THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. OCTOBER 4. 1908.
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MANY OBSOLETE
IS
OREGON
Code Filled With Antiquated
Statutes Forgotten and
Inoperative.
THEY ARE NOT ENFORCED
All Sorts or Practices Tolerated,
Mct of Them No Better,- No
Worse Than Sunday Closing
I .aw Violations.
Spunii of civic virile, which, Ilka
Mayor Lane's present moral reform,
have aa their aim tlie rigorous enforce
ment of obsolete laws, are almost In
variably discriminative. That Is. where
certain sections of the statutes are ap
plied, no matter how long they may
have been Inoperative from disuse, any
number of antiquated- laws may be
found which tolerate practicea which
are or are not vicious, according an the
whlma of administrative officials may
determine. The statute books of Ore
gon are peculiarly burdened with this
class of enactments, many of them
which. If carried out to the letter,
would n doubt raise equal or greater
uproar than the Sunday-closing blue
law which District Attorney Cameron
Is now attempting to resurrect and gal
vanise Into life.
No atate in the whole I'nited States
is free from legislation of Draconian
severity. The history of every com
monwealth in the Union Is that special
emergencies have given birth to these
agencies of legal discipline, cluttering
codes and causing confusion, and espe
cially Is thla true of young or rapidly
growing states, where new conditions
arise which seem to call for experi
mental legal regulation.
Many Are Xot Enforced.
As an example, one finds in section
20l. Bellinger and Cotton's code, that it
Is a serious matter to use the American
flag as an advertisement in any form,
vet this Is done with Impunity on bill
boards, in pamphlets and In the news
papers. Another Oregon law which. If en
forced, would drive every private Se
lective agency In the state out of b isi
ness. Is No. ;6. Examination of Its
context would lead one to believe that
the over-zcaloua law-mongers who cre
ated the measure meant that It should
te enforced. Yet it Is not.
Every circus, hippodrome or museum
j-.oductlon that plays In Portland vio
lates section 2084. which has to do with
t'.e eihlbltlng of deformed persons.
Tr.e Indigent blind and maimed that
s-eek alms In the public streets of Port
1 rid. come under the ban of this statute.
Lobbying has never been made the
subject of administrative discipline,
yet, under the Oregon code, it is one of
the most grievous laches an upright
man, a law-abiding citizen, may fall
Into.
Herewith are a doxen or more anti
quated and obsolete Oregon laws, which
were passed In haste, but so far as la
learned, have not been repented, even
In leisure. They are dead letters and
dry rot on the statute books, utterly
and absolutely: no better, no worse,
tiian the Puritanical law now pending
decernlture.
Section 2i 1. (Desecration of United 8lata
f:.:
Any person who In arty manner
hall up for adterllstn purpoa-e my flag,
anrtard. color or rwin of the lnltej
fitst. phall he deemed sutlty of a mini
meaner and putect to a Acs of not less than
: ror mo- than lion,
!ctlon Jos Prlate poll.e srd patrol
prr.hlbltM. i.lmH st the Plnkertor.a:
Thai k phall h unlawful for any person,
corporation or anorlatlon of persona, or
ai'nu of soy person, or merooer or agent or
officer of acv ro-poraiicn or association of
peraons. to organize, ma. main or employ an
armed Mr of men In this state for the pur
pops of assuming. 4lpharclng or attempting
lo discharge In any city in the Stale of Ore
gon anr of tha dtitloe or occupations, proper
ly belonging to the duly organized patrol of
aijch city. That It shall o- unlawful for any
perpon. corporation, or apaoclation of per
sons, or agent of any person, or member.
