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PAGE FOUR DAILY EAST OREOOMAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. Tl'KSDAY, FKIIUVARY II, 1011. EIGHT PAGES Al INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER rskllahed Dally, Wttkiy tad Semi-Weekly at l'rndl.ton, Croon, y toe BA8X ORKtiOMAN rlltLlSHlNQ CO. 8LHSCK11TION KATES. tally, oat year, by mill tally, tlx moDtht, by mtll Pally, tbre months, by mtll DeUy, oot month, by mall Polly, oat year, by carrier tally, tlx mootua, by rarrltr . . . . Pally, thr months, by rarrltr..., r-aliV. oot month, hr rtrrler Vafkly, ont year. By mail , Week.?, tlx months, by mall , Xftekiy, four montht, by mall tcnl Weekly, one year, by null..., laail V eekly, tlx montht. by mall.., ami-Weekly, (our montht, by mail., .13.00 . a.o . 1.25 . .50 . T 60 . 8 75 . 1.85 . .05 . 1.50 . .75 . .50 . 1.50 . .75 . .50 Vhe Pally Eatt Oregoolan It kept oa talt tt the Orecoa Newt Co., bZi Morrlion itreet, Portland, Oregon. Morthwett Newt Co., Portland, Oregon. Chlcaso ltureau, (K)9 Security Building;. Washington, D. C Bureau. 501 Four teata street, N. W. Member Tnlted Preat Auoclatloa. Entered at the pottofflce at Pendleton, Oregon, at tecond clatt mall patter. St.ephone Hin 1 Official City and Connty Paper. CUNION,lLABEL OLD AND YOCNG. They soon grow old who grope for gold In- marts where all is bought and sold; Who live for self, and, on some shelf 4 In darkened vaults hoard up their pelf, Cankered and crusted o'er with mould, For them their youth itself Is old. They ne'er grow old who gath- , er gold Where spring awakes and flow- ers untold; Where suns arise in Joyous skies, And fill the soul within their eyes, 4 For them the Immortal bards have sung, For them old age Itself Is young. Christopher Pearse Cranch. THE SECOND CHOICE BILL. Ever since its adoption the Oregon primary law has been criticised be cause it permits of minority nomi nations. In other words jvhen sever al candidates are running for a nomi nation the man getting the highest number of votes is nominated even though he may not have a majority. Four years ago Senator Bourne was a minority nominee as the republican choice for senator. Last fall Jay Bowerman was a minority nominee when he was selected as the republi can candidate for governor. He fell far short of a majority of the votes cast at the primary election. ' In order to overcome this objection able feature of the primary law Speaker John P. Rusk has introduced a bill calling for both first and sec ond choice votes at primary elections. In the Washington direct primary law there is such a provision and it Is apparently working successfully. If the Rusk bill is passed each vot er will be required to indicate his first and second choice In separate columns provided on the ballot sheet. If there are twice as many candidates as there are offices In any case, the voter will not be permitted to make his first choice his second choice, but will be compelled to vote for some other candidate or have his ballot thrown out as Invalid. Section 7 of the bill says: "If no candidate shall have receiv ed a sufficient number of first choice votes to constitute a majority of the total vote received for that office, then a canvass shall be made of the second choice votes received by the candidate for such office and the number of second choice votes receiv ed shall be counted with and added to the first choice vote of each candidate and the candidate receiving the high est number of first and second choice votes shall be the nominee or nomi nees for such office of the political party represented by himself." Should there be several candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast after the first and second choice bal lots have been added, those receiving the highest number of votes are nom inated according to the provisions of the bill. With the Rusk bill enacted Into law and with a provision calling for rotation of names upon ballots the direct primary law will then be open to few Just criticisms. AS FOR DR. HALL. Dr. M. K. Hall, late candidate for Joint senator against C. A. Barrett of fers a sarcastic effusion and the same U published upon this page today. Dr. Hall seeks to twit this paper for it support of Mr. Barrett in the fall campaign. But the East Oregonlan has no apology to make for the course It took. This paper supported Mr. Bar rett upon his record as a representa tive and he had a record worthy of endorsement. Mr. Barrett as a rep resentative had taken statement No. 1 and he stood by his pledge regard- less of the blandishments of Ormsby McIIarg and others. He was entitled to promotion for his past services. Weighed by these same scales Sen ator Barrett is now entitled to cen sure because ho has allowed a petty mutter to make him seemingly forget the political principles that brought about his election. He has been critl clued by the East Orrgonlan and though this paper regrets the neces sity for the criticism It has no apol ogy to make for its action. It is the policy of the East Oregonlan to on dorse men when they are in the right and to oppose them when it believes them to be wrong. This is true of republicans and democrats, standpat ters and progressives. In conclusion it Is possible of course that this district would be better off now had Dr. Hall or Mr. Wilson been chosen In piace of Mr. Barrett. Those men may be of such firm clay that the fires of temptation have no terrors for them. Yet the East Oregonlan does not know this to bo true. We merely have the doctor's assurance upon this point. (iET A NEW THEATRE. Pendleton needs a good up-to-date theatre to replace the bunch of dust and trash now used as a playhouse, A new theatre is something that should be provided this year by all means. It is a civic betterment that has been delayed far too long already and Pendleton has been paying a heavy penalty for its slothfulness. But to get a new theatre will re quire action and action of the right sort. We have had enough of talk upon the subject. What is needed now Is work. Where is there a man who will erect a first class theatre provided he Is given a proper amount of financial assistance by local peo ple? If he will come forward he will surely find the people ready for him. In the view of this paper there will be ample local support for a new theatre provided the scheme