
not have been brought be-
fore tie people. And some that In
our Judgment are of sufficient im
portance to be submitted to a vote
should be defeated. We are in fa
vor of leaving these things to the
people. Because it would have been
ment, to understand his editorial of
January 23, 1907! When he said
: then "Seldom has,a body of public
men given a finer demonstration of
loyalty to American principles than
. the Oregon legislature gave in rati
fying promptly and decisively the
popular election of Senators Mulkey
, . and Bourne" he really referred not to
the choice expressed by tho people of
Oregon but to the choice of the Re-
publicans. When he said "all power
ultimately resides in the people" it
was but the Pickwickian way of say
, ing "all power ultimately resides in
the Republican party." He did not
really mean that our legislators "are
but . the 'servants and agents of the
people"; perish the thought! It is
plain that the editor intende to say
that legislators "are but the servants
and agents of the Republican party.'
Let no one seriously imagine that
"the popular mandates are of bind
ing obligation upon all public off I
clals" the editor merely meant to
eay that only Republican mandates
. are v thus obligatory. "The ratifica
tlon by the Oregon legislature of the
popular choice of our senators marks
an epoch in the development of free
Institutions," said Mr. Scott, but
even the most simple-minded should
understand that "popular choice"
could not possibly signify anything
but "Republican choice.",
.'r Shade of the immortal Mr. Pick
wick! Thy mantle has fallen upon
worthy shoulders!
THE PEOPLE MUST ACT.
T
better not to have brought forward
so many measures is no good reason
for abandoning or decrying or sneer
ing at the initiative and referendum.
These weapons have done far more
good than harm already and will do
more good, in proportion to harm,
increasingly. The initiative and ref
erendum are a great step forward
toward power and freedom for the
masses of people, and no backward
step will ever be taken in Oregon.
But, It is Intimated, most of the
voters can't understand, and don't
care. More of them both care and
understand than these critics think
And they will make no mistake, or
If they do it will be their own, and
they will find it out and rectify it
later. We cannot emect such a
law to be perfect in construction
and operation all at once. It takes
time to educate a people into fit
ness for self-government. We are
not yet completely fit, no doubt,
but the very use of this privilege
and power will make the people more
fit, constantly and even rapidly.
The initiative and referendum are
educational, as we have said re
peatedly. The people are learning
self-government through them the
most important, the one important
political thing in a republic or a
democracy. So encourage them to
look over these measures, inquire
into them, exercise their judgment
about them, and vote conscientiously
on them. Is that not incomparably
better than to send 90 men, not a
bit more competent nor honest than
the average voter, to Salem bien
nially, and not know what they do,
and have no power to undo or add
to their work?
Ve live and learn. We need to
trouble and expense of resisting
these efforts. The gamblers and a
large portion of the saloon-keepers
and all other elements that favor
these criminal vices, would again try
V go Into politics and elect city of
ficers to suit them, and so far as
Portland Is concerned It certainly
doesn't want any worse city councils
than It has had for years past.
Oregon cities have passed pretty
well through a great practical refor
mation during the past three or four
years, In which The Journal is proud
to have been the Journalistic leader.
The cities have been considerably
cleaned up morally and even polit
ically, and we' do not believe that
they desire to go back to former
conditions, or to give the forces of
evil any change to rehabilitate them
selves and to regain the ground
they have loBt. We think that
majority of nearly all Oregon clt
ies will vote against this amend
ment, and that the country voters
will go even more strongly against It.
TnE LITTLE RED SCHOOLJIOUSE
A
DISPATCH says that scarcity
of teachers has resulted In pay
ment of higher salaries In
Jackson county, and that in
consequence more persons are tak
ing the examinations for certificates
Here is illustration of what The
Journal has often pointed out as an
essential In the schools of Oregon
The wage scale is too low in many
districts and must be raised, if the
common schools are to be effective.
There are scores. If not hundreds,
of districts In western Oregon coun
ties where $30 a month Is a going
salary. Out of thlu they must pay
board of $10 to $12 a month, leav
ing a mere pittance as a reward of
their toll. In one populous county
60 Is the maximum, and but three
Istrlcts out of nearly 60 pay even
that. '
The figures are not such as to at
tract talent or to induce permanency
in the field. It results In unem
ployed persons turning to the work
for the moment, because there Is
nothing else to do. It places much
of the school work in the hands of
those who neither like it nor expect
to continue in it. It excites no am
bition to be successful, for there is
no reward for being successful. To
awake enthusiasm among those who
teach and to draw sufficient numbers
of them Into the field there must
be remuneration enough for a com
fortable living and some chance of
thrift. This sort of teachers the
common schools deserve. They are
the finality in education for nearly
95 per cent of the people. They are
the preparation and the only train
ing for most of our citizenship. They
are the real saving agency and de
fense of eur free Institutions and It
is due the children and the country!
that money sufficient be provided
to offer a fair reward for the efforts
of teachers.
wrecked It purposely, for his own
purposes,, and as ' a protest against
railroad-regulation legislation.
