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. i ' ' ..AS- I v -: . f . iff v .- Vrp 21 ' r -I THE JOURNAL i AX IKOEl'EXDENT KgWBPaPEE. a ' a Jackson. .PuDIMwr I and their representatives In the lee- help to cure even a few such men, some currency legislation at the ear- lslature that the latter, In electing a more than would be elected under Heat possible moment with the lm senator, quite In the constitutional the present law? This It the ques- portance of the BUbJect" It is oh way, will ?leld to the expressed will tlon for voters to consider. If It vlously a specimen of "tainted of the people. The legislature will would, then by all means the change news," manufactured by the bl Bt 111 constitutionally elect. Were should be made. It Is to be feared financial Interests. not Hoiirnn and Mnlkav nnnatltntlon. I that It would mnlia nn rilffarannA Eaterad at tb tMtom it Portland or.. rr ally elected? Did any constitutional but this view may be mistaken. Tne platform adopted by the Ma PblUk4 Try a racing (except Senflajr) awl mr; noaaay Borolni, ai Tne jonraai nauu in. rtftft aad Yamhill etraats. Portland. Or. traaanlaalon tkrouia lb aaalla aa aeeood-claa TKUtFHONEB MAIN TITS. BOMB. -uM. 1 ' AD departments rurbrd if tbrae otaitor. ' f H tha operator ba department yne want. i Raat Side of tic. B-2444; ,Kaet MS. i 7 Sabeartpttoa Tarsia b; mall to any eddreee rOREIOH ADVEBTISIMO BKPRKSBNTATI VE Vreeland-Ranjainln Special Advertlelng Afency. franawiri miuaios;, XZS nrtD veaaa, or: Ttllmpe Bnlldlng, Chicago. senator, even Burrows, make any Besides, it Is to be considered that rlon county KepuDiican convention objection to them on constitutional some members In every legislature contained, amid its preambles, this grounds? are the right kind of men. and serve Dlt of humor:" "Whereas, The pres- Besides. If this method of choosing the state conscientiously. Intelll- en prosperity and progress of the senators is unconstitutional, that' ad- gently, falthfully,yand at a personal United States at home and abroad is vocated "by Senator Hodson is more sacrifice. Should not these men, due to the administration of the Ka so; he wants to bind the legislature even if a minority, be better paid principles advocated and indorsed tc elect a man chosen by a majority than they are now, though others W Lno "epunncan pary. Ana wis IB tba Uaited Sutra Canada or llexteo. f DAILY. I Ob rear ..13.00 I On smote I V . BOND AT. I SM year $150 I Una moots it tat yeaf DAILY AND SUNDAY. ST. SO I One month., M or plurality of only one party, where- deserve even less than the pittance as Statement No. 1 contemplates the lot $3 a day? Viewing the proposl- choosing of a senator by a majority tlon In this light, It seems a reason- of the whole people, which is exactly able one to support. what has been clamored for these 20 years bv almost everybody. ONE BENEFIT OF THE PANIC. Furthermore, it is not "nonsens ical" to look to the people, depend on the people, serve the people, obey the people. This has been the trouble; there have been too many Hodsons In public life in councils, legislatures, 'ties seem to bring a degree of rec- EDITORS AS OFFICE SEEKERS. and congress who consider it "non- ompense. A sequel of tho high f 1- senslcal ' to pay any attention to the nance wnicn precipuaiea me vctoDer people's wishes, Interests and de- money squeeze is to be the almost mands. The people are trying to get certain enactment of legislation to senators who will be beholden to no- curb stock gambling. The Hepburn body but the people. They think bill In congress, which Imposes a tax of Just when Republican leaders are saying that Roosevelt destroyed prosperity and ruined business by attacking a few "malefactors of great wealth." Prayer will make us leave off sinning or sinning will make us leave off pray lng. Thomas Fuller. M I T IS both unwise and unfortunate for a Journalist to cherish ambi tion for office. It is unwise for Some anti-Statement No. 1 Repub ORE than ana benefit has "cans inea to gei up an anu-tioo. come out of the October on et business mens ticket,' panic. It may be a costly but falled- because it was found that price to pay, but most calam- ine Business men wnom mey waniea iv run were in lavor ui oiaiemem No. 1, and some of them are now running on that platform. If this happens in Portland, what chance have the antls out In the "cow ooun ties"? the Journalist himself, and unfor ; tnnate for the readers of his news- that in many cases the way senators of 50 cents on each $100 worth It causes the expositions of have been elected heretofore baa been stock traded in on a margin, is a .L. . . i . . I , iL. .1 I .. 1 ,, I rthaA W Fhn rirrntirA .n.l .