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THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION Forty thousand Porto showed their love for the late Pres- j the "Peoples' dent McKinley by contributing to "city: The following is taken from an ad rlroca nil "nlront T Atrial n t inn " 1 r ""-a"a livered by James C. Hogan, befdre Club" in New York Ins monument fund in sums from 5 cents up to ?1 each, the total amount ing to $1700. Andrew Carnegie says wealth does not bring happiness nor satisfaction. There's nothing left for Andrew to try but heaven or the other place, where some people are mean enough to think ho is destined to go. Miss Stone attributes her release from the brigands to the efficacy oi prayer. The brigands, however, probably take a more materialistic viow of it, having gotten about ?75, 000 of good American money for re leasing the old chronio. There are three forms of govern ment known to mankind today: De spotlc, republican and democratic. Webster's dictionary definitions are as follows: Republic A state in which the sovereign power re sides in the whole body of the peo pie; and Is exercised by representa tives elected by them. Democracy Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power Is retained and directly exercised by the people, Peter Sells, the circus man, is coming In for extensive praise be cause ho changed the route of his parade a half dozen blocks to give a poor bedridden girl a chance to see it. Darnum is dead, but the art of circus advertising goes marching on. The British governor of Bermuda has ordered that no more pamph lets of psalms, published by tho American Tract Society, bo clrculat ed among the Boer prisoners on tho In1n..l 1 l. ... wiuuud, uucuusu, ua no says, mo psalms of David would give hopo to the Boers and keep alive their light ing spine. The English go out of their way sometimes to make ou ex hibition of themselves. Emperor William of Germany Is acuveiy promoting a movement to transfer tho control of the drink trafllc from prlvato individuals to companies or corporations, which will derive no pecuniary benefit from tno sale of intoxicating liquors. The emperor says that nil efforts having for their object tho dlmlnuatlon of tho use of nlcohol and tho education of the public in tho moral and eco nomic ovlls attendant on its use will have his entire approval. If tho In formation Is correct, the emperor has undertaken about tho biggest task of his life. Tho Portland Oregonlan is not Im- proving in tho reliability of its pol tlcal news roports. According to that paper tho republican spellbind ers continue to "play to crowded houses" and tho democratic spoak ers only to empty benches. It Is a great pity that a great paper llko thu Oregonlan cannot report political news fairly and rise above narrow Prom these definitions it Is evi dent that the term democracy as used in the partisan sense of today is nonsense, and that we have neith er a republic nor a democracy in this country. And yet we are sol emly told that this is a government ot the people, for the people and by the people. We have heard this fiction so long and so many times that most of us have come to believe It. But noth ing is further from the truth. My own eyes were opened to this fact by reading a masterly address by Frederic Upham Adams on the ori gin, formation and history of the United States. We have been taught to reverence tho constitution as the embodiment of all human wisdom, past, nresent ana iuture. What aro the facts? The convention . which framed tho constitution of the United States in 1787, and under which wo are now living was composed of business men, money monopolists and monarchists. the sessions, which covered a period or live months time, wore held be hind closed or locked doors. The meetings wore conducted in secret, and not one word of the debates In mat, convention was permitted to- reach the people; and after tho con vention adjourned tho very record of meir proceedings was suppressed for nearly two generations. Tho record was opened by act of congress In 1839 for tho first time. I will let Mr. Adams tell the story. Ho says: "I have a proper respect for tho forefathers who drafted tho const!. stution. I do not underestimate th,. magnitude of tho task which cm.. fronted them, nor belittle the dim. cultles which they had to overcome. But thoy had no more Idea of govern-1 ing mo people of this generation than wo have of writing resolutions to govern tho people of n thousand years hence. What is more, thoy sani so, ami it tonus part of tho ro cord. They novor dreamed of founding a