WTF TOT TR 1J A T I would ecm 10 caM wherSs conceivable, bat It' to true, that, 'made J Columbia river will be' Improved and power in'bebalf of the people Would
t'A J VVJJ.V.iXa-lj saying, "Turn about to fair-play," bold by Its overwhelming number! J free, during which tlW Oregon will Mr. Tafteo so tar as Boosevelt baa
wui.iw.cyecuuiy as wora so weu m com orancnes, we majority nas do injured ny the army and. nary done, to send In repeated messages
A INDEPENDENT Ht VSPAPKB.
c a.
JACKSON..
.
. ...robliabar
deserred a second term.
9 if
. Fubllah-iJ eTary awoltig (except Bonoa) and I
mwwrr enaauj momiiix, at ID, gurnaj ot'w
, Inc. Flfta nJ YimMU itwtti, rorybiaa. or.
- Knrrrad at rta. natoffln at Portlaat. Or., tor I
trans miuioa tawuck (be satta aa seood-Uas I
A FSEFCI "PEMAOOGTJE.!
matter.
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defied the president, defied the conn-1 departments to i the f extent of mil- telling conttress specifically tha
& a . a a .' a. a at . . a lit ffa ' w. ' ,1 . . J. . . " . 1 . T
try. , aeuea rate itseu. us power w Luiuia i aonars; tiarrinu win bold things that It; ought to do? And If be
c " wjiim u uiajviu; smiuoi ....,., . wuo ui uiiiiiuuB i uiu, wuuia it-nave tne same erreftr
nninir vnin i r nwn arMnorn 17 la 1 ttiit"m nnn . ara. v 11 mh . v. hAi uriin. . . i, t. -..
OAf T TOTTK-QnV - I "" Dw.v"o- 1 .v - " jvu.irr-T u3 1 nuu t leaavunuiif assert mat iir.
fJiH lu. J OH A SON mayor for the Un nnff.,1 nr. and ail1 in Its I Htlll Hint-ins- In tna Mo. I T. . . ...I ,. . .
7 i.?,,: , 1 wen,n Prerogatives and Immensity mnstbe loyal to party and sending the people's Interests io persistently
" 7 T pi numoera mat it naa laugnea at tne i merepomicians to congress. : . . , J and , boldly , as Roosevelt has done
i.;.a! man; he may, president's special messages, hooted Any kind of a change could , not And It Roosevelt were fixed there for
laS.Bfc ?a?w-?fv In Swlslon at the efforts of the ml- wake matters worse, so far as Orer fonr years Tnore," would not congress
- boss; but since he uses bis great ! nrtrjf .ri iv r.n Unn'a wm.nr o,.i k ...Ai, a- w.-. JT,V:.
ADVERTiaisn REPEESBNTATIVB DOWer for the bnflt of the. nnn1- -.?' Z"?. . """"T ! T." . V. ... l" T "r,,-- . '.r"" 6" ."OBU"r u mm MO "'P
.ni,,n spec... Adreraain. I father than for the benef t of' him: Lu"rf ,a DW"n. C a "7- r'!!fneal::?e C"yiu5 WB POUcIesJV..
self and eiiaB or rln of !DOW8' ! " . B!7" !!!' i! e?er A1mocr:M presiaent, Bryan.
nri il ;.. , v. ' snowea oeiore now nnionunaie u u uSri,. who win a are to ciaim ore- ror instance, , It' might be argued
IH?n' u 18 ,n?t 'or country that th.is Republican j gon's rlghU, out loud and la dead though urging all - that Roostevelt
der for the people to complain of his molrtrif-, n h i B Mm. f a i,-v. A,..8
.so masterfulness and boslsrnu He was 4 tr,0 tmA..D. tv.io n..witv rummit in . ritnntrr.anf e,LT -,..i-t ;
born with that analitr. and MOM not " T ."- " T ."7 II ' ' :Kr ""Y" "T rw "uu" u" """I'-rnuTwy power-
li,a,! ki. - -.o.;:-irr . CI tnat maites me ruimg party m Dotn guTeromem every aay until wo get less. Because a Republican congress
n,V nnrl. r.7 i , " autocratic, and emboldens recognition and results. The, mere would think -Itself excusable for re-
..uLiBibui it tn hn.l AAflanAA at (h. n.aaM.fil I nn irilfln An1 riQrtfafltl WhA.a vi I ln4ln n AV1 a. a - -
for mnvor a PorManrl al1v I v - i a" v.o.., uura uwu luuug reu iuh ueit lUggeHlOni 0 1
r,.n7 .n,,il V iTt . J I mat majority could be cut aown, oDjeci in ure is to "stana in" and Democratic, president. And though
paper Buuaea to mm as a aema-1 f.a wn,,M ha eTiiiant fnr tha I hanir on to hf inh win t.vt. a a. I ih. v '.r.-
MB-na. anrl othAFwIaa Annt.mnt,,.,,.. I " . - - -- " . 7 I udvuiuo isuiwruug
r. V . " I '" . I; . I " country and people. Every infiu- compusn anytnmg for Oregon. ;( the senate would remain Republican,
.68
Si
Oar acts our angels are, or
'good or 111,
Our fatal shadows that walk
by us stilL
- '.L 'J'... John, Fletcher,
CHAMBERLAIN.
