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There Is no wisdom lika frank
ness. Benjamin Wsraell.
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ASSEMBLIES, LEGAL AND
ILLEGAL - "
THE OREGONI AN. want's to know
the difference between the Re
publican assembly that nomi
nated two supreme court. Jus
tices arid'the lawyers' assembly that
nominated their - opponents. ' Well,
here Is the difference.: The lawyers
assembly ; was held; in accordance
with law and in conformity with both
Hie spirit aud the letter, of the stat
ute. , The Republican assembly was
held in violation of. .law- and con
trary to the spirit and letter of the
statute. That is one difference. An
ther difference Is that tbe,ldea or
principle of the lawyers' assembly is
: that "judges ought .to, be chosen with
out regard to politics. The idea of
the " Republican assembly is . that
judges ought to be chosen according
to politics. These differences are
easily demonstrated. , .....
' The law provides fortthe nomination-
of candidates by- assemblies of
100 electors,vby, petitions of a per
centage of voters, and by primary
elections. ... political ; parties cannot
"nominate by, assemblies nor by pe
titlon. They must nominate by pri
mary ejections and in no other man
ner. Political parties are defined as
organizations that have cast5 a cer
tain percentage of votes at the last
preceding election. The Republican
party and the Democratic party are
the only existing political parties In
Oregon under that definition. All
other groups or bodies of citizens
than these political parties must
necessarily nominate their candidates
and promulgate their ideas through
-"ettTrer petitions or assemblies which"
are provided by law. If the Repub
lican assembly had been an assem
bly ot electors held'under the same
provisions of law as the lawyers' as
sembly and not purporting to be ap
p ssettibly representing , the Republi
can party, it would have been legal.
But the Republican? assembly arro-
pated to itself the character or qual
ity of. a body representing the Re
publican party. It. adopted a plat
form In behalf of the Republi
can party. It sent a wire to
the president of the United States
in behalf of the united ! Republican
party. All Its speakers congratulated
the, assembly upon being the united
Republican party. AH that is illegal.
That assembly was no more the Re
publican party than the other fifty
or sixty thousand Republican voters
in this state. The, truth is, under
the primary law the ; Republican
party consists of Its voters and not
or any" assemblies, But the law has
wisely' authorized any hundred elec
tors to nominate' candidates upon
nny proposition whatsoever so long
'as they do not undertake to repre
sent' cither of the political parties.
The lawyers' assembly was composed
of men of all parties.'- The holding
of that assembly was a way provided
by law by which those men could
" promulgate the principle of a non
political Judiciary, and nominate a
ticket and submit to the voters of
the state both the Idea and the
ticket .X:L::;,m
. As to, the second, difference, the
nominees of the Republican assem
bly are making their canvass upon
the preposition that they ought to
be elected because they are Repub
lican nominees and nominees also
of this Illegal Republican assembly.
No candidate for Judge ought to
claim any consideration by . reason
of his. political opinions or affilia
tions. ' He can do bis, party no good
If he'is honest In the discharge of
his duties, and Judical offices ought
, not to be--considered as assets ior
. Rewarding pollticiani for political
' services. If;' as' these gentlemen
f-Hjv 4hy re disregarding politics
- on the berch; what party reason can
bo fciveu'for electing them to the
bench? They are left,( therefore, to
the last remaining 'argument, which
Is , that . thry .ought to be rewarded
by theFe 'Judicial offices for having
pprml a polillcarparty. That idea
Is thA one that the lawyers seek to
eliminate from the polities and elec-
' Hons of Oregon.
THE EUCHARIST COXGUESS
THERE are all sorts of congresses
In thepe days, and the ronserva-
1 '' Hon congress in session at St
Paul is not the only notable
ouo of the time. Pilgrims from all
parts ot the world are now journey
ing toward' .Montreal, where, this
month, will be held" the great Eu
fbarist. congress. It is estimated that
the Attendance will be at least 150,
Off). This Is not a large estimate.
wben it. la learned that there are in
Hi Irnlie4 " Stales ; alone 8 5,6 00
luii'Ms belonging; to - the . Eupharlst
j ,11! M i.uuiui mio-, uwe-vif. , iu ana
in tin? bread and wine of the com-r
nnmlo'n Frvlce. JCven Martin Lu-
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"Hoc corpus hr.ruin o;t." There it ,
was la tha Bible, j
For five days this; worship and
celebration of the Lord's Supper will.
continue, with many conferences in
different tongues, and with mtiny
smaller aims in' view, but with the
general object of advancing the
cause., or the taitiouc - cnurcn
throughout' the world. This is the
twentieth of Jthese Eucharist con
gresses; they have been held in
Rome,,! London, and other cities; but
this Is the. first one in Canada.
