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On rear 17.80 t On month I ,S8 Circulation Saarantct ZThil Ctniktt thmt the ctmltOoa of ( OUOOS JCTTBITAl , lAllraitcif amf fl gamrmatttdby the"" Adrerthtr't Certified Cimlatioe Blue Book - fan Paper aa promt by jnescrato tat tar cirraaefoa nmili r trpt ante rarr ana! Ae crrcalmtiom tttted wttt tach 0tcurstf fiat MrtKra ma iefr ea aar aratroxrBU or njc mmo bj cur puotunert A aaJer (V arscrsftp sstf nwrngrintiit id control September . 1908. 53 Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk lit- -tie, be sure to talk less, or if you moat talk, say . little,.- La Bnijere.; i A CITY'S SHAME SAN TRANCISCO ahould stand aghast at her shame. The at tempted assassination of Mr. . . Heney, committed within -Ah eacred precincts o! a public court "room Is the crime of the decade, I That city was controlled by one of the: worst bosBes known to history. In collusion with a thieving mayor, he trafficked In every public Inter est that could .be turned Into money. He had a price on the prerogatives j of the nayor and the rotes of the alderman,: and ihawkedrtheratTibout to all comers who had the figure. . The corruption of the gang is known and confessed. The world under stands It, and on one occasion the arch boss himself pleaded guilty to it. It Is a shamelessness about which there Is no doubt, and yet the half of San Francisco has been In open revolt against a Just punish ment of the guilty. , i - Devoted with a steadfastness of purpose in the exposure and pun Ishment of this Infamy was. Francis J. Heney. He has been the figure around yfioin, surged one.of the bit terest controversies of any time or any - place, with the forces of the law on one side .and the forces of disorder and graft on the other. The opposition to the prosecution was given standing by the money of Its guilty, and by the social position of the sympathizers that wealth at tracts to wealth. That opposition of. such character could be aroused against prosecution of the guilty seems incredible, but .that is what has happened in San Francisco. With law and the lawful battling against outlawry, the city has been torn until its social and civic life is in tatters. The shameless spectacle has been presented of courts defied, - prosecutions persecuted and the process of Justice brought to a posi tion of Impotence. '. Leader in the battle for decency and good government, Mr. Heney was the target of invective, anath ema and abuse. It was a condition so atrocious as to shock and shame society, and of Infinite odium to the civic life of the California metrop olis. Added now to the kid-gloved lawlessness Is the pistol shot in a . court room, with Mr. Heney the vic tim of the assailant. The affair Is the more monstrous in that the as sailant's act Is due more to the fer mented atmosphere about him than to any personal purpose of his own, whereby the attitude of those who contrive against Justice is responsi ble for his crime. A situation more shocking and an act more atrocious has scarcely ' been recorded in the annals of American life. If she has not known It before, San Francisco should know now that it is time for her to have a house cleaning and not to stop until every part of the place has been put in complete or der. ' SS ' WITH THEIR PLEDGES BROKEN THEX WHAT? IF ENOUGH members to break up the Statement No. 1 majority should withdraw from th'elr pledges, then what? Who can not foresee the sequel? Many "Re publican voters' choice" members are honest, and would be bound to vote for Mr. Cake. They could not in honor support another candidate, i Pledges signed with their names and promising their votes for the party choice, are filed away and of record in the public archives. . These mem bers ould not vote for Mr. Fulton, for the same voters that reelected them rejected Mr. Fulton. They are bound by.aa strong aa obligation as man can make and honor seal, to vote only, for Mr. Cake. If - they dared to vote for Mr.x Fulton r anv rMbvJl.ey .would be faithless to thclr.v plighted - word, defaulters to rvi M 4 ftce and branded for all time as unworthy of ' belief. ' With this inevitable,' following, ' Mr. Cake would be a leading Republican can didate. It would be a factor that would bring utter demoralization, for nine-tenths or more of the-Statement No. 1 members cannot surren der. To them a pledge is a pledge of honor and back of them are the instructions of the people, emphat ically expressed. They will go to the' end of their terms of office without a cowardly retreat. Then, what? Forty days of night mare at Salem, 40 days of extrava gant legislation, 40 days of corrup tion, riot and scandal, 40 days of barter, bedlam and disgrace, 40 days of revolution and- holdup, 40 days of the old rotten regime that tor 30 years disrupted the Republi can party and scandalized the state, and at last an adjournment without