"Fairbanks, Alaska." the senator Some Facts AboutW University.
from Indiana read a and thlnka It I romand, or.. Feb. , 17. -To tha Ed.
appropriate; hot , after the Chicago ''or . f . Tn Journal Fred K. liar-
nnnHnn v. .in .i. i, m.i,. pnmea in yesterdays is
bank. Al..."' "'- sue of your valuable p.p., 1. replete
" I Willi InitrtPMAl mt m ABM AH dkAua ikA
w mwiwMim auuu um
It At fjnlVAt-altv Me UmmI.am mhm
Now, Ohio will hT county local I of th unlvritr & tcu-t naVa aftaMlatara
option. Thus, ground for popular or high school." Aa a matur of faot
power that can be used for moral I haa four-roar hish school,
afranrmant la rlnar ,lnt I second to nona In Oraaron. and tha unl.
I v.r.l I w I.. kA I ........ ,
iaara rank In thai Mtmtm Bhlnh la nnt
By no dodge or allurement can ?'na; btah achoul work for tha town
tha ninl. K. ...1.1 .k.. ,n.. w",cn " lalocatad.
---. uovoi.w I II 11 trua that manv of tha nnlvor.
senatorial Issue: It Is, Shall they altr atudanr ar reaiaterad from Ku-
ut ii la aiao irua uu a araat
tnalr own reaourcra and hava no other
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
What I. needed for most people 5 4' uSTuiaTKi ctt
ia uui um; nuiBvirBa ana raorirs auiroe aa inrir noma white they are
but bulletles. and shotless guns. h ;'''Vn"" X. ..I
----- m - - . ...v v nuDlll',
ana reelde there tamnorej-llv In nr.
With all your doing for Portland. M"1, "l,1"1'" children to the uni-
keep In mind th making It the Unaae town." Th." 'oTr V.nY" " !
verelty atudenta rletered from Lane
counijr ia no laraer than the pr cent
realatered In othur atata Inatlt ntlnn.
The machine begins to look llkefrm the oountlee In which these other
most beautiful city in America.
a Job printing machine.
Opinions of State Press
on Statement One
I'iterior Purposes.
From tha (Eaat Portland) People's Preaa.
The real Innate rcaaon for the oppo
sition of a conalderable number of the
tate papera to Statement No. 1 and the
direct primary ayatem generally would
be Interesting to their honeat readara
and the votera over the etate beeldea.
We don 'I know how It lmpreaaea the av
erage man, but to date we have not die
covered an Oregon newapaier that waa
openly flahtlnr Statement No. 1 and "I""1" .or ,lrf- ny lnorant
that waa Vvowedly trying to thwart the atUuflon aa a "rich manV aVhool -
11! of the people that did not have BiKty-flve per cent of the men at the
aome other pollclea and plana In entire .wJ-..T,,y,.!7 !rnln. ,helr y
cord with the tenor of fin remarka Mr. Harrlaon' delights in comparing
against Statement No. 1. In about ,he t2,000 per year aulary of the unln
...... ai . , ... verslty trofeasor with tha tis
dlacover without Inside data the reaaon m,?5ih,,,Ury pf ? to the teachers In
Institutions are located.
Mr. Harrison makes tha remarkable
statement that four of tha eight Linn
county students who are registered In
the university are from Springfield.
This statement Is Indeed a remarkable
one, inaamuch aa Springfield Is In Lane
county and not In Linn. Such state
ment, however, era on a nar with tha
a Hack a that are now being made upon
the unlveraitjr by Ita enenralea. Any
thing to misrepresent the university
snd prejudice the voters of the state!
i nave never heard that the state U
uuiT.niiT ia a iarmors scnoni; that
la. that it is supposed to teach farm
ing. It is a farraera' echool In the
aonne that many eons and daughters
of farmers go there for Instruction.
The university slso gives Instruction
io many young men and women who
are the eons and daughters of labor
ing men. mecnanlca, merchant a. clerks,
profeaalonai men. editors and men In
fuses to indorse Statement No. L The
people will rule. 4 -
Now the fact la tha ring leaders of tha
Republicans never wanted thai Initiative
ana reierennum, me primary sw our
tftatement No. . but were) simply
obliged to pass these laws from tha faot
that publlo sentiment compelled them to
do so, and for fear that they would be
In the-minority In the state If they did
Hot pass them, and now the bosses, not
the rank and file, would move heaven
and earth to abolish the very lws they
were compelled to pass. '
J. 8. CAS TO.
; k t Small Cnangj :; ,
Also be war ' ot trass widows.
' ' '. v . , &', . ...
i3?ar.! slim' chance for a Columbia
n ver flood this year, - .; , k M
RaddlnfS dlfflrultlaa in aallla. Kal'
caused few people . worry. ,,,
e e i
And still mora big packing planti
ara coming. We told you soT r
. e e 4
Will the-' count vtnanlnn nnani.
moualy stand pat on tha tariff f
e e
A dlapatoh la keadad ' "Hr. 1aaaa
on a trip." Can this be poaalbUT
e e . ' r
Schemea are inr tvin..
