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DAILY EAST OREGONTAX, PENDLETON, OREGON', TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1914 IS WDRKER IN BEHALF OF STATEMENT, NO. 1 Democratic Candidate for Governor Led Fight to De feat the Jayne Bill, RECORD HAS $EEN PROBED In UTlty Ku Tvr Bn Questioned and Achievements Bpeak for Ahll Ity to TW Office. Hy I'. I lnr more than 10 yearn, Ir. ('. J. Smith, candidate for governor. ha been on of Oregon most loyal work era for popular government. He whs one of the first and myit rarneat work era for Statement No. 1. IU was on of the first, mot f nthunlaMIc and harrlr.it worker for the Direct Pri mary league. H' It was who, while In the senate, led the iicrejaful fUht to defeat the Inliiultoua Jayne bill mhi'h would have defeated the will cf the people by modifying and making of no effect tbe recently enacted local option law. He led the f Icht In Urna UlLa county against the assembly can. dldaie for the state sonata, causing him to subscribe to Statement No. L Integrity, ability and business eiJv nence are three of the iaaUflrUonj a candidate for the office of chief ex ecutive of the iUto should punumia. There are plenty of other qualifications he ahould have, hut he must have In tegrity, ability and business experience. Iurlnf the Zl year Pr. C J. Smith haa lived tn Oregon hi integrity has neer been questioned Or. Smith baa been In the limelight aa la any man who rnn for office. He haa political enemies ao that It la not because hla record ha not been thoroughly pone over, that hla Integrity haa not boon eue!rtiorwt The rri.n hla Integrity haa never been questioned la lh.tt hla record will bear the closest norutlny. The most searching Investigation will prove be haa been aiuare in hia dial ogs. sVecord Vpeaks for Itself. Aa to hie ability the re-od ofil 23 year of activity In Oregon speak for Itself. A man may be honest and hate the bt of Intention and not be al ! aiit-c aefully administer the af.ifli of state. He can not Intelligent direct the many and various activities of ih governor'a office unle he haa the poire and knowledge gained by bnal nesa experleme. Pr Smith ha had long business prrlrnre along many line. In 131 he waa appointed a member of the United Stata penl"fl board and served f-r ZZ year. Vof i eara he ws a memler of the a.'hool board at Pendleton. Pur irp the tine he w !n office all five of Pendleton' modern h"o building were erected. It am I'r. South who I Hd a course In a irr ! -ulture installed n the hnols at Ivndlelon. thr firt 'o;irie of Its kind to be ta.ight In any public ncbo-I In the elate. Me.lford P'lt tn a course in horticulture prior to this time, whlih aa the f 1 r t at tempt in the t-tiito to make one's -oiliiR pay In hr-a'1 and butler re- e suits 4 I'r. Smith was chosi n an mayor of Pendloton and had a chance to meet and solve some of the problem "r government that. In a lurg. r way, the Rovernor of our stuto munt meet. He waa atato nenator from Umatilla coun 'ty, waa appointed a mcmlx-r of tlio board of hiRher curricula, wua a mem ber of the aUto board of health nd la atlll a member of the commlttoe of 10 appointed by the Pendleton Com merc.lal club to work for tho Umatilla IrrlRHUon project. The committee haa' never bn dlm-harRed. aa their expert enoe) waa desired tn eyttllnR the nuiny problems arWn; In connection with th building and admlnltratlrtn of tho project Tbey are now worklntr on the went extonalon of the original project I apent a few hour with I'r. Smith a few daya ago and I put In moHt of tho tlmo anklnR queHijona. I liav known Dr. Smith a roo.1 many yeura. Ha la tha kind of a man who wears wolL Tell ma all about yourolf. What you have, dono, why you want to ho Bovernor and what your policy will bo aa governor," I aaid. Publio BnUtlad to Know. "I wlU be glad to tell you anything you want to know. The public la en titled to have the Information. 1 thoroughly bollc-ve that you can trust the people to make a wise dooialon If they are Riven tho fads. We have demonatrated again and again that the puhllo will act wlaely and for tho beet InterrHla of all the people If It l hI plle.d with full and accurate Informa tion. Wp certainly l"'vo drnionatratcd here In Oregon I hut popular govern ment la the very salvation of our In Ktltutlntie. "Now to your question. I was "' AugiiHt 2:i. lS'it .n.ar Cplumbua. Ohio. "When I was 1. I heKan teaching achool. I taught school to earn money to go to roll-go. 1 wanl-d to muko my money get mo "iiiili e-lu.atlon as poaalblw. so I wrote to the varloua colleges as to rales and picked out the Northwestern unlvcr ..... a.i. Ohio h.'i juiso I could hi iy ut It Is a Waste of SMITH LOYAL gt a room for BO rents a weea and ! f;ird for fl.so a we. k. I counted my anvlnRs and divided them by 12. no week, and decided I could get through. I taught summer School