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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.
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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.,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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It 1 expected that evan tha fLh .nif
yF'"i ciiauia in ineir boss.
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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.
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Who knows how RenraaantaHv Vlll.
atands on Statement No. 1, or anything
via, (
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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..
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Tom Lawaoa doaan't mask mnSttr
tain tea editorial or news stuff: ha ail,
veruses ana pays ror It.
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Th retirement of Fish Wardan Vaa
Dufeen cannot be truthfully charaoUr-
itea as a calamity to the stat.
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It would seera that Taft la a bis
enougn iud 10 siana on nis own Bottom.
us this a specimen or nature faking T
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In tfle Illinois ReDubllcan eon ran Ha n
a preacher In his prayer thanked God (or
Cannon. The devil snickered almost out
loud.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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,
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A Eugene bank haa $1,400 tn nickel,
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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.
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Hordea of hoboes ar passing north
ward through valley towna.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ..
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