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y ( I2 I Miss- M: Ghristeiisotr ,51 I Fine Millinery V Corner' Second and Monroe Streets r THF rflRVAIIl.t RA7FTTF I taft refused honors. MIL UUIIII'LLIV UIILI. I III 1 Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Gazette Publishing Co., for $2.00 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if cash is paid in advance. ELECTIONS FOR 1908. Closes for election Oct. 20. Presidential election Nov. 3 Republican National Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT . WILLIAM H. TAFT kof Ohio. FOR 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 HOLD FAST THAT GOOD. WHICH IS A rich treat was in store for all those who listened to that elo quent speech made at the court house Friday night by Hon. Hen ry McGinn. He wasted no time in preliminary remarks but pro ceeded to take his text from that good old Book in which one of the disciples advised the people to "Hold fast thatwhich is Good." He made the application that Judge Taft had made good in all the various positions of honor and trust in which he had ever been placed by the people as citizen, t- . . as judge, x as political adviser of the President, in command of the Philippine Islands, in dispelling the trouble in Cuba, and lastly that he had thrown more dirt while in command of the Panama canal, with less friction, than had been deemed possible by the most ardent supporters of this great undertaking. v As an attorney for the laboring men in Portland, Mr. McGinn cited several cases of vital im portance where, the rulings of Judge Taft had been friendly to the labor interests and urged the laboring man to faithfully con sider this question in a spirit of fairness as against political bias by such men as President Gomp , ers and others who seek to grati : fy their own personal ambition. It was particularly gratifying to Republicans in this opening campaign speech to have a repre . sentative man who could handle questions of national importance in a spirit of fairness, free from personalities or abuse of his polit ical opponents, and we can say without fear that all who heard him were amply repaid for the time spent. ' He called the attention of his hearers to the ' prosperous condi- tion of the country under the Roosevelt administration; cited x the close friendship that has al- ways existed between the Presi dent and Secretrry Taft, and quoted the language of the Presi dent that Taft, above all others, was the man best qualified to - carry out the policies which had brought such great blessings to the American people. The audience was a surprise to the most enthusiastic Republi cans as only one day's notice had been ' given the public and the court room was " well filled with ladies and gentlemen who gave the speaker marked attention, thus showing their appreciation as well as the interest taken by our people in this most important election. The class of '78 in Yale, cf which Mr. Taft is the most prom inent graduate, has been describ ed as "a. big two-fisted, red-blooded class that . established a reputation for athletic superiority, vigorous, but harmless fun, and all around mental and physical activity that has been equalled, probably, by no other class in the history of the institution." Even had he naturally been in clined less toward scholarly pur suits than toward athletics and the unconventional'.-, diversions that are . generally regarded as indispensable and excusable in undergraduates,' this would ' not have squared ' with' the expecta tions entertained by Judge Taft when he sent lis. boy to college. He depended upon him to work, ; to take honors. That came first. All other things, saving the pre servation of unsullied name ; and repute, were secondary. What football, rowing, hammer j throwing, wrestling',, strbrig'-man timber for the uplifting and glor ification of Yale's athletic prow ess was ready at hand when An- dover turned him over to the University! Young Taft was very, agreeable and good natured about ! it, but he wouldn't have it so, He was in Yale to train his mind, not his muscles. He elected to be a "greasy poler" arid he made no bones about saying so, too. He would wrestle and spar right joyously, walk an unlimited num ber of miles and tumble about in . . , . , , tf1?"