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WHY ARE YOU SILENT, MR. SCOTT?
WHEN Harvey W. Scott assumes to advise Members of the
Oregon legislature to do a dishonorable act and to violate
their pledges to the people, it is eminently proper to inquire
' into his motives and to demand from him an explanation.
He is not a mere private individual, he is the editor of the leading
Republican paper of the state and the public has a right to know to
the fullest extent his reasons for this counsel of dishonor.
Two days ago The Journal asked Mr. Scott a question which
he has not seen tit to answer. The question is this:
Suppose, Mr. Scott, that you, a Republican, had been a candi
date for the legislature in the recent primaries, and had pledged
yourself to Statement No. 1, thereby promising "t6 the people of
Oregon, as well as to the people of your district," that during ydur
term of office you would "always vote for that candidate for United
States senator in congress who had received the highest number of
the people's votes for that position at the general election next pre
ceding the election of a senator in congress, without regard to your
individual preference ; suppose that, having given this pledge, you
were nominated bv your party in the primaries, and afterward
elected in the June election, Chamberlain receiving at the same time
the popular vote for I nited Mates senator. Under these circum
stances, Mr. Scott, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
The Tourn.il. demanded and again demands from you, Mr,
Scott, a candid, straightforward answer. There must be no dodging
and no quibbling. .Neither can you at lord to ignore the question.
The people of Oregon have learned to look with suspicion upon
WHT CON'CEAL THE FACTS? rour counsels and to question your sincerity, tor the senatorial
campaign of 1903 is still fresh in the public recollection. Is another
N THE FRENZY of its hatred ror i secret deal on foot for the purchase and sale of the United States
toe Oregon primary law tne ure-t SPnatorship? If so, are you to be the beneficiary?
Burnetii HUB ireuueuuy lunuo mo
Small Change
William Taft, William Bryan, WU
nam xinarai iuij Iliad 1111.
iwn t go deer hunting with com
panion unless you want to be shot.
The automobile seems likely to beat
tne rsuroaas aa a Kiner or people.
Governor Hughes la a terror to the
New xork .Republican machine nollti
ciana.
e
A revolver club haa been forma I
Portland. A bis anti-revolver dun la
fleet it'u,
Perhaps that renlv of ehalrman Pake
a en neavy mat lie la sending It by
ireigni.
Folk In place of 8tone and Brlatow
in piace or L.ong wm improve tha a en
Fo put forth thoughls
"'.therein lies my consolation,
rrty delight, my life. I, too,
would exclaim, "I think thcre-
' fore, ' I
Rous.
m!" Fr Joseph
I
" A A- - A A KL.11.4 V. .w I
aiaieinem. iuui great, unnui ton of nature's gifts, the rottenness
turfing has been practiced tinder of the reDreBentatlve system, the
primary elecUong." The only harm DP-Pt.Icar "Welfare of the oeonle
io come irom tnese unirutnrui as" generally?
erwons is m me uiibit-auiug mcc go far as The " Journal can dls
thaw tclll htvA nn van A arm tft tfaffcnt I
"w v. " " I cover, thpre aro no "nrlnolnles ' anv
states, wnere oiner macnina news- mnrt ThA rftn.tBnT,v .nn
papers will copy and rive them pub- In th pir,rtfl. lon lhnt vofprR w,
llclty. This publicity will place the Mtk n . ,r.nttA .hat h0 ftrp
people of Oregon before the country prlnc)e9 whJch thege wranglIng
m notorious etecuon irauawu uu polltlclanB are trylng to a8sert and
panoi box tuuitera, a cuaracierIE- mB)ntftn n t ook ,n
lion taai aoea luem lue srOSei. iu- vestJgate and see ,f you can dlg.
justice, jno cuwensmp or any k.wl, nv "nrlnHnlna " Anrl if vnn
. a . I J - 1 " "
aa niener or purer civic meaia. or Un h t th. An, hn M
las done eo much to surround the th nrnrn finrt wrlflt rnnA wnilM
ballot box with the cleanest and
purest conditions. The Australian
ballot, the registration law, the pri-
mary law,, and finally, the corrupt
practices -act, the two latter enacted
by overwhelming votes by the peo
ple themselves after" the legislature
had rejected them, show that it Is
they do to you?
NO NEED OP HARD TIMES.
ffl
R. CHARLES M. SCHWAB is
no pet of this newspaper, and
It believes he got moat of
his money" in consequence of
najust and undeserved for the people unjust laws, but it commends him
of Oregon to be heralded over the nevertheless, as It would any man
country as a pack of degenerate, dis- prominent in any walk of life, for
honest, ballot box stuffing, election saying:
fraudists. To circulate Buch false-1 "Why all this talk about hard
hood not only places Oregon people times? If people would only stop
before the country in an undeserved talking about them there wouldn't
light, but it has the effect to dls- be any hard times. Don't let us
courage desirable immigration from worry about these little flurries In
coming to the state, and that at a the business world. The recenti
time when publication of the facts troubles have been a most healthy
would have exactly the opposite ef- check upon our financial Ills. The
feet. I country is all riehL"
In every 'election precinct In Ore- And he goes on to predict the
gon the falsity of the statements is greatest prosperity the country has
understood. In other states it is not ever seen during the next 10 years
understood and by reason of its long Our home demands are eo vast and
existence as a newspaper, and of the so increasing that there can be no
eagerness of other machine organs great and long depression. And for-
to reproduce such characterizations I elgn demand for our surplus can-
&a it gives both the people of Oregon not fall to continue.
