T H E ST. H E L E N S M IS T . F R I D A Y . N O V F M H F R
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of March 3rd.
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C O U N TY O F F IC IA L P A P E R
Member National Editorial Assocta-
llon and Oregon State Editorial
Association
W H A T Mi t« HT HAPP EN.
answer that lie is not any mythical
personage but very, very real
He is so real in fact that his ex
istence is plural The country is full
of Andy Gumps, and it is a poo:
community that cannot qualify with
one or more
Ho is the politician w ho deludes
himself with the Idea that lie Is a
statesman and who seeks to spread
the delusion among the "deer pee
pul.”
He is the professional dem
agogue who deals In sounding phras
es and meaningless platitudes when
he gets the voter's ear
He Is the
vender of rhetorical hull and bunk
who is ever ready to enter a catch us
catch-can vote grabbing contest He
is the office seeker who shapes his
platform not by Ills convictions bin
by considerations of expediency, wh >
lends his llstenetng ear to catch a
popular chord and then trues his lyri
accordingly, who defines his alti
tude on vital Issues In vague general
Hies capable of any interpretation
and whose tine object is a public Job
for himself rather Ilian an opportun
ity to serve the public
Is Andy Gump real? We'll say hi
is -Astoria budget
Some
republicans
who
seem
apathetic as to the result of the elec
tion have stated that ‘‘it didn't
make much difference who was
elected governor. Olcott or Pierce.”
T l t H K I - S d | ' \ IN >1.1. A ll.
and that it would not have any bear
ing on the national republican ad
Consider the rounds of a dollar
ministration These republicans, and when spent at home.
fortunately, there are few of them
The farmer receives it m exchange
in St Helens and throughout Co for produce he ships to the city
lumbia county, have not taken Into markets.
consideration what MIGHT H A P
He pays it to the grocer
PEN so let us look into tile matter
The grocer's wife must have a
and consider the ' might be "
new gown, and it goes to the dry-
Supposing that Walter Pierce, goods man.
democratic candidate for governor, is
That gentleman pays It to his
elected. He will be a meraoer of the clerk and the latter hands it over to
board of control and that board has the shoe dealer.
charge of practically all of the state's
Mr. Shoe Dealer wants a new sui(
eleemosynary and corrective Institu and the clothing man sets it
tions. and supposing further that
A car goes on the blink and the
something would happen to the state clothier transfers it to the garage
treasurer or secretary of state and
The garage man is a pious sort o!
there was a vacancy in either ot tm'»» a bird and drops it into the eollec
offices.
Isn't it natural to suppos.- tion box at Sunday morning services
Then it reaches the church trees
that Pierce as governor would ap
point a democrat to 'ill the vacancy urer. and he tickles the palm of the
and thus insure democratic rule in preacher v.th it. and the ministerial
the board of control, and isn't it a gentleman slips it to the milliner in
natu.-al conclusion that any repub exchange for a hat lor Mrs Preach
lican appointee of the institutUns er— or as part payment therefor
Mrs Milliner needs some face
mentioned would be displaced and
his position filled by a deserving cream, aud the beauty parlor of tin
drug store gets it.
democrat 7
Theu it goes to another grocer for
The republican voter might take
Into consideration another "might foodstuffs, and the grocer hands it
b «" and that is there may be a va over to the farmer for produce, and
cancy for U. 3. senator
Does any the dollai starts on another round
republican think that Pierce, as dem of calls
A sort of endless chain, you now
ocratic governor would appoint a re
Hut If the farmer had sent thai
publican to fill the vacancy’
If he
does, such assumption is ridiculous. dollar n a . atalogu» house when
Pierce would appoint a democrat and in he?k would it be oy th'/ time?
Certainly not in this community
should the republican majority in
the senate or congress be small, such
appointment would serve to embar
SI M i l . K TA X AGAIN*
rass the administration of our re
In their interest In the gubernat
publican president
Republicans of Columbia county orlal fight, and the so-called com
should remember that it Is only a pulsory school bill, voteis should not
comparatively few years ago that on overlook the fact that there are sev
account of party differences, Cham eral other measures on the November
berlain was elected governor and| ballot, not the least important ot
should remember the strong Cham-| which Is an Initiative amendment
berlain-West. Jackson. Oregon Jour providing for the single tax
This is the "steenth" time the peo
nal ring that finally landed Cham
berlain In the senate and West in
the governor's chair
It took some
years to break up this ring
Do Co
lumbia county republicans wish to
put this ring back in power?
If
they do not. they should vote for Ol
cott for governor
I XHl KI NG T o
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The state republican committee is
looking to Columbia to give Gover
nor 15. W Olcott. republican nom in ee
for governor, a big majority and in
dications are that Columbia will do
this very thing
Republican regis
tration is 34 42 and there should be
that number of votes for the gov
ernor. provided all the republicans
vote.
Republicans of th» county realize
that Governor Olcott has given a
good account of his stewardship
His administration has been safe and
sane He has worked for the best in-;
terests of the state as he saw It, hon-|
estly, conscientiously and fearlessly.
He has made no empty promises nor!