Albany bemocrat. What about the
schema of salvation?
e e
Now the big sorehead newspaper Is
knockinsr tha hni, .t.t. IZ ...
population and wealth. ' ,
e e
Vr winter has closed." aava tha
That man who from a misguided sen.
tlmentjor party loyajtv votea a strai
ticket, 'no matter what the Issue,
who ''stands pat" at tha crack of
Republicans for Statement 1.
Haystack, Or.. Feb. J J. To tha Edi
tor of The Journal After having fol
lowed with much Interest your unceas
ing campaign for political reform, and
realising that aoon tha power of the bal
lot muat deride many Important pollt
leal oroblema for thla stats and na
tion. I want to briefly second some otlPorUard, Maine, Express, in our Port.
the many things long upheld by nmr iinar in ' ?Jeli,n5 ytt. ,,tiu,
valuable Daper. lt. a been hare
lea sen- i
i .h I e e v
........ . - . . .-.
or i aiie m. Boaw ia against
oat at me craca or mi ana rrierenaum in lows.
Dosr wnip, is a traitor to nia country, i : BO mT9 tna tni
It ia only la the Independent thinking Pn,n;.P,llt,cl"ns, who hava been wor
voter that our repubiio may hope to ywwpie ior so many yeara.
realise tha 'oftv ldeala of our fore-1 e e
father There are many evlla which I Dalsell say he thlnka there la no
creeo into a democratic form of aov-1 need of tariff ravlalnn Th. mimk.
emmeni ana tena xo aeeiroy lis natural i people ia very rapidly Increaalag,
riiicienry, ana inai turn mi power 01 1 mina iney nave no need Of such
meat none ia greater man ignorance i aa.
and machine ml a Tha flrat harata tha I e
latter. Invariably the choice of the po- Aioany Democrat: For year tf?W
litlral machine dnea hot represent the Oregonlan and Its evening edition ha.i
choice of the people. "Ring rule-' is al- monopoly In Portland. Fortunatelyd
ways s raiiure for the masses, otherwise journal sioppea this. , The Tele-R
a l M a a.. ta e.e - a a I aB Tab m fl'aaamt an aA aWJ a. . i a. . '!
innrsi nmn naa nn rmv ninining ran ivuia m um f 1 anniii i nia s r arianna
be farther from democracy than plu-1 about half of tha time throwing mud.
locracy,
or the newspaner'e ODDoaitlon to Btate- 01 "r Puoi c acnooia. Doee Mr.
ment No. 1. and It never la among the 1' . K.1ow thr only about on
leaaona it glvea when trying to mHke '0"r.'L f. ,.h .r??e'or" of the unl-
retenre of defending Ita flirht agnlnet .V";. rce,ve ." per year and that
he popular choice of ITnlted States ."' of ,om? "f tn" Instruc-
aerntors. 1 1 a iow aa jev a yearT Does
Th. fi...Ku. t... ....j .ii .1 - . ne anuw mat ine averasra ira thMA
' ' " - -i .uiiidii ua.H unru nil uir hiku I'm . . . . . ' 1 '
menta that anv one haa tn nffpr inlnil "'. ar oeiow
1
he direct primary and Statement No.
ersru-
salary paid in other stste universities?
Lntra ne anow mat there are men at
our atate university who have spent
years of their life In study at the
sirai universities or me east and of
Ku rope and who are now teaching for
guments in times of political stress and J pf'lrf um.t f ll.00 per yearT
often they eufflce to profit a brafter , ." . . lnBl lDO rne amount
and defeat the honest, but It is doubt- aiT
ui it all the papera in Orea-on
the people this time and fortunately
mere are several that are on the right
nd aiftlng out the abuse and the prac
tical machlre politics, snd the funnv
pictures ana the sarcasm, there la netti
ng lert hut charr. Huncomb and vain
maglnlnga and hot air are common ar-
The nearer we ran approach to real
democratic govern m nt. the . better.
The nearer our officials come to being
the people's 'holce, the greater will be
their efficiency and patriotism. We
have but to point to our national house
of representatives, the direct officers of I
the people, a opposed to our machine-
Oregon Sidelights
J
. , . ...... .mm, amuuni
talent and energy expended in law,
ide.
Statement No. 1 merelv means that
the people have Indirectly a chance to
aay who shall represent them In the
nited States senate. Oreeon alnna ham
been able to gel around the federal con-
can fool m?ficl,ne, ana otlher Professions would
rtunately d twlc?. or thre tlm' tne Income?
the right Ph.M..jl!..k.n?w a,h?. the "mbars of
the university faculty aervad aihn..t
PV during the months of October, No-
"'""if aim inceinoer. 1KUT
The question of whether or not we
are going to aupport a atate unlves
slty Is an Important one and thara
a.'j.f- in nruunu inn xraerai con- .Lnll! . . r " "
titutlon providing legislative election iW ,V. J?,ki? "?1,rPr'enUtlon of facts
if innalnr. anH v.. . I 'U Its pUbllQ discussion.
