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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1912)
M RS. W OODROW The STAYTON MAIL W IL S O N . HARD TO BEAT Wife o f the Democratic Presidential Nomine«. H onorary President o f the Woman*» National Democratic League. Published every Thursday by E. M .JIlm stcd and W . C. Parry but ctsy t<TS'Tio!<e .»nd ?r- licious to enjoy — one of our nutchlcss cigars. Entered as second clans matter at the poatoffice at Slayton, Marion county, Oregon, under the act of Congrat>* of March 3, IS.';». All communications should be addressed to T he S taytun M ail . Any match will light it, of course, but we know it is matchless in quality be cause so many of our cus tomers tell us so. And the sales are growing rapidly—another good indication of the superior quality. In tobaccos and cigarettes, too, we offer the same steiling values at very reasonable prices. SUBSCRIPTIONS, $1 fiO per year it a a d v a n ce AdvertiNinu Kates on lipplicHtloti C a r o s of T hanks $ .5 0 O b i t u a r i e s - $ 1 .0 0 u p . P ositively nil pn/x'rs stopped on expiration o f subscription They’re Off** The ELEPHANT, the DUN KEY and the MOOSE are hav ing the race o f their lives. It looks at present as if the Donkey The Gem Confectionery had gotten a slight advanatage in the start, but one never can tell how that Moose is going to run. From now until the home J A. H E N D E R S H O T T , Proprietor ■tretch, all will be hubbub and noise, and it is going to be any- one’s race until the finish. The Mail has tried to be consistently independent not only in national but local politics. In the field closer at hom^ all the P parties have some good men on their tickets and we make this prediction: That more scratched tickets will be voted in Marion at this'election, than ever before. 1 MAJORITY RULE AMENDMENT ------------ A share of the banking business of Stayton and vicinity is solicited. . • t J «» - -------------------------------------------------------------------------1 h a v e a te n d e n c y to r e s tr a in e x p e r im e n t e r s , c a u s in g le s s u n tr ie d a n d e x p e r i - 1 m e n ta l m e a s u r e s b e in g p r o p o se d , th u s ItT . Proposed b y I n it ia t iv e P e t i t i o n KivinK the voter more time for the con fe r t h e amending of Sectton 1, Ar- , 8»deration of important measures, tide IV. of the Constitution o f t h e BV votinK f o r the Majority Rule State of Oregon, so as to require a ma- amendment you wiU correct the abusive j a n t y of all electora voting a t any i use oi the initi*tive 1“^ , and thereby election to adopt constitutional amend- PreserTe it in the State Constitution, aen t and pass initiative measures and ^ ou, Mr. \ oter, are to decide this a majority vote only of elector* voting veIT important question, and in order r.erson to reject measures referred to to decide U rl«ht >ou should vot<* 322 X the people. Ye8 on November 5. MAJORITY RULE LEAGUE *• * ,v *-.eV • w-t ■ «'V * • You are assured of a safe deposi tory and courteous treatment at this bank, by ample capital and long experience in the barking business. Aire. Wood row Wilson, wife of the new leader of Democracy and proh ibit* next mistress of the White House. Is perhaps tho most Interesting wo man In the United States today This Is Inevitable—not because she wishes It. t >r she does not and Is as firm as a rock in her conviction that being the wife of a public man does not necessitate nor cull for a woman’s becoming a publicity s. eker. 8he successfully resisted all np(H*ala of photographers and Interviewers until Sir Wilson's nomination ns Democratic candidate for the presidency was un fait accompli. This imxleaty la easily traced to her south (Paid Adv. by Majority Rule league) ern ancestry and traiuing and la characteristic also of her distinguished husband. She was born Ellen Louise Axson. daughter of a Presbyterian divine of 0 Vote 322 X Yes Snv i tins h. Ga.. whose fuuiily, so far as he knows, is the only one of tho name lu America. 