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Newspaper Page Text75r THE JOURNAL AM IXDtriCXUEXf NEWSPAPER. c. s. iAcmo.v.......t u stiroony In the trials '" "developing trad and change of front on the part of sun condemned polltl- '"d Pnot;n ''".."Tm- drjr of thM ntlemcn. Awakloii m ducat on and religion. .It Is th Mm , ... ., '.' -7 of, corruption and )d ory 0l(J M jApiin ,hpwed at jut to a realisation of the Tact om tbe assembly KorMl thllt ,, couh, ,.hlp hr t0 that the voters are la deadly earnest I some ot these senatorial miscarriages, capital to -shin like housewives' porce- rloua counties telling, of . a, sudden related there at testimony In the trials ' y "developing iraae nu change of front on the part f Bun lor connoted and rians. The trail license lead t mm J t.,!Z7 "S lYWiE chmlr at Salem to the McNeil's ..anditin. and Korea preferred to etanj In their demand that United' States rmt na iu4i..u mtrmn, rurtias. or. Island prison, : to the senate cbam- I still and forego the whipping. Hence senators shall be elected In Oregon KnfvrMi t th aMtorru t pwiiaad. Or tm I w at Washington, Into departments the spectai of a subject rare being ex-1 berearter by rote of the whole peo ."mJ?i'ob ,,roo MlM " ii.tt the national capito and through plotted, occasional outhurat- are to pie, these candidates hare ."flopped" Hilar. I . r " k- m - ... ,ku. .UA T i-I ' " toe newspanere of the United States, u" Ul - wun varying degrees Of grace and vviiiiiiucii lay uuiuiu uiiii i . i OPINIONS OF THE STATE PRESS ON - : ; .STATEMENT NO, It - v .X TKf.K!ri4WRlW MAIN TS. HOMt AlfWl. - elfh-e. D-a-dl; Kul A.TU. Rciojt AovEimtKo KKrawKNTATiva a ByatemT What wonder that JO rabri of man-corrupting, leglslatlve- . .c, inww Buiiumg. imrago. wrecking, party demoralising riot ' . snhwrtpt Tirai t nn to nr addrrM I should bave turned the Republican .ninihinpimiiminimm), party int6 factions, uprooted Its One 7r........i. .ni nou. .m foundittlons, and given the state! 'One yer,..."...2.SO I On imwifl .'.,,,,.$ JJ ! . DAILY AND S3MAT. One rear T.6 Oh muota .$ CI ''' A ' Square Statement. ' From the 0eald Signal (Rep.). ' The Signal el.nds squarely for the primary. law, SUtement .No. 1 Included. It believes with President Roosevelt agility and have now subscribed to th,t u botter hooa a good man K. eBinMe . thai ' " -. " I . - . , the otherwise fair name of Oregon. . "J,l" i ,7 .7.. - 7. " Statement No. 1. : Certainly betterl n. Mirowef pariy How could any party survive such ' t late than never. , But we fancy that put.iican party, with tht. though in " i inpir rninrai nr s Anf iam waii i v nava i viaw ins Hinai ma riarnt im W)MB WHKAT FIGl'IlFS. 0 It would be wisdom for every man to examine bis sowing,' since , the reaping Is beyond bis changing. Iaa Msclaren. ' ' session, Simon turned down igno- mlnlously to please the ambition of others, Corbett bled of bis dollars by a greedy horde of bloodsuckers, such Is some of the putrid record, and what and where) Is the nartv 0i .i . - . A n. rniiM anrvlve lT What hut th honorable traditions of the organi sation nnder such a bedlam of vlc- EVERAL macbJne organs are re-j lousnesa and vice, could' have sur V peatlng the following statement I vlved so longT 1 of the Eugene Register; I And, in spite of all this odium. In Democratic governors? Dolph as-i sasslnated by a blpw In the dark, Mitchell with enough votes at hla back to elect, defeated by a hold-up other CODd,tons were favorable to UT of the interior wheat grow ing regton come encouraging reports for the coming year. Winter wheat, it Is said, is In shape in the Interior west, there being' ample moisture, while good LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES. Us growth. As compared with a cor responding time last spring the farm- era are nearly a month ahead In their work and already the seeding of spring wheat has begun. The pres ent outlook Is much more favorable than It was a year ago when half a billion dollars' worth of wheat was grown in the United States. Last year the estimated produc tion of wheat was: Export flour, barrels . . . Value 1 1 lorn e conaumed, buahela Value . S.060.1Z0.000 12.448.096.000 IZS.I7I.000 $500.40.800 70.S3M2S M0.J14.IIS 15.I84.CJ7 WnrM HiiahMIa The Register desires to add I spite of the rending and dismember- viu' . statement No. S to the primary law, I ment of the Republican party, in united states, bushels which Is In effect as follows: Thatl'Pite of this rotten record of shame value fitness of the candidates for. the of-1 made by politicians and pirates, a .Export wheat, bushels . flee of legislature is of vastly more I achemtf has '-been unloosed to re- value importance to the state of Oregon establish the system In the state, and than any provision that may be con-1 false prophets and false friends of talned In Statements No. 1 or' 2 of Republicanism are counseling Its the law." "' . ' rehabilitation. Even Senator Ful- 1 cx-uovernor oeer Has repeatedly ton, protesting nis aevouon to nis Mississippi valley exchange thus .voiced this proposition. The Jour- party, recipient from if of Its high-(philosophises: , "if by any possible nai nas several tunes answered It, Donors, maeoiea to k as muca as C0inclden6e every grain of wheat and will do so once more, briefly. 1 1 "y other man. Is a non-committal thOU& be blighted for one year this hn m.,H it ti... ..a owss men ana meaaurea. oi wnaiever .y., vt "uipartv rrora this standpoint However, subscribed to the Statement in . the I Ha predilections are. and always have first instance , No man who imW MW' wun tn nepuwicao party, ana iivm maiance. . no man wno see as i thi. hi. m,ii.i iw.n rn.n. etecuon io me legislators snouia oeiaatna and meaaurea. it wiu support In doubt upon a principle oi such u,OM " wepuoiican principles. importance aa this. The Marion Cotinty Statement No. 1 Ticket. The Pacific Outlook -(Los Angeles) : From the 8lem journal remarks: "The Harrlmans and the Do our reader fully realise what it Calhouns are greater anarchists than I meana to have this ticket nominated and the hungry men. who throw bombs. 1 eiscied T io tne nrt place no one queations but what that ticket will be elected If it Is nominated It Is veryAdoubtful if men of any party can be round to run against State. men i no. 1 ticket if It is ratiriea at me primary election on April 17. This la not becauae democrat a want to help Republican but becauae there la a vaat majority or people or botn parties who want to take the aeiectlon of united Statee aenatora entirely out of the hands or the legiaiature. But there la a greater principle In volved within the Republican party itaelf. Jt la a well I.nown fact that the Re called leadera In the party at Portland becauae he dnllvera'it la advance t the above party, ; , Small -Change "We await aa answer; What Is a Re- publlcanT , j ' - ..... -a e . People are following leaders who rise Deoule'e choice. A Statement No. 1 ian cannot enter Into any deal to hold dp the legiaiature or trade his vote or senator for appro priations. Me , haa burned the ' brlda-ea behind him. He aumla tor a clean ticket, for tne American riu and majority ruie.. e '. e Vlaltora: Tou get Bull Run water ' e ' , . Don't kP on' paving streets 'with good Intentions. ; e e t Ta-oma claims to have slllgatora In The hollow ting of the emptied barrel harbor., Now, Seattle, The greater a man's Intelligence and reponsibIIIty, the greater the crime of which be Is the author.'" This Is a truth worth thinking about. Letters From the People Appreciation of Faimesa. Sclo. Or., April 1. To the Kdl- tor of The Journal I wlah to con gratulate you on your editorial, under the caption "Free Speech." that ap peared In The "Journal of March It. In this editorial you dlnclayed sn in-1 and over the atat deliberately atarted telllgenoe. honeety and falrneaa that la ou' to malcathe legtalattve tlcketa them truly commendable, and I feel that I That w the nian in v.rinn 112 17B 11T I "'Juula 'ou anow mai mere ta one i ana it aia not rail for lack or intention ' '''1,' , or your readers, at leaat. who apprecl-lon the part of the machine leadera. 