each year and secured my diploma. After some more teaching to earn monoy, I ontered tho University of Ohio, and graduated with tha d-gre of M. D. Game West la 1890. "When l waH 2 years old that waa In lSDu I cunio weht. I went In with Dr. UluJock at Wulla Wulla. Me stubUhlud a branch office at Pen dleton and put mo In charge. In 1891." lr. Illulock waa ub-rted world fair commlwdoner. U waa his duty to gather cxhlblta for the stat to be sent to ClihuKo. He turned the 1'en dluton olflcu over to mc, "Teat mine, year, 1 SOI, I was mar nej to MIms Ulllan (lulliford, whoae people lived mar Iv'ho. Her father nerved In the Indian war of 1 860, with" Wlllh.m lllukely. "linriK from Ohio, 1 had absorbed In the very air aa a boy an Interest in politic i foJt i had no right to complain of bud govcrnmnt If I did nothing to help secure good govern ment "I attendod the Democratic county convention. I found Hint In tho Dem. ocTRtlc party, ua In the republican 'arty, the pwoplo had no real volce I found tlial the delegates had noth ing to do with It. I found that a few axtute, politicians from Salem Jtr Portland dropped Into town the d.ay before the convention, called a few of the leaders together In the back room of aomo saloon, or In some lawyer's office, and fixed up a slate. I found that It was all mapped out In advance who r.hould make th nominations, who should be nominat ed, who would second the nomituv tiorw, wliat re.solutlona should be pa-tfind and bow unruly delegate abutiM be disJnllned and sutxlued. H ni tlioroughly disgusted. Popular fuwrmnrtit apparently waa a farce. Stat Convention Bo-BJddn, "T found tire atate couventiona wre aa bojw-rl.Wn and aa corruptly coo- trollnd aa the eoanty conventions. I found the f"W delegate who proteerted In the name of the people were lauRbeM at aa visionarica and kept off all com mittee. Thiry wt;re eonaldered un safe and told thary didn't understand prm-tliA! poUOok I became Indignant at t)e tnjoatlco ef the method and lla lack of real reipranriitation. I told the party loaders tt waa an outrage. They aa.d I would cool down as I got ohior; that both poxtloei had to practice prae tlcaJ politica and do questionable thinRS, and that 1 muatn't ktcJt over the trace or I would have cause to re rrot It That threat didn't work aa they expected tt to. It made me de termine to work for real representation. of the people In the election of their officials. The desire for popular rep resentation and antagonism of the old J corrupt methOilH was rcoming more pronounced. Tho Direct IVlnjaxy leeeun waa fnrmM and I became an ard.nt member. Ojie of the old time manipulators and beneficiaries of the Democratic party came to me and aaid, 'I am goinj; to briva the Democratic pnrty and po ovor to the Reyiuhllcan party. I am going- to take over tha he-it of my workers. If you will come over with ma HI are that yon are taken care of. Thr Republican have promised to take good rare of any of my workers I take with me. I have my wires lai'L I am going after the highest office In the state.' I told him In language more forceful than I oiltn where he could go. He waa cold blooded, and where I advised htm to ro Is no summer resort If he had gone there It might have warmed his Mood. Ha thought ha had the price and could buy bla way to tho gover nor's rtinlr. He paid tho price, but hla new friends couldn't deliver the Rooda. Walter Pierce, myself and a few others worked night and dny to see, that Umatilla county rebuked hlra for his treachery and venality. He was defeated by less thnn 300 votea, Umatilla county giving enough votes against him to do the work and show him that tho day of buying office waa gone forevrr In Oregon. Barred rlrst Term In Sanate la 1901 "I served my first term In the senate In 190. Fulton waa elected, and every bit of legislation depended on your attitude In the senatorial fight and was talntod and corrupted by Fulton' oloc.tlon. If you would vote for Fulton yon could have votes for your meas ures. If you refused to vote for Ful ton your nHiuiiireji wore defeated. That session, waa enough to convince any honont mrtn that popular election of United States senators wag the only logical method. "I was one of the most consistent supporters of Statement No. 1, and I voted for the first two senators elected by tho choice and direction of tho vot frH Johtuitlinn Hourne and Fted Mul key. That election, or rather conflrmo. tlon by tho legislature of tho rooplc's choice proved we were beginning to make progress along tho Hues of prac tical reform. "In 1905, after the' adoption of tho people's governmont through tho Ini tiative nnd referendum, a lawyer from Hood River nnnied Jayno, Introduced what was called the Jayne bill to amend tlio local option law adopted by tho people at tho preceding general election. It waa tho first attempt to defeat tho will of tho "peoplo expressed by their votes at the polls. "Py amending this act tho action of the people was abrogated and their will vitiated. Tuul Wcssinger waa back of tho bill. Tho Jayno bill pulled tho tooth and clipped the claws of tho local option bill. The llnuor Interests were In Salem with a barrel of money flht for tho liquor men. The bill Effort to Enact OFFICERS OF -X1 Top row, left to right Mrs. Alex Thompson, president. The Dalles; Mrs. Norman Myers, president, Tillamook; Mrs. Robert Leonard, vice president, Tillamook. Middle row Mrs. John Nlssen, president, Portland; Mrs. Norma AUoway, rice president, Pendleton. Lower row Mrs. Maud Drown, president, Halfway; Mrs. Lucia Clemens, secretary, Halfway; Mrs. Jennie Perry, secretary, Pendleton. waa referred to the Judiciary commit tee of the senate. We learned they wern about to report the Jayne bill favorably. Walter Pierce and I put to up In emasculating the law voted on tbe statute books by the people. It panned the house and came to tbe aen ato. A. F. Plegel came up to Salem to work ajralnst the liquor lobby and protect tho law from tha assault of the liquor men. Malaxkey led the our beads together. How BUI Waa roojrnt. "Walter Pierce was chairman . of tho committee on education. We de cided to try to have the bill changed from the Judiciary commlttoe to the committee on education. It waa moved that the bill be referred to the com mittee on education Id place of the Judiciary committee. The president of the senate doclded the motion waa out of order. Next day I again moved that thu bill he transferred to the com mittee on education. The president of the senate consonted, tbe vot waa put and we won out by two votea The onc most active in the fight for upholding the will of the people wrre Walter Pierce, Miller, Booth, Cotmow and mys-elf, Tho committee on educa tion reported tho bill adversely and their report w.ia adopted by IS ayes, 13 noes and 1 absent We not only uphold the will of the people, making stronger popular government but we taught the liquor men that they were no longer able to buy legislation, as in the puit. "One of tho things of which I am proud la the saving to Pendleton of its water aupply. While 1 waa mayor of Pendleton l S. Jackson, then'edilor and owner of the East Oregonlan, came in and showed me a four line telegraphic dispatch from Washington saying that a bill had been Introduced giving to V. S. Pyora, the owner of Myers mill, the water supply of the Umatilla river. Wo wired at once to V. R. Kills, our representative In con gress and a citizen of Pendloton, to hold up all action till Pendleton could bo heard from. We circulated peti tions and Bhowod a sentiment so strongly opposed to such a betrayal of the people's rights thai the meas ure waa deflated. Fought for Branch Hospital. "Another thing of which I am rather proud la the successful fight I wagod to secure for llastern Oregon the Branch hospital. In 1905 Walter Tierce Introduced a resolution to change Uie constitution so that state institutions could be located else where than at the capital. Tom Kay, tho presont tate treasurer, was chair man of tho committee of resolutions in tho house. When the resolution was referred to hia committee he re ported adversely without consulting his commlttoe. "In 1907 I reintroduced tho reso lution. Kay was in the senate sad his Irregularity In regard to this resolution in the past session induced him not to oppose tho measure at this session. It passed, was submitted to the people and was endorsed by three votes. Tho 1909 legislature ap propriated $250,000, which waa referred to the people and approved and the asylum was built "Now, as to your question why I want to bo governor and my policy, I belrovo I can be of service to the state, and I bellcvo, public Bervlce, that Is working for the public welfare is more worth while thnn the mere making of money. My policy will be to give tho state my best ability in advancing the interests of all of Its cittxens. I would want to work for what I have always believed In, popular governmont, in which all of tho people have an in terest and a volte," a Law Unless It WOMEN'S "SMITH-F0R-G0VERN0R" CLUBS Crl I I J W 1 MB-. V M. M a. I I V v If r- ill . V, III I -.. X If -r-. -, .. " : i f lav i & ' m AS PHYSICIAN. Si HEEDED CALL OF THE POOR AT ALL TIMES Great Democratic Spirit of Gubernatorial Candidate Is Attested by Associate. By Dr. T. M. Henderson, Physician and Surgeon, Secretary and Treas urer of the Eastern Oregon District and of the Tendleton City and County Medical Societies. I have boen intimately acquainted with Dr. C. J. Smith, present candi date for governor of the slate of Oregon, for the last H years. I waa associated with him In the practice of medicine In Pendleton during; the first half of the year 1901, and since that time we have both practiced in Pen