323 No Like Mr. Wilson, she has oi»e brother and one sister living, all In the saute literary circle as the doctor and herself. In this atmosphere of learning Mrs Wilson could hardly be expected to The Majority R ule Amendment, as Congressman W. C. H awley Should Be Re he other than she is—widely rend, broadminded and charitable, devoted to r >wn above, is just as it will appear elected (o Congress her home and the principles for which It stands. oa the ballot This is one of the most She has marked ability as an artist, and It la anld that a portrait painter important measures the voters of Ore Because in point of ability, exper of ability was spoiled when she married the young barrister who had then gon will be called upon to decide at ience and qualifications no opposing given up the practice of his profession to specialize on the subject that haa the coming election. made him a presidential nominee. I* will take from the minority the candidate can favorably compare with .Mrs Wilson's three daughters—Misses Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Jes him. F-abused power to initiate and psss s e Woodrow Wilson and Eleanor Randolph Wilson—possess the mentnl . .hat only a small percentage of •Because to large abilities and tfficien- ! characteristics of their father and their mother's artistic temperament, com • people Understand, and confirms cy is added his known honesty, man bined In such a way ns to give zest to every moment of their lives and pro • » majority in its right to rule. hood and a character without blemish. tection from the foibles of the world. They form. Indeed, an ideal family ■' 't not been the purpose of the Because born in Oregon he knows cir< le, one that it would be well for every American household to emulate. v. to give the people—ttie ma- her needs and has already secured mill is the place to do your . ■ ■ the right to r u l e ? Surely. ions of dollars for public improvements shopping, and you will * n the majority rule if 25 or 30 in the First District. p* cent of the voters are allowed to Because he travels thousands of always b e “right here” «•act laws? miles over his district annually confer- j Look at it this way and you will see and rightly treated here. ing with his constituents and learning | *k danger in the law which the pre- their reeds. Bp K O ' B E ' R T K ^E /^A fE TH M A C L E A . Or you can “write here” pr.'-d amendment will remedy! A cer- Because it has been proven that he j * c'ique, or certain interests desire a when you cannot come F orm erly Consulting Expert of the Tariff Board- t» laws passed; they send out an is industrious, able, efficient and sue- j cessful in serving all the oeopie and i I paid canvassers t o solicit yourself, a n d you will Under the pressure of promise to fight chicanery and fraud in tariff legisla > for the petitions at so much per not a favored few. tion. I deem It n public duty not to withhold the facta in my poaaeaatea tind your wants just as well attended to and quickly too. Because he has been a faithful pub -I «•, the petition is filled and the relative to the Investigation of the cotton manufacturing ladnatry. Kegratfal » . ure goes on the ballot; those who lic servant, working up to a position of that my experience with the hoard warrants such conclusions, I am com Our goods are right, our prices are right, our services r\i? initiated the measure and those influence in national affairs so that pelled to present the following Indictment: are right, and if we can persuade you to join our regular gned the petitions—a small per presidents Taft and Roosevelt, his as- ' c o s t d a ta o n w e a v in g n eca a a a ry t o e a a b le « t of the electorate-vote for it, a I sociates of al1 Parties and constituents It t e m a k a a n I n te llig e n t T h a t th « ta riff board, patrons w e’ll feel all right also. few teople who know that the propos- ?eneraHy, praise him in terms similar, c o m p a r is o n w ith e e a ta a t in it» r e p o r t o n m a n u f a c h o m e ; t h a t th e b oard t ,-.w is aimed at the rights of the peo- to l*M>se used by Governor W est, after t u r e s o f c o t t o n (8che<! s u p p r e s - ule w aa offer e d o p p o r tu a t- I ) ho» s u p p r e s s e d INEXACT ttee v * 'e against it; hut the majority a visit to the National Capital when fo r o b t a in in g e u c b f in d i n g » o f v i t a l I m p o r - MON he said in an interview: “ In iritelect, d a ta , but did n e t u ee read in one paper that the law is t a r n » t o th « c o t t o n In th e m ; th a t a u c h fo r e ig n d u a t r y . to t h « p u b l i c » n d .»; ■*.