Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1908)
mmmm V i EiQE OF HIE JOURNAL THE JOURNAL . AN INDCPBNMNT' JgWSlMrB, G . I.GKaoM, fvtillabaS rrrj mIi (rarrpl 1 wr finwUr moraltif al The Joaraal Ball. n. rink aa4 Xanlull (iiMi. ruaiwna. Kiitarafl at the pnatt.rfle lit rartlaaa:. .. ro traaamiaaJua li.ro! Ika m'U aa eaaoaS-elaie natlrr. y t.CPHOKKA MAIN T1TI HOMB, A"1'- All AuMfliawaiu rarkl kf tha ll h aparatnr tha tmriaml rae waaL Kaat Bid airk, B-SMl tat S- - rOIUCION APVKKTISINU BBTBSSEHTaTlVB TraalanaV II nja a, la SearKI Tllat AffT. Rranaark-k liulltttnf. MS FlrU aana. tort ItutOS Ik.rca Butiilloa. Cklraft. InhMTlptloa TVrma U t Ilia Uultad aula. Cauda or II or ta aar tMnf kiuicei Dm yaw, ' Coa faer. 0a far. Pall.T. .S.O0 1 Ona BMktl I .So SUNDAY. ,. C 0 Oo awara I .a DAILT AND 0CXPAT. 17 10 I Oh auatk I SB hiblt ephemeral, selfish, abort sighted, cruel; broti power: In Tol atoy la revealed tbe light and truth and power which la of Ood. STILL FIGHTIXQ THE TEOPLE. T Circulation Guaxanttt ,741 Cert: fat that tat ctmlatioa of tit OBXOOST JCTX-UTAH Ytti btTfkJitfBt itanatmfi tb" Adrmatr'i CtrtiSad OmUtkm Bhm Book Vi f-ar . i HE PORTLAND Journallstio an tagonist of the role of tba peo ple, the election of aenatora by the people, the primary law. and of every movement and effort for better government, argues that no Republican can at -once support Taft and consent to the election of Chamberlain. If Taft carrlea Ore gon, It says, then Chamberlain must be beaten. To vote for Taft, ac cording to this reasoning, la to vote for the overthrow of the will of the people in Oregon, and for a lot of member! of the legislature turning traitors to the people. But this Is not so at all. The argume Ja al party cant:, and sophistry. The two things are en tirely distinct. Toe people of Ore- not as well afford to submit to In (to raise the alkalle and minerals voluntary or- compulsory Insurance J Into the soil and destroy It as un- oi aeposus, wnicn would be more f errlngly as unskilled dry land farm- o depositors t mecopi iug ia semi-arid tones will destroy ah aa. Jt aljl 1 Jl .. a. a 1 a a a mav nu wduh ne tne same in one line numus. ease as In the other. But the aug-j Eastern Oregon la worth th whiu gesuon ior voluntary insurance is or Oregon to husband. Th nrimi. manifestly a. mere campaign device I tlve sage-brush and hnnrh.rr... to fool tba unwary. After tba eleo- plains may pot attract the eye. but IM attiA KattVsi a.Anl1 av aaA a MAS I A. . a ai ..... 1. M wwuiu U4 wuim uv wtupftin ia wiae aiiinctf inert ja A srWatUh tna.1. A am ru.m I m Tk .a IKa I g-tv - i . . . - A PROTECTIVE TARIFF IS SPECIAL ; PRIVILEGE ;: ,NA ' 3 I ) Jl Aay F IT WAS Important to Napoleon at Marengo for Deeali to arrive", If moisture la vital to human and plant life, If the conserva- gon have declared that they want tlon of energies and resources la of Chamberlain and not a Republican consequence in the economies of for senator. That Is all there Is to I earth, then the survey of various that event. It has been decided, agricultural districts of eastern Ore- Dy Professor Irvln Klaher of Tale TJnl. i varsity. , . It la a promlaln slfa of the tlross that the. tariff queatlon la stain comlnf arrea to Insur danoalta. But the rik .i ....m. 1 a.,., I " Aithouth It has bean i. !.. w 7Mv: oV.r and we v. "t ' " i m . ih rrKion-is an empire I au po mat durin wnua compuisorr inauranca would i of which the Dosslbllltiea art iifti ruin the bankers, doing precisely the I dreamed and leaa known. Th. mnr. same thing with no law requiring ment for SDreadln . Hniri in. them to do so' would not hurt them j formation throughout the region Is a little bit. How the atreaa of (almost co-aual In Imnnrtinc with cfflce-aeeklng does draw out what- the building of railroads and fh. Am. ever Insincerity there Is In a good relopment oi irrigation there. It la a movement to ba furthered, en couraged and promoted, for It Is a means for millions nt ' mnnAr . for mjllion. of men In the magnificent M.or hVtiKoVo A Sermon or Today The Fruits of Faith. M Py Henry V. Cope. r " The fruit of hm aplrlt la lava, tor KHNi?,",, klndn.M.VooI: frcV1 ,f.u.,o;. ".r1"'"". lf-con- GL1;ti:,:ucrb no ,aw-- and great man. COXSEBVIXa THE SOIL. can- a? th half fmwt 7r,f w, triuratoM will ba urou.ru (orwara tn eithar aid, muoh Bn in ccompuanad toward securing- a rational view on tba aubjaot by tha publlo If tha facta and statistics aalnod from tha axparianca of tha last few y.r proparly aat forth. Tha pub- mtw iiw aivrn to Kneoritta. it ia nnif tha orooauro of a 'mnfiifinn . mm a inaory.