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Ashland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 10, 1014
A POLITICAL COXSPIItACY.
The Tidings editor has been study
ing the political history of Oregon
lately. Our investigation was en
tered into without prejudice purely
with the view of ascertaining the
facts. Our party predilection was re
publican. There was much rumor
that the old republican machine was
grounded in corruption, had wholly
usurped the powers of government in
the state and was using it exclusively
to forward its hold on the offices and
practicing corrupt political manipula
tion. That it had entered into alli
ance with big business am had sys
tematically conspired to confiscate
the natural resources of the state.
That it had grown so powerful that
equitable legislation and administra
tion was almost impossible. That re
peated attempts by the rank and file
to reform the organization had utter
ly failed. That the machine had be
come wholly rotten and unrepresenta
tive. That party principles were an
nounced for vote-getting purposes
only and abandoned without scruple.
That money was freely used in sena
torial elections and legislative enact
ment. That the virtue of women and
the honor of men were bartered in
common political deals. That legis
lative quorums were broken and leg
islation delayed and defeated in the
interest of senatorial machine candi
dates. That money was openly used
for corruption, brazen and notorious.
That the machine had fallen entirely
into the hands of political pirates and
mountebanks.
That was the report. That was the
Teason assigned for the rebellion of
the people against the machine which
was exemplified in the adoption of the
direct primary, the initiative, refer
endum and recall, the preferential
ballot for United States senators and
the corrupt practices act. The pow
ers of government had been abso
lutely usurped by corruption and
privilege and repeated attempts by
the people to regain power under the
old convention system had utterly
failed.
These reports came from every
quarter and the details were the
same as to methods and results. It
set the Tidings editor thinking and
Investigating. He did not want to be
made a tool by the enemies of his
party to destroy a virtuous organlza
tion, nor did he desire to become a
party to such corruption and usurpa
tion. He searched through the files of
newspapers. He communicated with
men formerly affiliated with the or
ganization. He delved Into legisla
tive journals. The farther the In
vestigation proceeded the more ap
parent it became that the reports
were true. Now the Investigation Is
finished and we are convinced. The
evidence came from the records and
not from disaffected partisans. The
republican machine WAS utterly cor
Tupt and not representative in the
Ughtest degree. It HAD usurped
the powers of government and exer
cised them wholly In the Interest ot
corrupt political machine control.
The Oregon system had been PROP
ERLY conceived as the only method
by which Its power could be broken.
And the system has so far succeeded.
nut, this year a conspiracy has
been formed to destroy the Oregon
system and put the government back
into the hands of the same old ma
chine. The plan had been well laid.
The conspiracy is complete. Condi
tions look favorable. Hard times al
ways militates against the party In
Power, fjharge democratic Incompe
tency with the depression nnd panic,
organize the old machine to the last
inch of efficiency, hand pick candi
dates who can be depended upon, fill
the organization coffers with cash to
1m employed without scruple or law,
Kather Into the organization every
man throughout the state who profit
ed through the old machine and go
into the fight to win.
These looked like the facti gleaned
from the record. They seemed in
controvertible. But, to more surely
confirm them, scarcely had we com
pleted our investigation when there
appeared an agent of the machine
who offered to purchase the editorial
support of the Tidings for Dr. Withy
combe. He bartered without scruple
and proposed to purchase our honor
without blush. It was the same old
corrupt method our investigation in
dicated had been so ruthlessly prac
ticed in tfie past. The same old ma
chine working in the same old way
to elect candidates and control the
state. The same plan by which the
powers of government had been
usurped and exercised in the halcyon
days of machine rule.
The legislature of 1013 set the pre
cedent to fill the last hole in the con
spiracy. A very innocent measure
it was, with some inherent virtue.
The opening of the Rogue river to
commercial fishing. It had no bear
ing on politics except that it estab
lished a precedent whereby the pow
er of the legislature was admitted to
repeal measures enacted by vote of
the people. If the legislature had
power, to repeal that act the same
power could be exercised to repeal
any or all acts so passed. It was
only necessary then to capture the
legislature and the executive to com
mit a rape on the Oregon system and
throw the power back into the hands
of the machine. That is the aim of
the conspiracy. That Is the Issue in
this campaign.
The issue is not between the can
didacy of Smith and Withycombe for
governor. That is only an incident.
Withycombe unwittingly becomes the
tool. He has placed himself entirely
in the hands of the machine. The
machine directs his campaign, dic
tates his policies and writes his
speeches. He is the automaton
through which it speaks and an In
nocent instrument of the conspiracy
He is no part of it. He is simply in
the hands of his friends to act and
to say according to direction before
election and act according to demand
after election. He is a weak man in
the hands of the machine. He does
Its bidding with good conscience,
never dreaming to what the end
leads. He is constitutionally opposed
to the new political system. It will
be easy for him to abet the conspir
acy without knowing it. That is the
danger of it all. He is a man of
high private character with little
knowledge of practical politics. He
Is reactionary in his views. He has
not faith in the intelligence of the
people en masse, lie imagines the
government would bo better in the
hands of chosen rulers, picked by
the republican machine. He lives in
the past. He still clings to the old
machine. He remembers the days of
virtue in the party and is blinded to
its debasement.
