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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1908)
Candidates at - Names of Men ; Who Want Should Vote HEFUBLSCAM. Fsr Asssrsor." . t 0.11 Allen of K ora, KepnUican nmii inee for Com ty Assessor, I e!ivi ill u 'jiHBr" lt'n I ' usse -smciit, and icdgoe, if elected, to full II the duties of the ollio.o to llic Ivt of his utility, fairly iiimI impartially toward every ' prope; ty owner. ' " County Treasurer William T. lii-il is the INpii'blieiin nou inee fur County T cn-airer. Mr. Peil's platform is "Safety for the county money." Mr. I'.ell is one of the best kiinan men in tin' county mill his n cord is I'liown of nil men. " ' INDEPENDENT to tho Voters of Wallowa County. I am candidate', for reflection ns County Surveyor on an Independ ent ticket a usual. On account of my Uuli;lcntions and my .experience of t lie. hist four years in , the position, there is no oilier man on earth who can better serve the interests of the people of Wallowa county as County Surveyor for the next, two years,-and if elected toe permanency of lilies and cornel's already properly, establishes! are assured. Respectfully,' H. K. MKHUYMAN' County Surveyor. To the Vote.s. 1 ''' Mr. 1. M. (Jhormley Med his p 'tltinn ah 1 ndependent candidate fur sup'-rir. tendeiit of schools on vni I WW, twenty-four days before tho meeting ot t e primaries I le is ipi:iliiied by edt -cation and exp -rience for the posilini. liolditu a suite cerlilicale and a hernial school diploma. He is 5S years of age and lias liar! I wenty-three years teach' ing experience in lids staler . lie is a Ucpiiolieun on national issues hut for stule and county will work arid vote for fnen w ho stand for the li st inter e Is of the lax uyer regardless of party lines. His opponent ha' held the ollice two whole tc ms and Mr. tihoriiilev should now have recog ition oy all vi lers who believe in ' fair play." If elected he promises to devote Ills whole time iu proiuotinif the. educa tional interest!) of the county. Notes From tlie Political Field V . (I. Lock,- of Lost Prairie, Republi can candidate fi)i county commissioner, has In en in th ll'y th lu-t week and bus wrn.inan.v Voters by his quiet, moderate views on the question of supreme importance to the people-', of this eoqnty Mr. I.ocke su.vs be fi n : k the. people generally ill favor of endim; t'ie county seal. agitation wlti the June electio' . ' As for himself he favors a mod rate nri.-ed court house, at'd thinks fO.OtH) or ifW.OHO '. 111 build one sitllieieut for .the tieedsi. of, tlie county, v.r. '.ocke bdieves in strict economy ill ' the mutter nf county ex-peii- itiircs, but li! cral appropri ition for co'iinion sellouts and loads, Cure, fnllv watching bowevi'r that the couiit v L'ets full value for every dollar expended. , " (!. IT. Allen, the exponent of the Hip raw i cb-al in assessments, is niakinn ouit of the best canvasses of the county of iicv caiididiit.it. , This week he is ijj tlie Kastern pi-ecincts Mr. Allen- has thihetirtjV and al.no.-t unanimiais sup port it bs home section, the North Country, 'rejiardlcta of poiitical belief. .IJurner Oliver, the well known law yer of i.a (iranilH, is tlie democratic iion'iinee for the oltlee of joint senator for ITni id Wallowa counties. 1 Mr.. Oliver i a pioneer of' Kastern Oregon, havitm tiv.-l in this legislative district for -14 years, and knows the. people, of th.il two counties and , thei'r needs us well as anv , tn.'in. His long pn.bl'c career has irivn him a wide acquaint mice throughout the statu and briiv s him in close touch with the leaders "A. G." i ' : , . .' High Grade Percheron Will niuke tlie season of l't08 af ti e rnnch of Uakcr Pros , on Swamp Creek, 7 miles north of L;uterp; ise. , . $8 To Insure Colt PASTVRK FUKNlSnED. ' C." is ii" tiandso.'ue; black gray, 3 "j ears old in May, and wt'igbsi 15C0 pounds, ... . i K, ' '-J; '---r- '- r T$I5 CASH $15 To the three Pupil? (it Wal, low Civibly StliooU wlio lMii! the lurjrt'St ntnnlrfT of t fir llusler' lWown A1k 'cut form tlie Xr:ws,. Ukiokp in W. j, FUNK & co:s rtore' S November ,1, ItlOS.. Cut nut .tlie ml" each week Mini lime all wmii liietuls f ive ml' fT yntt. Tbey are found onl) in "the 'Sr. llKiOkD. . June Election Your. Votes' And Why You For Them. ; , ? j DEMOCRATIC. . Candidate fcr Ke-election. . Fran!; A. licavis, ;emioratiu candi date for re-election to tlii-otlice ol Coun ty Treasurer, willafegitard the county funds if elected and serve'.the best in-ierest.-, of the taxpayer. . ; ' Candidate for Senator. Turner Oliver of I.a (irnmle is the Democratic candidate fur joint sta'e senator for Union and Wallowa coun ties. He believes in ' the" people and will obey iheir vi ,1 iu tlie election of United Stalest senator. He Ktn iiiIh for the development of the resources of Eastern Oregon. in matters of piste legislation. His college trainim;- aud tlioroinri know ledge of tho law sneeiallv tit, him to I represent us it: the ftat i senate. He is a strong advocate of "Statement No. 1" of our direct primary law and will vote for the poprlar choice for U. S y.'nalor. liepitlilieiins and Petn ocratH alike can support diim, because he is a 'broad minded ,mar, whose policy ,is coustructive, a booster aud not a knocker. '. , J. W. Kuowles' vic'ory at the pri maries tot tiie Republican nomination for circuit judge was a tribute of which lie may well lie proud. Currying both Wallowa and Union counties over so f s'ronjr a ntftn'aud irood l wy.r as L.