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Tilii OREGON DAILY JOUUN.lL, PORTLAND. VvEDWkSDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1903. V.- PEOPLE FIRST, last, mm (Continued from Pana Four.) Ann Ann in 110 (100 000 yearly Vm tha lum t,mr ahliiited from Orrgun, aiiMniitoii and Jdulio, mor than enougU lo y Intoreat on th tolsl eost of tlio 1'sna.m. canal. . "TiJ tiirasUnal calamity to oat pi th rrsat tadaatrlM of hs co an try may aooa taxataa otbars. "Th aot ihould requlr U railroads , not only to file acimduia or inur pro posed ratea with tha lntrUt Com marc commission, 1 now dona, but in addition tha conn wit of th commis sion ahould ba a nweii(ir i-rere-in iittlii tha ratra la fore How otherwla U tha shippar to ba pro- Binca that addrena aa delivered. Sen ator Fulton haa Introduye.l carry tli suRtwutltin Into rrrect, and It OUglit to Oaaa without queauon, . Aaaltu, wben tha Irsns-MlastsstppI ronnres waa In unlon in Oklahoma. wired ths con:rea advocatlnit tha mnt Of a resolution alonu tli aama lines, and It waa adopted. I do not mean to claim that my etrorta brought about tha accomplishment of thla reao. luiion. hut I mention It to show tha In' tereat I hava alwaya felt In this subject and to declare my poauion ai una urn" 1 that I still maintain tha opinion that tha intermit commerce commission art ought to ba amended In thi ntapoct herein mentioned, and that I will en ' leavor to bring about such amendment ' In case of my election. The ret transcontinental rallwaye-are entitled to a reasonable compensation for the trsf ' No handled by thetn, but tha publlo are vitally Interested and ought to be per mitted to have a hearing brore aav in rrnasa la made in tha rates which af ' fact the commerce of the whole people. , Inability f Common Carriers, A law should be passed by congress to protect employe of Interstate rail ' way and - bill bavin this for Ita ob . lect was pssaed by congress on the .' reoommerldatlon of the president; but Its constitutionality successfully ' aa- sailed. There t nothing to prevent an - ' amendment to make the bill conform to the decision of the supreme court of the United Htatee, and congress ought to hasten lo Dais a bUl embodying this amendment having for lta object the nrntti-tlnn af rullwi amnlovea. Aa evl . denca of my belief In this doctrine, 1 hava to call attention to the fact that In mr message to the legislature of Oregon In 19U6 X recommended a bill ' for the protection of railway employee, and the bill as recommended by me to the , legislature waa - paastd without amendment, and la now a Jaw of this atate. These men who are engaged In -. handling the commerce of thla country, from which immense proms are- re ceived br the transportation companies. are entitled to national aa well as to atate protection, and there la no rea son why It should longer . be denied ; them. '. -. ' -' -. aterardlBf Xbor. - ; In thla conneotlon I dem It ' proper to aay that I favor the eight-hour day. It la a well-known fact that In many '-" arenuea of labor amployea are com peLled to work the greater part of the Hi' hours, and thla In many caaea where ' are entrusted . to them the lives and i property of our ciuns, and no man ' ran. for any' length of time, retain his health and vigor, either physically or mentally, where-this condition exists. Kor the protection of both life and prop erty, and the perpetuation of that high ' r civilisation which must prevail in this country, laws must bo framed to ' accomplish this result against the avarice of those who assume ths-, rlacht ' to dictate the terms of employment. ' Tito lav relating to Injunctions, too, eafht to be modifleA m m to prevent the Issuing of writ of Injunction. In in dustrial dispute excrpt after notice to ' tho defendants and a full, hearing- had. la addition to that, a trial ought to be ' permitted to determine tho rights of - tho litlg-anta before Judge other th&n tho one who. Issued tho writ, and per- " mission ought to bo given la an oases to have a Jury trial where tho alleged contempt la committed outside of tha presence of tho court. 1 , ,T ' .' Tho people of any raco are entitled to ei'isl profecllon of the law wlille thy are r-ldiiiK i ') I i.ltt.i Uniri iin.l.r nv In w or tri-tity, t ut 'A ai.i t lo Iriimlgrii tloii ehuuM bo proMMtnl by treaty or by Invc. 