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STATE RIGHTS, THEX ANT) XOW.
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THE old doctrine of state riphts,
' J carried t the point of justify
( I Ins secession, was utterly in
I conflict with the idea of na
tionality. If these United States
' .were to remain Joined together as a
rreat nation, then the doctrine of
i etate sovereignty, as maintained by
Calhoun, Hayne, and their followers,
was clearly untenable, was rank po-
3 It leal heresy, and had to be com
pletely overthrown and thoroughly
. crushed, as It was by the great civil
yar. For if half or a third of the
states could secede from the rest,
nd form a "confederacy," then any
one or more states of that confed-
eracy could secede on any pretext,
. and the country would have dis
integrated into an indefinite and
" .yarlable number of petty and hostile
powers, none of . them definite,
Stable, or politically respectable. The
, . maintenance-of the union was there
" fore simply a question, nationally
Of life or death. But it is well
enough to remember that the south
ern slave holders were not the orig
Inal secessionists; they learned the
doctrine from New - England abo
litionists. And while the Demo
cratic party, dominated by southern
?rs, stood for state rights to too
.great an extent at a critical period
secession, disunion and disintegra-
tlon were never advocated or sane
tioned by the national Democratic
party. Jackson was as staunch a
nationalist as Webster was,, and
when the crisis came it was the de
fenders and advocates of slavery and
its extension Into the territories, of
whichever party they had been be
fore, that argued and fought for se
cession.
That heresy was forever settled,
was Jellied, more than 40 years ago.
Is'o man in all the land thinks of
ever reviving it. But there is again,
as there always will be, to a greater
or less extent, a question as to the
relative powers and duties of the
federal and the state governments.
'Just now this question arises prin
cipally with reference to the regula
tion and control of corporations, es
pecially railroads. It is a large and
Important question, that will not be
fully settled this year, nor within a
7 few years. Mr. Bryan says that
there should be no 'twilight zone"
between federal and state authority,
but such a zone seems Inevitable un
. til the federal government and the
states can unite on entirely har-
monious laws on this subject, as
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mey uuve aone to some extent on
the matter of pure food legislation
and administration. The convention
of governors, hereafter doubtless to
be an annual affair, should help
greatly to a solution of this prob
lem, they and congress earnestly
and sincerely trying to cooperate In
devising harmonious legislation and
executive action, and state legisla
tures following the advice of gov
ernors who work with this end in
view. The federal government must
certainly exercise large powers here,
but within themselves the states
should be free to exercise ample
power themselves, without having
their acts nullified or interfered
with by federal courts or other fed
eral authority.
This is a question of practical
Statesmanship, and ought not to be
a party question. Nor can !t bp
-. made so, except nominally, for nei
ther party can now be united in fa
vor of either absolute, exclusive fed
eral control of corporation doing an
Interstate business, or of state con
trol to the exclusion of such a de
gree of federal control as may be
. recessary. it is to be hoped that
Mr. Taft will make his position on
thU subject as clear as it is possible
for him to do. It is a matter of im
mense Importance. The corpora
tions and interests that seek to con
trol and run the government hope
to set the federal government and
- the states by lb ears on this ques
tion. The greater the conflict of
authority, the better they will be
suited. They are for whichever
kind of control is most impractic
able, and less likely of success, and
If one sort it about to succeed they
are for the other kind. Therefore
the really patriotic and able leaders
of both parties should pull together,
aot apart, for the people's welfare!
What is needed is sot a contest
over state rights, so much as effec
tual efforts to fcarraonUe federal
sd state control. and so make tkeee
corporation! understand that sot
they but the people are Jhe real mae
ttrv AI1 pec,!' are boUi citizen
KSS coiiHequi'nce than formerly
nttends the organization of the
Oregon legislature. l!lg things
once hung on the question of
what man was to be president of the
senate. A Fulled States Henatorshlp
sometimes turned on the result. In
the ecstasy of that moment when he
was elected, Senator Fulton turned
to I'rosldont Urowiiell and said, in
effect, "to you, Mr. President, I owe
my election; hut for your aid this
great honor could not have fallen to
me. it was a declaration or deep
significance, freighted with vastly
more meaning than those not In the
game, comprehended. To the im
portant office of president of the
senate, ex officio presiding officer of
the Joint assembly, and to Mr.
Hrownell, Mr. Fulton, in truth owed
Ms election.
Indeed, under the old regime, the
presidency of the senate was almost
the key to the senatorshlp. It was
the capstone In the senatorial ma
chine. Its committee appointments,
Its power for legislation, Its various
agencies of control were a vital as
set in promoting or blocking sen
atorial candidacies, and they were
used for all they were worth. That
was the secret of the bitterness of
the fight that always attended the
election of that functionary. Boodle
Is known to have accompanied the
process of election on occasions, and,
as Senator Fulton says, "Men of the
highest character in the state did
things they regretted ever after."