is meri torious. But of course the plan should call for a first class playhouse and it should be financed in a businesslike way. The people don't want to be grafted. Possibly the new officers of the Commercial association can take this matter up and bring on a new theatre. If so then their fame will be secure. In vetoing the bill providing for an assistant secretary of state Governor West took the only logical course open to him. There are many very excellent reasons why the bill should be turned down. The sole motive back of the bill was a desire to ham per the new state board. It was an attempt at legislation for revenge ami such measures as that should always fall. Why does the Taft administration refuse to recognize the republic of Portugal? Is it possible that the president hopes to see Manuel return ed to the throne or is afraid of of fending some monarch who may be the next to go? "It was not like tr Is In the olden days." If the good roads measures fail the blame may be laid directly at the door of the members of the grange. And yet the grangers are the very men who will benefit more than any one else from good roads. How per verse some people are. A packed house turned out last night to see a play that has some fil thy features about it. But the per formance was no filthier than the stage upon which It was presented. FROM DR. M. K. HALL. La Grande, Ore., Feb. 13, 1911. Editor East Oregonlan: If you will look up the Issue of your paper of November 6th last, I be lieve you will find recounted in an article therein sufficient of Mr. C. A. Barrett's previous legislative his tory to account for the conditions which give rise to the question with which you opened your denunciation of that gentleman's course in the legislature at present in session, in your issue of Saturday last. It appears to me that one great hindrance to the selection of the best candidates for election in Umatilla county is the tendency of the major ity of the press of that county to follow the wether wearing the bell which Is attuned to their particular desires at the moment, without re gard to the quality of the wether. It is somewhat surprising to find the E. O. criticizing the only republican whose cause it espoused during the campaigns preceding the last gener al election. The East Oregonlan re peatedly endorsed Mr. Barrett's every action of the past and assured the voters that he was the right man In whom to put their trust and all but guaranteed that he would make good. Mr. Barrett's course in following his master since the election has not differed materially from that which he followed previous thereto, when according to Mr. McComas, at that time chairman of the Umatilla .county central committee (rep.) In an article published in the "Live Wire" Just after the assembly, Mr. Barrett attended the meeting .of that body In a receptive mood, and then turned against them when they would have none of him. Has the bell lost Its timbre? It would not be surprising if it had. It was over worked, its golden tinkle was heard Makes Home Baking Easy kY5 B FT!! Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM.HO LIME PHOSPHATE throughout three counties during two campaigns, and in Umatilla county especially, some of the democrats as well as some of the republicans seem ed to enjoy the music. Any musical Instrument is apt to be short lived when possessed of only one key. Would you have the "frame more resplendent than the. picture?" Mr. Bowerman has for years been the picture on the frame of which Barrett has been a bit of the dull golden finish. Alas that the finish should lose its gloss. The writer of this was a candidate for election as joint senator at the last general elec tion, and has no criticism to offer of the action of the voters at that time, In choosing Mr. Barrett, in fact has only feeling of thanksgiving that the latter was chosen. The mistake was made at the pri mary election. At that time, with ability, represented by Mr. Fred Wil son on one side, and the dodging mu sician on the other, art prevailed, and in accordance with tradition and with time-honored custom you should willingly dance to the music produc ed by the fiddler you created, with out complaint, and more especially as according to your own statements. many times repeated, you were thor oughly familiar with the qualities of the artist and his past performances. In whose interest must the poor erstwhile auriferous minstrel be sac rificed? Yours truly, M. K. HALL. MOTHER MINE, Pallid cheeks that once were fair. Haven locks grown whiter now, Sixty years of wrinkled care Trace thy furrows on thy brow. Step infirm that once was light. Laugh once gay, a smile divine, Eyes now dimmed that once were bright Thus I see thee, mother mine. Oh, the memories love can hold, Lingering fancies of the heart! Lovely as thou wast of old More I love thee as thou art. Thine has been the checkered round, Sun and shade of changeful day, Blooming roses thou hast found. Thou has seen them fade away. . ! Thine has been the crimson dawn, Thine the brighter blaze of noon Years have come and years have gone Mingling winter's snows with June; Yet not o'er a wilderness Falls the light of day's decline I shall never love thee less. Dear, old, white-haired mother mine. Floyd D. Raze. A BAD SITUATION. 'Twixt Satan an' high-water yo' chance is mighty slim Wen you can't fight de fire an' you dunno how 'to swim. Hard tribulations On de way you go. Bird a-singin' "Springtime," An' de blizzard sling de snow. Ef you Jump In de water whar de al ligator stays, Satan sho'Satan sho' ter toiler an' make de river blaze! Tarrifyln' problem Dunno what ter do Wen Satan makes his mln' up Fer 'sociate wld you. F. L. Stanton. Not Familiar With the Quotation. "Ah, Mr. Blinks," said the fair one lightly, "I see you wear your heart upon your sleeve." Mr. Clinks looked bewildered and hastily pulled down his cuffs. "I guess maybe it was my red flan nel underwear you noticed," he lame ly remarked. Cleveland Plain Deal er. "See here," said the kind hearted lady, "I gave you a piece of pie two weeks ago, and you have been send ing one or more of your friends here every day since." "Youse do me a injustice, ma'am," replied the husky hobo. "Dem guys wot I sent wuz me enemies." Chi cago News. KEEP OIT THE AIR. 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