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the behest of tho Hodsoa-Beach-Bailey
group.
A principle is a principle, and It
cannot be compromised. It cannot
ha added ta or subtracted from, and
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senator entirely and substitutes
something else, Tho primary meas-
uso provides for selection of the
party choice in June. , The compro
mise recommends the crowning ab-
port oa the west coast ot tha island,
He la exceedingly popular ln.'hls
home, where it la believed that be
Is, in Rome, the subject of northern
Jealousy' and victim of the envy ot
other aspiring statesmen, notably
Glollttl and Saporito. His history
is a romance of the success of in
dustrious bumble genius and its fall
by reason of the lack of moral prin
clple.
Being a minister of the govern
ment, he wub superior to the sum
mons of a common court of Justice
surdity of baring the people .vote and thus It is that he Is tried by the
at tne primaries for the party choice senate, the first act of its kind under
MR.
IIAMMEKSIVY VS.
PEOPLE.
1
in April and of going through a
ludicrous ceremony of voting again
on a selection already made in June.
If the compromise should bo ac
cepted by the Republican masses,
what would tho vote In June as to
THE United States senator be for?
The Republican party nationally
becamo great by moving forward In
a straight line, with definite con
structlve Objects. By the bluffing
of the Hodson crowd, a little gath
. R JOSEPH L. HAMMERSLY
of Gold Hill, Jackson county,
where he Is bank cashier.
city attorney, postmaster and ring of the party in Portland would
.."' Wrlin citizen, is a Renublican reverse progress, turn back tho
candidate for member of the legts- wheels of construction and commit
lature, and promises to vote for tho party In this state to a com
"that Republican candidate for Unl- pMe repudiation of the principle of
tad States senator who received the people's choke of senator. With
highest number of votes at the pri- the compromiao resolution in effect,
mary election." In Justification of how ludicrous to add to it "we favor
this position Mr. Hammersly Bays the direct election of senator by the
that he "cannot vote for a Democrat
for United States senatoJ, whether
it be Governor ' Chamberlain or any
other good, competent Democrat, re
gardless of the circumstance that said
Democrat be successful and receive
majority of votes In the election
in June.".
. This Is fair and .frank, and we
hope some good, capable man-
whether Republican or Democrat
makes bo difference will run
against Mr. Hammersly, and find
out whether the people of Jackson
county want to have a direct voice
in electing the United States senator
or , whether they prefer that even
, so good man as Mr. Hammersly
shall do that Job-for them.
, Mr.. Hammersly's case. Is not
unique, but Is typical. It brings up
the clear-cut straigbtont Issue:
Shall the people choose, and finally
decide,' who shall be their senator?
Shall they have the right and power,
two - opposing candidates having
been' selected by the voters of the
, two parties, to decide between them?
Mr.vHammersly like some others
says he will obey the people's will
as expressed in June if It suits him;
'if It doesn't he will diBobey It. This
is the whole issue of Statement No.
1. It simply means: "I will obey
the command of the people." This
"slogan V pught to win. The people
should Bee to it that It does win.
people," etc. Why make such a
declaration when the accompanying
compromise resolution says in effect
"we favor direct election of senator
by the people, provided the people
choose to eujt us politicians"? How
can they declare in one breath "for
direct election of senator" and in
another breath, "for direct election
of senator, provided "? If this Is
not case where Senator Scott's
favorite word, "humbug," would ap
ply, what Is it?
MALEVOLENT RAVIXG.
R'
MISTAKEN .MR. SHAW.
fit
R. LESLIE M. SHAW is not
i nearly so important a per
sonage as he takes himself
to be, yet he has been quite
ft prominent figure, and no doubt
speaks for a ' large fraction of his
party. At a recent address before
- the bar association of Kansas, argu-
endum, he said that we are drifting
away from the principles of republl-
: , can government and toward a pure
democracy, which of course he de-
. plored. He misstated the fact, how
ever, when he said: "It is de
manded that every question be re
ferred to a direct vote of the people."-.
If he doesn't know better
than this, he has no business ad
dressing any assembly. The initia
tive.' and referendum, as everybody
but Mr. Shaw knows, is Intended
first as a check upon vicious legis
lation, and second as a means of
obtaining occasionally a few law
which the people especially want but
i which. ' legislatures won't enact
' THIS is graxting a snoot of pure
democracy, upon a republican
't form of government, and a very
necessary graft it is, and it will
, bring forth good fruit In due sea
eon. In self protection the people
, have manufactured these clubs
bold over incompetent, careless
'reckless or venal legislatures.
But Mr. Shaw is mistaken again
when he says that we have greatly
" prospered under a republican form
. of government. It has become in
, recent . years not a republican gov
v eminent but largely a government
, of corporations and special interests,
and we have prospered in spite, of
. them. The people are not fairly and
well represented; hence their move-
,'ment to do a little governing them
- eelves.
