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THE STATE HOrSE ITCH.
Of all th ailments which man ia
liable to meet up with we believe Use
state Loom itch la on of the wont,
and 1 harder to get rid of. Visit the
capital of Oregon tad cote the hang
era ca. It la much worse when a leg
islature la !a session, but ft la tad
enough any time of the year.
Tew may Cad some men possessed
of more than ordinary talent men
who could hare made good In many
Unes of work, had they not acquired
that fearful Itch which seldom heals
and leaves the patient sound and welL
'.' Z ., ..... tmm VJ MVVirUlg
an appointment to a clerkship. They
f rt their pay check regularly and
learn to depend wholly upon that
When a campaign la on they lire in
mortal fear lest their chief ahall loee
and they will he throat out of the
team heated capital building to earn
II ring like other men. A aort of
civil service has been established In
most state which- lets satisfactory
. clerical help continue on the old Job
regardless of political party. This
Has been a boon to the weakling and
has made those- who would hare been
anted from the ten more susceptible
to it.
Politics should Interest everyone.
No young man should grow up with
out taking part in the affairs .of his
country, but If you would tielp a
tright young man to battle the strug
gles of life do not under any con
sideration help him to an appointive
office. It Is the porous plaster that
sucks out hts energy, that destroys his
self-reliance and makes of him a sub
' servient tool to a state officer or to
, a corporation, permitting him to die
with neither prominence or wealth
and looked upon as a poor fellow
who had to hare a Job.
I A SHORT SESSION ! SURE.
It is really pleasant to note al
't ready there is a sentiment over the
' state for a short session of the legis
lature this winter, In these days of
modern politics there is little use
for a legislature, except to allow the
necessary appropriation bills. With
this In mind why should a legislative
tody In Oregon exceed its time limit.
One thing should bo observed, how
ever, and that is not to be so hasty
s to cause the legislative work to be
done in a loose manner causing re
, convening of the law making bodies
FEED AND
FUEL
GEORGE PALME, PRes. F. J. HOLMES, TIce Pres.
W. L. BRESIIOLTS, Ai!L.ah. EARL ZUXDEL, U AssH Cash.
T.L. BITERS ,CaskIer.
La Grande National Bank
of La Grande, Oregon
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United States Depository
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
GEORGE PALMER,
W.J. CHURCH F. L. 31LTEES
T. J. U0L3ES X W. 1L FIERCE
With our ample resources and facilities we can renaer job effi
cient service and handle year business to your entire satisfaction.
a-rcd thr&cga with the first effjr'
The instate haTe been mar-,
where legislators found it impossible
to falsa their work la the allotted
time and spent maay days overtime.
For this they receive no pay. but It
would seem this year there Is posl-tfr-ely
no reason for extra tine wha
Tr for an extraordinary session.
Very likely the third house will t
small at this session for there is sot
a great deal any lobby can accom
plish. The day of the lobbyist is
about over, thanks to the advance
ment In political matters, and the day
of the long legislative suasion should
alto be a matter of history.
IaCLM. Humphrey La Grande will
hiTe a recorder who la both capable
and earnest. This Is an office that
maay people fail to understand the
true meaning, the actual work and the
importance of accuracy. Mr. Hum
phrey is one of those capable men
who keeps constantly at things until
they are accomplished. Especially
daring this lmprorement era, and it
has only begun, is the city recorder
a busy man and frequently Is required
to put in orer time. Humphrey is the
kind of , a man who will see that
things are kept up.- . :
Is it not about time for an annual
agitation of morlng the state capital
from Salem to Portland? Just before
Christmas to the time It is due. '
TARIFFS ASD PARTISANS.
(From Desert News)
Will the great political parties now
unite in revising the tariff schedule?
A local contemporary, states , that
the prospects of a downward revis
ion of the American tariff arc re
garded with satisfaction in the com
mercial centers of Europe and pro
ceeds to argue from this basis tha; a
lowering of the American tariff, while
a good thing for foreign manufac
turers, will mean disaster to American
Industry.
But our (contemporary seems to
forget that if America trades with
Europe, both sides may and no doubt
will be benefitted. And even if Berlin,
Glasgow, and Manchester are pleased
at the prospect of lower tariff rates,
that Is no Indication that America
should be displeased.
The recent election undoubtedly
dignities tariff reduction; but that this
means Injury to American Industry, Is
a conclusion of partisanship that finds
little support In the facts of the case.
