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will undoubtedly brine strength to I public plunder was reached when. In
the opposition to Statement No. . 1 1902, all lands were withdrawn from
If his Identity be disclosed. If he the' market. The law declared the
and all the plans concerning him. the lands should be sold to actual
manner of his selection and the char-1 settlers at 12.50 per acre, and
acter of the promises he must make I though It was still In force the cor-l
to politicians in order to secure his I poratlon, rifling higher than law and
election If all these were made assuming its superiority to laws,
known to the people at this tlme.pos- men or
If
Comment of Orerfon Press
on statement Une
; TAX ' REFORM IN OREGON
Plan Invite Defeat, '
From th Polk County Observer.
The little gang- of would-be Republi
can leaders in Oregon who are seeking
The effort In Oregon, to exempt per
sonal property from the burden of taxa
tion, whll proportionately Inoreeilng
the burden on land values, thus stlmu-
i no urc. .w - .-..,.. . Atrt .riln. .hmiM '"n inaueiry ana enterprise and
government itself, asserted! h . . . , , J . 1 L '' . v, . . ,, nl6g monopoly and speculation, is ex
slbly they might. If everything an absolute, unqualified and perma-1 M Um ri' Th f, Th . that c,un ,nt,re" ft" P" of the coun
seemed fair and wholesome In the nent estate In the balance of the being formed, in several counties L7i, ZhSiSp
arrangement, consent for this one grants in its own favor. The ct cen,venuns to indorse" candi- 6noe to this effort in Oregon, many of
time to allow him to be elected. one that if attempted by an ind ftiVh IIV,.
All these things the neonle know vidual would land him In the penl-l ne new primary law at naught, and Johnstown Democrat. aditl h Warr.n
under the Statement No. 1 system. tMtiary a. quickly as the machinery ouHnHoun
T1 1 At . . . A, . a 1 .U A AA I tA aaal m AA n ..111 I U A...il- t II . 0 I W Vft VII
i nvj jlduvt iuo man. mej Know Lneior we couns cuuia uo uruuut . w i s.w JU wm hhb m uwna muu ui peruwi: .
will whn AWti h ..n-i-. hi.;B. kr nnn him l!"?:.?.0' RPubllcan success, at the The Oregon movement for an amend
' ""u". "'e i vv.... i uuin in iiuno.- . I manr to tn nunil lul nn nn
uons to me people only. Tney Know I Tne extent to wnicn me violations i " om mmemoerea tnt tne
he will be under obligations to have been carried on -is indloated Jctme.u of the i dlwt primary law "n
no ring of boBses, but only by the fact that of 814,000 acres Oregon. True the measure wye also
to the people who elected him. They sold by the corporation only 127,- juu, b withbutMbHcan voieiF
like to have this knowledge before 418 wert sold within the require-1 never could have become alaw. It
-H the man is elected. It is a good thing ments of the grant. More than four Uw faVored by a very large element of appurtenance thereto, all machines
ror tnem to know, it is asking a i times as mucn, or did. vies acres, i puoucan voters wno win vigorously i ana duuoihh useu exoiusiveiy xor
great deal to have them give up a were sold in quantities and at prices 1 .-"5" w,.".:u: pVrtnoeV t.e'tSr aif f.nW'f
plan by which they do know these by which the law was violated. Of fact of the deepest alsnlflaance that the machinery d appliances used as such.
things in advance and accept Instead the latter, though the law rixea tne ortmvr law believes In tt with all his other Improvements on farms, all llve-
a plan under which they are not al- maximum at 160 acres to one buyer, heart and soul, and, whether right or stock, all household furniture in use,
,.,. . , ,v. - 0ai mntA tn )t mi r. wrong, be will express these convictions na all tools owned by workmen and In
lowed to know even the name of the 363,991 acrea were sold to 38 pur- way that w(fj , doubt as to " "hail be exempt from taxation."
candidate, his Qualifications, whom be I chasers. In auantltles exceeding hU sincerity when he casta his vote! The petition for the submission of
is to be obligated to, or anything else 2,000 acre, to each, all since the bU.
about himself of his election. This year 1897. In the face of this re- by itii proposed "convention" plan. n?iu?,!,,wr, obt,lned- ut th Pf-Pera
is especially true since the plan in- port, and before the very eyes of AV"?M c"ti;.na.be.n.!
eludes legislative election or sena- tne people or tnis country, can ii ror npuDiican success at tne coming; iv -; ","S.,"xlu"'r"'. mercnanis
ORB than once The Journal tor. which Is a terribly discredited possibly come to pass that this mon- f"er
hda M.eV4A a. a-. . J M A.I a a ax a.al . . a. a !. a 1111 f . -. . . IT fM mAVBmanf Ihna fa a a a V. . 1
uaa uireicu juou buy icw to i system in uregon, ana rrom wnicn strous tnen or tne puouc aomain win i marv pian or nominating orncera, ana it i l ". t' " ,.'' 1
Senator Fulton. It has the people after the bitter and be allowed to stand and that the cor- i.ot.v .lnoD- of th. iinVi; ti;1"" w"' ''m
j"; nam lurneq inio a sinRie
elation. "It Is called single tax and
tne arguments are s nale tax. Tha
rjrovldlna? for
the exemption of all personal oroDertv
and Improvements from taxation has
turned into a Dlaln. atralvhtfurwunl
single tax flght. the amendment, which
Is to be voted on In June, la aa fol.