C. N. McARTHUR.
of senators, and Oregon alone has man
age) to place men in the senate who
It we Ottlre the return tn tha nM I what la th. i,h .w . n w
lobbying. legislator-buying daya. let i. "ll "Y"""
tntement No. 1 be eaat down an A tha ' r w .r aume a.uuu
machine polltlclana placed in nower majority in Oregon, and yet thev seem
to sell the office to the hieh.at hldrlar I to be afraid ta triint tn fltit.nt.ni w 1
jCt ln have a nubllo auction nr a nnh. o... .1 -i .i. - . j.
lie raffle, or a wheel of foftuneT anv- . . "1D mala nepuoncan
l i . . - .. ... . - i r. rA. a. in rn.r. w.. wi Hn.i. .
electing Republican members to the
legislature, and recently the a&ma nanar
declares It has had .enough vicarloua
PRESIDENT COLEMAN.
T
HE JOURNAL knows nothing of
the schism that has led to the
retirement of Dr. Coleman from
the presidency of Willamette
thing to get away from the will of the
people ana tne power or the majority.
And ail your fine word and nice dis
tinctions and sarcasm and cute talk
won't fool the people, fellow editors of
the machlno In politics. Go ahead and
try it on the yellow do of nnl nM
Multnomah If vou will, but don't bo sur
prised when the dog bites the boot ti, .
kicks him.
rHS present 1b a time for the
people of Oregon to use their
beads. They must study pub-
lie questions and act upon their
, own judgment. It is the purpose, if
possible, to take away from them
certain powers that they are now
. at liberty to exercise. These are
' thn nownr in nnmlnato nfflplalu htr
' - - - . v.wv.M.KI
direct vote, the power to select
United States senator, the power to
" make laws that the legislature will ,earn self-government, the nature
not enact and the power to veto and object of laws, the needs of the
; bills or objectionable appropriations masses and tbe methods of supply-
"paased by the legislature. If a ma- ,n tncse needs. The initiative and
jorlty of the members of the next referendum are both weapons and
legislature goes to Salem unpledged, echoolbooks. Hold them fast. Use
a way will be found to abridge these tnem carefully, but use them. To
popular privileges. They are priv- Ba tnat yu don't know and don't
' , lieges of vast value to the people of car6 ,B to Ba7 that you are not fit
' Oregon. They are privileges of lo 06 a rree citizen or a sovereign
great Importance to the state. They Biaie in a great repuDiic m 1908
are an Influence to draw here a -
great number of useful and influ
ential citizens. They are an instru
mentality for peopling and develop
ing Oregon.
Men like to live in a state that is
not boss-ridden. They like a state
'3are under curb by a people's veto, 6tate laWB' to Permit certain vices,
which means lower taxes. They like and t0 allow open Sunday saloons,
. a state free from senatorial dd- ! not a good one to support. The
locks, aa was evidenced by wide eneral Principle of home rule for
commendation in eastern newspa-J cltIe8 w,th as 1Itt,e Ieslslatlve in-
pers when Bourne and Mulkey were tenerence as possiDie, is a gooa one,
ratified as senators by the legisla- Put tnIa Principle is already Buffi
ture within the space of a few min- ciently in force now through the
; utes. Lincoln loved and trusted the People's action two years ago. The
people, and so do all good men. manifest intent of this proposed
They know that a rule by the peo amendment la to allow cities to tol-
. B,u.va auvie v UUbbo 3 C6rt&lD tO vet boiu uii,mvrwuB nuu uun
yield virtuous and wholesome condi- criminal vices, and to allow saloons
tlons.! Oregon has no better card in to keeD open Sundays, in spite of
" drawing here a wholesome and d- state, district or county officers. The
Birable: immigration than this lante things which It Is designed cities
sacrifice. That from a paper that aeem
to be the only one in the atate onnnil re
statement No. 1.
Now If It la a fact that the Republican I
imny nas sucn an overwhelming ma
jority why not go right along and elect
a senator. Tne ract seems to be they
have not no large a majority.
The honest and Intelligent voters who
once voted the Republican ticket are not
doing so now. Ross rule is a thing of
tne pa hi. Tne oia ooases are laid on
the shelf and are no longer able to say
they can carry Clackamas county In
their pocket. In other words the peo
ple do not care for the party lash. In
dependence is the word.
We have had enough of partisan poli
tics, and the voters of Oregon are coins
hereafter to support the best men all
around to serve them.
