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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1908)
Wit flMflW M WKWI VOrm.T, OCTOBITR M. 1t.. in I- f i i if 1 e La f venini Observer rubUbhed Daily Ex pt Sunday. Cl'KKEY IllCOTJIEJtS, EDITOHS AND PKOPRIETOK9. Cnilcd I'm Telegraph Service. SUBSCRIPTION Daily, single copy Sc ', Dally, per month , . 65c ..IJ.50 Dally, six months. In advance Dally, on year, la advance 10.60 , Weekly, six months. In advance. . 75c Weekly, one year, In advance. . .11.00 Entered at the postiofflce at La Grande a second-class matter. I Tills- papfcV'Wtii VoY (ibllo any arti cle appearing over a nora de plume. Signed articles, will be received sub--Ject.to the discretion of the editors. Please sign your articles and save'dls- ppolntment. Advcrtifilog XUtem, ' Display ad. rate furnished upon Application ".:,' Local reading notices lwo per line ilrst Insertion; 6c per line for each subr . awquem uicruuu. Resolutions of condolence, 6o a line. Cards of thanks,. 6o a Hue. BEWARE Or THESE. It is unlawful on election day To hire vehicles to haul, voters to .and from the polls; To hire any one to work . at the polls, except to challenge persons not qualified to vote; 1 To wear any political badge or In signia at the polls; ' . To distribute cards or campaign llt rature at the polls;' or to work at the polls In any way to Influence voterfti To do anything to Influence voters. Under the terms of Oregon's new corrupt practice act, passed by the people last June, the presidential elec tion November 8, will be Just a plain . election, without any frills nothing but the polls, the election board and the voters. The time-honored gaunt let of political workers handing out cards, which the voter has always had to run, Is now Hlogal. ' 1 . The weather a few days ago gave na an object lesson on, bad temper, and how It disturbs everything that comes in contact with It. Grande ' Itonde j never experienced such cold weather In October before, until the weather man In the east lost his tem per, piled up the)now In many states, blockaded tralnsjNind made life mis erable generally, over a large section of the country, and even affected usually calm and peaceful Grande . Itonde. . . ...... The man who waits to be hauled to the pollB on election , day this year may wait quite' a while. Liverymen will be affected to a considerable ex- tent under the provisions of the new law. It will lessen the campaign ex penses. This has always been no email item to the Individual candldata ' and to the campaign committees. Every youth who went . to school In La Grande this mornlug. certainly uKin in gouu-Bineu cnunn ol sun ahlne with them. This was no blue . I'onday, ' One week from tomorrow and thJ : battle of the ballots wl'l be waged. Medals for Heroes. New York., Oct, 26. Heroes of the metropolitan fire department today received public recognition of their bravery at the Imposing ceremonies which accompanied the annual pres entation" of medals.' The exercises were held at 86th street and River side drive, enabling both the land and water branches of the fire depart ment to 6lve an exhibition of their prowess and skill for the benefit of the wildly applauding spectators. The presentation of medals was made by Mrs. McCIellun, wife of the mayor. Nine fire boats were assembled In the North River and performed various evolutions, including an exhibition of .i- water throwing.' RoaHOVclt's Ulrtlidrty. Washington. Oct. 2: President Roosovelt will celebrate hlx 60th lrthdny tomorrow., and already con ' gratulntlons are beginning to arrive at the White House. ' A dinner party w ill ' probably .be held tomorrow evening to commemorate the anniversary. , . IlH.slonnry Sot-lal. 1 The Missionary society of the Pres- fT'.fn wb,' -Trill $lrp a social at th. home of Mr.'and Mrs. M .11. Uanna I rext Wednesday evening. The social ' will be given In the Interest of the Slt- ka training school. A silver offerms 1U be accepted, ... The Wildcat Candidate Bryan and Business Interest. In bis writings dealing with the ear ly part of the war Albert D. Richard son tells of going to bed one evening with $70 In his pocket and. waking tp with 20. Nobody had touched bis pocket. The bank bills were there,, but between the hours of retiring and rising those bank bills bad diminished la vgtue from $70 to20.-.. , That was Democratic money. The Democratic party had Just gone out of power. - II bad been In power for many, many years, and Its Idea of the sort of currency for American men of business to try to do business with Is Indicated In the JnrM&f- JpWpl hS. fir. Rlrlaar&joa. , History tells how the Republican party took bold of Demo cratic, wildcat money and throttled it with ' the national banking law, and dollars no longer melt away In pockets while the owner Is sleeping. The Democratic wildcat, however. Is still on the rampage. It has the same fur and claws and tall, the worse for age, It Is true, and considerably the worse for experience. Like the Bour bons, It has neither learned nor forgot ten anything and Is just as ready to make cats and dogs of American cur rency and American business Interests as It was In the days of 'Buchanan. Bryan's guaranty of bank