-wmoh win mora tha avarega vDivr. rrfi iranara nava itiii iao munit atreaa on abatraot analyala. Flaws can urn louna in rot in mnv or thair than. rctloal conolualons. Nevartheleaa. ,1 do I not think that there la on aconoralat w they tha Inland empire. ohlnery. Tha bltcaat . problem which America will have to face during the next S'neraCioii, la whether plutocracy la to overtake and overwhelm Lmoo- racy. Tha money cower In uolltlca ia tha frtateat menaea poanlbla to D moo- racy, and the ao-oalled "proieoi ya tariff" alvea tba artataat opportunity M itliltAiir.Alf . ' Wa hear much today or puDiiciiy m tamnilm oxmtrlliutlona. wa naao aia" publicity aa to tha Inlluanoaa by wbion our tariff achedulea are mafia, and aa to tha private Intareata wnicn iiioae au-hxlulea nov aenve. Theee intareata have auoeeeded In hoodwinking many I Da- denied, turn tha Hito orlleving mat tna wrui 7 I bltterea atruoted on Soma theory of protection I "erast galL to utor. ,. ' jl ...i elemema nenuoiicana aa wen tut imuvi... "ki hiiii tha ."handwriting on the wan.- ana leas they are atlll to be dominated tha apeoially protected intereati neiy future. Bam are now "iinuuin cannot buy them. HEN you have taken all th fruitage of your life how many of these things are yourst Though you ha.u. .11 ether posaaaslona, what are Worth Without theaaf II... ... aupremaly deairabla bleaalngs of lire, those that beln nra..n ny jira, those that being pre.nt make the barren board . sweeteat cup to and attrlb. that h.V eoml'to anyothar oonciu.Ton InTthU. thly Hivi 7m Treated right- to borar.' loVk'ln;- A MISAPPLIED ILLUSTRATION. than that tha tariff. aa aizlatlriar In cauy in tne aireotlon or lower flu tie. The worat feature of tha aituatlon la, not that the tariff la a tax on tha emocrara ui mat make all ihi iiii.... r ill." and un- everr Ufa. Yet they are a .1!? in ur ?ra-LtVhr.P7.n riHuE9;-r mnnav The humblest ' rare. ma. rti .i..! 7. "meiy secured. It Is true, that many ramie- ana children and In the . mnu Zt7"Z muat oa ninu i noma. .- i tba epeolal privileges which they have I fare, mai aakPRATfP!n rivvnv ti. .w.l American .conaumer, nor that It falla tol S T Vvv V -vwiaca mo keep up American wagea, but that it Is I blind us to tna Story Of the treacherous murder I Slarfna example of apeclal privilege. I bottom 'Vaatad -a a . .... . I I wall ramnmUr th rili.( with I Tariff1 -dutlea 1 ui Amass oj joaD 10 Mr. BIT- which . im : unit on flnla wa M.h. n - V. . tariff . . .... . i w a... ..mm mv tna I w v . vraauaur auiu wim um . n - ' . .n nunr acrnaa tha .... -a neceaaary adjustments., But the cry oi the . Mntlnenta: . they ru.h fZ "XZl "yeataa rignts - muat noi 1. """'oement and dlatractlon in .ni..; i laot tna m i aeexing theaa frulta ,K. " , , wrongs." I world, rnha,.. .5 'rer an's attitude toward the courts, I of tha bare-faced KoXb. raoaead not h-th.lr".nergi:.r 'product... but mora Ug9Z,R0VJ'JZ2ln "VdfT had crodlict on raw materiaia. reduction enough to nurchaaa ..r ' how. foolish are wa all f Aa faprr hat mnrtd br rMtwa(oa taf tar etrraiauoa rocorrfa are Ap tritk car aae th cimlatiom ataarrf wtik eat I awaiacf tba mdnrtimr -aaay nijr am say I Mtrawaaiof'aaawaiaaVey tbtpmbhtatn i V avaJar A ramhip mad mmaagtmtmt J MrswtMf 0ptambe ft, XS08. Viuuua I ina-a. Yal Jority of the leglslaure are poaitlvely slsted by government experts, is one Mr. Bryan has never "attacked" the fonKrionV committee did not at, u"l.n "Ln,'B"irIhi?wCaaa. as m th?m- . - . 'v pledged to carry out the' people's of the most Important activities poe- tVXS ttt r?a e'j Wa'!aa!!l,,, wUl aomething that the people Bible of prosecution In Oregon. decisions of the Courts but he navar 5?" of th? PP1'cnt protaotion. n.ot tojnciaei bur "h",1S: fjia on any counter o? in iny J to- hava been struggling to accomplUh Tha soil of the region I. rich. It did so nol A w&rVSS reat. do, tk on'oMS" a' &8? SSJT lfif 'trT these maqy years. . - is beautifully balanced In those com- velt has done, on more than ona oc- "imint1&. i" .?..WLIL??r JTSS4..". ' I. 