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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14
The Delegate Primary.


Large sums of money are spent In
nearly all large cities and in many of
the country precincts to carry the
party primaries for the states OF the
the bosses. This money is paid
N the heelers and strikers TO
rustic" the most ignorant and Grim
lnal elements from the slums, saloons
and boarding houses for so much per
head TO elect certain delegates to
the county conventions, which then
make the ticket which the honest vot-
er afterwards ratifes at the polls.
We are seeking to carry on a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people But we are tolerating
an abuse at the foundation of all our
political activity that is leading us
into aristocratic paternalism.
Source Of Political Power.
The criminal politics OF our cities,
that contain nearly one-third OF the
population of our country, extends in.
to and corrupts our state and national
government. The primary is the
source whence springs all political
power. II the source is vitiated, how
can the stream OF our national life
be otherwise' than impure, eorrupting
and 1nally destructive TO our govern.
ment? The answer 10 this inquiry
s THE CORRUPTED PRIMARY Is
THE POLITICAL CRIME or THE
CENTURY.
The spoils politician readily replies
% all arguments for a reform in our
Vstem Of holding primaries for nom
hating conventions, How are you
solng to get the people TO attend the
prmarles?" Let IL be said. the peo-
pie in any large numbers are not
wanted at the primaries by the spoils
politician. II out Of a patriotic sense
u duty they turn out in any number,
Aese bosses for revenue see, to IL
hat they are not permitted any free.
dom Of expression. that a slate Of del
esates is thrust under their noses 10
vote or leave alone They have no
'aolee but to ratify bossism.
Government by Proxy.
Through the delegate system the
'eople govern by proxy. The stay-at
lone voter delegates his political
ower for bad government as surely
though he went 70 the primary and
''st bis ballot for good government.
as delegates 1t to the worst and most
'apatriotie. He gives his proxy 70 the
'oss. The bocs is an irresponsible
'~pot, We have seen him at his
'ofst in Oregon. At times the peo-
e Of a state have arisen and tumbled
boss in the dust, as they did Jack
-Allhews last June. The occasional
neck Of a boss is as nothing com
4ed to their growth IN numbers and
'-aness. Punish the bosses" is a
'nag that has grown up in all par
and has often been acted upon.
y is a costly and unsatisfactory
-say Il is as defective in theory
"eAing the stable after the horse
''oien- Il is the last resort OF the
IN his extremity seeking 70
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14

and conducted like genreal election.
II there are several candidates for
nomination for representative, sher.
In or any county Office, the voter
marks his man for each Office, and the
candidate for nomination receiving
the largest vote throughout the ooun.
~ is the party candidate for election.
This is simple and direct plan OF
nominating.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14

strike at the primary cause of mis-
government
The People Want to Try Direct Nom.
lnation.
Self government by the people is
on trial. The people want the best.
The masses have no interest in any.
thing but good government When
they vote at the polls they do not
knowingly vote for corruption and ex.
trayegance. They do not knowingly
and Intentionally put bad men in office
The theory OF a peoples government
does not embrace the idea OF the en-.
richment of the few and the impover-
ishment of many. Yet that Is
what our government is tending TO
become more and more.
The combination in American poll.
tics. between capital and corruption.
makes a mockery of the proposition
that all men are created free and
equal, and imposes on the masses all
the expressions possible under the
old feudalism and all the CALLING inc
qualities between man and man prac-
tlced by any landed aristocracy. Un-
less the people be given the right
to Direct Nomination and enforced
representative responsibility, we shall
build up in our country a plutocracy
consisting Of wealth and power gained
by corruption and trampling under
foot the last yestige Of the liberties
OF the people.
Corrupted Primary Produces stay-at-
Home Vote.
Nothing SO effectually hurts the
name OF even a good political party
as the reputation OF bosslsm. BY
driving the disinterested citizen away
from the primaries. millions of the
best men in our country are kept away
from the polls. To increase the stay
athome vote is one of the most alarm
ing features OF our political condi-
tiOns But so far there has been found
no other effective way to punish the
bosses. Defeating the party ticket TO
punish the bosses is ike burning down
a house to get rid OF an obnoxious ten
ant. The people win endure bossism /
rather than punish themselves to get
rid OF IL. The bosses are disposed to |
take advantage OF the reluctance TO
apply the rod. and our country stands
IN danger OF going into the hands OF
he worst class Of American public |
men. The corrupted delegate primary ]
lrives more and more voters TO stay
way from the polls
Power Of 5ossism Increasing.
Examination OF the laws regulating
'rimaries in several states that have
ttempted legislation reveals the fact
hat the few laws enacted for that
urpOse so far have been drawn up
nOre to protect the managers OF pOllt.
,al machines than 10 protect the PED
lie.
In several states the laws are delib-
rately drawn 20 absolutely deprive
be citizen Of ali power Of choice He
as as little control over the making
Z the ticket he is expected 20 vote,
S he has over the tides Of the sea
With constantly increasing number
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14


