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Miss M: r Fine MUIinery Corner Second and. Monroe Streets IE (WILIS GA2ET1 Pu blished Tuesdaj-s and Fridays by the Gazette Publishing Co., for $2.00 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if cash is jiaid in advance. ELECTIONS FOR 1908. Closes for election Oct. 20. Presidential election Nov. 3. Republican National Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT Jof Ohio. fFOR VICE PRESIDENT JAMES S. SHERMAN of New York.. For Presidential Electors J. D. LEE, of Multnomah County F. J. MILLER, of Linn County A. C. MARSTERS, of Douglass County R. R BUTLER, of Gilliam County HEAR LOWELL AND FULTON. Republican campaign speakers are now at work all over the state impressing: on the minds of the poeple the importance of the presidential election now so close at hand. When we think of the happy conditions now existing; in the Willamette valley, with ev erybody happy and prosperous, it would seem unnecessary to re mind the voter of his duty, yet it is a historical fact that in times of great prosperity we often lose sight of the fundamental princi ples which produce these condi tions and often go to sleep to have 'a rude awakening as ex emplified in the election of Cleve land in 1892. It would seem strange indeed if, in the light of past events, men would walk up to the polls and vote to change an absolute certainty of home and . happiness to one of cerplexity and doubt, yet such will be the case. Many of our democratic brethren fear the consequences of Bryan's election, but blinded by party prejudice, will walk up to the polls and vote for him, for getting home, family and friends for the one single, simple thought of being a democrat. For the purpose of arousing the spirit of patriotism and to set the las to bl- ell ed tse ry of IDo ill BOO Hi nt he ER. Jilip- the pes. and Ihim feak- the fl in he Christens on how we got them ; ' demand of him an abstract of title to the Filipinos, and he cannot show even a quit claim deed from any body who ever had any authority to make it." . In this as in so many other ut- terances Mr. Bryan proceeds upon the insolent assumption that his hearers are stupid fools who can he tricked with a phrase or de ceived with a statement of half- truth. -No other candidate for the Presidency ever tried to mis lead the people so persistently or so offensively as Mr. Bryan has. He attempted it in 1893 and- was hit squarely between the eyes for his insolence. He made another attempt in 1900 and was beaten into the dust for refusing to heed the teachings of experience. He is trying it again this year, and history will repeat itself. ! Mr. Bryan knows that the American title to the Philippines is just as good as the American, title to the territory embraced in j in the Louisiana Puree ase. . lie knows that the American sover eignty, in the islands is just as le gal as it is in Texas or Nebraska. He knows that the Filipinos themselves "belong" to the Uni ted States in exactly the same way that the Porto Ricans do. The United States acquired the Phillippines partly by war in which Mr. Bryan himself took a more or less heroic part, and partly by purchase. , They were ceded to the American govern ment by a nation whose title to the territory was recognized by all the nations of the earth. There was no organized authori ty in the islands save that of bpain, ana wnen It was over- j thrown there was no government in the archipelago With which , .. .. i .i , , , negotiations as w uie control oi the territory could be undertak en. We had to negotiate with Spain or nobody, and those nego tiations, ending in . the Treaty of Paris, gave the United States a title to the Philippine Islands which has never been disputed except by shallow doctrinaires of the Bryan type. Mr. Bryan's whole policy with respect to the Philippines has been a policy of deception and false pretenses. He has tried to deceive the American people into the notion that we have no law ful right to hold the islands. On the other hand he has pretended j to the Filipinos that public senti ment in the United States was in favor of giving them immediate independence. He encouraged them to continue in armed revolt against American authority by deluding them with false prom ises of American support, and to his pernicious influence must be charged much of the loss and dis tress they suffered in prolonging a struggle which Mr. Bryan should have told them could end in only one way. Mr. Bryan's record on the Philippine question is both incon sistent and discreditable. He has sought to deceive his own countrymen and betray the Fili pinos. History will wrice him down as a sham statesman who, instead of helping, to clarify one of our most momentous nationa problems, has basely endeavored to pervert and befog it. "One vital, dominating fact confronts the Democratic party which no oratory, -which no elo quence, which no rhetoric can ob scure: Bryan's nomination means af t's election.!' N. Y. World, mocratic." WORLD CRUISE OF . . : OUR BATTLE SHIPS A Significant History-Making Move . mcnt by the United States. Pacific Ocean Saved to America. b7 . Robust Policy of Republican Party. The present world cruise of Ameri can warships is one of the most inter esting. Important and far reaching per formances of any administration since the Civil War. History rides upon the prow of the flagships of this fleet Eighty-five millions of people have for