'iXthll SaL-J.rtP. "P nd'r'ipin inh.'Q ' i 1 ""J' um vuvuwr lauii tu : prwiw mwh w vu. .v..- -.- r . . uu: in ara r.Am i . u i x r v Thoo hast too much to gay about thy rights, anJ thlnk est too little about thy duties, Thoo hast tat one Inalienable right; and that la the sublime ona of doing thy duty, under . all clroomatancea, and In all places, Frederick: Marvin. TOLSTOY AND RUSSIA. IN O-OTHER government on earth pretending to civilisation ex cept that of Russia would at-l Now cornea up a separata andlponents making for fertility. Th entirely distinct proposition and! most lmportanta,ox these is humus, event, -the election of president. I and It Is destructible. It is the This Is decided, by the people of the I partly decayed plant matter, and It whole country, voting by tatea. If I conserves moisture. Constant crop a majority or plurality of the voters I nine with cereals, as Is now prac- , - - - - - i -j uvtci luuuigou iu i reallslna; oi urajon prcuer ami to any oineriuceq in jsasiern yregon wiu, wumn anything but reasonable and mod- or trusts." Trusts are a aufncient Tf?Z2?T y..-1hr..ra certa,n necislons. S?SS- &o.'a$S & i "it" i uumuo ucoli Uj ou, mnu or coun-maae laws, and thousands I Deen maimy airacted to a sou re the voted for Chamberlain, first for gov- cereal cropping will be Impossible 0f good Intelligent, patriotic Amer- i?onf tig raSnUdeeiuuf; - - wu. uau uui.u ib no iwwiw. icans nave aone tne name. lo prevent nis control or political aoes not precioae tnem in tbe least I The purpose of the present survey But sneakimr of Jnwh nH im..a from voting for Taft If they desire lis to set up beacons to guide Eastern Igincfl Sneaker Cnnnnn nB Mi.J only buy a sack full or a scuttleful of a -EUM . . I . - i s . , I ' " " . v. . . , . . . . w no bo. xiiiy-unv uieinuers oi i uregnn nunoanarv. it u io aeeirt) that RcMntnral ntnrv nt n.j.,.. I coal at a lime. . . . ... I , . I a- - - j va. luui UvlUUO 1 the legislature, most of tbem Relto plant them on every hill-top treachery, suppose that In place of BBt tne court BayB that to pre publlcans. are positively and volun- where they can bo of service. A Amasa reDresentina- th mnrt. TanH ivent such a cruel and crushing mo- tarlly pledged to elect Chamberlain hundred years ago, the soil of Eng- j0ab representing Bryan, we makenopoly 18 unconstitutional, and of rcn&ior, out every one oi tnese no-1 tana was yieiaing an average oi dui i Joab represent Uncle Joe Cannon I course' n must do bo. it seems mat poor . , w- cover or tne popular raun in rprotoe- tion our wrm i . "i man; they ara from wihi I caslon. Mr1. Taft Is said to be tlon " political favorite-, the protected wa need a .high tariff In order to gat a from wlth0 lron within and not pledged to carry out Roosevelt's pol- K? ornw.r.ot mt! S5a 'flnSnl l'.&iwwi'g thTh."!. lCies, one Of Which Is to "attack" the Prty aupport. were allowed to dlcUta levied with revenue in view, couldbe a tfa things within lilf Vi.y 1.,f court, when they don't decide to suit fffi .PPo.ed to act .. 21-? ' ' that the tariff la the "mother Bo rar as tna tarui ia i"' "ion your nn..m.... z not tend" to ba "prohlbirlva." and ao far as SSu0 ir.uni't" but on tha deep It la rohlbltlva," It neceaaarlly cut- J fS "ecrt springs of your ue. Aup-.I?,"J;.JVVn Wa hava whatever wa oura tna I on oonBiaenna; m v. .iTr. our hearfa T aki -IT . . n deprada- vision loea eight of tha main point, that gJ ,n v tha greatest good In apectally euoh revision la part and parcel of the JJJ" aid. you will Save gold; If you leal ma-lmovomeht agalnat apeclal prlvllega," ;"u wUl tLZhtPif$ llf Mfasa tempt wilIlcntM P,lb,,C'Mt Can' Tt6 fr Ta" " "r-" bU8helB f Whea Per aCI"8' Th and Amasa th8 common people of alm0Bt anything to protect the pooi m - . . , i tuaT7R. iuojo im uu jwiDuuai ui-iaTciato iwuoj 10 lu o v i tne COUntrV With clear in mnnth I arum uiug (uuueu 10 . uuvuuoubu taiuu uimauuill U Honor to B trval I .nTlllatonvr ihntit thll fn, aa matn. hnlliall mil aha Innntu la tho I . . . . . ... ' . . . I1 .Vila If la milto xnnctltlltlnnol hrtay I ' ' I - -1 ana i eei on aesic, witn sardonic h-1 " -.v .. uuaIKakv r alia laalalatnra tk.i nAtlnpiJiiitt anati'a nnna and nlini I. . . . . . J ft w tv. Md.nold t ltava pAhhcul tna That Snaala hoa Hnna an that thai " - " "" iiaruy or tone ana expression, Joab - "' ...TT-r.r-0 f.. rote 'or tbelr own choice but lor Intelligence took the place of Ignor- Cannon, on !nnnmrahi ,.lnn. people of tens of millions of acres of dnrlnsr the nanr. A A rura ho, ooMl'ana U W . J wM. w, UU MU. V. Jovially to the common people KatMasia thaSr the ,el6lature th do not product of man's. hands and plans. larlty of tone and expreesioh. Joab for railroads to have robbed the a. , . . . . .