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DAILY AND SOTI DAT.
oaa faar IT. SO I Oaa awotb I
"the system," by which party is
everything and the people, except as
party voters, nothing. It ha. been
"the system" of railroad to rob the
people by rebates and otherwise. Bo
Letters From tkc People
Primary Law No Experiment.
Portland. March II. To the Editor
of The Journal 1 a that soma of
your reader look upon tha primary
lection aa .a aort of experiment In
political work, Thla la a mistake, .It
f .i
ti
Few are needed to do the
out-of-the-way taski which
startle the world, and one
may be most useful Just
doing commonplace duties
and tearing the lasue with
God. MacDonald.
SENATOR FTIjTOV, FLEA8B
AX8WER.
T"ECEXTLY The Journal appealed
IT 8ent0r ruItn 'of the good
IV, ?f 0reon. 'or tne fety of the
party, and for his own sake,
to request his friends In Oregou to
. ,. stand for popular choice of senator
' nder the present Oregon plan. As
-' an .Independent, constructive news
i paper, seeking the betterment of
Oregon, purification of politics, the
preservation of all political parties
1 and the welfare of the people. The
journal is in duty oouna to renew
Its request. In such a course aa this
newspaper has recommended you
hare all to gain. Senator Fulton, and
'not a thing to lose. You would not
- lose one adherent, you would gain
....very. many. Your chancea of auc
, cess, now dubious, would be Im
mensely Improved. Your present at
titude puts you In the position of be
. lng unwilling to let your record In
. the senate go before the people as a
-; test of whether or not you should
be elected. Its effect Is to say to
the' people that you are not willing
'.to trust them, an effect much em-
" , phaslzed by your late announcement
"I am not making any statements
now ;- If your record Is good, and
-. It probably is, would It not be lnfln
,'itely more praiseworthy for'you to
- show yonr confidence In It, and in
the people, by submitting It to thera
for Indorsement or rejection accord
lng to its merits? Has It occurred
to yon that if you refuse to have
confidence In the people, the ten
dency is to cause them to have lees
confidence in you? If you have wise
, friends, Senator Fulton, they will
. tell you that you of all men ought
to be willing to leave the selection
of senator, to the people, that you
could do so with greater confidence
, than most men, and that you are
making the mistake of your life by
not doing so.
Cut there is another and a crown
. v lng reason. You hold a great of
fice. The holding of that office
.. . should lift you above all trivial con
. alderationa and cause you to take a
broad, comprehensive and patriotic
interest in 'everything bearing on the
welfare of Oregon. If true to the
obligations of lofty citlsenshlp, you
should set the prestige of your high
, position to achieve those things that
will be of .benefit to all the people
of your state. You should use your
position not for party interest nor
for personal interests, but for Ore
. gon and Oregonians. Why not
' grasp the Roosevelt conception that
great office Is a means of leader
, ship by which better conditions may
be brought to all your countrymen,!
L and use your position, its prestige and
your powers, not against but for that
splendid end. If the people want
to choose the senator, and as you
know,' they have clamored for the
privilege for 30 years, you should
stand fcy them in that desire. Al
' most more than any living man, you
know y what legislative election
: senator , means, its deadly blight
' upon men, its sinning against the
, people. Admitting all this, and you
must; admitting that one word from
you would wheel all your friends
Into line for Statement No. 1, and
you must; admitting that you bave
everything to gain, and not one
thing to lose, and you must; admlt-
' ting that as compared to your pres
' ent attitude, your attitude then
would be more statesmanlike, more
exalted In purpose, and Infinitely
better for Oregon, and you. must;
why do you not do it?
of pith, and many are among the
best-contributions that have been
made ' to the discussion of current
issues. . In them, especially In their
number and character, the cliques
It might beald that this cannot be of politicians In Portland, and their
helped, or changed, because It is I associated cliques In other counties.
