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WEEKLY (OREGON: STATESMAN. TTJDAY. MAT 25. 1802. PuMlibed Tery Ttietday sod Friday by th STATESMAN PUEjUSHIXQ COHPAHY S. HKXbRIcK. Manager. ' , V fcCBSCBI KTKj."' BATESL One year, Ib1t....7..-....-a.:...... 31-00 . Kii months, to advance. ...?....,,...,... .. 1 hree moni h. la advance. ...... .......... .23 Om Tea', on time .- 1.26 - The S a Unman hat ben fcstabltahed r nearly fifly-two years, and tt baa no me subscribers Who . nave reeeiyea u nearly mu tuoi. ana many bo have lead It for a rexarauon. Mm of tbeae abject to hayint the paper dls-onUnsed at Ute time of expiration of ibrir KatacripUooa. for toe benefit ot these. aiM for other reasons we hare concluded u discontinue sub CrlpUooi oni wuen n ea to ao so. ah porsous payiot when sobacrtMtir. or jrajinf In ad? sure, will hare t benefit of tbe dollar rate. But U they do not py f r tx months, tbe rata, will b 91.25 a year. Hereafter we will tend the paper to all responsible persona wno oroer it, tnoog-a tney may not send tbe money, with tbe n a aerst Do lus; that tbay are to pa, f 1.23 a year, In tea tbey let tffce subarrjpilon seeeunt ran. oxer stz moo ha. la order that there may be no mliun oerMaadlajr, we will beep Lb la neUce steading at uiis place m us paper -'- CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 40001 STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET, .; Governor. TV. J- FURNISH, of Umatilla County, - - ' Supreme Judge. R. S. BEAK, of Lane County. Secretary of Stat. , P. L DUNBAR, of Clatsop County. State Treasurer, ' C, S. MOORE, of Klamath' County. Superintendent of Publio Instruction. J, H. Ackerman(of Multnomah County. Attorney General.?; A M. CRAWFORD, of Douglas County, Stat Printer. '. -. J. R- WHITNET; of Linn County. - t . M. 8. Senator , T.s,T. DEER, of Marion County, FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TICKET. -. I ! . ! For Cn8reeman. , THOMAS H. TONGUE, - of Hillsbfcro. THIRD SENATORIAL TICKET. DISTRICT WM. IL HOBSON. of Stayton. MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET. i 8tate Senator. E. M. CROISAN, of SaletrC ! SQUIRE FARRAR. of Salem. ' Representatives, FRANK DA VET, of Salem. E. T.- JUDD, of Aumsvllle. , THOS. B. KAT, of Salem. A. M. LAFOLLETT, of Brooke. J. D. SIMMONS, Of Monitor. Sheriff. ias. JOHN F. STEIWER. of Jefferson. - Clerk. JOHN W. ROLAND, of Salem. Recorder."!' i : . , JOHN C SIEGMUND, of Gervala. . Treasurer. A itV lV 1; W. T RICHARDSON, of Stayton. I" Commiaaioner. - 7 WM. MILEY, of Aurora... . Aaseesor. CHARLES LEMBCKE, of ButteVille. ' Surveyor. BTRON "B. IIERR1CK JR of XTurner. .' . ! " Coroner. ' I . . A. M. CLOUGH, of Salem. . Justice of the Peaoe. (Salem District) J , , E. D. HOROAN, of Salem No. 1. Constable. - j GEORGE II. IRWIN, of Salem No. 2. MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE . Y PHI LI PINE? TARIFF , . ri"1 ' - -: , - Mr. CamberlaIn advocates free trdde between the Philippine Islands and the United States. - This Is another quen tionon which Mr. Chamberlain does not , seem to be In entire accord; i with the party to which he belongs. ' When the bill was ponding- in the Senate.' provid- : maintaining government In the Phil - lnpne Islands, It provided that 75 per cent or tne uingiey auties anouiu bo leviea upon r'niiipptne prouucis com ing into the. United States, j Senator Foraker, a Republican Sena tor from Ohio, proposed, to amend' the provision, by striking out 75 and Insert in 0 J atf that on nrovlao of th bill would ead as follows: ' - I,'..--.'- -Frofided, that upon all artlcts, the growth or product of the Philippine archipelago, coming Into the- United State from the1 Philippine archipel ago, there shall be levied, collected and paid only 50 per cent of the rates of duty aforesaid." ! " - On this amendment, four Democrats only voted for,; while every other Dem ocratic Senator 1 present and voting voted "no." ' -Among those voting 'against tlswere Senator Turner from Washington, senators jieitieia ana Dubois from Idaho, Senator Rawlins of Utah, Senators, Patterson and Tel-, ler of Colorado ; Cevery Democratic Senator west.TOf the Missouri river). The fact that: the bin provides, for 75 per cent duty,' instead of 50: per cent, depends largely upon the vote of Dem ocratic SenatoVa. ; A' majority of the Republican Senators .; voted T for tbe Foraker