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EDITOETALi Bdl OF TEE (JOIDKNALs JHE JOURNAL L fleeing from the plague AN (NDEPBNDEHT ' KKWSPAPkK. C. . IA0K8OH. ..PublUbaT foDifciBea' rrry evening (except Sunday) and nornmc HI im journal nauo Xaaahlll etraeta. Pertland, Or. Catered Mh paataffle et Portland, Or., for Terr Panda y tot, Flflk I I' natter. Ui u eaeoad-claae All aapruBena mniM or tumw nmm fell the pert tor the depertowat ro want...... Bast Side office. B-t4tfj, Bat S38. , , rOBBION ADVERTISING BEPBESKNTATITB , Vrtlan4-Riinln Special AdTrujDg AfencT, B no m wick Bulldta. 22S Flfta ereaoe. New .' Sort: 1007-06- Bore Bnlldlos. Chicago... . ' Snbeertptioa Tcrni br mall or to any address la th baited BUtatCaaada at Mexlca; ., Do rear .$5.00 I On moata.......f JBO bund a I. ' ;;-.- "- ai 7Sr.........a.90Oe month.,.....! . DAILY AKP BTJNDAT. One rear.. ........ ST.B0 1 Ona Booth.... ...I .OS Circulation Guarantee of veronae caat c esnraason ev us. OBSCrOsT gOTrajra,,. VI bets aarfffatfaatf 9 gttmnmtee-Jty tie Adrtrther't CertiStd Cincvlntiaa B!w Book Tb Ptptr kmm frond by mitifttkw that tht circvlmttoi ncord mi ktpt with die a as (be eirrmlAtiom tutttd in (A net aoranrr (aat aWMrtxanra stay reJr oa aar caanarau or eaav aaacw o isrMKMiaarra coder i Or aroaMip aa pnmagtmwm BentamDa igna. IT THIS. cOuntrv hat ever seen Anything really grotesque, it sees, it ' now m,., the scramble to V'get from under: the Rockefeller Interview. .The Taft managers are fleeing from It as from the. plague. All thfj Bryans on earth c?thd not, in a thousand years, bring about such a panic as now exists at the White House. ' There, the little Pa- mer is m eruption and issuing a stream of , manifestos declaring in effect that no matter what the king of Standard Oil says. Rockefeller is not for Taft It seems' strangely5 odd that the president should thus InslBt that Rockefeller doesn't know his own busilress. In the excitement of the moment, the usual presidential pre rogative of calling Mr. Rockefeller "a liar,"' has been overlooked. If In the next news from the" national capital the king' of the oil can doesn't find himself In the presi derit'a Ananias club, we shall know that the, wires have gone down un der the stream of white-heated mes sages they are called upon tocarry. Bat all the f ulmlnatlons and all the vehemence of the eruptive per son In the White House cannot drive Mr. Rockefeller from his announced allegiance' to Mr. Tafti It is as im- i : " Their pawers In any calling always I become leBS strenuous and raucous, "undeairable citisen." Such "pernl- have-limits. . The human mind can and honest business and common I clous activity" otTtha. part of a fed- ao us utmost, ana no more, uer-i sense nave zormed a . closer co-leral official was never seen or neara tainly he did not wreck his bank partnership, we .here; with a city of of before and.'we trust will never wiiu . purposeiui inieni. ua luoiuwuyuu, even i,uuu,UVU, will nave be again. AS ermon for Tod ay possible that Rockefeller should sup port Bryan as that an Innocent man should condemn himself to the elee- J other hand, he did all he could, and I a system like Liverpool's, or a bet trie, chair. Mr. Roosevelt- knows that Rockefeller Is , supporting Taft. He knows Mr. Rockefeller Is a power and backer of the' Inner circle in Taft's party, the circle that manlpu Let us work for that; went to lengths to which be should I ter one. not have gone to save it from wreck. He. is not forgivable for what has happened, but' along with him the I people "tagged system under which , he operated I fa a good deal of charity and kindli It can easily be obseryed that the Republican spellbinders all , dodge It was a good thing to see so' man v I the present Issues. ' Not one of them AnU f J - ww . l.H.h.. kA nnnA r9 tVl A loaf prm. j'emeraay, ; mere i "uv't10 fcua w gress with j-eference to tne vauntea lates elections and controls leglsla- j must bear its portion of the blame Iness In the human heart, after all. j Roosevelt policies, uon. Mr. nooseveit nows itocKeiei-1 ana snauiB. v ii xne government re-1 Ana wno, II once attention is at- Oup Common Life.' ' By Henry F. Cop. v 'Tor aon pt ui liveth -to himself." Bomn xlv:T. . -; HATEVER : ire hvvfs, '. w have through the aid of ethers; all that we have, we have for the aid of o there. Of our tJWn tin- ; aided strensth we could gain or. make nothing. Holding aught that we have for our own exclusively, it be comes as nothing to ue. Cooperation in W more be ruined, homeless little childf f as la si 11fArtA In R K pacir AAvnAt. I fiieast i at ran of hhn fh of vet Am hv I n aa v I,...! " ' r. . t . T rtr skf nfif tnTi O nf .T 1 m TT1 V RTlAf ,v. - vv. . - - ey " v.