"our system." Roosevelt thinks the ought to be able to read the hand-
sjstem can be broken up. So a writing on the wall. It offera dls
great many voters think the
of misrepresenting them through
parties allied with the people's ene-1 la Oregon, and to commit the cltl
. a aiaail I UakT-l A 1JVJ itWUl fill V X PJ TI 9J tlO OX
mfes can be somewhat changed softenship to the old regime of packed naari 4a vM .n
mai iDeir luicn-Bis win come urn. conventions, wire pulling, traffic In know whoraof I iDaak.
mis is wny tney want to elect sen- bonor, and legislative follies. Is ' ontarad too stawapapar flalda In
alors directly, so that they will be fully understood and stubbornly re-llJjl "'A. fe." SriW
a a i . a . Ia. .a . .... ninav uwvgsaw OT U a V Ail fcW II t.
aepenaeni upon mem, not upon aisistea Dy tne gentlemen or the State I oo putting down tha reballlon, a coterta
few machine bosses and corporations press. ?JR?iuJ .J? h'? PI! n.d !n
, . . , ., , I I trenchad thamaalvea that tha majority
or voiara wara powarlaaa aaalnat tham.
Jhey could put any ona up or down aa
thay chuaa. Their hanohman in tha
primary caucuaaa had ao bulllad and
outwitted tha common votare that tha
latter, who did not rellah a flaht. or
OPINIONS OF STATE PRESS OIV
- STATEMENT NO. 1
The People or the Politician. '
From tha Tillamook Herald (Rep.)
It la true that ilurlnar tha nut
It an old and wall triad device to got weeks Statement No. I has baa ro.
system jcouragement to their fond hopes. I . ct th ,wMm ,n ,h manag oraont I calving soma hard knock but at the
:hrough The conspiracy to resurrect boss rule I T" M" hM lIe hamI- of who,nT - ' " ' ''
. ..uua ia iair nnuuvu i mi oia machine crowd r politicians
TEACIIEH8 AND DOTS.
I
F WE have interpreted the evi
dence In the Ilughson case cor-
cltllrna. J have had an eXDerlenCe off and a atihaMlaA nnu mnna
rraoiicaur every waeaij nawanapar
in mi aiaia la nrat ana laat la ravor
or tha people havtna; their aay Inatead
of tha politician whom Statement No,
1 hae releaated to tha back aaat and
tne paai.
It la tha people, tha maeene who will
inair ht in puDDuri 91 nm laau.
or It ia tha politician who will as of
yor hold tha ever ready aaok for the
blfiaat wad of "filthy lucre."
(Statement No.' 1 ia tha oaoola'a voice
in. me maicer or wnom tney wtan to
reDreaent them: It la the true nrlhclDle
of "a BTOVernmant for tha caonla and
would not sanotlon a trlrk. atavad mv I bv tha Daonle" and tha worklnaa at tha
rectly. Justice Held acted wisely aitogvtiier. and the politicians had every- new atate of affairs la belna watched
In nnliHii vi- t i. ....ivi. I K""a i"ir own way. oy praciioany every aiaia in 101 union,
in acquitting him. It IS possible ln IIS or 1I70 an Innorant r.anlutlon I The countrv oraaa of Oron a
They act and work not! that ln the case on trial he was tool waa introduced in a unty convention pnlr oppoaed to any tampering wltn
at an iui iuj S"u ui iuw jcym iii"" . -"' yivui.j ui fwiu county candldatee auould be nominated
a whole," the oregonian liatiy de- io suspect mat tne complainants, I primary election, xna manaaars.
Clares, but for party and party Is perhaps honestly, magnified, the The reque.t and T the reflation wai
run and controlled by machine noys injuries, a teacner should I in reauit was aimoat mai
bosses that ln almost every case are never lose his temper, should always noV .mori T than 10 to 40 voters of toe
in alliance with the enemies of "the in punishing a pupil be entirely I Prty had taken part In the primary
people as a whole
The mask is off. The people as sue Is not fit to be a teacher. And now under the primary plan mora
ui mo vuivrv panic
out of 1 BOO
sidered only secondarily, If at all. bones or put a boy under the care of ftn1 &rth,'7 tt.' Wr of'thvo't.?.
They are of no consequence, as a doctor. But in most cases of such hve been their own leaders and have
of whom he bought his seat.
Senators and representatives, we
are told, "will represent their party,
not the people as a whole," Then it
Is confessed that they are m repre
sentatives of at least a large frac
tion, in many rases nearly half, of
the people.
