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CA GRANDE EVEMNfl OBSERVER, O" GRANITE. ORE.
Friday, October 28, 1932
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It is not widely recognized that It
Is possible for a candidate for the
presidency to poll a popular majority,
and et de defeated. This results from
the peculiarities of our electoral col
lege system, under which the result la
decided, not by popular votes, but by
state block of electoral votes.
This actually has happened twice
In our history. In. the disputed elec
tlon of 1870, Samuel J. Tilden was
finally credited with 4,284,885 popular
votes and Rutherford B. Hayes wltt
4,033,060; yet the electoral votes
stood: Tilden 184, Hayes 185, There
was no dispute after the election of
1888, but the candidate receiving the
greatest number of popular votes was
defeated. He was G rover Cleveland,
who polled 5,538.233 votes, a plurality
of 08.017 over Benjamin Harrison, who
hod 6,440,210. The electoral votes, 108
to 233, gave no Inkling of how close
the struggle was.
The same thing came within 300,-
000 votes of happening In 1010. W1I
son's plurality over Hughes was only
601,365 votes and thus a change of
206,603 votes from Democratic to Re
publican would have given Hughes a
popular majority, Wilson could have
spared 318,000 votes In two states
alone of the solid south, Georgia and
Texas, and still have hod enough left
to win their electoral votes and the
election.
For the sake of hypothesis, Jet us
suppose the unlikely event that. In
next month's election, one candidate
Exalt ye the Ixrd our God, and worship at his footstool; fT!
for he is holy. Psalm 99 : 5.
chusctts, Virginia, New Jersey, New
York, Ohjo, Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin) by a margin of 1,000 in
each. He would have 277 electoral
votes, or 11 more than necessary to
elect, and could concede his opponent
a majority of any number up to their
total vote, about 13,500,000, in the
remaining 30 states. Thus th0 lavter
would find himself overwhelmingly
elected by the people, but defeated
hy their delegated electors.
By no stretch of imagination can
fiyrtem that offers such a chancp
for miscarriage of the citizens' will
ho called democratic, yet It exists as
the method of choosing the chief exe
POWER AMENDMENT
Some time ago in this column we explained the signifi
cance of the State Water Power and Hydro-electric Consti
tutional Amendment, and recommended that it be defeated
because of the enormous bonded indebtedness it would in
volve if passed.
Since that time we have heard a few persons express
themselves as intending to vote for the amendment because
it would result in state owned power systems and cheaper
light and power service.
We wish to call attention right now to the fact that the
state already has the nower to take over nil water nower
Bites and any improvements thereon by paying a reasonable ..?MM
price for the improvements ; and the state already has the Tho unrepresentative character ot
right to regulate rates whenever they become unfair; and 'tho electoral system is further shown
that the only possible reason for the passing of this new!1" how 11 '!!'' short V TIT","8
I'll.- i r n the way the voting goes. In 1D28 for
legislation would be to create a commission of three men j lmUm(:e, smith received 41 per cent
who would be authorized to go ahead and spend $60,000,000 ,of the popular vote and only 10 per
and charge it to the taxpayers of the state. cent of tne electoral vote, tho 1012
If the taxpayers of Oregon think that their taxes are . not IS'" or
yet high enough, let them vote "Yes" on this measure Nov-'the electoral, while Taft had 23 and
ember 8, and their craving for greater indebtedness and; 114 per cent, respectively,
higher taxes will be promptly gratified. But if they expect ! Tlle "torai college entered our
any benefit in the way of lower rates on light and power mtt ZXirSZ
service, they had better prepare for disappointment right sidered too great for them, or cnoos.
now. Any possible lowering of rates would be more than 'mg their ruier. m tho constitutional
offset by the huge expense of acquiring, constructing, main-,convon'lon ',1787: t!,. ""fL1"
taining, and operating hydro-electric power plants and trans-
mission lines, as authorized by the proposed amendment. ' tiuence would bo outweighed by that
Reduction of taxation is one of the greatest problems of ir tlle Il,rscr stRt!8- Also' the nm
national, state, and local governments today. It is extremely &eS ZTv"
aimcuir. 10 una metnoas or lowering taxes without seriously ginia expressed the prevailing opm
atfecting present services of government; and when offi-jion: "it would be as unnatural to
cials are struggling to secure a reduction under such circum- the cholce of " propcr cl"'r,Ilctcr
Ktnnnoo tho ru.nr.ln umiiW l,o ;,. I ,1 !, rv...t.. Ui.iIor cl;f magistrate to the people as
... , v,UIU ,.,,,t. iuiuu uirac "iuna uy ijt wouid be to refer a trial of colors
voting an increase, and especially an unnecessary increase! to a wind man."
