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r -.. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNALS. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER . 11, 1808. ANOTHER FIGHT GRANGE JOINS ON FULTON MEN McMinnville Organization Passes Ringing Resolutions Condemning Attempt of Political-Bosses to Regain Control in Oregon-Weakness of Their Argument : Is Exposed In ringing resolutions till Mother Orfufin arranata has arrayed Itself gainst ths present attempt of politi cians to reestablish ths old political regime In Oregon. It Is McMinnville grange, and It is the fourth grange or ganised that has come out In an open protest against the attempts to breaK down the Initiative and referendum the primary law and Statement No. 1. In Its resolutions the grange declares , Its unalterable loyalty to all these . measures and Insists upon the right M the people to choose; senators hrougn gtatement No. 1. It Insists that .the . pledging of members he to1riftun i tr tha neoDle s choice for sen- at variance with the ana vice u 550JyitWchardson. master discusses most Inte Ugently -thj -sena torial situation.. ine:feouiur- as follows: ' r nv . Isx f Besolutioms. :: . - . . " .w. nit nf the amend ment to th? constitution' of the State of Oregon, granting to the peon yt i .,ai.Vh rla-ht and privilege of the lnitla- Hvi and rcJerendum in matters penn ing to legislation, na wc the federal courts and a suit is now pending in the supreme court r of the Kd States asking the-supreme court to declare said m"de"t , :.S void on the ground, that it ' " .con fct with the spirit of our institutions and the supreme law of the U"dj and . "Whereas, The grange Of this state took a leading and active part in seour-r 'in this amendment to th state const -tuflon and has many tlmesjbyresolu tions and otherwise approved and up held the same, and a. i. PVVSS seems to be a crisis In .ths life of this much cherished and desired principle in the organic law of our state, we deem It proper for the grange to reaffirm H adherence to-4t and hold that the people of this state1 or the people of any state In the union are entitled to this i prlvl lege as long as they are part of this one Rreat nation whose t proudest boast Is that TUU 1 government of the people,: bv the people and for. the people; , so now therefore be it "Resolved, By McMinnville , grange j that we reaffirm our adhesion to the, principle of the initiative and referen dum; that w hold it to be just and right that the people of any Stat, ahotild have the legal right to exercise this privilege if they so desire. In mat-. ters of legislation; that-it is no viola tion of the principles of American lib erty; that it is - only putting into prac tical effect the dormant rights of the citizens guaranteed t the people by the Declaration of Independence and the founders of the government of the United , States; and be it further . , Approve Frimary Law. "Resolved. That we uohold and ap prove the direct primary law enacted - by the people through the use of the initiative, and we also approve the pro vision In the direct primary law known as Statement No. 1, which secures toH : the people the right to select the United States senators from this state; and be it further "Resolved, That we hold that to pledge the members of the legislature to support for United States senators the choice made by the people is no more at variance with the laws of the United States than pledging the mem bers of the electoral college to vote for J certain selected persons for president and vice president; and be It further . "Resolved, That McMinnville grange hereby pledges the sum of $10 to the fund being raised by the various granges in the state for defending the , Initiative and referendum before the supreme court of the United States. ' i.-."MOLT RICHARDSON, Master. -, "BERTHA HIBBS, Secretary." People Xnow Kind. In his letter to The Journal accom panying the resolutions, Mr. Rlchfcrd ... son, master of McMinnville grange, says of the grange, with reference to the senators!) ip: "They favor the one and ;t will stand by the one that the people selected, let his party affiliations be what they may." He writes: "One of the principles laid down Sn the Declaration of Independence, was that when any government become de ' structlve of certain rietit ni lifwr. . ties of the people, it then became the , right and the duty of the people to J , vumifiv nuii. iurm oi government ana '. establish a form of government that . would secure them the right and priv ileges which were denied to them. The principles set forth in the Declaration . of Indpendence are the principles for which our fathers fought and won. "It Is true that when this govern ment was established it was made ; representative in form. But the right of the people to change this form was , never surrendered. The right of the feople to take-the making and unmak ng of the laws out of the hands of our representative bodies and pass upon them themselves, has only laid dorm ant; it never has been dead. As long ; as our representative government - obeyed the wishes of the people and . legislated In the Interest and for the good of the whole people, this form of 'government was the best, as It was less cumbersome to handle. But by de- - press it has drifted entirely