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THE REPUBLICA NOMINEE.
rtHE EXPECTED has happened
1 William Howard Taft has been
nominated for president by the
Republican convention. ,
The Journal repeats what it has
said before about Mr, Taft, that It
considers him a man worthy of both
the admiration and respect of Amer
icans. It believes he is a man of ex-
ceptional capability, of sincere pa
triotism and with an unsullied rec
ord, j . '-v. ! ; -n , K
Mr. Taft has occupied many posi
tions of high responsibility; though
he has never been a member of
congress, 'and though i many may
think he has made mistakes, he has
always performed his duties thor
' oughly, ably, and we doubt not, con
scientiously. , . ' "
Dr. Lyman Abbott and others have
said of Mr. .Taft that he was singu
larly self-forgetf ui . or unselfish ; In
his public service; that while not
devoid of honorable ambition he al
ways acted for what he believed to
be the public good ( regardless " of
, what effect it might have upon his
own career or fortunes. ; This Jf true
Is high praise; -this is real patrio
tism; It Is what has made Roosevel
so admired and trusted, despite his
inconsistencies. . .
Mr. Taft'a nomination will f he
more pleasing to the majority of
' "the rank and file" than that of any
,of the "allies" would 'have been, and
he , will run better than any of them
except possibly Hughes.' For fhile
Hughes Is cold and not personally a
man whom the people would warm
up over,, he might not have had the
active enemies in his own party that
Taft may ; have ;- Taft may be
beaten, but any Republican aspirant
save Hughes would have been beaten
worse.
Though so prominent a public
figure for ntany years. Taft Is not
a well known ' quantity as 'to "pol
icies." Roosevelt vouches for him,
hut Roosevelt is ' not Infallible; he
keeps Cortelyou in his cabinet;' he
approves the Aldrlch ' bill; - he ac
cepted aid 'from : and promised te
confer , with Harriman. The indica
tions are that Taft will .be essential
ly a conservative if elected,' that he
will be fairly satisfactory to the "In
terests. But if so,, he will be so
honestly, and as he believes patri
otically. Nor will he be a weak man,
to be "led by the nose." He may
be somewhat 'of "a trimmer, but; if
so it will not be from lack of cour
age. He Is a large man, in every !
, There' will be no certainty for
some months to come, and probably
not until the votes are counted, that
Taft will be elected. Various ele
ments and .', influences will i oppose
him worklngmen, perhaps the col
ored voters, and possibly some ;of
the disappointed "allies." But It
will be some weeks yet .before any
intelligent estimates of the " result
can be made.'.
but on , the whole we are behind
Europe " In municipal administra
tion.and development. This. is not
strange, because our cities are com
paratively new. , European cities
have ; had centuries for experimen
tation v and correction. , , We are
ahead of them in education, our fire
departments are as good or1 better,
and in some other particulars ' we
are up to or above European stand
ards, but on the whole, , "in distri
bution ; of powers, in civic legisla
tlon, J In the everyday work of mu
nicipal housekeeping and (n munic
ipal 'finances, we are behind) ; Our
administration is more expensive,
and the whole subject of municipal
taxation, loans and expenditures is
with us almost In a chaotic condl
tlon." We may still prefer to be
citizens of Boston rather than of
Berlin, because of ,freer conditions
and for, other reasons, yet we could
with' profit adapt some of the Ger
man methods.
Rabbi Charles Fleischer says that
not only in France, but everywhere
in Europe they do certain things
better than Americans do, and one
of these is the ' governing of cities.
This 4s not strange, for we. are; as
yet very inexpert in self-government.
"Indeed we do not seriously under
take . to , govern ourselves, In city,
State or nation. We delegate our
powers to parties, machines, bosses.
those in . office, an irresponsible
rulerehlp which places a premium on
inefficiency and corruption." In
Europe "noblesse oblige" is the un
conscious motto, 1 and - the official
class is 'held by tradition and pub
lic opinion to integrity and ef
ficiency.
Thomas F. Anderson says that
European' cities are better governed
because their representative citizens
have a Jteener sense of civic duty
than the so-called better classes In
America. Influential and substan
tial men in Europe are willing to
give their time and thought, and in
many cases their money, to the pub
lic service, and to make real sac
rifices for the public good. Ameri
cans in corresponding positions in
private life are not willing to do
this.
What these Boston men say has
often been said by others who have!
studied municipal conditions in
Great Britain and Germany that j
their cities are better governed be j
cause prominerft, influential, high-!
ly respected, dependable men are
willing to serve the public not only
with no thought of spoils or graft. '
but usually without pay,' Just for the
honor and pleasure of doing good to
the people of their respective cities,
It will be well for American cities
when,' even though clinging closely
to our democratic Ideals, more men
of this character are sought out and
asked to serve, and consent to serve,
as municipal governing officers, es
pecially as councllmen. But as yet
most such men In America are too.
busy. 1
to come, oh the. theory, suggested
that sticking to them renders them
equivalent to truth, r
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into
NOW A ROSE ClTy.'
BSERVE WHAT a veritable
Rose City, It' is now, . To do
this one must go about some.