Vote "NO" on the State Water Power and Hydro-electric! 80 ,ar M 11 concerns setting up a
Constitutional Amendment! h50"? of wlB0 n ? deliberate freely
mmimm ion the presidential candidates, ns tho
. " , founding fathers Intended, tho usage
EDUCATION APPROPRIATION , has been an empty ceremony vlrtunlly
Another measure which should be voted down on Novem- from th0 stnrt- wl,It ' hns do" '
ber 8 is the "Higher Education Appropriation Bill-Purpose: Z' " t
10 appropriate an amount of money originally fixed at iwoim results already mentioned bc
$1,181,173, of which $500,000 was vetoed by the governor, 'come possible, it is somewhat ns it
leaving a balance of $681,173, from the general fund of the " bn!,CD1! sme "ore decided, not !
state, to be expended under the direction the State Board iCctl""' '
of Higher Education for the Oregon State Agricultural col- since ibbd, 64 joint resolutions imvc
lege, the University of Oregon, and the three state normal ibcm '""-ociuccd i congress to aboi-
Schools during the years 1931 and 1932" lsh the system, and a concerted move.
rpi, i,j r 1 . . L ,' ment against It, led by Senator Nor-
ine budgets of the various educational institutions hnvn .,ri.r pins tho othe
been reduced to such an extent that this appropriation is 'objections. Mr. Noni points out that
no longer necessary, so there is realv no argument on this!" Is vl'tmH ""possible tor a third
question. We quote from an editorial in the Eugene NewsK Z
which explains the situation. lot of ai: the states.
"This appropriation bill has boon used to considerable ex-' A3 B archaism, there nro
school-moving bill, lime and again the Zorn-JUacpherson that it has twice ami may again mis
cohorts have quoted the $1,181,173 figure as hanging over represent tho win of tho people ns to
tho voters of the state, whereas the total was reduced to lhcir cl,tlco of i'"'10"' "c.9 " ,m;
&v r ?vwor Muier wit!iout tho firif of a si,iKle "rieTsrrr-s"1
puwicity blast. Ihe governor also opened the way for in- Louis Po3t-Dispatch.
vuninjf ui me reieieiifium by vetoing the emergency clause
of the appropriation bill, thereby giving time for preparation
and filing of petitions.
"The governor's action was looked upon with dismav for a
time. Tho various administrations of the schools believed
they would almost bo forced to close. Tho state board of
higher education was not yet ready with its unification plan
and it was a case for the individual schools to work out their
own salvations. This they went to work to do. In many
cases work that was considered necessary was done. Some
Of the economies. SUCh as USO of IllliMimr mnl rli.mwinlli.n
t . .. .. ' . -v ...v.wii nmiom now Will unu III. Rms ui wj,-
lunas, elimination of book and magazine purchases, mine- iwtumtios opening m front of mm
uon or amounts expended lor repairs and the like, were con
sidered expensive in the long run. But the economies were
nvule.
"One example of the strenuous measures to keep all work
going forward in the face of reduced funds was the arramre
ment made to provide for the university medical school.
Most voters have not realized that the medical school is
cntiieW dependent unou legislative hnnmiii-iiilinn With
the appropriation bill tied up, it was necessary to take funds
coming originally to the Eugene campus and divert them to
the medical school. No one who has watched events at the
times as a period of preparation. ; much larger size, tho base of the
The result, of course, was that Car- j bulbs is usually an inch deeper than
neglo became the world's greatest; the tulips. Snowdrops and aclllas
steel master and, in the end, was ' should go down about two and one
able to die rich after giving away half to three Inches. Crocuses should
320,000,000. And the young men who ; havo two Inches of soli above them. I
found places with him during those
bygono years of depression are not go
ing hungry today. Mr. Schwab, lncl.
dentally, Is one of them..
