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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1911)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. THURSDAY, JIAY 25, 1911. PAGE 3 Even Though- you are not ready to build your home just yet It is Good Business Policy ' to select your lot now.- You can now have your choice of many desirable . home sites. , : If you delay in making your reservation,, some one else may buy the very lots you want. : rA ''- . ; or-- REMEMBER- A 3 Our Riverside Addition lots are 32x100 to 54x117 feet.;;7 , V;,-vVC $75.00'to $200.00 per Lot. ,f : Buy on your own terms'. i .1 -i William Miller & Br6i, 1107 Adams Avenue. PHONE, MAIN 1. , 9M HEARD AT III CITIES JDDRESSES CLUBS AT MIJLNEAPO. IIS YESTERDAY. . . . .i . ... , .. V? New Jersey Governor Propounds Lawi ? of Business and Legislation. J Minneapolis, Minn., May 24. Gov. Woodrow Wilson ai3di;essed th , Pub licity Club of this city at luncheon to day, ' Governor Wilaou devoted -most of bis ' address 1 to' discussion "of the connections between business and leg islation, speaking ' particularly about the hnsiness, interference with legisla tion which1 has created some of the worst Influences In our recenr poli tics, lie said in part:. ,', , The modern world Is, of course, a business world. A great many of the older and more fundamental ; ques tions of our politics we. regard-as long ago settled. The business of politics is nowadays a business of adjustment, of meeting new conditions as they arise and making law suitable to our is an Lxtrava gance 41 ft no community can afford; to do anyone a benefit; it must be kept moving and to do the most good it should seek legitimate channels. Then let us divorce ourselves from the prevailing "get rich quick" fever and get back to the good ways of our forefathers. Put your money into something lat home,. where it will vV- v ' Help . Your Home Town and enhance the other interests you may have. Why not build a home? There's no satisfaction like that born of the knowledge you own a home. Start it today and tomorrow you'll awaken with ; a feeling of independence like that of 1776. Of course you'll need lumber, but we can quidkly help you out, as our stock is complete and most orders can be filled the day we get them. WENAHA LUMBER CO. GREENWOOD & MADISON Home Phone 421. Bell Phone, Main 732 i - ;' ". '" ; Just as Good as I tney look Hams, Bicon t and Dried Beef ! Sliced on onr Machine. 10c or lie wortli of ham or i . T r; . dried beef (sliced resh while you wait) will be plesty for f meaL Tqt Sale by f Pattison BrosJ ' Phone Black 81. ; s It's yes WELL BRED Folks want Bread well baked, easy to be had if you keep your open and find out where to buy . ' BEST BREAD MADE. Investigation will lead right up to the front door of this bakery, i It Is here "those whp know" have bread or ders. No sour, heavy stuff ever leaves this bakery. For light, wholesome bread ' come here every time. FERNDAXE ICE CREAM best made, most wholesome ice cream on the market. " SIVOWTLAKE BAEFRY, JAS. FARQUHAR90N. Prop.. Pure, Fresh, Home- mmom p i ftp n t made;Candies. ; u" tiyC ii D HE MAKE OUR OHM. . W UAKE OUR OYH ICE CREAU AKO SHERBET ' ' ' ' ' 1 , , , 1 . ' - r 'i ni.. i i" .' '' '' i' i' " 'i tit ,'rV" " - A.. ' "ll ' ' ' ' " " " i ' ''' .' ' " ' , We have White Clover, Blue Grass and fancy mixed seed, onr Lawn fektjtjzkr will mat tVi o-raej Pfir Vniir LaiYfl grow under your feet., v rUff UMf t-uii AU kinds of western grown Garden Seeds in bulk. Nothing but the best v Vaters:Stanchfield Produce Co. imymsoN m. changing life. The most riinarkabK and Influential changes that have takeu place In recent years in America have been .conom!c rather than political. Business has bulked larger and larger and has consequently been more and more Interlaced not only with nation al policy but with legislative change throughout the country , It Is perfectly legitimate, of course, that the business Interests of the coun try should enjoy the protection of the, law not only,- but that they should be In every way furthered and strength ened and; facilitated by legislation. The country, has no Jealousy of con nection between buslnes sand politics which is a i legitimate- connection, i It Is not In the least averse from open efforts to i accommodate v law : to ihe I mater'al development which i has so : strengthened the country in all that it has; undertaken by supplying its extraordinary ' Ufa with its physical "foundation. . ; - But the Illegitimate connections be tween, business and legislation are an other: matter. Every community is vaguely aware that the political ma chine upon which it looks askance has certain very definite connections with men who are engaged In business on a large scale, and the suspicion which attaches to the machine itself has be gun to attach also to business enter prises Just because these connections are known to exist. ' If theBe connec tions were opened and