THE JOURNAL
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'rebll.baa ri7 Tnli fesrapt Seaaay)a4
X vvrj aoa. koralnf, at IX Jooraal Belld
lag, rut aas .aajfaill atrta. Portlaad, .
Eataraa at the aaatofftee at Portlaad, Or., tof
traaamlaakia threegk the Mail M aialllaaB
mutter.
son has nevertheless been one of the
foremost opponent! of the principle
of popnUr -election of United States
senators, as embodied In Statement
No. 1 of the direct orlmarr law. and
take a pledge siring the people the
right of Selection; he, In fact, takes
a pledge that is not likely to be of j
any value whatever, ' .
There will be both Prohibition
The twelfth to the Hat ef II Initiative
and rtfarendum mMiuru to com. be
TKUCfBOHKaWKAlN TITS. BOMS. A-SOOt.
An aapartmaets nmM by thM tnlM,
he has adrorfttiMl. nnanlv.ann' nor. I and a. Socialist candidate for sens
.latently, areturn to the system of tor, as well as one Democrats and ?PJ th 3Aatt
leaving the choice of the senator ;to one Republican , candidate, ; to be w" . Im
. .l--i. .. . t - im.. T I wr u ..
yravuvaaiy uuyiuugea i(unr. wwu wr iu vuue. in rivuiuiuuu appear on, the offleal ballot is, as fol
it is or course a familiar tact mat ana uociaust canaiaates win receive iiow.:
throughout bis political career Mr. 1,000. to 4,000 votes each. In fact,! Vropoead by . x<tailve retlttom.
aai. Uiodson has been closelv identified together mar receive 10.0 00. There! For constitutional amendment provld-
with the Republican machine, bat is not the slightest probability there- li"?.!It a " hou..., bama.
;roaua AevgTiau airassHTAi.va Xh jonrnai fcM not thought It ec- fore that either the Republican or teWoe. thereto? 'ui maohinarr and
sad the ppmi tha atortaaa ft
a Baet Side vfflra. B-UUl Eaet S88.
VrMlaad-rValnmla Special AdrarUiinf lwtr,
praannra Bauiia. KM ruta a
Tort) Trleeaa Building. Ch ("
MaCT. I . mi A.. a a . vi I ... . I .. ...in.i. IttiiflHIn.a tmmJt bvTiiI.1i. ,- Mannf.i.
g-a Saudi.,. K3S rift. wkuh hiimi bi a vaawaug SB ""V" ' " I turinV "pu7ss and aDDUrt.noM
REFERENDVM MEASURES TO BE VOTED ON NO. 12
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than any othar in am bar of society living home market for Oregon farmara" both
near It. The entire population have for raw material for- tiie factories,' and
Jointly created , thle value and should produce for the. fhcreaalng population;
take it for publio uaea. . A conorate II- will aave freight chargea-on many com-
luatratlon will make this more apparent modltles now shipped aoroae .the. contl-
Some 40 years ago Mr. McGinn paid cent;, while home competition would
11.600 for the southeast corner of 8ev lower' the. cost of ; manufactured ar-
en th and1 Waahlng ton atreeta, Portland, tides. . . -.,.
Thl site Is at present ' covered with Believers In a protective tariff readily
mer. a hacks, but It Is safe to say it see this and low-tariff men conalder It a
has yielded him a net Inoome of more fairer way- of fostering manufacturing
ffHAM tlAA AAA . h Ik. IKtk A tt T.fl. lndUBtlMAB- , - t . ....
uary, 108, Mr. MoOInn leased this loca-I . Baltimore, Atlanta' and' Birmingham,
lion ror It rears, the leaae to erect
thereon a substantial building of not
candidacy.
Saheertptlaa .Terne
aa Va
W nave deemed It sur- majority or AH US Votes Cast. thereto; aU fences, farm machinery, and
kr mu ta aav adttreaf ncie&t to confine comment to the Wherefore Mr. Bonebrake will be ?P"ianc.! H ?'; " tr
one fact that he la uncompromising- released from hi pledge and will hare mcnts on farmst all iivestockaii bouse-
Lfaltad BUIr. Canada et atastea.
- . VAibl, ' mm I v I -S w w,wwu iwuifMi uTHiit, at! Mvwn
:se rear. ?;t1"J1 ly opposed to the principle embodied carte blanche to do as he pleases, if p01 "rBUurt ,n nd "4
. . -I.! o... r. v I -.v. ' ' owned.br workmen and In uae, shall be
iw.,.u.wj vo mmnB , itu guiieunut .iui t vmiw utichmou. iui cienvai vi iriiimpi rrom taxation in addition to ex-
r,..r.iT i oiD aJi". M fralned from anything that savored Bonebrake has discerned this and fot0Mv S?w J11"1"4 by cn,tl"
v a man la an 111 husband of
hla honor that entereth Into
. any action, the falling where
in may disgrace him more
than the carrying it through
can honor him. Bacon.
son or upon any other of the legis- ministry has let loose his program
latlre candidates with whom he la on the nnraspeotlng people of Ben-
associated. The Journal's campaign j ton oonnty. But will the game
has been conducted npon clean, I work?
straightforward lines and has been
,ooTSTJTIONAL,, objeo.
TIOXS.
fight for principle, not for or against
any individual.
In conclusion, we have a word of
advice to offer to Mr. Hodson. Wei
suggest that he refrain during the
remainder of the campaign from de
MR. PAYOT9 GETS AXGRX.
821. No.
The ' amendment aa It has bees Dre-
parea zor suomiaaion 10 ma oeooia is
as follows:
CONBTITtTTIOTtAIi IMODVONT.
