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THE JOURNAL
A INDEPRKDRNT HtW-PAP-B.
C a JACKOOW. fab..-
t.hifeaea trf etvataf (eiref ?,".
Manday BHVnln. ! The Jwrol Balld
In, rifik aa4 -aa-blll itmti, Port. -4. Of.
"Letters From tte People
Tims for People's Itulo.
Eugene, Or, March J8 Te the Editor
(ulr4 at tk aatorf.ee at Port-."-. Or.
tmnaailMtoa tat f Bulla a
lrtt.
for
TKLCfUONCK-aUlM m. BOMi, A-SOSt.
- AO itptrtMiU rax- r tfceaa aaa.e.1.
ft) I (W ovaratnr l avutmtl -gal
Strta -tftf. S -14441 Bast W-
rOKKJOM ADVE8T1SIN. B-PBBS-MTATI ft
VrMla4-nDjaila Sparta I . Afwnef,
the senator beelevated to r ulershlp I other than for packages sent abroad,
without the ooneeut of the other peo- I and can vend only, four pound at
pie, lawfully expressed. Is inconcelv-1 home Instead of 11 or more If sent
able. The principle , is oligarchial, I abroad. This arrangement was es-
and results In an oligarchial United jtabllshed and has been maintained J of The Journal in the OreionUn of
mates senate,, ruieo oy Aiancn ana J ana congress so rar reiuaes to cnangai March 11 judge M. a George laments
his clique. It teaches the spirit of J It, merely, to please and enrich the J the fact that the people of Oregon have
oligarchy, as seen la the legislative express companies. '3. .adopted the initiative and referendum
ranrlMafft hn InslaHnar no arnlntf trt I . In a rarimt rlnnlir tha t.. roaat ar I --CAUSe a majority Of TOteX might Use
the. legislature unpledged. In effect reneral again explains the rural de- J'lVu
says, "I will do as I please, to hell llwy feature ot the proposed law
wun we people. - i i-uow.: i ne aepartment lavors finger, may yet ret badly burned."
But. bad as is Its tendency, rotten I the establishment of this .Dedal I. Mr. George think "ft would hare
as It has proven In practice, corrupt- service because of Its ability to ren- initiative coordinate with, or in appeal
THE PROPER FUNCTION OF A
- ::V: ; POLITICAL ; PARTY
REALM
FEMININE
The Vacant Lot Solution.
wrM " " een to "men of the der It with treat advantage to the J ,,,frtrirwMnl,S,,.,.,5
von,: TritHn B...iAin.. cmc. highest character In the state,", as farmer, the country merchant and danV-rSus i to Tit the peoSTe amend the
nhwripHoa TWxa by bmU t any edi- Deflator r ui-un says, contrary as i i - u-r pauw. oi tne routes, as me I ' k" " J Z
la ue (Tales ui hu er uuu. to the eyery utterance and every necessary machinery (over 18.000 u? but "h?etperien
J One rear.;.."l.S.Kloii aweth
I .; , ,, bvxvai. .
f Oee faar. ...... flao I C) evmtk I
- DAII.V AND SOWDAT.
One r t. ...... t Ona mnth.......$
to tnajoritlea
teaching of the immortal Lincoln, routes now regularly covered by rural hl!r.n AVt0.J,VI,"C0Vr'
'ft may be that
enoe of the paat
A noble nature can alone
attract the noble, and alone
knows how to retain them.
Goethe. .
Now If Mr. Oeorre carea muoh about
tne rianta or mmoritiee be naa a ooa
chow fa Drove It in a Draetlcal way be
tween now and our June election. One
of the amendments to the atate eonatl
tutloa croDoeed. If adopted by the peo
ple and' supplemented by taw, will give
proportional representation to political
parties on all offices filled by two or
vbb lug iiumurtai Liincuia wrung, wuuia ooip 10 increase rural man ae-1 rigtiu ana powers are equal ana con..
and are Harvey Scott and Jack Mat- livery, he says
baneful as the system has been in carriers) is In operation. There are
its effect upon the whole country, some 16,000,000 people living on
there are those who insist that the these routes, which . shows the vast
next senator from Oregon shall be I possibilities of the ' rural service."
namea dj me consent oi it men, Alter snowing mat tne service wouia
Instead of rather than by 46,000. be far more than self-sustaining, and
thews right?
A SA3ITLE "AXTT ARGUMENT. I "EOFLK iusitvo ABOVE PARTY, with, mail-order houses is seen at
once, when It is pointed out that the
CR discouraged and disgruntled latter, at the proposed general parcel
morning contemporary says: p0Bt rate of 12 cents a pound, would
"The contest between fulton be obliged to pay $1.82 for sending
and Cake is a useless one. The an 11-pound package to a rural route
T
HE M cMlnnville News-Reporter
has made a discovery. It is
one not entirely original or
new, but our esteemed He-1
Q'
'tv, . t . I.... -... I currant.
post would be Of material advantage I the Democrats of Orea-on bad but one
to the retail merchant In competition mmrl. n M" our
fc " vvujiidmwwu i , whan nnriar nrnnnrl anil rAnr.i.n.
tat Ion they would have had about one
third of the members, as - they cast
about one third of .the votes ot the
state. .