They sold their votes for presiding
officer. It was the beginning of the
corruption In the legislative session,
it was ruinous to morals. It made
safe and sane legislating almost im
possible. It opened wide the treas
ury of the state to grafts. It
launched the legislature on a mad
career, because of evil influences
that thus attended organization. If
the past could be made to speak, if
the walls and inner chambers at the
state capltol could tell all they know
of the outcomlngs and Ingoings of
legislative organization, many of the
actors in the drama would blanch
and the citizenship of Oregon be
shocked at the revelations.
But there is a new epoch. Tro
gresslveness has lifted the curtain,
and removed the hope -eriwhlch
the recurring legislatures fought.
The people choose the senator, and
the instrumentality of a thousand
nameless ''evils is banished from
Oregon. The presidency or tne sen
ate is of less consequence, and no
longer worth the heavy price so of
ten paid for it. It is more a matter
of mere honor and pure legislation,
and less a football in a deadly and
demoralizing senatorial combat. It
is more an office for the exercise of
statesmanship, and less a place for
one of the big bosses in the sen
atorial machine to occupy. The peo
ple of Oregon have made It so, ana
Is it not a work well done?
TROIXKV LINES Ml LTIPLYIXG
posed and executed. Free or cheap
docks and an Improved harbor may
not bo as immediately and impera
tively necessary as a sufficient sup
ply of water and means of transit
across the river; that is, we can get
along for awhile without them bet
ter than without the others; yet an
enlarged, improved harbor and am
ple (lockage facilities at nominal
vnioa u-IH A,-, mhnl nil 1 !......, 1 St
!(iiv0 r , i ww mini (ill to uri impiwvc"
nients and projects could not do to
mako Portland a great, favorite sea
port and to increase its commerce.
We are to havo a deeper channel
to the sea; we are to havo more
railroads; everything points to a
steadily and rapidly growing com
merce here; but this commerce will
be handicapped and dlsconraged.
and much of It will be deterred
from coming here by high dock
chaifgee and lack of room In the
present harbor. This measure for
municipal docks is the beginning of
a policy that if pursued steadily to
its logical conclusion will make
Portland beyond all comparison the
favored port on the Pacific coast
and one of the greatest and most
noted ports of the world. To ob
tain such a result n considerable
Finn of money may well be invested
The new provision of the charter
Just held valid by the supreme
court authorizes the issuance of
bonds to the extent of $500,000 for
the purpose of providing free docks
How far this sum will go toward
effecting the desired object we do
not know, but It will make a good
beginning. If only a few docks can
be condemned and purcnased, and
the charges reduced to a nominal
figure. It may be that other docks
will have to cut down their charges,
which will in largo part accomplish
the desired object. But we expect
that within the next few years more
money will be needed, nnd will be
cheerfully voted. For in addition
to cheap docks there will be need
of extensive harbor improvements.
As has been suggested, as the city's
commerce grows it probably will be
necessary to extend the harbor be
low the steel bridge, perhaps filling
in the adjacent low lands and build
ing seawalls.
Whatever is necessary to be done
fully and cheaply to accommodate
all the commerce that wants to come
or that can be attracted to Port
land must be done, for its commerce
is Portland's greatest asset, and
more than anything else must be
depended on to make this a great
city. Keeping all (this in mind, a
few tens of thousands, or even a
fejK-jJmndreds of thousands of dol
lars, expended within the next few
years on Portland's harbor and to
free her docks, are a matter of
small consideration.
The plans for the future should
be large and comprehensive, before
this $500,000 is used; there should
be a definite general design In view,
in consonance with which this
money should be expended. And
that design and plan should con
template a commerce in a few years
of several times the volume of that
enjoyed at present. For It is com
ing, or will come if Portland pulls
for it. This $500,000, well ex-
fpended, will help much; and when
I it is used up more will be forth
coming if necessary.
Small Change
He happy, rcRardlcxs of politics.
The beautiful, blpxHcd ntimmertlmaj,
Taft can liavn Mr. Uuffey'a atate.
A atrlko iiKalnst I'nole 8am doean
Yes, good hr.ihh Is the greateat a
Too bad-tera.
-John Worth Kern It let
bomrtiniM the renter talker la the
Blower runnrr.
Won't Nenntnr Hourne
attend that Tuft rally?
be here to
If Mr. Taft n-cda nny help, he is bir
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So Mr. Hrynn will make
(speeches; well, we guess so.
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Hunt f.ir the good In people an 1
uiiiiKN, miner man trie evil.
Tlllnmnok nil R-et not only a rall-
roau out iaii.ni.-iUK, some day.
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The old-fa.hlniieH rnmnnlnn r,ll.
binder's occupation Is about gone.
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The bench resorts seem srandalless
no, we oin not. sav srandivliiua
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The mosquito swarm was ahorf llvv
iiueiiuiiui-a uuii i una mis climate,
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Next It will be charged that Bryan
Is becoming somewhat of a politician,
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Ruef and Kchmtti doubtless have
plenty of money on which to take a
line vacation.