CecUon l of Artloie IX of the consti
tution of -the state of Oreron shall be.
and hereby la, amended . to read aa fol.
lews;
fieotlon I. The legislative assembly
MTvin th nnntiliMn I shall provide by law for uniform and
FAIIVfl, the Republican Mno a-aeaament and taxation 1
nouse leader, nas been I ana shall presoribe such regulations as
amrtkiwl nut The TWimfwrata ,haU ""oure a Juat valuation for taxa-
smoaea out. i ne Democrats i tlon nf .m nur., 'Kh rai ni n,N
are forcing tha majority tolsonai, exoepting that ail dwelling
liberately distorUng Th Jonrnars ahow their hand, to some extent 2.5-2X5 tau m"!
utterances in the effort to make cap I Payne, according to report, was I ohinery and buildings ased exclusively
if.i v. i inrrr. and "ahonta at tha tnn nf Uor-manufaoturlng purpoeei I and the ap-
vs v mui.ou, ..v lav., - tr -1 Durcenances Loeraio. ail lanaea. larm
hla complaints against this paper be 1 his voice" that the Republicans machinery and appliances used as such.
stated candidly and fairly, and tor would carry out their program. In improvement': on 7m.T aiilive-
any such statement he will find the I spite of the pestering . Democrats. I stoek, ail household furniture in use.
columns of The Jonrnai open. If What that policy or program is. noj Vhai? b! etromruoTeS
he -desires to prove that P"boodle, body knows, though it Is reported fftinir also such j property for muaio-
boose and bribery" were not familiar that Payne, said that an employers' iru7 or chbii uy
concomitants of the old system of liability law would be pawed; that be specially exempted by law.
electing United States senators, well It had been the intention all along to 11 to iuViSrt5 "the TamwdTent:
and good be is welcome to the pass it Since the last swing of the step to single Tax. '
task. But If he desires to prove Big. Stick, we Imagine.' But what To the voters of Oregon:- The pro-
that he, personally, was not con- about the other U or 18 bills that J"VK E5," "o'nTt
I corned in sncn practices, it would do i itooBeveit" nrgeai wnat aoout in- wouia exempt most personal property
well for him to wait until he
rhurtraA with thm.
WOOd pulp, and a lOfof Other thingsT nfiilnW VermlsacSk"
final rayne got maa ana snontea is provements or puono service corpora-
rather a good sign. The Democratic L"LFuZl
-.aw -.- . . I SVIIMII en-uu IIUUI V W QUI U VeVt A A vrviuu
. MISS THOMPSON, a lecturer, minority is doing a little good by Tax Reform association, composed of
says that Industrialism con- provoking the Republican ma Jority "'"J0 f7 "Z L.V.SS.rSS
tlnues "more and more to draw I tn ans-Ar. PoaalMv if Pan. Dal- llnloultoua results of our nrant avstem
nonnia 'nnf nf ths.tr hnma anil ..it - - .1 ... nv. of taxation, which has been so carefully
'Fulton la comnlete answer to all . : . , I. ' " flefended and unscrupulously evaded.
,r Uiiun, IB COmpjet.8 answer IO aii I Brit thorn In tnfitnrtam tarhnarv I -AAA ..ah.Ii m. An . I K h. .rl,, l. mA
.this Ulk about COnsUtutionality. hvmln mora and mora anto- n. f .vwl tnr tha. mnnir. . ft r monopolies, feel certain that the Ume
. . . . ... . . . 1 - - - -w j 1 1 naa arrived and the people are reany to
mauc, so tnat less SKllitls reqmrea au. I abolish this effete and iniquitous sys-
1 iem-ana insuiute a oetier, just, ana
N XIIS August speech at Corvallis,
Senator' Fulton expressed: doubt
to the constitutionality of sen
atorial elections by Statement
tNo. 1. Editor Scott says such elec
'tlons are not constltnllonaL All the
' pee-wee politicians are probably
' ; cuckooing the phrase, "not constlta-
Clonal.-:, 1:; ' .. '
I But, alas for their contention.
j there la Bourne in the senate of the
United States. If the plan had the
slightest Irregularity, If there were
the remotest shadow of .unconstltu
tlon&lity, 'Bourne- and Mulkey could
"Jno more have secured entrance to
Ithe senate than Secretary Taft could
Renter the eye of a needle. The fact
;that Bourne Is senator from Oregon,
;that he attends the senate dally, that
he votes. Introduces bills', and per;
-forms the functions of his office just
, as freely and fully as does Senator
is terior waterways, and real currency S .r.K'"V'r1.'?, ?.-
reform, ana tne anty on paper ana that an suen property wui uiumatciy
n noes
7heREAUi-
I
The Timely Duty. V f ;
T Is worth while remembering, and
needing, that the only possible prep
aration that we may make for the
cares and responsibilities of llfs Is
. br a almnla rfa h il.w rlthfn1naa
under the policy of exemption, have I to each day's tasks. )
become areat manufacturlna-- cVntara . I " . a u-" .1 '
less than six stories, par a rental of I There Is no roaaon wbr Oreaoa should I mmn won thrust into a rgs
11.000,000, par, all taxea, aasessments t do likewise. . Note that this amenl-1 sphere of usefulness, unprepared. His
Incident to all' oltr .Improvements and I ment would not exempt the location of Idutr Aanm Am h it.. .mnnt,.. k.
forfeit the bulldlna- to Mr. McGinn at nnucting plants, nor the timber I. ti.ZJ ttVm T.r. Tdur
the end of the term. Meanwhile MrJl ot millmen. ; ror JUs feet to travel te the Urger duty.
McGinn lives tn southern California. lvTh proposed amendment will, as In I And one opportunity let slip may be the
n.w. .... -vm..... nm.. t ik. I the caaa of the farmer, benefit ym ... i.. .i.v Li.
reatsi value of this location even Indl-w,orln, "J" by making, employment Mng undoing the whole. Who can call
recUy, but simply appropriates 11.000.-ftta n f.b.unf,n.c '' back again wasted opportunities? Who
I n g back araln and do the ihlnc that
irea rmiwn l.f ...rf-. . i.w - . ,
.anvanoing wagaa I i is a far-raarhlna tnotivht. and It
a a
OS net of weal
bodr. This sIitidI
d br which mononolr
everywhere fllohes wealth from
th produced by aome PPr'nl nd a "fclty
lr Ifiustrates the meth- 2...U. c,ond'Uo invariably, gl
lopolr at all times and P"'' rise, to ever advancli
. l p (ir incnuM n.manfl inr wnrii.ri I .... . . . ... . 1 . . .
try,. Data or tne a Dove taaen rrom i tz-. "fZ;' V .. JiClr I M1 we are too hurried to give hint
thj Oregon Dally Journal. January S 5. .iUwwtn;u?PL,r Lfi'ii 2?nh.n2 th few moments out ot a- day that
1S6I. Wa flo not conderaa Mr. McGinn. I overns the price of --exchangee. would have broua-ht him atran.th And
but the syem of UxaUon that permit. eZ? Sund thl amdn.. uTon'Sim'whVh.