end their primary law, the stuff pub- But why the recent depression?
llshed by the Oregonlan ready and Mr. Schwab gives part of the right
willing readers and believers. Its answer when he says:
claim that Democrats went into the "Somebody got frightened, then
primaries and registered as Repub- somebody else got frightened, and
Heans In such numbers as to change then somebody else, and then every-
the result is simply a part of a plan body got frightened."
to bully the primary law out of ex- The recent contraction was no sign
istence by foul means, if it cannot be of real hard times; It was an illog
done fairly. Its concealment of the ical episode, for all the while the
truth in this matter constitutes a country was overflowing with the
greater offense against the people of luxuries as well as the necessities
Oregon than all the election frauds of life. There had been, as has of-
that will be practiced under the ten been explained, over-dlstentlon
Oregon primary law within the next of credit, too mucn high financier-
25 years. A anost excellent and lm- lng and reckless speculation, and this
partial statement of the workings of will happen again, but if somebody
the primary law, from the pen of and other somebodies and then ev-
Professor De Cou of the University erybody had not got frightened
of Oregon, appears In the World of without any sufficient cause, the
Today, a work which will in part contraction and depression would
counteract the misrepresentation scarcely have been noticeable.
This ought to be a country of
the people need in high places. As
an official, he knows only the people,
not a party. He knows that the
very purpose, the object of a party
machine is to impose and prey upon
the people, and so, firm as the rock
of Olbralter, he stands between it
and them, stands simply for duty,
and the highest ideal of true public
service. The people are going to get
such men Into high offices, more and
more.
ate pome.
Oh, yea,
e
Aldrlch
rill revlie tha cur-
PKOPLE
DEMAND
DEAL.
A SQUARE
made concerning the system by the
chief organ and examplar of the old
discarded, political machine of the
state.
'PRINCIPLES."
THE Republican leaders, editors
and other spokesmen of Oregon
are constantly unbralding one
another for not fupportlng and
Btandlng solidly for Republican
"principles." Each one accuses the
! others of putting bis personal ambi
tions and grudges ahead of his
... party's "prlncJpk-s." Nobody says
' what these "principles " are, but It
seems to be tacitly assumed that
"" there are some "principles," cn
which all are or should be agreed.
It Is also assumed on the surface
that adherence to and maintenance
f of these "principles" are Important,
and ought to be held more fo than
tha success of any faction or indi
vidual, yet as a matter of fact all!
the efforts made are In beha!f of a
faction or some Individual, and not
for the "principles." Ve learn this
not only from observation, but from
the Republican spokesmen them
selves. Under these circumstance, may
not rotert Inclined to the exercise of
intelligent. Independent Judgment
reasonably suspect that there are no
"principles." that they are only a
pretense, that the spoils of office
are what is being sougLl, and per
kap opportunities to serve those
mho ttn pay well for betrayal of the
people? Might It not be well for
totcrs to lnlst on knowing Just what
tre principles are, Jf there are any,
nd fcow they apply to current af
fairs tii l u c ? How won Id they
r i-rr.u la 'the matter of tha truits.
v rr"rod, the protected tor
;.:." r l-tcrctu, the nsonopolixa-.
"bulls," of optimists. We have the
stuff of all sorts not only for our
selves but great quantities of sur
plus of some kinds that the rest of
the world must have. No other na
tion Is bo self dependent; on no
other does the rest of the world so
much depend. And we are only de
veloped in a small degree yet. It
NDER the heading: "Square
Deal First Higher Rates May
Follow," the current issue
of the Iron Trade Review
takes precisely the same po3itlon
that The Journal has taken on the
question of Increased freight rates;
that is, the people must flret be
shown by honest figures and the
completest information that such In
crease is necessary. "Certainly,"
saysthe Review, "no one in the iron
business favors any policy that is
unfair to the railroads." Neither
does anybody else. But to speak
plainly, nobody places any confi
dence In the big railroad men's representations.
The Review continues: "There is
a widespread feeling among all busi
ness men that many railroads have
resorted to reprehensible practices,
and do not come before the people
with clean hands when they plead to
be permitted to increase freight
rates." It is almost universally be
Heved that the railroad men have
not been honest and frank in their
financial statements, and everybody
knows that they have engaged in
outside speculations and question
able practices; and before helping
them out of their difficulty with in
creased rates the public wants to
know all about their business and
have assurance that these improper
If not illegitimate practices will
cease. As the Iron Trade Review
says :
Let there be the molt searching- In
vestigation to determine what the actu
al facts are In every case, and then
all fair-minded Americans will cheer
fully acquiesce in the result. When
the public becomes convinced that
hlglier charges are necessary to meet
legitimate expenses and that there will
be no buying; of securities of other
railroads, or other questionable us of
funds, thpre will be no opposition to
reasonable advances in rates.
rency. Cannon the tariff and Elklna the
It Is to be observed that tha mornlnf
paper nas oecome a devoted Harrlman
organ again.