Is he making them for the purpose!
of campaign thunder as is his oppo-j
nent, the Wandering Walter Pierce !
w h o s e campaign promises ar<- impos-;
slble of fulfillment
Columbia is a republican county
and among Its sons are ra»n noted
for thelr work for nation and state,
for instance. Senator Geo. W Mc
Bride and Judge F A Moore, both
gone on to thelr eternal reward and
Judge T A McBride now on the su
preme court bench and other states
men almost as well known and of
whom Columbia is proud
It Is conceded that Columbia will
give Governor Olcott a majority and
this being the case, let's make It a
big majority and uphold the reputa
tion of the county as the banner re
publican county of the state
WHY O I/ t lT T ?
Comparing the abilities of the two
candidates for governor, the Cot
tage Orove Sentinel says: “ The Sen
tinel was for Itself quite familiar
with the abilities of the two men to
fill the position, hut it did not an
ticipate the difference would be em-
f hasized as it has been emphasized.
Based absolutely and solely upon
their records, with all eitranaous
matters cast aside, with ONLY THE
W E L F A R E OF THK STATE AT
HEART. TH ER E IS NO yt'ESTION
T H A T OLCOTT STANDS HEAD AND
SHOULDERS ABOVE PIERCE AS
AN A D M IN I ST It A Ti * It OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
Neither lias lie f. ;.r H*-r
ed his own nest at the expense of the
state school fund Speaking financial
ly, he is a poor man compared to Can
didate Pierce, the eastern Oregon
land baron.”
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OK A N D Y G I M P .
A lady from North Bend writes t o 1
the secretary of state to know wheth-|
er or not Andy Gump, heralded as a
candidate for congress, Is a real per- j
son.
What the secretary of state has
written In reply has not been mads!
known, but for the benefit of this
lady and any others who are in dohui
us to the reality of Candidate Andy,
the Budget desires to give emphatic
pie of Oregon bave been calimi upon p i t t i l i \ lt ll M i l i t i
,.| \Elt tl «>•
lo vote Ibis issile Tliey bave rejeet .
ed lt Ulne uud agalli l'Ut il contili
iinlly bolis up
l'he ttrogoli Single
Tux leaguo I h li» sponsor Ibis elee
tion Sudi au auiciidmeiil, If adopt
ed. would place thè full Imi dea of
taxailon upon land
The voler* should swat il hard o
timi uh expouents will think soventi
tlines botole they attempi lo place
lt ou (Ile hallo! agalli
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Walter M Plorce was a luembor
of thè districi diali board of Kustorn
Oregon \ rate of couipeusalioii » . o
plovlded III thè soledlve Service re»
ulatton lo relieve thè couditteil of
illuse “ w-ho canno! without dispro
pontonaio loss and hardship longor
aliseli! t liciti-clvc.s frolli tticlr |>il
vate business without compensai ioti
Hut sedioli 11*3 r>xidx timi "Wheii
ver members of locai or districi
'munta feci (hai they cali, wlth Ilo-
tic" to thelr fanitlies ami to thom
selves. declino compeusatlon for
thelr sei vice», thè governinoli! will
grutefully accept thelr palrlotlc fon
iter " Noiwitlistandlng ilo- faci (ba
lie is thè owne: of more thun 1 2.0
xeres of land In l'nion counlv and
thè asaessed valuation of bis entlre
proporla is $233 S.'.r. OO, Walter M
Pierre detuanded
and
roccia- 1
$4ti7 50
In Ki-liruary 11*17. wto-n
•he measttre w as ptesented prnvlditu:
in approprlatioti of } 1 SOI) lo tqiilp
Camp Wlthycomhe is a nltable ino-
hillzatlon camp for thè troops Senalor
Pierre voted agallisi thè appropria
Mon
l'pon bis patriot le record
alone. Mr Pierre now dalms timi
he Is entltled Io thè vote of thè peo
pie for governor
Is thè ahove ris
oni surh to warrant your vote’
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MISPLACED!
A v.tillable paper misplaced or lost when it i„ mo
needed teaches the lesson ot the safety deposit 1,,’^
most clearly.
Less Than One Cent Per Day
At the l ust National Hank you may mvn m
„ |fs,
than one cent .* day and youi valuable i
\oc I ding to tlo
important ch.mgi
ways he in place anti secure, for our Safety 1 »'-posit
Vaults .ire Protected by the Hurnlai Alatm St tein
W e will i.l.idly show you our Safety l)rp,,it Vault
and you will tccl more secure when you know'tint
your valuable papers are sale. Bettci hr . u, t|nn
sorry.
l.i - ■ t reports,
f under way. In
that tlii- pn -tdent Is -aid to have in
mind tlo appointment of Senator
Harry S V w ot Indi ana to r place
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present g--' - o r who will vacate his
post on J a n u a r y first
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First National Bcink
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During the session of 191». Sen
ilor Pierce was Hie only member of
i he senate to vote against the m m
nal syndicalism measure which later
became a law. au ait which prohibit
ihe advocacy, teaching or afflrma
ive suggestion of criminal sviidtcal
-sm or sabotage, crime, physical vlo
lence, or the commission of any uii
lawful ad as a means of accomplish
li
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ilutlon, or for profit, and ass.-in
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This bill was fostered by
turned soldiers
You runt make a unmake in your
purr ham • at this : .re Thu very
This country is lu need of a great • haracter «»f the good** lllcana I uh I
■•r respect for law and order
lt i
ng service aii'l memorable «juulity.
likewise in need of more officer woven |j.to them !•> each individual
who possess the honesty and tier,
manufa» ture
to enforce that law
As long as V-O-T-E spells law
From the gift of u watch by fath !
we will continue to be long on law
•r t.* hiii , to alive: war«*, silver nov
and short on enforcement.
