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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
KILL IT.

An amendment to the constitution
will be submitted to the voters at the
coming election which should be killed
by all means. In reference to the mat
ter the Spokane. Chronicle SAYS that
the apparent sole purpose of the
amendment is to change the revenue
laws so that railroads and other cor
porations will not have to paw taxes
upon the same basis as other property
owners, and that it would be possible
TO put them in a class by themselves
and assess them at a much lower rate.
No provision is made in the amend
ment that the legislature shall have
any authority whatever to pass any
laws regarding revenue. and no pro-
vision is made for the exemption of
any property, except that specifically
designated as exempt. In fact the new
amendment is so brief that it ne,glects
TO provide for several things which
are most material in the sections
which it would strike out.
If the amendment carries it is doub.
ful II any taxes could be legally levied
Tor the payment of the state debt
Such a provision is made in the pres
ent constitution. but is omitted in the
amendment. The amendment makes
no provision that the legislature shall
nave power to exempt from taxation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
THE REAL TAFT.

No more severe arraignment of the
republican presidential candidate has
ever been made than that contained in
Our Dumb Animals non-partisan
humanitarian journal, which has this
to say:
Nov come before us two candi-
dates to fill his place, the one whom
he (Roosevelt) has chosen and seems
determined shall succeed, a man who
has travelled over the world at the
governments expense, taking with him
such of own AID Roosevelt's family
as he chose hobnobing with kings
and military leaders, and the question
is, has he shown the wise judgment
which ought to be held by the presi-
dent of the United States?
''Was it good Judgment at the tomb
of General Grant, in the presence of
Grants children and friends, to tell
the world what Grants children de-
ny, and speak of the squalid surround
ings of Abraham Lincoln's early home ?
WAS it good Judgment to travel all
the way from Virginia to Oyster Bay
to have Roosevelt tell him what he
Sdy III Ills SpccCA !.
WAS it good judgment to ride forty
miles in Virginia to see horse race
and then go to hotel to dance the
garman?
Was it good judgment to tell the
reporters Gas has been widely pub
lished) that he wants to be called
'.Bill?''
WAS it good judgment to stand in
line with three other politicians, in
bob-tail coats to have his photograph
taken, to send over the country and
the world as being a suitable man to
I'LL about the most important office
in the world? a.s
I'VE doubt it, and are afraid that if
elected his similar mistakes in carry
ing out the Rooseveltian policies might
involve us in wars which would cost
US billions Of money and hundreds of
thousands of lives of human beings
and horses. We hope that we may be
mistaken in regard to- the danger"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
FOR 'WALLA WALLA,

No city the size Of Walla Walla with
her varied interests and increasing
needs can afford to be without a rep
resentative, in the lower house at
Olympia The discussion upon the re-
port Of the government of cities by a
commission before the Walla Waila
Commercial club last night developed
the fact that some amendment Of ex-
listing laws would bel necessary before
any such change could be made for
this city. This forced upon many of
the business men present the realiza-
ton that this city of 10000 inhabitants
will have no representative in the
lower house of the legislature if the
republican legislative ticket carries. 1t
is up to the business men of Walla
Walla to line UP behind their interests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
COURTS AND JURIES.