In the southern states the Republl
cane era a minority and under our
out-of-date" atate constitutions, whose
provisions Mr. George calls "the expert-
MInnvillo contemporary has thought wrath raised In the primary fight patron, a difference in favor of the cane of the eouth cannot aet any Just
f mi ti .it... I will Tint h mmnnMil mil In tha I v . .v . n I reoresentatlon. Tha same with Inde-
. ...... .uvuoi wau an; umci i - I iw.ai uicTOijr vi auuui iv (u M' d, . nartiaa or othar minority oar-
newspaper. The discovery. In brief, June election the friends of the de- a pound, or $1.07 on an 11-pound Use. v
is mat all movements, these many reatea canaiaate, or large numbers package." The department, the inii "easuV; o" fairness and jas
years, for any kind of a political or of them, will not vote for the sue- postmaster general says, has recom- tice and other states win follow, it
social change were for the purpose cessrui one. xrutn is, mat one na
. . . . ... ' - I . . . ? . . . ,. I ... I uib vl uiciin mm m cjam. v& iw
or Dreaxmg.np ana aestroymg tne imoeo wny.aay mey are xtepuDiicans rectually, prevent Injury, to rural believe in -fair play' in the eauare
Republican party That Is. the mov- have jut loose or stand ready to merchants by the use of the parcels l!AlX.??o & W ol
T. W. Davenport in the Bilverton Silver-1 experlanoe,' we are i riven to the neoes-
Ionian Appeal. ' - laity t tryins; to aoate ine nuisno i
' It Is reported that aereral Reoub- And It has had a tearfully dehauohln
llcans have been heard -to aay. lately, r,rTh iru. if th. Vooii. Vve" 1 MOVEMENT which has been founi
1 believe the new way Of selecting the tern had not been injeoted to any great I A entirely practicable In some east
naonla'a nnruut.llv.i t. K.ft.1. than I satani; tne poiuioai Does naa nm
haoM k.r Tmi..iivJ I evolved, and the political combination,
the Old, but I must go With my party. hlrh nnw hnMa Xn Itm rllltoh tha in-I
un norrorsi enouidn't a rational person idustriee of the nation, had not aasumed
stand aghast and groan aloud at such lormiaaDie proportions. .
' . . ' ' . - " '
People who Pannot see that the I
polls evstsm of politics, which place I
the political machine between the po-
A:
a confession of Imbecile. slavery T
What can-be hoped for, as to the des
tiny of ' this great republlo while any
considerable number of Its cltlaens sur
render themselves like brute beasts of
burden, to be led hither, and thither,
ern cities, notably In I'nlladel
" phla. is that ot donating; to thi
unemployed .'the vacant loti
about the city to be cultivated by them
Last season 100 acres of land were thui
utilised In that city. and 100 fautlllei
were afforded not only a chance to earr
file and the government, is legitimate- an honest livelihood and to provide foi
y responsible lor the abnormal oondl- their winter needs, but also to do so It
tlona In which we find ourselves, ere . K., ,v. k.. , k ,
ndeed a hopeless lot; and still more a way that brought them health and In.
nlml thaii. mniHMiiiin, M..ini,li i hoDelcRs If thav cannot sea that no re-1 dependence and aava them a better hoh'
as to what Is for the general interests? i.,r". i"n . " PW'P1' honest labor.
The aentenoe "I must ao with my
party" Is never heard coming; from the
iidb or citizen wna naa anv accur&ta
comprehension of his obligations to ao-
cietr, ana nas . sumcisnt spirit to be
ranked am on a- tha claaa of anlmala
called featherleaa plpeda.- A man who
goes with' a party for merely personal
prom aoea not merit our sympainy,
rawer our aeteetation;
Kitnalm prevaila.
not, and so an emancipation proclama-
lion iv aa neeaea 10 aet ma Dartv aiavea
free, .and we have It , In the direct
primary with Statementl.No. I.
. Every American cltlsen ahould be far
- . . . . . - . i
see in it enoucn and oooi-neaded enoucn
to comprehend that tne chronio con
flict between the so-called conserva
tive and progressive forces. In society.
An astonishing thing is the estlmati
in figures of the value of such pro
ductive labor.' The value of the land l:i
not estimated, as that wea loaned by
those who desired to help the cduhu.
The total coat of stcrtlng the !nborra
in their, enterprise and maintaining the
labor was K.0U0. The value of the total
yield Of produce was 114,000. If, that la
the one who I la merely a contaat batwaen thnaa who!
av A a fl saw leV aa wwaa a aa kaaiiaa k. K.I l.a. I a. a.. A...L...lt- J - M I A. . .
rtvvea ve-sa,ai e usjm aT MW-eM U vouvioe I mi W vunilHUIIiy I SAP III n ( iur WWfr gftllU I UYVilVal. WUAl If J
a lu prlnclpUi and policies, howw I thow of a ea alfJihf ) ambitious I ' 1
mliUkaa hi may ba, U nUtld to our least of oul, 4 wbo ara striving Xor I . Tho application
eeteem: the one who follows party I Justice.
inouanuessiy. is sudisci 10 reclamation.
but of all the breed of partisans none
are so nopeieas ana aucn a menace to
tne perpetuity or Republican nnstitu
tlons aa thoae who knowing and feeling
right, roiiow tne party waoa tney anow
it to oe wrong.
9
application of this principle to
our own clvlo problem of carina; for tne
unemployed who are now a burden tipm
the taxpayers, Is one that is worth con
sidering. In the City of Brotherly
Love the movement was taken In clierg
2-n!,i iiAUZ1! CulUvatlon aasoclaUon. Katber a be. ;
as history, and we shall doubtless cornel title, but expressive. ' v
10 tne conclusion mat government, i Th. ..m. ii.. i.ki .ith ..
