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SENATORS KAY AND SMITH.
HE DIFFERENCE between" Sen
ator Kay and Senator Smith 'of
Marion is that Senator Kay re
spects the will of the majority
and Senator Smith' does not. Sen
ator Kay Btands on the broad funda
mental principle that In a selt-gov
ernment the people are final arblfr
era, and that nnless their verdict at
the ballot box is respected, self-government
is subverted and the con
stitution violated. Senator Smith,
though an excellent gentleman, pred
icates his contention on the premises
that the wishes of the machine are
primal, and that the verdict of the
people, expressed at the polls, be
damned. This is the Issue and all
the Issue between Senator Kay and
Senator Smith. . ' :,. -: "
' Abraham Lincoln, greatest of Re
publicans that ever Hived, supported
a Democrat for senator, and with
that for a precedent, and . with of
ficial Instructions from the elector
ate to do eo, Senator Kay logically
and properly announces his purpose
. of supporting the man the people
have selected for senator Senator
Smith, who Is a part of the Fulton
machine, ; takes exceptions to this,
even when Ia the late election a
great confirmatory indorsement was
given to Senator Kay's idea by the
overwhelming majority returned for
the compulsory people's choice meas
ure.
Senator Smith is wrong, as he will
later learn.' When he and other Ma
rlon county .friends of Senator Ful
- ton, joined with : similar friends in
Portland and began an assault on
Statement No. 1, they prepared the
way for the defeat of .Senator Ful
ton. It Is they whovare demoralis
ing the Republican party in Oregon.
They are trying to turn back a tide
of ; popular sentiment that can no
more be stemmed than Mount Hood
can be overturned by a summer
zephyr.
It is not the Democrats, nor the
Independent- Republicans, but Sena
tor Smith and other Republicans of
bis class that are bringing harm to
the Republican party of the state.
Just as long as they seek to re-fasten
the old system on the people of Ore
gon they "will be beaten, as every ver-;
diot rendered by the electorate at
the polls overwhelmingly testifies.
Senator Kay reads this in the elec
tion returns and is in position to
perfectly defend his position from
every standpoint and at any time.
The issue is a live one, the people
are going to retain their right to
choose Benator, and the men who get
on the wrong side1 of the question
are Bjmply marking themselves for
future slaughter. Walt and see."
THE USUAL AUGUMENT."
(HE OREGONIAN having repeat-
edly stated that If Democrats
were in the same position as
f Republican ,; Statement No. 1
members of the legislature obliged
by their pledge to vote for a Re
publican' for senator they would
not do so. "The Journal challenged
"and criticised that assertion, assert
ing that there Was ho fundamental
moral difference between Democrats
and Republicans. Quoting a por-
tlon ot The Journal's article the Ore
' ponlan responds with this argumentf
"O bosh; and bosh,, and again
bosh! " .That is,', It is thrice bosh
to assume that a man of one party
would keep a particular, specific,
positive pledge, one In consequence
of which he was elected to an office,
the same as a man of another party
would. - - '
" The triple bosh is t the' only an
swer or allusion that in a long lead
ing editorial ; the Oregonlan" makes
to the subject-matter ? which ! it
boshes. It says It , Is bosh of the
third degree to Bay that a Democrat
would keep such a promise, and then
lapses Into its favorite subject, and
Lack to its. favorite field. Of .discus
Eton,' the dim and moldy past. 5 It
uses , the .phrase jrlheseSO .years"
five times. It goes back to slavery,
secession and rebellion. Jt Is al
ways looking away back, never ven
turing to discuss the now. -r
What' the people want to' know Is
w hat a party in power Is going to, do
text year, for the next four yeaTS,
not what tt did 50 or SO or even 10
years ago. We all know that as to
the things that are ImportanCpara
nount now, the Republican party Is
1 Ivlded. It may be roughly stated
that Roosevelt and most of the. rank
nnd file are on one side and most of
the leaders on the other. Whether
Taft or Bryan Is elected president.
those leaders. If1 retained in con
gress, will - for. the most , part run
the government, the country. .
: These issues of today, and tomor
row have nothing whatever to do
with nor any relation to the old is
sues of BO years back, nor to the is
sue of. 12 years back. There have
been men who were true' and hon
orable and prominent and trusted
tor many years, and then robbed a
bank and ruined hundreds of Inno
cent people. Do people excuse them
for their record '.'these 60 years"?
AN ENCOURAGING DECISION.
TN A DECISION rendered Monday
by the interstate commerce com-
I mission, , the lumbermen of the
Pacific northwest who are fight
lng against the Increased rates 1m
posed by the railroads on lumber
shipped east can reasonably find
ground - to expect that the decision
on their case will be in their favor.
In the case decided the commission
held that, a former rate of 85 cents
on hardwood lumber shipped from
Chicago to the Pacific coast was too
high, and ordered it reduced to 75
cents, and also held that the shipper
could recover the - amount already
paid In excess of a reasonable rate.