reviewed, if ev eryone knew Just what they involved and Just what use was being made of the alliance, there would be no diffi culty in keeDina- an eye UDon affairs and In controlling them by ' public opinion. But unfortunately the whole process of law-making In America a a very obscure one. There is no high way of legislation, but there are many by-ways. Parties are, not organized in such a way In our legislatures as to make any one group of men avow edly responsible for the course of leg islation.; The bills Introduced Into our legislatures are introduced upon private initiative, either the' initiative of Jndlvduala outside the legislature who desire certain changes In the law for their own convenience or benefit, or the initiative of individual mem bers of the legislatures themselves. Tne wbole process of discussion, . If any discussion at all takes place, is private and-shut away from public scrutiny and knowledge. There are so many circles withinc lrcles, there are so many Indirect and private ways of getting at legislative action that our communities are constantly tin easy during legislative sessions. ? It Is this confusion and obscurity and -privacy of our legislative method that gives the political machine its opportunity. Apparently nothing but the; political machine can bring order out of chaos. There is no central force in any legislature which can itself guide the course of lawmaking. There: is no publicly responsible man or group of men who are known to formulate legislation and to take charge of it from the time of Its in troduction until the time of its enact ment. It has, therefore, been possible for an outside force the political ma chine, the body, of men who nominated the legislators and who conducted the contest for their election," to assume the role of control. - Business men who desired .something done by way of changing the law under which they were acting or who wished to prevent legislation wnicn seemed to them to threaten their own Interests, have known that there' was this definite body of persons to resort to, and they have made terms with them. They have agreed' to supply them with money for campaign expenses and to stand by them in all other cases where money was necessary If in return they might resort to them for protection or for resistance in matters of leglsla tion. There have been times when it was a matter of no surprise to us to learn that legislators looked to a cer tain man who was not .even a member of their bod vfor the instructions as to wnat mey were to do with partic a uiar iaws, ana we nave oeen cyn ically accustomed to the presumption that the instructions they received were revel vd ; after the majority had conferred with those who were back ing him and assisting him In the bus! nees world. It is not altogether Just to indulge la indiscriminate blame for this state of affairs; our legislatures being at loose ends, nobody In particular being responsible, It was natural not to say inevitable, that some sort of control should spring up. The machine, which was the center of party organization, was the natural Instrument of control, and men who had business interests (Continued on Page 6) Depot Street , Kahaffy Bla. Always Send Your Clothes to Ihe to the Best Place to have them fixed up.... : We do the best work because we are equipped to handle it. New machinery, Expert workmen. - We call for and deliver. i ' THE ELITE DYEIHG and CLEMIUIG Main H. Waggoner & Zundel f rh La ir C RE A M ERY ; Butter fresh from the churn. The dairymen of the valley are Sweet cream, sweet milk, but- Invited to call at the offica, or termilk. Ice cream, eherberts, ring up phone Main 733. ' etc., always on hand. 215, Fir Street. La Grande, Ore. in,. , , , ti. m amr-rffp; G Thpy All Say 3' n SSlGifih - - .... , It's Good For What Ails You Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing . , Rubber Buggy Tires ' K ' LA GRANDE IRON WORKS :') d. fitzgerald; Proprietor1' COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY Automofe Is your machine insured by the Old Colony Insur ance company? If not, call on us and set your mind at rest by securing one of our policies, protecting you from loss in case your machine is damaged or destroy ed by fire or collision. Do not leave yourself unpro-; tected in this matter. Call us up and get the rate on your particular machine. BLACK & 111 DEPOT STREET This to Ydii 8 Ji"; ; i E Mr. Renter Is the house you are living in wired for electricity? If not, why not? Electric lights are not a luxury; they are a modern necessity. They are Just as Indispensable aa running wa ter and cess-pools. For your healths' sake, and for your safety, as well as your conveyance, insist on having your bou ; wired now. .-..v ' r y' 1 " - - Your landlord owes that much to you. and hell be surprised how rea sonable our charges will be for wiring tv. t-i 4 a. . .. . m m nT dw can ai our omce, or pnone ; EASTERN OREGOlir LIGHT WpowEtim ti