Supplement to Oregon City Enterprise, March 23, 1900
ABOUT DIRECT
i.. tidlr.ivu Uir.in H.i.
All AlHin'HH IH'IOrr UlO
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w Auiiiial Meeting
III llllt I'liftoil Wlnlitu
... .... ....,, imiiiii twin i itwwill ill I IMIiailU,
Tlll'SllaV illlll Wl'llllOmlllV. Vdloilllmr I.. .n..l
1(1, I Mis.
I; waa an l.'oillali auiraiimn, I mi.
.t. wli.i thaiikol l J. ..J that liiml
I'll'slll ial lurvrr ten I'iVrlfie.1 ttx.ra
ihitii l In. ui at a lima ,y hi-r f I' 1 1
- i hcia
I ft a It la a tin a i.f r..(iiluU.
thai till fr.ll,ln ha firmer rt 1
I. ill '.!. I lift .y a fif.fllirl.
l! may l that the fait that Ilia
i iorr haa tair!y tiluii,.,r, with hit
ra iM la in a 'filani o wlih a Im ir (
ii. r iin. i.f nU'.i,a who haa rl-il,
!nr. aint it'tf..r. j.n.,ra. an.) .
rri.ii.rt.ta, aa alrja ..aij the u'(litia(
.1... . ..... . .
aH - iai.
r.. MJIU..II n ratth that tha Irwanl i.f,""' "'" r"""'"i iifian.
i ha a4H aira i.f rf .r n,i..i la ti.uaily
th. faii.o .f Mat'-ry ajn-l .t tha a.
.!auac if ri.rii..itaiiMiua tliulllltl'tra
lUthrr. II arnna In II. . Ix.Wcvrf, thai
tl, if .iinrr haa tallt.t whl'e t.la is.
fi.im haa aui.TriJr'l, l.
u rf..finia.
aa a lu'r air (),. .tu, ilm triiialrra. j
i.ficn ll iaiin. ifi) Un a rata.1
ra. Ul.:l'ai!ali w. il t tioca, cflefl
alulaiy, I. it hh h rn. rt''nlUuh
.i. y whrn r.i.a:.y eaix.u.nj an-J a4v.
islr.t hy affrMiVs turn if afTalra, a
i ii.luii.r.t In h iiiahacnnriit ( tncii,
II, o i1r Ve!i.,r,( i.f .ra a Ml tha
tolll.l.niri.t i,f oairiii
M-i II waa tha f.gtr..le literal
lira uf ho I'liilriitlha It'.aflyr, thnt
C!oalr ft.lua i.f tli nf("Mh rrhluty,
Ji-fi.iim Havi.naiola Jict tni rut. m. '
maim ait Ju'l a waa tha . cft.ii.ciil i
he a" hi til In ll.adlulo Um tha tulr.a
f tha rir .!rml. of tha Me.Jr.
hla r!.la(rml tralnlna; hat rf him.
with a!l hla wa.i,iti ami all til r. tif. -a.
Iinii a Hi al an.) uiiAifnt to malir
lain hla ltliin, lin irdi,.lo aa II waa
In rli :l.ir..uanraa, aalnat tha mean- i
lr 1 . lH..!.,n f ralrt wrotitf. AlM
r it waa hut 111 lie inure than fn
tury an. I a h:f U'rr that tha a"tn j
aint ta. l. al t'fi.inxrll ratal. Hhr. ,
aul-atanilaUy tha aama a) Urn In M-K-Uml.
a in I itialr.lalnc.l It ..n; anotigh o 1
.1-iiii.i (r aia to a wi.n lr in; wi.t!4 thai
..vrrr itiriila r..u!t rlt anil t nlT j
ili..ul a hltiaT - Ion rnuati In lan ,
ilrfU lhiao ear. la of HWrlV whlrh foun.t
r -l and davn.,,1 lha atui.ly j.un.iui
w l.li h haa ..-.ir. and frullad In tha
Aincriian rrpul-llc ahd lha rlie(llu-II-.
nal goiaitimrtiti if the Old World.
Thu ll wa wllh that lllriary marval '
.r I'lihn. JrnH Jamlaa Itollaaaall
wlu-aa VIVH r.n-r t..t a r-f llnJIVI-JUal
... . . . ! ..... w w ' .. . 1. . . I ll,. m., ,... I ....
