The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Entered u second-clan matter September 8. 1908.1
at the poet office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the
Act of March 3, 187.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 12, 1909.
TREND OF SENTIMENT
In scanning the headlines of
newspapers from time to time,
how often we are confronted by
those that are suggestive of war!
When we search the political
horizon, so far as the United
States is concerned from an out
side view, it looks quite serene
and tranquil, but what the un
derside might disclose is not
permitted to rise to the surface
for general inspection.
... We presume that there is
more or less liability at all times
for disruption of peaceful condi
tions, but the thought we wish
to get at, or the subject we wish
to consider, is the spirit of strife
which pervades the human fam
ily, or rather that desire which
is blossoming out, indicating
that a general fuss of the heavy
weight character, would be about
the right thing with which to
spice life and give it proper zest.
In other words it suggests the
idea that most men are spoiling
for a scrap, and are carrying the
proverbial chip around upon
their shoulder, and while they
may themselves be loath to do
the scrapping, yet they would
enjoy the excitement pretty
much the same as those who at
tend a prize light or the Spanish
bull contest, providing someone
else does the lighting, not even
considering that they may be
called upon to mourn the loss of
loved ones who fall upon the go
ry field.
The average man loves peace
and desires quietude, but there
are those whose whole aim is the
congregation of wealth, who have
i.o ideal limit to the amount that
will satisfy them, and neither
have they regard for God, man or
country, and if this class can in
troduce conditions by which
their purposes can be realized,
they will do so no matter what
the consequences are to other
classes or individuals.
The laboring classes; those
Who till the farms, build rail
roads, and hew down the forests,
in fact, the general utility per
son should be loath to cultivate
such spirit, for if these govern
ment wreckers do find it conve
nient to bring about conditions
of strife, they will see to it that
the other fellow does the light
ing. Peace can sometimes be pur
chased at too great sacrifice, but
those who stand for the right,
and do that which is right have
little to fear and no cause for re
gret. But, if the trusts and oth
er great combinations of wealth
overreach and invite national
strife because of their greed, they
should do their own lighting or
lose their venture. Uncle Sam
has no moral nor judicial right
to enforce claims which are the
result of sharp practice.
Rockefeller can hold us up
when he raises the price of oil,
but if the great body of Ameri
can people say no, he cannot
force them to go out and fight
some other nation whom he has
robbed, and neither can others
do so.
Rockefeller! John, De Rocke
feller! He is pretty well named.
He has made the way of life and
prosperity rocky for many an
other fellow.
Sir Thomas Lipton who has
made three unsuccessfulattempts
to win the America's Cup is try
ing to arrange for another yacht
race with the hope that he may
yet succeed. American citizens
would regret to lose the cup,
but in case of capture, would
rather see it go to Sir Thomas
than to anvone else.
Commander Pearv has sent all
the high-priced word-writers to
the shade, as he is to receive
$1.20 a word for a 50,000 word
write-up of his Arctic experien
ces. However Rockefeller still
stands at the head; he can write
a few words on a small piece of
paper and pass it along for a
million dollars, or more.
Large purses are being offered
for the Jeffries-Johnson tight and
many cities are reaching out for
it. A man from Bellingham,
Wash., has offered $125,000 to se
cure the bout. Whether Jef
fries whips the Negro, or the
Negro whips Jeffries we care
little, but we just wonder how
much these bidders after a slug
ging match would offer to se
cure something to their towns
that would be of a moral and
uplifting nature.'
Zook the Painter, will hang
your paper.
L. D. Brown, Attorney-at-law,
Notary Public, Abstractor, Dal
las, Oregon.
Executor's Notice.
Notice ia hereby given, that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the Hon. County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Polk, Ex
ecutor of the estate of Mary Jane Wol
verton, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said estate are here
by notified to present the same duly
verified, together with the proper
vouchers therefor, to the undersigned
at his residence in the City of Mon
mouth, in said Polk County, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published October, 29,
1909. O. A. Wolverton, Executor
of the estate of Mary Jane Wolverton,
deceased. 5-t
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