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The harm It upon th student!, as
they will learn later, because tli
standard of discipline set no by the
faculty Is for student benefit, and
the lowering of It In response to the
present demund, a means of harm
to them. The Stanford faculty can
and will do much that will be good
for them, it the students of that In
stitution will allow It to run the
university according to Its own,
rather than student Ideas.
Snbaertntloa 'hrni by Bull to nr addrau
tn Ua tailed tfutM, Canada or alajtoo.
daily.
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On yaer IT. 60 I Ona mouth I .09
- In Judging others, a man la
' bors to no purpose, commonly
errs, and easily sins; but In
l examining ana judging mm-
elf, he is always wisely and
usefully employed. Thomas
a', Kempt s.
A LOCAL PLATFXMIM.
A
IS : MR. SCOTT A FIT ADVISER?
lis not or will tot ba so eiDended. I mora than any 'othe act that could I
Oregon ii yet a state of comparative- have been suggested, to, restore the
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Naval Hospital Ships ;
ly amaU populatlojbut it la of ant- confidence of the people of the, two from '.the Arm ' '.
! nntrlna-1 rlclent DOUUlation and . waalth a I narlnna In arh nfhr anri rA-Rnment I i xt i.-i .... . . : "
, i t- .., " - , ... , - , , uiniuui auilDa under war Will t-
OTERS of Oregon who are In-1 nary efforts which he
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upon statement No. l of the the state to return to the old re- bwiuijob i mis aioa. is one of isted for more than nan a century." 1 mouons ot under control." v
direct primary law will dolgime of dishonesty and rottenness, I the necessities of modern life, 'and We cannot suppose a man In his po- At night they will display red.
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wen to recau some or the incidents I it oecomes a Question or ins stent " ot pay 10 atarve ana etran-1 aition u lauing taisejy. mo wn wur nnii similar,
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of the senatorial election of 1903 moment whether he did or did not In the eolumna of The Jour-1 he says is reasonable. The great 7tX" ' 'L0 ,7 . w
hare voyage of the fleet will make for "T; -"p'n,p"
the last conducted under the old era-1 make such a bargain with Jonathan nal both aides of the Question
tern whereby the legislature elected Bourne, as Lincoln Btaffens haa al- been, presented, and Totera-will de- peace, not war.
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OREGON'S ARIUXJAXT DICTATOR.
.'-vNITIATrVB petitions may now
make anything law that any
I group of persons entertaining
chimerical notions of public,
and area of private interest, may ex
ert' themselves to bring before the
electorate." This statement ap
peared in a newspaper, and Is identi
fication of its origin. In all Oregon
there Is but one source from which
it could emanate. Complete belief
In the Irresponsibility of the elec
torate, and complete confidence In
the omniscience of one fountain
head of all knowledge, Is Its hypothe-
, flsV' How it happens that one man in
all Oregon is ao safe and sane, and
all 'Other men in Oregon so unsafe
and Insane that even chimerical
things, not only public but even
private, "may become law If sub
mitted to the electorate" is an amaz
ing accident.
Bui is the electorate of Oregon
the stupid, sodden mass of Ignor
amuses they are declared to be? Haa
the utterer of this extravaganza ever
mingled with the plain people, looked
concernedly Into their faces, and
heard from their own lipa of their
sftpiratlonsT Was it by that means
that he concludes that they are as
dull aa their cattle; as stupid as their
swine, as soulless aa the iron they
hammer on their forges or the wood
they work on their benches?
If not, did he discover their stu
pidity and insanity in their past use
of legislative power? Was the pas
sage, by an overwhelming flood of
their ballots, of the Oregon primary
law a proof of their irresponsibility?
Waa the passage by them of the
franchise tax law, that the legisla
ture had refused to pass, an exhi
bition of the ox-like stupidity they
are charged with? Is the fact that
- they compelled the legislature to
elect two senators within a few mln
, utea Instead of devoting a whole ses
sion to the task a proof that they are
an Irresponsible and rabble herd?
Has any legislation the people of
Oregon have ever passed given one
single hint that" their power to leg
islate la a menace, and that it and
they are to be feared and shunned?
: Charity auffereth long and Is
kind. Draw Its mantle over the
mind that refuses to be unmoored
from discarded dogma. Let it be
; comforted by living, undisturbed,
among the untruths that other minds
long ago discovered and rejected.
Let It aing ita swan song as it
pleases, while the lusty, intelligent
vigor f Oregon goes forward with
constructive development, unmind
ful Of danger, for there is none. No
law will pass that is not a desirable
law. No. freak legislation will be
enacted, for the multitude are
neither freaks, aor freakish.
