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About Portland new age. (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1906)
THE 1WW AGE, POUTLAin), OREGON Peruana New As A. D. dRIRFMN. Mainr man, but the district is overwhelming enterprise and it was a' wise move to ly Republican, and is bo for aufllcient connect him with it oiHcIally. reasons, and Mr. Galloway is a Demo flc4Ka"lfit.,cor.Atli, Rooms I and 1 Portland, Orefoa, Jtnttrad at tti poitofflce at Portland, Or(ont Maaoond-Ciaii matter. SUBSCRIPTION. Om Yaar, payable In advanc $ 2.00 I EDITORIAL 2 WITHYCOMBE, THE OIIOIOE. FEOPLE'H Voters of discernment are not going to baso their final judgmont of a candi date upon pro-olcction promisoB and newly constructed platforms, howover striking and captivating they may ap pear. Tho general tenor of a man's lifo and the character that ho has established when not a candidate are far moro roll ablo and important tests. Dr. James Wlthycombo, Republican candidate for governor, has been a resi dent of Oregon for a generation, lie has commingled with the people in his dally work. They havo had ample op portunity of determining his mental and moral attributes; the guiding prin ciples of his life; his alms and ambi tions and his power of accomplishing desired results. In a word, tho naturo and scopo of his Ideals and his ability to utlllzo them. Tho bnsls of his education was laid in tho lnnd of his nativity, whore havo boon cradled so many of earth's great mon. IIo aspired to ho an agriculturist and stock ralsor. Ills fntlior had huon nn umlnont and Intelligent bruudor of flno caltlo and sheep. Young Wlthy combo choso to contluuo tho sumo line of endeavor and would not bo diverted from his purpose by tho glittering tin sel of public life nor tho Ignius futuui of speculation. That ho might socuro tho host equip ment for his chosen lines of work hn sought tho aid of science. To his per slstont efforts she yielded and placed at his command her stores of knowledge relating to animal and plant lifo. In this land of his adoption ho be camo thoroughly imbued with the American spirit of freedom and equal rights. IIo was happily married and established a permanent homo. Four children threo sons and ono daughter have gladdened tho household, all of whom havo been well educated and nearly all entered upon their lifo work. While manfully bearing the duties of citizenship and pursuing his rhoten avocation, Mr. Wlthycombo has accum ulated n fair competency iy gradual accretion. Kuuh publio duties as ho has usHiimud havo been creditably and successfully performed . Having shown marked executive abil ity, large common senHo and substantial success in his undertakings, Is It any wonder that tho voters of his party chose him from among so many good men ftB their candidate for chief execu tive of tho statoV The platform enunciated by hint Is in harmony with IiIb life and actions an embodiment, as it were, of tho growth and uufoldlngsof his own being and achievements, and can ho safely re lied upon as the rellox of his own sen timent, from which he will not swerve. ft is uo artificial product of theoret ical Ideals, mechanically clothed In at tractive rhetoric to lulluence or capture the careless or superficial voter. To Intimate that his defeat is within the realm of the possible Is to discount the intelligence of Oregon voters. crat, and one of a rather Bourbonlsh typo. Tho man whom tho people of the First district will undoubtedly do cide to elect under these circumstances is Mr. W. 0. Ifawley, and having once elected him thsy should keep him there, if he will serve in that capacity, term after term, for with every success ful term a man gains and can wlold moro influence and powor in behalf of his constituents. Mr. Hawley is fitted, by education, by study, by natural talents and ac quired knowledgo, to tako a placo in tho front rank In a few years In con gross. IIo Is In tho prime of lifo; he is strong, vigorous and healthy, physi cally, mentally and morally. He is tho right man for tho placo, and while his Republican opponents in tho pri maries wero good men and would have done well in congress, the pcoplo of the B. I. DASENT, PRESIDENT. - Mr. B. I. Dasent, prosldont of tho Made-inOregon Exposition, to be held in this city during a period of ono week, from May 10 to 26, inclusive, is prominently identified with the prog ress of the Portland General Electric Company, having charge of the adver tising department of that extensive in etltutlon. Ho is ono of tho leading men of enterprise In the Oregon me tropolis and has already accomplished much in the work of advertising the manufacturing possibilities of this state. His selection as tho executive officer of the Made-in-Oregon Exposi tion is commendable from every point of vlow. 