"KxceDtlna: that all dwnlllna tinuaa.
barns, aheda, outhouses, and all other
.. Do today's duty, fight today's
temptation, and do not weaken
,or distract yourself by loofe
ing forward to things you can
not see and could not under
stand if yon taw them. Kings-ley.
THE JOOLYAI. TO SENATOR
" , FULTOIV.
sincerely endeavored to costly experiences naturally shrink Doratlon will be permitted to retain Oregou commit suiclda merely to rrati
Strengthen his hand as a senator Ua from th nlairii I It. in.c-ntten eralns? We shall see. i?..ou' ?on., opinion. Party prlncl-
A a m. . I I I
rrom Oregon, it nas now a sugges- n0 man ever buys a farm without
pies ana party succeas snouid mean
more than that to every individual.' We
tion to offer that is of much moment first making a careful examination THE HUMAN SIDE OP WASHING- r' "Zf'1 .
we runner realise that there ta a very
TON.
to him, the state and to his party 0f Its soil" and buildings. No man
in Oregon. ever invests his money in a home
You have allowed it to be under- without knowing where it is located
Btood, Senator Fnlton, that you are and about what it is worth. No man
not a friend to popular choice of ever buys a suit of clothes without
senator by the Oreeon method. Ton .
ncrnriv a fiinMnmiUriAd nnaffinn inri L ' v. k at at this time when the nation Is
the value. In all the affairs of life commemorating the birth of the
it i. th r.hir f .ii n.r,nn. Vn nn patriot. The purpose of tha
such popular eelection. The weight something at leaat of a plan before "l8 t0. dep,Ct ,t,he h.Umt? v U, "
I
N the current number of Every
body's Magazine Owen Wlster
has an article on George Wash
ington which Is of especial inter-
larga and a very reaDeotable number of
nepumican voters in Uregon whose
vlewa so differ. These men have the
law on their side, and it behoovea the
rest of us to live ud to that law and
obey it, whether w believe In It or not
Tho new primary Uw Is now on trial.
Liei ine trial oe rair.
state Is now sitting up and taking no
Ut'l.
The country will watch this contest
ror tne adoption of a great Idea with
Interest For the Hret time In this
country the single tax becomes an Issue
in a sovereign suite. It comes up In
practical form and It Is dissociated from
any party or from any personality. It
is to be fought out on Its merits and
apparently It wilt be Imponslble for its
enemies 10 complicate it with any
other aueatlon. This la tha lmmpn
advantage of the referendum. It corn-
Opposed to Initiative.
A. the time of th. balloting draw, near ffeVda iTlnTpo.slM s.Att
ISA 1
, , I , they InTC8t money ln and aPp,y !t t0 wister-s oolnlon the American Deo- the powers of darkness and the Orego- vot n the question itself and ho muat
the personal influence- of any man, their own purposes. But here are vvl8iers opinion tne American peo " .i," , jTm !5.k vof a flat ye" or "0- Thr no
and ln using it you are wielding a ftL.i; nJX C ki. .ni0. Jim Pl have been too apt to lose sight. n'an " gned in opposition to both dodging the issue.
ana in using H you are wielding a Senator Beach and his allies calling J" . vpre .nd -ometlmes for- Lhe. tnlt,tve and referendum and to , On the face of it. this movement look-
power that does not belong person- 0pon the people of Oregon to follow Ueneat!l a eere ana someiimes ior- statement No. i. Only the Democratic ing to the establishment of the single
ally, to TOU.' but to the people Of thm In th lrtlon nf a senatorial b,dd,n exterior Washington had a party atanda for the latter with any taj on land values in Oregon may not
a I ' " I M A V .11 T..A, 1TH I vat am w t1 UliailllllllJ, 1 IB IrUUU K'llIIB rvm IIIIVWI lain IW UTtFUlC UUtH UR InHl
i irnvnn r m r a rnn aaaram r a n i a. a. . a i m a i ui auu as ui uai,ui,tiv uv.ui v. v
are divided upon the issue, with the big- I state except as an
rleht for Ton to nermlt the Inflnenrn v Tk, , was moved at times to hilarity and gent half either wavering betwixt and testation of current economic tern
rigni, tor you to permit ine mrinence made public. They are ln the amai- h. nn nnfl o.ft,iori h between or ouupokenly opposed. The c'""- But on examination it win
of your great Office to be used in tnK position of asking that a great U ,s related tnat on on0 occ31011 n uregonlan devotee whole columns to the town to concern practically the w
talrtne- itv frnm 'th nonnla tha ., .u- v.v. .v ... was SO overcome with laughter at task vof demonstrating (?) that these country and especially the state
Interesting mani-
tenden-
111 he
these country and especially the state ad
jacent to uregon wnose manufactures
a a a
us assume for a mom ant that
tne amendment will be adopted and
that under It the legislature of Oregon
will enact a law exempting from taxa-
- - - - r"""" ".- r.'- ,. -mnin- nroHlramont nf two nf pouucai vagariea are not only a men-1 JlT" V" urcin wnoaa maniiraciurea