-. : ruie wr meir uwu cuoice out iur iQieiugeuce ioui i.u piace ot iguor-1 Cannon nn fnnum l'f81?0' that country tne peop,e.. cholce for genator, a5ce In methods. Dewnark yields on?th- nJt 40 rH!Jrv!rJ .7. .AMwhereaa In voting for president they an average of 41.8 bushels of wheat hOTially to the comm tecdeSSltV Ch0tee-- acre, the United State. 12. The ,Ty XoS" ' "Ad OUR INCOMPARABLE rLiifvil .? the T.rkl to " I2' " the people for a long time took no JONATHAN. cal and religious medlaevallsm. For Ruflsla, the dark ages hare continued j until now. , The greatest light-bearer f the present age It hates and Uespisea. Bnt It also f ears him, for (lt has, learned Just enough to realize 'iAf it rlflPA nM malra a, vnavtirm nt ' Him. The politics and religion of 8 P0"", fff7' ni ar twin tLti,. . " entirely Immaterial wTiat It Is; represenUUve obUgation. In the is offered to explain fn Eastern Ore- heed to the sword that .a. in Tnh case of senator they vote the will of gon how present soil fertility and cannon's hand." So he has eone on the people of Oregon; In the case of president they vote their own will. '. "Is Oregon a Republican state? Is. Oregon a Democratic etate?" people they physical slavery, to mental bondage, to moral despair. Tolstoy Is an Idealist, but he brings his idealism to bear directly upon practical affairs. For many years he hai been throwing , the white searchlight of abstract truth upon the darkened and befouled places of the earth, and especially the high places In political and re ligious estimation. He favors nor fears none. Greater, with more re sources, and an broader scope of vision and of ap- cereal production may be kept at this primitive standard. Such Is the purpose of the present .survey by President Kerr and his experts. The districts there vary In con ditions. Temperature, moisture, differ widely. variation of closely con- will vote for Taft. To that extent I tiguous districts Is not infrequent Oregon is then a Republican state. I Crook has a rainfall per annum of Having decided for Chamberlain fori 6.28 and Harney 15.26. Baker has senator. Oregon is to that extent and 1 10.90 and Morrow 8.35. Sherman 0 ;ihey spTead ov; altitude, dl Win a perpetual blight; hundreds " tJX9.?e?'19 ,befed- fill l t of millions of people they doom to " they decide for Taft, the electors 1.500 to 2.000 feet in UR own and only, Senator Bourne is with us, which Is a assassinating them lo these many J reminder that nis versatility years, but the people beinsr immortal Is a source of perennial Joy. he could only wound and not kill, Thus, thoee who believed him burled and now the people are beginning to beneath the ruins of his collapsed understand, that - notwithstanding tnird term for KooBeveii, are siaruea Uncle Joe's" friendly iOcoseness he al- to see him on the Taft triumphal tM. 1M la riAlnar made: and under I t all, tha affection of ri.kji. 2n?a such circumstances may not Taft's Jfti, gftSn oTuencaTVd' uiBjuuitT iu ui6u - theaa hiaa.i-. ... warea ilia, than duced, to say the least. on "The panic of 1907 was not due IS. tt lif. ?-K5l.t-i;.th5 nreat to anvthlna- the. eovernment had things without Vti'.. . Ln. vH'.a done or had failed to do." say. AlZ Oregonlan. But of course the pre- magnifjoonoo of tha thtogaithJhih ceding alleged prosperity was en- "r"" tfit , tlrely due to what the government aif. rich by situng in i bink V had done and refused to dp under I wiae by aittine-man ,nk hlmif Republican administrations. Both poorest t ooio It an 2? .h-Lt ?d.i these propositions people are asked ieiveo HiK'"." hr. ""nning them- tO believe. They WOn't. ment and Water- Tc,,ZiJ?'lr: Taft and Bryan are to attend the 1 . lAtiV iasfaotioi TS'" ":. ways nas an assassinating sword iu his hand ready to plunge into the vitals of the common people. TO BE EXPECTED. car, and to hear .that he is scheduled to paint Oregon a deeper-hued ver milion for Taft than Charley Fulton dan ever hope to do. It was but a few fleeting weeks ago that he pro- same meeting and make addresses w"0"1: .your heart cannot Ugiva on the occasion of the Inland water- mo'7'r"" ."