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mm ouiqon qty.entemis
Those pilbllr spirited mn
who arc working for ft hot-
lor W1m Irt-ol, deerv m.
rourngement from every
rltlf ii.
fOHTV T.'SMTM YEAR-No. 41.
OUEUON CITY, OltEOON, KIMDAV, OCTOUKU Zi, 11)11.
ESTABLISHED IMS
UVEWIRES ENJOY
POLITICAL FEAST
RECALL LAW UPHELD
By SUPREME COUR
HATCHERY VILL
1 MAKE BIG RUN
flfTtf N OP TWENTYNINE MEAS
tlHtt DISSECTED AT THREE
HOUR BANQUET
HAI.KM, Or, Oct. 17. Th supreme
court today found In lb rana of III
siUe of Oregon, i rl., Andrew I.
Clark against W. A. Harrl. appellant,
that the recall section of Die coiistitu
linn. section IN of trlli In II. It self ex
"ruling ami that tho furm of nolle of
klW0 talk waxes warm in rtris
imiiiij jnuge, waa siimi h iii.
Clark brought cult lo ouat llarrla,
asserting that ho wa guilty of usurp-
Ing and unlawfully eierrlalng (In of-
lira of county Judgn. llarrla liavlng r-
fusd lo glvo up Ilia office when hi
successor waa chosen at tho recall rlec.
(Inn. llarrla filed a demurrer to Mi a
-otnlnlnt asserting that It did mil
tat facia sufficient to constitute
cause of acilon.
, Atfiin tcorta Tailing Point In Fa
vor of Dry Amendment Oil
anc of Measures to Com
Up Nail Meetlna
Fifteen of th proposed It eonstllu
lli'iml amriidini'tila and measures to bo
prvn-nlml to lha pmipla of Oregon fur
plr adopt km or rejection at (ho gen
ial election November 3, wrre fully
discussed Tuesday night following tlio
luncheon of (ho Uva Wire of th Com
menial club, 'and whit oiuro than
three boura war consumed In their
roiialilra(lon, tho lateness of th hour
compelled an adjournment until noil
Tuesday at 1:30, when tba discussion
will bo resumed
Tbo mooting waa largely educational,
In audition to (ho measures of tba Live
Wire thero waa nioro than ft iprluk
ling of Interested cltlMna, among (bum
b. lng C. E. H pence, master of tbo atato
grange, and William Orls.-nthwalle,
president of th Farmers' Society of
h'juliy. Tbo former took and ardv
tirt In tbo discussion on several of
tin. iriMiaud amendment and nieaa
ur , uixin Invitation.
The rhli'f Interest waa manifested In
the iroblliltlon amondment. the debate
uHn which waa oponed by George
luiulnll, who opposod tbo amendment
lie declared ho waa bop grower, and
that hn feared tho passage of th
atm nilmetit would roault In Injury to
th Induatry. II declared that b bo-
Urtid In the personal privilege of
try man to drink If b desired and hi
nWtuin of number of Incident In
aW'rt of hla polnta caused to murh
eminent that bo waa forced to pauae
ant 1 1 lha laughter ceaaad.
Randall Ftghta Prohl Moaauro.
Mr. Randall waa followed by U Ad
inn. who (cored many lolling polnta In
favor of tho amendment, lie polntod
out tbo falacy of tho wet argument
and compared condition In Oregon
City today with thoia of ft year ago.
Mo told of the Increaae In aavlnga batik
MILL TOWN GUEST
FINOS 8TRONO INDICATIONS OF
REPUBLICAN SUCCESSES AT
BIO MILLS HERE
WOMEN VOTERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Laboring Vot of Community Found
Centrally Yearning for Return
of "Full Dinner Pall"
Rtglm
Dr. Jamri Wlthycombe, Ileputillran
candlduto fur governor apent Wedtina
day roaming about among the big mills
of Oregon City. ahiHik hand with al-
moat 1.000 cltltnna. and waa moat
warmly and rnthualaatlcally received
on every hand.