(nl I m i infl iormer to na awavpn nv npr- even wurio iiiiu uuuncuiitai. , uuo, v, lmuuuocu ioouiuih ! aonal and private rather than public - legislation. Another is a bill pend- BULL RUN WATER POWER. ,n ln tD w Yor legislature from which more efficacious results HE! mayor Is undoubtedly and Are expected. It makes every stock lmnortantlv rleht in his inflex- gambling transaction a matter of considerations, and puts before the V latter opinions that are untrust- j worthy and harmful. ..." -. , As a factor for exalting cltisen i ahlp, the responsibilities resting upon journaiui ana journalism are T Letters From tke People Jackson States Ills Position. Roaeburg. Or., March It. To the Editor of Tha Journal I not In your paper of data March is, 1108, a communication from on C B. Altchl on, who, In attempting to anawar a news artlcl contained In th Oregonlan they are wrongfully, obtained Hectlon S8l of Bellinger and Cotton lble stand against the persist- public record, which kills opportun- of th umt date, coupled my nam with ent effort of the Mt. Hood ity in futures, secret pools and syn- attempted legislation which h chooses j higher than those devolving upon Railway ft Power company to get dlcate operations, which, with their L ;irZi(ned trpS pni any oiner cumin activity, no otner I waier ngnis wunin tne city s uuii i corporanon uacamg, are bucd aecisiona oi mm uprem -courj agency goes so far and does so much Run property. He Is so manifestly menace not only to the speculators and erroneous. 1 toward the creation of a onblie sen-1 right that even several members of I themselves, but to the actual In- flection si' iUment, wise or unwise. No Other the council who oppose him on vestors as well, by reason of false cl LiSETm'A ahmar'lv?I.); Vci.v c agency has so wide a circle of 11a-1 every possible occasion are standing market values created. It is claimed the time in which suits might be lnati- ; teneri, and none ao frequent a hear-- by him in this Instance. that the sentiment caused by the ef- I""QwS""",ih Z?t ih l .r ?a m . . I .a i... v- ,v. i- i. ?ay wnen such suit- roignt d ntr- t iu(. oevauie vi u power ior goou l iuo vuj uues not uujoct o ue ictu ui us ib yauiu in namj iu i lainea. ine nm in wnicn a imganc i or evu the sentiment making de-lbuliaing of the Mt. Hood railroad open tne way ior tne measure to be- L partment of the press should be un- across Its Bull Run property, where come a law. otherwise are Anal, whether right or nneatloned In Its nnrltT. and oxaltAd I it does no arrest damaaa In dolnar so. As a result of stock gambline. wrona, and a peraon who hag been de VI . I .j. . rnv a u. prlved of his property by an erroneous t in lui jJurpoBO. it cannot aiiora to I uui- n must nyt oocaia any water I i,ouu,uuu,uuu uus uean eijuauuereu decision of the court ought to have a it 25 years, "grit to question such a decision else - - - where. for awanea ny tne narrow consia- snouia it on any terms, as tne ui mis coiossai sum, ou,uuu,uuv Mr Altchisony says the recognised eratlons OI personal politics. Its mayor insists, the water power rights was embezzled funds. The Incentive that this bin was aimed at the Marquam ( usefulness la blighted whenever within the city's territory there are to steal as a result of the temptations fheecfsion in theMaam clsi woSid ! tuose at the nead of It are seekers very valuable ana win constantly be- presented by constant market flue- be touched by this law he can better ex . of official preferment or have ends come more so oi any sort to serve otner man tne tnat power, wnicn years nence may or employes, ana costs employers quam decision, i don't. I whole good of the whole people. be worth millions of dollars. In- colossal sums. It works such havoc bf"c''s,ththe bill had no more bearing upon tha Marquam case than la hit Bromley lecture at Yale re- stead of giving any water power that bonding companies, all of which any other case where a litigant, by rea- jlcently. Colonel George Harvey, edi- away the city would do well to ac- suffered enormous losses as a re- snlo w7or?ifiTiy"Xpv4OUoV hu j tor or tna worm American neview, quire more, n it can ao so. suit oi tne panic, are a unit in tavor property, and the bin should h&v been j" confirmed this view ln strong terms. This railroad, -and all such enter- of restricting stock gambling. The pftfd- But JfT,hA iklvfrq,ulm d 'Z1? 19 He said: "If the editor does not free prises having Portland for their savings banks are also, as a measure wrongfully deprived of his holdings, the I his mind from anv thourht or hone terminus or headquarters, are to be of defense for themselves. In favor b"l probably would have aided him as of such preferment hia avowed pur- encouraged ln every reasonable way. of restrictive legislation. It has j pose la not his true one, his policy Free right of way across remote ter- been shown that last fall, Just before Is one of deceit ln pursuance of an ritory should be given them. But let the crash came, there was a rush to unannounced' end: his guidance Is the city jealously guard its Bull the savings banks for funds. De- i . . . ti. ,,, . t,, i . ,,. I ... . . ,, . , could be the means of restoring to . unirusiwunu, uio tumug u"" ""'' pumiura, ueguiieu iaio ueneviug ma. jUde Marquam, or any other litigant. teacher false to his disciples for per- of our water supply, but as a source stocks could contlnqe o advance, wrongfully deprived of his property, it aonal advantage, hia conduct a of power that will eventually be an were eager to gamble. Vast sums wtu,2 Bv""oSs bin. Ts"' Mf.htXhiiSll gross betrayal, not only of public Immensely valuable city asset. were withdrawn, the vaults of the would have us believe, just what point f r t.ith r a i of view our railroad commissioner takes .vuiw.vo, ww l uauiy wo.o