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MORNING ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1912. ,
(Paid Advertisement)
jr. E
E. T. MASS
SHERIFF
Candidate for Re Election.
Democratic Nominee.
TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF
CLACKAMAS COUNTY:
Being a candidate for re-election
and believing my first duty to be to
attend to the duties of the office to
which I was elected and therefore be
ing unable to interview the voters in
person, I take this method of familiar
izing the public of an outline of what
has transpired in the sheriff's office.
I desire to call attention to the fact
that the 1910 tax roll was $75,000 larg
er than 1909, the the 1911 tax roll $150,
000 larger than i910 that owing to the
increase of population, etc., of the
county, 1,000 more tax receipts were
issued in 1910 than In 1909 and ,3,500
more than when my opponent was
last chief deputy sheriff Therefore this
office waited on 1000 more tax payars
than did tne sheriff of 1910, and 3,500
more tax payers than when my oppo
nent was last chief ' deputy. There
were 30 more cases in the Circuit
Court in 1911, not including County
Court cases, such as non-support of
family or contributing to the delin
quincy of minors, etc., that there were
20 more in jail in 1911 than in 1910.
As shown by the records kept by my
opponent, there were only four men
in jail in four years when he was last
deputy sheriff, against 81 in my first
year. The fees for serving civil pap
ers in one year were one half more
than the whole four years my oppo
nent was deputy last.
That owing to increase of popula
tion there was a general increase in
crime. There were two blind murder
cases, one very brutal and atrocious,
in which I made every honest and
possible effort to apprehend the
guilty parties, for which effort I was
commended by the grand jury in their
final report and the following letter
which I hereby submit. If you ap
prove of this record, I solicit your sup
port for re-election.
E. T. MASS,
Sheriff.
TO THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS
OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
On account of recent attacks made
for political purposes on the standing
and official worth of Sheriff E. T.
Mass, I am compelled by a sense of
fairness and jutness to make refer
ence in this public manner to the re
volting crime that robbed me of a
beloved daughter and her husband and
two beautiful and innocent grandchild
ren that were the joy and sunshine
of my declining years. I refer to the
murder of William Hill, his wife and
two children.
I desire to say as emphatically as
it is possible for human utterance to
make it, that m the official investiga
tion undertaken by Sheriff Mass im
mediately follwing that foul crime,
and which has been pursued with
dogged determination and without in
termission up to the present time, he
has done all and more than could be
expected of an honest, intelligent and
efficient officer. More than this, he
has accomplished that which, had he
been given the support and assistance
to which he was entitled by right and
by law from the state's officials, would
have enabled him to bring to justice
the perpetrator of the foulest crime
ever committed in the state.
These statements are made by me
with a full and intimate knowledge
of the facts. That wh.ich is done can
not be undone, and no human agency
can return to me and mine the loved
ones so brutally slain. But Ican and
do render the tribute of appreciation
to the honest worth of Sheriff Mass.
As a sorrowing father and grand
father I thank and honor him; as an
old time resident of Clackamas Coun
ty I commend to my friends and to
those residents of the county who
hold honesty and efficiency in an offi
cial above the lying utterances and
selfish motives of petty politicians.
THOMAS F. COWING,
No. 334 Worcester Bldg.,
Portland, Or.
October 12, 1912.
HADLEY IS FOR TAFT
Roosevelt's Former Manager Comes
Out Square for the
President.
Gov. Hadley, ,f Missouri, who was
one of Roosevelt's managers at the Re
publican national convention, and who
had charge of the contest made by
Roosevelt delegates, has declined to
follow the Third Term candidate out
of the Republican party, and has de
clared that he will support President
Taft. In a speech at Jefferson City,
Mo., he said:
"I hope that these many highmind-
ed but, I believe, mistaken men, who
have thought there was a greater in
terest to be subserved by joining in
the organization of the new party and
the nomination of another State tick
et, will yet see that by such acts they
are simply doing that which tends to
insure Democratic success. And I
hope that they will come back to the
party which has stood for decpncy
that has stood for sane and effective
progress in the conduct of public af
After appealing to Republicans to
support the Kepublican., nominees,
Gov. Hadley pointed out in his speech
that the Democrats Vere pledged to
the same kind of tariff legislation as
they gave to the country after the
Democratic victory of 1892. He said
that no Republican could associate
himself with those whose efforts tend
ed to insure Democratic success.
MAJORITY RULE AMENDMENT
Among the thirty-eight measures,
which will appear on the official bal
lot to be voted on by the electorate
of Oregon at the coming election on
November 5th, will be the Majority
Rule Amendment. This is an amend
ment to the Constitution of the state
of Oregon so as to require a majority
of all electors voting at any election
to adopt constitutional amendment
and pass initiative measures.
