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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1910
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS
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OREOOVS
SELF APPOINTED DICTATORS
The latest opposition to the as
sembly is a pamphlet from nolody
knows whom or where otherwise
than responsibility for it is assum
ed by ten nitn whosa names ap
pear on the title page, some of
them office holders, others who
jos$ibly expect to be. The writers
of the pamphlet condemn the as
sembly in unmeasured terms in
advance of knowledge of its virtues
or shortcomings and in fact clearly
demonstrate that they are in favor
of government by an oligarchy
instead of through representatives
of the people.
As tar as we know no one ex
cept themselves nas callea upon
these pure minded and disinterest
ed gentlemen to assume so much
mental effort and expense for the
regeneration of their fellow vot
era. Who is assuming the ex
pense of this voluminous docu
ment? We do not know, but
there is an ert'usion in it from one
gentleman who occupies the high
est office in the gift of the state
whom we doubt not would
be more than willing to do so. I
fact his most particular distinction
to statesmanship is his reputation
to conduct the most expensiv
state wide campaign through th
mails ever invented or thought of
Of course we refer to that able
legislator Jonathan Bourne. Mr
Bourne's contribution is an article
in favor of nominating the presi
dent of the United states by direct
vote. It is sufficient to say in
regard to it that it is elucidated
in the usual profound manner of
this bo(u)rn(e) statesman.
The other names are those of
Geo. M. Orton, E. S. J. McAllister,
C. Schuebel, C. E. S. Wood, Lee
M. Clark, II . J. Parkison, Will
Daly, Henry E. McGinn and W
S. U'Ren, who the pamphlet states
are responsible for the authorship
of unsigned articles.
In short these ten men without
the advice, suggestion or direction
of any party, organization or
meeting as far as is known would
seek to dictate the politics of the
state. The proposed 1,100 or 1,200
delegates to the assembly o
the state must not be assumed
to have the right or intelligence
that this self-appointed council of
ten has. Or as Judge Henry Mc
Ginn, one of the most ardent de
sciples of this "holier than thou'
elique, puts it: "these self-appoint
ed 8aTiors" of the state's poli
tics, ine judges contribution n
a speech which he delivered be
fore the Union Republican Club
in Portland recently, in which he
wanted it emphatically understood
that he had reformed; in which he
adopted the attitude of the pub
lican, raised hie eyes aloft and re
marked "Oh Lord I thank thee
that I am no longer as other men,'
and the other men no doubt
thanked the Lord that he was not.
In arraigning the Republican
party for its past delinquencies
Mr. McGinn expresses no hope
for its re-generation in the fu
ture, except through the chan
nels prescribed by the council of
ten. Progress, moral and indus
trial is taken no account of; po
litical conditions must be the
same in the future that they
were in the past. Having waxed
fat under the rule of the party
that has brought the greatest
era of progress and prosperity to
its people of any nation in the
world, the judge declares in
holy horror "What do you mean
by Republicans; the Adlriches,
the Paynes, the Cannons? Then
lam not a Republican." It is
probable that if the Aldriches,
the Paynes and the Cannons
were called on to give an opinion
of the Republicanism of the Mc
Ginns, the Bournes and the
U'Rens, that they would return
the compliment by echoing this
sentiment in regard to the latter.
Judge McGinn announces that
he will stump the state to defeat
the assembly and if necessary to
disorganize the party to do it.
In other words, while not called
upon to do so, he will assume
with his fellows the role of dic
tator notwithstanding his much
vaunted sentiment of represent
ative government as applied in
the direct primary. As a proph
et of evil Judge McGinn lacks
the saving grace of a Demos
thenes and causes us to opine
that he has something up hi3
sleeve.
The pamphlet covers many
other features aimed to disrupt
the Republican party in the state.
It opposes the calling of a consti
tutional convention to revise the
obsolete measure that is now
serving Oregon and a revision
of which would undoubtedly do
away with some of the provisions
that are inimical to the state's
development. It also favors the
ownership of railroads by the
state. Not content with running
the affairs of the state the coun
cil of ten makes suggestions as
to laws for governing counties
that they shall be more subservi
ent to a central power, making its
authority more absolute.
Its concluding advice is in fa
vor of establishing non-partisan
commission government for cit
ies. In this connection the form
mean special pririleges to capital- ings as possible and encourage
ists who could secure control of these men to come more frequently,
government land, crop it, perhaps,
and hold it indefinitely for a rise
in value. The measure i certainly
not framed in the interest of those
whom the homestead law was
passed to benefit.
There have no doubt been abuses
of the provisions of the present
law, but when the hardships that
many men, and it may be added
women also, who have taken up
homesteads have endured, are taken
into consideration it is not to be
wondered at." Volumes about the
struggles of these heroic men and
women could be written and then
their stories not half told. Never
theless, the conditions of acquir
ing government land under the
present law will still continue to
leave the field open to the brave
and hardy who have not the means
to secure it otherwise.