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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14

We have just received a large con.
s'snmeDt OF genuine Canada Maple
syrup. and are offering Il IN one.
quart bottles a. 25 cents each. This
u fhe real thing. Branson 4 Raean.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14
Direct Nomination Demanded


PURIFlcAToN OF OUR POLITICS Is Aeso
LuTELY NECESSARY If WE WOULD OUR COUNTRY GO
DOWN INTO THE WORST oUAeMRE CORRUPTION THAT EVER
SWALLOWED A REPUBLIC. ALL THE FRAeMEN.
TARY sTATEsMANsHP WILL BE APPLIED so LONG AS
WE ALLOW THE VERY SOURCE POLITICAL ACTIVITY
TO BE POISONED AT THE PRIMARIES IN ELECT.
ING STATES DELEGATES.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14

IN THE PERFECT NOMINATING PRIMARY EVERY MEMBER
OF EVERY PARTY SHOULD HAVE A VVTE IN THE
CHOICE OF EVERY CANDIDATE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON
THE TICKET OF HIS PARTY. CONES THE GREAT
SOURCE OF FRAUD AND POLITICAL coRRuPTIoN7 FROM
THE PACKED DELEGATE PRIMARIES, AND MANIPuL ATIoNs
OF POLITICAL coRRUPToNs RENDERED POSSIBLE THERE.
BY ALL OVER OUR COUNTRY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
~ ofternoon He accomnIished some
No. SO Perry Street.

day afternoon. He accomplished some
wonders OIL the voyage. From the
moment the Lucania left Liverpool until
she dropped anchor at Quarantine, she
was in constant communication with
both continents at almost the same time.
IT is the first time such feat of. tele-
graphing has been done. Marconi re-
arranged the wires merely as test, but
II worried so satisfactorily that almost at
tzpssss ss-s->s
the same instant The passengers were
learning about the trial of the Humberts
in Paris and the results Of the yacht
races in America. The same in,tru-
ment after ticking off messages from
Cornwall, was started working almost
Immediately after by another message
from Canada. The "Cunard Bulletin" !"
published on board, contained the news
of both continents, and the results OF
the Yacht races were known within
few hours after they were finished. In
mid-ocean last Tuesday the defeat of the
Shamrock was received at IL p. M, and
the record mile of the troting mare, Lou
Dillon, was applauded when the news
was read out the day it was made.
Marconi says in about three months
time wireless messages will be transmit
ted regularly across the Atlantic. Some
have been skeptical concerning Mar
coni's claims, but his feats on the
Lucania are calculated to strengthen
faith in the ultimate success Of his in
yention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
MEDICINAL.

