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EYEXIXG OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, OREGOSXDXESDA j?i MAY 27, 1M8.
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REVIEW OF ELECTION.
To the Editor:
.... .We will noon vote on 20 questions
thut have been submitted to the elee-
machlnery, We are making that ma
chlnery more complicated and build
In? up the red tape system. We are
Gradually encroaching on the domain
tor through the Initiative and refer-,f Individual rights and granting still
onclum. This system of logJslAtlon tsjmore powers to our corporate enpa
a splendid reserve power for the peo. city. AH this tends In the direction of
pie. to be invoked in extraordinary J tyranny instead of the freedom and
eases, but when used to exploit every j Independence that we clulm to believe
fad 'and -promote special private In-; In. Governmental machinery Is not
tercsts it become a, nulsar.ee and Is j.dlffi rent from mechanical machinery,
a menace to whojesome laws, because and It Is well known thnt simplicity In
the promoters of a fad or a private construction and operation of a ma
scheme will be very active on the one! chine is the most profitable and gives
ANDREWS & BERRY I
GEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS Asa't Cashier
J. M. BERRY, Vic Prtsident C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Asi'tCathier
'' . F. L, MEYERS,' Cashior
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La Grande National
Of La Grande, Oregon
Bank
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
DIRECTORS
J. M. Berry ' A. B. Conlay F. J.
C C. Pannington F. L Mayara
Holmaa F. M. Brykit
Goo.'L. Claavar
'W, L Brantolta Oaorga Palmar
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i Grande Ronde Lumtx i Co.
PERRY, OREGON
CAN FLRMSH LUMBER Of ALL KINDS
IN CAR LOAD LOTS
For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home,
Call up V, E. BEAM, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741
for
of
NEW ARRIVALS
Ladles' Voll, Panama and Luster Skirts
Hosiery, Underwear
Corset Covers, Gowns
Lace Curtains, Richardson's Emb'y Floss
Pillow Tops, Center Pieces
Belts, Silk and Lawn Waists
Shoes
and many new novelties too numerous to mention.
TI IIIDUYII (0.
li draft. Ore.
IN THB
Mascnlc Bitfj..
side while many of the people take no
Interest and either vote the wrong way
or vote it blank.
Of the 20 measures to uu awi v.
19 of them either tend to Increase the
cost of government and taxation, or
they are private schemes or the ex
periments of doctrinaires. The amend
ment to have all stnte and national
elections come on tho same day is the
only proposition that has. the merit
of economy and sound public policy.
The following 10 measures tend to In
crease the cost of government:
1. Legislators' pay raised from S3
to )0 per day.
Scattering the state institutions
throughout the atate.
i. Increasing supreme court judges
from three to five.
i. Working country prisoners and
creating salary for guards.
6. Appropriation to build armories
for National Guard.
8. Woman suffrage."
7. Corrupt practices act.
8. The recall by special elections. .
. Changing system of indictments.
10. County prohibition of the liquor
traffic.
Tho following are private schemes
or fads:
Sheriff working prisoners any
where. Free passes for state and county
officials.
Upper Columbia fish bill.
Lower Columbia fish bill.
Local exclusive government In cities.
Single land tax.
compelling legislators to vote
United States senator.
Proportional representation.
Creating county of Hood river.
The proposed appropriation
1125.000 for the university of Ore
gon comes under the head of Increas
ed expenses, but It has the merit of
being a worthy Institution In the In
terest of higher education. The first
10 mentioned above. If carrledafflrm-
atlvely, will Increase the taxes with
out compensating benefits. Tha first
four mean Increase of officers and sal
aries. There will be no end to armor.
les and log-rolling by the different lo
calities In the stnte when this scheme
gets started as noted under No. 6.
Woman suffrage doubles the cost of
registration, conducting elections and
more thnn doubles the cost M candi
dates to get the women out to vote,
without chnnglng the result for the
better. No. 7 Is a cumbersome, costly
and complicated proposition of 5J long
sections and wilt require every candi
date to hire a lawyer before he can
proceed for his nomination after put
ting up blood money to the stnte for
the privilege of havlnu his name on
the ballot.
No. 1 means the cost of special
election every time some political op
ponents get It In for some official.
There Is a better remedy now In force
under our present laws.
No. I means all kinds of delays and
added expenses for tha county. Tha
present system has many things to
commend It and district attorneys have
to prepare and present all the matter
for the grand Jury, anyhow.