No matter in what "direction,
the residence ' districts any
where. Take a circuit some of these
long evenings, and ' give passing
glances to the millions, the myriads,
of Toses, And stich roses! Of many
varieties,' of the utmost perfection
that , grow in ; the open , air. 'The
most and best lot them opened! out
too late for the-Rose Festival this
year, but in ten thousand, yards and
along numerous curbs they are hav
ing a show of their own, free to all
beholders. ' - . , ! K - -;
People should notice and become
interested . in this magnificent dis
play of nature, assisted by science,
with a view to next years ; Qose
Festival. Observe what a rear Rose
City it is and how much finer and
greater a display can be made next
year. If you haven't roses, plant
some; if only if lew,; plant.: more
Help to v make Portland celebrated
throughout the' world as the Rose
City.'":.;'''. ; v-i ;f..-.
Referring to a remark of The
Journal's about the new law1 requir
ing members of the legislature to
elect the people's choice for sena
tor, the Pendleton Tribune remarks
'Candidates will have nothing to do
with this law. It applies solely to
members of the legislature not to
candidates, and when a member
chooses, to ignore it what does The
Journal designate as the precise
thing he will -'run up against?' " But
is just possioie mat, xne voters
will want to kno-. don't you' know,
whether the candidates, while such.
are going to obey the law or not,
and will elect only, or principally,
such candidates as by Statement No,
1 or otherwise pledge, themselves to
do so. "'. . -.
UNFOUNDED ASSUMPTIONS.
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HERE
AND ABROAD., v,
RESPONDING to, the . question.
''Are European cities .governed
better than American .citiesT"
five prominent Bostonlans an
swer affirmatively in the Sunday
Globe. ; One says there is a healthier
end more efficient public Opinion in
European "than In American , cities.
Public corruption is promptly and
effectually combatted, and. graft is
rot treated with levity: 'European
cities are Treei" ' from legislative in
terference and are, not limited as to
taxation.. Municipal offices are re
garded as highly honorary, and as a
rule salaries are not paid." , j.
Another writer says conditions in
AmericanciUeare notorioualy bad,
while in English cities they are con
rpicuously good. He gives as rea
sons " the ? difference the fran
chise, the difference in the character
of men who seek and hold , office,
and, more important, ' "the differ
ence in public .'sentiment respecting
the whole matter." The, trouble
with us is the spoils system. ; Un
desirable, voters are. largely elimi
nated in British cities. In Man
chester the aldermen have served
from 15 to 49 years, an average of
21 years, and It Is much the same in
other cities. After election they are
not party men in the least, and have
r.o spoils to bestow. A "mere sus
picion ! of graft would bar a man
from all municipal service.
Joslah Quincy says' that some
l.uropean "cities sre not well goy
tiued. and some American cltieB are,
ECENTLY a few partisan or
gans that in matters political
seem to consider falsehood
. quite as good as the truth, and
better if well stuck to, have reiter
ated persistently the assertion that
a great number of Democrats one
paper says 10,000 of them-r-concert-
edly and by pre-arrangement voted
in the Republican primaries . last
April, and all of them for Cake, and
so against Fulton. .
Because of the persistent reitera
tion of this baseless assertion, which
some of these unconscionable organs
now assume to be an atccepted-fact,
The Journal reverts to the matter
to repeat what it said before and
just after the election, namely, that
there is not and never ' was a par
ticle or scintilla of evidence to sup
port this assertion. It Is a mere
bald, "whole cloth" invention, with
not a solitary fact to support it.
.. We do not mean to say that no
Democrats registered as Republicans
and voted in the Republican pri
maries. Probably there were a few
such. But the number was small at
most and there Is no evidence from
any source that what few Democrats
did so register, and 4 vote had any
mutual understanding, or any in
structions, or that more of them
voted for Cake than for Fulton.
, Indeed, the presumption Is that
acting individually as they did, more
of them voted tor Fulton than for
Cake, for at that time, with clouds"
of doubtful consistency and charac
ter hovering over the senator, the
average Democrat or other voter,
would have estimated Cake as the
probably stronger man and harder
to beat in the ensuing election.
And so he would have been, and
he could not have been beaten by
Chamberlain if he had stuck sturdily
to Statement ; No. 1 and renounced
the work of : that " fool convention.
But that Cake would thug handicap
himself was not foreseen, and there
fore Democrats, as a rule, would
have preferred Fulton's nomination
to his.
Again: There is and never has
been, from any source, any evidence
whatever of any '. kind that Demo
crats in great numbers 'or concert
edly registered as Republicans, and
that thousands did so and voted for
Cake, (a simply preposterous. There
never was any foundation in fact tor
these ' assumptions and ' assertions ;
there never was any evidence In Sup
port of them, and as to the Cake
supporting ' assumption, it was and
is unreasonable and absurd.
But we suppose these ridiculous
falsehoods will be repeated for year;
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Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
says crop prospects all over the
country are good. Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Lane says the
volume of traffic is steadily increas
ing. These Official reports -are cor
roborated by many others. Pros
perity and confidence are returning.
Whether Roosevelt or Aldrlch, Taft
or Cannon,:.brougbt this about is
Immaterial. If Bryan tried to stop
it he ha failed.' So. .cheer , up, and
hurrah for prosperity and confi
dence. . v'.",., N . ;-.
A rich person can do good to hu
manity in other ways besides feed
ing hungry stomachs or building li
braries, or aiding the cure of dis
ease, though these are good ways.