REPUBLICAN club of this city
held a meeting Friday even
ing and adopted u platform,
with most of which The Jour
nal agrees. It is in these particulars
about such a platform as any Dem
ocratic club might adopt. But in
the outset of it, as a reason for be
ing Republican, this platform says
We are Republican! because we be
lieve in the fundamental principle for
which the llepnblloan party stands. We
are proud of Its record and achievements
In the past. Conceived for the eetab
Uahmerit of liberty for all men. It has
(one on In aocurlna; and advancing; equal
rlk-hta and opportunities to all. We are
partisans becaune the history of our
government has been made throug-h par
ti m, and true advancement can best be
made through orgunxed effort.
We commend the wise legislation of
our prevent congress and the fearless
administration of our Republican presi
dent. Theodore Roosevelt.
Passing over the aupboniatlo in
troductory platitudes, we think it
proper to point out a palpable error
in the statement that the Republi
can party nas gone on in securing
and advancing equal rights and op
portunitlea to all." In lta persist
ent adherence to a very high pro
tective tariff system, designed and
maintained in the interests of the
few and not of the many the
Republican party has in fact done
exactly the opposite of ' what this
platform asserts.
And it would be interesting for
these Republican friends to point
out in some detail "the wise legis
lation of this congress." So far as
we are able to discover, the record
is rather meagre. This congress has
complied to a very small extent, so
far, with the suggestions and recom
mendations of "our Republican (?)
president, Theodore Roosevelt." It
may pass a ship subsidy bill, the
conspicuously bad thing that he rec-1
ommended, but so far we don't re
member any of his good, recommend
ations being acted on.
Deceptive and delusive phrases,
untrue assumptions, and partisan
buncombe, are in order yet, it seems;
yet they are not fooling aa many
people as they used to. A great
many Republicans are beginning to
realize that before they are Repub-;
licans they are cltlsens, taxpayers,
sovereigns, "the people."
the senator, regardless of the choice
of the people.
Harvey W. Scott was a candidate
for senator in 1903.. In an article
leged. Before the people of Ore- cide as they think right; ' but The
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vessels will t go -at ones V to collision
quarters and, steam rapidly jn the op-
gon can accept the guidance of the Journal believes that it la wlae and! Senator Fulton is to return and 4. Ko vessel will approach hospital
)- personally aerena nimseir in iZiY'JtJyi'wwtw th
Oregonlan's editor in this campaign Important to vote to sustain the ap-
f?Jii .hlp..1" fount and then witu
It la Imnerativelv necessary that propnauon or iiza.ooo a year, and I SDoecn-maaing campaign, one u may extreme caJti.m.
Oi.ii .M.it b -n ha I s-Iva aiip atata. nnlvralr a itrini. I d. Iiirra1 If will o-nln int votna I 6. Attempts to naaa hoanltal ahlna ...
published in the March number Of . ..-.. ...i nnrdl.l . , K. .mIah A. t,. admire h S'Jf.1.1?, I'r.nn.,ti- Veaeela .meeting
the American Magatlne, Lincoln
Steffens charge that Mr. Scott en
tered Into a bargain with Jonathan
by that action. Aa he admits, hia hospital ships ' in
longer a private matter concerning of good; It will constantly, If well I Just now, and he would please the
B- .... I . .. --a- aw w wt Will L il
with which he Is charged. It is no I It haa already done a great deal I presence ia needed In Waahington saiurn until the passage Is
6. ('omminrlar. r i. .k. ..
1 nsnnln hnttor van hnllAVA. ViV star-1 OlnltjT Of a hoanltal ahln riurln.
Bourne, whereby. In exchange for L,a. m01," u . n, r,,,h. All but a .r - .t.T.. hZ in. L thr. anri attending to tha , neo- y"L,1re.?"'-? regulation
. , Wm .v.w . m m""vi v. - v i - - " - i "o . ivi miuu,iii5 " uruvoaing or reDroarhf ill
tne Jattera support, tne eaitor or ,. tlt.nnranl,a ,n nr- liv tha stitutions of thla kin, anil mnaf Inla'a hnalnMi. He has already made words, fcoatures or menacM tiar II..,'
atata Tf Mr Of nit a n aaaitma tft I thm ar annnortnif .n mnr. IIKltla rfonlal anri rlnfflBBA. and further 5" Hi nY.aJ '"CVice.