The man on the stage who does the
trick OF escaping from firmly lied ropes,
submits TO the bonds with senile. He
knows he can get out Of the ropes that
are being knotted. Put the satns man in
the woods and let Indian captora bind
him 10 a tree for torture and hs would
struggle to the last against the bonds.
When the stomach is diseased there
are bonds being woven every hour about
the organs dependent on the stomach
heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc. The
folly of mankind is to passively submit
to the fastening OF these bonds with no
effort to escape until the pain they cause
arouses fear.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases Of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutrition. It
cures diseases OF heart, liver, lungs. Rid
neys and other organs when these dis
eases, as is often the case, have their
origin in the diseased stomsch.
~For long time I vas suffering ssd was
hardly able to get about, writes Nj, Andrew ].
Jennings Of fhornas, Tucker Co., ". ", BOG
Iot. cWas bothered With HdneV trouble and
my whole system was out OF order; had 20
appetite. A frieD1 Of mine told me to trY DT.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. did 20
and the FIRST bottle restored my. appetite took
ak bottles Of Golden Medical Discovery and
some Of the Pleasant Pellets and feel Ike a
new person.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from impurities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01

WoNEDRs OF TELEeRAl .ie
conf, of wireless telegraphy fam>
passenger on the Cunard steamer L
MIA which arrived at Sandy Hook IA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01

RT FRUIT JARS. 45 cents dozen
NALLONS, 65 cents dozen.
MILLER'S, 3l7 King street.
..r.st ROE HERRING = Early
Zoe Herring, finest quality,
J. c. MILBURN.
Ur sr -UPED HAMS and
IS, just received BY
Z. NILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
The Proper Treatment for Sprain-
ed Ankle.

As a rule a man will feel we'll satisfied
If he can hobble around on crutches
two or three weeks after spraining his
ankle, and it is usually two or three
months before he has fully recovered.
This is an unnecessary loss of time, for
in many cases in which Chamberlain s
Pain Balm has been promptly and
freely applied, a complete cure has been
effected in less than one weeks time,
and in some cases within three days.
For sale by Richard Gibson, druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
RIVALS FOR LEADERSHIP.

"We were once vanished by the race
who came over with the Conquerer, but
what fate to be supplanted by the
purse proud horde who come over with
the Cunarderf" is the epigram attributed
to the aged Countess of Cork, repre-
sentative of old English traditions.
There is q movement in the social
world of London to check the steady
growth and power of the esmart American
colony, and some of the English society
leaders of the moment assert that they
will submit no longer. So great has
been the invasion within the last two
wears that the leadershipis now disputed
and some persons actually contend that
of the Duchess of Marlborough and the
Duchess of Portland, tue former is en-
titled to the palm.
Among the strongest objectors to the
new regime is the Duchess of Westmin-
ster. whose brother is married to Jenny
Jerome. the widow of Lord Randolph
Churchill. The Duchess of Westminster
has a unique position, and leads in the
great connection of GrosveDors, Shaftes-
burys. Crichtons, Beauchamps and the
Teck households. Her influence is
wide and If she sets about excluding the
Americans from her circle and from the
balls and parties at Grosyenor House and
Eaton it will be battle royal, and the
| Americans may be trusted to nit back.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, her mother, dis
likes everything American, not ex-
cluding her dsughter-in-law. Mrs. George
West, and will aid and abet her daughter
ia the campaign for which she is now SAID
to be laying the lines.
The royal favor shown to Consuelo,
Duchess Of Marlborough, will tell heav-
ily on the side Of the invaders. Again,
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Saye the greatest regard and friendship
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leslie-another
-srome-and they openly express
Ngs for them.
=. Mrs. Leslie and Mrs.
long time suspected the
bem and the steady
rs during the
a convinced
latest o.
IA. :. and
5 SOL PiG
the X.
! called it IAN
I berry," rs he hi.
preference for Ame,.
them out for marked oa
= casi0Ds.
= WoNEDRs OF TELEGRAl. 'e.
r conf, of wireless telegraphy fam>
passenger on the Cunard steamer l.
mia which arrived at Sandy Hook Fl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01

Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. Instant re-
lief, permanent cure. DR.. Thomas EclectriC
Oil. At any drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
FoR OVER SIXTY YEARS

AN OLD AND WEII-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. Ii soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie and is the best remedy for Diarrhea. Is
pleasant TO the taste. Sold by druggists In
every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Its value is incalculahle. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
and take no other kind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
A Purgative Pleasure.