So to its noted, historic city they
are gathering by tens of. thousands
to show their faith in the religion
they have been taught. Many from
Canadian" provinces will devoutly
journey on foot, as, thousands, of pil
grims have done for generations to
Mecca; imbued with devotion to Mo
hammed. The papal delegate and
the humblest worklngman or woman
will bow' at the same shrine, worship
the same Christ, be Impelled by the
same faith. . "
There, is this about the Catholic
church; it is practically and. truly
democratic in its' work. It is a
church. for the poor as well as the
rich. ' It makes no distinctions in
the value of a human soul; and a
priest will go as far and put forth
as great efforts to shrive the soul
of the poorest and humblest work
lngman or woman as that of . mil
lionaire or king. , , . .
TURN ON THE LIGHT
D"
EMOCRATS In Oregon s are not
registering as Republicans to
interfere la Republican ; pri
maries. A news .'story ' else
where in this newspaper gives the
facts. For months 'a trick has been
played upon Oregon citizens.' It was
a trick by which thei' were deceived
and ; misled. This ? trick was the
statement made over and over again
that Democrats are meddling in Re
publican .primaries and controlling
Republican ; nominations. The ex
posure appears In The Journal's news
story, which shows by statements
from 27 of the 84 counties that the
stories about Democratic registra
tion were a fake, a humbug,; a de
ception and a cheat. A more vicious
misrepresentation of facts was never
foisted upon ,a people. Why was It
done? Turn on the light r '
These falsehoods as to Democratic
registration ere used as an' argu
taent in favor of holding an assem
bly. ; !. it"; was charged .that an as
sembly must be convened to "select
candidates, so the Democrats would
be prevented from meddling. It was
a scheme that - looked U - right to
some of those Republicans who had
been misled. by the statements as to
Democratic registration. There Is
not the slightest doubt but numer
ous Republicans were Educed f to
loofci with favor on the assemblyjon
this ? account and who .i-othewlse
would have been against the scheme
because of Its manifest return to
machine politics.. The trick worked.
The He had its Influence.; The per
sistent misrepresentation of the facts
helped the assembly scheme.! But
why was it done? Turn on the light.
While the Oregonlan was. publish
ing and republishing its false repre-i
sentatlona about Democratic , regis
tration,; Big Business lawyers were
holding a secret conference in the
Fenton building. It was a meeting
to fix up the ticket for the assem
bly. Other secret conferences were
held by managing men and a legis
lative slate selected, typewritten and
handed around In the assembly. This
typewritten slate waswith a few ex
ceptions, accepted In its entirety by
the assembly. While this was going
on, the, Oregonlan was shrieking
about,. Democrats registering as Re
publicans. With its false statements
it. was trying to-stampede the citi
zens into the assembly while Big
Business, High Finance and political
managing men werelixlng the ticket,
Why was it all done? Turn on the
light. ''. '"";'";;' "-.'"'-
The people are the stater Its af
fairs are their affairs.' The manner
In which officials are nominated and
elected Is strictly their business.
"Through the Initiative they madd a
law fixing the processes by which
such nominations and elections shall
bo conducted. That law stands to
day, the legislature having refused
to change it so as to legalize an as
sembly. But assemblies have been
held. They were held at the Insti
gation of ,: persons who heralded
everywhere " false statements that
Democrats were registering as Re
publicans. Returns from 27 coun
ties In the state show these, state
ments to liave . .been .a. hoax. .. They
were gotten up and published to-be-
guile, deceive and misguide, the citi
zens. . it was a means' for aiding the
assembly and assemb!ylsm,"lt.was a
part or the , process 7 by, which . Big
Business and machine politicians are
reaching out to take control of pub
lic affairs out of the citizens' hands
and exercise it themselves. Why waB
all this done? Why twas falsifica
tion, misrepresentation and cheating
resorted to in order to speed the 'se
cret plans? What is the . further
program of the high brows? Turn
on .the light.
ANOTHER FALLEN BOURBON '
s
ENATOR BURROWS; over
whelmingly beaten in the Mich
igan : primaries yesterday for
senator, has been the color ser
geant of reaction in the senate. He
Is the trusted lieutenant of Aldrich.
His stand was always with "the spe
cial ; interests.? He was. a sword
bearer for; entrenched privilege. lie
was a subservient Cart Of the Aid-
i ncu-unnnon macnine. snn was m
. .. ' i. w w j iuii
i.piity(of campaign funds,' As chair-
man or a committee, he reported to
Cons oi;;i,t nut io le j-ne.
l,t 1'ore election becaune the I't-cplo
would then know the sources of the
contributions nnd bo thereby influ
enced in their voting. It was an
exalted statesmanship that thus felt
that It would be 'unwise for the peo
ple to be informed n3 to, the facts
until after they had voted..
But 'such - was Burrows. lie was
and is Bourbon through and through'.
He is of the type that has commer
cialized the senate. He was the child
and creature of Big Business. He
was the. faithful representative of
those who think it an especial aim
of government to give the big man
a profit rather than, the small man
a living. '-'-'--..,-;-'. s;':-;'. ;i.! --v 1
:.The fall of Burrows la a splendid
episode. It removes from the sen
ate a fossilized reactionary and sub
stitutes a strong progressive Repub
lican, who went to the people with
his 'claims, and ! when , elected - will
feel his responsibility; to tbe people-.