a senator. That would be the be ginning. The end would be a revo lution among the Voters that would drive from public life and bury in the deepest depths of oblivion for ever, every man who Is aiding or abetting to : overthrow the will of the people sealed and delivered through the ballot box last June. Men are mad, incoherently, In sanely 'mad when they imagine they can upset a ballot box verdict, and thrust a personal., program down the throats of the people of the state. The primary., law was Itself the re sult of a revolution by the people against senatorial deadlocks and legislative Insanity at Salem. Near ly .70,000 ballots cast last Jane, ordering the legislature to elect the senatorial candidates receiving the highest number of votes is a ballot box expression from the voters that leaves no Question as to what is their purpose therein. . It means that 70,000 of the voters .are tired of political tomfoolery. It means that a holdup of the coming legisla ture would . arouse a storm among the people that would drive every politician and every legislator con cerned Into political graves from which there would be no resurrec tlon. The only man this legislature can elect is Chamberlain. He ' has the people's Indorsement. He has their certificate of election delivered at the ballot box. ; There is no higher authority. He has the pledge of support of 52 members, good and true. He has behind him the con stitutional majbrlty. He has behind him the constitutional ballot box verdict. He holds credentials and title to the place from the authority that is the highest of aft authority in the land the sovereign people It is the best credentials, the best title any man can hold. It is a title so clear that it makes the election of any other man an impossibility. If Chamberlain be elected, there will be peace and a beneficial session of constructive legislation. If his elec tion be held up, there will be de bauched legislation and an awful reckoning, for it will be a reckoning with the people in a Just and un quenchable wrath. LATIN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES I N A RECENT. address Mr. John Barrett, director of the bureau of American republics, expressed his confident belief that the next ten years would be "a Latin-Ameri can decade," that "all the world will then be studying and watching Latin-America as it now does Japan and the orient," and that "a material, economic, Intellectual and political advancement , will be witnessed in Latin-America which will rival what has been accomplished in the United States." He said this statement would not be surprising except for the lamentable ignorance which prevails throughout the United States in respect to the peoples, in stitutions, governments and re sources of those countries." latln-America comprises 20 re publics, varying in size from Brazil, which is 175,000 square miles larger than the United States, ex elusive of Alaska, to Salvador, which is six times as large as Rhode Is iana. mese countries contain a population of 70,000,000 and have a foreign commerce of over $2,000, 000,000. There Is a vast variety of soil, and climate, and illimitable re sources. The people are cosmopoll tan, having come from all the coun tries of Europe, and have within themselves capability for great prog ress and achievement Last year the total foreign trade of all American republics (Including the United States) was about $5, 500,000,000, and of this the share of the Latin republics was $2,077, 000,000. Their exports slightly ex ceeded their imports. Their exports to the United States were $318,000, 000 and their imports from the United States $240,000,000, show ing a balance of trade against this country of $78,000,000. -"While buy ing from the United States to the extent f $240,000,000, Latin-Amer ica bought from other nations to the amount of $765,000,000. This bad showing is the result of several causes: . First, our ancient end foolish navigation law, prohibit ing American registry to foreign built fehipsl maintained at the de mand of the protected interests; sec ond, our jug-handled tariff law, also dictated by the protected laterestB, which maintains high - duties on South and Central American pro duets so that on r trusts can thrive; third, lack of push and enterprise In going after trade in those countries, due largely to the "lamentable ig norance' concerning them prevail ing in this couptry; fourth, our1, con-. : : r - r ceited notion that those peoples are only semi-savages whose ; trade is not: worth cultivating; fifth, care lessness and tricks . of shippers , o 'customers In those countries, who are treated with scrupulous courtesy and honesty by European shippers, and lastly, the tact that tboae peo ples are mostly of European birth or extraction and naturally have a pre dilection toward their old home countries! ' But Mr. Barrett is doubtless es