?" do" no ways congress. This Is right, and hel.n wljtheut that saner wff. without agreeabie,Tber, differ.. widely.. on pih".. tb,an some Questions, but can agree on -md" dreary, empty busi- others, and there Is no reason why 2nd no more lUnc nd count,n tWngs they should not meet and be friend- . " man is only duet, then it Mm iy. - . v ; C-oSoVa?... b? be .counted m folly: HJSil Senator Bourne win please take hk,'?.,? 8Prk ,0' tba divine, if he . . . . . . M i . r . en inximia lira an Ia... uue ana umeiy notice mat no xarxito wmch ha belongs, if he la child m live In this particular a non-Republican state. What of it? The people have a perfect legal and moral right thus to mix their politics. They have a I marr law. superfluous to wire to Chicago that distressing particulars has 10.43 and Gilliam 14.10. Uma tilla at Pendleton has 12.86, at Echo 10.10 and at Weston 26. The small precipitation in all cases, and right to vote for a Republican for I the wide variation in many is ex- one office and for a Democrat for empiincation qi now metnoqs ap- ' honeleaa tl irlnir nt more bitter in his antagonism to ntl, nffla Van na In 1v.al nllKahla tn nn. ara Imnnnlhla I sailie tiling. It IB 88 nOpeieBS tO lOOff .. ....... ' , HUWiUVl Vtlvvi VI y V1VVU a U A WUA 1 Jwvuu aw w vuv v a atu mr v wa wa w m a elections this is done. But now peo-1 another. That wheat could be pro- incomparably ple are tol1 tnat tney must always I Aac at a11 on 10-Inch rainfall vote toe saino way iui ail canal-1 wuuiu uava veeu uiai vciuud a icit a.' a.. m i .1.. OI tna arraat anl.fi .u.l .:t H . claimed to a wait ng world I tha ; the .j,- factIon nnle88 they are 5? weP'Sf- .r, T WAS superfluous to wire from nomination oi -ian organized in the Interest of the de- within 'wTSSd "We kw Chicago to Oregon that Illinois efc"on 01 b,"b?"VT t of Chamberlain and the repeal to ba dSiSd1 than VwW moro nolltteiana ar-r.n-in fh the big secretary as a presidential I , . ' " " world of .SZ. ft?!!.1" th. - o 1 ,. ...... j . 11. 1,111 r I miuiuiawij icfeuiaiiuu. A a,..r..; . ' "" mn no niace. It would be eouallv PEBlouuy -"nsiieu o ue, - ;."?"r. ,,n ur.vea except as Oregon politicians are doing the socialist on the plains of Kansas was doubtiess eny!e. many , happy young Deaaant mother. tn a miohiaa Tii.ian a the ReDiibllcan nominee. I a a primary law, as for a maiden's Ana ei wuu "5U""US "ub. blush on the alabaster r-hir . a debonnalre wave or tne nana ana a V7 U Bniririiai r2Aa4 K. . , poh-"e..7oen haV'1o ?"fta""ofntK te'i"'1"' Mis prises for Which a a . - w aa v nun striving. Sentence Sermon A Poem for Tod Let the people rule. Tha people of Oregon must rule aa to senator as well aa 1b the matter of president If they decide for one Republican Is nobody's jlnto his designs. He . would have no war, ao strife, no enmity, nohatred, 110 retaliation, under whatever nrovo- ..11 r ... I canon, no wonia have men gov erned solely by duty and bv lo HIa philosophy u combination of .anarchy and socialism: it inTntv. on earth- I"-" how their independenca and polfti- rrZ-M. T . .v 7urM i cal manhood by voting for Bryan. ; iujvw.., k uiwg ia me great ilgh goal set before humanity, for them to strive toward, Ten If they cannot reach It. and In that strivin ria r. lrr ?n "ought and one Democrat It S 1 a"ra-". wXBia F. business but their own. a kvv, iiuuoiopotr and teacher ever confined himself to pic turing what men could at once do; they all have set before mankind an at present unattainable goal toward which to strive, A scriptural com rxand Is: "Be ya perfect, even as jxrnr Father la heawa.la perfect." Tol! cry baa gives the world touch llgtt; he has lestracted deeply; he Is tte Grsod Old Maa or earth; tad t!ie this t'irjcndfat flfure. 11k- Itrce la his cM-ar coursga and de- rr-f !