full power" of his i paper and Its even. adTla; the ' u of th iUte aa'to UralU than Oregon atate university talk la -fot likely to affect the re- mftfnr while .teamm m opp7.itoX
ing edIUon to defeat Senator Mitch- knnr tha .hAnM nrnnaaA .h!am. will b. If thi. annrrtnri.ti - . "cAl0" "vlna, service wili bo held on
ell in 1907 and tO elect Bourne In ,,, lnmhnt nnnn' h!tn I Washint-ton. California. Mahi nnl I . , . '. , 1 .1 . Whsn hosnltal ahlna MUM., th.
his place; to turn over to Bourne, LQ ubllBh blt ,Incarlty bf proving Immediate neighbor atatea appro- ' The ablp aubsldy bill baa passed te"S,V to- ,unlot ur,wn w,n
in the event Of the editor S election, ,.-nnA ..vn n. A.nta hla own In. Drlat. acrinrrltn in walth mil rtnnn.l t&A sanate. as waa CXDeCted. but . Hoanltal ahlna btn. ,
all the federal patronage of the atate; nAn nf . ,i,.rM nntll he lation. mvmn mora than thia ia ..n. there mav be enouah frienda of the !!J0' . .? Jy without being- heara
a?d.!?nLt0 Vl t0 B0Urn th9 ,um dooa so hU utterances must b. re- for. Hundreds of Oregon youths People la the house to beat It there, ne.t of kin nourPed. ,0Bt and th
of 2S,000, cash. r,iD tth rfiutruar and hla motlTea era . ta thri iolla-M f rfhar I la mite of Sneaker Cannon's BUD- L.Aa' Hospital ship eoUidlnsr with
No graver charge has ever been mUst be suspected. " why sot build op here a state Insti- Port of the nefarious measure. We notify th bureau of tttdicine iuid
made against any man In public lite Mp oOA,,. .-. rtftnJ,t ftf th ae- tutlon, aince thla policy ia deter- hall aee; but as the presiaent . ... v
In Ctrarnf, Tn nnlnf nf mnral ill. ... . .,.!. i U.n k. Mil I, la llWI in naaa. 1 1 5i-. r. :.r'.' A"" """P"1 . m"lP
Icusatlon Is not sufficient iive years i vu niuvu, kut wm. tu-1 . r luroiauon at ,u yards in-r
ago he declared in the most positive courage them to gain their higher We think It will not help the Re- .t?oPOrSduf.tttU1thte InUrVVeet
eieouie "snipa rignt" without
IS. A araen nennant wilt . Vnit
by the flagship whenever the rhythmlo
ox me
terms that he had never been i uwu suui yu..i wn; u oim
....... . a v. i 'i nn jnnrnai irrAni witn thoaa. ai laraa. I
canaiuaie iwr eeuaiur uu uw uin - "-" ! -
..u.j .n ntAmhav nt I who Dlead for a liberal aunnort of I
itonvu iu -.1 - - " Th. rl.. 1 (lAA-fAn vaa1 .vr I rlavl.t ton.
the legislature, xet tne inx was - " "IV , " K. nt .f pre-crlbed course exee. 4C ili
scarcely dry before these assertions ven notnmg irom weir uppori, r-"-" "V . ,. The fleet will not enter port until
were p'rove'd untrue. The chargo would rather add to it; they are and Bast for the .n?.rI and
that Mr. Scott made such a deal must De me oasis ana mainstay, ea- " - i upon the ontrance of a hospital
hospital ship from the
Senator Mitchell was convicted pales
Into Insignificance beside the trans
action with which Mr. Scott Is
charged. Beside It. the offenses of
which Heney has accused Senator
Fulton are trivial and Inconsequen
tial. We forbear to dwell upon the
magnitude of the indictment, which lh , Rt(,fffln, alleges Is ucatlonally, of the common people. no only In alie but In speed and sh
is so grave that no thoughtful man :" ,; " u.a tn. Nor would we In anv wise hamner finish to the Cunard liners, the Lua- :n,.T,,Tn' th:r.rauww no1
can fail to appreciate its significance, . . ftMMW MriAr T, ha. hn or dlacouraae other institutions "ania and Mauritania, whicn are IB. in ume of war ho.piui -hips win
if true. :sir;.r rrr" 'M;.rn Pacific university. Willamette 7 long. A 1,000-foot -hip r. vease..