sentially right; there Is going to be great and rapid development in those countries. They are capable of supporting hundreds of millions of people. Gradually their systems of government will Improve and be come more stable, the people will grpw in intelligence and they will offer an immense field, for Ameri can commerce and enterprise. A PLEA FOR RETROACTION s ENATOR FULTON in his speech at the Republican ratification meeting Saturday evening urged a return to the conven tion system of making nominations in Oregon. It is natural for the senator to look at this matter from a personal point of view, after his experiences this year, and he could not be expected to have a good opinion of the nomination of offi cers at primaries. The primary sys tem was responsible, he thinks, for hia defeat, although in this he is mistaken; he was himself responsi ble, by putting himself In opposition to the direct election, in effect, of senators by the people; but as he failed of renomination under the primary law he Is against it, desires a reversion to the old .and ' ma- chine system. Under the present law conven tions can be held and "recommenda tions" made, and if the people gen erally could be fairly represented in free, open conventions it might be well enough to do this; but everybody knows that no sooner would the convention system be re vived than it would fall into the hands of a machine, of a few bosses, that "slate" nominations or recom mendations would invariably be made,, and the people would have to accept-the old conditions or smash the slate In the primaries and in a good many cases the latter would be done, or if not the nominees would be beaten by minority party candidates at the polls. So it is doubtful If even from a party point of view Senator Fulton's advice Is wise. The people are not either bo ignorant or so careless as they were a few years ago. They have learned some things, and will continue to learn. A party machine in Oregon will henceforth have no easy Job on its hands. THE ADVANCE IN RATES RAILROAD A' LL THAT the great interests want Is to be let alone. All that the Standard OH wants is . peace. All that the rail roads desire is quiet In the mean time in fulfillment of their threats 6f last spring they are rapidly rais ing their rates in all directions. Last year it was the lumber mills, this year the merchandise rates, and next year something else. When is this extortion to stop? A shipper appeals to the Interstate Commerce commission for relief and the Ink is not dry on the order, be fore it is disobeyed, in spirit if not in letter. The complainant is dragged into the courts from one end of the country to the other, and through the machinery of the" law depart ment of the railroad, harassed with suits, and mulcted in expenses until the remedy is almost as fatal as the disease. Sharp advances are now to be made on a large part of the west bound traffic, which the consumer will eventually have to pay. The Interstate Commerce commission is helpless until the tariff is effective, until the damage is done. It was to prevent this, to give the public an opportunity to be heard before the rate became effective, that Sen ator Fulton Introduced his amend ment laat December. Where is the amendment? Calmly sleeping In the capacious pocket of Senator Elklns, chairman of the Interstate commerce committee in the senate, This bill has received the indorse ment of about every commercial body in the United States as well as that of the Interstate Commerce commission, yet it was not even re ported back by the committee. This is now the short session of congress and It must go through both houses by March 4 to become a law. Otherwise it will be dead as a herring. Is there no way by which a measure so manifestly in the interest of the people can be considered and passed? The history of this measure shows once more that there is more than one way to kill a cat. But remember this; by "the peo ple" we always mean the majority. as In the case of the People vs. Bryan. But in the Oregon ca3e "the people" are simply a howling mob of Democrats. They are not "the people." They only Imagine they are because they outwitted the voters last April, and again in June. T-The Dalles Optimist. , the majority lsnot "the people" unless It votes for the Republican candi date. If the majority, chooses once n a whiie to vote for a ! Democrat or an Independent, then it is no ibngef "the people," but a 'ho,w!Ing 1 ..hi .. .,;.,, . . . ' J i ' L; ,. ,. 