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THE MAN THAT DOES NOT READ AND KNOW 'WHAT IS GOING ON IN HIS COUNTY IS NOT COMPETENT AND FULLY QUALIFIED TO VOTE FOR HIS BEST INTEREST
OREGON
CITY
25th YEAR.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1908
No 47,
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BROW
NELL ON
STAT
The Peoples' Only Remedy From
the Terrors of Corruption
RESUME OF THE
People Are Out of Bondage
of" Favoritism and Degrading
Bossism.
Is there any legitimate argument
against Statement No. 1? Do we want
to go back to the old contests In
. which Senators have been elected in
the States of the United States, and
which have brought lasting disgrace
and dishonor upon men, otherwise
standing high in their different states
and communities.
It is conceded that the Congress of
the United States and the States will
not make any change in the constitu
tion of the United States relative to
the method of elecing U. S. Senators;
the only way that" change can be
brought about is under some system
as now exists in the State of Oregon.
Senator Iiourne. was elected; U. S. Sen
ator in a quiet, peppille and moral
way, reflecting no discredit upon any
member of the legislature, but in fact
reflecting great credit upon it and
upon the people of the State of Ore
gon. On the other hand, under the old
machine system, look bock to the con
test of 1S95, u contest which continu
ed 40 days and 40 nights. Money was
used, many intoxicated and drunk
around the capital and hotels, patron
age traded off, votes bought and men
standing high In the state resorted to
all kinds of corruption and immoral
activity to bring success to a particu
lar Individual, who they chamuioned.
This in a capital of a great state What
Wherever Wheels Turn
Electric Motors are Needed
No matter what they drive or where
they are
These
Anyone using power can. profit
by consulting
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
G. G. MILLER, K&ent
Oregon Qity, Oregon
EMENT NO. 1
POLITICAL PAST
Why Return to Rule
kind of a lesson are such methods
and examples, to the hundreds of
young men who frequent the legisla
tive halls during the session of leg
islature, say nothing of the demoraliz
ing influence upon and over the indi
viduals who are direct participants
in such methods and proceedings.
Look back to the hold-up session of
1897. Recall the strife, the corrup
tion, the broken promises, the bribery,
practiced on both sides. Legislation
absolutely retarded for 40 days; one
branch of the legislature failing to or
ganize and appropriations for the sup
port of state institutions was held up,
practically chaos and revolution; with
the EldrUlge .block with its women and
wine and touch of high life thrown in
on the side. What fair minded citl
en of Oregon, who Has any regard
for the good name of this state and
its civic virtue, would care to go
back to these scenes and to this sys
tem. There beirg no election In 1897,
the Governor of, the State appointed
the late Hon. Henry W. Corbet as U.
S. Senator. This gentleman, a man
who had made a great success in com
mercial life and in many other fields,
accepted the appointment and went
to Washington with credentials from
the Governor of this State, and was
undoubtedly humiliated to say nothing
nhoiit. the tremendous strain UDOn this
old man, by being refused his seat y
nA Saving in Power A Reduction in Expense
An Increase in Output An Improvement inPro-
duct Some Decided Improvement Always Results
When Electric Motors Turn the Wheels.
Benefits are especially
valuable to
Bakers, Blacksmiths, Bottlers, Butchers, Confect
ioners, Contractors, Dentists, Dressmakers, Grocers,
Launderers, Housekeepers, Jewelers, Machinests,
Printers, Woodworkers. v
by the U. S. Senate.
At the extra session of the Legisla
ture of 1898, Mr. Corbet was again a
candidate, .when another bitter con
test ensued which resulted la much
111 feeling and bitterness throughout
the State of Oregon, which finally
ended in Mr. Corbet withdrawing, and
the election of Hon. Joseph Simon
who however made an excellent, hon
orable and creditable Senator.
In 1901 the old machine methods
were revived again in the State of Or
egon. Mr. Corbet being a candidate
and Senator McBrlde being a candi
date for re-election. This contest
continued for 40 days, resulting In the
greatest corruption .and demoraliza
tion, and ended in the election of Sen
ator Mitchell at 12 o'clock on the last
evening of the last day of the session.