It Is a happy incident for ' Michigan
and for the country. ' It is all, tlje
result of Michigan's new, direct pri
mary, .-Direct primaries are a sure
way of giving the people .means to
express thelr; desires and power to
control , their public servants.. ' That
Is why .a narrowed assembly circle is
seeking to overthrow the Oregon di
rect primary. , ' ; ,.
OREGOX1AN JL1THEMATICS
r
HE OREGONIAN hates the di
rect primary. If not, why is it
continually Juggling figures ot
registration and voting? What
is all this Juggling but an effort to
make sentiment against the direct
primary? What are all these shrieks
about Democratic registration, but a
Rtealt hv Atiar.lc on the svstem?- What
else is it but a covert insistence that'
the direct primary . should be set
aside and the convention restored? r?
, A .news story in today's Journal
show's to what extent the Oregonlan
Is falsifying the facts in . its covert
attack ' on the - primary system. It
reveals the' facts as they are and
exposes he Oregonian's perfidy , to
general contempt. It shows how
near-perjury has been resorted to by
that paper in its juggling of figures.
In this . morning's issue- 4t is still
working: ' its; game of false mathe
matics.; Recently it was caught with
the goods on and had to admit that
it had used incorrect. figures in its
efforts to bamboozle Its readers, i In
that' instance it slandered every
county in the state. It tried, to crawl
out by caying it was 'tho fa
the copyist"- ' -:- v !:
Every time it, exploits - its '"false
mathematics, it is assailing the direct
primary. Unconsciously,- it discloses
its hatred of the system.' - ; Its as
saults are by the dark lantern route
because It Is afraid to tome out h8 worth all it coats to be employed and
Openly and oppose the system. Itsl fairly prosperous. When, however, this
.a If. I tax is increased beyond that suimrepr
stealthy, fusllade that of the coward.
It ; is a cheat, .In that it professes
friendship while ' making . attacks
through the thin veil of Juggled reg
istration mathematics. Its hostile at
titude, revealed in Its continued fal
sified Insistence about registration is
a perfect reflection of . the assem
bly's' Intent., ;; Tbi ;. Oregonlan ; is
spokesman of the assembly purposes.
The overthrow of the direct primary
is plotted, planned and secretly pro
posed. 5 The plan, is to reclaim Ore
gon, for machine and Big Business
rule. What' els is meant by these
continual onslaughts on the direct
primary and false charges about pri
mary registration? f; .v.
ROOSEVELT'S ST. PAUL SPEECII
R"
OOSEVELT says so much, and
about so . many things, - that
much of it must be "common
place" and loosely worded; but
on the. whole he expresses himself
well, and his thought is that of the!
masses of the commgn people; in
this lies his strength. , Here are some
expressions In hla St.' Paul speech on
conservation, worth re-reading:; ;;
There is great reason to be proud of
our achievements, and yet no reason to
believe that we cannot, excel our past
Through a practically unrestrained in
dividualism we have reached a pitch of
literally unexampled material prosper
ity; although the distribution of this
prosperity .'leaves much to be desired
from the Standpoint of justice and fair
dealing. But we nave not only allowed
the individual a free hand, which was
in the main right; we have also allowed
great corporations to act as,' though
they were Individuals, and to exercise
the rights of individuals, In addition
to using the vast combined power of
high- organization and' enormous Wealth
for their own advantage. This devel
opmentQf corporate action;; it Is true,
Is doubtless in large part, responsible
for the gigantic development ;. of; our
"natural" resourceSi" but is it not leas
renponstble - for -'waste, destruction and
monopoly on an equally glgantlo scale?
-;Tne method of reckless1 and uncon
trolled private use and waste has done
for us alt the good it ever can, and HI
Is time to put an. end to it before it
does all the evil,, it. easily may. We
have passed the time when - heedless
waste and destruction and arrogant mo
nopoly are any 'longer permissible, i
This is true talk, and we have no
rlht ; to assume . that the very dis
tinguished and influential man who
makes it is insincere. He stands for
the people, "as . against those- who
would despoil them. . Corppratlons
have been and are necessary agen
cies f and elements : of modern busi
ness and progress, but many of them
have , abused their - privileges and
granted powers, and miiBt be checked
and curbed,' 'Arrogant monopoly is
no longer permissible," '-;;,. v,r
The Milwaukee Wisconsin; argues
at'much . lengthtthat Roosevelt, can
not become a candidate", for presi
dent ften"in. becansA h nnc bb'm trior
he would. not. But Roosevelt then
tiPt-lmna hnd th lintnaflaAW '
t d n-m n '
. niiuiu u w l. irvi u. i.hiili inn in in :m a
though he, did not confine his state-
ment to that- year. Besides, he
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It is scarcely any news that there
is a great harvester ' trust a com
bir'i among manufacturers of har
vesting machinery. . They eell their
machines in Russia or India or Bra
zil much more cheaply than they do
to the farmers of Pennsylvania or
Missouri, thanks to the sacred prin
ciple of protection. '
The Meteor at Cornelius. 1
Cornelius, Or., Sept 8. To the Editor
of The Journal On. Sunday last, about
noon aji electrlo discharge . occurred
over Cornelius (or rather north of the
town).. The explosion was equal to a
very large blast of dynamite and was
mistaken .for It by some that noticed.