. ' . . .
lal. Ho !- ( iK-haaln ll." dark mar-I.
'
t.la of the atllil't". while the poelllv a '
and f.-rieful Mlrat-rau latin. Iird Ilia'
., , , ... !
r-Milullon ui-n tha haal of hi.
. , . i , . . i
'.-rama-aiu! I a thai roinmunlat It- hol- I
. .
.it r ralire waa ili-iiad f"r trro-i
-I in a garh
u.. ...m u b i. ii uiil, it.. Iriv i. Kl!
. a.,,,. . , , ., , ......
ai.thropy of William I,l-yd liarrla-.n
ni .1 hla rarty a- lal-i In lha alolll-'n
--lrty. 1'hrlr llirlhoit fallad. lull
ihrir inm ipla f.-und a U try ihroush j
dm l- aUat ihurarlar, plain roiiiuioit j
.....m. ta,..l llilllt,Ml hi i.iiallil alii'ti Wllh i
.i.i i ii.. '
in.. i. nn mm . in a .ni ii o. ' n ,
L-f.i.i iiimIim- ll.a mlvhl i.f whoae
I n ahallrrrd lha alave
i.i . l ..
n ii. i
n.oltrd human hi k!ra on Ariiarl an
a-II.
In lha annin matmrr Ihe Imperial the.
orlNl of tin 4 1 r.r run 11 atnir ilrnuiud of
uriplrp, hut It ruulri-d I ho e-aacutlv
nl.lllly, Ihn puil'..-fiil energy and
Ilili liiHi poraoimllly of the limn of hlood
and Iron to roiiBUiiniinto lite loiig
h. .pad f..r unity of lirtmany. and In
plaro the imlloll tl tho folrfroiit of the
uorld'a grrut powt-r.
The avariiun mini la a fiitallat, a
votary of the m-duciive (jocirmo 01,
'
lalssig falre. lie I wedded lo tho r -
..a .,.! 11 I. onlv ,.der
tho resist lis leadership of men whoso
lalsl'-iicy l Btnuiger Ihnn hi rm--rvntlve
predllfclloiia that he. ran be
Hutilrrd In ahnkn off the chain whlrh
!. miHxe long Imvo clmfrd htm, and
which Mint him tn tho pnrit. O'liaerv
it lam rrlgna practically ii)i-m,' and
Ha di volcia never fall lo grrt't Impend
log r lmngo with a cull of danger ami
nn nppoul, like- Dial of tho Kphealiin
nilvriamlth, lo tha prrjudlca and aelf-Ihhiii-na
of the ngca.
And yi-t there are rnndlllona raiment
''lulling radical and Immediate alien
'l"ti, (hut the danger, they threaten
tuny he nvorletl, and Hint there, are
aoine ihinirsj vulimlilo In the multlpllc
liy of lemadli'N alw-aya ofTered by ro
fi ml,, nal reformera, tho inont ultra con
".rvitilvi, vvlll 11111 ally admit. lie I.
f'nily, however, td permit tho applica
tion of the panacea to thn dlneaao only
t tho hand, of audi men and auch
'rgiiiilgiitlnnn na ImprcMa him with con
tlileiu'e that the proponed relief haa not
only murlt, but nvalllnif vitality. Ho
foiin haa come 11 ml will cninu only
tliruui;li thu liiutrumc ntullty of men
LEGISLATION
II. . i ii ,
OrCROII Hnr AkMICltltloil 111'
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('III. S I'll K'tl A I Jill I'll lit', , 7 ' ' ' ' m "
i' .7 7 V . ' . ,!, . ."ril.,.nr.
of that Organization lii'ld
II....... t I i
I". ar tt.diira of a.iiirll,lnf ninrt
tlfnroMa than lhriy, inula atahla than
ill roll.
H- fr aa .i,..r.J ii.viM'K-iit
affrit Iruunva intih'.ila ami
riuliit laa, ai.l im.tt of lhm ait
'tl" I"1 In thrr, a W H. lallull ai
, tl. iimi r..l.al,; a-uiirv t. wMh tha
lMil.il.- will .M.k f.f vudlaiiia ami In.
f .(ihaMoii. hiua I Im aui'trma duly
Mhl.li ll.ca organlialiolia uhb In a...
rlriy aii'l tha alala 1rti.nil fi.r tha
ul.j... t t.at i-ai.ilM i oiialilrrall'.n atn
lii in; riad.li.ailoii whdh (ho train.