1 mob." We see; it is very simple. But yet we do not quite understand how a majority, or ."the people," can "outwit" ltseir, or tnemseives: or, If they do, why or how anything should be .done about it We. might say that a mob of howling Republi cans outwitted the people In electing Taft; it would be exactly as logical and reasonable, ' The liberal subscriptions to the Rose Festival fund are cheering, and a matter for congratulation of both the managers and the donors, and of the public. An, ample fund should be raised, and raised in time to give the managers plenty of time to make all needed preparations, The money is well Invested. The show will, be a great and very valu able attraction. I " As to tobacco, everybody inter ested in the business that is, In terested in being enabled by law to make the price very high . to con Burners Is opposed to any reduction in the tariff, rather want It raised and this desire will undoubtedly be aranted. The tobacco trust must be amply protected. The consum ers vote all right even when plun dered. We are on Emperor Wllllam'8 side. Most monarchs are too close- mouthed, think it beneath their dig nitv to express their opinions in public. The kaiser has set a good precedent, even if he has shocked European royalty. Newspaper men everywhere ought to take his part. He is their friend. At the Republican banquet Satur day evening Senator Fulton pro posed a silent toast to President Roosevelt. Perhaps the senator de sired it understood that he fully expressed his opinion of the presi dent at that famous Arlington hotel supper. ' ' A Tillamook boy of seven killed iis 10-vear-old brother with a load fired -from a shotgun. "What a pret ty, innocent, delightful toy it Is for children of that age to play with. The Medford Tribune has drawn from Editor Scott a Jauntw insistence that he is not a candfciate for sena tor. Fulton Isn't either. Who is? Now Just remember when buy ing anything ask for an Oregon made product. Every little helps, and helpa many everybody. Letters From tlae People Lr-ttwa to Tha Journal abonld b written on on "We of tea papr wily, and should ba c fomaiiQled bjr tha name and addw ot tbi writer. The tiime will not be used it tb writer aaka that it be withheld. Tha Joornal la not to ba undcrntood Indonltiir tha ritwi cr etatementa of eorreapondenta. Letter" hoold be made ai brief aa poilbla. Thoee who wish their letter returned when not need enculd In- cloae rta:e. rmiuubnii nntiried that lett-w ex eeedlns WO worda In length rnaj-. at tne die nation of Ue editor, be cut down to that limit. Old Sailor Asks Questions Roseburs. Or., Nov. 13. To tha Edi tor of Tha Journal Being a constant roader and purchaser of The Journal, I wish to ask you tf you would ascertain how or why It should be that- a Bailor wanting; a berth on a deepwate ship cannot possibly get one unless he goes Into a Bailors' , boarding-house to posi tively let them "rob him and he knows It before he goes Into one or mem, out can't get a Job without it? I say that every one. of their licenses snoul revoked. I have before me a copy of The Journal and have Just read a fiara graph headed 'Council Calla for In QUlry." Ia the council or mayor aware. that when a sailor signs articles ana gets a month's advance (on paper, of course) ha is robbed of the whole of It? Oftentimes a man is In the house only a few hours, the month's advance la gone all the game, as a saiior or 40 years' standing, I know it, from ex perlence. That la the way boarding mas ters get fat, ana a sanor cant ncip himself. Why could not captains of hips engage their own men right at their respective consular offices and thereby put boarding masters out or business, and let them work, and stop this robbery of the seamen? V R. BOORMAN, This Date in History.. 177 James Ferguson, celebrated as tronomer, died in London, uorn in Hrntlnnd. Anrll 25. 1710.' 1811 John Bright, ' famous Eng lish statesman, bora. Died March 17. 1889. - - 1839 Ivouls Honor Frechette), Cana dian poet born In Levis, Quebec. Died In Montreal. May 31. 1908. 1868 Prince of Sonderburg-Olucks-burg proclaimed king of Denmark as Christian IX. 18(4 General Sherman began his march from Atlanta to the sea. 1870 Duke of Aosta elected king of Spain. 1889 Brazilian monarchy overthrown and republic established. .1905 General strike renewed at Ht Petersburg. 1907 Oklahoma admitted to the union. Lemuel II. Murlln's Birthday. Lemuel Herbert Murlin, the new president of De Pauw university, at Qreencastle, Ind., was born In Mercer county, Ohio, November H, 1881, and received his education at De Pauw uni versity. After his graduaclon in 1891 he spent three years In special, study at Clark college, the University of Penn sylvania and at several universities In Europe. For two years he wa pastor of a Methodist Kplsoopal church in Vlncennes, Ind., and in 1894 he was elected to the presidency" of Baker uni versity at Baldwin, Kan. Dr. Murlin has attained wide prominence as a church worker aa -well aa an educator. In 1901 he was sent to London as one, of the delegates from America to the Methodist Ecumenical conference! Fixing the Price ol Coal. - From, the Philadelphia Ledger. That Mr. Baer, as president of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and. Iron company fixes the