dleton, but not in the same office. During tbe time I was with him I never knew him to refuse to visit the sick or Injured when called, regard less of tbe patient's financial condi tion. He has been a hard worker, both In the practice and for the wol fs re of the community in which he lived and In the state at larg. . While be has been a very busy and successful practitioner, yet I know that a large amount of his holdings have been acquired by judicious in vestments, coupled with good business judgment I never knew him to make an investment that did not bring; good returns, and If elected governor of thb state I have every reason to believe that the finances of this state will be managed tn such a way that the great est good to the greatest number will prevail. He Is a man of Iron nerve, but at the same time his policy is to conduct all business affairs on the square, and for these reasons I have Implicit con fidence In his proml.se to make ' the governor's office an active force for moral reform and law enforcement ( I believe that he has a heart big enough that he will not discriminate against any claVof business or indus try in tbe state of a legitimate kind, but think that be will govern all with Justice and Impartiality. He proved his statesmanship when as a state senator from Umatilla county he was instrumental In gettfng through legislation that made possible the organization of a state board of health which had been of inestimable value to all residents of the state. Prior to- his election Oregon as a state had no health regulations. His honor and Integrity cannot be questioned and the voters of the state cannot make a mistake In electing him to the office of governor. IyIITH Is to Be Enforced; Remember This When You Vote for Governor SMITH S BEST SUITED FOR GOVERNORSHIP IS OE A BIG CALIBRE Has Ready Grasp of Public Affairs and Splendid Native Ability, By WD M. Peterson. Why should the people of Oregon elect Dr. Charles J. Smith governor? This question can perhaps best be an swered by raying that his opponent Is cot as good gubernatorial timber, is not as wen qualified for the duties of this high office, does not equal him In native ability, has not the quick grasp of public questions, has not the exec utive ability. Those who know Dr. Smith well know that he is fearless, that he has great executive ability, that he is full of energy. Is forceful, efficient mag netic. Impressive, that he inspires con fidence, that h cannot be "muzzled" nor corked." that If elected governor he would be governor in fact as wen as In law, that he always has the gen eral welfare of the people at heart and that wherever he goes be attracts very pronounced attention, that he is a clean, upright manly man. and Is a spirited k-adcr in every organization to which he bulougs. He is a sum of polished manners and graoiona pres ence who is .genuinely Interested In the development of Oregon. He devoted considerable of his time In Umatilla county for several years toward building up the schools, advancing the cause of education and uplifting hu manity. Hundreds of young men and young women have been inspired to noble deeds, to lofty Vmbitions, to clean lives by the influence of his high standard of manhood, his energy, his Impressive character. If successful in this ejection he will enter upon the duties of his office w-uh greater force and influence for public education, for the betterment of the citizenship of Oregon, than any man who has ever been governor of this state and will go down in history as tbe great educational governor of Or egon. I may be wroug; I do not claim In fallibility; but laying politics entirely aside, measuring these two candidates minutely, Judiciously and indiscrimin ately, I have no hesitancy in saying, without the least reflection upon Mr. Wlthycombe, that Dr. Smith is by far the abler man and bettor qualified In every way for the office to which they both aspire, and that It would b a political blunder to defeat him. PKOFESION BEFORE POLITICS, WAS EARLY iMDR. SMITH Moral, Law Abiding Element Were His Friends While He Was Pendleton's Mayor, By Jame H. Raley. So long ago that I cannot recall the date, yet so deep was the. Imf resslon made that I vividly remember the oc casion when, while attending a mas meeting of Democrats in the old court house halj In Pendleton, preliminary to the selection of delegates to a Demo cratic convention, the chairman an nounced, after the conclusion of re marks from a numler of "old timer." that "we have In our midst tonight a young Democrat from the tate of W'abhlr.gton, who Is here to make h:a future home with us. We would 1-ke to hear from our young friend, Dr. Charle J. Smith." Somewhere from among the benches (and I do not i member that I had ever seen him be fore) there arose a lank, rawboned, bright-eyed young man, who, In clear, confident