OREGON CITY COURIER, PRESSDAY, APRIL 30, 1914.
OREGON
Our state meeting was the best
ever.
Quite a number of new faces
present.
Clark County, Wash., was well
represented.
A co-operative creamery in Port'
land was agitated.
Equity people are getting ac
quainted with each other.
Our state union constitution and
by-laws need revising by a good com
mittee with plenty of time.
The fish and game law with its
numerous and expensive employees
were severiy criticized.
i i
The state Equity will have five di
rectors instead of seven as former
ly and we trust of seven as formerly
anu we trust tnis will prove a bene
fit both for economy and expediency,
We need a elgislative committee to
refer resolutions pertaining to legis
lation. Too many propositions are
coming before us and catching us
unprepared and uninformed.
We wish information in regard to
the Oregon and California land grant
Where is it? How much and what
kind of land and what is it worth?
If Oregon gets this land how must
we settle it f These are some ques
tions.
The Equity Warehouse Company
is complaining because they have
too little capital for the large volume
of business and shippers are com
plaining on slow returns and no an
swers to correspondence. A com
mittee of three was appointed to in
vestigate and report.
Brother Ward B. Lawton, of Mt.
Pleasant local, has been elected sec
retary of the Clackamas County Fair
Association. Mt. Pleasant Local F.
S. E. had decided to have an exhibit
at our county fair so he attended the
meeting of the fair association in the
interests of his local and he was
drafted in to service for one year.
Bro. Lawton is one of the active
workers for Equity and is a man of
ability and one Clackamas county nas
been proud of for years. He makes
good. ,
If it keeps on raining the good
roads question will break out again
and if it turns off dry the prohibition
ists take the floor, but wet or dry the
Equity is going to keep you posted
on our crazy market sjisteni that
pays the farmer 35 cents and charges
the consumer one dollar. We are go
ing to try and teach you where the
other 65 cents go. We want you to
know that millions go hungry while
commission men dump out produce
in the rivers. Who pays the freight?
A certain lawyer, member of one
of the leading firms in Oregon City,
wants to change our tax law so we
can pay our taxes four times a year,
instead of once. If said lawyer will
dig into this matter and discover the
causes why we farmers cannot pay
our taxes once he will find that farm
ers do not object to high taxes or
paying them all at one time if they
are making money, but when we are
robbed by our own legislature as well
as by commission men, we are going
to object to paying any tax at all.
We are- taxed to the limit to pay
a state fish and game commission to
protect the fish and no saw dust must
be dumped into the rivers and only
one line to a boat, but the paper mills
hero can dump their acid saturated
pulp right into the midst of the
"sportsman's paradise" and nothing
said or done. Also the coloring fluid
from the woolen mills) adds more
poison for our precious salmon that
sees only one hook to the boat for
escape from his misery.
We have contracted soie ears lis
tening to "back to the land" song of
city people. Nearly 40 per cent of
the farmers are tenants. Why don't
they own their land ? Who has taken
it from them? Oregon is about to
get back the land granted to the Ore
gon and California Railroad. Can we
arrange to settle this land with pooi
noonle who cannot buy other land.
Can't we get this land back to the
people? Will our politicians ever
change their tune to "the land back
to the people.?"
We farmers have- always thought
that the Steel Trust was very
wealthy, selling steel rails for $30
per ton that cost less that 10 to make.
We knew from court records that it
contained a very large amount of
watered stock and we also knew that
Carnegie had a $400,000,000,000
mortgage on it, water and all, but we
were surprised to learn that this stef
trust had to borrow money in order
4-a nnir a liMrlant frt tllO ctnMf VinlHpTS
on their stock. Next year they will
have this extra interest on their bor
rowed money to pay. Will they issue
bonds and go bankrupt?
Here is an object lesson on bonds.
Eight southern states of our U. S. A.
owe British bond holders $75,000,000
and cannot pay principal or interest.
If the farmers down there could pay
the heavy taxes the states could pay
the interest. If the farmers could
srfll their . produce they could pay
their taxes. Then here comes this
crazy market system again. O, well!
These Britishers are getting anxious
for their interest Uncle Sam had
better let Mexico alone and look after
his business here at home a little.