- ---- -v-r.:r-T " "-".V if?V aroused. e "rri v v.." .. " production and sharing- in uae and auons, ana.nai every on oi inese i guarantee reBiricuons mure goouiwouia nqi De Kind and helpful to aman' ana ronpiaer.nruomeir yvu ui i joyment are the twin iecrete of rightly corporations desires tne oeieat oilmen win conunue to Bryan, the howl that Bryan would check I posltors continue to have their sav-1 of i the babfee in , lnmrinn.' nt.. prosperity emanates from and Is in lings swept away. Mr. Bryan asks houses, It was said. "Por nf mrh i r What will the depositors of tne the Interest of these corooratlona of I for these restrictions. Mr.' Taft de-l the klntrdrtm nf hun. I La Grande wrecked bank do? - If i . , - w mvmioui nuu ll UJtCej I . - - which Rockefeller is director. Mr. I Clares that there should be no re- well be Imagined 'that tt.., Inm. I you ask Mr. Taft he will, respond, hi lkM K.-lhim for vlce-presiaent, ana possioiy i aj.utq... narmonwue iiyma;. . , Mr: Roosevelt knows that banksill contlufle.to fall, aRd de- biea at thff home, quiteMw much, as president . rv ; , j-cigieaf wegome f te -tS niSt mPery nooBeven nuuwriuui ua wax sup-1 airicuona. Air. isu ib grossly ana I aucn : DaDy that Jesias took to tinrtAH four vaara o trr he IIiaia asii. I I nA-rrtiaahlv Wfnn tr anil fa ai4af I ba fn thA ( n. m 1 . . . .. k'" j v. . o- " j . fr .. . wumaw. i ,c iu auo 4111UB1. ipi ins auuiv pupils, porations and by Rockefeller. Mr. Scrlber with hia wrecked bank is to , teach them a great lesson Everv "God knows.1 i the president his only two' days more to try to coerce the American people. : .v.". ;W' '-. J'1"-''-; r,y - Why Is a bank examiner? Easy; to draw a salary. ,V ;.::S Roosevelt at that time sent bis man Cortelyou to get money from Stand ard Oil, and got it to the tune ot $100,000. " When more money was needed, Cortelyou was sent again to 26 Broadway, and the door was shot in his face. Then Mr. Roosevelt ap pealed to Harrlman, who , raised $260,000, of which Standard Oil contributed $30,000. This is the sit uation and all the tantrums per formed in the White House will not change It, nor change the common understanding of it Age without cheerfulness Is a Lapland winter without, sun Coltoa. : " ." ', ' gain belng'tggally enforced. There is nothing Inherently wrong In such an agreement, such a pledge; on the contrary. It. Is one altogether right f.-".AS TO PREDICTIOICS tt?JESB ARB not the first frantic 1i efforts to frighten- that have been ' made in Oregon. The , man -in the Tali Tower went into hyeferlca over the threatened "election of Chamberlain in 1902. and V said on the 16th and ITth ot May; "This la no fancy picture or dream Vto be laughed down, by saying It Is preposterous to suppose that' George Chamberlain's election can cause a national panic. The Republican who . -votes the Democratic ticket does so In ImnVlnent peril to his own wel , fare-. Every rote for- Chamberlain-Is a vote agalnt an open river and a Lewis and Clark centen nial. v.,' - v Chamberlain was elected, and In private -corporation. Nature, never j perity tariff. The panic tariff. The intended that nv natural hlrhwav I Standard Oil tariff. Th atnnl trnat and In the .Interest of good and I anywhere should nass Into the hands I tariff. The au ear trnat tariff. Th trtfely democratic government. ThMbf a toll-tak.er.' The rivers are the housekeeper plundering tariff.. The people s and not the private preserve tariff that robs women and children. of those who slip coupons from j The tariff . that sends ,OOO,O00 bonds. courts have no objection whatever to such, an agreement. The North Dakota court specifically says that though, "legislative candidates can not be compelled to support the pop ular choice for senatdr," yet "those provisions of the law providing a method by which electors may des ignate f their choice for senator Is valid and operative regardless of the Invalidity of the pledge." L That Is to say, , to bring the de cision home ' to Oregon?, though a court would not enforce v the carry ing out of the -Statement No. 1 pledge,' yet the primary law. Includ ing that .statement, remains valid, is not overthrows or in any wise dis- the proof. t parent can! more conscientiously be- -" 47 ow an good tnlngs possible upon PRICES HERB AND ABROAD his or her little ones after having J," t ; bestowed something upon, these1 puis JOUKNAi, recentiy'Btatedj other little ones, -who have only a . uub: uiai a man in toaan, 1 pumic nome. , No one ? ever - loses I or., last year bought ajipeerlng I whaUIs given for such a .purpose. btndnr .foi- t14K w1ill( thai Thaw..