? - rouS. on-nana meiees with'a dozen or so of his fellOWs; or plough through opposing class-' men on rush days, flirting them over his head and dragging along 1 - 1 1.1 as many as cnose to aitacn tnem- , Selves to his legs. j He has accomplished these things But he did not go in for athlet-, thrusa the activity of the Department ics Hp pxprri?fd nlpntifnllv tn ' SanItatlon the Department of Mu- cs. e exercised plentifully to, nlc!pal Englneerlng vana the Building keep his blood pure, his mUSCles; Department. To-day .we ' , find ... yellow flexible, to police his body so that i 'ever dr,ven trai the isthmus, the with perfect physical health he1 ld'y fT . mTit0 thus ren' .v.. j - i.u a' v lL ioered,, innocuous, malaria and pneu might do the fair thing by the monla greatly ' reduced ' and a high superb brain the Creator had i average of health prevailing. given him and not impose Upon ! it the drag of a gross, incompet ent body. " He was no roysterer, habitually or'intermittently. Eu gene P. Lyle, Jr., writes of him in this regard: "As to himself, the business of carousing was never brought to him to decide on moral grounds He was liberal enough in such matters, but the lobs of time was the stand on which he decided it; or rather, he never came to the point of actual decision on any grounds. He simply did not want to lose a day at his 'pounding' for honors. A night off would in capacitate him lor the morning after; he would have to cut ont two or three recitations and would be set back that much. "He trusted nothing to native brilliancy to bring him through. By steady, ponderous work he had to drive each peg as he came to it. He could not drive two at the same time,, one with each hand. He swung his sledge with both hands, laying on his power ful weight, and it was a fast driven spike that sunk into the hard, fine-grained wood of his in tellect. . For this reason he kept in good physical shaoe. His strength was unculvitated by training, but it was an enormous natural strength.- Physically he was another Jean Valjean, and he could have made himself a colossal campus hero., But he proved the more colossal because he turned his back on the glory indicated by his huge frame, and set the rare example of a college gianc patiently plodding along at his books." TAFT THE BUILDER His" Directing Hand i Hu Insured ; Success of the Mammoth v . ' Project T " Raised Wages of Isthmian' Laborers by Longevity Order While ytkt -,rw- : Secretary; "'"- The Panama Oanal is one of the greatest achievements of any Repub lican administration. As Secretary of War, Hon. William H. Taft personally assumed the respon sibility of ' inaugurating -the work and systematically shaping up the practical operations until a" degree' of efficiency has been' reached that may well as tonish the nations of tbe earth. Mr. Taft has applied to this world project and history making enterprise those same qualities of careful. thought ful investigation, penetrating judgment and absolutely fair dealing, which have made him so signally successful in the performance of all those duties of state which have brought him to" the high eminence he now occupies as one of'our greatest living Americans. Moit Kioif ' Pcndnallr. Like the 'Philippine project and other great ' work:"1 laid upon him', he1 has studied the situation at "Panama!' at' close , range and; trusted to no second hand information with which to in sure" his "success. . There has been about ninety mill Tori dollars expended' on" the work to date and Mr. Taft 'has bad" to approve; 'every dollar 'of: this expendf ture. ; He has not, been satisfied with a single" visit to the isthmus, but has mhde the"' long journey1 every year so that he might direct the work' more economically. The 'result is that he has changed the situation there from an In hospitable region- to a locality; where Americans can live in healthful se-' eurlty without the fear- of1 plagues' 'or dread of contagious "'diseases." The rate of mortality on the Isthmus is about the same as it is in our American cities. I -.1 , .ha. Wnlr " Work, on the canal has passed I through two stages, those of planning and preparation. It is now in the thtrd - and finai stage,, that of construction. Both of the earlier stages required the presence of a large working force. : make- flhift accommodations. Because of these conditions, inevitable at the ontset, early critics of the enterprise mistook the" initial and temporary out- fit for permanent equipment. Throng-lstf nl About Labor. (. Mr. Taft's chief concern has been the proper care of the laboring man on the isthmus. Under his patient and ap proved methods the terrihle sonnrsm of yellow fever, against which the French struggled in vain, the filthv and pest breeding state of the principal Panamanian towns, the rough . labor camps, and other pioneer hardships of the two first eras, have been eliminated. Mammoth Construction Project. President Roosevelt appointed a spe cial commission to. examine the. Isth uiiau situation last spring, and it re ported Aug: . 