V i"JT
B
ly, but this same demagogue has won
one of the most notable victories for
the people ever gained in the coun
try. -f-7- . r-.": ,
. For eight years Tom Johnson has
been fighting with all his vast
strength f or three-cent carfares in
He bad to fight pot only
1GNESS is a powerful asset In Cleveland.
public position. Character and
calibre are Its essentials. All
men know them and applaud I ways a hostile legislature, and hos-
ence that cab tend to reduce this ab
normal majority will be an agency to
make the party In control of con
gress more solicitous of the coun
try' wishes, more willing to listen to
the pleadings of the president, more
In harmony'with the hopes and as-
CHAMPOEO, MAT 2, 1843.
I
Hence, it ,' may very plausibly be
urged, the people haye a tremendous
Interest in the reelection of Roose-
T WAS. a history-making event Telt. Nobody can possibly fill .the
that transpired up at the pioneer plate he occupies. Yet we do vnot
village of Champoeg 65 years ago believe that even those really force-
yesterday, put here in the only " considerations 11 bring about
thewnBolidated traction cornoratio he eommoalt more valley Inhabited by permanent wblte Roosevelt', renomlnation.
butTf?r.rhostK t0 Jdlc,ou and beneficial settlers west of the ROcky moun- '
uul urst, a aoBiiie council ana ai- I i-tDitt- j - : .. . . t an.i.tA. t
legislation, and that Is excellent rea
son Why the sending of Governor
AH men feel safe when these tile courts." Officially, he , fought. JiFFZ& whereby
wets of manhood are on the hike Thomas H. Benton on one oc-
! be helpful and wholesome for the en
tains, here in the vast wilderness of
the Pacific, slope, gathered, a com
pany of typical pioneers, on import
ant public? business, It was Import
ant to them, important to their de
scendants, and Important . to two
OREGON AT WASHINGTON.
them.
' twin assets
. battlement, in public affairs. It has casion In the senate, "single-handed lir"
not haan hv aoManf triot n-iurtinr ... .u... t n.. j i orougui more wiiii m reasorj, wouiu
Chamberlain has risen front the hum- Not being able to bring the cor
bie walks of. life into a position of poratlon to terms otherwise, he be
extraordlnary Influence. As a child I gan laying Streetcar lines on the
or poverty, he trudged over country city's account, by this time having a
roads In Linn county seeking a po- cooperating council , The courts is-
sition as a country schoolmaster. It sued Injunctions; he disregarded
is not luck, but logic that has lifted them. . Ha Tefused to be beaten or
Mm Into the executive, chair of the suppressed by anybody or' anything,
state, There was a reason why he Last fall Representative Burton, the
waa given that exalted position, even strongest possible opponent, was put
in spite 01 me jaci mat me partisan i Up to defeat him, but Johnson won by
majority , against , mm was . over- thousands. The people
wneimmg. ' There was a reason why j him. , And so at last the
men jaia asiae tneir political arniia-have nti. Johnson has. his wav. and . -
tions and lifted him Into the gover- the fare on streetcars In Cleveland 7e iem..rop f Presiaent a gooa j gr6at region.
norship ln hls first candidacy for will hereafter be three cents Instead v. " C0Um . orougnt aoout. This, however, was not the prl-
that great office. ;: X : " 4 of five lfll" OUCB not urm reBUlls mary purpose of the meeting. It
Lewiston and Portland are to be
nearer neighbors In a transportation
and commercial sense and more In
timate business' friends, than ever
before, which Is the meaning of the
excursion of Portlanders to the In
land city. The products ; of .' the
country around Lewiston should al
ways haye come down the, natural
route to . Portland; their diversion
elsewhere : was a great 'moral crime,
and an incalculable Injury to hun
dreds of thousands of people. Cut at
last nature begins to win over rail-!
road kings, and the law ; of gravity
AS
' r V m "a
ermon tor lodav
v The Riches Withont Cost r i
fur, - , By Henry F. Cop.
Coma DUV Wina and milk .....
money and without prlci--iC lv:i
ID you ever stop to think thaV aiii
Pat tninga in fa come with
out eot to oureelveat They are
li.veiy. .--Ane tnmcs that In
D
tire country and a good work for I great nations, although at that time
Oregon. I the American Kovernment cared Uttla
for Oregon and scarcely noticed it.
supposing it to be an almost Inacces
sible and uninhabitable' waste. These
pioneers knew or guessed better, and
i
RELIGIONS IN JAPAN
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. . ' '
- CoprrlehvlOS, by Frlerto 3. Haskla.)