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AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE, There could perhaps have been no better selection for a candidate for rep resentative in congress from the First Oregon district than Professor W. 0. Hawley of Faleru. He has never been uoted or distinguished as a politician or oillco holder, but this is nothing against him. He has taken all his life a keen, lively Interest in publio affairs, and has been a close and diligent stu dent of them. He has for many years been studying the public problems of the time with especial reference to the possibility that he might be chosen to represent tho people in this very capac ity He is an educated, thoughtful, clean, conccleutlous man. He is a man of unusual physical as well as mental vigor and energy. When ho speaks in the house of representatives it will not be as a weakling; he will be hoard and heeded, He will be a man of influence and power there, one to whom not only Oregon but the nation oau point to with pride, and in whom the people can repose tho utmott confi dence. Mr. E. L. Thompson, treasurer of the Made-in-Oregon Exposition associa tion, Is a leading inembar of the well known banking and real estate firm of Hartman A Thompson, one of tho larg est business concerns of that class in the northwest, He Ib treasurer and secretary of Portlaud Commercial Club, a man of largo affairs and Is known throughout the coast as a man of more than ordinary publio spirit and pro gresslveness, He is a man of energy and keen foresight. Ho was among the first to foresee the almost incompu table benefits to be derived from the success of such an enterprise as that proposed under the name of Made-in- Oregon Exposition; and he and his as sociates will not abandon the task until that success shall have been accom plished. He, too, Is fainillai with the manifold interests of the state. It Is directly in line with his busluess to ac quire such information, Perhaps no man in the stato is more familiar with the material output of local mauufac turerc and Its value than he, Many reasonably well-informed people of Ore gon will be surprised to learn that the value of manufactures of this state each year is greater than that given annual ly under the head of agriculture; but it is. Many astonishing facts will be developed by this exposition; and therein lies its great value to the bury people of Oregon. This information will be given wide publicity throughout the country and, as an advertisement, it cannot be excelkd, for eastern peo ple are too prone to believe that this is wholly an agricultural and stock rais ing region, Mr. Thompson is ono of of publicity that could bo renlleod so fully In uo other way. President Da sunt is a thorough business man and has given tho mattor of tho proposed opposition much thought and time. It is his purpoBO to make it comploto In every detail and to glvo the results the widest publicity. The plans for this great work have been perfected and It now remains only to execute them sys tematically. That ho and his able as sistants will do this in tho most ratis factory manner there is uo doubt. All of thoHO connected with the miuui la ment of this exposition aro more or lee familiar with work of this character, some of them having bad oitended ex perience in such matters. The manu facturers of the state may rest insured that, under his direction, tho Made-in-Oregon Exposition vlll be all and even moro than its promoters have claimed for it. It was n popular proposition from the start, tho manufacturers of Oregon taking profound interest in tho enterprise from its Inception, which forobodes success In n superlative do K'ree. A FAITHFUL OFFICIAL. Of courso Attorney General Crawford will bo ro-olcctod. Ho should ho, and oy an overwhelming majority. Ho has far moro than earned his Balary during the p-ist four years. He could doubt less have earned much moro In private practice, but thore is a little honor and distinction in being olorted by tho peo plo of a stato to such a position, and It is well that able, faithful, conscien tlouB men like Mr. Crawford have am bition to bo chosen by tho people for publio service. If evory man like he would refuse office because he could make more money in private life, where and how would we get good, cap able, faithful public servant-? Mr. Hawley's opponent, Charols V. Galloway, is a rather bright young i the busy aud Judicious promoters of the sHRBBBB.Sl.Bk AbbLbLbW V 