"HUMBUG."
aT1IIE Republican party of Ore
- I . 8n passed tho primary law by
J 'the extraordinary vote of 56,
850 for and only 16,354
ftgajnst. That wis a tremendous in
dorsement and it came from the
! masses, of the people party. Bv
' compromising wth the Beach-Hod-mon-Balleyt
reactionaries Saturday,
those Republicans ho were staunch
'or, the primary $ law in its every
part accepted plan for which
' , Is neither Jaw, precedent nor rea
, son.;?i By In compromise the true
: friends ,of. good government in Ore
gon 19 that meeting were I left - or
bluffed into, a false position.?" Thev
were mide partleaLto a scheme in
which ft small; gathering of persons
deliberately says to the 66,850 per
sons who1 enacted tt that something
i must, be ftdded to the primary law,
and something must be subtracted
fronrit; 'nof by, the legislature, not
by (to votes ot the people, but at
ECENTLY the New York Sun,
which, though not to be taken
very seriously, no doubt speaks
for Mr. J. P. Morgan and other
men and corporations of great wealth
and Influence, declared- that the
president's last notable message was
an "appalling menace," that trade
was still shrinking, that "another
panic would probably be required
to secure the passage ot currency
reforms" (the Aldrlch bill); and in
its ravings went so far as to declare
(about two weeks ago) : "The same
conditions prevail now that were ob
served before the storm broke last
October. The same acute unrest
and apprehension are apparent. Un
certainty reigns on re very band.
All speculative Initiative,
which is the vital rorce or com
merce, is dead."
These expressions betray rabid
malevolence or else actual Insanity
dementia wallstreetlana. They
also show how extremely narrow is
the Sun's view, how little it knows
of the sentiments of the country at
large. On the same day that the
Sun published this editorial lunacy
the New York Times, Itself extreme
ly conservative, said: "The com
mercial bfioia.T.eyjealjed by the pres
ence of thousands of buyers In this
city and by tho f.ct that we sold
$128,000,000 worth ot goods to for
eign buyers in the month of Janu
ary alone," etc.
And since that time conditions
have further Improved, and will Im
prove, though there is a coterie of
railroad men and others who are
doing their best to prolong the
"hard times" till next faM. It
won't work, and the country is go
ing ahead and will prosper, better,
if not so boomingly and excitedly
as during recent years.
a law of 1848.
Nunzlo Nasi, a lawyer of Trapanl.ls
by temperament a Jurist and an artist,
a combination found often enough in
the middle ages of the fine arts but
rare today. He epjyed a great deal
of the public sympathy, because.
coming up frpm an humble origin,
he was considered the son of his
own work and was elected to the
senate by his people and has formed
part of several cabinets. In the be
ginning he was a radical democrat
and. shortly after a disciple of
Crlspl, whom he left to follow Za
nardelll, becoming a member of the
Zanardelli-GioIIttl cabinet, which n
left at the resignation of the chief.
As he had preserved much Influence
with the democrats, the constitu
tionalists and the radicals. It was be
lieved he would become the head of
a new cabinet, for he was In full
swing on a triumphal march, when
suddenly there fell upon him the
accusations which have ended his
career as a statesman and for which
be is sentenced to a term of nearly
a year of Imprisonment with politi
cal disability for about four years,
tKe People
The University Appropriation.
Albany, Or, Fb. To the Editor
of Tli Journal In your Issue of the
27th II. H. Brooks has an article In
which he aake that I answer sume vory
pertinent question.
The Linn County Council P. of II. has
rone on record a saying: "We have no
flaht acainat the University of Oregon
aa audi, for we believe In higher edu
cation, but hold that our public acboola
are or permanent importance until earn
district ahull be given public funds sof
flclent to carry on at least an eight
months' Hchool during each your up to
and including the tenth grade. W6 are
opposed to the extravagant approprla
tlon of 1126.000 continuously for the
University of Oregon." And further I
wiu state that I have never advocated
tee elimination of the University of
uregon nor expressed a desire to cut oft
ita revenue, but hold that the $47,600
continual appropriation, together with
something over 112,000 from InteroHt
bearlng funds and registration fees,
amounting to over- S6D.&00. Is a suffi
cient sunt to adequately support the in
uiuuon 11 uropuriy uxptnuea, auu 11
specltlo appropriation Is needed for
buildings and Improvements the next
legislature can attend to that.
The Willamette university, with
nearly the same enrollment, subulate on
less than 118.000 on their payroll. One
reason for the great expense of the
University of Oregon Is that much of
the mechanical and technical engineer
ing wot of the Oregon Ogrltultural
college la being duplicated, it is esti
mated that It will cost li)0.000 to com
pletely equip the department of me
chanical engineering. There la no com
mon senae reason why the state should
maintain two costly plants for this
sDecliU work .Jess than 01) miles apart.
kr. Brooks' allusion to Judge Iiean,
Opinions of State ' Press
on Statement One
Small Cbanga v '
The convention was a howling suc
cess. , -
,).
What IS a Republican? Ask W. M.
Davis. ; ... ... . . ,,.;!.:-..