The morning organ of republicanism
today criticises Mr.. Bryan for his po-
by jury for the violation of injunc-
sition of the matter of the right of trial
tions and incidentally exposes it's en-
tire lack Of knowledge of the matter
it attempts to discuss and of Bryan's
position ON the subject.
The statement is made that there is
a strict analogy between punishment
inflicted upon one who violates an in
junction and the penalty .meted out to
one who has been convicted of crime,
and that it would be as reasonable to
ask to have jury empanneled to de-
termine whether the sentence of the
court should be carried into effect in
the latter instance and to allow a jury
to determine the question as to ~heth-
er the accused had in reality violated
the order of the court in the first.
Guilt in a strictly criminal cause is
determined by the judgment of jury;
the sentence follows as legal conse-
quence.
The question in a contempt proceed
ing, Quasi-criminal. is whether the ac-
cused is guilty or no..
In the first instance the question of
fact as to guilt is tried by jury; in
the second by the authority issuing the
injunction, the judge. And the question
of guilt is as much question of fact
in one case as in the other.
The consequences following a con-
viction of the violation of a state law
and those following the violation of a
court order are essentially the same,
Imprisonment or fine or both.
What then is the essential differ
ence? The state says to an individual
that it is unlawful to steal or to as
sault- Those within the confines of a
state are forbidden by the legislature
not by the court, mind you-to do GER
tain acts; and the threat of punish
ment is held out as a deterrent The
prohibition may extend to small por-
ton of the people, as to physicians,
who are forbidden to practice without
q license. An act of the legislature is
the decree of one of the three co-ordi-
nate branches of the government, for
midding certain specific acts. An in
junction is an order by one of the
other branches of government that an
individual OF a class of individuals
rferain from certain acts. Promised
punishment is the deterrent as much
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10

in the latter case as in the former.
If YOU are accused of theft, you have
the right to be- tried by a jury of your
peer; if you are accused OF boycotting
in violation of an injunction you are
tired, convicted and punished by the
very authority thai promulgates the
law or, decree. Sa
If Jury can be trusted to enforce
the law of the legislature, why cannot
a Jury be trusted to enforce the law OF
the court? '~
Is it well that the power which
passes a law sholl be the power that
decides whether it has been disobeyed?
In the words of Blackstone: I'm all
tyranical governments the supreme
magistracy. or the right of both max
ing and enforcing the law, is vested in
one and the sams man or one and the
same body of men, and whenever
these two powers are united there can
be no liberty
Madison. j.. in the 45th Federalist
says: mo political truth is certainly
of greater value or stamped with the
authority of more enlightened patrons
cumulation of all powers legislative,
executive and judiciary, in the same
hands, whether few or many y may
Justly be pronounced the very defini-
ton of tyranny"
If it is we'll or necessary that al
legged disobedience of law, when legls-
lative should entitle the accused to
trial by jury, if this trial by jury is
something to be cherished in this in
stance, why should not the alleged dis
obedience of a law or decree which
owes it's existence to the act Of a
Judge, when committed outside the
person of the court, entitle the &C
cused to the benefit of a jury to detSr-
mine his guilt, rather than that the
power which hurls at him it's edict
should be the power to try, convict and
punish?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
HELP WANTED-MALE
WANTED

z OR 8-ROOM HOUSE
Furnace heated preferred. Gen.
trally located. Address G. this Of
flee. (3D
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
HOW AROTT ITO

Business men of Walla Walla who
are always insisting that our people
stand by home products, what's the
matter with you boosting for Francis
A. Garrecht for the legislature? He
was born, raised and educated in your
city. Neither of his opponents were
nor do they even live here. It is no dis
paragement to either Of them to say
that he has superior qualifications for
the place. Besides Walla Walla's bust
ness interests need a man like Mr.
Garrecht in the legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
FOR SALE--REAL ESTATE
WOLFE, VALAER & BROOKE,