Reed as we may tha lore of the na
burden our minds to their limit In I
trying to descry the leoaon contained
in tnai dreary ana enaiena rouna or
UViyiAaa InMAIa aaMTBt ml Mia rtBFTV I larhaaaua aak a I a M m eawa am &ata.a nhaaal
fello the coVt7ol ofh. .Uv; hoTdlns ot. itouZF b? wh.r' name It whundred. of ho", a't 7nTelt
tswx .rdVh-aS wl cu.r,?g.-tlV.g.B iBXB
any doubt that the property for garden
11111 iniiiiuLiuin: x Know mat uio a-1 uunuiuav .tne KiittariDa: mow. -
post by mall order houses; and ' In
conclusion Mr. Meyer says:
With the adoption of new "conven
iences of life by urban residents, and
era had this object in view, rather cut loose, from party.
than the accomplishment of the pur- The latter statement In the above
ported purpose. The News-Reporter Quotation Is probably true, or large
says that "the greenback party soon ly so. We see no reason to complain
turned Into a aide issue to help the of the fact, and believe it is a good the ever-inoreaatng attractions of the
Democratic party kill the Republl- j ugn. It indicates thought. Inquiry, I city, . especially potent in their Influ
can.1 The Populist; (party) eventu-1 Investigation, Intelligence. lence upon the younger generation, the
ally fused with, Democracy for the "There can be no party,' moans importance of affording farmers and
same purpose." . This is true, to a the morning paper, "where there i rotes generaUy every, legitimate ad-
certaln extent; it happened natur- no attachment to any clear line of
ally, and for. reasons that are oh- principle or action." Partly true,
Yious. But the McMlnnvllle paper again. The leading, dominant "line
brings Its general proposition down of principle or action" with the Re-
to date, as follows:
vantage becomes more and more appar
ent The free rural delivery has Im
proved materially and Intellectually the
life of great numbers of these people.
Is It too much to ask that the depart-
If Mr. George's talk In favor of minori
ties la mora than cretense I expect to
see him take the stump In favor of this
measure.
Mr. George thinks our state Initiative
should have been only "coordinate with
or In an appeal from the legislature."
Such an initiative would . not be con
sidered worth going to the polls for by
the average voter. Petltiona sent to the
legislature for action are too often
thrown In the waste basket and to wait
until the legislature would hand us the
laws desired, however just, we mignt
nnd life too short If corporations of
great wealth were opposea to reierring
eucn laws to us.
We have this kind of a referendum
now to amend our national couatitu
publican party these 40 years has ment shall make a further use of this "on. The people have been demanding
I " m w w 1 I h at m anl n f a h aa TanAPA 1 Otnat If ll
Important system;, a uee which, while
adding appreciably to the postal rev- states senators
an amendment to the federal, constitu
tion "giving ue direct election or uniteo
for 60 yeara. More
ciiklui a avi wv j fw ju v, . . i . ... -
nue will directly and vitally bene than a generation of people have died ana poee ajo .now. tse.r eompetaet
waiUUK LUF uuiiai una &u acaaa 1110 ea f .-r . .-- ,
every man, woman and child within
reach of a rural route T The country
man would have the, necessities of life
delivered at his gate at an average coat
tlon back
Finally
ror Mr.
work and
n. i .uw av. - . . - -
r the people got tired of waiting commendable
. George's kind of referendum to Plrjt Ju cor
and wUl get direct election of objects for wh
At the present time ithe work of a oeen a very nign . protective larut.
Republican congress and Republican I There has been no other of proml-j
president'1 are . so - aatisfactory that nence enough to mention. ' Yet the
Democracy In Oregon has no chance, but Oregonlan has all this time opposed
they, together with every other peraon thlg lln. of principle. and action."
Hence If the Republican party ha.
aeoMWMVMi - -a sm v ea a aiw we a s I . . . . v a 1 I
. might and main to use Statement No. i, t0 Bome extent broken up, Isn t the of S cents a pound, thereby facilitating
with tha same Idea in mind. IJka free Oregonlan considerably responsible? land Increasing consumption. This
trade and free Silver, it will naturally It did Its duty, as we think. In op- would mean augmentation of the trade na Mfe7endUln u willle the minority fare.
appeal to many, and even some of the I posing the protective tariff; why
more tnoagntrui. wno have faued to eoe
Xha jilggae ,1a the woodplla.w JDenio
crats have, and are registering, as Re
publicans so as to nominate the weak
, est man and than help to beat hint at
the polls. Kill off Statement No. r 1,
tension of It should be resisted, but I
must go with my party." Suppose that
Be ward, Greely, Sumner, Choae, Wade,
Burllngama. and thousands of Whigs
naa consented to abnegate . tneir con
science and manhood and follow their
party, what would be the fate of our
country today? My party! What Is a
party anyway, but a means to a desir
able end. and that end euch i com'
mends Itself to the rational consciences
of cltlsens who are big enough and
broad enough to place the general well
being above mere personal and partisan
considerations. But when the means
become Inadequate; In other words,
when the party la diverted to other and
unworthy purposes, then It becomes the
duty of self respecting, public, spirited
partisans to exert themeeivee to rerorm
the party aa Roosevelt Is now trying
to do, or failing In thla to abandon It
as jincoin, cnase ana otners uia in ins
year 1868. Those partisans who cannot
rlss to such an emergency are scarcely
to be recognised as men only as ex
creslons of parasites on the body politic.
When a party Is right In its prlnctplea
purposes could easily be obtained. There
are many puouo mwaea property com
ers in our city.
Unless It oould be made a city prob
lem, and money appropriated by the
council to start these men In seeds' and
implements. It would become a matter
for Individual contribution by generoue
It la ta ramova such tamntatlona and minoea citiaens. wno wouia oe w uwi
.- hold tlrhter rain unon our raDra-1 allow their reuowmen to help them
i-1 noia a tignter ram vpoa our repra- . ,h v,. aliarlt. ,htt AnM,
Admittedly, human brotherhood Is I
the aoal to which we tend, for only In
that direction Is -a - pro era sal ve eoolall
state provable.' but how'oulckly thai
average man embrace, any opportunity!
to rise from the plane of fraternity and I
tana upon tne backs oz ni. lenowa.
WW
should.it eo bemourn the troubles of
a party that has made that Its para- j
mount principle? "But the Demo
cratic party isn't much either," is
consolingly remarked. .Again we
.hi ...... fn. anntinn. I support and Its adherents can evince
rps' should cease when the
which the party -was formed
hir aunnoaad servants in tha United are abnegated or accomplished. In
a...a a-T.t. thrii-h R.tmn Ktk. 1. truth, party spirit should have no ex.
