LA GEAKDE EVEOTJG 0L3ZIIVEII HOOTAT, SEPTUHBEB 23, 1310.
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THE tSAL ISSfE.
gome seem to think that the pr-es-ent
contest Is between tha prohibitlon
tta and the tlquorlte They . mUap
prehend the situation. The contest is
between the law, the government, the
law abiding people and free institu
tions on one hand, and the violators
of law and theft sympathizers on' the
other. Let us be clear la these matter.
If you are a good cithern you must be
In favor of an Impartial enforcement
of all laws. If you believe that a mi
nority has the right to refuse to obey
a law enacted by the majority of ctti
rens you are aa anarchist Because a
nan Is a "booze fighter" is no valid
reason why be should assume superior
airs and say. "I and my friends 'will
not obey the law. Tou can not make us
toe the mark!" If such rot advocated.
hr the liauor-people does not makj
votes for prohibition the people of
vunmunltv are sot the kind I
Judged them to be. .
It Is written "Good people see that
local option has failed.H Where Is the
rooff I 'gave the statistics to show
the difference of arrears under license
and nrohlbltlon. The difference was
overwhelmingly In favor of local op-
tioa. The town never was prosperous
as new. Two years ago we were told
that if local ootion carried our. town
would be ruined." our houses would be
vacant, business would stop, and
grass would grow In our street. A(
tnaa from Baker City can not tell us
that local option has been a failure.
The law can not. be called a failure
because it dont suppress all drinking
and because some undesirable citizens
persist in its violation and the officers
do not attempt to enfore it until they
are compelled to do something. That
conditions have Improved under prohl
tlon no fair minded man will deny.
Local option Is not a failure In La
Grande. And when we haye officers
who are In favor of enforcing laws lm
partially we will have conditions bet
r than now. , ..;..."'
Again It has been written, "For two
years the same men who are now eag
erlr suDDOrtinc It as a .good law
have practically led the community,'
" If It Is meant that the friends of pro
hlbltlon have had the offices and the
administration of law In their hands
this statement Is not true. With any
. other interpretation the statement has
no sense. '
And again it is said that "statistics
by the score can be quoted, on either
side of this Question." I wish the sta
tisttcs in favor of the saloon would be
quoted by Its friends. ,
Again the question should be asked,
if we return to license who will regu
'" late the saloons? We know what kind
of a regulation that would be., Will
the men who conducted the saloons
here In the past and who are now In
the majority of instances according to
the liauor people violating law with
' impunity conduct these proposed mod
el. regulated saloons. We knew 'what j f-Z--
that would mean WW the editors of
our B8Cr guar&Bvea ui catcicr ire
these proposed saloons? .
We are given a laudation of Ur. Lot
tea "as a fair man and as a square
man. Then ws are told that FroniM-
tlon does not prohibit. Can you see
the inconsistency? Evidently the edi
tor did not If Ur. Lottes ls not , vio
lating the law prohibition Is prohibit
ing, for Mr. Lottes did sell intoxlcal
icants under ' license. Either prohi
bition Is prohibiting or Ur. Lottes is
violating the law anej therefore not a
fair and square man nor an honor
able one. Will the editor tell us which?
I am criticised with reference to my
statements abou "blind, pigs." In the
great prohibition parade In Chicago
which was led by General Grant In
spite of the liquor people to prevent
him, the statistics were carried on tne
banner and I have not seen them con
tradicted. Every Intelligent matt knows
how it Is in New York City, and In
Portland the facts have been gathered
and are as I have stated. One wonders
whether a man Is sincere when he
raises that question. If he Is one has
s right to question nis ntness to dis
cuss the liquor problem.
To say that if there had been license
it Is very doubtful it this man Town-
send would have been running a
Joint In a remote part of tha country
excites one risible muscles.
Even ths enemy recognizes the act
ual situation, as the following reveals:
President Wittenberg, of the Greater
Oregon Home Rule Association bits
the booze peddlers and makers a (re
spectable) Jott wnea na saye, w
ter, that his Association is composed
rJ tW heat citlaenshin of Oregon."
and then adds In' the same paragraph,
that "no saloonkeeper, wholesale .liq
uor dealer, or brewer can become a
member." , .;.(', ; .' ,
That ought to Jar them. '
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stands out from the croyde
That pref ection of detail in
a correctly tailored suit is
apparent at a glance, from
any distance. :
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are at the pinacle of ; per
fection of tiie tailors art
We show the ;lme rcom-
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IFIPLUSED TELL OTHERS, IF HOT TELL US
country votes come in. In Morrow at
the same hour, Wilson is twenty aheaa
which gives the final score at that
late ; hour, twenty-eigty in " Wilson's
favor.' i ,
The Observer does not carry any
democratic votes today. West is con
ceded to be the winner .throughout
the state, and the Union County re
turns as far as completed, show htm
to be In the lead. ' ' T
With only a, few very minor pre
cincts to hear from, the Union county
vote Is indicated in the table. North
Powder gave Bowerman four and
Dimick nine; Ellis seven and Latter-
ty nine; Rusk eighteen and Hockett
five; ejeven each to Hart and Craw
ford; nineteen to Punnlway and four
to' Clark. ' '
will be considered by the court pro
vided fines and costs are paid. . , .