-a to troth sal Jcrtlce, tha Bns s t"Tmnrt dwindlee icto con-t- r ; :.Sj lai :t!f:canr. It may ex- rOMrVTABT XXStBAXCE. progress, plana are developing for a system of experiment stations, properly conducted and Illustrative of methods for saving the soil vhlle producing maximum crops. The de sire is to protect the soil in its virgin fertility. The effort is to bring the region Into its highest possible state of productivity, and keep It there. Dr. William Jardlne, arid land ex- nB,i ban tha Tiehranr nmi,0(. v. dates,, under whatever circumstances, years ago. It Is, however, done now, like them, Is "seer and poet And' Unar Bucl1 theory, there would but it is a borrowing from the bank ' lie talks to and for the humblest be n0 freo """rage. of nature that must-certalnly result the poorest, the meanest of human- "Honest politics." "Honest men." in bankruptcy. The humus content ltv To him thev are lust aa im. That word "honest" is good. The is gradually being exhausted and :portant as kings and princes and PePle suppose and believe that they humus exhaustion is blight. I vii tart, ainrl rtAnnlatt et or van f wAAltli have elected "honest" men to the In 'the scientific survey now In ;Wany of his characiers are among Megisiasure, wno wm ao exactly wnat - ;the low-llest. His great soul yearns ruo' wore eieciwu 10 uf pieugea jmlghtily over the wrongs, the sins, tnemseives moat, posuiveiy 10 ao. tthe burdens, the griefs of humanity, kn olaUon of that pledge would hat he- tolled IncessanUy to repress, 09 nroBl ouiraKwuBiy aaaooneoi. pon relleve and cure. More 'than any and woola ProTe the mcn wno other voice of modern times, his dld not keep t611' PledK to be f.triU be reverenced as a mortal voice despicably dishonest men. The news- pof God. And vet thla formaliv r. POP"- counsels sucn treacnery eliglous Russian government seeks PM "stonHhing assurance to speak L ... . . I Af "nnnoar rwvl tHrt'' onI "tt ;io prevent tne people from honor-j" "" """ knz him as the lamn of hi o-ratlmen- FT!na flVrtra r,a WIft- But if this iSSUS Is thus tO be yet all the Intellectual and moral forced oa tha veQIle'' U a11 t?10Be .world knows that Tolstoy, tottering WD0 ,or mbeTAn and who mn th KHn v a. . earnestly believe in the election of , 1 w. giaTVi aa iuvia . . . . , . Jirorthy of honor than all the Rus-IT , ' a . " lu? Ian rulers and noblemen and great M, ' ,.n.C HUUmH7 " and thieves who have lived since !;lerendumV,f a"hT ""l7,0'" . ... I Aflrt men vhn vntavl for tha Rtata. a cin lur ureal. I T 1. av . ment No. 1 law, are to be read out Tolstoys theories and concepts of of the Republican party by Its would human relationships and duty are be bosses; if afl these voters are to it ' yracucai. u isirue; I be whipped and cudgelled ' and liumanlty, so far aa we can discern I maligned and browbeaten by the . wm reyer DC WrOUant rnlacnr-rnln Rntt-ITtiltnn rJlnn of party desperadoes; and If all this is to be done under cover of the big Republican candidate for president, and If It be known that it is done rith his managers' approval then It will not be very strange Indeed If thousands of these men should a sojourn with Mr. Taft at Hot Springs is beating the biggest torn torn in the Taft bajud wagon. But then, it is Just like our Jon athan. In all creation, no other I statesman can so fearfully and won- bllly goat. Everywhere, the head ,adsome smlle our Jonatnan' after boss, the bossikins and the bosslets loathe primary laws with that loath ing ' that refuses to be satisfied. Their hatred is as that of him who was expelled from paradise. "Imnaradlsed In one another's arms 'The happy Eden shall enjoy their derfully perform fill of bliss on bjlss; "While I to hell am thrust." They have been expelled from that paradise of political power, wherein they bossed the government and mulcted the-multitude, it was the primary law that expelled them, and from their purgatory they "cuss" the primary law. They do it In By Henry V. Cope. Tou cannot find truth by trimming. makes no warm frlen J- Gradatini. (icJX J),aKh Gilbert Holland. n.VV G,ibe,t Holland Belcher Oct i2M188i'5Vif.K24V I819' New Yo7k. Men may make cities, but heaven ub.!lcn a an editor tn char nJ makes cltliens. f?ilI"2r "asasine, and as the author . . . . I h-.tpSmiiulAno.y ?; of the former