If any mlnorltiee -J-e likely to get letance. other than the love of great
their fingers burned by the initiative principiea promotive or tne general wei
.- i, K tha minnritv fare. Blind party spirit haa been thi
of thouaanda of country merchants. I of candidates and editors who in this bane of American politics rrom the flrat.
The commercial traveler should appro- age of progress when voter, read and Waahlngton saw ft. in , truth he felt t.
hi. it I reason ior UBeiY. nir. i ...r "-"v. " . v:i"' " . :
would increase hi. order, because the I rule by opposing the initiative, refer
country merchant buy. front the Jobber endum and Statement No. 1, and that
m I anAHAnAllatl. nalnAMTai f W x na S-4 a 111 rvt ft fl.
or the whole-aley. Every component Roce7e
part of our commerclai eystem would I ting Us fingere deeper Into the pockets
sentatlves that the new method
adopted. One conservative Republican
upon reviewing the last legislative as
sembly, remarked, "I don t see that
these men are at all superior to those
nominated by the old convention sys
tem." Assuredly, not: but they hold
entirely different relations to the peo
ple: every one here la under . personal
g ledges to his constituents; be is ' not
eholden to the machine or It. bosses
for his place, and whatever he may be
as to ability, he Is a non-aasessable
political unit It haa been , asserted
by high authority that a peraonal
Died ire la Incomparable a. a director
of official conduct, with that of a nom
inating convention. Boahl a party reso
lution in our experience amounted to
nothing. If you doubt this, turn to
the nresent ense In Judge- Galloway's
court, where the lest secretary of state
la on trial -for takina exorbitant fees. I remalnln chara-es. and becomlnr mar
and has been doing it ror eignt years i ana more incapable 01 contributing
in 11 at violation oi tne piaiiurm m i tne woria a neeas.
selves, the only kind of charity that doei
not amaoa oi menaicancy.. ( , ,
"It Is estimated tn -the ! asaoelatlor
which ha. been referred to that It wtl,
be enough to .tart one farm, so thai
every ti piece oontrlbuted for th
worthy purpose would mean th heaJUv
ful and Instructive occupation for onl
family or one- Individual. This tsun
might reasonably be made a loan If.
the worker., to be returned next yeei
to tne association to do usea again roc
the same purpose.. It 1. not often tha'c
one IS piece le directly productive of .c
vast an amount of irood. '
A point which we cannot afford til
overlook In thla connection is that thi
worker, eo employed oease to become S
problem. They are taken out of. thi
rank, of the needy and made useful
member, or tne oay social instead oi
elate the advantages of this system; Itlb.fo-e. keep on opposing real people's I and now after a hundred years ot oostly I fare.
Small CLange'
the convention that nominated him.
The Oregon people ahould be deceived
no lnne-er. The convention system
mad blind nartlsana instead or think-
ina- freemen, who will stand for the
country first and for thslr party only
aa It Is auxiliary-to the general' wel-l
Oregon Sid-lignta
Kven April fool day won't be what it
usea to ne.
e e
Don't trust any politician, who wont
iruat too people.
and thU kind of eontemptibl. trlcMry agree, so far as Oregon is concerned, fjel the ffect. of an ncreed 0YJoltSi
win targeiy oe ai an . ena. Kememoer i jbui cneer up, oroiuer; u me peopiq, I - ""- much longer, maa. ukuuu.
nt.t.m.nt Kn 1 i. nn nr k. .,-! I . 1, m . I the lmDrovement of the roads. Betterl - -
a. ..waaawM . , m. mm "W . . V V. . I WW n T,n V T IMMT M II II llllim , I V 1 1 H II I B. 7 W a - , ..... ..... . .
i. t. .1 k i,t. ? " . . . . . ' I roads and Imm-oved costal facilities . In The DeDlorable "Ace -Limit'' Kale.
" . . ' becoming independent of party, are . , ' ,. , I -A .fc .v. vau I
ana tne primary law even made better. . lu " -!--.- - -- -.w.., -- imnrovement cluba
IIS the work Of the .Republican turaMK from one to the Other, and creased valuea of farm landa. The rural The Journal-Please allow me to call thMp'cfubs "
conirresa 'aafftetorT,? What haa back again, and administering pun- service as now organised ha. accom- your attention to one of the conditions
it .ninfcl lBhment on both for their sins as OD- pllshed something In this direction; its that cause qualified elector, to neglect w? will e uMlyhave
1 U-UV aMVAS. WU . &( f -Ui WVUUg
for the people? ; Did not the Repub
lican (?) president last week Indict
I port unity Offers, let US not mourn enlargement wUl add to the good at- or refuse to register. A. you are aware,
aa thoae without hoDe. Possibly the talned. the conatitutlon define, a qualified
! fever weather soon.
are more useful
some nice spring
congress In a message in which he
pointed out about 1? laws that ought
to be passed which congress has not
passed and will not pass?
. But turning to Statement No. 1,
why should that "beat the Repub
lican party"?. Did not the Republl-
can ; party enact ' the primary law?
Did not nearly all Republican papers
of the state support it? . Is not State
, inent No. 1 in it merely for the pur
pose of giving the people the chance
to elect the United States senators?
Isn't Oregon Republican by an over
whelming majority? Why then does
this change of system, "beat the Re
publican party?" .
. ."Democrats are registering as Re
publicans." Well, only two men are
candidates for the Republican nom
ination. " for senator. . One of them
will be nominated. Can't Republi
cans' support and elect that man if
they choose? . Can the wicked little
minority - of . Democrats prevent
them?- ,! Who is going to beat the
successful candidate; but Republi
cans? And If they should choose to
people can get along pretty well j
without bosses and party machines,
after all; let us give them a chance.