This seems to apply, though the
facts are not just the same, to the
case of the Oregon and Washington
lumbermen, recently argued at
Washington. . In this case the rail
roads, without' notice, raised the rate
on lumber 10 cents per 100 pounds,
and when the courts interfered de-"
cllned to receive any lumber for
carriage to the middle west The
commission in the case Just decided
showed that it would fix a rate that
it considered reasonable, and the
lumbermen and their attorneys feel
confident that they have shown that
the old rate is reasonable' and the
advance unreasonable. If their , ex
pectations are realized, and the rail
roads give up the fight and obey the
commission, a revival of the lumber
Industry In this region may be ex
pected.
BRYAN'S VOTES.
MR. D, B. HILL, echoing "the
New York World, said before
departing for Europe that
Bryan had wrecked the Dem
ocratic party. The, figures do not
support this statement. In 1884 the
vote cast for the two principal can
didates was 11,769.351. of which
Cleveland received 4,911,017 and
Blaine 4,848,334, , Cleveland win
ning by a small margin. In 1888
Cleveland again received a small
plurality of the popular vote. 5,638.
233 to 5,440,210 for Harrison, but
the latter had the greater number of
electoral votes and was elected. In
1892 Cleveland's vote had increased
a little, to 5,556.918, while Hard
son's fell off to 5,176,108, and this
time Cleveland also carried the elec
toral college. In 1896 Bryan re
ceived 6,358,133 votes or that
many were counted for him and
7,104,779 were counted for McKln
ley. In 1900 the total vote for these
two candidates was less than In
96, McKinley'a Increasing to 7,-
207,923 and Bryan's falling off to
6,358,133. This was a little In sup
port of the statement that Bryan was
an Incubus on the party, but the
same papers and persons who assert
this had in 1904 their ideal candi
date in Judge Parker, with the re
sult that while Roosevelt received
7,623,486 votes Parker received
only 5,077,971.
While Cleveland was twice elected
end once beaten, it was .each time a
'"close call,' and though Bryan was
beaten In 1896 he polled 946,013
votes more than Cleveland did In
1892, and 1.424,954 votes more than
Hill's and the World's candidate did
eight years later. If Bryan has been
an incubus and party wrecker, what
would have happened to the party If
it had kept on nominating a Wall
Btreet candidate all this time?
THE RECALL.
THE RECALL is one of. the new
powers of the pepple which
they have created ; for them-
reives, ana wmcn is ridiculed
and scouted at and assailed as vis
ionary and popullstlc and 'an - evi
dence of crazlness by all the organs
of standpatism and vested or habi
tuated wrongs in the country,;' but
the people of Oregon need be neither
ashamed nor alarmed at these ob
jurgations. They know, and those
of other states know, that in many
instances In the past they have been
veritably and literally sold out by
men elected to serve them. Many
public servants more in some other
states than. in Oregon have proven
manifestly . and In . some Instances
notoriously false to the trusts re
posed "In them. This Is , probably
less, the case now than it has been
In- the past, but there,. la still, need,
and always will be need, of the peo
ple having1 ' within their hands the
power, the machinery, with which to
put a 'Clearly unfit man out of of
fice.' This Is a power that should
not be lightly employed, should be
but sparingly used; yet the people
should always have it ready for use
in any extreme case. The Journal
quotes with approval some, remarks
of the Astorlan on this subject, as
follows
: We, with all men. hope never tb.,e
Us provisions called Into plaV, this' for
the sake of the men who ''have been
honored and for the best, ends served
by good government. - But, all the same.
It Is an excellent - thing . to hav In
store
Jt will always have its real ef
feet.
however quiescent It' may- be. Tbe
mere knowledge that U exists, that ft
may be Invoked at any hour upon any
man. and that It is primarily eonetltu
tional and above tha reach of tha
courts, that Its application rlav. at .the
hands of those who treated the Vhdnar
and trust that is ao betrayed as , to tn
voks Its power, will have a tendency to
cure official Ufa and administration
methods of many of tha ill that have
grown upon the system and purge H
of tha grosser and graver sources of
reproach. The old school poli
tician, and the trafficker In office and
out of It for spoils and preferment.
deaplsa the new law utterly as a men
ace to their craft and Its practice, but
thla Is understood by tha people far
and wide, and makes the new gaga ot
popular -"WT infinitely mora valuable
and Influential Whatever else may
hanrjen under Us seals, the law and
function of recall will never be recalled.
A PRESUMPTUOUS POSITION.
"J1
HE PORTLAND JOURNAL
figures that Chamberlain
must ' have received fully
20,000 Republican votes.