Some sane enough murderers are de
clared Insane and freed, and some
crazy ones are executed.
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Rut Is oxularla going to become one
of the fashionable diseases that one
likes to have so as to be mentioned
in iiiu new spapers r
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The various beach resorts not far
from Portland, are very pleasant places
' 'ait. uwi men 'rrijnrt tea f ,
about as pleasant as any place.
The big eornorations will nil ha
against Bryan, as usual but whether
they can control the votes of most of
their employes remains to be seen.
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A visitor s.ilrl tn nri-on- 'x-
1 neodore Roosevelt you are the irreni-
est man on earth." and the Nebraska
man s smile is snl,i in h:i-.. h,.n o u,,i ,
dubious.
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The Prohibitionists are n mnK i
terested and In earnest' In their na
tional COnVi-ntion as thoiiirh io v.-
wi.iiH-e io sin. it is a harmless way
of enjoying themselves.
OREGON'S DEMONSTRATION IN POP
ULAR GOVERNMENT
From the Detroit News.
It ts to be hoped that those who are
Interested in tne advancement of popu
lar government In this state are follow
ing as closely a they can the'amiialng
political experiments being made In Ore
gon. Out there they have Just passed
through an election that makes the
high water mark in concessions (o the
direct legislation sentiment. The sim
plicity or the whole proceeding nnd the
easy ability with which the people car
ried the legislative burden placed upon
their Judgments, come almost with the
force of a rebuke to Michigan and other
conservative states that continually
malign their wn Inhabitants by hold
ing them as yet Incapable of solf-gov-
ern merit.
The tteoDle of Orea-on voted on every
thing, from the regulation of the aalmon
fisheries, to the method of Impressing
on the legislature an almost mandatory
process or allowing the "ooplo to itiem
selves elect United States senators
Think of the ordinal v voting nonulation
if the state belnir called on to legislate
at the polls on such questions as these:
Instruction of legislature to vote for
peoples choice for senntor (earricui,
ncrease of nay of legislators defeated)
change of state elections (carried); In
crease or number of Judges in Btate su
reme court (dereateit): transrer or pro
ate business to circuit court (de
feated); prnhjibttlon of public officers
using railroad passes (carried); in-
Tensed appropriation for state univer
sity (approved )pproprlatlon of money
iw armories For winie inniiia loeieni
ed)
ties
The Knirlish suffraistio h,v. ..
slbiy derided to cease the use of physi
cal force and voliint.irv mirivni,
aid confine themselves to the use of
their tongues. That is woman's strong
est weapon.
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It is now the orte,, Dnaan , I
d . - , " mill
eers which are said to be more numer-
It may not be his children that Roni
wants so ranch as the $ L'o fo a yei
eacn that he asks for their main
tenance. That $n,000 a year would
afford him a little welcome small
change in bis liard-up condition.
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T f 1 Tl ...
, nryan win not become n
; proportional presentation of par
i (carried): an AVt revulatlng cam
paign expenditures (adopted); an amend
ment to secure women s surrnige (oe
feated); two rival bills, offered by ri
als In salmon fisheries for protec
tions of salmon (both adopted); a guise
of home rule permitting local action re
gardless of state criminal laws (defeut-
di; single tax (defeated).
Here In Michigan we would be told
that It would be preposterous to ask the
population to vote on these propositions,
some of them abstruse; that the people
wouldn't take the time to study them
and vote Intelligently on them; that a
minor percentage of voters would be the
state's real rulers; that the people's
mental capacity Is too limited to con
sider more than the most eliflfcentury
campaign buncombe. Rut Oregon Is a
complete refutation of this attitude.
Out of 15 propositions, the people re
jected seven, and that by a larger than
normal vote, showing at once that the
people did study the questions suf
ficiently to come to decided judgments
concerning them, and that they used nd
mlrable discrimination. Kven If It ap
peared that the popular choice was un
wise and the best propositions had been
turned down, it woul.i still be appa
rent, that the people had examined eac.i
question separately and had registered
their deliberate nosltlon on II. The
question of the right of the people to
rule themselves, and the absolute re
quirement of legislators to do the peo
ple s bidding has nothing whatever to
ilo with the probability of t'.ie people
being sometimes mistaken in their de
sires. It seems pertinent to inquire If the
pe9ple of Oregon, then, are superior to
the people of Michigan, In that thy
could study and digest the principles
of the 15 propositions submitted to
them, ft seems not; it seems rather
ous than for several veirs nast Thert- l ' "'pl'cnt means were found to nc
ls also an ample suppl'v of 'femsJe dears "-'V1'71 u"' people- with all the facts
the season fir buntiiiK which : i onen 'aK t the matters In dispute,
the year round "luu"'0 ' open- ThGS(. means were two-fold, the strict
ly official nnd the ouasl-puhllc. The
official means of education was a pam
phlet containing 12S pages. Issued by
the secretary of state and containing
not only the measures offered, but alio
all the arguments pro and con offered
.thereon. The space filled by the argu
ments Is paid for by those offering
them nnd a circulation including every
voter In the state Is guaranteed. This
cmoniaie again, and some calculate I tvr ir,ok la l,-,,--, hnhlo hut Ir ihs b!i!v
that a great manv neonle nho ,i.,n't ...im,'. i.i v,nth
partisan and Independent, which elan
like him will vote to give him
so as to get rid of him. But Bryan
will accept all such votes cheerfully.