amendment. An "overwhelm ingr, majority of the Democratic Sena- tors voted against it. and it- was. lost. An interesting question, however, might be proposed to Mr. Chamberlain. - How would he maintain and pay the expenses; of the this Government In the Philippine Islands now?; Not at some future time, but at this time? - The de cision of the Supreme Court . cut off revenues almost '. wbolly. , Ownership of property; Is unsettled. There is no system of assessment and taxation. The Philippine Islands- know no such eystem. of .taxation as that by which the pepple of Oregon and other states and territories of the Union support their government. The : only .ones In vogue are remnant of the old Span ish system.. Under nat, revenue was raised largely by duties unon exports m-ty could not be collected. All of the revenue, every, dollar ' of It, derived from tariff taxes In the Philippine Isl ahds and upon Philippine goods, goe for the support of tbe Philippine" gov ernment. The UnJtmd States relin quishes tbe right-that it' exercises in alf of its other' territory, of collecting Internal revenue taxes. It relinquishes the right to receive custom duties and put them Jn tbe treasury, of the United States, . . ' -r -,: ' Will Mr. Chamberlain outline a tax system" that he would have us enforce now, and the methods that tie would have us apply to pay the expense, Ct the Philippine government? . Or does he prefer that the people of the. Phil ippine Islands should be exempt from aU taxes,' and that , tbe expense 6t. the government should be paid out of the Federal Treasury through the taxation of the people of the. United States? It Is easy to ; find, fault, Mr. Cham berlain..; v.- i v It t seasy to' criticise. , Give us your ideas: of constructive legislation on this subject. Several statesmen on both sides of the chamber at Washington would be glad to have some enllght- ment on this question, loosely. joined chinese em . jire. . : A striking example of bow loosely the Chinese Empire Is hung together is afforded by the. fact that Sven Hedln, pursuing his explorations in the. west ern part of the vast possessions over which Kwangsu.is nominally ruler, did not even bear rumors., of the . events which were taking place in the Eastern part when the court fled and Pekln felL China Was engaged 4n a struggle , with all the world, a struggle which threat ened her very exlstenece as a, Nation, and "only a limited number of Chinese knew anything about 1L Sungaria, Eastern "Turkestan and Thibet were as little affected by the war In Chi -11 and Manchuria as if it had been aking place in Honduras. ; It would seem to be only a matter of tradition which keeps thesQ dependen cies) part of the Chinese Empire, any way; the Chinese authority is enly nominal over thorn, they furnish, no troops for ltsdefense, and their trade with China proper Is limited and un certain. If the'jwesteTn part of the em- . pi re had risen to drive back ' the in vaders; 'if the . southern ' viceroys had not sat supinely by watching the strug gle go on -with indifferent eyes, there might have been another tale to tell of the allied expedition which dictated terms in the Fotbidden City, j)-: ! If China, ever becomes a Nation so solidified that It will be as hard to dis member her as it is now to keiep her together, she will Indeed, be a power to reckon with. But a Nation In which the taking of the; capital city and the driving out of the ruler la only a local affair, not even known la nor heard of n three great provinces of the' empire,' presents an astonishing spectacle of impotency, and tt is no wonder the Russian bear regards It as appointed by Providence to be gobbled up by him plfcetneal. New, York Press. ,. OPENING OF CAMPAIGN. The opcmlng of the Marlon counly campaign yesterday;1' gives renewed faith In the success of the whole Re publican ticket at the polls next month. The Republicans are strongly fortified with facts and backed, up with prin ciples that are right, and they are able to present them forcibly; and plainly. They have the best of the argument. They take the" lad. The strength of their position and arguments Is posi tive. . . ' t ' : ' .' j . i And then the Republican county and Legislative ticket is a good and strong one. There are no weak spots In the ticket, There Is none to make excuses for.