The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-01-13
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS

The news from Man Ia ia week has
bsen OF the chars,tT toipated bv
many. 1t indicat he A"llinaIdo will
never be satisfied wut ling short Of
freedom Tor the rnsut. / nd will very
foolishly go to war with the United
States. The insurgents are an ignorant,
pagan people with little to lose. Their
restless character Will never permit their
being satisfied with the restraint placed
upon them bv the vernment under
another country, and hence they will
always cause trouble. A. there are sev |
eral millions of them acUosH the ocean |
from the center of the government they |
can cause a great deal Of trouble. The
Democrat long go called the Philip
pines white elephant on the hands of
Uncle Sam, and so they will undou 5ted-
ly prove.
A great deal has been eaid about the
kissing OF Hooson. Whether right or
wrong it is scertain that his promiscuous
kissing of silly women has lowered him
is in the eyes OF the world The excuse
made that it is simply an expression OF
patriotism OF the women OF the Unite
States and their love for heroism. There
are plenty of sensible ways to display
cnes patriotism without such gush. The
Democrat likes Hobson well enough
but 1t does not like such display OF bad
taste.
-.
Governor Pingree the great and only
original OF Michigan this week delivered
message in which amcng many other
things he TOOK decided opposition to
the annexation Of the Philippines, and
eharacterises it asa weak imitation ol
the policies Of European mona;chies
Shake, Nr Spud.
Colorado lead in the - i output Of thG
states OF the union last year, the 8.
mount being over s24. .000. 600. Alaska
output was $4,000 900. bot OF course TIM
does not include the B C output fron
Dawson. Ofegons output was $l,345,
669.
During the week tha tax levy has beeI
made, being 81 mills. being consideTabl,
r more than recently, and far more thai
will suit the mss<es. Paying legislst
{ ures that did not meet contrary TO tn
constitution, ground for insane asylum
=, not used useless clerEs. needles, eommls
sions, etc, requires a high tax
= "a
Locally there has been some amuss
ment over heated discussion, good ma
tured with most peopi-. over the ques
II ton Of the ending oi TIE present cent
n ury. As matter Of fact the whol
matter hinges on th- sta-t. Ii that cat
he established historically il ought to sci
tie the matter. Tue present system {
counting time B. c and 4. D.. was b
gun a good while after Christ's biItl
and a. a matter o, fAc', does not corre
pond 18th it exactly. The 6gnres of th
new system we're given lhe place o! thos
Of the old by the Christian people OF Ih
world going back 10 all .ormer events {
a {. and coming no pSst the birth (
u Christ, and We depend upon them no
for all historical tActs though 1t ia prot
able that for long time after Christ Ii
old system was continurd. As The dat
we're placed on reaching the time OF II
birth Of Chist the B. G. vas iolloWe
r backward by the same as ii had bte
followed by 10, and then coming forwAl
We have l, 2, etc, merely marking II
period according to an srran cement, n,
" being used At the time itselF, as anoth,
system was tLen in vogue dating trU
the crsatisn. The question brings .
an interesting study and will be Of bel
eft to these W @ go at il for the purpo
Of learning and pot from capEieiousues