418,088.778 ated It ... J It failed becauae there was too much wnue ipia may oe in oniy congratu-i aentlment among the rank and file rnmmeatlna- on thoan fl-Mirea a 'V"ry. Vll5r .,ou receive regaraing true againat the propoa tlon. tommeiUDg on ineso nguree a edltorlaL don't think that 1 am the nniv n. . .hm.UA7 i. . .n wun wn iwrrmir. mna approvea or it, by the machine leader, and rompoeed of for I am ur that every right-thinking delegate largely of their own selection. Rn.,n. ,h,ounl,y will approve of three out of four Republlcana In Marlon 11 J"01. !?ul7.- , I countv were onnoaed to return to the ' 'There is nothing before the peo- friend of the foul system that hasjmlgnt be fc prtty hungry country dom of ap. pie of Oregon Just now so Important brought bis party nothing but wreck and Bt,u a gIntle graIn ratner an other facU as to elect senators bv vote of I and ruin. From one end to the gc straight home to the people. insignificant atom. But it I attribute the rrorre and a-reat- neas of our country more to the free- ecn ana prea tnan to all or combined, and ha who curtail thl freedom bv force means a an anarcniat or tn worst type, old methods of making up a legtalatlve ticaet. A Statement No. 1 man cannot trade hla vote for r.nv office or for any com mlaalon. or real estate or anything elae, will not sound In tba ears ot hla chil dren and grandchildren. - The taint of a money transaction by Which (he honorable In the punt have o orten become diaiionorADiea will never be oa hi ha rule. ..) A man may be dlehoneat man on otner matter, nut on tjia'.emeni no. i he cannot be dlnhoneat with the people. e e Wall atreet may scream and wall, bu. Portland goes ahead Just the same. hi. April enowera win make May, flowersand then lota of ro-.ee 'In June. "I tremble." aaid Secretary Taft. And curiously tn earthquake occurred In Mexico. . - ' e e Hoaton Qlobe: Con arena hen been In Cake's Candidacy. ' i ; From the Mcdford Tribune. II." M. Cake make a convincing krgvi-1 "Ion lnc December l. 10T, and la ment In favor of Statement No. 1 and 'Ul1 bu'y ra-rk,n "" marshal an arrsy pf rtgure on sens- . Governor Hughe ny. men are nine torlal scandal that convince the moat tenth good. But what an awful lot of skeptical of the absurdity of. returning jneanne there muat be tn that one to th. old ayatem, simply to provide ltntb.1 . araft for Dolltlclan. Mr. Cake came It la all Vl-zht . nmlt Ith m Kn. out for Statement No. 1 when politician not always th right thing to gaa with were busiest againat It and trying to the rook. Eugene Ouard. Had personal make It appear aa moat unpopular, but sxperlonc. eht , time 1 proving th wldom of hi ; course. He alone among Kepunjicani " m Mini ri in m mw jri candidate I making hla campaign en J reataurant. Now wasn't that a deliclou Statement No. I. The Machine." By J. B. Warder. The rlngster ooor old "graft machine" Haa aimoat flunked the raoe; , There' a look of sad dejection . On hi graatly gor atainea lace. We're sorry for him old and .weasened. Grown palsied, lame ana Dima, But really, there s no earthly reason To spar hi ins tni time. The "system" that Is beat for u: That la falreat. through and through. Will land upon this "Thing of Rust" with the rury, or a uiu. We'll rough him, and we'll cuff him, Since we pave him on tne run. We'll clout him with the cudgel. That' known a "Statement Cm. And when th "mighty referendum" The people' big stick") awing, There'll be a crashing roar and rattle ur Hi inside wneei ana springs. the neonla to brine- mnrn'mmi other of the State, legislative candl- . .v.- n .v,-. i I 1 am .personally acquainted with i 7 . ... " - I . - - . . . I uiuio iu uiui u. uiu n,iut euiu tu I r.mma uoidman, and, while I 11.I.L l Akm. .