right to-Choose aenator and return the people of Oregon, shall be blindly tne amu8,nS preaicameni 01 two 01 ace t0 the Republican party's remains, anl business are of a similar char-
wai ngnt w tne legwiaturei bestowed by the people, without a "'cuu "uu 1 ".I""""; .."V And.n n.w.,. cunT,"1
L As an already tangible effect of fnrirnwiHp- nf whn th mndMat vernon mat ne ronea upon th(r( t k of t -3 Let
your attitude, your friend. In Oregon l8, what he ls. or where he Is. It is f" J1 wMclf'wa. iWa'tVS m7gPh7yUe,n:
are making war upon popular choice their astounding proposition that the tne "nmer,tea abU8e WV , pensive. It win coet the sute not less
nTT Vth peP,e K,Ve UP aH thdr HghtS ln the vear Tof hirnres dency and thir8en refTr;,meaVuVe.nV?onn TuXZ
gon. method.' Joined with them are matter of senatorial election and years or his preawency ana tnia sen it 1, true that it opens the way for leg-
politlclana and bushwhacker, who that 90 men be sent to Salem, there JtlrenesB found expression at one ...alive frks hobble, and graft
i ,1 . . ... .. Hmo In n torrlfvlnc outburst of in- acnemea. bui let us rest assured that
irwu Kjiowinq ciauuu vi Dcuaiur to necome seit-appointea guardians, V tv. I no mea,,r tnat th
ana boss rule restored in Oregon, exercising plenary powers, and elect- B S"auu" "u y"",wu- ,
Addd to them are Republican ene-lag BUCh man for senator as shall 8limpe of the real man Washing-
mies. Of tours. Who see In your atti- Bonm hnat in thlr annerlor wisdom
tuda an -onnortnnltv to destroy vnnl.j oo.ki n thai. nu,t,ia I lofty place
rjoliticallr. As von lMfth wav in L.j i the cold demeanor and rigid self
. ' I aUU IIDUUIU ('UI JUDDD
expressing a negative nostility to the
tlon everything except ths unimproved
value of land. On reflection It will be
seen that this would give uregon man
ufuiur.n . rfl.tlnct and verv Import
ant advantage over tha manufacturers
of California, Washington, Idaho and
other states which may continue to tax
manufacturing nlahta. A tax Is a bur
den. It adds to the cost of doing bual
neaa. If A haa to nay It and B doesn
It Is certain that A cannot compete on
equal terms against 'B. Ths latter can
and will undersell A In the markets to
the extent nf the tax: -and If .this
should equal t per cent B can sell I
oar cent below A and still have the
original margin of profit In th long
run B will drive A out or Business,
There would be no possible, relief for
A unless he should also secure tne ex
emptlon which B possesses. If we
Imagine that B Uvea In Oregon and A
In California it la obvious that A can
secure this exemption only by remov
ing his plant to Oregon. Either he
muat da this or. he muat induoe Cali
fornia to extend a similar exemption to
manufacturing plants in tnat state, in
aelf defenae California in fact will be
compelled to do this very thing. And
for this reason the- Oregon movement
takes on a' significance much more than
local. .
a
If Oklahoma adopts prohibition it
does not concern Arkansas or Texas or
Kansas. These states can continue as
wet" aa ther clease. But when Okla
homa adopts th policy of guaranteeing
bank deposits It is impossible for sur
rounding states to occupy a position of
Indifference. They cannot do ao for th
perfectly obvious reason tnat aeposuors
will withdraw money from their banks
and transfer It to Oklahoma Institutions
for the sake of safety. Thus aa a matter
of aelf defense we find that Kansas and
other atatea close to Oklahoma are al
ready making haate to provide for the
f uarantee of bank depoalts. Were ther
o fail to do this 'It would mean that
the money In their banks would swiftly
find its way Into th banks of Okla
homa. a a
This illustrates what may certainly
ne looked ror in the event that Oregon
shall cease to tax labor and the prod
ucta of labor. It will make Oregon more
attractive to manufacturers. it win
Infallibly draw capital In that direction.
It will enable the Oregon business man
to escape a burden which still rests
upon his outside competitor . and he
will undersell that competitor In the
open market by an amount equivalent
to the exemption. What will the out
side business man do? will he go to
Oregon, or will he appeal to his legis
lature for similar eremotln"? And what
will the legislature do? Will It refuse
to act? W 111 It slmnlv permit the Ore
gon business man to destroy the outside
competitor? Will It rest content while
seeing Its manufacturing and commer
cial Interests fall Into certain decay?
10 aK tne Questions ls to answer
them. The dullest mind should be able
to perceive that ln sheer self defense
other states will be compelled to follow
Oregon's lead In exempting manufac
turing plants from taxation as other
states 8 re finding themselves compelled
to follow Oklahoma's lead ln guaran
teeing nanK denoaita. it will not ha a
theory confronting them It will be a
condition. No one ehould try to deceive
hlmeelf into the belief that scorn of a
"fad" or an "lam" would triumph over
cold blooded self Interest.