A terrible sea monster haa appeared
at Redondo beach. It wti probably a
uuu uuta inere.
Some papers talk; aa If Oregon would
be utterly and forever ruined If it
snouia jro ror Bryan.
The boy murderer la not ao much to
oiame aa his parents who had a re
volver ready ror his use.
Crops never fall in Oregon, but with
Irrigation in western na well aa eastern
uregon uiey wllj be much, larger.
Only the annenranne nf tha aav onil
Its proper distribution will at on those
predictions that Bryan la likely to carry
vi osuu.
Now Bryan la a member of a union
as well as Taft While Taft will run a
steam ahovel. Bryan will play on a
linotype machine.
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Mr. Harrlman will ha welcome nn in
the Klamath rearion: he
millions to build railroads Into that
country from San Francisco.
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Burns News: The Pendlet on Trthiine
says "Statement No. 1 Is a dead Issue."
Don't fool yourself, governor. The men
who Ignore or violate It will he "AaA-
long before the "Issue" Is.
A New Tork man has pronounced a
eulogy upon red-haired stenographers;
says they are superior to girl stenogra
phers with hair of other colors. But
many a man win -dispute this.
This is the time of year when one
can hunt blackberries and blnck bears
at the same time. By the way, hasn't
the bears as good a right to the moun
tain berries as the human Intruders?
John Temple Graves li the man who,
as editor of the Atlanta News, encour
aged and applauded the massacre of
totally Innocent negroes In that olty,
on which account his paper deservedly
died.
NO REPUBLIC AN'PARTY IN OREGON
.From tka McMinnville Tclphon-Rtfitr
A few. a very few f . the old line
Journallstlo adherents to the Republi
can party In Oregon are giving a great
deal of time and Space to tha rauaa of
the demise ao-called of the Republic
n iiaujr. in oauora or mese papera
are all unanimous In claiming the Ini
tiative and referendum, the dlreot pri
mary law and Statement Na I as the
weapons responsible for tha n..iiH
diaaolutlon of their beloved party. They
t!t r'i'"". oime opinion tnat
this 'abortive ayatem" originated only
in the minds of a certain "bunch" of
luiots, wnose jeaainar a nraieri mnh la
following, and the result of whose work
will be the ruin of Oregon, politically,
socially and financially. la thla -,.
Let us see.
The great majority of men aarraathat
political parties are abaoIuteJy necea.
aarjr for the successful carry fiig out of
certain well-defined theorlea; and in
order to carry out these theorlea aome
political party muat of necessity be in
the majority and have tha nower to
carry out these theories it has advo
cated, and without which no nation
could expect to form Us own dealtnga,
its unbuildlnr and in lta tut
with other nations.
roll Ileal nartlea. Ilka tndfvMnala
without sufficient opposition, soon be
come selfish, egotistical, meroenary In
ineir motives, corrupt in tnelr practices
and altogether unmindful of the. rla-hta
of those whose commercial, social, po
litical or judicial rignts are controlled
by them. No better illustration of thla
fact can be had than the past and pres
ent corrupt practices of the Democratic
power In certsln southern states, Ken
tucky In particular, and the paaf but
recent history of the Republican party
In Oregon and other states, ear.ec.ia.llv
that of Pennsylvania.
For years the leaders of the Repub
lican party in Oregon waged a merci
less social, political and financial war
upon an wno aarea oppose tnem. it is
even alleged that thla enlrlt of Darty
knavery and collusion played Its part
in tne recent prosecution or certain
Individuals In our federal courts.
"The people," said these party lead
ers, "the people be damned; the mob
don't know what they want; we will
give them what we please, and that only
when we get gooa and ready." This
was the attitude of the leaders of the
Oregon legislature toward the people,
who had. upon their promise of an hon
est administration ef state and nationul
affairs, elected them to o fries.
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fae REALM
-ffeaiimne
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Good Housekeeping.
UB difference between good house
keeping and bad housekeeping Is
that the former puts heart, spir
it, energy Into the Inhabitants,
nd the latter discourages, makes
Ineffective and , wearisome, . the dally
pursuits of those who are obliged to
live in that, house.