Toklo, April 2. The national religion in Japan ! the worship of the
tneir value . ar withnur
... . a-m t I na beyond price are alao la thA ma,
ton to to b9 a large and ImporUnt Witnl X"1 0B'L"
city; her interesto an Portland's are mea.ur.tnat it hM diAKova
A man may oar man thonaana nt
Senator Elklns in tba senate repre-1 dollar, for the paintim of a anurias
sents merely bis railroads and-otneif il "wwtu.b. nearly ao beau-
large corporate property interests, tlful; tltlat, so valuable as the
and th life tntaraata f almllao man "UnrUa ItMlf. a .peotacl Which , tha
- . ywi uat uiav ninw wrrnAiif raa aH..ji
waenever me intereBia or mese men tUr.-t S ..;w " " 1
noma In r.nril- a,lf t. '. I 1,. V --i"""" U ?m
masses , of the people. Elklns to hcuU!.n'SL :
against the people every time, and to b.auty, nay be our. for ti?e Ukina.
tha ATtnnt of hla rorr Rnt ta lol. T.ha real plea.urea of Ufa are not to
1 w a-w w, . u w I na boualil , lna.ni I. l I
not a unique senator at all In this hr wm without prlo and without
respeot; many others are of the same S50?.alhi,rn.T.i?r?. .: "ur'.
type.' vi: :,--: .rr?':! pathway like a flour the Seed of which!
i y I ph wariea irom aorn other world
. v. ...... . IT1?? Quiet, deep tor. Of Ufa. benlaon-inca!
am wno iiguia ana panuuiy wins, ran iron, heaven upon our hearts Noni
ana , men reiuses to zignt again to J them. - i w . eornakj
win a complete victory ior Tign-
teous cause well, he will not nose
- --r
successfully as a hero. I
With many people this day in the
calendar is. or should be, the Last
Sunday Before Baseball.'
I ;
xou tnay purohae aaaiatanaa tn fna
but affeotlon and lova oome una
teree
ou
wei
nn-oloolted. unbousht What
aith have vnn rrular
roM th tena kln'dne. the iT:
ihy,. Uie Spirit of Mlf-rlvln- that
you pom ouier Uveal
These .Met. are not In Sur wrrioe ledm
but on the rreat ledge re of lift
from which our. final balance, axe etruolj
may are writ large. .. ,
i When wa maka nn flia immta .4
our live.. If our heart, have any appro,
elation of true value.. If we have)
learned r to. dletlngulsh between Ufe'e
tool, and It. product, we find that those
thing we could leaat uttnrA (a i...
those that, have
our labor, perhap. without our de.erv
insr. always beyond oar powers of pur-
new roonan, then; ar wa, who have
T WOULD seem to be quite time
for the people of this state to home public men knew better, but divine emperor and his deified ancestors. V This religion Is the corner- iimn?VewfV.-tll?i.fn du,rn tr-aaure. by
praciicaiiy men I v aya. mouuoi imauam, aiuuv iui vuii uia uut uu rev iv"wb aim iiur lima in striving after
insist on results from their rep- these men were
resehtatives at the national cap- without a country. About , half ognlzed as a religion and although there is perfect liberty 'of relirlous UVA.PiV.?'..!!:". Jorth. while.
Ital Tt m ha arratlfvtnp to thai -n.i holUf ..W.. .f ha Avla ' .. ... ..i. . ...C ..: I I . L - living-
j -o - un-usu, aiiCKWUCn IU ureal rtrlXnin, I ""' .."""iw'i w ,w vivrua,- ua uig uui; ' yum; wajiKueBO rr I 'a w vrjr ( mut enougo aonty (D
Japanese notion that sninto does not wl.h izz.r?" lv v'-" or aiiection or
staved with people of reon for one ,tB Ben- half to the United gtates, and this Klon, and It Is a peculiarly Ji
. cornoration ators to ealn notor,ety bT conduct- meeting helped at jeast to decide "the to be regarded as a rellgion,
tiia wav and ,ng a camPa,8n for a aecond elect- ultimate national destiny of all this fucllis .and the religion of Ba
wuea japan aaoptea me etmcs ot uon- imwr i to Keep tne
Buddha,; both of which came from China by
way of Korea, It revised both codes to fit Its own needs. Buddhism
could not thrive In Japan until it -recognised the ancestor worship and
the million deities of Shinto, which It did by the simple process of con
mav KIM riatalM th.
other la to keen tha Hf. .u. n
all ther and loVe and anrichlnft that
1. about 11 , .
Thl. worlds 1. full of beauty; We
alone. With the enginery of our greed,
make It ualv. Rut wa namuit irnaK
aucceed In hiding 1 all its beauty, and
Tberwas the sain all potent "f An,J was held to take the initial eteps to- si4erlng each one of these deities an Incarnation of Buddha. Now the
reason, the Bame all powerful infll- more than this; It amounta to mo-
auyiums ui wars forming "a provisional govern- unrwtian religion is gaining grouna ana me wnoie country u being cast a-umpae. ana orten behold-the fun -loj-r
lone by the mant for- tha ..,,. alone tba line, of Chriatiari nations. ? ' .:. . ' v,Til.uJT""."v"er n" la.rry..neVn-
Avt-artAM.. AW aa AwaA 1 I
nu wukhuww cm uuuu . wjr.. .up i ment for the terrltorv. or nrnvtno aiong me lines oi jnnsuan nations. .,.. . . 1 Ma. d-ii-'-;:.
representative' for this district dur- j 0f Oregon. There Was no law In the Shinto, the central and vital principle i notion of Sthics 1. cleanllnea. of c6n-l wJi.ch beauty ofthe world briiige no
Ing the seven years he has been at hand no foriaral or tarrltortal of of which la th. worship of the emperor, science; but the Idea of cleanline.. Is ,4 i ? ,5nt u, de'?