If.rf I.f ... I. 1., U .In. ,1 . m L r a l. ....II.!.
- -
I.I.I.M i.f ,a Irgal iri.fiaiot aia
lirii l.tua.) In aaauiia an.l I'm. ol.arrv alii
tn llloa that i r rufllon rrii.ilr
rvrty 4rar (rnrnt of aT"tiirnriit c.r
...l.,Ha rry a. I of lria:all.h. or that
l'". "
ciinrr naii..i.aj in:iiy
la i1"rr1taMr.
r In iu 1 1'inl airloilarti dr. Urine, (in
Ilia ...l.lraiy. th-lr Ihlr !.lt-n. alu.ly of
hla'...fy ilriuoiiairalra tt-.nt our dlftl. ul
lira are faulla fi r wl.l. h ll.m la a
relie f, and ll.at llria r.rrr waa a
IIiiki whrn Ilia hotla-n of man
I r-H.1rr than II la t'Jay, ahrn tl.rra
arrlnrd a t-flfl.lrr taal for 1 1; a u!
innate triun.l h of lh' cHrrhal Mm .
.lra of inaM(y ar.-t' humanity f..r
ahl.h II. la rrigh'.li- taM)a and u...n
whl.h rrat ll.a h". vf l.alr.raa f..r
tha t!tt.ua! and I ( r!r'l.,n if tl.a
ra-r, tljn In thia (1.iloia antir.c of
(ho iriiiury a aun. i.lillual ji.rrt
la tint rt at li e (tin of O'l.t- inana,
ri-r la fra sovrtt.inant a .r.a hing
;.,:. .(I.a. ti:i c. h ali. y.ar la
tea- hint: that In our laard fiard.,tn
thrle la oftrn lli-l.aa, al.il thai uralrr
our f.-rrn of f..cr r.ti.r r.( ihrra la i..
l-.Hui.liy fur rn.riatr-.ua t)rar-ny.
Aa ri ll.) ar-1 wllh I ho al-aolutiain of
klla. ail.ii,-i.lry gi'trrnrtirnl waa
inalrrlal adtanra, and aa r.iii arr.
Uh r.ajietittjtiuttaj iti-.tiaii t.lr a rc i.
artilatUo (uvarrxrirnt arvliicj In th
faihara .rrf-t in lit Idra:. rt a.'trr a
irt.lur) trat It la al-rarnit lhal ll.ria
la lliu h In la allalr-.ad t-rf..o I ha " 1-
- fifo.innrni whl.h r..a in thaory
Thrf
II y a
rnrnt pr laimad aa a drinoi rai y w h.-aa
, ... . i
f..iin.Ut. i.a are luallte and rijual
(
.... ... . '
Whrn Ulx-Wn llltrfrd at iall)l urg
.... .;
hla i rlat ralrd ai-ollw gin. a gov-i niiirnt 1
... ... ...
of tho I rol lr l v lha r-i.l.lo aiol fi f th
...
l-oople, ih harai In lil. it waa In aul
alamo true, hut lth I Imi vary elrugk'ia
ih'h I'lMh to that famoua
'
Ut-
(tranio i-rgan tno corruption r m
lil-ul and the iruitibilng of the Idul.
Thn aatraordlnury I. giaiadon which
the civil war madw inciaaary illa.l..aj
tn Iho 1111M ru iil.iii proinolar and lite
l-'SI'lt l iharlatan thn i.Mullllti
a for
lining liglalatlvc Imdlra, alnln and nn-
in.iiai, aa inair uiiirnie mr inn m
coin-
,
j pilHhiiirnt i.f purpiwra of grant, anu
iii- ly lrp th nu-ronflinn-nta of ftg-
grrgutt-d Wi-iilth have advaiurd until ll
la uiuli-iiliit.lo that al tiiiira a repr arnt
nllVe govrllillirnt. thai relli ally a pl'-'
ular gi.vrtiimi-iit, iM i-iiiH. In fui't, a gov-eriuiii-tit
of tho paopl.', by the poilil
i laiia and for the corporal loiia.