I'uimaie trutn never can do louna 1 .vr..;"l r -oncer sweet" and A hot head ships. HONORED SONS OP OREGON. by fosterlncr a lie. 0' REGON'S greetings are due the great state of Washington. With three of Oregon's sons al ready on her supreme bench. that commonwealth has called an other into that exalted position. In nertTn Pr,mary elect,on Jude J?.?J?ZrlL!Z'-K everywhere. Why shouldn't Stephen J. Chadwick of Colfax was rr-VVwTai tod ? they d0' much given the non-partisan nomination. Tbe soorest life ia the ona that haa no love fo the poor. . a a Greatness Is measured bv onr ra responaa to high appeals. a a Leaders of men never watt tn on popular appreciation. a a No heart ia liannia, than tha Ana tha love leads to take a drudgery with Joy. He who sneera at enthuainiam: la naat tha dead Una of any great ueefulnepu. a "Seven reached at a single ivairina.-' anri h. Oaks" and 'Nloolas Minturn.") Heaven is not bound. BUtr7sabUlM tn ladder by which wa Fr0Ia,kih ,OW,r rth t0 tt Tdtd food And wa mount to Its summit round by round. I count thla thin to ba grandly true. That a noble deed Is a step toward lioa, Liftlno; tha aoul from tha common clod To a purer air and a broader view. iTpslSTKerr 11 the eulTa,enft ? "f 1-? the thln- - tioni The heat plan of experlmenta- Zt?0101 eTerher Though a Democrat, he led the ju- Ufa. . By what w. have mwterad of good vhw a m tlon, based on technical knowledge of th subject, will be recommended as a result of the surrey. Each substation ' and Its) methods will he peculiarly suited to tbe rain fall, the soil and tha temperature of Its district. New producing districts should thus be opeqed up, those al ready In motion should have their resources of moisture and compon ent fertility eonserrea ana LET THE POOH FREEZE. A' dicial ticket, receiving 8,800 plural ity, or 23 per cent more votes than , his leading competitor. The result lis in line with two former instances In Judge Chadwiclfs career, in each of which he was elected superior I Every time tha pulpit makes a strong n on aa uncertainly it weaaens us measaga. GAIN a federal court. In a de cision by Judge George Gray, concuri-wi ia . ny one other judge la a district overwhelmingly - juugo ana uiseeniea rrom by Republican, ."without opposition, one, haa come to the rescue of the achievements due to his high repute railroads from compliance with a as a Jurist, and wide popularity as a just and necessary law. Tha mm-t ah-li ... ... - 7 I timcu. "oinoias tne commodities cinnaa" of art.. h. .. n n-a.n. - v. product be valuahle and rab'n- the Interstate commerce law to be supreme bench of Washington are formation, ready- for capitalisation unconstitutional. That clause for- Wi... Mnnt o. Dnnhar ani bids railroads to own and traffic in Mark Fullerton. The boyhood of all, "'hV cuuimuuiue. t,uey carry. it was including Judge Chadwick, was spent There are meant to apply especially to the coal- m Marlon county. . Dunbar, Monnt carrying railroads that owned num- and Fullerton being Indigenous to eroua coal mines in Pennsylvania in I v. an vm. snouia preani imusB a au consetiuence or wnicn they could Judge Chadwick Is a eon of the service for studding Eastern Oregon I drive other mine owners out of bnai. t.ta rwmnr rhawirk of Or,, with thrifty homes and a dense ness or force them to enter Into a who. aucceeded to the execuUve of- popniauon. The work for tne proposed sta A Door faith bockavl br a (nut an. thu-laam Is better than tba moat correct j iaitn pacaea in lea. anrl ara in ! By the pride deposed and tha paaalon Slain. . And the vanquished ills that meet. We hourly They who fatten on tha adversities of others ara only feeding their own eter nal aaversity. a a It takea mora than dreams of tha new heaven to make the clean earth, and ya! uwTar win nirna wjiaoui mem. resolve, we to life by- agriculturists, orcnardists and stockmen of the region. Tne errort to have the Washington govern ment share in the cost and aid In the Investigations. Tne outcome Tha world always see a aomething ...via ifraviKai ia palming a pump tnan uuiiiuif 111 a water aown exit or in too feed man- Inrlna tn the multitude by breaking off chiinka 10a atmoapnera ana dlatrlbutlng them m 111a propie. Heiniich Conried's Birthday. HaJnrich Ooniied, widely known manager or teh Metaopolitan Opera hoaaa. in Near Tflrk. waa ka I. in. comomauon wiui tnese rallroada. flee on the election of Governor th"on'of Joaici aTamIrti. Then the combine' could charre what. n.