No. 1 meana at least 120,000 addl
tlonal taxation to make up tha deficit
for no license, water rents, etc., In
the towna and county.
Those measures under the head of
"rrlvata Scheme and Fads" need ao
comment, but should all be voted
down except creating tha county of
Hood River. No county can now be
divided or created except on tho pop
ular vote of tho voters of tho whole
state, and as all the people Interested
la this division are favorable to It.
tho whole people of tho stato should
grant this request
W are continually adopting meas
ures to Increase and double op the
the best results.1 , , t
When Mr. U'Ren was hero lecturing
the following question was propound
. w ; '"1n " the reform legisla
tion that has been ndopted in Oregon
during the past number of years,
what measure of rxilj-f has been pro
vided for the taxpayer?" He answer
ed, "Nothing, And this Is true, my
friends, besides most Of the measures
to be voted on at the coming election
have for their chief purpose Increase
of the burden of taxation. Everybody
can figure out the number of boards
and commissions that have been cre
ated with high salaries and emolu
ments, the trebling of the cost of our
election machinery until we have a
ballot the size of a blanket and only
a small proportion of the electorate
have the time or Inclination to Inform
themselves as to the merits of any
given measure, especially when they
are so numerous and complicated. This
method of "riding a free horse to
death" will have a tendency to dis
credit the Initiative and referendum
when. If these principles are used
properly they are great and splendid
Instruments reserved by the people to
protect their rights and liberties.
All these fads, and waste of money,
and Increase of taxation should be
voted down and only the measures of
unquestioned, merit should be adopted
at the polls on the first day of June,
nevt. '
J. B. STODDARD.
Strayed or Stolen. I
A sorrel filly, 2 years eld; branded
"K. B." on left shoulder. White stripe' X
full length of forehead, and ono white j
hind foot. One bay, 2-year-oltl. ;
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hrnmlril the snme as first named.
lending to recovery. Fred Bradcn,
La da Canyon.
LOW
RATES
EAST
LARDS
That is guaranteed
not to be purer than t
: the purest, 'but the
purest on earth."
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Prompt delivery in J
O.R.&NJ!theci'y-
Thli
Season as Follows:
ROUND TRIP
Direct ;
, $72.50 jt
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. KS.15U
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, 160.09 It
SliERWOODS
ELECTRIC THEATRE
Old Maid's Inheritance.
Amateur Acrobats.
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"When Swevt Marie Wu Sweet
Sixteen."
Different Ways of Smuggling.
Jim Gets a New Job.
Sons
"Only an Old-Faliioncd Cottage.
What a Good Wine.
Two Brothers.
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Program change each Mon.
day and Thursday. Djors ope.i
promptly at 7 o'clock p. m.
Matinee on Wedn-sday and Sat
urday. SHKRWOOD s ELECTRIC
THEATER.
B. H. SHERWOOD
Proprietors.
Mahaffey Building.
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PHOTOGRAPHS.
THE SORT THAT
PLEASE TOUR
TR1END8 AND
TOUR PURSE.
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St. Louis .,
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TICKETS VILL BE ON SALE
..MAY 4, 18
JtrXE 5, 6, 10, 20
JCLY 6, 7, 22, 23
AUGUST , 7, 21, 23
Good for return in 90 days with stop
over privilege at pler.sure within
limits.
D0N7 FOTOI THE DATES
For any further Information call on
J. H. KEEXEV, Local Agent,
Or write to
WM. McMUtlSAY.
General rnssenper Agent,
PORTLAND. OllECON.
LOVE AND ICE CREAM
go together. That is. If the cream is
as delicious as ours. No girl could
remain Indifferent to the young man
who Is smart enough to bring her here
for a plate of our delicious cream.
Try It If you are not making the head
way you hoped. Cold as our cream
Is it will warm her heart toward you
If you give her enough of it.
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we own and oper- V
ate two of the neat
est, cleanest most t
up to date markets I
i in Eastern Oregon, t
For sale at
A. T. HILL.
blLVERTHOUX A MACK.
Blue Mountain
Creamery Co.
IN fl HURRY?
THEN CALL
H. LlF. LTRANSFER MAN
Ha will take that trurk to tha De
pot or your homt in lt tuna thao
. it take to tall it.
Day phor.e Rod T6I
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Boron tor Solo.
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fares Midget Market
Main 96, North Fir
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and P. F. Rohr.
La Grand, Ore.
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