East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-17

OF all sorts of private in
stitutions TO serve their purposes. III
would be but human nature should
they wish to keep all this good work
in their own hands. But the modern
state and modern society are in
clined to regard the method of church
and benefactor as unscientific, lack.
ing in efficiency and other-worldly
The representative of one method is
not always in frame of mind to ex-
anime dispassionately the right and
import OF. his opponents way of doing
things.
But it is important to recognize that
the best results are not possible in
this great matter save by a fusion OF
both of these methods in such a way
as shall at once conserve and trans
cend the truth of each. The criti-
cism that the new directs against the
old is as important for this progress
as the counter claim of the old that
it must be retained and acknowledged
in its inner worth. Social service" 10
the watchword of the new charity
But the old replies that there may be
social service without love to those
who are served.
1t would seem then, that the merit
of the old charity is its love which
knows persons. while its defect is lack
of wisdom, with which some of its
service is rendered; that. conversely
the merit of the new charity is it's wis
dom in discriminate service, while its
defect is lack of love, since it knows
not persons, but objects-"objects Of
charity" is its own phrase.
Is it not desirable that these two
forms of bestowing help upon the
needy shall be brought into harmoni.
Gus cooperation? Does not each re-
quire the help of the other? Here is
q quSsSoH thdl lS WOrtuS VI SeEiOuS
consideration.
Oregonian upholds Tillamook paper
in the contention that
Partisan the people of Oregon
Hydrophobia. should stab Senator
Chamberlain to the
the Wilson administration and par
ticularly for his baseness in voting
for the new tariff bill which utterly
destroyed the prosperity of Oregon
forever and is causing the Columbia
river to choke at the mouth.
The Oregonian shows symptoms of
partisan hydrophobia and it will be
interesting to watch the development
of the case. AS for the condition of
Oregon industries under the new tariff
there is no cause for screaming
Woolbuyers are now trying to contract
wool at prices two cents above the fig
ures that prevailed year ago when
the old tariff was in force. Why
should the sheepmen worry?
Neither have farmers any just cause
to complain. with grain bags 25 per
cent lower than formerly, the reduc.
ton being due in great measure to
the reduction in the tariff on bags.
Business conditions in general also
seem satisfactory despite the "calam-
ity of Wilson rule" The prospects
everywhere are declared to be bright.
er than for many months past. In
Oregon the feeling is typified by the
action Of the O.-w. r. & n. in under.
taking vast amount Of new con-
struction work and by the Union Pa
cific's order for 5000 new box cars
Railroads do not spend money like
that when afraid Of dull times.
OF course the mild winter involves
peril for the fruit crop which may
yet be damaged by frost or freeze
in which case there will be something
tangible to lay at the door of Sena
tor Chamberlain and his fellow demo.
Gratis. At the present time the anti
administration papers have scant
ground to work upon.