This Is difference enough. It would
seem, to make .every problem of good
housekeeping of Importance to every
And relief, be It remembered, would Murdotte. at the General' Federation of
never have been brought about except woman's clubs In Boston, said that the
for "dog trying to eat dog"; and thus w.v to succeed la to "slmDllfy. glorifv
It la that crime usually leaks out, and ntJ jollify" each day'a work, Blie wae
tftua it was "when rogues fell Out, lust true prophet and doubtless spoke from
men got their due." and the people Of I. Vl,.h Miuplnnra nt tha hlaaalnaa that
Oregon enabled to get the direct nrl- ,UPh ,l method brings. .
ma.ryc,ia.w' tha, InKlawvateUid referendum I simplify comes flrat, because, no
njJt8tatenlent V . , . I matter how willing she may be, a wo-
Theae measures have been used by oannr An h h..t in lnv nna
the people of Oregon, not to disrupt partment if there is altogether too
the Republican puarty, but to teach It muoh work of many kinds to do. If
and all other parties that they must, the dally taska are quite beyond her
JiJaV wouldmb.c,0,ntlnuB5, ,n,I0Wr' strength and one end of her big house
i;- .... r " v. ." '"iDecomes nopeiessty titierea wnne sne is
Lii2dfVrn.n.Ile"t ?ePubl,,can"' attending to the other, impllfy must
1oy,nl 'I1 t! " "i?.y fmerlyu V her guiding word. .
la ted. that shall sav that thla check I t .?. . . 1. 1 .. .. , .
JL--n,.m-rt?ISf22 Republican machine ,nd storing them. It may mean putting
ISr,Mnf.r,ie?ri,n.nece"?,aryT .h.8r away ornaments and out glass that re"
f.!, -?-fa. JlW,?t!el0ili ? V el P?"" quire too much time In keeping clean;
KtF h.! wb.ut JL0r ttha " may men even closing up the bed-
lated check put upon ltt The Republl- rooms and letting most of the family
lFL.l ft1"."?,'. ven lnotJfh P I" on the fawn or on the
I?"ieJ" 0.IeAulJ?L !unf by. , aeoond-story porch; It may mean cut-
... v. ...... n ucu .n oniy a ep- ting . down the dally average of food
t".Pe .bro"ht activity rVod and teaching the family to be
ZYt'i -Tea's t'h , w;VL S25"" ? ff' '"nUnt with a . few .imple- dishes. It
TVWW -Y- " w " wx.w a vVaWa"
oh
eth
on
nut that
practiced by the leaders of that party.
it that arrogance of spirit and cor-1 I .a ir.iZ
ruptlng Influence heretofore shown and 1 1.. ...,,r. ,1. Vil;
a pest In
The Republican boss of Onondaga
?o oAnmaI ReRub"can majority of about
12 000. says that Hughes, If nominated.
win De neaten thara hv mnnn a n ,4
"sm is not nominated eh?
a
soma months ne-n a o i. - MnH
2an!S(3v"JLmnlle" Durkin prepared for
i J .a ,r bav,n a monument duly In-
1 IVOVl ttllU BrL 11 II If! a aryiarari. - .
now he has filed a declaration that he
s a candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for governor of Washington
Perhaps he thinks he can make use of
afj (UUllUUIOlU IIJIB laii.
Or
Porcupines are humnin.
orchards near Madras.
A Crook county girl shot a rattlesnake
49 inches long, with 11 rattles.
e "7.PCOK ,7. " tenerally
, man wAtectea.
"nsnington county man haa BO
acres planted to walnuts and will plant
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Alexander McRae of Athena worked
' , a vr! narvester combine,
which Is proving a success.
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Many Prineville peorile. Sara tha
vleware out in the mountains fighting
mosotjitoes and otherwise enjoying
t
At a denth nf isn foot ,k. a
& Gas company drilled a vein of good
looking coal In the hole which they
were sinking-
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The Lakeview Examiner la nnhii.Mr.
much good Information nhr.nr i.b.
county, and Is receiving many letters of
Inquiry In conseqifence.
Letters From the People
The Fool of the Family.
To the Editor of The Journal A
short time ago under the above cap
tion (minus the question mark) the
Oregonlan held the state up to ridicule.
Yesterday it repeated the offense. We
might allow our indignation to cool
nder this repeated slur, but will not
do eo.
Why Is our etate branded as "Th
Fool of the Family?" Because we have
grown tired of grafting, dlsreputabl
leaders, and are striving to fight down
corrupt political rings of whatever
party.
It was not when the Republican vot
ers elected a Mitchell, a Hermann. (
Williamson, or a Fulton that the Ore
gonlan and other corrupt organs of
political rings pointed their fingers and
cried "fool, fool!" though they might
have done so with some reason. It Is
When they feel their hold on the people
weakening. It Is when they hear the
rumbling of the avalanche that will
sweep them and their miserable politic
al chicanery away that they seek to
stop that avalanche by crying "fool!
itics.
On the Quiet
W. M. Maupln In" the Commoner.
come, brother, whoop If ui with glee,
ana praise aloud the g. o. p.- Let all
The election of octogenarians to
the senate, merely because they have
long been a member of that body
and have been serviceable to the
party, or even, to the country, Is not
wise. They ought not to ask it, and
If they do their request should be
kindly but firmly denied. Rarely a
man over or nearly 80 years old
may be quite well fitted yet for sen-
Is only people who lose their wits I atorlal duties, but this Is exceptional.
who bring on hard times. With an
Increase of common sense and cheer
fulness, hard times will be Impossible.
a tiu e rrm.ic servant.
