DAILY KAST (H!W.()MAX. IKN ni.KTON. OKEUOX. MOXDAV, JTXE 20, 1910,
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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
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,:.: 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,
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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
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H0STE ITER'S
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Thousands have already proven Its
I Thousands have already
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; and get a bottle today from your
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in ,'.- nr I ,Mfl nf A IM wf If 1 lemf -
m-lio. mooting. IiHligfMlon, pyspep-
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ia a blood 1U-aso roaniJcsted usually by an ulceration of the
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c.:. i;.r.g cf diseased parcu'.ic. Wlicro the blood is specially vitiatod Scrofula
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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
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this djyrwt;ve t'.ood o?son by removing tho gems fror.t Vac h'.ood and so en
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8. S. S. is a "purely vo ;:'..ibla raodiclno, pcrfscUy safe for y ) :.vj or ci I. S.-.o-fula
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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.
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during the summer months, it may mean a serious case
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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
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Office Phone Blnck 3401.
Works Phone Black 2881
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We are Sole
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Cold
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Tooth
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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.
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the old reliable
a The best for your stock
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Best 25c Meals in North
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Shell fish in season
un Fontaine BIk., Main St.
m OBVIOUS
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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.
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