Mrs. Russell Sage has expended f 50,-
000 in planting rhododendrons on
certain hitherto barren and ugly
places in or leading to Central park
in New York.. The result will be
pleasing to millions, and Innocent
pleasure is good, beneficial. . It is to
be regretted that Mrs. Sage is bo
old. - . -
Former Mayor Storey and others
Who are contributing to the exhibit
of roses- in the chamber of com
merce are doing Portland a kindly,
valuable service, that should be ap
preciated. Not only many visitors
from outside the city, but even many
of Its residents, are surprised and
delighted at the variety and excel
lence of the roses there displayed,
and will have a better opinion of
Portland as a Rose City in conse
quence. Mr. Storey Is proving him
self a true Portland patriot.
' A" reformer, the brewers seem to
neve oeen now. -i
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..'Poor Veneuel; In addition to Ctro
It ftaa me plague . !, .
Foraker may deolde to show that he
ten ths aeaa one yet. v.
Poor Shaw 'aeems to have been unable
19 get in a word edgewisa. - - -
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t Some dpodIcj make the larleat ffanira
of ineir uvea onineir (raauaiiom.
The south helped Taft set the nom
inatton, but- It woa't help elect ilm. -
Antt-nrohibtttonlafs Dotnt to Mara aa
a horrible example; aay.it went dry long
JL Af ' onthiiHla.at.lnr' nnlaa Anmm nni
aiwaya - result in a loteaaea atam.
'And even Chairman 'Lodge repeated
Again I thank you." They ail will
,0 It. - : - v .."
tm rraauaie wno idlea inroum.
Ion vacation is not likely to amount u
Burrows' keynote atech waa in In.
tolerably tedious that everybody rroaned
out or iuno .
The platform makers did not have the
assurance to ipaoraa apecincaiiy the
last, .congress. . ,
The Albany Democrat remarks: "flood.
bye, Jonathan. While- gone take a dose
oi gooa sense. - - ,
Wherever you a-o for m vacation, don't
imagine an me time -mat any . otner
piaov wouia nave oeen oetier.
Senator Fa 1 ton fell down in "nlanam.
paiftn Derore the people, but In a con
vention he is a great aucceaa.
COMMENT ON 'THE OREGON PLAN
Mr.lZera Snow's Darenta rnleht have
gueKsea, pernaps aia, tnat wnen no grew
uivpeopio wouia can mm z.ero. ' - , .
' The f)emocratie hoD that Cortelvou
might-be nominated for vice-president
was aoomea to, disappointment.
If Bryan ahould beat Taft. Senator
Bourne may not be able to resist the
.temptation to say. "J. tola you so."
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The allies afVdlavosed to think that
nominating a candidate for president
witn a Dig suck is not a square deal.
a. a
Chairman Lodge la a clear-headed.
weu-Daiancea man wno - knew , better
man to taia arivel lor an hour and a
It vou watch It durlnar the next 'f aw
years you will see a great development
of the livestock Industry in the Ore
gon country.
A headline In the Klamath Falls Her-
aa -says ttarriman want' whole state.
He can't have Jt; Hill has one little
nnrn,r nr it. ... -
General Frelarht Aa-ant TL R . MIIIai-
has gone fishing in central Oregon. If
he can fish up a railroad through that
regmit, an cregun will rejoice.
A Rhode Island man claims to ha
thriving finely on1 a sand diet. But
it has long been known thai a man
with plenty of sand usually got along
wjfell.
... a a , .! ,. .
A Chicago "nvpnotlst haa discovered
six different personalities in one girl.
We wouldn't wonder: soma summer girls
can' become ngaged to more than alx
men In a single season.'
SDeaklna- of the arlrl arrayttiafaai hj
Salem Journal says: "Thev win nanr
be so sweet again." But If the editor
were a yening man and one 6t them
were to be his bride mt next June.
he might change his opinion.,
This Is not reprinted from a aacaaafnn
sheet, but from the sedate and atandpat
Salem Statesman: "They are making:
lot of talk about Taft loslne-. tt-o
colored vote. They must think his
protner cnaries wiu run out of funds.
Oregon SideliglitJ
Robsevelt, a 'Washington dispatch
states, had nothing to , do with the
platform; and did not know what
was in it. O no; he Is Just that sort
of a man, Isn't he? Who could
Imagine him meedllng with a plat
form, or-making o..mu"ch. as any
suggestion about it? If anybody
mentioned platform to him . he -im
mediately turned the , conversation
on tennis or wild animals of Africa.
Platform! Why, of course, he hasn't
even thought of such a thing, t
The state Ico'uld nqf convict the
Pennsylvania capltol ; grafters, al
though, there was abundant evidence
that1 some ,8,000,000 or $9,000,000
of pi under ; was gained out of the
ob. But the people . of .that state
seem to like this sort of public serv
ice. The evil, that . Cameron -and
Quay did lives after them, .-.v i
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw views , with 8tarm the . growth
of ''mobocracy,'.' the ne. of power
by . the common people. r:Hls ideas
are logical; more rule of the peo
ple . means no fat public jobs for
patriots like Shaw; he sees that. . But
let htm be cheerful; hla friends the
trusts control congress yet.-Ha
This Date in History.
1215 Magna Charta signed by Kirvg
John. - , -. . " - '-.