-A at a. I. a. U VAa.M. ..J " A-IHUIti UVIUUIOI1, KUH, Willi A lIlinK BntJ dates are appearing with bogus and the ox jfan must have bread nUreiy wrong in her view on o- enough of the liquor trafflo and pro hibits It, It is not fair play for the Ita nanda ana It would But TIism l iin ha. tv.i itefntlt nloilrM. trnm th Rr. Mr. . . . .. . . clology, etill she Is by no meana the I general government to tie a awa w auv ai saeuu sku s)uu uudwj Liiat w vwjv. wi. . - w g - " - - - w fi rvt on n rniian rn n i ur'M tv mr as i j i . , - . . i i . . . . . . . . ... ... - - . . h '.ki.r. ,...,,, ji, - i Bne-aemon ane is orten picturea to r. noia u wnue tne liquor trane contin- Statement No.,1 candidates for the Bonebrake s majority little Joker BUbstitute for wheat of which bread with her it la an error of the head ue buaines from just over the border. legislature are worse, less capable or m Benton to tne itepuDiican voters la made .. less trustworthy, than Statement No. choice" In Multnomah, all for the why wouIdn"t corn do? a or ' Statement NO. Z" men. . The Purpose ot creating m sompwin uu 0. .v. frnm ...rvatlon Statement No. 1 .men are fighting variety of statement that will ultl-1 Jet ug not wori. tne wheat will 1 heara lecture and hi ; for a great . principle. The whole mately throw the senatorial election grow the corn and the bar,eT( Toerforcibi " country is watcamg me oauie. ks'. v"w I and the grass, and we shall be fed. ".'"S" " ' Look ever the tickets In Mult- the old system once more. It is an . , tnr r.Hnn. vt fd i I . - f I AUJCI IVa T VI Bv"v' wavawaa J " nomah, In Marion, In Lane, in Uma- emaring spectacle, even in Oregon, feed Jtgelf and help iargeIy to feed tuia,- in Clackamas If among thefwn,?n wtl mT9 ccubiouiu u apwiu- worid biatemem o, l canaidates there i nuc. - a horsethief, a swindler, a bad man, ' vote against him; this will be fight of course., But the assumption of the Eugene Register, of Mr. Geer, ' and a few others, that Statement No. 1 men are unworthy, Incapable, ras cals, scoundrels, while Statement No: a or, statement iso. 3" men are Ideal candidates is absurd and friv olous. .'. ' " f ; The rjae6tion Is: Shall the people rule?,, ; Beyond i and above party, above and beyond Smith, Jones and , Brown, this question, this issue rises It will not and cannot, be obscured by this chatter and claptrap about the personal fitness of Tompkins and Robinson. ; The Statement No. 1 candidates are. otherwise, at least as good sa& i trustworthy .. as ,j the others; ".the chances are that they are a little more bo. .The man who trusts the people, who Is ready and willing to . obey the people, who lives close to the people and tries to understand And serve them, is likely to be a bet ter man In the legislature than the man who is a tool ot a political ma chine, and .has no thought, politic ally, but 'one of party.. ' TI1E VICTORIOUS RAILROADS. ALL RIGHT BUT DOUBTFUL. Waks aaro the Orearonlan showed how NTERESTINO news by wire Is to utteriy um the Aldrlch currency bin the effect that tne railroads areji. and gave the reasons why It should I to condemn that which appear to me preparing to "press home" their I not pass. rather than of th heart. , I have no To accomplish this amendment the oia fear of her ever colnvertlna: inv con- Henburn-Dolllver bill waa Introduced. siderable number of toe people to her I It ever failed to pas both houses In view. Then let her talk, aa long aa any one session. Thl year a differ she does not advocate violence. I have I ent tack ha been taken, possibly he. av read her lit-1 cause the prohibition aentlment of the some wneat among country is at aucn run tiae tne liquor stiDDress that interests dared not trust such larre we cannot meet with loerlo la to bodies. Thl year, as the Bacon bill. Our weaanea ana nothing- m. th subcommittee cr th liidlctarv com- inaoie couia De more truiv un-American I mittee have undertaken to handle It. You will probably remember me aa the The press report simply stated that by one who criticised you rather adversely a vote of 8 to S thl aubcommltee de last aummer. for the manner - In which elded that the bill waa unconstitutional your reporter handled the report of the and ao pax and It out entirely. For a Haywood trial. I think the verdict of bill which ha the support of o great the Jury proved that my criticism waa a number of people, and where no many Just But, however that may be. I wish able lawyers consider It constitutional. to assure you that 1 am eauallv aa It aeema ratner necullar that thla auh. quick to commend and congratulate you I committee should usurp the power qf uii m. auoa, senmoie eaiioriai aa 4 am tne suDreme court. What I want to know la where Mr. to the bar In 1167. and a year later re moved to Missouri, where he haa since I lived, save for a while when he was in Kansas. He became a prominent law yer, and later a circuit Judge and a member of congress. He haa been de partment commander of th O. A. R. of Missouri ana chairman oz tn penalon committee ot tha national CI A. R tn which capacity he became very popular I Invent a party especially to lit him. amona- hla comrades throughout tha I Los Angeles Times. WelL about 80.000.