DAILY KAST (H!W.()MAX. IKN ni.KTON. OKEUOX. MOXDAV, JTXE 20, 1910, EIGHT PAGES. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. rvhilitied !atljr, Weekly and Heml-Weekly at IVndleton. Ortigun, by the ABT OKKUONIAN PUBLISHING CO. tU'HSCRlPTION HATES. OalW, oiu year, by mail 14 00 lr,Y, ill mouth, by mall 2f0 fxlljr, three months, by mall 15 Fli. one mivntli. by mall M lall. one year, by carrier T.BO ally, alx mu(ba. by carrier 75 Valiy, tbre months, by rarrler..... IM Pal'.V, one month, by rarrler H3 Week:?, hi year, by mall......... 1.60 Weekly, Kli niontlia. by malt 73 WerklV. four month, by mall IW inl Weekly, one year, by mall..,. t.AO aml Weekly, tlx month, by mall... .73 Mail-Weekly, four month, by mall.. .30 The l'd'lT l'.t oregonlan I kept m l r the Onirnn New Co., 147 6th street, Portland. Orrfom. orthrri New. Co., Portland, Oregon. Chicago lUireau, son Security Building. W uiiUiiitou, l. C, bureau, 301 Four teenth treet. N. W. liember United Pre Aiortatlon. Kntered at the p.toiflc at lendleton, 'Jrefoa, a second clan mall matter. telephone Main 1 Official City and County laper. j THli IMMUTABLE. The nomeiy trutns we Knew or old Still follow us upon life's path; The simplest warnings that were told Re-echo in the tempest's s rath; Defiantly, In some proud hour, We fling the ancient laws aside, And then, too late, we learn their power. That they are not to be de I nied. The Ivmulv truths we knew of old ' Still i. i.ike or break us through the years; Strange gods shall offer dross for gold. But we shall yearn, through bitter tears, For simple ways and simple creeds, For simple Joys that now we lack, And, to those lives of simple needs. The homely truths shall lead us back. Denver Republican. EOK CIVIC REASONS. rhe stock excuse of the Oregon Ian and of other defenders of the as sembly plan is that in the past the democrats have been holding assem blies. To begin with the excuse Is lame, because the democratic assem blies, if such they may be called, were -very different from the one that ! soon to be held in Portland. The democrats met to bring out candi dates. The republican assembly has Wen called with a view to eliminating all candidates save those acceptable to the assembly manipulators. But what if the democrats did hold assemblies and what if those assem blies were antagonistic to the spirit of the direct primary law? Would that excuse republicans In froing wrens? Because one man may break a law Is that sufficient reason for an- other to commit a crime? Most advocates of the assembly are c steeped in partisanship that they Imagine nil opposition to the assem bly ssheme is prompted ny demo cratic Influences. It Is not. As a matter of fact th. adoption of the assembly plan by the publlcans f-hould aid the democrats of Oregon. The most earnest opponents of the assembly scheme are republican" who know the baneful effect of rtne rule and do not want to return to It. Judge Lowell l a splendid type of the in- dependent r. -publican who opposes ' pertive views. Horn men are pro the assembly. So Is Judge Henry E. j minent and are well qualified to speak McGinn who denounce ! the scheme rn the subject that Is under dis til unmeasured terms when it was first j 'usslon. sprung. These men are true leaders In their party. They stand In the cp.n and place principle above of fice. They do not rely for success U"-n Jnhh ry and manipulation n 1o ' rem if the Typo of Simon and Powcr-n-nr.. The East Of g..nian is opposing the n.'f.'tnli'y and tb.is paper owes no al ieclance to either political party. It -; rf S nothing for the success of either .V- .. V 1 ( . .... V. - ,1 ... n .... I ,:.: pu.oe i,. ,., ko- uC.v.-!f,i(l!oil ,n!,tltut)on. ic party l.e.au tho party alignments j t this time are farcical and mean., A thnpl cm trt the mnn who Incless. This paper opposes the as-; Bw9 after thrm TnIa B,rUen w)(h sembly because it is a reactionary j reticular force to business men who move stid If successful will take this ' ,PeVlniT to expand and secure Mate back into the hole of bosslsm n?w (rgfl and corruption. If that scheme Is j carried out It will mean that gover- Do the people of Oregon want to flora. Judges, and legislators will be name the officials who will govern named, not to serve the public In a this state or shall we leave that mat fair and disinterested manner, butter to the public servlc corpor to do the bidding of the men who atlons? named them for office and who will. have strings upon