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fHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1910.
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DECAPJTATIOILOF
Tinm
BY ACTING CHIEF
Policemen Will Notify Careless
Residents to Comply With
h. City , Ordinance In Regard to
. Unlawful Growth on Lots.
Acting Chief of Police Moore has ls-
sued a general order for, all patrolmen
to notify property owners on their re
" epective beats, to cut all thistles on
thclr property. This ; order plus the
action of "City Attorney Grant wlUY in
a measure, help rid the city of many
; obnoxious weed' patches. "' -! .'; .;, '-.
No action has been taken by the police
' la enforcing the weed ordinance, due
to the failure -of Chief of Police Cox
to take cognizance of the ordinance and
the condition, of" wsds -at this time of
year. Yesterday mornlng 'City Attorney
Gr,ant nmde a flying: trip to Rose City
Park and looked over the weed situation
there. He pronounced It deplorable and
wil take the matter up , with Mayor
Simon' early this week in getting action
against unsightly growths. Mr. Grant
expressed his belief that If a fire should
get started In Rose City Park districts
t would sweep over that territory like
a prairie fire.
Perhaps the best method of fighting
f -.f the weeds 'would be to .prosecute the
; . ' Jestdent owners of property upon which
V; Jhere are weeds, and place Aliens upon
, 'property owned by nonresidents. ,There
are many lots-in different parts of the
'. city that are owned by people outside
the city.,' Provision could be made to
Jiave tne weeds on such lots cut,.and
,. the cost: assessed against the owner. In
. order to have the work done lmmedfate-
y. some way will have to be provided
to pay for the work.
It is considered advisable to assign
two patrolmen to the task of securing
'the names of resident owners and com
plaints issued by the city attorney. The
owners will be brought into, the' mu.
nlclpal court, and the maximum penalty
given. Practically no attention has been
, gfven this year to having weeds cut.
v During 1907 and 1908 Captain Moore
,JTad charge of this work and made prose
.outlons right and left He succeeded
Jn ar large measure in having the city
rid of many weeds. ' , ,
ANTI-ASSEMBLY .
ORATORS GREETED
(Continued From Page One.)
tion at Issue, in the present campaign
was wehther the people of the state
should continue to rule themselves or
whether the machine and the political
boss should be given back the control
of the state. ,
"It is the greatest question," said
the speaker, "that has confronted the
, voters of the state since the civil war.
It Is a question that was fought out In
part five years or more ago and won by
the people of Oregon. But the Issues
ttst confronted Oregon then are nation
wide now. And the men who were 'beat
euMntthe state then have rallied now
for another battle.
.'. Btir In the scrap Heap,
TheTutopIe of Oregon relegated the
nimhine-ond the political boss to the
scrap heal), when they enacted the Initia
tive and the referendum and the direct
prlmnry law. Now comes the assembly,
and, it Is an organized effort of the old
leaders and the old machine to destroy
the direct primary law and nullify pop
ular government, they want to go back
to the old convention system, to take
the control of the politics of the 'state
from the voters of the state and get It
Into the hands of the old machine.
"It is not a question of men, but of
principle, not a question of good fellow
ship, but of whether the railroads and
the other big corporate influences of
the state shall dictate to the people the
members of the 'eglslatures, the judges
on the bench end the senators in. the
United 'States senate. It is a, question
of whether the corporation and' the boss
shall name the-officials of the state or
whether the people shall select their
own candidates for office."
Soores Little Assembly.
Senator Brownell then paid his com
pliments to the assembly of 12 men who
had, gathered In the morning under the
leadership of J. H. Gibson and nom
inated Gibson ' for state senator and
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WITH ENTHUSIASM
ADVOCATE OF CLEAN GOVERNMENT
WHO IS SUCCESSFUL POLITICIAN
The life and work of William Kent
who, as the insurgent candidate for the
Republican congressional nomination In
the second California district, defeated
Duncan McKinlay at this week's prt-tl
maneg is ireatea in an article in the
American Magazine for' August by Wil
liam C. Boyden in the following terms:
-William Kent is, first, last and all
.the time, a reformer. The fact that ha
inherited a considerable fortune, which
Judicious : investments have Increased,
has not made him a conservative, nor
dulled bis passion for reform. ; His fi
nancial standing has enabled him to
give his life to the betterment. of the
conditions of, his fellowmen with an un
selfish slnglemindedness and devotion,
impossible f of most of his fellow citi
zens. His 'philanthropies have been many,
and some of them notable, tfut they all
primarily exhibit his reform tendencies.