Wherever the provisions of the
proposed bill have been analyzed
it is being opposed, and it should
be. The public lands should be
left open to the settler and home
steader. For, besides leaving ti
ray of hope for the man with little
or no means to secure land, it
will result in greater development
to the state.
in addition to getting information
that may prove of great benefit.
While the professors of agriculture
do not know it all, it is admitted
that they have advanced the oc
cupation of tilling the soil or grow
ing fruit to a position akin to
science and their advice and in
struction should be courted.
Fighting White Slave Trade. ,
That the people of the I'nlted
States are becoming aroused over
the White Slave traffic Is evident
THE O. A. C. EXPERTS -
The visit of the experts from the
Oregon Agricultural college should
prove valuable to the students of
horticulture and growers generally
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M.C.V. 10 Acres 3 miles out on west side, 3 acres 4 year old Spits and Newts, G
acres 2 year old Spits and Newts, 4 acres strawberries between young trees. Splendid
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C.W. 10 Acres 62 miles out on east side. 8 acres in 3 year old Spits and Newts? 2
acres in clover. All very best volcanic ash soil, good neighborhood near store and ship
ping station. Price $7,500. Easy terms.
57110 Acres 3 miles out on west side. 500 6 year old Spits and Newts, 150 3 year
old bpits ana .Newts, zb 6 year old cherry trees, ba acres strawberries between trees, 2
acres buildings and pasture. Home orchard of peaches, pears and bush berries; 5 room
house; small tarn, woodshed, chicken house; all farm tools; horse, wagon, hack, chick
ens, etc. Free water, good well. Price $10,000. Easy terms.
56220 Acres 7h miles out on east side. 4 acres in 4 year old Spits, Newts and
Ortleys, 4 acres in 1 year old Spits, Newts and Ortleys, 8 acres in clover and alfalfa, 2
acres in oats; 4 room plastered house, closets, good well, barn, chicken house and wood
shed; team, wagon, harness, all farm implements, equipment and stock; 3 shares irri
gating stock, 9 inches water. Price $11,000. Easy terms.
W.H.G. 20 Acres 42 miles out on west side. 16 acres in clover and alfalfa, 4 acres
uncleared; all first class apple land, beautiful building site; red shot soil. Price $7,500.
Easy terms.
D.-V.-l 20 Acres 4 miles out on west side. 5 acres bearing orchard, 3 acres 3 year
old pears, 11 acres 3 year old Spits and Newts; 5 room house, good barn, volcanic ash
soil; on main travelled road. Price $1 8,000. Easy terms. 9 Inches water stock.
D.V.4 20 Acres 4 miles out on west side. 5 acres pears, 15 acres 2 year old Spits
and Newts; 4 room house; good spring, small barn. Price $1 6,000. Easy terms.
I.C.S. 21 Acres 22 miles out on east side. 7 acres 13 year old trees, 1,000 2 to 6
year old Spits and Newts, 3 acres ready for trees. Home orchard of peaches, pears,
cherries, plums, etc. 5 room house, barn, good well, 5 inches irrigating water. On
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of election used in England is
used to bolster up the idea, not
withstanding that conditions in
that country and others which it
cites are totally different from
those in the United States. The
merits of the commission idea of
government are not above re
proach. It is openly stated that
the commission recently elected
to govern the city of Boston sa
vors notoriously of the "ma
chine" which the council of ten
so loudly decrys.
In truth the pamphlet is an
advocate . of untried political
methods which, although gaining
ground in several states, is apt
to bring about an unsettled con
dition of national and state
affairs that can best be described
as alarming to the country's fu
ture prosperity. Like the oli
garchy who whould govern Ore
gon the movement has its
counterpart in other states where
men would tear apart the fabric
that has made the state and na
tion, and give it nothing or a
dangerous remedy as a substitute.
BOLRNli'S HOMESTEAD BILL
We are in receipt of a copy of a
bill being espoused by Senator
Bourne in GonercM making the
production of crops instead of resi
dence the provision for acquiring
itle to homentead land. The
measure looks harmless, but as a
matter of fact its adoption would
at Hood River. It is by an inter
change of ideas between the horti
cultural expert and the practical
grower that the best results can be
achieved. Growers should see to
it that they arrange their affairs
to attend as many of these mcet-
from the action taken by CongreH
last week looking toward Its mi p
preHHlon, and from the action of the
City of New York In appropriating
f 25,000 to bring about the conviction
of the guilty ones In that city.
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FRUIT GROWERS
If you want your young fruit trees to do well and
make a good growth, use some Dried Blood
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Analysis, from State Experiment Station, Corvallis, Ore.
Nitrogen 6.65 per cent
Phosphoric Acid 7.85 percent
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