Taift Heels Cabinet '
; Washington,.. Sept. 26-rPresIdent
Taft and his official family are as
sembled in Washington today for the
first cabinet meeting of the autumn.
The President will remain here until
the latter part of the week, when he
will go tO'New York to address the tabllshment of postal saving, banks, on the congressional campaign.
National League of Republican clubs.
He has spent much'' time; on .this
speech; which will sound the keynote
of the republican campaign and will
be the only political address he wHl
make this fall, i
At the cabinet meeting this, week
the president will take up the ques
tions of Canadian reciprocity, the ee-
the .work of the commission for the
Investigation of stock and bond Issues
and the introduction of further econo
mics In the conduct of the executive
departments. ,' The cabinet "Will also
consider "the political situation, and
doubtless arrangements will be made
for several of the president's official
advisers to deliver speeches bearing
Attorney General Wickersham and
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel visited Alaska this summer and
have a long report to make to the
president regarding conditions there.
On this report depends the recommen
dations to be made by. the president
to congress for legislation affecting
Alaska. ,v ' ' ' . ,
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' Prince to See Mint '
- Philadelphia, Sept, 26 His' imper
ial highness, Prince Tsal Hsun of
China, will learn how to make money
today, having accepted an Invitation
from the treasury department to vis
it the Philadelphia mint
Pure and Delicious
Plasterers In Session.
Columbus, 0., Sept. 26 The Opera
tive Plasterers' International Asso
ciation of the United States and Can-
ada convened here today, with a large
number of delegates from nearly all
the states and provinces in attend--ance,
' ; v -v.W, ': ' ' ' " "
For years the name LOWSEY
has stood tor all that was purest
-anf most wholesome In confection
ary. The products of this house are
as good today as ever.
We receive them in small quan
tities and often enough to insure
business. .
. We have the popular Varle'.y
Chocolates, Bon Bons and small
packages. .. , , v-; ' ,
" Dorden Will Ofllclate.
! , The Fair Association has turned
j the dog show feature over to Johnny
. Dorden who will have full and com
plete charge of it. Anyone wanting
i Information regarding the entry of
degs tor the show should call on him
at his residence or at the Commercial
club rooms." - .
Wight Drug
Ie ReiaWe Dtmisis.,:
THAT TMAKE5 GOOD
Here are a few reasons why we sfand Joyaly by the
Free Sewng Machine. Read rts case
I w made good in La Grande :
Ing machine It will afford you consid
erable good advertising, we remain,
' Yours very truly,
' FREE SEWING MACHINE CO.
P. R. SCHRENDER, Sales Mgr.
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CASES WILL BE APPEALED.
Indications are That Liquor Cases
; : r Will Ga Up. Y
The cases of L. Remlllard and Dell
Kennedy will likely be appealed to
the supreme ' court according to re
ports today Each of the men receiv
ed a verdict of guilty for violation of
the local option law in circuit court.
The court assessed' h fine of $400
against Mr. Remlllard and ' $250
against Mr. ' Kennedy; Jail sentences
were also imposed, but the- parole
feature regarding the Jail sentences
Chicago, 11U Sept 7, 1910
F. D. Haisten, La Grande, Ore.
, Dear Sir: , ; .'
Replying to your valued favor of
the 31st ult, regarding sewing ma
chines to be replaced as per our In- 1
surance policy to Mr. Cherry, would
say, that we shipped you the new ma
chine on August 20th, and which we
will kindly ask you to deliver to Mr.
Cherry upon its arrival.
Hoping that the machine will be re-
celved in good condition and feeling
confident that in replacing this sew-
La Grande, Ore., Sept. 20, 1910.
Mr. A B. Cherry, ; (
: ' Cherry New Laudry, City.
Dear Sir: Under date Sept. 7th, the
Free Sewing Machine Co. has advised
me to deliver you the Free Sewing
maching No. 848542. shipped from the
factory Aug. 20th, replacing absolute
ly free the machine you bought of me
in June and which was destroyed in
the fire of July 3rd. 'This complios In
full with, the Fire Insurance Policy
of this company In insuring all family
sewing machines for 6 years from date
of purchase. I congratulate you In
having purchased a Free Sewing Ma
chine in preference to all others.
Respectfully,
- F. D. HAISTEN.
La Grande, Ore., Sept 20, 1910.
Mr. F. D. Haisten, City. r
Dear Sir: ' ' '' . '.'!v :' rl''
I acknowledge with pleasure delivV
f-ry of new. The Free Sewing Ma
chine, replacing one I bought of you in '
June and was destroyed in Are o! July
3rd which burned the Cherry's New
Loundry and I which was i insured '
against loss or damage for 6 years by .
the Free Sewing Machine Co.
'The prompt compliance with their
" agreements by the Free Sewing Ma
chine Co. and the high grade work
. done by the machine they are putting
out deserves attention from users of
sewing machines, '
;,; : .Tours truly, . .
CHERRY'S NEW LAUNDRY,
" A. B. CHERRY, Manager. '
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