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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1912)
Mottling WEATHER Today's Highest Temperature, 58 Occasional Ilutn Tonight and Tuesday. m. ItOSEDUKG, OREGON, MOMAV, XOVKMUKR 4, 101a. No. 340 6R6WN BEATS L Armory Filled to Overflowing to Hear the Debate. BROWN GALLS ON FENTON JKmglus County's Fearless Prosecu tor Puts To Jtout Independent Cnmltihite For The - Siune Oflice. With every chair Iq the house oc cupied, with the isles filled up, with hundreds of people standing In the rear of the hall and every win dow occupied by eager listeners 'the great debate between V. W. Card well, independent candidate for pros ecuting attorney and George M. Brown, republican primary candi date for the same office resulted In a decisive victory for the latter. Card well had laid the trap for Brown, Brown fell into it and then walked off with the trap. Card well had advertised the meeting In the following language: "I will prove to you that I am not the brewery candidate for prosecuting attorney. -George M. Brown is especially In vited to be present and reply." Brown accepted and the public was out to hear the discussion. It was eight o'clock before John Hunter, the chairman of tho meeting, arose and Introduced Mr. Cardwell tn tho great audience. Cardwell devoted the first ten min utes of his address to a criticism of The News, stating that this paper hnd published broadcast that he was the brewery candidate for the office to which ho seeks election'. His ref erences to T" News were not receiv ed hy any great applause by the audi ence and on most of his climaxes against this paper complete silence greeted him. "I want to say that I am not now and never have been the candidate of the brewery for tlie office of prose cuting attorney," said Mr. Cardwell. "But on the other hand I believe that Mr. Brown is that candidate. What I will say In tfiat connection will have to be more or less In the nature of circumstantial evidence." M.r Cardwell then went on to relate c number of circumstances that led him to tho conclusion that Brown was the brewery candidate. But his argu-1 ment was not new and did not tell WHICH CARDWEL Tomorrow sonic twelve hundred citizens of Roseburg will cast their ballot for, or against, the prohibition of the "saloon within our corporate limits. A great deal depends upon the result of this election. The honor and good name of a city hang in the balance. And it means lliore than lhat. It may mean homes disrupted, husbands and wives parted, children poorly clothed and fed and boys ruined just as they arc crossing the threshhold that separates the innocence of youth from the vigor of young manhood. And still deeper tragedies fnay depend on your vote. A vote for the return of the saloon to Roseburg is a vote for greater intemperence than has existed here in the four years that the city has been without the saloon. "Intem perance cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength, and age in its weakness. It breaks the father's heart, bereaves the doting mother, extinguishes natural affection, destroys conjugal love, blots out filial attach ments, blights paternal hope, and brings premature age in sorrow and dishonor to the grave. It produces weak ness, not strength; sickness, not health; death, not life. It makes wives widows, children orphans, fathers fiends, and all paupers. It produces controversies, foters quarrels .and cherishes riots." The return of the saloon to Rose burg will produce some of these things and perhaps all of them. If the saloon should be voted back into Roseburg it is a pretty conservative estimate to say that the saloon men vill take over the bar at least 300)00.00 a year. Rose burg has now a population of ncarlv 6,000. This means jhat no an average every man, woman and child in the ity of Roseburg would contribuate the sum of .j0.OO per year to the brewery interests. But not all our citizens would freciient the saloon. Surely our mothers and sis ters would not, and most of our boys would not. This brings down the number of customers" and the tribute paid &OIXT IS KA11F.!. Deputy Sheriff Robert Ash- worth returned here last even- lng from Gardiner where he ralnded the soft drink resort conducted by Edward Franklin, one of B. Fenton's chief sup- porters. In the resort. Ash- worth found 37 quarts of whls- key as well as considerable beer. The whiskey was brought tn Roseburg as were samples of the beer. Franklin la said to be one of the most notorious law violators in the vicinity of Gardiner, and for some time past has been doing everythlns possible to elect Fenton. In fact. Franklin practically ad- O mltted to friends that Fenton was the- proper man to elect in the event the soft drink men de- sired to carry on their nefarious business without molestation. George Quine displayed excel- lent Judgment in bringing Franklin to time, and showed that he was not afraid to do his duly even on the very eve of electon. Franklin has been plac- ed under arrest pending a hear- lng' in tho justice court. Ball was fixed in the sum of $800. o the voters anything that had not been told to them time and time again in this campaign. Cardwell's talk woa received with occasional hand-chipping, but his argument was neither clear nor convincing. It was purely circumstantial and tho circamstnnces were not so closely related as to con nect them up with tho oonclurjon that Brown was the brewery candidate. When George M, Brown arose to reply he was unable to say a word for several moments, being greeted with a thundering applause. Mr. Brwon started out by saying that he knew W, W. Cardwell as few men knew him, "I am not here to dhow that Cardwell Is not the brew ery candidate for the office of prose cuting attorney. I simply want to show you hy the official