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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1909.
HIE TROUBLE IN 10 RTO RICO.
A delegation has come to Wash
Ington all the way from Porto Rico,
representing the House of Delegates,
to protest against the present me
thod of government. It Is what they
are pleased to call an "Insurrection
against American rule." The fact
that it Is against American rule Is
only Incidental. The same element
would rebel against any rule were It
possible to do so with safety. The
freedom which they enjoy under our
flag has made them Insolent. Were
It Spanish rule these obstreperous
leaders would bo In the darkest dun
geons of the Mono, If not stood
against the wall In the moat. Threats
of "cleaning out" the representa
tives of the governing power could
not be made openly by demagogues
under any other flag. This has been
advocated openly In the restaurants
recently.
The loader of tho anti-American
movement Is Luis Munoz Rivera, a
typical Spanish-American dema
gogue and agitator. He has dictated
the policy of the party that holds
every seat In tho lower house, and
his grievance is that ho cannot In
a like manner control the upper
house, or Executive Council. This is
composed of five Porto Illcans and
six Americans, all appointed by tho
President. UocauBo this . Council
can, as In our upper house of Con
gress, prevent tho passage of what
may seem objoellonublo measures
the claim Is made that this majority
of one virtually dictates the policy
of the government. This presupposes
the dishonesty of every American In
tho Council, for were there one hon
est man to vote with the Porto
Rlcuns any Just measure would car
ry.
I he demand Is made by Munoz
Rivera and his followers that this
council shall no longer be appointed
by tho President, but that It shall bo
elective. As fully HO per cent of tho
voting population cun neither read
nor write, It Is easy to see thut in
the elections tho one mun who now
controls the lower house would be
absolute dictator were this power
given. A surplus of two or three
millions In tho treasury seems to bo
the objective point, and tho "pa
trlots" will not bo satisfied until they
finger It.
Thut the commerce of the Islund
has more than quadrupled under the
American flag Is nothing to the
chronic Insurrectionist. What I
the good of an Increase If he cannot
handle the money, dictate the gov
tirnmental policy, reward his friends
and punlHh his enemies?
That educational IiihI Itutlons have
sprung up all over the Inland gives
this class no Joy. An educated con
stituency Is not to tho taste of the
Munos niveras. With the thousands
of youth crowding the schools, keep
ing pace la preparation for citizen
ship with our own American youth.
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iiiPHu men see t no nope of power
slipping from them with each pass
Ing day; hence this upamn of patriot-
Ism,
I nder the direction of Muno.
Rivera the House of Delegates re
fused to puhr the budget unless tlx
I'.xccimvo t ouiitll would consent to
puss what whs known as "The Muni
cipal Judge Hill," a measure that
would provide a nice lot of plums for
Rivera to dlHtrlbute among his
friend. The Council was firm, and
the House adjourned without making
appropriations (or the government
I lie llovernor Immediately called nn
extra schhioii; nut tills too fulled to
puss tho budget.
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Ire-uK, durable Cnmlori ,i ),.
(srinrnU for or km t nun
Falling to coerce the Governor and
Council the House named a commis
sion headed by Rivera to proceed to
Washington to lay their grievances
before the President and Congress.
As the President had been In Porto
Rico and had kept tab on these gen
tlemen, he was not taken unawares,
and Rivera and his commission re
celved a pretty severe snub. The
President pointedly told them that
the Islanders had not. shown them
selves very capable of self-govern
ment when for pique they would
paralyze the administration by refus
Ing appropriations. This statement
was In answer to the demand of
Rivera for absolute Independence
under American protection, of
course.
Those who demand Independence
for Porto Rico and the Philippines
know little of the character of the
Spanish demagogue. No greater
calamity could come to the people
than to turn them loose to be the
prey of these men of depraved am
bltlon.
It is a significant fact, one of
which our statesmen will do well to
take notice, that the laboring men of
Porto Rico are beginning to realize
the benefits of being under the
American government. They are or
ganlzed and are making a study of
the labor conditions In the United
States. They have seen that It Is
educated labor that counts, and the
decree has gone forth that the mem
bers of the Federation must educate
They are today receiving more than
double for their labor what they did
seven years ago. Tho standard of
living among them has udvunced ac
cordingly.