1568 James I bora, i Died March 27,
1625. -. i : -v- ,
' -1610 Champlaln defeated the Iro
quois near the mouth of the Richelieu
river.- - . ; v., .- f '
1T94 Richard Henry Lee. American
officer in the Revolution, died. Born
January i0. 1782. . -'
181 William H. Webb. pioneer
American shipbuilder, born in New York
city. Died there October 0, 189.
1819 The state of Maine separated
from Massachusetts. , .,.
1820 The Earl of Dalhousla assumed
office as governor of Canada. ; ;,.
, 1858 Capture of Gwalbor. f ..; - '
' 1864 Alabama . sunk by ' the Kear
gars. . .. ,,-a -.,. .
1867 Execution of v Maximilian,, em
peror of Mexico."-
Wlu'am!BaltlC anal opene1 by Emperor
An Albany man exchanged !5 cents
wun a nooo ror a V6-cent watch, and
it IB running yvi. H
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A man who bought a stock ranch
near Baker City will stock It with 808
cauie to Degm witn. ,
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A man named Bird Rose will build
a $8,600 house on a 1,500-acre ranch
near Coburg. It is supposed that roses
ana Diras are pientuui on tnat place.
. " . - . a t , .
An Antelope man slipped and fell,
with a knife in his .hand, and It com
pletely severed a large portion of his
nose, but , friends managed to- sew It
on again. . ,
A man bought 17 acraa nf lan mur
Milton at 180 an acre, put In a gasoline
irrigating pump, and fixed to lrrlgave
ai a cob i ui ijuv, boi oui. winesap appl
trees, and now his place, though the
trees will not bear for several years.
' wvrwi favv mil au;ra. L. t v
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There Is no prettier little cttv nn
the face of -the earth' than our own
lone, proclaims The Proclaimer. The
roses are every place and the fruit is
ripening on the trees, the birds singing
y inn nunareas, me garaens green
nuu iu paupiB nappy. , , f f
The Albany "HeraM aavar "What t
the matter with the young men of this
town? The writer counted 12 handsome
young women who attended thelbanv
tneairca iasi evening witnout an
cort. it is a shame, and . the-male
youins or, wis city, should be compelled
to do a 10-round stunt with ice picks
inu vu loaieaq ox - gfoves. . - f.
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The natural resourr-na of Mmina anil
the surrounding community are . the
source or .conversation of every one
WhO VlSlta thla Inralltv mnA mn man
Trom the east and ia other parts of
the West are serlnnalv. -nnaMorlnv
eating here with the view of engaging
uubiiioh oi various Kinas. says The
ivBvui uci . uir unequaiea water power,
oureoal fields, our forests, and our
fields all contribute to the attractive
ness Of the Place. an1 'th futnra .
mnaon as a commercial center' la ita
longer a question, but a settled fact:
Ana river, at the n,m.
Lake valley In northern T iri
at this, time attracting considerable at-
lemion an eriori is being mads to
raise the water so as to utilise it in th
Irrigation of the large sagebrush plain
Jn the north end of this valley.- Ana
river has been considered ons of south'
ern - Oregon s arrt amnrfan . i ,. t.
formed byeveral large springs In the
northern end of flumm,, T.i,a i.iin.r
semi-arid region, and this volume is
approx.iniB.ieiy iuu.vuo gallon a minute,
in dry as well as wet season. - Thetr
temperature 'is 20 degrees or more above
that of the atmosphere, Indicating that
they rise from a depth of 1,004 feet
or more. . .. : ,. -
Ma Pemberton's Birthday. , j
Max Pemberton. noted u an mtiinrl
and editor, was born in Birmingham,
England, June 19. 188. H received
an excellent education in the best of
preparatory schools and at Cambridge
university. -After leaving the univer
sity he tried his hand at several voca
tions before he finally decided to devote
himself to literature. His first novel,
The Diary of a Scoundrel," waa pub
lished in 1891, and met with consider
able -success. Since thens he- has writ
ten more than a score of romances and
stories of adventure end through them
he has become well known In America
as well as in England. That Mr. Pem
berton has found time to write so many
successful stories is somewhat surpris
ing, in view of the fact that for a num
ber 'of years he haa been the editor f
on of the big London magaalnea.
The Dress all over the country con
tinues to comment on the result , of
"the Oregon election" and the plan in
vogue in Oregon for popular election of
United States senators: J
-' "The Orejron Plan."'
From the Chlcaso .News.
; Illinois citiiens weuld do well to give
consideration to the "Oregon plan'r of
enabling . voters to express on election
day" thalr preference for United State
senator, under-the Illinois direct-primary
law the party voter henceforth
will be- permitted at primary elections
to Indicate his choice amoafg the differ
ent candidates of .his party. The Oregon
plan goes further, giving -the voter on
election day the right of choice among
inn canaiaaies or ail parties.- - -'
Oregon .Jield Its state nlectton last
Monday and the Republicans were generally-
successful, - Ths legislature will
be largely Renublicnn nn 1olnt . ballot.