A'
X ARTICLE in the New York
American says that' a man
named V. K. .McKeen is going
to trolleyize .Nebraska, with
Omaha as the hub of the svstem,
and that in this enterprise he Is as
sociated with E. H. Harriman. As
Nebraska has laws pretty strictly
regulating railroads, and prohibiting
exorbitant charges, there will be no
objection to Mr. Harriman taking a
hand In building trolley lines; the
more the better.
Riley McKeen, the father of W.
R. McKeen, while an Indiana county
clerk, wrested the control of the
Vandalia railroad from "Napoleon"
Ives, and for a long .time was its
president, but Fairbanks aided by
Wall street got the best of him at
last. Terre Haute, the McKeens'
home, 13 a great trolley line renter,
end Springfield, Illinois, is another,
and lesser ones are multiplying
throughout the middle west, as well
as In the east, revolutionizing the
farmers' life and rapidly developing
the resources and producing capac
ity of the country.
As Oregon's population grows,
this will happen here. Trolley llnps
will traverse all parte of all the Wil
lamette valley counties, and portions
of southern and eastern Oregon.
And the building of such roads,
wherever they can be sustained al
ready, will do more than all othpr
means combined to bring more pop
ulation. Peopie should not wait on
Mr. Harriman to "trolleyize" por
tions of Oregon. Others besides Mr.
Harriman can do this, and the peo
ple of well populated districts can
themselves help and get such enter
prises going.
In a recent speech Senator Ank
eny said: "I suppose I must be
called a 'stand-patter' because I
don't believe in changing rates, tar
iffs and prices until it Is well con
sidered. If they do so after it Is
well considered, why, we will have
to take our medicine, but I don t
believe It Is good for us to change
the tariff." And shortly afterward
an Ankeny Republican was beaten
by a Bryan Democrat for mayor of
Walla Walla, Senator Ankeny's
home city, by a majority of 9,421
although Walla Walla has been Re
publican by a majority of 7 00 or
more. This was not altogether a
rase of cause and effect, yet the
senator's standpatism and adherence
to old political methods may have
had much to do with the result.
Oregon Sidelight
A farm north of Kstacada is being
sold off in small tracts.
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At Salem: Cherries ripe and cherries
rare; cherries, cherries (.very where.
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A Yamhill man killed six skunks after
they had killed So of ),1h chickens.
houses and improvements were worth
Ifuia than their lands and that their as
Messed valuations would be Increased
Jn proportion as those of the clues were
lowered, jnai ceriainiy snows aiiinma
tlon and active Interest. The submis
slon of a woman's suffrage measure to
the electorate seems a little faddish to
us. It may be, but when it Is said that
women's organisations wera the most
active In securing the measure's defent.
It curtalnlv proVes a deal of thought
and study on tne part or women, mu
nlc-lpnlltles In Oregon have nlready so
cured home rule. Home rule Is a run-
dnim-ntnl political belief In that state,
ami trading nn this sentiment, a moan-
ure'wns submitted making it lawful for
municipalities iu reguiam rain "''
theatres, saloons and Rambling with
nut rxmril for the atnta criminal laws,
but the mental alertness of the people
enabled them to detect the insinuation.
Do these Incidents show discrimination
nnd aitlve Interest, or do they corroDO
rule the fear or the people we neara ex
pressed In our recent constitutional con
vcniion :
A brief survey of the positive post
tfonR taken hv the maiorltv of the vot
ers will form a basts for judgment as
to the quality of their action. In the
salmon fisheries tho rival Interests of
fered measures each intended to restrict
the other Interest. l';acn company naw
so clearly the abuses of the other that
the people adopted both measures and
thus restricted both companies! A
measure was adopted limiting a candt
date's campaign expendlturea to one
fnurih nf one vear's salary, and provld
Ing for the circulation of his literaturo
partly at the expense of the state. This
measure was passeu ss a rcuuno w n
legislature that refused to act on It at
ihu ntnnla'a renuest. The appropriation
of monev for the university had Deen
voted by the legislature, but the grange
organisation nail it reierrea iu me
nle on the score of economy, the pep
nl indorsing- the legislative action !n
tl, I a resnaet. hut voting thnt no money
be expended for the erection or arm
orlen
The legislature had Dassed an -act
virtually compelling the railroads o
rmnt free nasses to. all state, county
and district orricers mis in tne iacr
of an anti-pass law passed at the polls
n iaai! The law was repudiated by
an overwhelming majority, and, as If
In retaliation, the proposition to in
crease the legislators' pay from 13 per
diem to $400 for each regular session
WAR defeated. These, with the other
acts noted above will serve the reader
as an indication of the grade of In
telligent discrimination used Dy tne ma
jority or tne voters.