The Dawson Daily News is very
much elated over the policy of Uncle
Sam building his own railroads.
Alaska is to get the first line. This
paper also prints a disnatch stating
that former President Taft said that
socialism is the central political issue
to which the U. S. is coming. Mr.
Taft thinks that the Democratic par
tv has many tendencies toward so
cialism. We suppose he rets his idea
from the fact that President Wilson
is to appoint Mr. Taft as a supreme
judge, but the Eauity editor saw
nothing in the associated press about
this article of Mr. Taft's and had to
relv on the special service of the Ca
nadian press. Alaska needed rail
roads and it was either Guegenheim
or Uncle Sam and Uncle won. Con
gressman Humphrey of Washington
is opposed to the government opera
tine this road after building it. We
wonder if he wants Uncle Sam to
build this road for the Guggenheims
and turn it over to them to rob the
people with? We wonder if this is
the tendencies of the Democrats that
looks so like an issue to W. H. Taft
EQUITY NEWS v
400,000 acres of public land are to
be disposed of to private individuals
up in Washington early next month
by orders of President Wilson. If
Doc. Wilson would give it to me I
wouldn't kick very much, but if Doc
is our guardian and gives our proper
ty away, all we can do about it is
Just to worry. Ishkabibble.
May 16th Portland celebrates the
opening of her public market. Thts
market is a step in the right direc
tion and ought to prove a success.
But so much depends on how it is
managed. Will the city people pa
tronize it or will they still go to the
corner grocery. The parcel post is a
step in the right direction, but will
the people use it. We believe that
both these aids depend on the organ
ization of both farmers and city con
sumers. Live? wires! Here is a
job for you.
The last legislature passed a law
mat we iarmers must assess our
farms at its actual cash value and
they did not neelect to add a fine if
we fail. Now we can tell how long
it is witn a surveyors cnam. we
can tell how wide it is with a tape
or even a yard stick. We can tell
very nearly how much it costs us to
run it and how much the mortgage
is. We might be able to tell its la
titude and longitude or even its alti
tude, but will some of these sages of
Salem fame tell us how to measure
it's cash value. Some suckers from
Missouri and other states would like
to know.
The reason your Eauitv editor can
mix politics so easy and freely is be
cause he was raised a Democrat and
registers as a Republican sifrns all
the Prohibition petitions and votes
for the Socialists. The Progressive
party is so young yet we cannot tell
whether it is a seedling or Just a
graft. We have found out that' there
are eleven kinds of Democrats, seven
teen kinds of Republicans, no two
bociahsts alike, and hardly any Pro
gressives at all. 'We farmers want
our market made strong and well.
We have tried low tariff and high
tariff and now going without any and
no change in the symptoms. Send
for the coroner.
The debate at the Conereeational
church the 21st between C. E. Spence
and T. W. Sullivan was well attended
and proved instructive, entertaining,
and at times amusing. It was a ga
thering of representative men. Men
who think. Men who grasp some of
the great questions confronting us
that mean good or evil for the future
of our country. Pastor Edwards de
serves all credit due a leading spirit
in the general uplift of all the people.
Over in ancient Egypt where for
thousands of years the tiller of the
soil was a slave and fed and clothed
his master, fought his wars, built his
great pyramids as a resting place
for bones, formed from the toil of
men, women and children. But a
peaceful revolution is now on there.
The farmers' are organized for co
operation in buyine and selliner. They
have succeeded in getting their or
ganization recognized by the funda
mental law of the land.- May they
prosper and enjoy the fruits of their
labor.
We hear too much of late about
the waste of road money by men who
nay none of it or soil their hands
with road building. Some of these
men say hard surface roads pay for
themselves. If that is true why is-.
sue bonds? These hard surface roads
will pay for themselves on the same
principle that a snake swallows it
self. One speaker says "the autoi
mobile has come to stay and we must
build our roads accordingly." . The
flying machine has come to stay too,
Bro. Sullivan, and we must vote
bonds to build soft places for them
to light on also..
Talking: about waste! We farmers
have to pay 20 cents per pound for
salmon steak in less than a mile from
the sportsman's paradise." By los
ing a day from our spud raising and
paying one dollar, to the state and
several others to boat owners we
might catch our own salmon. The
fish belong to all the people but the
seiners pay us nothing for them.
