The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1901-12-18
GoRMAN AND MARYLAND

GORMAN AND MARYLAND
His Return to the Senate-Matters in
Washing gtonA Corvallisites Letter.
Editor TIMEs
The presidents message
ought to please the people of the
Pacific coast. The president ur-
ges forcibiy and with splendid
logic in favor ofthe Isthmian canal
| the Pacific cable, governmental
control of irrigation waters, pre-
servation of the forests, aud other
subjects near to the hearts and
pockets of the people affected by
the Japan current,
The reclamation of public lands
by means of reservoirs built by the.
government has been advocated
for years. President Roosevelt is
essentially western man, He Is
familiar with Americas arid lands
and he knows how productive they
become when water can be applied
to them. With the president as
an earnest advocate of the under
taking, governmental assistance in
reclaiming desert lands is assured.
This subject is of interest to the
friends in the agricultural college
for il means that hundreds of
thousands of acres will be added TO
the valuable agricultural land of
the state. In states where irriga-
tion is more general. and more
scientifically carried on than it is in
Oregon, the agricultural colleges
have their irrigation experts, who
render great aid to the irrigating
farmers, 1t is to be regretted
that the experimental station in
Eastern Oregon was not located
| in Baker or Crook county, or in
some other locality adapted to irri-
CATION experiments.
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A stir has been created in Mary
land political circles by the rumor
that republicans are making a deal
through democratic members of
the Maryland legislature to elect
Raynor, Admiral Sch1ey's attorney
to the United States senate in
stead of German. Since the leg
is1ature is qnite close and German
disliked by number of democrats
in the state, the success of such a
scheme is not impossible, but it is
not probable. German has perfect
control of the democratic organiza-
ton and certain party odium
would attach to those members who
would desert him. German
was the issue in the election of the
Legislature.
Democracy will not lose by the
temperance of German as United
States senator. The party hos not
has not had a real leader in the
senate since his defeat. 1t has
had statesmen; it has had men pos
sessing political ability, but lead
er to organize and initiate on a
/ large scale and with untiring eff
forts, it has lacked Some may con-
slider German to be unscrupulous.
but none denies his power. He
will not be long in gaining his old
time hold upon affairs. Senators of
long service apparently lose little
prestige by a temporary retirement.
It is observed that Senator Mitch
ell possessed himself at once of a
large measure of his former very
considerable influence.
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Neither republicans nor demo-
Gratis seem to regret the disappear
ance of Wellington. Yet he is not
bad as his deficient sense of pro-
priety has led many to believe. He
tried to fill place too large for his
merits and he attracted attention
not by his strength but by his
weakness.
The census Office Will be made a
permanent bureau at this session
of Congress. There seems to be
no opposition whatever to the pro-
position among members in either
house and the president advocated
the measure in his message. This
will mean big 6naucial saving
to the government and will insure
a more correct and an earlier pub
lished report o. Uncle Sans
peoples and possessions. Incid-
entally, it will give permanent
employment to six or seven hun
dred clerks. The office force of the
census bureau at one time con-
sisted of over three thousand clerks
This number is now being reduced
monthly and by the first of April
probably there will not be more
than one thousand clerks ON the
roll. A few recent appointments
have been made to thecensus Office