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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1908)
FAQB TWO. EVENING 0 BSERVEK, LA GRANDS. OREGON.," . TCESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 10- Main 43 PHONE Main 43 SNODGRASS GROCERY You no doubt have heard Of JERSEY CREAM fLOUR. If not, ask the many who use it. Try a sack next order. Satisfaction guar anteed or niuiiey refunded JUDGE i A. LOVi ELL REPLIES 10 M (HMIEIm The Pendleton East Oregonian has I still believe that It Is the law of the published the reply of Judge Stephen people and the only method of avold- A. Lowell to Mr. U'Ren's challenge ing the corruption and political Job for an open debate. It Is as follows: bery which attach to the old primary Pendleton, February 17. (To the system, but permit me to say to you Editor.) In view of .your vigorous that I am thoroughly convinced that espousal of the cause of that Dolltlcal the people who are so strenuously nondescript known as statement No. Insisting upon statement No. 1 may 1, the recent publications In your col- possibly be poisoning this safeguard umns of Mr. U'Ren's letter directed to of the people to Its death. me through tho Portland .Telegram, We have on hand a quantity of empty coffee cansJust the thing for bread or flour 25c each J AS. G. SNODGRASS SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES AAAAAasAaAAaAAAJ Tf f TtttTTTTTTTI NEW GOODS COMING DAILY Pine Line of Corsets, sizes IS to 36 Laces, Collars, Veiling, Dress f Trimmings, Silk and Velvet Rib- 1 bons, Buttons, Side and Back Combs THE VAN DUYNE (0. La (Me, Ore. j IN THE i Masonic Bid'!. : The great mass of men, both dem ocrats and republicans, are party men, and they adopted this measure and desired it to be enforced solely as a matter of party regulation, and If it shall ever happen that state ment No. 1, which Is no essential part of the primary law, shall compel repubticttu ii'fe..u ;ure fn elrt a SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON None better. Every piece is guaranteed. Fresh, shipment just received. Phone Main 75 I THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY 4 E. PC LACK, Propr. Complete line of Eatables La Grande 3 Steam Cleaning! aud Dye Work Laos Curtains, Draperies, ' X KidQIovee, EveningGowns X nd Party Dresses Cleaned s on short notice. We call ' for and deliver f rts. OLD CREAMERY BLDQ. First Cists Work Quarante& X attention to transient trsda Danger in a Cold IlKcsuae you lmve com rm-ted ordinary eolth and recovered from thnm without tr'nt?itii of any kind, do not for a moment Imagine tlmt colds are not dangerous. Not only ymu monls. but alio the lufpctlous dlstviw udlphtherls sud scarlet ferer Hurt rlt)i a cold. The cold prepare the sytm for the reception and dorelnpment of the ri'rni 01 ,tlies disease. Take our advice ciirayoui cold while you ran. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by Its remarkable cnm of lds has boeomi a staple article of tmdo and comtn.'rce. I, Btooipli ttlseffvoluul; It In rvllublo. Tr It NE-iN DHCQ CO. and the edltoriHl comment thereon with which you honored me, I assume that my answer to him may be of In terest. Here It is: February 15, 1908. Mr. W. S. triten, rti-oCTnn City. Oreron. .. Daer Sir: My attention Is called to yiur open letter recently published in democratic United States senator, or the rtland Telegram, containing a a democratic legislature to elect a re chullenge to discuss publicly with you publican United States senator, there the now famous supplement to the will be such a revulsion of sentiment direct primary law, known as state- that the whole law will lose popular ment No. 1. ; support and will be stricken from the Tou and I went over this matter statute books, thoroughly two years ago, you will j Putty Is Superior, recall, at the. rooms of the Commer-' 11 seems to me, and I say it with clal club In Portland, and later In due regard for your opinion, to which conference with Mr. Bourne at Kruse's, you are Justly entitled as I to mine, restaurant We were not then able to agree even upon the premises, and we are certainly Just as wide apart now. Hence, a debate could avail nothing, as a debate Is' impossible un less an agreement can b reached as to the basis of the