them. It will mean that the people will lose their , hold on their officials und that gov- I crnors. Judges and legislators will be ,.r..v T ..j. .. who win squesK na strut wnen uie wire are palled by the men behind the scene The East Oregonlan is opposing the 1 aseemblr not through partisan pre- Judice but because ths scheme ia in - compatible with good citizenship and with gooil glvernmcnt In the state of Oregon. SHALL WE GO HACK? George t Brownell has turned "state's evidence" and Is disclosing some startling things that occured in the days when Oregon nominated candidates In conventions and when legislators elected I'nlted States sen ators. Here are a few "incidents" to which he has referred: A legislator received $3500 to re main out of -Mitchell Joint assembly if 1S97. A legislator received $1000 for changing his vote for senator on last night of legislative session. A legislator received $100 and given whiskey every time he voted for cer tain senatorial candidate. Five thousand dollars was given to go between for purchase of leg islator's vote for United Ptates sen ator. Nominee for governor paid $10. nno to one man and $15,000 to quiet another faction. Nominee for state printer was forc td to divide profits of his office with two others before the convention would nominate him. , Of course the average man did not ,know that such corruption existed in the "good old days" before the direct primary was adopted. Now that the rottenness has been disclosed by a man who was n typical leader under the old system who would have Ore- gon go hack into the slough of po- A'litical corruption? ! - - - - . THE BANKERS. I on Friday and Saturday of this I week the state bankers association i will hold its annual convention in t Pendleton. It will be one of the most ! notable gatherings ever held in Pen dleton. Not in point of numbers of course, but because of the immense In fluence wielded by the men who will be here. The bankers are the chlef- t.ms of the business world. ' Plans are now being made to en jurtain the bankers and to entertain I them in a plensant and appropriate manner. Aside from courtesies tnat will be shown them In this city the visitors will he taken upon an auto trip to Wenaha springs where they will be treated to a trout luncheon given under the auspices of the en tertainment committee and the sports nun's association. This should ap- pial to the financiers and at the same time It will show them that eastern Oregon is not the dry and desolate land some outsiders believe it Is. A HIPPO INVASION? According to reports a scheme Is on foot to transplant some hippopoto- ml from the jungles of Africa to the swamps of Louisiana. It is the theory that the hippos would clear the swamps and bayous of much noxious vegetation. At the same time the hippos, or at least the surplus stock, could be used for table purposes. The steak of the hippo is said to be tender, nourishing and palatable. It can be sold for two cents a pound. whether that price Is f. o. b. New Orleans or is an east African quo- tation Is not disclosed. Which ever U may he it Is safe to say that the h'ppo invasion will not lessen the de mand for alfalfa fed eastern Oregon beef. In freedom of discussion there is safety and benefit should result from the discussion of the assembly by such men as Judge Lowell and E. W. MeOomas. The East Oregonlan Is clad to serve as a forum where these men may meet and express their re- Theodore Roosevelt has just rea son for being proud of the great re ception that was tendered him. Am. erlca never welcomed a returninz clt - ; ben as it welcomed the ex-president. I And there's a reason. i The petition for the Eastern Ore- t:on normal school has been filed. Now let us get ready to roll up a monslcr vote In favor of that much . It Is becoming the time of the year filtered water Is the safest, - - - - Loo ovF tn "8t of' the world's Test failures and see why Alexander, I Caesar and Napoleon came each to ,u,,h . nntlmeW and vulgar end;, . Had they added religion to their at - i tainments and their conquests, what i fktnnlriMi n t v far v m , 1 . 