C. J, REAS, «ABASING bww » ASHLAND D JPBBfTINO CO. AÎLY TIDTNGS V C*MOM» Democracy’s Foundations A m | a attraction ftf ptiWjc and qs an occupant o f the first page newspaper space, there is no denying that the Halls Mills murder trial made of the Fall-Doheny case au ignominious jdso- ran. C om parison'of the two makes a fairly good philosophic ground upon which to base some honest th ou gh ts about democracy and its much-touted and brawl-engepdering holiness. * W hat are the M « 1 A member o f the cd^ pet, a sanctified guardian of the democratic .holy of holies of our national ’ government, • (for w hich, we ecstaticize each Fmirth of July, our forefathers ran blood) is charged w ith having s o l d o u t 100 million dollars' worth of puhlic lands for 100 thous­ and dollars, or just one-tenth of one per oent on the dollar — and w ith having pocketeq fe e whole 100 thousand, leaving the public what the little boy if reported to have shot at- Ebe case comes up for trial after a moat leis­ urely four years, just contemporaneously, so i t ’hat) pens, with evidence that many millions have he^n B t JOHN MABÖf B ash F u t ’ AM* HUGS A PARC! < g ffT g ç > w SUCHA R tO fa O M ♦ to n . knew th a t l too find ;my- waiting a n « watching. g v- « 1 » le ft M U » » ' peculiar whistle, I find myself saying-, thia oee y tli bring M- Ehsry low . Mack bank o f clouds com- l n g f f t f t » | h a southwest « M the chariots of Skell loaded w ith the ahackels that are to b in d , the people of the land.’ Yantai*«? afternoon « •« last night w m pn« of those tinea. T fe wind w m M o w taf a * » le . the cloud» war» eweeplng the tree top», rolling an« tumbling like huge'“engines o f destruction. The «app throated vole» of the sentinel tree» calling to one an­ other fydm canyon pad g o a f, the whimpering * * “ ° t small trppa grouped together fo r eom- paay a n d strength. The boom-, log Battle c»y of the rockg'gnd d rp fk* *dd their warning tries to (he V a te fi, - a l l ' mingled 1 to- gether In g thundering chaos of F cÆr F'äCZ« spent in a half dow n states tp secure election to the United States senate. There is the story o f-th e million spent to elect a United S ta te s senator from Pennsylvania, and thft alleged brazen election board; frauds that followed in th e.w ake of the spending; electing W illiam S- Vare. J There is the story o f. |h e public u tility slush fund in Illinois, and the «lection of Frank Sm ith, member o f the Illinois public utility edmmisfaion, as United State« senator th e n . There are the rumb­ lings o f the m ow recent slush funds in the, senator­ ial elections m Maine and in Massachusetts, of which nothing has been proven, it« is true, but the Maine charges were supported by the authority of the governor of the state, him self a republican, as is Senator-elect Gould, in whose behalf the money was spept. A ll these instances, from F all and D oheny down to Senator-eleA Gotild,’ Are serious charged affecting the very foundations of democracy. They are more potent attacks against the theory o f popular ruit man were w o o ia m p t a x a n a its legislative relations which provoked Lexington and Concord and what followed them, up to the found­ ing of the new United Stages, the first democracy since Greece and Rome dedicated to the theory th at all men are equal, money or no money. They should be tinder enought in this to start a holocaust o f flam ing indignation — if democracy were loved and patriotism as holy as all this flag-' shouting and fervent per-orationing would indicate they ate. A ny one of these Offenses against demo-, cracy would have been enough to start a real war. back in 1776, enough to let the dogs of battle- slip J and tear through the entire country. , B ut they start no holocaust now. The dogs of war are gnawing too comfortably upon the fa t bones of contentment, perhaps, to be worried about who goes to the United States senate, or'h ow -nr w hat happens to the public oil field reserves of the.' people of the United States. Or is it contentment! Is it the callousness, the eaag froid e f full dinner pails and bungalow garages and radios, or is it a sophistication borp of « hundred and fifty years’ experience with demo­ cracy.! ' ¥ w nay year money, a« the saying goes, and you take your choice. You stand for the assessor and the income tax collector and write your checks for them, you shout democracy and snarl at Queen Maries when they bring close to hand the aura of so-called royalty on occasion, "but* you reed the Malls-MiUs ease and lose your sleep over it rather than bought election»—if you lose any sleep at all. Purchased elections unA stolen public property Ure politics and politics you say, is bunk, even though it is the nursing pap o f democracy. W hy worry about bunk whan thaw are such interesting things US smoking pistolry and «ex triangles, ultra-romantic and ultra-revengeful women, and W illie Stevens«»,- thick-lipped, to weave info real drama! It ¡ r on such a very human nature that democracy has to npuntain her foundations. W e (. Polret writes * in the Fornm, w ill become . a« Inevitable as hnhhnid h a ir but he sets the date for their general use as IPS?. N E W YO RK .