'I he wvlfare of , our people 6J maud 'this, for the United Statt-s can not afford to admit to lifr shores a peo ple ,wuo cannot be permitted to amal gamate with our population, and wliiw rreaonce Is HWcly to ralaa a race qii--lion which will Involve the country In International controversies, llut' aside from that the laboring people of the country, and particularly tlioae of tha west, who are moat vitally Interested, are entltl"d to be protected against the cheaper lnbor of the orlntal country. In the determination of this question we hive the right to act for -lf-preer-vatlon and the perpetuity of our In etttutlona. It Is not a question of sun timent, but a question of the lire and liberty of Our cltlsens. Already our country is flooded . witn unemployed, ml what muat be the result or unoo structed Immigration of an undesirable class of laborers such as those to whom I re.fer unloss steps are taken to Pre vent them coming to our shoresT In a statement tiubllahed In the d durlnir the month of March last not nrrioul hut aftur a canvass of tha coun try by' the Metropolitan 1'ress. It Is at.tterl that In ib cities there war 11,- 827 unenifloyad m-n, and In the Utea nntal.l nf tha cities there Were 9A. 79J out of employment. These unem ployed are made up of akllled and tin eklliod laborers, cltltena of the United Slates who are entiled to be protected aaalnst a class of laborers that csn never become a part of our cltlsenshlp. - Tariff Xerlsioa. - A demand hss gone up rrom tho people of this country for a revialun of the tariff. Llatlnguisnel statesmen in me Kepubllcao party wno are now canai ilatoa for the bresldentlal nomination and who have heretofore maintained that there on Hilt to be no modification of any tariff legislation, have begun to realise that the domanda of the people cannot longer be disregarded. Homo are In favor of postponing action until the next con rr ess: eome favor tho appoint ment of a commission to Investigate and make report on tho subject; but all now unit in Insisting upon some sort of revision at some indefinite time In the future but If I read the signs of the times aright, this revision muat be made at the earliest noaslble moment and all articlea entering into competi tion with articles controlled BY a trust should be placed upon tho free list, and material reduction niaue in me (arm unon the neceaaarlea of life. An incident haa recently happened In conarr-ss which will do more to call the attention of the people to the Iniquities of some of the feat urea of the present tariff law than anything that haa hap pened for yeara Beven hundred and seventy-four newspapers met In New York on Aurll 11 at the annual meet Ing of the Associated Freae. They adootcd and forwarded to the president nd to congress an address asking lor immediate relict from the exactions or the paper trust, made possible by the high duty on wood pulp and print 'pa per, -instead of -acting nromptiy upon this addrena and granting relief right enusly 'demanded an attempt Is being made to whitewash tho papor trust and to allow the present condition to con tinue for an indefinite time. The great newspapers of the country appreclnte the outrage mat is oeing committed against the press of tho country, snI tbey will be heard In esse action on their petition I Ignored. The proposed whitewash Is to oe applied by means of the usual program of appointing a committee to investigate; but I predict that the editorial writers or ths country will not stand lor any sucn nroceeaing. and will either comnel congress to re cede fronv Its contemplated) purpose or drive them out of place and power, ' v Duties on Pap. ,., ,, , Kay, the farmers who use. roofing pa per would Mtve IJ.ooQ.Oiil) which the truat liaa planned to e'JUpee out of them, while those who write letters would Save moro than 15.OUO.OOU. Is not the experiment worth trying,, since according lo Mr. Cannon, "It f do no harm." and since according to everynouy elee It 1 likely to io so much good t Numerous liistances of this same In ltitl,a mluht la riled, but It IS need leas to ilwull OH them. in the words nt r.tnoiln "Yon can fool all Of tl: tieoDle some of the time, and aonie of iha ntunla all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." They are coming to a realisa tion of tha fact that Ineuualltlee In tho preaent tariff systnn have replaced the commercial and Industrial interests of the country In tho hands (as was shown by country in the hands tas was snown uj I Follette the other dny) of less than A prominent Republican-paper a few lay since bad this to aay on the sub ject: 'Twenty bills or more were in roduced In the house of representatives early In tho aession to reduce the du ties on paper- and pulp 'which are the basis of the trust extortions. . Not one of these bills has been reported. They have all been smothered In the com mittee. Why did this happen? If the duty does not affect tbo price of paper, then thaf prico would. not, be altered, by repealing-- the, duty I tho repeal would dlaturb nothing,--while on tho other hand ita failure to oroduce results would beautifully demonstrate that Mr. Cannon knows the exact truth and tells it. Would not the experiment bo worth while in order to add to his glory as a statesman and prophet f He says the repeal of the 1dutv would . accomplish nothing. If It would accomplish noth ing, it would harm nothing. Why not rnpoal