U authorities agr that taxation of 'X af,-J5il4K
land value U the only Just certain and ft. thiht (u ai that tf Jl atlnii-h L JJ ,B lesson that It Is hard for youth
efficient method f taxation. It has f.0. 5P,nh.tittl A"! 'J1 to learn, for youth Is ever looklnar for-
been partially adopted la New Zealand, JJL T, .hAii.h tmnk mnnnfni I wara to tous deeds afar oft And.
Manitoba and locally In other countries. t i, tlVinwS5?tJllr,t on no lB tn and burdea
and In avery In.tanca ha. given rl. to ft h.p" "P, tt.S'te ?.W-M5li2 middle eg. has no chance to
prosperity never before, known. The S05oliej Iiduat77 mu.t auff. "The a.
taska 111. time of
farmers of Manitoba are the most pros- IrJK" nfa SoamSls " be taxltlm? tin'?PTtlon WM tn,lt m o11 ut1
parous in the world, and New Zealand nirralt the uS ft? 2ftn ore. th. preaoni
h.a bmt.. br,.. Cl.vl a. K...I. I "Be Ot ISJia rTOm WniCIl "JM dUtr In the fatuous vlr nf nna.lnllllv
" " m.m ...... - w. i w.iiin - la a ruitiv a. inn irr r I v ' Yrn- I a ; : - w
Jt at H
ness depression slnoe It. adopUon. On duceT And aa amDloVment of land In Jb opportunity of today may look
the contrary It I. unlveraafiy known gulldln cltivVuoV and inanufao'urlni U!11? Pr hrunk.a llttl. Trown .eed.
perior to any other portion of the Tha raHnnuiahmant at lands, """r .nayiv. yours.
f, yftv? "m .POPV.1""0"' . n now held at enormou. .peculatlve prtoea,
ManUoba the law read, that no 1m- m m&l)ttl powtbia the rearing of homes
K . ; . "' - ana release men xrom via uii(ui.ui( nv
than the vacant land alon .Ida Thacur,. af imdiordianL I Hlnte on English.
Every new home broadens and ITomuvu more oieany stamps,
woman eauoauonai
than the uae or misuse
. . . . i di our oonrnnn mwn im vaiih. na
viaent mat a. grouna rem iau. .01 . r - w
waaa must rlsa IP1 who wl.h to bold the esteem of eul-
The working man in whatever ea-itured people cannot afford to overlook
effect of onr amendment will be Identi
cal. It will relieve the farmer by el- .tI"X "Vi.. l.tv lI man a t
lowlnc, tmprovement to be made with- trenrthns the ba.e of l.ty. We ni Oui Or a
out inbreadn. th. ta,.. of -th. to- ta-wjj
prover. .m. ht munn rant fatia aa r our common sp
lrtne oa Honesty.
The farmer usually Insists on tax.
ina- everything.
uuu4 ,uku ' ..houi I niniiT n. iinnra. t rrry m rm riflrn. . rr I. . . . . - . .
the farmer pay. Ux.s on everything, sans, mechanic, ind all shbVld biir " nBn ruie. or struorurai
whU. th. bulk of th. wealth drained ci.7it in mind that the nresent .v.- Eng""b. The misuse . of capital. Is an
from th. farm, to th. cltle. alway. and tern of taxation shift, th. whd. load important point In thl. connection.
WOMEN, WORK. AND HOME.
A
I Incidentally, was It "constitution
al" for Representative Smith of Linn t0 operatt) lt and on operatlTe ,9
i ., a v 7 " , TT able to superintend the work of half
everywhere elude, th. assessor. Such
a system 1. a fin. on honesty and . a
premium oa prejury. . The most hone.t
official cannot aueas anywhere near the
value oz tne vast ana various zorms or
wealth In the cltlea cannot tall th.
difference between a 1100 and a Hot
carpet On the other hand, the country
assessor know, the worth ef th. farm
wagon, and can eatlmate within 10 per
cent the value of all the farmer ha a
Under thl. amendment the greatest tax
ation will fall where the land la moat
valuable. A whole farm can b. pur
chased for 15,000. One block 109 feet
square In the city of Portland 1. worth
11.000,000. The value of thl. one block
of taxation on the con.umer, while ".v"",. X'
monopoly, of landlordism, like the. rob- "- was Pitted than 1. now con. a.
ber barons or old. how a ipe people in . " T" Z.Ia
.ubjeotlon and levUs tribute even from Jnl.KVtTS.! arm,!'
th. sick and destitute In spit, of f SVfft 'td' !5 u.mn.
-$1,600 in a senatorial election at
Salem? Was It "constitutional"
THE ,MREPTJBLICAN PARTY.
a dozen, machines or even more, as
in the cotton mills. In such cases
.ucu. t '8". cuaracier, a chnd caQ Bwytj qu,te a, wen an
.whose honor In other matters was adult and then because of the re-ever-questioned,
went to. lengths duced e that child can de-
u'T
more certain method of taxation. We
have, - therefore, determined to submit
th. above amendment to remove taxa
DuiHiureui x uwuiv. values, we will Drove tnat tnis amena-
a... . . I . MM l 1.1 l. 1. . v
we are jmoia, are to put up i "' wm uouw u
t. vr. .wi.iiiau, iii.uuiaiii, .i , iinji viiut, .