- Nt- candidate' has a damming re cord. . Each one is able to stand up and defend himself in a fair and manly way, and to speak out his asjntlments and beliefs .independently sjid openly. There are no collars. There are no bosses. - The report of the experts who have examined the books of the Marlon county officials will help the campaign forthe Republicans. ' It helps to prove that the Republicans of Marlon county have carried cut their party pledges to the people. The finances- of Marion county have not been In as good condi tion as now for twenty years. The Re publicans on. the present Campaign are pledging the taxpayers areduction In the levy for th future. : This can be eafely done. Continued and' further economy in expenditures, with the nb sence of any interest to pay, will enable this . pledge to be redeemed; And sf course it must and will be redeemed. ' ' It Is not at all likely that the pro posed amendment to the CorrstituCon of this state for the initiative and .ref erendum will be adopted at tbe polls next month, though both the Republi can and Democratic platforms,- and all other party platforms, have declared In favor of it. ; The reader will notice sn article 4n another. column making ref erence to the fact that a majority vote Is "probably" required for the- adop tion of Such an amendment. This is mor"""than . probable, . In view of tbe reading of the Constitution on this point, as . follows; - "If a majority of said electors shall ratify the same, such amendment or amendments shall be come a part of; this Constitution." A majority of the electors could certainly have no more lib? ral construction than the majority voting. This wot?H r-rt votes in all for the amendment. They will scarcely be given, some votes against it. TheVe will be Ther will be more who will not votie at all on the amendment. ? ' EYES ON OREGON ELECTION. Political leaders of all parties in the year of a national or cjongress election always keep close-watch on the states that vote for state officers prior to the general- election ; In November. This year the state of Oregon is classed, as the straw that is to indicate the prob able direction of the shifting , winds of politics. ;;-'.:::'-j -" - ''r'-Cyy.V::r:' On June 2 Oregon is to elect a Gov ernor for, four years, aj Legislature for two year and two members of Con gress for two, years each. This will be the first state election this year and the result , Is expected to I; indicate pretty clearly If there is any possibility of a revival of the Bryantzed Democracy. te"he Democratic platform for the cam paign, now . In progress Is decidedly Popullstlc and there la. no attempt at party reform or reorganisation. The platform denounces the Dlngley tariff without reserve, denounces all trusts. condemmvexpanslon, demands the elec tion of United States Senators by di rect vote of the people and insists upon those good ' old Populbrt demands for the Initiatlve( and referendum. Popu Usm was at one time very strong in the state, and- Is evidently - still . strong enough to dictate the party platform. , in 1S98, Oregon was one of the close and doubtful ; states. R was carried by McKInley ; by a plurality of 2,000. In 1898, Oeer, Republican, was elected Governofj'by a plurality of 10,000, and In 1900, McKinley carried the state by 18,000., '- I '' t ;. . The Republican platform this year re-aiTinms the natlonalj platform of the party and approves the record of the party in nation and state. The Demo cratic party In platform re-affirms the Kansas City declaration without mak ing any further demand for the free coinage of silver. Oregon has not been classed with the group of free silver states, but the present Democratic plat form Is as Populist ic 1 as Mr. Bryan could ask. The present Congressmen from the state are bith Republicans. Reports from the statie are to the ef fect that the Democrats have made denunciation of the policy of the pres ent national administration their chief issue of the campaign, while the Re publicans have defended it and. mads a tv issue of the greati prosperity that has prevailed throughout the country since 189T.N h '- ' y-l :. ' f The state Is m excellent financial and ( industrial condition and the Republican leaders expect to carry It by a plural ity larger than they had four years ago. The Democrats say . hat Democratic gains In Oregon would Indicate a' turn of the