6, 1908. According to this special report there were at work at the Isthmus April 30, 1908, 26,118 men for the Isthmian Canal Commission and 7,0a at work for the Panama railroad, a total or aj, 193 men all told. Housing tnis industrial army in quick time, with due attention to sanitation, and hygiene, was a problem which would have been beyond most men. But Mr, Taft did it successfully. To keep the machinery and tools In condition, three large machine, and re pair shops, two shipyards and numer ous warehouses are maintained. When we recall that this enormous plant Is operated at a distance of 1,382 miles from ft nearest base of supply, New Orleans, and 1,975 miles from its main base of supply, Xew York, we can es timate with more Justice and accuracy the magnitude and complications of the undertaking Mr. Taft has conducted so well. Worklatnai Appreciate Tuft. He has succeeded In impressing labor on the Isthmus with his kindly inter est in its behalf. On this point the spe cial commission's report says: - "From the outset we were strongly impressed by the spirit of good will and loyalty of the employes The general sentiment of the workers was expressed in the words of a mechanic. In one of thrf conferences which we held with representatives of different trades. Said he: 'We want it understood that we re American citizens and that we are proud to have a share in this great work. We believe the government is treating ns right, and we are as much interested to see this thing a' success as anyone. This spirit of loyalty and interest in the work was evidenced on many occasions and should be account ed as an asset of the highest value to the government in the accomplishment of its colossal' task." , Titt Rataea Waarca. -' ; On May 1. 1907, as Secretary of War, Mr. Taft issued a longevity order mak- Ing liberal and appreciate Increase Is the wages-, of various classes of work- men, as follows: "All employes not native to the trop- ! occupy, the positions herein ; lcs who designated shall be granted the follow- j ing increases in pay for length of- con- i tinuoos service on tbe Isthmus: Five per cent jsfvtlip or class rate for the second year, with accumulative ad- ' dition of three per cent of the basic ' rate" for each .subsequent .year; pro vided, hxrwever, '"that such cumulative-- increase snail not exceed a total or soc or tbeTMsir? rate:"" ,In other words, Mr. Taft made it possible for every American laborer on : the" Isthmus, by remaining there and working,1 to increase bis wages 25 per i cent and at the same time have a per manent' position.' These men also get four weeks' vacation with pay, every year and Mr. Taft favors making the vacation six . weeks with pay. Ckuga Would Be Dlniitnu. - In; the performance of this work the United States is under the scrutiny of the entire world, especially of our. neighbors In 'Central and' South Amer ica, before whom we must make good j our profession of high social and in- , dustrial ideals. It would be a national calamity to jeopardize the present lib eral progressive policy that is so suc cessfully constructing the Panama Ca nal. Mr. Taft is the one man to con tinue this great work to the' end. COUNTRY NEEDS ' A' REPUBLICAN CONGRESS." President Roosevelt Points Out Im portance of Electing Legislators to Support Taft. President ROosevelt,' in a ' letter to William B. McKinley. chairman of , the Republican .Congressional Committee, appeals' to disinterested' citizens' to join with theV Nafibmil Republican Commft tee and the Cougressfolihl Committee fiu a movement to elect William H. Taft as'President. and a Republican Congress to support himV saying, ih' part": ; .': "it i8"'nrgtly" hcesaryj 'from the standpoint of We1 'public interest',-' ' to elect Mr. Taft, and a Republican Con- j' press: which- will support him ; and they seek election on ,a platform which spe- fttfVonllv rtlorirofi "tha nnrttr Alike lfi Ira ) ' J ' '-."Z. . .. . . executive" antT legislative" branches,' to