atnt or orTI.-er of sny corporation or aaao-
larlon of persona, to estnr.l1h or maintain
In any .-Ity ts the Stata of Oregon any armed
or untf.-rmert patrol ivwrm n-'t under the
direct ccntr.il and appointed ly the proper
murlctpa' departroentp. ao prorldM for In ths
barter of auoh city. L. IS. P. 8. sec
tions I and Z
8e.-ton 2ip. Exhibiting deformed persnna:
No person or person h p ' 1 exhibit or csupe
to ba eshlNfed. In any public plac within
this atptf. tnv deformed person, cither for
reward 01 for r-atttlty. tL. JS4. p. 116. Sec
i. h r -. tfu.i
i:er rtn'op that comes to thin city
broaka this law.
s-Hon 1SP4 - lobbying with members of
legislature without oiwu-slng interest:
If hi pfn. having an Interest In the
panaagw or dft of an measure before, or
which ahail ,-omr before, either house of ths
t.aiatte Assembly of this state, or If any
person, being an agent of another eo Inter
acted. pha;i ,-onyerpe with, explain to. or In
anr manner sttampt to In fliirr. ,e any mem
ber of Assembly In relation to such
meaeure. without first truly and completely
dtaeloptpg to puch member bis Interest there
Is or that of the person whom he repre
aents. and hie own agen.-y therein, stich per
son, upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished be imprisonment in the County Jail
not less thai thra months nor more than
ers year, or by tine not less than fifty nor
more" than Ore hundred doilars. it 1So4:
r Cd Vc. M; D. U Sec. 3g. H. C.
See. 114.
Section 1M3. Ustr.g fslee weight etc.:
If any person ahail knowingly oe sny
fslea weight or measure and shall thereby
derrsnd or otherwise Injurs another or hall
knowingly mark or stamp a false weight or
measure or false tsre upon any cask or
package, or shall knowingly soil or offer
for pale ssy cask or package si marked,
eurh Persian, upon eonetctlon thereof, phall
pe punished b Imprisonment in the County
Jail rot less thsn owe wvonth nor more thsn
one ear. or bv flne not ! thsn flftv n-r
more than Hvi hundred dollare it- lei;
r Cd. fee. 5T: tv I- Sec. J"; II. O. Sec.
JTlat i
section ?IW eelectlrg Person for Jury
H-ho Has Made B'qui et ' "nla w fill
Any Sheriff, t'onatsble or lher person
whoe dulv It mav be under the law to
eelect or summons s lurv. who shsli pelect.
summons or plsce upon sny jury sny per
son whom he has been spked or requested
to select or summon, shall be deemed guilty
of s mlerlemeanor. and upon conviction p"II
e fined in snv scm not exceeding So0.
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Section "I nv RefuPsl to Tew r Diserlm
Isstloti by Master of Tugboat:
An- tugboat towing for hire in sny of
the waters of this state Is a common car
rier for the busineae of towing vePSSlp. tt
phsll be unlawful for the master or owner
of any u. h tug to refuse to tow any ves
sel of the clsss usually towed by such tug.
or to discriminate lther In the charges
for lowing or In time: but they shall tow
all such yeapels In ths enter in which they
mae be annt uncsd ready: provided, that
towing In or out of a bar harbor may take
precedence over tewnf Inside of such orir
bor. Any violation of this enactment shsll
be a misdemeanor, ai.ti upon conviction,
ths person gutlty ahsll be rtne.1 ic any sum
not fees than $100 nor more than $-JoO. and
bv tmprlaorment in ths county Jail not less
than ten days nor mors than 3 days Jus
tices of the Peaew shall have Jurisdiction
of ane mladsmeanors stistng under thla en
actment. iL l"1. p- 2. aeeilons 5. 3, .;
H r. ae- 19I
Section ?tl Penalty for Selling Inwhols
aome trorla'on:
if any person ahail knowingly sell sny
Vlnd of diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome
provlp'one. whether for mrst or drink, with
out making the same fully known to ths
bucer. such person, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by lmp-ionment in the
country Jail not less thsn three months nor
mors tr.sa ose year, or by ana not less than
ISO nor mors than 50o. fU 1S4: V.tM.
sec. iS5: D. ft L. sec. 71S: H. r. sec l.s
section :tu Adulterated Candy, bale or
Prohibited. . .