ucicicu, auu '6 I i am not prepared to say. Courts may every true Journalist Jealous of a THE ILLINOIS TARIFF PLANK, amounts were lost by depositors, in err, and do err, as we all know. It is f noblest and rartnest removea irom' rtiniu minois itepuDiican tariri weakened banks and when the crash honest man should us hi efforts to It would anv other person who might be thus wronged. It was designed to relieve against unjust and Inequitable decisions. If the decision Is lust the bill cannot affect It; If It be wrong and the bill . . . . L M . .. . OPINIONS OF THE STATE PRESS ON STATEMENT NO. 1 - Benton County's Attitude. From th CorvaJUa Times. Every legislative candidate last year mad th rao on th direct election plan, by taking Statement No. I. That Is aa arrangement In which the canal dat simply agrees that in th legisla ture h will vol for th senatorial can didate receiving th highest number of voiei in me June eieouon. it mean aimpiy tnat th people, and not th lea Islature, will make the selection. Thor naa always been a strong sentiment in th county, reaardlaaa of nartv. for It ln the paatl and tliere 1 no reason to beiiev that the DeoDle have so ohanaed that they want th legislature, rathtr I id mamaeives to make tha aaiactinn ine plan prevented any senatorial dead lock at th last session, and secured th election cf two senators within a few minutes. It will do th earns thing m way a. 11 ine neoDi elect oniv legis lative candidate who agree beforehand to vet in th legislature for th senator receiving tne nigneat number or vote In. June. It eliminates on of th cost liest and most demoralising influences uiat naa ever Deen present in uregon olltlcs, and that la why it la believed lenton county people, regardless of party will insist that legislative can ill dates favorable to th plan will be nom inaiea ana eteciea. Plain Issue The People Against the Machine. From th Balem Journal (Rep.) How much more right have th Re publican "people" to have a choice than any other class of "people f" The Republican people have not a! ways chosen wisely In th past. Th Republican Deool are no bettor man any otner people. The bosraa will say: That alleged Re publican who got tha popular vote mnu noaen Dy a mixture oi people wno rea stered as Republicans but were not real 8!raon-pure Republican people. Their choice Is not good, w want the real thing. we cannot trust ail annas or nomea sttle to vote for Republican and none of these fellows are pure enough for us. Then is about the time th dark dark horse with th barrel will be b rough forth. The trutn or tne matter is mat a great many Republicans have not T Blank Is ln the main a labored. .m thv nt tn th wall Out nf Mslst Justice rather than to acquire I "' j " - i nroDertv. wnicn in anuitv and a-noit run. verbose, sophistical laudation the bitter experience, both for bank- science h cannot retain. This bin mignt nave aisturDea tna noiuings or tne Tine uuarantee et Trust company base uses ln the Interest of selfish f men." . The notable truth expressed by of a high protective tariff, and era and for depositors has come sen I Colonel Harvey we have seen exem- of the Dlngley tariff in particular, timent for reforms. For the coun f pllfied ln Oregon by the editor of an which it says is "the best one ever." try at large came a period of stag ; Important Portland newspaper ln his There are about 600 words in this nation, wUh more than a million ' remarkable dash for the United tariff plank and about half of It is men still out of employment, condl f States senatorehlp ln 1903. On the devoted to praise of the present tar- tlons partly traceable to stock gam- high authority of Mr. Steffens ln the iff. while the.rest Is a confession that bling on Wall street. Southern i American Magazine, not only was a It is wrong and needs to be revised, planters claim that cotton specula great sum paid out In the Interest of The Illinois Republicans say that the tors ln New York do more harm ln ' this candidacy, but It la Charged that present tariff "has proved the most the south than weevil and all else the editor himself actually pledged scientifically adjusted and the beBt combined, by bearing down the price the influence of hia newspaper and tariff that was ever placed on the of cotton at the time when planters J118 evBUiiig appcuutuso jui m iciiu ui 'i-uw uuua.o , mat ik uas uivugui. i are BeeamK w uispuoe ul tueir vrupH. Tears In advance, to help out a dirty 1 in great revenues and caused expan-I Aa an agency for wreck ana rvjn t bargain, and in addition pledged the sion of commerce, and given high stock gambling is a hlubous lnflu- patronage,. If elected senator, to be prices to farmers, and caused dis-jence, and if a corrective be applied "t used as spoils for creation of a po- coverles and Inventions, and made as a result of the panic there will lltlcal boss and lubrication of his Industries profitable In short, made be a degree of compensation. I machine. How a similar ambition everybody rich and happy, caused seems still to sway his utterances in crops to grow, the sun to shine, and ' the determined effort he Is making rain to fall, cured diseases, pro- to throw the next election of sen- longed human life, and made God f ator Into the legislature