- V. W same year tne man or otner. living in ecotiand nonjrbt.one lust, lfkre ii' a ..n .hi. for $90; The Pendleton Tribune, sionate dlscussloa of the guarantee lu x"Bl mutjuounu parusaa organ of bank deposits, written by J. II. in the United States, exclaims: "And Albert of Salens anneara on anth It is all laid at the door of the Ibasre of this issua. ; m Aih . tariff." Sure. Nowhere else The! wldelt known' e a v.nr...ti A Poein for Today its 1,011 and toilers should every day J protective tariff. The Dlngley tariff, banker as welt as an expert in the and every hour pay a tribute to a The 52 percent tariff. The pros- Economics of banking, and his' ar- Ucle will be found to be In keeping wnn nis reputation. - It is an ar ticle worth while and of lnteteat to any reader. it is preposterous that a flowing stream should become the personal asset ot any' man or body of men. it Is a policy that should be resented and the way' to resent It is to thunder at the doors of con gress. And there is but a single: month remaining for the process. workngmen ipto idleness In the midst of "unparalfeled prosperity." The tariff that sends tens Of thou sands of little children breakfastless to sehool trying to educate racked trains on empty stomachs. That is your tariff I A dispatch says - that "the presi dent is disguBted with R04 But Rockefeller, ' fn spea only imitated In a small way the president Has It come to thl .that only Roosevelt shall talk poli tics and express preferences? The Rockefellers were perhaps Indiscreet, : The UndisMvered Country. f ' 4Ey Edmund Clarence Stedman. . f Edmund Clarence Stedman (born at crltlo and atookbroker, was at one time war eorreapondent tor a ew x?r.m dally parer. He Is beat known for hia work. "The Victorian Poeta," and for his own poems. - Could e but know That land that ends our lark, uncertain Where lie - those happier hills and tnaadowa low: - . Ah I If beyond the eplrlt's inmost cavil Aught or that country couia weeur. ly Know, Who would not got.- Mla-ht we but hear f The hovering anfela high ima1ned chorus, - Or catch, betimes, with wakeful eyea and clear. One radiant vista of the realm before us Tr" With one rapt moment given to see and bear. Ah, who would ft art . War we oulte sure ' ' To find the peerleaa friend, who left ua lonely, or to outer failure. We never can set alonr with life ufileaa va HIlk It on Its own terms; Invariably these are mutual tervice and sacrifice. . Every tree ifl the forest ivee lta life to all pthera and (rains Its Wfe from all other life. Individualism la Impossible nor- maitjr.. j . , . - . - Mutual service and sacrifice alone are normal. The secret of living with oth ers la living- for them; our indebtedness to them we cannot escape; to endeavor to avoid the payment of the debt la to bide Ourselves from our eraatHHt hnnnl. mess and from our lara-est opportunities or self-development. The life that with-' flrawl inin H..1f I . t. A I or In greed, begins a process of perpet ual annnKing-. 1 . -The DeODla of the onnn Ufa are al. ways happy people. We call them gen eroua, lara-e-beartad. not' baeauu thuv are easily imposed upon by every men dicant, but because they, have the sense 01 our common life; they seem to enjoy sharing- life with-us; they both give and take freely of all that we may have toirether of Joy or sorrow. They' seem Incapable almost of thinking in terma of Individuality. - Such a life la happy, because it is in harmony with the laws of living; It Is -neither bent on putting the earth in. Its pocket, nor la it burdened with a sense df a mission to carry the world . on its back: It simply shares life freely. It la. t ha type of the friendly life. These are the kind of peonle we like to know, even though we cannot easily estimate or make inventory of the ao- vaniages or xne acquaintance, - After all, what we prise moat highly In our friends Is not the goods, or the cash, or the Influence, or any kind of direct gifts or benefits they can bring us: It la just the privilege of sharing their lives. The riches of friendship do -not depend at all on the extent of the far tunes shared; they depend en the sin cerity and depth of the lives freely opened one to another, v - -. f When I am In sorrow or distress, my need is my friend himself., not hia means. The latter, without the former, wouia be an insult; the former will ai- of the EXPOSITIONS IN 1909 xm. lnan, tldlcnloii, u It la. tb. , , ... ,, .v.. '.v J?a .. ,., . .r.p.thr. MUX. Ml. .. I less, Tribune's explanation: "Such implements as are soia rii Txrv.TTn... 1. i . T.T.d MOT T in RoafX. 1 .V.l v . "-."'" iu a Sri 10- tru ;lzzz7z ::r"::-:":-?