If wo are to bo govi-rtivd hy wra'.lh,
i ahoutd al laaat bo honest; If tlx
majority favor auth control, l-l ua d'-
iM.sli tho Immortal doeumeiil of J.-lTer
- - " ' - - - -
...... ... 1. ........ .1 i ..11 1 i.'.iiiii
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'" "'"fO lug nation cnani ocmre
It dirge- to dying l.opca and Ml op-1
.. a... .1.!
l.ortunltlca; let U revlso the lliliuiiwoia
.OWII I'l.lHII. ...
jihing vualiy won.- wh . .,, ZZZZZZU " f Vni U,n of Information of everr char
Iwhl.h will irmlt a faw man. aharn. 1' uliar and ptrtual dralre to dlaturti . . f yaara . 1 v
------ . ... in..., . ttt,i. k .M-oi. at. at icr, Horn prrs r,u luaiiorm rem u
.uav. and r..,,..rn,r!r,..,., mold Irgta- ' " ' have Man. In favor of the con.tructlon , ,n(.Ut.nce when m,n
latl.n In lhair own puri-ar of ruplJ. ' 1,1 fM 1 "' lM'r""tl 'ry t lh ruvarnmrnt of the .Nicaragua , , ...... ,
na .........o and ,? k..U. ,., m,Unc, m,.n. tl) nd ' " " loilg and club for dlacu.alon of public
yrar m puniiL- win in a guvrrn- - - .01 me grrai iranajM.riaiion comi'wiueB
of Hamilton mam. r.-nio..ei our con- :,.,,.., ute nm, national, of an In
atilutlon. framo our goveinment upon! .i.. .i.., it In (tilt f ...filt ia f If.n
tho react loimry llm-a of privilege. and'Th(, ,,,,,.,. Illc.c 0f fft,n ainonfc the
openly declare to Iho world thai Hl !,.,,, , legislature., tho outspoken
la 11 govcrnnifiit by classes. ( tcsm of the methods of congress
llut wo shall not bo m governed. !,uuUlt. character of much of Ita work.
Tho alurmlst iay have Ms mission, n(,mltt,.tt degeneracy of the federal
. ... ....
bul It Is not yet. Tina repumio win
lint fall, nor will tho control of Ita af
falra permanently pu from the peo
ple. Hut It will not do to rest upon
laurel of the putt nor upon the wis
d.un of tlm fathers. Neither can pa
triotic litlxt-n afford lo reject every
proposed exercise of power by the peo
plo because wealth and fushlon are
pleased to acoff and stylo a rerorm a
vagary of socialism.
Krco government wilt only reach per-
fectlnn as man himself reu. he. It. and
. human wisdom la developing socially
.u"rllly. why ah.tt.ld It not pro-
n system, and method, of gov-
,!-nment?
".awyt rs-.hose law yers whoso man -
hood dlgnlllta the noblest of no ular
profasslooa-easily Ui bader f
HimiKtit n ih'lr vnl (nrrimunlllas,
j lrtr iy ih rr.ol.lrra of opinion In pollt-
jbal partl-s, vi,., 1,, th Unl: U Ha
I of muni. Ipallly, ai..i and nation, x.
I
'"""1 vaat reap-mslnll-
IIV kiwi at. I... I - . . a. . a. . . a ..
rrunK .vrrywiurn an Imparl rt In flu-
',
i '"
"""""i piar.a whU li promlas r-
""" "f ""K"'-l buaa mating in
our o-i.ii..t,li yHcm, an. J t. rr..
l'"-nul .11 to tt- foriiiiilallon
lulu rfTriiivif law of au. h aa art f'rrnj
I In fn;n: Oi- l" ilMii.rnla nf tha imt.
Ion ar.il In rn.. t tha aflilt of our In
illiiii.t,. a ' l.ai.Ka of a. ma rhara ir
la liiaviisl.ln, m,, I it la far l.iur ll.at
It rine tl.tniiirli roiial u' tlva IlifliJ. rn a
than IhrouKli i. iru' live fi.ru a.
fia rrriK'ly ukcoiH haa a:r'-aly
llllrrh. hr l lai !f ainofiK tha ria a.
ar.il avi-n Iri tha a'rur.KhuI'la of cunrv.
allam la in(,r r amiri; ...llllral luijriti
In avrry wa;k of Ufa that It la worthy
a trial, to-wjt tha r'fr-fna of rtaln
1 1 u aa.-a of NicL'.all'in In It whole ii-'i-
; l: f.,r final alo.ii..n or rJ'- ti'.n.
