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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1928)
i : mm " ' " ' ii ' V ...'.-- " ';M' H Ml ' " ' , '' BBH 1 1 a" ,l-B;MffMin ' i- ' - : Eakl C. Bbownlee B i w 5on ' 'o- i 'Ovlii n I . Salej, Oregon J, i Km j Edhifcoiriial viFeaftoires - ii 1 I Th VnfnV "! Una "rone renter ; A Bier Question THE Yakima Republic has the following editorial : 'Senator Snokane raised a question that mv in th rnmincr election is close, have a far-reacning influence on who shall be the next president. .Under the coxH stitutioh each state shall have presiaenuai electors ! the whole number of senators and representatives to wmcn !he state may be entitled.- Because of the failure of con gress to do its duty in reapportioning: the house of represen ' Natives, Washington and other states are entitled to more "! representatives than they have and some other states are en titled to less than they have. Each state is entitled ta less rthan they have. Each state is entitled to have the number kjf is representatives based oiTthe 1920 census and though nm.aao Vtoa wiifiiiw rpfnspH tn do its dutv that fact should not limit the relative strength of the state in .the electoral college. II the election snouia De aose nv mu--.-. "that the next president will be elected by illegal votes, that is, by votes apportioned on the actual number of representatives rather than by the number to which the state is entitled, H that should be the-ease the matter would undoubtedly be lit igated and ultimately decided by the supreme court which would be called upon to decide whether congress can Dy its neglect deprive a state of its legal quota of votes in the elec toral college which officially chooses the president. An action once started along that line would bring congress to a re oi.at,vn of it riutv &nd a hill 'would be put through in shorfc order reapportioning the house in a manner in which it should ( have been done immediately alter tne izu census. r.ven without a close election the state legislature might well con Eider authorizing an action to require Washington's vote to u tho nnmkor fi writrh if ia pntiiled rather than for the limited number whicli congress sees fit to recognize. The writer ooes not oeueve xne mauer rexerreu. w m mc t above by the Yakima Republic will bring any headaches 'i Because the election is not going to he close. The constitution of the United States leaves the matter of apportioning the representatives in congress to congress Jtself; and the second clause of the 14th amendment gives congress the authority to f kc thej number - And if the reader will turn to that clause he will find that in every state that "abridges" the right of a citizen to' vote (and every southern state does), "the basis of represen tation therein shall be reduced jin the proportion to the avhole number of male citizens 21' years of age in such state." The 19th (equal suffrage) amendment made the word "male" of no effect. j Well, if there were to be a close election, and it were con tested, the United States supreme; court would have some big questions to decide, outside of the neglect of congress to spe cifically made a reapportionment based on the 1920 census. 1 Besides the fact that the election "will not be close, how ever, there is another ithing, in the opinion of the writer, that 'would make, up the principle of the rule. It is this t The constitution leaves this matter to congress, and its action or failure to act, thus leaving the matter as it was, would rule. Just the same as an office holder keeps his office till his successor is "duly" elected !and qualified. Every reader knows why the; southern states "abridge" "the right of a citizen to vote; thatiit is done with the "grand father" clause and in other ways to keep" the colored people from voting . ' And in some of those states, as in Louisiana, the colored t people make up a majority of the; whole population. So the southern states have representatives in congress in number proportionate to their whole population, and therefore presi dential electors, too, in the same proportion ! Though the constitution is plainly against this. It s all as "plain as a knot on a log," but nothing is done about it. Congress, having the power to act, does not act. If the mat ter mentioned by Senator Dill of Washington were carried to the United States supreme court, the matter of the illegal electoral votes from the southern states would have to go with it But, even so, the writer believes the decision would be that the vote would stand, till congress, having the power to act, had actually taken action. 