If you ever took DeWitt's Little Early
Risers for biliousness or constipation you
know what a purgative pleasure is. These
famous little pills cleanse the liver and rid
the system of all bile without producing .un-
pleasant effects. They do not gripe, sicken
or weaken, but give tone ard strength to the
tissues and organs involved. W. II. Howell,
Of Houston, Texas, says: 'No better pill can
be used than Little Early Risers for constipa-
ton, sick headache, ETC." Sold by all drug
oietq
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01

a WATER.-This
all affections due to
Gout, Rheumatism,
der, Kidneys or Llver,
and Kidney Diseases OF
r sale by
WARFIELD & HALL,
Cor. Prince q Fairfax SIS.
ARA BROMIDE QUININE TAB
.. Have you tried Hills Cascara BRO
& Quinine Tablets, guaranteed 70 cure
dds, Coughs and La Grippe! NO pe''sr
remedy for cold in head. For sale 81
WAKEFIELD & HALLS,
Corner hince and Fairfax strees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
School For Girls,

5O7 Prince Street, ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Next session begins THURSDAY, Sep
tember II, 1908.
College and Preparatory Courses. Special
attention to Primary Department Music.
Art and Elocution. Thorough instruction in
all branches.
For catalogue apply to
MRS. FRANCES B. EWING,
aug20toctl Principal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
Old Mahogany Furniture,

AndIrOns, ssyes.ss-: ::1la GSdqdss hir de- de-
scriPfions Also Old Bue China. Also old
Feather Beds. WIN pay highest cash price.
Send postal order to ANTIQUES" 300 ~
street, N. W., Washington. D. C.
aug3 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
OFFIcE CITY SCHOOL BOARD,

" Alexandria, Va, Aug. 29, 1908;
Sealed proposals VIII Re.rS Se ay the Come
mittee on Finance and Accounts, until MON
nay. september 7, at II o'clock NJ, for fur.
nishing EIGHTY Tons or more Of WHITE
ASH COAI-seventy stove and ten nut size
and FIFTY FIVE TONS OF CUMBER-
LAND COAI-for the public schools.
Also TEN CORDS ofSAWED and SPLIT
PINE WOOD.
Both coal and wood to be delivered and
stored as needed. The right TO reject any or
all bids is reserved.
Proposals to be addressed TO the Clerk OF
Cytv School Roard. aug lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
CHANGES IN THE CABINET.


With the retirement of Mr.. Root as
Secretary of War only four of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's cabinet remain. They are Sec
retaries Hay, Wilson and Hitchcock and
Attorney General Knox. Messrs. Smith,
Gage and Root have as respective sue
cessors Messrs. Payne, Shaw, and Taft.
If Mr.. Roosevelt's administration be con-
sidered a continuation of Mr.. McKinley's
second term and if the changes which
have taken place in the Cabinet since
1897, when Mr.. Mckinley was first in
augurated, be considered, there have
been many, indeed, and not one has been
due to death.
Mr.. McKinley's first cabinet was as
follows:
Secretary of State-John Sherman.
Secretary of the Treasury-Lyman j.
Gage.
Secretary of War-Russell A. Alger.
Secretary of the Navy-John d. Long.
Secretary of Interior-Cornelius n.
Bliss.
Postmaster General--James A. Gary.
Attorney General--Joseph McKenna.
Secretary of Agriculture-James Will
son.
OF these Secretary Wilson is the only
one who began service with Mr.. McKin-
ley's administration in 1897.
There have been three Secretaries Of
State: Mes,rs. Sherman, Day, and Hay.
Judge Taft will be the third Secretary
of War, his predecessors being Gen.
Alger and Mr.. Root.
The Navy Department has had two
heads-Mr. Long and Mr.. Moody.
The Interior Department has been
conducted by two secretaries--Messrs.
Bliss aad Hitchcock.
I 1ezpc<&r sepepszers
There have been three PostmassefsS
General-Mr. James A. Gary, Mr..
Charles Emory Smith and Mr.. Payne.
There have also been three Attorneys
General-Mr. McKenna, who subse-
ouently became member of the United
States Supreme Court; Mr.. Griggs and
Mr.. Knox.
With the retirement of Mr.. Root New
York is without representation in the
Cabinet for the first time for many
years, and Mr.. Moody is the only men,
Der whose home is east of the Allegheny
Mountains. Mr., Hay may be said to
be a cosmopolitan, though originally
hailing from Cleveland, 0. Mr.. Shaw
and Mr.. Wilson live in Iowa. Jddge
Taft 10 Cincinnati man. Mr.. Payne,s
home is in Wisconsin, Mr.. knox's
residence is in Pittsburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
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REAL ESTATE.
Rent.