-ul:rJor" "mpaign canard v.r t;n..;M. 72fi:Zl ::..rZZl-. at Standard Oil was. supporting will interest us most The peo- find a sale in foreign countries at 17 VlTl7 lJ.l pie ot Seattle. It has been published, I reduced prices. subBcribed for a large portion of in Indeed. So we are taxed to sup To gase in eyes that here were lor ell t my - . This weary mortal coll, were quite sure, ' Who would endure T There will doubtleBshfl . a cabinet meeting all day today to consider the est means df roasting Standard Oil Ion a farm by the month to defray hia ourselves socially Wherever men meet enses while at the University of conaln. from which ha a-radu&ted 4b 1876. He practiced law. In Waukesha, Wis., for 15 years, was state president he Ep worth league two terms, arid the State Good ly enforced, of course. But It 000. Nebraska $15,000. MisseuH I Sheridan. Or., man is comnelled to Wk 11 date on the ProhibiUon ticket for attor- created moral obligation never, ,10,000 and Pennsylvania 17.500; pay 15 extra on a single implement t rcame fiffi theless. The people most emphat-lend doubtleaa other statea will make to sunnort Ma hroth.f! I- . ,,1. . I . . Uo In l0l and soon became one of r . I , v - tuv uiuai ui viiiitiviiv isivu ui in pariy III He naenoi v i.ih n. i h ,i,ik. "t wOl in , this matter, and instructed without saying" that Oreaon. and choice in the business. The harvea-L... v.- ' VI of the Poeaidents" and "Lincoln, the the men they elected at the same .mH.n vnrfianA win a .n ,. .rr... tv .v.i. : .'." . - r I or. norrowa- a a"-.-.. a " . " """"i positors wouia naye been Dald their I ' umo to me legislature, w carry out Can to make -the Alaska-Yukon-Pa-J for him. The Pendleton naoer does I . that will flnma K 1 nr K9. mamhafa .jh. i . , . ' ' L.i a t a .1 m a. . . . .. I mwu" r -w.- . uuwiuuu m success. 1 uui uidduu wo ibgi: arsruea idei it are rurxner Douna ny a voluntary, But there are other credited. Last June, by over 48.000 ,-int- Issue of $8,000,000 stock. The state ply the people of Ruesia. and India, for IncautIoly S Y P Jortty. the people of Oregon "in- of Washington." in an indirect way. and Europe, and South America with 'r incautiously telling the truth for wf. a .1 lamiiHria i iw awsABi m i taar-f sai i stnn xn a . ... . t - - i - - i ki 1 1 trm. i livi .1 ... . av- --.v., au. atructea tne members or tne tegis- appropriated , $1,000,000. Oregon manufactured articles below eoati Towe Dottles, .many jankers of Ore- grand cWmpIaTS pened. Instead, there were four li" , ": p " u " ZZZV)7, VI" 4 Ti. . . lu"""-" gon knew a good deal about Scriber's LP"fcffcK years of abounding " prosperity throughout the country, but whether caused by Chamberlain's election or not, the Oregonlan Is left . to say. Since It claimed that his election would- bring panic, and there ' was national prosperity Instead, the Ore gonian ought to give him credit; for the prosperity. In spite of Cham berlain's election, the Lewis and Clark fair came to pass and on many 'occasions since, the Oregonlan has heralded It as the most success ful, financially, artistically and otherwise, eve- held In the country; wherein, .another ante-election pre diction was punctured. - And though Chamberlain was elected, the river is Btlll open and still flowing peace fully to the aea; and thus perished that , solemn fulmlnatlon from the lofty tower ot the evils to follow In the wake of Chamberlain. s As a faithful in season and out ot f J";Ior"- , ul ""uv.u iu- Ume uctlcs will form an special cost, anywnere. They make a rea- port knother man than the presl v-s.HJS wuawiTer uiu uuuuua wr i fptnrn of thla oxMhlt Ona vniil I SOnabie Tiroflt nn all thAv a All ihrnail I A.', t.n'.a .P.l'.ntl., u. diwvu, yttniivwi u(, faAi..qi vuaw iq i . . I - ' - ,. - ",1 m vuv.w i avu. ,uuu,t hu, nu- anything Mt panicky the Oregonlan "u?. .f v a.' - wrlu" tmpk Kussia would be about the last " wot 40 pe cent less than they pera, and every man of -Influence is "as sallied as it is Constant. With I : . . 7 . . : " . . nauon 10 pui lortn ana invue peo- iujnue ming jor at noma, we who doesn't obey Roosevelt, is an each recurring election It grinds, out "l " vw pn to sucn a show.- But the Rub- sucKwrs pay tne extra so or 40 per sian official epidermis is thick.' cenr beyond a reasonable profit, to Then a "Golden West and Ameri- "help the grand old party to save the Eugene W. ' Chafln's Birthday. Eu arena W. Chafm. nomine for the presidency on the Prohibition ticket, ant A m the p was born In Walworth ceunty. Wiscon- I n n f sin, on November 1, ItSt. Ha worked I thja togetl him. We all need folks, the thoughts and- feelings of -people, more than we need alms of dispensaries or endow ments. Perhaps there wis something greater than we have yet realised In the say ing of Jasus, Wherever two or three are (fathered together In my name there I In the midst". The sreevtest need blesalns- of our humanltv ogethernesa, this grouping 6f are outer expositions is au ngni. Tf mn.iia.iinn . tn r. .v.