That no person shsll, by himself, his serv
snts. or agent or as servant or agent or
sny other person, persons, or cjrpo-atlon
manufacture for sale .or knowingly sell cr
IOTTr to sen wriy ceioir -.
err adulterated by the admixture of terra
alba, barj-tes. talc, or any otner mm
substance, or bv poisonous colors or flavors
or other Ingredients Injurious or detrimen
tal to the health of consumera U iS, P
4i. Sec. 1.1 .
rieetlon 23 Sale of Trout ProhlMred.
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for
mmtm m bev-e In oowsewalon for SSle Or SX-
1 change, any species of trout at any time.
1 .1. ISOI n Rec IS. I
Salmon trout are on sale In thia dty at
ths present time. I
Paction I9SS Intermarriage with Jvegro.
etc.. iieclared Void. . ...
Hereafter it ahail not be lawful within
thia atate for any white person, male or
female, to Intermarry w ith any negro. Chinee-?,
or any person having one-fourth or
more negro. Chinese or Kanaka blood. ,or
anv person having more than one-half In
dian blood: snd all such marriages, or st
tempted marriages, snail be absolutely null
snd void. 1 1. il(t. p. 1. Sec 1; I. and L.
Sec. : H. C. Sec. 157.)
Section 1 Disposing of Liquor X-ear
Mine I nlssful.
It ahali be unlawful for any person or
persons to sell or In anywise dlppoae of
sny spirituous or mslt or Intoxicstlng liq
ours upon or within one mile of sny quarts
or placer mine In active operation within
MOUNT ScoTT PREACHER IS
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GREAT STRUGGLE
IN COTTON TRADE
Million Lancashire Workers
Strike Against Lower
Wages.
COLLAPSED BOOM CAUSE
Rev. A. I. Soper, former pastor
of the Millard-avenue Presby
terian Church. In the Mount
Scott district, with his wife, has
gone to Chicago to take charge of
the Western Division Presby
terian Church of that city. Mrs.
Soper will be associated with her
husband in the work of this
"down-town" church, for which
both are specially fitted. Rev. Mr.
Soper Is well-known In Portland.
For a time he was In the Y. M. C.
A. work on the Kant Side, and
then entered the ministry. He
was assistant pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, and since
then ha filled acceptably several
charges. At the session of Port
land Presbytery he .will be trans
ferred to Chicago Presbytery.
this state: Provided that, this act does not
applv to Incorporated cities and towns.
(L 1901. p 212. Sec. l.
Section 1S81 Unlawful for Minor to
Smoke In Public.
tt shall be unlawful for any minor under
the age of elKhteen years to smoke or In
any way use any cigar, cigarette - tobac
co In any form whatsoever In any public
niirh-ay. street, place, square or resort.
Any minor violating the provisions of this
avt shall, upon conviction, be tlned In any
sum not less than one nor more than ten
dollars, or by imprisonment at the option
of the court, two days tor eac h offense.
i L. 1S3. p. 86. Sees. 3. 4.)
Section 1970 Disposing of Llqour Near
Canal and Ixck.
It shall he unlawful for any person or
persona to sell or In anywise dispose of any
spirituous or malt or other Intoxicating llq
ours upon or within four miles of any prem
ises within this state upon or over which
the general government mav be engaged
in constructing canal, or lot-ks or works of
m similar nature. Any person or persons
violating the provisions of this act shall
b deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
sny sum not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars, and each and every
day that any person or persons shall sell
or dispone f any liquors contrary to any
provisions of this art shall constitute a
separata offense and shall be punished ac
cordingly, i La. 18M. p. Sees. 1. ZICH. C.
Sec. lnL.
8rtlon 105 Inducing Voters to Absent
Themselves, a Felony.