sos Cameron st., 9 room brick;
bath; newly painted and pa
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5O7 n. Columbus St., 6 room
brick bath.....,................. 1856
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TIC Queen St., room brick; a.
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14O5 King ST., room brick,
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917 Prince ST., room brick all
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-29
Bill ArJp's Letter.

or their decay. The latter part deals
gently and fairly with the negro Ghd
our efforts to elevate and refine hin
by education. From Mr.. Orme's view
point and the laws of ethnology and
biology this cannot be done and the ef-
fort will be in vain. but / have not
time or space to review his admirablt
treatise Let our thoughtful men. wise
men, our learned professors in the col
leges read it and they will find abundant
food for thought and serious reflection
Mr.. Ormc seems as familiar with enth-
nology, biology, anthropology, sociology
and all the other ologies, as Huxley OF
Humboldt or Daring. We cid veterans
are pleased to see our young men tax
ing hold of these things. Ever since
the war our people have seemed almost
paralyzed for fear of making their con-
diction more intolerable by talking, put oil
late there is a renewal of independence
and Younger men are coming to the 'front.'.
The sale of Henry r. Jackson great
speech on THE Wanderer" has exceed
ed my expectations and it was a young
man who projected that-not Tor money
hut for the diffusion of knowledge.
And here is a long article in Des
Moines paper from woman who has
been recently travelling through Texas
hunting for something she wanted to
find and she found it. 1t was some very
high weeds in the front yard of one
homeland at another house was a wo-
man sitting on a log dipping snuff and
she had lost all her front teeth. An
other discovery was that Texas women
don't do anything. They won't work the
garden or raise chickens or churn the
butter and if one was caught at it she
would be taken up and put in a glass
case and sent to the st. Louis fair as a
curiosity. What a malignant slanderer
she it, She winds up by saying that the
people there hate the negro so bad that
if the whole race had but one neck they
would chop it off. | know Texas from
east to west and north to south and the
people will average well with the better
class in the older States. When will these
SANDERS cease? The March number of
The Review of Reviews has a most ex-
cellent editcsial on the South and her
people. 1t is kind and considerate until
il gets to Roosevelt and it gives him
the most fulsome praise and declares
that ne is our friend. But | want Mr..
shaw to tell me if he can about when
will Roosevelt retract his published
ISLANDERS of jefferson Davis and make
an apology to his widow. That's what !
want to know and until he does that no
words Of praise will prove him to be
either a gentleman or friend.
BILL ARP.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-29
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable things in the
world are those suffering from Dys-
pepsia and Liver Complaint. More than
seyenty-fve per cent. of the people in
the United States are afflicted with these
two diseases and their effects: such as
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual
Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart
Hearth burn, Waterbrash, Gnawing and
Burning Pains at the Pit OF the Stomach,
Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and Disa-
greeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming up
of Food after Eating, Low Spirits, etc.
Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of
August Flower for 25 or rs cents. Two
doses will relieve you. Try it.
Smoke 81 Iosenhine" sc. Cigars