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About The Daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1902)
tiniimiiiiiiinriifmKgiMitiawTw hxiim wwAa A Bbitorial Ipage of tbe journal AN INDEPENDENT DAILY PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. tit DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOP MENT OF OERQON. lTTIirTi i rfi i'l -lw '-"T- r Ji nlTi ii niraiiTTiTii . - i i-, What is the Trend of International Politics? MIIAT APE the grout lines of cleavage among nations? What arc the now lines of association that are bringing together the greatest nations? Are they military and naval or commercial? This ques tion is brought nearer home whhen we consider the visit of the German Prince Henry to our country dur ing the past month. There van lie no -doubt (hat he was the bearer of a friendly message from one of the greatest nations of Europe. Hut what was the mes sage? "What was the special significance of his mis sion? His greeting by our governnment and its peo ple was most cordial. The most marked trait of the American people was again shown to be our universal and disinterested kindness toward a visitor. This is said to have impressed the Prince more than our ma terial displays of wealth. The month was spent in seeing the nation's capital, the great cities, the army and navy, the colleges and the people themmselves. At one of these meetings the Prince told his hearers that his government was well aware that the Ameri cans were a fast moving nation. His coming was only an act of courtesy. If we wish to grasp a friendly hand we had only to look for one on (lie other side of the North Atlantic ocean. That was graceful and good diplomacy. It is the most significant sign of the times. What then was the Admiral Prince's mission to the United States? It is not yet possible to see far below the surface. Wo all know that since Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila we have not been on the most cordial terms with Germany. This country had its own way in the Philippines and never had a serious grievance against Germany. While there was no lingering irritation whatever between our government and Germany, good diplomacy at Washington having wiped all that away, still in the underworld of diplomacy created by the newspapers of the two countries there has been rumbling and lack of cordial relations. To remove that friction, and give the newspaper diplomats a different string to harp on, the most popular Prince in Geriumauy came to dwell among us and in one mighty outburst of good will all is changed. The frowns and ugly looks are all cleared away. Germany and the I'niled States have established friendly family relations. The press of both countries have ceased to threaten each other with war. Peer and wine Mowed instead of blood and tears. The Anglo-Saxon mylhus has found us brothers to the Germans while our relatives in Great llritaiu are cousins at best until they send some Woyal good fellow for our emotions to go wild over. Germany has cause for cultivating the most friendly relations with Greater America, ns it is now entirely proper to call the United States. While the Germans have the most highly developed military system in the world, they have but a second-class navy. The buying and launching of a little ship in this country is deeply significant of the new phase of international relations a timid avowal or con fession that Germany is willing that we should be come the naval power of the world while they would naturally remain the great military power of Europe. That would add to the prestige of both nations and along the line of each country's natural excellence as we do not covet the honor of maintaining a great standing army and Germany does not feel able to develop her navy as rapidly as this country which is overtaking Great Pritain. This was a master stroke of diplomacy and a hint to our country not to be overlooked. We cannot develop the military arm of the government, Germany canot develop the naval branch. Put each can surpass the world in Its speci alty, The compliment from Germany in sending the Prince Admiral and buying a yacht for the Emperor Is a key to the future of both nations. Germany has not too many friends in Europe. Pussiu to the north and France are in alliance but not with Germany. Of its two allies in the Orel-bund, Austria-Hungary inclines toward Pussin.and Italy is attracted towards France, The United States makes no alliances but cultivates friendly relations with all. Put