Accompanied by If. J. Schulderman,
of I'ortlatid. and Judge Llvy Btlpp of
this city, Dr. Wlthycombe vlHlted the
big Wlllntnette pnper mills, the Ore
gon City Woolen mllla and the Haw-
ey plant, in addition lo ft busy atur-
At tho mllla the
noon on the at reel.
deposit. In postal aavlnga, tho abaencol doctor met with an unusual reception
BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX MILLION
EOCS WILL BE TAKEN IF
RACKS HOLD OUT
CONCRETE BASE TO BRIDGE RIVER
Ealtnslv Plans for Building Now
Under Way With Ntw Car
Lin U. 8. Grounds Will
be Mad Into Park
of falluree and tho itrowlb of Indus
trial and mereaiitlla concern. 8. Mao
donald and other took ft haud In tho
discussion, which waa finally shut off
to permit ft conslduratlon of other
measures.
The Ml cllltenahlp amendment Not.
300 and 301, waa looked upon with fa
vor. M. I. I.atourette endoraed the
lletitetiunt governor ammidmolit, which
wns opiKiaed by Mr. Hpence, who anld
that ultimately the anlnry provided for
would probably bo Increased, this he
lm; tho history of inch schemes. T. W.
Sullivan, K. 1'. Hands and Itev. Cieo.
NYIhuii Kdwnnla favored tho amend
mi tit. tho point Ixilng mndu that In tlw
I'M'til of the death or resignation of the
goveruor, the secretary of atato would
not then hold two office and hold com
(I 'to power In tho transaction of tho
itnte bind board. K. K. It rod I o di
cuhkimI briefly the city and county con
siillilatlon amendment and recommend
ed Its enactment
Tin- amendment to unable the state
l Incuru imlobtcdnusi for Irrigation
mill power project was onpotd by Mr.
Npi'iKo, who discussed tho proposnl In
(lie ahK.'tico of II. H. Crons and C. W
Itlxley, to whom tho amendment hud
l ' ii nnslRited. Mr. Spenre said tho
porti'is conforrcd were too wwplnK
and that tho itnte should proceod
lowly, If nt nil, along tho Hues pro-
pimi'd.
John W. Loder rcporlod ndvcrsoly
ll'mn I he fur ninniiiliiieiit Nos. .llltt and
tn!i, and John N. Binvor pnrformod n
like Rervice for It companion, No. 310
nml 311. Mr. Loder said too much tax
tinkering In injudicious ttltd Mr. Slo
vers said tho amendments had merit
hut tho chattKO recommended was too
radical. Ho made an unusually clear
presentation of tho possibilities under
the amundmont.
Eight-Hour Law Impractical.
W. L. Mulvey rind Dr. T. D. Ford re
ported against the two normal school
IiIMh, and II. T. McBnln said tho amend
nicnt providing for tho merging of ad
Jolttlna cities and towns was not nocos
sury. as. according to tho ruling of
Justice McHrldo, this power Is now
given tho pnoplo nnd Mr. McDnln
tiTOCd that It should be. Thoodoro Os
mund favored tho legislative torm and
snlnry Increnso, and I. Konntith Stan
ton opposed the universal 8-hour day
amctidmont. Ho Bald It was Impracti
cal and Ibis opinion was shared by T.
X Sullivan nnd several othors. Mr.
fcwivnn recommnndod that all Inter
M'ed In the Initiative nnd the refer
ciilum should read tho annual address
f Klhcrt Ilodn, retiring prosldunt of
the On-Kon Editorial association. A.
J . Jlowlnnd opposed the 8-hour law for
"initio workers, stating that tho powor
regulate tho hours and worc wns
already vested In tho hands of the wol
rri commission.
' K Ilodgos Indosed tho non-partl-"
Judiciary bill. Ho pointed out sct
eriil possible defects In the measure,
"nl said on the whole tho general pur
IH'mu of the hill Is a step In the right
illrectlon to tako tho Judiciary entirely
nt of polities.
('. Rchuehnl opposed the tax code
niensnros, and A. A. Price reported ad
Vcrooly on tho amendment for equal
"Hessmcnt nnd taxation.