- absolute, specific positive pledge, next year that may Interest some. This Is acknowledgment, thgn, of Aidrich is for Bryan the Ouga-en- eiecnon, to ao tn From June 1 to October 31 an Inter-1 government by the trusts. So much t.,tm sktsm 4rtT T) V O ra T7e.t4 va n vt lai ns thing. The constitution does not national art exhibit will be held In seems to be conceded. The Tribune Bryan. J P Morgai& Co is for forbid them, no court forbids them, BerUnrr-of painUng, sculpture, ar- ays this Is good for ns.. Don't you Bryan: It would seem that Cannon to carry out that pledge, to keep chltectnre. enarravlnsr and art Indus, aret all the harvesting machlnaa von r.i..n r. . in .v. 4 Vol. AD.MAmAht With .fc. tw.,1o. . r . .a. .a . ZZ -" ;". "uu an uiav - try ana many American lovers ana wanu exciaims, xes, at 00 per must be for Brvan. And noonla are tun wir nnttfy n sivf n or ' tnfinxk nsn l a . m n a al - - i r w m w r . Z? patrons oi an wm attena. iceui mure man tne irusi seas ine asked to believe this! asreauieuv wuat i lucm cuum ui From Aoril 21 to June 28 itnsHia I same machine abroad. Should the have been elected. The State law wni hold an International aivhlrtltlnn Yamhill farmer heln mnnort tha xmmA tJn.oAn ,.. "..iaam .... . M At v i I i r sra7 - a icDiuvoue yvow ai sacs n a ibkU still etanda. and they are morally 0f latest Inventions at fit. Put Am-1 farmer in Scotland. In Blharia. in Ar. .nnw iaffo i mm, , .iiiu - a r . p aaawaava ibvtvi aaa w aaa atw eavaa uuue SrV bound Dy It, Ibnrir. and inventors throughout thalKentina. in ROnmanla. In Hunirarvt I "tii lumixiAna tnfinanA. f r- 80 the North Dakota decision world. If able, will fatherland cam- That miKht not be so bad. bnt the I firtn-ra Tan' thla th limn fn yeally amounts to nothing. It pare notes at the Muscovite capital, explanation Is false, utterly false. I a orafdnt tf deciara a man "nor. merely announces what everybody Rather ourlouslv. militarv and mars. The manufacturers don't sell below IniMnna" hn.a "h. pTium iama. 1 V T1..A A .. - "7 I . . I T w " ing wnaiever inai nnumes or weax-1 Mature of this exhibit Fulton's Speech at Bend. -From the Bend Bulletin. The addreaawas considered weak. even by many Republicans, In one or two particulars. Senator Fulton made MA fwm A.WARMA wl.n.A..AM n V- A magnificent work ot the Roosevelt ad ministration, an administration that will be classed as epoch-making by future historians. He never once mentioned the name of President Roosevelt, nor re ferred In any way whatever to the re form wave that has been sweeping over the eountrv during .the past few years. In doing so the seftstor failed to give due prominence to the moat vital issue before the American nation at the pres ent time, which 4a a fight for clean and lustt government,, favoritism to neither hlth nor low. and honesty In business affairs bv all marv borh the mighty captain of Industry and the small tradearnait. Anv man who oceunlea thai high position of United- States senator snouia stand out boldly and aggres slvelv In favor of the demand for hon est government and honest living that naa cnaraciensea me tratlon, and Senator In- the spirit of that great teacher. sharing their lives In human fellow ship, there, tf nvwbere, the spirit di vine is In the midst - The finest thing ever said of the man ef Nasareth was that , he - became the friend of the outcast The best pic tures show him in fellowship with men. He ecame fellow to -. our hard lot, touched with the feeling of all our In firmities: he shared our cruat and our cheer; our anguish and bitterness were his. We have talked about that life ef the common, fellowship as though It was one of exceeding pain and sorrow, ss though the whole course of sharing our common lot was entirely repugnant to the nature of that great man. But wa not that Jlfe the moat-perfectly norm. one the world has seen? Would It not therefore be' the most perfectly happyt The life of. one is found on It in the life of all. Sharing life Is finding It. Nothing will soothe our own pains, In-, crease our own pleasures, or do more for thl' whole world than entering into feflowanlo with other Uvea, sharlns our own Uvea coming Into the fellowship In detd and truth, .as well as In senti ment with the father's great family, with these people whom we meet In our dally toll and duties. Sentence Sermons 1 - ' By Henry F. Cope. . " - Envy Is the tribute that sloth pays to Industry. , , Only the large hearted are fit to work with the little ones, a The best prayers . are the ones that its little grist, and is now reeling off stnf f about Bryan Just as It did about. Chamberlain. It Is a lofty business to come out of so lofty a tower. V ' . ' "k , "V. - THE , WORTH DAKOTA JDECISIOX, , AND OREGON pie's, expressed will, and the double, express, explicit and most binding has characterised tha nrenent admlnla- .inwvr, puwi