Downward revision was the real
platform upon which President Taft
was elected, and was no doubt regard
garded by most of those who voted
for him as the promise contained In
the party platform.
In explaining how he himself re
garded this platform pledge, Presi
dent Taft, in his letter of Aug. 29th
to Chairman McKlnley, said this:
"The truth la that under the old
protective idea the only -purpose was
to make the tariff high enough to
protect the home Industry. The ex
cess of the tariff over the difference
lij the cost of production here and
abroad was not regarded as objec
tionable because It was supposed that
competition between those who en
Joyed the higher - protection would
keep the price for the consumer down
Grande RondetashCo
PHONE, MAIN 6
DIRECTORS. 1
XT, L..BEESHOLTS C, CPEXIXGTOJt
W. D. CLEAYER
F. M. RYR1T
diana Democratic convention
. "Tariff taxaon, He other taxatio
sfcoald be for public, purposes ogI
and not for private profit, and ehotlc
1 so levied as not to be discriminate
azalnst any section, class, industry o .
occupation." ',."' ' .; '
J This ocly re-enforce Presider
Tift's statement; and similar abas
idant proof can be adduced to sho
that Eepubilcans and Democrats alii-,
j regard the present tariff rates as too
high.- . ;
Mr. Fobs. Governor-Elect of Massa
chusetts, is thought to owe his re
markable success at the polls to such
presentations of the tariff Issue as he
made, for example, on Oct 22nd;
"It Is an unwise economic policy
that forces the manufacturers of the
United States to cross the border and
erect-in Canada mills and factories
that up to the present time bare in
volved jm outlay of $300,000,0CO and
then to deprive our own people of
the opportunity to produce the goods
manufactured in those American es
tablishments in Canada,"
' Moreover, th method by which it
la proposed to effect this downward
revision of the tariff was clearly stat
ed by Woodrow 'Wilson, .Governor
Elect of New Jersey, in his closing
speech of his unpredecented cam
paign:' x ,"X" x
"Certainly not by rapid and radical
changes as will bring about an ad
aption of the fiscal policy of the gov
ernment to the real needs and cir
cumstances of our manufacturing and
laboring' classes, with view ulti
mately to get upon this basis: the
taxation for- the support of the gov
ernment of those things ' for which
it will be a real hardship to pay high
prices; If taxes upon those do not suf
fice, the taxation of those things
which it will least burden the people
to pay for, th'ngs which they can do
without, w'ttnut suffering or priva
tion, and throughout the whole (pro
cess an honest seekinf for the thinga
which will yield the most revenue
with the least burden to the people."
In all this, we fall to find the veil
ed threats of which our contemporary
complains, against any kind of v en
terprise of any sort of manufacturing
Industry In America. There is nothing
alarming about the present outlook,
nothing , that should tend to bring
about thq business depression or
panic against which our contemporary
so earnestly warns the people of the
country. In fact, to admit the' mere
truth, business is not now and has
not been for some time past, in a sat
isfactory condition In this country.
The question of partisanship may,
or It may not figure very greatly,
in the tariff revision that may now'
be regarded as certain. On the one
hand, eminent members of the Re
publican party are urging President
Taft to begin at once Jhe work of re
vising the, tariff downward," without
waiting for the next Demlcratlc house
to take up this work. At Washington,
various Republicans express the hope
that the president will summon the
Sixty-second congress early In the
spring In order to deprive the Demo
crats of thecredlt for taking the Ini
tiative In the matter of tax reduction."
We do not think, however, that the
President, If he does call on extra
session to deal with the tariff, will
act from such a motive. His own stand
on these matters, as quoted above,
would be a sufficient reason for such
t Bc-uon on nis pan; ana ne will no
J doubt do what he can to make the
i4iuiar win, as expressea in me rec
ent elections, fully effective, espec
ially since this, mandate from the
people coincides so well with his owrl
views.
It Is unnecessary now, because it
is too early to Inject unnecessary
politics into this issue. Many Demo
crats and Republicans are agreed that
certain tariff schedules should be ma
terially reduced. If. therefore, a Re
publican President should convene in
special session a congress Democra
tic in one branch and Republican in
the other, and proceed with downward
revision on the present tariff the ac
tion would be accepted as an attempt
to conform to the expressed desires
of the people. This action might go
far to remove present complaints, and
to what was reasonable for the manu
facturer. The evil of excessive tariff
rates, however, showed Mtself In the
temptation of manufacturers to com
bine and suppress competition, and
then to maintain the prices so as t
tske advantage of the excess of the
tariff over the difference between the
cost of production abroad and here'
These words 'are generally taken to
mean Just what they say; but only
extremists for high tariffs can dis-
j cover in them that the president Is in
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will finA if Trntlv
early for their Christmas purchases.