Put the great Issue was the popular
election or I nlted Stales senators, ana
Oregon has grazed the federal consti
tution more Closely than any other
state. Keiltzing that under the federal
constitution the "popular election of
I'nited States senators" can mean no
more than bringing- the popular choice
to bear with the pressure of a man
date on the state legislature, the people
started In with the legislative candi
dates., Two official statements were
prepared, either or none of which the
candidates could Include In their peti
tions; Statement No. 1 containing this
promise- "I will always vote for that
candidate for United SStates senator
who has received the highest number of
the people's votes for that position,
without regard to my Individual pref
erence!" and Statement No. 2 containing
this: "I shall consider the vote for
t'nifed States senator as nothing mere
than a recommendation which I shall
be at liberty to wholly disregard." In
the election Just passed, enough State
ment No. 1 men were elected to form
a maiorltv a Reoubllcan majority and
the peopie nominated as their choice
ror me senate n leimierai. i n legis
lature ts, therefore, called upon to re
deem Its majority pioinlsc by electing
The Awakening of a
Western City
J 11 ii" ,.
During the past IS months Des
Molnea, the capital and metropolis of
Iowa, has undergone a commercial meta
morphosis. Established businesses have'
expanded with remarkable rapidity and
new bualnessea have sprang Into being.
Factories have been built, lobbing
houses opened, new territory invaded
by commercial travelers from Des
Moines, electric railways placed under
construction, conventions entertained, a
new city charter Known as the Des
Moines plan adopted and placed In op
eration,' and public projects have been
given support hitherto denied.
The best measure or a city s public
snlrlt Is Its gifts to educational and
Chilanthroplc Institutions. During the
rlef period mentioned Drake university
has collected for Its new library $50,
000; Des Moines college has lust fin
ished raising sbout 135,000 for new
buildings; the Youna; Women's Christian
association Is nearlng the conclusion of
Its canvass for $80,000 to cover the ex
pense of a new home, - the women's
clubs have opened a new free public
art -auery and a prominent capitalist
has donated 120,000 to the Old Folks'
home. s&
In religious circles, the Methodist de
nomination has Just finished the new
First Methodist church, a magnificent
stone structure of Ionic architecture
costing In the neighborhood of $200,000.
Several other church buildings are In
various stages of development. The sig
nificance of these expenditures is strik
ing. No other city of equal population
In the United States has been giving so
largely durlnjr the same time.
Before these vast contributions to
benevolent, educational and religious
ends were made, a movement for the
commercial betterment of the city under
the guidance of a small group of men
organized as the greater Des Moines
committee, had produced a fund of $80,-
uuu mat is being spent in a well de
fined campaign of city promotion.
LiiKe all or the one hundred largest
cities In the United States, Des Moines
has discovered that large undertakings
requiring public contributions could
not be successfully concluded until the
commercial life of the city had an ac
cession of vitality. "Make money for
the Individual and we can get money
for the public good," has been the pol
icy of this committee.
To round out this period of enereetlo
effort, the greater Des Moines commit
tee has organized an enormous show
building for commercial purposes, con
ventions, trade exhibitions, musical re
citals, horse and stock shows and spec
tacular amusement entertainments that
require a structure with a seating ca
pacity of 10,000. Prominent business
men are hack of the venture and also
busy on the plans to erect a fine down
town clubhouse wljh metropolitan ar
rangements which will cost $200,000.
The slogan of tnts new movement Is
Des Moines Does Things." Trulv n
speaks of facts.
Letters From tke People
Denies Story of Cupid.
Some Grand Ronde valler apples
raised Inst year are still sound and of
fine flavor.
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The Astortan complains of abomin
able and hopeless telephone service In
that citv.
MUNICIPAL DOCKS.
T
HERE ARE probably those who
will readily admit that a new
bridge and a new pipe line are
imperatively necessary who are
not so sure about the proposed
municipal docks, and some who may
regard the latter with positive dis
favor, as something unnecessary.
But we think that an examination
of the subject will convince, almost
any one having no personal intereM
in maintaining private docks that
the project of raonlcipal docks is
do of the post Important, and
that if carried out will be the most
beneficial of. any that could b pro-
In another column is reprinted a
thoughtful nnd temperate review of
the new system of direct legislation
and people's government In Oregon,
by the Detroit News, that Is worthy
of perusal. The News Is a Republi
can paper, but not a machine organ,
and stands for all movements In aid
of the people's enlightenment and
advancement. Its comments on the
Oregon methods and the late elec
tion, like those of many other pa
pers and magazines which The Jour
nal has quoted, are in refreshing
contrast to the srolding, scorn,
ridicule and abuse constantly ex
pressed by the morning newspaper
of Portland.
m- subscribing stork to the amount
of J 1 no.iiiHi, Albany has a chance to se
cure a big woolen mill.