it is on commercial Hues that Germany is seeking to aproach this country, or rather that the Gorman government Is trying to cmife a public senti munt at homo less hostile toward American coin murce. The old German lauded arietoeracy the dunkers maintain a deep anti-American prejudice against competition from this country in food pro ducts They favor retaliatory tariffs against em inent and Hour because under the iutlueuce of our cheap products their rents are reduced and their in comes lessened. They demand restrictive duties on American food imports, and farm machinery. The Gorman financier and underwriters fears American unturpriso. All theso ioworful internals clamor for tariff against thu Unltad Status. To hood off those tendencies among his own puoplo tlio Gorman Htnpuror planned his royal brother's visit as a natur al step toward reciprocity and good will. The line of approach toward amicable relations between great nations today is on commercial lines. In the end the masses of the people of both countries will find a way to prevail. The unsatisfied land barons of Germany and the grasping trust milionaires of America will both have to be satisfied with less as their share of the world's products and less of the increment of the world's progress. for the purchase of animals and the hiring of men to go to South Africa, nominally as muleteers, but in re ality as recruits for military service. Whose Ox is Gored jy INiJ administration at Washington has rilled that there is no violation of neutrality in any of the acts connected with the purchase in this country of mules and horses for the use of the Mritish army in South Africa. Put if the Boers had been doing the same thing, and not the Pritish, there would probably have been a protest from England that would have received considerable attention. How would the administration at AVnshington regard the maintenance in Canada of one or more camps by the Filipinos for the purchase of animals to use in their war against the United Stales? In all such matters it makes a difference whose iiv is gored. Undoubtedly it is no violation of neutrality for Americans to sell to England mules or munitions of war. Put England maintains in this country, notably at New Orleans, what is practically a military camp, conducted by men on the payroll of the Pritish army, Kuykendoodle Legislation ENATOP KUYKEXDALL, of Lane county, "is up against it" on the clerkship graft in f he legislature. His law of 1900 to abolish the legislature clerk ship abuse, whether he intended it or not, was a fraud, because it extended the very evil it pretended to check. Drawn ostensibly to limit the number of clerks to he employed in the legislature, it resulted in nearly doubling the number and the amount of the graft reading 22,000. Senator Kuykendall was one of (he first to violate the law. How will he explain that to the people of Lane county? Put the Kuykendall act had one effect -posibly it was its purport it gave Senator Kuykendall and his faction in the legislature almost a complete mo nopoly of naming the clerks. Hoseburg Peview: The Salem .Journal and Port land Journal have both fallen in line in support of I Ion. Geo. E. Chamberlain for governor. In fact there is a general movement all over the state in support of the man of the people. It is now .stated by close ob servers thal'the Pendleton bunker will not carrv his own county, although il is normally Popublican. HARVEY S60TTS CANDIDATE! IF HE GflNNQIGEI IT HIMSELF & ,itf::vu v;M" Till! HON. ('. rfkhz) C"jt 'W ring-side he is the court of last resort on an appeal from the decision of the referee. He is the mouthpiece of the lower Columbia; makes all the speeches on important occasions whether it be that of laving away the remains of a departed brother or raising' a SMibsidv for a new saw mill. Politically be controls his county absolutely. Primaries are held; conventions called to order and adjourned at his command. It may be done by the voice of others but it i l.v n. mud of Charley. Xo man can hope for a nlace on i the icpuoiirnu ticket from senator to road supervisor '? on ITI.TON. unless he can show that he is branded ('. V I tie nip. ion may hear of numerous candidates for the nomination for senator lint, wlimi An- iri.. .. lew days before the convention meets, announces that m; mm coiicimieu to take it himself they fade awav like snowballs in summer. When the convention is over there may be many disappointed and disgruntled ClllHllllllllX lull vnn ,,-111 ..,.. I D ", " ."" ",ji vni;r iiuju- ;i murmur lrom ' any of them; they swallow their pill, no matter how $' miM.