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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1920)
V l,'J, '", TIIK U.VI'AKH) Ai. I'S. 0NTA1I10. UHEUON. TllUJiSlJAY. JANlTARY 8, 1920. TheOntariv Argus 0. K. AIKEN, Editor and Publisher Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorcd at tho Ontario post offlco for distribution as 2nd class niutlor. HUHSUlllPTlONS Ono Year 1.C0 AN INTKUIMTINU CAM PA I ON. War tlmo conditions of courso nro nhiiunnnl, no too nro those which foflow soon nfterwnrd. before tho passions and prejudice tnho on n moro normnl chnraclor. If for no other rearon then It Is to bo expected that the political campaign this fall will bo memorable, as wero thoso that followed tho Civil war. At tho preKont tlmo each of Ibn great political pnrtlos is casting about for a nominee. Each hns one or two outslnndlng figures whom It appcnrH fortune favors today- but there nro still six mnntliK to Inter vone before tho nominating conven tions to bo held In June. Just how swcot Is tho harmony In parly circles Is hard to dccldo at this distance. That tlicro are rifts In tho lute of each Is not to bo denied. Tho Longua of Nations (iiinstlnn has not been settled and leaders of each parly may bo found on both sides of this iuostlon, which shnul not In ronllty bo n party Issue, tho It may bccoiuo one unlc.m disposed of within tho next few wcoks. Ono of tho great surprises to many political observers was tho an nouncement of William (1. McAdno that bo will not bo a candidate for tho Domocratlr nomination This following his declination to attend tho Jackson day dinner nt Washing" (on, Is Interpreted as an Indication that President Wilson has determin ed to carry tho League of Nations iiiostlon to tho people as tho Demo cratic candidate. This of courso Is moru speculation on tho part of tho observers who lutvo considered tho Prosldont's Hou-lu-lnw In tho light of political belr-apparunt In party lead erslilp. To further complicate tho Demo crntlc situation William Jennings llryan, many times a candidate, and erstwhile secretary of state, hns, thru friends, thrown his hat Into the ring While this Is viewed us a tost of leadership, rather than anavowal of the Nohrnskuu's candidacy, it has not added to the harmonious symphony of party politics. Ilesldos tlioxo lending spirits there nro Incipient booms for Cox of Ohio, JiuiiPtf W. Onrurd, nmbassador to (lormnny, Champ Clark of Missouri mid other fnvnrlto sons. Taken nl togethor (ho Democratic convention, with Its two-thirds majority rule, will bo an Interesting gathering Of that there Is no doubt. In tho llnpiibllcau ranks oven n longer list of aspirants Is presented, and with them loss defined leadership nmoiiK party heads. There are no two moil In tho Republican parly who can bo credited with having In their hands tho power which either Prci dent Wilson or Mr. llryan hne among their rospectlvo follower.! Whether this bodes good or III for thu ultimate party choice remains to bo seen. Thorn nro no loss (linn a dozen potential Republican candidate;), with moro arising every day Wlieih er those candidate nro boosting themselves or are being boosted for trading purposes on the floor of the convention may bo conjectured In tho load for tho nomination nl this tlmo stand Major General I.eou nrd Wood and Governor Prank Low den of Illinois, odds In favor of tho former. Then there Is General Persh lug, who U being offered by the Pershing club of Nebraska. General Clnrenco Edwards of Massachusetts. Governor Calvin Coolldgo of the Hay Slate, Senator Johnson of Call forula, Senator Poludoxter of Wash lugton, Senator Prank Kellogg of Minnesota and a few others of more or less political prominence. Ileforo all tluwo can )o eliminated there will be wmu lively tlmos to trj tho leadership of Chairman Will Hayes and his asooclatos. Of courso most of thoso candidates will not got for may not evon be placed in nomination on tho couven lion floor for tho presidential prl mury law Is In forco In tunny states and tho Instructions which these states give will undoubtedly servo to ellmlunto most of tho candidates In each party and make tho fightd in tho convention, for fights thoro will bo undoubtedly, contor around two candidate in each party. Tho fight that will follow tho con ventions will, too, bo largely per sonal, that Is around tho record of tho rospectlvo candidates, for Amer icanism will ho tho Isauo, and each party can bo countod upon to nomi nate a man concerning whom no question of his Americanism can bo raised but tho Issuo will bo "Which of these can host servo tho nation nt this tlmo of reconstruc tion" Moreover there will bo the question of "which will best repre sent to tho nations of tho world America's Idea of her relationship to tho other powers' " On thoso two questions tho cam paign Is likely to bo waged, and an Interesting campaign It will bo, for, despite strenuous efforts on tho part of leaders on both sides It is o video, that there Is n lot of independent thinking being done by tho people, and that straight party politics will have hnrd sledding. Till! HPECIAI, SESSION. Tho loglslnturo has been called Into special session. An emergency, In tho opinion of Governor Olcott, exists that requires tho presence of tho legislator nt Salem, and thoy nro to nssomblo to unite their Judg ment with that of tho Governor to meet the problems prosonted mid nny others that they deem worthy of nttcntlon. Tho call has resulted In tunny ob jections from various pnrts of tho state, and expressions of fear that tho Icglslnturo will proceed to net upon other problems thnn thoso specified In tho call. Tho objections raised are In fact an Indictment of representative government. Why should not tho tcglslutors when lawfully assembled proceed to do their duly ns they seo It for the Interests of their constituents? Can thoy not bo trusted? If they can not why wore thoy elected? Who elected thorn, If not tho people of tho Stnto, nnd