No sooner hud the Rivera commls
slon started for Washington than the
American Confederation of Labor,
composed wholly of Porto Rlcans,
sent the following cable to the Presi
dent: "Taft, Washington. American
Confederation of Labor assembled
resolved to oppose commission of
House of Delegates now In Washing
ton seeking more political powers,
that represent antl-Amerlcnnlsni.
Unionist defeated legislation bene
fitting welfare of people, Change
In form of government would create
tyranny and mean hardships for
lubor masses, destroying American
Institutions, (Signed) Santiago
Igleslus, President."
Advocates of Independence will do
well to ponder this. The laboring
classes are five hundred per cent
better off than ever before, and In
finitely better off than in any Span
ish Republic.
I'NCLK SAM, MISSIONARY.
1'nclo Sam does not appear on the
register of any church as either a
home or foreign missionary, but he
Is doing some of tho finest mission
ary work tho world has ever seen
all the same. Ho Is at present en
gaged in giving to a race that is
callable of great things the new
Ideals thut will completely trans
form every laud where the Spanish
language Is spoken. Great men were
those ConqulHtadores, but their
greatness was that of their age and
not of the 20th century. The Idea of
greatness and glory of that age 18
repugnant to the higher civilization
of his age; but Spain and all Spanish
speaking peoples are still held in Its
Kit p. Greatness Is reached only
through blood, and glory consists
In fuss and feathers.
I'Mui'atlon, Kuullution, ngrlcull lire,
all was pnrul.vy.ed In a great measure
by the ghosts of the old rascals who
disgraced humanity and the earth la
the dark ages.
We once asked a lady, a refugee
from Venezuela, what was the mat
ter with that country; and she re
plied, "The trouble Is that eery
man there wants to be ii sl.t t "
Vnd that Is Juxt the trouble In nil
Central South America, the r .. t
In Cuba, Porto Klco and the Philip
plnen. The military man Is nlwus
politician, and the Spanish poli
tician must, almost of necessity, c
a military man. The people are poor
and It Is easy to make them Iii-ii.-i..
that a change of administration will
cure all public Ills and glc them an
abundance. Cheated tn.l.iv iii,.v in
rise to the same bait toin.n n.u
The ehionic iTolutlimlst s re
sponsible for the unsettled condition
of the Islands and mostly for all lyi
tlpathy toward A met lean. The'
clamor of llldepi'tideluc Is simply the
cry of the demagogue who seen the
wilting on the wall. The men who
me uuisitig the disturbance and un
lest In Porto Rico ate men whose or
upatlon Is polltbs. miniature Cas
tos, and to giant to cither that Is
and or (lie Philippines Independence
would be t i ro,l them back
ill v.
No
ace
In It
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YOUNG Men's Clothes are so fanciful this
Spring that there's the danger of over
stepping good taste. There's a sure way
of keeping on the safe side-find this label-
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TAILORED CLOTHES
It warrants much more than good
making and good fabrics-it's an
earmark of good judgment.
Prices $10 up to $35
C. P. Bishop & Co.
Temporary Store on Sixth St. oppo. Western Hotel
.
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Justice it Is the man who has re
cently come to Washington from
Porto Rico to demand "the rights"
of the Island. A chronic disturber
of the peace, he will only give the
Island rest when he is held down
by the strong hand of law.
Uncle Sam must continue his work
of missionary until the spirit of
liberty takes deeper root and the
new generation, now In the schools,
has come Into full power. When
that day comes the flue possibilities
of the blood of the Conqulstadores
will be seen.
HE DOES NOT USE
ANY OF THE STUFF
Notice.
To whom it may concern;
All persons knowing themselves
Indebted to the Grants Pass Hi-coders'
Association will please call at
the office of C. 13. Harmon and set
tle the same at as early a dale as
poasible for we must settle up ill
of cun accounts. Thanking our na
t 'ops for past patronage we ere,
very respectfully,
The (Jrants Pass Hieeders' Ass'n.
