anitnei VOL. XXVIII. LAKKVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY il, 1907. NO. 28 BISHOP O'REILLY INLAKEVIEW. Delivered the Fourth of July Oration. THE SPEECH PRINTED IN FUll. America lias No Superior a a Nation, It People joy& Americans. Unit Ion l.y Rt. Rev. U. J. O'Reilly, Delivered In lakeview, Oregon, July, Fourth UKJ7. "To day wo honor the birth of the American Republic Wo nalute her with exulting pride, and we phlge to her undying lovo nuil loyalty. Tho Fourth day of July -In lh year 1770, tho American colonics of Great lirltnln mado proclamation of freedom and independence. A nut inn wuh liorn on that day liorn in tli mitne of tnnnhood and eitlMiMliip, of civil and political liberty. At fl rnt tlx) colonist hud con tended only for mm liar rights im were then enjoyed by tho people of (ifmt llrit nlu. King and purlianiut, however, had leeu olihtluatu; war had come, and with war cuino to tho colonists tho resolve to ciii Reparation from Mother Country and trt found a Republic. Tho rebolliou of tho American Col onist, challenged tho attention of the World. Hunker Hill, Trenton, Sara toga, Monmouth told the fklll and val or of A met leu's warrior. It was a momentous event iu thectory of the druggie for liherty. Through It. in spiration, nation, everywhere were iiickonel Into a eon.-teiouHuee. of their right. :mierH e . v'.''o were brought, iih never bcfor t under Htiiud that powers lit a trout for the welfare of the people. In one form and another democracy to day enters into the lire of eveiy country of tho globe. Thin in the consequence of tho triumph of democ racy in America. From America tho influence went forth to the uttermost bound of Immunity. The creation of tho Republic of the United States in augurated a new era in lii-tory the era of tiie right t munliood and till zciiHhip, tho era of the right of the people. Thi ii tho meaning of the Ameri can devolution; this, the significance of the work done by the army of Wash ington nnl bin brave companion. Tho aijo of the people ha come. It will remniii. Each decadu will miiko it new advance in its Iriumphaut inarch, Political movement do not go backward. Tiie people never abandon right which they have once poHriesned, or powers which they have once wielded iu defense of those light. To seek argument uguilift democracy on account of it perilH to society, irt to vasto time These per ila are to be studied, but only in or der to lie averted. The progress can not be stayed, ilencerrotli, ho who mien miiHt rule through the people. Henceforth, he who Kecks inlluenco in civil and political matter inunt uo to the citizen, enlighten I i mind, form his conscience, win his sympathy and co-oponiuon. mo nine is long gone by when tho luultitudo could be swayed by tho sword or by proclama tion. Meanwhile, manhood has crown, and all who lovo and admire manhood have reason to rejoice, Domcruey, ait represented by tho American Republic, Is the sovereignty of the neople. Its laws not only giaut to the people what is theirs by in ulieuable rlulit tho custcdy of the Hovorigu power given to civil society by Almighty Gud but it also delo gates to the peoplo the immediuto and direot exercise of that power. Tho govoiminont of tho United States roo oguizes and oonsocrutes tho dignity of jnuuhood. Under most forms of fgov ernmont, civil and religion rigthsare the privileges of birth or of station; under ours they are the dower of man . hood alone. When the citizen of this Ropubllo casts his vote, all else but his manhood is forgotten; ho is uu equal among equals; he understands and reulizes tho dlguity of his man hood as an Amoricau citizen, 'Iu organizing the democracy tho colonists were forced to rely upon themselves and their wisdom. His tory offered no precedents for tho task, experience afforded uo guidance. It wan a mighty problem Ihat con fronted tho convention of 1787, and mighty were tho issue, which It In ' volved. Not only the llfo of tho new born Nation, but the very possibility of democracy itself wax In the balance. If democracy were to fail In America, uo other people would dare put faith In It for long year, to come. Well did the convention understand how fateful was tho hour. With a voice that trembled with emotion Kiauklin declared that tho guidance of Heaven muxl bo Nought, and that prayers im ploilng divine light should be ottered dally during tho Mention of the con vention. And well did the convention do its work; it