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STATEMENT NO. 1
There la more discussion at pres
ent over Statement No. 1 than any
other political feature thut la being
agitated with reference to state pol
ltica. It U viewed from two stand
polnti, both largely partisan. The
fact! are, the democratic press, as
suming lofty motlvei la making It
compulsory that any candidate to be
. elected to the legislature muBt un
qualifiedly subscribe to statement No.
1. The reason for this la that they
realize that the only possible chance
of sending a democratic United State!
senator from thia republican state
lies lolely In the possibility of Gov
ernor Chamberlain, who will be the
democratic candidate, receiving a ma
jority of the votes cast at the June
lection, and with the majority of the
.republican representatives pledged to
statement No. 1,' they would be In
honor bound to elect him. The par
tisan republican press In order to pre
eat such possibility are urging the
republican legislative nomlneea to
cnsdlfy statement No, 1, which they
can legally do. There are three forma
of statements the candidates may
voluntarily subscribe to; they are
not compelled, however, to sign
either), promising to vote for the re
publican candidate receiving the
highest number of votes at the pri
mary. i In a sense, while our law provides
this manner of selecting United States
senators, it rests solely upon the
honor of the representatives elected,
as the legislature has the sole legal
right to elect.1 The people for years
have been clamoring for a change In
our constitution,' whereby the people
can vote direct for United States on
etors, the same as we elect our state
officers. Our primary law In a meas
ure permits ui to do 'th lb In a round
ebont way.
Thla can be brought about absolute
ly, provided all of the nominees to
the legislature subscribe to statement
No. 1, and vote for the man who re
ceive! the greatest number of votes at
the J iae election.
This In time may become the popu
lar custom and the public may de
man. It, bat tt may not come all at
once, especially at this time, when
the real motive behind the democratic
cry la so apparent.
Let us analyse the situation t the
present time. At the Inst session of
our legislature there was iunly one
democrat In the lower house, and pns
slbly six In the senate, In a state that
It normally republican by not less
than !S,0. It looks a
members of his party selected as their
party candidate would secure their
support. The primary object of the
primary law In this state, was to re
move the senatorial fight, which on
many occasions resulted In nothing
less than a scandal. This has been ac
complished and will be accomplished
Just as well by a modified form of
statement No. 1.
So far we' have simply dwelt upon
the political phases of . the matter,
and eliminating politics, in view of
the fact that the great majority ' of
the people of not only this state, but
of every' state would roll up immense
majorities, were they permitted, for
a law that would permit .them to vote
for United States senators direct; we
belluve the time is rupidly approach
ing -when public Bentlrrt In this
Htute will practically compel every
candidate ' to subscribe to staicmepi
No. 1, In order to necure his election,
no matter how larrfo a majority
party may liavo ; In his ' respectivi
comity. Doth parties at the -present
time are making much more out fI
the discussion than the facts vr
rant, for the republican majority in
this state is such that we fail to .ap
preciate, in any degree, the possibili
ty of Mr. Chamberlain or any other
democrat defeating any candidate the
republicans may nominate, and there
is little to fear from statement No. 1
In Its truest sense, if the majority of
the people of Oregon desire any one
endorsed to represent them In the
United States senate, their wishes
should be respected, irrespective pf
political classification.
A UNION ORDINANCE.
rfie city ' council at Union has
passed a new ordinance regulating sa
loons, that places many restrictions
as cumpared with former ordinances.
Licenses have been raised from 1400
to $600 and the council reserves the
right to issue or not issue, as it sees
fit; also, to cancel a license at any
time and the applicant receives no
refund; gambling Is prohibited and
the hours of closing limited from
11:80 to 6 o'clock In the morning and
all day Sunday; musical instruments
of all kinds, Including phonographs,
as also free lunches or any kind of
meals, are prohibited; do boxes or
side rooms or club rooms permitted.
It Is an ordinance which will receive
proper respect, especially as long as
the present administration continues
in power.
A VICIOUS LAW.