The canner gets them for one third
what the farmer pays. It we farm
ers are taxed to run hatcheries, pay
game wardens and an expensive com
mission, shouldn't we have fish as
cheap as anyone?
Notice
The investieatinsr committee of
the F. S. E. desire that, all members
having grievance against the Equity
Warehouse Company, report them to
the committee, so that they may be
investigated. Address all letters to
any member of the committee in
care of the Courier.
All complaints . must be in the
Courier office or in the hands of the
committee not later than Thursday,
May 8, 1914.
J. T. Campau, Chairman.
.. M. C. Young.
F. H. King,
Committee.
State Grange Meeting May 19-22
The forty-first annual session of
the Oregon State Grange will con
vene at Monmouth, Oregon, Tuesday,
May 19, at 10 o'clock a. m. The ses
sion will continue four days, closing
Friday evening.
Every year the Grange sessions
become of more importance, as the
Grange grows in power and influence,
and this session will be watched with
keen interest.
The usual convention rates, on the
certificate plan, will be given on near
ly all the railroads to the Grange
members.
EQUITY STATE OFFICERS
Pres. W. Grisenthwaite, Oregon
City, Ore., Rt. 3.
Vice Pres., J. Schmitke, Banks,
Ore., Rt. 3.
Sec.-Treas., . F. G. Buchanan, Ore
eon City. Ore.
Directors: J. F. Campau, Aurora,
Ore, Rt. 2; r. W. Meredith, Oregon
City, Ore, Kt. 1.
CLACKAMAS CO. OFFICERS
Pres., S. L. Casto, Oregon City,
Ore, Rt. 3.
Vice Pres, J. H. Bowerman, Clack
amas. Ore. Rt. 1.
Sec.-Treas., F. G. Buchanan, Ore
gon City, Ore.
Directors
W. J. owerman, Clackamas, Ore,
Rt. 1.
J. C. Royer. Clackamas. 'Ore. Rt. 1.
W. Grisenthwaite, Oregon City,
Ore, Kt 3.
"PROHIS" RECEIVE HINTS
Portland Newspaper Forecasts Ticket
"Drys" Will Put in Field
Tuesday the Evening Telegram, of
Portland, made some guesses about
the prohibition party s plans for the
forthcoming election, and opined that
George M. Brown, of Roseburg,
would be endorsed and nominated for
attorney general, that W. C. Haw
ley and A. W. Lafferty would be en
dorsed and nominated for congress,
and that George E'. Chamberlain
would probably get the endorsement
and nomination for United States
senator, even if he is not notoriously
a "dry" supporter. The Telegram
sees pontics in an tnis; ana iurtner
surmises that W. S. U'Ren will be en
dorsed for governor.
Last week T. T. Geer eracefullv
declined to be the prohi candidate for
governor, saying that he was pri
marily a republican and that if the
republicans didn't want him enough
to nominate him he wasn't going to
set out and rustle on the drv ticket.
The Telegram says that George C.
Brownell has "been dismissed from
further consideration, although
urovnell has been making dry
speeches in churches and other places
since announcing his candidacy, and
has sought the nomination of the
prohibition convention."
The Telegram political expert in
timates that the leaders in the pro
hibition movement have marked re
publican tendencies, and that proba
bly most of the nominees will be of
republican persuasion, with the ex
ception of Chamberlain and U'Ren.
These, in the minds of some, are
pretty big and radical exceptions.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Uncle Sam and Taxpayers are at
Outs Regarding State's Debts
A preliminary bulletin from the
Census Bureau at Washington, print
ed in Oregon papers, says that Ore
gon's debts are far below the aver
age. Statisticians at the national
capital have it figured out that Ore
gon only owed $31,000 in 19-12, where
as in 1880 she owed $511,000, The
per capita debt is now said to be four
cents, while two years ago it was 68
cents. In 1880 it was $2.93.
Oregon City taxpayers say that
this is very interesting, but some
how they seem inclined to doubt the
exactness of the figures. They say
that the public debt has been increas
ing of late years at an alarming rate,
and that while the state itself may
be cutting down its debt, the varioua
municipalities are doing enough in
the opposite way to more than even
up things. If the total state debt
is now only $31,000, taxpayers say
that Oregon City owes seven times
as much as the whole state, and Is
rapidly piling up more obligation.
