Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-23

superb remains OF paved road OF
the Ineas. twenty feet wide, which we
marked resting on its deep foundations
an0 paved with well cnt, dark. porphy
ritie stone. This road was wonderful
and does not fall behind the most i'm
posing Roman ways which l have seen
in France. Spain and Italy" Pres
eott SAYS: "Galleries were cut for
leagues through living rock; rivers
we're crossed by means of bridges that
swung suspended in the air; preeipiees
were scaled by stairways hewn out Of
/ the native rock: ravines Of hi1eous
depth were filed up with solid mason
"; in short. all the difficulties that be
set a wild and mountainous region and
which might appall the most courageous
engineer of modern times, were eneoune-
cred and successfully overcome. The
length of the road, of which scattered
fragments only remain, is vsriously es-
,imated at from 1900 to 1000 miles. Its
breadth scarcely exceeded twenty feet.
1t was built of heavy flags of freestone
and covered with a bituminous cement,
which time has made harder than the
stone itself.'' Show me the state of
your roads, and 1 will show YOU the
state Of your civilization. In Marion
county several msesdamized roads are
being built. Passing our college, sew
en- miles Of maeadam road have been
built-as fine as any in the country
will not attempt to tell you how
roads should be built. I will, however.
venture 20 say that before doing any
thing. good drainage is essential IN
the lowlands Of Belgium, where rock i
and gravel are hard 10 secure, they dig |
trenches FIVE or six feet deep on each |
side of the road; they keep the road
high in the middle; thus the water runs
of at once, and the seepage has
chance TO escape. In this manner their
roads are always in = comparatively
good condition.
What does Oregon reedi Il needs
more people. have no patience with
those who would restrict immigration
On flimsy grounds. Do not miSunder-
stand me. do not object 70 our pres
snt immigration laws. I do not want
TO see America made a dumping ground
for Asiatie eOolie labor, a dumping
ground for the vicious and the Grimm
Il classes Of Europe; but 1 would not
discourage the immigration of white
people who are willing and able TO work
md support themselves. What would
America be without the immigration Of
he last hundred yearsi Most Of the
European nations quickly sssimilate
With the people Of this country. Let
Is sssimilate' as many as possible Of
hose that can be assimilated; ami let
IS exclude those that can not. To my
mind, it would be utter folly and
ign Of narrow minded nAtavism, 10 es-
ablish an educational test and TO ex-
dude those who, forsooth they hap
,ened 10 be born in France, Germany
y Sweden, can not read and write the
English language. When 1 came 10 this
.ouniry. I could not speak a word Of
English. was born and raised in Ger
many, and 1 am not ashamed Of II. ]
.espise the man who would deny the
mother that bore him. I reverence and
s;eem Germany as nv mother, and /
oye and hail America as the spouse |
la; have taken 10 my bosom.
Then let Us 90 TO work and adver. :
ise this country; let Us proclaim its
iOries everywhere. Holy Scripture
avs: "Out Of the abundance OF the
cart the mouth speaketh. Let. Us
'et good enterprising people from the
ast, from Europe, from everywhere;
nd we wiz make this a most prosper
Is and glorious state. In spirit 1 be
old Oregon in twenty years from now.
he Panama canal viii be an accom-
lished fact. With your deep water
arb0rs. l see this beautiful bay sllsd
nth large merchant ships from every
ounIry in the world. see your WOE
erful resources OF timber and coal de-
Osits fully developed i see your hui
.des covered with hOeks OF hne sheep
nd AngOra goats and your valleys DOT
"a with beautiful homes i see your
aEren wastes in eastern and central
'regOa reclaimed by irrigation and
aeming with Enltitu0~- AZ happy PeO-
le.
Oregon, bright diadsm in the noble
alsxy OF states, hail thee,
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