W . I? ' teaerai, or territorial Of- was made the e.tabliahed religion In applied not only menUlly but phy.ically .TKJ rill of pleasure at
wasningtoni .. . , fleers, no courts, no legislature, no order to-flx the mind, of the people -hence Its tendency to bodily cleanli- fbthe'Drodlri? hall f0- An
Tr Tniffhf Ka w.ti .Aim .tuiip i m nM H - i uiwd in HiiM.u iiu i o.vvio unu u, iia i uaaa eta wan ma ULuer cnrnjiTa maiurL I i -" . - .r'"-
v av wa k .a.w awva aua v4 cmv.vius vuuiraciB or pun- .um-ema sower h)ch hid been uiumod It inuka coaa k.j .h.A. D".a message io u. or the greater
he object was caiv
land strike a balance, as to the ac-ilshlng crime. The
I of Shinto without inconsistency. The
are dominant characteristics in the
personality of. the governor of Ore
gon.
It is to his qualities of pure states-
I
F EVER conditions in this country
presented a" suggestive spectacle.
It has for five months been ob
servable at - - Washington
manshlp, his grasp of affairs and his Throughout that long period, Presl
v yvi. auijucucts tu meir rammisira- aent Kooseveit nas pleaded with a
won that Mr. Chamberlain owes his recalcitrant congress for remedial
aavance rrom poverty to power, legislation. He has pointed out the
They are the qualities that have need of measures for betterment of
made film a figure and a factor conditions among the multitude. He
among the figures and factors of na- has repeated and reiterated his de
, tlonal life, mands so often, that the long list of
, - They are qualities that have en- desired measures is familiar to all.
abled him to give Oregon a masterly From the lensrth. and breadth of tha
administration of the office of goyer- land, there has been andK lstlnslst'
, uu., n.uu tiuauueu mat wouia be of ence mat some of these measures be
enormous value to the .state If he passed. A million to a million and a
could be sent as eenator to Washing- half of men in the east and eastern
ton. What man in all the state west are idle. .Some of them have
could fill the office more perfectly, been without income since the blight
could bring as much force and of panic fell on the land. In hun
strengtb.to bear, in doing Jhings .for dreds of instances, perhaps thou
the state, and, above and beyond all. sands of them, the furniture In wage
could be so much depended upon to sustained home ; baa been parted
be always true and loyal to the great with and Jewelry and watches been
common people? ' pawned for the necessities of life.
- . ' i The strike fund in some of the labor
TOM WORD. . J organization is being' doled out to
momhsra tn haln them MitrvtvA tha
THE vote on sheriff of Multnomah stress of the passing idle time. Every
county will not be divided condition In the country. Its progress,
sharply by party lines this year, Us needs 'its future and Its people's
ior Aom-wora is In the race future, calls for wise and-effective
again, for tha third time, anmahy legislation.
of his friends expect him tp repeat But for five long months congress
Graver CleQULd experience in run- has refused to aetV V The imperial
ning thrice for president, winning in senate and the dominant majorityMn
the first and third heats, " though the house", led by the Cannon clique,
,eain uj ec m me second. The has stubbornly, refused to legislate.
voters of this county who were here
tnen win remember the notedly and
uniquely good work done by Word
while sheriftC " Partly at his own 'ex
pense, ba closed the gambling Joints
Including the poolrooms; and put
tbem out or business forever In this
city. In all other respects he made
a model sheriff, but this tone service
alone entities him to.; the people's
Kratitude. " He was beaten , by Mr.
Stevens two years ago by the narrow
margin of 25 votes, and the two will
try conclusions against each other
e-ijin in the coming election. It
. v. .. .v " 01 lner Dwe8 reaaon for thl. la a. plain as tha nose ai th. ahJKt- e?Vef- n Mtn,y
could not be worse if the Oregon But under Which flag, ye plc on a man', face the Japanew people ?
11 i AiiiaAi u.i.r;. 1 1 . ,.a. ... . ..'.. r accent Chrlstianitv and desert Shinto "?.,l.?0" hf,n the
ence when in the second instance of nicipal ownership of the street rail
his candidacy he was reelected to the roads. A municipal holding com-
posltiob over the most powerful can- pany has been formed through which
didate that could be pat against him. the corporation has been offered and
' Calibre in) the conception of his has accepted per cent interest on a
duties,, and rugged American charac- 123.000.000 valuation of the linoa
ter in the performance thosr duUhe i'truii: SB veara: thA ritT count -between Oregon and the fed-fried out. as all bave
, ties to the story, and the whole story then having the nrlvileae of buvinr eraI government, especially In vlewltorles; from that day
r.f Rf fh emrvarlaln'a 4alA IT a Vi Ska I a 1 a. I rf f V. A naMlelant anatimntlon. 4-lt I .wlav . M
---tine uues. 11 tne city cannot earn ----''" vw M BU ibu.. cow- tngn lhfct Shinto asserted itself in the notion
uou vno uienuti uurnon vo grasp pun-1 the 6 per cent and falls to nay it the pontics counts tor so mucn in 1 munity, ana irom tne provisional pecuuar Japanese fashion, it. leaders
no quBBuons. nu me xorce 01 cnar-1 property reverts to the present own- vasoington. t
acter to meet and manage them. The ers. but Johnson is not afraid of that. and surely
meaning of a government and its The city's 40 miles of three-cent tiopal politics.