COLTON DOES THINGS
Fifty-Six Days1' Work Donated on
Good Koads Day
.ell we think when the Governor
named a day for good roads, he said
somithing. I don't think that he
could have got any better scheme
to give the people a chance to show
their real interest in good roads,
and we are now watching in Colton
to see what other districts have done,
and also watching to see what the
Oregon City Live Wires did on that
day. In Colton Dist. No. 21, the fol
lowing men turned out and made
roads:
A. E. Swanson, Alfred Swanson. A
N. Swanson, E. A. Anderson, Eman
uel Nelson, E. Erickson, L. D. Cro-
ford, L. L. Jones, John Anderson,
John Erickson, Vernon Brandlund,
Uliver rasher, carl Erickson, W.
Harrison, W. Johnson, A. Johnson,
C. W. Swan, H. Worner, W. Worner,
W. . Shafer, Clark Knae-gs. E. West-
berg, Erick Try gg, John Engstrom,
Jonas Letterson, W. S. Dix, L. a.
Shoburg, L. England, W. R. Klang,
Mr. Fogg, Mr. True, C. True, Frank
Wilson, John Weeklund, August Dol
strum, Yelmer Sandberg, Arthur
Sandberg, John "Seagren, Emile Pet
terson, W,. Petterson, Victor Back
man, Charles Backman, Nels Lund
mark, G. Asplund, L. P. Petterson,
Ernest Wallace, L. Johnson, u. Fel
lers, John Larsen, August Johnson,
Victor Hill, D. McClaren, George
Willows, W. S. Gorbett.
This made a total of 6b. days work
on good road day.
Now come on you Live Wire road
builders and see if your report shows
up as well on good roads day. Re
member this is from a small road
district.
W. S. Gorbett.
FOR COMMISSIONER
H .G. Trullinger of Molalla Announc
es his Candidacy for Court
To the Democratic Voters:
At the urerent request of many
voters I herewith announce that I
will be a candidate for county com
missioner on the Democratic ticket,
if the voters at the primary election
see fit to place me in nomination by
writing my name on the ballot the
time having expired for filing nomi
nations.
I favor and will work for a chancre
in the present system that will give
to each road district its proportion of
road money the same as school dis
tricts are given theirs, and I favor
rigid economy and a lower tax rate.
H. G. Trullinger.
Paid Adv.
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.
This is a purely local event.
It took place in Oregon City.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizen's word.
To confirm a citizen's statement.
Any article that is endorsed at
home is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
F. H. Busch, Jr., hardware mer
chant, Main street, Oregon Ctiy, Or.,
says: "I had an acute attack of kid
ney and bladder trouble. I found no
relief until I used Doan's Kidney
Pills. After finishing two boxes, I
was well. I have never needed a
kidney medicine since. I am glad to
confirm the endorsemen t I gave
Doan's Kidney Pills after I first used
them."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Busch had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
E. P. Remington Agency.
TTie Courier is $1.50 year, but to
the subscriber who pays a year in ad
vance it is $1.00.
JAMES F. NELSON
Open Letter to Voters by Republican
Candidate for County Treasurer
To the Voters of Clackamas Coun
ty: I am a candidate for the office of
county treasurer, subject to the ac
tion of the Republican primaries,
may 10.
I was assessor of the county be
fore Assessor Jack, and I believe my
administration qualified me for the
office of county treasurer, and I be
lieve the records will show that I was
the only assessor who ever raised the
railroads and other corporations to
where they paid their fair share of
taxes.
During my first two years as as
sessor the expense of the office was
$2,400 less than my predecessor.
1 have had six years experience as
bookkeeper in large merchandise
store. Have made uo tax rolls and
am familiar with work pertaining to
tne collection oi taxes.
I served in Co. B. 3rd. Wisconsin
Cavalry during Civil War.
i have lived in Oregon 44 years
and have been a resident of Clacka
mas county for 35 years.
if you can support me at the polls
I will pledge you economy and effic
iency if nominated and elected.
James F. Nelson.
Paid Adv.