-i, uiui nu in nopes mat mev will be led to the V crib the next time. ft Local pride more than anything else has induced the people to bestow all this power on one man. They ft want, one of their number to be governor or U. S ft Uilflllfjtll 11.1 il..... J 1 II r -. ' 'J -....."., . mi nicy jcci mat .Mr. Fulton is the best ft .-,. ". t. ...-. uv ,,vu on nana, and stands about i ue ui-M mumv oi neing' elected, shipped at his altar for nmnv vonv. to linn as their hiirh nrie.sr. thole vote in im ,,... .... as burnt offering and have offered to the gods (of the ..w.i .MiiiMiTiiin,uii claim to good citvand count v government. They have been paid by the gods (of the d.O.P. tin debt, corruption ami high taxes. If thev murmured the I i It in...- omiiuui 41...... 1... ..,,.' ., .. . . f" i""-" - "iii, 11 mii-iii u leillllg rj hem that it was for the good of the cause; if thev nil iiiuh'iiiI .iii.l ,.l,.i,......i 1... 11 .. . v c ............ ...... iiiiiuiui-ii, m. win'w mem a tew scrans ) lrom the public crib: to the lm.'ksli.i,.i. 1... ,,s.,.i . the linger of scorn and called down on their heads & the wrath of the gods (of the G. 0. P.) until humili- S illoil uiui iiu ciimvl ;..,.. ,1., ii.. 1 1 . ... rj "" "" -i'i'"-u Miey ruiurueu to tlie told. ,S The AstoiMimu fliinl.- i. :.. .. ..... r) . , . " - iiiiuii.-r una nme peniaps ue is. Jlut would lh: Fiiltnn in,,L- ,. U. S. Seimtol' if ho w-in-n oln. .(..! Mil. :. n... ) to iudire the future but bv tin n,tat -....1 '...1...1. W li.iJ Al.. I '..I, 1 , . . : '"i UIUI Mlllll c .... ..... i ...1. 11 uoue ouring 111s political career that V i! reuoumici to the benefit of his citv. his ommtv . Ins state'. He has been a member of the loirislnturo 011 ami on for a number of vwn-s. em.,!.,., ;.. i...i. ... ... iS house and the senate, and can his friends point to a bil of beneficial legislation that bears his nnmo He fi has managed m look after the interesis of the Fulton & Tor his brother and allowing him to draw a fat salarv tar doing nothing hut endorsing ami cashing his war unit every ,..arter; he has also kept alive the ollice of boat -puller foe a political supporter, who it is safe to S11.V. Iiiisii t been in a boat since his appointment lurin: the last session nf n,., i.,:.i.. a... Fulton helMHl pa.ss and signed as president of the son and way 9 'PF UKMi is lbly no man in the state better 11 mk, . , '' l"tht,s,1,t ,ul ' ,-v t,1,s w w fU-eat S S known and better liked socially than .Mr. ', !' ft ' la' HHf? at '"S 1 nfUT the legis- J Fulton. X, one can visit Astoria no mat- " , '"Mnurmul, he went home and fought the ) J iov how short the visit but what he will " J , ,.T 1 7 , n11tl,l',","l of its being un- f) g hear his name mentioned. The Astorlans will tell ,.,!,, ',UV,a " ' v,,,1,,tnrs "f I'is law he ft i .von about their magnificent harbor, their fine ,',',' J"1,? ' jw,'.v npiares himself with an ft 5 salmon, their abundance of timbei-. niul of tbo .n.,ir V,l,m " " 's constituents. Is that clean mniilv .uieilcun iolitics? V future of the town, but thev never foruet to tell von something of .Mr. Fulton, and what he will do 'for the tow u when he Is elected U. S. senator. He is their idol, their high priest and their prophet. In fact he is the 'whole thin"" in (Mntsoii i-ouniv m.l lm .. Q rival: he is Charles the First. Ust Mini" A II fh 'iMnu. i 1 1 is fi'temlx b-i I. i in liiv iiiiiimliw f...n. ).:... ,1... ......1.. 3 - - - - 1 " ...v.. ..v.- inn 111111, miv- omnia M Uaulv to him, the small minds look Into his eyes for "That bids him make the law he flouts And bids him llout the law he makes - The iMfoplc of Clutwip countv have nothin.r to i -on- for Mr. Fulton's rale lau debt ami l J I hey have given up their birthrii-ht to ,.t i.im ., V...S of pottiree. The debts of tl... ..in- .,,..1 ......V ." ' . ft A Uaulv to him, the small minds look Into his eyes for old rattle-Imp of a couhIioum.' u ,1 i i j 1 ft S inspiration, ami the politicians follow sml obiy him voice so ofte. dukM i l vv nL "T 5 like slavas their in.ist.u.. nt ,...ivi -1 !. .i...... 1. .u.u .'..:.'. lrt ,u. ur-v fumltioii, are the d 5 ) like slaves their master. Ills arrival st the dsuit is n signal to start the music fur the jjraud march ; at the jmly luuuiiiuriits thst staiul to 'remind us of his iiki mnvr. Put an End to the State Printing Job ITB JOUUNAL does not blame F. C. jHj.