That is the issue. Shall the people
continue to rule or shall the powers
of government be returned into the
hands of a machine that it-took long
years of struggle to dislodge? The
republican machine is a corrupt and
a dangerous thing. The only safe
course is to swat It hard by the over
whelming election of Dr. Smith.
THE FOUNDATION IS SPOILS.
Some contend that the people will
always be divided on essential gov
ernmental policies. Very true. But,
is a political machine necessary to
dictate to intelligent people how to
vote on them? Is better government
to be expected from corrupt machine
dictation than independent individual
action? We say corrupt machine dic
tation because it is impossible to
hold a forceful political machine to
gether except by corruption and
spoils; spoils is the foundation of
machine organization; nor can effect
ive political organization be main
tained on any other basis. History
teaches that abuses in government
have multiplied as machine dictation
increased; that machine power is al
ways exercised In the interest of the
machine at the sacrifice of efficient
government; and that power is al
ways inimical to free government.
The principal involved in the Ore
gon election law is the wisest ever
adopted by a free people. It de
stroys the power of the political ma
chine. Under it every citizen is per
mitted to attend the polls and cast
his ballot without dictation. When
this principle is extended to cover
nominating primaries as well as gen
eral elections so that candidates
will be nominated at a general pri
mary, free from party insignia it
will produce the best results ever se
cured by free government. Califor
nia is already one step ahead of Ore
gon in this. This state should adopt
some such primary law. Then her
election system would move far to
ward a perfect one for the mainten
ance of free government.
In the meantime the splendid Inde
pendence of the Oregon voter is do
ing much to confirm the destruction
of party machines, by casting the bal
lot on the ground of high character,
ability and disposition of the candi
date to render efficient service.
The most powerful function of a
political machine Is to perpetuate it
self in power and hold favored indi
viduals at the public crib in spite of
the people. Therein lies the greatest
danger. And those most zealous for
party organization are mostly politic
ians whose principles, character and
ability do not appeal strongly enough
to the people to secure their elevation
without the aid of a party machine.
That is why superannuated, stand
pat Oregonians still clamor so loudly
for rehabilitation of the machine.
And that is why the people are equal
ly determined that it shall not be.
They are fully aware that. if the old
stand-pat crowd Us again elected to
office its first official act would be
to repeal the present election law
and go back to machine rule. That
is why they are voting for the other
candidate and will continue to do so
until the last vestige of power is
taken from the stand-patter and
there is left not "a rack behind."
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Give us a call.
What do you want? A Tidings
want ad tells it to more than two
thousand people in a day. Twenty
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Political Announcements
Paid. Adv.
For County Hceordcr of Jackson
' County, Oregon.
I hereby announce myself as the
democratic candidate for the office of
County Recorder, to be voted on al
the general election on November 3,
1914. If elected, I will do my duty
as I have in other responsible posi
tions that I have held. ,
LEE L. JACOBS.
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The Oldest National Bank in Jackson County
Member Federal Reserve System
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital and Surplus $120,000.00
DEPOSITORY OF
City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon
United States of America
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For Sheriff.
I hereby announce myself as the
democratic nominee for sheriff of
Jackson county to be voted on at the
general electionNovember 3, 1914.
J. F. HITTSON.
(Present chief of police ol Med-ford.)-
Tidings Want Advs. always bring results.
County Recorder.
I hereby announce myself as can
didate on the republican ticket for
county recorder. If elected I will
give my undivided attention to the
duties of the office. Election No
vember 3, 1914.
CHAUNCEY FLOREY.
County Coroner.
I am candidate for coroner of Jack
son county, subject to the will of the
electors at the November election. If
successful at the polls I pledge my
best efforts. W. W. USSHER.
For Sheriff.
Hereby announcing myself as re
publican candidate for sheriff at the
coming election, I stand on my past
record of efficient service in the in
terest of the taxpayer, and respect-
ully solicit the support of all voters.
W. H. SINGLER.
Notes of the
A SPLKXIHO TRIBUTE.
It was a remarkable tribute to the
character and life of R. A. Booth,
republican candidate for senator,
which the women of his home town
gave to him Monday night in Eugene,
at the big rally given him by the
people of his home county. It should
be read by every woman voter in the
state of Oregon. The letter handed
to Mr. Booth by the women of Eu
gene reads as follows:
"To Mr. R. A. Booth:
"We, your neighbor women, who
have intimate acquaintance with you
that has extended over many years
and who earnestly petitioned you to
become a candidate for the United
States senate, desire to express our
renewed interest In you and your
candidacy.