. ., It. rnmnlalnta oan If tha to..... k.. I '"""M. mrir two aiiaira. ur couraa
u..u.uw hum v-. - i . una i ma old leaden fouaht tha new nr.
rvnf.Hnn tnil unoAltt ) n nrin oIIIam hffOn f Bthft, tATk lAVafa tha Iflln. riDff'ntint mnA haaff.il t K . rtj.nr.la n . n I
L . ' .. ' 7". 7. " r . . baca to tha M -a in - ni.: t'in? Teiepaona ana tne b
inis is our system. True, it nas muiciea is greatiy exaggerated, xne Thev aM tha h,wi nt tr. .;,i; Telephone companies naa won
been. But we are not so sure that it average boy will do this and too turn out to the primary, even after they ,"n1" virmVnt UM
Tk. Ta 1 K- manv noronfa nfUn aalll nmnnrt hlrr. " uui ana TUieu, IV 10 one, 1
cannot be changed
lieves that "party
cant consequence as compared with
"the people as a whole."
mi- t i i lMHH nA.An, . 11! .. . VI
auv .uuiuai ut-i u vwa t.... .u.i "'"lu aaa tint tha cauoua avatam Tha
Is of Inslgnifl- in bis version of the affair and rely "leaders" said the primary election
upon hi. representations. Aui- .n
RACETRACK GAMBLING.
lng that physical punishment is ins the primary cam pa I an that the de-
BomAtlmaa narnaaarr. or aalutar frted 1 anllu.,!. would not support
-- line nomine! at tna
T
HE question of licensing gam-
areneral aiartlnn
there would be an end of discipline The reauit waa precisely the opposite.
i nrra waa no Doiung unaer tne new
eveiem. Any man could run for any
and a few rlns orsans are trying to
anaicn n irora ine people.
The voters of Tillamook county will
we are sure vote for tha man for lerla-
llator and he only who announces him-
eeir aa veuna- ror the people a choice
for the seat of United States senator.
ln the state , of
Oregon has or will declare in favor
Statement No. 1, and the gran re u a
mlshty factor In oreron riolltlca
econn. every anti-macnine do ltician
win support tne statement in tne elec
tion of senators who are safe on thla
question.
inira. tne state press witn out rew
exceptions are pronounced In favor of
the frlnolplee of Statement No. 1.
Fourth, the recent attack on tha
Initiative and referendum law by the
unaet
thou
popu-
Flfth. the brasen effrontery and bull
dog- peralatency of the old ring poli
ticians to dictate the nominees for of
fice has turned all who were "halting
between two oplniona'' toward tha ban
ner of Statement No. 1.
Sixth, the naaty political record of
V ; Small Change",'- -
Mobabri Is llktfly to declare war any
a a -
the laat generation of Dolltlclans of tha
old machine dynaaty, which has be
smirched tha fair state of Oregon with
an odium of graft - and hlsli-handed
thievery, calls for ramedlal efforts by
r lacing maa In atate and national au
horlty who feel a fair aenae of obliga
tion to all the people of the state for
ineir oinciai nonor ana election,
i ' t
' , One Against a Thousand.
' From the North Tamhill necord.
' Manv Voters mm to ba confuaed or I luck on Frldav. tha tith
irhnaoaaaartlv alarmad ahmit atatemant
No. 1.- For our part wa cannot sea any. wh '" ??T,mal"t9& Alfonso,
thing which would lead to any great lm lookln "1? tot ,. ?
Ivet the bla nacklnar nlant In. k.
stats and rtfon need it, " ; "V "
dlaaatar should It be carried Into affect
to tha fullest extent. Wa have been
taught from our childhood that our of
ficer are only 'servants of tha Deoola
ana inis is exactly wnat (statement no.