Egregiously wrong again. It seems
that paper never can get right. Not
a Republican in the state voted for
Chamberlain. All such men are more
than likely to , vote for Bryan for
president" Pendleton Tribune, r
Who made the editor of the Trib
une the judge of these 20,000 vot
ers' Republicanism? If a man calls
himself a Republican, and believes
he is a Republican, and yet occa
sionally votes for a Democrat, how
comes It that Mr. Geer knows more
about that man's politics that he"
does himself? And if a man is to
be read out of the party by Private
Geer because he voted for Chamber
lain, might not other men be read
out by still other Republicans for
voting for a Democratic candidate
for sheriff, or judge, or anything?
The Republican party ' would be a
very close corporation indeed, and
would soon dwindle Into a hopeless
minority, if every Republican who
ever voted for a Democrat because
he was the better man, or tor any
other reason, were effectually read!
out of the party. '
Fortunately for that party, men j
do not cease to be ' Republicans be-1
cause of such an act, nor because!
Mr. Geer, or the Oregonlan, says
they are not Republicans.. It is
quite a free country yet, and one
epecies of freedom In it is that a
man can be anything politically that !
he says he is, and at the same time
can vote as he please In general elec
tions. Mr. Geer. has no authority as
party censor. ,
That President Roosevelt and
Candidate Taft are sincerely in fa
vor of a real revision of the tariff In
the right direction, one that will be
of some benefit to the country, there
is no doubt, but a tariff plank stat
ing their views will not insure such
tariff revision. Similar platform
promises have been made repeated
ly, only to be -broken. Tariff re
vision cannot be expected until a
lot of the leaders in congress are re
tired to private life.
An irascible old Republican "war-
horse" advocates the use of the re
call on all the Statement No. 1 Re
publican members of the legislature.
Very well, but is there any reason
to suppose that the people will have
changed their mlpds so soon? Isn't
it rather more likely that if it were
all to do over again, still more State
ment No. 1 men would be elected?
That Country club Is another in
stitution that Portland Is going to
be able to point to with prfde before
long. It is doing a fine work for
this city and region, and doing it on
a broad, comprehensive scale build
ing for the future as well as for
the present. The result will be one
of Portland's greatest and most ap
preciated attractions.
This is the week of the great
Roosevelt-Taft convention. Some oth
er statesmen, will be there, but only
as "onlookers in Venice," or "can-
dleholders" in the play. Grand Man
ager Hitchcock 'Will. run the whole
show,- strictly "according to orders.
The "allies", don't ; amount to as
much as a bridegroom at a June
wedding.;?..-':'
Caleb . Powers was nrobablv . en
titled to a pardon9!? .He had been in
jail for nine years, and could never
get a fair trial. - But the governor's
assertion that tYoutsey 4 alone was
guilty,1' and all the rest were inno
cent, is Improbable. -However, mur
der and politics often go together In
Kentucky. ' ' ' .; v ' , '
Five men elected - as- vice-presi
dents became presidents through the
death of..presIdents Tyler Fillmore,
Johnson, Arthur and Roosevelt
Adams, Jefferson and Roosevelt were
vice-presidents and afterward presi
dents by election. . " ''"
Kansas Is making her annual loud
call for harvest hands. . Not enough
ever respond, v and yet '"somehow
about all the crops are always har
vested. Kansas always -did like to
make . a noise, anyway. -
.: Sometimes a man ls glad . after
ward that a woman said no to his
request. A few years ago a Seattle
man wanted to sell a tract of tide
flat land for $20,000 but. his wife
said no, and would hot sign a deed,
and now he has sold It for" $9 2,0 00.
Crops In Bome localities have to
some little extent suffered from cli
matic backsets, but . don't ' worry:
taken altogether there 'will be an
abundant harvest, as usual. .
Small iChange J ;
Ijiat call" for T that . Roosevelt stam
pad a. ... .. --
Cool end flood predleters disappoint
ea again. ..
Tha drowning;
season
has opened
quit actively.
Will tha . platform
burs ted trusts?
enumerate , tha
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Beina- 111, tha standpatter promises
to become a sainr
Sweet things of tha season girl
graduates and . June brides..
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Peary lacks $35,000 yet and tha north
pole feel safe for another year. .
Even the most expert platform . car
penters can't make the planks jibe. '
a a
People can't gaie backward and keep
a sharp lookout ahead at the same time.
, - - : a.", a -.-,- . a;.v.?
Now we are getting the real thing In
Orogon strawberries better lata. than
never. ! . , ;.r , : .
The handicap of youth Is that, it
cannot realise its riches and opportuni
ties and power.
Roosevelt may make the platform,
but ' Aldrioh and Cannon will continue
to make the laws.
.mm
It Is now said that tha Interests are
all for Taft Aa a Hobaon's choice be
tween him and Bryan, perhaps.
Posslblv on- reflection ' Governor
Hughe will consider himself too good
and great a man for the presidency.
e a ,
The Dlatform will commend tha new
currency law, but will add that It la
to be gotten rid of as soon as possible
, . a-'
Brother Lattham would better not be
too critical of women: what would hln
or any other church be without, them?
a
John Hays Hammond sot his picture
printed free Id all the newspapers.
which is peraaps wnat ne was after.