Kl.oan t'i a lal ar.it ('lift' a I a'l-nr
aa lirtt IrglnlaMon. In llt-raiuia at
lli Hwlaw yaif-fri, and In arty .!al
f.,rii,a aa lh irf. rrnlum
II urf .rlu-
tiairiy haa l.rrn, ritf,. r ritrriilonai:y or
lKri-.rar.lty, .fr.M., m,,l rJlHU-.l aa
a art of a a ullail. .r.aitanila r.
i:..ua In a- -iy B,,J i,m. i, tha aia.
M:ity ..f our Ir.mtutli na. whlla In truth
It la rut an r(-ri,,ri i f tha hl'-a rn-
l.lir,J In th- ..i.,.)- law of aul..(n
tially nrry alma In th I'nli.n -1 hat
.r.. loi..n of roi.alKuil'.na whl-h f.
1'ilrra n.'.e.d ain. ii.tn.t r.'a to l rut.
riiltlrd ! t lr(!;alurra al'.nr, hut In
th wh'.ia U-ly of a',. lora. Hu-ll la the
lafrrri.durti that hoy of aU:im an-!
at. an I y w .. h n.i.ioM,llatlc d--t'.a-'
(iii-i hava di:isr(,(!y p.uxht t' lm
.rraa tha ul !lr la h'.etlla In llU rly,
langrf i.ija ., fr ,m r I y and aul-r;v
..f (.., . ruin- tit.
Ilrr t l- K'.a'ail'.n uauaJ'y. and i-r-I.Qa
nr. raaarlly. n.U'l a wl!h lha faf.
rirmtmii u, o mandatory -tltlun, 't
u.nt.y iKi, ., .t,i, air. 1 tha. Inaiallva, that
la. tha i-.virr of alrt..ra tn liiitiluta
!-1 lo an, n l y written a..:ii allon,
won ii. ii aia-nrii (ir in. rr.iuiinia nuill-
I. . . . ... - -
. . .
har lr-.rtfira a roiitiiiul w hi. h !.:.
- - - -
lent l- lira muat olM-y, and aul.mlt tlie
ra.uatad law n the lopla. Thli. In
aplrli, I aa arn lrnt aa the Ia-Uratln
of Indrpar.drn. a, and la nothing inore
than thr light of petition. !) a-
--ml in nian of j:r:g!ih atrangth
rnd l.y Ita mandatory character only.
The important r-iileite of the Initi
ative Would lie aaawil'y I that the la
gal parrrnlajfe of Volrra !ltl..r)lng
h-iuld ha BurtVlrntiy large to he a
guaranty that the laglalallon ak) f..r
ha ImI,iii. it tho a-.iind Judgtnant of
wlx.m every ihange la reform, and
who, like llamtrt. Imagine that the
tlima are out of Joint and that they
waia b-.rn In at tham right.
I'.rl.-ny put. dlrart laglaiatlon la the
Inrrptlon and consummation of law
l.y lha whole M-.p! lha Butiatanttat
retal.liin-iit of a pure d.-mocracy,
with congresa and h-iitalatur rarcn-
tially the ag, -ma and ivt the ma.tcr.
of the people.
The aigumriit la. and thu far It I.
. . . a , .
u.mn.rr.-d lha a lh Ita a. ptl..n he
fahrlr which the corrupll.mtat. the
trli kaiir and the lobl.ylKt have con-
atru. lrd for avlfl,h en.Ia upon the prw
n.l . h'-me of di-iegatea authority, j
must fall, and the will of the voter!
he auplvme.
utamiaiiy. na na itii im u "'
evry pr.ieinnK .e,v -
lloll Ol aoura noil unn
torloua and availing, the pro.,.altlon
, 1...... .....in... ..,,,1 1. ra.. Ki.,u.
lii. r.naliig connldeiatlon a a measure
of vital and far-reuchlng public Inter
est. If the people run be trusted to
wisely amend constitution by direct
vote, certainly they d not need to
make law by proxy. If they can In-
1 icliigei.tiy iieiegiuo wrr,
.
they can
''i That there Is need of ...me change
better directly evrclse it
.,,,,.,.,.,, ,,y ,,Jr,W,(, .,, un.