by defeat more merciful - -and they urge a . of Statement No. 1, seema further "wise continuance of the policy of 1 Illustration of the Injury the Itch for the protective tariff"; yet in the highoffice sometimes works upon next breath say that to remove In Journalists and Journalism. It is equalities and prevent injustice, unfortunate, because it threatens some new schedules must be added V harm to the state through the self to the law, Bome of the present rates I do not know. They squealed. But I do know It was a bill designed to apply generally to all cases. If it caught them I have nothing to do with the responsi- Diuiy. I make this reply only for the reason my name has thus been used, and I trust you will publish it. C. S. JACKSON. A RESOURCEFUL COUNTY. G 1 seeking of a single man. IS IT "NONSENSICAL"? S No. must be lowered, while some must be repealed altogether"; that "the people will profit by a new tariff,',' and therefore a revision of the tariff I JENATOR HODSON In a public next year or some other old time. letter alludes contemptuously of , course is recommended. to "this nonsensical Statement Wouldn't this monumental speci- No. 1 business." Statement men of Inconsistency, this "most I, as everybody knows, means open. grosB and 'palpable" attempt , simply the election of senators by the to please both the protected inter l i direct vote of the people, Instead of ests and the tariff revisionists, "Jar" t , by the legislature. That Is, while eyen the most hardened partisan v the legislature formally elects, as re- and standpatter? Will the time ever ; auired b the constitution. State- come when a partisan convention ; ' ment No. 1 if agreed to binds 'the will make an effort to come some- legislature to obey the will of the where within balling distance of majority of the people. Is this "non- the, truth, have at least some faint senslcal"? promptings of honesty in Its state- . It It be "nonsensical" to talk and ments of facta and professions, gnd write about and try to effect this merit respect Instead of contempt! change, why have the people been , urging tlie6e many years? Why have the 'platforms of both parties repeatedly declared for it? Why have " several "Oregon legislatures v adopted resolutions n favor of it? -Why; ha,ye the-newspapers of both . parties" ; almost - 'unanimously advo . cated H tor yearat ? Why has the house of representatives seven times passed a resolution in tavor of this change? Why has President Roose velt recommended it? , It is indeed etrange, Jf tblg proposition or, "busi ness be "nonsensical, that all this ahould have happened.-' '.-'-s But, it la said, this method is not . "constitutional J;; Bosh rv it Is con stitutional, 4 It jts simply ' an agree ment la advance between the people PAY OF LEGISLATORS. T HQ proposed increase of pay for members of the Oregon legis lature would cost the state S7 a day for 40 days for SO mem bers, amounting to, $26,200 bienni ally, or $12,600 a year, ? This Is a small matter if the increased pay will materially ratee the Intellectual and moral standard of the member ship. Is there any good reason to suppose this will result? If so, the amendment should be adopted. No body will question the proposition "that really good, fit, capable, con scientioua men ought to be paid $10 a; day; for the '40 'days of the ses sion. But will the extra $7, a day LACKAMAS COUNTY Is also out of debt, for the first time ln many years. This gives It an opportunity to spend money heretofore used to pay interest on county roads and bridges, and in other Improvements. Its population and wealth are steadily Increasing, and the methods of its farmers are Improving. Clackamas Is not only one of the best counties ln the state, with respect to natural and varied resources, but it is fortunately -situated In being contiguous to Port land, which will always furnish a large and near market for all its products. Clackamas offers a wide variety of agricultural and other In dustrial opportunities. It has much good grain and grass land, a large area of fine fruit land, and excellent hop land. It can support many dairies, and its stock-raising capac ity Is several times the number now produced. It 18 "yet" well wooded, and its timber is A source of wealth. Along one side flows the Willamette Into which flow several streams val uable for water power as, well as for other purposes. Perhaps no county ln the state is better situated or has a greater variety of resources: The Increase of population and production in this splendid county ought to be rapid. Getting out of debt will help. Now let the work of moss-removing continue, and let Clackamas county march forward triumphantly. A letter being sent out to the country press, inclosing an argu ment in . favor of the Aldrlch cur rency bill, says: " "What I want to get published as widely aa you can Is the following: Tbat there la still such uneasiness 'over Nthe recent financial crisis that alljbusiness men of your community are anxious lor Defending People's Law. Portland, March 25. To the Editor of The Journal I was exceedingly sorry, lis were many other members of the grange to see our worthy state master Buxton's criticism of the initiative and referendum law ln Tuesday's