unctions are , within .bla knowledge. une, that he built have bald 8 ner 1 were the determining
The relations of a government la a eBnt on their coat from tha .to- I state, and Portland
-AVhUa tha AnrMraHnn V.. nmlA I Snubbed BOd dlflCfin
;for, are matters forever within bto holder. 6 ner cent on a varMon" of and victimized In many ways. Itlaye. of two other states
consciousness. ipat an powers come 140,000.000., of which $17.000,-000
- iiuiu ww jreuvo, iiu.av luey are to WAS Water.
ne exercisea .ior tne benefit or the 1-Cleveland la a hist r-ftv nri fohn
people ha been the invariable rule BOn la a verv aoecesHful faUBlneB mn
by which his official and all other He knows what he can do. and If he
acts have been squared. . ; v could be kept where he Is the city
Am. very .muuauie concepuon oi j would doubtless pay off the $23.000,.
official function in Mr. Chamberlain OOO and so own all Its streetcar lines
is not me temporary suoteriuge or a within the 2tj years. Thep. he be-
va.ua "u-!5a. uut lnnorn in iievea la itlU lower fares, or perhaps
- his mentaUty. and a constant. dom-jn0ne at aU; would raise taxes in
mam. ana poienwai xacior, ever pres- other ways and make streetcars free,
auu.crci ai. in m. mental as bridges and parks are. This
framework. It to peculiarly and sig- seems impracticable, ,but Johnson has
nally an endowment of unusual big- at least got the streetcar system of
iiu ccepuonai mannooa. " Cleveland into the city's hands and
-a- . uummauw. .u uacom, ana esUbllshed three-cent fares. Other
a factor that made him and his place m cities. whoaA noonia ar. n..i..
In hlstorynotable Among the chiefs interest and dividends on millions of
f " rwate?.", would be fortuBate if they
v. . . s.u (U,B lur nunwnny, jufl demagogic bosses like that,
the same devotion to a government! , '
''of, for aald. by the people," that dis- THE WASHINGTON SPECTACLE.
tinguisnea me martyrea president
ollUoal
Inc. In frlendfthlDia human 1nv
panion.uipa. The peace that broods from
futh-
Manylj1""" or fr"'2E" a8"enciea, and not
delegation were divided politically, neers, patriots all? Which emblem
If Oregon voters showed at once will ye raise, the stars and stripes, or
their disgust and their independence, the British cross? The ownership of
xne nign up . reaerai authorities the region was in doubt, In fact had
rnlght then have more respect for us scarcely been considered seriously
and pay more attention to us, yet. But citizens, wjth a local gov-
1 A conspicuous instance Just now ernment, must have a national gov-
of the contemptuous and Insulting ernment tfi look up to, and to, which
treatment of Oregon at Washing-j they can turn with fealty and of
ton Is the itinerary of the warships, which, some day, they can in need
This great fleet visits every place demand recognition and protection.
of Importance, and some of not much If there was a debate, it has not been
importance, on the coast, all the recorded; If there was hostility. It
way from Punta Arenas to 'the seems not to have expressed itself In
Straits of Fuca. except Portland. All any violence. . But the momentous
we get is a small cruiser or two and question came -up, and according to
two or three torpedo boats, an an- a common version of theoccurrence
nouncement to the world that Port- the Intrepid and Irrepressible Joe
land Is not-one tenth as Important I Meek outstepped aparC saying, "I'm
piace as santa uarDara or Mon-l rer a aiviae; an ter me umtea mates
terey, California. foller me." And when the opposing
For B0 years the quarter- ranks were counted Uncle Sam , had
master department for the Pacific won by a majority of two votes. . Not
northwest has been located at till long after did Uncle Sam realize
Portland, whjf it manifestly and what he won that day by so small a
unaisputably belongs, for various margin;
obvious reasons. Without any an-j In the light of subsequent events
nouncement of a change, with con- that scene Is worthy Immortalization
any- by a great painter. The materials
move- ior a great picture are ail there the
temptuous neglect to advise
body beforehand of such a
does he care?
The shippers of mis state and re
gion demand protection against ar
bitrary Increases of freight rates,
such as the Increase on lumber made
by the railroads last year, but Sen
ator Fulton's reasonable and nec-
essaryybill providing that such in
creases Shall not ha marl
It has held insistently to Its arbi- j permission of the interstate com
ment, an order is issued trans- May sunlight on the verdant prairie.
ferring the headquarters to San the full-leaved trees along the limpid
Francisco, where millions of dollars' stream, the forests rising in the dis-
worth of supplies are to be pur-l tance, with the vast, sublime snow
chased hereafter Instead of In Port- peaks shining yonder -eastward; the
land, to the great injury not only group of earnest, purposeful, cour
of Portland business men, but to the ageous, - coarsely-clad men, " met to-
detrlment of every farmer and mer- gether to make history who would
chant in the state. How can an ad- not rejoice to see that scene revived,
ministration mat treats Oregon thus even on canvas?