Ill
those
their own ticket after the and. In short, every producer. We w:
nrlmirfai tn Annntia. show that taxes will fall ' on tho
nnd did things which they no doubt J" r .w. . tJ.,.:ti,a. .... Z. ..-... ImonopoUw which have, through our
-regretted ever after," as Senator Ful-i t. t.K.' m,.-. i. n.r,.n.nj ThU ! ! mn.) tha an outraaeou. toll on Industry and have
TTT-- j. , I wkui. M uwy.vTvw " - ' - If V-nt nu. himnd.. af tnlt.
-iuU aa,., wh- h A waouiiu.ioii thory tMt chnd jabor crowding of Statement Nc 1 are interested In 1 .fens of douar. of publicly eriated ' vol.
?u"ultorV or n and that society is the success of the Republican party." Henry Geor?. h. -"Jt
- . . , . "itenamg lowara an era wneu aauiia i uicguuwu. i tni. amendment:
.after tens of ttousands of dollars wJ11 b8 entlrely fleyoted to the rear- Why should the average voter care I J .PPfWiate Jf ijjMo
;had been spent . trafficking for fnf of chlldrn t0 worn out ta about the "success of the Repnbllcan aboK
T"1" ",CB' " lu".f no -!0 factory life." ' ' party" or the
, ator elected? - Was -it Vconstltn- t. . i.tt. i. .nT th,r art.
f as IB a llel B.-vik f .WIT SUU M I -r w-.M-wa a aww w vf U) v. VHuv I gioua LaAV lUUUUUUU VA TVVJOU
probably true in spotr; but we think and move, in, of, for and by "party." mfc.t!VesCUtS' p'odu
lt overdrawn. However, lt la worth The Oregonlan itself has been would at tha same time enori
the production of wealth by
open natural opportunities,
utterly destroy land monopoly
factory life ' ' .thtDa
- i i J Ty . 1. 4 T . . I II to am UK Hl avr-lil, llIT lUU I a, wuwa yvn v,. a aww v U) vavH,uv I UIOUTI IU VIUUUVWUU VA TTVMIU UJ
125 TOO and TromlW addltfon F;obab1 trne ,n bnJ V n' ,D' ,f' "i i V?7'" MvSTS' p'roducY.or
Il 'i i . ' i"? v tt owinn. However, it is worth The Oregonlan itself has been would at th. same time enormously in-
. . vatrvu-Ko eUu uiw - notlclng Women don't have to go fighting the main and practically the J.
- fluence of a morning paper and Its ,ntft ,ni,nBfrl(1i i... ,naHt ,n thf, Lnw ..nrin-tnu- r tha pannhii..n Ul"'"!
evening appendage, In consideration i... t I r,.,t. ,... .n .. by makina the hoidin of land unbrofit
of his support In the senatorial atrue- U. Iv , , 7 v T r . T k t i!. I. ! t0 y but the user. - There would
. . ' t mm nl. 7i .I i m If they insist on doing so, there is protective tariff; why should it be be no temptation to an one to hold
f ' V.t. ' V.. , no way to stop them; but we think so tender and tenacious about "par- J n .,?,y!?h?rlnu lT.ot;"
"constitutional" for everv nee-wee I .t . .. . ' . , . L .. . . In it. value when that Increase wa. cer-
. "-.' ' . . I "at an reasonaoie aavisory voices ty- nowi Uin to be demanded In taxea No one
J! pulp,t'. Club -and Who represent, and speak, for the kg 0 .vaiuabulandidi.
7 , 7. . T : y . , snouia constantly ana persistently itepuDlican pary liooseveit ana ial heavy a. lt would be were It put to the
buuyttarric And trade, nndvhpwl advlse wbman that her highest, no- Follette, or Foraker and Elkins? If '"lla..SS ,Ln,a1'i
- tOl, in a bedlam Ot DOOdle and legis-hnnA mnk.rhnnil Vn..AVlnr ln ,. n.nhii... .. wish to use It. The enormou. increase
r latlve loot, from the session's be-Z , " v T . 7. v ,1 "" in production which would result from
uvuivavvyiuQi i nvuiu iiau w nuun vr u Ab vvilQTdo I U11V HirUWlIlK U(fTJl LIIV uaiui at tiiait
Too many girls think this sort of in, what it stands for the 17 laws ff t,J-
life too humdrum, tame, trivial: Roosevelt insists on. or the stand- which now hamper, restrict, and fines
they need to learn the great truth pat policy represented by Cannon, P"0",-rlrJ?XBlIni
mat uomeKeeping ana moweraooo rayne Jina uaireu. we mirsi tor i are drawn. Henry ueorge, co
lls the averaee woman's true mis- Information. clai wobiems, page zso.
.k. i.nn.n.1. rnativ tn I winter, luuier. uroinor, maoame, sir,
n.aZS5TtSu2e anS iail fforLied Professor, college, club, consulate? were
5M-"4ldlei,5?'.JeSLt h.T.Ln?re??d all Itallolsed. Indeed eome of these
Z.L . ftatarthaTta fn- th.rl.ht ld"r P'U- f'y brlsU. With , Oap-
jnark. It. hUtory trlbut. for th. right UaJ praon or thing spoken if
0 . y" - . v being given thl. honorable distinction.
t Boon to iaebor. ja writing modern Englieh. such com
The , amendment, will benefit all mon nouns, are never capitalised. These
workers, by multiplying demand for simple rules for capitals as given by
labor in factories, on farm, and In con- Luella Carson of the University of Ob
struction and distribution, by making con, should be committed to memory by
thatn inrl'n.nHant thronrh free use of thoee who know that they have laosej
would ' purchase JO.000 acre, of farming land, by making of each a home owner, of memory along these llnea Indeod
land at tSO ner acre. This block would and by increase or wages wnicn win me wuoia vi uiu mu wor oi greai
pay aa much taxes aa 10.000 acres of rise a. rent monopoly power rail.. 'If.iVv.: .? .AV wif-
166 per aor. farmlnir land. M Vacant lot. and land grant, bur no n a.j ok .b ould h ave it and know It.
