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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1910.
THE OBSERVER
Letter to restrict the sale of liquor ia j and his magazine. The Tlnibernian, is
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THEORY,
Elsewhere In this Issue of the Ob
server will be found a communica
tion from the pen of J. A. Wbiton, who
lately came here from Minnesota. His
review of La Grande's resources, cli
mate, etc., is good to hear and unani
mous endorsement Is given It, but
. -when he criticises the press of La
XSrande, accusing it of shirking duty,
at Is wrong. Evidently Mr. Whlton
is bis right, but he must not deny
others the right to bold different opin
ions.
In the first place prohibition pro
tijbjlj no place it bus been tried. In
WaJ pojnmunitles and school towns
like Pullman, Washington, it comes
more nearly prohibiting than it does
In cities of cosmopolitan make-up
s Jike La Grande. If absolute prohibi
tion could be had under the Iaw or
If the prohibition Jaw was violated,
cnlj in prPrtlon to other laws; even
th.en the advor.Mi 0.f f'Jch a condition
would be man7
e but a short time un":!.' ur T
t a thing of the past. In theory
prohibition may sound well, but in
practice it la unsuccessful. Human
ity is about the Bame ell oven the
universe, and when one section of a
state says It Is a crime to engage In
business that another section of the
jBtate says is perfectly legal, then
there is bound to be a disregard for
ueh a law. Or, if one state says it is
a crime to carry on a business that
another Btate recognizes as legal, such
a law becomes unpopular and is not
recognized.
As a people we can only be gul-led
by what history teaches us, and any
one who has investigated the history
. r manner that gives protection. The
i man of mature years who drinks li
quor must be responsible for his own
sets, If he wishes to brace up, he
must show sufficient will power so
to do, but the boy is different.
The old time saloon was frequently
conducted by men devoid of honor, al
though it must be admitted that
some saloonkeepers were on the
square and would not sell liquor to
minors, to women or to habitual
drunkards. .
The dishonorable man In the busi
ness has brought on the fight against
liquor. The public stood insult after
insult; It stood for a long time the
saloon dictating politics, and then a
revolution came. Now, to go back to
the old time saloon would never do,
but the time has come when the two
extremes have been tried. The broth
al and the dive was one extreme, and
alleged prohibition Is the other. The
latter has failed In Its purpose, and
today there Is a widespread move
ment of thinking people in the coun
try, to find a medium ground where
the sale of liqour.will be so restrict
ed, where the man who runs a saloon
will be carefully scrutinized and
where the granting of license will de
pend on a man's record, that there
will be no possibility of replacing the
former cancer on society, or permit
ting present conditions under alleged
prohibition to exist
Grover Cleveland once said, "it is a
-"!!-- r? - Mn- on not
a theory," and that applies to La
Grande, where the population consists
of people in all walks of life, people
who have different beliefs and who
follow different trades and avoca
tions. The present condition here is
decidedly unsatisfactory.
If it is wrong for the press of a
community to state what It believes is
true, it it Is wrong for a newspaper
to show sufficient courage to tell the
people Just what Is going on,
then we presume Mr. Whiton Is rlgh:
in his conclusion. But we have vet
to find the newspaper that told the
tftjMji thji was honest with its ref
ers, and fair to ail sides which did
not have the respect of the commun
ity In which It was published.
authority on all questions pertaiuing
to timber and lumber. And aside from
this the Tircbcrman'a editor is one of
the good fellow3 ia tlite i-'rt of tbe
world.
The candidate season Is upon us and
they are to be found single and in
Bquads. It is a great guess this year
as to who will win. for there is little
interest being taken In the nominating
primaries. So little, in fact, that there
Is cause for alarm. The surest place
to name men suitable for office. Is in
the primaries, and It is everyone's
duty to look carefully to party nom
inations. ,
School Days will soon be Her
Vacation time is almost over and a new
begins very soon.
With Colonel Hofer making a "fly
ing trip" through Southern Oregon, It
Is believed by many he will lead the
field that Is opposing Bowerman. But
even with this lead the Colonel will
rank with the "also rans" after the
primary. . ,
Nothing will do quite as much for
the Grande Ronde as thorough and
scientific Irrigation. Let everyone re
member this.
A COWXICATIOX.
J. E. Whiton Writes of Community and
ITlUcIzea Newspapers.
George Cornwall, editor and pub
lisher and The Timberman, has Just
ibiued what is probably the finest
number ever printed by a coast maga
zine. It Is called the Pacific Logging
Congress edition, and is complete with
Jnforaatlpn of lodging on the North
west. Mr. Cornwall Is one of the all?
mpn of the Pacific coast. Starting as
a country newspaper hian down on the
Columbia, he developed Into a close
sti-dent of timber conditions and later
took tin a thorouph Investigation bf
of the liquor business cannot help ad-j the manufacturing of lumber. ' There
muting that prohibition does not pro- is not a branch of the business with
Mbit This being true, is It not much which he Is hot thoroughly familiar
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F. J. HOLMES, Vlce-Pros.
W. L. B REX HOLTS, Asst. Cash.
EARL ZrXDEL, 2d Ass't (ash.