As has been stated before by many
writers, woe to the candidate who re-
A carload of 11 hnraaa ahlnnaA m
T . n j- -.- rr -ir-..."-a'"Tf '
uiauus waa worm at.vvu.
e t
New orcharda are belna- ranMlv aat
made and corrupt senate body, to prove I out In the Mill creek community, near
. t . . 1 an a m I n4 a. A TTka 1 1 .
tne assertion. 10 do sure, mere are i a-aiiea.
aond senatorc and cormot ranraaanta. I
tlves. but these are but tha exceptions A couple registered at an Albany ho-:
wnicn prove tne rule. Almost lnvari- " "uimau aim wiia: nor
ably, with tha firat. It la where the ma- rrom. Missouri. -
china is least in avManpa anit with thai
second where tha repreaentatlve moat I .A 'ln v-ra tract lying on tha ads
nearly approaches being the machine ?l "gena soio ror 3.oou. iand mua
man. It ia because of this well-known D Qlrl cheap up there.
fact that the call for popular election I
of senators hsa come, and it la solely I Tha "main artery of tha north hanlr
necause or tne power or machine and railroad' will be the portion to be con-i
the Importance given its power in the structed between Portland and Astoria,!
senate oy tne constitution that the sen- says tne trudget.
ator Is still the product of our larlala-I
live lODDies inere nas oeen no time in tne ni
Because of this almost Insurmnunt. I tory of eastern Oreaon wnen the nroai
aDie oosiacia tnotigntrul statesmen have pects ror a good year were so orignt as
snugnt ror another method of accom- now, says tne renaieion jriDune.
pushing th desired end and proud are
we of our Orea-on that she stanza in I Dnrin th .i.ht .niki e ni.frint
the vanguard of this reform. Therefore Attorney McFadden'a Incumbency ha has
It Is that today we her the creaking of prosecuted liquor selling cases In Lane
the machine, already growing rust" and Lincoln counties that yielded fines
wirouKn nisuso. .-rain nr. ina nnminmtnr or is t() nearly twia hia aa ar ror
" "n ana me mucn laiaen-or otate-1 mat time, r or a year oerore, tner
meni rvo. i. nnnw me tne man. other nad oeen no prosecutions.
man some wouia-oe macnine politician
?l appnr.,e ,cr.tl.T lamenting What ,ny Derson can want of Be
;.r... hi. , lne. .;2"DuyeU tn,t Davis srplea. unless for nog feed desert,
IZ ". .J a"i mom. vtranieu we can t Imagine, yet many people. proD
man mey are not per ect m all their ably Chinamen, muat have a differen
aetaila, tneae laws tn basic nrln-lnl t I ininn tnr ,k. tAtnrA Trihun.
ann nar raan.r aiii-na.a anwthin . ..... i . . t . . . . . . . .
r " - . - - . . j.i cui l Den Lnvn apples mis iramtn neiieii
the highest price In the Rogue rlvenl
valley's record for this variety. Prati-i
Six Reasons
From Hood River News Letter. (Rep.)
It is evident that a Statement No.
1 man will be alarta tn tha TTnlta
university. Often, in such matters, states senate for the following rea.
a part oi tne Diame lies wun eacn sons:
side. There Is no perfect man, and First, every grange in the state of
college faculties, like all the herd, Oregon has or will declare In favor
have frailties. TJhere are jealousies, of thls mcMU" anl the grange voto
. - . - I i m M mi irnriiv lurn. in i m.ah'. mam.
weaknesses ana otner sources or ' w" " f""
. ... ... ... . . : . . tics.
Dicaering in camp ana court, ana in second, each and every antl-machlne
the class-room. Until the mlllen- politician win sunport the statement
I In thu Alalnn n aV a - L
i ia I. v - I apiiaiors mno
uiuui, n cnu luu, iiici o o uufo a re sare on this question
. 1 A .1 in V. - 1 J .v.. I Thtril Hi. nr..-. wl.k I... .1
luat. inesB win uo auai.ru, ui mat t.iV .V..V.7r. "'"" Ida M. Tarbell In the American Mara-
their Influence will disappear from noun4 in favor of th. prS of lne-
all human affairs. Ul .atatemont. I The Standard Oil company is an In
It is, however, a fact
atata tha hnrch Solam tho
, ',, , . .,... ."et Telephone oompanies has won ampla of efficient organization on a
uu ,.uUCu uul.5u.Uu u uMM ot converts to the cause of Urge scale that has ever been worked
ur. uoieiuan. ior ilia auuiuveiueuia in - a;;,, Ar zr et
behalf of Willamette university. In og "tSlr-Yitencr of th. oid'Vin. SS i"!
for five ''clans to dictate the nominees for of-
a t aa ra n ss wttT'Ttan oia nr n a ,na.A i a
years, he has been a zealous worker ig between two opinions- toward the
in its behalf. It was In the mire P"nc,Pie or me measure.
to the test. Throurh them nnr at.t.
nas at last tnrown orr the ring yoke
unu an a reauu we nave vastly mors er
riclent county and state officials, The
reason Is simple eno'tgh. They have
no longer an- ring Dosses to please, but
look to the common people for their tn-
aorsement ana return to office.
Are we to undo all our work alone
these lines? Are we even tn talra nn.
backward step? Bhall we give up our
rights, surren der to the old machine and
again gtt ur.der its voka? T
good cltlien answer no!