'BaHBBBBBBBBBBBBm VBBbBbBbKa 'IBbBbBbBbBbBbBbBbBM mHbBbHR I ' mBBbBbBbBbBbBbBbBbK i$$'' ' 4jBbbbHL Wmwffi'jr' a t&i&Kr jbbbbbW. W flBBa " -hbEhE bBbBbBbbBbw IBbBB&MmBbH BBbBbBbBbBbBbbT V bBbBbBb Mr. Crawford, it is acknowledged on all hands, has performed the onerous and exacting duties of his ofilc ably, conscientiously and faithfully. Ho has, in fact, earned about ten times tho salary paid him for his services. Ho has worked night and day to do his duty, and in no case has failed so that any complaint has boon made. "Col." "Bob" Miller, his Dsmocra tic opponent, is a vory pleasant, albeit a somewhat frothy, gentleman. He probably would nover protend, except as a passing Joko among his large num ber of personal friends, that ho Is a first-class lawyor. He has had some streaks of luck and is ablo to live in comparative eaBe without working at tho law business very hard. As attor ney general ho would look nicely, dress well, be gentlemanly, nad no doubt would render "opinions" of various sorts; hut nobody would consider them very seriously. "Col." "Bob" Is a nlco man; every body who knows him likes him per sonally; but reagrdless of politics he is not at all in the same class as a lawyer and publio adviser on legal questions with Attorney General Crawford. ATTORNEY GENERAL CRAWFORD Candidate for Re-election oa tfce RepubUcaa Ticket. NO CHANCE FOR A POOR MAN. The main objection to the Oregon primary law one that the New Age has repeatedly pointed out is that it gives a poor man a small if any chance to get an office. At least it gives the man of large capital a great advantage. Tola was seen in the contest for the nomination for United States senator. Mr. Bourne, having almost unlimited money, won by the use of it. We do not say that he bought votes directly, or that he used it in any way Illegally, but he was able to hire a multitude of workers, who could win a great many votes of men who really cared nothing whether Bourne, Cake, Watson, Smith, Lowell, Brown, Noakes, Stokes, Stiles or Thompson was nominated or elected. As against a man with a million dol lars, and who is willing thus to use it to gain the honor of a high office, a proved a boomerang. Governor Cham berlain was born in Mississippi, and Vardarnan is governor of that statu1 How would Oregon like to havo Varda man for governoi? Professor Wlthycombo has lived hero since childhood. He has been a very useful man. IIo is an entirely clean mon, and capablo In overy way. Georgo, tho smiler and handshaker, b a good "mixer," hut wo expect tho country precincts nearly all over Ore gon to (Ive large majorities for Wlthy combo; and ho won't run slow In tho towns, either. Oregon is a Republican state, and should have a Republican governor, if tho party presents a good, clean, capa blo man, as it certainly has done In tho primaries in the person of James Wlthycombo. He ought to bo elected by a large majority, and wo bellevo will be. MR. W. 0. DUNIWAY. Mr. W. 0. Duniway, candidate for state printer, deserves to be elected,, and will be, by a very large majority. He led all other Republican aspirants, for state offices in the primaries, and1 not only all Republicans but a lot of! Democrats will support him in June. Mr. J. Scott Taylor, his opponent, may be a very good sort of man; he runs a. little weekly paper over in southeastern, Oregon, but Mr. Duniway ia especially and peculiarly fitted and qualified to fill this position, as thousands of Ore gon voters know. Under his adminis tration of the office there will be no graft, no overcharge, no crookedness, no favoritism. The people did well to select Mr, Duniway for a Republican candidate, and will do well to elect, him, as thev certainly will do. comparatively show." poor man has "no PROF. WITHYCOMBE'8 CAMPAIGN Mr. Frank Beneon of Douglas county is a sure winner for secretary of state. The plurality of Republican voters of the state made no mistake in nominat ing him. The New Age preferred an other man, but never had any objection! to Mr. Benson, who, it learns, is ex ceptionally well qualified in every re spect for this position. Fiofesaor Wlthycombo is making a very successful and effective campaign. He is proving that he has a perfect grasp of affairs, as related to all the material interests of Oregoa. The at tempt to discredit him because he did not happea to be born in this country Of course, Mr. George A. Steel will' be elected state treasurer. He richly deserves the office, and no man in Ore gon could fill the position better. San Francisco saloons have been clos ed indefinitely by the authorities. John F. Wallace has formed a $12, 000,000 electric company in New York.