Mr. Rnott has denounced the sx-Lia. ili.m Mainn nf 1903. veralty. and othera the more that 1 monster indeed, and this I if ln -very, ootnmunleatlon te the
. ..,.:r.,. I', ",u " . ......j .v.. v.. mm not h tha limit. "u or navigauon in, eommanains
cusanon as simpiy riciiuu ana n I There are a dozen men in uregon v" uwt.wu u uwr, uunDio r lorncer or a nospitai amp wj speoiric-
ilprlaraH hrnmh th editorial rol- .u .oin anrf roarl I SB SUCh. needs, accordinr to modern I " wpeioer or noi mm vessel is
- - uu uiukm .w ' ' i. pnv t v. ii-. utaaVmp. I ftrfounil mrA r an. wh.r..
umns of his paper that "this so- tne contract, which they say is in notions, a university; and if so, that 1U" " 17. Commanding officers of hosplui
called agreement, alleged to have Mr. Scott's own handwriting,
been written by Mr. Scott,
written by him nor dictated
nor ever seen by him.
existea. it is a raDrication Dy some- entered into such a corrupt ana dis- country. " v. - -i T JrMrr. ivi a,..; Hi
body, and sheer forgery." If Mr. agreed then fe owe. it The cost, after all, to the aver- i". Evidently the machine was -,
Scott were a mere private citizen, ft duty both t0 himself and to age taxpayer, is inappreciable. It wel1 "ed.?n. ln p!r KlLi'. lI !12!-i8k1iH. i."
taking no more part and exerting no the people of the state to establish la but a alight contribution-of so- 1 "uuw uo cul eveV wilf b riViai tTto mtj fi-
more influence in public affairs than tne facts throuah the courts. No ciety to one of the means of clv-
any other individual, his denial of innocent man could have better Hization, enlightenment and prog.
Mr. Steffens' chargea might suffice. er0unda for a libel suit, and no in- resa
That would be a question in which nocent man would have difficulty Let the state university have the
Mr. Scott alone would then be con-, Hsnrovinsr such a charce. money It needs. The amount Is none
The Republicans of
Institution should be well sustained couat yesterday held a harmony ghips under sailing, orders will not at-
waa not the statements of these men are ana aupported, made a credit to the w .v - - lg. Hospital ships; although navi
byhlm. fal8e, if the Steffens Indictment 1. Btate. one to which we. can point mony convent J Jjjj JjSTSdt
It never "BimDiy fiction," if Mr. Scott never with pride as the equal of any in the f16 le" V0lr,1 aTa ia., " , resist search by foreign bosrdW offi-
- . I a. .. 1 1 fir w. mi 111 X I. IV Jlllll 1IBI. All. riuai I maxbi Kh all BHAana at to akl a 1
out to Portland.
partment.
LA FOLLETTE AND THE SENATE.
I
r MERELY A PASSINCMBPA8M.
T
f HE, CASE at Stanford is not
the first instance ln which it
has been concluded that it is the
business of the students, rather
than Of the . faculty, to run the
eehool. Spasma of the sort have
come and gone at Institutions in va
rious parts of the country during
late years. It is of course the fac
ulty at Stanford and elsewhere that
Is paid to determine discipline and
administer it That at least was the
view of those who received educa
tion when fewer things were free,'
colleges scarcer, books rarer, pro
fessors fewer, and the road to learn
ing ao much more difficult that
young men were glad to get what
learning they cor.ld without feeling
called upon to supersede the faculty
and run the whole shebang. Edu
cation In those days carried with It
a. decent respect for authority, and
a' fair measure of civility, widely at :
variance with the spirit of the
Michigan ; students, who tore up a
theatre to the amount of $2,500, or
tne walkout at Stanford which In
sists on lta right to determine what
ia a proper standard of discipline at
the university, The old education
luay not have been aa desirable, or
1U ideas swift enough for the young
men of this awlft age, but it had a
virtue ln that It turned out many a
man worth while. , .
; It la possible that tn the affair at
E;aaford there may be contributory
l.uk of tact by the faculty, lmpossi-
t'.o of discernment at this distance,
1 ut, even if there is, It does not Jub
rfy resort to the methods of a mta
: s camjj aa a means of retaliation.
T IS NOT to their credit that
many Republican members quit
ted their seats in the United
States senate during the delivery
of Senator La Follette'a speech
against the Aldrich currency bill
Thursday. Nor is It to their credit
that by whispered conversations
those that remained so Interrupted
his remarks that he was driven to
the expedient of directing attention
to their rudeness. Their behavior
was, of course, the studied manifes
tation of their attitude. Unwilling
King John felt the same way when
Magna Charta was wrung from him
at nunnynieaB. f
This man La Follette has a mes
sage. All men wun messages meet
rebuff. He Is one of the great com
moners of the country. He Is one
of the forerunners of equality and
equity for his countrymen. He is
out of harmony with the dominant
spirit and the controlling factors
ln the United States senate. He is
the uncompromising foe of en
trenched interests and syndicated
wealth, as they are its servants and
procurers. He is a champion of
the people and a defender of their
Interests; they are the servitors of
swollen fortunes and the working
tools of Mammon. Ilia philippics
against Inequity ln the defense of
his country and countrymen are gall
to their soula, and to emphasize their
disrespect for him and those he
sDeaks for, they hurry from tne
chamber, while he rings out the spir
it of liberty and equality.
