Corvallis gazette., November 27, 1908, Image 2

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LOOKING FOR A LEADER.
' Political gossip at the national
capital is all centered upon the
coming leader of the Democracy.
The general opinion is that if the
Democratic party is to rid itself
of Bryan it must develop a new
leader in the next four years.
This new leader, to be successful,
must be able to reunite the party,
for until the Democracy is again
one harmonious body it will
achieve no greater ssccess than
has come to it in the last four
campaigns.
There are Democrats in Con
gress who might develop into
strong party leaders; there are
others recently elected Governors
of their states who give much
promise, and still others who are
not particularly in the public eye.
But there is not; one among; the
number who is pre-eminently of
such caliber as to justify him in
rising at the. present time and
proclaiming himself the new
leader of the Democracy. ,
The claim was matltejby several
Bryanites that the, Democracy. in
the late campaign was united.
Such a claim was absurd on its
face. Otherwise, , what . would
account for the handful of Demo
cratic Governors in states that
cast their electoral votes for Taft?
It was disrup-ion in the Demo
cratic party dissatisfaction with
Bryan, as much as anything else,
that caused these states, or some
of them, to support the Republi
can national ticket.
Nothing could be more absurd
t han to assert that the Democracy
of New York state, for instance,
was un:ted in the last campaign.
'It was as badly disrupted as it
has been since the days of Cleve
land. The same situation is. true
in other Eastern states, and even
in the South the party was far
irom united, as evidenced by
dwindling Democratic pluralities
in states that have never cast a
Republican vote for President.
There is proof in abundance that
the Democracy of today is not
united.
At a hasty glance ic would seem
that the most prominent men of
the Democracy are not now in
Congress. Glancing over the
membership of both bodies, only
two or three names catch the eye,
and there i? serious question if
any among them would fill the
bill unless they develop wonder- j
fully during the next few years, j
There is Senator Culberson of j
Texas and Senator Daniel of Vir
ginia who were both mentioned as
possible nominees this year, and
either would have been accept
able to a large element of the
conservative Democracy. But
Culberson's geographic location
was ured against him last spring,
and would be again; the same
also was true of Senator Daniel.
Yet the time may come when the
Democratic party may make up
its mind that it is good politicts
to nominate & Southern man for
President. It was shown at the
recent election that the Democ
racy, under Bryan's leadership,
is losing its old-time grip on the
South.
In the House there is no Demo
crat who is a shining example.
Perhaps the most luminous Dem
ocratic member of that body is
Champ Clark of Missouri, pre
destined to become leader of the
minority. If the Democracy ever
wanted an honest, plain-spoken,
though somewhat crude man for
its nominee, it would find such a
one in Clark; and, moreover,
Clark hails from the state that
has twice been snatched from the
Solid South. It is possible that a
situation might arise making his
nomination advisable.
But there are a couple of prom
ising possibilities among the Gov
ernors chosen this fall Governor
Harmon of Ohio and Governor
Johnson of Minnesota. Both 'the law is.as applied to all coun- -these
men were considered when ( ties," and. a$ effort wiy be made
the anti-Bryan Democrats-' had at the coming session of the Leg-
hope of controlling the last Dem-jislature to pass a uniform state i
ircxaiiv uaiivuai- convention- iik Kame auu uu ihw.
point of ability Harmon probably
PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
outranks Johnson but the latter
possesses attributes that would
tend to make him a popular can
didate before the masses. The
chances of tl'ese - two" men "will
unquestionably be enhanced or
diminished according to the man
ner in which the conduct them
selves as executives of their
respective states.
Looking outside of Congress,
Judge Gray of Delaware and ex
Governor Folk of. Missouri are
the two most conspicuous figures
in the Democratic party. . Gray,
notwithstanding his acknowl
edged worth, does not seem to i
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appeal to iiie ranis, auu uibuiiib, Coneress has attempted to take a
party; Folk is more likely to hand In the matter, but so far with
make a popular hit. He is an I little avail, and it now remains for the
out-and-out reformer; Both men,
nevertheless, must be reckoned !
on if the Democracy is t) have
done with Bryan and Bryanism.
1 Tha Old Bay State Is Now Taking the.
I Initiative. " .:' " "
The preservation of, the. forests la a..
! problem' second to none in present Im
portance and In Its outlook toward the
future. Without trees our country
would be a desert, and the. rapid den-
udation of our New England hills ia
already beginning to have . its effect :
upon our streams and rivers and upon ,
our- water supply. . The invention of !
wood pulp paper and the rapid esten- j
eion of the industry, throughout ' the
country, together with the increase of
newspaper circulation, have stimulated
the destruction of the forests to such
a degree that. steps are .already being
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PRACTICAL ROSE CULTURE.