1 makes them. The legtalature aa
eemblv ia oomrxiaed -of in mambera.
there ara In Oregon about 16.000 voters. I be very fine,
aaeh member of tha laaHalaiura r.nra. I a
aents a little over 1,004 voters. Now! But Mr. Bryan
Emma Goldman Is nearly as dlfrimjit
salo'oXer" Portland
That railroad trln tn V(ni ir m i
tna good old summer tlma win
determined ' that
those who oppose Statement No. 1 say the ."runic and file", shall not nraf.i
bv oppoelna it that the Aae repraaenta. anyCody elae. - - . "al preier
tlve (e 1.000 times aa competent to aa-1 ' a
loot our senator ln the united States Harmony over In Waahlnaton elan-
congrese aa me voters wno elect mem. tne Heat lie p.-l. la bitterly flahtlna-
Whn avar ni hafnra that tha rrratm U..i.. . " """riy Ilgntlng
- . - " I -"-v. ucuf,
was greater than creator. I e e
m i . . 7Z i , Li Di"lt women wants 7S,00 for a
Maintain the Principle. I kin Hut aha might make a aiacaunt
From tha Prairie City Miner. u"
. ..... a. a i i .i .a l - -
yw n lavur m wia viauiiun o I What a InV. i. ...u v. .a
tr.llA Sl.lu W. r.r.,.1.. I'-' " WnilS
""' i"'!'"' i i im carrying ivebraaka Hrvan
lo.
If so you cannot consistently , be I should carry Ol
against Statement ISO. 1 in principle,
but you may for policy aaka. lie a
man Stand un for Drlnrlole '
We are told that according to the prl-
Air. ITUen did not arat Vl. ....
edge or Information about that gtS.OOO
We are told that according to the prl- I contract from the eolri te
rnary law Statement No. 1 newln't be tne spirits.
uikiiuvu iu uj ilia uanuiuaicB. T a
are well aware or tha fact. But re
member alao that the voter needn't sud
port any candidate for the legislature
who does not pledge hlmaelf to vote for
the man who receives the popular vote
at election.
The cowardly, scheming boaacs and
political demagogues are now on record
againat tne popular aemanu are giv
r principle ror policy soke. Wll
le sustain their dirty work, and
lng awai
tha peopi
t back
111
in the school, if parent, thu sided .V.Vem. An?" mTMTun
with their boy. every time they office. He could print hie tickcta an.t
so
Oregon Sidelights
he and hla frlenda could
hUn. w. W I. I B I ,hlr,rt T t I Vi t. I...V.. " . n
""6i "sc ii. ia jj'tr-1 r.c.a nu,VVvu. a. u i.oavuoi, uv field and canvaaa aa much
Into the
aa thav
hlblted by the state constltu- posing the Injuries Inflicted were pleaaed. If he did not get the nom-
tlon. is before the legislatures much exaggerated, had been wnTaoVthr
of New Tork, Kentucky and other victed, many other boy. when pun-1 field and an open opportunity, and if
Btafoa That tha dlacnaalnr. t.,rr,a 1 lehod wniild hT hmn anMnriral b d,d. not galn the prise It VII be-
; , 0w. cauae ne had not friends enough, or wa
principally on racetrack gambling Is to make like complaints, and If their not popular. He could not find fault
not essential, for that Is scarcely less parents took their part there would fhhon"rCbound luppoVt hmd h
oujeciionaoio man otner iorms or De no ena to tne aistumance or ais- The caucus or convention ayatem
Illicit. anMnlntlnn Thora will ha rlnllno in tha arhnnli Taachar-a m.i.t breeda bad blood, bitter rivalry, fends.
a-"" v 1 t .V.V.V.. ... Mtn, nd cut-throat revengta. The
icw aquare, uoaem nurse races wnen oe careiai ana reasonaDiy moaeraie, primary election aoiidiries. aatlafles,
gambling runs high on them. but it is better that a boy should be "a'do not'nk'e ?trUTheyBiike the
Tha hV Tnrk lnnaHf ntlAn nrn. I n.fip.whlnna1 a llttla rutaftfllnnallw .nnv.nl!.. k.ll T-K . . i
- " " i v. . v.. t u.if" vU w... y . ..k. woi... iu. , luiivciiiiun i Albany a woman sola sou ouaneia
hlbits gambling, Governor Hughes than that a teacher should be con- Yhlur.r5fuV f,Fht the matoes and many went to waate.
has urged Its suppression, yet the vtcted on contradictory and doubt-1 aomebody and to beat tha other fellow.
La oranda Is preparing for free deltv-
The Oervals Star has been olubbed
Into line for the machine. This waa
expected.