The following menu wns served:
Tokay Grape, courtesy of A. E. Vor
heis, publisher Rogue River Courier,
!rnnls Pass, Oregon.
Nim-Pnrtlnan Judiciary Virginia Ham
Ueutcnnnt-Oovornor Baked Apple
Oregon Dry Hashed Grown Polatoo
Dentistry Hill Escallod Corn
$1500 lOxemntlnn lint IIIomH.
Normal School Combination Salad
rUll Cltlznnnhln Imi.lI., T)lo
Death Penalty Whipped Cream
rODortlnnnl Don... .... "
In thai hunrtrsds of tbo tiapnr-iuaknra
voluntarily ahook him by the hand and
offered their support. On every hand
waa heard talk of a general Republican
year, and It waa quite apparent at th
conclusion of Dr. Wlthycombe'a visit
hero (hi afternoon thnt the mill tow
will roll up a hnndsomo majority for
tho Repuhlrnn candidate.
At tho woolen mills where hundred
of women are employed tho doctor
found unusual Interest In tho coming
election, and tho enthusiasm anion
the women voter was strongly Re
publican.
"It certnlnly was a splendid day
said Dr. Wlthycombe as ho boarded the
enr forPnrtlund. "I do not know
when I have spent a more enjoynbl
dny. nor a more strenuous one. I am
hluhlv 'elated over the situation In
Oregon City. I have had dor.ena of In
foresting experiences among your
workers today thnt would Indicate
general Republican year. In one of
your fnctorles, a worker stretched out
his hand nnd said: There are six In
our family, Doctor, who are voting
now, and I want you lo know we are
oil for you.'
"Needless to sny thoro is a general
ye irnliiK to get back nnco again on
tho stnld old ship of Republicanism.
Tho general commercial unrest nnd
hard times under Democratic rule Is
bringing about this feeling. In the
final analysis tho 'full dinner pall' Is
ono of the big Issues this year and the
voters and especially tho nborlng men,
are not slow (o reullzo this fact
PAPER SHOWS EFFECT
OF 'BOOZE' ON CRIME
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 10. (Spo
clal) A startling record of whnt llq
nor trnfflo cobIb tho taxpnyors of the
city of Portland wob presented today
by the Portland Evening Telegram.
Eighteen thousand arrests on liquor
hargos In 21 months are cited by tne
Telegram, wh'ch quote official police
court records.
During the first nine months of 1914
thoro wero 8-132 persons arrested for
druiikcness, disorderly conduct and
other offensos attributable to liquor.
the 21 months covered by the re-
lew two thirds of all offenders have
been drunk, say the newspaper, which
draws attention the great cost of
liquor business In this city.
DOCTOR HOLDS OUT
If high waters do not Interfere and
wanh out the fish rack during tho next
wo weeks, th Clackama hatchery
will probably mak ft record run of sal
mon egg thl season, unparalleled
during th last avveti year. Superin
tendent C. P. Illnkle Hated yesterday
afternoon that between 6,000,000 and
4.000.000 egg will bo secured, and that
tho salmon run up to tho prewnt time
has been way abov tho average. In
ddltlon tho atato will con trl lint. 2,-
000,000 Chinook egg, so that within
the next few weeks, with tho average
to to 9i per cent batch expected, the
hatchery will bo swarming with mil
lion of the young salmon.
If the present rack across the rlvr
washea out and tho river ha already
begun to raise tho run will be caught
gain at Ksfarada where a email hatch
ery la Installed. Thii year th depart
ment bus Installed the trap about a
uurter of mile below the rarka, and
tba catch of salmon ha been unusually
good. Aa fast a the salmon have been
Inughtered they have been packed
way by people from the neighboring
country who relish the old fish, and
rach morning ha seen ft continual
tream of folk carrying them away In
unny sacks.
Next year will see soma great
changes In the hatchery at Clackama,
according to Mr. Illnkle. A new build
lug 40x100 will be constructed, a well
a a new superintendent' homo, and
even new concreto pools, operated
lib new water system, will also be
constructed. Each pool will he about
6x20 feet and over 2.000.000 No. 1 Fin
gerllng can bo cared for In these now
basins.