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Well, what la tha use of the conven
tion? Everything could have been done
nt the White House and saved all this
bother. - .
There was never so great an admin
istration, according to the president's
own platform. He was never noted for,
modesty. .
The Republicans want a" whooo-'er-un
campaign for a candidate for vlco-pres-
laent. un tne democratic side uryan
can talk enough for both. i
There can 'be no religion, fit for hu
man use in holy rolling and tongue
tangling, and-, these crasy people should
De dispersed aa dangerous lunatics.
There is doubtless a good deal of
good advice m the many baccalaureate
sermons or these days, lr any nod y could
be Induced to pay any attention to
them.
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As chairman of the credentials com
mittee Senator FVlton can be depended
upon to adhere to the nrogram. . He Is
quite familiar with machine methods
and bossed conventions.
The sea serpent seems to have gone
-
out of fashion at seaside resorts. And
down on our coast there has been no
wreck close to a resort this year. But
perhaps a dead whale may kindly drift
in.
Oregon Sideligrtta -
Grants Pass boasts of SO utomoblloa
Tha prune crop will be big on Myrtle
creeic.
. a a
Myrtle Creek la to have a new up to
data hotel.
Several new streets are being opened
up m Grants pass.
a
Manv grapevines, principally Tokays,
will be planted in Josephine county this
fall.
m
Fairview saloonmen have agreed to
close on Sundays and abolish wide open
gambling.
The Phoenix school district in Jack
son county will have a new J15.000
schoolholse.
Wives'1 of the members of the Com
mercial club of Grants Pass have or
ganized to help boost. 1
Myrtle Creek Mail: gome farmers
have been offered $16 per ton for their
nay already, and tne prediction is being
mane tnat it win sen tor izo oerore tna
summer Is over.
..
Weston Leader: Farmer Balev must
a' got his seed mixed, somehow. On
that there patch o' Injun land he raised
a crap o indictments wuoen' a whole
paasel o' Jim Hill mustard, b'gum.
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Milton Is growing soma just a little
and it la believed that not less than
$ 50,000 will be spent for new buildings
this year, besides several other proj
ects are under consideration, and a like
amount will probably be Invested in
iv, aays me juagie.
A Drain man tellsj the Nonpareil that
near that town he found a curiosity in
the shape of a snake about J Vi feet long
trying to swallow a snake about 8 feet
long. Tha smaller pne had the larger
reptile "in" nearly a foot and was
straining every nerva to get on the
outside of its victim. But. Drain will
soon be dry.
Hubbard, In the matter of Improve
ments is not going to be left altogether
in the background by neighboring
towns, says the News. There is now
an awakening and a general interest
felt by citizens here In improvements in
this town. There la now work on sev
eral new buildings being started in
town.
' a- ' -ty-'ii. '
-Robert Shingle was. badly lnjuretl In
Josephlna county by a bear that he had
wounded, but was saved by W. R. Green,
a companion, who killed the bear end
carried Shingle seven miles through
.the rough mountains to camp, and then
10 miles more to a place where he could
get a conveyance. Shingle had four
ribs and both forearms broken and the
side of his head was gashed deeply.
Green is a very large, strong man, or
he could not have-brought his compan
ion out.. , . :
Eben S. Draper's Birthday. ,
Eben Sumner Draper, lieutenant-governor
of Massachusetts, and probably
the - next governor of that state, was
born In Hopedale, Mass., June 17, IOCS.
After grad uatlng from the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology he en
tered tha great cotton manufacturing
firm of. which his father was the head.
For a number of years Mr. Draper has
been one of the leaders of the Repub
lican party In Massachusetts. He was
chairman ot tha Republican state com
mittee In 1892, and chairman of the
Massachusetts delegation to the na
tional convention at 8t Louis In 189.
where he had a prominent part in se
curing the strong declaration of the
platform in favor of. the gold standard.
He was chairman of tha Massachusetts
commission to tha Nashville exposition
in 1897, and was elected In 18 97, as 11
McKtnley and Roosevelt elector from
the Eleventh Massachusetts district.. ,
Preferred the Gout. ' .
"; When one of the largest firms of wine
merchants In London DPRan business it
sent Lord . Derby 'a dozen of sherry,
which was represented as being a spe
cific for tha gout: to-whlc-h the prime
minister wns a maytyr. The nobleman
ropliad: '"The earl of Derby presents
his compliment; he Iikr tasted the
sherry and prefers the gout.", .. , . '
THE NEW CURRENCY LAW
7' ' ' - From the Philadelphia-North American. . "
"This law will mean the turning
States to th gamblers of the New
01 six years. ,- j
"It will mean the making of
markets " and Jbear markets according to the pleasure . of Rogers and
Rockefeller irr the National City bank, and J,. P.. Morgan in the National
Bank 01 Commerce. , . . . r
"It will mean not the slow and certain movements of contraction and
inflation by the natural laws of commerce, but sharp changes 1 forced ' at
will by the master gamblers, i r . - ; -
, "It. will mean the gift to the chief enemies of the nation of the power
to issue or retire half a billion of dollars, exciting speculation or compelling
disaster 1 according to whichever best suits their : betting book.