G
OVERXOR HL'UHES Is a party
worker in New York because he
haa gone ahead and done his
duty. He ki.ew that he could
not honestly serve the people and the
Republican party Isadora at the same
time, and he preferred, nay consid
ered himself In high and solemn duty
bound, to do the former. Hence he
cut loose Irom tee party machine
and ail the party boeses. In fact, he
was never t!-d u; with them at all,
but his Domination was forced two
years ago by Roosevelt, who now, it
is rumored, wants the machine boss
es to get Into control again.
Hughes knew them. despised
them, knew they were enemies of
good government and of the people,
and has had nothing to do with
them. So they hate him. and are in
a parlous position bteen this devil
of a non-partisan governor, and the
deep o cf Democratic victory. If
Hughes is not renominated, there
will be a Democratic landslide, and
If he is nominated the predatory pol
iticians ar out la the cold for an
other two years, at least, and they
may , tote the Ueoocratle ticket
themselves to try t beat Bin. .
' Ilagtes la Juit Us kind of a man
Several of these old senators have
died within a few months, and it Is
no discredit to their services or
memory to say that the country has
suffered no loss, providing the right
type of men are chosen to succeed
them.
The whole world will sympathise
with Count Zeppelin In the accident
al destruction of his airship, es
pecially after he had made such a
brilliant success with It. He has
demonstrated more completely than
sny one before him that navigation
of the air by dirigible vessels Is
practicable, and he deserves and
will no doubt receive aid to carry
on his experiments.
"Tt will require vigorous meas
ures, on the part of the earnest sup
porters of Taft, to save Oregon from
betrayal, through Chamberlain Re
publican, to Bryan. Don't mistake
It. They who are resting la security
on the notion that Taft Is sure to
carry Oregon may as well awake."
Oregonlan. Unless that sack ma
terializes and Is distributed to suit
us, the conseqaeace will be terrible.
With wheat at 9 cents a baehel
east era Oregon farmer who have
k arrested only 2t or St bushels aa
acra ic stead -of II er 41, u asnat
re la ao eaager of UrraUoa aext
winter.,
A Man near Sliver T.lr haa at, a.
tesian well that yields water annn-h t.
irrigate his 320-acre farm and leave a
surplus lor nis neignDors. ,
The proposed new water system for
Pendleton will make the cemetery a
beautiful place, and then, nn tha
Oregonlan, people will not be afraid to
uiq mere.
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itiamatn Fans nas had for a guest
for a few days past Al W. Pape, Amer
ica s champion oarsman, the winner of
eveniy-inree cnamnlonshlp trophies
who says Klamath lake la an ideal place
a a
Albany Democrat: Linn county paya
over U.OOO more state taxes than Lane
county, dui iane county receives 14.000
more money from the common IfhfVin
fund than Linn county, besides all of
its university luno.
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Haines Record: Although many farm
ers of thla rich and fertile valley were
alarmed early in the season, lest the
backward spring, and succeeding dry,
hot weather would cause a failure of
crops, their fears were unfounded and
rrom au reports tne crops will be up
to the average in this locality.
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Long Creek Ranger: Magoon lake l
reported to be lower than during any
previous summer season and according
to reports from parties who have vis
ited it frequently the lake may go
dry before a very dietant date. It Is
thought that an under ground channel
Is draining It and that this channel is
carrying a larger body of water than
In previous years.
W." B. Sherman of Josephine eounty
ha a 21 -acre tomato field, containing
24.000 vines, and It is estimated that
the yield Will be from 29 to IS tons
to the acre. The Grants Paj Canning
company haa contracted to boy ali of
Mr. Sherman's crop this year at lit
per ton. . i
I
The first shipment of concentrates
rrom tna lnoiana mines was made from
North Powder Monday, aays the North
fowaer iews. f.verytmng is booming
ai tne miwa, witn plenty or eoncen
t rates on hand so that teama will be
kept on tne mad hauling to North Pow
dr, from whence shipments will be
mace to T aroma every other day.
a
VyrtU Creek Mall: coot-wagons are
becomtDg ao common now-a-days they
attract mn more than paaaing attention,
yet It haa been leas , than four years
trice the fire oce passed th rough town.
Formerly when theee machines would
arrtve in leva the whole population
woo id swarm et Into the etreeia to
take tnrk at tbm, wtUe pow their
warning book attracts little snore a t
tt im than the bray f Jlnt Ownavln'
Jaa, er.lh irldntght bowl ef ene !
ear ttt lew a dega. . i
Advocates of purity of politics, and
Statement No. 1 having that end in view,
do not expect their enemies to speak
well of them, but an honorable enemy
takes no mean advantage. The Inde
pendent voters of the state will bear In
mind as they read the diatribe heaped
upon them by the Oregonlasi. that tha
paper has always been the supporter
of grafting politicians until they have
been found out. in this tnat paper is
consistent It deserts men and meas
ures and aumorts them aa the exlgen
cles of "the moment seem to demand
but ever and always Is It wedded to
corrupt boss-ruled politics.
