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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1922)
'H H i n'-j-n The Boardman Mirror Boardman, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MARK A. CLEVELAND, JUblisher J2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE EJnttTvd as second-claRs matter Feb 11, 1921, at the poKt office at Board man, Ore., under act of Mar. 3, 187U. Printing is the inseparable com panion of achievement, R. T. Porte TAX REDUCTION PARAMOUNT ISSUE The recent election! in western states emphasized one point the people want a reduction In the over head cost of government. haying aside all arguments and prejudices for or against any candi date, the people have shown unmis takably that they wish reduction in present tax burdens. It Is useless to tell the people that they are to blame for present stute expenses. They may have voted for the tax raising measures but In nine casi m out of ten the average citizen doe.1; so not real muz the aggregate bur den h,, la Ik aping upon blOUMlf. Any man who reads the country papers of the states west of the Kooky mountains could draw but one conclusion, namely, the people were demanding a new deal in pub lic affairs. Incumbents In office who failed to recognize this condition have been defeated by candidates who saw the situation. Candidates who have gOOa into office on a tax reduction and effici ency program in public affairs must make good with their pre election promises If they wish to escape con demnation of the people, Holdover public officials who are in office must also recognize the present state of public opinion and trim their sallH accordingly. Every line of private business has reduced expenses. Every de partment of state, city and county governments must do the same. This does nol mean curtailing effi ciency. It simply means giving more service for the same monej Mid where possible, better ITVlC for lM money. stratlon of the fact that the law is! people have little voice In the choice not always a respecter of large for- of their president, has been a stand tunes, ing indictment of the virility of th -The only satisfaction that can come people themselves, who have supinely to young (Joule? is that he has up held the family tradition of keeping his name before the public. The first notable episode came to his distinguished grandfather, Jay Oouldi who was compelled to hide himself in the old Grand Opea House to avoid an infuriated mob gather (1 outside in dangerous objection to certain financial operations. George Could, the son, began his publicity with tine Zeiia Nicola ue disclosures, and has brought it up to date by his latest malrimonal sensation. The exploits of Anna Could, with her funny little Count Castellane, are or too recent a uaie to neeu discussion. Now, seemingly, the third genera tion, jealous of the family propen sity for public notice, Intends to keep the Could name to the fore. The incident of sending a Gould to Jail might not be worthy of no tice save for the fact that persons who by wealth or position are so eminently conspicuous owe a greater duty to society than the smaller fry. and are expected to set something ol an example at least so tar as Obeying the law is concerned. When they llout the rules if or derly society, then a jail senu-iice i a splendid corrective. SUPPORT DIRECT ELECTION OP PRESIDENT Eet us have a national direct pri mary. It is time the American peo pie and not o handful of American politicians picked and elected the 1'resldenl of the United States, Sen ator Norril has Introduced a bill for the abolition of the electoral college, but if this great reform is to becom: effective, the Nebraska Senator must have the solid support of the people. This is one time when every man and every woman of voting age should write letters to their senators and congressmen urging them to re- permitted the condition to exist. The contention that the day has passed when the electoral college dare Ily in defiance of the people's vote is beside the issue. Even an honest vote is not representative, and the fact is that open disregard of the public will remains possible. The world war has brought to the United States more than one awak ening, perhaps the most notable a realization that, the American peo ple must take the government of their own country Into their own hands, and by that is meant that the sixty millions of Americans res ident in the small towns and on the farms are the balance of power, and should not be squelched at the behest of interests in the cities, by interests that have political to.-ses hamstrung and obedient to the crack of the whip. Country America can and must dic tate the presidency of the United States. As a start to our political renaissance, the sooner we throw thci electoral college into the discard the btter. To aid farm marketing associa tion in marshaling more effectively their full united strength in pro moting organized marketing in Ore gon, the Oregon Cooperative council has revised its constitution and by laws. The list of members, who rep resent their commodity marketing associations, has been somewhat en larged, with further provision for t heir replacement by selected dele gates if thought best at any time. Some purposes of the council are stated as follows: Coordinate effort among all ag -n-cles supporting cooperative market ing; foster understanding and sym pathy through education of the pub lic In its advantages; investigate proposed new associations; mediate when desired in settlement of dis agreements between associations and store to Americans then right of I members; devise plans for support of supporting the Norris GOULD EUBOORP proved When Magistrate Bruce W. Cobb, of New York City, sent to prison