Robert La Follette has hearers.
Hia is the brain, the band and the
influence that , has redeemed Wis
consin and leveled to an equality
with the commonalty the special in
terests and privileged favorites that,
hv meana of the Unltea Htatea sen
ate, almost hold the nation in the
hollow of their hands. His endeavor
was the Instrumentality by which
Wisconsin, corporations were forced
to pay taxes on. their franchises, un
til the people of that state, are no
mneer reauired to pay state taxes.
Ten years before Mr. Roosevelt ever
hroac.heri railroad rate ' regulation.
the Wisconsin commoner was preach
ing it to his people. He waa a dozen
years ahead of every other leader.
cerned. If he were content to al
low the matter to pass with a bare
denial the public could not complain.
But Mr. Scott is not a mere pri
vate citizen. He is the editor of a
paper which was for many years an
all-powerful factor ln the political
affairs of the state and which still
exerts a wide Influence. For months
past he has been using all the power
of thla paper to induce the people
of Oregon to return to the corrupt
and debasing system which pre
vailed when Mr. Scott himself was
a candidate for the senatorial toga.
He wishes the people o( Oregon to
place again, In the handa of the leg
islature the untrammeled power of I
electing the senator. He appears
as the apologist, advocate and de
fender of the old order of things
when men bought their election to
the United States senate by precisely
such corrupt bargains as he is ac
cused of having made with Jonathan
Bourne. And this he Is doing ln
the face of the fact that only one
year ago he placed upon Statement
No. 1 the stamp of the Oregonlan's
strongest editorial approval.
In view of Mr. Scott's remarkable
change of front on this great ques
tion, and in view f the extraordi-J
Here Is the text of the alleged too mucn. Let us not be mossbacks,
aKreement. as given by Mr. Stef- in 1908, but show ln all ways pos-
fehs:
" 'In case I receive Jonathan
Bourne Jr. 'a support for United
States senator at the Joint session
of the legislature tonight, I hereby
agree to use the full power of the
Morning Oregonlan and the Evening
Telegram to defeat John H. Mitchell
at the next senatorial election and
Alert Jonathan Bourne Jr. in nis
slble that we are a progressive peo
ple, and mean to grow ln intelligence.
One of Ruef's attorneys points out
that it would take 116 years to try
Ruef on all the indictments found
against him. More than thatr at
the present rate of progress; more
like 1,160 years. But this is a beau
tiful Illustration of our glorious sys
tem of criminal Jurisprudence.
CLEAN UP THE LOTS.
Those cross-continent automobile
racers would do well, after this, to
F
Independent Politics.
From the New York American.
For SO years the existenoe of only
two -parties has choked down the tre
mendous Issues which neither of them,
cared or dared to espouse. The issues
between the laborer and the "protected"
capitalist who holds over him the power
of life and death, the Issues between
the masses and the privileged classes,
the issues between the avaricious
"financier" anil the human toller, have
been submerged In the timidity and the
place.
UaslULii what a paper ln a
neighboring city says with re
gard to a civic duty of citizens
will be noticed and heeded
more than if The Journal kept re-
have relays Of Stout mules all along truckling platforms of two parties pri
marily sKirmisning ror votes.
I further agree that if I receive iterating the same thing on its own
the route, to pull the machines out
of difficulties.
The Wise Guy.
From the Jacksonville Post.
Once ln a vhlle we run across a man
the support of Jonathan Bourne Jr. I account. On this theory the follow-1 wno exerts iiimseif almost painfully
The "noble discontent" of a free peo
ple is the foundation stone of inde
pendence ln political action.