- country oy reason or tn more liberal I uu peupie may invent in party yet. pension legislation be brought about a I clam to swallow. And what a slow rat it must hav been! . - ,e .. Every time a duke or count marrlea an helreas he la sued by a tailor or aome meddling, measly tradesman. This Is awful, dontcher know? ' e e Chicago Record-Herald:- If Prince Helle knew It, he might make money by ouuaing a icnoe arouna nimseil ana Charging an admission fee. -e - Emma Goldman' I reported a ylng: "I will talk when I dam pleaae." , We have long suspected that Emma waa both unladylike and ungrammaticaL Observe those fine, gray-haired tatee men who are for "tariff revision In the future. "Manana." la their policy, when It comes to doing anything for th people. e So Anna I to marry Hell. Look for divorce in two or three yearC We knew .Ann was fierce to marry when he said h wouldn't marry. She's built tnat way. e e A Nebraska court haa ruled that women may get off the car backward. Th judge waa doubtless married, He could not afford to hav a woman in contempt of court. a e tW see nothing for It, far a Sen ator La Follette U concerned, but to lew yeara ago. Hi election a com mander-ln-chlef of th Grand Army took place at th national encampment In Saratoga laat fall. died. Los Angeles Times: Jim HU1 1 re ported as having had another fit of pes stmism. The public will, therefore, im patiently wait to learn where Jim In tend to build Ave or lx new road, a e Albany Democrat: The student of Al- TJ,. tt haa naaaad tha senate . . . lTOKOn . lOOCl . on ' tni vote. I have - - -- ' ' i wun Deal wisnes roe inn jMimm mi frnAn u, viiitin rnr a 9a ..a m THE ROOT OF TnE TROUBLE. X t rHE agency that has done more than all else to bring harmpto j the Republican party in Ore- gon has been legislative elec tion of senator. It has been the - i Nemesis of the party, bringing upon the whole party retribution for the sins of A few leaders and bossies. ' Ambitious -politicians have sown to the ' winds, and the party has ' reaped the ' whirlwind. They be . . deviled the party with their personal ambitions, and split it with their un compromising i! factionalism. They . kept It for-30 years In turmoil, dis cord, division and turbulence. Their i.way to preferment lay through 40 days of lot at Salem, with every ' , thimble-rigger and every ward heeler la the state a figure in the game. The purpose in a legislative session ' was, not to legislate, but to buy, traffic, barter, bully senatorial votes. , "Wine, women and eong, shameful as it Is , to admit It,', were -assets in this caturualla of scandal. As Senator v Fulton, who . ought to know, says, ' "Meh of tlie'Tilghest .character in the state went to lengths and did things . they were no donbt ashamed of ever afterward."- It was a .political orgy for patrons of Mexican bull fights to. turn from with disgust It began at -.the beginning of the session and be fore, ran roughshod through it: and everything- pe-rtainng to it for 40 ' nicht of the last day. elected,, or. did not elect, a senator, as the case hap IH'ued, IJonest, decent men went to iho session respected and respecta' LI?, and came awaywiththe brand of boodle on their foreheads and loot in thfir' pockets. Reputations were l a km there as resplendent as the noonday sun, to come away tarnished and tainted. "That money, large mnis of It, was not only 'offered, but received aad by men of the hfghest fctaiisliag In the state," is the states i:.. iit of iTemitor Fulton in his reply i o 1 en c j', . V "i. -? : --: ' A ' . n r.lsof the federal courts in O ' ' .i i' t k with the nasty record of . . . ... V. . , . ... I M . - I 1 - . I i Victory