Oregonlan, because we believe he has unconsciously been made a tool cf by those who are necking the overthrow of those laws, aa well as a return to the old convention methods cf nominations. Hia proposed change ln the law will rouse much an tagonism In the state grange and whether adopted or not will divide and weaken Its friends and allow Its ene mies to point to tho fact that even Its adherentN are not united on it. and If the law IS once begun to .be amended and tinkered with, there Is no telling where it will end. I cannot admit the force of either .of 1:1s objections nor his scheme for a change which Is that unnecessary and foolish laws are petitioned for and that the paid solicitors for petitions are a nuisance and should be by law abated. Let us admit that some laws are peti tioned for that ar neither necessary nor beneficial. The people are able to Judge and the more experlenoe they have the better will they be able to vote wisely. If laws must first come before the legislature, aa he suggests, before thev can be taken up by initiative we might as well have no Initiative. The "Interests" would have the same chance to watch the legislature they have al- ivava had and their business, instead of killing bills, would be to prevent their introduction, as rar as tnat is con cerned no more foolish or unnecessary bills have come before th people than often com before legislatures, and cer tainly not near so oanrerous. The Deo pie can be 'trusted both as to tha peti tions and th rinai vote on tne meas urea. His obieoflon to th paid circulator of petitions wnue it sounae piausmie at first thought; would only work harm In stead of good. Prohibit the paid can vasser and only Strong orders or strong; corporations could get the necessary algnatnre. Tke special interests desir ing petition circulated would find means for men drawing pay for other work to take urn to circulate them. While the more conscientious would be of a material disadvantage. Oftentimes people vitally interested cannot take time -to cirouiare petitions without re muneratlon and the work Is entirely le gitimate. If we have the petitions romebody must circulate them. Then I say th people can be trusted to use in ' initiative mpa reierennum without curtailing their powers. They mav not know how aa well as thev will arter A raw years- use, Dut tney Know well enough. . They may vote on and even adopt some measures that old time tax dodaera oall radical, nut thev will do better than th legislatures have don in tne past ana 1 nope our worthy master may yet deotd to not bring up anv recommendation to cnange tna taw in a way that will lessen the bower' of t he people. ukanukk. adopted the principle that the people ar to choose the Senator. Thev say It's all riaht to let the peo ple choose a senator by direct vote, but what If they should choose a Democrat? That win not lustiry aDanaonmeni or the principle, and we would like to ask tne Portland ureconian point oiann whether It favors the principle of elect lnar senators by the direct vote of the Deoole. it can answer yes or no. ana rorever settle the question of Its sincerity cn that matter. If it favors the election of senators by the direct vote of the people It ought not seek to bring about the overthrow Statement No. 1 because that state ment Is the only one that means the ratification of the direct' vote of the people. ttut it win not answer a aireci ques tion. It will evade and quibble snout tne. constitution of the United 8tates re- ulrlna; senators to be chosen by tne glslature. Well, both people and legislature can not choose senators. One or the other must be secondary. nd the DeoDle are never secondary to their representatives elected to do their ill when it is understood. We are glad this matter Is coming a square- Issue and the people will ave to either vote tne matter up or down and that in two ways. If they prefer to have men b;o to tne alslature who will under given cir cumstances refuse to elect the senator selected bv the Deoo e. let them do 0 and send uninstructed representatives. If they want their own choice for the United States senate upheld let them send Statement No. 1 men, and put an end to all quibbling. On top of Statement No. 1 already enacted by' in peopl let' them-adopt th proposed InUlatlv. law, ty wnic tha aenaral assembly as a whol. as hnAv nnnatltnant (if th Stat BO Vera ment Is directed to elect the candidate selected by th peopl for United Stat Tnat law la naotd by. th peopl. and w belter n win d or an oyer- whalmln vnln ahnuld end all Quibbling, all evasion, and all political trafficking in vota for th aenatorshlp.