(ip 1 for wanting Mr. Whitney of Albany om. & ed state printer. Mr. Paker was the l,.. publican stale printer twice and is a Inynl Pepublican still. Put he should not blame other people who (U.0 Republicans and who are not state printers and i.Vor expect to be from looking at the matter from a differ cut light. The Pepublican party has everything to gain ami nothing to lose by abolishing the old .'15,000 a year graft, putting the printer on a salary and brciikiiijr the ever expanding graft. If the Pepublican party elects Mr. Whitiiov dm present graft will be continued and Mr. Paker will continue to make more out of the state printing ilmM any state official. The Oregonian will not print the facts aboui this matter, either from the laws or the reports of t(. secretary of stale. It will not print the facts as pre sented in Mr. Chamberlain's speeches. Put the people Avill hear Mr. Chamberlain all tlio more gladly because he is excluded from the Portland organ of the associated political graft. The state should buy and own its printing j,iam or all the state printing should be done at coiiimercinl rates on union scale. The people cannot bring this about, having ulJ , work done at commercial prices in commercial prim ing offices if Mr. Whitney is elected. If Mr. Whitney is elected he will either lease the Frank Paker state printing ofllco or the faction lie is the candidate of will buy the Frank Paker state printing office. The people want neither. At fair commercial prices the state printing should not cost over $1.,000 to 20,000 at the utmost! Organized labor should know that at. present, with the state furnishing rent free an ollice, light, wafer, heat and janilorship for a private plant, all I he work is not done by union labor. The whole graft hasn't a leg to stand on and the only way to beat it and break it tip is to defeat .Air. Whitney and elect Mr. Godfrey the Democratic nom inee. If the people get to understand the facts thev will elect .Air. Godfrey. Put half the voters will never learn the facts. 9 VrAAr The Supreme Court ofOrep ' "Pp' HIS department of our state covernnicnt i will be affected in this year's campaign lira r re-eiecting one of the justices P. S. Hoan. of Lane county. While his election is not a matter of doubt or speculation, as politics goes, the importance of the office requires some discussion if the candidates. There is a tendency to not discuss or criticise the highest court of appeal in the common wealth. Put in Oregon the court would hardly escajie if there were material subject for newspaper or polit ical attack. The people are not disposed to pick at small defects, but there are newspapers and politi cians in Oregon who would not spare the Christian vo ligion itself if a point were to be gained or an ofllce could be captured, much less the supreme court. So because little is said it must not be assumed that the court is above newspaper or political attack, and that is as it should be in a free country. There must l maintained the fullest liberty of discussion, even to the extent of unprivileged license, and then the people ieet safe in the enjoyment of their liberties. The argument has been made in the past that there should be one of the opposition partv on tlicsu preme court. It has been argued that is was not wiset" have the court constituted all of members of one pari. as been the case since many years. We will admit this, if the court had ever acted as nartisans. fin' that would be almost violent to assume, and imp sible to prove. We have never heard it charged tlm' the Oregon supreme court was swaved bv partisan considerations. If they" ever were thev have i-aivfulh concealed their leanin's. nml w.. tn not h..li.ve tli man client or lawyer lives who will sav thai he ha not been able to get fair, just and fullest considerate before that tribunal on account of his or am otto person's political influence or opinions. In otlw-t words as long as there is no nolities in the court, tl" court has no interest or temptation to put politics in'1 its decisions. That is a state of affairs that might i- prevail. If the court should ever disolav a tciKh'i"' to show political bias, the people would be swift '" administer the deserved rebuke. Chief Justice Pean, who is up for reelection. ' a Republican in his party afiiliation, but he censes I be a Pepublican when he takes the oath of otIUe, aw! sits as a judge of the law. We thiuL he and his n' htiguos have demonstrated this so completely tlmt w argument is needed on the question before the high court of the neonle. Tlioli- iWisirm 1ms been reml k