— one ar.d who read in another pa oratorical ability and devotion to the to »he g o v e r n m e n t , b u t I n i m i c a l t o t h e d a ta aa w e re o b ta in e d w are In a o m e caaae per that it is a bad law, frankly admit interests of the people, Hawley stands » p e d a l prlvtleg*-« o f a fe w N e w K n g l a n d - ' j p p raa-cd arid In o th er a w are In a d e q u a te o r h m ieal c o m p a r is o n , a lth o u g h a e u til •hat they do not understand it, and re head and shoulders above the majority m a n u f a c t u r e r » w h o w e r e p e r m i t t e d by f iz ed t t i i t o r A l d r i c h to w r i t « t h e c o t t « n s c h e d frain from voting. What is the re- of the members of the National House S ule to s u i t t h e m s e l v e s VIL acit. The people who have initiated itepresentativea. (paid Adv. Cor.- T h a t th e ta r iff b oard b e tr a y e d th e c o n and who are deeply interested in the Kftssional Committee, 1st. District.) IL fid en ce o f A m e r ic a n m a n u fa c tu r e r s b y p u b lis h in g d a ta t h a t s h o u ld T h a t th e ta riff board measure—a small minority, about 25 or b a v a b een held fo r c o n ha» p e r v e r t e d o t h e r Hit p e r cent o f the electorate—are fid en tia l I n fo r m a tio n o f fa c t» , t h e r e b y ^ v o i d i n g DYNAMO BARGAIN P1NVEK- le g la la to r a ; th a t c o m p e t "Minted for it, as are ' those who did (JNIAiR e x p o s u r e o f t a r i f f In ji m - ito r e w e r e g iv e n th e r e b y tl« **. t h a t h a v e b e n e f ite d SION vote on it at all and it is declared -------- v a lu a b le tr a d e s e c r e t a ( • » hi t h e e x p ^ n s o passed fo r Sale—A 20 light Roth dynamo or w h ile D ie fo r e ig n m a n u o f t h e m a n y ir i a i j u f a c - fa c tu r e r s d iv u lg e d n o th in g o f s im ila r That is what has happened in the generator. Just the thing f o r a small REPUBLICAN, D I R E C T PRIMARY, CANDIDATE c h a r a c t e r o r I m p o r ta n c e past and what will happen at the com- P*ant to light a country house and (¿am. 111. ing election. That is Minority Rule, " 8e** f°r *t-' 8 t*180 t»a*t original cost v ia T h a t th « ta r iff board h»» n o t, a» s ta te d T h a t th e tariff b e a re » not Majority Rule. and *t is good as new. The machine by P r e sid e n t T a ft to con gre»». d r a w n a n y tr e a tm e n t a f e c o n o m i e luaton» th a t w ould b« v a lu a b le In The proposed amendment will safe- can 8een at the Santiam Light and co»i* q u n a v ita lly a ff e c t a d v i s i n g th e c o n g r e s s an d th e p e o p le • • • DISINGEN in g e s tio gterd the rights of the people and Power Company’s plant. th a r a la tlo n o f th a o f tha c h a n g e s th a t o u g h t to ba m a d * to Nominated at the Primaries last April on a platform of ta r iff to th a p rtcas a s - UOUS m ake m ors e q u l t a b t a T he S tayton M ail . ra »■ the rule of theemajority,majority ^ a c te d fr o m c o n s u m e r a t h e i r tth « w o o l an d c o t- M.c indeed, and not minority rule as at w aa d i s i n g e n u o u s a n d tfiru sc h e d u le » ) affect»." m is le a d in g present. t V A S I0N | T h « b oard did n o t a t- DAIRYMEN NOTICE 1 te m p t to d r a w c o n c lu IX Is it right that our state constitution j • io n s , " s c ie n tific " or # fh - T h at th a ta r iff b oard b aa p r o v e d n e t to skould work so that conditions could - - erw l»*, fr o m Its " sclen - he th o " n o n p a r tis a n " a n d s c ie n tific tn str u - tlflCRlly" c o lle c te d d a ta , bu t «1de*tepped He wm formerly Deputy County pas; ibly arise when less than a majori-, I have only one promise to make and on t p r o m ise d by P r e sid e n t T a fo , th a t Ita A meeting of the Sublimity Dairy th^it r e s p o n sib ility by a r g u in g th a t »uoh I I m m e m b e r s d is p la y e d I n e x p e r ie n c e In b u s i Clerk ami know* the huainea* of the that is this; I will put in all my time ty of the votes cast at an election could d e d u c t i o n s »» its d a ta J u s tif ie d w e re not n e s s In c o m p e te n c e a n d e x t r a v a g a n c e I Association will he held in Sublimity on c a l le d f o r u n d e i th »■tend the Constitution? office from A to Z. He haa worked hia for the county and I will work just as s p e d Ilea t Iona ut Its j n a v e Keen fo r c e d r a lu o ta n tly a f t e r a y e a r t own way up from the