Th3 Dalles Safly Chrcnisla. The only Republican Daily Newtpapei Wateo Countv, EASTERN 0FF1CE Court, N. Y. City. -SSO to SS4 Temple E. KATZ, Agent. Weekly Clubblnr Kates. Chronicle and Oregonian ' $2 25 -Chronicle and Examiner 2 25 Chronicle and Tribune. . 1 75 Chronicle and N. Y. World 2 00 TUESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1897 PREPARING ELECTION REFORM. The call for a convention to con sider reforms in the manner of con ducting primary elections is paving attention to a subject which is vitally connected with the very life . blood of our nation, lue evil or our po litical life lies in the carelessness with which the vast majority of the American people view the subject of politics and politicians. As a good-natured nation we are prone to let things take their own course, and when a thing is done which is wrong upon its face and disastrous in its results, we are apt to dismiss it with the word that it is simply "politics" and pay no further attention to it. The evils of bossism have grown so pronounced of late that more serious concern is being given to the . roeth- ods by which cheap and unscrupulous men attain to such places' of influence and. eminence in the conduct of our government, while men of morality and ability are compelled to sit by andwatch this degradation in high plans. The United States senate was once the ablest parliamentary body in the world. Men with kingly intellects and spotless characters sat as mem bers, and the deliberations in the days of Clay, Webster and Calhoun were conducted upon principles of high morality and patriotism. As late as the days of reconstruction the United States senate contained some of the best statesmen our na tional life had produced, but in the last two decades none can gainsay that the tone ot statesmanship and average ability has deteriorated "When we compare Clay or Webster with Senator Murphy of New York or Quay of Pennsylvania, what a shock to every citizen's pride, and yet Quay, and Murphy are more the rule than the exception. It is through the manipulation of politics at the primaries that such men are able to secure election to the senate. Ordinarily the boss who rounds up the heelers primary day cannot himself secure election to what was once an honor coveted by the most distinguished, but he is able cf ten to dictate which one of his chosen friends shall wear the sen atorial toga. The result is seen in the aimless wrangling and disregard of public interests with which the senate in the last few years is charged. The Ameiican people are fit to be governed by the best men the coun try can produce, and it is worth the while that the citizens should spend time and thought to secure this end To arouse public sentiment to a still further degree is a first necessity, and the calling of a convention, while in itself barren of direct results, will aid in the final attainment of the de- ' sired object. The New York Independent, in commenting upon the protest from Oregon regarding the proposed ap pointment of Attorney -General Mc Kenna to the supreme beneta, says "There are two opinions about Attorney-General McKenna, one in sisting that he does not rank as lawyer or judge with the men who occupy the supreme bench ; the other that be has eminent judicial capacity and will be a most satisfactory asso ciate justice. An extraordinary petition, signed by two federal judges, state judges and lawyers in Oregon, has been sent to the presi dent, asking him not to appoint Mr, Kenna, alleging that he, has. neither the ''natural gift", acquired learnin nor decision of character" to qualify him for any judicial position of im portance. This, we say, is extraor dinary. Whatever motive has prompted it, the president must give it consideration. Only men of eminent legal ability and known judicial c'apacity should be nomin ated for the supreme bench." An examination of the returns of the recent election in New York City shows that the average vote on the Tammany ticket was 148,000, Van Wyck receiving 142,000. The aver age Republican vote was 64,400, Tracy receiving 55,800. The aver age vote of the Citizens' Union Is 62,100, Mr. Low receiving 77,200. Mr. Low was the only candidate for mayor who ran ahead of the average vole for his ticket. ' The normal Ee publi:an vote ought to be about 110,000, on the basis of 106,000 cast for Harrison in 1892. Taking that figure, it would appear that the vote for Tracy was scarcely half of the party strength. To whom - did the other -55,000 go? asks a New York paper. The answer is easy. They did not go to Mr. Low, and .un doubtedly most of them found their way to Tammany. Thus is substan tiated the charge that Piatt is respon sible for the defeat of good govern ment m New York. Jelly Roll. Six eggs, one cupful of powdered sugar, one cupful of flour, sifted! three times; the grated! juice and rind of half lemon. Stir the six yolks with half the sugar 15 minutes, then add the lemon. Beat the" whites to a very stifE froth and addi slowly the remaining- sugar while beating constantly. Then- add' the yolk mixture to the whites. Beat three minutes and: ad'dV the flour. stirring it in lightly. Line a large shal low tin pan with brown paper, but do not butter it. 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