Breaking away from a Democracy
which loves the things which Jefferon
hated, and breaking away from a Re
publicanism which hates trie trunks mat
Lined
loved, the people whom both
Jefferson and Lincoln loved aro pushing;
for United States senator In the Joint Ing remarks are quoted from the J trying to Impress everyone he meets to the tront the common sense idea that
session of the legislature tonight Seattle Post-Intelligencer: I wuh hl",.?"BJf'' i?Jidl8uti1ieAEutJ fha"CbPaitsrre0oniy Vwectiibie'whSn
that if elected I Will turn all the fed- With tha eomlna- of another ani-ln aX --Vm t. t .lnnr wll with a ?y represent conviction
to Jonathan
to get along well
rentleman of that
Jonathan Bourne tonight at the Joint aU t0 the,r crem , Jt not t8 b. . busy
session of the legislature that wheth'
er elected or not I will pay to Jon'
athan Bourne 125,000 in United
States gold coin.' "
Is It not Incumbent on Mr. Scott
to prove to the people of Oregon
that Mr. Steffens' story Is a base-
pected that all the owners of vacant
lots, held for investment or with a
view to future Improvement, will plant
them out to shrubbery or make them
into small private parks for the delec
tation of visitors. But in common de
cency they ought to keep the lots clean
and, at least, inoffensive to eye or
eral natronage over
Bourne Jr. wnuuion wn.cn d-m-uUitudInous axplolts. from pitch
'T v,rhir further nra ln lieu toa many or tne vacant lots ln this ins- horseshoes to playing a piano, I
, . , ;., ,v. .nnort i er present The Indifference of prop, begin to feel insignificant and home-
(view?) of receiving the support or t th,u m.. ,. ick. I wan: to get out among the
st Sunday I mat the
fellow who knows it all. Ho not only
told me that ho knew most everything,
but he offered to prove it. After using
three hours and thirty-seven minutes of
my time, which will never be rit ror
anything now, I knew to an absolute
certainty that I was ln the presenoe of
the Encyclopedia Britannlca and the
filstory of the world ln 17 volumes. He
told me tnat irom a poor pareiooc ooy
l jjb i -M aI a a al a
at tliat rtlatlnntlon. When .. '""' '"'"J uijii. u..
With the coming of another spring don't seem
mere IS me USUai Weil-fOUnaea COm- genuemau ut '" '"'" """" fhara I. "nnlv rnnm tnr Iwn mrllA, In
he begins to ten me or nis wonaerrui . .T.t ,-r. '
There is room and pressing need for
a new party to hold for a probation
period the balanoe of power between t tit
two old parties, .and compel them to do ,
right, to champion new Ideas, to give
men of the type of the Wisconsin
commoner should be held ln disre
spect. It is one more overwhelming
reatson why election of senator should
be direct, to the end that tha cham
ber may be purged of the undesirable
cliques that now hold dominion
there.
JESUS AND THE COMMON PEO
PLE.
And the common people, heard him
gtadly. Mark xli, 37.
in his party, as Mr. Bryan was vi
those in his party, In discerning tne
truth and leading his countrymen
back Into the channels marked out
by the fathers.
Senator La Follette, in the purity
of his citizenship and ln loyalty' to
jJtbe true spirit of the republic, ls s
much the superior of those who de
serted their seats ln the ' senaco
Thursday, as the heavens are above
the dull earth. . It Is mournful, that
there should be. such a place, and
Its personnel of such- character that
s-4EN THOUSAND ministers, of ail
I sorts of denominations, arid
varying forms of belief, will
preach today of the fotfnder and
great exempfar of Christianity, but
ln too many cases the "common peo
ple" will not hear "gladly." or in
deed at all; most of them will be
absent. Yet in the aggregate there
are multitudes of the "common peo
ple" who still "hear him gladly" if
his messages are well interpreted,
The common people heard Jesus
gladly because he was one of them;
he understood them; he used sim
pie and homely illustrations in pre
senting great truths to them; and Be
sides, he wag so filled with the di
vine spirit that without conscious
effort he "spake as man never
spake." Yet great aa he was, es
pecially inspired, peculiarly divine,
the common people understood him.
It was from among the Common peo
ple, for the most part, that he se
lected his close personal friends and
associates. Them he trusted most,
knowing that at, heart they were
wiser than their superiors In posi
tion, as to spiritual things, because
they were simpler and purer of pur
pose; they had not been spoiled by
ambition, intrigue and excesses Of
life. To them, rather than to rulers
and distinguished people, Jesus
spake, so simply, so truly, so un
selfishly, that they. "heard him gladly."
He taught them not of a God
clothed terribly. In power and pomp.
less falsehood, before attempting to nose. Indeed, if they do not do thla on the farm he had, by "his earnest en
adviBe them further as to how they much, the health board should do it deavors and strict attention to business
hould elect United States senators? for them and charge the cost up against now s at a talarv of 17 er" Standing
them. there in the corner, hemmed in by his
ro
fPV l ah n11. A. Tl J. t m a - I nnnlaenu in ssa.nsta art A var I d Vi I n cr fail a
i..,r r.f thir 'Hfiavniv Fathr"r h "10 vvuea w roruana, wnicn; " K'Z" r: .-"n.,7 V.
taught them that "the kingdom of as we nave often Ba,d- ftnd as ought tened with rapt attention to the 'history.