Brran still prefers ailvar to a-old: at
least ne xeeps taiaing.
a e
.... . , . , ... i v. n w n. t,Ua,,i . . - i ( 1. m nrsfc-raie time to duv a aun-
are Still the old arguments against it I manded. and If It Is r-fused registration nrban lot or a little farm
These arguments in favor Of a par-1 elector as "a male cltlsen II yeara of
cela noat ara unanswerable, but there .wnn. lM7 "PP.1 I0T "irl
-.-- - - -7 . .: I tration, meir iuu
THE COUNTRY "DOUBTFUL.'
F
OR many years the New York
Herald has been noted as a
shrewd, impartial political
proghostlcator in presidential
years. It has sometimes been slight
ly mistaken, but usually guesses
pretty accurately, and its predictions
-something rare among newspapers
or men are Independent of its own
desires. It may oppose a man and
yet predict his election. It is not
blinded by Its wishes. It is peculiar
ly unbiased, and It takes pains to be
especially well Informed. Hence
some recent remarks of the Herald,
while, thus early It makes no posi
tive prediction, are of Interest,
says:
There is to be noted a growing fee!
ing of discouragement on the part of
Republicans generally at the national
capital as to whether the candidate to
that are all-powerful with congress. --ened and ; th. tM
to wit: the express companies, I experience when I applied for reglalra-
ho-.i h. th rullrnoili I tlon. Now. many employers of labor
- I h.v. a v.nf (ntnpaatln. ,.?n41t1nn thlli
tney term tne "age limit." wny it ex-
a "
Bruin reained. and haa aJan
fired, .0 he ought to be out
been
Mr. F. W. Gardiner of Astoria, hats no one can give any reasonable ex-
... . r 1 . lit 1 cui-. no attention is aiven o oayiicai
writing w tno wr.BU"ian, aajs. - condition, mechanical s-111 or ariV other
certainly ao not want 10 sena jar. 1 quanncation the applicant may pos
sess. 11 tne age or ta years nas oeen
attained employment Is absolutely de-l
Chamberlain to the United States
Pulton ha. the floor: last rhanra tnr
neney oeiore tne primaries.
a a
Bow are those 1. 200.000 man nnt nt
employment going to vote next fall?
a
Let nobody but the people of Port-
senate to represent my Views, and I nled. Although this will appear to land get any water rights on Bull Run'
.. a. . 1 enta-Mp a mm Vi mo. nlrai"m Aflf a w . V. A o I
many aa the uttermost depth of "dam-
phoollsm," yet it Is the position occu
pied by a majority or .employers, ana
a large number of working men have
learned it, to their sorrow. As a result
many working men, both skilled and
unskilled, when peeking employment.
But are you not Willing that gari to their age whenever they are
am very sure that he would not do
so." Very well, then, Mr. Gardiner;
vote for Mr. Fulton or Mr. Cake, if
the one nominated will represent
your views better than Mr. Chamber
lain
yoilr neighbors all around you, a
It
country,' picking up delegates here and
there. It is evident' that-'evan- some
of his warmest supporters -are . get'
ting In a state of what might be classed
as "blue funk.' On the -other hand it
la evident tnat some or his opponents
ha nnmlnnt.il nt Hhlnjl-n will win. As
do so, why blame the Democrats for -aft sweeps through ; Hhe emeny's
' ' It? . - Ti ;
' "Kill off Statement No. 1, and
. this contemptible trickery will be at
an end." So you want to go back
to state conventions, and boss rule,
and legislative holdups, and boodle are somewhat relaxing thelrref forts bo
und bribery, and corruption and
scandal, and the sale of the senator
ship, and vacancies, and elections on
the. morning" of the, forty-first day.
do you? You think all this is bet
i ter than allowing the people to go
to tne pons on me iirsi Monaay or pressing importance. They find them
' next June, honestly, decently, sober- selves on the heels of a money crisis
", ly, conscientiously choosing between unable to pane quickly a simple measure
' J two 4uly selected' prominent men
I wBIch one shall be senator, do you?
- f Ttr-lt vnn An i Tnn in in n
,! smaller 'minority among the news
t papers of Oregon than the Demo-
crats are among the people. If the
Republican arty ; with some three
j votes to one can't : save Itself In the
; matter of a senator, then it is fair
,: ,to presume that the Democratic can
' didate will be the better man for the
j people, i , ' , ' " '
SHAtli 46, OR 46,000, RULE?
causa they do not think that the party
can make a winning fight unless the
situation is changed. But what "more
than the troubles of Secretary. Taft la
exerting a disheartening influence on
the party managers is apparently their
incapacity to grapple with matters of
of financial, relief for an emergency
currency. They find themselves unable
to 'reach any agreement which will en
able them to pass any legislation which
will meet the insistent demand, of la
bor, and they find themselves with con
gres. and the president .divided.
A
"Fr
Im
1 EN are born equal, and they
die equal,", said a French
philosopher. "No iman is
good enough to , yule, over
another man without that' other
niau's consent," said Lincoln! ".Why
a senator should be selected ' in Orer
rem to be set up In a position of law
making rulership without the con
r nt of the majority of the people, ex
)fl .l at" the ballot box, is past
J:t!iin,t out. .Why it should be done
h 1 1 a consent of a select f?w, and
THE PABCEILS POST EXXhXXSED.
COMPREHENSryU parcels
post system is in operation In
most foreign countries,' v The
limit of weight that is allowed
In several of them Is as follows:
Great Britain, 11 pounds; Germany,
110? Austria,' 110; . Belgium, . 182;
France, 22; and Italy, New Zealand,
the Netherlands Chile and Cuba,' 11
pounds. , ' , - . ,' vH
The present rate in this country is
16 cents a pound, the limit of weight
being four pounds, I while the; rate
from the ; United States to 29 for
eign countries is 12' cents a pound
and the limit of weight to 2i of these
countries is ' 11 poundsr .Thus i our
own people must pay 5 cents a pound
more' for packages sent to one an-
able to do ao, and consider themselves
.L--rk. 1 fitaflNnl fl. HAln rv.t.at
large majority of them Republicans u.t either He or go hungry.