ThV land value, of Portland and th. dry goods or grocerlea The merchant These ere the main rule, for capltala
other larse cltle. of Oregon are more will readily lee in the amendment a By1w,V?r.cpJn!,, mrtnA. .
than .even times a. great a the value wide opportunity for Industry, a .reater J- The first .word after a T' ?dl
of all th. farming land. Of Oregon, yet employment of labor, higher wages, usuiUly, after the Interrogation point
they pay only 40 per cent of the taxes, and an ever enlarging fund for purchase VhiaiaPat Ji f ...r. n U
Tha araa. of all fha farming lanA. In or axohana-a. Ha will see that exemp- The first Word Of .V.ry line Of
thl. stat. 1. 11.000,000 odd acre, and tlon of the farmer", improvement, and P0?1
tha farmlnr noniilallnn 1 0A 000 Tha tha rflannuraa-ement of idleness of land . . T.n" tlT word Of an exact quota-
railroad landa timber monopoHe. and wlU enable and .tlmulate a greater pur- llVA '"S, VI lmr. '
cltle. of Oregon con a tl tut a ver M.OOO,- chaae of building material, machinery, 'J Th,"i, "L .
ginning to its end? . The Lord save
the "conBtltutlon' . from Its Oregon
lera. . " :
defence
A WORD TO MR. HODSON.
1
R.VC. W. HODSON, through slon. This Is the divine, eternal law;
the medium of a paid adver-j immutable as the stars.
' tiflement In a Portland paper,! The Detroit News says:
XTo Property JUght...
The attorney-general ba. stated that
The morning paper stumbles onto Uh.. SKKn'tni. TaSendmeni "wm li
the truth occasionally. , It says, for empt th. particular thing. - which it
,.,ffAa Ti... mav Ti. aiimmoa tin aa
announces to the public: I Attempt, are constantly being made instance: ji tne election is 10 do i t. tWo basic pursuits of production
"The 'Portland 'Jonrnai, In its anx-to w11' human affairs by law, but settled by the vote Id June, there is and home building. The effect of the
..lety to defeat me as a candidate, tor l"e 'ws canl De nclr aapld 10 no need of Bending men to the legis- Monopoly and discourage industry-3o
uu nature either as Republicans or as
as. 110 saiu.
000 acre., and the population of th. furniture, apparel and sundries. Jus- ,,w m ifii "
cities about -8J8.000. therefore under tlce does not discriminate. She benefits u",t'?n' !lId-J1 11.". A0!
our present system th. product ot 40 all alika. We have but to obey her n Oh w& whenT it biain. a .entence
per cent of the area nays over so per that prosperity which only h. can give 0rllr Zoubu .entence.
SI i.no eniii in proauci m wm ne our recompense. Adlectlve. derived from nroner
t Th. amendment will enable the bank, noun., unless, by long usage, they have
to loan the million, of depo.lt. on lost all association with th. noun., from
actual development of Industry instead which they are derived, as, "Christian,"
of on .peculatlve scheme, to diacount "damask."
futur. growth. It will turn th. able 8. The word, street, river, mountain,
brain, at the head, of great publio etc., when they are need In connection
service corporations from schemes of with proper names, aa, "Columbia
monopolisation to expanding their proper River."
business aa common carriers. It Is op- . The words north, south, east and
posed only to those interests which west, and their oompounds, whenever
lence natural uupui iumij tt n.j n u.u r' , ,t
enterprlae and Industry. By shifting not .Imply to points of the corapaas; or
. . . . . . m H........I.. I .att.nl illraittlnn
xe. to lanu vaiue ana ui.cuuiajnn ""-, .v...
th- v.iin. ian it ni fn.t.i- 10. Names of the day. of th. week
creaaea amount, not upon iana as Jana, '," -- " (h . fh Thl. ml.
but upon land value.. 'thereby relieving home bu ding, and land, now barren flnd j,? inclnSAr, of fei.t!
the farmer. . waste, will teem with wealth and popu- I" V""."1 i -?i tCi tSi --
Oregon discourage, th investment of Natron, nan, rauure. ami. panics win 'X"A :i...l- .r ;""IZ' tr,r
oapltal and manufacturing enterprise, disappear, for failures usually and pan- not oanltailai narnea Tof sea-
with high taxes. The, people and, the Ics always ar. caused by schemes of "J-
paper, continually clamor for the . in- speculation in corporation rrancnise. ori
vestment of capital and the production special privileges over me iana oi me
of wealth. Then why dlsoourage It? publio street, and highway..
AT. no,ttour Uw" blghy bBUrdj Oregon will derive more advertlse-
i?iii0.7 HSe h nonproductive ment from lt. adoption of thl. am.nd-
L.-iH?r.V0.-f.'..iU" ou; mont, attract more capital and settlers
sand, of natural manufacturing sites? , n th. vr anant fnr that
60 ner oent of the land (the moat val-
a . . ' . . . .
usdi. iana) pays less tnan 40 per cent
of the taxea That Is to say, less than
one fourth of the population pays 60
per cent and three fourth, of the popu
lation oniy nay to per cent or the taxea.
This is srlarlnalv unlust.
Th. supreme court recently nullified
me customary 3uu exemption or farm
er's and householder's belongings, yet
under the same law millions upon mil
lions of monopoly values bo free. It
should be noted that if this amendment!
1. adopted, tne taxea will rail in an In
creased amount, not upon land as land.
m. . , . , , . 1 Lfian Mil LllVt IUUI1UJF VVOl ,11
i7tZTJt K..w.iXn?. d tt wlU place thl.
KiAi.;.!"" on 5".h the mo.t progre..
the Republican nomination for state
senator, accuses me of being an ad
vocate of Boodle, Booze and Bri
bery," and he adds an expression of
the hope that "all decent citizens
will make a note of The Journal's
methods.",
. Of course The Journal made no
, such charge, nor Was there, in the
; article to which Mr. Hodson alludes,
the slightest attack upon his per
sonal character. We have no reason
to believe that Mr. Hodson was ever
' . paid' inpney for his own vote upon
any measure during his service in
the state legislature, nor that he was
ever a 'party to the bribery of any
other legislator. So tar as the use
" of Intoxicant, is concerned, he bears
the reputation- no doubt well merlt-ed-7-of
being exceedingly abstemious.