Public Meeting at Twilight
Saturday night there will be ' a
public meeting at Twilight hall at
which S. L. Casto, Republican candi
date for. county -clerk; William Gris
enthwaite for legislature, E. D. Olds
for the legislature and W. F. Harris
for county commissioner, will discuss
the several issues before the voters.
All are invited and a special invita
tion is extended to the ladies. -
FOR COUNTY CLERK
John A. Lizberg is a candidate for
Republican nomination for County
Clerk of Clackamas County.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Nov. 1865. From 9 to 12 years of age
he worked in a tailor shop; moved
to a Kansas farm, laboring there
until 21 years of age; took a home
stead in N. W. Kansas and tried, dry
farming for a few years, meanwhile
picking , up the common and high
school courses and teaching school;
attended Ottawa University and
Kansas State University for 6 years;
was a Register of Deeds; came to
Oregon City about 5 years ago; and
worked in Hawley's paper mills for
a few months and since have been
an abstractor here.
His platform is "His Duty and
Good Will to All."
Try him. The longer you know
him the better you will like him. So
his wife and children say.
John A. Lizberg.
' (Paid Adv.)
GUY T. HUNT
Garfield Candidate for House and
What he will Work For
Guy T. Hunt, of Garfield, who re
cently filed his petition for the Re
publican nomination for Representa
tive in the state legislature, was ask-
to become a candidate by hundreds
of people living in his own section of
the county, where he is best known.
In reply to the petition, Mr. Hunt is
sued the following statement:
"I will use every honorable effort
in support of any measure that I
feel is for the best interest of the
fieople of this county and the state at
arge, regardless of origin
"We need fewer and better laws.
We are spending too much money
yearly in our county and state affair
for the results obtained.
"The Oregon .Code as regards
roads and highways needs thorough
revision.
"Laws regarding schools, taxes and
labor should have careful and thot
ful consideration. If nominated and
elected I will use every effort to the
end that when my work is done, you
will feel that your confidence and
judgement was not betrayed, and
that you can truthfully and willingly
say 'well done.".
(Paid Adv.)
Whooping cough is about every
where. Measles and scarlet fever al
most as bad. Use Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for inflamed
throau and coughing. Mrs. i. u.
Hostler, Grand Island, Nebr. says:
"Mv three children had severe at
tacks of whooping cough, and a very
few doses of Foley's Honey and Tar
gave great relief' For sale by all
druggists.
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MERCHANTS TO BLAME
If they Won't Provide Markets, Must
Not Expect Farmers' Trade
Editor Courier:
In the last wek's issue many of
the business houses were telling of
the benefits of home industry, and
making an appeal of all trading at
home and the advantages that could
be gained by so doing.
I know that it is natural that any
one should trade where the best in
ducements are offered, and to gain
the home trade effort should be
made in that line. Oregon City is
a large manufacturing town and sur
rounded by a large farming district
and should be a place where farmers
could find a ready market at all
times at reasonable prices, but every
one that is willing to admit facts
knows that such is sadly not the case.
Whose fault is it that the mer
chants are complaining? They are
making possible the very things that
they are objecting to. Take for ex
ample Canby, with practically no
comparison with Oregon City, yet
they buy anything farmers bring, at
top prices and come and take the
trade from under the nose of our
city, and who is to blame? Is it nov
the store keepers themselves that
make such things possible?
It is natural for people to trade
where the best inducements are of
fered, and our city is sadly lacking
in that line. I have myself, and seen
others, go from one store to another
trying to sell a sack or two of spuds
or a few sacks of grain and no one
would even make an offer, and if
finally someone would take them off
our hands it would be like giving it
away counting up the trouble we
had in getting rid of those few ar
tiales. When we ask for cash for our pro
ducts the looks we get are enough to
turn anyone away in disgust. Why
don't the merchants have a market
as they have at other places, and in
much smaller towns also. If this was
the case there would be no need of
complaining., but when we are com
pelled to sell elsewhere then we will
buy there also. '
A Farmer.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Mrs. J. D. Bishop of Sellwood was
calling on old friends in this vicinity
last week. She formerly lived on
Roosevelt Street.
Mrs. Grennell, an old neighbor of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawford when
they were residents of Kansas, vis
ited them for a few days recently.
Mrs. Wiley May has been quite
seriously ill the past week.