expect enthusiastic, overwhelming For some years there has been but
partisan support? one living, human link between that
The river and harbor bill of the day and event and the present, that
last congress carried appropriations ever swiftly Increases the distance
of $1,700,000 for the mouth of the between then and now. Still sturdv
Columbia iiver and $500,000 for the and retentive of. memory, living all
Celllo canal, no more than -was these years near the spot of this
urgently needed and was due to this event, that gallant-pioneer,' one of
great river and region, and yet these the majority on that memorable day,
amounts have been cut down to the F. X. Mattbtou, Is richly entitled to
extent of $414,000 in the present the respect tend honor which all Ore-
appropriation bill. Probably this gonlans gladly give ilm
win do news to Mr. Ellis. But what
trary program of non-legislation. The
Democrats ? have joined with the
president in the pleadings for re
medial measures'. . , They resorted to
revolutionary tactics in the effort to
compel legislation the president
asked for. -f This week 168 of the
168 Democrats- In the house signed
a petition and presented It to the
speaker and ' bouse.V appealing for
Republican aid in , passing : a free
print paper measure. It was one of
Lb most extraordinary dramas ever
enacted at Washington. It seems in-
merce commission has been slum
bering In Chairman Elklns pigeon
hole for two months, and though
Fulton is making what efforts he
can for the bill, there is no hope of
Its passage. Millions of loss to the
people pf the Paclfle: northwest, to
utterly Ignored by the powers that
he In Washington, and Elklns, al
ways a tool of the railroads, rules
the roost In all such matters. ' -i
And so It goes, all along the line.
At : the present . rate ' of ; progress' a
whole generation will pass before the
NEED OF ROOSEVELT.
T
no fixed Darlsh to aturH
01 mese are me shrines to family del- for enaar we priae the .oil, we
i - j j (li:.: im ana aooui mem ami ravn v.a th. I" ana trawa; war ton ror leaves
ni hi 1 1 iiijmi mill 1 . 11 i. unnari ' diiiulu . . . . . . - t - - i . i a . , . . . . ... ...
thv win m iAm, baTieva in tha at. nipiicaiea maenmery of . the Japan- m"a ""n rruitji or me,
iinftvf the .mSwr WhmtSrwh' family." Other, are .reeled to Mthe humanity, character, love, friendships. ,
yinitv or me emMror. wnen 1 tnat pe- mem0rv of mvthlnal ri.itia. .kA..A.. I Bometimea we say Ufa la rettinar mora
y.enai...Unm'fa-a i. ..StTof S! oer. . to tha patriot, of hl.r7 JiSi ; afe . beco.min.
;.7fi-- .V h. i..n-t tZTI last aeincation of note was that oi PrK""r- "cn wunout
hao. overfhrown. . frmce Kltashirakawa, who died of dis- limr .itCTi WTaiV r,euro"-.-1 How fool
nai T?ff?Xw?l.. v .v.. .. ease In Formosa in lMSwhn. l.aAinc Mh aU ! t-lfe'. essential demandi
a latasllna
LZSZ7"l,Z."l'"K,ZZZ shrlna of high officialrank wai Tirat.rf ".are with n th. reach of all. W.
riah"'and ethat"two Euronew " J?J "B ". now ell-4 ttt'& UI up our ey.a. toopen
are .till few and
tlal demand.
lmple; life's real
ngnv" ana mat. .two a-uropean mqn-lnn, 1, 5r
arAha -vH a tnAIra t na matmrn a aim ff.- I "J". 1 rra. 1 ...a. . . .
Fheir iuthori(yrrThe Jap7Lne.;-"ma.;ei elS-Su .S? a'inL i"f " r tS'KTW uSnSSi In thr."Sug
have believed In the divinity of their S!a. .."n.hl nSmb.K .of n,".1.,er gl Tf"r thlng-Tao absorted In the mI
emperor. .lnce a time when t5hrist wa. faSv- SaIlSi1 JSS V??!' Alvoon of makini living Tnat w. a?. hHr?S
ohly a propbeey and a hope, .lx centur- 1" .r'v.0"1-' C8- "I"oun altoirether to the mnaninar fit Ufa Itaal
tea hoforrr ha Anrjeared In Bethlehem. 1 7.- rr . V"" wurauipa
ftfirlhlam riJna ta Janan and flndlnar lh wnicn ll. helleve. to be
Rhlnto unponaiierahla 'but hoanltuMp. I . IV? ,oul or. n KlObe." another .VOW-
Derrnitted lta votaries to follow both
religion.. The Japanese mind, there-1
rore.
iio'ul v,rr-riu St... oth; j? claim, the larger
ablei i. 6 ,oul Lth." l0i another arow-
' both edJy Plaos th imperial family first and
here- Prfte,t among the gods, another up-
rance S,old". Pr"onal ance.tor, worship a. of
e. cannot understand the intolerance nr,t lmDorUnC e and ao'on
.h. Chrl.tian.. whos.god 1. a ."'j'utern'rnV
,'0US.2 tf Wm " oul" Prt of th. peopli Tai iU foTliw.ra:
god. before him.
vat
Hut when tha Jananes. ruler, found "?ti.J"1n,"'"P"no"? "7 ln" tn
tht thla InlAl.ranoa of other rellarloni J". "i"'!- na naa. utterly
waa InaeDaFabla from Ghrlstlanlty,- and t"1 i".?". WI5 JP a prog-
., they had to keep friendly . with th. rV. .Tt hk e.h.h.dVaJ"a.y
unrisuan worm, tney uiougnt io over-1 rnariii ., T collea 7r n a7.i.
come the Chrl.tian objections by de-1 !Ji i-,?r.-,,nd-.?
daring that tha Christian, need not ittemnted a reform in ltT ar-andainHi
Str.r Wna7th,?f Tt.act'vllV ill pV .till holdin The SSES
ir'unrn'or'&es. UAAl SS InoHfo il
fend It as entirely compatible with th. ft XL ?l.J..tTuA f.AI SAa
vu.hvk". ment pane hut th. thouaanda who
Shinto as mellsrloa. loom, to be amused alan atnn in tha am.