-' It 1 a plain laau the people, against th machine, and on this matter in peopl should not surrender their right a.nd nnw.r tn th machine. Do not allow th machine to have a single vote on th natorsnip. fin Into tha nnlllna- booth ana eieci th senator youraelf, between yourself and your conscience ana your una and let ao man a corrupt aouar liner Remember this: Th maohln or the people will nomlnat and elect th mem ber of th leclslatur. and you have got to take sides on tn matter. Th machine will hav no control whatever over a Statement No. 1 B nuhllfi&ii As many member of the legislature aa th machine can elect it win con trol and handle for lta own purposes. The Canltal Journal advlsea the Ore- a-on ReDublloana to do what the Ke- Dubllcana In New Tork. In Wisconsin. In Iowa and other state ar doing- fight, th machln. Plain Warnings. From tha Woodburn Independent (Rep.) Th voter of Oregon who ar ln favor of Statement No. 1 ar overwhelmingly In th majority. Ther caa b no ques tion of this fact. The man who doubts this la either blind or deaf or has no means of communication outside or nis Own little clrcl. to Th anti-Statement No. 1 rsners of Oregon and there ar only two or three are damaging Republican prospects in this state. They ar making th people mad. The result mignt prove aiaasiruua by Oregon going, not for Chamberlain for United States senator, but for Urran for nraaldant. Better let UD and infuse a little horse seaae Into their palpltatiug ouls. It la reDnrted that Senator Fulton has again entered Into th good gracea of President Roosevelt. All the senator now haa to do la to come out bravely for Statement No. 1. and he will be nom inated and elected. Nothing- could pre vent. The antls would lay nown. iney would be powerless. Aa It is, If the ml. ahniilH win a vain hoDe on th-lr mrt Senator Fulton would be shoved aside in the legislature for one Who had a bigger barrel, i ne senator s oniy chance Is to espouse the causa of t.ie peopl. Yamhill for Statement No. I. From the North Yamhill Record. Statement No. 1 will overshadow other Issues in Yamhill county during the coming campaign. The antls are ac cused of betraying a law that they are responsible for It being on the statute. Certainly it does not look well for them to do this, and would probably not have happened had It not been for a few who manipulated the "rump" convention held ln McMlnnville a few weeks ago. Home few throuah Darty fealty will follow, but there are many who take an opposite view. However we do not question the right of a citizen to run for office on a platform opposing Statement No. 1. but we do Question whether they can be elected. Judging from th Information we have at hand. Young Men's Position. From the Salem Journal (Rep.) The young men of Salem ar mostly rnlnir to stand ror statement xvo. J Thev regard It as a clean moral propo- altlon In nolltlca to have the pencil mark ln tha balloting booth April 17 and June i lt thA ipniinr Instead of caah. Thev sav it la honor enough to send a man to the legislature without having him trade his vote on senator for a fed eral office or cash. Small CKimge -, V..: Mac'toy.t r,m,mbrt.thlil .K?m.In., out -bs jtu.f; vm uut III, J , i, - . C. .1 m'Ll.'111 0,t,MB slrs W - Senator feHllton rnuM .lt-'.- Th hous had to listen. If nraaant 4 near by. when Mawley talked. , . I e . . . I It 1 expected that evan tha fLh .nif yF'"i ciiauia in ineir boss. a a '7 Th Statement No. 1 tlakat la ai.n .1 i wuvuaw jpuaines aaen a ticket, t In consideration of the hnkst t . man will not work, neither ahmiM fc.i a a noning juag Williams nuyl o, If he can do ao comfort-l In Buffalo, New exDosltlon September 8. 1801. by Jbeon an anarchist, during a pub- McKimey aiea rrom em lean York, on Cioliross. llr retention. Mr. the effect of his wound September 14 Ed c Leon Cmlgosx. Boring, Or., March t2.-To th Editor of The Journal Please stat through th colunms of Th Journal th nan's name who killed President McKinley, and date. : v J. R. COCHRAN. (William McKinley. president of the United States, wa shot at th Fan-Am-J What About It, Ir. Slgler. Portland. March 25. To tha Editor of The Journal. A good many of us poor folks are Interested tn this ques tlon of an assessor and how he does hia work. We notice that we don't any of ua get off from having our furniture assessed, ana rno men come aiier auu crowd us pretty hard about what lit tle household goods we nave, ana n th.ra1, a Anr rinllara ln tha savlnffs hank we have to Dut It down and pay out about all th years interest ror tho taxes on It. It isn't very agree able -to a poor man to have a fellow nosing around hi nouse asuing an about his furniture and ail his other little Stuff. Of eourse It s an right li lt'a th law and if it's done fair to everybody, but we'd like to know for aura that there Is fair Play all around. I'd Ilk to ask Mr. Slgler If he puts tha arrows on everybody, rich and poor, Just the same. There s lots of folks would like to know before they vote for assessor If the man they're going to vot foe plays 'any favorites. Let Mr. Slgler tell us if the rich man has to tell about these things Just the same as wo have to put down our poor old cook stoves and bedsteads, and if all the men in trade and business have to put in all they've got ln tneir places in an m aa wa do. He Is not to blam for the law, but he ought to be mighty fair In the way he enforces a law like that, and lt'a the kind of a law that's easy to Dear nara on the poor man that don't know how to protect himself, and light on the rich man that can put on airs and stand th assessor off; and If a man gets after floor people as hard as Mr. Slgler does e ought to show that he gets after hia friends and the classes that help him the same- way. What I want to know is will ho come out and say that he does Just the same to everybody .rich and poor, friends