With th coming of tho Portland t
Oregon City line, which run closo to
tho government' land, tho premise
will undergo considerable landscape
gnrdenlng, and eluborate plans for flab
culturo work, now pending, will be
realized.
Mr. lllnKie has chnrge of seven
hatcheries In Orrgoh and Washington,
three of which are Clackamas, Oregon
City and Estacada.
BROWNELL AT MULINO
(ieorgo (,', UrnwtKill, of Oregon
( II r, I II addrrsa llm voter on 4
llm Oregon Dry Amendment at
ilnlllici on HiilMtay, November , 4
hi 2 30 o'clock I. M. Tho All-
dredgo quartitto will furnish mu-
sic, and (hn publlfl Is cordially In- 4
vltd lo attend the un-Hlng. 4
I
MATTOON RECALL
ED
Tbo r-all agitation, begun several
weeka ago when petitions wero circu
lated agaluat Milllam Walloon, a mem
ber of tho county coarl. baa been
dropped. It la understood that th cir
culator were unabU to -curo tba
necesnary number of naim-a to tho pe
titions, and that the attitude of tbo
volera In general waa strongly against
the plan.
The charges are practically th aamo
a those used against former Judge
Heatlo and N. lilalr, commissioner,
when the two wero recalled year ago.
Mattoon at that time was not Included
In the recall. The charges Inc'ud-d
discrimination In tho letting of bridge
contracts. Tho Mattoon recall pe
tition also carried charges preferred
by A. Kilmer r-gnrdlng certain alleged
discriminations In county lumber con
tracts. It was thought the n-raller Intend
ed to secure th desired number of
names In time for tho gmeral election,
but tho time ha already expired. Thai
the retailers would attempt to call a
apeclal election I doubted, even If the
required number of signatures should
secured.
REO
KEEPER
T
FACES CHARGES
FRITZ BOYSEN OF HOTEL BELLE
IS ARRAIGNED AND TRIAL
SET NOVEMBER 12
THREE OTHERS ARE BEFORE COURT
W. A. Bchoguan, of Mullno, Pltad Nj
Cullly to Charg of Sslllng
Liquor Oulsld of licor
porittd City
OREGON CITY ! DAY AT
PLANS ARE UNDER WAY TO 8END
BIG DELEGATION ON
OCTOBER 84TH
OSWEGO SUSPECTS HELD
Wnlter Itrennen, John O'Noll and
James Taylor were arrested at Salem
Thursday night by Sheriff Word of
Multnomah county, Deputy Otto K wi
per and Special Agents P. E. Kelloy
and II. McShnne of the Southern Pa
cific, charged with being Bufo crackers
who have performed ninny Jobs In the
northwest In the last few months. Wit
nesses will bo taken to Portland from
Oswego to Identify tho three.
"Oregon City Day" at the Industrial
Fair and Land Product show which
opens next Monday at the armory In
Portland, baa been of Jclally (elected.
Thursday, October 29. h, la to be the
day, and It 1 expected that the whole
town and country will attend tho show
on that date. . J
There will be many feature at the
fair which will be of particular Inter
est to local people. Superintendent of
Display rYevtng promii.'i the great
est dlspay of land products ever show n
In tho northwest, and It is safe pre
diction thnt Clackama county will
come In for her share of honors and
prizes at tho fair. Special musical fea
tures by Oregon City folk
Frits Hoysen. manager of the Hotel
Hello In Mllwauklo, wa arraigned be
for (he circuit court Haturday and en
tered a plea of not guilty to a charge
of selling liquor to a minor. II was
Indicted by the grand Jury at the ses
sion which nd-d Wednesday. Tbo
date of the trial I November 12.
The count on which tbo chair I
baaed I selling liquor to Ester Gib
son, a minor, last April. The Gibson
girl was before the grand Jury lust
spring when charges axalnat the pro
prietor of tbo Friar' club wero being
Inveatlgated. She waa a witness utter
In the trial when Willie Wilbur, Julius
Wilbur and II. Parish were convicted
on a charge of selling liquor to a minor.