Any person shall also be deemed guilty
of a felony who shall by promises of favor
or reard, or otherwise. Induce-or persuade
any voter within this state to absent him
self from his actual and bona fide place
of residence with Intent to prevent or
hinder such person - from "-voting at such
ft lace of nesldence at any general ' election
n this state, t la. 1870. p. Sec. 2; r. and
la. Sec. 631 H. Sec, 1R4$.
Ca..llan 1 lAa Imlunlna lssaM Ca...
Away from Polls, a Felony.
Any person wno nnaii. in me manner
provided in the preceding aectlon. Induce
or persuadse any legal Voter to remain
away from the polls, and not vote at any
general election In this state, shall, on con-
let Inn, be deemed guilty of a felon v. 1 1.
170. p. ::S. Sec. 3: and L. Sec 634; H.
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ACCUSES DITCH DIRECTORS
jrOKMKll KM PLOVK FAKMKUS'
COM PAX V CHARGES GRAFT
Stockholders" Mooting at Hood
ICivrr Proves Stormy Affair,
tasting far Hours.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
The annual meeting; of the stock
holders of the Farmers" Irrigation Com
pany, which was held today, developed
a stormy session in which several mem
bers passed the lie. The old board of
directors waa defeated and charges of
misappropriating; funds and threatened
prosecution were brought against the
management by J. r. Taylor.
It is claimed by Taylor, who was
formerly employed by the irrigating
company, that on account of his knowl
edge of the alleged irregular transac
tions of the officers of the company that
they have endeavored to fasten on him
the charge of having blown up the
flume with dynamite during the h ighth
of the strawberry season this year.
Taylor claims that the flume waa not
blown up.
He made the charges after an ad
journment of the meeting today invit
ing the officers of the ditch company to
stay and hear them, but with two ex
ceptions they refused to do so. It is
claimed by the officers of the ditch
company that the charges are unfound
ed. The meeting of the company com
menced at 10 o'clock this morning and
lasted until after S o'clock in the after
noon, during which time it was Inter
rupted several times by Taylor, who
instated on being heard.
After Years or Big Dividends and
Building of w Mills, Spinners
Want Operatives to Bear
Large Share of Lsdss.
LONDON. Oct. 3. (Special. By an
overwhelming majority, the cotton opera
tives of Lancashire have resolved to re
sist the employers' demand for a 5 per
cent reduction in wages. The spinners'
majority amounted to 92.44 per cent. The
employers carried their resolution in
favor of pressing for a redutclon by 2
per cent. The announcement of the
figures in Manchester caused no surprise.
The result was a foregone conclusion.
A strike in the Lancashire cotton trade
Is little less than a national disaster.
Those who remember the by-gone strikes
In that dlitrirt know how fiercely they
are waged and to what extremities the
combatants generally proceed. There has
been no strike during the last 15 years,
though disputes have not been in
frequent. The operatives have enjoyed
several years of fatness. But they con
tend that the employers asked them too
soon to consent to reductions in wages,
and that capital should have borne a
greater share of th loss.
Lancashire has lately passed through a
veritable golden age of prosperity. A
dozen years ago It was common to hear
mill-owners lamenting the ruin of- the
country. They freely prophesied that no
capitalist would ever be rash enough to
build another cotton mill, and that the
extinction of the industry was only a
matter of time. Then came a turn in
the tide: things gradually mended and
In 1904 there set in a boom without
parallel. During the next three years the
profits made, especially by the spinners,
were fabulous. Every wheel .that would
revolve was set going, and a mania for
mill building began, with golden results
for the moment, but with the certainty
of eventual loss.
If lias been estimated that no less
than $75,000,000 was invested in Lan
cashire during the boom years from 1904
to 1907 in laying down new spindles and
looms. This enormous increase could be
profitably employed so long as orders
continued to pour In. for even old mills,
which had not earned a dividend for
yea is. showed handsome profits; and
spinuing companies, whose shareholders
for long had seen no return for their
money, shared In the general prosperity.