It is a matter of common knowledge
that some men could have received as
high as $10,000 to $15,000 apieee for
their votes during this contest, say
nothing about the trades and corrup
tion In the distribution of the Feder
al offices and patronage.- I personal
ly know of one man on the last even
ing of the session who was paid $100
for each vote that he cast and kept
under the influence of liquor to de
moralize his mind and to destroy his
conscience. This man was a repre
sentative of the people of this state
and took an oath to support the con
stitution and the laws of the State of
Oregon, and yet, under the corrupt
ing influence of this old rotten ma
chine system and method of electing
U. S. Senators, this man lost self re
spect and all regard for his duty and
as soon as the roll would be called and
he voted, he would leave hia seat,
walk into the cloak room and get his
$100 In naner money, and an extra
drink of whisky and return to continue
serving the people of a great state in
this manner and way. This Is only
one instance. There Is another In
stance of where a man's vote on that
night, was changed from one candi
date to another by a prominent feder
al office holder stepping up to him on
the floor of the House and guarantee
ing him $3500, in cash, and thus got
his vote for ihe other candidate. A
common thftig to. do and which was
done at every session was the voting
away of the tax payer's and the peo
ple's money in establishing new judi
cial districts, new normal schools and
any other new or old thing, that
would swell up the Senator or Rep
resentative from that particular dis
trict, so that his vote could be obtain
ed and he could go back to his con
stituents and point to himself with
pride and demand a re-election be
cause he had got $3500 for a normal
school in his town. These are only
a few instances amongst a great many
that could be recalled If necessary
to do so. Under the system of elect
ing U. S. Senators by and through
Statement No. 1, this is all obviated.
These temptations to commit a great
crime against civil government and
civic virtue cannot possibly take place.
Is net thie alone, a suffiuieut -argument
to convince any man who is not
influenced by greed and selfishness
that it is his duty to himself and to
the State to uphold the system which
Statement No. 1 stands for and to
strike down the old system by let
ting the people elect the U. S. Sen
ator by and through Statement No. 1.
Who are the real men behind this
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movement? Are they not as a rule
men who have, directly or indirectly,
profited by the old machine system
and who have made this State on the
subject and line of electing U. S.
Senators stand corruptly as high as
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Dela
ware. Look down along the line of
names who are active against State-
ment No. 1, and see if you do not no
tice that nearly every one of them is
what is commonly known and called
a machine politician. Take the gang
at Portland who want to destroy
Statement No. 1, and see if they are
not all members of the old machine
who have got together for no higher
purpose than to destroy this remedy
of a pure and clean election of U. S.
Senators. Go Into the County seat
of every county of this State, and who
are the men who are fighting State
ment No. I? Good men, undoubtedly,
but they are fellows who do not know
what popular government means and
who have no sympathy with the idea
of the commonv soople being sovere
ign or being capUme of electing Xj. S.
Senators. ' It is observed that nearly
every individual ij'ho profits by ma
chine politics and who has profited
by them in the past, are loudly oppos
ed to Statement No. 1. There is not
R. S. COE, of Canby, Candidate for
Office of County Commissioner.
Mr. R. S. Coe, is one of the well
known farmers of Clackamas County
and resides at Canby, and the flour
ishing condition of his farm bespeaks
the sturdy, business like nature of
the man. He is vice-president of the
County Fair Association and also
president of the Canby Development
League. He has been a resident of
the county for upwards of 18 years,
and In that time has mingled with the
people and interested himself In the
upbuilding of public affairs and in
terests for the people, receiving the
commendation of friends widespread.