it Just to show that ho Is right? If It should hnppcn to show that he Is wrong-, the only sufferer would be ths pnper trust, which has plnnned to add I80.000.00O to the price of paper this year, while every-publisher and reader In ' the - country would be benetflted 100 men In the United states, iney are-coming to a realisation, too, mat the tariff policy Is responsible for the trusts snd that fight them as we. win. thav continue to arow and flourish tin der an uuwlse tariff policy, and the haat wav to abollah the trust Is to annlr the knife at the source of the evil. . Conservation of JTatuJral Jtssouroes. Ti. tima haa coma when the Ques tion of ths conservation of tho, natural resource of the country has become a burning one. The laws, have been an lax in their terms and so eaSy of violation that It haa been possible In i h. i.aaf f,ip- avaricious persona and corporation to acquire vast bodle .of limber, coal and other mineral lands of the country which by right belonged tn th rammnn ronl Vaat water pow ers have been appropriated ' sufficient to hava venerated heat and light for millions of neon I e. These too should have been preserved for generations yet unborn. There sr' yet undisposed or however, some, of all of. these, and it ouaht to be the purpose of the national and state governments to preserve them avalnat tha ranarious ared or lltose who would sacrifice the future welfare of the country and destrr our civilisation for the purpose of prl w A iMranHlMmMlL I heartily approve the policy of the president In calling together a coo areas to' confer. In reference tto the hoar and means of preserving and conserving ' the .natural, resources of, tho country. . - . . t , j i ' - xaoomo Tax. The fairest system of taxation ts a well regulated Income tax law. . Con gress at one stlme did pass such law, but It wa held' 'unconstitutional by the vote of a vacillating Judge. If congress has noi me power io pass such a law (although the system of taxation was in vogue for many years before the decision referred to) s pro posed smendment to tho constitution of fn United P La tea ahould b submit ted to the people for their sdoptlon, so that legislation may' bo haa . on tms subject . ... . ' , ., ; -j ; aianaing. . ;i . . , favor ths eaUblishment of a pos tal savings bank, and believe that a mriniM fund ahould be provided by the national banke of the country un der annroorlate legislation to secure tho rooneya of depositors.. . Ths funds of the government deposited in tnese banks are secured, and there Is no reason why a reserve fund, ahould rot be created by a light tax levied from iim. in. tlma sufficient to - meet the demands of depositors In esses of fail ure. Under a postal savings bank sys tem, with proper regulations and re strictions, these safeguards would r.ot be necessary because -the government of the United States would practically be tho paymaster. - ,""'":, M It these suggestions were nmuuuiFj In a law, I am sure that panics in The futur would not occur and tho business-Interests of - the -country would no longer be disturbed. pensions.' Tha ' a-nvemment. owes It to ths Old soldiers, who risked their lives for Its preservation, to oe that they are prop erly cared for in their declining yeara. To that. end I favor liberal. appropria tions for tne veterans, noi oniy vi ins civil war, but of tho Mexican and 8pan Ibh wars, ss well as the old soldiers who participates n mo earjy inuian vara nf tha west. The claims of these have been already too long ignored. ... - . : , artlsanship. "'j1' I trust t may b pardoned If I say that I have had some experience m publlo life which would In a measure fit me lor avrvice in uiv uiiiwu DLXLiea senate, and which I thing ought to weigh some with the voters in the com ing election. . as executive ox iuis siaix It has fallen to tny lot to come In close contact with sll laws sffecting- the rec lamation of publlo lands, forest preser vation and tlio conservation of our nat ural resources. I have attended a num ber of the sessions of th National Ir rigation congress, a body f men com er Stat posed every time X wu giilshed be addrexseit i grass. 