Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-14

his slaves stood around below him
/. crying: "Christmas gift, Masa!
Christmas gift, Nasal" Was that
picture prophecy of us? Does the
added toll on this years apple crop
inspire the governor with hope; or
does the memory of our idle sawmills
and men begging work last winter
inspire him, caused by the simple
fact that when the evil spirit came
upon Saul all he had to do was to
telegraph to his freight agent, raise
the freight on lumber, and the busy
hum Of every sawmill was hushed9
or is it the manner IN which he bids
one man or firm do business while
cars are denied his competitor, just
because II suits his own good pleas
ure? why this childish glee when
some railroad magnate or one of his
officials choose to make a trip through
Oregon. and our papers, the mould
ers of our though, proclaim with
Ichildi7h hope "Ohl I bet he has a
railroad I'm his pocket for US" Jnst
az my brother, sister and I used to
swing on the front gate years age
waiting for our father TO come home
from town, and as soon as he came
within hearing, greet him with "Oh.
papa have you some candy In your
pockets for us?" God helps him
who helps himself" is fully verified
| by the owners OF our railroads, Is
Il not time that we try to help our
selves and merit some OF Jehovah's
help? Governor, we have all been
asleep. Let us wake up read Patrick
Henrys speech and cry "To Arms!
To Armsl Why stand we here like
bloodhounds in the lurch." Is rail
road building so momentous as n
be purchased at the price of chains
and slavery You are in yoMr ex-
alted position not at the behest OF
any clique or faction. but because
the people OF oregon irrespective ~
party, choose you TO lead them. be-
lieving in you they had a champion
worthy OF the great country in which
we live. The time is opportune, all
conditions suspicious. Tell the peo-
pie OF Coos Bay, OF eastern Oregon,
OF Idaho. aye, of all the northwest,
BE OF good cheer" That here,
after we will bow the knee to none
but our God; and with full reliance
on his assistance and guidance We
will build our own railroads.
Some timid person may ask "Can
we do it?" reply with the words
OF Eathan Allen at Ticonderoga, "In
the name OF the Great Jehovah and
the state OF Oregon-YES." W
Hartman can do II, why cannot the
state OF oregon do II with 100000 |
people; with millions OF acres, with |
billions OF lumber, with billions of /
coal, grain, wool, frmit and every
thing that demands railroad and |
makes a railroad profitable. II We
build II for ourselves we do II as a
Legitimate and proper thing to do tc
make available the land we own and
TO enhance It's value. As any thrifty |
property holder would improve his
property. If Hartman builds from
Coos Bay TO Ontario, he will do It for
the return II will bring IN dollars ami
cents, not for any love OF Oregon. VI
We build II, It will be for the good
OF and glory OF Oregon, and to Ore
con will recoup the benefits.
Let us look az my native state,
Illinois. for example. In her in
ancy the farmers or her broad
prairies could heap their granaries
with grain. but II ayailed them moth
ing. Though Ireland might he starv-
ing for corn, the contents OF the fat
cribs of lllinoi', could not be carried
to them. Al this iuncture the state
(led I believe by the power from on
high. for the good of the words hun
CRY millions) came to the help of the
farmer and dug a canal from Chicago
to the Illinois river. thus bringing
the corn heaped on her prairiss to
the markets of the world. How Hli-
nois has been blessed, | need not
write. There came time when the
borrowed money mast be returned
II was hard To raise and some of her
so-oalled statesmen said Because a
state cannot be compelled to pay. W.T.
will repudiate our debit" Not so all
her statesmen. A young man arose
In the legislature and within inspired
eloquence told of the benefits TO Illi-
nois and to humanity resulting. from
the canal; that the IONS Of Illinois
proud OF their, state and her honor