-J Davis, speaks blgbly or Mr. Kuowles' personal worth ;nd the peoples faitli in' his ability, .integrity and Ilia plat form. .This plat'oini, while in no way hurtful to the interests of the people of Uiiion couit is especially pleasing to Wallowa county. , That everyone may know just what Mr. Kuowles Muds ! himself to do, his primary platform are herewith reprinted: If pledges nominated and elected, I will faith fipM.y, Impartially-' aud economically discharge' the duties- of tlie ollice. I will favor the rigid enforcement of all laws. In order that : th" expense to the taxpayers in the holding -f Court may lie as .little as possible, I will come to Wallowa county a siillicient I inn hefore'cBcli term of court to put the eases' n't issue ami ready for trial, and will also. hold an adjourned or special term between the regular terms for the disposition o demurrers and motions, the hearing of equity eases and the trial of jury cases demanding immediate trial. " .1. W. Knowles. COMMUNICATIONS. (Tlie News Iteoord will 1'rlnt pn'taainnlcn llons on loplitij ol. imblic liili'icst, piiiviiliaif tliev arc luUf, nol abusivo una tlie; article 1 MlflKMl.) . . '. i i: Editor News Record: Having read the proposed amendments sent out by he state' to be submitted to vote at the coniii.g election, I have been trying to study o"t wjiei e. ,t! ,o tuoposed tax re form amendment is going. .to benctlt H piior man hut. have failed in the quest. It takes so uucV.tO' run the government cither co iiitv or state and the levy is made according to the assessment and here we have, an ;aruendtnent wlucl w ilbexun'pt. I.'iindrels', of thousands of dollars worth iu" property now taxable This deficit wi'l have to be made up from Homew here, wl e'e is it to come from? Take for instance - t'ie rich manufacturer.,, wo, ill say he lias block of land in town and puts on it a fat.fMO house nud,, has $10,000 worth of 'uriiiiure, of courvo- these will be exep pt . Well .there is probably a noor hard worki- g man owns the next block .i tin ha-a $-M Inniiso and just, enougli filrniture to iret, along, say $100 worth, yet ho iU l.uvn.lo., puv jusl as inuch tax as his rich noighbor and bearing iu ihin l tlie fact that It takes just, so in itch to run, thiigs . how is it to be done? -According-to the way I fiiinre, theiliiii'd value wVyild have to go up so as to include tlm bouses and furni ture' of both indiviibialsthen divide I v vo, the result 'would be what each would have tp pay on. if othee Word the poor" man would have to pay on halt of the ricif' man's goods andvice versa leaving theiich man i.bnnt $13,000 exemption. I-n't that beautif.ul ! V. by not make the $100 exemption'' constitu tional, most of us would be satisfied. Thanking you'jfor the space and trust inu that the iiniendineut will be' snowed under so deep it will never be resurrect ed. Respectfully yours. j ...... v: . . . - . M. H. tables.- ' "To Jlr. Voter." 1 ' Kditor Nowtl Record : I. note an ar ticle iu ,tli'(jfjWj(llrta Sun .under' tlie aSsne caption, -which writhes and strains isver the action of Kntcrpri.-e people in trying to capture the iii.rth end vote on the county teat. Question. Ju the very tirst lineVf the article this modern I'aUir"' Henrv u-es - .this hinimite: ,'The question before you is one of awful moment to y"iir futuru happiness and prosperity." Now. let us say right here that it is bard to content plate a cmicitioQ that lcgards prosperity as a continual light over tic county seat. We have but one lamp by, which our feet are guided and thut in the lamp of experience, .The. cxjierience of every such, litfht Us been to retard develop ui( tit iiml laguiite Business iLe usid city is worti. a dozen hat:k town. "Suffer yourselves not to be s-t rayed byuki-i." Here this modern .i'.Jopns iicts Patrick Henry upside down. A county of the-magnitude of Wal lo ;a should JiuVe a 'court, 'llnut-e ai.d a itftd one.. We of tlie North F.nd aie not bettered iu anV sensfe bv a change in locatiop nt tlie-ruut.y neat,, and u continuation oi the fight only puts of) this much needed in provcnient and retards busiiH ss in every town in tln oimtv. 'I he. wriUT of tl'ii article ' lia iiv-Odin tbiscoi.ntv for 13 years and I bud it in the 'wonder of every visitor i, nit this ureat county ha ill this time lived and ; survived Aithnut railroad connection. No that v e are about to tcKlize that Hindi i. coded .nutlet, we have another Kgt.t iinotig ourselves. This in tlie lanyi.HZ of ; the vulval makes tlie ftnirt i anine bite her pup-. A. I- t iKINKTBAO. Flora, Ore. " . - DEMOCRATIC C 0 LU M N Space bought by County Committee 1 Kyerv man be meets becomes his nCnJinPwATiP TIPJlPT ULllIUUIlMl IU IIU(LI. United States Senator Q jo. E. Chamberlain . Reiireset tative in Congress Juhn A. Jeffrey Circuit Judge Thomas H. Crawford State Senator Turner Oliver (bounty Jiidje H. N. Williams SberifJ Edgar riarvin County Clerk W. C. Boatman Assessor F. Miller LV Ti easurer F. A. Reavis Surveyor R. I. Long Coroner W. C. Ketchum Commissioner C. W. Brown Turner Oliver, Den ocratic candidate lor joint state senator, is a hii man physically as well as mentally. He holds decided views on questions of moment to Kasteru Oregon. He is a tlioiounb.