1 I , th cointmi the National ress In . nxhinition t it 1H0G, and w r tiilshed cltlxens fronf ue union, and at -ons l.lrnt of this dlattn- I ave also attended snd 1 isnn-Mlsslaaliipl Con i honor to represent lm!1 of ths state at ver and liaroore con- inton city In IJecemoer Itii a number of .my fel- fnr low-c llUnia ipeared before th appro prlatlon comniitte of th house of rep resentatives to aid Senator Oearln and Kulton In obtaining the large appropria tion which waa obtained for the Im provement of our rlvera and harbor. had th honor to represent these aom commercial bodies t th Inland Water ways convention held st Memphis, Ten nessee in iv7. and accompanied th president, the governors of most of th states or me union snd Other distin guished gentlemen down th Mississippi river on mat occaaion. I had th honor of being called In consultation with member of th In land Waterway convention and other nt Sacramento In 1907, when plans wer formulated ror tn convening of a con grea for coslderatlon of ths natural reaource of the country, and In all of these conventions snd jaeetlngs have become acquainted with men of large affairs and measures of greet Importance, not only to 'the people of Xregon. but to the United States well, and 1 think- th knowledge thus acquired snd th acquaintances thus formed ought to be considered by th people or in stat in determining aa lo the capacity of th candidates for the United btates senat In th coming election. I refer t the thing because th question of experience In publlo affslrs ought to bav something to do with the fitness of a candidate for the suf frages of the. people, for under my In sistence this question, snd not one of party realty, ought to weign ths most There are many thinga I would Ilk to discuss In which I know ths people feel a deep snd abiding interest, but In the very nature of things It Is Impos sible to cover -everything in a brier ad dress. Let m conclude by saying that there Is very little difference between th two great psrtlss of today. In 10 Bryan and his followers wer denounced a radicals, Ths fat Is. Bryan was In advance of his day. Th very things that, made Bryan a- radical are th vary policies which. In his attempts to carry out,' hava made Roosevelt popular. To (hat - extent Kooaevolt snd th area! masses -who- beilv In him r Just as much Democrats snd radicals aa are Bryan and his followers. The Question haa often been asked. "What Is a DetnocratT" It might with equal propriety bo asked, "What la a Republicans Is the president a .Re publican?' Or are those Republicans who in congress have opposed all of his policies? If he Is, they cannot be. If they are, be Is not. The fact Is, the president, in carrying out these policies which fasve made him popular with the ceoDle today, has received his, most actfv and cordial support from Demo crats, and from men of the type of La Kollett and other so-called "radicals' In the-senate. There may be a time when some great iaaue will dtvld the people of this country Into two distinct oiiticsi parties, out iney are not ao Ivided now.. The noool nowsar ar rayed cn the one sido against predstory wealth on th other, and ths battle la to be fought with ballots, not bullets; bv law, not by revolution. Ths masses are under ths leadership of 'men like the president. Bryan. La Follette. John son and Folk and others who might be named. Tho malefactor of wealth ars under ths leadership of such men ss AldrlcU and Piatt and others of thlr kind. . Democrats who believe la a "govern ment of the people, by 'the people and for th people," and Republicans alike, who are disciple of the earn doctrine. are engaged in th same struggle, snd It mattsrs not whether they be Demo crat or Republican; they plac princi ple above party, and country aboy very other consideration. I promise you that If elected to represent you io the senate of the United Btates It will be tho offort of my Hfo to serv the people who have honored me, feeling that in serving them best I serve my country best, and it natters not to me under whose banner I fight so, long as be stands for those principles which ar best calculated to continue this ss th greatest country, on tn , race or th earth.;, ,-,1-. j..., , ' - Nominations Accepted. ' ' . ' (Special Dlipatek to Th JoaroaLt Astoria, Or, April 29. A. E. Miller of Seaside, has filed his acceptance of th Republican and ' Democratic nom inations for the office of constable. Tim Cocoran has filed his acceptance of the Republican nomination for constable at Jewell. - - " - j Stock Advances to 50c Per Share on Monday, May 3rd. 7 iitesferncxpi My - x I'SllOi! ; : Buy Kow and Get in at Rock Bottom Price, 20c Per;Share v '4 -' . Our stock is being taken up with surprising rapidity. The milKonaire, the merchant, the doctor, , e lawyer, the mechanic, are all buying it. .Whynot,you? . And do-it now. : We want to hear the ' m of the wheels of our mill within a few months, then the v shipping of our .lumber, and then the . " come. Will you be one of the lucky ones to share in the profits? $100 invested now will give you a lite income 1 , , , . v.;. . . - . , - ' , ( : -1 can positive convince you that there isno better investment on the present market than the, f one here Offered." ... .. " : .'