The writer .thought that some One In
the vicinity of fits place was blasting
stumps, but on inquiry found, that it
proceeded from the clouds, being very
hot at the time. Had It occurred at
night, very likely 'there might have
have been i some display of light like'
electric flashes, but nethln was noted
at the time but the- terrific noise. "
' .f ' ALBERT O. YATES.
- What Is an Insurgent?.
Frpm the Detroit News.
Theodore Roosevelt is right when he
says that the, term ''Insurgent,"" as .ap
plied to the progressive Wing of the Re
publican party, is not as accurately de
scriptive ! as it might be. Indicating
that' he himself tf of the' political belief
known 'as "insurgency" he prefersS to
hame" himself and his ; fellow-believers
"progressives." But to be progressive
in these days, especially, to be progres
sive i9 a' membor of 'congress, requires
the energy and courage of an insurgent
He must join any and all Insurrections
raised against the v self-constituted
bosses of the nation, and having shorn
them of their Ul-used power he is then
In a position to take up progressive
principles. . - ,
Therefore, what is an insurgent? In
the first place, he is a Republican as
far as party allegiance goes. He alms
neither at, the destruction nor weaken
ing of that party. He believes in all its
outstanding tenets. . He Is a protection
ist without ' apologies. He 'works and
argues for the preservation of OLD
TIME Republicans-principles. , ."Why,
then, does he fino; himself at outs with
the more powerful of ttje officeholders
of his party? Because, in, his belief,
they haVe departed from Republican
principles, or else ' have mixed up so
much of selfishness and personal inter
ests with Republican principle as to
nullify; the power of those principles.
The Insurgent, for illustration, is a pro
tectionist, and yet he finds himself to be
the bitterest opponent of the Payne1
Aldrlch tariff law." But does not that
law give protection? Yes, too. much of
it the degree of that protection akd the
recipients Of it constitute , the insur
gent's objections. Protection, as defined
by the masters of Republican thought, is
held to-consist in a ta which represents
the difference in the coot of proauetlot
here and abroad. Such a tax Is de
signed to enable American labor to work
(or itself and trade with itself without
unfair competition from abroad. The
American himself pays the, tax, to be
sure, but the original principle , of the
party is that if . the tax be fairly laid,
according to the principle enunciated, u
cost of production, here and abroad, it
becomes an iniquitous tax laid upon the
American consumers, for the benefit of
manufacturers who have taken advan
tage of qonditions br forming trusts and
monopolies. The tariff,, was first de
signed for the, American, workingmen's
benefit If, however, since the entrance
of Immensely rich men and their tools
into -congress,' the tariff powers of the
government have been '. turned to the
boosting of American - business as
against American laborthat Is, if thr
tax Is so Increased as to make, the proT
tection too costly at any price then It
becomes class legislation, or , commer
cial legislation.;?. .
The insurgent. Just to illustrate his
stand by one question, is the kind of
Republican who Is opposed to the .ma
nipulation ,f governmental owers for
private purses. ' ; He !,wantj . protection,
but ; he , wants . it in protective degree,
and he wants It, to protect, the people
for whom It was originally designed
the American worklngmen. -;',
. -How any right mfnded person can see
anything reprehensible, in ' insurgency
is difficult to understand.. If the Re
publican party Is to survive and con
tinue to wield its great Influence, it will
have to hearken to insurgency and fol
low it back to those fundamental prin
ciples which' make the people and all of
the people the highest beneficiaries ot
any taxes they are called on to pay. The
tariff was never intended by the foun
ders of the party to create' mon6polles,
but to foster industry . If it has cre
ated monopolies that Ms - simply proof
that we have had It in overdoses. The
Insurgents want the protective princi
ple used, but not abused. They feel that
the leaders like Messrs. Cannon and Aid
rich have, ied the party too far from
the original principles, and too close to
monopolistic control: - They refused to
follow any further. I They balked, and
thus became insurgents.
This, country is unchangeably insurr
gent. " The common manv everywhere i
an insurgent Theodore R0ose-elt is
tha chiefest of the insurgents, You, in
your Inmost ideals of political Justice,
are an insurgent' The regulars us the
TTnited States government as a conven
lent Hide line to their own paramount
interests. So man with a private snap
in a public berth was ever an insurgent.
Xo Assembly Needed. 11
pvnm the Woodburn Independent Rep.)