It Worries Them. ;
From the Medford Mall (Rep.)
fif a r.mant Wi 1 ! WArfVlnff that rtld. I
lln. -.nllMMan. .r,,l fhl t,,nM,.n . . 9-"C. ClOUU HB UIHD in OOSOrBQ
........... ..., - churcn circles.
And still over half the voters have
not registered, vo It now.
. ' e e.
We ean't reasonably kick It March
does bring a little winter.
a e
Will the Republican leaders try to
REALM
FEMININE
whole lot, and the burden of their song
Is that a Domocrntlo candidate for
United States senator is likely to re
ceive the majority of votes In June and
that the Republican subscribers . to
Statement No. 1 in tha legislature must
nArfnrCA vnt fnr him. Whit nf Iff It
the Republican party, with a, plurality beat Taft If he la nominated?
ui tu.uuv in mo iiuit unuDjs iq irem- - .
Portland's Month! Vl,,-""
T MPST be matter of congratula
tlon among purselvea that we are
to jreuin In Portland The Pactflo
ftjonthly, which from its inception
has been ft chUd of Portland. T
have had the publication ..suspend activ
ities in Portland and accept an offer of
fair support In Seattle would have been
I
Inate a man at the primaries who caur I Possibly Fulton and Roosevelt may I extremely humiliating to all, who lvalue
not beat the Democratic nomine with I agree on a district; attorney yet
a u,uuu nanaicap u ougnt to lose, anal a
me senatorial candidate wno la tiereat- I 11r.11 ...... i.
. , . . . JkUUUIUlIll W 1 .11 V". WVVVV,t
eu unuer aucn circumeiances certainly . - i t f.-i to run on .n anarchist
has not the confidence of the dod1 and 'f...'"1 ru run oa n 1 nrllt
ergo should not be elected. Wlthouf a a
pie might express their preference, but Qrt men
wouia go. ana tne election or united
the, higher life of our own fair city.
it is quite probable that we have not
full appreciated this publication. Out
side of Oregon It is much read. Jn Cal'
Kornla It la eagerly bougtit and sent to
. . . H.iit.n - rn.ni.i uur nna. im t
oaiuruay s oonvenuoo. i ... . v.u
m suDscnption list is small and the
newsstand sales do not exceed those of
States senator would bo dona lust mm It I .. wnoever is nun micu vi V' - i eastern magazines, less attractive 10 SO-
was "f yS?e 1 nt' Portland on roln Just penance aiTd in pictorial excellenoe. and
. i wiuvm nftv uul Liia ciuBtj irmiiav wicn
Th. market for southern Republican ft?. h" ?W n-ract.rUea
aeiegates is weajt ana me prospeci ms- The atory of the west has not vet been
I A 1 - . " " "
. . I oia. mere is aometntng airierent
Now that Evelyn nns gone bacK on I dnm tmm ,,m...,7 .
him. perhaps Harry will become crasy the apell of ancient custom that Der-
tVlthAtir mfe,tT ' la.. a-- - 1 . . . - . . .
A New York clerk who declared thai
hla salary was more than he earned
was at one sent to an asylum.
Must Answer.
Mr. F. S. Richardson of Union coun
ty having announced Ills candidacy a I couraglng.
a Republican for the legislature, with'
out making any reference to his post
tlon on the election of United States
senator, a prominent Republican of that
county says In the La Grande Star:
"This question is one which every
candidate for the legislature will be
compelled to answer plainly and wltft
meoeures. Nor is Mr. Ilrooks state
ment concerning the Oregon Agricul
tural college appropriation correct.
He aava that the Oregon Agricultural
eollega receives about three times na
much from all sources as was asked
for the University of Oreeon. The ap
propriation for that Institution for 11)07
was 1.6.000, and a like amount for 108
.or buildings. Improvements, etc., and
the purchase of additional lands. While
the continual appropriation Is S5a,OO0
per year and the federal government's
tains solely to the a-ruatar west. No
other time and no other country has
met Just these same conditions. And
the story of the west tan h heat tnltl '
in pictures. Words fall to convey the
tTajatnesS that mnva In thl- n.rl nt
Ik. ,nwt II . I. w....
lirMtku. In Ih. .......... I n f..-mt . fh.l
lifts mankind into the realm of the In-
flnlta. - In .. .... ..
the voters of Union ebuntv. It fa al . . ' I K."""." Sf ".'.'"
Harrlman has to discharre every DO.
slble employe, yet Is making millions
lKlph and others has no bearing on this out equivocation or doubtful expression 0e surDlus out of On
subject. We are not opposing men, but In order to satisfy the vast majority efl v
regon annually.
cut UOIIIItllU I . . . , . . . . i
to be answered. Arid it is a Question or iciea in a Diaxe oi nirsuie giory,
that rteriults of no atrmlitlfl hnmiiaA It I
Is a simple ono and is not complicated A." A. Anderaon will have the lucky
with other details; It can be answered I place on the ballot for representative
by the simple yes or no. On account though iZ,T. Abercorn would be ahead
of Its Importance as a principle of of him.
