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MUMIIKIt OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Entered at Kugene, Oregon, poxtoffice as secoiid-cluss matter
within twenty years do away with New York's skyscrapers,
means well, but is in the wrong. It isn't a question of health,
but of providing office room for the manipulators of get-rich-quick
skin games that made and will keep thse skyscrapers.
The Saturday Gurd is the biggest daily paper in Oregon out
side of Portland and with our increased plant the type is all set
in one day without extra effort. Our friends who want to see
a real newspaper and job printing plant in operation are invited
to call around any week day and go through the shop.
The wire-workers of both parties seem to be working over
time to wrk the workingmanbut it is doubtful if their schemes
work somebody else who likes to work better than we do
please finish the paragraph.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908
FROM "THE DESERTED VILLAICGE."
O bleBt retirement, friend to life's decline,
Retreat from cares that never must be mine!
How blest Is he who crowns in shades like these,
A youth of labor with an age of ease;
Who quits a world whore strong temptations try.
And since 'tis hard to combat, learnB to fly!
Kor him no wretches, born to work and weep
Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep;
No surly porter stands In guilty state
To spurn Imploring famine from the gate;
But on he moves to meet his latter end,
Angels around befriending virtue's end,
Sinks to the grave with unpercelved decay,
With resignation gently slopes the way,
And all his prospects brightening to the last,
HIb heaven commences ere the world bo past.
Oliver Goldsmith.
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i AS GOES MEW YORK .
It begins to look like the state of New York will name the
President this year, as it has a number of times in the past. At
any rate, it will be well to keep your weather eye on New York
affairs. From now until next Monday night the Republican and
Democratic managers alike will center their greatest efforts on
that state, for they recognize its importance to their success in
the struggle of next Tuesday.
It is an old saying that as goes New York so goes the nation,
but this of necessity is not true. Four years ago Roosevelt could
have given Parker New York's 39 electoral votes and still have
had the comfortable margin of 118 votes in the electoral col
lege. You often hear it declared that New York is necessary to
the successof this candidate or is not necessary to the success
of that one. As a matter of fact, New York's (vote is never nec
essary to the success of a presidential candidate provided he
gets enough votes to elect him without New York. The point is
that the conditions which will turn New York one way or the
other are certain to overflow into and affect the result in other
states, and enough other states together with New York to de
termine the result.
Hence the saying that as New York goes so goes the nation.
A glance back at political history will show that this is war
ranted. In 1876 Tilden carried New York and Hayes was in-
o 11 n-iit-n t Arl nraalH nvi t a vir er finallv Kaon daMn tnrl fn liavo a yyi a
jority of one in the electoral college. Since then New York has
been an unerring barometer. .Garfield carried it in 1880, and
i . j . , i i - i 1 i J 400J s i & .1 . n.
was eiuutou, uiuvuiunu uurneu it in xoot, uuu wan eieuiuu, nai-
rison carried it in 1888, and was elected; Cleveland carried it in
1892, and was elected; McKinley carried it in 1896, and again
in 1900, and Roosevelt carried it in 1904.
Yet we find that in each of these cases the successful candi
date would have been successful even without the vote of New
York, though in 1884 Cleveland would have had but one vote to
spare without the thirty-six electoral votes New York then had.
In all other cases tho suooessful candidate Would have had a
comfortable margin had New York's vote bectf eliminated from
the contest. Had New York's vote not been counted in 1880,
Oarfiold would still have had a margin of 21; Harrison would
have had 29 in 1888; Cleveland 74 in 1892; McKinley 59 in
1896 and 101 in 1900, while Roosevelt would have had 118 in
1904. In 1880, 1884 and 1888, therefore, had New York's vote
been given to the opposing oandidate Oarfield, Cleveland and
Harrison would have lost; while in 1892, 1896, 1900 and 1904
Cleveland, McKinley and Roosevelt would have won had New
York been carried by their opponents.
When politicians say this year that as New York goes so will
go the nation, they mean in the sense that it determined the re
sult in 1880, 1884 and 1888, and not in the general sense that
it will indicate the drift of sentiment, as in subsequent elections.