AS the Independent gathers it, the
people want nd suggestions from - ss-
SeniDlleS. A -viciory xw mo mi""
nominees would meat a return to the
old convention methods. .The rank and
file not pnly prefer,, but aomanu mat
tVicrji he ; no infringement upon their
right to make their own selection of
nubile, officers. An assembly nominee.
who deliberately sought recognition at
tha hands of an assembly, wiu not re
ceive at the direct" primary the support
of the large majority who are jealously
guarding the Just prerogatives given
them. In fact, tne Iigni may us cornea
to the election,' not only ry xr.e anv
Bsembtv Deonle. but the assembly od
voeates in the event, pKthe defeat of
their favorltesc ;.' . , ,;-;
The" Assembly and the People.
From the Fre'ewater Times.
The assemiymen are beginning to re
alize that they have a big, proposition
on their handa In their endeavor to turn
the clock; of political progress pack-
The people will have' none of it, and
Its candidates are hedging and are en
deavoring to show that the pat on the
back given them by the assembly means
.LmlUlaa . than Ahe- same numww
da tlon received from a woo I growers'
f-onvention. At least this Is what m
c
of its candidates has said. 8iuarcly nSid
fyUrly the matter stands thus; if you
Letters From t lie People
SMALL CUAXC"
School soon now, Idda.
My! wasn't that rain nice?
The hops are gptting a bath.
-
It rained enough to lay the dust.
Cut up and sell off the'blg farms.
- . -
Summer shows signs of departure.
Go to the fair every day If you can.
It, will be wet enough for you before
long.
Only six days more in which to reg
ister. ' " '!,--. r
It Is' nearly the time when you can't
register. .. - -, -, - . - - , :
Taft la. a pretty good talker himself,
when he tries.: ... ;
'V-.-j- -.,' i ;;-:"i -'"-"-,a"i:'-.;
Don't neplect to' build a lot of good
roads this fall.
The state fair next Week should also
be-- well attended. : ,
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O. isn't It fine to get back home in
good old .Portland? .
The candidates are on their tour.
Some of. them tell some truth.
Those animals at ' the fair almost
cause a human being to wish, he were
one. , . . ' , -
Dr. Cook Is headed north." says a
dispatch. , Is he going to the : Pole
again? t
Uncle Sam doesn't seem to be- so
verv mad about closed bridge draws
after all.
'..---..-.., ! T-.
"What is a nrlmary for?" asks the
morninr naoer. Well, it Is not for an
assembly.
Nick "Longworth " has i reformed and
won't vote for Cannon again, but so
far as known Alice is still , smoking
cigarettes.' - - - . .
Lillian Russell's new play is entitled
In Search of a Sinner. This will be
easy for her.
Pitv the noor policemen and other
officials; they won't get another vaca
tion till next summer. , "
Work on the Panama canal Is crog-
ressing; money will work wonders un
der any . administration, ; ,J
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Let the teachers and school children
be cheerul. the holiday vacation time
is, not very far off now, ,
Cav ' f. ' VrtUr . .it vnn havan'f l-A ir-
istered It is your duty to make a trip
to the courthouse and do so.
Either J. J. Hill is a pretty deep
thinker and good exnresser of thoughts.
or else, he hires someone who Is.
A rood many neonle who never read
Omar agree with him that it is the
best policy; to- "take the cash and let
the credit go."
It is said, nrobably with some x.
.ggeratlon. that .Aldrich'--rubbef-bootSv
Bold to his dear fellow citizens at 4 a
pair, sell abroad for 4S cents.
' Th6 Republican Party Is in Danger"
is the heading of a long editorial In an
organ. - But that . is nothing to worry
about, if the people are getting along
an Tignt, or .improving tneir condition.
September .7 in History Queen Elizatetn.
, Queen Elizabeth," one of the most
fortunate and illustrious, of modern
sovereigns, was born ' in the royal
palace of Greenwich, England, on Sep
tember 7, 1533. Iv Iler mother was the
beautiful ; though unfortunate ' Anne
Boleyn, and; her father J.the notorious
Henry VIII. t Her motiher was beheaded
when Elizabeth was less than a years
old. She was brought up In a court
where there was little example Of the
good qualities she later displayed,' but
she seems to have inherited from her
father his stout heart and energy, and
from some other unknown source an un
usual amount of politic -caution and
wisdom, something that cannot be cred
ited to Henry VIII.
Early hardships and ' dangers had
taught , Elizabeth - prudence and suspi
cion,; as wejl as afforded opportunity
In her forced retirement for the pur
suit of learning and for private accom
plishments."; The period of her youth
was an Interesting and memorable one
in English history. . " . ; ;-.;.' -.
It was in Elizabeth s fourteenth year
that her father died. Her education had
been carefully." attended to, later under
the superintendence of the good Cath"
erine Parr, the last of Henry's queens.
On of her teachers was Roger Ascham,
who has described his pupil in glowing
terms as "exempt from female weak
ness, and endowed with a masculine
power of - application, quick apprehen
sion and "a retentive memory." '
"With respect to personal decoration.
adds Ascham, "she greatly prefers a
simple elegance to show and splendor.