-.-. .. T-nif.-t etatam Mn.w Ic-VSuX1 ul-2i,JJ?V& ?.L.?.Tth tlons Is unlimited. There are even I Ter price It pleaaed for carrying the tha latter 7 o'a. i'"nn .'sjid graduated from tha Ober Irrigated farm already to Eastern I coal, and for th. coal itself. P L .... .. ,v. -a.,. I HVtZZ l"?" J- Oregon where, failure la writ Urge. Under this system coal has loner draws fcraina for her Indiciarv of tha rounF.c?nr14 hM -aiifi prafarenoe is" due to the ignorance of the cost about 11.50 per ton mor. t Z ", "Z, w thi- n. I ,n.r..!?. l'ZF . a w - I BS, aUVa vea 1 SSa ,aa.a, m -aaa. taiaM " I --" w aa. a awaaw BS V T IBv laSag UiaB TAPT seems to be "hedg ing" little In the matter of insurance of bank deposits. Awhile ago he said this policy would rala all the banks of the country. Now, in a letter to the RepmbUcaa candidate, for governor of Kansas, who is running on a de posit lasarance platform. Kr. Taft says Chat voluntary Insurance 014 T weO. Bat If panes acting volsatarlly caa arffrHa guarantee all back de?otiu.hy cosld they grower In the use of water. Inves- nw Tork and other eastern cities I tet of Oregon men. her laws are as- ft7 ,B -atrl and Qamiar. Ha came fiwa aampaaiat tn MB York nd la western eltloa. latar ha kvm.. tha piananr of tha Irvlna Ploeai th.a. sutlon proved that too much water j the mine owners and rallroada a fair oretatlotL tauvjni vi '" axt i proiiu nn om) ruiroaas owning I 1 "-" pf the growth. A safe medium is I the coal mines, and selling the coal I Senator; Bourne says Taft'a elec- the rule, and In the irrigation de-to consumers, regulaUoa of freight I tloa Is sure, of coarse, and that Ore- veiopmeni onunea tor tne section, i rates and prevention of rebates to Iron wfU give Its usual majority. t-r. and won conaidarable fame by tha excellent of the Oaranaa perform an r BBoer aia aireetlon. He alao brought - ....j . v& aamwv ucmil OA41 IB. demonstration work at these staUonal thmaiv- in f ,aa..i I .. v. -v. a . v.v. I !ri.55ir' ..trt" and siDaw to . ..i.a ... . . I . vwMua, i oui (aa hi vm inn vowmrj ana otwju-td their toara. shosld be carried on for the benemlwere impossible. The coal rallroada. ouestlon as to whether the TsttJ' rJ2 . r,m.!r', T ar -1 wUoV "Divine Right" Baer at their management Is determined to Over-1 uceavl in g MaarW Oram, la recoank- f" mwraj Bci-D-i neaa, couia cnarge w cat ever they throw the will of the people tn re-li"" w -rrw t th ary una farmer of the west Coast. I they have robbed minions of the tmr I . h. tha mnaiaf i.ia. . an-i r.a irivea the bwrmrr tiua T a lieT '11 rria- peopu of tbe earter. cltiea. ttny of at least It 1, know, that a vrry del S.Jt m. aaVn'J wv, aw. .u.wuv. ... vn, nai mo pePDie BO POOT that tiarr Ml I larnti.a J aataMaat aa. .( Hatropmiiaa (lra-haaa al with th hope, wa aspire. trust. When tha morning calls us ana iignt, But our hearts grow weary, and wre Our Uvea are trailing tha sordid dust. Wa hope. ; wa resolve, wa asptre, wa pray, - And we think that wa amount tha air on wlnga Beyond the recall of sensual things. While our feat atUl cling to tha heavy clay. Wlnga for tba angets, but feet for men! Wa may borrow the wlnga to find tha way We may hope, and resolve, and aspire, and Pray. -But our feet must rise or wa fall again. Only In dreams is a ladder thrown From tha weary earth to tha sapphire walla; But the dreams depart and tha vision falla. And tha alVeper wakes on his pillow of Heaven ta not reached at a slnrle ' bound; But we build tha .ladder by which we rlsa rrom tha lowly earth to the vaulted ' aklee. And we mount to Its summit round by JVUUU. This Date fn History. " 15t Michel da Montairne, famous jTrancheeaaylet. died.. Born February n Tha Onerals Wolfa and Mont calm war killed at tha taking of Qua- bee. l0 ChorUe Jama Tot. the great 7nglih atoteaman, diedj Bora January 1 ' 1 The BrltlaH Knnhinlal ira McHnry. nar Baltimore. 1 S 1 HnrB . 1-a-ara at SUiafh baama attorny-georal of tha Lii'H 5aa. v 1 Admiral Tumi rl.r.Vl. deatrrrr-4 br aa exrlcaaloa ar,a lak 11... W era loau , . I tba and of last