Illro -niirnnlf nhall have tha aame After obtaining employment. If any
- a" " -,. Ik.t Iv... I.... m . 11.1 . . .
. .. irrrt. a . I susyiviuii ia.iuu.vu nmv t,iij uiia- iiv Jt.iUflun cuntrreHrmiaJi wnn innt
privilege as yourueuf wny u you represented their age or If any one de- a' nigger probably thinks it was no
Onlv a week more In which to rev.
later; the earlier now the better and
easier.
More evidence that Senator Ttnnrnn
is not a ReDUbllcan: ha voted nralnat
111. aiuj-iuu uiii.
For once the council felt comneiud
to stana dt tne mayor nut it tnn v
ciuufD its minu.
inJlat that only a majority Of 90 men, sires to injure from ny cause, the reg- offense, even if he had no legal provo- crate.
Roseburg New.: For paved streets
yea. For mud up to your ear. for an
other 10 years no.
e e
Half of the county offices will go by
default aava the Medford Tribune. Clt
laens are so busy making money that
tney nave no time xor pounce.
George I Neale, near Central Point,
haa 16 acres of watermelon land ready
for slanting, and expects to raise a
bumper crop of melon, tho coming eea
aon. ., '
William Borue. who realde. on the
east aids of the Willamette about two
mile, from Corvallis, has 16S aorea of
land, and la now at work plat tin a It for
sale In small piece..
e a
The cheese' output of Tllamook county
In 1907 amounted to more than $460,000.
That one product alone is making Tilla
mook county-famous, and the cheese
made there has no equal.
e e . .
Tha citv of Eugene ha. become a
great town for drummers, and almost
everv man on the-road makes regular
stops here, say. the Register. They all
speak well of Jhe city, and thia 1. an
advertisement which means much.
e.. .
Lincoln county timber is being bought
hv the lumber com Dan lea. and claims
are selling at from f 2,000 to $7,000 for
a quarter section. This timber should
be cruised eo as to enable the assessor
to intelligently assess, .ay. the Toledo
Reoorter.
' . a e ; .
Echo Register: . In Benton county the
farmer.
Although Portland", problem of th
unemployed 1. not .0 great as that o
many eastern cities, there are mor
men ont of work today In Portland, anil
mere, nave been more ail tnrougn tn
winter dependent upon the aasoctate4
charities than aver before In the -hi
tory of the city. It 1. probable-thai
the number will be iratertally reduce
a. spring eon onions open tbroughou
tne country, yet there win -remain :
residue of men who might be made t
support tnemaeivea by this method wh
have 'neither the Initiative , nor th
mean, to go about the problem indli
viauaiiy. :
Another matter which should not b
ovenooKea is that Portland l. rapidi
becoming a large city. We .hall bav
to meet clvlo problems In tha next 1
years which have had no place in. th
past 10. Thousands are eomlna- to th
city, the progressive are taking care o
themselves, -but the competition t
pusning to tne Bottom or the -aocia
ladder those who through Ignoranc
Of our language, our custom, or of llf
aa a wnoie, are lncapame or consecutiv
and diligent toll. These and their d
scendants the city will have upon It
nana, tnrougn tne year, to come. Bom
such association as this -which woul
reduce the rank, of the dependent ma
reasonably be considered one of th
Important and Tltal measure, before u
a. a city. .'. i
One of the thing, that we as & ctt
cannot afford to hare la tenement.
With the vast Opportunities which th
most productive land in the world oi
fers throughout thf northwest onl 1
awaltlnr the diligent labor of the hui
bandman, a starving, unhappy and dai '
frerous class cf Inhabitant, swarm In
n foul, dingy Quarters I. an anomal; I
ioi vii -no wa I1BLTV - UH1CBB aa 1
citv we take preventive measures. ; (I
The hopeful thlnar about this manne
of em ploy lna the unemployed Is tha I
It brlnra together the laborer and th
solL With tlie taste fo.-. honest emploj
ment and direct result, which this sv
tern inaugurated, many Of those wh
Would otherwise become a menace t
the city will wo out to the country am
begin an individual aclf-supportlnar Uf
lstration books can be consulted, and! cation.
if they have been foolish enough to
register as required by law they are
out of a job. It is possible for men to
He for the purpose of obtaining needed
employment. But. few will make false
affidavit for purpose of registration.
fin nu than ana thm atraltM thflt onnfrnnt
... . . . i v " - ... , . . v v.a ,.j w .
sure tnai a large majority or. uu ne-1 one who is more man 46 years old andlvlte Bryan, but this won't keep him
nnhllcnn h roth ran An nnt aeree with low enough down in the scale of human-1 away If he take, a notion to go there,
publican brethren ao not agree wim Jty tQ bobll(r.d to work for a living. Ho. I. a-lte able to invite himself.
mm, tuttL iuy pieiei iu uaio a ur i aucn men cannot anrora to piace tneiri a
rect personal hand ' the ' chOOBlng Jni In doing nothing, expecting thereby
... .... - , lo g,, ia9 xveyaDiican party sara in
u .Jnl, .21,' pa?,u h compeign, congress Is pliiylng the
instead of a majority ot 100,000
men, should elect a senator? Mr.
Gardiner also has a perfect right to
think that this should be done, and
vote accordingly, but we are quite
of a senator, and are willing to abide t.on;
'.TrVVolnVtS rTinhou.Uan. of XV 1
of tomatoe. for the new cannery. 5 ?;h nfFIxltll 1?.? '
1 Echo tomatoe. . enough could f2v'n.J21m llVTy.ii't
a.A tn ohnirn tin th ffninmhia in to open their ear. that the meiT-ft li I
Few If any antl-etatement men will
be elected, anywhere In the state, if
oppose, py eitner Kemibllcan nr n.mn.
crane statement men.