records, If you please that the charges that Cnrd well has made In reference to me are untrue and in so doing ft may develop that Cardwell has had something to do with the brewery." Brown read many extracts from the records of tho county clerk and the circuit court to show that he had not only done his full duty as a prosecutor tn reference to tho local option taw, but that Cardwell had been more or less connected with the defense of bootleggers and others (Continued on page 5.) SHALL IT BE-" WET' OR SCTERINGj VOTER STATEMENTS VHICH ARE OF IN TEREST IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. TARIFF REVISED DOWNWARD Opposition to President Taft Stimu lated by Magazines Which Were Made to Pay Additional Postage, and Thus Relieve the Peo ple's Additional Cost of Postal Cervlce. A Republican voter In Grand Rap ids, Mich., recently addressed a let r to the headquarters of tho Repub lican National committee In Chicago, In which he said: "I have been a Republican all my life, and for 20 years have been vot ing nothing but a straight Republican ticket for president of the United States." , He does not say that ho will do oth erwise this year, for he believes Pres ident Taft to be honorable and worthy of the many honors that have come to hirn. He adds, however, that the Republican platform of 1D08 colled fo: a downward revision of the tariff and that this solemn pledge has not been kept. He also assorts that the large majority of the laborers In the wool en mills are foreigners instead of Americans, and are employed at starv ation wages instead of being paid wages upon which people in this coun try can live decently. Ho further tails attention to the fact of a state ment that English automobile manu facturers are forming a trust to com pete with American companies that arc said to be ruining the Eogtish nmrlret. In torn -ttisinn. ne BROWN WILL ENFORCE George M. Brown this afternoon authorized the fol lowing statement in reference to the local option law: "In the event that lioscburg tomorrow votes 'dry' I will prosecute any and all violations of the local option law that are brought to the attention of my oHice by the sher iff, whose special duty it is to gather the evidence in such eases, or which may come to my knowledge from any other source. The Roseburg Brewery will be prosecuted for any infringement of the law in the same manner as any others who may violate the provisions of the local op tion law. I have no interest in shielding law violators, and it is a violation of the law to sell intoxicating liquors in "dry" territory. The provisons of this law will be rigidly en forced in all dry territory in the third district regardless of the standing of the men who have been guilty of violat ing any of its provisions. I will do my duty 'and prose cute all law violators. (Signed) GEORGE M. BROWN, Prosecuting Attorney." by those who keep up the saloon would be on the average tripled and even quadrupled. The most of this money would flow iiiio legitimate businesses. A certain propor tion of it would of course be sent out of Roseburg to pur chase liquor by those persons who have been doing it ever Miiee this county went dry. Rut the dry goods man, the baker, the meat dealer, the grocer, the clothing merchant, the real estate dealer and many other lines of activity would be benefitted by a town'closcd against the saloon. And here is the reason for it. The ten cent piece spent over the bar only gives temporary satisfaction to the man To Knock the Brewery Out of Politics ' Vote 112 X For iniorniouuii auout the panic or 191)7. The explanations and information desired bx. this Republican voter are so general In their character that the answer forwarded to him will certain ly be of Interest to other voters In every section of the country. The re ply says: Tariff Revised Downward. "The past four years have Indeed been mast prosperous ones, with few industrial or other disturbances, and with conditions generally satisfactory. And, after all. Is not the real test of any administration the conditions whkli exist In the country while it is in rower, "It Is doubtful If you could find a statement of Jlr. Taft In which he Faid there had been no promise of a revision downward. HIb letter of ac ceptance states clearly that he did so nonpttue the pledge of the platform in 190S. Furthermore, the tariff was revised downward. The impression to the contrary is duo to three sources. One is the attack mado upon the Payne law by the magazines. That attack was prompted chiefly by the hitter resentment toward President Taft hecanse he had recommended that the second class postage rato be advanced so that the magazines would come somewhere near paying the gov ernment what it cost to transport their editions. It costs tho government now nboiit $00,000,000 a year to carry the magazines through the mails, and they pay In postage about $10,000, 000, leaving a elenr subsidy of $50,000, 000 a year. The president suggested to congress that this was not a square denl toward the government, and the magazines determined to break him down." Opposition to Taft Explained, The reply further stated that tho opt'oslt ion to tho metropolitan press to rresident Taft Is due to the fact that he declined to put print paper on the free list, while the third source S'-orn which tjie people derive the Im- LOCAL OPTION LAW. Prohibition. SCTHKUMX ALSO IKY' SUTKERLIN, Or.. Nov. 4. Notwithstanding the boasts of the "wets to the contrary, the city of Sutherlln will go "dry" in tomorrow's election by a substantial majority. Two weeks ago Sutherlln would have probably went "wet", but of late the tide has turned. The mere fact that Mayor Joseph Mlcelll 4 and Attorney Elbert Hermann, of Roseburg, have taken an ac- tlce part in forcing Sutherlln "wet" has had a tendency to change the minds of many vot- ers who wore formerly in fav- or. of a "wet" town. Llko lu Roseburg, tho Roesburg Brew- lng & Ice Company Is making a stronuous effort to control Sutherlln, and wouW probably have succeeded had it not been for the exposures on the part of Tho Evening News. The peo- pie of Suthorlln are n thinking class, and havo reached the conc lusion that Sutherlln is bet- tor off without tho asloon. Suth- erlin will go "dry" by a major- ity of nearly 100 votes. 