A Japanese Presbyterian, when asked! P.1!. colP lnto the great box and
about Shinto, declared mat it was un-1 mr uuw u. prayer.
thinkable that int.Ulgent men should! - ' J.panea. Bnddhlsm
regard eninio a. a religion. ..it, isi Jananaaa Rnddhlam f aI.m. i.i.
i .. .Mniria.,iAn i.. Tfv.iiAi I - ' . : .
iuiaijr an .iiiiiiivmM yi ... uiuuuu . yj seats ana 49 suoseots. The youngest
commandment to honor thy father and I of the recognized aacta waa eatabliahed
thv mother." he mold, 'and It. ancestral in. 1971 nut th. t,.-.. . v.1
. ... mKl 1 ".-- u,w
.. " ' f'"!;.... 7. . l, - 7 k Z waT- IP."1 5W V""r" nave caused me rorma-
in yi iwuaii " ."'VT .u" " uob or two or tnree new sects, which
1 mures which you call gods' are . no I nr. nnt nnni.iA .. c.j.u.i.
more iiib.ii aiovtuas va, " "i i nea. are a mixture or Shinto. Bud
glass window representation, of Bibli-1 dhi.m, orthodox Christianity and Chris
cal scene.." But thl. explanation doe. tian .clenoe. and have made great head
ever
life riving principle 1 or jna ouit is thel Th. lower clas.e. of Japan are for
umjuiu i in. M.r.u.. yi. uii ,ur. im nion pari aevoui religionists, and
peror. - . . ., .. . - -- i every requirement., or Bhlntol.m. Budd
After the conclusion of th. war with hlsm and the thous'and and ona .uoersti
Russia the emperor - went to tne great I tlon. growing out of them 1. fulfilled
shrin. of Ise, moat uored or the 250,000 to th. letter. That the upper clas.e.
Shinto, shrine, of Japan, and there per- are atheistic Is denied, that they ar.
sonally conducted tha solemn ceremonies I agnoatto if quite probable. Th. leader,
according to the Shinto rlta, proclaim-lor nation. In time, of transition are
ing t ajuua, ma auunivia, 1110 awry I oin prone IO reilglOUl
of th. victory over RuaslayL This cere. for Instanoe, Franklin,
mony waa yerturnivti , a. v liiuo wnrri
HE second elective term propa
gandists have a strong argu
ment in the present situation,'
as between the president and
congress. . The president has ' been
urging various measures that will be
oenencia: to me peopie, ana congress 01 tn raitn, -it is not rega
haa an- fn t-Afilafvl tf nana anv nt I " religion, oui 11 11 0. a religion 11 I.
nas so far reiusea to jjass any, or j cerUlnly ot a unique knd, rjtha. no
them. -Now It to reported that con
gress, on account of ' the constant
publicity ' policy of the president
through - bis messages," will ' yield
somewhat, a-little, enough. It hopes,
to7'save Its face.", 4 But if congress
does anything good along these lines,
It will be because It was forced to do
so by the president. , ; v 3"'.',
But what will happen,'. Senator
Bourne and his collaberateurs may
ask, when Roosevelt Is out, and
president has taken his place who
would iyt or could -not wield this
V r- . -.?:;:,;-...
national feeling wa. running at its
highest, and it. direct result was a
great revival or amnio activity, unere
can be no doubt that th. Japanese
rulers -In tend to perpetuate Shinto, and I Bhlnto and
to permit no otner religion to max.
much headway unless it accept. Bhlnto
and Incorporate. It within itself. -
"Surely th. educated claas In Japan
does not believe tha emperor i. a god?"
tne occidental 'mma wiu query, - per
haps not. The educated cla.se. In Eu
rope might not ' have believed in th.
divine right Qt kings, but they usually
kept their skepticism to themselves If
they did not actually aid to propagate
ina ibviih aununar inrajnwucaun. i v nan r .u ... 1. 1 . . , . ...
Charl... I of Efngl.nd .tood for .divina X '1 H!.."! S
rltrht and Cromwell Tor human rlarht. I i..vl..iri. v;. V! .r .""'."W
Wire thet-a not tn.nv adunalad min n I "7-iV"u" " . gl aiopg.
th. .id. of Charlaat-4 t.. .
-C "'Way, of tba Oofta.