political tide and would revive the party In every section of the coun try. The fact that the election Is to be hcldvso early has caused both parties to make a hard fight. The results will be awaited with interest by politicians of all sections. New York Eveninr oun. UTILIZATION OF Al BY-PRODUCT. -'- - i ' 1 i! ' - - . I , , 1 The: American Tar Company is the title of. a company which has been, or ganized) In Whatcom Wash., with a capital of 1 8100,000,, fop the purpose of extracting the by-products from fir. says ' an exchange. . A plant will be erected at Falrhaven. jWash. The main building will fee 300 feet long, besides other buildings. iThji officers f the company are: "PresidWt, F. p. Wood; yic-presldent, D. ;H, j DeCaw; eecfe tary ;arwl general ; rbanager, 11? P. Whrte; chemist, Dr. CL B. Darwhv : The products which this company .ex pect ;to produce from jfir stumps, roots and "pitch butts are tar; tar oil, creo sote, pitch, rosin, turpentine, wood al cohol, acetates, dyes, charcoal and gas. The scope of the company's incorpora tion artlclei permit it ito engage in the manufacture of dyeu. (establishment hf chemical works, coopersare factory and wood-preservlnig" plants. The crudte pro ducts are obtained by submitting: the fir to destructive dUrtilhUiorf, by intense heat, and then refined! for commercial purpose. The company claim that a net profit of $60 can be realized from the products produced from one cord of wood. It Is claimed. hat 9000 cubic feet of gas can fee generated from one cord of m-bod .The plan has A proposed maximum capacity of 50 cords of wood daily. This plant is the only one of its character in the United States and its successful operation wilk be watched with considerable interest. Some years ago a similar plant was In operation at Aberdeen, Wash., on a very. small scale, and despite its crudeness, dem onstrated that by-products of fir could be saved at a profla. - AGAINST OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Mr. Wanni tlie Democratic candidate for Superintendent of-Public Instruct tlon. Is the most cheerful prevaricator who has appeared. In the political arena for some time. He stood up be fore a large and intelligent audience of Democrats a t the ope ra house Satur day afternoon and told! them that each child before h could llnlsh the public school must manter 1140 books. Nine books,; so he said, must be rnastered In the first year of thf primary grade. Every patron of the schools knows how untrue this etatement is without con sulting th3 Course of Study io see what it nreFcr'bea. As a matter of are readers. The first year there are two little books used, Wheeler's Graded Primer and) the First Reader. Mr. ' Wann asserted tat there were nine books for each child) to own and study, and that In order to finish th!3 work the pupil injured Its' physical strength carryirMr the nine .books and from hool, and that the study of all these nine books at home at night shattered) their nerves and left them nervous wrecks. . Every person whojduction of the rural free delivery sys has, any knowledge of aur . schools knows Mr AVann spoke what is fal&e, because he. cannot find a single word In the Course Ibat , requires more thanJington county has added from 10,000 to two books, only one of which .is used at a time, v- ? . : . Mr. Wann ; thinks that . reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic are all that the children- should have dn our public school". He has never been snrared in the public school work; has trWt In - normal r hool. H nroba bly thinks' that all children should rrmleto 4hir education in the blch school oVcolteae. and it would look as If his scheme were to compel the coun- try people i send away their children .whs,ia n nMni in. theiThi. nMiiriiv mnt hav ft mjt in. country don't want, history, geography. civil government, grammar, and physl - okgy iaken ut of the Course. They rather want the Course extended, not reduced. ''They want tbe standard : raised, not lowered. Mr. wann re- forms (?) are evidently in the Interest of the high schools and colleges, and to the utter ruin of our efficient system of public schools ' . THEVEGETARIAN HUSBAND. As a rule, the vegetarians seem to be amiable and tolerant persons, against whom it would be wrong to nuote the case . of Nebuchadnezzar. They ars enthusiastic, a good many of them. They would