., ,,, ,,.,um,,., ...i.o.u
rest and the? Indifferent altitude
.,., from atatesmanshln to commer-
clallsm, from high duty to pitiful dol
lar, present a substantial demonstra
ting that representative government Is 1
not sustaining Itself In the crucible of
this nge. Honorable aa la It. history,
memorable n. are lt achievement.. Its
. . .. . .
armor la not invuinoranie, ana im-
! ,irov,.nieiU of some character must be'
. .. hllv o.hll.niir of a r ill Of ' ... . . ...n aniviur w .11.11, ....: -o
.,.,.0,1. legislative system. Kwry state mi -v - - -
cll(VI1Ko must come either In a m.rTercd from vicious laws foisted upon ;w. Many members of he last egls-
stiMiiger central government, a revcr..,e statute books by mistaken party ilature were JJe ,"t'
Lion toward the monarchical Idea, or In ! policy or Pow erful priv ate In.tuenccs. and Kcfo n du,,
L forward movement toward a fullered retained there by the cry that,ed. but their expirltnce In the extra
Lmi.tl..n of responsibility by theln,re are vested Interests Involved am! regular '
whole people. The latter Is the nat-' which must not be diatuvbed-by the that , w Sm at 9 h
ural milutlon of tho problem. There ,m,vitable appeal to conservatism to got the power too far away f rom the
1 will be no permanent backward move- ,,ro,ect tho right of property-whlch j people: it is time to get It back to
m.-nt. Neither sovereign nor subject ,,,op. rty la too often watered stocks them.
run lot hr. Tt Individual muil
a, arris, u.e. j,rrKilv- of both. Th
r..piil,c will auraly advar. to tha ful-
nilrrimt, ur.-J.-r Jod, of Ha mission of
,ty and urr,t.r.li y t, th world, and
It ran do tin only Ihrouich Ilia Ir.stru-
.an on una oniy u.rougn in ir.stru- attainment of material prosperity, thn
mentality ,.f , a;var,,m.-rit of th P". the mystic handling a at luiurlou.
1 . i ..... . ... .... '
' "y ," ' "a '"r l"" a-"do
father, coma.ved It. not It. per-
VMli,ri aa wa know It.
i u-.vw, ,lV ,..,,..,, ,.....,.
i ' - ' " y
Pr-sead ,y a f-llr,n that H.Juatl'.e la r.ouruJ In Hwltvrland n4 In
.iMli.a; l-f,t( artuaiH l.y r-ari n-rit at t,. arnndatory provlnlona of thu con
lh arf.Kn of tt- lt.tria. : mimtiona of Ih Arr.Tl an atatra hava
.matlrrna m:n ar vanKful and 1r lakm It out of lha rr-alr.i of thaory.
a a-aori rrror aina In d'.irilr.aia the f'aj.tloue o.j,,aton flnda rpr-alon In
ul.ll: mind, hut navrr y.-t In tha hla- th uaual trite rKurninta of iini,
lory of any movi-rr.ant In whl'h pot Vitant of the rountry, Ivnoranre of a
ular . liion haa hrn ylvan o .ortur,lty lurK r !aa of vot.-ra, the domination of
in ai.raa t lf ui- n rafr tlon, haa tha ir, a;,M,n 4n,i If,a corruption of the
a!rn, u.'llinata judKmi-nt 'f tha paople l,ai.,t In the icr-at cntr of p"j.u!a
failr.j to r-Klt-r a.roval of moral lion, hut thaw ohjat-tlona apply even
prorrriia. or to array lta-:f on th aide more atronitly to the pra. r,t ayatern,
of rhtr and puhllc faith and tn and indi.ad an far aa ma'hlr.e r.ontrol
riialr.tf.an a i.f rlK'it. 'ar.n' th un of nn-nay are torvernad,
Kvary afTort thu far made to rur dirwt I. itlalatlon would pra tlrally
aln.iii.-l avlla of i-Klaiailn haa proven ;:imlr.ate Ic.th, harauae the l.o and
in-(T. tual haua lhay have Uen :rorruplliiJai rould nvar rearh or In
inoian.rriia away fr-n tha l leala of , lu-nre anouith of the people to warrant
aLaoiut fraadorn and romplale popular UTort or In make the Invaatrr.ant
-or.trol up-.n whl-h the nation r-ta
ti.i.x-mrr.ta away from the people, and , Two ohjrrtlona have haen offered hy
n.l toward lham. ;a dlallnrulKhal Ilrltlah a'udar.t of po-
Tha ait-riipta to pravar.t the enact- IHI'al aylance. at once farnlilar with
ir.aiit of a a lr,t. nd.d f r private train '"'ih t'-e Hla and Amerlr an ayalami
-.r Kirraii-!lxrniant, tn raatrl. t the prlv. of itovammant, and thalr aourc ran-i:-Ki
of morioM,iiaii, to d-ntroy truata, d'-f tham worthy of cona'.deratlon.