progressive politics no candldnta can I
escape commitment one way or thel The New York World wants almost
other. I any old Democrat nominated for presi-
"The proposition of electlnar United I dent except the one whom the rank
allowance la 126.000 per vear. then the States senator by the direct vote of and file want
.1 . . . 1. . t ..n I lltn nuin. nwmm K A ..MAl - V
Nasi has been convicted Of con- cultural colleare. including the allow-1 may be done In practice, la to be triad I A Massachusetts man claims that
vartln, MuKlin ',,n,i. r. hi. ...lane irnm ih. fe.lrfrnl inivernmeiii. Is once more In Oreson. The auccasa of I one of hla hens laid an egg with a
. ... .... cviiiiunnu t irp. iiiun liiv uiuliubcu tun I 1 " u i '".'i' 1,1 vuiwuivvi ... DiaiamciH nu. I " - ... m
wueu ne was minister ot puonc in-1 Unual appropriation for the University 1 means that the sovereign power lies
Structlon In 1903, and with him is of Oregon. While the Oregon Agrlcul- with the people. The failure of this
hi. ..r.l.rv Tnmh.rill whn ,u . couejo aas mora nmu uouuio r'J '"-""7 "'
- j , -". v., " ......up, i anroumenu M l "UI lrI nnis uavi wnan me scna
all his criminal career seems to have We claim that the public school is the forlnl elections were aold out in the leg:
ncui 01 our euucauunnj liisiiiuuuun. na i j
money, probably.
e a
The opponents of Statement
The school
The Unlver-
Pnrsucd the .Wrong Method.
From the Prlneville Review.
H. W. Scott aeema to have come near I time mourning loudly over It
falllner (nl V. I M M I
some one else; or, rather, ha has been
PARTI
AND PEItSONAL
FORMS.
PLAT-
w
E ARE informed by a con
temporary that a personal
platform mounts to noth
ing whatever, Is not worth
considering at all, while a party
platform is important because bind
lng on all candidates nominated on
It or In connection with its promul
gation. This is another proposition
that needs scrutiny before accept
ence. Party platforms have been
for the most part mere "claptrap,'
humbug, made only "to get in
on, Clnaing wnen it comes to spe
cific action, on nobody. There are
some exceptions, but this is the rule
But when a reputable, honorable
conscientious man makes ills own
platform, deliberately, knowing and
meaning Just what he says, the peo
ple know, unless he turns out to be
scoundrelly liar, just where he
stands and how he will act on such
matters as be has declared himself
upon. We are not sure that the
personal platform Is not the more
aluable of the two. ,
VI.. f . uu I.. 1 mu
uccii 111. lauuiui arcuuiiiiice. iuu! the foundation
he Is convicted of charging 2.000 children receive 18 each.
. ,.. , ... altv of Oregon student would receive
for the expenses of a voyage In the 0Ter ,300. 5. co.t. washina-ton state.
service Of the State which cost him according to report sent to its legisla-
thlnir Ha wna Alan rnnvlptojl rf ture. about 71 cents ror each oay lor
tning. tie was also convictea or each ltudent of the university, while it I
stealing various works of art, books, costs Oregon more than doable that I. L't't. 1
i .1 . . x . v. sum Incidentally It costs the student I ?lentlfuIIy bespattered with the mud
, , """las much to take a university course as
oinces ana 01 naving oougni tnou- it does to pay tuition at a private uni-
a i,. . v. i. ni versity or college, ana u is true mat
DauUO ut wnu v a Btuaent from one of these Institutions
vate library wnicn ne naa cnargea -defeated the University of Oregon stu-
thA .o. it innM ka t-Ai.. .n l dents and secured tne-' Knoaes scnoiar-
l" " C"7"B ship. Incidentally, too, there- are eight
enumerate in uo acis uy wuica ne I states which nave no universities.
No. I
are nine out or 10 opposed to tno
whole primary law and the initiative
and referendum.
a a
If the) Republican party is really
auite dead, as Old Man Dennett says,
he Is taking an unconscionable long
has made his home a palace of lux
ury at the public expense.
He fled the country when first
accused and his constituents believed
his declaration of innocence; after
remaining away for more than three
years he was reelected to the senate
EUOENK PALA1UR.
from this dttrKlncr. Not that the Re
view is rejoicing over It; this paper re
grets very much that his little plots,
wnicn nave always oeen regarded
sacred inside history, should at last
nave been given to the public by a dli
Interested spectator. The Review has
noi one word or censure of Mr. Scott
for his gumshoe campaign for the
united States senate. He is well Qual
ified for the position, and if he had
gone out In tlio open after the place
no wouia prooaDiy nave won. . However,
U ne chose to conduct a secret cam
paign that was his own business, and
we have no complaint to make on that
score, nut mm posing as an tmmacu-
Tho Parcels Post.