T. Carrico has remodeled his home
on Irvin Avenue, adding a sleeping
porch and enlarging the upper story.
William May is building a neat
little cottage on the corner of Pleas
ant Avenue and Caufield street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurst visited their
aunt, Mrs. Hickman last Friday and
Saturday. Their home is in Califor
nia. Mr. Chanler came home last
Monday from Walla Walla, Wash.,
but leturned to that place again on
Thursday. Mrs. Chanler went with
him as far as Portland.
Mrs. John Baker of Beaver Creek
and Mrs. R. M. C. Brown of Molalla
Ave., visited Mrs. Moran at Glen
Echo last Wednesday.
We would like to know why a de
tective could not be employed to catch
a doctor issuing a booze prescrip
tion as well as catching anyone else
breaking the laws, and we uphold all
legitimate means to get .those fel
lows, for very few, if. any drinking
man will betray the source from
where he gets his liquor and a few
more detectives would not hurt Ore
gon City, especially in regard to the
cigarettes.'
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church met at the home
of Mrs. Chanler recently. Twenty
two ladies were present, and a splen
did programme was rendered. Mrs.
Matheson sang a solo; and the dif
ferent parts taken on the Home Mis
sion work was interesting. The host
ess served dainty refreshments.
Give Comfort to Stout Persons
A good wholesome cathartic that
has a stimulating effect on the stom
ach, liver and bowels is Foley Ca
thartic Tablets. Thoroughly cleans
ing in action, they keep you regular
with no griping and no unpleasant
after effects. They remove that gas
sy distended feeling so uncomfortable
to stout persons. Fon sale by all
druggists.
Th; WantColumn
FURNISHED FLAT large, pleas
ant rooms. Address given at tne
Courier office.
LOST between Oregon City and
Clackamas Station bunch ot keys
on ring. Will finder- kindly re
turn to Frank Whiteman, , rural
carrier, at Oregon City postoffice.
FOR SALE At Meldrum, Oregon
City, canine. Alex Gill, with ortice
1 block east of station or 1 block
N. east of Glen Echo, at brick
house, has several tracts of. land
for sale, including lots and acreage
close to the stations on Oregon
City carline. Most of these tracts
are cleared land ready to plow. He
also has 1 7 room house and 2 big
lots at 2nd Ave., near Corner, at
Lents, Oregon.
FOR SALE Registered Poland Chi
na Boor for sale cheap. Good pig
age 2 .years. Address W. F. Harris
Oregon City, Kt. a,- ux. iz.
FOR SALE 94 acres, about 40 acres
in cultivation and in crops, house
barn and out buildings, fine loca
tion, running water, good well, on
cream route, mile to school and
church, 3 miles to R. R. station.
Owner, John Melody, Oregon city,
Route No. 1.
FOR SALE Two fresh cows, one
Jersey, one part Jersey. Walter
Hitchman, . Crescent Heights, Ab
ernathy road, Oregon City, Rt. 2.
STPAVFI) OR STOLEN from near
Carus, Bay Horse, weight about
11nft whitB fne. white hind foot.
mane roached, x-brand on left
hip. Notify hhilip Henman, ore
gon City, Rt. 1.
WANTED Three good wood cutters
and splitters. II. G. Trullinger,
Molalla, Ore.
WANTED Young geese or baby
geese. State number lor saie ana
price. Principal of Schools, Mes
kill, Wash,
ALBRIGHTS PLATFORM
What he Would do If Elected Sheriff
of Clackamas County
To the Voters of Clackamas Coun-
Sn seeking at your hands the ret
publication nomination for the offlc
ot Sheriff of Clackamas county at
the forthcoming primaries, I desiro
to say a lew words in regard to mv.
self and my platform through the
columns of the Courier. While 1
am personally known to many of you,
and while I have tried to call upon all
of you, the press ef my own work has
made it impossible for me to visit all
portions of the county, and I believe
this the best way of reaching the vot
ing public.
I believe the sheriff should enforce
the laws as he finds them, and if hon
ored with the nomination and elec
ted, this will be my policy. The
people or their representatives make
the laws, and I do not believe that it
is any part of the sheriff's duties to
entorce some of these laws and per
mit others to be violated, or to en
force some of them against certain
individuals and not against all. If
nominated and elected I shall do my
utmost to see that our laws are rig
idly yet justly enforced with regard
to all.