These fac. The Journal has always
recognized - and has always been
ready to'etate without any expense to
Mr. Hodson. ' , It.. Is not necessary for
him to resort to, the advertising col
umns Of any other paper in order to
A place them before - the public.
But The Jonrnai did say and it
reiterates that Mr. Hodson has been
.a.. rprElsteot advocate rot "a.return to
the old method of electing senators
by the vote of an unpledged legisla
ture; it did say and it reiterates that
'. "boodle booze, and -bribery" were
common and almost Inevitable inci
dents ot that method and no man
familiar with past senatorial elec
tions in Oregon can gainsay. It. Mr
Hodson himself, knows well that in
the senatorial struggle of 1 9 03 ? when
he was a member of the lower house,
money was used freely and In large
amounts in the effort to affect the
result 4 Mr. Hodson know. that
tribes were offered' during that ses-
fion to nembers of the legislature
b rid as an Intelligent man he must
la Rtvi're that this had been a com
tr.oa rractiQ dnriug previous ses
f : : ror rm : r ycair. ' ". . .. ' . -v
; . v ' . .thlBz ' "::r. Hod-,
changing conditions.
question but th. family 1. a better unit
Democrats." It really 4?ls not Im
f rtlvlll.atlnn than tVi. InlitMiial tT
va. , ii in. in in .ii.. i. ...a ...u. . iu ua.. . . a , - - - . .
r,t t h. .1,11 portant whether Republicans or
deprived of home life i. impaired in Democrats, are elected. If the people
hi. development There are a few par- are well served.
ents whose greed for gain Impels them
to force their children Into the fac
tories at too early an age and to keep
Nearly all ? Democrats, have regis
tered as Republicans, asserts the
tnem mere too mucn or tne time, ror mornlng paper. Then there must be
some Democrats In Oregon, after all
at least voters who are not al
each one case of this sort there ar
probably 100 families who are forced
aeaJnat their will ant hr lc.sn - n.a.
slty to sacrifice the best welfare of the ways machine Republicans,
children who are of working age be
cause the high cost of living? make,
lt impossible for people who have large
families to support them unless every
one capable Of earning a little finds
employment. The human specie, has
not yet reached a state o; development
where natural parental love 1. lost In
the homes of 99 out of every 100 work
lngmen the chief ambition Is that tha
children may reach a higher social sta
tus than their parents. Sacrifice I.
made to give them the beat possible
chanue. ... ,
Read this over, girls, twice. It
contains a lot ot truth. The happiest
person we ever knew Is a grandmother!
A FANTASTIC PLEDGE.
T
HE most fantastic of all the
pledges yet filed by legislative
candidates is that of the Rev.
P. A. Bonebrake of Benton
county. It runs thus: u . :.,
"I further state- to the people of
Oregon, as well as to the people-of
my legislative district, that I will
always vote for. that candidate for
United States senator- la congress
who has received the 'majority of
the people's vote. ; at the general
election next preceding .the election
of , United States . senator - in : con
gress." . , Vfis'v
4The trlcfc ixk ! the' statement Is! at
once apparent For the words "high
est .number of votes" In Statement
No. I, Rev.- Mr., Bonebrake substi
tutes the word 'majority," "and Jets
It go at that. Though purporting to
The registration list is crawling
un. but not. as fast and far as it
should. . It should run up to 32,000
or more. The voters are here.
If the railroad commission of Ore
gon can , make, its order stick, it will
be another great victory for Oregon,
Nearly all business, men seem to
be ooposed to the Aldrlch bill. But
Morgan wants it. v f
Letters From tte People
' The Rule of the People.
Portland. March SI. To the Editor
of " Th. Journal Government mean.
svefI gr t yy pe wa, rule. The right, fir
power at least, to rule, must be lodged
somewhere, and with somebody. The
government, of the old world Were put
la- th. crown, or at least, in the bands
of a few.. Th. people war. - hardly
considered. : If' they were thought of
at all lt wa. a. "subjects," to b. u.ed
a. the crown saw fit All , "right." i
wer. In the crown, and th. ruling few.
Th. people had no "right. They
only had auch :"privUeger a. the crown
graciously granted them. History tells
how this conoentratlon of power marked
cruelty and injustice. The great body
UK mo aravl".i wri. iuuuqu ana PIUB'
aerea, iiu uiugiiea igr tne glory
ubsldis. monopoly and fin. production,
to take from the Individual a portion
nf tha ttroduct of hla labor and give It
to th. land monopolist, (and lt should
b. remembered that every monopoly Is
at base a land monopoly) for every im-
?rovement which results from expendi
ure of taxes, enhances the value of the
land adjacent to the improvement. On
the other hand the value of any given
site la not earned by the owner. He
ha. contributed no more, to lt. valuo
tt tt H
For the Sick Room.
UTTON BROTH On. pound lean
mutton or lamb, out small; one
quart cold water; one tablespoon-
Salem, Portland. The Dalles and other I -r -i.- -ti . ful rlc or ban, ,0aked In warm
cltle. have from time to time offered I LJL, , w ' .water; four tablespoonfuls milk: salt
Ktf.fl. tT ".090 to L Thl. i i no war on P.rsonj-no appeal taDpcnrm. mnx.sait
tau,vuu to inauce muis ana lactones to I " ciavaa or iittr.uuu uiioitni., uui iu i r-rr . a- -
the respective cltlea. and have further I progressive publio spirit to amend a I Boil the meat, unsalted. In th. water.
offered to partially or wholly exempt I tax system which has - encouraged In-1 closely covered, until it fall, to pleoea
them from taxation. What doea this I lurlou. .peculation and discouraged the Strain lt out add th. soaked barley or
mean If not the fact that these com- increase of Industry and wealth. After trice; simmer half an hour, atlrrlng
munltle. have consented, to purchase of I more than 40 years of statehood. Ore-1 Often: stir In th. seasoning and the
landlordism the privilege to have an In- gon had only 416,000 population in 1900. milk, and simmer five minute., taking
dustry In their midstf For In almost Her area 1. twice a. great aa New York, care not to burn. Serve hot with cream
every instance the bonus offered or about a. large aa Old England and New cracker..