in ine uniiea states su-lna now tne wmmuraw uu iuuubuui irum uni your eaitoriai treatment nave a -very nign personal regard for ..... - ..I xr Klof all SllhleCtS Will 1m chacactMrlrf .h 1 hln mnA In .tel. ahlKh will niK.Kl. court, wnerein It was new 'A. holding m ee ttart to th ,m '!T honesty VndT nVe Vote XMttotoXhftiA liiv. nnl th nn. n . cltlee are holding: meetings to the on alluded to. O. ft r;YTitT Lmln, Jnn T n ih. preme that at , -. . . , , . . , . protest against It, and aendlng resolur ulate fare and freight rates even on t0 fhe hoUfi; whlch .clar. that railroads wholly within thlr own there would better be no currtcy iegl8. borders. Their program is to carry ution than this. Oregonian. the war Into those states In which -fTES, and "weeks ago," and 2-cent fare laws have been put Into W months ago, and years ago, the effect by state legislatures. What I Oregonlan has shown how "ut- adds to the Interest Is that 15S men terly unfit" the tariff law Is; own and control 89 per cent of the yet that paper now frequently prac Where did Senator Fulton Stand? Portland, Or., April J. To the Edi tor of The Journal There 1 one thing I would like to hear from our senior senator upon while he Is In th state. He 1 a member of the subcommittee of the Judiciary committee of the sen ate. They have recenilv bad-under con sideration the Bacon bill, and reached wnat seemea a ratner peculiar conclu play." Vhen state decides it ha had miles of railroad operated In the tlcally asserts that the Republican 8ln' na ma!Y,of the enator con- country, party can do not wrong is the acme stood. The figures are authentic, being ttn(i gummary of political wisdom and T,hl" B.a.t?" bJA the oM Hepburn- j..., .a, v. Q7o I , . i ioiiivr Mm unur i new name, ana It from senate document No. S78 of Ulrtue. history run eomething like thl: the first session of the sixtieth con- what are we to believe? If the When the "original package" decision gress, embracing the report of the Republican party can and will do trade the right to ahfp liquor Into interstate commerce commission. no wrong, why doesn't it then defeat l?Lyi"rn.2;ys Further figures from the same source I or paM the Aldrlch bill? Mor- of the country immediately commenced show that to these 153 men goes 94 gan, eminent Republican, wants the io V ntdbedS ne lawmndea this per cent of the gross earnings or an bill passed; Scott, eminent Repub- This is the American idea of "fair the operated railroads In the nation. Mean,. wants it defeated. This Bitu And, If these facts are not sufficient- ation' represents the Republican ly significant to arouse the concern Darty. of the thoughtful citizen, there Is 1 yet hurrah for the lustrous, lum- the charge made by Congressman jn0us. historical. Grand Old Party. Lloyd on the floor of the house the Possibly, however, a political ama- other day. He declared, and sub- teur and Inquirer may be pardoned tnltted figures to prove It, that the jf he ventures to entertain a faint government had been robbed of more suspicion that "party" is a good deal than, $70,000,000 since 1880 by or a delusion. At least, under the railroads carrying the mails. He de- mentioned circumstances, and when manded to know, and with perfect 80 many "doctors" disagree, we claim reason, why suits nave, noi Deen the liberty of a doubt brought against the railroads to re- of letting the people know that he stands for them as againat the liquor traffic, If he did. and I am still atrong In the hope or belief that he la too good a lawyer ana too true a iriena or tne fieople to be found on the side of the iquor trade. If there I any constitu tional question tne supreme court should decide that, and I can't believe Mr. Ful ton would try to forestall them. I hop he will fully discuss thla for the benefit of hla friends and the gen eral public. S. T. JOHNSON. Charles G. Barton's Birthday. Charles O. Burton of Missouri, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, waa boro April 4, 1848, In Cleveland, Ohio, but spent hi boyhood in the town of Warren, in the satne atate. When 15 year Id he enlisted In the Nineteenth Ohio Infantrv. hut was obliged to ask for his discharge for disability six month later. In 1844 he served 100 dav In the . TCstlnnnl Guard of his state. He waa admitted This Date In History. 