Under ordinary circumstances ' this
would be expected to insure the election
oz a -republican as United States sen
a tor. At - Monday's - election, however,
Oregon', popular governor, Mr. Cham
berlaln,- the Democratic candidate for
United States - senator, received about
1.000 mare votes than Mr. Cake, tha Re
publican aspirant for that' office. It is
pronanie, " therefore, that Governor
Chamberlain will be chosen by the Re
publican legislature ty represent Oregon
in me senate.- -v , : v ,. - -.:,.,
-The legislature, ' of course, Is not
legally bound to act in accordance with
the popular desire as t exorcised at the
polle last Monday; By the constitution
of the United States the legislature t
made the agency for choosing senators
and therefore from a legal , notnt v of
view It Is free to follow its own in
clinations In the matter regardless of
any resircun(s .imposed oy popular opin
ion, however manifested. A malnritv
of the newly-elected members of the
uregon legislature, however, pledged
themselves before election to choose as
senator the candidate receiving the
largest popular vote,- for that office.
' Anv state can nut tha Aiwrnn ntan
Into-operation by enacting a law pro
viding that the names of the various
candidates for senator may be placed
on the ballot to be voted on election
day. Its successful operation, however.
requires in addition a puDiic sentiment
which will. oblige candidates for the leg
islature to p leu ire - themselves In good
faith to carry out the Dooular will aa
expressed at the-election.
The direct advantage of this plan Is
that it enables the. people actually to
choose their representatives in the na
tional senate. ' There la an inrlirant turn.
ef It . which probably will prove even
more Important - If the voters choose
the senator they will feel free to cast
tneir oauots wim little regard to par
tisanship when supporting candidates
for the legislature. No voter then will
support an unworthy aspirant for leg
islative office on the around that hla
success is necessary to the election of
a particular man aa United Ktatna en.
ator.x
The Oregon Election.':;
From the San Francisco Call.j '
Apparently 'an overwhelming Kennh.
Mean legislature In- Oregon must elect
a Democratic United States Senator or
openiy repudiate their written pledges,
which Would make Oregon Democratia
for the next decade. . There have been
some very, rotten legislatures In Oregon,
but we doubt whether -there is monev
enough to beat the election of Governor
Chamberlain. The people have eleoted
Republicans to carry on the state gov
ernment, and Republican 'members of
jne national nouse oi representatives,
but have declared that they preferred
Governor Chamberlain for United States
senaton,' ,. vivj : v.
mere is no aouDt wnatever what this
means.. It means that .the-people of
Oregon set personal character above the
profession or the possession of any po-
iiuvai principles wnatever. BO lar as
we - know, nothing has been alleged
gainst the personal stand I no- nf Tndn
McCgbe. the Republican candidate, but
the people did not know him mil thev
do know Governor Chamberlain, for the
uaie, oeing- overwneimingly Republican
n political sentiment, haa twlc olontAtt
him.- a Democrat, m a-Avernnr hi
administration of that office has been
sucn mat. tney want nim ror senator.
tAs the people of Oregon feel, so feel
the electors in all carta of tha rnnnrmr
and machine politicians may well take
heed to it. There Is "no doubt whatever
that nine-tenths f the Republicans
would prefer free trade with the as
surance or personal integrity and abil
ity in high office, to protection secured
by tha election of untrustworthy candi
dates, and that nine-tenths' of the Dem
ocrats wouia prerer nign protection with
honest government to any other kind
of a tariff- with untrustworthy men in
office. Foi the present it Is useless to
Implore electors to vote for candidates
whom they do not like for the sake of
'the no rtvM . Th I-.,,, i . i
have little foundation The people pf i
Oregon are .not as easily nor as aareiy
duped aa those of Rhode island.
A Pennsylvania View.
- From tha allllaalnhia TtACoriL
'The i'ortland Oregonian declares that!
the belief Is general that the uregon
legislature. win not elect Mr. unamiwr
lain to the United States annate, not
withstanding his Indorsement under thej
f-rimary system pledging the Repub-
lean majority ofthe legislative body
REALM
FEMININE
A Wasting of ltcsources.!
I HERE is something beautiful aad
-L moving about commoncements.
. Young people stand T,ust at the
' entrance of life, i expecting so '
' much.: believing In themselves so
to his auDDort. While expressing no uuy, planning to ao sucn great things.
definite opinion, as to -the future action And "the older people who look; upon
fectlyi irrational . and unworkable." It admiration of their courage, ',feel the
remains to be seen whether the legisla-1 Inspiration of their spirit, and vet can-
iSISSllU-SSSSST lr! ?0t " ?8CP '.a- Treellng- of compassion.
I'lDUSDO Vl'UII Tt 11JI1 11,0 lutuiiuui" Hnn in,, inor r rt ur a tr waitll .na- V, n.a I
chosen, the fact that the voters of thllt thSri wlll victories indd hiir
Oregon have twice before recorded their only after defeats? that tner" wfili
decided preference for Mr. Chamberlain deeds dona to move the world, but only
in.f S?lLot. W tR.t 0.u,f ht to ?.av. done through the mists of ears and
weight in Influencing the reault of the after the- strife of battle- . This ro-
VOtlng, In the legislature. , . s crulting of --. the young to take' their
' 1 ' 4-v?-' " ' J placea in the .great army of theWorid'a
Popular Choice in Oregon. J workers has In it the same elements of
From-; the Erie. Penn.. Herald. V J aspiration and tragedy that strikes upon
War it nni . fx. the, taft that hn I tne neart ' strings In seeing a body at
faith on their part - would prove to be I r J'uun nion aniuung into me
oaa doiiucs. inert is every line- "
equally
lihood that the members of Oregon's
Republican legislature would - violate
their agreement with the people and
choose one of their own party ' faith
to represent the state in 'the United
States senate.