Salem. Or.. Feb. 29. To the Editor of
Tho Journal Permit me to notice the
pecch of Tom Richardson delivered
before the Retail Merchants' and Oro-
f..r.' aumrtfin Hrtn Janimrv 21. M c- R.lrh-
ardson made quite an extensive speech I late reformer while beftig In the mud"
attacking the parcels post, the most ureper innn any is wnat makes the av
and bo In this last year made his re- .S'JJTJ " i""..wf 5fac rAVLi SLS' "0"iS'
. . I KITOl UIOll 11UtUl SI Ui 1 1 VU U l l a V tliivuau I " " - . . B""14 HVtllllllCIU,
appearance in mat Doay aemanaing the United States mails today are caus- And there are others, too. Sooner or
a trial by the senate as a minister in the American people to put .more
. . ,T . . . it tbjin $400,000,000 annually Into the pub-
accused as SUCn. He addressed the I hcation of maeazlnes. 85 per cent of
senate with his extraordinary elo- which, are absolutely worthless when
... , . ,.. considered from any standpoint other
quence, which was received with than as advertising mediums."
coldness, though not with anv exhl- Upon reading the above startling
"I a- n Am An I r 1 u- A1 nn Ha A tn mfir-a r anil
bitlon Of disrespect. And When that f Everybody's Magazines and made an'
later they will be uncovered.
Let the People Elect.
From the Tillamook Herald.
If any candidate for the legislature
refuses to sign Statement No. 1 he ad
mits in advance that he rne nnt mn.
slder himself bound by the instructions
of his constituents. What would you
imriK oi uiriiiK a man, ir wnen ne ap
body determined that his place was examination of the character of their
. . - . . , . advertisements. I found about 650 ad
ncnnt and ordered him to orison to i .i ,, wi...i. ., ,i
prevent his second escape riots broke -.y "JJ; ltTZi
out in Rome and Trapani and blood about one In f?ve of th" i ftdverUsera pfrtic"ar matter? Vouid vou employ
was shed. The government has been "old goods directly to the consumer, but ' J?!.??,001
. . . . ., ... , . . 1 their lines were such that they would
prudent in dealing With his case, 4e-1 necessarily be shipped by freight or ex-
lavtnt? rtm-i4' let th nomilar-.-l neae an eould iwt from-any enslble
... . . I uuilll UL now K J ui man.
citement QUiei aown inrougn reriec- " it is a fact that there has never been
tlon on details, which have from time a time tm, our destiny when merchan-
to time been published for public ?Aan 16 T cents per pound, regardless of ?hat uKht to be sufficient argunrent
lfmtl Aimirl rarrleH and there never has f.or ev.ery man ho wants political free-
IU1UI IU.LIUU. I - . i -
oeen a man oruer nouse esiaoiisneu
whore the express companies were not
bind your representative to vote for
your choice tor united States aenatnr.
as to blild.' your hired man to obey your
mull uuuoiia :
The Portland Orearonlan. tha ev-hnanea
tho Republican party and their stand
patters are out against Statement No. 1.
The council some weeks ago made the,r" ft1 and ,theM express companies
, , , . b I make Charges In proportion to distance
a pretense of revoking the notorious and the average charge for their haul
Is not as much as half the postal serv-
Conrad's license, issuing another to
his bartender, but it was noticed
that when Attorney Logan wanted
to collect his fee of Conrad he levied
an attachment upon tne odorous
lea chareea kmri th merchants of Chi
ago can reach their patrons in Illinois,
lichlcan. Indiana and Wisconsin for
charges ranging from 15 cents to $2 per
hundred pounds, while the mall service
can not bo secured for less than $16 per
him H...I nminila fnr artr haul KM.'Airn.
runman caie, maicating mat it is long .or short. As the distance ln
yet the property of the unsavory creases the express companies charges
" I ariirjinfji l,llt t h ura la nnt (in .rnrnu nf.
onrau. ivir. iugau ui course fice In the nation to which goods can
known and would make no mlarnlrA not he Bent from Chicago at
dom to see to it that he votes for no
legislative candidate who fails to sub
scribe to it.
Every voter should demand a strict
adherence to Statement No. 1, notwlth
standing the Oregonlan and the Salem
Political Push club.
The people are all right
A New York man says' that you can
get just as intoxicated on mince pto
as the real souse gooas. if mis 'H
so. mince pie will have to ne cut out
on Bunday ana between i ana o a. m.
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The 8pokane. Portland & Seattle rail
road has been completed. This new
track runa from Pasco to Vancouver.
Washington. Seattle Times. It is
amusing to observe the Seattle papers
trvlnar to pretend that there Is no such
place as Portland. It Is a wonder Tho
Times doesn't strike the name "Port
land," out of the title of this fully
'completed road.
Oregon Sidelights
Newberg needs a rose planting revi
val, says the Graphic.
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The real estate market is becoming
more active In and around Sheridan.
Owing to the mild winter the Ice
crop around Ontario was a total failure.
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Many fruit canneries are incubating.
snouu ne neeaea in
Partisanship, Not Patriotism.
From the Toledo Reporter.
Shall we go back to bosalsm and ma
chine politics? The old range riders and
herders of Oregon voters are making a
strenuous effort to make the election of
United States senator bv the people un-
lo der our primary law inoperative.