month's been attempting to interpret the movement and solve the problem our government is attempting to prop erly adjust by this circumnavigation of the globe.. When President Roosevelt i first announced that the fleet of battle- ships was to make the long Journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, the Democrats turned prophets of evil and predicted many disastrous things would follow as a consequence of this unprecedented move. Armada and World Cruise. '" The armada took its departure from Hampton Roads, Dec. 16, 1907, and after a wholly successful voyage around the Horn, of about twelve- thousand miles, it dropped anchor in San Fran cisco Harbor May 6, 1908. - The ships that form the four divisions of, the fleet In tMs record-making cruise are: ,, The Connecticut," Louisiana, . Maine,' Mis souri, Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode Isl and, Virginia, Alabama, Illinois,, Kear sarge, Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota, Kan sas and Vermont. To which were add ed the Nebraska and the Wisconsin, al ready in Puget Sound, thus making a fleet of eighteen first-class, modern battleships In perfect condition. j ; There were already . in the. Pacific and Oriental waters the fine armored ; cruisers West Virginia, Colorado, Ma : rylahd and Pennsylvania. Their two sister ships, the California and South : Dakota,, were also on the Pacific, and the powerful Washington and Tennes see went from the Atlantic to join the armada, thus making eight armored cruisers to be added to the eighteen battleships. In addition there were in (he Pacific several protected cruisers, gunboats and other lesser craft. All told there were ten hundred and fifty officers and nineteen thousand five hun dred men. In due time the main fleet of 'war ships .resumed its western course .404 will touch at the leading ports of China j and Australia, passing on east by way ( of the west, and coming finally to Mal ta and Gibraltar, where it will coai and ultimately return to its starting point at Hampton Roads, some time early next February. - ' . In this expedition the Republican party has a policy which projects itself far lnto the future, but it is an entire "understanding of th e whole scheme to suppose that it is aimed narrowly or definitely at any single power. It is one of those robust constructive poli cies of the party gauged on world lines. It is more of a notification than .a threat, to all existing governments. "Welding North and South America. The eyes of the world have followed our fleet with absorbing interest. One of the great advantages gained by this cruise is the cordial welcome and close acquaintance which It hag evoked from the governments and peoples of the chief republics of Latin America. To the Brazilians, the Argentines, the Chi lians and the Peruvians, the mighty re public of the north had been merely a name or a dim figure, powerful and honored perhaps, but not actually known. For years there had been lit tle or no visible evidence of the wealth, or authority of the United States, in the chief South American ports. But they 'were all visited by swift, and stately liners, flying the flags of the maritime powers of Europe. At every. South American port the fleet, our navy, our government, our in stitutions, our people, our aims, . our Industries, our trade every conceivable thing that Is ours, have been discussed as they never were before, and that without suspicion of our political and diplomatic intentions. One business bouse In New York states that its South American correspondence has in creased fourfold since the fleet visited Rio Janeiro. 1 In this case It seems that trade may follow the battleships. PreaMeat Roosevelt Explain Mot. aaent. In a statement in a speech he made in St Louis, President Roosevelt took the public into his confidence to a de gree .when he said: "California, Ore gon and Washington have a coast line which is our coast line Just as emphat ically as the coast line of New York and Maine, of Louisiana and Texas. Our fleet if going to Its own home waters in the Pacific and after a stay there It will return to Its own home waters !n the Atlantic.; The best place for tb usval officer to learn his duties is at sea, by performing them, and only by actually putting through a voyage of this nature, a voyage longer than any one before . undertaken by as large a fleet of any nation, can we find out Just exactly what is necessary for us to know as to our naval needs and prac tice our. officers and enlisted , men In the highest duties of 'their profession.' Awakoatm Orient. ; -.' The Pacific Ocean is recognized by all far seeing statesmen as the theater of the world's coming great struggles for military and commercial mastery. When China awakens, . to the degree that Japan Is now awake, events pass I ig 'the power; of the imagination to Ijneelve will take place.' ; " ' t: As to the palliative and beneficent effect this cruise ma; have on China and Japau. there can be but one opin ion. While Uncle Sam .was little con cerned about the rumors to the effect that Japan was about to descend upon the Philippines, or possibiy to make' a demonstration off our Pacific coast, yet he . did desire,., and perhaps Is in a position to Insist, that the Open Door policy be maintained in China. Japan has apparently, never been quite recon ciled to this policy, and is saidto have worked to establish in China the poli cy of "spheres of