It is a decidedly difficult maltar n
corrupt a majority of our voters In
favor of one or any set of candidates.
Let us. then place our trust' in them;
let us muke the choice of nnr f.ni.
dates ns free ss oosslble from taint and
corruption, and We shall be rewarded
uy n proportionately more worthy, hon
est and capable corps of officials
I am a Republican, but I believe that
I voice the ellng of me majority of
my party when I say that we demand
of every successful aspirant to legis
lative honors that he place his name to
Statement No. 1. and then let us see
that he keeps hia promise. And If per
chance one who does not to1ay stand
for the platform of the Republican
Party IS cnosen tn ranr.a.nt ... l Tir
lngton. let US find cn-nfnrt In th. .-
that this is a dnv when the nlatfnrm n
a senator s party Is of vastly minor im
portance to the tlatform. Integrity and
backbone of theman himself.
JLaJWRENCE A. HUNT.
The Standard OH Company.
that the fiv'Ai?.,.16111 f ttaCK .1 th5 ,ni" tTal I-rt ' tho commerce of this pa
luat ia tive and referendum law by the Pacific ... .1. . ... .
16 alumni 8tate Telephone & Telegrah and Sun- tlon- 11 ,s the most man'flcent ex-
out In any country. It is a thing of
which we ought to be able to be proud.
Not the least of the sins of the Standard
Things That Make One Wearv
Wlicn you see the eourt dividing by
a vote or rive to four
On a question of the constitution's
meaning;
When the "big guns" can't agree down
at Washington. D. C,
How can humble folk like ua the
nuiu uo g.eaning r
"hen we see 'em scrapping plenty on
i-iiu iiicniijua; oi law
Then it's time about the courts we
Biiuuiu do iearv
Oil company is that it has so mingled I When the Judges on "the bench will the
trickery, deceit, bribery and crueltv with w...".""V"1?n wrencn
vv 1 1 m 1 1 i mar m.ir. n . .
... ... . "n. UUI1CBI VULOrB
iiugniy weary;
A GOOD AMENDMENT TO
DEFEAT.
T
HE proposed amendment to the
constitution providing$hat in
corporated cities sfifill have ex
elusive power, notwithstanding
of novrtv It ia nnw in a career of Lhf 'iVi1 Ahe. Pm"'7 F0111.1.0.?1. recor ' lt splendid organiiation that we can
Of poverty, a IS nqw In a career Of the last feneration of politicians of the not ba nPOUn . Tf ,hnm.. ,,. in
advancing prosperity Its poorly- a 7VitaWSfCOreS with -very country oi the globe. It ha. be- When)t?tarl'ff "int't tT0J- on
paid instructors were for nonths at a odium of graft and high-handed come a synonym for commercial de- Swiningf and growing even hi,,
a time unpaid, and Its home, a shab- JJVl..V.i -b3r pravlty. We have seen European coun- "SSly? 'Ven b,"r
splendor; thorlty who fwl a fair Tafii trlM legislate against it. far-away But,
of salaries tio.tt- teffflffl
by remains of a former
more regular payment
has been instituted, four new build
lngs are on the campus, and $80,
000 has been added to the endow
ment. These things did not happen I its
spontaneously.
buys never come that way. There
was a brain, a will, and an enthusi
asm behind their coming. Since all
this did not happen before Dr. Cole
man came and did happen after he
When it sonka you here for fair, sell
.us nrnper over tnere.
Who can blame you if vou thtnv if.
Psrhnna etna T)nn. I prooucts oecauBe or us nara aeaiing. 1 acting queeny?
vrnajn irae Iteason. I t,, hateful nractlcea ore not all nr tha I When it beers von tnr nm...i. .11, 1.
From the Seaside Signal. I greater part of the Standard Oil com- I gets upon Its feet.
The Oregonlan is in dead earnest In pJPy'T,T 7 Vh 1 A?" to be 8trlDPd Tnen Proceea" hy law to roughly pick
, I V... M " Llini lliia BIIUU1U tro I uut AVJl,
oiatement HO. 1. I ... without vinlanca nr hlttarnnu But I Whan vnil'va .
A. a J . . 1 . 1 1 1 . . I ..... BM. .1 . . . - . "
"a may one VOU In tha
opposition to
Thines that monev "rolllf Scott knows he doesn't stand It cannot be so done unless the Standard
. ' , . "w i go to ma uu company ceases resistance to tne
uuiieu Dtttien senate lr tne nennla naval anlrlt nr the law nnil tn th. lth.ro I nm.
anyming to say aoout It. I merclal ideals of democracy. It must
admit its si ns and accent its punish-
All the Comforts of the Sea, "l"1 "VJ8 ,band2n f.orver ,ts
i.' f , . WU1IIITV I . A. I n H . rt I . ..a. I . 1 . a
(A tailors Hhon IB tn ria aat.Kll.ti.a I i i . . .A . i . .