voice, eaid In almost ths exact words: "Mr. Chairman and gen tlemen, I fame to your town to prac tice my profession. I hope to establish a place among you as a physician, and not as a politician. Politics engenders enemies, and I ned fronds. My f:rt duty now la to my profession and to my patients. In later yeara. after I have become established, aa most of you now are, I hope to take part In the political questions of your town and county. I thank you." Smith was a mranger when he arose to speak. When he sat down every man In the Loi.se was hi friend, ax.d esteemed it a favor to congratulate him on the wisdom of his remarks. Srar, of course, forbids me from following In detail the career of Dr. Smith during his long career in this county. Suffice It to say t! at no snount of pera iaslon could shake nor alter the determina tion of the doctor to make his profes sion and his patient his first consider, atlon In all his earlier years of prac tice. That he succeeded In his profes sion Is a matter of recorded history throughout the state of Oregon and elsewhere; and the time did tome when he became established and was enabled consistent with his first promise to take part In the politics of the town and the county: and when thia time came then he shrank not fronijtny duty demanded of him. As Mayor of Pen dleton, he was firm, faithful. 'outspoken consistent. As a candidate for the office he promised to restrict control and, as far as possible, eradicate vice and the vicious elements of Pendleton. This" promise he kept: not that he suc ceeded In eradicating all evils, for such was not within the power of a mayor to do, but conditions were rendered far better than they had been before through his efforts and energies bent In a moral direction. His terra of of fice as mayor closed with all the moral and law tbiding element his friends, and the other element his enemies. What better rroof could be offered of the course of his administration? Hi long service as a school director (some IS or JO years, I think) attests the class of r'eople who are his supporters. His stewardship as a member of the Oregon sanate for eight years Is a writ ten book to tbe voters of Oregon. No member stood higher in the estimation of his fellow members. He kept every promise to his colleagues and to his constituents, and if elected governor of Oregon, I know that every promise made by him in tiis campaign will be kept If within his power. To all who know him his pledge that he will pur sue and carry out a policy of strict law enforcement is conclusive that he will do so. Law enforcement is not an idle campaign slogan, but it Is personal pledge by Dr. Smith to the people of Oregon. Governor West has pointed out the way for Its execution, and Gov ernor Smith will see that his pledge to the people Is executed. You may with equal force rely upon his pledges to curtail appropriations and reduce taxes. His early devotion to his profession Is a guarantee of his devotion to duty in politics as well as in rnaie me. .s P10NER CITIZEN W. M, Blakeley, After 25 Years' . Acquaintance, Is Earnest Supporter, By W. M. Blakely. "lYom a personal acquaintance with Dr. C J. Smith of 2i years I consider him a man eminently fitted to be the governor of Oregon. Not only has he the mental calibre to be the chief executive of a commonwealth, but bo has the other essential, honesty. In every undertaking in which he has been actively interested during his residence in this county, and he wis interested tn a great many. I found him not only to be unusually capable but absolutely trustworthy as well "As a physician he stood at the head of his profession, and his indefatiga ble energy and ready willingness male him a valued member of the commun ity when doctors were fewer a:id means of travel much more difficult He was Identified with the schools In Tendleton for so long that 1 hardly remember the time when he was nut the leading spirit on the board of di rectors. Nor w-as his labors in behalf of the schools limited , to Pendleton. He w-as always a staunch supporter of the normal schools and the higher Institutions of loarning. and tn various capacities rendered them valuable ser vice. As mayor of Pendleton he not only proved himself a thorough busi ness man, but did much toward making m HONEST AND CAPABLE SAYS HARD IRK IS OLD FRIEND OF DR. SMITH AS THIS WILL S State House Burdens Would Be Nothing He Was Un tiring, KEEPS ABREAST OF TIMES sTomlns for Governor Is Constant Stn dant and Kaa Beea Wide Traveler -ia America and Abroad. If Dr. C J. imlth becomes goverrnr of Oregon and has to face many diffi cult duties and responsibilities as t-.e chief occupant of the state house at Salem, It will be no new experience for him. He Is familiar with bard work, and haa already given more study and attention to matters of public welfare than hare moat men