One of the many proposed laws to
be voted on through the Initiative
act Is entitled: "To give cities or towns
the sole right to regulate its busi
ness hutises, theaters und the like, on
Sunday." This law should and doubt
less will be burled so deep that no
attempt to revive it will be made for
many generations to come.
If any business should be prohib
ited in one city It BhouM, be prohibit
ed In all. Thla character of legisla
tion should be general, not special.
We have not read the full text of the
proposed art, but It Is safe to say that
it will bear close Inspection and should
receive careful consideration before
any voter gives this act his approval.
THEY WILL COME BACK.
Several hundred farmers, who left
eastern pregon and the Walla Walla
and Palouse districts to engage in
wheat growing in the new provinces
of British Columbia will be Interested
In the fololwlng Ottawa dispatch
printed in the Oregontan recently:
"The Dominion government has
derided to loan a sum of approximate
ly 14.000,000 to the farmer! of the
new provinces of Alberta and Saskat
chewan whose crops were a failure
to purchase seed grain."
With everything favorable tn the
new districts mentioned, good crops of
conditions. No one for n moment
would expect tho democratic press of
the state to favor such a possibility.
A republican nominee to become
elected to the legislature must first
secure his nomination In tho republi
can primaries, follow lm the nomina
tion, which office Is larR.'ly political.
must secure his election by republt-1
can votes. The democrats will nat
urally vote for their own party can
didate. Now why should a republi
can from a party standpoint, sub
scribe to statement No. 1, which might
morally compel him to vote for n
democratic senator, when a statement
stunfortl Student Taken for a
lar nutl Mi.
Iturir.
Sun Jose, Cal., Feb. R. William
Cooley. a Stanford student from Kal
ispell, Mont., was shot and killed
early this morning; at Pnio Alto,
while entering by niittu&e. the home
of Walter T'hlman who, thinking Coo-
to the effect that he would support the i ley a burglar, fired, sending a bullet
republican whom the majority of the I through CooTey's head.
On 1 v Ten Days
In Which You Can Buy at Wholesale Cost For CASH
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Left
Only
furniture:
$ 9.75
20 00
8.00
1.00
3.25
20.00
Dressers $ 6 85
Iron Beds 14.25
Mattresses 5.50
Feather Fillows .70
Gomforts ' 2 25
Ranee 14 00
OF
ALL
8.00 Gh-lds Iron Orios
KK Garnet
14.00 Steel Davenports
10.00 Cupboards
25.00 Side Boards
55 50 Armn Range
KINDS
$ 4.75
.50
11.00
7.85
17.45
45 00
20.00 Range ou , Ware C. -d Croery Ware, away Mow.form.r
rWrcepfon. every article goe, at I. reduction. Let us furnish bname.e ' :0 you. Come m and get our prices.
I rices 55 fine Ccal and Wrod Heaters, $1 U $17.53. No trouble .
Thon Black til
213 FIR STItEKT.
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tho one Just closed will see the de
parture for America of a few tltou.
and settlers who linve been drifting
northward in search of cheap land.
SHOT HY MISTAKE.
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wheat can be grown, but when the i
little prepos-1 season Is unfavorable, ns tt was last I
tennis for the party to fall Into a trap . year, the resulting failure is so much
whereby tho republican members of : worse thnn any failure of which the
the legislature would be morally ; Oregon and Washington farmer has
bound to elect a democrat to the ever heard that It means government
United States senate. Itevelse the aid or satrvatlon. Another year like
No other county in the state of Oregon offers so many advantages to the pros
pective homeseeker that Union county does. There is an opportunity here for all who
are willing to work either with brain or muscle. Others have come to this county and
have become well pleased, satisfied and prosperous citizens, Union county is well sup
plied with churches and schools. There is a good and ample market for all that is
grown here. Blizzards are unknown here. Improved lands can be had at prices wWd!'
prospective purchasers can afford to pay. Crop failures are unknown. The following il
lustrationswill give strangers a fair idea of the class of private and public buildings to be
found in the cities and on the farms in Union county.
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