THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910
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JOHN cowuev
SHOE SHOP
Will sell at cost my entire
stocK oi snoes till all is sold.
Rubber Heels a specialty.
Opposite Poetufflce
Hood Rirer, Orecoo
JOHN Q. ZOLLS & SONS
Contractors in Stone, Brick and
Concrete Work
Hood River, Oregon
RANDALL & DUKES
House Moving and Raising
Wc ales hind), ill kind of
Mf ivy Machinery and Smokciteclu
Phone 137-K Hood River, Oregon
STRANAHAN & SLA YENS
Contractors and Builders
STIMATEa fUBMUHBD
Phone 2H6M
Hood River, Orecon
ROSS & RICHARDS
CIGAR STORE
Tha leaelni Cenfectienltti in Tobacceiatl
(Billiard Room and Bowline Alley in Connection)
Agency Portland Journal
Oak Street Huod River. Oregon
W. O. ALDRED
Contractor for Grading, Exca
vating and Teaming
Both Phonea
Lane s- (L
Confectionery, Cigars
Fishing Tackle
Spauldlng's Sporting Goods
All Kinds of Soft Drinks
Oak St, oppoaite Smith Block. Hood River. Ore.
Stomach Trouble Cured.
If you have imy trouble with your
Btonifich you should take ('hamlier
Iain's stomach ami liver tablets. Mr.
J. T. Klote, of Edlna, Mo., says: "I
have unfil a great many different
medicines for stomach trouble, but
Hud Cbamlerlain's utoinach and liver
tablets more beneficial than auy
other remedy I ever um'd, Fur sale
by nil good dealers.
CONTINUES FIGHT
AGAINSTASSEMBLY
Pine drove, Dec. 27. 1!X9
Killtor News: While your attack
upon the grange two weekH ago
called for a reply and pur reply ling
brought another reply from you, yet
as we understand the English Ian
guage yju have evaded replying to
some ol the essential objections we
offered against your aHHe m b ly sc he m e.
You failed to tell us how you are go
ing to prevent such scenes as the one
we mentioned, tbe double-headed
state convention, when Senator
Dolph was pulled off the stage In the
A. O. U. V. ball lu Portland. You
seem to think that tbe assembly Is
all we need to purify Oregon politics.
Itut you have not told us bow you
are going to bar out from control
the three corrupt fort-en of which we
spoke, viz: the political ward healer,
the liquor element and the corpora
tion Influence. They always have
corrupted our political conventions
and we have heard It whispered (?)
that their Influence U even lined In
our leglMlatures In selecting United
States senators. It has been proved
tjeyotul a doubt that our primary
law, especially Statement No. 1, re
moves the control of these three cor
rupt forces. We must give you credit
for finally admitting that you are
opposed to our primary law. Quite
a different admission tuan the one
sent out from that notable "smoker'
which you attended In Portland i
few weeks ago, where a resolution
upholding our primary elections was
made after they hail decided to make
a fight for the assembly scheme
Little by little we will find out what
you fellows want, lou assert tuat
our primary law has proved a failure
and to prove It you refer to our state
senators and representatives In
very uncomplimentary manner. Oh
you belong to the outs and want in
anil of course can only be a political
pessimist. You say our Republican
senator Is a mugwump and the other
a Democrat and that neither has any
Influence singly, and little jointly
Do you menu to say that a senator
elected by the combined vote of
part of the minority party and a
faction of the majority party are
Mugwumps? If so please tell us
what percent of our United States
senators are not Mugwumps. Illi
nois was the last one to elect a Re
publican under this means and he Is
what you call a mugwump. If you
will Investigate our silly method of
electing United States senators you
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THE OLDEST BANK IN HOOD RIVER VALLEY
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Safe Deposit Boxes
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
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LESLIE BUTLER. PrNd.nl f. MtKERCHER. Vkc Prctidcnt
TRUMAN BUTLER. CauSici
R. T. COX. Director E. H. FRENCH. Director
You'd Like Running Water
throughout your house and grounds, would you not? And
water mains, you re
not being in close proximity to the city
wondering how to get it? Well that's
s easy,
for a
Leader Water
Supply System
will furnish at all times, an ample supply
of hot or cold water for your house, your
lawn and your stable if desired.
The Leader System is of untguaUd effi
ciency and economy in operation, and
guaranteed to give complete satisfaction.
Ask your dealer to tell 3-011 all about the
Leader System or write to us for booklet,
How. I Solved the Water
Supply Problem."
HOOD RIVIIR A0U.NCY
Apple Land & Orchard Co.
Office, No. 9 Oak Street. Phone 26 or 2002 -X
S. E. BARTMESS
Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer
ESTABLISHED IS YEARS
MOOD RIVER, OREOON
will And that Mugwumps are quite
popular and that Senator Bourne Is
only one of the many. Hence his
associates are his colleagues. If
llourne Is a Mugwump, and Hcott
(according to newspaer and m a ga
ll ue reports) offered $25,000 and the
support of both his papers for
ISourne's sunoort. what then Is
Scott? 1'lease answer without equlv
ocattng. You sny that Chamber
Iain's election caused lust as much
wire-pulling, Just as much corrupt
tlon and Just as much mlsrepresenta
tlon and then you say It was In a
milder form and kept from the public
view. " We can not harmonize the
words "Just as much" and "milder.