Letter F;
the people ma v enact
Into a statute, though it be ihrouarh
placed men In nubile office, believing
that their hope for high political honors
would be sufficient reward to insure
honest dealings. The public men who
have remained absolutely true to the
trust Imposed upon them have been so
carelessness or Ignorance, ran mirnnu, I .' v. i. . i .... . i
exceedingly interesting. The the laws that have beer passed by brV- W Jom. other whin to" keethem
ice which he holds ln history, f"" m.blJ.s durln . ihe P""1 ! working for the interest of the people
yours, rvot even a school boy needs to
be told that there Is less chanc. nf
urCX:,;.ri.,.L. J restraint which he was wont to dia- Joop-rv in .an nntive measure which
piay are wuui iu ui ua iuibi, mo en man mere is in a legislature where
plan In your speeches ln Oregon last I and hia friends tell us who their man
Bummer, you are regarded, and very j8r Why deny the people the right
logically so, as the head and front to know beforehand who is to be
of the movement. It. le a movement f Oregon's senator? Why keep his
that your party cannot afford to an- name a secret when be is to be. after
prove. ' , Your party enacted this pop- election, not the senator of Mr. Hod- Country.
mar cnoice measure into law. your BOn and his allies alone but of all
the people?
at large. If the government Is to be
0 the people and for the people It
ls most reasonable to buddosb that It
muat be by the people. If we as a
people are too ignorant, too careless
problems that w fail to fathom. One
thing la ' certain. The plan and pur
pose of Statement No. 1 ls to give the
people the right to express at tha polls
their preference for the man they would
have to fill that office. And as the
Republican party has th majority In
the state it certainly ought not to fright
en them into political hyaterlcs as It
ma uuub. 11 ioos very mucn to a
man up a tree that th machine la
alarmed at the dissension of the J O.
P. and fears a Deraocratlo majority ln
vuv as tea, 1 w.
rom the People
; Btlng Around the Bush, ,
Portland, Feb. I0.tTo ths Editor of
Th. JournalTb , following cllpplhg
xrom in uregonian of February t, in
dicates thaf in fh opinion of that paper
th members - of - the Blue "Mountain -
grange of 1 Grande ar in tha dark
concernin. Statement 'No. 1, or hav'
"sinks in their lieads wber th bump
oC veneration ought, to be." as Champ j 1
ciara saia or jerry Simpson when h
called Tom Rd down for reversing his
rulings mad for th purpose of carry-;
ing tnrougn a partisan law in eon grass:
L Grande, nr.. Fh. 1 7 T th.
tor I inclose herewith- som questions
which . th Blue Mountain grange No.
US, at its last fegular meeting directed'
um iu .oiin m in. umon in. ia u mil..
Jlshed and answered If you desire.
KUWAHV . 4ABPER. .
Whereas. Blua Mountain irr.nfr. h.
taken a firm stand ln faVor of Stat- '
ment No. 1, and v
Whereas. The Orearnnlati bnVinutl.
ly denounced BUtement No. I aa a bum-bug:
1 herefOre. W of Ulna Mount. Ii.
grange desire to be Informed In regard
tv tuv luuuwinx questions:
In What particular or n.rtlnnlar. I
Bwunaini rno. i a numougr ,
Does the Oregon tan object to th
method of nominating' United State
Senators under Ht.tAni.nt xin 1 '
method of election after nomination, r
mini yvuyi..
DoS th OrVeronlan nhUot tn th. nrln.
olpl of electing United States senators'
ny direct vot 0 the peopl. to th
meinoa or election under BUtement No.
1. or doe It think the choice of th peo
pl Will not be tha rhnlr. nf th. riraw
Kunian 1
If It Is unwise for th peopl to choos
their United fttate. aen.tnr. wh .k Afl4
not the state legislatures Wf Ttnit.4
States renresontatlves and congress elect
uur preaiaenir
Doe th Oregonlan think all tha lm.
portanr men of Oregon ar sent to th
exi.iaiurer
Has not th election of Unite fttataa
senators by th legislature In th psst
c.uiitin uneanaiaciory macnin noil
tics and doss ml?
Ar mnchln nolltlca. hnaalam .nil
hide bound partlsanl.im to be preferred
to the simple principle of justice?
To this letter the Oregonlan appended
"Tha Oregontan has repeatedly pub-
nsnoa us views aoout ttiatement No. 1
and election of senators. It Is unnec
essary now to repeat them. Several of
the above questions ar merely childish."
These auostions are not childish, and
the Oregonlan can not dodge them, for
all the granges are taking the same
stand, and the reasons for opposing
Statement No. 1 muat be given plainly.
However. If the Blue Mountain gran re
wants to know what the Orernnlan
thinks of electing aenator , bv direct
vote of the people, let them look over
the old files of thst paner, and thev
Will find articles as clear and ar.11 nil
favoring such methods as ar now ap
pearing ln The Journal.
Perhaps the Oregontan will claim thee
articles were "purely academic." as It
will say In the com I no- camnala-n It. Ino
tariff articles are. but they were con
vincing nevertheless.