organized democracy and gave to the world tho Ideal Re public. The CoiiHtitutiou of the United States safeguards liberty; it estah IIhIicm on a ure and permanent bun Is the .overlgnly of the peopl. There must imteed bo olllclals to make and enforce laws tasks, which In the, na ture of thing, the multitude cannot execute. ISut the provisions of the Constitution are such that at all times tho people are the masters, Hiid olllclals, whether legislative or execu tive, Hre only the representatives and agents of tho people, whose will they cannot frustrate or set aside. Ofll clitls are chosen by the people, and their tenure of olltce is mado brief, a plain warning to them that their authority is from the people, and that, if they be faithless to their trust, they will soon be compelled to lay it down. While in olllce they aro controlled throughout by tho Consti tutionthe enduring embodiment of the will of the people which limits the sphere of uetlou to well-dellned lines, end make, careful provision to hold them within those linen. The natural interdependence of the two branches of government Is such that neither can venture beyond it legiti mate up lie re without tho consent of the other; and, should it even happen i that both houses agree' to the trans rrewdon, there ln cuprwmo tvr-t the watchful interpreter of the Constitu tionto hold them within the bounds of their commission While making liberty ex-cure, the Const itutiou makes order secure. Under its provisions the power dele gated to president nud' congress are amply Millicictit for all purposes of government. The Constitution of tho United States is the mantelpiece of thought ami skill iu tho annals of hu man legislation. That iu the course of time condi tions may arise which were not fore seen by the founders of the Conttl tution is a possibility that no one deines. For such contingencies a remedy is at hand ; the Constitution may be amended; the people may order changes in its articles. Divine Providence, surely, directed tho men who founded the Constitution ; wisely dbl they build. They gave to the world tho American Republic tho Ideal Republic, respecting tho soverignty of tho people to maintain, nud to promote the growth and the piotfpcrity of tho Nation. The Republic has seen more than a century of years, and the world has pronounced judgment upon her growth. How noble to-day is her position among the nations. Many were (he predictions at her birth that she was doomed to a brief and inglo rious career. Have tho prophesies been fullllled? As years came nud went sho grew utronger. shown with more resplendent beauty, gave forth richer promise of benediction, and spread over broudor territory her in fluence nud her name. Heboid her to-day tho envied, the admired of nations I Tho Constitution of tho United States has lu nil its essential features remained Inaltered and this .during a century remarkable iu features for its revolution and organic changes of government. j The people of America huvo enjoyed j without, stmt the blessings of domoo racy; uo right of citizenship has been abridged, no privileges has been our ta'lod, uo opportunities denied to some and granted to- others. Digni ties and honor hove fallen Impartially to the lot ot men In all stations of life. Religious bigotry Las been steadily frowned upon and banished from the laud. America is freedom's own couutry ; there every mauls a man, there all aro equal before the luw and share equally iu tho soverlgnty of the people. The population of America 1ms spread from tho Atluntlo to tho I'tioiUc. Multitudes boru under foreign gov ernment lmvo oome to her ehroes, but they have been fashioned into true BATTLESHIPS COMING TO PACIFIC WATERS. The Move May Mean Preparation for a Conflict With Japan. Kighteen first class battle ships and cruisers of tho Atlantic squadron have Is'eu ordered to the I'ucific Coast. Resides these, tho battleships Orego'i, and Wisconsin, now In tho Foget Hound Navy yard, the new battleship Nebraska, the armored cruiser. Wash ington and Tennessee will also join the fleet, besides the armored nud protected cruisers of the Pacific fleet. The entire fleet will be under comeiaud of Admiral "Fighting Hob" F.vans. A recent Washington dispatch to the Oregon Ian says: "Interest in world politics and the possibility of a conflict with Japan was. renewed here wheu the defluite news that p great fleet of United States warship, would be sent to tho Pacific