SMITH WELCOMED
WITH CHEERS IN
BOSTON THURSDAY
(Continued Prom Page One)
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Oct. 37, 1032
Chicago convention.
"Pretty Frank'
Tho erythonlums need about four
Inches to cover. So do the check
ered lilies, frutlllarla meleagrls. The
anemones for cold frame planting
need only an Inch of soil to cover
them. I
The Itllea need the deepest plantlntr Editor.
and they can go as deep as a foot The Observer
down for candldums with good re-' 1, Grande, Ore.
suits. The distance apart la rather; My dear Sir
elastic but in general five Inches Is j i wtBh to 'thanJc tne observer and
TntSd ahUW h Very carefuI and co"Pent re
P Thv hftinri r.f porter for the account of my speech
, " ' delivered In La Grando Monday eve
ning, Oct. 24th.
yard manure as fertilizer. Bone meal
Smith sold ho felt he had come ' te tn oniY B&fe fertilizer to dig In
nome;" that his audience was "sit
ting around his table," and he said
ho was going "to be pretty frank."
"I was not satisfied with that Chi
cago convention," he Bald, ''And - I
know that you were not satisfied
with it. But listen, we'll settle these
troubles In our party. Wo don't want
any advice, and above everything else
wo want no sympathy from Senator
Moses or his Republican cohorts."
Referring to what he termed "ad
ministration failures" Smith said:
"If I were to be asked tonight what
in my opinion was the greatest fail
ure of the existing administration, 1 1
would bo Impelled to say that they
left tho people of this country en- I
tlrely In the dark with regard to the
all Important function of govern
ment tho final adjust of our flnan- (
clol condition. There Is no doubt I
that they will bo able to explain it,
but tho explanation was not in their
favor, and It was therefore withheld."
Tho crowd roared its mightiest as
he said:
"Every successful and progressive
president of the United States during
my time has been a former governor
of a state Cleveland, Theodore
Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin
Coolldge."
Coollrige Booed
And even as they roared, a few
boos were heard at the mention of
Coolidge's name. Smith frowned and
shouted:
'Can that, can that I'm talking
of successful presidents."
Of President Hoover, Smith said:
"Tho trouble is that he lacks the
power of leadership, even over the
members of his own party, and what
Is more ho lacks the power to appeal
to the people themselves." '
Smith spoke of the bonus army In
cident In Woshington and said the
president should have explained the
situation of the finances of the
country with respect to the claims
tho bonus army members were mak
ing.
"Instead." he said, "they (the bonus
army members) wero encouraged to
remain in Washington until sani
tary conditions became so bad -they
had to be driven away from Wash
lnsrton by armed forces of the United
States and the secretary of war went
out trying to explain why It should
havo been done."
I evidently made a slip In substi
tuting one of the national leaders for
the soil, with potash salts or wood
OSheS an eXCtHpnt rirOClno- itnnn taw. i : s B
surface. ' another and ask you to correct that
w me, uiHo unubiier sugni; miscon
' Sibylline Books
In the traditional history of the Bo
man kings, the Cumuean sibyl sold
ception of what I Intended to say oi,
wie tariir.
When I mentioned tho posslDility
of a privately owned bank covering
to Tarnuln th Prnn.! h cihviii ' tho United States, similar to the one
books. Tradition says that the books ara a,go Jjy f"lden
,Q . , ' , " 7 Jacksorf, not Alexander Hamilton,
were preserved In a stone chest in I Tho other lace where l MM to
the temple of Jupiter Cnpltollnus state my position clearly was on the
mm nvrv uK&iroyeu oy tne lire time
consumed the temple to the year
83 B. C.
Within six years the planting of
winter legume seed In Jeflerson
county, Alabama, has Increased Irom
1000 to 75,000 pounds per year.
wool tariff. I am In favor ot the
tariff on wool. It does somewhat aid
the wool grower, because we lmporb
one-third of the
' is the
Lastt Pay
of
Faffl&'s
Liquidation
Salle
"You'll find Bargains galore
left for everyone Be Here!"
eleven cents, hence the price here
wool used In tho should never have been less than 16
country, and we should receive the
foreign price plus the tariff. The for-
cents a pound.