given haa equaled the value of tie de- England combined. They surpass her Sago Qruel Two cup. water, two
aired site and the taxes for a term of n nnmtUtinn ino thnaa whlla aha air. tablesDOonful. sago, three teasDOonful
year, which under our present system passes them in all that should draw white sugar, one half pint of milk, one
are adroitly levied on Industry for the I population and enterprise. If Oregon tablespoonful lemon Juic, nutmeg to
uenej.it oi iimiiuyuijr. inn amendment I were a. densely populasea a. Rhode I lBBlw' Bnu ymuu ui "u rui, uie mmv
will Druij,ioiu iu atnie miiiiuns ' or I xslahu She would have 45,000,000 people V,B waier wuue coio, ana warm w
d0llI?Al5ftIl,i. Dow f.ln. V oth5r This amendment appeal. f to tnat "ln? Jn Afa"??.Lbo"i, JT.Hlr:
iti.ttitfinhiriii, ..in.i... I tnougntiui conservatism wnicn Knows i i. rrh.- hnii in ninnt.a ....
iv - ....uw.ww.h. -u. Y"-Ua 'o0. . ,.v i Thar wa nava nnn.i rnn via. in. nrvir I r .
awln. Tir m Ifl.n. will .flu.. n n n ' . . " w . . . I .Im. all
freedom from taxes will cause manufac
turing plants to enlarge and new one.
to b. established need .hardly be ar
gued. To thl. manufacturer? all agree.
roster Trad.. .
A. high-tariff men would . say, ''to
stimulate manufacturing will provide a
3
the - crown, and th. : maintenance ; : o
aDeciai nrivuegea -
The men who formed the American
government .aid this Idea of govern
ment was wrong. - That Instead of on.
man being born, .addled and bridled,
and another born booted and spurred
to ride him. all. men are. born with
equal natural rights and that .11 are
entitled to life, liberty Snrt the nureuit
of happiness. So, they said the . power
of gov ram tut shall b. taken out of
tha hand, ef th. few, and placed In
the hand, of the ' many. They .aid
the majority of the people can be more
safely trusted to form and administer
Just and good government than tne
crown and nis advisers, and they put
the government in the hands of the
people. iney turned tne uia lunaa up-
Side down. They reversed tne old oroar
comoletely.. placing, power wnere it or
right belongs, and where It must and
will stay
True, these Ideals have not been per
fartiv rarrlad out in Dractlce.. but they
must not oe lost ur tusuuuuw xur ail
that Men have not practiced the gold
en rule very much yet but lt l. beau
tifully true, nevertheless, and I believe
will prevail at last. unaer tne new
order of things this government was
not to have "rulers" Over It but "pub-
lln servants." to transact its pusineas.
This country waa to be a republic and
not a despoti.m.
Washington, with hi. great compre
hensive mind. w the loglo of the new
situation, and deplored the fact that
so many Americans failed to see lt
These Americans could , not shake off
the nM man from across the sea.- They
were aristocrats at-heart and loved con
centrated power and special privilege.
The crown, the crownl They wor
slilppedtrni.tru.td.; or hated,
the, "rahhla." the "mob." the common
peoplewho dare believe that, they
could tdmini.ter. publio affair.T -w.
hava a drear of that sam. lov.
of power, ana or special privilege, turn
fllStrUBL ' OZ : DUDUU v vuiuq. uivu u.
yet Uppish people .who like to occupy
the high .eats In th. synagogues, and
hold the-publio office., but who do
not Ilk. to consult publio opinion, or
consult the people whose, patronage
not f servants.".' ; In off Ice, they want
to serve their own interests, and not
the peopla'a They feel they '
uric of, royalty; "laird" Jn. the
hatching, and wear too good clothe, to
be told by Just "common people" what
they .hall do and how to do It Thoy
want to go back to th. . old wallow
out of which our. father. lifted the
governmental concept If the people
ask these embryo ruler, to respect th.
popular choice for United State, sen
ator,'. wun a naugnty wave . or in.
hand they reply, "No tag for met Don't
I know, better than you. who should
be' your- senatorf" I. It dishonorable
or ' unmanly - for an employ. to take
order. .frora'; bl employer? . Are not
th. peopl. in power and authority," and
have they not a right to say what .hall
do aonei
- It seems almost incredible that
In , thi. day and age, and , with
aa our experience in government.
there seems a to be call for tha
..I. .1 n . . A , L
uiwuhbivii va. iiiavoi e au ruuinieniary
ana lunaamentai. - is a man, woo tv
hook or ' erook secures a ' seat m tho
legislature a "ruler,"- wno need not un
bend, to take' pointer, from th. "mob,"
or is he. just for the time being, a
so far as he ha. gumption enough to
comprehend the wishes of his con
stituents, to do their will and obey
their orders? Which? a
To make this plain, matter plainer,
If possible, ; apply It to other affairs.
Suppose one out of employment should
seek and find It In a bank, or business
house. Because his service, were 'ac
cepted would he therefore become a
manager of the business? Could he
rightfully refuse to take order. , from
the proprietor, who gave him his place?
wouia ne wear a - taar- ir ne am, tne
work assigned mmr iveea ne reel hu
millated because hi. employer tell, him
what to do and how to do lt? .
Ta aak such Question, is to ' answer
them, and the principles involved apply
wiin nquui iuiue ajia cmmni to tne
man., who - takes a legislative position
He s-oesio " the-T6sTislaturtr not" on
business of hi. own. or of hi. own
creating, but he goes to serve the pub-
aone. ir ne snouia go there to rill his
own pockets, ho ought to b. recalled,
lust a. th. proprietor, of a bank - or
business house would turn a man out
wno, tnougn an employe only, should
Insist on his right to run the estab
lishment aa he saw fit, and not as they
wanted Ji uune. ...
It all depend, on where the right of
government ia, ana wno i. to oe served.