Thla last characteristic, if it? ever exist
ed, did not abide with Elizabeth, for
later her , love for rich dresses, Jewels,,
and other ornaments was excessive;; and
at her death she is said to have had
about 000 costly suits of all countries
in her. wardrobe. ; ;.;';-; '-;"' "T- ;!V'
Upon the premature death of Edward
VI, who had succeeded his father, Henry.
VHL in 1553, he disposed of his crown
by will to his oounsln, Lady Jane Gray.
thus excluding Mary and Elizabeth, to
whom the- succession had been 'named
by their'. father, Mary soon overcome
Lady Jane and ruled England for five
years in a most wretched and inglorious
way, which ended wlth-her 'death of
November.lt, 1554. Elisabeth heard the
news of her accession at. Hatfield,, and
fell down on her knees exclaiming! "It
is the; Lord's doing;, it is marvelous In
our eyes.'.' These words she afterwards
caused to be stamped tm a gold ' coin,
Impressing on her .silver coin another
pious motto,, "I have chbsen God for my
helper. ,
AIL "Elizabeth perils were now
elect an assembly candidate, no; matter
how good a man he may be, at the next
election, he and others will go to the
assembly again for their nomination,
and not to the people, i t
This breaks down the direct primary
law. , ' - -. -
; It means the convention system again
In full blast; It means corruption, and
log rolling; It means the buying up of
men and newspapers, and return to
the i debauchery, the corruption of the
old regime which made Oregon a' stench
in the nostrils of the. nation. '. ; .v :
Already we understand that the news
papers are being bought up with as
sembly . money, and theue papers are
found today boosting for election of as
sembly nominees, and going back on the
principles they have advocated - for
years. s . .
The Times will,, for the benefit of Its'
readers, make a nomplete list of tho
assembly -andldnte8, and will auk its
readers to seo to It that theae nn-n get
no Votes In tills section of .the cauiiLts,
"vTiTvTrTius aTwiiyH fciood for honest poll-
tics and purity In public affairs. .
Med ford's
157,000, ,- '
bank . deposits are . $2,
"5 I
c;::
:-:uc;:i.i
Ptnvton will bave an automoMle gar-
ase' ' '
Newport is to have a new three story
hi el.
tlirvallls Is going to rave four more
streets.
Cottas: Grove lias begun to pave
seven blocks at first. .
. Mcdford has raised a $10,000 bonus
for a JIOO.,000 hospital. .
... ., -,
Methodists will build a church at
Westfall. Malheur county.
.
Every community has the. finest
peaches anil other things.
.
Cne' Athena merchant sold a carloaj
of Bain farm wagons since June 1.
Alpine, a mountain village Of Benton
county, is becoming a ; 'hustling little
burg." !",v: ;- .;
-. '. e , i . ....
(- A Stayton man's female dog. for
which he was offered 150 last week,
was poisoned.
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Some of the finest crops of grains
and fruits produced anywhere in the
land are raised around Dufur.
A modern sewerage system Is soon
to be established In LAGrande, . for
which TO carloads of plpeaie now on
the way. '',,'
The Applegate valley is an alfalfa
paradise, reports the Central Point
Heralu in a good descriptive article.
Wild blackberries are also very numer
ous there., - .
:,:. ,vv .' j; Trf ' -". ,.-.V;:'V!-'v1"A.
Redmond, the Hub City, is a town
with a well in it, say tshe Hub. The
population line up at tne weu reguiany
three times a day and come in goodly
numbers between times for their appor
tionment .
The Bohemian colony -ten miles east
of Merrill is preparing to celebrate the
first anniversary of they founding' of
the colony on the Lakeside tract. It is
a prosperous settlement, and the peo
ple are glad they settled there , -
,.;.,,;,, , -: .. '. ,s"--' -
Mr. Eaton, a wealthy Union county
man, who gave 150,000 ' to Willamette
university,, declared that Newport was
the finest seaside resort he had ever
visited, and that it unquestionably had
a very bright future, says the Signal. .
Central Point Herald: The report
that fish are so thick in, Rogue river
that they are laying on the banks
awaiting their .turn to swim has not
been substantiated by the flshless fish
ermen who are daily returning with
mental and' physical fatigue and pne
minnow; - i, . -
v'.1
' The Willow River, valley, under the
Brogan irrigation project,, is destined
to become the' richest section in the
Pacific northwest, says the Vale En
terprise. -Reports ;of wonderful fruit
and hay crops are coming in dally and
It is' now conceded that this section la
to 'become famous for the production
of the .finest pears ever grown In, the
west v
. ' ;-'
' Of last Sunday's meteor. Dr. Finch
of Astoria tells the Budget that the
visitor came from the east passed
along about half way between the sun
and the horizon and finally disappeared
a'VrVc T: 1111. u t
in , the west ; It lh3LjD.or flrnn out of
-ntirAiv mn.,, v,u .tui
was entirely consumed while still
within range of -vision; The light which
it tnrew orr was, wnue ana even in the
strong sunlight was brighter than a
large arc .light and so Intense that to
look at ,u direct was . almost blinding.