If the DeO'
for senator
...I. nA Vi o n . . 1 1 r r ri lo it a I TkAt. .AntanH.n la -thiol
This incident Clearly expOBes weia-hs from two to four pounds, while Inle choose a Republican
thnntrh the pxnosura was not needed I Uncle Sam always charges 16 cents a I their choice should be respected but if
, a , a . . m ..ail V v U II 14. A uci o aa i4v s. tcuai l r J I lua i nicy .iui'"i n , w a
me jiaieui auu yuci im n itn ui. me been any merchant or distributor of any they shoulc
council in its nretense of revoking ,lne. of .consequence that ships l per
GREAT MINISTER PROTED TO
BE A COMMON THIEF.
HE American public has been
treated from time to time dur
ing many months with myste
rious messages touching the
"case of Nasi," and of such a char
acter that the average reader may
well have believed that Nunzlo Nasi
Is a liberal patriot opposing a tyran-
Ical government, which persecutes
him In jreyenge, by means of false
ttiarges, to' get him out of the way
through Imprisonment for a common
crime. At last comes the news that
he has been tried by the senate of
his country, found guilty- and been
sentenced to imprisonments 1
Nassl is a Sicilian from the city
J111 iniDOrtant commercial
.v n . I i;diii 111 .fticn Vf Iil&li.
certain licenses. ucn a perform- There Is a false impression about
ance, seeking thus to hoodwink the the mall order house. Something these
t,. . jji i i i , I so-called mail order houses are thus
limine, is auumg iuuit iu injury. named because they ship their wares
by man. This is not so. They
Socialist
they should be turned down. The peo
! pie may have the right to choose If
they choose a man satisfactory to the
IDOBflflB
This is partisanship. Put It Is not
patriotism and we surmise the people
will kick these self appointed bosses
Into kingdom come or some 'warm local'
Mr. Clyde B. Altchison has de
clared his candidacy for railroad
commissioner, to succeed himself, I
and in an announcement printed
so. Thev are
called ms 11 order houses bemuse thev I Itv close to it.
receive their orders by mall, not be-1 Our primary law, as governed by
cause they ship hy mall. They Statement No. 1 gives tne people tne
maintain no department a customer long-sought privilege of choosing their
can reach by personal visit Or- senators; and the men wno seek to de
Oers must come by letter only. Thoy I prive them of that privilege belong to
VM)..Ho, ffltrlv nranentn Ma rlolmp Mey Chicago's 2,600,000 of people the that class of "undesirable citizens" who
yesterday fairly presents nis claims privilege to do business with them. All are becoming very unpopular In . this
to the, support or me people. He is
orders within the city limits are de
clined even though the order reached
them by mall. Their business la ex
clusively lor those outside the city and
98 per cent of their goods go forward
by freight and express. When we go
into the actual facts underlying this
question we rind thnt Mr. Richardson
was talklnaT dean bir n.t thn vprv nniv
flee and both he and Mr. Campbell pie he thought he was favoring.
nnmlnotc1 on1 a a.fisj . " V""1"0 ailuuia uenianu, in O. lm-
especially capable, even if he had
not the experience of tho past year,
which is also very valuable. He and
his associates have done good work
for the time they have been in of-
should
It would be a mistake to make a
change.
country.
People vs. Bosses.
From the Woodburn Independent, (Rep.)
As we understand it, the political sit
uation in Oregon Is the People vs.
Wnnld-hn Republican bosses. The Re-
nnhiican "kickers" should come out in
the open. They could advance more ar
guments if they declarer an antl-dlrect
nn.l.l c..l. - -A I L. J HUIIMJ - J - -
. . .1 V l T t . .V'V ""i"1"- fight ng under cover, ana mat in mis
ment self sustaining. Establish a car- ii"" ,1 B. i....i.ni
eels post upon the- xone svstem and c ' "
charge for distances M Itfalrp a. M Urate
Get our transportation question ouf May MaKe a MMtaJte.
of the hands of corrupt politicians and From the, Dallas Itemlzer.
delegate a revision of our postal serv- if Republican ringmasters think they
ce to statesmen who have the best In- ... . vrrld th wishes of tha
terests or an the people at heart and " . : . " " ' '
The volume of. freight carried by
the O. R. & N. railroad in 1907 ex
ceeded by many hundreds of thou
sands Of tons that carried in 1906, who will not be influenced by the cor- people of Oregon in electing a United
IQLU I'VilillVdl pull in J'UH Jl 1 f n . , ...... , . .
present the express comoanles are over- mistaken. It is this rule or ruin policy
charging and filching from our people that causes the reform movements to
innny minions or aonars in excess ot wm ocumiuuui
what tneir service is worth. If we had
and the earnings; were proportion
ately greater, for there has been no
reduction in freight. Yet Mr. Har
rlman complains of a Roosevelt
panic, draws an 18,250,000 dividend
out of Oregon, and cannot build any
new roads or keep the old ones in
decent repair. How long will the
people stand for this?
the right kind of a parcels post the
people would get their service at the
rignt price and the express companies
would have to serve reasonable.