tn lln.lt tha r,, war of pollllral mahlr:a (e d-Iara. flrat, that "dlrrt let;!
and t- d- lhr..r,a ho have laan ai!on tanda to lower the authority and
:re-! unavailing- for the raaa-n that nra of r-finathl.'lty of the ladaU
tnlrr our f.ra.-nt at. m the fiwar ture,"' and, ac-md, that "It rtfara mat
whlh an rnar.liulale prirnarl--a and tar naatiinir mu h elucidation hy de-
arry ili.w a;.-ti.n dlatrlrta can hale to the d-tamilnatlon of thoae who
uaualiy nam th man ll dlraa aa anr.ot, on account of th.-lr r.umbert,
landldatra, and h--n alwtad th-a mart toRather f-T dlarurwlon, and many
rn.n t.K i.ftan prove truar to the In- of whom niay never have thought
fluatK-aa whl h n-.riilnatad lham than to about the mattar."
the p.-.pla who elr-td th--m. were,1
t!ia a-)irrn rhar.grd. and all laa
1 d hy c..ifrraa or h-glalature to ta.
r.rfna aff.-tle only upon approval of
lha eintorate. the trada of the polltl-
-an would t- at an rnd, man wh'.ae
parl"i!rn la mranurad l y thalr own In
tat.ata would aae th-lr manlpu!-II-.
na. tha lohhylat would dlapar.
... . ..... ... .u.
nia ma Irg.aiaKT wou;u rnrtl me
... . .
. . . ii.. . . i . . r i... . .iii. .... .nn
aanun.er.ia oi ma cor.mnu. n.. -nu
give mipiM.rt and rountanance only to
am h li gulatlon a he ballavri the peo.
. , .. . , ,,,
P di-marid and ! hy thalr l.allota
aualaln. Hliould Irglilallv to-lia fail
In rrgiatrr the puhllc will, the power
of tin- rititrn to Institute laglaiatlon i
ly H-iltii.n would he i-romptly brought
Into oH-tat .n, and the opKltlon of
Irullvldual Irglelator would yield to a1
command none would eveV dare to die- '
olw-y.
I a.aume. .rl.-ry to ir.uatrate. that It
be frry cncdad that
haa Lean the Influence hlch ha. thua
far amivi-aafu'ily prevented a reHne
to the .pular d mand. I prfume.
I.ki, that It la an aocrpted fact that a
large majority of the voter, of the
country would wrlcome a conatltu
tli.nul amindmanl providing for the
alo-tlon of I'nlted tState. .anatora by
dlraet vote of the paoiile and yet every
ot)lll.rvrr f ...juion. aurrounJIng the
ui p.-r branch of cngraaa know. Ht
little short of a revolution will bring
lhl4t , ,. Wh can doubt thai under
a )(ltrm pf Ulw, ,,,,. Iwth
Ul( mt ,)(.mHnj of ,ho tHf(,,,lc would
h,V( ung Wn HUtlttflfa:
It la not an unununl thing In election.
tn ftnd th hen.-n.lnrle. of and seekers
afler m-e. lul leglslutlon aupiHvrllijfr a
... . .. .
caniii.iuie lor iniiy or or suhtiht i
iili.-m- I'li.-J sou .ovi. .i.w.ij v.
, ... i ..