And there ia another " thouarht thn t.
strikes home, too, and that la the ret
sponslblllty -of the one who stands to
address them, to give them 'the last
word that shall send them forth to do"
jne tnings ror which the world wain.
I WeJiear many commencement addresaoa
taken (natters Into their own hands and I w the course of our lives, and It la
had pledged their- legislators in ad- wormy of note -that the more though t-
vanoe to elect the senator In accord Jul and advanced the man who epeake
with the popular choice. This choice, to these young people, the less he de-
apparently, has fallen upon a Democrat, pends upon oratory to move his hear-
George Earle Chamberlain." to take the erm. the less he tries to strike some hig
place of Fulton, one of the present In- npte which shall Startle them and plead
cumbents of the office, and who had powers, and the more he empha-
the indorsement of President Roosevelt l5?wi?plV homely. everyday truths,
for reelection. which they have heard and read from '
. Th k.in. anvn tt ,.m,ln, their Infancy. Is it because aa anma,
to be seen whether the 'Republican one has said, rhe world needs not so
members will dare to defy, the popular "IP to be. informed as to be rem Ind
ie situation ,- Is a -somewhat ?' merely me tr
voice.- The
truth finding
curious one In American politics and is utterance that we all need not eo much
decidedly encouraging to those who see I ?H;lHr and rennement and double di-
in a revivea ana active popular inter-1 voiuuuuk ,rat na o we ot
ul ,mJ nartlAlnatlnn in nl,Vlln -lafalra I the Plain Substantial i groundwork of
a promise of greatly- bettered condl- I character that alone makes individuals
tlnnfl
What might not be accomplished In
Pennsylvania If the people of this ma
chine-ridden state would only - rise to
realization of their duty and their
power .ana - oemanu xair treatment . oi
tneir seii-oonstitutea ruiers;
Who are worthy to stand in llfa'a har.
UeT'
Chamberlain's . Election.
From the Fall River. Mass.. Globe.
The election of Governor- Chamber
lain of Oregon to succeed Senator Ful
ton In tha United States senate has nat
urally occasioned considerable surprise I torn to our shores T
This Is the thing emphasised in the
recent address to the co-eds of Swartli
more by Professor Rvron Hurlhuri nt
Harvard,-who spoke to these educatad,
refined young, women on the responsi
bilities of thla American nation In up
holding; the. ' principles of ' ommn
honesty and abhorrence of imitation.
Professor Hurlburt, said:
' 4Conaidar tha one mnttar . n? Hreaa
What do -we teach thev peasants who
rnriit. or on9p
and comment. Oregon is aRepubiioan l imitation? Let the crowded streets of
ilo i.y m niuiuiiiiw ,I"7' -.-"-1 tne tenement districts or our cities re-
toerll.l1 Dm0?r?K. AL. the SllPlr- .-3ut. those are the uneducated, the
candidates on the state ticket who wera I Tintarsta,
chosen.at last Mondays election, were .higher class, truly American, and
. ,X" V1.1 . uT. I oonsiaer a single erase ot tne oay -tne
was due- chiefly to- two things. Hta ! tn ,nnMi.. . r
personal popularity anil the fact that ..Hav you not marveled at the cheap-
Opgon has, In effect and substance, ness of the houses in front of which you
adopted the plan of. electing . United j,ave expensive machines standing?
Btatw senators bv the popular vote. Have you not wondered at the lnco-i-
-Of course, compliance with the fod- grulty of the occupants and their cars?
cntltut,on maKfB 15 l80"8 A few days ago a man told me of a
that these senators shall be chosen -by frtend ot a dealer , automobiles,
tnR,."laSure,buti th Btai1,lih who has sold 1150.000 worth this year,
candidate for the latter is asked be- u. km i-Ij L a aA i
fore election to give or reject a pledjfe caah, and, 181.00tt In mortgages on
binding him to vote for "that candl- houses, lands and personal property of
date for United States senator who has all description even Jewelry. This is
received the highest : number-of the individual, and as I have skid, trivial,
people's, votes for that position in the homely, but does it not point to a grave
general election... This Is known as weakness that should alarm the thought-
iviir
Statement No. 1." Should a legislative
candidate - decline to suDscrme to tnis
he declares himself ror ' Statement no.
2," by Which he reserves the -privilege
It Is a recognition- of a ilnnrer which
! inAA a. .. .1 . - t- I U I
t ll m ..i .7.. .i w"oii in all classes or -American life.
the voters and to regard the- same slm-1
ply aa a recommendation or a partic
ular senatorial candidate. -
A large majority of the Republican
The very , spirit of lndenendence Is li
danger of being' sacrificed to the spirit
of emulation. The woman, whose nus-
Kikn abmma at AAA . '
Wl iiS: easing "ilke" the wo'maA whose hVJ-'
hi3tnfm.1?iJ2?i ?r1.Cnf??.,'nti? ban "" 2.000. 8he cannot bear to
n1otte,?f,ltiaV. Sut V"riuS th $h'2kJ.he?.ri?l,d2-!.hAu iSafe-
STfPfelant01 VAli fewer"ple.?ure" ththVUdren" o'f
different faith from themselvea v ; tn. aeml-milllonalre who lives on the-
The Oregon Senatorial Fight. ; " Thyolng ; woman who is of mar-
Frnm tha Dnliith. Minn.. Harald. I rlagable age has constantly dinned Into
If the Oregon legislature, composed I her ears -by her mother's friends the
can public life is honest government,
and it overpowers all other Issues, ii
this staterrjur candidates for office next
ian niuai do men nr inota rnnn oh or.
acter and clean affiliations, or they will
not be elected if any other party offers
better men. And they ought not to be.
