The Herald
W. T. FOCLE, Editor.
Enteral u Mcond-clu matter September 8. 19tti,
at the poet office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908
Contradictory. '
In commenting on a new book
by H. G. Wells, the Oregonian
has the following to say:
"Mr. Wells remarks that the
men of millions seem almost to
be in league, not to make small
property secure but to devour it.
Of course he does not intimate
that they have formed a definite
conspiracy; he means that the
financial system acts as if they
had done so. If this is true it
involves a terrible danger to so
ciety. In the long run people
will not save unless they can in
vest their savings safely and the
decay of thrift means evidently
the evolution of a propertylcss
proletariat. Let us face a few
of the facts. It is well known,
for example, that about 'Jo per
cent of all those who start small
stores lose their investments.
We may explain this to suit our
selves, We may say these men
are incompetent, ignorant, fool
hardy, and very likely many of
them are; but the significant fact
remains that here is a stream
Mowing in steady volume into
the ocean of poverty. Is there
any way to check it?
Compared with the' whole
number of banks in the country
there are few which fail. Still
the absolute number of failures
is pretty large and they effect
depositors by the hundred thou
sand. Sometimes they lose part
of their savings, sometimes all.
In either case their thrift is dis
couraged and they are taught
the poisonous lesson of disgust
and hatred toward the govern
ment which professes to protect
property and yet permits the
man of humble means to be
ruthlessly despoiled. Is not the
air full of shady projects big
with false promise and aimed
directly at the thrift of the small
capitalist? The government
which complacently allows such
an industry to flourish is com
mitting slow suicide, though per
haps it is not so very slow either.
Think of the measureless faculty
of the millionaires who oppose
postal savings banks. Whom
the gods would destroy they first
make mad. The tariff bucca
neers are kindling codflagrations
to consume their own spoil."
The above would seem that
the Oregonian has become, not
only an advocate of Bryan doc
trines, but considerable of a
socialist. That there is much
truth in these statements can
not be denied, yet it is one great
argument in favor of govern
ment protection to the depositors
in the numerous banks. The
Oregonian decried the Bryan
doctrine of government guaran
antee, yet the government would
guarantee the deposits in the
postal savings banks. Merely
a rose by another name.
Another feature of the matter
is that there is brooding and
likely to hatch at any time a
revolution beside whieh that of
France would appear a mere
pigmy, from the fact that the
statement that the ranks of the
poverty stricken are rapidly on
the increase is but too true. The
great number of people in this
nation who are dependent on
their daily labor for a living is
enormous and when a panic
comes, which is likely at any
time under our present financial
system, they are thrown out of
work and therefore suffer from
hunger. A hungry man is very
much like a hungry wolf, he
will attack most any thing that
looks like it would satisfy his
hunger. There is a way to stop
this business and that is by
government control or owner
ship of public utilities and the
breaking up of the trusts, not
otherwise, so long as money con
trols men.
The killing of Ralph Fisher
in Portland Saturday is only an
other plea for the abolition of
the saloon and the provision of
adequate punishment for men
who persist in getting drunk.
The murderer has for many years
been a constant patron of saloons
and will no doubt make acohol
ism his plea. This should not
be considered from the fact that
he had been brooding for days
over his fancied grievance and
then when he worked himself
up to a proper state of mind to
do the deed he went and filled
up on liquor in order to give
him the courage to commit the
deed. It is so in most cases of
murder and it is time something
was done to stop it. Finch has
never been any great good to the
community and of late years has
been getting worse. It would be
a good thing to place such per
sons under restraint and we
would like to see the next legis
lature take some steps looking
to putting all common drunks
in jail for.long terms and make
them work for the benefit of the
county.
The Oregonian wonld like to
see the next legislature repeal a
lot of laws. Well most every
body knows that it would like to
see the direct primary and the
initiative and referendum re
pealed and return to boss rule.
There might then be a possibil
ity of a chance for Harvey to be
elected United States Senator,
but the people will never do it.
The Sorrow of It.
"It's too bad," observed the man who
seemed to be thinking aloud.
"What's too bad?" queried the party
who had overheard the observation.
"That our neighbors always know
when we have fried onions for supper,
but never get next when we have
strawberries and toe cream," explained
the noisy thinker. Chicago News.
The Weather.
"Do you think there is any reliable
way of foretelling the weather?"
"Yep," answered Farmer Corutos-
sel. "Jes' think of the kind you don't
want and then prophesy It" Wash
lngton Star.
Full of It
Mrs. Caterby In a short time now
we will do all our heating by alcohol.
Caterby That's good. All we'll have
to do will be to connect your Uncle
Jake to the furnace and range. Life.
Foolish Qdaation.
"Why, my boy, did you fall In that
open coal hole?"
"No; course not. I wui In here, an'
they built a pavement over me." Il
lustrated Bits.
By the streets of "by and by" one
arrives at th bouse of "never." Cer-rantea.
I Watch for our 1
Cfcrisfcmas Bargains I
BOGERT & SON I
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Contractor and
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Phone 187
Real Estate For Sale.
330 acres on C. E. R. R. H
miles from station and school
house. Good srqall house and
two barns, and other out build
ings and a good young orchard.
Good stock and dairy ranch at
a bargain.
80 acres, 60 under cultivation;
good house, barn and other out
buildings; 2 miles from rail
road station. Will sell for cash,
or half cash, balance one years
time. 5 springs and running
water on place.
2$ big lots lying on Main
street in Monmouth, will sell
cheap.
2j lots with a good 5 room,
basement cottage, with a good
pantry and closet. Apples, pears,
cherries, plums and other small
fruit. A bargain. Inquire of
A. N. Halleck,
Monmouth, Oregon.
Students Contest Ballot
Five Votes
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