1 - But there are some big and! far reaching questions of justice and right bound up in this matter. Cool Rides Across Equator rE equator passes through only two American nations Brazil and Ecuador. In fact,; the latter country takes its name from that imaginary line 4- And Ecuador is the first country in the world to build both a railway and a highway across the equator. . So, today down in Ecuador we may take a train in Quito, the country's capital, and ride to Cayambe. Quito is just 16 miles south of the equator and Cayambe is 50 miles north of the line. This new rail link will form a part of the Pan Ameican railway And in addition to the railroad an ancient Indian trail crosses the equator. From Quito; northward work is in prog ress in the modernization of this trail; and it is now possible u motor to uaymmoe, and within a short time, further north to Ibarra. From the latter place there is a usable automobile road to the Colombian border. Within the last year or two Dotn Ecuador and Colombia have been building highways to ward each other. Recently, an automobile made the Journey zrom uito into tJoiomJDia, and some parts of the route were found to be in fine order. ) Southward from Quito there is a highway through the Ecuadorian valley as far as Riobamba and motor cars fre- Siently make this, 150-mile journey. The motorist, there re, may drive from Colombia into Ecuador or travel more than 200 miles "along the roof of the western world. Even tually tnis road will form a link in the great Inter-American wgnway. ; t - , j : Does one suffer with the heat in traveling over this eoua tonal highway?. No, not at all. The ride is a cool and de lightful one. Remember we are moving along 10,000 feet up in the air 10,000 feet higher than the sea. At this altitude the temperature is usually, delightful; the sun may be warm at midday but one needs, a blanket under which to sleep at ugnt. s A Washington Bystander -By Kirk L. Simpson- WASHINGTON. It begins to look as though Governor Smith mapped his campaign plans for the middle west invasion with a view not only of recouping his loss of Senator Simmons of North Caro line as a sup- Mi tion put on the governor's an nouncement that Nebraska would be his main talking point in his western invasion. He might just as well have said he was going big game hunting with Senator George Norris of Nebraska as his hoped porter, but pos-iror political trophy so far as sibly returning Washington observers were con with two or erned cahnree irSr' Norris was BtU1 8ulkIng ln hia 'yujsiiaujr iu uc uio buuuici uuiuc in Wisconsin, wnen the smun plans were announced. Water power was the subject on which the Nebraskan crusaded in the senate during the las&steslorf frith all the ardor of his nature scalps dangling from his belt. And the real bait on the hook with which he con. templates fish ing in farm bloc waters. It turns out. is more ant his ideas on water Dower farm relief. is the construc- Klrfc L. Simpson to be policy than This, at least Xorris' Imflaemce Norris has .always been held to wield much influence with others of the group of irregular repub licans in the senate who were con. inuously a painful thorn in the iide of Curtis of Kansas, now Hoo ver's running mate, as majority leader. "Young Bob" Lafollette-has in dicated many times a great degree of respect and admiration for the political principles and abilities in statecraft of his Nebraska col league. Blaine of Wisconsin to some extent takes the same view. Neither has yet declared himself in the presidential race. Blaine has denied having announced for Smith; although admitting that many of. his friends of Wisconsin were going to vote lor tne New Yorker. It seems possible that Smith's drive to capture Norris, if success ful, might bring Mm also one or both of the Wisconsin senators. reelection" and ln suDDort of Hoover pbcslbly might influence Norris' action. Shipstead, the lone fanner labor senator, like Norris, is still an unknown quan tity ln Minnesota an dpresumably a neutral in the presidential race. Brookhart holds that Smith's power policy pronouncement In his acceptance speech precluded the Kiaesion of Norris to the Smith canse. such authorities as Sen tor CopeUnd of New Tort haw. ever. Insist Governor smttH. icy of public development and rn. eration of power with lease to pnb- "c uuuea companies or other Cr OB,T " the gateway. w;a means continued public ownership of tencnHnr rsi.. nd thereby strict regulation of iwer rmies to consumers, meet axactly the Norris viewpoint. They Say- Expressions of Opinio from S""! Readers' are Welcomed for Use In f Ceinsan. AU Letters Must Writer'. Name, J This Need Not be Printed. Parents Hold Key To School Problem . Salem. Sept. lg. To the Editor of the Sttm.n On one point at least rfr. MUlie to be in perfect agree. louitr ior tne existence of secret societies In the hlrh hnni rM. upon the parents. If it sible to have a personal intervfow with each and every parent, ex plain the matter to him. and ob tain a definite statement no pledge of any kind would be nec essary. But with more than thousand pupils expected at the opening of school, this is a mani fest impossibility; yet the matter can net be left in uncertainty The average pupil will not con cern