deposits means, In brief, that the safe, careful, conservative bank In which John Smith deposits ' bis money Is to be made responsible for (he wildcat con cern In which John Jones deposits bis and whose funds have been loaned out, perhaps under cover of legality, on worthiest : paper to speculators and schemers. The Democrats were al ways tenderly inclined toward Institu tions of the class last mentioned, and It Is not strange to Had the Democrat ic candidate for the presidency want ing to safeguard the delinquent bank, and its wildcat loans with the money belonging to the stockholders of banks that are faithfully and soundly man aged. : ... ) Tho scheme, which Is Just about as sound as Bryan's free silver penacea of twelve years ago. Is a fojr measure of the caliber of the man and of his capacity for doing mischief to the busi ness Interests of the United States should he no endowed with the power which attaches to the office of presi dent It nlso Indicates to business men the folly of giving any comfort or encouragement to the Bryanlte agitation.'.4- Bow Has Bryan Grown? ' One of the pleas most Insistently urged In behalf of Mr. Bryan la thnt he bas grown and broadened since hi? last campaign and Is therefore more worthy of public confidence. ' There Is something in this plea. That there was room for Improvement In Mr Bryan's Intellectual structure Is suffl. clently Indicated by the following re markable extract from bia speech In Salem. III.. Oct a 1900: : "The Rspublioans will buy' every vote that can be bought. They will coerce every vote that can be coerced. They will intimidate every laboring man who can be intimidated. They will bribe every election Judge who can be bribed. They will corrupt every court that can be corrupted." . i That utterance, be It remembered. of a great political , party. It was launched against another great party then engaged In the honor;) hie cam paign to re-elect President William McKInley, whose victory four years before had sounded the knell of Bry anlsni and rescued the government from Impending repudiation and dls honor. ';' Never before hud the people heard frpni n providential candidate an ut terance so hase ntfa vulgar n that of which Mr. Bryan wus guilty In his Salem speech. And, Inasmuch as tlyj ncniocrat'c party. In aplte of all Its shortcomings, has always Insisted upon a certain amount of dignity and self respect on the part of Its candidates for the presidency, It Is reasonably certain that there will be no repetition of the offense by Its representative In tho present cnmpalgn. . Truly. Mr; Bryan has grown, but how In real wisdom or merely In self restraint and craftiness? Tie ap peals fdr harmony, yet he bas never recanted the doctrines which plunged bis party luto confusion and twice de feated it. lie bctfs for popular con fidence, yet at heart he Is utill pledged to the reckless policies which In two eiveossfve eamrclsns made him an j ol.;ect of. national nusplcton. He has crown In discretion, hut there Is no evidence to show that beneath the sur--tr7s hs Is re Uly otlser tlian Bryan, the cheap politician, who niall.-lonsly In sulted the iiipiMrtir of Wilfliiin Mc Ki'iiey in fciH: viitntr ij;Cccu nt 'fc'alcr,i eUht years nz. TlilTVerk"Onl,vT(. , Pattern hats at the U Smith milli nery siop? this week only. Gordon & Ferguson SAMPLE LINE OE FURS 1 -'.,- The new styles up them. The best line of furs made in : America ... - On sale f or La Grande It's Heacock's Glasses That IT'S WATCH REPAIRING THAT GIVES SATISFACTION The Regular 1 1 n w w millu wit For the Benefit Each Tuesday ball and Indoor Baseball Teams COLISEUM SKATING RINK JACK D. O'BRIEN A UN Don Tf !ay You PHOME A. B. G. t to the minute. A few days only West .Oregon -. Fit IN LA GRANDE Glub Dance AT BA LL of the Basket Manager , DRY done ! MAIN 7 Evening Laun dry 0E0R0E. PALMER, President . J. M. BERRY. Vice President ..' . : ; , . F.L. MEYERS Cashier' - 3655 : f La Grande National Bank Of La Grande, Oregon I CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000 I'""" " ; UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY I '. DIRECTORS '''..' J. M. Berry A. B. Coniey C. C. Pennington F. L Meyers , Geo. L. Cleavsr -r W. L. Brenholts George Pslmer i ,.,.,........,.. ......... Grande R PERRY, CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF A! L KINDS IN CARLOAD LOTS., For 16 Inch Chain YlocrJ Delivered at yovr iiomc, Call up V. E. BEAN, La Grande. Thone, Red 1741 V ' ' '' ' ' : - ' I Own Your Water System ! And Be Independent 1 A Well ; '- " ' ' Twenty-five years' experienoo In the well-drilling business enables X me to do your work properly and economically. I am prepared to drill to any depth. ' -: ;' : n. '"', . ; ' X t e ' ' ' ; ASK "Z TOR TAkTiovuho. u nLitncixoc kc CARDING WELLS I DRILLED IN THIS COUNTY ls D. M. HUNT, Up-to-date Tail or Made Suits net and Silk Waists, Infant's Pop Corn Silk Caps, Wool Shirts and Leggins The Latest Styles in Collars and Belts lilt W DUYH W. H. BRENH0LTS Ass't Caahier C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Asi't Cashier I F. J. Holmes F. M. Brykit 7 1 OREGON I? Will Solve The Problem: . . r la Grande mm: I .-'7 e ..'.!'..r .i.v...i tv (0 ii Ore. - IN THE . 1