away from Its original intentions. It first drifted . from a representative government into a parttsian government, and rrom a par i tisian government into a government 'controlled and run in the Interests of corporate greed. The representatives In our legislatures as well as a great many of our civil officers, are nothing more nor nothing less than pliant tools or corporate interests. Fight StU Influence. To counteract this growing evil of corporate Influence the people have -availed themselves of the right and privilege of the initiative and rereren dum. The establishment of this prin clple in our state government does not overthrow the representative system, but only acts as a veto power upon our representative body when it re fuses such laws as the people demand or passes laws that are oppressive, for tnii nurnose of- securing selfish ends. "The granpe has always favored the election or initea grates senators oy a direct vote of the people. Through a provision In the) direct primary law, passed bjr the pople--jr virtue of the Initiative, this ngnt nas oeen virtually secured to the people. - The grange has no partisan or personal ends to serve in urging tne legislature to elect cnarn berlain.. He nor say other man Is the choice of the grange. They favor the one. and will stand by the one, that the people selected, let his party affilia tions be what they may. The reasons given why the legislature should turn down Chamberlain, are so flimsy .they hardly deserve notice. " Contention Zs Bosh. fr. ninii a-tvnn in that the federal law governing the election of senator is violated, as it requires the legislature to vote for senator at a certain speci fied limn, and that Chamberlain was elected previous to this time. If Cham berlain is refused a seat 16 the senate on this ground, so should Taft be re- iUOITU VI IV QBIUC1IV O SJ l .a. 1J J a federal law requiring the electoral college to meet at .a certain time and elect a president and vice president. These same electors were pledged before thetrlection to support a certain nan when they wet. That person was se lected .long: before their meeting, 'and his name is wunam h. Tart. "It Is urged, that as the Republican candidate -for president carried the state by 26,000 - majority, it re leases the legislature from electing Chamberlain. If this is sound doctrine a great many persons elected to office would have to walk down and out. Ia8t June in this county a candidate on .the 'Democratic ticket was .elected recorder, Taft carried the-county this fall by 700 majority. Ought he to be kicked out of office? The states of Minnesota. Indiana and Ohio were car ried by the Republican candidate for president by large majorities, while at the same election they all elected Dem ocratic governors. If Chamberlain is to be kept out- of the senate because a Re2 niihUr-an carried the state for nresldent all the Democratic governors should be debarred from holding the office the people selected, them to. fill. . miton Mot Wanted. "But ef all. the absurdities asked of the legislature is the reelection of Sen ator Fulton, Mr. Kulton etood u a candidate on the Republican ticket be fore the primaries. In that election none but registered and , qualified Republi cans voted, -amd they turned him down. His party told him they had no use for him for United States senator. The neoDle later on at the general election said they1 preferred Chamberlain to even a better and more popular Repub lican t nan I'll iron-. And now there are some who aflvo- Frco Rheumatism Cure, A Horn Cur WTO Be Given FREE fry On Who H4 It In the spring of I89S I was attacked br , Muaiular and Inflammatory Bheumatiam. I aflered as only those who have it know, for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but such relief as I received was only temporary. Finally I found a remedy that cured me completely, and it has never returned. I have given it to a number who were ter- ( ribly afflicted and even bed-ridden with Bheumatiam, and it effected a cur la TwMnd a free Wat of this precious lemedy by mail. postpaid to any sufferer . who writes for it. Just fill out toe coupon , below and mail it to me today. Mark H.Jackaon.No.ta James Street, e,Mackson responsible. Above stat. meet true, FuU r Kama. Address. catevlnaultlnr the Republican party as well as the people by reelecting Mr, Fulton, a man that his own party re fused to support. If Mr. Fulton should tu nt hv the legislature to the sen ate he would neither be the choice of the Republican party nor tne cnoice oi the people. He would simply be ap pointed by Some eorporation -whose greatest aim is to rob ana. oppress tne people or this state." , - HAERDIAN M AN FJEED BY WATERWAYS MEN - inttttrA rmi Leased Wlrs.V Washington, Dec. 11. Frank H. 8hort of Fresno was deposed today from the position, of vieo president for California, of the National Rivera and Harbors congress. C. E. Waldgrunsky of San - Francisco was elected In his place. It was asserted that Short rep resented special Interests and therefore was not sotted for the position. It was stated that he was the agent of the Harrlman and Huntington interests in the San Joaquin valley. Parmer Governor Pardee was renom inated as a member from California of the board of directors of the congress. The action was taken at a meeting of the California delegation to the con gress, wnicn is now in session. C0URTMARTIAL FOR COMMANDER MARISH Washington. Dec. II.