Bhlnto. the way of the aoda." savs
an eminent Japanese statesman, who- is
01 in Taiiu, ii : la not regaraea a.
founder, nor ha. It any dosrma. in tha
ordinary sense of a rellglon.y Jt - has
grown up with tha custom, and tra
dition, and general characteristic. . of
me nation..- it recognises tne immortal
ity of tb. soul; it acknowledges the
existence of supernatural power; It rev-J
erences tha ancestral spirits, and there-
lore it may n canea a religion of an
cestor worship. . It concern. Itself, however,-'
with temporal matter, far more
than with spiritual affairs, It ha. ex
isted In, Japan from time Immemorial,
long before the introduction of Con
fucianism and Buddhism.. From an eth
ical point of view it ha. mora, teaching
In It than Buddhism, but It 1. not .0
elaborate a. Confucianism. Neverthe
less it baa a tight irrasp on th. Japan
ea. mind. It is based upon a patriarch
lal form of community. It. essential
th. French revolution soon after. But
in japan tn. leaders, no muttar ir tha
themselves are atheists, ara .trmina,
to keep th. people firm In tha faith of
fnm aiviniiv 01 tne emperor.
,-Tacob A, Rito Birthday.
Jacob A. KM., the noted sociologist.
Whom President Roosevelt bag desig
nated a. the best type of American eiti
L Jen, wa. born, m Itibe. Denmark, May
io,,. r vrucca aa. ; can vjci ne emi
grated to America, because of a disan-
polntment in love, it is said. Boon after
01s arrival in in. united States he had
13.
..amy accepted anytnmg that was of
fered, and during these year, he worked
in coai mine, in Pennsylvania, In lum
ber camps In western New York and at
various other occupations. Finally hi.
perseverance was rewarded by a posl-
a,, a. iiivi i-r uu is, n-w xorg newspaper.-
He made a study of the social
condition. In the lower east . .ids, and
his. articles on various phasea. of thi.
subject began ta attract attention." Be
forea long he became an accepted au
tnorltv on tenement bouse and poverty
conditions. He became an active re
former and a social settlement worker,
and of late year. hi. lecture, and book.
On hi. Chosen Sllbiao.t hav. nlnlul tnr
him an International reputation. ' v
Dad Gets Sarcastic. "
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
'Phy.lcul culture, father la nerfeet-
ly lovely. To develop the arme 1 grssp
this rod by one end and move It slowly
from right to loft" , :
"Well, well! atto.lBlmart 1 ar father.
"what won't science dlaeover. If thAt
rod had straw, at the other end you d
be .weeping."- . , . i
and ao lose altogether the endurine?
riches, tn. bx.ting sustaining Joys, th.
fair fruitage of lifa
i Hymns to Know '-
He Snows.
By Borthwlck and Fiadlatw.
Ml.. Jan. Borthwlck and her stotnv
Mra. Erlo Flndlater, war ao suocessful
In hiding , their asparata JdBtJtlai In. 1
th.tr collaboration on religious poem a
and hymn, that no na Is able at this
day to tell to which ona any particular
piece ahould ba attributed. Their poema
appeared about the middle tf the last,
century. Tha one given below has only ;
recently been adopted by any of tha
hymn books. n ona tf th... It la set
te tba tun. of 'XlrMmera" " -
Thou knowest. Lord, tha waartBara aatt
Of the sad hsart that aomaa te th.
' tot re.t:
Caraa of today and burdana for temats ,
rvw.
Blaa.lng Implored and stna to be eon
fessed: i .
Wa oome befora thee at thl. graeloua
word
And'lay thenr at thy. taati thou know.
at, ijmvu
Then knowest an th. past! haw long
On the dark monntalne tha lost wan
derer straved: . .
How tha gipd shephard followed, and
now kindly .. . .
Ha bora It home, upoa his tfhtralders
And healed tha bleeding wownda. and
aoothed tb. pain, .
And brought back Ufa and hope and '
.. atrengm again. .
Thou knowe.t all the futurai gleam, of
By stormy clouds too quickly over-
: cast:
Hours of sweet fellowship and parting
And tha dark river to ba eroaaad at .
O, what could hep. and confidence af-
' ford
To tread that path, but thls thou know-
. aaf T rrl I -
Therefor, we come, thy gentle call b.y
And lay our .la. and sorrows at thy
- feet! . . . .
On, everlasting . strength our waakneu
Clothed in thy rob. of righteousnes.
oomslete -.-
Then rising and refreshed w. lea v. thy
-' - throne. - , - ...
And follow on to know as we are known.
This Date In nistory. -.
1(43 Dr TWirinlana aaanaaln.t.4
The Hague because of his help in bring
ing Charles i pf .England to hi. doom.
, 1747 English' under Admlrala An. on .
and Warren captured a French fleet eff i
Cape Finl.terre. - "
1801 The Citv Of Waahlriatnn -
porated by act of confrresa
r 18,14r"S?ubon. rastT -restored and
l3uis XVIII arrived In Paris.
.v.li8X4Thrt,ri3-rn50"' provost of '
'lMtri,l,y17it3r Pennjaylvanfa, born In
Philadelphia. , t ..
182 Xiheral Republican. In conven
tion at HinpJnrtarl nnminataa . ua
Greeley for the presidency.
1905 International ralfarav
opened at Washington. , , , . f ,
When vrm find a ma i
fled with .himself -you ara wasting time
If you .top for his neighbor', estimate
Ot Dim. i . r ...,.. . ...