YOURS FOR STATEMENT NO. 1.
warmer and more intimate aide of " ?" ?ent f the. members make their io govern ourselves then we are In a
hl natnrfl tha traits which should iiVtV .nV-t.-VMwo n' . ro' P 1 1 aristocracy ha
it. ...... 1 ceriainiv proven a anoncit.
party has demonstrated the prac
ticability and Immense effectiveness
of this measure, iAfter .your, party I
haa demonstrated Its efficacy and
the people have observed Us effec
tiveness as a public policy, you must
recognize that it would be suicidal
for your party now to stab the plan
add to the affection ln wh ch we hold JJpnal ends. And let nothing separate
uuu iu luo anc n the voter from this truth: that the wel-
the memory of the Father Of Our fare of the masses can never suffer to
any great extent by the extension of the
prerogatives of government to the peo
ple, in inner woras. oy tne natural de
velopment and broadening of Demo
cratic principles.
6DIPLY A GOLD BRICK.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LANDS.
A'
LL the contentions made by The
Journal with respect to th
Southern Pacific land grant
have been confirmed by the of
In the back, and deliver the people flcial report qf the government's spe-
agaln Into the legislative election of cial Investigator. The records dis
senator. " Yet your. friends and sup- close a long list of violations of th
porters and those enemies of yours law. The lands were sold without
who have Joined issues with .them, reference to whether the purchaser
are. making open war upon the peo- was settler or speculator, the law to
pie right to select.' Do you not recog- the contrary notwithstanding. Sub
nlze that the masses of your party
will not give up this right and that
a great revolt must result? Do you
not recognize that this will bring
calamity upon your own party and
that it invites destruction upon your
self?
You owe much to your party in
Oregon. It has given you the great
est office It -has to give. Is it not
your duty at all times to save that
party, so far as you can,' from harm
One word from you would forfend
conflict that has already begun, and
restore; party concord. If, as you
ought to do, you would advise your
friends- to stand for popular selec
tion, of senator by support of State-
ment Ho. I you would hold the sup
port of all your friends, you would
win the friendship of tens of thou
rands of . rank and file- Republicans
wno are now against you, ana . dcst.
of all you would Bave the people
from threatened destruction of
right that is precious to them. You
ought to have no difficulty in deter
mining your' duty. Your conscience
and , the obligations you owe your
party wUl tell you.
i VrilY NOT COME OUT IN THE
u OPEN?
HAVE those who are making- war
' on the Oregon method of giv
ing the people the choice of
. . senator a better plan to pro
powerWTSM ts thelr plari,"anyway?
"Who ii their candidate? In whose
behalf . Is it that Senators Beach and
IIodBon, the Oregonlan, the Marlon
county politicians and their co-
workers are opposing Statement No
IT Ought they not to take the pev
pie lhto their confidence? They
hav told iiit nothing. All we know
is that they jreer legislative selec
tion of senators. Why not give to
' the people the rest of their plan, in
cluding the same of the candidate
they want the pedple to accept?, .
Possibly this candidate Is so great
end so good a man that we should
r:l he glad -to-' Join in bis election.
If 1 .- is really a imeritorious man It
stantlal violations of the terms ot
the contract occurred from the very
beginning. As early as 1872, almost
before the ink in the signatures to
tne contract was ary, lands were
sold largely ln excess of $2.50 per
acre, sometimes as high as $10
Away back In 1874, three instances
were found where there were sales
to single purchasers of tracts ex
ceedlng 1,000 acres each. Similar
violations continue throughout the
history of the grant.
But it was under the' regime of
the Southern Pacific, beginning in
1890, that a real carnival of viola
tlons of law was ushered in. That
company set up in the land bus!
ness with all the paraphernalia of a
real estate agency. The law requir
ing sales to be to afctual settlers ln
tracts of not to exceed 160 acres and
at prices not to exceed $2.50 per.
acre was forgotten. There suddenly
arose a tremendous demand for
lands by wealthy tlmbermen and
speculators in the east, and from
this the railroad created opportunity
to turn' many an "honest" penny. It
immediately began to make sales of
land in tracts to suit the timber syn
dicates. One tnousand to many
thousand acres was an ordinary
transaction. Realizing the illegality
of its operations, the corporation
changed the form of Its contracts
and gave only quit-claim deeds.
This was its jf0tsett;(m
self against responsiDiiuy ror vioiai
tlons of law. It Is practically a plea
of guilty to all that ls charged. With
out restriction, and without respect
to forms of law of principles- of
honor, this extraordinary policy was
continued until 1902. Djiring the
period 400,000 acres of land were
sold to tlmbermen and speculators
in quantities exceeding 1,000 acres
to each purchaser. In every such
sale law was insulted and the solemn
compact with the government trod
den under foot. Society was out
raged and a public example set In
unpunished disobedience .of the
country's statutes. -
The culmination ln this system of
T
HE St. Johns Transportation
company has been engineering
a deal whereby it expected to
Opposed to the People's Role.
From the East Oregonlan.
Uphold Progressive Principles.
From th Baker City Democrat
Right now at this period of political
advancement. It is especially Import
ant and vital to the welfare and repu
tation of the Republican party In Ore
gon, that It uphold the progressive
principles now in fore ln the state.
The absolute sophistry and lnconalat- I Including the direct primary law. HLate-
ooll tn tha rltv nf Kt .Tnhna for I encv nf ihn nnnndtinn tn ataTnt vrn I ment JNO.