New Tork Democrats would not ln-
Around Echo tomatoes enougn couw r .,;."" 11. . t, "!r
be raised to choke up the Columbia i.0, Pjl" t!"''.! that the merT
Tha nanr l.nili mm nf unAur fr. -iiuuiu hmuu near iu
rigation will soon bring canneries.
by the result of a popular vote.
Portland extends a cordial wel
come to Paul Morton, as to an
prominent or even more obscure
men who have money' to invest or
have control of money seeking In
vestment. Mr. Morton Will find no
solider, safer city, nor any with bet
ter, surer prospects, than Portland.
S?ii"ci!:f..2.'Av0l8 ,?lrt- 2Ur." 01- The preaident a. gooda.'.a?a .a I
disfranchisement if they fail to regis
ter, it is weu eneugn ior tne "peanuts'
to advocate such stuff, nothing better Is
expected of them, but It gave one a
"Joilt" to see The Journal indorsing
this twaddle in It. Issue of March 24.
Most working men look up to The Jour
nal as a mend. is. tn. fAKKKH,
828 H Russell street, city.
' Party Politics.
Portland, March 81. To the Editor
of The Journal I am only a common
We have no doubt that Portland
Will give a very large majority vot also read the Oregonlan some.
in favor OI tne state ..university ap-l I appreciate more than I can tell the
propriation.: Multnomah county" pays J noble work The Journal is doing for
somewhere near one ? third-; of ; the the cause or humanity, xou-are buiid-
vanced 80 minutes in order to ua mnra
daylight by promoting early rising.
This is Interference withpersonal lib
Art. -Vttlt A V.nffMTlM. Will th .
wuiKinumitii. uui uv. uina tu rcua ne.iinauonuent irn.iBn . doodib stand ror
Journal and take a few observations. 1 1 , ?. an . encroaenmeni on tneir sacred
uerman trooDS nave oestrnveA a
i-iQiienioi vuiage, Killing eg natives.
No German casualties. Brave German v.
Thus civilization andr Christianity ;
uruu xurworu. .
a a
A disijatch savs that tha hi t,t ' a anori range.. no monarcn oi tne
Oommons ha. passed, on second reading, .SJK! ' A-f iVL.J K.it-i
w,.. jt.v..s . i. i uutna uty au-
a
Hillsborough Independent: Last Wed
nesday was devoted to planting nut
pear ing trees on the school ground, by
tho upper grades of the school, the trees
havlnar been donated by F. M. Held el.
who a year ago offered to give the dis
trict 100 nut bear in a tree. If the board
would see that they were properly cared
for..j
T.Ike Israel "Putnam of old. Who brave
ly entered the .he wolf, den to .lay
her. Frank Edward, of -the Blue Ledge
mine na. just won zame oy onasing into
hi. lair a huge black bear that ha. long
terrorised the Middle Fork country, My.
the Medford Tribune, and, armed only
with a 21 caliper nne ana a aniie. eiay.
Ing tramn alone, he located the animal
In a cave, and after trvlnir fire and
cayenne pepper Ineffectually, he felt hi.
way along the torturous subterranean
nassaa-e in darkness for a distance of
nearly 600 feet, where he war brought
to a sudden halt by the hot, fetid breath
rights? We trOw not. But how is the jot? the great brute, and guided by the
government to enforce such a law? Or
ir it couia see mat tne clocks were all
set ahead, how could It make every-
body obey the - early alarm ?
mis law
f laminar eyes, he placed the muzzle of
hla rifle, within a few .inches of tha
trnashim? jaws and pulled the trigger.
And does killing bruin instantly.
annlv to the ariatnpr-r. .hn
Rtnra'a taifiH and it la wlllinsr to nav I ,n-tter than you know building bul-J don't rise till noon, and if not, isn't It
State s taxes, ana u is wuung ra pay ' warks tor the' people which the Inerayl unconstitutional? Either the house of
its Shafe Of ?12-,000 a year to SUp-1 will never be able to throw down. Thejcommona or some correspondent Is
worK or i ne -journal in oenair or the I piaying a very aangeroua joKe.
people, viewed from the high plane of I " 1
human liberty, ana Justice, look beau. I m-..- a t m
ivi.i iv.i r , Iti. -n.;. I u anauouu 9 XJiruiUttT.
ine un)Bma wmu -.rjrau ..'""1.v,- Tnatida An,tn Hw.nn . -.r'-r present ; discussion on the aubteot f
wB;.VMt-j a as jum m v vuuiuicuuaUIQ I - a -- - . ..- bvivvi i r a a f Z
Taxation in Canada.
A citizen of Portland has received the
following letter from A.-; 0. Harrison,
secretary of the Board of Trade of Ed
monton,; Alberta, which in view of the
may very likely carry Oregon. Let
us hope that If he does he won'
counted but.9
I reoardln tha undue emnhaaia riinnaA mi I of ' Vlrrlnl. wn ttnrn I- THi.ni.ni. (
t -EJii .i"rEaLP? county, that .tate. March 81, 1862. , At ?
more r7le " rule ' You "ara wlV. i i -".? . - ag- h? ecm a teacher In adi
..! S?J!.i2' 42 the district school to obtain money to ma
; uwauif bviucui i io rsu-not I def m.v hla. itiuiniM fn. a rm -. ttim I
taxation, in Oregon may be of Interest
SUM '
The Daily Menu.
Breakfast. -
apples. Cereal With Cream. v
Broiled Bacon. Puffy Omelet Coffe
- ' LUNCHEON. --.' t .
Corned Beef Hash. n!nach.
Ginger and Rice Mold.. Cheese Wafer!