auuvo wwKDiimi i i Devi prayers , I his address by Ignoring all reference to take longest to learn, this subject. I a . A THE TOLL OX NATURE T HE SUPREME CQURT of North Dakota has. held unconstitu tional a law of that state that makes It ' compulsory upon obligation resting upon all members can industries" exposition Is sehed- WbO subscribed to Statement No. l.lnied for Lnndrm from Mv to CiMk. ber. Inclusive. That will attract many Americans. This' will be the first distinctively American exposi tion held in London since that of believed to be profitable iu promotion of commerce. So there will be plenty of excuses next year for well to do people to take trips to Seattle, Berlin, 8t. country every four years. And this is government by the trusts.. x LETTERS THAT SHAME THE NATION a PROBLEM to which Oregon nawnlA mnal ImmoitlafAlv an. I . ... ; 1887, which was n uroea L-Aitjuiaci rvm m w uukuci ui ft aa not the Willamette river is to be made open and free, k, is but a month untlr congress meets. It is the session at which a rivers and THE DOCK QUESTION HE DOCK Question Is a lire and Important one not only In Port land, but In older and larger cities. The Boston Globe says: The dock Question must be settled ITLe Story of Senators Boufnt, Governors Owned and Courts ContToflea! T Tery Objectionable Oleosa "it Broadway, New York, March 190.0. My Dear Senator Foraker: have your favor of last night, with en closure, which latter With letter from Mr. Klllott commenting on same, I beg to send you herewith. Perhaps It Would members of the legislature to vote for I harbors bill-Is due, It Is the ses- "that candidate for United States , senator in congress, of the party of which ! am a member,. who. has re--eelved majority of such party votes for that position at the primary elec- ..tloa," etc The court holds that un der, the federal constitution mem- . bers of the legislature cannot be de prived by a state law of exercising their personal choice In voting for a United States senator. Such a decision Is a matter' of ' course. Nobody, so tar as we are sion at which there must be action, or there will be no federal aid for the Willamette project for a long time. Congress Is not in the habit of seeking out the places for river Im provement. Thla Is true of the Wil lamette project It has been true of it for 3 0 years. It will be true of sooner or later bv Boston and nthnrlbe better to make a demonstration Petersburg: or London and of thessJ Atlantic nnrtJ tt- -i I against the whole .bill, but certainly -the a . a . a , I - main Diauav, w wuibu jui. ouiuu iviaia, of course, for us, the greatest is Se- vast sums of money to construct the should be stricken out and the same is atUa There will be entertainment docks necessary to meet the future $h?lTA& aim jasirui-uoa ui busm mem. requirements .of - American com- 'g eorporationa .in ' CASHIER 8 CRIB EH 1 which the VMJkaeAA TW .IV A Al a.s . I DlBuLlOUamfJ VaMMUSIV vWU I A. aai. 4U viuor ausbuo coast ri .m .la, to fceftr that yon think ana in .European cities the dock THERE ARE condoning circum stances On the side if Cashier Scrlber. The melancholy con sequences at La Grande are not it for the next SO years unless the I all the fault 61 the man. The sys people of the Willamette region jtem has to bear Its portion of the make their Influence felt at Wash- blame. It has weak spots that helped question Is still being discussed. Perhaps no city has such a suc cessful dock i system, for all con cerned, as Liverpool. It is a semi? municipal business. Not only has Liverpool the finest docks in., the world now. but it Is AreDarinar to that the situation la fairly well ln'hajad. Very truly yours, "Hon. Joseoh B. Toraktr. Waablaaton. 0..0." - . . Xneiosse 910,000 to roreicer. -7t Broadwav. New York. March 2t. 1800, Hon. Joseph B. Foraker. 1600 Six teenth Street, Washington, D. C Deer senator: in accoraance witn our un lngton. Statlatlcs as to the traf flo I to : ruin Scrlber. derstandlng, I now beg to Inclose you spend llo.OOlf.OOO Immediately' In Jor'Tooo! ACInXoOTg.' aware, ever disputed the proposiUon on the river must be collected and sums of deposits into his keeping, all system And London is no maintained by the cojirt Nobody presented to the proper epngres- Without guarantee of repayment by cussing' the imitation of Live wa ' a.a. I " - r asa 1 ior lO.DUU. . xvinc it urougui gjreai nlargeiiieiit and betterment of thelneelpt and oblld. Touri very truly, A 7. a S I a . TAttV WX a j ajaja rr At "4 a " , Aj3 - worth consideration pretends thatlslonal committee. Memorials and him or by the system under which enmnia Liverpool's I "2 a state law can absolutely bind and I petitions must be placed in the hands legally obligate a member of the leg-1 of the Oregon