NEW. BUNGALOW. IN. GREEN'S
Park Addition, one block from
Green's Park School, on Alvarado
Terrace, high lot facing southeast.
with beautiful view Of mountains
and surrounding country. This bung-
allow was built by the owner for his
own personal use and has never been
occupied-has six large modem
rooms, large bath, two toilets. ce-
ment basement. fire place, and very
handsome interior finish with pol
ished floors. Equipped for both gas
and electricity. Price, $4000-$1000
down, balance just like paying rent.
$500 BUYS ONE OF THE Pref
test suburban homes around the
city, one acre of good land. young
shade trees; new S-room modern
house, hot and cold water. Nice run
ming brook, close to car line and in
the growing part Of city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Sunday.
Washington. Probably showers 10
night or Sunday in west portion. fair
tonight and Sunday in east portion.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President-W. ]. BRYAN, of Ne
Nebraska.
For Vice President-JOHNW w. KERN
of Indiana.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
CONGRESSMAN Third District-WM.
GOODYEAR
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
Governor-JOHN PATTISON.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. =. ED
WARDS.
Secretary of State-OTIS JOHNSON.
State Treasurer-JOHN SCHRAM,
State Auditor-W. H. CARSON.
Attorney General-A. w. HOLZ-
HEIMER.
Commissioner of Public Lands-AL-
BERT SCHOOLEY.
Commissioner Of Public Instruction
EL.DRIDGE WHEELER.
Insurance Commissioner EDWIN F.
MASTERSON.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Senator, 18th District-JOSEPH f.
Fades.
Senator, 18th District-H. F. cLO-
DIUS, Jr.
Representative, 18th District. W.
COOKERLY.
Representative. 18th District
FRANCIS A. GARRECHT, CHARLES
w. MASTERSON.
Sheriff. d. BRUNTON.
County Clerk-PERRY ]. LYONS.
County Auditor-THOMASS STAINS
LAUS SCALLY. ~
County Treasurer-R., A. BIRD
WE'LL
County Attorney-FRED NJ. HEDG-
Err.
County Assessor-M. TONER.
County Superintendent of schools
2. E. STAFFORD.
County Coroner-J. F. COcN.
Commissioner, First District -
GEORGE STRUTHERS.
Commissioner, Third District-F. M
IOwDEN, Jr ..'E.
:ust'ee of the Peace-THC:MiS NJ.
McKINNEY.
Constable-GEORGE H. THOafP-
SON.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10

SEE HERE! WA.NTED-POTATO
to dig with an up-to-date potato
digger. Address, J. A. Schock.
FreeWater, Oregon. QO
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10

So Andrew Carnegie has given $780,
900 to the Taft campaign fund Now,
why not publish the Hartman, Rock
efeller, Archbold, and Gould contribu-
items, and then we will know just
where all of Taft's slush fund is com
ing from.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10

Cheap Farm Lands.
In the famous Grangeville country
near Lewiston. Idaho, now being opened
by two lines Of railroad. Pronounced by
J. ]. Hill Of the Great Northern railroad
to be the Garden of thel Pacific North
west" mild climate. fertile soil, produ-
cling heavy crops Of grain. hay and fruit
No irrigation. Write for circular.
A. r. PARKER.
rangeville. Idaho.
Wait for the cars at the Book Nook.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10
VETERINARY SURGEONS

DR.. J. J. MURRAY, VETERINARY
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-10

walla Walla and vicinity: Fair TO-
night and Sunday.
washington. Probably showers to-
night or Sunday in west portion. ran
tonight and Sunday in east portloh'
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

MIR. Rockefeller has testified. but his
testimony sounds about as much like
| some prOsaic lecture on success" as the
thrilling confession of crimes that some
persons seemed to expect of him. He
expressed astonishment at being "ac-
cused of doing the very wicked thing
of selling a good article at lower
price than anyone else," but what did
he say that we could not have told
pretty well beforehand that he would
say.
In giving the history of the develop
ment of the Standard Oil Company he
admits that it received rebates but dis
claims any use of cOercive methods.
What must he his ideas of coercion!
If you shoot rabbit and he runs
away with a broken leg, he probably
benefits by the running though it isn't
forced up him. Psychologists tell us
that we do not do anything that We
do not want to do. Then where does
coercion end and the other fellows
desires begin?
There is no reason to doubt the sin
cerity of Mr.. ROckefeller's belief that
his trust is a good thing for the coun-
try or to deny that it is in a great
measure the natural result of economic
development. Is it any wonder that
people almost wholly absorbed in COM
mercial interests should produce big
business" bigger than the government
which is supposed to regulate it?
Every once in so often big questions
come up to be solved. The solution
cannot be given by any one man but
must come from the people as a whole.
and people learns very slowly. Fifty or
a hundred years from now, men will
wonder why We could not easily arrive
at the simple principles which underlie
the control of big business" for the
solution will be simple when it comes
1t will be mighty in it's simplicity. In
the meantime, We who look at the prop
OsitiOn from this side must proceed
cautiously. Every step that we take
is an experiment that may either has
ten or retard the final result. If this
incident does not accomplish great
deal, we will go on experimenting and
when we make mistakes. our consOla-
tion will be that, as our President has
said. "The only man who never makes
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
Lights in Basement.