like to wean the meat eater from the error of his 'ways and teach him to eat what is good for him. , This disposition indicates pail s - anthropy rather than fanaticism. The vegetarians believe that their diet is good for man. They do right In trying to persuade him to take it. They rant to lengthen the meat eater's years, save ki, m '.nre.if . or.,1 tofli-fi.na - -" make mm neaitny ana nappy, as sessing, as they think. and as may be true enough, secret of keeping In good condition and of avoiding gross na-jits of feeding, they cannot but pity their j less fortunate brothers and wish - to save thtSTM-Yet their hurrnvne endeav ors are Without excess or violence. Tbe vegetarian restaurants have n6, "pul-lers-in", and the. meat eaters; are al lowed to go ort their sanguinary way. not always without rebuke but usually without punishment. ; : -j '-'- Onevln a while there is an exception. An exchange .cites the Cleveland Vase of Dennis sgainst Dennis. Mrs. Den- nis sued for a - divorce from Krnest Dennis. ; She averred that her husband was not only a vegetarian, but wished to be the cause of vegetarianism In others, -i She didn't know until after the marriage that he was not carnivorous. She soon' found out that he was' very "set" in his notions of food. He would n't allow any. meat to be brought into the bouse. The" bride had to eat veg etarian dishes or go without eating al together. ; may have been her prej udice, her nervousness or hen- fault, but her husband's diet didn't agree with her. She dwindled; peaked and pined. She couldn't . get enough to cat, : She grew thin on the unsubstantial ban quets which made her husband stout. He was Increasing and she was de creasing. His stern missionary labors for the downfall of meat r may have been sincere, but he forgot that crank ism shouldn't begin at home. The table groaned with things which the woman couldn't -' or wouldn't, eat. She grew tired of chameleon's diet.. She packed her trunks and left the vegetarian to commune with his vegetables. , The judge granted a decree. "In de nying hi wife ; the , food which io bet was a necessity of life he was guilty of neglect." said the Judge. The hus band took, this view of the matter cr else he .had rather ; lose a wife 'than modify bis ardor for vegetarianism. He wrote a letter to the Judge, asking that the separation askevl for be given. But what shall be thought of the wisdom of the man, who forces, his notions of diet upon his wife? Would even pati ent Griselda have borne, patiently the command to abstain, from ; butcher meat and live on greengrocer's stuff? Of the many queer fish that get mar ried, and, squabble about it at their leisure, the husband with a system of diet which he Insists upon . driving down the throat of the party of the second part Is not the least queer. HELP THE DAI Ll ESI . The Introduction of the rural free de livery system has had a wonderful ef fect on the circulation of dally, news papers. . In my . homeV-Washlngton county, Pav the results may, be taken J as a fair example. It adjoins Alle- I gheny Ounty on the south and no part of It is more than sixty miles .from the city of Pittsburg. Tbe area. ' of ' the county Is 889 square miles. v The rural delivery system was In augurated in the county .nearly four years ago, and two years ago a com plee system was put Into operation, with ninety-seven carriers and . cne Wagon. These carriers serve an aver age of 100 famllle each, or more thani 10,000 famines.' The superintendent off newspapers, and fiinds that every fam ily takes; from one to four dallies. ' It Is the exception where a dally newspaper falls to get Into any house along a rural route. Very many farm- 1 ers take two daily papers. 'jl good many j three!, and the superintendent save me to lite names of some who were the sub- j scribe ra for four dallies. Comparative- ly few tt these persons were readers of the dally newspapers before the Intro I tern. I believe that the establishment of j the rural free delivery system In Wash j 15,000 to the circulation of ; the Pitts- I burr daily newspapers. It .