SELECTIONS ARE MORE COMPLETE
Much of the joy of giving is lost when your GIFT LIST is hastily compiled and j
hurriedly filled. By beginning TODAY there is ample
of each one's individual preference.
M WIF&TJ-Ht QUALITY SWRE
favor of injuring American industries.
Consider now the platform utter
would tend to take the tariff out of
politics. X
; In taking a "stand against any re
duction. Republican politicians seem
to us to be unwise; they are simply
putting into the hands of their op
ponents a similar partisan weapon.
Thus, Congressman Clark, who ex
pects to be Speaker of the new Demo
cratic House of Representatives, is al
ready on record against the extra ses
sion. He desires his party to have all
the credit for the downward revision.
The platform adopted by the Ohio
Democrats reads .
, The gradual reductions in tariff
taxations to make it a means of rais-
ing revenue, instead of an Instru
ment of extortion, cannot be safely
left to the party of broken promises,
but should be intrusted to the Dem
ocratic party." X
And Governor Harmon said in his
speech of acceptance:
The Republican leaders were forc
ed to promise relief by reducing the
tariff taxes. A special session of con
gress was called to make the prom
ise good. How they did it has been
told by many Republican members of
high standing and authority.
The New York Democratic plat
form declares:
"We declare our belief that only by
an honest revision downward of the
tariff, with proper regard for the
welfare of the American worklngman,
a reform, which will be effected only
by the. Democratic party, can this ex
cessive cost of living again be brought
within reasonable reach of the peo
ple." .
These pre-election documents have
naturally more of a partisan, ring
they sound like the statements of
our partisan contemporary from the
other side of the question.
We think the movement to take the
tariff out of politics win be advanced
mora at present by united action
than by party action. We therefore
conclude that partisans on each side
would do well to waive their differ
ences and to unite in doing a piece
of work that it seems must be done
a further revision of the tariff wif
a substantial reduction in many of 1: -taxation
rates.
Notice ef Street Improvement
To whom It may Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that In pu
suance of a resolution adopted by tl
Common Council of the Cirv of I
.Grande, Oregon, on the 15th dar t
J December. 1909. creating Impron
4 a
f ore Gliriste;
ve can wait on you well, butve can
wait on you better today.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
fri tfioir nr1vnnfnir
mont district No. 13, and designating
N. Fir street, as such district and in
pursuance of a resolution adopted by
s ld Common Council on tha 2nd day
of November, 1910, wheraby said
Council determined and declared Its
intention to improve all that portion
of N. Fir street in said Improvement
district as hereinafter described, by
laying' thereon' Bithulithic Pavement,
the Council will, ten days after, the
service of this notice upon the owners
of the property affected and benefitted
by such improvement order that said
above described Improvement be
made; that boundaries of said dis
trict to be so Improved are as follows:
All that portion of N. Fir street.
from the' South Curb Line of Monroe
Avenue to the North Line of S. avenue.
Notice is hereby further given .that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefitted by such improvement for
the purpose of paying for euch im
provement That the estimated cost
of such Improvement is the sum of
12529.40.' That the Council will on
the 7th day of December, 1910, meet
at the Council chamber at the hour
of 8 o'clock P. M., to consider said es-
tlmated cost and the levy of said as
sessment," wtes a hearing will be
granted to any. person feeling ag
grieved by such assessment
La Grande, Oregon. November 23,
1110.
City Council of La Grande, Oregon.
By D. E. COX,
Re order of the City of La Grande.
Nov. 26th lot
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it
Many La Grande people take their
lives In their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are responsi
ble for a vast amount of suffering and
ill health, but there is no need to suf
fer nor to remain In danger when all
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Notice to Stockholders.
Notice is hereby given to the Stock
holders of the United States National
Bank Of La Granita. Oreprm that
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the said bank, will be held at their
banking house in La Grande, Oregon,
on Tuesday, January 10th, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. for
the purpose of transacting any other
business that niay come before the
meeting. ..
Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this
sixth day of December, 1910.
V. . T. J. SCROGGIN, Cashier.
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