"What the effect' will be upon" the coming elections , we; do not know,
We do not know what measure of
will inflict, upon their betrayers.
The AldrichVreela&d Currency BUI
at Work.
From tha New Vork World.
"Tha AWrlch-Vreeland currency bill
has just passed. Get busy."
This encouraging wire, delivered Ty
a J messeijger boy who really ran,
brought much joy to tha clearing-house
of the Allied Chop Suey Keepers' asso
ciation. It was from the lobby agent of the
association at Washington, who had
been dispatched to assist in the uplift
movement to expand the currency and
cut an end to hard times. Working
hand In hand with such self-sacrificing
Rhilanthropista of tha Uplift league as
elson W. Aldrlch. JoseDh Benson For-
aker, George W. Perkins, Jake Mincer,
John P. Morgan and E. H. Harrlman,
the chop suey missionary, had realized
success. . ...
"Money." commented Chairman Hick-
em of tha First National Faro bank,
"will now be Dlentlful. All we have to
do Is to create a market for our bonds
and draw on the government for 75 per
cent of the market value of them."
"Fine," chortled the other 10 mem
bers of the clearing-house; "let's unload
some bonds."
The entrance of another messenger
boy -bearing a wire Interrupted Chair
man Slckem as be was about to call
the Clearing House association to or
der. "Don't lose any time." read tha mes
sage, which came from the lobby agent
of the association. "Harrlman la out
after the dough. He has lust unloaded
leo.ooo.uoo union paciric bonds on tne
government at 75 per cent - and got
away with the cash. He washed them
ud from 40 to car In two hours todav
and has started nts printing presses full
time grinding out some more. Act quick
before tha treasury surplus is exhaust
ed. Morgan and Perkins are getting
busy."
"Gentlemen, said Chairman Slckem.
as he read the telegram, "this is In
deed serious. We must get into action
without delay If the business Interests
are to be protected. While we appre
ciate the high and lofty purposes of
our friends in 'Washington, Wall street,
Pat Sheedy and ihe other conferees of
Mr. Morgan's artr gallery who saved the
country last autumn (and Incidentally
reaped a snug little rake off), there is
a possibility that the manwho moves
slowly will get lost in tha shuffle.
"The demand for currency will be
great. Let us be among tha first to aid
the government by exchanging for
treasury gold notes, which may be
worth a premium In a few months, a
collection of our gilt-edged securities
at 76 per cent of their market price. Is
the sub-committee. on securities ready
to report T" .. r
'tt ls,' replied .Chairman Skinem of
the; securities committee. . "Anticipat
ing the passage of the great measure
fathered by our beloved philanthropist,
Senator A Id rich, your committee has
passed upon the securities offered to it
by corporations with which-the mem
bera -of this association are connected,
naturally giving them tha preference,
and" t
Tha advent of a messenger boy who
bad covered three blocks in 24 minutes
and read a dime novel through at the
same time, caused Mr. Skinem to
pause. It read: . , .
'Harriman nas just dumped in iss.-
900,000 Hot Air preferred bonds at the
market, having sent them up 15 points
In two hours without letting go a sin
gle share. Baker, ot the First National,
is unloading two drays of Scrap Copper
bonds worth 60 cents yesterday, but
quoted at S97 a share today. Hustle."
demanded tha members of the associa
tion as Mr. Skinem resumed his ra-
por-. .... ' ' .... .. v
well, repnea ine latter, -your com
mittee sent orders Into the market and
raised prices on its securities all along
the line. One set of our brokers (bid
everything up at two points a jump.
Running SKota
Written for The ; Journal by Fred C.
uenion.
What a dropdown it will be for T.
R -hben congress no longer concerns
itself with his recommendations! And
what a relief to the "Interests" not to
have ; the nightmare for fear of hts
breaking loose in a new spot.: But oh,
pity those Innocent African elephants
wno Know nov ui. mm ;uiii.oiiipch.w
ferocious visits to their peaceful and
happy homes!
Just what Use the Chicago convention
is to the Republican party Is what is
bothering some people, iz leu w a
committee of one to be selected by the
? resident everything would be elmpll
led and tha result just the same. . .
Tt. la 'mnVlrar ' neOnle lausrh to read
that the Republican party Is dead in
Oregon because the people want a car
tain Democrat Instead of a Republican
for ona lone fficonlr. na.--c'..
All Orearon should pull; together for
a; free Willamette river. - - . . .
tt th Tnrt of Portland was to furnish
free towage, pilotage and wharfage, it
M tnrrMM the value of-every foot
of land In the city 60 per cent in five
years. s .. .