1. the popular election of
TTnltA, Qt.f -An , Vi - I n I I A 4 1 . I
ine sum 01 ib,id a lerrjuusi jjv.yuir cuira 01 united and referendum law and tha local nn.
winch cost little more than one third DlaleB senators nas never Deen more "on iaw, says ine cast uregonian.
. !,. "f"11111 BI iij Ul III U1BUU6SIQHB OI I Aim rw ui im u.iiuil, io uuun um"
1 uc tfuuium c.uoou luuimu euujeci innn in recent efforts to I son a progressive people ana tney can
not airord to lane a oackward step.
Oregon Is overwhelmingly Republican.
and yet she iias adopted these splendid
reform measures: she can continue to
be a reform state and continue to be
overwneimingiy Kepuoilcan.
The enemies of Oregon very much
desire tne old methods by which
nanniui 01 macnine manipulators can
shape the entire political sentiment and
policies or tne state.
ut tne. people nave proken away
from the antiquated methods and they
nave oroaen away to stay. L,et us de
mand that legislative candidates take
a pieag to support tne people's choice.
It will be a victory for the staunch
nepu oucans 01 tne masses to do this.
It will crown the program of nniitin-i
reform ln Oregon and will Insure the
success ana perpetuity or the Republi
can party ln the state.
Let us be Independent of th. nl
machine, despite the frantic appeals of
me outgrown politicians.
that sum
Inh and ni.hllahpd evlrlencfl which I overthrow that statement ln Oregon.
. . . . In one breath certain political writers
showed conclusively that the actual j of the old school in Oregon declare for
cost of the boat was in the neigh- th popular election of United Statea
borhood Of $7,000. The ferryboat deeply rooted In Oregon politics, and In
had proved a white elephant to Its ln next oreatn tne same writers cr
owners, who were naturally looking the people are to select their senators!
forward with eager anticipation tol il is impossiDie to conceive how sin-
Jo , ,.i. cor' thinkers, although bitter partisans,
the expected sale at a profit of more can present these two extremefV contra
than $10,000. dlctory views to the voters In one and
,. . ,a . . , n t I the same breath. It seems as though
Through Its attorney, Mr. G. J. they would know In advance that the
Perkins, the transportation company j intelligent voter would see through this
challenged the accuracy of The Jour- tion is so contradictory and inconsistent
nal's statements and It was thereupon I t,iat, 1 seems the very comparison
1 .1. . , , j,iij v,,i wouiu ue a reDuae to a sincere and non
Invited to submit a detailed showing est politician, no matter how sealoua.
of the boat's cost. The response I H. M. Cake of Portland, one of tha
was a communication from Mr. Per- JS&'SS SRta?eUmen?nNo.0f and' theo'puur
kins in which he gave, not tne ac- ;i me umteu etates senators as
tual cost, but the "present 00061- $,
cial value or tne Doat, wnicn ne ' me on iy memoa oy wnicn tne peo-
t icoq7 7R withrvnf n '"ar secure iair ana nonest repre-
placed at $18,097.75. Without go- sentation in the United States senate.
Inir Intn dptails it la fiiifflc.lent tol it is noped that every ReDubllcan
say that this estimate is a most pre- VaV?reto
Dosterous and rialculous exaggera- lfl" . principle ana to administer such
tion., Competent judges express a clple aa wiiTnot be'forgotten 1WU
ilnnlil urhnthpr th hnat la worth I The opponents of Statement No. 1 hv
even its original cost, to say nothing ftlt , 0!
of the extraordinarily inriatea rig- -tors piace party anove the peoi ,.
ures given by this attorney.
Mr. Perkins ls secretary of the St.
Johns commercial club and a candi-
regaru selfish Interest aa rrontcr than
mil, llr. Inlr... -.I- . . "
t , ; ''"-v l uj poiBunai am
bition higher than the common welfare;
.t.s n um. iu uvcriuruw ine POPU-
...111 . . . 1. . I . r
i "in m yrunijr uieir own petty de-
.. fnr tho nffirn of cltv ttnrnv I Biroe
uai.u V. 1 vuu v. -.f , . .
w -,o inriinorf think that tho . . -U?e;0n .elect. a Statement No. 1
o senator a-.a snow tne old school that
voters of St. Johns would look with new day has dawned in the west a day
moro favor on his candidacy if he r, 'I""'.?' .'"i"- .f . eiea
w.v. 1 wiJ, CV litX V ur OUllIK'M 1 I rinATiAnnnnA
had shown more regard for their in
terests in Uiis transaction. The Job
is discreditable to all concerned in it.
Let the People Rale.
From the Wasco News.
The old line politicians are trying ta
shoot the direct primary and Initiative
Three of the most conspicuous op- and rerenTum s ,ull Thole. .
ponents of Statement no. l in Mult- the argument that the oeool win not
nomah county are S. C. Beach, C. W. inform themselves upon the proposed
Hodson and A. A. Bailey. All three ZPLJLSSb&
n in tha nrtntlncr hiiRlnean I far as we are concerned, w. vn.iu'
Tf,thn holdyer senators 5U?J? nTr
and the Ithird la a 'Candidate for re- accurate, the dishonesty of
" . , , , .. the politlcIauiB Who are opposing theso
election to the same office. All of iW8. lf tne aaJvationof AmeFfcai in
them are members of the -'printing sti tutlon is ever to be worked odt we
combine." which has been a powerful parties which handle theeinofVv!
bat not disinterested factor in State ernment in direct subjugation to th
1 .... . u Wor. tho. I W1" vp. otmnff seems
late Frank Baker. Witn an aue re
spect to the three gentlemen" named,
we may be pardoned for expressing
the belief that the voters of Mult
pomah county win not be inclined
to accept their leadership inthe com
ing campaign.