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The Marahfleld city council haa placed
a bounty or 6 centa on rata caught or
killed within the city llmlta.
t
With two streetcar syatems in Al
bany, other valley towns will look like
SO cent pieces, boasts the Democrat.
From a small piece of ground near
Albany a woman sold 800 bushels of to-
leglslature Is indisposed to follow ful evidence,
his advice. Ex-Governor Black ap
peared before the legislative com
mittee as counsel for the gamblers,
and he admitted that he would not
consider the moral aspect of the
case at all, only the practical aspect.
Bishop Potter wrote a letter appoa-
SMART SET WITHOUT MORALS.
T
HE new act ln the Thaw drama
is pretty true to a common
phase in human life. Even the
iney enjoy the convention aa thei
rould a horse race or a bull fieht m
then, the plunder la mora eaallv
reached In this way.
The voters of Oregon bullded wlaer
than they knew when they adopted the
primary election, ana statement No. 1,
ana ix tney are wiae tney win stand by
them with the utmoat tenacity. They
put the political Dower of tha atala
playwrights, after depicting " VhrT't'e'neTy '
ailllam county man says sll tha
sheen ln hla neighborhood are In good
condition and will ahear better than
any year ln tha history of the county.
Sol King of Corvallts, has a colt leaf
than two yeara old, that welgha 1.600
founds, ana anotner only I montna old,
hat la even larger ln proportion to
age.
Into the old rutT It remalna
seen. Fear not Stand uu for
principle.
re1
to bo
The predatory politicians' organ
trusts the won la " nh v.. K,.t
mom io Hsap out or poilllos.
There sra alwaya mora lawvera than
nocvaaary; never enouan aunarlnr aa.
pert men In the induatrlal field.
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After ha falrlv aata hla hnrinn
sgaJn, Wu Ting Fang will tell us Just
iiuw America anouia pa rsrormea.
liable tlma when this valley will ba
the seat of this Industry, and when It
ill oa tna greatest lnduatry in the
atate. .
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Orchardista aradlct tha larveat eron
In hlatory for 1S0S In tha Roarue river
valley. The fruit buds already Indicate hoodlums and hobos to the council next
an immenae narvaai, iar larger mill I "in.: nouiant tney ao aoout aa
Shouldn't Henev and Lana-rtan ha anni
trtr mn r.. hv ahrall wA D .. - a . .
- . -- ' - 1 ....... .in, nu.i, anil
proaccuiea lor laisa imprisonment T
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Nobody ever thinks of Jesse Grant aa
a uemocratio preaiaentlal nomine ax.
cept when he speaks of It himself.
e
How would It do to elect a dosea
second meeting
of the Jacksonville Commercial club
took place. Why. that old town Is wak
ing up, sure.
ibllcan leaders
congress are retired to private life.
ln
If the Salem board of trade would go
to work and stay at the task and succeed
ln securing a linen factory In thla city,
on well organised and succesaful. It
would do more good than could possibly
i oe none in
Statesman.
OVER THE HILLS TO THE "IN BAD CLUB
PEOPLE AND PARTI.
i
E" VBl
no
.. Miff
VERYBODY, we are told, who
elected to office, Is" elected
not by the people but by party.
The man elected is a nartv
man"; that Is, he considers in all
he does hla party's Interests first,
; and ; the people's interests after
i ward, if at all. This is the -infer-ence.
No "peopled choice" is possi
ble, says the morning organ of the
machine: "Ofhere can be no 'peo
' ple'a choice', nnder our system "
They do not electi "one party or
the other elecU." '
ThUiaThalf ; aophistry, and the
other; Jhalf .lBV logy with stupidity
'Under our; system," observe. But
we have changed or are trying to
change the "system"; to some ex
tent.. This the paper quoted tries
not to recognise, seeks to Ignore. A
vast number of voters art tired of
Ovar 4AA .Tackannvllla hnnatara wnn
- - - . i . . . ... I ' ' - - . . . . . v . . . kjn j iiiiiv i - - - . - - - - -
Inir Rnnrnnr Hnrhaa' nnsltlnn aov. snooting, tne trial and Matteawan. attention to tha efforts betnr tout forth out to the courthouse auditorium Tuea
.0 . ""J ,, . . ... . in mlalntarar.1 art K...k Jt. iC.L- 4a v .v.nln. whn tha aar
i .L.i . 1. 1 1 . i I wmnn Rr n rro I v novo n namni triA niAt i ' ' -r . unii utenn i J . -
mg ma.!. gamDiiog couia not De - measures. Stand by them. They were
BtoDDed. This is an old nlea. and it complete wunoui tne aivorce. niter- aaoptea dt i majority or nearly four
ii v.... u j.. nal fitness iisuallv works nut and ?-.one' n1 r,..a credit to the ln-
ayvkiva buuui as mutu iu uiuruer, i tenigence ana puouc aplrlt of the etata.