Instead of being about ready to can in, as had been reported,
she's 75, you know the Empress of China has resumed the
big stick and is swatting heads right and left, to show them that
she's still the big noise.
Senators and representatives are doubtless wondering to
what extent "Teddy" will use the blackthron big stick, presented
to him by the winner of the Marathon race, during the coming
session of congress.
"THIS DATE IN HISTORV.
There are communities in which Professor Zueblen, formerly
of the Chicago (University, who is publicly advocating intermar
riage of whites and negroes, would be speedily uplifted by the
hemp route.
In the I midst of the campaign the Cleveland Plain Dealer
pauses to warn fat men not to stoop to hunt for lost collar but
tons, because of the danger of apoplexy. That's real humanita-
namsm.
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, is said to have been tempted to pull
off that czar stunt by being told that he had a nose like Napo
leon. Still ,some contend that women monopolize vanity.
The death of a Connecticut manufacturer, supposed to be a
bachelor, revealed the fact that he left a wife and twelve chil
dren. More proof that things are not always what they seem.
Just to show that we, too, can read the future, we predict
that on the evening of November 4 you will read a big headline
saying, "Bill a Victim of Deadly Frost."
It's up to the law-abiding citizens of several states to decide,
and decide promptly, whether the men duly elected and qualified,
or the night riders, shall govern them.
Though prohibition is making no end of trouble for the old
parties in several state's, there are no indications that it will
make a' single electoral vote for its own ticket.
Nobody has accused Senator LaFollette of seeking to in
crease his personal popularity in the senate when he announced
his intention to try to "clean up" that body.
It may have been noticed by close observers that Harriman
has not found it necessary to deny that he contributed to any
body's campaign fund.
Unless distillers are doing some wholesale lvinsr about their
loss of business in the South, there are states in which nrohibi-
tion actually prohibits.
Wouldn't it be a good idea to clean some of the mud off the
streets? They never have been in a worse condition since the
pavement was laid.
Of course the handful of men fired out of ten-cent federal
jobs for political activity are wildly enthusiastic about the cab
inet spellbinding.
Eugene has the prospect of a first-class modern hotel in the
near future. It is needed, as well as a new city hall and a Y. M.
0. A. building.
We are all familiar with the man who will not listen to rea
son. His head is set, his opinion is formed, and nothing will turn
him, says the Oregon Tradesman. He shakes argument from him
as a dog shakes water from his shaggy hide. Such a fixed and
immutable stand is exoellont when the premisos on which he has
founded it are correct. Before one makes up his mind fully on any
one Doint he should be receptive. He should hearken to both
sides, get all the facts and figures available, and then make up
his mind carefully.
Real estate dealers in Eugene report that the most trou
blesome things about f heir business this fall is to secure houses
for the newcomers. A similar condition is said to exist in all the
prncipal towns of Western Oregon, indicating the wonderful
growth of the state since the westward movement set in. There
is room in Oregon for several times the present population and
we believe there will bo no cessation of immigration until the
population is even more congested than it is in tho oldest of the
Eastern states.
ThntllAa T. Utraan -onAtAnln nf
ino lnaupenaence party tor president
win ciose nis campaign witn a speech
in nis nome city or Springfield. Mass.
Thn Prnhlhltlnnlata hr...n ...1
Htnf that thnu will K .kl. t uu
IV" " "- iu i..,ui ; people of thnt Rtnto In tho Di,i"
me uninnce oi power in the lower : MV Tl,... r.cL.u
house of the next Illlnol. wi.i, ! next.Tue?(j!,y wl" voto " proposed
turo. . I co"5tl'tlonal amendment, among
.. t.-.iiiu.weriiig me legislature
.Tmira T.ft .111 i i enact a direct primary law nrovld.
Monday, the day before election, at 1 i'dlrfLiw direct nomination' of a,ll
rinvnimnl. n,i f vn..ni... 'n , candidates for public office. The idi
the night of. the same day. l,. 'J
, ,i,. : strong hopes of a fav-rablo decision
nrt.l v.,r. Mll in r. Pons.
i.tTi.Uo.1 a,'.,.,. ..,. K.. ji . ...