Coast became generally know n. Also a new phase was put on the mat ter when it became known that the move, calculated as it is to impress Japan thut she istiot dealing with a power like Russia, hinges on some hihI loyal citizen. Wars have U'cu waged with foreign Lutluns, but tliey ; have always brought victory to Amer-( lea. Civil strife attempted to rend the nation in twain, but the banner ( of America remained un-tcin aud un-l stained in North and South. The, unity of the nation is to day tinner than ever; the splendor of the na tion', glory shines mure dazzling than before; the hearts of the people thrilled with deeper love for their couutry, aud nie pledged more stead fastly to serve and defend it. A ceu tury of years bus given us the United riutes of to day. American people of to-day. Nothing has bceu wanting in Amer ica that makes the people prosper. The material great lies of our coun try is tho envy of the world. It has been shown that a Republic Is not only uo obstacle to tho prosperity of America, but eveu and important fac tor iu her wondrous growth, by the impetus which it ulfords to individu ality and personal initiative, by the House of dignity aud power which it fosters in men's souls, and by the equal distribution of opportunities among the people without regard to rank or birth. America is prosperous ; her mines yield richest treasures; her factories thiob with ceaseless life; her manufacturers fill the market of Europe and Asia; hei fields teem with fuirest harvest; her prairies send food to all parts of the world. Iu uo coun try is wealth so widely distributed, labor so generously requited ; in uo other country is tho home of the working mon eo comfortable uud refined. .English writres years ago taunted America with kuowiug nothing of the higher lifo thut lluds expression in literature and art. These critics were too hasty in their judgment ; they should have giveu America time to grow. The first pass to the American people was to build homes nud subju gato the land, llaviug done this, they listened to other demands aud aspirations. What they are doing for culture, whut they promise to do, proved thut democracy is no enemy of the higher life, ana that America will iu due time contribute her full LAKIv VIEW HOY'S FIRST UJonfJ 'He Ute thing deeper than the resentment of Japan at the treatment her citizen have received at Ban Francisco. The real issue, it la pointed out here, is the open door in the far East. j Ostensibly it was for tho open door , that Japan went to war with Russia. Hut after her victory tbo door of trado in Manchuria and Corea was pretty well blocked up with obstacles placed by Japan, much to the discom fiture of American and Rritish mer chants. " America was given assurance that the door would remain open, but it is plain to bo seen that Japau has changoJ her plans, and the Atnreicau government will insist that Japan put no restrictions on trade with Asia. While the officials of the Navy de partmut disclaim all knowledge of un friendly relations with Japan and re fute to attach any significance to the move, the demonstrations carry con siderable importance and are locked upon as preparations for a conflict. shore to tho artistic and intellectual work of the world. Already she has poets and her orators, her historians and her philosophers, men whoso names are iuscribed high on the roll of fame. American painters and sculp tors win renown in the salons of Eu rope, and American student, throng the art schools of Rome and of Paris, and ma-iters praise their taste and tal ent! American museums and libraries gather the richest treasures from all parts of the world. American Diver sities wiu the worlds' admiration, and not only by their daring ambition, but also by the valuable result which have already rewarded their researches. America surely belies the charge thut under a Republican regime liter ature aud art languish from lack of encouragement. In a progressive and enlightened democracy tho peoplo are princely patrons of intellect, aud, as America testifies, tho richer the citi zen the richer bis tribute to talent and genious. Nor has there beeu in America de terioration of national character, a lowenug or the standard or puuno or private lifo. Iu America the general trend aud tone of social life makes for honor nud houesty, for truth and morality. Public opinion metes out condemnation Jto wrong doing, aud unstinted approval of righteous con duct. Tho