discussion. The difference between you and me upon this question Is fundamental. I believe that the government was es tablished and must continue as a rep resentative government, and that It has always been and always will be a government of parties. Tou, on the other hand, regard Ideal popular gov. ernment as essentially a pure dem ocracy and would eliminate all par ties. A public discussion, therefore, would be as fruitless as the private discussion which we have already had upon the same subject. Neither you nor I nor the few people who might gather to hear us would be In any manner enlightened by a debate such as you suggest. Those who ainni the historic, Idea of party government would probably agree with me at the beginning, and at the end, and those who entertain your views of party elimination would agree with you at the beginning and at the end. Primary ImW Inviolate. We are In accord upon one thing, I trust, and that la the necessity of sustaining the Integrity of the direct primary law. We labored together many years for Its establishment, and that political decency and party clean liness are ofvastly greater Importance than statement No. 1, and that you can 111 afford to assist the enemies of that law in accomplishing its destruc tion by insisting upon a theory which Is non-essential. What the people desire, and I be lieve the only thing the great major ity asks, is that the abuses of the old legislative caucus system shall be eliminated. This can be accomplished within the party lines by each legisla tive candidate taking the following pledge: "I am a republican (or dem- o crat, as the case may be) and If elected to the legislative assembly, I promise as a member thereof to sup port for United States senator whoso ever shall be the candidate of my par ty at the general election, thus consti tuting the entire party electorate the legislative caucus." This declaration I favor as reflect ing the spirit and purpose of the di rect primary. "IrK-onstltnUonal." A United States senator is a federal official, and the manner of his election is fixed by section 3 of the constitu tion of the United States, which de clares that the senate of the United States shall be composed of two sen ators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have one vote. We shall all welcome an amend- We Want Your Wants - IV Our Want Ad Column Vnur want is placed before a thousand or more want-seekers' every day-n you afford to spend one cent per word of your want ad where result, are the keynotes? FOIt RENT. rooms. Phone FOR RENT Housekeeping Inoulre of Mrs. C. S. Zuber. Red 1781. FOU RENT Rooms for light house keeping. Inquire of Mrs. E. C. Moore, corner 4th and Q Sts. FOR RENT Nicely furnished east room; all modern conveniences. In quire at J. M. Berry's store. 2-8tf WANTED, GIRL Immediately; geD. eral housework; small family; good wages. 'Phone Black 1032. 2-l;tf WANTED To trade hay for wood. Stoddard Lumber Co. '" 2-Htf ' FOR RENT Furnished room with bath and privilege of using pinm. 'Phone tied liil. ,. -1tf FOIt SALE. FOR SALE OR TRADE -640 acres In Wallowa; cruises five million feet. See R. W. Logan, La Grande Na tional bank. FOUND Child's bead purse, contaiilf lng 10 cents. Owner -may have same by applying at this office. 14-3t A CHAIR HOSPITAL. j; yoy have a chair or In fact FOR SALE Barred Plymouth Rock roosters for sale. Inquire of J. E. Reynolds. 'Phone Black 602. 1-lSlm FOR SALE Fresh Jersey cow and young calf. A bargain. Inquire at 1417 Wash. Ave. 2-6-6t WANTED. WANTED To buy telephone poles. Home Independent Telephone company. WANTBD Good, competent girl. Small family; good wages. 'Phone Main IS. WANTED Four apprentice girls for the millinery department of the N. K. West store, at once. Apply at the store. (Continued on page 7.) Fbest "coal! !$8.cd0! I -PER TON-? Rock Spring Lump and I Rook Spring ut. ; PHONE MAI 10: Big; Prompt Delivery Stock on Hand. any piece of furniture which Is on the Invalid list you can not do better than to bring It to my furniture hospital, where a speedy cure Is assured. Prompt and neat work assured. Remem-J ber that I make all kinds of buggy covers. Call on me for all kinds of upholstering. v J. JL HILLMAN. 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