"We desire most emphatically to
resent the slurs aimed at you by your
political enemies now In high places
lit Oregon. .
"We would like to have the mes
sage go from us to the women of
Oregon that we know you Intimately
we have 6een you in your home
and you in ours that we are your
friends and supporters because we
know that, If elected, you will carry
Into the national counsels the same
high moral attributes nnd the same
unseJflsh devotion to right that has
characterized your home and com
munlty life.
"In every battle that we have
fought for purity, for home protec
tion, for civic virtue, you have been
our counselor and helper; we want
the same Rplrlt, the same high pur
poses that have characterized your
home and community life, that has
made homos brighter, schools strong'
er and churches more effective
through your influence and direct
help, to be carried through your elec
tlon to every home under our flag.'
Pbone Job orders to the Tidings.
Year 1883
County Surveyor Democratic Candi
date Subject to Flection, Nov. 3.
I respectfully refer you to my past
record as a basis upon which to judge
my qualifications for the above
named office.
During the present term I have
been chief deputy county surveyor,
and have been actively engaged in
the practice of civil engineering and
surveying in the county for the past
six years.
If elected, I will endeavor to serve
the public in a manner that will re
flect credit upon the office.
A. T. BP.OWN.
The following is taken from issues
of the Tidings of the year 1883:
The Ashland College and Normal
School will open August 27, with
M. G. Royal, A. M., as president of
the institution. Board can be ob
talned at the college hall or in pri
vate families from $3 to' $4 a week.
A large stock of goods to arrive
this week at Hunsaker's Variety
Store.
W.'F. Songer has sold his fine
Percheron stallion to C. B. Kingsbury
for $300.
Nlninger Bros, are making add!
tions to their building on Granite
street above the corner of Main, giv
ing them more rooms to rent.
H. S. Emery has sold his house and
lot on Oak street to Dr. Townsend
for $1,800. He will build a new
home soon.
John Baker, a young man at work
at the Chandler sawmill, cut his feet
badly last week. Dr. Parson dressed
the wound and reports It healing
nicely.
An Oregon grand chapter of the
Order of the EaBtern Star Is content
plated. There are now six subordl
nate chapters in the state, a sufficient
number to warrant the Institution of
a grand chapter under the rules of
the order. The Alpha Chapter of
Ashland, as Its name indicates, was
the first organized In the state.
The American Agriculturist, New
York Tribune, the Witness, or any
other eastern papers or magazines
furnished at club prices. Apply to
Billings.
Fine millinery at Anderson Sis
ters' Just received.
The Tidings. William H. Leeds ed
Itor. can be procured at $2.50 a year
John Fraley has built a summer
kitchen add'tlon to his dwelling
house.
The Toll House Hotel Is operated
by Dollarhlde & Grelve. New build
Ing and good accommodations for per
manent and transient boarders at
the toll house in the Slsklyous. The
bar Is supplied with the best wines
County Treasurer.
I hereby announce that I am the
republican candidate and nominee tor
the office Of County Treasurer.
FRED L. COLVIG.
State Senator.
I hereby announce mj candidacy
for state senator from Jackson coun
ty, on the democratic and prohibition
tickets. I am out to win. I am for
a dry state and for Jackson county.
I shall use my best efforts, it elected,
to represent this district in an ag
gressive and acceptable manner.
THOS. E. NICHOLS,
Eagle Point.
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For State Senator.
H. Von der Hellen (present Incum
bent), republican nominee, endorsed
also by the progressive party.
For Coroner.
I wish to place my name before
the voters of Jackson county as an
Independent candidate for County
Coroner. JOHN A. PERL.
County Treasurer.
For County Treasurer of Jackson
county I submit my candidacy at the
election November 3 as nominee of
the democratic primary electors. 1
will appreciate your vote.
S. I. (Sid) BROWN.
County Surveyor.
1 hereby announce myself as the
republican candidate for the office of
County Surveyor of Jackson county,
subject to the election November 3, !
1914. j
Qualifications: Was county sur-j
veyor of npestone county, Minneso
ta; was county surveyor of Clatsop
county, Oregon, for two terms; was
for twelve years city surveyor and
engineer for the city of Astoria, Ore.
For the past four years have been
located in Medford, practicing as a
surveyor and civil engineer.
If elected, will carry out the duties
ot said office, faithfully and econom
ically. ALFRED S. TEE.
Are You Awake ?
Stock Ranch Cheap. Ask About It
House and lot leased lor $180 lor one year.
For sale for $1,500. Where can you
invest money to beat that?
320 acres good farm land worth $75 an acre
offered at $50 for quick sale.
A $3,500 modern residence offered at great
discount. Inquire.
Houses Rented. Autos Insured
Staples Really Agency
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