O, Woman.
"O, woman, ln -
Our hours of ease
Uncertain, coy
And hard to please,
Jt Is not nice
At you to poke
The- everlasting
Quip and joke;
But. woman, when
All' said and done
Tou can't help it
You're lots of fun.
About your neck
You wear a fur "
Whn round ' you
CUUllng breeses whirr,
B'.ow the fur
A peek-a-boo
Permits your dimples
To peek through,
A heavy skirt
Your limbs Inclose,
Tour ankles show
Through open hos.
To you, dear, ln
Your hours of ess
We bag our trousers
At the knees;
Tour "No" means "Yes,"
You know It does.
Your "Go away!"
In the old days was
Our signal tp
Hunch closer up;
You are the bubble
On life's cup!
In glad daya you're
Some hard to please
But when we're sad.
Dear heart, you frees
Bight tight to us!
The worse our rue
The more you help
Us battle through
To blossomed ways
And glints of sun;
You're lots of help,
And lots of fun.
Houston
Post
This Date In History.
1609 Death of Frederick I of Tus-
Jacob Riis, President Roosevelt's Inti
mate friend, says he hopes to see the
president mayor of New York- city at
the close of hi present term In the
White House. He believes he could do
more public good In th mayor's chair
than lu taw svn&i. n
more llKeiy to accomplish this than
the initiative and direct primary sys
tems. If the people, th masses who
vote at the polls, cannot be trusted, for
both wisdom and integrity, then repre
sentative government must be put down
as a failure. Certain politicians at
tempt to throw these reforma into dis
repute by confounding them with So
cialism and other retrogratory propa
ganda. But they are wholly unlike.
The initiative and the direct nrtmarv
propose' to do nothing- further than to
place the mighty forces which
shaping our political destiny under the
control of the people. In th llirh't nf
our experience, what can be mor rea
sonable?. It; ls certain that those gov
erning will rule according to their mm
Interest. In Ui past the peopl have
Better Than Old System.
From the Prlnevllle Review.
It Is useless to deride the direct pri
maries law. While It has Its flaws,
Ilk everything else Invented by men,
it ls far better than the old system
of bosses, packed conventions, made-in.
advance slates, etc., where the people
.1 i . . . ., , . . .
LueniBfivBH iio.il itu enmcfl niir n.i in
take what was set before them Th. I cany.
direct primary law ls here to stay, for 1732 George Washington, first presl
having once had a taste of reallv
ular election, voter, will never be con- December 14. iVsI: " uia
ten i1" a7?th,,n8. 1l1e- But every 1777 Archibald Bulloch governor of
candidate for the legislature should be Georgia, died in Savannah r,?,0, i
requested to subscribe to Statement No. Charleston, Bouth CarS about 1830
1. Without this there Is no ruamn. lsia ihn mij ?I.5,ul. i8tfu-
te that the legislature will carry out celebrated Confederate privateer born
the 'Wish of the voters In aWH. 1 1 i,.i.n rij "iS,i!r."I,?rr,..Dor.n
United States senators. It is sum h. h.AiTn; m T -; ....,. xMonn
1s grave danger of Statement No. 1 1862 Jefferson' Davis imnmnt..
sending osorge k. unamoerialn to the president of th Confederate States at
ttonat. W thlnlr th. n, imo.1.. hi I tii a oiaibb tti
tell a different Story; but If thev An I lRfifl PreaMant Tnh..n. ...wn..
.v.... 1. .1 . . r. - "",. liuunujy ae
n XiiX.1.: -.t "i,a 8-no. y2 .rec"8tr'on . committee
1 . 1 4 ol 1 .u uownrai cunre 10 ne in rebellion
factional fight.. against the government of Uia iiniiSS
I States.
A Plain Warning. 1881 Orange Free states declared to
From the Albany Herald' (Rep.). " i9 th. rZit
There will -be no need to vote for any seumcateM
Republican nominee for the legislature 1 "
who pledges to Statement No. 1. Any George O. Smith's Birthday.
Democratic nominee will do as well. George Otis Smith, director of the
Wff 2,H h. in.i .: kW2' CnlteatategeYlloglcal survey.
illn. tnthm -mrlih tk- . 1'", . I bom t HOdfi-dnn KTnino IT-,
nn .... "K..-" A fc. . T . . vT. 1 . . Z I lOI . ... 1
v uit iMjpuuiican party, i u. Alter .graduating rrom Colbv ool-
reVecrfc iSSf" & JIX
necessarily a government by those who u5.IYe.r"Lty Bn? Pn three years in the
call themselves Democrats but bv f.l"uy. Rfi'lB'v saving this Instltu.
those who prefer the rule of the mm. I ri.",",V?.rn?. oecame connected with
mon people rather than the vok nf . i"! V ".".Bll"a geological survey and
ii,i i jr..., - ay" iihi ueen nnniinuniifi v in i . m
men, win ui vi tn government ever
a I DlllLC, ills BUCI.enH Fill WfirV In III a, 1.