. , ... , . . . 1.. to be kept ln mind by everv nroo- ot his life and the many noble deeds he
heaven Is within you"; he not only "J 5 JVJ prop had executed and placed-on file, until
preached but performed charity, uc "uo moat my knees gave way ana tired nature as-
helnfulneas aid to the distressed beautiful city in the country, one to jerted Itself, and 1 fainted Just as the
neipminess, am to tne aisiresseu, nntm.A a .- ,,.,,, ' heroto gentleman saved 10 men from a
relief of suffering, unselfishness ln be notd " Bucn throughout the horrible fate.
association with others, purity of world. Everybody should do his Now I do faar death rtWary
thought and life; "he took a little P and help to make it so. Clean- X of flFeive"?
K-hlld anri Pr him In the midst." and ln P vacant WIS ueips. man s Hie. or eai a piece or. Doaramg-
he told them, "of such is the king
dom of heaven." He "went about
doing good," he healed the sick;
he taught the lesson of eternal life;
he was divinely great in small, corn-
house, mince pie wlthobt batting an eye,
but I can't stand to be tortured bv a
The proposed amendment to the human phonograph that has so many
jr.v.v..e yuunM I nanus.
state Institutions may be located
elsewhere than at the state capital
J. Popp's Busy Sundays.
From, the New York World.
The story filters oversea of one Jaoob
A 1 il m .
mon ways; ana so tne common peo- eews w oe one wonny or adoption.
nlc "hanrA him arlnrflv " Ho wan tha Already Various stfttft instltutlnna
Atr. r t, t,o. the atata nnlvfiraltv th no-ri.,it.,ri p0P. who at High Wycombe, in Buck
.v... - m Lniiaci. t-h -v, .. lnghamBhire. Enrland, . sells tobaooo,
pie, buu it ia luey, uvtsu ua;, uuiiu ikuwi, auu ms i oonrectionery ana sunariss 10 an inqui-
wh h.iiciu in him Sold I Are' homo nra "niataA) I rers. All days are trade days to Jacob
.. . . . iv. . j 1 80 within six years he has been arrested
and practice the precepts he taught, where than at Salem; and the time ao many times for Sunday aeiiing- that
We do not hear much In the news- wiu proDawy come when It will be nertln! Yopd not dismayed From
papers of these Christian "common well to have an Insane asylum else- lines tossed o by bis own pen" we learn
people"; they do nothing to attract where. It Is well to concentrate as tha "till
public attention; but they are in many of the state institutions at Finds him serving- ln hiSyshop. T
number a great multitude. They Salem as is practicable; but the -Ad every Monday morninsr
... ... . . .... . , . . . There's a summons for 3. Poop.
Still "near mm giaaiy, ana unaer- p-omuuuu. suouia anow, tss nas in There's a reason for such persistency
stand. They are yet "the salt of tact Deen aone already) state insti- Hn face or nnes. . ;very eunaay tn
the earth."
tutlons to be located elsewhere.
shop of Popb is good for receipts of $10
THE STATE UNTVERSIIT.
course, for tne ttaonei or soraiu gold.
we are not Careful there will mand. The magistrate will continue to
S
HOULD OREGON have a state
Despite the perseverence of Popp, so
ver nenaiues. rnere n u win
even outside of High Wy
be more Democratic members ln the hear fTom him on Mondays.
lower house of the next leptninrura
university? The Journal thinks than there were at.thii laat m
it unnecessary to discuss this Herman Rothschild of Union county!
naa tne honor of being the only
member) . La Grande Observer.
Would the heavens'fall or the rivers
burn up if there should be two. or
even three Democrats in the lower
question. There are arguments
against as well as for such an in
stitution, but we have no doubt
that on this general proposition a
great majority of voters would an
swer ln the affirmative. The rea-
be teoDle.
combe, who imagine that Sunday blue
laM can reconstruct the man with the
reasonable want.
Now. Portland.
From the Pendleton flast Oregonlan.
The Portland Commercial club has
been Invited to run a special train from
a. i- a. 4a TJTAaBv1 afrktl fin trtA taTa A
house of the next legislature? What the opening of the headgates of the
sons are apparent, we assume suf- partylsm la there, properly, anyway, RSSS'SS'iiSirp oTiay, ThS Vct
clent. in state legislation? . data to ba fixed later. ,
It then being settled that Oregon
should have a state university,
should It not be sufficiently and well
supported? Again the answer, for
reasons repeatedly stated ln these
cplumns, 'must be, yes. The state
cannot afford to be niggardly In this
matter. It is argued that Our state
university costs somewhat more. per
student "than some others; but this
is not a weighty reason for opposing
a liberal appropriation, if the money
IS honestly and Judiciously expend
edand there Is no claim that it
Up in Eugene two men have been
fined $300 and sentenced to 30 days
in Jail each for violating the local
option law. A few punishments of
this kind should have a salutary effect.'