But towards the close of last year it be
gan to be evident that the end of trade
slackened visibly and of late the depres
sion had grown more and more acute,
until Lancashire became almost a dead
region. The production was vastly in
excess of the demand. Huge stocks ac
cumulated, and the ports of the Far
East especially were said to be choked
with consignments of unsaleable cotton
goods.
I The operatives, of course, benefited
during the boom years d- reason oi
regular work and increased wages. All
the changes in wages during the last
eight or nine years had been In their
favor, and the recent rate was the high
est ever known In the industry- The
argument of the employers that, now
the boom was over, there ought to be
an Immediate reduction did not appeal
to the opjratives. who replied that labor
did not obtain even a trifling increase
until after capital had secured roaring
profits from the spurt in trade, and that
the masters ought fairly to have waited
a little longer before asking the wage
earner to consent to a reduction. The
great spinning companies which publish
balance-sheets have put In their reserves
during the last three years sums of
money which guarantee their share
holders reasonable dividends for the next
few years, notwithstanding strikes or
bad trad The strike will directly afreet
the livelihood of 3.000.000 people, of wliom
1.000.000 are in the mills and other works
dependent on the cotton fabrics. The
other 2,000.000 are their dependents.
ALUMNI TO HOLD MEETING
Graduates or Columbia Vnivcrsity
Will Eleot Orficers.
The Columbia University Alumni As
sociation will meet Thursday evening.
October 8. at 8 o'clock, in the hall of
the Knights of Columbus, for the an
nual election of officers. The object
of this association is to preserve a
record of its members, to create and
preserve comradeship among them, and
to enable tlirm to keep In touch with
their alma mater and to advance her
Interests.
Dr. Thomas J. Fox is the present
head of the organization, and through
his efforts and the united action of
Record RuirFrom Antipodes.
PORT TOWX3EXD, Wash., Oo. , 3.
(Special.) Completing what is said to be
the record passage between the Antip
odes and Puget Sound, th French bark
Admiral OVcile reached port this morn
ins 47 days out from Hobart. Tasmania.
The vessel experienced favorable weather
throughout the Journey and Is hers
awaiting orders.
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Dr. Thamaa J. "Fox. President of
Columbia I nlrerslty Alumal
Aaaoclattoa.
the other officers and members a large
and flourishing body has been built
up. Working hand In hand with the
faculty and students of Columbia, the
alumni are ever ready to encourage
them in their work both in the class
room and on the athletic field.
A 15000 scholarship has been prom
ised by the Alumni Association, the
full amount of which has been prac
ticallv subscribed. Archbishop Christie
giving ."00 as a foundation upon
.Mch to. work.
Members are expected from almost"!
Special Showing of New Arabian Lace Curtains, All Grades, Exceptional Values-Fifth-Street Windows
Furniture of Distinction
Lovers of fine furniture, in search of unusual and
distinctive pieces, will be delighted with our display
of newly arrived artistic novelties.
Among them are mahogany tea tables and muffin
stands, reproductions of Colonial desks, escritoires and
sewing tables, copies of old stools, chairs, candlesticks,
bookblocks and jardiniere stands. '
These pieces are different from ordinary furniture.
Each is a work of art one that will tend distinction
and charm to any home.
Old Furniture Recovered a'mfel Z
best Eastern upholsterers, and carrying a stock of Tapestries, Brocades, Damasks,
Velours and Plushes. Estimates gladly submitted.
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every city in the Pacific Northwest.
Receptions and various other forms
of entertainment have been planned
and an elaborate banquet is to be
given at the university.
The association has engaged office
quarters in the Oregon Hotel build
ing, and the furnishings will be or
dered for these rooms upon the de
cision of the committee in charge.
The alumni feel that their work is
being felt and appreciated, and the
old spirit which made them success
ful upon the athletic field will carry
them on to success In their present
undertaking.
PRESENT GERMAN DRAMA
Faculty's Troupe of Players Open
Season at Lyric.