who have ben governors of states. "Dr. Smith can handle more work than any man I ever saw," is an ex pression that is almost as common among Pendleton people as Is the fam oua Round-up slogan. When the can didate for governor was a resident of Pendleton It was the usual thing to see him walking to his office at 7 o'clock In the morning, and oftn be fore that hour. Hla office was usual'y crowded, and while he had a big prac tice, his callers were not all clients. He wa a civic leader In the best sens, and people consulted him on a wide variety of subjects. Questions pertain ing to farming and transportation is sue, affairs of a community Interest in which the Commercial club was en gaged, chool problems and similar top ics were Invariably taken up with Dr. Smith. He was always on boards aid committees of importance to the city and to eastern Oregon, and he gave real attention to such duties. "I enjoy the work, and It is a pleasure to me." he would say when asked how he could stand up under such a large amount of business. That is probably one of the secr.ts of Dr. Smith's success, and he has the advantage of having always lived clean. No man who dissipates could devote the energy and clear headed attention to work that Dr. Smith does. Watty ef Ohio. The Democratic nominee Is a native of Ohio, having been born in Pickaway county In 1S6I. He was educated in the eommon schools there, and took some work at Northwestern university. At the age of 1 he had so far complet ed his educational work that he began teaching school. He taught school for four years, and was successful in that work. At the age of 20 he entered a doctor's office and studied for a yer. He then entered the Starling Medical college In 1!5. and was graduated from that inatltutloil in 1SS5. He prac ticed his profession at Derby, Ohio, for a year, and then entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical college, in Chicajo. where he graduated in 1S?0. After fintshinr at Bellevue, the doc tor came west and first located at Wal la Walla, where he became associated with the veteran. Dr. N- G- Blalock. After a year at Walla Walla, he moved to Pendleton, where he resided continu ously for 12 yeara He was married In Pendleton to a Pendleton girl. Miss Lil lian Oulliford, a daughter of a prom inent pioneer family. Dr. and Mrs. Smith have one daughter, Gwendoline, wh'o Is now In college. Was Always Popular. From the time of his arrival Dr. Smith was popular and successful as a practitioner. Some Idea of the extent of his practice may be had from knowl edge of the fact that during his 2J years' experience In Umatilla he was present as physician at the arrival of no les9 than J000 new Inhabitants. But from a financial standpoint. Dr. Smith has been more successful as a farmer than as a physician. In view of the productivity of Umatilla county lands, the statement may credited as true. But the statement is also credit able to Dr. Smith's Judgment and abil ity, for be It known that the average professional man who engages In farm, ing irises money at the game. A Constant Student. A characteristic of Dr. Smith is his desire to keep Informed and abreast of the times on all subjects of interest. To perfect his medical education, he has taken numerous post-graduate courses In New Tork. and he has gone twice to Europe for study. Upon leaving Pen dleton two years ago be spent the win ter in London hospitals. On his trav els Dr. Smith has Investigated politic-al. economic and Industrial subjects, as well as the problems of his profession. Ho has personally visited the greatest Irrigation project tn the world, the As souan project, on the Nile; has traveled through all the Important nations of Europe, and made the journey to Pales tine. When a man can do all that In addi tion to serving IS years as a school di rector, eight years as a state senator, besides managing two farms with sue. cess and officiating at the debut of ;000 winsome babies, not to mention the task of running for governor, it must be plain he is no loafer. this city a cleaner place tn which to live. 1 served upon the board of trustees of the Presbyterian church with him for 12 years, and became better acquainted with his remarkabl--genius for management. I also h,.d the privilege to serve In the legislature at the time when he was senator from his county, and feel In a rersoiui position to testify that he was a valu able servant not only of his ov.n county, but of the entire state. He was one of tho leaders In the senate, and his voice and his vote were always given tu support of measures that were for the common good and against thos that were for the benefit of special interests. "His life as a cltuen of Umatilla rounty was unimpeachable, anil, though m has moved away, ho has left a great deal thnt will stand tor long time as a monument to his bigness. HO