Wa need better streets, certainly, but
wa need better ways of assessing the
cost of their construction... .
annil ammi on the east side Is not
very grand where it bumps up against
occupied lots and- stops short like ; a
balky horse.
The "lily white" Republicans of the
south : seem to , think that the colored
man is "a man and brother" only when
in a close northern state.
Tn hall down all his ignored messages
to congress to a few planks in a nation
al platform would be a task for a more
experienced newspaperman than 'Teddy."
A rain -tna'' wheat fields and ' fruit
ranches are short, of ' help In Oregon.
Small - farms- and . steady employment
on large nes- Is the solution. ' -Men,
women and children cannot live on two
months' work a year. Encourage local
manufacturing, home plota and homes. ,
A"-certain county In. thla ' state has
less - than a township -of . tilled land
In Its borders. . but one - railroad and
hundreds of thousands of acres held
for speculation. In this county-vast
valleys of the finest lands in fha state
are absolutely unpurchasable by .the
home builder. Vast timber tracts are
assessed away below their value, while
the man who cleara and tills ia heavily
assessed on his few acres. The problem
of civilization is confronting the people
of this county. Some practicable method
of doing away with land monopoly must
be found. - The people of Oregon will
in time consider this: subject
If Oregon "Wants more railroad facili
ties her people, must buildl them re
gardless of the VWal street trusts.
over of the treasury of the United
York stock exchange for a period
,
"'good times' " and ; "bad times.' of 'bull
punishment a long-suffering people
... ; !
though, of course, there were no actual
sales."
"What can we off er the government
in exchange for currency on tha basis of
25 per cent of the market quotations ?"
asxea unairman sicKem. . ,
Mr. Skinem readr '- """
. "Five thousand Fenian bonds at $78
per-snare." v
"Forty-two thousand ' Black v Hand
bonds, guaranteed by the fruits of fu
ture assassinations, at 125 per snare.
"Three .thousand Bottle' . Redemption
Limited bonds, guaranteed bv our col
lection of empty beer bottles, at 417 per
snare....--"
"Threei thousand Bay State Gas bonds.
fruaranieed, by T, Lawson s BueKer How
nar comnanv.-at 1108 cer share.
'Ten thousand Interborough Air Ship
Line bonds, (guaranteed by T. Fortune
Ryan and Auggie Belmonty, at S90 per
snare. . ,
"Six thousand 520 per cent Miller
bonds, guaranteed by the Captain Kid
Exploration company, at S100 per share.
"Two thousand Confederate bonds,
guaranteed by the Arkansas revolution
against tha Criminal Rica association.
at o per snare.
"One thousand pool room bonds, aruar
anteed by the Bookmakers' association.
at 15 per share.1' ..-..
As Mr. Skinem concluded his reading
of thla alluring list of gilt-edge securi
ties, all of which were held by members
of the Clearing House association ot tha
unop ouey i.eepers, tnera were noas or
approval rrom tne oiner memoers.
"A most conservative and highly se
cured list of credit investments." was
the comment of Chairman Slckem.
"Now '
The messenger who dashed madly In
to tha board room collapsed from sheer
exhaustion, Dut neia on tenaciously to
his beloved cinarette. as does District
Attorney Jerome In minutes of excite
ment. Chairman Slckem picked up tna tele
gram that fluttered from the nervous
hands of the boy. He tore It open wltn
trembling fingers. His face grew pale.
"There is no time to. lose," Tie panted.
"Listen to this: Jr
" 'Perkins, and Harriman have hired
every express wagon in Washington and
are runnlna special trains to unload
their green goods. There Is no time to
lose. . t -
"Our faithful Watchem who sent this
admonition Is riant." Chairman Slckem
told his colleagues. "Get him on the
telephone, ouick. The country la in
danger from the avarice of these wolf
ish financiers."
Within 10 minutes, Mr. Skinem ' re
turned to the room. with beaming face.
Surrounded by the excited members of
the association, he said:
"That fellow, Cortelyou, is a peach.
Watchem says he will take all of our
bonds and Is going to write us a letter
thanking us for coming to tha relief of
our distressed country."
A riot of- cheers echoed throughout
the board room. When they had died
away unairman Hicaem sata profoundly:
"uenuemen. a great crisis is over.
Hard times will now ba a thing of the
past. The poor will be spared much
suffering through the circulation of the
money let loose by the government,
wisely safeguarded by our securities.
"I move we give three cheers for the
poor. said Member Soakem.
The cheers were given with a will.
Cheers also were given for Mr. Morgan,
eenator Aiaricn ana secretary cortel
you. .
"But how do we know our bonds are
included In the provisions of the Ai
aricn DiiiT" asked Mem Per gpotem.
The question fell like a wet blanket
Feverishly the chairman turned over the
copy, or me out in nis.nanaa witn tre
mendous exultation. ' a
"How do wa know?" he repeated;
"how do we knowT Why, here it Is.