, !' Tea.
DINNER. ?
i Lentil Soup. - (
. English. Pork Pie. Stewed Celery.
'Asparagus. Franca Dressing.
Maple Cream. Sunshine CakJ
coffee.
Ginger arid Rice Molds Boll one ou
of rice 10 minute., drain,: add two cut
of hot milk, cook in a double boiler tint
very tender, season with salt, add tv,
tablespoons of sugar and a few droij
of vanlU. .Wet small teacup., fill thei
with the rice, . turn out, onindlvldu
plates, make a well In the top of eaq
mold, fill with preserved ginger an
surrouna wun wnippea cream. ' I
English PorkPie Take three pound
of lean fresh pork cut into strips i
long as your finger, six large, juicy a;
pies, two tablespoonfuls or sugary tv
tablespoonfuls of butter, one' cupful i
sweet cider and salt and mace to tast
Have a good ; pie crust for an 'up p.
orust. Put a layer of pork within
pudding dish; season with pepper, sal
nutmeg or mace. Next a layer of sllci
apples, strewed with sugar and bits
butter. Go on in this order until y
are ready for the crust, having the la
layer of apples. . Pour in the cider, cov
with a thick crust of good pastry, ora
; t
1806 John P. Hale of . New Hamp
shire, 'first, anti-siayeryi senator. Of the
United- States, born, s Died November 19,
xoi. ' ' " 1
1888 Treasury buildings at Washing
ton destroyed by fire. .
1850 John C. Calhoun, American
statesman, died. Born March 18. 1788.
1866 Charlotte , Bronte,., author of
"Jane Eyre," died. Born AprH- 31, 181.
'. 1864 Commercial - treaty . concluded
with Japan by Commodore Perry of the
United .States navy. v. ; -
1866 Spanish fleet- bombarded Val
paraiso, Chile. - .-..
. 1891 Baron Fava, Italian minister to
the United States, recalled. .. .--' ',
'f'iii1 1 I"' 1 " ' " '' 11 ' . ". tTiii?',
: Nearly everybody wlU be April fooled
Somehow. i. v , ,
hTtsunSrt , r..s 8?ig!f ilJSHKa t an. SSffifiS
SSraVKS?. hMlKn aromfl-h3I5" ! LA?1 .La.vln O latter, instl-
iuuuii n cieraea in a store at uanviue
juration has been accomplished via.,
an .amende., federal constitution. - to
tne - end mat united states senators
ahatl be elected by the peoole. I rear.
lstered at the, courthouse Voday, and the
cieras wtre aopt-ousy instructing the
independents so that they would "not
aisirancnpae xnemseives at toe primar
ies. " -i. t'v' f .- -f -
I think most of these independent
voters ar registering under the banner
of the Republican-party, but I believe
this Independent sentiment will find a
way f expressing itself at tha .Tuna
election that will strike consternation, to
me nearip or oia ring politicians..
The worklngmen re with you In this
movement. Let our motto be "No quar
ter or votes for the man who ohDouea
SUtement No. : T P-
.;' Of TUJj HERD.; ,i
for two .yeare this time to secure auf-
liclent funds to enable him to enter
Randolph-Macon v college; He graduat
ed from Randolph-Macon In 1885 and a
year- later received a degree from the
University of Virginia. His education
completed, Mr. Swanson entered upon
the practice of law in the town of Chat
ham. He soon became a Democratic
leader of his section and in 1898 via
elected to congress from the Fifth dis
trict of i Virginia. He was five times
honored with reelection to congress,, and
held his seat until 1905. when ha re
signed to accept the govemorshlo of his
state. In 1898 Governor Swanson, then
a representative In contrrees. served aa
one of the delegates-at-large from Vir
ginia to- the Democratlo national .con
vention at Chlcasot I
tjthf the Pt JStiJX
wora unimprovM property pay. the
same , tax aa improved property. The
tax rate this year la .13 1. it mill. ti..
dollar. That this method has been of
benefit to this city, i think the follow-
B(.a..iBvicB wm prove; -
Population ;, y -v : Buildin Permits
1-V 1, .-J i .... r. . . . a. . . , , . ... .., .
J595- 11151 '.-i.' i.,oe..oo
1907, 18,000, a,280.S10.00
ISO. ,11,060,- (estimated) ... 6,000,000.00
. in wmcrt i,n,t)u were taen out In
January this year. - -
"in - Alberta . nrovlnee.- . farm lmi
ments or etock are not taxed. The tax
is levied-against the land for road im
provement and educational purposes.
The local improvement district, or local
school district flx the rate of, taxation
and it runs about 17 per quarter section
for school district purpose, and 110 per
quarter aectlon for road Improvement
purposes. In new districts the tax does
not exceed JS for both purposes. ,'-T; i
: v.., -.x.; .;. ,--',; .ifii -! '..'it'?""-''.
' .- . ' '"' , .. . ' ...... f ...
ov
one hour and a half. Should the e,
threaten to. brown too fast, cover
Daner. When nicely Drowned brun
with .butter and closo the oven doc
a' moment; -then" wash well with V .
fail. a an avtr " SArva llAt , ... .
, . Maple Cream Bring one cup of map
syrup -to the boiling point, pour5 It
one scant tablespoon of gelatin softem
In one quarter of a eup of. cold wat
stir until dissolved, then set away in
cold place until It begins to thloke
Whip one half pint of heavy cream u
til stiff, fold It into the syrup, f lav
with -one teaspoon of,,vanlla and tu:
Into .man wet molds., ;:v: v' .
u f . . ;' 11 l" " " ' : '
i promislnr youhg senators like 'Brvf
of Florida -may die. energetic v-- -ni
like Bpooner of Wisconsin mav i,J
mit Piatt and Depew. continue to
sent New Tork. New Yni-lr i v...
Post. o. no, they don't. They only i
resent the trusts and interests.
T