influence." To this America", with European nations, stren uously objected and does still object. This Open Door policy stands as a world monument in diplomacy to tie constructive genius of the Republican party. William Howard Taft is in full sympathy with this constructive policy. Mr. Taft ,oa his last trip to the Orient was given such an enthusiastic reception at Shanghai, China: as was i never before accorded to any visiting j statesman by officials of the Celestial Kingdom. On that occasion Mr. Taft made a speech which, in spite of its genial tone and cautious phrasing, was at once recognized as of the highest international importance. , Said he: "WE VOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST AT BEING EXCLUD ED FROM THE TRADE OF CHINA j BY REASON OF OUR INSISTENCE UPON THE POLICY OF THE OPEN , DOOR. The acquiescence in this poll-. cy of all the nations Interested has been so unhesitating and emphatic that It is hardly worth while to speculate as to how far the United States would go in ' the-protection of ; its ' Chinese trade. This feeling is likely to find expression in the action ; of the American government ' The United States and the other 'powers favor the Open Door, and if they are wise they will encourage the empire to take long ; steps "in ' administrative and govern- j mental reform." : . . J So we have not far to seek for an other very- powerful reason for tfiis -world cruise of our fleet -Mr. Taft : simply announced in diplomatic lan guage that tfhis cruise is intended to say that the Open Door policy will be i maintained at any price. He is in ; thorough sympathy "with the alert con structive policy . of the Republican party. He is one of its chief expon ents. Perfection of Discipline. This world cruise of the mighty ar mada of sixteen ships of the line has been, and is being, conducted with a precision worthy of the fine traditions of American seamanship which speaks the highest praise. Every man, from officer to common sailor,", has felt that the eyes of the nation at home vere" following him, and that however mod est his situation, he must bear himself worthily as an American sailor, in the stoutest squadron that ever flew the Stars and Stripes. fc , There Is no question but that this cruise will be noted by all commenta tors of the future as one of the most remarkable happenings of any age. Even though the American people have not fully understood the significance, when all the facts are known, It will be found to have been one of the. dis tinctive acts of statesmanship of the ) present Republican administration. Mr. Taft is the man to continue this .history-making policy of the Republican party. - COCK RAN" ON TAFT. There is a remarkable unanim ity of opinion of Judge. Taft in all parties and in all sections. Men pay tribute to his remark- able ability even where party pol itics may exert such an influence as to demand the espousing ef the rival presidential candidate's cause. As an illustration W. Bourke Cockran in an. Interview at Boston the other day said : "Yes, I shall support Bryan ; he is the best candidate the Demo crats could put up. Taft bow ever, ' Is the greatest and best qualified nominee ever offered in any republic In the' world. He Is a greater man than Roosevelt and when surrounded by the same environments that made Roosevelt great will prove a big ger man. Taft is a wonderful ad ministrator, the greatest" the country has ever seen, and is a wonderful worker." Democratic Inoonaisteaay. The Democratic leaders have been for years making loud declarations against corporations and trusts and railroads and. have, nevertheless, in stituted no legislative steps in all this time for the purpose of restraining abuses. They are now Indignant that the Republican party, In carrying out the promises of its own platform, is putting "Into practice the principles which they, with a superb self-complacency, . claim . are really covered by a Democratic patent Hon. Win. H. Taft, at Greensboro, North Carolina. - Society la loaad. In spite of the general comfort there have been made manifest by:signs net to be misunderstood, a quickening of the public conscience and a demand for the- remedy of abusesthe outgrowth Vf this prosperity; and for a higher stan dard of business Integrity. Every lover of his country, should have a. feeling of pride' and exaltation in this evidence that our society , is still sound , at the core. Hon. Wa. H. Taft, at Columbus, Ohio.-." : A ,MIL,D j ' h San Francisco Chronicle. ROOSEVELT Ob 'Haalcell. Governor Haskell's utter unfit ness ' for any public position of ' trust or for association with any man anxious to make an appeal on a moral issue to the American people has been abundantly 5 shown. As an American citizen who prizes his Americanism and citi . zenship far above any question of partisanship, I regard it as a scandal and disgrace that Gov- ernor Haskell should be connect ed with the management of a na tional campaign. .GROWTH OF WEALTH CAPITA PER Doctrine that the Poor Are Growing Poorer Shown to Be False. (From the Los Angeles Times.) In 120 the savings banks of the United States held $1,138,576. This was a poor country then compared with now. The amount was only an average of 12 cents for the j opulation of that time. That amount of average economy was very small. Now the people of this country have $3,G90,S7S,945 in savings banks. This is an average for the whole population of this lime of over $42. The actua' depositors have an average of $12ri to their credit. In 182 only S.f!3o per sons ia th-. country were rich enough lo have a savings bank account Now there are 8,5SS,811. When James Buchanan, the, last Democratic President in a long line, went into office, there was about $100, 000,000 in the savings banks of the United States. By 1870, after fighting out the grea; war, ths people, undei Republican rulo for twenty years, Lad $550,000,000 in the savings banks. When the next Democratic President took his seat in 1883, the savings of the people ; bad passed the billion point. By 1893 the savings had doubled again. So there it is. In 1820 there were ODly about 8,000 people rich enough to have a savings bank account. Now there are over 8,000,000. In 1820 the savings were 12 cents per capita; now they are over $42. That the poor grow poorer and the rich' richer in this country is as true as any other Populistlc notion. Bryan. He talks in the morning and talks in the night, .. He talks when he's wrong and be talks when he's right; He talks in the office and talks in the hall, He talks in the church and he talks at the ball. He talks to the Senate and talks to the House, He talks to the people as poor common . souse; He talks to the press and he talks to the crowd, . He talks and he talks with a voice long " - ' and loud ; Like an old clapper mill he'll sound to the end ."'-." ' And die - disappointed for office and friend ! . . . , John A Joyce In .Baltimore Ameri can. , : ' . Rooaevelt on Taft.' . I hope and believe that all far sighted citizens who wish to see this country prosperous in mate--ial things will support Mr. Taft" but'thpve aH I ask for support -for him Necause he stands for the moral, iijyift of the nation, be-;, cause hi. deeds have made good . his worts, and because the poll- cles to ;hieh he Is committed are of Immeasurable; consequence" alike twthe honor and interest of the .whle American people. . : s " REBUKE HOT SHOT. To Bryan. -In my judgment the measures you advocate would be wholly in effective in curing an evil, and so far as they had any effect at all would merely throw the entire . business of the country into hope .' less and utter confusion. I put Mr. Taft's deeds against your words. I ask that Mr. Taft be judged by all his deeds, for he wishes none of them forgotten. I ask that you be judged both by the words you wish remembered and by the words that seemingly you and your party now desire to have forgotten. BRYAN'S SPECIOUS RECORD. Judge Taft Pointa Oat the "Weak . Spota in the Nebraakan'a .Polit ical Hlatory. (From Taft's Cincinnati Speech.) "What is it that we have to expect from Mr. Bryan? Have we anything to expect but what he promises? Have we anything to expect but what is based upon his eloquence and his adroitness as a public critic? Has he ever given any practical demonstration of his ability to meet problems and solve theiu? Has he ever done any thing but formulate propositions in his closet of an - utterly impracticable plausibility, and very little with a view of their operation? 'By their fruits we shall know them.' "With the record of promises and prophecies unfulfilled for a period of twelve years; with this record of a hunt for an issue upon which to achieve the. presidency; with this rec ord of repudiation, of negotiation and of running away from national respon sibilities, Mr. Bryan comes forward and asks that the people now give him an opportunity to put into operation new reforms in respect to trusts and in respect to guaranty of bank depos its, wholly untried, wholly theoretical, and on their face bearing evidence of their impracticability and of having been devised by the ready brain of one looking for plausible arguments rattier than real reforms. He only in a qualified way approved the postal savings bank recommended by the Re publican platform, which is a tried and proved means of encouraging the wage-earner and small farmer to make deposits in a bank absolutely secure; but much prefers a system which takes a man's money to pay another man's default and which instead of strength ening our banking system will break if down by destroying the value of the banking character and experience and capital and by offering inducement to reckless and speculative bankers with out character or capital. "The record of Mr. Bryan and his character, as It is understood by a twelve years' acquaintance with him, have Impressed the business communi ty of this country and those whose judgment determines whether or not capital shall be invested that he is not a safe man with whom to try experi ments in government; that he loves financial theories that are full of so phistry and are impractical ; that he advances propositions with but little sense of respect as to how they may be carried out in practice, and that- be gives 'but little attention to the wel fare of. the conservative business com munity in his suggestions of reform. ; Certainly his record justifies this Judg- .. ment of him by the business men. If he-was, to be elected, unquestionably ' because of his record., however much now he .may seek to pone as a conserva-tiver-because.of bis record, "because of the failure of the theory which he has proposed for 'the last twelve years . his election wl!i ineiiu a paralysis of business,: and wp should have a recur- -. renee f the. disasti-ous business con dition of the last Democratic admlnla- tration." r ' ' . -"- V: '