The bill rays the government shall lend
currency to the extent of 76 per cent
of the market value of government,
state, municipal and other bonds. Now
ift this 'assortment of Junk we have un
loaded, on the government doesn't come
under trie head of 'and other bonds I
will eat every one of them. And one of
Shannon's goats couldn't digest them
without pepsin."
Election of Senator
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
Oregon. Is the patient and unselfish
"one night stand" in which new experi
ments In governments are "tried on a
dog." Its people have submitted to
every kind of new fangled political de
vice, from country prohibition to direct
nomination and legislation . by vote of
the whole people, ......
The country has not profited enough
by these painful experiments upon the
living political body to pay for the suf
ferings of tha tortured subject But
we should think it might be grateful
enough to Oregon for a complete solu
tion of the problem of popular eleotion
of senators to desist from ridicule of
futile vagaries. . f f ,
While other parts of the county have
been discussing the futility of amend
ment of i the constitution and trifling
with primary election of senators con
fined to one party, Oregon has found
a way to permit. the whole people to
vote directly for senator at tha regu
lar election and make their choice bind
ing upon the legislature regardless of
party division or feeling.
That is to say. all tha people of Ore
gon vote for senator when they vote for
members of the national house of rep
resentatives and the state legislature.
Every member of the legislature must
pledge TJmself to abide by the popular
election of senator or nobody will ote
for him. The. people of Oregon elected
a Republican legislature, and two Re
publican, representatives, r- At the same
time they chose a Democratic senator.
The legislature may elect a Repub
lican senator legally, but every member
who took part In the act would commit
political suicide In Oregon. They are
precisely In tha position of the electoral
college, created by the constitution as u
deliberate body, with free power to
choose president and vlca president, but
reduced by direct action of the people
outslde of forms ot lav
w to a mere reg-
later of the popular vote.
' The American people are always tak
ing short political cuts of this kind.
Wva expect to see the Oregon method
of - choosing United States senator
adopted substantially In many other
states and finally id all.
This Date to History. "
1708 John Wesley, founder of Meth
odism, born in Epworth, England.. Died
in London, March 2, 1791. -
1746 Louisbourg, N. Gk, taken by tha
British' from " the French.'-
1776 Battle of Bunker Hill,
r" 1891 City of Archangel, in northern
Russia, nearly destroyed by Tire. .
1852 William King., first governor
of Maine, died at Bath. Born February
9, 178. s ,s - ,,..
1866 General Lewis Cass, soldier
and statesman, died in Detroit. Born
in Exeter, N. II., October . 1782.
. 1877 John' S, C. Abbott, popular his
torian, died In Falrhaven, Conn. Born
tn - Brunswick, -Maine, Septembea. 18,
1806. ' -:- - -" .
1898 Sir- Edward ;Burne-Joi4es, Eng
lish painter, died. Bom in 1833. .
1903 Reglna. Saskatchewan. Incor
porated as a' .city.' . ,
The Saleni cherry fair will be made a
big annual, three days' event..,. -j .,.,, ,
REALM
FEMININE
. Using Stale Oread. ;
SMALL remnants .,, of bread from
which crusts . have ' not been ' re
moved, together . with crusta of
bread, may be dried la the oven,' rolled,
sifted and stored In a. glass jar for sub-'
seauent use. These crumbs are needed
for crumbing; croquettes, cutlets, TlsTC"
meat, ate. i. - - . ... ,
. Croutons, sometimes called' duchess
crusts, are always in good, form with
cream soups, -and afford an . excellent
way for using stale bread. ' Cut stale
bread In one third Inch slices and re
move the crusts. Spread thinly With
butter. Cut slices fn one ; third inch "
cubes, put -in a shallow pan, and bake
until delicately brown, stirring occa
sisonally and watching, that the cYumbs ,
may brown evenly, -. i ., .-:J.
If you are tired of cube-shaped pieces,
cut the buttered one third inch slices
inta strips, which when browned in tha
oven are called Imperial sticks.
Hyde Park brown bread Is not only
delicious, but : furnishes an excellent'
means of using bits of bread. Breuk
stale bread Into small pieces; there
should be one and one half cupfuls. Add
two eupfula of cold water, cover and
let stand over "night. In the morning
rub through- a colander, and add three
fourths of a -cupful of molasses and ona
and one half cupfuls each of rye meal,
granulated corn meal and Graham flour
mixed and sifted with ' three tea spoon
fuls of soda and ona and ona half tea
spoonfuls of salt; then add ona and ona
fourth cupfuls of cold water.- Stir until
well mixed, and fill one-pound baking
powder tins (of course first be sure that
they do not leak) two thlrda full pf tha
mixture, cover and'let steam two hourA.
; ."''it it it
Power for the Kitchen. ;
' By Charles Buchan.