The people will demand namnnal i-h,,.
acter before the triumph of protection
vr in-t waav imperialism or ant 1-1 m-
Serlallsm, the Roosevelt policies or the
unholy affiliations, or who is evidently
backed by large campaign funds whore
source is unknown, ought to be elected
iv any on ice, or wiu oe elected, if
there is. a clean, man mnHlna bmIh.
Mm. Let us have honesty In ptaplic af
fairs if we have nothing else,.,)
':?Nbt Safely'Dnned. r'.'v
From tho Providence. R. I., Democrat.
. 'There are stories td the--effect that
the Republican leo-ialatnra In nn
won't elect Governor Chamberlain een
ator. but the chances are these stories
almost entirely of Republicans, should I thought that she must not marry a
elect a jjemocsat aa united mates sen-1 man wno cannot give ner wnat sne nan
ator. it will show that there is more been accustomed to, that she must not
than one way of bringing aboot the I consider a marriage -of love that !s
popular election of United States sen-! hopelessly old-fashioned but - the In
ators. - V '. i come of the man who wooa - . If "he
Under the constitution, legislatures I cannot start in life where her father
must elect tne senators, out Oregon nasi is leaving on. a iter nair a century or
apparently found a way by which the I toll, he Is not to be considered,' Bnt
people can- influence the legislature to I It ia not alone among the pe ! of
elect the man they want. The primary I the ordinary walks of life, but all the
election inciuaes tne nomination oi way up tne scaie oz tne social scnetne.
United Qtates senators, who are voted The man who has must get more and
upon at the general election June 1. always more, because his wife and his
At the tame time the members of the daughters and his sons must have so
legislature who must actually choose muoh more , to keep up with their ex-
the senator are elected. They are re-1 pensive exemplars. It is an extrava-
arance of living, a wastefulness of re
statement 1 sources which Jalrlv rivals the wasting
quired, , upon becoming candidates,
Itn one nf two atatetnentji. Htateir
No. 1 binds its signers to abide by the I of the resources of" the country, which
decision of ' the people at the primary I the president recently called a confer-
eiertion, wniie signers oi -statement iso. i ence or governors to consider. , --
a almnlv 1 nnr nnAM that (ml. 41.. nt- I , Tt ' 1m Mtt .taaiaa that Aim anll.irA
n. Since a refusal to sign Statement 1 evil aa a text for a commencement ad-
No. 1 implies distrust of the people and I dress. Mothers and fathers ' may well
a reluctance to 40 tneir win, canal- imitate . his example and . present con
dates who are asking the people for latently to their children , the old, fa.
their votes naturally choose that state-I miliar, homely, truth of honeety, -of
ment, uioucn Dy no -means an or ins i simpHcity, or ' oenet in - tne suosian-
oregon candidates did make this choice. Itlals. which they must -have to coun-
However, a majority of the legislature I teract the Influence of this prodigality
yiai nu Dtjen eiectea signea otatemeni ana waste oi taienis ana 01 me.
No. 1, and unless, they deliberately
back out of their agreement, which
plainly would be bad faith, they 'must
elect the people's choice. - '
i nis HDpeHrt to oe lioveroor tnam
berlaln, the Democratic governor of this
itepuDiican state,,; wnose personal pop
ularity rumisheg an interesting parai-
" If,.; It kt -" .
Our Need of Water.
From the Medical Record.'
EHTSIOLOGI3T8 tell us that the ant
. mat consists of almost 80 per
' ' cent of Water. Admlttino- thla tn
Letters From tlie People
- - ' ' '" . 1 ' ' ''
All Legislators Are Instructed.
Dairy, ; Or.. June 15. To theKditor
of The Journal A ' majority ' of the
members-elect of the coming aesslon of
the Oregon legislature having before the
election pledged themselves to VOte for
the candidate for United States senator
who should receive the hicheat numhar
of Votes at the peUdlag . .election, f ot
course Will- elect . Governor,.. Pham her.
Jain to that exalted position, he being
iiib people a cnoioe. rsut xnas IS not all.
If the members of that body are reanXn.
slve to the expressed wish of the people
every member of that body Is in honor
bound to: vote for Governor Chamber
lain, and for a .reason which I have not
seen cited hitherto, to-wit: At the late
election a bill was submitted bv refer
endum to the people, and-was approved
by them, Instructing; "our representa
tives and senators in our legislative as
sembly, as such officers,-' to vote - for
and elect the candidates for United
States senator from thla state who re
ceive tne nianesr-numDer or -votes at
our general elections." It Is presumed
that men who are elected to 'the legis
lature are law-abidlne- oltfuena It thav
come up io mis standard iney are pound
ny tneir respect tor tne law to vote for
the governor,' whether they .pledged
themselves so to vote or not. I see no
way for them, as good citizens, to avoid
obeying the instructions given them by
the people of the state in the adoption
of that law. When a legislator begins
his official duties he takes a solemn
eath to support the constitution of the
state, and to- abide by the laws thereof.
