Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The enthusiastic supporters of the yellow can
didate need not be alarmed at the report in the
papers that Hearst has withdrawn. "Not by no
means. Mr.. William Randolph Hearst is still
in the running, and STILL in his own opinion, tn :
leading candidate for the presidency the demo
cratic ticket And why not? Not than half
of that two million is gone yet, ard if there isn't
lots of fun lett in the balance, we don't know
Willie Give the boy show!
The Importance of the naval victory of the Ia
pan torpedo boats at Po- arthur hardly be
estimated. According to the meager dispatches
recorded yesterday two Russian Batleshp and one
Cruiser have been disabled and beached This
means permanent loss for the war, as the Russians
have dry docks the Pacific, except small
one at Vladvostock, and this cannot be reached by
these vessels without running the gauntlet of the
Japanese navy in the narrow yellow sea. The naval
supremacy of Japan in the Pacific may be consd-
cred already won.
Works of practical philanthropy merit and
should always receive, due recognition. We honor
ourselves when we do honor to the who per-
forms a noble or heroic act So when the
useful but heretofore tabooed epithet 'You are
liar'' which has formerly only been considered
worthy of the brothel and the barroom, rescued
from the ignominy that has atoretime surrounded
it, and introduced into polite society, should
naturally feel the JOY that goes out to the one sin
ner that repenteth. Henceforth with the sanction
of ordained authority at liberty to teach
children the polite phrase: ''You liar, -
which has necessarily become the retort courteous
by virtue of being made the retort ecclesiastical.
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There is considerable talk among prominent
men in the city regarding the scheme of supplying
Rock Creek water for Corvallis, and issuing bonds
to raise money for the purpose. The work to be
done, and the property to be owned by the city.
The College water supply has proven inadequate,
and it is probable that the amount of water which
the College would require would be sufficient, at
a reasonable and satisfactory price, to pay the
interest the bonds, leaving the full city income
intact for redemption of the bonds, any other
purpose the council might see fit The water ques-
ton is of the most important that the city has
to settle. 1t is we'll to consider what steps are
necessary, especially in regard to the issuing of
bonds, and push the work forward
The one great lesson of the Baltimore and Chi
cago fires seems to be that when face battle
with one of the elements of nature our puny efforts
are weak and Intellectual. Our hoasted skill and
science pales into insigni6cance before the force
cannot conquer-the mighty power that to us
is irresistible. The dreadful calamity that has
overtaken the fair southern city bespeaks for her
the heartfelt sympathy of the whole country. IT.
is true that very few residences were burned but
the loss of employment by the people of the burned
district brings into nearly every residence
in the city. Nearly so, 900 men are thrown out of
employment. Baltimore is city of homes and
the home spirit pervades the entire community.
the latest estimates the loss has already exceeded
that of the great Chicago fire, and it may be years
before the monument city fully recovers from the
calamity.
The influence of the mother in the family is,
beyond all question, the paramount directing
power. If you have educated man, you have
only an educated man, but when you have edu-
Gated woman. you have an educated family. I'M
no country in the world has woman the advantages
she has in our land. In no other land does
public opinion stand on her side. We believe
fully in the practical education of women A
practical education, which profession or busi-
hess gives to woman, only helps to arouse
and develop her intellectual faculties. Women
today growing ambitious as they grow into
knowledge. The women of this progressive age
must be of thought and industry. They
are fast becoming helpers in all lines of business
and vocations of life. When woman can sup