Minister Takahlra still sensibly
talks peace, and ridicules the idea
of war between the United States
and Japan, "The visit of the fleet
to Japan" he says, "and the treat
ment it will receive there will "do
Tnrtinrl exoects eastern Orecron to
' attend her June rose snow en masse.
Hero Is a ehance for Portland to recip
rocate. Let Portland come out into the
country one, 'me country naa oeen
going to Portland for all these years.
Let Portland come out and see what
the actual resources of the desert are.
Let her business men get out into' the
sagebrush and ' see the water running
In ditches, the lifted headgates and the
million-dollar Irrigation project.
This is not only an invitation, but It
la a plea that Portland eomo to Hermls
ton on the date of the opening of the
beadgate. ; v .i,;f,-.''-vv.i;V. :
You don't know what we Tiave got
out here In the hills. Come out and see
for yourselves and, then yau will not
wonder where all your golden store of
products coma from. , Tou will see how
your warehouses are filled. '
brave and ringing voice to new princi
ples and new convictions, to think, dis
cuss and act along the broad, fearless
lines that the age demands.
A new party of this kind forces people
to think. It makes a fearless and ab
solutely honest tribunal before which
new Issues may be tried. It gives a
voice and a vital force to classes and in
terests which the old parties Ignore and
fear to touch.
The spirit of the age is set to individ
uality snd clvlo independence.
Tne branas or "Democrat ana
ubllcan 'i are no longer seared unon the
ody and the conscience of tha American
voter.
It is a free, great age. made bv a rree.
great people.
Roosevelt's Special Message.
From The Public.
For an historical parallel to President
Roosevelt's special message, wa shall
have to go baqk to tha "hungry UO's"
in England, when Peal's protection min
istry swung suddenly over to free trade.
One of tha historians or tnat revolution
ary event gives this explanation of
Peel's conversion: "Sir Robert Peel ap
preciated the fact that a crisis was at
hand. He was ln many respects far in
advance of tha great statesman of hla
day, and ha was what many of them
were not honest, sincere and brave. Ha
did not wish to be a free trader; but
he loved the truth and tha welfare of
his nation mora than he loved his party
far more than he loved himself." Can
It be that this description of Peel ap
plies to President Roosevelt? Whether
It does or not In lta personal characteri
sation, the two events Peel's free trade
speech to his protection party In par
liament, and Roosevelt's anti-pltocraoy
message to his plutocratic party in con
gress are singularly alike. Tha Roose
velt message stands forth as a candid
reversal of the purposes and a deliber
ate stultification of the policies that
have prevailed in tha Republican party
from tha hour when it fell under tha
brilliant blight of McKlnleylsm, on
down to the present dark days of indus
trial depression.
This Date, In History.
1822 Indians attempted to annihilate
the white settlements in Virginia,
1765 The British stamD act. tha
cause of tha American revolution, be
came a law.
1822Rosa Bonhenr, famous French
painter, born. Died May 25, 1899.
1882 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
German poet, died. Born August 28,
1749.
1851 laaao Hill, governor of New
Hampshire, died. Born April B, 1788. -
i860 Tuscany annexed to Sardinia.
186S End of Sherman s march, to tha
Sea. .
1889 Berlna- Sea closed to tha fisher
men of all nations.
1904 sir Edwin Arnold. Enirllsh Doat.
died... Born June 10. 1822.
Charles J. Townshend's Birthday.
Hon. Charles J. Townshend, the pres
ent chief justice of tha Nova Scotia sui
preme court, was born March 22, 1844,
In Amherst, Nova Scotia, wher his fath-,
er was reotor of Christ church. Ha wa
educated at King's college, Windsor, and
called to theNova Scotia bar in 1868.
entering Immediately on tha practice of
his profession in hla native town. He
sat as a conservative in the Nova Scotia
assembly from 1S78 to 1884. and was
for a time a member of tha local govern
ment In 1884 ha entered tha house of
commons, out. his atay there was not '
long, as he-waa made ah associate Jus
tice of tha Nova ScQtta supreme court,
in, 188T.: Last.yaar Judse ,Townshen4
waa annotated Chief 1iintlr In .iin.. '- ::
aion to Chief Justice-Weatherbee, . , -
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