Now, Mr. Editor, are you not a little
forgetful? Why didn't you tell us
who did the wire-pulling and tor
what It was done? Just say that
you fellows were trying to over-ride
the will of the people and Just
cause our legislators elected under a
pledge to vote for tbe people's choice
for United States senator were hou-
est men and did not yield to the cor
ruptlon Influence used to get them to
violate their pledge, you fellows who
are now out try to make believe they
are unworthy of their positions, and
the whole primary law a failure,
You think our present United States
senators are not what they should
be. While they have not done enough
yet to be Indicted by a federal grand
Jury, yet we lelieve them to be serv
lug our people just as well as some
others who were elected under con
ventlon tactics.
You say that If the elements now
opposing the assembly scheme had
taken as much Interest In
good government under the con
vention plan we would have never
bad the primary law. Again you
are forgetful. For the last fifteen
years our state grange has been
working In every honorable way
possible to get a better form of state
government. From 191 until 1!W2
there was never a Democratic or
Republican convention but that the
grange was represented by many
warm supporters of direct legisla
tion and other progressive reforms.
We worked long and hard and
after forcing two legislatures to meet
the Issue squarely they balked and
referred direct legislation to the peo
ple, and they, the people, were found
to be about 5 to 1 In favor of direct
legislation. Do not tell us we were
not working for purer laws under
your old convention system. Had
conventions not become so corrupt
and failed to give satisfactory results
the primary law would not have
leen needed. Reforms come from
the oppressed and the people of Ore
gon simply arose to meet the emerg
ency. You sneer at our last legisla
ture's work because a large part of
the meralers were elected under the
direct primary law. Now please an
swer this question. What rating
should they have compared with the
one that met 40 days and 40 nights
and did not organize either house,
and -compelled ns to pay Interest on
unpaid state warrantsfor two years?
This unorganized mass of legislators
were nominated under the old con
vention system and elected with
blood In their eyes. When we stop
and think of Oregon's past political
history we feel like exclaiming, "ye
(Sods and little fishes!" How can
anyone truly desire to return to such
a Punch and Judy system of nomin
ating public ofllcers. Your comments
on our desire of conducting our state
and national affairs, which you say
Is a scramble of ballots Influenced by
money etc., Is simply too ridiculous
for consideration. Now be honest
and tell us who will be the easier
bought and influenced, all the people
or a few? Your picture of the Hon
and the lamb sleeping together and
Jonathan sitting between Worthy
Matron and Miss Labor Is no argu
ment. Just causes a smile. Rut the
smile that will not rub off Is the one
we wear when we think of Lion Har
vey and Tiger .loe sitting on either
side of Pure Government each watch
ing the other nnd muttering, "I'll fix
you when I get control of thet-e as
semblies." J. M. Taylor. W. M.
J. H. MoiiK, W. S.
10SI1
Upper Valley Lands.
I want more of them to sell. F,v-
ery property excepting two that I
have undertaken to sell, nnd that
was listed with me. I have sold. My
work Is entirely In the Upper
Valley. I believe in It and am per
sonally Interested In Its settlement
nnd In the well doing oT my clients.
This has been the basis of mv success.
At fair prices there will lie activity
and I believe holder of large tracts
should let go of nt least part of their
holdings, liecnnse the country can't
progress without people and people
won't come unless thev can buv.
W. H. Makhiiai.i..
Came Near Choking to Death.
A little boy, the son of Chns. D.
Peterson, a well known resident of
the village of Jacksonville. Iowa,
had ft sudden nnd violent attack of
croup. Much thick stringy phlegm
came up after giving Chamlerlaln's
cough remedy. Mr. Peterson savs;
'I think he would have choked to
death find we not given him this
Which is to Continue for
ill Open This Morning at 9 O'clock
During; this Sale our ENTIRE STOCK will
be offered at a fraction of its real worth
Never before has there been such
an opportunity to buy High Class
Dry Goods, Clothing:, Shoes, Etc.
FOR SO SMALL A PRICE
Remember Everything Does at Greatly Reduced Prices, Except a lew Contract Goods
Be on Hand EARLY and Come OFTEN
M0RLAN & GOODMAN
taing
laws
The Stewart Hardware
and Furniture Company
are now the sole local agents for Hood
River and Vicinity for the world famous
1910 Model WHITE Sewing Machines.
Several of our special representativesfrom
our Sewing Machine Department will
call upon and demonstrate to all the local
residents of Hood River, the many new
points of this wonderful ball-bearing,
lock and chain stitch machine. If our
special men happen to overlook your home
during this demonstration, call in at our
store at your convenience and see Mr.
Wm. Isenberg, the manager of our Sew
ing Machine Department, and he will be
pleased to show you some of our 1910
Models. If you live in the country, write
for a catalogue to the
Stewart Hardware and Furniture Company
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
remedy." Sold by nil good denier.