j nave been" not" merely introduced, but j acted upon during these seven years. These policies can be "successfully j ried through only by the hearty co-i car- co-oper ation of the President and the Congress .in bpth its branches and it is therefore peculiarly important that there should obtain' such harmony between them. To fail to elect Mr. .Taft would be a calam ity, to the country; and it would be folly, while electing him, yet at tbe Fjjme time to elect a Congress hostile te h'lm, a Congress which under the in fluence of partisan leadership would be Certain' to thwart and baffle him on every possible occasion. To elect Mr. Taft and at the tIme t0. elect a Congress pledged to support him, is the only way in which to perpetuate tLe policy of -the' government as now car ried on. I feel that all the aid that can be" given to this policy by every good citizen should be given; for this is far more thanf &': merely partisan matter." APPEAL" TO LOYAL REPUBLICANS To Middle West and Rocky Moun tain States Republicans. Ton" Wmt Mr; Taft and ' Mr? Sher man elected and they cannot be elected unless the. Republican National Com mittee has sufficient money to pay. the legitimate expenses of the, campaign. It costs money to perfect ah' organiza tion.-- It requires money to pay for printing, postage, salaries or stenogra phers and clerks at headquarters, trav eling expenses of speakers and numer ous other details that go to make the campaign end successfully. Congress, as you know, has passed a law making it nuf awful for ns to solicit money from corporations. .' We ; must depend , upon the contributions of individual voters. If every Republican fa this Western Division would contribute one dollar to the campaign, fund, we will be able to dp- all the things that the voters want done ; we will be able to elect Taft and Sherman. Wil! you help?. If so, please send one-dollar to the chairman of your State Finance Committee, whose name appears in the list following, or send it direct to me and you will receive the official receipt of the Republican Na tional; Committee. , FRED W. FJPHAM, . . Assistant Treasurer. , ContrfbutloBS may be sent by check or money order .to any of the following named Chairmen ot the various State finance committees: Colorado, Whitney Newton, Denver. Idaho, Frank F. Johnson, Wallace. Illinois, COL. Frederick H. Smith, Pe oria.,..; Iowa, Hon. Lafayette Young, Des Moines. -" Kansas, Frank E. Grimes, Topeka. Michigan, John N. Bagley, Detroit. Missouri, O. L- Whitelaw, 409 North Second street, St. Louis. Montana, Thomas A. Marlow, Helena. Nebraska, John C. Wharton, New York Life building, Omaha. New Mexico, J. W. Reynolds, Santa Fe. -, North Dakota, James A. Buchanan, Buchanan. Oregon, Dr. H. W. Coe, Portland. ". South Dakota, O. W. Thompson, Ver million. Washington, James D. Hoge, Seattle. Or to Fred . W. Uphim, Assistant Treasurer, 234 Michigan avenue, Chi cago, Illinois. SFEJ AKJ1NQ jr-y-s jjjj' 4 j f - . i -From the Philadelphia Press.' TRUE PROPHE HOW TO TEST THfiM. ' Twill not deny that' there may be'prophets' to-day,' but"' the trouble 'to t tell the true prophets' from the falsi ones: The Bible says that false prophet's will rls. It tells us how to-distinguish the false from the true. It says': 4By their fruits" ye shall know them.' " William J. Aryan's Speech at BtilH more, Jan. 20, 1900. BR YAJ PROPHECIES. THE ANSWERS. "TASEFF WILL CRUSH THE FARMER." , ' . 1892, Free Trade. 'Thus in every. State, -so far as these statistics have been collected, the pro portion of homeownlng farmers is de creasing and that of .tenant farmers' in creasing.' This means but one thing: It means a land of landlords' and tenants, arid, backed by the history of eery nation that has gone down, I say to you that no people can continue a free people under a free government when the great majority of its citizens are tenants of a small minority." William J. Bryan ; speech on the protective tar iff In the National House of Represen tatives, March 10, 1892. "GOLD STANDARD WILL DESTROY HOMES." 1890, Free Coinage! 