He gave t& Hull-House the first 'play
ground in Chicago, not only because the
children ' of a congested, neighborhood
heeded ; the' playground, but ' because
Chicago needed en example of the in
fluence of a playground In such a
neighborhood. The example was so po
tent that now among Chicago's proud
est possessions are Jt small parks and
playgrounds- k. , r
He gave to the nation the beautiful
redwood: forest near San r Francisco,
known as the Muir Woods, not only be
cause he felt i that those woods otfght to
be' preserved ' as a , natural park for
San Francisco, but because -the gift
would be an effective object lesson ;ln
the great struggle for conservation.
Upon his graduation from Yale, in
1887, he went to Chicago, where he lived
for more than 20 years. ' He wasr from
the beginning, a leader in the struggle
for munlclple decency. He found Chi
cago in the cliitohes of a corrupt city
council, with a public too busy and too
complacent to , effectively object. He
served as an alderman for .two years;
during which time, with voice. and pen,
In and. out of the council, like John
the Baptist, he called the council and
the people -to repentance. He was one
of the founders, and afterward presi
dent, of the Municipal Voters league of
Chicago, the most successful institution
ever organized In American for the puri
iflcation of the municipal legislature
through publicity and effective assist
ance to worthy -candidates.
Kent Is Tearless Tighter. .
Every worthy reform enlists his sym
pathy, his cooperation and his pocket
book. Absolutely Democratic himself,
he trusts the people, and Is afraid of
no reform which Increases the power
of the people In their own government
Independent and fearless, and endowed
with an unusual power of keen analy
sis with regard to governmental In
stitutions and tendencies, he Is admit
tedly one of the ablest performers in
that band of his contemporaries, who
have been chiefly responsible for the
moral movement throughout the coun-
Captain T. J; Apperson for representa
tive on the assembly ticket.
"What kind of representative govern
ment is thatr he asked. "It is worse
than irv the old days. Then there were
representatives from all over the coun
ty to name the ticket. Today 12 men
did it. Did they represent Clackamas
countyT In this compalgn If John Gib
son is nominated he will be the nom
inee of the 12 men who put MW op. If
l env nominated I will be th4 nominee
of all (he -party, named In the lawful
primary of the party.
"Before you vote," the speaker con
tinued, "stop and think what liberty
cost and then, think that the present
Issue Is to take that liberty away from
vou again If the assembly movement
wins, to pull down the flag of popular
government and put up that of the
corporation and the boss. Everyone who
thinks knows that the assembly ticket
was named by' the Portland Railway,
Light A Power company, and other cor
porations, In t'h private offices of the
First National Bank and of the railway
company. Is not that worse than un
der the' old convention system? It Is
for the voters to settle the question, for
them to decide whether they shall t
tect their candidates or the corporations
shall do It.
""deader in the TTniou.
"Oregon has started on a great pro
gressive movement that has made the
state a leader among the states of th
union1, a state that Is being looked t
and followed ny other states. It is for
the voters of . the state to continue In
that class; they know what they want
and how to govern themselves."
Senator Brownell. In closing, told of
his fight for the InltlaMve and referen
dum amendment made In the state sen
ate In 1JD1 -when he introduced the
resolution calling for the submission of
the question to the people and fought
the measure through to adoption. He
said that if elected he would introduce
a bill In the legislature providing that
employing companies should be respon
sible for personal Injuries through ne
glect of the company. He said he would
also work for an eight hour law and
would support and pledge himself to
Statement No, I.
JudgeWcGlnn followed Senator Brow
nell. He opened his address with the
definition of an Insurgent formulated
by president Roosevelt as a man who
believed that the government should
protect the people first and property
afterwards.
"Men are beginning to ssk them
selves," said the speakerr " What right
has this man to govern me because hs
has more money than I have.' They
are beglning to believe that property,
was made for man and not that man waa
made for property."
Tnms Guns on Assembly.
Judge McGinn then began to" turn his
guns on the assembly, its purpose arid
its promoters. He took tip one by one
the prominent and directing figures In
the assembly movement and showed
where they Stood.
"I remember William. D. Fenton-when
he was a candidate for congress In
1882," said the Judge, "and feefore that
when he gloried In telling ot the pov
erty from which he sprang. and of the
poverty which he had seen,
"But the times have changed. Since
then Mr. Fenton ha become the attor
ney for the Standard Oil and for the
Southern Pacific. He Is not talking
now, In 1910. as he did then, in 1882,
when, as a Democrat, he thanked God
that he had come, from south of the
Mason and Dixon dine. His viewpoint
has changed; then he waa down amonr
the people, and now he U for Standard
Oil and the Southern , Pacif let He
would not say right out that he does
not believe that the people are capabV
of choosing their own United Stater
senators,, but' he would ihlnk It . as thf
representative of the corporations which
employ him." ' - ' ? .