If the crown 1. in power. It must b.
served. If the people are In power,
they must be served. If the politician,
ar. in power, they will servo them-
seivea - ino aouot sdoui tnat. a nn.
didat. who will not obey the publto
voice ought . not to be ewt.i1 tn th.
1 Jt... . T r-.
lCJ.(lua, UliVi v. AlXJbruS.
to .peculation. - Oregon 1. rich. In P- . " An .VZ,,.r.Va
t . . i ...j tugar and lemon and pour into a bowl
the law." that the abu? of nature HJH- '
s. frfta n tha hand nf Indnatrv I xumei waier oiiuen oi iuuw nioeiy
, may ne tree to tne inana or inaustry. lurr.ns,A .nhnnt hum n. Knin. w..r
andoVsed) led Februarv 8 1908 W to cover. Pour over thi' boiling Water
(rKw:dBENSW.FSec7ry3'of "stat.. Lh.8. "l.'I?!? Vy.&J2
... . . i H ii i i - Via VlW ,.-. IB VT VtVI tiV&B B.V atXVO I V BBk41U k
. ,, v I a piec. or ice in eacn giassrui. xr tn.
pany wUi use,. and how many; realise phy.lclan think. It fafe, add a little
what dredging can b. mad. to mean in Mmt teaLmade from tha areen laavaa
Oregon, f reaUy do not bellev. that ored to eSdor ho?waterd .wIS
there 1 one .tngleclaim Thoma. Law- M 1. pflaibf. and he&inV to Vh.
un moao. wi u.. u,BUUOmi vrmgin. stomach and bowels,
company of Alaskahat cannot b. mad. gage tea, sweetened with hon.y, i.
... ... Y.B.,w v gooa ior a sore tnroat, usea .. a gargia,
gon posslbinues, , especially- n Baker ith a .mall bit of alum di.solv.f In It
county, wnere tne greatest gviu. weaitn
of our state has been found.- Dredging
is a mining method that 'wholly elimi
nates th. element of chance. Simply Mary Margaret Anglin, th. celebrated
.peaking, th. presence of gold Is first American actress, was born April ,
determined, next the practicability of 1876, at . Ottawa, Ontario. ' She studied
working the dredge on th. particular for the .tag. In a New Tork dramatio
area in question, and then the Work I school and her first appearance In a
begins a. sure and simnle as dla-B-ina-lschool Deriormance attracted the favor
potatoes. I understand the greatest able attention of Charles Frohman, un-
Margaret Anglin's Birthday. ,
Tnkon and Oregon Dredging.
To th. Editor of Th. JournalIn pa-
ruslng the Yukon gold advertising put
out by , Thoma Lawson the. ouestlon
come, to my mind, how manv wiLnrAn in
Oregon - really know anything about
areaging, , tne metnoa in. Alaska corn-
gold dredge in the world la now ann.
cessruiiy worging at uoia Hill, and
plans are under way for dredges in the
southern part of th. state as well a. in
Baker county. Then why. do wa nnt
near mqre aDout in-egon a. a gold
dredging center? Why ' doe. Alaska
loom so largely on the horizon in thi
regard r onnpiy oecauee uregon a dredg
ing opportunitle., like so many of her
other industries, have not been brought
into the limelight 8 Fortunes are to be
mad. In tnis one Industry alone, and it
is-as yet unknown. Those who take
UP -,2,f-:'drdinf vork before: aaatam
tie. will find themselves capitalists hi
th; future. .. E. B. HAIOHT.
229 Beach .treet. Portland..
i esMataBBaiaka-aaaaaBataaa- "": , 'j.
'J,:,': iv;': April." - -Th.
wet mind blow, along th. Ian.
A thrill of laughter faint and wim-
'Tis April come again - .
inimitftDie child! , .
She play, her prank, with .very bud
And haunt, lt like a frolic a-hosf
But violet, o' the' wood
She teases most. -.-y
They open Wid. their wondering eyes:
eue (jimii, vncui wun a anower of
. rain. -
And then at 4hetr surprise :. .
She laugh, again.
tr
race Hazard Conkllnr
Ainslee'.. , ,
in ' April
Gold Beach Globe: After a 'del a v nt
three weeks the Agness rarer -mall ar.
rived here Thursday and tha patron, of
the postofflce started home so loaded
with packages and paper that little of
them but their ear. could b. seen.
der whose management she later acted
for several seasons, ultimately becom
ing tho leading woman of his Empire
tneatre siock company. ner -professional
work beg&n with the role of Mad
eleine West in "Shenandoah" In 1894
at the Academy of Muslo, New Tork.
Her first : important part, were Mer
cedes in "Monte Cristo," -Virginia in
"Virglnius" and Ouhelia In "Hamlet" I
all played with James O'Neill. Her
mo.t momentous achievements have
heen Koxane in "jyrano ae uergerac,
Mrs. Dane In "Mrs. Dane'. Defense."?
Mabel Vaua-han In "The Wilderness,"?
Marguerite llautlei1 TnTThe tadv Of &mf
uamenas," wester Trent m "Zira,? Frou
Frou Paula In "Tho Second Mr.. Tan-ii
queruy .nu nuui iivruui in Ana ureal
Divide."
: This Date la History.
1266 Richard II of England born at
Bordeaux -
1782 Washington Irvlnr. AmnHnan'
writer, born in New York City. .Died
at irvington, ruewixork, November J
177--Frar.cls 1 Lee, one of th. .Igh
ers of the American Declaration of In
depenaenc.,. aiea. . Born - October 14
1734. . ' -v.t
1822 Euward Everett Hal. born i
Boston. - . ; . ... -"
1837 John Burroughs, famous Amer
lean naturalist, oorn at Koxbury. Ne
York. ''.''".-r.'rtV.,
154 John Wilson v tChrlatnnhai
North) Scotch "writer and poet, died
Born May 1. 1?8S.
1665 Federal . troops occupied Rich
tnond, Virginia. ' , i
1KU8 China leased'. W.l.WaU Wl in
Grest Britain. v-. 1
1902 Large section of A flan tin r.lt
destroyed by fire. I , . ; . .; j