.V:1 " i A.t'lj'.S'i .lllllS. Think of it I Four billion feet of high-priced hardwood, mercnantaoie umDer, locaicu on. mc ' Coast, accessible and easily logged, on good, wide; tidewater rivers.' - i . , , T The market for every foot of - this vast tract is already established and the profits will be enor- . mous. Ten million feet per year can be sold in the immediate vicinity of our plant.; This one market . guarantees a net profit of 30 per cent on the entire' "investment, and. represents but a small propor- - This large trac ties to any port in hotel'rixtures, shipbuilding, railroad and electric ".cars, house and off ice. trimmings, furniture, and many other indispensable wood commodities. " -' ' - - ' -A'tv' 1 . . The woods comprise MAHOGANY, LIGNUM VITAE, EBONY, CEDAR, ROSEWOOD,' t a. The net price of this valuable tract of timber is less than 20c PER THOUSAND, FEET,-and ' most of it finds a ready market at prices ranging from $100 to $400 per thousand.'. Y 1 r " -:. " The LIGNUM VITAE is in great demand, and marketable at more than $1,000 per thousand feet.; . 5 I . '.-The Board of Directors of the Northwestern Exploration & Development Co., which controls this "'. timber, has authorized me to sell a limited number of shares of its stock at 20c per share (par value . ;, $1.00) for the purpose pf installing a plant of sufficient size to meet the demands, of the market. - , . V I have on exhibition at my office samples of wood, (highly polished) , Cut from this tract; also , ; cruisers' Reports and other data, which will convince at once the most skeptical of , the wonderful - " money-making resources of this enterprise. . . ' t .-" - ; -'; , : :'f Call orTwrite and secure subscription blanks. 'Do not delay, or you may miss.the opportumty ... ; - of a lifetime. I have received numerous requests for evening appointments from persons interested in this in ; - vestment. During nhe balance of this week, my office .will be open trom 7:00 unUiy :ou p. m. : 4 GEO 310 woacESTirn building PORTLAND, OREGON ft fcs'Mi-Ei 1 1 ajr Vfg wmm? We have 200 Ladies' and Misses' Coats, all MAN-TAILORED and all THIS SEASON'S productions, which we will OS 1 101 at very GREATLY REDUCED PRICES The styles are exclusive and we promise you GENUINE BARGAINS as follows: bo 'fa'a&a" OR OF asssB. VV-af m T m La.-a V v ' at i , . .. . . $10 SALE PRICE 15 SALE a$18 . SALE PRICE PRICE Si qCC w w CloSMs? W00DARD, CLARKE 5 CO. Pottery and Brass, One-Fourth to One-Half 0i! Over 2.000 different pieces of imported Art lottery t one-nan tne regular price. , ' , , , ,' Our entire line of Russian and Japanese Brass, including- Steins, Fern Dishes, Teapots, Jardinieres, Trays Loving Cups and Candlesticks. During the sale one-quarter off. - ' 1 . '. , ' " ' From one-fourth to One-half off on Rozane ware, Royal .Doulton ware, Japanese Bronzes and Japanese Kouchi : ware. . ' . , Hundreds of other remarkable bargain! ' will be . found all this week on the thjrd floor in the Crockery Department, ; See our window display, X'-'-.''.'X. VV garden Hose , 25 feet Conduit, -inch , . ..... $2.50 25 feet Conduit, -inch . .$3.00 25 feet Superior, -inch .......... .83.25 25 feet Superiof, -inch $3.50 Hose Reels ; $1.00 Rainbow Sprinklers ' , .25 Ball-bearing Sprinklers . v. .... ... , ..$1.25 Menders ..-v ...,'.5? and up' Nozzle Free with every 50-foot length of garden hose." ' " f Four. Days' Reduction on Varnish Stains Several things should be considered in se lecting paint. Will it withsUnd climatic conditions, hold its color and cover well? Our paint WILL. yt gallon, regular $1.'35 ; special 07 I quart, regular 70c V special, ; . . . . . ,49c l'pint, regular 40c; special,., 31 y3 pint, regular 25c; special .' ..17 Have It "Charged 'Don't hesitate to ask x for credit. Refnember about 90 per cent. of the country's business is done on credit. Business would stop without it. If ydu want anything in our store -don't wait another minute. ? Come right in and jeleot what you want. If you are aAvell-meaning person, in good standing, we will gladly give you credit. We want you to open - a monthly account with us. . IF YOUR EYES ;.y.- 'fm. 4MM ii - tow by by Have ' been irritated wrong'lelasses, advised some incompetent shop' clerk, optician, or perhaps - by a traveling peddler, who cares only to sell you , the glasses, regardless of their after ef fect, you should lose no time in consulting a reliable op tician;' Our optician , is thor oughly competent. Spray. Your Trees arid Plants Nov Woodlark Rose Spray; has no .superior.. It's sure death to Asparagus -Beetles,' Cher y Slugs, Currant worms aivd all leaf-eating insects.,! For use on Rose bushes, House plants. Vines, Fruit , trees, etc. Pint bottle ...25 Quart bottle 50 Gallon can ,......$1.50 Spray Pumps C 1 qt. Rose Spray and pump for ..?1.CD Photographers Suppliss Reduced Seeds, N5nhalation P'Ortho dry plates 6x;s, rer $2.10 dozen ; special y. VI.' fta,t-,tjaaaaaaaaaaaaa n M Mini aaaaaaaaaaaatpt tl lL- ) V 5x7 regular $1.40; special . 8x10 regular $3,00; special , Buster Brown Camera, picture '2,Wi J Buster" Brown Camera, No. 1, picture 2)) i , Printing and developing in TVfty-f '-r lie - cross u::m: cloves rc?.,r:::i