Ft L. METERS, Cashier.
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To the Editor of the Observer-
The following may prove of interest
to your readers and Is respectively
wmatttHl, -- -
Coming from southeastern Minne
sota last March, where we had been
engaged in the newspaper and print
ing business for a period of over thirty
years, we sought a desirable and what
we. believed would be a good location
to establish a permanent home. .
Visiting as we did innumerable
places and having their points of ex
cellence portrayed for our edification i
nn1 tnn.M-. 4i .
vvuD.uciauou, we resolved that
me west was the place for us and n
that remained was to decide unon the
spot ror our future labors. Arriving in
La Grande the evening of June 19,
1?ltH we spent the following few days
in looking over the city and consider
ing its many and varied resources
and enjoying climatic conditions that
are the envy of a large portion of
the Great Northwest. God has cer
tainly blessed the Grande Ronde
Valley in large measure and its iu
habltants should (and we believe they
do) appreciate their many advantages.
While not disparaging any of the
points we visited in the west, we want
to say that we chose La Grande be
cause we found its people cord'al.
yet not effusive, progressive in their
Ideas and inethodb of business and be
nnnttn 41m.. I. . i
iau uae iaitn in L.a Uianne
and are working hard for Us upbuild
ing. "Faith without works is dead!"
Put what may not be accomplished
when the two go hand in hand!
The permanent street Improvements
in the paving of Adams avenue and
Depot street, the extension of the wat
er supply; the Introduction of a sew
age system, the building of the mag
nificent new school building and the
many other lesser yet attractive build
ings and repairs, all make La Grarde
as the coming large city of Eastern
Oregon. As an evidence that the right
spirit prevails we need but to rfer
to the voluntary petition of property
owners for the extension of the pav
ing of Adams avenue between Third
and Fourth streets a block more than
was contemplated. This is the vplrit
that Is making Seattle and it will
make La Grande the largest commer
cial point and the center of Its grjw-
ing field.
The 0. R. & N's recognition of Li
Grande's Importance as a railroad
center Is seen In the location here of
their Immense new machine shops
and round house work upon which has
already been begun.
While we are enjoying all these
temporal blessings let us not lose
sight of the need for moral and sp'- it-
ual uplift In this community, an! In
this connection we wish to say that we
art surprised to find an apathy in
the press of the city toward any move
ment tending to the ellminat'o.i of the
liquor traffic or the lessening of Its
baleful Influence. Is public sentiment
in La Grande favorable to the open
and flagarnt violation of the law? Are
its Inhabitants In the major it v who
believe In booze and Its attendant
evils? We do not think so. It seems
to be true that some of thon who
should be In better business arj w'uk
Ing the other eye and saying that the
law '.s unpopular and cannot be en
forced. To answer these claims It Is
but necessary to call attention to the
town of Pullman, In our neighboring
Btate of Washington. Does any cleaner
more patriotic blood run In the
veins of the people of Pullman? We
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the people are getting along very well,
thank you!
We believe something substantial
should be done In La Grande for the
young people. A public library should
be provided and a Y. M. C. A. estab
lished. Let us get together and push
for a cleaner, better, higher standard
than La Grande at present enjoys.
Respectfully, '
, J. E. WHITON.
La Grande, Ore., Aug. 30, 1910.
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Political Announcements
This column is open to any candidate regardless of Faction
I v r"iy "u is paia advertising
S. F. WILSON, Athtna, Oregon, candi
date for Joint senator for, Umatil-'
. la, Union and Morrow counties sub-!
Ject to decision of republican prl-1
maries. "I firmly believe in the di-!
red primary law, economy In the
use of public funds, good roads,
better schools, strict and prompt
enforcement of law, the square deal
and eternal progress of man and his
Institutions."
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C. A. BARRETT, Athena, Oregon. I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the nomlnaUon for Joint
Benator for the district embracing
Union, Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties, subject to the choice of re
publican voters at the primary
nominating election to be held on
September 24th, 1910. If nomina
ted and elected I will work (or the
Interest of all ths people of my
district to the best ot my ability.
favor the maintenance of the di
rect primary law and. people's
choice- for senator and believe the
people are as competent to nom
inate as they are to lect their of
ficers. Very respectfully yours,
C. A. BARRETT.
DR. C. T. BACO-V, La Grande, Oregon.
The Observer Is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Dr. C. T.
Bacon for coroner of Union county,
' subject to the decision of the re
publican voters at the primary elec
tion DR. CLYDE T. HOCKBTT, Enterprise,
Oregon r wish to announce r
candidacy for joint representative
for the 24th representative district
subject to the voters of the repab'li- .
can party at the primary nominat
ing election to be held In said rep
. resentatlr district, September 24,
; 1910. CLYDE T. HOCKBTT.
Samson Windmills, Demig Pumps Richardson and Boyn
' ton Mot Air Plants,
Pipe Fittings, Bath Room Fixtures and aH tends of
Plumbing Goods.
BAY & ZWEIFEL
Plumbers, Heaters and Sheet Metal Workers,
tj assured
that liquor Is not sold