TO the Editor Of the University Missourian:
Some students have been knocking
the university for not supplying lights in
the basement of Academic Hall. 1t is
only a waste of lights to place them
there, for no sooner are they put in
than some vandal takes them. These
lights can be of no use to the persons
taking them because they are made for
the special purposes of the university
and cannot be used elsewhere. These
lights are arranged so that the taking
of one of them shuts off the others, so
if those parties who are taking them
will refrain from doing SO We will have
the lights. n.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
AGAIN THE KNOCKER.

A "Knocker" is one who does knock
ing. Knocking is malady which de-
velops from indigestion. like bump
from mosquito bite: both get bigger
and touchier with longer acquaintance.
But indigestion alone is not responsible
for this disease: it is often complicated
case Of cold feet. sour mouth and sourer
dispostion-jealOusly. pessimism. and
general discomfort with everything and
everybody. There are all stages of
the disease: the milder stages. as the
gossip. shallow minded and envious: the
anarchist no minded and misled; to the
chronic state in its worst form as Sam
Jones who has made it life study and
the Sage brush Philosopher" who is in
capable OF making study of anything.
with their 'ologys" and ''occoeis' have
never been able to name. But when it
became SO prevalent that the American
took hold of it. he. as he always does,
embodied it in that classic form of Eng
lIsh known as slang. Hence the name
Knocking and It will stick.
1t IS not the purpose of this article
TO deal with those grand top notcher
Knockers, but with those inferior ten,
twenty, and thirty cent knockers who
are knocking around" every where.
some OF these Knockers are chronics and
will live and die welding their little
hammers with gusto. Some, however
merely do it through force of habit and
these 1t may be possible to reform.
Knockers are like nouns; they NAV
deal with persons, places or things.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

| First and worst are the people Knockers.
There are two kinds of people Knockers.
those who throw bricks down the street
at your back and those who wash your
enough but those brick shovelers from
the rear are the most OdiOus people on
earth. Village gOssips make people
think that public opinion is a farce.
They are the people who entertain you
and then slip on a shawl and run across
to slander You to a neighbOr as soon as
YOU leave their door. The fair sex is
the worst about this but the unfair
sex has it bad. It's worse to be a man
gossip that a woman gossip. Is it be-
cause more is expected of I'VE me?' A
book could easily be written on this one
sub division of knOcker but space and
temper forbid so the next type must
be dealt with.
This is the kind who thinks he is
hero when he comes up and tells you
everything mean he can think of about
YOU. This he calls Saying what he
thinks" Others call it bOOrishness. null
ishness and very poor taste. If he ever
thinks anything good about anybody he
never says so for fear it will make them
vain. SO he leaves the impression that
he thinks everybody bad. 1t doesn't
take him long to find out that people
don't care what he thinks. Neither does
it take him long to find out that his
opinion of other people isn't in it with
other peoples opinion of him, and then
he goes off and is convinced that he was
correct in his estimation of other people.
Then he wonders why God didn't put
another perfect person on earth as a
to him. ''PeOpl" have soured
on him just because he says what he
thinks"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

The drilling of the University cadets
on the quad would prove its worth ii
the cadets We're to enlist i'm wal
against Japan. When soldiers are well
trained. the enemy rather than the home
army. suffers the results.
A writer in App!eton's Magazine asks
whether man is innocent until PROV
ed guilty. What is your opinion of the
innocence or guilt of man indicted
by the grand jury? 1t has been shown
in New York that indictments are some
times made to hurt the reputation of
political Or business opponents without
any Justice for such Indictment.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