•Itieb. jewelry in All it remark abb'
In the meantime, the people wh
»ml ait i tic variety down to very
put these birds Into public offic-
mall hat acceptable gifts the vul
have no reason to complain of tli u« of "©If i v blent.
things (hey don't do.
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This is the time of year when ti-
woman of the house can turn fu
last winter's hat hind part la for
and strut off in a new creation
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4 He voted to submit a bond issue of $400,-
000 for a new penitentiary
Governor Olcott
has repaired the old one with convict labor at no
tax expense.
5. Mr. Pierce claims he wishes to relieva
real estate of the tax burden; yet he is the
author of a bill submitted to the legislature
which would exempt from ail taxation moneys,
notes, ci edits and accounts.
6. In the last few years he voted for 185 sal
ary increases.
7. H e voted against the bills to consolidate
the state bureaus and commissions.
8 H e introduced a bill providing for th#
most elaborate commission any state ever had.
He specifically provided "to secure every citizen
of Oregon an opportunity at ail times to work
for the state,’’ and provided a $5,000 salary for
the head of the commission.
This bill was
purely Socialistic.
9 In the 1917, 1919 and 1930 sessions of the
legislature there were appropriation bills intro
duced totaling $10.552000
O f these Senator
Pierce voted for $10,075,000.
Measured by every standard, Mr. Pierce is
the most consistent little tax booster the stats
of Oregon ever had.
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I. He introduced a change in the state sec
retary's rep rt which ha- aved the state many
thousands of dollars since 1!*12.
2 His renovation of the penitentiary saved
the state nearly half a million dollars
3. He secured funds fur a training * h
building for the Boys' Institute without a single
dollar or additional taxes.
4. He is the originator of the Oregon Blue
Sky Law, which saves the Oregon people mil
lions of dollars annually.
5 He was responsible for the stopping of
junketing trips by state officials at state expense
6 He secured the passage of a budget law
effecting Urge economies in the state g vern
ment, which could not otherwise be a. com
plished.
7. Ths change in the State Sessions Law,
recommended by him, save« the state $10 000 a
year.
8 He hat been universally commended for
the excellence of his official appointments
9. He it responsible for changes in the ad-
minstration of the state farms, winch this year
brought returns o f $491,000 into the state
10. He has shown himself, by his acts, a
friend of the ex-service men, has warmly sup
ported the bonus measure, and lias administered
th# law in the interest of the ex-service men
with honesty and efficiency.
II. He has taken the first real constructive
step in the equalization of the state tax situation
by the appointment of a committee of experts
to investigate and report to the legislature the
entire scope of the tax problem in this state,
thus assuring that any changes to be marie will
he made along sane, conservative and conatnic
tive lines, which give far more promise of se, ur
Ing results than demagogic bewailing and idle
campaign promises such as are being made by
the non partisan candidate of the Democratic
party, especially in the light of his re. ord as
the champion tax producer of the state of Ore
C u t d o w n the Fuel Bill
Fill a got)d oil heater with Pearl
Oil. At the touch o f a match you
have a cheery, friendly heat lor
very little cost. And you can easily
carry this comfortable warmth
from room to room wherever it
is wanted with n<* heat wasted in
unused moms.
Pearl Oil is economical. Kvery drop
delivers real heat when and where
it is needed. Pearl Oil is refined and
re-refined by our special process,
making it clean burning — no dirt —
gon.
no smoke — no odor.
Vote for Olcott
for GOVERNOR
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
W A L T E R L. T O O ZE , Chairman
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3 The State H ighway Commission now
works without pay Mr. Pierce introduced a bill
to pay the commissoners $12,000 a year.
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W h e n a candidate for public office make» a campaign promising what he will do if
elected, it is fitting and proper that the voter examine the public r< unis to ascert tin
whether or not the candidate’s record squares with his campaign pr
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ent campaign Candidate Pierce professes to be the apostle of lower taxes.
2. He voted for 97 per cent of all tax appro
priation bills of the 1919 session of the legisla
ture. and for all the appropnauon bills of th«
special session of 1920.
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1. Of the IS.37S.000 of state taxes for 192»,
Mr. Pierce specifically approved of $8.564.039.
This is 99 per cent of the total. Mr. Pierce had
no opportunity to vote on the other 8 per cent,
as he was not a member of the legislature when
it was up for vots.
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one respect He never realizes hi
mental Infirmities
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Sold in cans and in bulk by dealers
everywhere. For your ow n protec
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