1 I ., . .. I HaMn.i. T T-1 , i .
.u.nu u. crihm, 8taKer or the
The writer of a syndieato article on "Wire-Pullers in Balkan
Schemes" got it bad by failing to mention the boss of the bunch
the kaiser.
The Frenchman who predicts that the fight for health will
Politics and Politicians
er of the house of representatives;
John Kennlsh, former state senator,
now assistant attorney general; Col.
Richard C. Kerens, former republican
national mmmltlaamDn TnK r
Klnley. present lieutenant governor;
v....,tT.r i. riney oi at. Louls, Ja
cob F. Schmltter of Morgan county
and Joseph Bhickof Ray county.
Oallfornra is one rtf the latest
states to agitate election reform. The
PMie oi mat state In the election
the morning for a trip across Kansas
10 Lincoln, MeD., delivering speeches
en route at I.esvonswortV Atohton
and several other points.
Representative Walter L. Stulth.
who has represented the Ninth Iowa
district In congiTss for the past eight
years. Is being mentioned In connec
tion with the speakership In the event
of Representative Cannon falling of
ro-elcctlon.
In twenty-three states a total of divorces, w be submitted JTh
n netr nronnae.l ..nn.tiintinn.i .man,ii... . 1 00 suomitted to the
men.s,- laws, questions, or pro -! mer Iv , . ,r d wV.T """'i, Fr
tlons. will be accepted or rejected brVht a 1 J, monh.-be
by the people , the e.eot.on of n, : ," 5ppoV,Uon to K
11K..U. i'""" f residem-o resulted.-and the
Seven n,n,M have been filed for 'h W objected 7oST,,JV,,
the ro;n,bli-;n minstlon fr fnlte.l i. V. V", IJ T'.C'' to. " 'H
---- ... ....v...nuo muaai msurance
laws, uli running as an Independent
candidate far ' -re-election. . In de
fending his course he charges that
the bit? tnmiranr:f nmnonlnn . i.
anti-La Pollette faction and Senator
aiepnenson spent 110.000 in Trem
pealeau county to accomplish his de
feat at the prarles.
In South Dakota the question of
repealing the "onr0vear residence"
wi.i'!fh .was p,,lod by the
legislate In order to stop rapid
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October 81.
General Oglethorpe re-em-,,-w.d
inr America, accom
panies? by John Wesley and
other missionaries.
Execution of the Girondists
durlnghe French revolution.
-Stephen Watts Kearney, the
conqueror of Now Mexico,
Oiled at St. Louis. rn Aug-
.... 50 1704
A remarkable meteoric stone
fell near Charlotte, N.
-General Winfield Scott re
tired as commander of the
TTnltnf Status Armr.
-Marie Bashkirtseff, famous
for her dairy, died in raris.
Born in Russia, November 23,
1860.
-The first French legislature
of the northwest territories
opened at Regfna.
-Helen Faucit, a celebrated
English actress, died. Born in
1819.
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"THIS IS MY 45TH BIRTHDAY."
William Gibbs McAdoo.
William Gibbs McAdoo. the builder
of the tunnel under the Hudson river
which was named after him. was
born near Marietta. Ga., on October
31, 1863. He studied law and began
to practice In Chattanooga after he
had reached his 21st year. In 1892
he moved to New York and began to
practice law there until 1902, when
he organized the. company which ac
quired the old tunnel under the Hud
son which had been begun in 1874.
This original tunnel plan had proven
a failure and a second attempt had
met with the same fate. McAdoo
was confident, that the tunnel pro
ject could be carried out successfully
and was made president of the New
York & Jersey "Ulroad company
which has since built the tunnel
from Christopher street to Jersey
Citv. One year later, In 1903, he or
ganized and was elected president of
the Hudson & Manhattan railroad
company, which started the tunnel
from Cortland street to tne r ennsyi
vanla railroad depot in Jersey City.
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