While I believe firmly in law en
forcement, I do not believe that in
order to enforce these statutes it is
necessary to be brutal or harsh. We
are all of us human beings; even tho
we may do wrong, and therefore 1
believe in treating everybody with
as much consideration, kindness and
leniency as circumstances will per
mit, because a man may be in jail
or under restraint is no reason for
treating him harshly: or if a man is
sentenced to a term of punishment. I
do not believe that he should be tor
tured. If nominated and elected I
shall endeavor to have my actions to
wards all guided by justice and right,
and not by any spirit of vengeful
ness or cruelty. .
It is also the duty ot the sheriff to
investigate complaints regarding al
leged infractions of the law, as these
complaints may be brought to his
notice. If nominated and elected I
pledge myself to look into every mat
ter officially brought before me, ana
if 1 find a wrong has been commit
ted, or that a warning will, rectify
matters, I promise to take whatever
action may be called for in the case.
As a county officer I believe that
the sheriff should do everything in
his power to conserve the public
moneys, and in line with this it will
be my policy, if nominated and elec
ted, to conduct my office on the most
economical system. There will be u
ledger kept by me and my deputies
at all times, in which will be set
down each day the work that each
each man has done and fees he's en
titled to, or the time on the work he
has spent, and this ledger will always
be open to the inspection of the pub
lic. I will have nothing to hide in
my conduct of the office, no super-
flous deputies; and as I shall expect
to do a full day s work every day my
self, I shall insist on my deputies do
ing the same.
1 believe one of the principal du
ties of the sheriff is to safeguard the
young men and women who are
growing into citizenship, and if hon
ored with your selection as nominee
and your support at the polls, I shall
make it my particular duty to see
that there is nowhere in this county
JOHNS
Fop
REPUBLICAN
Governor
Give this Job to a man
who will reduce Taxes
and cut down expenses
If you had an interest in a private business
you would want it conducted on business
principles. You have an interest in the
affairs of thii State. The State of Oregon
is a business institution run for the benefit
of the people in it who, in certain sense,
are stockholders in its business interests.
TAXES MUST BE REDUCEDI
In the comine primary election, Charles A. Johns, of Portland,
will ask the vote of every person who believes the State of Oregon
needs to have taxes reduced and expenses cut down. The only way
to reduce taxes and cut down expenses is to apply the same principles
in runnine the State that you would apply in running your own business.
. Kow many institutions would run along with an increase of oper
ating expenses from year to year ? Not many. Well, let's reduce
our taxes and cut down our expenses. Charles A. Johns, of Portland,
is running on that platform and stands on his platform. Get him on
the job! Start thinking about this today! "
Will you elect a man who will cut down expenses and reduce
taxes, or a politician, as our next Governor i The issue is clear.
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any infraction of the laws relating to
tne protection or minors, and I shall
constantly make it my endeavor to
keep conditions throughout he coun
ty at their best. The sheriff must do
this, as I see it, to fulfill his oath of
office.
Oregon City, Clackamas County,
is my home. I have long been in
dentified with the city affairs in one
way or another, and I have served
as a member of the city council.
While a councilman many matters of
public importance, looking towards
the betterment and advancement of "
the city, have been entrusted to my
hands, and I am willing o stand upo.i
my record there to show the kind of
public servant I have been, and the
kind of public srevice for which I
stand. I may have differed honestly
with other men upon some subjects,
but though this difference has been
sincere on my part, I have always
bowed to the will of the majority,
and when a vote has once been cast
upon any question and a plan of ac
tion determined, I have always stood
for the enforcement of that plan or
action. My whole policy, in public life, has
been that the majority rules, and that
when once the majority has spoken
it is the duty of every good citizen to
abide by and support the will of th
majority. It is upon this policy and
upon my record in following it that
I am appealing to you for your sup
port in the coming primaries.
If you think I will make an honess
conscientious and just sheriff of
Clackamas County, I ask you to voto
for me.' If you honor me with the
trust, I will hold it sacred, and will
not only see that your laws are obey
ed, but will obey, them myself in all
things.
John i'. Albright.
(Paid Adv.)
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