price at which the, coal mined by the company shall ' be old to the public Is obvious enough. It ought not to require an elaborate) legal proceeding to ullclt thai fact, nor an especially acute understanding to inter pret Itf , Neither does the general pubf lie,' with that rough-and-ready .faculty at arriving t Judgments that go . di COMMENT AtfD SMALL CHANGE The old very bard. - ring politicians die hard, Don't wait for to be thankful. any particular - day a ciear conscience is Better than a iiiue uiuce or a xew oirtjr dollars. JTet there are always plenty of sur- iur iut ouay iooivU season. The main Question is; Shall the nan. pi or a few discredited politicians rule Taft having been elected tha ttirkova .... will of Course be unusually ', bia- auid The Pendleton" Tribune remarks that Bryan has not kept qaTet so long since 1896. ' , . .... -, .. The grange 11 right: better manv lo cal good roads than on big trans-state road. . t The country may have a fair degree of prosperity but don't eipect any re forms. a Evidently the trouble" with the tar iff is that the duties are. not high enougn a Out In good old Ore en n nnhodv d rendu the approaching winter, aa many folks do iack east. But Isn't the admitted fact that prosperity has to be restored rather a slam on somebody? a -. a When a Russian ruler dies, the neoDle rightfully rejoice though it does them no good for one to die. ' , Few men before have been publicly petitioned -to violate tfielr promise and ueiray a puoac trust. That's right: let every section of Ore gon claim to beat all other sections in raising apples and prove It. a After a two-weeks' trial what every body was sure of before that Jack La nose was guilty was proved. 4 Metcalfe being out of the cabinet the next new man mav come from the Pa- cinc coast perhaps Balllnger. .. The attempt to assasslnat Hemev won't help the grafters any though they may have had no hand In it - e a If the Democrats of Indiana send Tom Taggart to the senate, they won't deserve to win again in 40 years. Abruxzi may be able to command a J. n 1 1 1 o l- i Wi V,,,, MU. tri 1, t .. I, V. her will be a different proposition. a By the way think over beforehand some way to make somebody less for tunate or able than yourself thankful. .a Now the Oregonlan- Is trying to make 'stinkards," to use its own choice phrase, out of seven or more members of the legislature. a Salem Journal: 1-Ton. B. F. Jones is another of those -men- who are not afraid to have an onlnion differing from the Oregonlan. Ambassador Reld wants to be sena tor from New York. He Is a man of ability and character and, which in many cases is more Important, of much wealth. a a The Falls City correspondent of the Dallas Itemlier asKs: How many rea lize that the national committeeman for Oregon in a young man native and resident of Polk, county? I FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE "In tne Name of God", Amen" From an oration at the dedication of the national monument to the Pilgrims, Plymouth, August 1, 1889. My countrymen: In the midst of fierce disputations, of trials and perils, there never was a moment when the heroic sacrifices, the devotion to truth, the fidelity of conviction to those who ded not only at Plymouth, but at airxgWeUs in New England, did not recelvvrnJ(nearty gratitude and cordial praise. We are the children or exiles ana emigrants. We spring from the same common root, and are of the same blood. Our fathers came for the same gen eral purpose and together won a com mon Independence: and today, standing near whf re Elder Brewster and William Bradford, John Carver and Miles Scand lsh landed. I am as much at home as under the shadow of the monument which Massachusetts helped to build to Henry Clay. . And when I project myself Into the mighty and ever-wlden ing future With th ever-increasing ap plication of truth to human Institu tions, I never attempt to separate what the sons of New England will do from that which Virginia's and Kentucky's sons may also do. in tne name ox uoa, amen: On the 21st day of November, 1620, In the cabin of the "Mayflower" as she lay at anchor In Provlncetown harbor, the compact signed by the adult males of that immortal' ship's company of ex iles began with this solemn phrase the formal, technical, habitual begin ning of solemn Instruments; and to day, amid such different conditions, we repeat witn smense ana loving em phasis the old phrase, and load each word with gratitude and praise. As we gather to dedicate this monument to the memory of those illustrious forefa thers, to the honor of their principles and convltlons; to the grateful applause Of all freemen for their labors ' and, sacrifices, and ourselves and the fu ture to the preservation and amplifica tion of true liberty, .we reverently like unto the statue of faith uplift our faces and raise our hands to. the unchanged -neavens and the changeless