1 ttiv not hold In fee. Without it the greatest .! mj is fc failure. With it the smallest ; is s triumph. Theodore Parker. KKPLY TO MIL M'COMAS. Pendleton, June 20, 1910. To the Editor: 1 have read with Interest the at tempted answer of the chairman of the republican central committee to my recent communication, and trust that he will reply to this rejoinder. Discussion will be a good thing. Let us turn the light on the dark places. The people are Interested and if tlie assembly Is a good thing pub licity will not Injure It. I hope, how- ex er, that In his future letters the chairman will use his own originality and not present the worn and wab bly arguments with which the Port land Oregoninn has regaled us for a year, and that he will not again at tempt to drag to his support the hon orable name of Governor Hughes, be cause every intelligent man knows that the New York fight is against a bi-partisan machine so strongly en ticnclied that n direct primary with an assembly adjunct would be a long step forward. The governor is willing to take halt a louf rather than no loaf at all. Rest assured, however, he would welcome and support the Oregon system If he deem ed it possible to attain in a state where lurid, professional politics have held sway for nearly half a century. Let me ask, too, that in future discussions the chairman will be fair with us and publish his so- called minutes. It is understood that iey contain some things which will be of interest as throwing light upon the underlying purpose of the recent meeting, and disclosing the fine Ital ian hand of the man behind the scenes. It avails little to say in claiming a majority of the committee present, "our minutes show there was a majority," when men who were in the room assert that there were but eighteen, and that part of these were proxy holders. There are forty pre cincts in the county. The chairman's reflections upon me personally are unimportant. I have been called al most every name uvailable to my po litical opponents, whether reactionary republican or democratic. and am yet in fairly good condition, and able to give, as well as receive, blows awhile longer. Suffice it to say that I stand today exactly where I have always stood, for the people and against the domination of wealth and power, and for that reason 1 am a! Lincoln republican and am opposed to: the assembly, which is called because the privileged classes believe that they . can control it, as they have always controlled conventions, and they can- not control all the people. It Is the last charge of the Ulack Horse Cav- airy in "Oregon. I am fully aware that the assembly will be held, can conceive about who will constitute its controlling forces, have a fair idea as to the personnel of its candidates, and now venture the prediction that the people at the September primar ies will defeat the most of them as a just rebuke to the party reactionaries. Does the chairman believe that rhe people are incapable of self-government, and that they cannot select their own candidates without. the assistance or a few self-constituted advisors Does he believe that the elect are born to rule, and that the assembly Bourbons are the elect? If so, of course no answer is possible from jue because he is a royalist and accepts the doctrine of the divine right of kings. I suppose that under the as sembly system they will be "invited" to become candidates, but that is too childish for serious consideration by anybody except a tory editor. Every sane man knows that men who desire public preferment will seek the same. I'ndor the existing system they go di rectly to the people, while under the assembly system they will go to the boss and pay the price for the nomi nation. Will the chairman tell us where the assembly can Improve the direct pri mary? If he says that it will give us better candidates then 1 answer that it never did in Oregon. Chamberlain was elected governor under the new system, Pennoyer under the old. both democrats iti a republican state. Mourne was elected senator under the new system, Simon under the old. and I apprehend that the chairman is not especially proud of the political rec ord of either. Had the men who are now howling loudest for the assem bly been loyal to Henry M. Cake at the polls, he, not Chamberlain, would now be senator from Oregon. It is a notorious fait that Cake was beaten by the very people who now seek to destroy the principle of popular nom inations in this slate. Hy so doing they thought they could control the elect'on in the legislature, but the people had elected men honorable enough to keep their political pledges and the scheme failed; then the as- .