nomocracy, or a- government of, by and for the people. They did not think tho people wore capable of self-government, nnd thoy spent flvo months In designing a document which would make tho rule of the peoplo nothing short of ft mlrnnln The constitution is tho wrlttnn ov. p.osalon and embodiment of a con vention Which WHS nntl.doninr.rntln almost to the verge of actual mon- nrchlsm. And yet the people have been educated to believe the exact opposite. They think that in this country the people rule. They also think that.it is the only country in which the people rule. In the very nature of things it was impossible that the statesmen of 1787 should have designed a demo cracy or witnessed the birth of a re public. They had no conception of democracy. They had been schooled under monarchy. The thirteen colo nies wore part of a kingdom and the war of tho Revolution was not a re volt In favor of democracy. It was a war of independence. It was true that the spirit of democracy was abroad, but it had not yet taken deep root in America. It was born in France nnd its thrilling song was heard in the Declaration of Inde pendence, but the notes died away J in the wrangling of the business men and the monarchists who fought for commercial supremacy In the se cret session of that constitutional convention. In those days national democracy was Impossible. There were no railroads. There were but Imperfect means of communication. It was a three monts' journey from one end of the country to another. There wore few newspapers and fewer books. There were no telegraph lines. It was impossible to educate the people to an intelligent under standing of public questions. The great mass of the people were woe- lully Ignorant. They had a vague idea of democracy but could not give It expression. They were used to being governed, and though the scepter of the king had been with drawn, its Imprint remained. And yet it Is to these people that we aro told to look for our ideals and our wisdom. The people imagine that the ses sions oi mat constitutional conven tion consisted of a series of fervid orations on the rights of the people, and that the delegates labored ear nestly to secure an instrument which for all time should guarantee to the nation "a government of, by and for tne people." nut among all the delegates to that convention there were but two who expressed any love for demo cracy. One was Benjamin Frank nn. ine plutocratic historians of this country have done his memory uut scant justice, and have passed mm by, preferring to deify those whose leanings were on .the side of aristocracy. The other delegate was Wilson James Wilson, also of Penn syivuina. ret neuner ills name nor his speeches have been omblazonea on the scroll of nonular tame. Modern Tories and monarchists formed clubs in honor of Alexander Hamilton the American ri.itrnn saint of legislative "corruntlon. bond steals and worship of rovaltv but the time will come when the name of James Wilson will oopnnv Its proper place in the temnle of fame. t In order to demonstrate the kind of "democracy" which actuated the tounuers of the constitution and to show how far we have progressed since then, I will repeat a few of the expressions made bv tho leaillnu uuiugaies uunng the convention which expressions are selected ranuom irom thousands of similar tenor. Roger Sherman, of Connecticut x oupose tne election of members nf the National Legislature uy uw people. Tho people, immediately, should have as little to do as may be about the government." air. Dickinson, of Delaware 1 consider a limited monarchy as one of the best governments In the world." , ... . On Juno C Mr. Gerry "admitted that it was necessirv that the peo' pie should appoint one branch of the government In order to Inspire them with the necessary confidence. Alark that utterance. It is the key note to the proceedings and outcome of the convention. They gave the people the shadow of legislative authority and then stabbed to death with the senate, Executive veto pow ers, Supreme Court and other checks the actual, substance of pop ular rule. It was a month before the convention consented to a popu lar election for tho dummy house of representatives. air. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, ans wered air. Gerry. He said "lie wish ed for the vigor of government, but ho wished that vigorous authority to flow Immediately from the legi timate source of all authority. The government ought to possess not only, first, the force, but second, the mind or sense of the people at large." Alexander Hamilton advocated life terms for senators. He exclaimed: "Let the executive also be for life." He was strongly in favor of a king. He then submitted a plan Incorporate ing his ideas, aiuch of it was prac licaliy adopted. air. aiadison was afraid the major ity would oppress the wealthy mi nority. "In a republican goven ment," he said, "Hip majority. If united, have always an opportunity. The only remedy is to "iilargo tl'o ! sphere, nnd thereby divide the com munity into so great a number of in terests and parties, that in the first place the majority will not be like ly, at tho same moment, to have a common interest separate from that ot the whole.' State Republican Ticket Governor. W. J. FURNISH, of Umatilla, Supreme Judge. R. S. BEAN, of Lano County, secretary of State. F. I. DUNBAR, of Clatsop County. State Treasurer. n S. MOORI of Klamath County. Superintendent of Public Instruction. J H. ACKERMAN. ot Multnomah. Attorney General. A. JI. CRAWFORD, of Douglaa. State Printer. J. R. WHITNEY, of Linn County. SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DIS TRICT. For Congressman. J. N. WILLIAMSON, of Crook County LEGPuy-iTIVE DISTRICT TICKET. For Joint Senator. J. W. SCRIBER, of Union County. For Jo'nt Representative. G W. PHELPS, of Morrow County. TRUCKING AND DRAYING We are prepared to do your work and ask you to call on us. Charges will be right. TEKEPAONE RED Gl -Office at- The Old Dutch Henry Feed Barn. Kit Hays & Connerley Proprietors TRANSFER, TRUCKING, STORAGE. The man who is caeed in or cooned un MJ M.W tJ VYAWlUUb OUJllUlClll exercise is sure to suffer for it. Quite often the liver is the first onrau which beeomps .ii i .i . f? uisuiucicu, unu constipation, biliousness, sick headache and general physical tor por uiaKe me iniseraoie. 'lucre's only one way to deal with liver "trouble" and that is to no to the root of the di and cure it once for all. 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Send 21 one-cent stamps for expense of mailing only, for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the vol ume bound in cloth. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. CROWNER BROS. TKLKPHONK MAIN t. UMATILLA COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET. State Senator. F. W. VINCENT, of Pendleton. Representatives. HENRY ADAMS, of Weston. C. E. MACOM.BER, of Pendleton. Sheriff M. J. CARNEY, of Pendleton. Clerk. F. O. ROGERS, of Athena. Recorder. W. H. FOLSOM, of Pilot Rock. . Treasurer. E. J. SOMMERVTLLE, of Pendleton. Assessor. GEORGE BUZAN, of Pendleton. Commissioner. T. P. GILLILAND, of Ukiah. Surveyor. J. W. KIMBRELL, of Pendleton. Coroner. W. G. COLE, of Pendleton. Justice of the Peace Pendleton District. THOMAS FITiniERALD, of Pendle ton. Constable. A. J. GIBSON, of Pendleton. t Let Ik fc. ON YOU "you are going to btf . uu'11 or oft., or intend "aKeimi).,v wnere von 11 C 1 fr, I oano, lerra or anything Jq nnH mi tttlll t oe mon,. ------ "uu v r t ixl.. X4 It! is unsurpassed. 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The East Cregonlan Is Eastern C- gon representative paper. It leau and the people annreclate It ami .hu It by their liberal patronage. It la tha auvcrxiBing medium of this section. It Pays to Trade at the Peoples Warehouse PANTS 125 Pairs of Men's Pants Worth from $3.50 to $6.50 per pair will be sold until they are all gone at the following prices : Those that are $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $4.75 Those that are $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and j$6.50 The run of 8ize8 is good and tfl0ge will get the host picking ePeo Bl fin i ion LEADING CLOTHIERS PROHIBITION TICKET. Governor. County. Secretary of Stae. N. A. DAVIS, of Umatilla Coaitf. State Treasurer. rp O MnMII?I. nf Mill' County. . ..... ..I fmt innrmTWTinmTiT n i r 1 1 ! ! 1 1 1. hum It. W. KELfaEY, of Yamniu foww- fttno Printer. tv Trr nnonteo nf Multnomah Cocaff Supreme Judge. C. J. BRIGHT, of Wasco County. AttnrnAv General. T. H. GOYNE, of Tillamook Com Congressman, First uiswibu HIRAM GOULD, Yamhill Count;. F. R. SPAULDING, of Wasco 0ou G. COUNTY TICKET. State Senator. W. RIGBY, Pendleton. Representative. I. W. BERRY, Freewater. Representative. S. S. PARIS, Athena. Sheriff. M. B. SCOTT, Pendleton. Clerk. G. W. INGLE, Milton. Recorder. W. G. HOPSON, Milton. THOMAS CHANDLER, VOW Commissioner. H. L. FRAZIER, Milton. Surveyor. R. E. BECK, Athena, n , Joint Senator. R. A. COPPLE, . endleton. Joint Representative. J. J. ADKINS, Hep? tU The Prohibition party the legalized saloon. in,s " tl0Bef way you can make your opP?Iectl9B foctlvo. Remember this jett day and vote right. "VB own ballot.