- naa a.'ao (helped the dally newspapers of Wheel- ling, Philadelphia and New Tork, as the I papers published. In these cities have I subscribers throughout the country. I The service has been- established In - la mat manv counties of the United j state, and I presume the effct aatlv nowramr clrculaUon has been the same everywhere. It might be said J that every new rurl route means 100 new readers of the dally newspapers. fluence in the spreading of intelligence jand tbe knowledge of the affairs of the J day among the people of iie rural dls- I tricts. Representative Acheson. of I . - " 1 .- J Pennsylvania. The, same thing Is true of the effect J of the operation of the system in Mar ion county. The Dally Statesman has I scores of new subscribers on the routes. and the number is gradually and con stantly increasing. We presume the same is true of other Oregon dallies circulating in this field, though . the j statesman has the largest lists, owing ln jrt to the fact that it reaches) Its j subscribers on the routes on the day of I nrtK,-,.inn i VOLCANIC DUST AT JAMAICA. A cablegram from Jamaica reports that volcanic dust began to fall on the island on Friday of last week. It was supposed to have come from Mont Petee, in Martinique. - It is a little too early to ascertain what sky effects' will follow the'trans MoA A a W . .uf. If n.l I . ' " 7 ' . isirL ut iiuhl a nil is a na? a nsi na, iuai iiu Ique and St Vincent volcanoes, or whether the wonderful and world wide vlvldvsunsets of 1888 win now be rlv- . .ft memorable eruption of Krakatoa, ln the Straits of Sunda, near tbe close of August. 1883, red sunsets were soon observed at points several thousand miles from the volcano. In the second week of' September they were witnessed at Aden, 3,750 miles from Krakatoa, and Jn November they reached New York. The" whole western sky was In such a blaze of cardinal red along the Hudson valley that in some towns an alarm of fire was sounded. It is doubtful whether equally con spicuous sky glows will now be observ ed in our latitude. But the dust from Pelee and Soufriere will probably be traceable to great distances and the study of its drift will be of great Inter- ' est ami value to meteorological science .;-.v. ; jy- THE COAL 8TRIKE. 150,000 men out; Average per day, $2 : 3800,000 per day; . v Say, you miners, f ' 'Where's your common sense?. j Don't you see Where you'd bef If you struck' v By working right along And putting that money Into a labor improvement fund. Instead of striking the way you do And dropping the whole wad? You talk about the rich man Oppressing.you! Rats! Rot! I You've got . v 89.000,000 to throw to the birds. In 30 days. Has anybody else got that much To let go of? Come off! ' ' i Brace upl Have some savvey! v. Go on strike for 80 days .At $300,000 a day. 1 ' And youll have scads enough To buy a half dozen Legislatures And make laws 1 To suit yourselves. , Do you tumble?, You ought to be hit a lick - With a pick In tbe thinker, . So you'd know somehtlng, Are you on? Ot course you a! n't; Youre off; . Away off. See? ' W, J. Lampion In New York Sun. This may be applied, on a smaller scale, to the -Portland strike In the building tradesi 6oL Lemery, son of the late Louis I Lemery and a psosperout farmer from J Umatilla county, has been In this -sec- tlon the past few days visiting his I mother and the other members of the I family. We acknowledge a friendly call. -v Mr. Lemery Is an enthusiatlc Republican and wyre Furnish but- ton as do ail this numerous family. He .says an intimate business acquaintance of ten years enables him to speak good words for Mr. Furnish, whom, he likes as a thoroughly reliable, accommodate Ing buslries-j man and an affable gen tleman whom he designates as a "serf made man" who has accumulated hon estly a Just competency- Mr. Lemery has made many friends for the Repub lican candidate for Governor during hi brief stay on French"Pralrle,' because he Is known as a' reliable citizen, that can be relied upon.--Oervai Star. John A. Jeffreys Is turning loose a rrefli n"Mtv rf bt clr on tie cn- Ml 0 OF SIX WELKS J Beginning Monday. June CO. wl.l u -on-Jucted In one of the rounu of the fort land iiuaineaa CoCege. 