1-30-lit Dy C. E. Harmon, Secy.
Private Sale H. I). Hume Kstale.
Thoroughbreds. The racing stock
of the late R. D. Hume Is now for
private sale at Wedderbtirn, Ore.
Particulars on application. R. D.
Hume Estate, Wedderbtirn, Ore.
4-30-4t
U celi-
gi eater w long could be done a
than to thus abandon them In
weakness and Iguoiaine to
unscrupulous demagogues
If eer a man deserted miniuiurv
A pastor of one of the Grants Puss
churches received a letter from a
wholesale liquor house in Portland
a short time ago soliciting
his trade. The reverend gentleman
promptly answered the communica
tion as follows:
Grants Puss, Ore., April 15, 1909.
Gentlemen; Your favor of the
13th Inst, offering to ship me by ex
press four bottles of Hotirhon or
Corn whiskey for S3 Is received.
Many thanks for this favor In a dry
and thirsty land where no whiskey
Is, and should the time ever come
when I feel like going back on the
principles of a lifetime 1 will surely
send In my order.
Just at present conditions are
such that there seems little pros
pect of a change In my views, 1
have known this place since Its be
ginning as a town, and 1 have seen
many of the patrons of your busi
ness drink their bodies Into the
grave and their souls into hell, and
a fair proportion of the dealers of
the article have gone to keep them
company, The dealers who remain
bear the trademark In their faces,
and they are, by their persistent vio
lations of the local option law, fit
ting themselves for a sojourn behind
the bars with hoard at the public expense.
I have labored for the greater
part of tny life to put the liquor
dealers out of business, and I am
still at It. I hope to live to see the
work accomplished; and we trust
that the day Is not far distant when
we will have a law 'that w III enable
us to apply within the state the law
that governs the shipping of liquors
from other states Into those places
where the people by their votes have
decreed the abolition of the traffic.
1 trust that we may be able to iiilcli
up and destroy jour stock as fast
as it may be shipped In.
it does seem a pity that men who
have brains enough to carry on stu b
large enterprises us jours should
not put that brain power to some
good account. It Is not a pleasant
tttlng to think of that a man should
so live that the w orbl w 111 feel t hat
his departure from the world has
I ci n a distinct gain to humanity.
man Is not treating his fainl'y
faltly when he leaves them the In
heiliiince of a stained name, a nam 1
that will always bar them from the
le-t society and make them ashamed
ol the father. j
Gentlemen, the tide is Nelt'v; j
sin. ugly against joa. Cut out the j
l"i mess and help make human;! v
hi Mi r, and lcae jour family a num
ot which thej will be proud.
Sincerely yonm,
Iegal lllaiik at the Courier.
Legal lllanks at the Courier.
County Treasurer's Call for Warrants
There are funds In the treasury
to pay all warrants registered on or
before April 15, 1900. Interest will
cease from this date April 23, 1909.
J. T. TAYLOR, County Treas.
4-23-5t
Good Fruit Prospects.
The outlook for apples, pears and
cherries is very promising this year,
notwithstanding the fact some of
the orchards have been slightly
visited by frosts. So far no great
damage has been done, which may
bo accounted for by the fact that
the continued cold weather held the
orchard bloom hack enough to give
tho required protection. A good
fruit crop is in order for Josephine
Elks Will Go to Roseburg.
May 15th will be "Elks' Day" In
Roseburg, and from indications the
event will prove most Interesting.
In response to an invitation extended
by the local lodge, the members of
the Ashland herd will visit Roseburg
on the above date, 250 strong, mak
ing the trip by special train. They
will be accompanied by a musical or
ganization from the southern city.
Among the features of the day will
be a grand street parade, In which
It Is expected that several hundred
Elks will take part. In the evening
the visitors will be entertained by the
members of the local lodge.
The city council Is doing good
work and plenty of It. The mayor
county this year and If It is realized ,has a way of keeping the ball roll
It will be of timely benefit to many Ing and the decks cleared for busl-
growers.
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