Here is a law enacted by the people
themselves Can he violate It without
also violating his solemn oath of office?
Who will dare do it? ' .
, Senator " Fulton must certainly have
been Ignorant of the adoption of this
law or he would not have counseled Re
publican legislators to - violate their
pledges to the people and elect some
body else than the man whom the people
have chosen. If ha was not Ignorant he
la far too low In his standard of public
morals to command the respeot of law
abiding . cltlsens. . I cannot bring my
self to think It of htm. The people
have spoken. Their , wish Is supreme.
It is the end of all . controversy. . No
man's duty to his party Is higher than
lei to the case .of. Governor Johnson or i be true, it would seem possible that
Minnesota. ,,f - . - . , . ... I this Quantity . is -necessarv In ordar to
carry on the normal physiological oro
the law. George E.' Chamberlain, hav-1 S"",e?.? ln" animar economy in proper
Ing been selected by the people as. their it .il.
choice for senator' evarw member of For "lmUar reasons It would alao Op-
thelegl.latur.,siduty'bound.
m law, to cast nis vote lornim. lnia i - t.,.k.j .un..iJ-i-.
Tenannte i MrWulSi
every man In Jhat body-. -. J processes, thla lost ouantltv must int.
w AMu:kruaiu .. . - . t . .
,...."'. , i mediately Da reaunniinti. . Khnnm aunn
' . - ' a. . I a withdrawal of water be permitted ti
Air. Brooks Is i nnecesaarlly Alarmed be unduly prolonged the disorders will
: Portland, Or., June 17. To the Editor! ass.ume supn grave . dimensions that
of The , Journal-Now that Engineer I - Itself may : ultimately, be ; te
thflmm, h.a AnimA : mwM nf mif I mlnatCd. - r - , - ' .il- 7 -
leading men by holdln- up to them the! -u-lastlcity and pliability of muscles,
glorious example of Seattle' in street j nerves, cartilage, tendons and even
building, and'the campaign for tinker-1 hones depend mainly on the amounr
mg- witn - tne cnaner oi - me , city oi i "'""-i I"
Portland has been started. It is time I "erVes as a distributor of bodily heat
for the humble ones who will in. the na tes tne boay temperature by
end
tlee.
fivery
m k , e7ery lrn " n" ordinarily furnished partly by tfie food
uaved boulevard, and the prooertv own- I mA v. ;uii. V"iiT.
era wlU not object to. paylngfo.uoh Sonaumin. ."An overabundanc;' In th
Improvements if tney have the money consuming. An Overindulgence In the
the humble ones who will huthe regulates the body temperature by
1 have to foot the bills to take no- Physical process of absorption and
s , , . elimination. - y . .-
1...L1 ut... in .. m Under normal jcondltlons and: In a
.ve.1 1.il,U .CJ.eil-1,lLite .CniT .1? PP"- .de"e of health, this supply Is
to pay for them, but to have their prop
erty . mortgaged to - secure the money
with which to make such streets,; and
that upon the mere ; Sfly-so ot a few
men urged by pavement companies, is
another matter.-,. It Is a matter that
the application ..of the " terms "fogy,"
"mossback." etc., will not further to the
extent of Inducing . property owners in
this city to the ; surrender 11 of their
rigt t to say when and where Improve
uae of water provided It Is not car
ried to excess will seldom. 1f ever he
productive of any deleterious, come-
quences. , " -. -.- .,s
.... .. . - H at t:--"v-;.7vi-;:,'';:;4:, ;
: Housewife's Helps, i
O CLEAN leather, - such as purses,
handbags, - suitcases," .undressed
leather and colored, skins, -use a
ments for which they . have to pay are I reliable wall-paper cleaner. 'Mix as dl
io be made.
- No -toubt the' restrictions -of the city
charter, upon officials who have the
say as to how other- people's money
is to os expenceo, is somewnai
No doubt that charter Is, back num
ber to men who have ity additions to
boot by the building of wide, paved.
and unneeded boulevards in their di
rections, at other people s expense,
v The secret of this charter agitation
Is. that nrortertv owners, a vet. have
a vestige of say as to the Improvement
of streets abutting their property.. It
is sought to place this power solelv In
the hands of the council, or some other
board; like -It Is in glorious mortgage
ridden Seatt'e, where the property own
er-has. no other function than that of
paying the bills and of keeping his
mouin snuu OEOKais t. bkooks.
A 1 Newnort man' will bultil ' a
for deep sea fishing. .'.
boat
rected and apply In the usual manner,
rubbing one way only. ' ,
Dip a velvet brush in damn sand ami
see the velvet come forth as fresh as
though it. were new. It is a cleaning
process, too. for the slight moisture t
removes dust, snd the harsh' action of
tne sandy friction gives new life to
the nap which has been worn down.
To remove shoe polish from wssh
goods, soak spots in sweet rn.Uk before
wetting in waler. If spots are dry,
soak longer. This is safe and sure. -.
Machine grease can be removed- by :
washing in cold ra,ln water and soap, "
New lamp wicks if hot led in vinegar
before using, then -thoroughly dried,
will- not smell when burning. -
- Tar stains can be, removed by rub--blng
lard or butter " into them thor
oughly before applying soap
- Paint stains that- are dry and "old
may be removed from cotton or woolen
goods with chloroform. Firstcover tha
spots with, olive oil or butter. a ..
A