-.ov. 20. Student volunteer band, The
Far East and Christianity, y
y. W. c. a. room, p. m.
Nov. 81. Athenaean Literary Society.
Union Literary Society.
New Era Debating Club, Room
IA, Academic Hall, 7:3O p. m.
NJ. S. U. Debating Club.
Scientific Association - The
First European Professors
Lecture room, Zoology build
ing, 1870 p. M.
Nov. 22. Winfield S. Hall of North
western University: 2:30,
The Young Mans Problem; :"
4:3O, The Relation of Intel
lectual to Physical Develop
ment"
Nov. %. German Club. Ladies' parlors,
s p. m.
Nov. 25. 4 p. IN. to Nov. 80, at a. m.
Thanksgiving Holidays.
Dec. 3, p. M, and Dec. 4, all day,
Oriental sale, l.. w. C. A.,
University auditorium.
Dec. 4. Lecture, John T. McCutcheon,
Auditorium.
Dec. ii and II. Inauguration of Presi-
dent A. Ross HILL
Dec. II. She Stoops to Conquer"
Dec. Is. Lecture, dorado Taft, Audito-
rum.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

Grocers who keep unclean stores are
receiving their just deserts in the cru
sade against them. Every housewife In
the city should give the promoters of
this work for public welfare heartiest
support. No prosecutions for groeers
keeping unsanitary stores need even be
made. for public sentiment. if brought to
bear strongly enough, will convert them.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

United States Senator George G. Vest
Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State
MajO James b. Eads. famous engineer
David r. Francis, then mayor of ut
Louis, and United States Senator Ste
phen B. Elkins.
The cut shows the student body and
a number of distinguished guests group,
ed in front of the old building. The
old columns, now standing on the cam
pus. are shown.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

THE accompanying cut, now publish
ed for the first time. was made
from a photograph taken of the
original building of the University of
Missouri on June 1. 1885. The occasion
was the dedication of the east and west
wings of the building just finished, built
by state appropriation.
On the same day the Jefferson monu-
ment was unveiled on the campus. Ad-
dresses were made during the week by
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

That public opinion when thoroughly
aroused has effect is strikingly illus
trated by the action of Emperor Will
liam of Germany in his promise to be
more considerate in dealing with the
people over whom he rules hereafter.
He has given audience to Prince Won
BuclOw, and practically promised the
Imperial Chancellor that in the future
he would take no initiative without his
advice and consent.
Touching on this subject, the Globe
Democrat says in part: The crisis which
has just ended by the submission of the
Kaiser was brought about by his re-
cent interview, which was published in
one of the London papers. in which he
spoke rather freely about certain propo-
sitiOns which had been made to the Ger
man Government by France and Russia
in the case of the Beers during the war
against them by England, and in which
he also said that the German military
staff gave the plans to England by
which she succeeded in whipping the
Beers. The constitution should be
amended whereby the chancellor will be
made the actual as well as the theoreti-
cal head of the government. and that he
shall be responsible to parliament as
the premier is in the British system.
Without altering line in the wording
of its organic law, Germany has taken
long step toward real government of
the people, by the people and for the
people.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20

The death of the Emperor and En-
press of China is making news that rings
around the world. and as result events
of world wide interest are about to fol-
low in China. Present Indications point
to trouble between China and Japan and
war clouds are lowering on the horizon.
The American fleet in the Philippines has
been given orders to sail to Chinese
waters i'm event of trouble between China
and Japan for the protection of Ameri
can interests in that quarter. Prince
Chun. the new regent of the Chinese
Empire, seems to have taken an efficient
grasp of affairs.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
Talk in German.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
If student resolves to carry on his
conversation at the Deutscher Klub
entirely in German. he will find his abil-
ity to speak the language increases
rapidly. He may make ludicrOus mis-
takes and make the natural German
shudder when he mangles the idioms,
but the result in view is worthy of the
most earnest, continued effort. r.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-11-20
Stage Too Large.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
The auditorium stage is too large when
only one man is speaking. Why not use
the scenery to give the effect of a cozy
room occupying half the stage. The
members of the faculty in cap and
gown make the best background but as
they cannot be on hand all the time,
scenery should be used as the second
best plan. OR.