The speaker paid a high tribute to
Mr. Fenton personally., , . ..
"I do not want to say anything
Aff&lnAt1 him1 !fta9" a wiftiij" "WkW "fher1 Jwl 8?
"I am speaking of him as a politician.
But when he sa In the assembly in
Portland it woud have been just ; as
well "to have had: John D., Bockefcller
or Collls P. Huntington or Herrtn 'there
4 Another Corporation Attorney. '
-Do" you want those men to -make
your ticket for yout If not. let that
W:0
Hi
v William. Kent.
try known as, the "uplift." His liter
ary, contributions to many hard fought
political campaigns have exposed the
men and issues involved with such pic
turesqueness, keenness and forceful
hess that the best man has won.
Living near San Francisco for the
past two years, he naturally became
much interested in the troubles of that
unhappy city. Among his last public ap
pearances was as a member of the
Denman committee which has recent
ly published a really notable report on
the graft situation in San Francisco.
Mr. Kent's wife, who la the daughter
of the late Professor Thomas Thacher,
of Yale university, has ever been his
sympathetic adviser in all of his good
works. They have a family of seven
children. Ills friends are legion, and
his life Is one of the best illustrations
of ' the possible power for usefulness
of the high minded, independent, pri
vate American citizen.
assembly alone, you and your rela
tives and your wife's relatives."
Judge McGinn then turned his atten
tion to It. W. Wilbur, another conven
tion leader.
"I am not speaking of him as a man, but
as a representative of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Co. and of the
liability Insurance companies which he
represents," (said Judge McGinn.
"Talk of Standard Oil and of the
Southern Pacific!" continued the speak
er. "Wilbur represents the most in
iquitous corporation of all the Insur
ance corporations the cruelest of all.
These are the companies which contract
with employers to insure them against
damage arising from accidents to em
ployes. They bind the companies to
keep their contract secret and to make
It appear in court that all damage would
fall on them, the employers. Any law
that will allow such a contract Is
against public policy, and. I want to say
that if Dan J. Malarkey and George C
Brownell are elected to the legislatures
they will use their efforts to see that
no such conditions continue to exist in
Oregon.
i Represents Corporate Interests. .
"But Wilbur was in the assembly.
Wis he appearing there for the man
who had lost his arms in the mill or
the man who had his eyes. blown out
In the mine, for the widow or the
orphan? He was tuere for the insur
ance company who Js trying to evade
Its Just responsibility. Do you want
him to make your ticket for you? If
yu do. he has already done It. It is
the assembly tlrket. Vote it if you
want It.'
''We want the corporation to have
every right umler .e .aw, but we want
the corporation to he within, not above
the law. We want every one to have
their rights under ihe law, and because
we want those things we do not want
the corporations to select our Judges,
our legislatures, our senators and our
laws.
"The assembly leaders want to take
us back to the old system and to put
us in such conr'ulons as now exist In
Illinois, where, they have a senator
named Lorlmer. They , want us to be
in the condition where the senatonshlp
goes to the man who puts the. most
money "on the counter. Mr. Fenton, Mr.
Huston. Mr. Wilbur, Mr. Stapleton. all
of them, wdht'to take Statement No. 1
away and put Oregon back in the same
place with Illinois and Lorimer. Do
yon want them to do ItT'
Converts From Democracy.
Judge McGinn said that S. B. Huston
and George W. Stapletbn represented
the timber Interests of the country. ,
"They are hardly out of the Demo
cratic party." said the Judge, "yet they
Say they are much concerned for fear
a few Democrats will be put in office.
They are not so badly scared, but
their employers are. They are con
cerned about the people who are Inot
flce and who will keep the natural re
sources of the country; from being de
stroyed all at once.".
Judge McGinn showed that Charles'
H. Carey, another leader of the assem
bly movement, was the' attorney for
the Hill Interests and for the telephone
company. He recalled his denunciation
of the initiative and referendum given
before the State Bar association.
. "Carey Is against the initiative and
the referendum because the first thing
the people oid under that power, was
to tax the Pullman Car company and
the telephone company and other such
things," said Judge McGinn. "And the
telephone company is now trying to
break down the initiative and referen
dum in the United States supreme
court." '!'',' : ..' "
Opposed to MoCamant,
"I want to talk about Wallace McCa
mant," continued Judge McGinn. "If
you put that man on the supreme bench
of this state you wilt live to regret
It. It will be the greatest misfortune
ydu ever had befall you If you put
him on the bench to nullify the Initia
tive and the referendum. ; ... . v
"And there never waa a man who
more devotedly believed that man was
Wfn-TOulertna
who is an assembly nominee for the
supreme court; And the : ruler, he be
lieves, should be corporate , money and
greed." Judge McGinn pleaded for the
nomination of Justices King and Slater,
and the consequent removal of the su--preino
court from politics.