— “ The ex­ periment havlng.prOved suc­ cessful thug far, Mies Elisa Riser and M r. A. o ; W el- dlke desire to announce their, marriage,” are the engraved announcements Jugt mgiiet^ telling of a wedding ‘ th a t occurred a y e fr agp. Ae- trees and insurapee hrpker explain \> a t tpey desired to Ten times as many words are required to* conceal your thoughts M to exprtos them. } ’ - Any one who can Invent a pro­ poses to recover the grease on garage overalls win threaten the supremacy of Standard Oil. • Hes Heck think o’ .the name o' thé stone o’ the »ay»; ’^Vhat do you idea* d’ caprin*, the doctor on the tomb­ deceased.’'* f* , AS HLAN D. . 10 YeawAgo 20 Years Ago Hornbrook Leader— Mrs. C. E. P ra tt entortalned at dinper Rev. H . O /E d so n and wife, th e ir'tw o daughters. Mesdamee Taanaat and Stout, and «hitdrea, and Mrs. A. SXrake and son Albert o f Aah- Normal Nets»— Officers warp elected as follows for the Athena literary society:; president, Mis» Lela Spencer; secretary. Miss Nal- lie Palmer; treasurer. Miss C la n Sylvester. ' M *P their uqion sefcret un­ t il they wq-e sure it wop id l>e \pprmanent. jY M afrtage Misa Jaunie Wl)l torani M m m ,.3raa where s^e has been accountant for the cU* r t LONDON, Dec. 33.— (U N )— Prince George, the youngest son of King George and Queen Mary, I oelebrated his 34th birthday re- i contiy. A happy fam ily party w m |r "and P H IL A D E L P H IA ,— A U - tok b e ll, that -'can' bè heard fo r 30 miles w ill rin g .ip .th e pew year. I t i» a memorial to John W ananiaker, biade In England and «as ¿ijpst cropped the*Atlantic. A fitn y .A ig n Mrs. Anua L, My4r and * Mira. Mrs. Hartley. Is having her Nob Bertie Karrympn rpptepeated Ash­ H ill residence repainted and other land Lodge at the Graad Rally improvements added about the of Yfetoen of Woodcraft held at Dr. and Mire. Jr P. Johnaon. Mrs Jails MoQuilklu, Mrs. Leah Cal« well and Miss Mary Pierce motor ed to Medford Sunday. I o t e e . e s »» e , >♦ I f that cotton crop is figured much higher, the South w ill sfort «ttKSrtiftg ft hew «pd iaore efficient breed o f weevils. about Ghristmftft, somebody shoufo tap ft America! oil w ells in .Mexico and poor th« «entants on the trenbled diplomatie Theta WM a 1*U of the Wind, a fd m jl the land began to fh is - ppr. the swaying * tease were pointing their tope toward the w pet There wee the promise of U ao to bis people, th a t he would come again. Sterling * faint glow on. the horlson, like a bolt a f lightning It set ell the under­ lining of the sky aflame, -and ttfen there w m e peaceful Still­ ness that told the happiness of hie people. Now the fig h t is on again, the windows are rntt)lng, the banding swaying, the biasing noise 0 / the hell and rain as it beats against the w ant. Yet In a lt thia turm oil there Is a peace­ fu l'fe e lin g M ,1 think o f the premise of Dao, the king of summer. _ .Bans eara a t the rim today. The day w m stormy, fog, rain, sa d snow . Wind, 8. W . temp. H . <«, L. 11, R . 1 3 , M. 4 « .l. (Received left Jimmy some near weather lastrumsnts) Perctpttbtlog, . I f .ln, Ifiabdrty and Rlnty, WhOe ? Y *m .a-«»rto T ig h t m hla d n a few crisp Instructions his reserves Into the police xsooo ä o * « , There is possible to be built up in the Salem district a great new Industry. The breeding o f rabbit»^— And the rkbbtt breeders wW already hare here are to meet*"' tomorrow evening at the Sa­ lem Chamber of Commerce tp .. . o rg an !» for th d r .m utual benefit; to lay plans for th e ' development of their Indus­ try hers. The muted Stotoe depart ’ ment of agriculture Is taking .. au Interest In this industry.* That department has detailed experts, to help the j>reed W « l r r i l , G. appori Incorporation pnd find what ls nooMsary to se­ ar perfect ' title to" the said Sherdrood.— 3aMeaddd stfeet Mghttog sy^e minetplled, ] Mrs. J. D. Crocker,, delegate to the grand lodtfe. O. E 8., left shared F o f the mah whose trust Is In rood and who is living on M taia, before going , on to Ppr|- Wm W r ig h t'rin n F Newman’s Çh» Oroya, Neb ,.!« tftp gueat o f «pg» >W toa Ward. Mr, W right Is on a four o f A. Investigation and may locate hare. I school. «retofth M a a .M e e i .W a tn a r.ilU y Robley and Sftkncer are home from C;.. where, they .attend George £ { v *t - Clfae. an iMuraftee Antons Olsen of fcpyfleld m a . from . P o rtk M i. O re ./ Js in Colo,, i , Ip^Ashlpcd to epepd th< this d ty today leaking after bdel- Chrfsttaak holidays with* -h it Bess affairs. , , daughter, Mrs, Howard G earh ak We have done a' wrong that we are la fear* a f beltg, found 9«^- . . . . . . . . .