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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1920)
THE ONTARIO A ROUS, ONTARIO. OREGON, TllURSUAY. JANUARY 22, 1920. The Ontario A rgus Q. K. AIKEN, Editor niul 1'tibllshcr Published Thursdnys Tit Ontario, Oregon, nnil untorcd nt tliu Ontario poBt offlco for distribution ns 2nd clnss matter. HUUSCIUI'TIONS One Your J 1.60 i'iti:i: hii:i:cii ash . vnv.v. pitrcss. Thoro lias been n great deal Bald and written of Into nliout frco speech and freedom of tlto prow nnd Indeed thoro Im mticli to lio mi Id considering liotli of those doctrines of democracy. Without thorn tlioru would not long Im n domncrncy to uphold thoin. Tim HoclnllBtH, I. o tlio extremists In that pnrty. tlio I. W. W. and others of this Ilk concolvo frco speech as a license to nlmsn llhorty, on the other hand tlio ultra conservatives think It Ik a privilege to condemn utterly any Idea to which thoy do not ngroa, Thoro linn linen an unAmcrlcan In tolornllon on tlio part of onch one of them. (Toncornlng n frco press tho mnnl fcstntlnns aro ovldcnt. Tho press, ns nu liiHtltutlnn, In Itself to hlnmo for this. Tlio extreme partisanship of tho grout hulk of tho Journnls of America has lirot tho natural rone (lou. Tho American pcoplo nro, nnd huvo boon for yours, awnro of tho fnct tlinl partisan papers can not nl wnyH bo rolled upon, especially dur ing seasons of political controversy, and that, thcreforo, Is tho renson why ono ho often hears tho remark, "You enn't bollovo thnt Htatomont for It appeared In such and such a paper." Democrat) say this of lie publican papors and llepiilillcnns as often say It of Hearst or other mug wump sheets thnt scok only senna tlnnullsm. In assuming so pnrtlsnn n policy nnd by becoming apologists for a political party nny political party it nowspnpor holies Its nnino. It Is no longer a nowspaper In tho strict houso of tho word It Ik ii ipedlum of propaganda with news features added, to give that propaganda cur rency, nnd sufficient sugar coating to secure circulation. In tholr uowh columns, howovor, tho great bulk of tho newspapers Inmi taken n brondor nnd bettor view or their duty, whllo the uowh rather Iiik agencies bavo been almost blame Iohh In tholr Impartiality. I'reo speech and n froo iiress nro tho very bulwark of liberty, and It Is thoroforo of gravo moment thnt tho proposed sedition bill Is so worded ns lo prosorvo that freedom nnd yet pro tect tho nation against tho attacks of those who would destroy. Kvon tho partisan press Is loyal to tho govern ment of tho United Hlutes, and In tho Into war proved Its attltudo In sorvlco. Tho public whllo agroolng with tho purposo of tho authors of tho sedition bills, dnori not, wo bollovo, desire to ontahllsh an nutocrnoy of tho post miiHter general nnd open tho way to gross abuses of power. Tho nxtrcmo parllsonslilp of tho protM will gradually correct Itself. Thero Is growing tendency to throw off tho strict party ties, for tho news pnpor publlshor In human. No more than any other iiiilu iloos ho earn to ho n red rag tied to tlio tall of any one's klto. Fravilniu of notion In as much desired by editors as by labor loners It la 111 truth tlio ousoiiho of their existence. Thoro might well bo provided Bomo way to regulate newspaper?, Botno way to keep Irrcsponslhle In dividuals from engaging In tho bu-l iiosB. Thero might bo'provldod some way of bo training reporters th.ii thoy will become more nccurato, nnd less prntio to Jump nt conclusions, so that when thoy do wrlto their storl" they wilt bo ns nccurato ns human beings ran mnko thorn. Hut unfoi tuuntoly this can not bo dono by lnw. It must conic In the natural dvolop mont of tho business. The public can regulato this thru patromge. If tho public would discredit the parti san paper, tho unreliable paper, the scandal monger, and the sensational yellow Journal, tho end would he ncliloved. Tho hope for n froo pros thcre foro rests with tho promt uud tho pub lic, and wo bollovo tho tlmo la com ing when better conditions will pie villi. .Since tho public must secure tho Infor'mntlon upon which It bases lis attitude toward, and action upon public (Ucstlons from tho press, the public In entitled to have thnt Infor mation nccurato, nnd uncolorcd by partisan bins, and when In sufficient numbers It Insists on that It will got It. roNHTurrriVK co.oi,kh.tio.v City business men could profit greatly from tho example which tl'l" tanners of Malheur county nro set ting them In tho program which the Farm Ilureati ling undertaken to solve Indeed the nccompllshmcnl of thnt program will mark tho great est forward movement that tho coun ty has known. A glanco nt tho ends which the fnrmers would attain, tho mere statement of thom Is Impressive, whllo n study of nnd contemplntloh of whnt thoy entail Is keen duty, wldo and oxact knowledge of muny subjects further Impresses ouo with tho great ability needed In tho In dfvldual to bo nn up to data rancher How many city men, for example think themselves enmpotent to en gage In tho volution of ono or more of tho following preblems: Scien tific cooperative marketing; coll Improvement and Irrigation; crop Imprnvomont; llvo stock Improve ment; post nnd disease control; com munity welfnro; community life nnd homo Improvement? Yet t lift t Is the list of things which tho ranchers havo determined to study nnd to fol low out until hotter methods nnd hotter conditions havo boon ncliloved Of course tho ranchers do not iiHHiimo thnt they will add tho Inst word on these subjects; thoy do not bollovo thnt thoy will find a pauncca for nil tho Ills of tho body politic ns It functions toward thorn; hut tlr do bollovo and they will accempli: 1 betterments, This will Indeed be true If tho I anchors ns a body grasp tho nltun lion as do