-A e tourtmg Oefeat. ington, Utah. Michigan and in various
From the Brownsville Times (Ind.) j sections of New England attracted
Criticising Portland's Council.
To the Editor of the Journal Has a
resident of St. Johns any right to ridi
cule the Portland city council, if on
has, I think I could flmj a few point
for criticism. Not long ago th coun-
ell started to make war on the whole
sale liquor dealers. They were going
to make them nay for both ' llrn.
Are any of them paying them? . ,
Then . they were going to tag all .
aeuvery wagons in tne city about .1 I'D
each, but the merchants made a kick
and that kick made tt $2.
They were going after the employ
ment bureaus for charging too much for
jobs a one had charged 18 men 5
each for Jobs. The employment men
made a roar and the council fixed a
law so the employment men get i pr
cent for Jobs up to $60 per month, and
10 per cent above that figure. That
is helping the unemployed.
mere was a proposition before th
council to spend 1 10,000 on the street
to give work to the unemployed men.
soma of which pay taxes ta rata. h.
other fellows' pay. Did they pass th
measure? ,
Th San Francisco council mrtmA fav
orably on a $200,000 proposition to help
the unemployed, but Portland has a
great council. Thev ahouM h. k.nt .
office until their time expires by all
mean. FROM A SUBSCRIBER.
Local Option Petitions.
Riddle, Feb. 17. To th Editor of
The Journal Aa many precinct and
perhap some counties will vot at th
June election on the saloon question,
will you kindly glee us a llttl Informa
tion ln the Semi-Weekly Journal.
1. Where can we . set blank n.ti-
tlons?
2. What per cent of voters muat aim
them? r
3. When should petitions be sent In?
4. And to whom should they be sent?
, A , A READER
1. At headauarters of Anti-fl.innn
league, 413 Commercial building. Port.
land.
2. Ten per cent, but in no case shall
more than 600 signatures be required.
. inoi less man so nor more thanawi
vv uoia uciuro ilia election.
4. To the county clerk.
Citirenship Papers. . .
Portland, Feb. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal Will you pleas answer
these questions:
1. I drew my first citizen's nanera
12 years ago, but I lost them. Must I
have the first papers before I can
get th second?
Z. Must 1 write to tha same nine.
where I got my first nanera. or can I
get them in Portland, and how much is
the cost? JOE J. MICH.
1. Tou must get a certified copy of
the first papers before you can get th
second.
2. Writ to the clerk of the court-
where you secured your first nanera and
Inclose 60 cents for a certified cony of
your first papers. You will then be able
to get your second papers ln Portland
at -once, lf you have been a resident of
Oregon for one year and give th proof
required.
In going back to the old convention! i?J?SL.nll5n.a!?A.r"uled..!n his ap
. ... jjvmtinoni aa uirvcior or rn a iiirvAV
system of nominating candidates, the a year ago. Dr. Smith Is a prominent
Republicans of Marlon county hav mad member of the Geological Society of
a grave mistake and are courting defeat. America and his writings on important
Haven't the people of Oregon put the geological discoveries and theories have
seal of condemnation upon the reign of o11 Pucn commended and widely read,
the bosses? ' .
Uncle Booster.
Th. farm ini.rn.l li - '
From the Baker City Democrat (Dem.) cow o' klckln- by ketcbln' holt of her
way is it that som of our Repub-e wnii in the act. That's right
llcan brethren are so antagonistic to ? i?.,n. c.. .beu" ' JLngin?. t0?
Statement No 1? rt I. nn. th. k. ri'J "v,v. """' "ww wu" M
Why Are They Scared t
oneyt th' the act.
Leap Year Dance at Verboost.
Forest Grove, Or.. Feb, 18 To th
Editor of The Journal In regard to a
statement which I noticed in yester
day's paper about the leap year dance
at Verboost. I think my opponent Is
very much mistaken.
These girls are full-fledged Oregon
lans, and not from the fatherland.
Therefore T accuse his correspondence
as being very ridiculous and ignorant.
xoura truiy,
ONE OF THE GIRLS,
Who Can Answer? -St.
Johns, Or.. Feb. 20. To the Edi
tor of The Journal I received a me- ,
sage from Clarkston, Washington. Mes
sage paid at that end. It was delivered
at 943 Kellogg street. St. Johns. Th
messenger boy collected 95 cents for
the message delivery. Now the boy
gets 42 cent, and car fare, and th f
weaiern umuii y- vbiil., ur unv naif
of th delivery fee. Why don't they
charge enougk for sending the message,
and not make ths boy that deliver tho
message charge such prloes that they
get pay for the message twloe. ,
H. PICKLE. ,
Not Compelled to Sign It,
From the" Seaside Signal. is
Why Statement 'Mo. 1 incorporate
with th primary law If it -is to b
repudiated? No candidate for tho leg.
lslature la compelled to slan It. nr,t
the candidate who doesn't sign ihnnMn',
bo the least bit surprised .to find, when -the
result of the election ls d eels red.
that the peoplcforgot to vot Xor hhn. -
.'mi