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Stavton has a commercial club thnt
is now rustling subscriptions for the
Salem-Stavton elecirlc railroad.
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In the circuit court at Klamath Falls
an Indian recently acted as his wife's
attorney, and made a good argument,
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Klamath Falls hns Its first Mergen-
uiaier typesetting machine, which will
! -i me ivpe or nn the papers of that
- I IV.
orated arguments and discussed the
measures for their various viewpoints,
making Oregon a thoroughly well edu
cated state.
As Illustrations of the thoroughness
of the people's understanding of and
Interest In t lie Issues presented at the
election, a few Incidents may be re
lated. The single taxers were tndfatl
guble In their campaign and pnrihas"d
five pages In the official "text book''
for the presentation of thir argument.
To show how wtll these arguments
were digested and compared the state
ment of the vote will suffice: In the
ilties the vote was divided, snowing
the citv dweller to have been largely
convinced that single tax would lower
bv 50 per cent the assessed valuation of
his property, while the people of the
country districts voted solidly against
It, showing that thev realize! that their
a United States senator politically op
nosed to that majority. To clinch tbf
nail, at the same election there wis
adopted by two-thirds of the total vote
nn initiative petition instructing um
legislature to vote for the people's can
didate for senator. This Is grazing
the federal constitution so closely that
there is ilouht as to the constitutionality
nf the petition adopted, but '"the fact
that two-thirds of the voWb of a state
will doubly bind the legislature to carry
out their will is very, very significant.
It foreshadows a period preceding the
revision of the federal constitution
when popular sentiment shall have be
come so strong as to warrant a waiver
of the question of the constitutionality
of some such circumlocution as sna:i
practically take away from the jegtsla
tures the whole Initiative In the matter
of election of t nlted. States senator
The Oregon clectloa and the tempi r
of Oregonlans are Well worth stud
for they have attempted and attained
more than any other atate to date
Heceta. July 15. To the Editor- of
The Journal: 'Will you please rec
tify the report printed in The Journal
under tho hend of "Cuoid at Heceta
Beach." I am not a widow, nor was
there nny reminder of cupId in the note
In the bottle, or in the note I sent In
answer to it. The note In tho bottle
read as follows:
"I will give $100 if tho finder of this
will return It to me. Mv address is.
If. Warren, 231 Georgia street. Vallelo.
Cal."
I returned It to II. Warren, using no
other name, as I did not know whether
H. Warren was a man or woman. I
asked the writer to Jot me hear whether
the bottle was received, and where ihn
writer was when It was sent adrift, nnd
what the object was In sending such a
message adrift. I did nothing more
than nnyone would have done. Please
rectify and oblige,
MRS. O. L. HANSEN.
Labor's Opportunity
Hrooks claims to be the loganberry
center, shipping carload lots On..
grower has il acres and ships 300 to
A Chicago girl, who had been a
devotee of occultism, killed herself.
When a person becomes wrapped up
or carried away with occultism or
P.lavatskylem. she or hp. as the case
may be might as well Jump Into
the occult, she is of no further
practical use In this prosaic world.
The voyaging flfret Is doubtless
considered a good deal of an Impo
sition by countries and cities that
have to foot the bills for entertain
ing It, but It Is something that never
happened before and won't occur for
a long time again.
Old Yamhill county comes to the
front acaln In the matter ef the
brt outside display of cherries atl
Salem. Great Is Tamhill, evea If
the doe kick at Uses.
Away back in 1S74 the Toes h,iv
mln-s shipped as much conl to San
rraneis-i. as lb-11 ingham bav, Seattle
aim an. -Oliver together.
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Aa a cannery Is Kugene, 120 men
boys anil girls are emiilnv,i
choT-Y-Ino Tl,,. . ..f . .
j nr., oi.- puiiing up Detween
jHO and t, .0 cases every i!av or on an
average about Ro cases per day more
than hist year when the biggest pack
ever made at this point was turne, out.
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Development end growth nf buslnejs
at Hood River was never greater than
at present, says the r;iacr. In all parts
of the valley fruit land is being
cleared, trees planted. imnrovements
mad- and n general stdrlt of nrr.,.
.ryevslllng that is rapidly transforming
i.i- (--"' no- miue or property.
The Dalles Chronicle: In the
todiy are homegrown peaches, cucum
bers, tomatoes, potatoes, pears, black
berries, raspberries, green corn, straw
berries gr.-en apples, nnd everything
else that Is good .to eat. grown right
h.re m one of the best districts In the
countrv.