farm, and thouffh hard and faithfully for the county as I Is it not evident that this is the week Sat., Nov. 2, at 11 a. m. All members e m p lo y m e n t. In tim a ta a s s o c ia tio n to a c c e p t th o o p ta lo n are urged to be present. th a t th a ta r iff board h a s b so a n o th in g yet a young man, he ha* held every po have for myself heretofore. By so do »pot m our initiative law? m o r s th a n a n e ffe c tiv e E. C. Downing, Sec. sition in responsible office work from ing I am confident that I can conduct 1» it not true that all are affected by 10-31x T h a t t h « t a r i f f b o a r d ’» r e p o r t v a n a r c o * in a " s t a n d p a t ” r a n g e d »o »» t o be t n c o m p r e h e n » 1 b l e to p o lltlc a l m a c h in a , ttoat the lowest to the highest, and having the important business of the office in the passage of bad laws as well as e ith e r le g le lalo ta or la y m e n , t h a t table» aom a o f th a m on w ho 1’A K IISA N made a success in hi* own business, he a careful «fid business-like wsy and at gwod laws? Is it not true that all must w ere • dM lb«rately diaas c la m o r a d m nat lo u d ly tô t pav the cost of such legislation? ■ o c la fe d o r e m a s c u l a t e d a ta r lff board a n d aom a submits himself to the wishes of the the least possible expense to the tax Is it right to say that the approval EMASCU- If t h a n t o t » s u c p o p n r e g s r s e e s d s , m a a n n d lh e r a to w o r k e d a il o f th th a a tlm m e en c a m a p p la p c o e in n té tly e people on election day. payers of whom 1 am one. Paid adv. «¿g minority of the total number of w o u l d r e q u i r e t h e »e rv - In lh e k n o w le d g e t h a t th a c r é a tio n o f tha IAII 0 N Ices Independent Candidate for o f a s t a t i s t i c i a n a n d tioerrt v i a a acharna to p r e v e n t c e n tim e rotes cast at an election should have a c l e r k »lx m o n t h s to ta r lff refo rm aa Ion* aa p o a tlb le by "gurn- the right to pass any law or amend the m a k e h e a d o r t a ll o f th o j u m b l e o f d a t a m l n * tb e c ard a and d e le w in g th a g a m a ," a pi «M inted a a » b a s i s f o r I n t e l l i g e n t t a r i f f c h a r g e fr e q u e n tly m a d e. b u t w h lc h I fo r CPfMtitution when all of the people of r e v isio n . a lo n g tim e d is c r é d ita it Ike state are affected by such legists- Jos. Sestak A Sons, Props. " I f elected I will V. RIGGS A NENDEL, Proprietor* T h a t auch fa c ta aa th a ta r iff b oard ha» I . it not better to have the approval Provide an adeflUate bond. T h a t th « ta r iff hoard • v o i d e d a l t o g e t h e r I n v e s r ep o rted s u s t a in th a c h a r g e , a a In both F I R S T C L A S S TURNOUTS AT • f a majority of the total number of Require county banks to secure the th e w ool e g th e c o tto n tig a tin g c e rta in phase» fresh, Salt and Smoked I AVORI I REASONABLE PRICES. retea cast at any election than to pass county deposits with them. s c h e d u le s , th a t th a c o n o f t a r i f f g r a f t h i d d e n In s u m e r haa baan robbed "Joker»’ of th e P a y n e ISM •ay law without it? Leave funds as nearly as possible in o u t r a g e o u s ly ( a a c o n s e A l d r i c h la w COMMERCIAL TRADE SOLICITED I f you will carefully consider the their natural channels. q u e n c e o f e x c e s s iv e d u - VI ___ tic s an d th a t th a profit» m erits of the Majority Rule amend- tllgheat Market Price PaM for Stock awl h a v e n e t g o n e In to th» Advocate a law that requites 2'/< in T h a t th e l i n t t board f a ls e ly rep orted i x >: you will vote so that in the fu p o c k e ts n f th e la b o r e r to " m a in ta in an t h a t It w aa Irnposalble to o b ta in ab ro a d A m e r ica ,i s ta n d a r d o f liv in g .** ture the voters of Oregon will take terest paid on all county funds. p o r t interest in legislation, for it will (Paid adv.j -F rom N*w fo lk Wot Iff, , W m . STAIGER. i STAYTON. OREGON W H Y Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton Oregon , Capital $25.000,00 RIGHT HERE Facts Suppressed and Issues Evaded by Taft Tariff Board S treff Hardware Co. M A X G E H LA R FOR COUNTY CLERK Economy, Experience a n d Efficiency WILLIAM STAIGER County Treasurer STAYTON STABLES City Meat Market MEATS TELEPH O NE 22511 vi V f / , ...... . _ ... __________ __ /