'corner Par ''' Washington rtreeta. It will be atri.t " school of study, designed to aid tea. lu-r to higher grades In the AjUtfuat riinUii. tlon. Kurthir particuikrs on appiiciiua, OPEN ALL THE VEAli The PorUand Business Colic k o- n all the year. Btudenta may enter at any tune, for apecial tmnchn or i !.. course, and receive individual or clan in struction, as preferred. Call or -n,i . catalogue. Lgprn w hat and bow we Uach. JU F. Araastreng, LL Prfnrlpat. I nM!re and ,''9 ln given time than onjnf other man ,n Oregon. He n.Ight I appropciaieiy oe caii-a :niy Jonn " aescnocs nis enter har I cTr,stIc bur than any other dcaig- na ,on xn?f cou,a M acnea to him I1"8 expresses all there Is. to him. He has always ben in office or w.;nted office, but be has nothing to show for himself but bis record, which fie wilt not refer to on the canvas. Ilia hot air j arid pleasant smiles will not txtrh many votes this year, for there is a Unltdd States Senator to elect,, and a vote for Jeffreys Js a vote for the r?m ocrntic policies of the Nation. II- will not be' able to get titt with this bu den Imposed upon him. A curious story Is told of R r. jblU can politics in Oregon to the effe t that In that state no Republican Oovt'thor was1 ever re-elected, and that in fiirct no one was over re-nominated. The" unbroken practice of the party has been to seek a new candidate to "lea, I :trt a fight succeeding a Republican administration. We have not Imi.-.-Hii- ately at hand, the data to show how far this policy has been successful; but there4 ought to be some advantag. s In It, as surely there ore some disadvant age!. , The poHcy of always giving. a Governor re-nomination -has--.- iliaw- It i i . u. a . .. . . I out mere are times wnen H.W yersal Would bo welcome. New i - - fordj Mass.. Standard. - r ELIM. Crolsari seems to be quite able : to defend his record as an officlnl. He ' makes a convincing talk and supports It by. facts that cannot be Buccesnfuliy controverted. Those Who think that, capital can be made of his : ofTtclal I career are entitled to all the satlrfac-' J tlon they can get out of it. II? will com out at the end stronger; and w ilC gain votes In nearly every precinct by reason of the fight that is being Ifnade .: I uponj him. It looks now as If he w ould havej the other fellows explaining be fore the campaign has progressed .very; fsr. This win be Interesting; as. n sort of mystery bans' over some of the opposition that has aroused the cu:ioa- I Ity of the public. Although It Is not intended for the purrjose, the order of Mr. tlaulrrian. reduHng patssenger fares In" O: jj ..n overj the lines of, the Southern pj. iflc to three cents a mile will take the wind out pt the sails of some of the I iio cratip brethren on the 1 present cam paign. The order is .'in pursuance of the lan of Mr. Harriman to build up ami develop the country : tributary to the lines' of railroad in Oregon tJ. K-r . his control, and Incidentally to aux- ment and Improve the business of t!-.ee raTrbad lines, how and for all tlnv. It: U ar act in".ccordance with coo!, far seeing bmines policy. ' There seems to be an upheaval among the members of the faculty of the Jnlverslty of (Oregon, at En: ne. these things frequently happen In the best regulated f am tHes" and can't be helped There is but little profit for i . . . - mon associated ln a work remaining together If they cannot, work In peace and harmony. . The voluntary reduction of railroad fare jfrom four to three cents a mile over the lines of the Southern Pacific, in Oregon Is an act that speaks well for that company's management. The reduction will take place Immediately and will have the effect of greatly aug menting the possenger traffic all along the line. J . The letter written to Mr. Warm. i - candidate on the Democratic ticket for Superintendent of Public. Instruction, by Prof. B. T. Moores, school euperin- tendnt for Marion county, is a pkim and bertlnent one, and It deserves a candid answer. Mr. Wann has pus himself in position to be Charged wtn uttering a falsehood, and he ehould ckar! up the matter 4f he can. There Is a broad field of labor for the newly organized Civic League. -There la much to bo done; and the bb orera unfortunatelyre often few.- Sa-; tern's1 best people are Interested In It, and that It will accomplish much gd goea without saying. - 7 No LW of Tims. have sold Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ror years, and would rather be out of cof fee and sugaMhan it. I sold five bot tles (of It yesterday to threshers that could go no farther, and they are at work again this mornings H Phelps. Plymouth. Oklahoma. As win be seen by the above the thresher were able to keep on with their work without losing a single day's time. You . . .. . 1 ..11. . ,vi. rT v It " - - -