typical American home is the shrine of domestic virtue. Relig ion is hi'ld in high honor. The num ber of men and women earnest in toil ing for suffering humanity, ever ready to sacrifice time and mouey iu uplilt iug the masses, is legion. Generous, largo minded Amoricuns yield to none in her characteristics of a great peo ple. Moral sores and delinquencies, no doubt, there are in America ;such things are everywhere tho miserable accompaniments ot Immunity, uuder monarchies nud empires no less than uuder the freest republican regime. Patriotism is a highly prized nation al virtue in America. Where is the nation to whose cull citizeus respond with such promptness, with such sclf sucriflce, and iu such uu rubers? Men ready to die iu defeuse ot their couutry are not few in America. America is uot, indeed, without ATTEMPT CARTOONING. roHiYsf'f - ? her faults; peril, not a few lie In wait for her peace and life, and ber pro. perlty is a source of danger, keenly appreciated by our great president, the man of "the square deal," who is striving to force the millionaire, as well a. the mechanic, to obey the laws of our country. Hut the evils aro not so great that democracy may not avert them. We mtint, however, boon guard and at work. Let there bo always among us the spirit of righteousness, the love of religion, the disinterested ness of purest patriotism. Let every one who puts his trust in tho Republic foster in bis soul the virtue, of clean citizenship, and then, with unabated energy labor to foster the same virtue. in the souls of others. Let every effort be made to build op and main tain an eulrx'utened public opinion in favor of truth and justice, of religion and morality, and America Is safe, aud with America democracy is safe. And above all, let religion reign supreme in the land. A people with out religion lp a people without God. A people without God is a people without conscience, and a people without conscience is a people inca pable of the sacrifices that sincere and earnest patriotism imposes. Even pagan Rome understood that' country and religion stand or fall together, and its battle cry was "for alters and hearth stones." Profoundly tree are the words of the Hebrew prophet: The nation snd kingdom that will not serve Tbeo shall perish" words on which all history is a commentary. If ever the fall of democracy comes, it will come 7ith the fall of religion. Evil are the days when agnosticism and materialism are preached through the land ; when man is told be ia but A piece of m.-HJhanism, with no free will to control, a beiug without re sponsibility and without hope, save such as belong to the clay and stone around him. Fortunately, the in stinct of religion lies deep in the heart of the American people. Americans will never believe that the world is not ruled by Almighty God; they rill never permit the Lord'. . day to be wrested from them, nor silence to 13 imposed upon their church bells. Our hopes for America rise from our trust in the religious convictions of the people. The enemies of God and .religion are the worst enemies of couutry and of democracy; but there is no place for them in America. The eyes of the world are on Ameiica. In her are centered the hopes of the fu ture. Iu this day of her triumph, let her be mindful of what it is that safeguards liberty and democracy. Not commerce and industry, not ships and soldier, but intelligence and vir tue, build up and preserve nations. Material wealth and victorious armies, aloue, bring corruption aud hasten ruin and death. This is true of all nations; it is especially- true of na tions whose flag is the banner of civil and political freedom it is in an eminent degree true of America. American Tellow-citizeus, may our laud be the laud of intelligence and virtue. Fur beyond our borders let error and ignorance be banished. Let virtue be fostered aud practiced, liet America be the luud of honesty and justice, of social purity and tem perance, of honor and faithfulue, of self-restraint aud respect for law. Eveu more than intelligence, virtue is needed thut a uatiou live aud be great. Amerca, the laud ot our pride, of our love, of our hope, wo commend thee to Almighty God, that his blessiugs be thine abiding inheritance. Another Paper for Silver Lake. Mr. P. M. Chrisman, who visited Lakveiew lust week, did so for the purpose of defeating the petitiou for a saloon in Silver Lane, to come up before the county court last week. The