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4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1910 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS mumD wsntnoAT Mournta T hOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc Hood Rivsm. Ouaon W. H. WALTON C. P. 30NMCHSEN. .... Edttob . Manaou Subscription, $1.50 Year in Advance Kntarad u aacond-claaa aiattar. Feb. 10. 190. at tlx post offica at Hood Imr, Onfta, andar tba Act of March a, 187. The Weather Weather report for week ending January 9, 1910, furnlnhed by H. L. Haabrouck, local observer: Data Tamparatora Low. Claar dajra Rainfall J an 20 2rt X 2.". 25 4 1! 4 10, 10 12 Avatara 24.S 8.7i .00 .00 .00 .00 10 la .00 .00 Total ORANGE POLITICS AND ASSEMBLY It teemi that Piue Grove grange or at least the committee which was appointed to drub the News for upholding the right of political parties in the state to hold assem blies, has taken its attitude very much to heart. Scarcely had the ink dried on the issue announcing its stand when the grange let loose a howl that would make a Peruna loaded Siwash's utterances seem like the cooing of doves. The fact that the article that gave so much offense to the grange was along general lines and advocate! a privilege that every intelligent, fair minded American citizen considers his own and his neighbor's birthright, made no difference to the belli cose Patrons of Husbandry the estimable sons of the soil, who aspire to conduct the affairs of the state and nation, but who, they say, are not in politics. Right here might be a good place to say to these members of the grange that it would be the most fortun ate thing that could happen for this organization in Oregon if it would, to use a current phrase, get out of politics. The grange in Oregon, has reached the zenith of its power. Not now, but the minute it became a factor in poli tics outside the lines of its own organization. Its history in Iowa, Kansas and some of the other mid dle western states is evidently about to be repeated in Oregon. Something near a decade ago its influenbe in the states mentioned was powerful, but politics, parti san, bitter and green eyed politics crept into the order and was its undoing. The same thing hap pened that always happens to a fraternal, social or similar organ ization that attempts to play the political game it was bursted wide open. These astute grangers tell us patronizingly that they nave ceased to discuss men and parties, and devote their oratory to principles. Of what use are principles without parties to enforce them? The place for a granger or any other man who aspires to play politics, is out in the open with the party of his choice, whether he be a Republican, Democrat, Popu list, or member of any of the also on-the-ticket parties. At least no dignified politician should hide behind the petticoats of women. One of the questions the grange committee is more than anxious to have the News answer is how we are going to avoid such scenes as having a United States senator pulled off the convention platform by his whiskers. YYe have given much thought to this and have finally come to the conclusion that the best preventative we know of is to have the aforesaid senator appear at the convention without whickers. If a senator will wear whiskers, however, he must take the consequences. Of course, there is another way that this catastro phe could be prevented; to have the grange work the referendum making it unlawful to wear whis kers. The latter, however, is only a suggestion, which the News is niont happy to gratuitously turn ever to the committee. "You seem to think that the as sembly is all we need to purify Oregon politics," says the board of strategy appointed by the grauge, "but you have not told us how you are going to bar out the ward heeler, the liquor element and corporation influence." We are not going to tell you how to do this. What's the use, when you know already, the direct pri mary. Of course. It removes all grease spots, stains, corns, bunions, bunco, political corruption (we dont't think) and costs the state twice as much to elect its officers. In addition it bomboozles the un informed voter into voting for a candidate who can announce him self as a Republican, Democrat or what-not, and may be most any thing from a Mugwump to a Suf fragette. Now a Mugwump, kind Oranger,is a man without a party. He doesn't have to be a senator to be a Mugwump. In fact, he can be a granger and a Mugwump at the same time. He is a kind of cross between everything from a Oreenbacker to a Coxeyite, as long as he gets office. "And we mean to say," to quote, that a sen ator who is elected by part of the vote of the majority party, and part of the vote of the minority party is a Mugwump and has no influence because he hasn't either party behind him. As to the silly method of electing senators pro vided for in the constitution of the United States, we know the board of strategy of the grange has a much better method, but unfortun ately 98 per cent of the rest of the been a granger who performed this inglorious deed? Perish the thought. Wise legislators refusing to give you the "scramble of ballots" you took it to the people who,. unwise in statecraft, voted in a law that is the laughing stock of the world at large. A law on the near beer order; a law that acts on the al most nearly plan and forces the weak kneed to believe that it is necessary to belie their party to get elected. If we are to have a direct vote for United States sena tor let us have th real thing; let us either have two Republican or two Democratic senators elected by the majority vote of their par ties; and with their undivided backing. We tion't sneer at the "lat legisla ture's work because a large part of the representatives were elected un der the primary law." In fact, sneer ing is not In our line. If we have anything to say we ay It direct not with the back action directness of tbe direct primary, but right from the shoulder. The work of tbe legis lature was Ineffective because It failed of party allegiance and was composed of disorganized factions who seemed unable to grasp the ne cessity for an; kind of legislation that was above nine-foot bed sheets and eight-Inch hat pins. It Is to be regretted that our suggestion as to making it unlawful to wear whiskers could not have been submitted to tbe last legislature. We believe It would have settled this momentous question. As to the comparative .'rating of LOCAL NEWSPAPER BIBLE STUDY CLUB SugtfeMtlve (lUtKtlons on the Sun day school lesson by Itev. Dr. Llnscott for the International Newspaper III ble Study flub. January ltt. UHO The Ileglnulng of the Uallleau Min istry. Matt. 4:12:25. (olileu Text 1 he people which sat In dark lies saw great light. Matt. 4:1. Verse 12. Why did Jesus depart for Ua It lee when he heard John was Imprisoned? Was It for fear of per sonal arrest? Why should a good men nut un necessarily expose himself to