THOUSANDS of gasoline engines are
In uss on American farms, but as
' yet very few of their owners have
made use of them to lighten tha work,
of the housewife. This Is chiefly
thoughtfulneas and from the fact that
the man of tha premises has been so
busy In finding new uses to which his
engine may be put around the farm,
that he has not happened to think that
his Wife could find use for a little nower
also. -
The longer one has an engine tha
more uses are found for It. It is not
much of a job to arrange things so
that the washlna machlna and churn
can be run with the engine. It will
generally be found best to connect the
engine with a piece of shafting and the
macninea to tne snarling. Tight ana
loose pulleys can then be arranged so
that the machines can be stopped or"
started almost instantly, without tak
ing off a belt or stooping the enxlne.
For such light work as running A churn
or washing machine, common gas pipo
can be used for shafting nd wlil be
found much cheaper.
In myown house I have a shaft sus
pended from the celling of the kitchen
with one and projecting out through the
aide. The engine is belted to a pulley
on tha outside end of this shaft. Two
fulleys are arranged on the shaft tnstde
he kitchen so that the washing and
churning can both- be done at the samo
time it desired. Five eenta' worth or
gasoline Vrill do a large washing and
churning. This saves a lot of hard
worn, oesiaes a goou aeai or time, ir
?ou own a gasoline engine, get your
hlnklng cap on and see what you can
do about furnishing power for tha
kitchen:' It will pay.'- ; ..' '
Improving the place.
From Farm and Fireside.
THE modest country home, the ona
, we, love to remember, can ba Im
proved wonderfully by a few
days cleaning up. Straighten up those
crooked fence posts, and nail on a few
pickets where those are missing. Dig
up those unsightly bid quince bushes
in the front yard, and remove the old
dead cherry tree that has been there as
long aa you can rememoer. Taae tne
grindstone back In the barnyard or
workshop, and move the ash barrel into
tha side yard, where you can build a
shed over It, and allow grandmother to
make ner soap, just as sne am ou years
ago. Trim up those old-raanioned rose
bushes, and reset the hollyhocks along
the garden fence. Make a new arbor
for tha beautiful honeysuckle vine, and
level" up the ground a little and sow
some grass seed. See If a little gener
ously applied labor does not produce a
marked chanse. If tha house is old and
dingy, and you cannot afford to repair
it ana maae it appear more moaem, you
can. add mUch to its appearance in
keeping its surroundings neat and at
tractive. Flower seeds and bulbs are
not expensive, and even if you do not
nave tne reaay money to procur mem
from the dealer, a little study and labor
on, the part of those in the home can
nroduce a number of attractive orna
mentations to a little home. It is an
easy matter to secure a few of the mora
common plants, and neat beds, with an
old hollow stump and several hanging
rustic baskets, and a rock mound of
native) ferns, will completely transform
the dreary place Into one of comfort and
real Deauty..
v, - K It at
I. In Jelly Time.
IN Jelly making . season it la a good:
Idea td procui some of the tiniest
tumblers . that are on tha market
and fill for tha children's school lunch
eons.. . ' '.;.'-." '' .
While preserving, any of tha fruit
juice that is left over-after filling the
cans may be put tn the Icebox and used
up in the fresh apple pies or poured over
the baked apples or pears. .
Flannel jelly bags are, of course, the
best and when making them make two
or three for use in case of accident;
they should be fresh each year. for in
one season they grow hard and too close
and thick for use.
All preserve skimmings may be saved
and thrown lnt oth vinegar barrel or
demijohn, as'-lt makes "mother," , tha
so to speak parent of the finest Vinegar.
Do not forget that apricots make de
licious jam, which,'- If not made too
stiff, is fine for the filling of fruit tarts
for early fall pastry. Their season In
market la short and If we do not make
a note of it tha aeason is apt to slip
bj. before wa realise it and our chance
Is gone.
The Dally Menu. J
BREAKFAST. '
Strawberries and Cereal. Ham Omelet.
- - Hot Toast. Coffee. .
" - - LUNCHEON. ' '
Veal Loaf. Egg and Cress Salad.
Fried Bananas. Sheese Sticks.
Tea,
" ' Boiled Salmon. Eee Sauce.
Green Peas. . Sliced Tomatoes.
Chocolate Tapioca. Orange Cake.
i. ., ' Coffee, .
Fried Bananas Remove the skins and
coarse threads from the bananas and cut
them in halves crosswise. Dip In beaten
egg ouuted witn one tablespoon or cold
water, roll in fine crumbs and fry in
deep hot fat . i -.
Cheese- Sticks 81ft one cup of flour
with ona teaspoon of baking powder and
ona teaspoon of salt; add one cup of
grated cheese,, moisten with about one
half cup of cold water, roll very thin,
cut in strips and bake. '
Orange Cake Take the grated rind
of one orange, two cups of sugar, whites
of four eggs and the yolks of five, -one
cup of sweet milk, one cup butter and
two large teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der to ba sifted through with the flour;
bake In Jelly tins. Filling: Take white
of on egg that was left, beat to a froth,
add a little sugar and the juice of ona
orange, beat together and spread be
tween the layers.
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