robbery, burglary, arson and other u ,B tmiioBsioie to tnrow arouna tne levi w. mters.
neaaine man ana lean in? lAdv in thla
In Kentucky gambling is Drohib- W a romance into which no dl- Southern Pacific Unds 'or comne h
Ited bv law. vet It "can't be stonnftd." vorce was to enter. Keaj marriage m.Pany '? ? J"V. to the people,
. ' ... . " that nr. A, .u- Until a lOl OI KCDUDI
Decause tne auinorities ao not want i i me
or desire to stop It. A distinction not possiDie to this style of
Is made there between gambling at performers. The degenerate scion
the racetrack and gambling in pool of an over-rich house is an impossi
rooms, and there may be some rea- b,e partner to a trqe alliance. Dol-
son for this; but anything beyond lar marks, far more than poverty,
private, personal betting, at most, seem t0 carry an alloy into wedlock
ought to be suppressed. that is freighted with danger. The
The professional gambler, of what- thrifty fathers who pile up enor-
ever kind, should be put entirely mous fortunes and maintain spoiled
out of business. He Is by law a crlm- ana spendthrift sons are as danger
ous as anarchists to society. A
"smart set" without morals contrib
utes more to national decadence
than all the agitators ln the country.
The former's power for evil Is In
finitely greater, because subtle and
hidden. The operations of the
Whites and Harry Thaws is a world
N THE utterances of the state within a world, which, if the SDOt-
press, reprinted from day to day light were thrown upon, would shock
In The Journal, there Is a world the nation and stir 1, from stem to
of meaning. In them there Is stern. Hope for the permanency of
constantly reflected the real sentl- the republic would sink beyond re
ment of the people toward popular suscltatlon if it rested on such as
choice of. senator and other popular they. It is the good fortune of the
privileges. For a long time the nation that It has its myriad of farm
last season's, unleaa aome unforeseen
event, such as a lata frost, cuts down
the yield.
a a
Arko correspondence of the Wallowa
Chieftain: People ahould be very care
ful what they say and do. The writer
knows an Instance wtiere just the cut
ting orr or a hoga tall caused quit
cnaturbanca. So keep a close watch
on your word and action.
a
A man named Torch Is missing at
Taqulna Bay, and the local papers are
flaring up about It Perhaana he hns
hired out to some campaign club. Pen
dleton Tribune. He may be discovered
yet up in eaatern Oregon whooping It
uo for the O. O. P. and Geer. That
mignt be disastrous, though a torch.
Here Is a sample of the snaps In Ore
gon: 8. Starr has sold hla ranch, oon
slstlng'of 980 acres about three mllea
rrom roaail, to c. B. Zachary at $7 an
acre. This la a good stock ranch with
about 200 acres of fine plow land on
It, and It Is finely watered, with a num
ber of fine big springs on it
With over BO Pendleton women work
ing together to make tha cleaning up
days a aucceaa this week, can any one
doubt the outcome? The event will be
successful of course, aava the East
Oregonian. Correct; but If BOO women
would turn loose on a cleanlna- criinrin
anw other way, saya the the editor could eat his 'vittlea" off tha,
It would haaten the Inev- I street
rell?
How much have vou. and rou. and
von inyDWT, everynoay Deen renre-
rnion in tne periormances or inis con-
areas 7
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mop growers wno are d ittlnr un
their yards are probably wlae: fortun
ately they can put tha land to other
profitable use.
U Hen may have done 'some wronat
bad things; moat men have: but he
can show aome very good work for tha
peoples benefit.