The Hotel Ilclle wa formerly the
Hotel C-rat ton and wa aold to Fritz
Itoysen by Isaao Gratton last sumnu-r.
Iloysvn with the aid of bla wife run
tho place which baa been watched tor
several month by District Attorney
H -nigra and Sheriff Mass.
Charles John, of the Huttf vllle dl
trlce. wus arraigned and pleaded not
guilty to a charge of contributing to
the delinquency of a minor. He will be
tried before Circuit Judge Campbell
November 10.
W. A. Schoggan, of Mullno. entered
a plea of. not guilty to a charge of oil
ing liquor outside of an Incorporated
town and will be tried November 11.
It la alleged by tbo county authorities
that he distributed Intoxicating liquor
from hi borne at Mullno.
Jesse Pagby, farmer living In th
Molalla district, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of assault with ft dangerous
weapon and will be tried November 7.
It I charged that he attacked bla
brother, an Invalid, last spring fol
lowing a quarrel over property.
SUCCESSFUL RALLY
HELD AT OSWEGO
Tb Republican rally held at Oswe
go ball Wednisday evening waa ono of
(bo most successful pf the Republican
political gathering that haa been held
during tna campaign. Th ball was
crowded to capacity and a most en
(hualastle reception wa accorded th
Republican candidates. Judge Grant
II. Dlmli k was one of tho speaker of
the evening, the Judge directing hi re
in arks to th whole Republican ticket
Mis va M. Harrington, (bo candidal
for county clerk, gav an excellent ad
dress. Other who (poke at th meet
ing were Representative Bcbuebel,
Kran'is Kraxberger and William Wll
son. A busy week 1 In store for th
candidate. Thursday bight at Canby,
Friday at Harlow and Saturday at Lo
gan. On every Band ar found Indica
tion of a general Republican year.
BOARD TAKES OP
TAX COMPLAINTS
PETITION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
INVOLVING BIG TIMBER
HOLDINGS, DENIED
WAVERLV COLF CLUB FILES APPEAL
CANBY STREETS BLOCKED
Portland Association Fight for Reduc
tion of Assessment of $205,000
Many Project ar Dis
missed by Body
planned for the day. Those who can
attend are asked to advise M. D. I-at- j
ourette as soon as possible, so that
badges can be given out. It Is the In-!
tentlon that Clackamas county shall j
not only be distinguished by her land
products at the show, but that on Ore
gon City dny every one In Portland
will know that the old town Is on the
map. The Oregon City delegation win
attend In a body. A big time Is belug
prepared for the occasion.
Traffic In the streets of Canby, Ore,
practically was blocked while the boys
of the city played volley ball last
Thursday, according to A. M. Grllley.
physical Instructor of the Portland Y.
M. C. A., who acted as Instructor Tor
the youngster.
Mr. Grllley went to Canby by re
quest to assist In organizing an ath-
are boing letic club for the young men rt the
city.
PURCHASES PRIZE-WINNING BULL
Mr. Charles Rider of route I, Oregon
City, has purchased at a handsome
figure, the registered Guernsey bull
"Governor' Trink Van," the valuablo
10-mnuths animal which won first
prize at the Canby fair and won the
first premium over nine others In Its
class &t the state fair.
-
A TESTIMONIAL
i i-oportionnl Representation Coffe
universal 8-Hour Day Apple
That Mrs. Florenco Sohn, the 18-
year-old mother who killed her two In
fant children nnd then shot herself
early In September, may recover from
hor solMnfllctod wounds, was the state
ment of Dr. Glesy, of Aurora, Thurs-
ay night.
I have watched closely hor condi
tion nnd I believe thnt she Is Improv
ing," ho said. "Now It look as If he
might null through. The wounds from
thfl two bullotsare healing but she 1
still In a dangerous condition."
In case the mother docs recover It
I probable that a charge of murder
will be placed against her. Sheriff
Mass and District Attorney Hedge are
watching the case closely.