The performance of "Prince Leo
pold." rendered in German at the Lyric
by Herr A. Pacully's troupe of Ger
man dramatists and comedians, was
the first of ' a series of plays to be
given in that tongue this Winter be
fore the people of Portland. A num
ber of the most prominent Germans
of Portland recently met with Herr
Pacully and on their assurance that
such a series of plays would prove
most profitable in Portland, the Ger
man dramatist decided to accept their
proposition, providing arrangements
could be made for a circuit whereby
the company could appear at least one
night weekly at different places
Upon the completion of a circuit
whereby one night a week was se
cured at the Lois Theater, Seattle; the
Tacoma Theater, 'Tacoma, and one of
the Vancouver, B. C, theaters, it was
arranged with Messrs. Keating and
Flood, of the Lyric Theater, Portland,
whereby this capable company of Ger
man artists is to appear in Portland
in a new piece every Friday night. Mr.
Blunkall of the Blunkall Company,
now appearing at the Lyric, readily
consented to the arrangement, which
virtually gives the members of his
company one night of leisure each
week, and hereafter, every Friday
night, the Pacully Company will ren
der a German drama or comedy.
As an evidence of the success of the
introduction of German plays in Port
land, the crowding of the Lyric Fri
day evening Is enough guarantee for
the promoters to go ahead with their
plans. Herr Pacully has a well-balanced
and capable company, and their
work is adjudged by German critics
as first-class in every respect.
Turkey holds the record for the numhei
of aired' persons in proportion to the popu
lation. '
PIANO MUSIC
BROADENED
By the Invention
of the
A. B. Chase Player
It is an acknowledged fact that the
A. B. Chase Player has broadened the
field of piano music more than any In
strument introduced since the upright
piano, and has given the music lover,
regardless of technical education, an
opportunity to secure the full range of
piano music. The simplicity of opera
tion of the A. B. Chase and the re
markable accentuation of each note are
features which place it at the front. It
is Sovereign among players. It has
surpassed older and highly advertised
Interior makes.
Points of Superiority: Quality of
tone, design and beauty of case, ease
and convenience of operation, indi
vidual note' accentuation. Every part
of player mechanism Is easy of access
and can therefore be adjusted by any
one.
Ve Reat Pianos.
Stiennan, Clay SCo.
Sixth and Morrison, Opp. Postoffice.
POPULISTS ISSUE LETTER
CALli OX PARTY TO SUPPORT
DEMOCRATIC XOMIXEE.
Party Committee of Pour Tears Ago
Takes Up Platforms of Taft
- and Bryan.
The following open letter has. been
issued to the populists of Oregon by
the committee of four years ago, A. P.
Xelson chairman, . Ernest Barton sec
retary, K. Kroner, William D. Hare
and George Ogle:
FfjRTLAND. Oct. 1. To the Populists of
the State of Oregon:
In compliance with the wishes or man)
old line Populists, and In obedience to what
seems to be a patriotic duty, your' com
mittee of four years ago now asKs your
serious consideration of the following sug
gestions: Momentous Issues affecting the perpetu
ity of the rights of the peoej.le are depend
ent on the result of the pending Presiden
tial campaign. The old Populists who cour
ageously led the vanguard for the people's
rights. Just reforms and the square deal,
20 vears .ago. cannot remain silent now.