Jjn HTs announcement, as a Republi
can canaiuate tor uounty uommis
Bioner, Mr. Coe says:
"As a business man and one much
Interested in the development of
Clackamas County, if I receive said
nomination and am elected to said
office, I pledge myself to use my abil
ities and best efforts in the promo
tion of the interest of said county
and towards a progressive administra
tion of county affairs along economi
cal and business lines."
a corporation In the State of Oregon
nor a franchise holder, nor any of the
special privilege class, but what are
opposed to the Statement No. 1, and
want to go back to the good old days
of 1895, the hold-up time of 1897 and
the election of 1901. The politician
sees that his opportunity to gratify
greed and selfishness is out of hia
reach when the election of the U. S.
Senator la left to the public. It des
troys the opportunity which comes
from the corruption of the 90 mem
bers of the legislature, with their
chances -for political trades, patron
age and appropriations, as against the
100,000 votes in the State of Oregon.
Why is it, I inquire, that the Stand
ard Oil Company, the Missouri Paci
fic Railroad Company and these other
great lines of transportation, ' that
reach through the different states, al
ways line up directly against the Pri
mary Law and popular election by the
people of the U. S. Senators? If
Statement No. 1 and its methods and
system and purposes are all wrong,
why Is it that such Senators as Chaun-
. I I 1 I 1 I 1
cy M. Depew, Bailey of Texas, Ald
rldge who represents the special In
terests on the floor of the U. S. Sen
ate, and Steve Elkins who represents
the Morgan and coal baron syndicate
in the senate, of the United States,
are always opposed to the popular
election by the Individual voters of
the United States? This of itself
conclusively shows that the special,
moneyed and aristocratic class inter
ests of the United States, including
the corporations in Portland, Oregon,
and elsewhere In this State, are lin
ed up to a man against the popular
election of U. S. Senators. Such be
ing the case, is it not wise for the
common people of the State and the
thinking people of the State to con
chide from this, that it is their duty
to take the opposite course, and sup
port with all their power, the system
represented by Statement No. 1?
It is claimed that this destroys party
organization and that a Democrat
might be elected to the United States
Senate from Oregon This is not any
answer nor argumert against State
ment No. 1. The theory of our gov
ernment is that the people shall rule
and are masters and have sovereign
power. If in a State like Oregon, that
has safely from Twenty-flve to Thirty
five Thousand majority Republican,
the Republicans go to the ballot box
and vote for a Democrat, he ought to
bo elected and ought to be given the
office on the principle that the major
ity should rule.
Is it not a fact that all the corrup
tion by legislatures in the way of
special privileges, has taken place
under the old system? If such is a
fact, then why not strike a blow at
the old system by letting the people
elect their own Senator to the United
Slates Senate, ami make him directly
responsible to the people instead of
to two or three banks, fish cannery
men, railroads and the Standard Oil
Company, who as a whole, directly
or Indirectly, always have and always
will under the old system control a
majority of the legislature.
Is it not a inct that the granting of
special privileges, high tariff, and
franchises for the benefit of the few,
that has been causing so- much agita
tion and discussion throughout the
United States, are largely the result
of the old system of government in
exlstance In the different States of
the Union? Is it not a fact and is it
not human nature, for a man, no mat
ter how iionest he wishes to be, who
wants to go to the Senate of the Unit
ed States, and who has as he ad
vances, to more or less prostitute and
subserve the large corporations and
the 'machine In order to achieve his
ambitions. The reason why he has
to do this Is simply because In every
state of the Union these largo cor
porations control, either directly or
Indirectly, either the Slate organiza
tion of the dominant party or a suf
ficient number of the members of the
legislature to be able to elect or de
feat any person who will not bow and
bend to their wishes arid act along
what they call conservattlve lines,
but what in reality is to do the bid
ding of this great interest the same
as Aldridge.-Elklns, Tom Carter, Bail
ey of Texas of Standard Oil fame,
and many others have been compelled
to do in order to maintain their seats.