petitiou asked for a liceuse to sell liquor for a period ot o.io year. A compromise was arranged nud a li cense was granted for bix mouths. Mr. Chrisman has put on foot a move ment to establish a newspaper iu Sil ver Lake, and will endeavor thiough the iuduouce of the press to suppress the sale of liquor in that precinnt. He will be backed In this movement by some ot Silver Lake's strongest aud most influential citizens. K the paper is started, and it ia the inten tion now, it will be launched about the first of August. The name of the paper has not yet been decided upon. Win. Holder, an old newspaper man, will probably start the new creature on its mission. A stock company will be formed, by Ave or six .parties who are interested iu the movement. Prof. Willita says there la lota of talk over in the valley about a railroad coming to Lakeview soon. ANXIOUS TO BUY ROAD GRANT LAUD Hunter Land Co. May De velop their Property. ENGINEER EXPECTED HERE SOON With Present Prospects for a Rail road Investment in Lake County Seems Safe, Mr. R. Ulrich, of Seattle, I. bare looking over the large holdings of the Hunter Land Co., in Lake county with a view to purchasing a part, or possibly all of the grant. Mr. Ulrich is well pleased with the outlook for the country, and believes the invest ment would be a good one. Ilia wife accompanied him on a pleasure trip. A representative of a Minneapolis company w'll be here in a few days to look over the lands, and two more gentlemen are expected here shortly from Wasbingtou for the same pur pose. A railroad company has been makiug inquiries and trying to get an option on the entire grant, and also Los Angeles firm has been endeavor- . ing to get an option on the property. Mr. Hunter informs us tbat his company are not at all anxious to sell, and may develop the lands themselves. They continue to buy more lands, all the wbile. Mr. Hunter last week pur chased 7 GO acres of land on the west side of this valley from J. Frank!, and is negotiating for another tract. The Hunter Land Company's engineer will be here in a few days to examine and make surveys for an irrigation project in the Cottonwood country. Mr. Jos. McCoule, one of President Roosevelts ranchmen and later Sheriff of .Sttrk Gq. (Dickinson.) N. D. aud Lis Lrotber-in-law Mr. Martin, also of Dickenson, arrived bere Tues day to remain permanently. He seems delighted with the Golden Goose Lake Valley, and believes be can bring dozens of others from bis old locality, who have sold out and are anxiously looking for new homes in the Great West, and after extensive trips prefer the Lakeview County to all others. There is-likely to be something do ing in the development line bere this summer. The bright prospects we now hare for a railroad through Lake view makes investments safe beyond a doubt. Real Estate Deals. There has been considerable stir in real estate both iu Lakeview and Paisley during the past few days. In Lakeview, Mr. A. Bieber purchased the property on the corner of Main and Hullard street?, occupied by B. Reynolds' store. Tho property con sists of the two brick buildings, and land, 10O by 4i feet, on which the buildings staud. This is considered one of the best properties iu Lake view. Mr. Bieber is qjjfite fortunate in securing this desirable piece of property. The price paid was in the ueighborhood of fS.OOO. Mr. V. II. Dreukel has purchased the vacant lot lying between the resi dences of T. E. Bernard and P. O. Bunting. We did not learn the price paid. S. O. Cressler has purchased the lot on which stands the Schmiuck ware house aud burn, ueur the Schmiuck residence, iu South Lakeview. The price paid was 100. He will build a residence as soon as be can get mate rial and workmen. At Paisley, we leurn that Mrs. AL Farrow has sold the town hall to J. D. Farra for WOO. Mrs. Farrow also sold seventeen acres off the north end of her ranch, lying adjoiniug the town of Paisley, to M. Couley for f 100 rer Mr. R. A. Youug, one of the drafts men loouted here for the Oregon Sc. Eastern railroad company, informs us that ho expects his wifa to arrive here in a few days from Salt Lake City to spend tho Summer, Mr. Young is associated with Mr. A. O. Faulkner in the olviland irrigation engineering business, with offices in Burns. Read their advertisement in this issue of The Examiner. Mr.' and Mrs Ulrich, Mrs. Clma. Sherlock, and Mr. Phil Lynoh have returned trom Warner where they have been laud huuttlng.