The county board of equalization
considered It last case Saturday and
ended a eslon during which the as
aessment on property valued at over
a million dollar wa considered.
The board Is composed of County As
sessor Jack, County Clerk Mulvey and
County Judge Anderson. A majority
of the petition were denied and the
total of alt the reduction made will
not be over a few thousand dollars.
Tho protest of the Southern Pacific
agalntt tho assessment of land In the
Oregon and California grant Involved
a much property aa a total of all the
other complaints. This land, largely
Umber hodlngs, was assessed at
10S.5SO by Assessor Jack. The rail
road company asked that the land be
stricken from the assessment rolls and
recited the fact that the federal gov
ernment Is now suelng for the land
and petitions that no tax be levied un
til a final decree Is made by the United
States supreme court.
The assessment of part of the W'eare-
haeuser timber holdings were protsted
but the petition was denied. In the com
plaint it was alleged that the Nease
timber cruise was excessive. The pro
test was based on a cruse made by em
ployes or the timber Interests which
placed the amount and value of the
property at a much lower figure than
the county cruise. The total value of
this property Is tlS5.000.
The Waverly association, better
known as the Waverly Golf club, filed
protest against an assessment of
$205,000 on land and buildings adjoin
ing the city limits of Portland. The
petition was denied by the board and
the club through Us attorneys has filed
an appeal to the circuit court. Rep
resentatives of the golf club maintain
that the property produces no Income
and that It Is used to promote the
health and pleasure of Its members.
The assessment on adjoining property
is quoted in an attempt to show that
the assessment is high.
Other protests filed and the disposi
tion made follow:
Franklin T. Griffith, tract D In west
Oregon ' City. Assessment reduced
from $20,000 to $15,000.'
Herman Gerhnrdus, timber ho'dlngs.
Assessment reduced from $2525 to
$1C25.
Michael Hemrlch, farm property. As
sessment reduced from $2140 to $2030.
The Crowtl-Columbla Pulp & Paper
company: 37.80 acres In sections 10
and 11, assessment reduced from $3000
to $1500. 6 acres Muhlon Block dona
tion land claim, assessment reduced
from $200 to $100. Lots 1 and 2, b'ock
43, assessment reduced to $50 each;
lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8, block 44, as
sessment reduced to $50 each and 3.5
acres In Abernathy donation land claim
assessment reduced to $500.
Thomas Boggess, timber holdings.
Assessment on one parcel reduced"
from $3635 to $2510.
OMENS POINT TO
REPUBLICAN YEAR
"FULL DINNER PAIL" TO BE REAL
ISSUE DURING LAST TWO
WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN
COUNTY RESUME IS PUBLISHED
Interesting Information Concerning
Local Candidate Given to Vot
ersPresent Strongest
Ticket In Year
E
Complaint to the postofflce depart
ment In Washington will probably be
made by the people of Mullno as a re
sult of the change In mail service
which was inaugurated Thursday.
Up until Thursday mnil from the Mu
llno postoffice waa handled through
Oregon City, by a star route. When
the contract on the route expired, in
stead of renewing the service, the old
route was abolished and a new one
from Colton to Mullno nnd then to
Liberal waa opened. The trip of the
contractor from Colton to Liberal Is so
rranged that the last train to Canby Is
missed, causing what the people of Mu
llno declare Is an unnecessary delay.
As an example of the fault In the new
service, It Is said that a letter from
Mullno to an Oregon City rural route
is not delivered until the third day aft
er It Is malted.
SALEM, Ore., Oct, 20. Clackamas
Southern Railroad company vs. John
VIck. appellant, appealed from
Clackamas county, action to recover
sums subscribed for capital, stock, re
versed, Judge Moore.
Two week more and the campaign
111 bo over. To tho unlnlated It
night seem a though the European
war had driven away alt thought of
in coming election, but while there
haa been lea open discussion In re
gard to th Issue of the campaign,
than I usual at these times, neverthe
less, itill water run deep and th al
ienee I duo not to s lack of Interest
but to fixed and confirmed convic
tion. The voters have already de
termined on their course of action.