danger. Verse 13. Describe, or polut out on the map, tbe situation of Nazar eth and Capernaum and state at least one thing for which these cities are noted? Verse 1416. State your reasons for either theory that Jesus went to (I well In Capernaum puposely to ful fill the prophcy of Isaiah, or that his going there was an unconscious fulfilment of this prophecy? Why, or why not, do any of the events which Hod says are going to happen, depend upon the help of men? Why Is It that the advent of Jesus Into any heart, or into any commun ity, Is like a great light bursting out In dense darkness? (This question must be answered In writing by ineinlxTH of the club.) W hat Is the literal meaning of the figures of light and darkness, as In verse slxteeu? Verse 17. What, If any, was the difference bet ween John's preaching of repentance and that of Jesus? (See Chap. 3:2.) Compare say Abraham and hunch of the Old Testament, with the Apostles John and I'aul of the New Testament, and then compare the four with an equal iiuiiiUt of like godly men now, and then say If there is any essential difference In the way that they each entered Into the king dom of God? Verses l-22. How can you explain that these fishermen so promptly START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT OWN YOUR HOME OR AT LEAST A LOT There will be more building in 1910 than in any previous year on record. During 1908 and 1909 hundreds of new houses were built, also a few handsome business blocks. This was only a starter. You will witness real progress this year. Now is the time to get busy and buy some of these bargains that are available. Don't wait until the other fellow buys the property you wanted, but INVESTIGATE TODAY. Here are a few splendid bargains in city property: Lot 50x100 on south side of State street, with beautiful view of the Columbia river and Mt. Adams, 5-room house, running water, electric light and sewer connec tions. For two weeks at present price $1,200. Cash.' 100x150 corner lot on south side of State street, with beautiful view. Several handsome shade trees. $1,500. Terms. 100x100 on south side of State street. Good residences on both sides. Fine view of the Columbia and Mt. Adams. $1,500. Terms. 100x100 corner for business property on Cascade avenue, with good 7-room house. A fine bargain. $5,500. Terms. 100x100 corner on Oak street. Good business corner. A fine bargain. Terms. We have a number of residences that are real bargains. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. $9,000. The Reliable Dealers DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON people seem to think differently Cheer up, however, we have the direct primary. The contention between the Hon. Jonathan Bunco Bourne and the equally distinguished but more honorable Mr. Scott doesn't inter est us. Mr. Bourne ?ays he did and Mr. Scott says he didn't, with the preponderance of veracity in Mr. Scott's favor. We said, as you say, that "Just as much wire pulling in milder form, etc.,"waB used in the election of Chamberlain. And we still say so. It was done, but you didn't see it. It took place in the night whilst you slept and dreamed of the millenium of the direct pri mary. It was done in the beauti ful city of Portland, in that first election one of the two that helps reduce the taxes. We have no fault to find with the benighted eentlemcn who stuck by their pledges to support the celebrated statement, but there was certainly some expert political hurdling just before election. We now arrive at the lamentable admission, although not in politics, that the grange has been repre sented in every convention for the ast fifteen years. Exactly, John ny on the spot, and still you failed to prevent a desecrating hand being laid on that United Slates senator's whiskers. Could it have tbe last legislature "with the one that met forty days and forty night without transacting any business,' we believe that the odds are In fuvor of the latter. At least It was less ex pensive for the state to pay Interest on UDpald warrants than to pay for two elections and appropriate the state's money for purposes most fearful and wonderful. Is It possible that any of the niemtiers of the grange had any of those unpaid war rants? ".Now honest," It Is not possible perhaps to buy all the people as easily as a few, but the former are more easily fooled with claptrap and buncombe and can be bought cheap er with a few high sounding circa lar letters, for Instance, about the will of the people," "direct legisla tlon," "corrupt influence of corpora' tlons," "party bosses," etc. la conclusion, there has been no effort to disrupt the primary law by those who are espousing the cause of the assembly. As the writers of the grange communication must know, the primary law can only be repealed by the same method It was enacted. L'ntll such time as an effort Is made to repeal it, it Is therefore a waste of time and space to discuss It. As to the assembly, its supporters are clearly within their rights and the grunge, or any other organiza tion, which attempts to prevent them from being held Is, a we have said before, arrogating to Itself pow ers that are not vested In It and with which it has no concern other than as Individual memlM'rs of the party to which Its members may assume to belong. A full line of Whitehead'.0 poultry supplies at gave np their busiuess and followed Jesus? What can be said for, or agalnnt, the Idea, that they had heard Jesus frequently ond had thoroughly con vinced thetnselvee of his authority, find that then they took sufficient time to dispose of their business af fairs? Give a reason to your answer as to whether God In these days, or ever, calls upon men and women to do er ratic things, such as, neglecting their business or their families, In order to do religious work? How many a man of God recognize the cnll of God to new work, when It comes through the medium of an other man?. Will a true Christian, nt the com mand of (J oil. give up the business In which he may le engaged In order to do gospel work? W hen God calls a man to devote himself to gospel work, Is It always to Is3 presumed that It Is a life long call? Most teople recognize that a spe cial call Is necessary for the gospel ministry, but If this Is so, why Is not a special call necessary for any occu patlon? W hy lor example snouiii not a Christian blacksmith, have as clear cut conviction, as that of a pastor of a church, that he Is doing his divinly appointed work. II you are not sure mat you are where you ought to Im. find are no. tng what God wants you to do, what reason Is there to Is-lleve that you are not living in some degree separate from God.' Verse 2.1. Why Is every Christian, to the extent of his opportunity, under an much obligation to minist er to the spiritual, social, arm phys ical needs of the people as Jesus win? Verse 24 Hid Jesns heal all the sick In the community? Verse 2". 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