delegation. lsiaiura to vote ior xne peoples! This Is, or Is designed to, be, a choice or his party's choice, for sen- people's government. The initiative a tor. et the Oregonlan, in Its news I must come from the Peoole. It Is A A.ll Tt --TWAM.il. - If. A 1. U ... AV AA. A , . . ... . I V"" -f,0C VUVU 1U ;viu""-' - f wu.c ucip. i. .!!. pueoyiouBanas 191 otner .people s Harbor board as bubllc- trusteea ' fMooi Wants rraak Talk. nanaung , is conauctea. Tbese sur- The whole Liverpool dock system; rounded ilm Vlth temptations and includina dtviks. nnn '.1.. pitfaUa He was free from the sur- dredgers, warehouses, cranes and veillance of other bankers. He wast the railwav tracks alone- thA n. alone in the midst of these multl-j te owned by the Mersey Docks and atrtWahing Broadway New York. . Ffbruary isnnAMw i a aianafniai UakOA la v, t aaarwwa J A"(i ajajnavwi , . m still another very objectionable bill. It is so outrageous as to be rldlculons. but It needs to oe looked arter, and I hope there will bo no difficulty In killing It. "Am anxious to bear from you as to tne situation ss a wnoie. Yours very truly. JOHN I. ARCHBOLDi" Hoa J. B. Foraker, ItH Sixteenth WaahlTivtnn rl.r ' . lines, seeks to convey the Impression heln themselves. The: Willamette I monavv To para thoMa ttSntiattnB' I vrt.!.. ..vn. v ' . I 9st Rmtrlwet Vaw TnV A nVtt J " f -r f - w v HtwuwHiati 1 A 11J9 II II II I I IT I M IM rn Si I Sua XT w n T SaT I SB ina I mov. -ra. m vt ah. . nyi U ' - AY I. . that this dec sion somehow weakens valley people have already, waited f to Invest them and be ready at all mint serrio f h M-rT w,-- "IaTM7 Br,tr: I inclose you the obligation 'of Statement No.: 1 oyer long for help from th. ouUide. time, to repaX them to deTosftori memoers 01 ma uregon legislature, it is .not, enough tnat they have Quired competency. In the abeence Urshfn of this whM hnain... AV7.rv,Va lier 1 ?a ,'n ,WUI or rellctesthem from tha oblige- framed and paJed a bill of fermg to I . .... . ... . . I n I ;uoa wjrwu. AU CAl&lCUI-O 1 j . - ' " " " tlon altogether; This Is an erroneous presentation cf the case. The North Dakota law r ought in positive terms to compel a legislator to obey, tha people's will rather ttas his own. In this matter, and, ef coarse, as a formal, legal r rorosltion, this cannot be done. j:rerybody understands that. - But the moral fcbllsation, the to-l r.D, poKitlv. pledge and agreement btweoa the people and tha legisla tor :!!! t-khts, is rxactly'aa bindlnc er.1 arr,i as If t!je federal: eon v!'u;loa d'.Jr cot simit cf ttjs. bar- bear half the cost. It is not enough! that. would have involvjed suggestion since 185T; mat mey nave a aeiegauon in con-t and aid rrom oyier bankers,-ha at gresa whose 'members are supposed l tempted this great problem alone. to secure these Imprewments. Theyl It was" a '- responsibUlty , areater have Had guch a delegation alnce than his powers, as '. the fequel time began, and the river is stllf shows.1 . Probably he was hottest un- moaoppllxed by. a private corpora-1 til the mistakes of his 'management tlon and toll is exacted on every ar began. t6 press heavily. V With s the Ucls shipped in Or out. .... Delegations Involvement ot the InstltuUon's at- have to be prodded, and all the prod-1 fairs .the temptations multiplied un- dlng- must come from : those who til the alternaUyes of . Questionable hvote. Does not hiatory prove it? methods forced themselves upon him. " V ," :; That he should have fallen Is not amazing. Men are- pnly " mortal.! wa . i I ssea its management has ."I need scarcely a rata esoraaa i-r been so efficient and successful that I treat aTatlflcatlon over the favorable it has attracted world-wide atten It' is unfair that a region so fair should have a perpetual toll levied oa Its Industry. It is unfair that tlon. Out of the revenues of these docks Jarge sums are spent annual ly for service and improvement, la 51 years there has been no lntlma- outcome or arrnira. very tnilv yours. - JOHN D: ARCHBOIaO." abetter to Oovemor tone. . ? Sroadwav'tMA. a.liai -uv lSa. uovemorj i am sura vou win pardon anr seemtnr presumption on m narf in writing you on a sublect In whirM iraio peraqnauij ana on oeiiair or my tlon of graft y There are no partisan to urge the appointment if at ail eon bosses in,' LlrerpooL The men who f14"1. of Judge, uorrison of MeKeen, ja At.