The meteor was within view for fully
ten seconds and was a beautiful sight
passed., -, The nation' received her with
unbounded enthusiasm. Church bells
were rung, bonfires blazed, tables wera
spread in the streets, and everywhere
there was Joy.,:.,;,w.;:Vv.i ..'..''-'-.-'fy
Elizabeth was in her twenty-fifth year
when she ascended the throne. She had
been better disciplined and trained for
her high trust than most princes; yet
the difficulties that ; surrounded :! the
English crown at this time flight well
have appalled her. From the 'very start
the nation, under its monarch and her
wise counsellors, pursued its triumphant
course, while its naval strength and
glory were augmented beyond all former
precedents. .... - ' . -
. A number of efforts Were made to
marry the queen to some suitable for
eign eligible, but without success. She
coquetted with many, led them on, but
finally overthrew them with disdain. To
the end of her life she affected all tha
airs of a coy beauty and coquette. . Even
her statesmen addressed her in a strain
of fulsome adulation and semi-gallantry.
.JWhen JRaleigh was confined In
tho tower, he wrote to Cecil trusting,
no doubt that his letter would be shown
to Elizabeth that he was in the utmost
depth Of misery because lie could no
longer see tne crueen. "I. that was wont
to behold her, riding , liko Alexander,
hunting like DianaV walking like Venus,
the gentle wind blowing her fair hair
about her pure cheeks' like a nymph;
some time singing like an angel, some
time playing like Orpheus," etc.
She continued her gorgeous finery
and rigorous state ceremonials up to a
very short tjme before her . dwath. ; on
March 24, 1603. in the seventieth year
of . her age-and the forty-fifUr of her
relgn--a period of brilliant prosperity
and advancement during which England
had put forth her brightest genius,
valor, and enterprise, and attaint tn
the highest distinction and glorv among
the states of Europe. With the death
of the Hon-heartcd Elizabeth passed
ftWay the last- of the Tudors.
September ,7,..70t,. occurred the bat
tle of Turin. It Is the birthday of
Louis do Bourbon; Prince d Condt the
great command. (162J); Dr. . Samuoi
Johnson, lexicographer (17??); .Bishop
Samuel AMlberrorfce ri805; Thoni A
Hendricks, vice president under Cleve
land (181S);, and Melville D, Landon
humorist (1839). ; n t tfWdata of the
death of Emperor rrederick IV of Ger
many (H93); Cardinal , Guido Kentt
vogllo, historic writer (Uii); Mrs, Han
tmli More, religious and moral writer
ililSV' ,nd ohn Greenleaf Whlttler
11892).,..' ',' ;!,-; . - '- . .
' Altruism.
Samuel M. Crothers in thf September
Atlantic. '
Altruism la no exception to the gen
eral rule that a man does good work
when he likes his Job.'
In private life, and In the pursuit pt
gain or reputation, people endure all
norts of hardships without Incurring
any1 particular sympathy. It Is taken
for granted that they like what' they
are doing. The football plaver doesn't
mind his incidental brutes The. fisher
man rejoices in his tribulations, and no
one thinks It strange.
--.Wly should not the altruist get the
same uportsmanllke pleasure out of the
incidents of his work? Because he must
work, hard with an uncertainty about
the results,. Is no reason why he should
not yield to all allurements and fascina
tion which -belong to the enterprise
uponwhlch lie bus entered. )
Lj PPr .0 X.X hu tUUtunaptult .-tW.
joyliiK himself la one upon .which: his
opportunity to do good to o'thers de
pends. , Human nature is so constituted
that- It demands that duty be'm!x,ed. with
pleasure , -
I-y H.Ies Overliolt
JIUN'TI.N'..; CiSTUH'llflS
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.riioenlx, Aria. Sir Referring to the
Arizona Kicker, did yo ever hunt os
tricbos? You know you ian't hide be
hind a tree and shoot ostriches "as' they
come down te the creek to drink. There
are two . reasons for this , given in the
"Guide to the Happy Hunting Grounds."
One Is that there are no, trees. It will ;
pay you to remember , The other Is, .
there are no creeks. ; You don't need to :
remember this jane,.;-J ,,;,,.,,;';;.; ;.,;. ... ......c;..'.:-,
Two fellows, a gentleman and myself
went hunting ostriches A week ago. We
went hunting oHtriches t or the purposes
of hunting -ostriches. We". rode burros.
The burro and the' giant cactus are the
two flourishing institutions of Arizona."
Tha gentleman and myself bought the
burros, as well as the provisions, from
the fellows, ..There Is nothing slower
than a burro. That is, unless you want
to inject "politics in -a perfectly, decent
story. Then you might'brlng Balllnger a
hoped-for resignation into, the argument.
So, after we had "traveled all riav.ind
far Into the night why, I walked back
to Where wo had started , and borrowed
or looacco and reached camp be
fore the fellows eat the
died. ; It took us etsrht davs to fin n
ostrich track. We followed it two weoks.
vvi suns aimea ana ready for Instant
action, at the suggestion of the fellows,
and when we got close enough to kill it
we found it was a club-footed Piute In
jun. And you can't kill Injuna here only
" 'y iseason, you know. Then we
returned to town. ' ; . .