-eiiiblv idea began to burgeon, and it found support as does every nmnop- I "lisiic movtmciit. in tne uriiiiuni pen of Harvey Scott, hence the situation I j today. I ! Does not the chairman know that I the obi n oninat ng system became so j j monstrously corrupt that it was ajj stench in the nostrils of every decent . , man? Can lie not recall when pri-'' inaries were controlled by cash and j ' conventions dictated by a single man! who represented the interests? Is he', not aware that delegates to state con- , ! cntions in those days traveled on:1 free passes furnished either by the railroads or by candidates, voted as they were directed, and were played in the game as pawns In chess? I am sure that he will not deny the fact Tho Best Remedy YOC CAN TAKE to corrwt the Stomach, Liver. Kid neys and Bowels, to make digestion perfect, and !nie up the sl-in gen erally. Is H0STE ITER'S STOMACH BITTERS Thousands have already proven Its I Thousands have already value, so Just follow their example ; and get a bottle today from your , Druggist or Dealer. It Is excellent in ,'.- nr I ,Mfl nf A IM wf If 1 lemf - m-lio. mooting. IiHligfMlon, pyspep- tJa, CoMiveoe. iiillioiisneoa. General I Weakness or Malaria. v y w -Li--' o (? ia a blood 1U-aso roaniJcsted usually by an ulceration of the -'.- i. ; ; ;.::nc'. cutrc'.y kereilitr.T in its ortf.in, being tho needs or dress of 'V' V e-!r.-; blocd re'.son vMch fcss b:cn transin.t :eJ, iu imdilicd fona. to tho c.:. i;.r.g cf diseased parcu'.ic. Wlicro the blood is specially vitiatod Scrofula ;-. '.:-c..', c:-er rorliovs of :i:o system beside t'.io f .lands, and wo soo Its ejects f-c: :-.c v.--.-): eyes, poo-ly t'.cvflcpd boUies, ri nnl:: sores and ulcers, skin OUr-sr-j i'-- siv'.r,:.-a'a. catarrhal troubles ele. Vl.-i!o the "t rc tho usual 6.--.0..-..N . :o:-. r .o ,i':ors tro'.'.Vl-s. it is true that i: U 8iWr.! held in. chock uu'.U uic "-! lt:o Is rc.-.c':o!l, or vsssrd, and then, as tho pV.yr ic-.l ?;j'.e:a bg'ns lo dcflir.o, t'.Cct p!rons are attacked by tho disease. S. 3 3. is ihi ono ml and cortaJ. c-.-.-a for Bcrofula I"; is a blood purifier vtitliot-.t nu o;: ;-l and it cures this djyrwt;ve t'.ood o?son by removing tho gems fror.t Vac h'.ood and so en riching Rail building vp t'.:? civrulatirn that tho dii-car can not vr.nain. 8. S S. searches oat every ta.'nt r.i-rt inipurUy from tho Moou; ii civs thi blood tho richnass and power r.ic-'Si.-y to tho healthy growth of chili' en. a:i.l it-, strength ens and i;:vi-oraics -:.o o-'stitntions of older pevpo:jt, by IT. r:'s tcnio otlc ia. 8. S. S. is a "purely vo ;:'..ibla raodiclno, pcrfscUy safe for y ) :.vj or ci I. S.-.o-fula boinic a blood d!sra?o can only be cured by a I'.ood pariilsr liko 8. S. & Book oa the blooi fvoo to all who writo and ratjuesl it. TUB SWITT SPECITIO CO.. Allifi N 7 A, G.I. that those were times when a man i could rarely secure a nomination to an important office without first muz- zling his opinion and mortgaging .his policies and appointments. Such was, the condition from which tho direct primary emancipated this. state, and It is the condition from which the peo ple of other states are struggling to !e free. Will the chairman inform us what he means by organization? If it is i he union of men for common inter ests, of candidates for common suc cess, and so far as r can see that is the only honest organization possible, what need can there be of an assem bly to nominate candidates? If an assembly were to be held as it is In Iowa and Wisconsin, for the purposes ot conference, the adoption of plat forms and the maintenance of'.party organization, no one would object. We would all favor it. The trouble with ;h- assembly movement In Oregon is that it is a devious attempt to restore the discredited and abominable nomi- nating system of the past. The fact Is that organization, as the chairman uses the word, means the political machine, and I think that he will not seriously try to controvert that f.K t. Organization is the pet word nf Cannon and Hale, as It was with i'latt and Quay. It means that the .. A. will run for the men who oil It. The boss will be at the head, the boss-lets will obey orders, and the products of the grinding will belong :o the corporation and to those who! i demand special privilege. Privilege . ' always seeks greater privilege, and is ! v, tiling to pay the price. If a voter , believes that money Is more import-j ant than men he "belongs at this' time In the ranks of the assembly ! i people. If he holds man above the The Housewite'swork will be lessen ed when Electncty and Gas come Into. the home COOK WITH G&S Makf