F. W. GAINES.
Chief of Police Shippy of Chicago
proved himself a brave man in the
presence of an assassin with gun
and knife, but his 19-year-old son,
who threw himself in front of hla
father and risked his own life to save
his father's, proved himself even
though many a boy would have done
the same a hero. There are a
multitude of men. and boys, women
and girls, who would be heroes and
heroines if the occasion to become
so .fcrose. .' S , ,
Seeking Their Affinities.
Portland, Fob. 27. To the Editor of
The journair Whether a large number
of. decisions like that of Judge Bro
naugh will be a great reform, as you
say ln restricting-the divoroe- evil, is
more than 2 can say. One thing, how
ever, Is certain: we are living in an
age where boys and girls are getting a
good school education, learn - to read
and think. Any achoolboy or girl can
go to our publlo library and read
Elective. Affinity by the great and
Immortal Ooethe; "KreutieT Bonate,''
hv Lo 'TolatoL etc.. which was impos
sible for the masses 60 years ago.
Such decisions will simply have the
effect that married people will part and
form new affinities without asking per
mission; of the courts, as in France and
Russia, and neither Mrs. Grundy nor
Miss Fairfaxj will find anything wrong
about It. PIETZOLD. '
Learn by Experience.
From the Oakland Owl.
Senators should be elected, by a direct
vote of the people. Past experiences of
Oresron. Washington and other states.
Show that mapy times legislatures have
been used only In the interests of a few.
Lots of them
lew years.
Eugene is to have a five-story brick
Salem must have one six stories high,
or higher, says toe Htatesman
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The Sllverton paper speaks of a ran
dldate for county judge as a royal enn
didate." Away with him I This la
republic '
mm
A second eagle killed near Browns
vine measured seven feet eleven Inches
from tip to Up of wings and weighed
la pounds.
Several hundred cords of wood have
been cut In and around Eola during
tne preBent winter. Tne rir and oak
grubs are fast giving place to orchards
oi various Kinds. ,
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As time goes by It seems to be more
and more demons! rat ad that Central
Point is in fact, as well as in name
the "Central Point" of the Ho sue river
valley. Things are doing here, says the
jneraia,
Farmers around Adams are out with
16-horse gang plows getting their
spring work done, and they are all
wearing a broad smile of satisfaction
over tha prospects for winter wheat,
wnicn is loomng nrst rate.
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As early as last fall, several "squat
ters' went upon the Southern Pacific
company's lands, in the mountains
above Ulllsboro, and others are prepar
ing to place squatters' rights upon the
company vaiuanie - timber lanus in
Washington county.
From 21 cows from March IS to No
vember. a Union county man received
from the Blue Mountain creamery $745
and aurmg tnis same period he mar
keted noga to the value of $300, and
skimmed milk was practically all of tha
xeea mat uit nogs receiveq.
Echo Register: Land that was nnlv
fit, for lean, long-horned oettle a few
years ago is now producing, without ir
ri ration. 25 bushels Of sratn to tha ncra.
Other land, under irrigation, la produc
ing 10 tons of alfalfa hay to the acre
each season. Lands under the new
canals will soon be supporting thou
sands of families.
Newberg Graphic i A walk ahout
town will convince one that there Is
something doing, since there will be
found a dosen or more houses In the
course or construction, which Is not
bad, considering that spring work has
not opened up yet. Contractors say
tha outlook is Promising for rnnoirl.
erable building In Newberg the coming
season. .
Which pen Is unsuccessful in telllna.
and carries them to all parts of tha
world, that men may know the wonders
which are awaltltig them. Pictures, too.
speak a universal language. The text
may be unfamiliar, but the unlettered ,
ana me speaker or an alien language
catch the truths told by photography.
j i me racinu juonuny did notning else,
its feat of carrylnsr the wonders of the
west to the dwellers In the east would
be a sufficient reason why the people
of the west should rally to Its support
This is not all of Its message. It
sneaks for the higher education of tha
city where It la published. It stands.
as art and literature and music always
do stand, for the larger culture which
has to do with something more than
mure broad and butter problems. An
Intelligent man who carefully selects a
city for a residence thinks not only of
a place where he may have commer
cial advantages. lie wants to find
a place where his children are assured
a good education, and whrce he and
his wife will find a social life such as
thoy have been accustomed to. If we
may 8uv-"this Is the home of a maga-
. ...en is Known rrom ocean to
havo spoken a srood word
for our city.
Merely us a missionary, making tha
west known to the east, such a publica
tion does much. Yet It means more
than that The west Is growing rapidly
and the old things are passing. A lit
erature that gathers up and preserves
me traditions or any part or our coun
try, sifts the true from the false and
enshrines the true, lias a historical sig
nificance. The Pacific Monthly has
been doing this for nearly 20 years. To
suspend Its activities now would be to
break the chain of historical truth
hich has no other welder.