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Party, party, party, party, nartr.
psrty, narty. These are the seven rea
sons for opposing Statement Np. 1.
The people be d .
union Pacific stockholders wsnt
Harriman to disgorge aome 140,000,000.
That is about the amount he has
roDDud uregon or In a decade.
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When the machine gets entirely
through' manufacturing Its legislative
ticket, there will be enough Statement
No. 1 candidates, we hope, to oppose It,
wiruugnuui ine siaie.
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Mr. Hodson denies that he will fuse
with tho Democrats. There la. or I
should bo a good reason why he won't
aside from his own inclination: Demo.
crata wouldn't ruae with Hodaon.
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inal, and ought to be, for he is a
pest, a parasite, a contemptible
sponger on better men, a robber of
unwary victims, a rulner of fam
ilies.
THE STATE PRESS.
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This
publishers of interior weeklies al
lowed themselves to be used by the
county politicians. Each, In his coun
ty, helped to boost the politicians
into office, did the hard fighting for
them in campaigns, injured his busi
ness by doing so, and Was fed on the
shucks, while the politicians fat
tened on the loaves of office. Ho
was allowed to sit at the feet of the
bosses when his services were need
ed, but in other than campaign
times he had to root, hog, or die.
But a new epoch has been made
in the life of the interior journalist.
The primary law has emancipated
him from the power of the politi
cians, and, together with direct legis
lation, has given him new powers
and influence as a factor in the com
munity. He haB become Infinitely
bigger in every respect than the
boss. He Is ln position, more than
anybody else, to push reforms, to
exert Influence and to promote the j
interests of the masses. He is no
longer a truckler, but a free agent,
moulding and building for the best,
according as he sees the light. He,
and not the politician, is the man,
more than anybody else, to whom
candidates must look for favors, for.
the columns of hid paper, ) honestly
conducted, are an influence. He, and
not the politicians, ia the man to
whom the people must look for a
defense of their rights.
The editorials The Journal is
dally reprinting from him and his.
associate, of the state-press show
how well the interior journalist is
meeting his new responsibilities, and
with what fidelity he I. discharging
hi. duty to the people. These art
cle. are nearly alway. a note of de
fiance to the politicians, all are tall!
homes, its multitude of those who
if humble are honest, and its sprin
kling of wealthy whom wealth does
not contaminate. Without them j
how long would our foundations
stand?
This Date in History.
1782 Thomas H. Benton, first United
States senator from Missouri, born ln
North Carolina. Died in Washington,
April IU, 1868.
1831 The celebrated bill for Parlia
mentary reform read for tho first time
in the Hrlttsh. nouae or commons.
1844 King Humbert I of Italy born.
AsHasslnated July SO. 1900.
1856 First train over Niagara bridge.
1861 Kingdom of Italy established.
1879 Sir John A. Macdonald intro
duced his national tariff policy.
1883 Karl Marx, founder of German
Socialism, died, worn May 5, 1818.
1894 Walter W oilman Arctic exDedi-
tion sailed from New York.
1900 Lord Roberts entered Bloemfon-
teln.
1907 Great flooaa ln Pittsburg: water
tne mgttest in to years.
Henry S. Boutell's Birthday.
Henry Sherman Boutell, representa
tive In congress from the ninth dlstrlot
or Illinois, waa born in Boston. March
14, 1866. At the age of 17 he removed
with his family to Chicago. Here he
attended Northwestern university, from
which Institution he was graduated in
1874. The next two years he spont at
Harvard university. Ha was admitted
to the bar of Illinois in 1879 and began
the practice of law in Chicago. He was
elected a member of the Illinois legis
lature aa a Republican In 1884, and was
one of the famous "103" who elected
General John A. Logan to the United
States senate. Mr. Boutell was first
elected to congress ln 1897 and has
served continuously In the house ever
since. Me has been conspicuous in de
bate and in recent years has done ef
fectlve work as a member .of the com
mittee on ways and means.
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From the North Tamhill Record.
U'Ken does not seem to be satisfied
that Mr. Cake la strictly up to the re
quirements on Statement No. 1 mo ha
has launched his little bark on the tur
bid waters of the political sea. This
will divide the vote on Statement No.
1 and Increase Fulton's chancea tar tha
nomination.
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