' 'WW ",, "m7
h - reallie will mean the domination
In city or state of a graceless and per-
nlcloua political oligarchy, solely be- every observer. Impressed with a per
cuiise they know that the opponent of V-nal responsibility and a belief In the
auch candidate I. a man whose Integ- 'exalted mission of the republic, exam
rlty and Independence raise him above Ine this quest. on as one too broad for
their Inl'.uence. and w ho would, If elect- party and too Important for politics
rd, prompily veto the measures of as a measure of public moment entitled
council or legislature by which they 'to the candid consideration of organl-
;Mct to .ccuro privilege and control
f.anchlsea. Ullnded by tho yd ovv
1 m ... I B.a-.a. al sT aIi.Ia
...Slieen or. gnu. nnu ioi.riiu. u. oov
duty, ihey ruthlessly bury their patrl-
otlsm In the black mire of their avar-
l,,,' RI,J ,lrtl1 only ,no h,ftln n"K of
! opportunism. Under our present ay.-
tom ,h ohine. of men of this char-
!n,',er- wU"SB wealth and Intluenco can
turn the scale of a close partisan clec-
)......,.... s.n.v..i.Y n it. U'l! aim.
l"u
jeeed until me Improvement upon
repieseiitatlve government as exercised
'in this country today Is found.
i Many Illustrations might be given of !
desirable law. which would have been;
secured, and of bad legislation which ;
... .-.i
would nave oeen i'i"i-mc, ...
proposed method been a rart of our
and speculative IntvMwi. 1'roperty
hould U proti-cted, but Ita Inter!
In a fpuMIc must never be superior
to those of Hid whole, people. If this
nation hua no nobler purpose than tha
, Jiaoylon. I app.arlng or. the wall, and
;,h. Ml. of doom ara t nr.
It. , . , , .
'. ' ', V . ..
tiiv Mi vr'nnm'M uut ua oro-
The flrat of thcaa aJlagM demerlta
d.a n--t forrlhly appaal to the Amarl-
ran mind, or the reaann that with ua
th- prlmarj' ohjwt of government la
the c-uitrntmant, pnarperlty anj tafety
of the people, nut the dignity or Im
praaalvenaaa of nprra-nttlve lodla,
and aurely unW any ayatem the re-
afMinaildlliy of the r prrtative la
'
iha ra!lr"a lha aama ha la raarw nal.
nTeiioau.jr me irna-n if renponni-
M(, f(j, ,u khrltt g(ltd of thoM. h,
rapreaenta.
i .... . . .
I The tw-end la better grounded, and
.... . , .... ,,.,
...
but It la not new, and haa been luci tii-
fu!!y anawere.! by th people them-ra-lvaa
whenever Important queatlona
have been Bubmltttd to their arbitra
ment. Kven In earlier daya, when
( for public aaaemblage meager, they
fnunJ mmr.i for dlncuaalon of Dubllc
'quMon, ni .uaI:y determlnea them
affalra and aoclal problems, there need
ft fraJ. but ,hat whMl votef.. feal.
lie that upon them tv.ta directly the
rmin.lblllt' for salutary laws and
giKd government, they will appreciate
the mighty power for weal or woe their
ballot contain, and will cast It Intelli
gently, cor.nclentlouH'.y and patriotlc-
al'.y. The broad, at .talesmen have al-
. ,...
' ls,,om am, ..tu.l. of the whole neo.
Anj 5,ave never bwn afraid to trust
-.v. h alulaln (Via 4 t -- ilti.m
lilt til. u C III iiic J" J p f iu
w confident that the average
Jud . of tWelve nwn drawn frvm
ivarl(,j WRlks oM!fe more llkeIy t0 be
j . technical opinion of any
Judge or bench of Judges. Men are fa-
vorable to the reference of lawa to all
the electors In the belief that the av-
' . i.i.nt of th m.nv la safer
-.ia. i..'..i -
for th atale than tht. biased Judgment
- - --
f iv. a....
'
Let ua. then.
In our own common -
wealth, mindful of abuser patent to
; rations of men educated and avvorn to
hoimr and auatain me .aw .10 .urin.r
1 .. ..1.11 t.v tininoilii rlCnt Dili! Ill
immn: mmm, . r . .,...
1 maintain Justice.
The hope of the nation may not be
j In Ita reformers, but It certainly la In
lu reforms.
, venerable and majestic as Is a legls-
;,atlve gV9tem whlch ho9 8t0pd for a
j humlnfJ yeari neither age nor maj-
! . u . ...
esty is a guarantee ui oukui o
pve way to mJnu.thlns better,
I sTErHFN A LOWELU
.
The Slate of Oregon, and especially
the cause of Direct Legislation lost a
tr.m and eotid friend when Senator
-
A. W. I!eed. of Pouglas County, was