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The building boom and general busi
ness activity In Albsnv at the prestnt
time Is unprecedented in years say the
teamsters ahd drsymen who are In a
position to know, according to the
Hrald They state that It la Impos
sible to keep up with the orders for
hsullng lumber ana other bulMln ma.
terial about the city.
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A Nearberg young roan recently made
a fishing tr'p to the Jake across the
river, ssya the Graphic The fish "bit"
good and he secured a fine catch Filled
with happlneaa and visions of friert
trout be was Just on the point of start
ing home hen s woman appeared on
the scene and by the force of her logic
convinced him that she had a better
title to the aforesaid trout than he.
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Oervals Ftar: loganberry r roarers
sre wondering what they can in with
their fruit, which st rrwnt Is not
bringing enough to y picking, botes
nit freight. A few are trying the dry
ing of them and the result la watched
with twtereat As a canning berry they
are nt looked uron with favor. They
em te be beat f r JeUiea ami freaJi
They not keap well In tin rtdfla
nke thena tee espefatre it t rial me j
by the who have dried hm that they
ar vHclr and keep well a any re
ceptacle freta bags te bexes.
From the Portland Labor Press.
Injunctions should not be Issued In
anv cases In which Injunctions would
not Issue if no Industrial dispute were
involved. Democratic plank.
We believe a a a tlat no injunction
should be Issued without notice except
Irreparable injury would result from de
lay. Republican plank.
The above In their order are the
Democratic and Republican injunction
nlanks. The former contains a clear
cut, definite stand, wbjle the latter Is
without meaning, yet contains a pre
caution distinctly unfavorable to labor.
Anvone can subscribe to the Republi
can plank without taking; a stand one
way or the other. a--id that was the evl
iLni Intention Whereas, on the lemn-
cr'atlc plank the voter must line up on
one slue or me oiner ui a ui-iumc
osltlon. ,,
Platforms are not laws. They really
amount to little. But they do express
an attitude on recognized forces.
Both conventions have recognized or
ganized labor. That la the most signifi
cant of all. But the Republican plank
Is the disgusting expression of fawning
hvpocrisv. while the Democratic dec
laration is candid, bold and uncompro
mising. It means a great deal to the
Democratic ' party and Its candidates.
It will undoubtedly win many labor
votes, but In all probability It will not
win as many as it sbduld, because labor
has shown that It does not appreciate
what such stands mean to politicians
and parties.
The plank, on the other hand, wll!
Incite the most vigorous opposition
from th enemies of orgunlzed labor,
and the serious question to the party
and Its candidate is: Will the votes of
labor offset or exceed the opposition me
plank will cause?
Iabor has been so signally Ignored
hv nsrtles and rol tlclans that It Is not
strange that It should fall to appreciate
the meaning to a piiiuioai pariy oi a
stand like this. It Is the result of con
sidering men rather than conditions. It
Is human nature to remember the faults
of men against a day of retribution,
rather than to take advantage of con
ditions as they present themselves.
Labor's strength hss been recognized.
Iet It congratulate Itself for this rath
er than condemn others for the delay.
The highest authorised spokesmen of
orgs nixed lsbor have gone to the con
ventions with our definite demands. One
convention has responded with Insult,
the other hss granted the, .demands pre
cisely aa framed. Now. let labor re
spond as It should and Its demands will
mean something In the future.
It Is argued that Bryan and the Dem
ocratic party are not the candidate and
rarty of labor. Labor wsnta no party,
t requires no party. The people all
over the land are just escaping from
the slavish Servitude of party.
Principles are what count. We want
lots of thlngw, but cannot expect every
thing at.onre That la Impossible. Our
recognised representative have asked
for ahat we deem most Important. One
ret-re station promises to grant our
eollew-ttve demands prevented b our
rcornlred spokesmen. This is the
truest ldel we have of political action
In national affairs tadar. Labor should
take an Interest In politics, decidely, but
not fn partfea. "
' Think It ever. Are yon a slave to
aartyT That party, while It en -vrea
wiU recc-rnts Lvlog forces alwa-f and
not dreams, hopes or alluring Ideals.
While principles predominate If you arc
in the forefront of the living, vibrat
ing, united forces you will not be dis
appointed. If you are a dreamer and a
critic only, that you will remain and
you will be Ignored and forgotten by
your alleged party.
The Fat Men Smile.
Now Is the time when every fat mm
gives
A joyous grin delighted that he llves
And, In his triumph, shows the humbled
world
How all Its quips and Joshlngs he for
gives.
For centuries the world has giggled at
1 ne portly reiiow, vulgarly called rat
Jerrlngs unlimited for him. nnd he
11ns kept keen memory underneath his
hat.
Invidious reference to a plunging whale.
Or elephants a gag long, long since
stale
The fat man had to stand It he was
e'er
The butt of fun the mark that would
not fail.