- . .u' , A,i",i' v. iiinuitni rnuii iu lurt-o me taws oi na-
came, may we not suppose that to ?.oa an Atlantic liner.) ture, or supply and demand, of govern
or A.,.' . 0h- evermore. 111 stay at sea upon an ments. of human Intercourse, to Tt am-
ill" n mill m ri i iiiiii'm miiuik iti t-rii 1 1 .' i cnnioes trin- i . . . . . . '
. . . ,.'VF' . . . I Dltion to regulate and control a great
Does it not entitle him to more con- 1 woui" LJf. (lagal1.a,uJ ,eava the international industry. If the present
Th. ii i. V..ir . . . management or tne Btanaara Ull com
chest.
Don't you think it time to just haul
Off and knock It?
When you see a corporation Dumnlno-
water In ita stock
Till It's uulte as moist and damp as
MA (Via IIaa. w "
UP' throusrh and
slderatlon than the blank piece of
paper adopted by the student body
of the institution? It would seem
so.
Mother Ocean
When It's soaked
through after if haa soaked you,
Doesn't it fill up your soul with deep
emotion?
The Pendleton Tribune says:
The Republican party is nearer
right today than ever before In
its history." Old Man- Bennett
must be right, then; in saying It is
utterly dead.
control ot affairs by the main nmi.
pie to the exclusion of bosses and
; heelerjf. The question of whether
or not she Is to retain this form of
popular government is in the hands
of the people themselves. They are
on trial on . the proposition, .of
whether they will 'retain these pow
ers or give them up to bosses and
rlngsters, such . as ' bat yesterday
traught notorious eontumely upon
ibp j state .and Its peopla.. It they
wu.li retain their rights they must
may legalize are wholly and indis
putably evil, and have long ago been
declared to be crimes by probably
every state In the Union, twless it
be the desert mining-camp etate of
Nevada.
No sooner would this amendment
be adopted than all the evil ele
ments ,of all the cities would get
busy trying to foist these criminal
vices upon the cities. Even if they
could not accomplish this, there Is
no occasion , to go to the great
. J:.'t
What the Republican party lead
ers are after is a successful strad-
dler. It is no wonder, therefore,
that, looking at the physical pro
portions of the two men? they should
greatly prefer Fairbanks to Taft.
one breaks the nanca
No autos honk and rattle, no "L" cars
murder sleep;
The only sound that luUs us ia the
murmur or tne aeep.
When tired of breathing ozone I aeek
a quiet nooic.
how tne ring politicians are
worrying and straining and contriv
ing to prevent the election of sen
ators by the people.
A Southern Gould railroad has
defaulted and gone Into thehands
of a receiver, : Ten to one. Gould
of criminal. an1 ....... -,m .... j.i I mi.. -.1 l..' ... ,
. .. 1 unu, rii in'i odpibi 111 uu iik ill nil n 1 incu wiitsii iinuii H 1 nn ana haw w...
Xboarrj, 5S;(k. . will-certainly be found eventually which not to Interfere
Aboard my crimeless liner there's no will do It. Ist you make the business situ.tmn
"alrn.rv "
And they beg' you to be fair and treat
wiiiuraiiuna square
Say, Isn't that enough to make you
weary 1
Whon you see a man pretending for
the nation deep concern.
And insisting on a "safe" and "hon
est" monev.
Then declaring loud that he ia for asset
currency.
Which Is no-cent dollars say, now.
ain't it funnr? ' '
When you see these things occurring all
a. 1 u Li in' vim 11 (4 v nv nav
All by cunning and by greed and graft
inspired.
Let mo ask you fairly, truly, don't these
vuruens press unauiy
Till they make the honest voter
mijrnty ureay
Will M. Maupin in the Commoner. -
Why Object to Bristow?
From The Commoner.
Former Assistant Postmaster Gener
al Bristow mado an Investigation of the
Ana the un-carnegied library aupplles Panama railroad and it was proposed by
The picture gallery is great, the the- merabers of the Ben8te committee on
atre 'is fine. I lntor-ocean canals to invite Mr. Bristow
Museum la a corker, conservatory dl- to give testimony before the committee.
VIUC. la . . . .
There'a something educational about An Associated vrean aispatch .ffrom
the well-atnrkel znn I Washington save: "Senator Flint nf
aquarium, university and science J California and Senator Hopkins of IUi-
And sport is not forgotten; there's ft
tlcally the entire crop was sold for
a box, net.
e e
Thousands of acres of land were sol
last year at over 1400 per acre in RogU'J
river valley. Kvery well-kept orchard!
in the valley paid Its original purchase!
price with the net product of last year,
crop alone. There are tn the vicinity
of Medford 26,000 acres devoted to pear
and apples. None of these acres can be
bought for less than $100 and mucll
or tnem ior noming leas man aouw pa
acre.