Therefore what other remedy is there
to protect the people except for the
people to retain the power that they
now have In the State of Oregon under
Statement No. 1, and elect at the bal
lot box, the man whom they want to
represent them in the Senate of the
United States, and thereby hold him
responsible to the public, and not
make him feel that he is responsible
not to the people, but to 40 members
of the legislative assembly of Oregon
which has largely been set up and
placed in power by the combination
of corporate interests. The real truth
Is, that every officers, if we want good
government, frdm the President down
to Constable, should be elected at the
ballot box by popular vote of the peo
ple. This Is the remedy In my humble
opinion and Judgment.
Respectfully submitted,
Gl-:0. C. BROWNELL.
Dwarf pears should be planted
deeper than standards; the union of
scion and stock should be at least
four Inches below the surface of the
ground. This is largely for the pur
pose of protecting trees from break
ing, as the union between stock and
scion ts never too perfect. Some think
it an advantage to have the pear scion
take root, as this results In a strong
er tree.
BATTLE LINE
IS
All Legislative Candidates in County
Are Out for State
ment No. 1,
WANT BUSINESS
. v
Men Who Can Conduct the Peoples' Affairs Prop
erlyEconomy and Right the
Watch-words.
The ranks are formed for the big
battle that is to take place on the 17th
of this month. It is a strenuous yet
friendly fight with the Republican
camp for the Democrats have peace
ably settled their differences and it is
not now known just who will contest
for ultimate honors with each success
ful candidate for a Republican nomi
nation. According to the registration
one would think there is but a single
side to an election in Clackamas Coun
ty, but every biennial contost reveals
the fact that party is but a secondary
consideration with the sturdy farmers
who have upon their shoulders the
burden of the local government. They
want business and not politics in the
Court House and it matters little
what colors he sails under, the man
who can do things right, the man who
can manage and economize, the man
who Is business from the word go is
the man most people want to look af
ter County affairs.
Every candidate for the Legislature
Is out on Statement No. 1, with the
exception of H. P. GlbBon, of Eagle
Creek. Some of thesi at flist thought
B.i qualified statement would be the
proper thing, but open discussion of
the question soon got all the candi
dates to a common conclusion. The
fact Is, ihat even though they may
C. E. RAMSBY, Republican Candidate
for Recorder of Conveyances.
Mr. Ramsby has the record of look
ing after the business In the Record
er's office for the people of Clacka
mas County to thoir entire satisfac
tion. He is a clean cut, bright and
capable young man. Born and raised
within the limits of the county where
he now serves the people, he is well
acquainted with their needs and his
nomination for the office of Recorder
of Conveyances to succeed, himself,
on the Republican ticket, Is' assured
as there is no one to oppose him
from, that source. Mr. Ramsby has an
inbofy hatred for crooked or biased
work, whether in public or private
affairs and is ever ready to champion
the cause for right and Justice.
mean about the same tiling, the peo
ple want all candidates to talk plain
English and every one understands
that when a legislative candidate
signs tatement No. 1, he is going to
vote in the Legislature, if elected, for
the Senatorial candidate who receives
the highest vote in the June elec
tion. It is to the credit of the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature that
they realize without a second thought
that Statement No. 1 Is a step toward
popular rights and that was enough
to determine their action. . So far as
Clackamas County is concerned, the
vote of the people next June will de
cide who is to be the next United
States Senator from Oregon. And it
.Is very commonly thought here that
there are more important things to
take into consideration, In selecting
members of the Legislature than
party allegiance. Jn fact, with the
election of a Senator eliminated from
the Legislature, political questions
have no place in its deliberations.
The Socialists are in the field with
a ticket. They probably won't elect
it, but havo'all the pleasures of an
ticipating the day when the great light
will compass the world and Socialism
will reign supreme. Well, here is con
solation for the minority party; the
Republican Party was once smaller
and weaker than the Socialist party
of today, and so was the Populist
party that came near swallowing up
both the big parties of the present
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FORME
IN COURT HOUSE
time. There is plenty of room to
grow.
There is food for thought In the
list of candidates following and the
voters will not lack for choice:
Democratic.
Sheriff, Robert B. Beatle; Recorder,
Wm. Hoerdt; Assessor, J. E. Jack;
Commissioner, J. W. Smith; Repre
sentatives, U W. Robbins, W. F.