Note to the editor T for
tlon at tha beginning that there are no
ostriches running wild down here and
that the gentleman and mvmir hntw
derfeet were the victims of the wiles of V
the two fAllnws v.n A m. . - . '
company; them- v;,-A ,?. 'L. ;,;.,:; GU3 T. S?
Repnb.lican PartVs, Troubles. ' '
From the Woodburn Independent (Rep.).
- For several well known reasons there
has been much dissatisfaction' in the '
ranks of the Republican party. The dls.
satisfied faction desired relief for the
masses;? but did not care to seek it
through the medium of another party.
When the little band ef Insurgents be- 1
gan the battle in congress for the people
their cause swept like-wildfire over the '
land, and recent elections in' different
states hav demonstrated that the ma
jorities are proud to be called Insur
gents and to serve under the insurgent
banner. Instead of hurting their Repub
licanism It has strengthened It, for they
recognize that Jtheyare fighting under
the Republican banner for the masses
and not for the favored few, who have ,
for to many years used the Republican
party for ;thelr own r selfish ' Interests."
The insurgents are now saving the R
publican party from going down to ob
llvlon, for it stands to reason that the
big body of voters, throttled so long by
Wall street and the special interests'
would in time turn knd fight They are
patient but no cowards. And If there
was no prospect of protecting their wel- '
fare within the party, -they, would have
gone to the Democratic party of , or-i
ganlzed a ne w" one. - They propose' to at
tain their rightful ends by reorganiz
ing the Republican party and placing it
on aft : honest equitable basis. They
propose to retire such leaders as Cannon,
Aldrich et ab and Taft himself if, he is
af raid ( to be president for the whole
people.- It will be not much longer taxa
tion without full Republican represent-,
tlon.; The Independent Is a Republican
newspaper of the, insurgent stripe, and
proud of it ..So are .most ot its many ,
readers. ,
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Why the Assembly WiU Win.
1 - ; From the Salem Journal. ,
Of course, the assembly will win. V '
Tou have nothing to do, dear voter,
but ratify.
You do not even hava to think; they ,
will do it for you. - - A '
; You do not even have to vote at the
prirtiary; they have selected the candt-"
dates for you, - ,
' With 'tha Oregonlan at Portland and
its Salem telegrams there la nothing but
assembly information ; goes to Republi
cans. ' '-' -r ' ., ' ; .;' - : y
With nothing but one Side presented,
and every direct primary candidate kept
from the public, why should not the as
sembly win? ', .-',,'":,. '"- . .'.';; ,'..-'
When all is cut and dried and people
are told Just what to do, what is to pre- a
vent the assembly r.rom winning ine
whole ticket?
The people need a little select aristoo
racy for them always. ' ' ;-.
And then the assembly managers love
the dear people at so much per love '
nc free Kve' for Uie people but Just
for the aristocracy. . . - 1
Isn't It a beautiful game, and all you
need to do, dear voter, is to go to the
trouble to register, vote the a sembly
ticket and be happy. - ' .
As a memorial to Honorable C. S.
Rolls, recently killed in an aeroplan
flight in 'England, the Aerial League of
the British Empire proposes to estab
lish a national Institute of aeronautics
for study and experimenting.
Tl,
rrt ;.tr.. 11 '
e lime iviller
(Contributed to" The Journal bj, Wlt Maioo,
tb fmncnii KnM poet. Bu pri-tKini n
regular tetture of thU i-olunia ii" lbe VtAf
iournal) . - . . 1 - ,
0, ttrw hung heavy, on my hands, for
I had naught to do; the hourglass dripped
its sluggish sands aa slow as flowing ,,
glue..' And' no -I- said: , :T11k sad life
wends, .like leaden-footed whale's; ' and
so I'll "call upon my friends, and tell'
them merry talcs. It may relieve this
heart of mine, and pass an hour away,
and make the sun of gladness shine on v
lives too dark and gray." I called upon
a busy man and told an anecdote; ho
left;-his' chair and blithely ran, nnd
seized me by the coat, -and pushed nio .
gaily through the .hall, and kicked me.;
down the etairsnd mnde remarks con
cerning gall, and pelted me with chairs.
I at upon - the pavement then, arjd
musod in somber strain: "Though I
would help niy fellow inen, my work
sems kll in vain,' I' try -to cheer the
gloomy .town, and work I he sunshine
graft; yet people simply drop me down
th elevator shaft Therefteurely must
he something wrong with optimistic
stiints. for when I fclng my sunshine "
song the hearer almpjy. hunts for clubs
and bricks and things like those -wherewith
to pound my head, and break ruy
back' and spot) my clothes, and leave me
wo-lhlnN - d.-ndr TJie-pa:biidlud-.kI
file" to arln loniHi'kwl: " ou!t aluggrd . A
again? Take my advice, my friend;
be wise don't bother busy men!""
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