There is "no other locality in
Oregon more favorable for the
perfect growth of almost all. va
rieties of roses than right here in
Corvallis, and it. is a source of
satisfaction to know that the resi
dents of this city both understand
and appreciate this fact. Every
yard, almost, has its wealth of
fragrant beauties, and the out
look is for many more to ' be
planted next spring, the hun
dreds of new residences built this
year all having lawns ready , for
improvement.
in this connection an authority
on rose culture has the following
advice to offer, and it is worthy of
careful consideration and adop
tion:
' It must be understood by those
who plant roses, however, that
the planting is only the initial
step in rose growing. Of course.
in this favored climate and soil
rosebushes will grow and bloom
even if neglected, but to get the
best, or even good results, they
must be , fertilized, pruned,
sprayed and cultivated industri
eusly and intelligently. The
woman who, while having a few
minutes of spare time, pulls off,
mechanically as it were, the faded
rose petals and seed pods from
her 'neighbor's rosebush, is one
who may be depended upon to
look after her own rosebushes
and get the best out of them.
Strictly speaking, it is not worth
whiie to plant rosebushes unless
one is sufficiently interested in
them to take good care of there
in season, mulch them out of
season and keep a careful eye on
them at all seasons. No other
plant responds more gratefully
to intelligent care and none shows
neglect more plainly than does
the rosebush. Plant them, there
fore, if you intend to care for
them, - but save your time and
money and the rose lover's feel
ings if you imagine that planting
is all, and stop at that. "
UNCERTAIN GAME LAWS.
Every session of the Oregon
Legislature sees a multitude of
bills introduced for the purpose
of amending the game and fish
laws in one way or another to
suit the ideas of people who think
existing provisions are . not as
they should be. As a result of
frequent and sometimes careless
amendment the laws have become
quite uncertain in some respects,
as indicated by the fact that in
his last edition of the game laws
the Secretary of State found it
necessary to print a foot note
after some sections saying, "This,
section seems to have, been re
pealed by implication by section
individual states affected to see what
they can do. The first step would seem
frit Via trin Airnl nrmnn r4P nitTin mlifn
from- some ' rapidly growing and an
nually reappearing substance, such as"
cornstalk' fiber, instead of , from the
slowly rising tree which cannot be re
placed except, after years of. renewal,
and growth. , ' ' . , .
As was to be expected. Massachu
setts is taking the initiative. ' To the '
governors of the other five New .Eng- ''
land states Governor Guild' has' sent
out a request for a conference, and it.
will be, held, at the Algonquin club
in Boston on the 14th of September.
The six governors will then confer and',
deliberate over the best -means to 'be
taken for the preservation of our for
ests, and it is probable that arrange
ments will be made for, the calling of
a New England business conference' at
some time Immediately following the
presidential election.-; If it should be
held, says Governor Guild in his Tetter, '
it should come at that time "in order
that its work might' not be confused
with the ' politics of the presidential
campaign." One of the. especial ' ob
jects of this meeting of the governor
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OOVESKOB GUILD OF MASSACHTJSBTTS.
with his associates will be to devise
means whereby a greater uniformity
of . action may be secured in the leg
islation among the several states in
the Union. But the greatest result
should be in the stimulus it will give
to public opinion and in its awakening
of us to the fact that the forests must
and shall be preserved.
Whenever a game bill comes up
for consideration there are always
a number 01 members 01 tne
Legislature who ask to have their
counties excepted from the pro
visions of the law. As a result
it sometime takes a great deal of
search to determine just what
The First Potatoes.
Sir Walter Raleigh, who shares with
Sir Francis Drake the honor of first
introducing the potato in England,
lived at Brixton, England, near Eliza
beth's House. Formby, in Lancashire,
also claims the honor of being the site
of the first culture of the potato in that
country.' They are said to have been
grown there by a Formby man who
sailed with Sir Walter.
The earliest cultivation of the potato
in the British islands was probably at
Youghal, on the south coast of Ireland,
where this great navigator had an es
tate. ; ' .
It has been generally accepted that
the potato was taken to Europe from
Virginia and that It was cultivated
there by the natives. Sir Joseph Banks
and De Coudelle both lent the weight
of their authority to this view, but it
has been ascertained that the Indians
of Virginia, though they used a number
of tuberous roots, did not know our po
tato. One of these was the plant sometimes
grown as an ornamental climber in our
gardens and called by botanists Apios
tuberosa. The Indians called the roots
potatoes, and the French Canadians
knew them' as pommes de terre, and
our potato, being a native of South'
America, was scarcely likely to be
known to the Indians of Virginia.
Yet the potato waa undoubtedly
Introduced in England as part of the
cargo of one of Sir Richard Grenville's
ships and landed at Plymouth, and the
ship had gone direct from Virginia and
called nowhere on the way. On the
voyage home, however. It had encoun
tered and captured a Spanish ship from
Santo Domingo. The potatoes were a
part of the cargo of the latter vessel.
M. TILLERY
At Bid well & Craven's old stand
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All Kinds, of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
I have come to stay and would beg ad
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DRESSMAKING!
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Successors to
Corvallis Lumber Co.
We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please
call on J. B . IRVING for information and prices. And take
notice that if we have, not got exactly what you want we will
get it for you.
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Phone Ind. 575
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Opposite Kline's Store.
Meals aud Short Orders at All Hours.
Oysters, Clams' Fish, Steaks, Chops, Etc.
Open day and night.. New management.
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