This measure is proposed for the
express purpose of preserving the Ini
tiative Law for the people of Oregon
by preventing its over-use by its
friends, and by preventing its abuse
and possibly its repeal by its enemies.
It scarcely admits of argument that
the Initiative Law as originally in
tended b y its sponsors, is a most
worthy measure. But we find it to
day "working overtime" in Oregon.
We find it being grossly abused and
perverted turned from the purpose
for which it was originally intended,
namely, to be a powerful weapon in
the hands of the people with which
to get important and necessary legis
lation after the same had been neg
lected or refused by the State Legis
lature. Governor Woodrow Wilson
says: It is to be regarded as "a gun
behind the door" to be used only
when the people's representatives fail
to represnt them.
After its eight years of use and
abuse we find that it is fast pushing
the Legislature into a subordinate and,
secondary place. Beginning with a
few measures and a comparatively
small official pamphlet, it has grown
until today there are 38 measures to
be voted upon, and an official pamph
let containing over 250 pages for the
voters of Oregon to grope through in
order to arrive at anything like an in
telligent conclusion in regard to the
proposed measures.
What percentage of the voters will
take the trouble to give these 38
measures the requisite time and at
tention in order to vote intelligently
thereon? And yet, it is the bounden
duty of every voter to do so, because
in this conglomerate mass there may
be important measures affecting vi
tally all of the people of the state. A
large majority of these 38 measures
are ordinary matters of legislation
which should have gone to the Legis
lature where members elected . by all
of the people are paid for the purpose
of passing upon the merits or demerits
of such measures, and! who are at
least supposed to be competent to
render an intelligent decision thereon.
And yet, we cannot expect any change
in the number of measures on the bal
lot so long as we have an unbridled
and unprotected initiative law that al
. lows every paid propagandist, every
fadist and fanatic who may be able to
raise the price with which to hire an
army of professional petition circula
tors to go forth and solicit signatures
to a petition at so much per name.
What is there to prevent special in
terests from initiating measures con
taining jokers which if let pass, may
work untold injustice to the people of
Oregon? Will the electorate of dre
gon take the time and trouble to
study this official pamphlet suffi
ciently to select the good measures
from the vicious ones, the wheat
from the chaff, so to speak, and pass
favorably on the good ones and re
ject the bad ones? We say no, and
to substantiate our claim we need on
ly call attention to the fact that you
may go forth today less than a week
before election, and consult 10 busi
ness and professional men whose bus
ines and professional training has
taught1 them to look carefully into im
portant matters before rendering a de
cision thereon, and ask them if they
have looked carefully into the 38
measures proposed and if they have
read the 250 pages of the official pam
phlet. We make the statement with
out fear of successful contradiction,
that at least seven out of the ten will
admit they have not read the pamph
let at all, and if so, have' only given
it a superficial glance. If such ibe
the case with the man who is sup
posed to give these matters close at
tention, what can be expected of the
busy mechanic and laboring man
"whose attention is centered in other
directions and whose environment is
all along other lines?
The remedy suggested at the pres
ent moment by some of the most
prominent newspapers of the state is,
"Vote 'No' on all measures unless you
are sure." Not having studied the
merits of the 38 measure, how can
the voter be sure? If he votes "No"
on all or most all the measures and
all are turned down, how about the
one, two or perhaps three or four mer
itorious measures for . which there is
a genuine need or demand by the peo
ple? Are they to meet the same fate
as the dozens of ordinary measures
which should have gone to the Leg
islature in the first place, or the vi
cious, or fanatic measures which
should be turned down with a ven
geance? If we are to preserve the initiative
law for the people of Oregon, both
present and future, we must protect
it by surrounding it with a safeguard
which will prevent its misuse and
abuse by those who would use it to
further selfish interests to the detri
ment of the greater number of the
people of the state.
The Majority Rule amendment, if
passed, will reduce the number of
measures on the ballot to a sane basis
by giving notice to all that a measure
in order to stand a chance of passing
must have real merit and that there
must be an actual demand for the
same, in which case there will be no
difficulty at all in getting a majority
to vote in favor of it.
Take the time and pains to look Into
the Majority .Rule amendment and if
you do, you will vote for it and pre
serve the initiative law for the people
of Oregon.
Vote 322 X " Yes
323 " No.
MAJORITY RULE LEAGUE.
(Paid Advertisement)
Candidate for Re-election
County Assessor
Democratic Nominee
Vot
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Paid Advertisement.
Where Mr. Taft Stands.
From the Wausau Record-Herald:
Taft stands exactly where either of
the great martyr presidents would
have stood had they lived in his day
and occupied his place. He stands for
the constitution, for the courts, for
the perpetuation of the tried and
proved American institutions, for the
principle of protection to American
labor, just laws and their impartial
enforcement against rich and poor,
high and low, alike. No president ever
had higher ideals, better comprehen
sion of the intricacies of government,
or more courage in presenting his con
victions to the public.