Father and solemnly repeat "In th name of God, Amen!" It is not a mere .fanciful conception rectly to the heart of a subject sweep ing away evasions and technicalities, fall to see In th dual capacity of Mr. Baer as head of a coal-producing com panv and at the r-same time' head of the carrying companies a grave injus tice and an Impropriety. Legal requirements may possibly be satisfied by such a separation of cor porate activities as will permit Mr. Baer to sit down on one side of his desk and fix , the prlc of coal, and then cross to the other sldff of the same desk andIn another , capacity fix, the 4 freight rates on that commodity and determine What coal producers . snail nav th opportunity of reaching a market Such a "Pooh" Bah" perform ance renders absurdly ridiculous the pretense that , the spirit of the law Is being compiled with, and that the com mon carriers' ar g-ivirig a falr-serylo to all comers and, favor to none. What ever may b. th ou team of the pres ent litigation Instituted by the., federal government; the puhll' will never be saitlsflcJ with, a settlement Of the iiues- , ... . ... . -; -, r ... NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS.' A fruitgrowers' Union will be organ Iced at Puf ur. 1 i- . ' Farmers around Clatskanle are plant ing many rruit trees ana Derry ousnos. A stat bank will be opened at Gold Beach -by County Judge Bailey and his oroiner. a a . Canned - goods caused several eases of ptomaine poisoning at Clatskanle, nnnii fatal . ,. V- ... a a ' ..": The railroad business at Newberff for uctoper amounts to f l.suo more 'men tor October, ivm. , - ; . ; Forty-five carloads or mora a month of agricultural products have been shipped from Qervals lately. A lone bold burglar opened the Safe of the Bank, of Amity Tuesday night and took, all, the cash It contained, lit secured ail told the sum or fi.Q. : ,-' -- . . , a : a t . ;, . . . . . The Willamette valley can raise as gooa appies as tne iiooj stiver country can produce," if the same attention m given1 here as there, asserts the Salefn Statesman - . a a - - , -i Martin Miller, a pioneer who lately uiBu in uion county, lexi a- large ramuy of children, among them two daughters both of whom maprled men of the same name, Frank Warner. - After mentioning that a certain man had become the father of twins, the Salem Journal Jrrevelantly remarks: "He has been one of our constant readers and has always been lucky in almost everyining ne unaeriooK. The manager of the oil company near uuiur is anticipating an oil striae now at any. time at the -well .-on the May rarm up Jttamsey creek, says the JJia patch. They are down now between l.uuv and l, zoo reet, and every Indi cation points to oil soon. a. a Fruitgrowers In - the ""vicinity of Dal las are taking advantage of the present fine weather and . are planting several thousands of fruit trees, says the Ob server. The total number of trees pur chased and set out In this locality this fall will probably range between 20,000 and 80,000. i Salem Statesman; Thousands of fruit trees are being planted In various parts of the (Willamette valley this fall by the numerous farmers and land owners who have learned that the premium or chard products or the world are and can always be grown In this part of the coming greatest commonwealth of tne American nation. e La Grande Observer: John Canteal of Summerville says crop conditions were never better. Mr. Canteal lacks but a few days of being 80. years of age. but is still hale and hearty. He Is making some interesting experiments with strawberries. His last experiment with eight rows 180 feet long, netted him $63 for the season. , a a It Is reported . that there Is a big shortage of grain in Klamath county this year, and that there will be only sufficient flour to last until next spring. The ' grain crop was only half what It was last year, and hls -means that grain and flour will have to be shipped Into the county from the outside before next season's crop is ready. Albnnv people have never been more united than they are now, and a better feeling prevails in the city than ever before in its history, says the Democrat. if there are, any KnooKers in tne town they are very5 quiet. There Is a univer sal spirit or progress and push. Al bany people are going to pull together, The city Is going ahead just right In a clean and healthy manner. - - - By W. C. P. BreckenridVe that In this phrase lies the power which produced and the seed from which sprung the -action of that company and the results thereof. It is, perhaps, true that he who drafted that Instru ment somewhat unconsciously and as a matter of common habit used that for mal phrase with which It was then even much so now eustomary to open solemn Instruments: and It may be further true that those who subscribed their names may not have felt any spe cial thrill as these words were rend