Why do we not get the full benefit
elgn price has never been lower than! of the tariff on wool?
five cents a pound. The tariff la if given a commission to go to con
gress, on Nov. 8th, I propose to find
the reason why we wool producers do
not profit to the full extent we
should by reason of the ariff wall.
Very sincerely yours,
Wolter M. Pierce,
t $ v g $
The Garden
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3'5,$3$'3'S."3S'
HOW TO PLANT UDtfttf
While bulbs are the nearest to fool
proof plant material there is, and un
less burled so deep they con never
reach tho surface, a crop of bloom Is
suro to result, proper planting means
a great deal In the quality and quan
tity of bloom. A few general princi
ples should be observed.
First of all, bulbs need good drain
age. This Is a prime factor, and If
the soil Is heavy and not well drained
raise the beds six Inches above he
surrounding soil level to give the nec
essary drainage.
Plant tho bulbs deep enough. With
very few exceptions it Is bettor to err
on tho side of depth than of shallow
ness. Tho two notable exceptions are
crown imperial and candid urn. Miles.
Thcso two bulbs, although of large
size, suggesting that they should bo
down at least six inches as needed for
other bulbs of their size, should not
bo covered with more than two inches
of soil.
Tulips will burrow to 18 Inches or
mora and come up regularly and
bloom If left to themselves, but from
fivo to six Inches from the top of the
bulb is their proier planting depth.
Narcissi need tho same depth from
tho top of tho bulb, but owing to the
different shnpo and sometimes the
A.i: OP OPPOHTt'MTV
Tho young chap who Is Just start
ing out to make his way In the world
those days faces a pretty tough pros
pect. But before he gets through h
Is likely to find that he couldn't have
picked a better time to make a bc
'Mnnlng. So. at nnv ruto. savs Charles M.
Krhu'iili wiirt jfjiim in fori tlmt since!
there isn't nny plnce for thing
iro but up. tho lad who bculns ot
bottom now will find all kinds of op
since f
university will deny that the process oi' readjustment wasibco" Mm bor"rp
onomy
future.
in th? near future,
Writing In the current issue of the
Pictorial Review. Mr. Schwab
out that even though the dep
hns been long and hard, the
Isn't going to come to and
after tomorrow, after nil. Amerln
not suffering from a shortage of food
and supplies; potentially It Is Just n
rich as ever. Sooner or Inter, Ameri
can pnergy and Intelligence will brlnh
us buck to times even better than we
huvp had before.
This little song, to be sure. hn
Hut Mr. Schwab
BAKING
POWDER
You save In using
Kc.Use only hall as
much as Is required
of soms others.
.." DouieTesteJ
Double Action f
painful. Undoubtedly ho. of the savin was poor economy 10!, .il
Mim imuu k 1 i'ti lit expenditure some nine in me
but drastic need often forces drastic action.
"The big points nre that the economies have already been
effected and the slate, board's unification plan is now in
effect. Assurance is given by even a cursory survey of the
board's plan that savings before tho end of the biennium will
be vastly greater than the $(.81,173 which remains of the
appropriation bill. As a result, it would seem ridiculous to
vote the appropriation fiow. The obvious thinjr to do is to
vote 311 X No and kill an expenditure for which there is
no longer any need." ,
greatest Industrialists that ever llvrd
Andrew Cnrnegtn; for It was always
Carnegie's custom to use a depres
sion n- a time for expansion, n time
for getting ready for o future boom.
In the panic of the '70"s, when most
InrtuMrlnlfots wvrr busy at the wail
Ing wall. Cnrnrgle kept hard at work
building new plains and getting ready
to do a bigger business than ever bc
fore. Tt was the same when thp de
prrtMlon of the 'AO's came oiong. Al
ways. Carnegie knew that there would
be an upswing; always Ho used hard
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