Divesting the platforms of the two old
parties of their unnecessary verbiage, and
stripping the contest of all its partisan
clap-trap for catching the popular ear. we
clearly discern thre distant tendencies rep
resented by the Presidential candidates of
these parties. The Ideas and policies rep
resented and advocated by Mr. Taft tend
ing towards a centralized government re
stricting the rights and power of the peo
ple, while the Ideas and policies advocated
bv Mr. Brvan tend in the opposite direc
tion, seeking to enlarge the rights and
power of the people. The Republican can
didate. Mr. Taft. frankly admits that he
Is opposed to direct legislation by the peo
ple under the principles of the Initiative
and the referendum; and to the election of
T'nited States Senators by direct vote of
the people, and the publication of cam
paign contributions.
in a public address on this subject a
little over a year ago, on August 17, l0t,
at Oklahoma City, in the State of Okla
boma. Mr. Taft said: "You of course will
do as you please, but If my advice is worth
anvthlng to vou. I'd vote no. because your
constitution does not furnish sufficient power
to the proper administration by public offi
cers, and when vou put the initiative and
referendum in the constitution you give the
people power beyond what they can safelj
exercise. You give them the right to Inter
fere with public officers, and they will de
slrov your government beyond stability,
safety and soundness." After eight years'
trial there is no clause in the constitution
of the State of Oregon that would today
receive so large a popular vote as the Initi
ative and referendum.
And on the question of electing Senators
bv direct vote of the people. Mr. Taft said
in a public lecture at Yale University some
years ago. that. "No law should be passed
unless It had the support of a majority of
the people, and any law enacted without
popular assent behind It would be a null
ity " And as Senators cannot be so elected
by the. people without the United States
Senate first submits the necessary law, it
follows that all efforts to select United
States Senators as under our direct pri
mary law. are according to Mr. Taft, use
less nullities.
On these two great questions, tha most
Important of all those at Issue in the pres
ent campaign. Mr. Bryan, the Democratic
candidate, is directly opposed to Mr. Taft,
and stands solidly with the people, and has
publiclv avcrywhere advocated legislation
and riopular election of United States
Senators. For the last 20 years On
these two great Issues, so vital to the rights
snd liberties of every freeman, every old
Populist should make his choice. The two
great questions so overtop and overshadow
all others tbat It would only belittle the im
portance of the present campaign to refer
to the tariff, currency or other hackneyed
subjects. . .
It is to the honor and glory of our state
that It was the flrst of all the states of our
Union to carry the Star-Spangled Banner
of the peoples rights to the front, and to
triumphant victory In constitutional enact
ments forever securing to the people the
right to make their own laws and -choose
their own Senators by direct legislation and
the direct primary. And it is to-the honor
and glorv of the old Populists that they led
the battle for these rights of the people
And now half the states of the Union, and
more than 50 cities of our country are fol-
lowing where Oregon led the procession.
We cannot now afford to take any backward
step.
' And now for these considerations, and at
this crisis of public affairs, ws appeal to our
fellow-citizens.- the battte-acarred veterans
of the old Populist party, and respectfully
and candtdlv submit the question: "Ought
we not to vote for William J. Bryan rather
than for William H. Taft?" Respectfully
submitted,
A. P. NELSON.
Chairman.
ERNEST BARTON,
Secretary.
E. KRONER.
WILLIAM D. HARK,
GEORGE OGLE.
Leader of Philanthropy.
Dr. Samuel J. Barrows and wife, of
New York City, who arrived from San
Francisco, yesterday, are traveling In the
Interest of Inspection work of prisons
for the New York Prison Com
mission of which Dr. Barrows is secre
tary, and of the International Prison
Congress of which Dr. Barrows Is presi
dent. Ha is the leading representative
worker in America, for the reform move
ment in all penal and correctional In
stitutions. Dr. Barrows is In the city a
guest of Dr. T. L. Eliot, over Sunday,
and with Mrs. Barrows goes on to Seattle
tomorrow to attend the Washington State
conference of charities and corrections.
He has been invited by the board of the
Oregon Conference of Charities and Cor
rections to return to Portland by October
11, and attend the session of that con
ference, which will be arranged for Oc
tober 11 to 13. Dr. Barrows was former
member of Congress from Massachusetts
and is a member of many commissions
connected with leading state .and philan
thropic works, and an organizer of ex
ceptional talent of reform legislation.
Mrs. Barrows has been identified for a
generation with all thHt is best of the
civilization of our country. East- and
West. North and South.
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