Oregon is the first to try these ex
periments In self-government by the
people. History repeats Itself. Every
reform haa had the cry of fool, mad
man," dinned Into Its ears. Yet the
person who thus early in the experiment
will say the reform will never be tried
by any other state, shows pitiable Ig
norance of history. Our boss-ridden
sister Btates may hold off for a time
the reform, and the bosses may cry
fool." but the neoDle or those states
have not been heard from. When they
are heard their cry will be as In Ore
gon, ' Down with bosses. Long live the
people! '
The reform, up to wnlcn our entire
political experience has been leading
us, is started and dally gains moment
um. Boss-rule Is doomed! corrupt pol
itics Is doomed! Let the Oregonlan and
Its ilk whine and sneer and scoff. In
their souls thev have heard the rum
ble of the avalanche and tremble.
u. C
Regarding Non-Union Shops.
Portland. Or.. Aug. . To the Editor
or The Journal since mere are so many
Havtnes wise and otnerwlse. m regard
to the large barber shops giving up
their union cards, kindly permit me .to
say a lew tnings irom an inaepenaeni
standpoint First let me say that the
dava of a tvrannlcal one-man union
a mono- the barbers of Portland are over
The strings of operation will no longer
remain In the hands of an office man,
but have passed to him who stands be
side his chair, the man whose money,
skill and energy are at stake will have
something to say about now ms uusi
naa ahallha conducted.
Under the union's rule the proprietor
of a shop had nothing to say in regar-i
to the hours of business, the price he
must rtiarge or the men he should em
ploy his was but to furnish the money,
and If the conditions prescribed by the
union did not maintain his business he
must either give up his card or shut
UP Shop ana tn laiier la tna rounw
that a few men have chosen to pursue
in defiance of the so-called union.
The old method of boycotting a place
was once feared by a proprietor, but
publio sentiment has shorn It of Its ter
rors, and so the Barbers' union has re
sorted to the Ust chance and shown Its
weakness by meeting the cut In prices
with the plea that it had intended to do
so soon any way.
Ma thinks, however, that this is a
futile attempt -to hoodwink publlp In
telligence, ror Darner pairunai wui ui
so easily forget the men who have dared
m -Vnma out from among them and
r,,n an nnen ahOD.
I might go on and enumerate many
of the utterly un-American taotlca of
uninna hut iTiv Intention Is only to
place this matter in a true Mght, that
:e ma
llbert:
believe
and let live.
may mean putting aside the lacs
trimmed and elaborate rowns and wear.
ing cheap prints, putting the children in
rompers, letting the out in labor mean
release from so many hours at the wash
tub and Ironing board.
Every woman who haa too muoh to
do and too little strength with which
to do It, must make her own decision
as to what is to go; but lust so surely
as she makes her decision and sticks
try If aha will fltw ha aw1 In
with one accord now stand and wboop er sleep, rested nerves, poise and good
It up to beat the band. "Look at the temper.
doughnut, not the hole," and while
the contributions roll from coffers of Some mothers make a mistake In fall
in e trusts immense aa nrnnlrat aa a. In .t . i . M W 1 . . t , . .
old rail fence. . growing sons and daughters In the
Tmi w v. v a i luiiiD. ii is o. luiHiaaa wmcn Dears
FIIn...forJ.h the banner from the wall, both ways, for he mother uaeleaalv
r i t.? h,1 0?lly.olM?vertxln? hsreelf. and the ohlldren al
on ice trust, coal rmit tmat in I w . v. . , . . . .
steei to benefit the commonweal I Ar, fr. tvm.i,... . k..,v. . m.l
And while the banner floats in air injured
the trusts will cinch their urortnr Th. -imne-i w ..
hare they'll use some schema. T A"K::if 1"?- "Zu"w.Dr
get their due as erookarf .i in m " ",.
rnrkjr. uiimmcuia inn pulling mora into SUCn
comscrew. I conaition that the children can care
Bend up the rocketsl Light the fir. "ITl "rJ,".Sn?. a..A A0.lwS"
from Utlca to Rome and Tyre! And iny wise mother cab see that this la
this remember without fall forget ?S?mW3T.i" fn. "w1t,J 1
tha MM full- Unna tm.I1 T. -..vat tti.j liimu inn la
your trust in TTncla Tn A .it Vtwi Pe aoln something regularly, and help
Ktt ehief UvS ? l1 W." '" ke home cheery and" happy.
i'm una unit'i. you Know. Ann na i r.u- . , . . , , . . J
whila ulilmlna a K. f.l .. . OAuopuonai cnua wno aoes not
M a winding stair ' crooke1 It and whom It Is hard work to
aa a, winning Blair, v I neranada tn An hi. r,.- I. ,. . .