16 to 1. "I reply that, if protection has slain its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands." William J. Bryan ; speech at Demo cratic National Convention, July, 1896. "The Democratic party has begun a war of extermination against the gold standard. We ask no quarter ; we give no quarter. We shall prosecute our warfare until there is not an American citizen who flares to advocate the gold standard. You ask why? We" reply hat the gold standard is a conspiracy against the human race, and that we should no more join in it than we would a,n army, to destroy. our hollies and to destroy our families.!' William J, Bry an; speech at Albany, N. Y., August, 1896. "NO MORE FOURTH OW JULY." lOOO, Imperialism! "The fight this year will be to carry ont the sentiment of that song we have so often repeated: 'My Country, 'tis of Thee.' If we lose, our children and our children's children will not suc ceed to the spif ft of that song, and cel ebrations of the Fourth of July will pass away, for the spirit of Empire will be upon ns." William J. Bryan ; speech to the Bryan Home Guards, Lincoln, Neb., July, 1900. "ROOSEVELT THE 1904, A ntf-Koonc-relt. "I would rather gflo down to eternal oblivion than be instrumental in the election of Roosevelt." William J. Bryan, Oct 17, 1904, while touring In diana. "The surrender of the present Presi dent (Roosevelt) to corporate influ ences' furnishes an excellent proof of the wisdom of Judge Parker fn makfng the statement he has. But President Roosevelt stands for militarism. The present occupant of the White House (Roosevelt) represents In an ag gravated form the warlike . spirit, . as contrasted with the pacific policy that has heretofore characterized our na tion." William J. Bryan, in a. speech at Springfield, Mo.,. Sept 1..1904, where he accused President Roosevelt of sur rendering to the corporations and hold ing '"Woody, brutal and barbarous" sen timents. 'GOVERNMENT MUST 1906, GoveraaaeBLt Ownership of . Railways. "I have already reached the conclu sion that railroads partake so much of the natitre of a monopoly that they must ultimately become public property, and be managed by public officials in the interest of the whole community .-r-Willlam J. Bryan ; Home-coming speech at New York City, August, 1906. ' OP ISSUES, IS AND FAUSE. Tk. Ans-trer in 1 90S. The answer is 'found in" the prevail ing good prices for grain, corn; hogs, cattle, hay and all the products of the farm, together with s the fact' that since' the date of Can didate ' ' Bryan's : "crushing" speech, Western fa'rm lands have doubled ia value, and thousands of "tenant" farm ers of that date have become prosper ous home-owners, tilling their own land in peace, happiness and plenty. Under the National Irrigation Act, and the Republican conservation movement, the West Is soon to be the intense agricul tural and horticultural producing area of the United States. Tbe Ainm In. 1908. : " The gold standard has "slain" no one,, nor did it write the "future in blood," nor did it destroy our homes nor foreclose the farm mort gage, nor did it close the dis trict school ; on the contrary, it has proved he sound and solid foundation of widespread prosperity, leading to In dividual progress and happiness, aided In paying off the farm mortgage and expanding the country's educational fa cilities. T It has brought .such, prosperity - t our country as was never known befqre. Americans are the happiest and most prosperous people on earth to-day. The Aaswef In 1008. Answef this for yourself. Do you know of any spot in the United States where the spirit of 1776 IS dead and forgotten and the Fourth of July a meaningless date on the calendar? On the otlier hand the humblest citi zen is growing prouder of his American citizenship and the spirit of 1776. is permeating the entire body politic. SPIRIT OF "WAR." The Answer In 1008. President Roosevelt, instead of rep resenting the "spirit of war," stands before the world the greatest ex emplar of international peace in his generation. , , . History will in full season award him the titles he has justly won, and the greatest of these will be "The Peacemaker," in spite of Candidate Bryan's assault upon him in 1904. Under President Roos-v velt'8 policies the United States has' taken its place in the front rank of. world powers. Taft Is committed to continuing these policies. - OWN RAILWAYS. ' . The Answer In 1008. . The broad meaning of Candidate Bryan's remarks on . this subject is . that railway -regulation by statute law- Is- impossible, and that "gov ernment ownership" -In'-, the only remedy, for transportation abuses The enactment of the Federal Rate Law has' totally disproved, the, ; claims of. Candidate Bryan and vividly displayed bis 'unsound reasoning on great' public questions. . - ..'