1774 Oliver Goldsmith. Soet. BOm It in. I hanv enllaa-a In mnplr imnvaiiHnii V.... . . 1793 Thaddeu Stevens. American I .i..,. ir,, v. . 1 statesman, born. Died August ". dent, declared for the sofd etandard and r i Krt-,1 r, i 1a . .'v. i Trioi 1 lna maepenaence or tne rnilippine and tragedian, born, pled March II, 1891. againat woman suffrage and the gov- 1 i J .W1M?m t1,'?.1"3 arrUoni,nJnt5J crnment ownership of railroads. The tf'MhtaeaCD convention, will pleao in Virginia February 9, 1T7S. 1858 British force under file Tfuah Rose defeated the Indian mutlneera and took the city of Jhansl. 1883 Peter Cooper, philanthropist, died. Born February II, 1791. 1908 Explosion In a cartridge fac tory at Brldreport, Connecticut, resulted In a number of deaths. Hanging Pictures Danjrcrons. From th Kansas City Journal. "Railroad casualties receive such wide publicity," said an Insurance man yes terday, "that there Is a common belief on the part of the public that one Is more liable to accidents while travel- NO USE TRYING TO PLAY POSSUM si cover this money. The charge recalls the notorious incident In the last congress, when a special committee, after months of Investigation and backed by the rec ommendation of the postmaster gen eral, advised a reduction bt 12,- PARTY. T HIS statement appears in sev eral exchanges: "Parties must be preserved, for only through their medium can constitution al government be carried on. Party 000.000 in the allowance to the rail- fealty is necessary and should be roads for transportation or mans, snown in upnoiaing party pnnci r,t,iw tn h mer with a blunt refusal Dies, promoting good government by congress to make a cut of more purity In public office and harmony than $2,000,000. v. in party errorts; unseiuea anegiance, with an mant good things at the discord and factional differences hands of courts and congress, Is it! should be condemned." not 'to be expected that the 153 men I But what is "party" good for un who receive all bat 6 per cent of the less It serves the people? Fealty to profits of the railroad world should whom, to what? Let ub know; the "press home" their victory, ana pusii worm is inquiring, wnai nas party on to demolish the little power left I done for Farmer Smith and Mechanic to what were once sovereign states! Jones? We want public men to serve the KOREA. i people, not party; T HE assassination of Durham W. The Detroit News seems to have Stevens was a' tragical episode Bome doubt about Tom Lawson's growing out of a; long system scheme. It remarks: , "The well of misgovernment. Stevens known reputation ot the Guggen- was to the Korean court what Robert helm twins for philanthropy, and of Hart was to China adviser, Inter preter, lawgiver.! He was an em ploye and agent of Japan, yet ad vised; well for Korea. He saw the Koreans utterly unfit for self-gov-ernmentJ corrupt, ripe for national destruction; so Stevens advised the absorption of Korea by Japan. This may: not have been quite justifiable, History ; will judge. Some remarks Of the Detroit News-Tribune, how ever, are Interesting. It says: The f Jap liave learned, to ap, th westerai sophistries with which the eon science I . ' appeased- While the hand grab. They-are givlnjr the Korean some -real western ?bcnv6lent assimila tion'! under the excuse T of Jnahif es t d-Ktfny," They re making the back arils of Korea "bloom like a rosa gar vn.'' and the street and sewers of thoi Tom Lawson for moral reform In gambling, almost justifies the pub lic confidence in his latest sale of gold dollars at a liberal discount fori cash. V "Judge Gray's boom is starting. and if it doesn't stop too many times by the wayside it might reach Den ver on time," ehys an exchange. It will never get across the prairies. One of the most significant signs of the campaign is the eleventh-hour change of heart which is being expe rienced' by: a number of legislative candidates who entered the field originally as opponents of Statement No. X.jKjnring the last three or, four weeks! reports have come from va- 'NAM T- CtMAT 1 - ' - rrmiM f s " take notice. It I aald that "Little Bob" I gaining ground in Oregon, but while he would carry the state on a popular vote for president and by an overwhelming nin jorlty, his time hasn't come yet. This Is Taft'a year. Pendleton Tribune.