4 presslon that the Payne law shows re vision upward Instead of downward vfis the declaration by Mr. Champ Clark In his speech opposing tho bill when It was before tho house of rep Vcaontatives. Mr. Clark, Bpenking'na a prophet and not as an historian said that the duties under the Payne bill would show an average Increase of 1.71, per cent over the Dingley law. The letter continued: "That statement wen out to the country, and was accepted as a fact, when It wns merely a guess. But the law has been In operntlon now for nearly three years, and we do not havo to guess, because we know. And these nre the factB shown by tho books of the treasury department: "Under the Dingley law 44.3 per cent of nil imports were on tho free Ilftt. Under tho Payne law 51.2 per cent nre free. "Under the Dingley law the aver age duty on all dutiable Imports was 25.5 per cent, while under the Payne law tho average duty has been 20.1 per cent. "In other words, the Payne law shows a reduction of 10 per cent be low the Dingley law on dutlahlo goods, while on all goods Imported It shows a reduction of 21 pnr cent. This Is not prophecy, ns Mr. Clark's state ment was. It is history." Mr. Roosevelt, in a signed article In h Outlook, "nfdr "The Payne tpw if better tlinn the one it succeeded, and rrv nrich better than the Mi Klnlcy that drinks it. He gets no good from it, he is not nourish ed by it, it does not clothe him, it does not, buy fuel for his home. The only thing that it does do is to help the saloon man make money and the brewery pay 20, 30 or 40 per cent dividends. But that same dime spent in a gro cery store will buy enough sugar for several meals for his entire family. If saved each day for a week it would buy his family a good roast or a chicken for the Sunday dinner. If saved for two weeks it would buy a pair of shoes for the little one at home. If saved for six months it would pay his house rent for one month if it amounted to $18.00 a month. The man on a salary (and there are in every com munity many of them and most of them have a family to support) cannot afford to spend money over the bar. He will not do it. in a closed town. He has done it in an open town. All lines of legitimate business are improved by a closed town. .Money that would otherwise be spent in Ihe saloon goes to the business man. lie does more cash business, at the end of the year he has fewer accounts to check off as worthless. Homes are happier, children are better clothed, mothers and wives have more of the com forts of life and conditions generally in the home and out are better and more conducive to the welfare of the com munity as a whole with the saloon driven out than tliev are with the saloon running full blast. The model license ordinance has been put to rout. There has been no talk of it for the past few days since The News exposed it the day it was soriing on the public We have a model license on the ordinance book tenia v. It was neevr enforced when the saloon was here. Then there is the other consideration which stares the people of Roseburg in the fa-e. It is the complete domina t ion of our city by the forces of the brewery. Already we have the spectacle of a brewery stockholder as mavor and (Continued FOR A DRY TOWr Attorney Eddy Delivers Excellent Address. an SAYS THEVOTERSARE SATISFIED Speaker Points With Pride To Three Years of Iroscrlty Kn Joyed Un- . tier o "Dry" Town Crowd In UnthusliiNlic. With the spacious armory crowd ed to Its capacity, Attorney D. L. Eddy lust night delivered one of the most interesting ifnd convincing ad dress over held In this city. Attorney Eddy not only went on to tell of how the liquor Interests had attemptod to gain control of ttio local political situation, but he pic tured In a fnreful manner tho con duct of the saloon during his early career In Koseburg. Mr. Eddy pointed to Roseburg as one of the model cities of Western Oregon, and scouted the idea of turning over the town to a class of citizens wno cared littlo or nuthing for the interests of the law abiding citizens. It wns Mr. Eddy's prediction that the town would go "dry" In tomorrows elec tion, and tli at the citizens of the town would continue' to enjoy tho pros perity ho conspicuous during the past three years. It wa& tho speak er's privilege to point to Springfield, the-llttle town of 1500 people whtch requires the services of five police men and two guards to maintnln or der. "Springfield Is a "wot" town today," said Mr. Eddy, "but tomor row night it will be "dry". The people of thnt town havo become tired and disgusted with tho reign of tho piiHt yoar, and are determined that law and order shall prevail." Attornoy Eddy also took occasion to rovlow the growth and prosperity of Roseburg since It Joined the "dry" column three years ago. "When tho town went "dry" there were a cor taln calss of citizens who really be lieved that the streets would be de serted and thnt vacant buildings would ho evident on livery hand. Such was not the result of local op tion howovor the town has pros pered as never boforo, and today tho citizens of Roseburg boast of a clean and model city, with plenty of work for all of those who may apply. The peoplo do not want to return to tho rule of the Roseburg Brewing & lee Company, neither do they want to tho politics of the town dominated (Continued on page 0.) "DRY?" on page 4.)