thoso In tho Oregon Slope buroau on Detfd Ox Flat us evidenced I I tholr meeting Inst Friday night til tho I'nrk school house Tho hiislnr -j men of tho towns In Malheur mint may well study tho work that the runners havo undertaken nnd assist thorn to accomplish their ends, and lake n lesson from thorn In laying out for thouisolves nu equally com prehensive program. With each en delivering and constantly applying thomsolvcs to such efforts thoro Ih no limit to tho possibilities of devel opment that can bo reached In tbl.i legion. $ur Mm This bank is an nlly of the farmer, stock grower and merchant, bound together by an unwritten law for the advancement of private interests and the develop ment of Ontario and vicinity. You can join this league by becoming a depositor of this Hank. Ontario National Bank Oldest Hank in Grant, Harney and Malheur Counties I FIGHTING PAT. Itoproscntntlvo 1 J. anllnglior mndo a bid for fame at tho legisla ture tho other day In his of for to personal combat with tho Portland Telegram's legislative correspondent. Who,t Is more to tho point, Mr. Onl lagher's constituents will uphold him In hl position. There Is no ration In common decency why nny man , list bemuso ho happens to bo n newspaper man, has n right to assail I ho chnractor of othern. Lot the Telegram man confine himself to printing fncti, tho public will drnw Itn own conclusions. In this enso Mr. Gallagher took up tho gauge of battlo not becauso ho wnfl hlniBolf attacked, hut to defend tho honor of nn nBsoclnto. Tho Celtic 'dood of Malheur's solon could not stnnd tho scurrilous attltudo of tho Telegram nnd ho Just naturally wanted to fight. Wo aro sorrv that tho Telegram's representative did not better uphold tho honor of the fraternity nnd moot tho chnllengo. Wo would Ilko to havo witnessed tlio encounter, nnd wltliout knowing tho Telegram man would placo n small hot on Pat. HKAFTIFVINO OXTAItlO. Thoro Is no doubt' but thnt tho First National Hank's Olvle Improve ment contest will da n great deal In furthering tho city beautiful Idea In Ontario. It Is ccrtnln that thero nro enough pcoplo In Ontnrlo who desire to Im prove their homes and who havo tho sporting Instinct to demonstrnto tholr ability to entor tho contest. It will give thorn some fun In tho effort nnd tho city will benefit by tho ox nmplo set. Tho hunk has performed n puhllojtorvlco In Inking this lead In so worthy nn of fort. Tin: powkii fjuKSTio.v. Tho question of power rates for Irrigation Is tho most Important ono boforo tho pcoplo' of tho Snnko river valley todny. If tho contention of the compnny Is correct thou thoro must bo n chnngo In tho crops which tho rnnchors rnlso, for It Is general bollof thnt alfalfa will not glvo n suf ficient return to stnnd n fifty par cent Increase In present rates. The welfnro of tho ranchor nnd thnt of tho compnny nro essential to tho growth of this section, Thero Is no deslro on tho pnrt of tho public (n tront tlio compnny unfairly It Is on titled to n fair roturn nn Its Invest ment, nctunl Investment, and for reasonable charges In tho cost of service; hut the public has tho right to know exactly what tho cost Is nnd how tho figures nro reached. There Is, however, a more ,vltal question, nnd that Is tho quality of sorvlco rendered by tho company. Many of tho rnnchors declaro that tho company Is charging for sorv lco which It docs not give. This thoy declnro Is dono by mensur Ing tho powor nt tho penk load of tho early morning hours, and thereafter tho power dwindles until It Is from 16 to 20 per cont lower than when tho compnny offlclnls measure It Hefora tho company can come to tho bar of public opinion nnd usk for consideration It must clean Its hands of this charge. Thoro Is no reason, If tho chnrgo of tho ranchcra bo true, thnt tho compnny should col lect for services It docs not glvo nny moro than nny other business mnti can collect for goods ho does not sell. Tho company's contrart for power must bo mndo n bllntcrnl one, In which for thnt It receives It gives 'thnt for which tho contract cnlls. When that Is dono thero Is no doubt that tho first step will havo been tnkon to secure nu ndjustmont of tho flower rntes which will bo sntlsfnc tory. In tho menntlmo tho users nro taking tho right course of action In seeing to It that tholr Interests nro protected. Hides, Furs and Pelts Ranchers, Stockmen, Trappers: If you, have any hides, furs or pelts send them to us. We pay the highest market prices. Wo pay cash. Rogers & Company Ontario, Oregon Telephone 185-W tiii: i.ittm: itF.ouiaToit It Is convenient for n county to have n regulator, somo ono who knows all about everything, from tho proper nrrnngemout of tho cal endar to tho propor awards that should ho paid county offlclnls of ovory degrco nnd station. Such wis dtuu Is so rnro that It dosorvoH notice. It Is a grent loss to the nntlnn uud tho world that thu services of such a regulator Is confined to so small a territory, especially when I.uropo Is In so dlro a ncod for that service Of course, anyono thnt duos even n pnrt of what tho regulator thinks should ho dono Is wrong oven tho that portion had tho approval of the regulator. In Malbour county noth ing should bo dono that Is not nil that tho regulator doomed fit nnd propor, thnt Is ovldcnt, Maybe so, maybo so. fi believe in you Oregon. 'jl I believe in your immense re tJ sources your timbered hill sides, your waving fields of grain, your luscious fruits. I believe in your men, Oregon in their energy and ability to convert your unexcelled raw materials into finely finished manufactured products. I believe the road to growth and prosperity for Oregon lies in the loyal patronage of Oregon industries by Oregon people. Buy Home Products ' Associate.. 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