himself greatly over the moral issue: he will follow the line oi least resistance and sign rather na gei into trouble. And if the parent is indifferent, or on- ourages this attitude, nothing will be accomplished. There is only oa way in which the matter can be settled; and this is not by indifference or evasion, but by a direct refusal to comply with the requirement, followed by a de mand for the reinstatement of any pupil who may be excluded. But the mere abstract statement that every one ought to be ex. pected to obey the law will be of no more value than the statement that every one ought to tell the truth in a court of law. Mr, Millie would hardly accept the testimony of a witness , who re fused to be sworn on the ground that he was under a moral obliga tion to tell the truth anyway; yet the oath; administered to the wit ness is nothing more than a pledge, " The solution of the whole mat ter depends on public sentiment; if that sentiment is indifferent, or hostile, nothing permanent can be accomplished; but In order to as certain 'what .public opinion is. some definite action must he taken; and the requirement of the pledge seems the simplest way of getting results. If Mr. Millie's contention is right, it ought to be put to a test; if it is supported by the sentiment of community, we shall be .under the necessity of changing our policy; and Mr. Mil lie, will hare done a real service to all concerned by forcing the Is sue. . I could wish that others mrght follow his example, and do as much real thinking on the sub ject as he has done; anything at the present moment is better than indifference. J. C. NELSON. Principal High School. CLICKS Just as soon as Al Smith found out what the equalisation fee idea in the McNary-Haugen bill was, he heaitily indorsed it. If the democratic presidential nominee could travel over the na tion for a while be probably would get: some Ide of national problems.' So kifSwlM Msssl tVt SttVAa i. j Mm Ul lVUVO vs wa aswva 1 11, Oregon. No wonder people are eager to make tnetr nomes here. Those girls soliciting magazine subscriptions "to pay their way through college" are working an age-old graft. Spain has another "upheaval." Life in that country seems to he one long '.'Spanish randangio.' A California youth threatened his girl friend with a water pistol and forced her to marry him. How those California flappers do Smoot says Hoover will That makes it unanimous. Register by October your right to vote. or lose tooo Fda loss mwsP ANTI-KNOCK RED CROWN GASOLINE nMOAJ OIL COMMNV Or CAUPOSJSttfc - DO NT suffer headaches, or any ol those pains that Bayer Aspirin cam end m a hurry! Physicians prescribe it, and. approve its free use, for it; does not affect the heart. Every drug gist has it, but don't fail to ask the druggist for 'Bayer. And don't take any but the box th the word genuin. ys Bayer, with 1 in red: . Anlria Is the trrnd mark of BTr Uaaafaetar f Uoooacetlcaeldcattr et BaUcyUcacI" Two "Irregular" Hooverites Brookhart of Iowa, also of the irregulars, is out for Hoover, as is Howell. Norris colleague ln Ne braska. : Norris and Howell have oeen raieu as inenas as wen as political associates. The fact that New Phone Number Call -v- V- He Did. Did He? SAYS the La Grande Observer of Wednesday: "Smith's Omaha talk, whether heard by radio last night or read in today's paper, impressed different people differently. One thing: is certain, it failed to contribute anything to the farm relief question. Smith expressed; sympathy for the McNary Haugen bill, but he has repudiated th eequalization fee prin ciple. Which is all there is in controversy, in the bilL Gen eralizations about controlling crbn surpluses and eettinor a competent board of experts to find a' solution carry little weight these days. Smith will win votes in the west on his personality, but not many on his farm relief ideas." - The La Grande paper is right. Smith did repudiate the cyuauzauga lee pniKipie, caueq oy mac name, some days back, in a newspaper interviews in New York,. At Omaha, however, he said he was in favor of the McNary-Haugen bill "principle," but he avoided mentioning- the equn!?-?tion fee dv name, ui course, tne equalization fee "pruw is the McNary-Haugen bill "principle? as everybodytknowi with the possible exception of Mr. Smith : 7 So it is evident that he will have to explain his position figain, if he wants the corn belt voters to get it exactly straignt ; also us eastern supporters who are against the equauzat - .nee. , - - - - . One-hajf of the housing facilities being buOt in the' large Cities are apartment houses. It is assumed that the cliff J ...t Al A . si w eiiera woo occupy (nose structures , nave a new version reading it-crer sornuev there's no place like a flat"- i SHEEN not SHINE Do your stockings have the soft glow of inner fire? Are they lus- trous even after many wearings?. Yes if they are McCallums. 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