- :a . .... to the supreme court bench. Vice Mil. cono tnis great nuBiness are non- cheli deceased. Judge Morrisons char- varunBi, ousinese . men. caret Ul . OI I or ana lniernty need no the interests of th!i narf I word at my hands, butaalde from these me interesis OI tneir port- IconslderatlOna. hi familiiirlt hik .11 POBSlQly at some halcyon time In t"t pertains to the great Industries of the futuce. When -Dartisan nblUIca Pit I "" hm Important relation part of the state- make htm especially desirable as a member of the court from that section. "Hoping that It may. prove poVslble for you to favorably consider Judge Morrison's appointment, 1 am, - with very high regard, " "Sincerely yours, "John D. ARrMnoi.lv JHon. WUllain X 15 tone, Harrlsburg;." Henderson's 'na., ' . " Broadwar. Bept' 6, IstrC-Hon. William A. Stone. HAn-laburar. Pa. "My Dear Governor Will you permit tne 40 say that If it seems consistent for yo to appoint John. Henderson of MeadvUle. Pa to the vacancy on the supreme bench caused 'by the death of Judge Green it will be a matter of ln- leuaa personal am sure I nwi with any are-di deraon a fl t n lthav :ata to A.ha,nAa -mm nign regard, I am.' Tou can "never fight a man's foes I unless you are his friend. , If rou would shine as tha stars basin with a little sunshine now.. . ' a e ." Bin has no sewer avap tha Ufa when it has no partners In the hearC . a e Keeping faith with folks ta a rood war of cultivating faith in them. v . a . , : . If s no oe denvlnr sin's mtirrfcm whan you're enjoying Its salary. ' Bearlar tiatroA la carrying vitriol In a mighty thin flash . good deal like gratification to -tne.- . I ' ea not oecuny your time Iment as to Judge Hen-i .Vi The 2al ery truly yours. .'TtlHlsr Vk JOrITJATtia A ' A". ..VtVV. . Witt Slktaa. "it BroadWay. Sent. UI. K9lA-P.r. sonaLI Hon. JaU F tmirlna A tt.,... Oeneral, Harrlsburr. pa. 'My DeAr Mr. Elklna Responding to your Xavor,of September 26,. it "gives m iiicaauiw-Mi cnviwra-.rou- nprewun letter of mtroductlon rom Wflllafn Rocke feller and J. V. Wearer to TI Hnv,v Jwombley- Tbey hope- the letter will o oi itmca. J. "It John P. Aly Dear Oeneral la . anni.(i.A With your telerranhie renuear vlv r beg to. enclose you certificate f deposit io Tour lavor ior aa.uuu in ruin lmant a -very troiy -yours, - : . JOHN D. AKCHBOLD." ", BvUesoe ef Bribe, '- . Nothing. Indicates ths wise man bet- ter than the smart things he - doesn't " say.S - ; , i.,. ; -. .'..,; - ..; Flowers of happiness never bloom' . long when we plant them In our own gardena , . . ... ., e - e. -. rr ' "Tou cannot tell much about a man's, musical ability by the way he -blows his own-horn.- - . a a . " . . People who are afraid of being called cranks, always let some one .wind them up- . , a a . . It will. 'take more than arrufng the devil out of existence to eliminate evU from the world. ' . . . . . -a-. it is possiDie tp be orthodox eri, the . oe ignorant of ,r4.- in 1 ,.,: r . Ann a.iii n . i .a. k a . ---------- . . a ,j a v niaaiur ncaiina, iourw v the If you are the salt 'if tha i.rk a will not be dropping Vourselfi on the sore places In other folk. Ths arrest, oneatinn place you will bold In -V rVery truly your.- rt . WVAA..A. AflTIOVl. JB,5,,'!,wyi. March IS. l0S.i5lbn.: P. Blkins. Indiana, Pa. Pemonkt) s not as toV the the world, but a plaee you WUi as to what kind of maae- ot -uie woria. , . , 1 : v ;.. a -a.. : TherSvare ehurchea ,r 2,i..iir7 ,,,,? fv" 'attractive' would be to call, it the home of the eternal choirs.;) . r" .- - - . ' 1 1 a- , This Dat.e 1n ntory. " J ir?J70,on1 Chr1 Lawrence was appointed artmlnrerrator of Acadia. 177S-J'lirv I'Aufatia n D..v. r. " Broadway, Feb: 15. 1S00 My I IV 't.1t J r presiaenx , 01 tne Con ro .inu - at, r 19, A IUV. M T I n.n,.l vmr General in accordance with the"- ivio VVL'"S ' "' " ' . " request in. your telegram of.Tod.y , If JzJi!l the ss, 1R17. " ""'- r 7 they bear to interests of the western now ber to enclose you arUf!ea nf deposit to your favor for $10,000. -Kind scanowifMigemeni or waicb u .tM a yours very truly. , - - . . rjOHS U ARCaiBOI,D:t . "Hon. John TP.. Elklns,- Indiana? Pa. "IS Rrn.ri ara v Uit Q Jim is. taa.. OeneraV I enclose a rofoy of a maimn pehdlng. I avn not sure whether la the house or senate, bains an ace to amend an ezlsti rig statute, as sLatad. For rea sons wwen seerrt to us potent, we would greany use 10 asv.e uu ,- propoaed amendrment killed. Won't you kindly tell me about iu and advis me what you thlrfie the. Chances are Tery truly yours, JtOHW a. ARCHBqt,p; "Hcii Jotm p. Elklna , Atlome v-ap-eral, Uaariabura. Pa.:' . .. . , - , . . : o . ' . .... .'-:. " V:''-. ".- "i' 1129 Kraatlis ffl Via v An" Ki.t-.i ...V .... " ' " . j,a.-pai ... cnurpoj WAS' win lit 'akUly ua& 2. IBS I. 1SS met Iiled jn Salem; Or,.Au- 0 The" first Japanese parUarhent --ms An electrld er went 'thrOuirh a draw at PortlajsO. Or, and 10. Arsons' WBIO UUWJlfJU. . t, ...... . 1 00--The ;.gtatna of dueen Victoria sonfreaT" nT'Id 4 Professor Theedor. MommsanV the-eminent .Oerman jurist : and hia- -torlan, oied.- JSoru Nevember'SO. HIT. "n10:?1' Lout" HttenbeVg.nd hi, Brlttaa rieat arrived at AaLi"a, Aid. - u i