aloud to them in the little cabin: and yet It Is further true that this pur pose to do and to live "In the name of God" Is the only possible as It Is the amply sufficient explanation of all which had preceded and all which has followed that act. It has been plaus ibly and eloquently urged that one of the nonorsuo be Xlven to these revered men Is that theyT were "at the begin ning" of our Institutions; that the left behind them the old forms and Insti tutions, based on -new principles and protected by new and orlglnrs govern mental modes. This is a captivating picture and attracts the heart. That ; In this new and virgin contl nent, on this sea-beaten coast. In the august presence of Jehovah, these few pious, loving and heroic ' souls laid in prayer and trust the foundations of a new and puissant nation, unsolled with tha corruptions, unstained with "the vices, untrammelled with, the traditions, unperplexed with the problems of tb Old World: that in the very act of laying the corner-stone they also burled all of the past that was not of good to man and from God; that thus freed from the slavery of tradition and th thraldom of Institutions, their hearts filled with sincere love of God and earnest love for man, they were di vinely led to reject the evil and select only the good In the formation of a new society thus fabricated by them Is indeed a picture, which, when drawn by the hand of a master, enchains the eye and enchants the heart But this Is not the historic nor. the philosophical truth; and does Injustice Jo the forefa thers and to those who were coworkers with them,- and the more ' truthful Is the picture of them and their work, the greater honor do we render unco them. .; , tlon at Issue' that has , for Its basts a fiction such as that by which the Read ing railway and coal producing inter ests have been "Separated. Where Bryan Won. From Th Commoner,- November Plainly, Mr Bryan received thousands of Republican votes In every section of the oountry, but he lost heavily In many of, th larger" cities, the Demo cratic vot being .cut ; Into In a. sur prising and unprecedented manner. V In 'Nebraska, th .Democrats had a pronounced victory.; Mr; Bryan carried th stat by, -perhaps, 1 5,000, He car ried Lancaster county (the county In which his horn Is located) by about 1,100; Lancaster la normally. Republican by 1,000. H carried th. cfty of Lincoln by. about 8J7; Lincoln la normally; Re publican- by MOO- Jt-f- carried Normal precinct, th precincCln which his bom Is located, by a vot of mbr than two to one, although Normal. Is a Republi can precinct .. . ... ' ;' .' ; . ' '1 , 3Xe RLALM FEMININE.. Our Thanksgiving Pinner: A S th national holiday: approaches housewives all over the land ar wrinkling; their brows in an ef fort to plan that, all th work ot the, week move along with regu larity and yt leav room for a proper' observance of the day of thanksgiving;. . 'It 1 no new idea. Older than the Pilgrim fathers'- observance of a day of thanks for a fat harvest older than th old Hebraic feast of passover alder than the Grecian odes and ceremonies to the bountiful goddess Ceres older than!' the Oldest of human monuments.'. has been tlmt half-formed thought In the mind of primitive man, recognising that an over-soul, a mightier power than he controlled his destiny, and that to the unknown was due homage and a recognition of abundant, blessing. Through all -his long pilgrimage from that day to this the idea has kept pace with man's development, and we as a nation should be glad that such a sane, wnoiesom and beautiful custom as this of setting aside one day of the year for thanking the Lord of the harvest for creature comforts and prosperity is one of the Institutions of our land. Ajia wnue we must not overiooK me significance of the day,, the giving of praise and the beauty of a spirit of thankfulness, let us also be glad that it means to so many families a happy re-. union, a vathArfnv 'ttsmthnr at th aM homestead or the farmhouse, a time of heart-to-heart meeting and clasping of hands. -, Along with this comes the practical thought of the feast which is to minis ter to the comfort and pleasure of th guests. . We can do no better than to follow certain directions i given by a recognised authority on cooking, Cor nella Bedford, formerly principal of the New York cooking school. . This Is the menu planned by her: oyster soup. Baked Roek, Cod. Potato Balls. Roast Turkey. .. Glblet Gravy. Molded Cranberries. -Celery. Baited Nuts. Browned Sweet Potatoes, Stewed Corn. ' Baked Onions. Apple and Nut Salad, Cheese Wafers. Mine Pie. Baked Indian Pudding. Coffee. It la the turkey round Which th Whola meal revolves, hence great pains should be taken in selecting, preparing and cooking the royal bird. Where th fam ily gathering Is to-be a large one It is better to select two birds of medium weight than one which is very heavy. Take note that each bird has smooth black 'legs, with soft loose spurs, that the flesh is white and plump, and that there are many pin ' feathers. After these latter are removed, with a blunt knife, singe, with alcohol, which doe not disoolor the skin, cut off the head close to the bill.