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the eight hour day in industrses and is a strong
suppoiter of the government in the war, giving
freely of his money, his advice, and his time to
all measure and drives that har been made.
The United States senate it short of businessmen, and
is to a great extent ruled and controlled by lawyers and
professional men. What i needed in these times are
some good, able, honest business men who can help in this J
emergency, and you will agree with me that in a time J
when the Jsationa every effort is to make of this war mat
ter a successful business, it is a time when President Wil
son needs the advice and assistance of men who have made
a success of business undertakings on a large scale. 'Such
a man is Robert N. Stanfield, and for this reason alone
we would state that he deserves the earnest consideration of
every voter of this county.
THE INDEPDENENCE MONITOR
A Rl-PUIlUCAN NEWS lA PUt.
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk
Oregon, on Friday.
County,
Inured Second Claw Matter August 1, 1U12 at the Post Office at Ind
nendence. Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
HURLEY & DODGE,
PROPRIETORS
G. A. HURLEY, EDITOR
Suoscriptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly In Advance
ADVERTISING RATES: 15c. per inch for one insertion, 12 l-2c for twooj
more Insertions, loc. on monthly contractu. Headers, 1 cent a word.
Independence, Oregon, Friday, April a, 1918
R. N. STANFIELD FOR SENATOR.
In this issue of the Monitor appears the an
nouncement of Hon. Robe.t N. Stanfield as a can
didate for United States senator at the Republi
can primaries. The Monitor, following its cus
tom of speaking editorially of those whose an
nouncements have appeared in this paper, this
week will tell you of Mr. Stanfield, and why the
Moni or is supporting him for this position.
The editor of this paper has known Robert
Stanfield for a number of years and has been so
acquainted that he knows him as a man among
men. and as a successful, honest a d conseienti-
r
ous business man.' His interests are in part car
ried on in the same section of the country from
which the editor of this paper came, and in the
same county, and he knows the men working for
Mr. Stanfield, knows the treatment he gives his
men, knows how these men are supporting h;in
and believe in him. So the Monitor feels that it
can conscientiously speak to the people of this
county, who do not know him, and who should
be informed respecting the different men who are
candidates for the different positions at the com
ing primaries.
Mr. Stanfield was born in Umatilla county,
Oregon, forty years ago and at the age ot nine
teen bis father died and his mother was left with
a family of eleven children, and it fell to the lot
of R. N. Stanfield to, in a great measure, support
and care for this large family. He worked hard,
farming, plowing and riding the range, and has
built up the business in which he is now engaged
from the ground lloor, putting in some twenty
years of energy and labor, without rest or vaca
tion. He earned ever dollar he has, and did not
like most men ot wealth and power inherit his
wealth.
In 1912 Mr. Stanfield was the largest individual
sheep owner in the United States, and when the
war was declared he oflered his entire clip of
wool to the govern men- at the then prevailing
prices, and that offer is still open. He was large
ly responsible for making Portland the second
largest grease wool market in the United States,
making the manufacturers come to Oregon for
t.l, cu ting out the middlemens profit, improv
ing the market, benefitting the whole of this
state.
He has started many young men in business,
aud the editor is acquainted with several w ho have
made themselves through the assistance of Stan
field.
Mr. Stanfield is favorable to laboring men, has
always had the united support of laboring men
wherever he was engaged in business. He favors
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND FRIENDS.
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per last month and this is a condition we will not tolerate.
If you want the paper we will send it to you, but you must
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within a reasonable time. If we get paid regularly for the
paper from the subscribers then you get a good, live, lead
able paper, otherwise you can only get an eicueeandwe
do not intend to print an excuse. W have sent out this
month a statement to every subscriber, telling Kim what
he must pay to be on our list. We did not go into, ancient
history in these back subscription but made the payment
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ceive a receipt in full as per statement rendered, which
will give you a full subscription for one year in advance.
In other words we are cleaning the slate on the conditions
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FRANK GIBSON FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
This week the announcement of Frank Gibsyn appears
in the Monitor as a candidate for county judge at the Re
publican primaries. Mr. Gibson in stating his platform
and purposes says: "if I am nominated jmd elected I
shall duri g my term cf office serve all Polk emmtv fnirlv.
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equitably aud justly, and try to merit the approval of the
people. Mr. (Jibson is an old pioneer of the county, has
a host of friends and is the son of a former county official
who made good. He lived for years in the Rickreall
eountry, later moving to his .present farm in the West Sa
lem district.
The Monitor has nothing against Mr. Gibson as a man
and is not opposing him, but all papers have their prefer
suce and as we have known Kirkpatrick for many years
we are disposed kindly toward him, but with no feeling of
animosity or personal opposition to Mr. Gibson.
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A. V. R. SNYDER FOR TREASURER.
We are for you, Brother Snyder. When the editor wa8
wearing little frocks down in the little old town of La Fay
ette Brother Snyder was a newspaper man and a musioian.
tie was liked by everybody and he wag a good newspaper
man and a bum musician. If he had been a better musi
cian we would think he was not much for a public officer,
out, oeing a poor muajciau he has made a good official.
We have inquired about Mr. Snyder and the dovh all sav
lit- has made good and therefore weetate that we ar for
mn. A. V, H. Snyder is accomodating, efficient and a
good citizen and he keep his books in good shape and
oares carefully for the county funds, lis in a Republican
and auks for youi support and deserves it. Polk county
should not turn him do Wll Mini will nnl In fiff hu
live there will be no opposition against Mr. Snyder at the
p:ituarie and there is little use for any one to run against
him for the election.
Some are born rich, some are born poor, some are born
white, some yellow and tome black. Some are born pretty,
some noble, some good, but most of us were born crying.
He brought nothing into the world but a howl and some
trouble. We keep it up as long as we live audi suppose
wo take a part of the same attributes we had here along
with us to that other place across the vale and shadows,
but possibly we ar purified by the fires of adversity and
i the transit will leave behind some of our cusstduess
ana a great deal of our pessimism. 1 hope o, don't you?1
We have not had h call yet from that ad where it said
leave orders at the Monitor o trice. Maybe thy were left
with Mr. Wood at the P sU utHee
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There is no one who can not get along with
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