the work ea.'ler for her and save on your fuel as well No dirt, dust and excessive heat. No fuel to hand-) and fires to kindle and It coats leas. For Her. sake, put easjln your home belote the hot weather arrives COLUMBIA LIGHT & POWER. COMPANY Successors to N. W. Gas and r21ctrlc Co. Matlock Building. Phone Vain 40. Stop! Don't a)i ink Water during the summer months, it may mean a serious case .JLh -W-.vr -,' rfy'"-' X" $&'-t4 y-fSZk 'ViV..y''' - i. V-.'1 . , -'a V - X Bottlers of Soda, Soft Drinks, Hires Root Beer and Near Beer. Real Estate If you are looking for a wheat farm, stock ranch, a diversified farm, alfalfa and fruit, suburban home, business property or residence, or any thing else In the realty line, come and see mo. I have a list a rod long of all kinds of propositions. It Is expensive to go Into details advertis ing, but if you will come to the office and tell me what you want, you will get it. E. T. WADE Office In rear of American Nat Bank Bid. PENDLETON. OR. (7 THE KEAl CURE 02 FOR SCH0FULA dollar his place Is with tho men who are sustaining the direct primary, and who will oppose the assembly and all its purposes. It Is the old contest of money against manhood. The chairman may not realize this. Indeed, I think that he is out of place in the crowd with which he Is train. Ing. This state was boss-ridden for a quarter of a century, and the result ant stripes and scars adorn our court records, and disgrace the history of our legislatures. I want no revival of It, and regret that the chairman looks with favor on Its restoration. I am for the maintenance of the direct nominating system, and against any scheme which tends to weaken or de stroy the power and authority of the whole people. All political history leaches that human liberties are safe with the many and In grave danger In the hands of the few. Respectfully, STEPHEN A. LOWELL. NOT AI'KAIO OK SLIPPING. Michael Dugan. a journeyman plumber, was sent by his employer to the Hightower mansion to repair a j;as leak in the drawing room. When butler admitted him he said to 1 'ugan: "You are requested to be careful of the floors. They have just been pol ished." "There's no danger Iv me slippln' on tliim." replied Dugan. "I hov spikes In me shoes" Lippineott's. Really beautiful things can't go out. They may disappear for a little while but they must come back. It's only the ugly things that stay out after they've had their day. W. D. How- ell LET AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DO YOUR WORK Steadiest, cheapest and moat reliable power for small or heavy work. Ls danger and easier to operate you turn a lever an.1 It does the rk of typhoid or mala'ia Drink Hires Root Bser it's Pure tN) e 2re gt.; for J Umatilla County both f wholesale and retail. Our drinks are bottled bv v e are Mcnt.; for Our drinks are bottled by pure and sanitary methods, and our enrhonater Is the latest Improved make and theMiest In eastern Oregon. PENDLETON SODA WORKS Paul Ileinnielgarn, I'mp. Office Phone Blnck 3401. Works Phone Black 2881 MTW T We are Sole Manufacturers and Distributors of the Celebrated F&S Toilet Cream Cold Cream Tooth Powder and Mt. Hood Cream Tallman & Company Leading m WW mm Druggist ri OLD LINH LIVE STOCK IN STJItANCE. Indiana & Ohio Live Stock Insur ance Company Of CrawfonlsTllle, I mil boa. Has now entered Oregon. Pollutes now good In every state in the Union. Organ led over 25 years ago. Paid up Capital J2OO.OQ0.OO. As sets over $450,000.00. KEMEMHEK, this Is NOT a Mutual Live Stock Insur ance company. Mark Moorhouse Company Agent, Pendleton, Or. Ill East Court St. Phone Mala U. 'V m COLESWORTHY'S ? ! International Stock Food the old reliable a The best for your stock Try it t COLESWOR.THY 127-129 fc. Alta The QUELLE Gus La Fontaine, Prop. Best 25c Meals in North west First-ciasscookcand service Shell fish in season un Fontaine BIk., Main St. m OBVIOUS ('v. mm mm u WW Tou make a bad mistake when yon put off buying your coal until the Fall purchase It NOW and socur the best Hock Spring coal tho mines produce nt prices considerably lower than those prevailing In Fall aa4 Winter. Hy Mocking up now you avoid ALL danger of being unable to secure It when cold weather arrives. HENRY KOP1TTKE Phono Main 171. FOLEYSKONEYHlWR topa tl couiJli tnl lial lung I. ICQ A L BLANKS of every descrip tion, for count,, oourt, circuit court. Justice court, real estate. te., for sala nt Bast Oregonlan oftlca. If SI: MM a; v Tie- r .9 Li