and common jeople, all alike. A SMALL TAXPAYER. Taffs Religion, Riddle, Or., March 23. To the Editor of The Journal It has been asserted that William H. Taft la a Roman Cath olic Can you inform us whether it is or ia not ao? A CONSTANT READER. (Mr. Taft is not a communicant of any church. Several members of the tamlly are unitarians, ana while hia religious belief la not a matter of rec ord, those who know him best are quoted as saying that hi leaning ia to ward me unitarian laitn. hm. Correcting an Error. Dayton, Or, March 24. To the Editor of The Journal- In vour lssu of March 23, Mr, Harrison stated In hi letter to 'ine journal tnat tn campaign against the university appropriation was started In Yamhill county. This, Ilk most of Air. Harrison's statements, contains not one word of truth.. Do not slander YamhllL, v . . R. Q. STARR. would be to set forth to the people the names of the men whom the meeting had determined were good for the peo Die to know and to nominate. There are admitted aerecis in tne primary law, but Its central principle la right and yields to the people a privi lege which should of right be theirs It provides plainly a way for them to select their favorites for party nomi nees, nd there is. therefore, not a shadow of excuse for anybody becom ing restless and imbibing the notion that, somehow, the duty rests upon them to become self-selected forerun ners in the field of universal and in fallible, also inside, information. Besides, a ticket so nominated would at once become a target for general at tack on account of the nature of Its selection, and It would not be in dan ger of an unfavorable vote by reason of his over-enth'usiastla friends being unwilling to wait for a public verdict. Better let the people nave the first whack at the nominations, for they will have the last one and the law Is plain on that Phase of th direct primary. Any appearance, of snap Judgment Ys likely to result-disastrously to Its sup posed beneficiaries, anyway. Lais Toledo Harrarte's Birthday. Dr, Luis Toledo Harrarte, the Guate malan minister at Washington, was born In the city of Guatemala, March 2S, 1871. and received his education at a Private college and later graduated rom the National Central Institute. In 1S8H he matriculated ln the school of medicine and pharmacy. The next five or six years were passed ln study ln Europe. Returning to Guatemala, he held successively a number of high po sitions ln the schools and in the civil service of that country. Dr. Harrarte began his. diplomatic career at Madrid in 1892 as attache to the special com mission sent by his government to take part In tne celebration or the discovery of America. He next served as delegate to - the fourth Pan-American medical congress ln Panama. In 190A he was appointed first secretary to the Guate malan legation to Brazil and a delegate to the third Pan-American conference at Rio de Janeiro. A year aeo he suc ceeded to the post of envoy extraordi nary ana minister plenipotentiary to the United States. No Snap, Judgment Wanted. From th Pendleton Tribune. There ia a Drooosltlon on foot ' In Multnomah county to call a "mass meeting" of Renubllcana for the nur. do of selecting a ticket for th voter of tha party to either Indorse or re ject at th April primaries, but whloh ha very properly met with, a deter mined protest. The objection to -such a mov la that It Is directly in oDixmltlon to the nrin clpl of the primary law. and would, ao far a It haa any influence at all. serve to counteract a free expression on th part of the peopl ln the naming of. a ticket - , ? No so-called mass meetlnV Would bav any credentials to act in the mat ter, and while It la claimed that It would be merely ; "advisory,-.- Its object This Date in History. 1868 Nicaragua placed herself under the protection of the United States. 18f0 General George H. Thomas hero of Chlakamauga, died in San Fran cisco. Born in Virginia, July 81, 1816. 1871 Commune proclaimed at Parlh. 1891 The Canadian Pacific nomnlotert between Montreal and Vancouver. 1898 Port Arthur "leased" to Russia. 1900 Vincent Benedett, conspicuous ln the Inauguration of the Franco-PVua-slan war, died at Paris. Born in Cory slca, April 29, 1817. 1906 United States took charge of th revenue of Santo Domingo. 190S Two hundred and fifty men killed ln a coal mine at Nagasaki. Ja pan. 1907 Twenty-aix persons killed in Southern Paciflo train wreck near Col ton. Cal. What Constitutes Success? A Boston firm recently askad tha question. "What constitutes runeaHa?" and a woman from Kanaas got a prise u uv ior giving me ioiiowing aerini tion, which every man should pin In his hat and every woman frame It wher th eyes mav tut unnn It ilnrlna- tha Am "U I... .nU . has lived well, laughed Often and lovsdi Who haa gained th resnect of intelli gent men and th lov of Httla chlldrea: who haa filled his nlcha, and acenm- glished his task: who has left th world etter titan lie found It, whether by an Improved seed, a perfect poem or a rea cued.aoul: who haa naver lacked annra. elation of earth's beauty or failed to express It: who ha always looked for th best in otht.s and given th best he had: -whos Ufa was an InsDlration and whose memory a benediction." Hera's live to