It Is earnestly to be hoped that tha,
knowledge that we cams so near to loa-.
lng it may mKe the general publlo'
more appreciative of its significance
and Its worth among us. Like the fa
miliar figure of the disdainful .wife In
the French farce who- never realises
hnw excellent nnil vnrthv her huahnnfi
Is until she sees "some other woman
striving to win him from her. we may
awake to the scarcely averted danger
which we have escaped. We may not
only come to a fresh realization of
what an excellent and artistic magn-
slne we have In our midst and give it
our support, but make the fact known
to others, thus making assurance doubly
sure that it shall not be taken away
from us.
f. tt . . . . .
' lien ten Menu.
BREAKFAST, , . '
Baked Apples With Figs. Rice Waffles,
Scrambled Eggs. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clam Bouillon. Tomato Toast.
Sardines. French Potatoes.
Stewed Rhubarb.
Coffee Cake. Tea.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Baked Salmon Trout. Bake'd Potatoes.
Stewed Celery Boot.
Cauliflower With Mayonnaise.
Chocolate Tapioca Pudding. Wafers. .
Cheese. Coffee.
Baked Apples Wlth-Figs Core large
tart apples and fill the centers with
chopped figs. Pour a little water
around the apples ami sugar them. Bake
until brown, uerore taxing irom mo
oven, baste with the water and juice
the paa. Serve, cold with cream.
Klce Waffles MaKe a thin baiter or
two etcam. oastrv flour and aweet milk
xt -1 H nnA taa.nn'nnftil t nAlrlnar nnwil.ii
sifted, with the flour and half a tea"
spoonful of salt. Add one cupful of
aold boiled rice. Have the waffle irons
hot and well greased. Serve with mapla
syrup.
Coffea CnVe. Take from tha first ris
ing of bread dough a portion for coffea
cake. Mix with it one cup warm milk,
two table spoonfuls of melted butter.
one cup of sugar and one egg wen neat-,
en. Flavor with cinnamon ana nutmeg.
When mixed thoroughly, set to rise in
warm place, well covered. When
light add one cupful of seeded raisins.
mold Into loaves and let rise until two
thirds the height of the pan. Bake In
oven a little hotter than for bread.
When done brush the top of the loaves)
with mlllt and sugar and return to oven
for five minutes. i
Baked salmon trout Salmon trout are
now in excellent condition. They may
be had from 15 to 26 cents apiece, ac
cording to size. Wipe the fish with ft
clean cloth inside and out. Lay In tha
roasting pan. sprlnkllns: with salt and
pepper and dotting with bits of butter.
una nail -uuur. uasiiii$ i...
IB minutes. Serve with parsley and cut
lemon. A good sauce may be made by
brownlnsr one spoonful of flour in ft
pan, adding one tablespoonful of butter,
nit nnA vm . A v a r A n,A to hi A.IUIAIlf III
of Worcestershire sauce. Add the juloe
f one lemon and serve hot with the
fish.
The rlxonville correspondent At th
Roseburg Review thus tells of a treas
ure of a woman ror a (nit) worklngman,
though she seems to have, made a mis
take If ahe thought his name was slo--
nifloant of hla character: A new in
dustry has sprung up here whereby a
woman can support, ner nusoann. Mrs.
Steve woricover lasi weex corded-up
over IS tier of .wood and helped to out
8 tier. She naa worked probably 100
days in the timber, splits and tiers the
wood while -her husoands saws. She
Is in excellent health and enjoys the
work txceeaingiy.
Vote for No Legislative Candidate WLo Fails to
Sign This Pledge:.
Statement No. 1 of the directs primary, law, which ensures to
the people the right to elect United States senators, is as follows :
"I further state to. the' peopJe of Oregon, as welt as to the
people of my legislative district, that during my term of . office I
will always vote for that candidate, for' United States senator in
congress who has received the highest number of the people's votes
for that position at the general election next preceding the election
of a senator
ence.
or in congress, without regard , to my irtdividual prefer- mos, placed him at the bead of the cm-
. V ;v ..P l, h - " . ; , r $ V 4sftgo postofflce, which position ha held
ftiA''4 yj..ir'n?! ftatO elected to 'the mayor's Office. "r-i:.
This Date in History.
1791 District of Columbia organized.
1816 War declared between the
United States and Algiers.
lR4a John C. Spencer of New York
became secretary of the United States
treasury. ... '.
1846 Florida admitted to the union.
1849 United States department of tha
interior established.
1881 Csar- decreed .the emancipation
of the serfs In Russia.
1871 Paris evacuated by the Ger
mans. i , aa - .
Fred A. Basse's Birthday. '
Fred A. Busse, the, present mayor of 4
lunicago, was porn in mat city, iuarca
3, 1S66, and received hla education In
the 'public schools. At an early agetne
showed great aptitude for business and
before he was 80 was well on th road
to financial success. His principal In
terests were In the transfer and coal
business, which he conducted on a large
scale. Becoming interested In; the Re
publican polities of the City-he waa
electeddcputy sheriff, after serving on
term as a conn Damn, in is ne was
nmt tn thA Tlllnnls lpartalalurA mnA I.
years later was reelected. Aa a reward '
for his work in the legislature he was
elected state treasurer on the Republi- 'f
can titcket President Roosevelt la 1
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