who then Is to blame If tho men solcctcd nro not competent to Judge their duty ami to protect tho Interest of tho people who chose thorn? Tho peoplo nro to blame thomsolvos, nro thoy not? Tbere foro thoso who nro objecting nio tak ing exceptions to their own acts. Hut thoro Is no need for fear that tho Icglslnturo will go too far Mo.t of tho linn want to bo re-elected and tho primary Is close to hand, nnd thoy mny bo counted upon to bo care ful. In fact that legislator who has n mensuro of real merit for tho benefit of tho stnta nnd his district would bo derelict In his duty If ho did not pre sent It for action, for ho Is as much a servant of tho peoplo as Is tho Gov ernor or any other elected official. Of courso no ono expects tho legis lators to open their transoms nnd re ceive n hunch of freak measures or measures of minor Importance that might well wait for tho regular ses sion. Tho legislators nro expected to use Judgment just as nro other officials. EXIT THE HADICAL. Emmn Goldman is gone. So, too, hns Aloxnudcr Ilcrkmnn nnd some two hundred moro of their followers. Thnnk God. And prnlsa bo, It ap pears that nt last tho peoplo of Amer ica havo arisen to n realization that there has oxlstcd hero a well defined rovolullnnnry movement. That was nil thnt was necessary to bo done to put an oi d to tho work of such miscreants ns Goldman nnd her followers. Tho Amerlcnn peoplo nro not ready to declare that their gov ernment Is a failure, nnd never havo boon- wo do not bollovo thoy over will be, so long ns human nature manifests Its present tendencies. Docs It not seem strange Indeed Hint theso would-be destroyers of our government and laws nro tho first to appeal for tho protection of tho very Instruments which thoy declare so usoless? It Is too bad that tho government has not acted In the past, for Emma Goldman and her followers have lie-on preaching sedition for twenty years or moro. However tho start lias been made and tho public ap proves. Now It Is shown that there Is needed laws to deal with tho nn tlvo Amerlcnn who would ovorthrnw this government. This law should bo provided nt onco and with It funds sufficient for ndequnto enforcement. Tho government thnt will not or con not protect Itself from It enemies within, Is no better off thnn ono thnt Is unnblo to protect Its shores from tho onoinles without. Tho govern ment of tho United Stntcs Is not that kind of n government that wits de termined from 1801 to 'Gil, and need never bo settled -again especially not nt tho Instnnco of l.enlno nnd Trotsky, Hill Haywood, Victor llor ger or nny other malcontent. Thoy nro cnlllng tho special sos iilon, tho fish and game sowilon, well, whnt of It If tho fishing Is good and tho Icglslnturo Is game to fight It out? HOUSES, ANCIENT AND MODEHN An Interesting nddltlon has recent ly been tnndo to tho biological museum of Whitman college. It consists of models of tho heads of undent horses and brings to prnetlcnl completeness tho museum exhibit which trncos tho development of tho horso. Peoplo of American, nnd es pecially of Oregon, will bo Interested In such exhibit, hecnuso tho renmlns of ancient horses have been found In largo numbers In tho western part of tho United Stntos, ospeclnlly In tho John Day region. Tho first horse, tho llttlo Echlp pus, was n fox In slr.o and had four Iocs, nnd from It tho modern horso has developed up to tho draft horso of mdocrn times, with n head larger than tho entire boy of Its early an cestor nnd with only a single too on each fool. After tho four-toed horse rniiia tho thrco-tocd horso, which had a slightly larger head. Tho threo toes wero not of tho winio size, the mlddlo too being Inrger with a small loo on each side. Later tho small toes wero lifted from tho ground, nnd resembled ino present small toe on tho back of n cow's foot Tho READY-BUILT HOUSES WE" SELL THEM We have our own catalogue. Br'ng us the cata logue 'from any ready-cut house concern and we will save you money. We are here where you can make us live up to our agreements. See us if you want to build a house, garage, barn, or any other building . of -fl mth CO I M PtV OQ)M "OI ftP 1103,1 N TT I ' f "'l'.V'fl ifi VtSAHPA I UM3mi.A iw .mi ; i y, iivoccn ii i u iminM .;,: j taif! Pl - i i ri.au vtAh Van Petten Lumber Co. Ontario, Oregon head of this three-toed horso Is larger, tho teeth longer, nnd tho wholo nultunl more like the modern bursa, which shows suiull splint bones on tho clgs, remnants of tho onco UBofuI oxtrn toes and bones to which thoy wero attached. When tho horso has become nn ex tinct nnlmnl, as It threatens to be come, driven out by tho nutomoblle nnd tho tractor, It will bo possible. for tho scholar of tho future to stud Its ontlro historical development Tho college museum, In addition to Its ex lilblt of models, posse-ises a lories of lantorn slides which show entire skeletons of horses, both nnclont and modem, nnd their near rolnllves. METHODIST CIIUHCH. Suudny services: 10 A. M Sunday bcIiooI. 11 'A. M.i Preaching, "Unstnblo Christians." G:4G P. M.i Epworth League. ""7:110 P. M Illustrated Lecture, "North Africa, tho Country nnd Its Peoplo," This Is a wonderful lot of plcturcit tlmt will well repay you to bco. CLEARANCE SALE OF TRIMMED HATS This is n wonderful opportunity to get a hn to finish out the season. We have placed most all of our trimmed hats in three lots to be closed out. Lot No. 1 consists of trimmed lints valued up to $15.00, nil marked fosell for $5.95. Lot No. 2 consists of trimmed hats valued up to $9.00, marked to sell at $3.85. Lot No. 3 consists of hats valued up to $G.00 marked to sell at $1.98. We carry a select line of Waists. OSBORN MILLINERY Ontario, - - Oregon fe; w'jff a5lJl mfmimmmim Our Allies This bank is an ally of tho farmer, stock growor, and merchant, bound together by an un written law for the advancement of private in terests and the development of Ontario and vici nity. 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