Beavers seem to be on the Increase In
this part of the state, under the prof
tectlon of the law which provides a i&wu
fine for killing one of these maustriou
little anlmiils. savs the Silver Lak
Leader. All the creeks and rivers Id
northern and central Lake and Klamatl
countlea. are being taken possession o
to a greater or less extent by the beavert
and in some lew instances tner are
causing trouble to irrlgatlonlsta M
building dams that Interfere with th
flow of water.
Those who have said that the peopl
of Tnrvellla anil vicinity are not Pro
ereaslve. are mistaken, savs the Times
There may be a few mossbacks. Thera
ira alien In everv community. But. as a
whole the people are advancing IH
progiessiveness. The fruit cannery)
now an established fact, proves It
Thlrtv thnnaanri rinllnrs raised In COT
vallla and Southern Benton for the Cl
& A. railroad, now building, prove lu
The cannery at Monroe, wnicn is a par
of Benton, proves It.
Where "Uncle Joe" Stands.
From Collier's Weekly.
To save the Appalachian Mountaii
range for public uses to prevent Iti j
forests from beinf destroyed by prlva
haste for gold no more undoubted dt:
lies beforo our congress at the presen
moment. Yet what of the Hon. Josepl
Cannon? Where can he usually b
found when money Is at stake? Ia h
seen, wltn determined mien, nis oavca
against the wall, oblivious of the mot
man) nd of self, battllnar for his counll
try's future? Not Joe. No better frlen
to vested snaps was ever known that he
Kindly take a moment, reader dear :
tn enmnare the committee on agrlcul
ture of the fifty ninth congress with than
of the sixtieth. It is now rumored dim).
that two members of last years comj
rnittee who are missing were droppe
hv Mr. Cannon because of their friends
liness io the bill; and our knowledge on
the speaker mnkes us fear these run
mora may be well founded. The wholfl
MimmltlA. aa nnw enmrtnsed. la CStlr
mated to show 10 to 8 against the bill
This is the work or uncle joe, ana 1
the bill is finally defeated the ever
lasting disgrace therefor snouia 00 cen
tered sharply upon tne speaker ot a
nouse.
prettv baseball around
A golf course, and a racetrack that's
and
Just a mile around:
There'a polo and there's football
a famous skating rink.
And a country club that's handy for
tinnier ur a annK.
The business section's growing, the of
fice buildings soar
Above the Stock Exchange and banks
where the tides of traffic mar
There's dry goods stores and jewelers
and architects and tailors
And butchers, bakers. lawyers: most
everything .but sailors.
There'a anything they've got on land
upon my favorite ship,
So that's why I have' left the shore
upon an encuees trip,- .
noia have expressed stern opposition to
Mr. Bristow appearing at all. and they
seem to have carried the committee:
What objection can there b on the
part of distinguished Republicans to
the proposition that Mr. Bristow tell
what ho happens to know about the
Panama railroad affairs? What has be
come of tho Republican party's far
famed boast that its leaders are in
favor of publicity? It has all along
been a mystery why the Republican ad
ministration permitted Mr. Bristow to
retire from tbe publlo service. His
record was a good one. vet he restsmed
and went to his Kansas home and al
though hn has. nlalnlv. tha eonfldenca
of the American seoole he seems ta be
out of touch with Republican.! leader
ship. . . j,
The Little Lawyer, Man.
It was a little lawyer man
Who softly blushed as he began
Her poor, dead husband's will to spap.
He smiled while thinking of his fee,
Then said to her, so tenderly,
"Ton have a nice, fat legacy
-off I
And when, next day, he Ur In bed
With nanrin stabs nrmM hia Kaart ,
- - , ... n weevil ub aimwt
He wondered what on earth ne said.
French E.' Chadwick's Birthday.
Rear Admiral French E. Chadwlck, I
8. N., retired, was born In Morgantowr
West Virginia. February 29, 1844, an
was appointed to the naval academ
from Virginia In 1881. He rose througl
the various grades until he reached th
rank of commander In 1884. For sever
years, from 1882 to 1889. he was naval
ttirha of the American embassy 1
London and was commended by Secret
tary of the Navy Tracy as one wnos
extraordinary ability and Judgment duj
ing six years or auricuii service n
Rnarland and on the continent hav
had a lastinc Influence upon naval del
...triK.n, In ..!. nmlnt.V 11 7ll 1.1.1 th
VB1VI1I1311. Ill Ull. vvuili. i ..." a
Snaniah war Admiral Chadwldk serve
aa chief of staff to Admiral Sampsoi
and later as commander of the Soutl
Atlantic sauadron. From 1900 to 190
he served as president of the Nawy
war college, at liewpuri anu in ina
city he has made his residence sine
nis retirement irom active service iw
years ago.
This Date In History.
1704 Indians attacked and destroye
town of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
1792 Oloachlno Antonio Rossini, Italf
ian composer, born, Died November 13
isos. -
1808 Denmark declared war aralnn
BWeden.
1844 Rear Admiral French E. Cha4
Ick. U. 8. N. (retired), born at Mori
gantown, west. Virginia.
- 1896 Receivers appointed for the Ralf
umore at unto rauroaa. . i ,