But now 'tis all reversed like light
ning flash -
A fat man conquers, with a giant
dash
Out of the way, you thin ones, lest he
step
Upon your frames, and mash them Into
hash.
When fame threw laurels on the head
of Taft,
With one accord the nation's fat men
laughed,
And all the humorists, abashed and
stung.
Pulled down their signs, while all the
Jumbos chaffed!
When he takes office, round the White
Mouse door.
The gleeful fats shall caper, many a
score.
And the dejected sklnnles. overwhelmed.
Shall turn away and pester them r,o
morel
Chicago Journal.
lost We Forget.
1.
We've Pattl's tour of fond farewell
And Bonn's cnndldatlng stunts:
There's July's annual torrid spell.
T. Roosevelt's devastating hunts.
The winter's boost in price of coal-
Aiid Teary's scramble for the Polo.
Comes Carrie Nation with an axe,
And Prohibition candidates:
We see the lid man getting lax:'
The Standard Oil puts up Its rates:
Just now the Beef trust levies toll
While Peary dashes for the Pole.
3.
An actress loses Jewels rare:
Each year the circus comes to town:
The peach crop fails in Delaware:
Tom Llpton writes a challenge down:
Then Wall street grabs some trusting
I roll
Ami Peary starts to ilnd the Pole.
The "highest building" nears the skies,
A song hit rlynles through the land:
Come fashions, sheath and otherwise:
The tariff question comes to hand:
A panic puts us in the hole
Still Peary hunts that blamed old Pole,
Charles R. Barnes In New York World.
Tom L. Johnson's Birthday.
Maver Tom Dnftus Johnson of Cleve
land, the famous single tax advocate,
who was defeated for membership on
the Democratic National committee at
tho recent convention in Denver, Col,
was born in (Jeorgetown, Ky., July IS,
lfc54. He went with his narents to In
diana In his early childhood and re
ceived his edueatlon In a country school.
ne reiurnea to Kentucky when he was
a young man and obtained a position as
clerk in tho streetcar service In Louis
ville. He lived economically and in
vested his small savings wisely In
street railway stock and gradually ac
cumulated a large fortune. Later he
moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he has
mnde his home ever since. He was a
member of congress from his district
from 191 to 1895 and In 1891 he be
came mayor of Cleveland, which posi
tion he still holds. He has won for
himself n reputation as an honest and
sincere reformer and has sought to ful
fill his promise at the beginning of his
none career, thnt ho would devote his
Ife "to battling for the rights of the
common people."
In
This Date In History.
12S Kirke defeated Roquemont
the uuir or St. Lawrence.
16 S3 Combined armies under John
Pobieskl defeated the Turks under the
wslls of Vienna.
1705 Duke of Marlborough defeated
the Fr-rch near Tlrelemont.
1719 John Cruger. first president of
jsew Tors C hamber of Commerce, bom.
Died December IT. 12.
174! gpanlah were routed at Port
Williams
10 The strong fortress at Qaeta
surrendered to the French.
117 Jane Austen, English novelist.
!lel
1MJ Assault on Fort Wagner.
1M4 President Lincoln Issued call
for ieo.sos more volunteers.
1 " Sercr-al thousand persons pros
trated br heat at a parade of Elka In
Philadelphia
P-rirks made of sand and lime and
hardened In the air are ad largely
In epamnnttie wher there ts no cle?
from which clay brick a can be made,
but where, aa abundance cf savnd can
be fouou.
Bark's IonK Voynjre.
From the Boston Transcript.
After what Is believed to be the long
est voyaire with cargo ever made by a
sailing ship the Rritlsh steel bark Jo
hanna arrived In the lower harbor this
morning. It Is nearly seven months
since she sailed from Java. Since then
she hss been to St. Helena. Falmouth,
Fngland. and Delaware Rrewkwater.
Her 17.000 miles of sailing and knock
ing from port to port was due to the
advaare In the price of sugar.
Captain Doey said the Johanna loaded
at Cherlbon and Tagsl. lesvlng the
former port November 2S. She took on
board S.sSS big baskets of augar. each
weighing 700 pounds. Rv the time Fal
mouth was reached. April ?. the ad
vanced price of sugar In this country
caused the bark to be ordered to IVIs
ware Breakwater, whence she was sent
to this port to discharge her cargo.
The Show and the Bills.
If Taft Snd Brysn run the race.
As pneelblr they mar,
Which one will have the finer show.
Ia sot for me to say.
But this I know and here assert.
As anrbodr will.
The a. O. P.'ters certain!-
WIU have the biggest Bill
W. J. Lampfn In New Tork Time
Professor Julius KlVendorf er. who is
aid to be a member of many Furopean
scientific societies, sara be will lay bav.
for the ktnr of Itmlr plans fat th
lheitrm ef Vewtjvlna kr flatl taa..
tiela bored . below the sra leva) f rota
the atedlterraoeaa to the crater.