Th great Republican majority of
Clackama County seems to bave
learned lta lesion.
For the paat number of year we
have given ear to tho cry of the Dem
ocrat, "Vote for the man, not for the
party," only to find that a each dem
ocrat wa elected hi mask fell
way and he stood forth a dyed-ln-the-
wool democrat, with hi party fore
most and governing In all bi actions.
When the primary wa new In Ore
gon these self same democrat fooled
many with ft cry that the Republicans
were (ticking to the assembly Idea,
and yet In our own county, while they
were accusing the Clackamas County
Republican leaders of favoring an as
sembly, the Democrats, under guise
of a Democratic dinner and get-together
meeting, have each year chine to
the assembly In Its worst form. By
star chamber proceedings tbey have
picked out one, two or three county
fflces, concentrated their efforts on
these and elected a few men. If, a
has happened ft number of times, some
brother Democrat, through Ignorance
of the situation, insisted on running
tor some office, not in the selected list,
he was promptly sacrificed for the
good of the cause.
Governor Would Select Successor.
This year, emboldened by post suc
cess tbey are trying the residuary leg
atee stunt and have allowed Governor
WeBt to choose his successor. How
often In the past few year have you
seen two Democrats striving for the
nomination at the primaries, to an of
fice that the Democrats captured In the
general election? Almost without ex
ception, and especially In this county,
the Democrat who was successful
in being elected at a general election,
bad no opposition in the primaries.
The empty dinner pall has ceased
to be ft Joke. The funner and the
home owner do not relish the fact that
six years ago money was begging to
be loaned at six per cent and today
eight per cent la demanded.
Free paper has caused many a man
In Oregon City and vicinity to toss on
a sleepless bed becauso the mills who
gave him employment could not keep
htm on the Job all the time. The em
ployers have done the best they could
but employer and employee have both
learned that they have gained nothing
and have lost much by giving ear to
the Democratic cry of "Wolf! Wolf!"
Farmer Learned His Lesson.
Chinese eggs and the numerous oth
er competing farm products, high
taxes, a war tax in time of peace,
excessive appropriations and prodigal
legislation have taught the farmer the
self-same lesson.
Today, as the eve of election draws
near, and while the Democrats are
fighting hard and making vain prom
ises, the murmuring from every part
of the county again proves the well
worn phrase: "You can fool all the
people some of the time and some of
the people all of the time but you
can't fool all the people all of the
time." And in answer to the well
worn phrase of our brother Democrats
Vote for the man," comes the an
swer:
Mr. candidate If you want us to
vote for tho man and not the party
get off the Democratic platform, drop
your non-partisan-Democratic mask
and come out in the open. If you want
us to vote for the man without regard
to party get on an independent plat
form. We never heard of a Democrat
voting for a Republican no matter how
good a man the Republican was."
Through the great silence that is
marking this campaign the watch word
goes from mouth to mouth, "Vote it
straight; let the Republican majority
against assert its power."
The Democratic campaigners In
Clackamas county are not meeting
with the successes they desire. With
Democratic hard times upon us, every
Indication points to a mighty slim Dem
ocratic vote in Clackamas county, as
well as tho state at large. Little or
no interest Is being manifested at
county rallies, and it is generally whis
pered about the streets that an audi
ence of Bix or seven Is considered a
"rousing meeting," from the Demo
cratic viewpoint. Another omen of a
general Republican year.
Vote Straight Ticket
The Enterprise Is supporting the
straight Republican ticket with one
exception the exception being C. M.
Hurlburt, candidate for Joint repre
sentative of Clackamas and Multnomah
counties who has been repudiated by
the Republican leaders of both Clack
amas and Multnomah counties.
The Democrats recognize the worth
of some of the Republican candidates
by refusing to nominate anyone to run
against them. Candidates who have no
opposition are E. P. Dedman, candidate
to Bttcceed himself as county recorder;
H. H. Johnson, candidate for county
surveyor; W. E. Hempstead, candidate
for coroner, and Jobn N. Sievers for
Justice of the peace.