- The eourtmar ttai of Commander Charles Q. Marish, United States navy, son-in-law of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans., commander of the cruiser Yankee, -was ordered to day by the navy department. The charge will be that of - negligence in permitting the cruiser to ground at the entrance to Buzsard's bay two months ago. . The trial-wilt take place t, the Wabash at Baltimore. - V The Heat that Doesn't go up Hie Flue You receive intense, direct heat from every ounce of fuel burned there are no damp chimneys or long pipes to waste the heat from a mi mm mm : ; Make Big Values in Real Estate Wherever a section has become an industrial center, with railroad facilities and factories, employing hundreds f hands and pay ing thousands annually in salaries, real estate values in that section always show tremenduous advances in , . values This is what ; : WILL MAKE BECAUSE mills and other ir. Lies next to Kenton the Swift townsite and will be in the heart of the great ' est industrial section of Portland -when all the huge packing; houses of the rs are open on the peninsula when tne huge saw and flour industries that have already bought land there get started, then the peninsula will be the largest industrial section in the whole north west Good. Then what does this mean? It roeans that mi Will be in the heart of a great section where hundreds of well paid skilled workmen will be living in the heart of a great section where millions will be paid annually in salaries and improvements for stores, offices, banks and office buildingsand, being in the heart of Such a huge industrial section, it means , that the man who buys lots in the center of all this activity, who buys lots in PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) Carry it from room to room. Turn 'the wick high or low no bother no smoke no smell automatic smokeless device prevents. Brass font holds 4 quarts, burns 9 hours. Beautifully finished in nickel or japan.- Every heater warranted. ives a bright, steady iigm to reaa dv just what you want for the fona evenings. Made of brass, nickel plated latest im proved central draft burner. Every lamp warranted. If ; your dealer cannot supjdje 4he Perfection Oil Heater Or Kayo Lamp write our nearest agency. apAMDAKD Oil. COKPAKT A. rSOTTXXaJI WXZVCX. : Of the foot or ankle tnsv produce a very serloua sprain. A sprain-Is more painful than a break. In all sprains, ruts, burns snS scalds Ballard's Snow Mulmtnt 4s the brat thins to-use. Re 1 eves the pain lnalantlr, reduces swcll 1", Is a perfect antiseptic and heals 'it l.lly. . .... ...... rrwe if. to mt S1.08. Sold by JSV (f and tl.B. F!-i.irnf fume v, - ..j. Spokane Service TWO TRAINS DAILY Portland to Spokane VIA THE O. R. &z N, The "SPOKANE FLYER Leaves Portland at 5 p. m., arrive! Spokane at 7 a. ra. next morn in r Thia is a through fast train Portland to Spokane via Oakesdalej cariyins; buffet smoking and library car, standard sleeping car, tourist sleeping car, coach and smoking car. I The "SPOKANE PASSENGER" Portland and Spokane via Colfax. . Leaves Portland at 6 p. mu Strives Walla Walla at S a. m. arrives Spokane 11:15 a. m. ' t . THir-train has standard sleeping car Portland to Spokane; Port Jand-tcrVlfa?anves1des equipment of coaches. r. , Tickets and berth reservation, at City Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets, ' a - i - , t " -i- : ' '-'- , j w i :';';( Wm.McMurray, Gen. Pas. AgL. Portland Will be laying up for himself and those dependent on him s golden harvest in the future .the very near future where else on the peninsula will you be able to buy; tots like Fairport land at such prices and on terms of $10 down and $10 a month? . ' , . ' v ,t , ' -V- . - Must go ahead. This is a fact. The Swifts own Kenton, which lies directly next to Fairport-They are spending thousands today to improve Kenton by building homes for their employes, stores, offices, etc. Kenton streets run di rectly on through Fairport A step over the line from Kenton will put you in Fairport Will you deny that, if Fairport lies directly next to Kenton, it will improve with me Swift townsite? You cannot. - ' ' ' ' : '.-. " : ; And all the peninsula is in the making today This is the time to buy in prep aration for the next few months when the packing houses will be running full capacity and things booming on the peninsula. Now is the time for you to buy w Lots are going fast. Don't wait tq buy until the values are way up. Buy now .while prices are low and sell when they are up. With its magnificent view; of rivers, lakes and surrounding country with its future growth absolutely assured by its location directly next to the Swift Townsiiewith: its convenience to Portland by trolley with hundred livingon the Peninsula in six moh Swift packing houses are running FAIRPORT offers you a grand opportunity for investment today Lois 1250 10 Down i- $10 a Monti See Fairport in Our Automobiles ; G&ixxval Agento 301-2 Corbett BuUding WRITE OR CALt FOR FREE BOOKLET ON FAIRPdRT V : Try i . . , i JL7.JLJIVvJL kUJJ I V I 1 1 T 1 ' 1 1 i I, I i II II. ' . . - ' U -, , - --; . 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