- Arn you quite aure about that. Governor? Why shouldn't this he "Little Bobs" year? Is it always going to be "man ana" with you Republican politicians? Oregon Sidelights Rains have helped crops. -? a m, 1 1 . , mi . . . I,,- H,a h.n tluln.. V, l.,. wl." nilsneiS OZ .. ....... ... ,..... .... 'iwneBt pernap more tnan ever. uie coniinoa oi nis nome. ahot'.nat"': SZSrfEZ 2 ady to be glorious nav more losses T to neVnla wh "T r POTI(,U Oregon, Tured In their own hnm.i nr nr (k.l. I premise than they do to people hurt I Commercial clubs are now organized in railway accidents. insurance com- ,n almost every ure.on tovrn paniea pay more money to people who get hurt Banging picture or taking Building erected In Corvallls last stoves apart than they do to the victims year cost 880,000. of head-on collisions. It aounda Strang, - - - but It's the truth." Hunting Is good at Windy Point, says a correspondent of the Bums .New. Canyonvllle Kcho: T. W. Weaver -1 putting out 2,000 tokay, Black 'Prince and Malaga grape vine this spring in addition to 3.000 vine which he haa al ready on his homestead. - Wedderburn Radium: Get away from political prejudice. He who allow him self, to believe there la nothing good in the other fellow's parry, barricades himself so completely behind prejudice mat ne cannot advance. For the first time In three years. A. J. Sturdevant, the pioneer merchant of Pilot Rocfk, visited Pendleton, the coun ty aeat, last week. He would not trust himself to the new railroad, and trav eled by private conveyance. Eugene Register: The present low price of lumber and labor have Induced many Eugene people to build thla year and before another 30 days roll around we will be abJe to announce aome other very important building improvement. Silver Lake Central Oregonlan: Two bulls belonging to Charles Pitcher be came engaged In a sanguinary battle one day th laat of .the week with the result that one killed . the other before tney could d separated. s - . a tiiamain r aus- express ; ,j. u. warrou ji wa in town Monday on hla- daily Quest l, for a cook. He says he can find all kind or men to work on a ranch but not one female cook. Mr. Carroll is head cook for several ranch handa, and he show th effect of the strenuous 1UO. Mentioning a "pretty" . wedding, th (janyonvme Kcno aays: xnia is tne third wedding we have had this year. Re member, girls, this Is leap year and you will not have this grant opportunity for another four years, Tou know tim rue rast, ana ir at rirst you don't auo cced try, try again. Madras Piorieer: There wa a strong movement m.reai estate in jaaara last Tuesday, wun tne wind blowlna- with a velocity of not les than 40 mile an hour all day every 50-foot lot in town changed handa several time or so It appeared to the poor unfortunate who happened to be out in it v.;".''-'"'i.,-vl a 4 -v.;,'- VV-.: jry-.i ; Albany Herald:' Farmer are getting busy and It Is not-an uncommon thing to see two or three teams in - almost every field rushing the anrlna- work. though here most farmers are .well along with their spring plowing, and as soon as - the ground receive . more sunshine seeding will be in vogue, and ere long the spring grain will be In. Fall grain is looking fine and all vegetation Is tak ing on a new growth. 1 . '-.- v --.: v' J'-..-,v-'.f a . " .fe Wallowa Chieftain: White tho recent rain have cost the railroad cnnMrv able money and caused some delay in the maiuv etc., tney nave Den or untold benefit tovthe farmer and stockmen of Wallowa countv. t The rans-es ori. Iv iri need of lust such A rain and the grass IS taking a good etart bs result. "More rain,' more grass;'":". the' stocK-"" men, and If; th?r are- directly benefited then It follow that: the remainder of the people .will be benefited in- an Indi rect manner also, vv v1 .-,-; ' --