Now Outspoken for Taft.
From the Clinton, 111., Journal:
As the Journal up to this point in
the campaign has exercised its pre
rogative of expressing disinterested
comment upon Issues and candidates,
so now, as an independent newspaper,
It feels that the time Is at hand and
the opportunity Is ripe to declare its
policy on the issues of the day. From
now on until November 5, therefore,
the Journal will contribute its efforts
to the success of the principles of the
Republican platform and the re-election
of William Howard Taft to the
presidency. It is convinced that only
the continuance of present policies
will insure the stability and pros
perity of the agricultural, industrial
and financial Interests of the nation,
and It trembles for the future at the
thought of the havoc and ruin which
the success either of the Democratic
party or of the misnamed "Progres
sive" party would mean.
FROM TRIP SOUTH
D. C. Anderson and W. A. Shewman,
who were in Southern Oregon on bus
iness in connection with the Western
Stock) Journal for 10 days, have re
turned to Oregon City. They visited
in Grants Pass, Applegate and Provolt
holding mmeetings at these places to
interest the farmers in the paper,
which is published in this city: Large
crowds attended the meeting. While
in Grants Pass they were entertained
by Mr. Kinney, one of the prominent
residents of that city, and also C. O.
Biglow, another well known man
there, who showed them many fine
farms near Grants Pass. Mr. Ander
son left Thursday evening for North
Yakima, Wash., and from there will
go to Ellensburg ana Seattle. Mr.
Shewman and Mr. Anderson will
leave in January for California in the
interest of the Western Stock Jour
nal. . ,
i PRAISE FOR TO TAFT
u
; EDITORIAL COMMENDATION OF
j HIS CHARACTER, HIS ACHIEVE
i ME NTS AND HIS WISDOM.
ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED
The President Eulogized Because He
Is Wise, Honorable, Dignified,
Courageous and Safe and His
Triumphant Re-election
Is Predicted.
A small classified aa will rent that
vacant room.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Carrie Neumann to F. L. Hyde, lot
"B" tract 37, Willamette Tracts;
$1180.
Nancy J. Scanlon to Mildred H.
Schobee, land in sections 22, 23, town
ship 3 south, range 2 east; $1.
James C. and Emma Edmonds to
j Deamore and Josephine Garmire, tract
I 34, Willamette and Tualatin Tracts;
$1000.
j Eli and Ella Howell to R. E. Bundy,
i lot 3 of block 15, Windsor; $10.
; Rotch E. Bundy to Eli Howell, lot
1 of block 15, Windsor; $1.
rom every section of the country
?omes editorial commendation of
President Taft and of his administra
tion. Quite a number of papers which,
until recently, had remained independ
ent, declared their conviction that
only the continuance of present poli
cies will ensure the stability and pros
perity of the agricultural, industrial
and financial interest of the nation.
The president is receiving credit for
his courageous vetoes of free trade
tariff bills, for his efforts to secure
economical administration of the gov
ernment and for his success in im
proving social conditions ' through
recommending and forcefully advo
cating legislation. A page could well
be filled with extracts from editorial
columns praising the .president, but
the following will sufice:
' V
If it happened it Is In the Enter
prise. -
Vote for Milage Bill
Number 320 X Yes
It provides six-tenths of a mill tax for
support of Agricultural College and Uni
versity of Oregon, giving them perma
nent support and taking them oat of
politics. It also provides one Board of
Regents, thus solving the problems of
co-operation, consolidation, division of
courses and economy of management.
It does not Increase the average
rate of taxation.
It repeals the $500,000 Univer
sity appropriation bill.
. The Bill is endorsed by Governor
West: "This Bill is in the interest oi
good business and should pass."
By I R- Alderman, State Superin
tendent Public Instruction : "Experience
in other states shows niillage bill prin
ciple to be correct."
By Will H. Daly, President, Oregon
State Federation of Labor: "No argu
ment can successfully combat the benefit
to the state that will follow the adoption
of the niillage tax plan." v
Endorsed by Portland Tax Pay
ers League.
Bill prepared by committee of Gover
nor's Commission, Boards of Regents,
and administrative officers of the two
institutions.
W. K. NEWELL
CHAIRMAN or GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION
(Paid Avertisement.)"
M. E. GAFFNEY
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Candidate for
Recorder of Conveyances
For Clackamas County
. Democratic Nominee
VOTE
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A Choice ot Fruit. '
Nurse (entbu.siusticallyi It's a little
peach, sir! Father I'm glad it's ut i
little pear:
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plaint did yonr father die? Applicant
The jury found him iruiltv.