W.. "J. .. ffiS witr st'rl.Hpon Te ft
irom w an street clean to Kingdom
duuqi toug ana long
tered stocks that Issue forth
ana diocks. Ana wnoop It UD
Ions? for a dBavrln to mak8 him do ht" jart is
ortfi in bale, much greater than If she were doing It
it tin all .5 herself, and the lessons of self-reliance
.a , . a- a- - as n II I II tii 1 rl sa si tBtrniiPt sn a. aa Vt 1 1 1 t
ror xair ror currency based on hot f rm i , .w. A.,
air. Of Wall street schemes there is J'nMnaftt .51
no lack. a. crooked a. a black snake', i",
the
nd
heat Hide all the issues with your " f , mpie precept and exai
smoke, and whoop It up until you Sh72".FiRH,ancSnd. llttla TV
choke. Bring forth the dread lnjunc- 1,' .Ti th.fi' " !XlrJ82
na sturdlness which he should learn
be can do win
feels him loos-
g as he shirks or dawdles.
This Is a. problem all by Itself, and It
bCaid fiuhe'Palan ?uT Tt J.
- r v u'sva vauiuirj, Ui-
rewards ror
n ft Tm ni.
tlon writ, for trusts will soon have hapa a11 that "he can ""mmon.
use for It; and watch 'em- turn some . TT
clever tricks aa crooked aa in '96. fr81 hh0UKfT0rk comea
" from the thought with which we start-
Shout for revision till you're hoarse f?l"at, ner success In thla part of
It's all a campaign bluff, of coume. i" rur L, ner "irect contribution to
AnA t.itr rv,lirt .7. 'i..j -Zt.,: I her husband s and her chlMren'. ,,.
Bheldon milks the tariff crowd'. Talk cess In life. The sound mind In tho
dinner pail full to the brim but all f0H. body, without which those dear
the cream fae sure to eklm. Talk IP. "or cann?t hope to grapple with thetr
amiara h,i t.i . lire Work, these she Ir hlllMlnir . .h. :
fall as crooked as the iceman's scale. Labo8 wl,th head and heart and buy
I hands, to keep home clean, sweet, whnln.
Shout for the square deal long and loud, om8 and attractive to them.
men nurn to tne tarlrr crowd. . , "" vniy contrioutes
Khnut- "Wa nrllt n,, .w. I to bodily but also to mental anrl cnlr.
blink!" Assume the highly moral Ltual Tlfafe; th' strong characters are
poe, but get the swag into your Prmed which are able to go out into
clothes. The way Is long, and good- lilf, worId and meet and conquer evil.
ness knows, as crooked as
hose.
gardsn Vn can le" now much the home in-
"ut,"- eurruiiiiueu ineir earnest
years Is doing for the voune men who
Grand Old Promlser. fng his" ntVoVTn ana true' do"
W. M. MauDln In the Cnmmonar I The dancer that tha lun,.l,n..
We will sure revise the tariff but we'll must avoid. If she have Ruch a weli-
oo 11 atter wnue . balanced home, Is that of overdoing the
Up or downT Don't ask fool ques-1 material side, and underestimating tho
tlons. for we're buav. I mental and antrltual TTar .-.Mi.,-..,,
Just trust your Uncle Joseph and his be ever so well fed and cleanly housed.
view a. 11 mo wuin, oui or inai larger, rooo ror mind and
For your ceaseless agitation makes spirit they may be denied.
us piziy. It la to bring all these Into harmony
that the housekeeper who Is something
And ik-fs
"simplify. '
Justice may be done to tne men wao
love liberty ana rreeaom 01
rent ouir iw
C F. BUTTON.
Opportunities In (he Sileti.
To the Edltor of The Journal Every
body Is burning brush and clearing land
around Sllets, as we have the promise
of a cheese factory In the apring. It has
haan hard for tha settlers in the past
as they would have to go off to some
other place to wora, aa uicm i irou
no show to sen any larra proauci nor.
wh.t wa naari hare la some man with
a little money. A sawmill would do
finely here and timber can be bought for
a song. 11 em iocs, ana spruca ara am
main Umber here. The SlleU bar has
II feet of water at low tide. The fish
rannarv Is nrenarlna to start here.
Land la selling cheap. One ranch aold
the other day for 11,800 the barn oh
the same coat $400. Lots of snaps bare
for the man with a few dollars.
JUSSK U. i AKlUi'l,
The People Have Spoken.
Vrara the Peaaide Signal.
They say that W, Jat. Cae moat re
sign as chairman of the etate Republi
can central committee because he is
honeet end Is determined to abide by
the result of the election that reoulrea
the laa-lalatora to declare Oeorre K
Chamberlain the choice of the voters of
Oregon for United Statas enator. If
It la the desire of the Oregonlan and a
few of its yelyars. like tid Man Ben
nett cf RabbitvlUe," t give the elec
toral vote of this etate te W. J. Bryan
In J"ovemr, they are working the game
In the right direction. The people rsave
poken.and they 4 not propoae that
trtrar ciiUctass shall, undo their bid
ding, -r- .... 1
And besides, the contributions, that we
neea 10 pay tne rreient I
Must be paid by corporations, and you
uncle's here to state
That unless the tariff barons help we're
ueai aa euro as rate
But we promise you revision In the
luiura.