Young, W. A. Heylman; Constable, F.
A. Miles; Justice o the Peace, A. F.
Parker.
Republican.
Sheriff, R. L. Greaves; County
Clerk, F. W. Greenman; Recorder, C.
E. Ramsby; Treasurer, J. C. Paddock;
Assessor, W. H. Holder, H. S. Moody,
Geo. P. Horton, James P. Nelsun;
Commissioner, Robert S. Coe, Enos
Cahill, H. H. Mattoon, E. E. Judd;
Coroner, R, L. Holman, C. A. Stuart;
Superintendent of Schools, T. J.
Gary; Representatives, W. A. Dimlck,
J. U. Campbell, Linn E. JoneB, C, H.
Dye, Geo. W.'Dixon, E. D. Olds, F. M.
GUI; County Surveyor, S. A. D. Hun
gate; Constable, Dist. No. 4, R. T.
Barbur; Justice of the Peace, Dist.
No. 2, E. 'L. Davidson; Dist No. i,
John F. Clark, W. H. H. Samson, A.
M. Siunott.
Socialists.
Sheriff, C. E. Hilton; Clerk, , Robert
Ginther; Recorder, Bayne Howard;
Treasurer, August Splinter; Assessor,
John W. Park; Commissioner, A. C.
Thomas; Coroner, J. S. Imel; Repre
sentatives, E. Coleman, John F. Starlcr
M. V. Thomas.
Independent Candidates.
J. W. Gray will be an lndopondent
candidate for the office of County
School Superintendent at the Juno
election, and J. W. McAnulty will al
so be an Independent candidute for
the office of County Clerk.
FATHER VS. SON.
Junior Gets the Bulge on Aged Parent
Seeks Redress in the Courts.
That son should turn against hiB
aged, father is a most deplorable state
of affairs, more especially so when
the parent, who has .vtched over tho
youth and cared foXfiini bo tenderly,
and as age and '-Infirmity approaches
and with a view of still benefiting the
youth, tho father deeds over all earth
ly possessions that the son may bet
ter pursue the. affairs of life and at
the same time be given an opportun-Jr-'
Ity to care for the aged parent. Such
Is the chapter of events In the life of
Michael Bachert, of Aurora, who al
leges the condition above set forth
and applies in the circuit court to
have a deed, which he made to his
son, Andy Bachert and wife a
year ago, set aside and cancelled and
that his farm of 84 acres in Clacka
mas county, near Aurora, be roturned
to hlin. The old gentleman alleges
he deeded to his son the home place
with the understanding that the son
and his wife should care for him as
long as he should live. But that as
soon as the son had the deed in his
hands he sold his father's team and
used tho money for hlmsolf and left
the farm, throwing the aged parent
on his own resources, which under
the circumstances are quite meagre.
Dimlck & Dimlck are attorneys for
plaintiff,
GLADSTONE PROPOSITION.
At 2:30 Wednesday, a number of
ladles from Gladstone and Oregon City
met at the residence of Mrs. Olds to
consult about the organization of
their forces to aid in the erection of
a church building. Twenty ladles sig
nified their willingness to go into the
organization. Mrs. L. A. Read was
elected president; Mrs. Gault, vice
president; Mrs. Olds, secretary and
treasurer. After the appointment of
the usual committees and a splendid
tea served by Mrs. Olds, the meet
ing adjourned to meet Thursday at
2 p. m., April 2, at the residence of
Mrs. L. A. Read.
It was also recommended that a
Sunday school be organized on the
first Sunday In the incoming quarter,
and that for the present it meet in
the residence recently purchased by
Rev. Mulkoy near the car track, that
leads to the Chautauqua grounds. ...
After the first leaves come on cur
rant and gooseberry bushes, look out
for the well-known currant worm. A
simple remedy Is a solution of ouo
ounce yf fresh white hellebore in
three gallons of water sprinkled or
sprayed on the bushes at once. Don't
delay a moment