be 100, ably. a a Who knows how RenraaantaHv Vlll. atands on Statement No. 1, or anything via, ( a a Again a rood woM for tha nninil it stands with the mayor against th rap e Near-frosts brought a llttl anemia. agement to th orop-failur prospect. but not much. A Connecticut aulrrI built a aaat un a iev Dins, may tnlsht have kn put to wore ua.. a a Tom Lawaoa doaan't mask mnSttr tain tea editorial or news stuff: ha ail, veruses ana pays ror It. a a Th retirement of Fish Wardan Vaa Dufeen cannot be truthfully charaoUr- itea as a calamity to the stat. a It would seera that Taft la a bis enougn iud 10 siana on nis own Bottom. us this a specimen or nature faking T a a In tfle Illinois ReDubllcan eon ran Ha n a preacher In his prayer thanked God (or Cannon. The devil snickered almost out loud. a m The Illinois Republicans also had hot time at their state convention, fire broke out ln th hotel wher they wr laying. Councilman Driscoll aava Councilman Vaughn Is a windbag. H may hav scored there, but wait till Councilman Vaughn tells what Councilman Drla- con ia. a Florence Nightingale, In her llth ear. has heen granted the freedom of .ondon. If she will come over she ran have the freedom of the whol nitod State Taft may aa well consider his battle on and save the rest of Brother Charles' money for the post-nomination campaign: the Portland Republioaa ciuo naa declared ror him. a a The Indiana Democrat In stat eon ventlon followed the. prevailing fashion ln Republican political circles down south, had a fist fight and a general melee. They all agreed on Bryan. nowever. a A speech of Congressman Boutelt, who is a high tariff stand-patter, caused such a friction with truth and reason that it set the building afire. It I a wonder ' the capltol at Washington aoesn t get an re som time, . a a The duo de Chaulnea, husband of th daughter of Mr. Shonts, has been sued by a London tailor, as it wss reported that his father-in-law gave him 1300,000 though a beggarly pittance he ought to be able to pay a tailor bill of 13.000. But probably this Is only a drop In a bucket of debts, and paying it would set a bad precedent. We fear th duo has made a mistake, he should hav married the daughter of som really rich man. Oregon Sidelignts Gerval haa a creamery prospect, a a A Eugene bank haa $1,400 tn nickel, a a Balem has an even 2,000 school chil dren. Now watch waked-up Albany; It Is going to pave. Lota of snow haa fallen ln th moun tain this week. a m Hordea of hoboes ar passing north ward through valley towna. a a Four new families hav moved Into Elmlra In six montha, and a hotel la be ing built. Several people have bought .tracts Of land in Lincoln county on which to raise fruit, believing that to be a fin fruit region. V Gervals offers inducements for all classes of trade and new farming blo(vf says the Star. There Is much good I! awaiting ine proper Kina or irucx rarm- lng. A saddle mnre 29 years nld. that had been owned by County Judge Gllllland of Umatilla county 24 years, died th other day, and a funeral service was held by the family. a a Quite a number of new buildings ar being built ln Newberg at the present time, says the Enterprise, and the Indi cations are that there will be fully a much building done this year as there was last, with prospects for at least t.wo and probably three good bricks. a a Correspondence of th East Oregonlan: The grain fields Ip the vicinity of Wes ton never looked better than they do at this time. Fall sown grain ahows an even growth, and ln many nlacea it is four and five Inches high. Spring work Is well under way. and the farmere ar all very optimistic over the prospeota for the next season. a a Freewater Correspondence of the East OrngoAian: The fFuIt growers of this section of the country are very busy t this time getting their spring work done. The planting of tree and shrub bery ia going on. and many additional acres of fruit will be put In this season. The prospects for a good fruit year are Very encouraging. Beet seed planting will begin next week, aays th La Grand Star, In three places north of Island City, east of La Grande, and at Unions The superintendent says the condition Of tha -field could not be better, and under usual conditions a fine crop is looked for. Th acreage thla season will con siderably exceed that of last year and will approximate 8,000 acres. Th colony of Dunkards In tha vi cinity of McDoel . Is rapidly growing,: and there la a strong demand for farrMl lng. land In that section. These people" are home Duuoers. ana ii me location and aurroundings suit them the prlo of land Is a secondary matter. i n sagebrush lands near McDoel have In creased aeveral fold in price since th advent of tha Dunkards. . Marshfleld News: Th hotel rumor is with us one more, and now it I said that Marshfleld is to hav two fine) hotel. It used to be the same way A about a railroad, and knowing ones sad when we'd get on we'd get two. Yvs haven't got on yet, but a few tons of hay were purchased In Paradise valley near Scottsburg which leads us to be-; llev that one of the roads Is -coming thla year aura,' and of course the other Isn't far off. With two railroads, twa -,' new hotels, and the arrival ef th Kkn Smith, what mora could we askT .. 7'