Up or down? O, Quit your fooling
We 11 revise so be content
And we'll stand by those who stood
by us so truly.
Maybe we'll deem It our .duty to give
minaa an upward Dent.,
For we mustn't treat contributors un-
QU1V.
If the trusts will come down plenty
will have to treat 'em fair.
For to throw the crimp into them
wouian t ne unon the uinn'
But revision! We're revisers, and our
inenas wiu rina us there
When the ways ana means committee
gets real ousy.
O. O. P. are our initials. "Orand Old
i-arty you may tnma -But
your thinker sure Is cut upon the
bias.
"Grand Old Promlser" is better promise
puis you on ins Olinn,
And despite our failures- you again
will irv li a.
So we soak you good and plenty with
our hot air line of e-uff:
And we get the tariff barons to pat up
ma campaign iiuit
Thsta what we'll let them do to you will.
e uvi yvu, oe enougn.
For they buy the right to rob yon
auu vxjriuK you.
Thla Date In History.
1T John' Wilson, first minister of
Boston, died. He came over with Gov
ernor Wlnthrop, and was ordained under
a tree in unanestown.
17 La Salle sailed from the foot of
LAae Erie in the flrst vessel built upon
that lake.
171 The department and seereAary of
war creaea Dj an act oi congress.
181? United States frigate Essex
captured the British brig. King George.
South American revolutionists
under Bdilvar routed the Spaniards at
battle of Bojaca.
H4 Treaty of peace between Aus
tria and Piedmont
U6t Hampton. Vs.. burned tn n ra
ven t its failing Into the bands of the
Unionists.
1174 Governor lx of New Tork or
dered an investigation of ehararea
against Mayor Havemeyer of New Tork
city.
1 Its Admiral Dewey and General
Meriitt demanded the surrender of Vie
nna. r-
ISO! Ueutenant-Oeneral Nelson A.
Miles Issued an address to the army on
the oocaaion bf bis retirement
NOT
sin
pie
VTat He Might Sr.
"What." cried fb sneaker, wka had
worked himself up to a fine freniy.
."what gentlemen. I ask you. would
Thomas Jefferson stay if-be could drop
In here today T .What would the fUMr
ef Demeeracy say if ' be was here at
this moment to
1 think." veiled a little man who eat
in the rear end of the halt "he wiH
ay voi onrht te rt acquainted wltk
the subjunctive saoed." . i
more a homekeeper. labors
to this end that she must
glorify and Jollify."
s s k
Efery Girl's Manual.
From Style Magaclne.
OT everyone can learn to play, or
lng, or paint well enough to give
easure to her friends, but the
following good habits may be acquired
and poor ones be avoided by anyone:
Never fuss or fidget.
Close the door, and close It softly.
Have an hour of rising, and rise.
. Always know where your belongings
are.
Learn to make bread aa well as cake.
Keep your own room In tasteful or
der. Never appear at breakfast without a
collar.
Never aro about with ahnaa tinhnt
toned.
Never let a button stay off 14 hours.
Speak olearlv enoua-h for all tn nn.
derstand.
Never let a dav nass without dnlna
something to maka anmebndv wimfnrt.
able.
St St tt
Peach Pickle,
TAKE six pounds of peeled peaches,
three pounds of sugar, three pints
of good vinegar, 20 whole cloves.
and four sticks of cinnamon about four
Inches long. Bolt sugar, vinegar and
spices together and skim, than pour over
fruit boiling hot.
at at tr
' The Daily Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal and cream. Sliced peaches.
Broiled ham, cream gravy.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Salmon salad. Baked tomatoes and egg.
Stewed blackberries, ginger bread.
Tea.
DINNER,
Cracked crab, mayonnaise.
Cold roast lamb.
New potatoes creamed. Was bean.
Cucumber with lettuce.
Pineapple sherbet. Black coffee.
Charles J. Badger's Birthday.
Captain Charles J. Badger, superin
tendent of the United States Kara!
academy at Annapolia was bora August
(, 1EI, at Rockvllle, Mi, and was ap
pointed te the naval academy In 116.
lit graduated from , the academy la
1171 and tne following year waa com
missioned sn ensign.' Since thea be has
en a wide variety of sOrvice. From
1171 to It i a he took part In the survey
ef the Oalf of California. In 114 he
was esecutlve officer of the Alert, ef
the Oreely relief expedition. The fol
Inwlng year be was attached te the ahlp
Tenneaaae. while serving with the expe
ditionary force eeet to the Isthmus ef
Panama. Captain Badger was la com
mand ef tare waterfront Interests ef tha
United atatea at &an rranclsce at the
time nf the ereat earthnuake ana eira
and was warmly thanked by the mu
nicipal autnonties mr tne aid be far- ,
nisfced them. la July t laat veer
ucced Admiral Faed .
waa srslnted te ru
sa aur In trrtCen t
a cadency,
f the Annape.ia
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