Flunk M Could, a son of Edwin Could, for open and wilful violation of the laws against automobile speeding, lie performed a public ser vice, though it did Involve the bu miliutlng experience of llngerprint ing the young millionaire Per onCf tin' court gave a demon franchise by bill. The electoral college stands as nothing but the symbol Of defiance of every principle of democracy; in deed, the whole world lias wondered bow such an archaic institution has been tolerated in a country supposed to have government by majority. The proposal for direct election needs no further brief than Hreck enrtdge got only 12 electoral votes against 72 for the Kentuckian. since then the election of minority president! has become notorious! and the fact that the nominees are chosen by the bosses and that the movement; seek favorable legisla tion; study transportation problems; gain confidence of public by con servative course. The council will keep records of all approved cooperative, marketing associations, and grant certilicates for satisfactory activities. Presidents or the farm bureau, farmers' union, and state bankers' association, directors of state col lege extension service and bureau of markets, chairman agricultural committee Portland chamber of com merce, and presidents, managers and directors of commodity marketing associations, are members. luchamiicyd one; re a - m SIS'? A YOL'N'G man who recently Inherited t mammoth fortune speaking of what his friends called his MJ00d fortune," said: "It is not all the 'good fortune' it seems to be. With it has come a sense of tesponsihility that weighs and wortie . Moreover, I no longer hold the place among my former friend)) that 1 it ed to hold and want to retain. They envy me, Bid envy iso lates. 1 cannot aasoiiatu ii the name old way. If 1 entertain my friends moderately i learn that 1 am accuse, ,,; being miserly. If 1 en tertain them lavishly 1 know they must feel that 1 put th.-ri beyond the hope of recipro cating courtesies. 1 find my money is putting my friends to the test quite as much as me. 1 am anxious to use my money for the good of others, not alone for rn POO. "Those who can share thai thought wi Mv and help me in that desire ate v fortune has butlt a wall about me. Money is the insguia of labor. It represents the investment of braver ar.d brain. Hfl who wastes it wants, lie who squanders, it upon his own pleasures and pastimes is forced to feel the waste even though his resources he so inexhaustible that he may never feel the pinch. Man's worth is measured by his earnest canrrncss to help others. About Money The closest personal advisor of one of the richest men in America recently told us that his friend, whose income w as over half a mil lion dollars a day, needed no counsel in the game of getting, hut he eagerly sought help in the game of .riving. To help men without hurting their, was the problem which perplexed him. "Do I live for myself or for others, am I altruistic or egotistic, ant 1 merely my own keeper or am I my brother's keeper?" these are the problems which money forces you to face : and you face them just as squarely with four hundred a month ,i four millions a month. It is good to iced bread to the hungry, but it is better to find OUt why they are without bread. Ic help, them get their ow n bread than give them your bread. The highest philanthropy is more than char tty. curse of the world is poverty. The gtc't w&r of the twentieth century is going to be the war against poverty. So long as money represents the product of labor, the getters and givers of money will find their opportunity for happiness only through the privilege of enlarging the m. rkets of labor, rightly rewarding labor and giving just returns to them who invest their brawn and brain for the good of their brothers as well as for the sjood of themselves. J-f l K l.'S the housing pi Notion' but high rents, hi ;h taxr an' cares, but why kick! 1 ?l get back to the way of our ntunly ancestors and live m the CavAl Still, we've got to face all th' maiital discontent. F.ver body v4i't tin' mariKil. gcttin' divorced, (ft tin' married again, pcltn' dtVQI I again, an' the whole trouble could be stopped by nobody gettuV mar ried at all. Then we've got the trouble with children t.oilitn' but care an' sacrifice well, tit the peo ple decide not to have nr chil dren. Really, there isn't a COR founded thing right with the whole world, so why not Mop it5 Can't be done5 llov. we're in a fix. Mavbe we'd leiter not waste tune grouch' . Then we'd have tunc to 6a thing up. o & unci: ofa I worn'; man's alive, that's got feet .lore. score, in It's true pleasin' all the critics that his life is tla our dear Redeemer lived a short, tin perfect pan. . . . lint clitics pierced his lovin' heart, as I I ittal huM.ins can. . . . This land or our'n uas sk d its blood, that fTimrS peoples might be free. W scire v,ur swords uiiia .m. bayoneU) ., sai( MIt.a to ,Hr Ue sent our dashing boys abro: ., an' crushed the monster's might, and now, we hear the critics howl, " They never done it right ! Facts is a lot of Dervishes, their time promotin' all tlve poKticiana h"s- They occupy a velvet seat, an' shake their loaded slice they'd criti cize the angels, if the devil had the price ! in editorial guise, that spends If 3$. 5fi 3$fi t .o. o .$ w the Climate is Good. If- People are Sociable Hmelligent Enterprising i Town is New and Growing Location Well Chosen Half way between The Dalles and Pendleton On O-W Railroad On Columbia River Soil Will Raise Anything a Water for Irrigation from West Extension of Umatilla Project McKay Creek Darn Will be built, assuring more acreage under water. 4 ; Boardman is a New i awn Bat Not a Boom Town 4 Write 5ecretary of Commercial Club D