Senator Malarkey followed Judge Mc
T V, M
Ginn. He said that In the first place
the government of the United States
had been a government of the people,
for the people and by the people. Then
11 had changed until it.waj.,& govern
ment of -the people but not by the peo
ple. Then another change had 1 come
to the voters of Oregon when the. ln
itfativa and referendum amendment was
enacted. - This gave the .direct primary
law.. . . -
' Old Bosses 2.0m Fowsr. ;
Mr. Malar'kev said It was harder to
control 100 men than 10. Therefore it
was still harder to control the whole
people and the old leaders did not like
the primary law. ,. " -;-,f '
The so-called 'assemblies held ' In
Portland were really conventions,"; said
Mr. Malarkey. , 'There was the .same
stage, the same setting, the same 'scen
ery:, the same actors aricL-Hhs same ob
jects to gain. A rose ' by any other
name would smell as sweet and. a con
vention by any other name would sv!'
as strong. .?'-".,,' -.v'
"The difference between the old sys-
ttm and the new is that the old system
will not come out Into the open, the new
Will.'.. v.. "-. ' .
"Is not the new system better! Does
It weaken the party to have its mem
bers run its business?"
' Mr. Malarkey, paid hlST respects to
John H. Gibson, saying that he had be
trayed the . trust reposed in him as a
committeeman when he advocated the
assembly ticket He was just as much
the committeeman of Dlmlck and Brow
nell as he -was of himself, an assembly
nominee. : ,
Contest Within Party..
:VThe time for organization. Is after
the primary and after the people have
selected their ticket," Mr. Malarkey con
tended. "The primary contest is a con
test within the party.
"I will tell you who tfants organiza
tion," said the Speaker. "They are the
men who are afraid to come out In: the
open and say what they stand for and
what they will do."
r Mr." Malarkey touched upon the plat
form of the assembly, and particularly
that section which pledged that useless
commissions would be done away with.
"The first direct primary legislature
gave the .people the railroad commission
In 1907," said Mr. Malarkey. "That Is
the commission the assembly wants to
abolish. The' main thing that brought
the assembly together was opposition to
the direct primary and Statement No.
1."
Bugaboo Is Laid.
Mr. Malarkey also went ' Into the
Democratic registration bugaboo and
picked to pieces the assembly argument
that Cake was nominated by Democrats
so that he could be beaten by Chamber
lain.
"Fulton was defeated because he was
not In favor of Statement No. 1," said
Malarkey. "If he had been courageous
enough to have said Just once that he
was In favor of popular government, he
would have been nominated. Then,
after Cake was nominated, all of the
Fulton men were openly urged ,to vote
for Chamberlain, on the theory that a
Rcpubllcan'leglslature wculd not elect a
Democrat,"
Along about this time, M. J. Lee of
Canby could stand It no longer. He
asked Mr. Malarkey a question. Ma
larkey had just said that it the people
wanted a Democrat for senator it was
not for a member of the legislature o
deny them their wish.
"You say you want to represent
Clackamas, Columbia and Multnomah
counties in the legislature?" asked Lee.
Malarkey said he did.
"Suppose we elected you," asked Lee,
"and we gave a majority to a Republi
can senator and the majority In the rest
of the state went to a Democrat, who
would you. vote for?"
Olves Straight Answer.
"That is van - old stock argument of
the assemblyltes," said Malarkey. "But
I will answer you. If I am sent to the
senate I will be a representative, not
only of Clackamas, Columbia and Mult
nomah counties.but of all of the people
of the state. Their Interests 'will be
mine; their Instructions will be heeded
by me."
Mr. Lee did not ask any more ques
tions. W. A. Dlmlck followed: Mr. Malarkey
He said that he desired to announce hi?
candidacy for representative. He in
tended to run on his record made at the
last session, where he fought the Mar
iner bill, - designed to legalize assem
blies, and the Brooke-Bean bill, makinf
it a misdemeanor to sign Statement No
1. He pledged himself to fight exces
sive and unnecessary appropriations.
Will Wot Vote for Cannon.
B. F. Mulkey, candidate for congress
closed the program. He said that, I
elected, he Vould not vote for Cannon
for speaker, or for any man of his Ideas
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He pledged himself for a reduction, of
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