- silt the skin over th back bone from th shoulders upward, pull It back and remove crop-and wind pipe. Make an incision at the lower end of the breast bone, insert the fingers, loosen the organs, grasp the largest tne Rlxinrd and pull; all - should be drawn out at once.1 Cut round the vent to free the intestines, sea that every- thing in taken out, and wipe the cavity with a damp cloth. Fill with the suf flng. sew up and truss In good shape. Cover th breast with thin siloes of salt pork and lay on a rack In the drip ping pan. Have a very hot oven and baste every 15 minutes with butter and water. Allow three hours for an eight- pound turky. When done the legs can be easily separated from tna ooay. All except th cooking; can be done the day before. The pies and the pud ding can also be made on Wednesday, as oan the molded cranberries and the nuts, both salted and those for the salad. Th cranberries should be picked over, then washed and measured. To each1" quart add one cupful of water and four cupfuls of sugar. Put In a cov-" ered saucepan, bring quickly to the noil- , ing point, draw back and boll gently for 10 minutes, by which time the berries should have burst well. If preferred they may first be rubbed through a sieve; If molded the berries will Jelly perfectly and prove thoroughly tender. Almonds and pecans are the, nuts most often salted, although many other va- rletles can be used. Scald the almonds and slip them from their skins. For each cupful of nuts melt a teaspoonful of butter and pour over them, turning them through that they may be well greased. Spread on a pan and place In a very slow oven until th color begins to change. For the salad boll a cupful of shelled English walnuts In a pint of water, adding ev slice of onion, half a bay leaf and a half teaspoonful of salt. In 10 minutes drain, rinse well and let stand in cold water until URed: then mix .with twice as much diced sour ap ple, add mayonnaise and serve on let tuce, j- As th turkey Is stuffed, w will not stuff th fish. Cut gashes in its side, fit in each gash a thick strip Of salt pork. Season well and baste while baking; with butter and water. Allow 10 minutes to the pound In a very hot oven. The po tatoes served with this course are cut In small baMs, boiled In salted water until barely ddne, then drained. For each pint add a large tablespoonful of butter and put back at the side of tha flra fnr about 10 minutes, shaking oc casionally, until th butter Is absorbed. When dished, sprinkle wun cnoppeo parsley. The onions should be of even, medium size, and preferably white. Peel, par boil for 10 minutes, drain, add fresh boiling water and a teaspoonful of salt and simmer until very tender, but un broken. Drain (adding the water to mixed stock If on hand), and cover with a white sauce made with one table spoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of flour and a half pint of milk. Season well. - ' v Theaa are tha orooerlv proportioned ingredients for a fine mince pie. Three pounds of lean beef, gently boiled until . vary tender, one Dound of beef suet, fly I pounds of cored and pared apples, three quarters or a pouna ai curon. viu these nne. mix ana aaa two pouna mr.a . of seeded raisins and currants, one pound of sultanas, two tablespoonfuls each of ground cinnamon and mace, a tablespoonful -"each of allspice and cloves, a teaspoonful of nutmeg, a ta blespoonful of salt and two pounds and a half of sugar. Mix well, pack In a stone crock, and set away. If possible, prepare this several weeks before It is to be used. i The Republican Responsibility. From the Indianapolis Star. Of great significance-: U It that in spite of the tremendous pulling power, of the national ticket In a presidential year, man- 4m.v in this state -and' Hepburn and- Mc Creary In other states hav ieen de feated for-congress. A protest Is thus represented . which may reach even greater volume and insistence two years hence. . What the Republican party does for the next two years will largely determine . the complexion of the 6 2d congress. In both hpusa and senate, ant the politics of many northern states ia . addition to those that, already .elected iJemocratlo 'governors. 'j ' Queen Alexandra's Favorite Roses. . -- From tn Gin s own raper The quen' favertter ros Is oh of ' th old time sorts known as Hertnosap a lovely free flowering Pink rose, whlqh yields a rich harvest of beautiful fra- grant blossoms.; So" fond Is the queen Of this 'rose that fi causes it to be . grqwn , by thousands In huge borders . near her5 favorite dairy, a well as In Iho gardens eurrpunjlng hr home.