-gi.ing statement No, 1 mini, aud will veto for the peopli-'a choice for V. H. senator. ... i , . The canvass being made by Kdar Marvin for sheriff b making the oldest and wisest sit up aud take notice. THE SOCIALIST .PLATFOKM. (Adopted by the Socialist Party in Xallonal Convention at 1 lucago, 111., May 5th, 1U01, und endorsed by rcl crciidum of tlie party nieiiibcrship, July 20th, 1004.) I. The Socialist Party, in convention assembled, makes its appeal to the American people as the defender and preserver of the Idea of liberty and self government in which the nation was born; as the only political move ment standing for the prosrura und principles by which the liberty of the individual may become a fact; as the only political organization that is democratic, and that has for Us pur pose the democratizing of the whole of society. To this idea of liberty the republi can and Democratic parties are equal ly false. They alike struggle- for power to maintain and profit by an industrial system which can be 'pre served only by the complete over throw of such liberties as we already have, and by the still further en slavement aud degredatlon of labor. Our American institutions ciiine in to the world in the nume of freedom. They have been seized upon by the capitalist class as the means of root ing out the Idea of freedom from anions the people. Our Btate and na tional legislatures have become the niero agencies of great propertied in terests. These interests control the appointments and decisions of the Judges of our. courts. They have come Into what is practically a pri vate ownership of all the functions and forces of government; They are using these to betray aud conn tier foreign and weaker peoples, in order I to establish new markets for the sur-l plus goods which the people make, I but are too poor to buy. They are ; gradually so invading and restrict-lis rapidly separating a working or ing the right of suffrage as to take i producing class from a possestng or away unawares the ' right of the ! capitalist class. The class that pro worker to a vote or voice in nubile j duces nothing possesses labor's fruits affairs.' By enacting new and mlsln terpreting old laws, they are prepar ing to attack the liberty of the In dividual even to' speak or think for himself, or for the Common go6d. By controlling all the sources of social revenue, the possessing class Is able to silence what might be the voice of protest against the passing of liberty and the coming of tyranny. It completely controls Hie university and public school, the pulpit and the press, and the arts and literatures. By making these economically du- pendent upon Itself, It has brought all the forms of public teaching into i employment, or the tools of produc servlle submission to it3 own inter- lion. Wherever and whenever man ests. Our political Institutions, are also'tiy them produced only the things being used as the destroyers of that which he' used, economic Independ lndividual property upon which all i ence was possible. But production, or liberty and opportunity depend. The the making of goods, has long ceased promise of economic Independence to to bo Individual. The labor of scores each man was one of the faiths upon! or even thousands, enters Into al which our Institutions were founded, i most every article produced. Pro rlat, under the guise of defendiugi duction Is now social or collective. private property, capitalism is using our political ins'ltutions to make it impossible for the vast majority of human beings ever to become posses sors of private property In the means of life. Capitalism 3 the' enemy nnd de stroyer of essential private property. Its development is through the lcgul Ixed confiscation of till that th.- labor of the working class producer, above us Bub'detence-wasn: Tho private ownership of the means of employ ment grounds society In art economic davery which renders lnt'dlcrtual ind K)lltI';al tyranny Inevitable.. SoclallKni comes so lo organlz'? In dustry and society that every Individ ual shall be secure in that private iroperty In the means of .vhicu Lis lib.ity ol beiu life uponi thought meim even tnougti Ironi political or nrior friendstiin rewsons ilm nuu. a.. M"u.itance feels he must vote for Mat- vm's opponent. A look at Marvin and yon don't have to be told he will do his duty. Honesty and feai lessness . are stamped on his countenance. He is a clean nian iu every way and is making a clean caUip lijjn, asking for votes on bis merit, if you vote for Marvin you wbl not throw your Vote uwav. Klect B F. Miller asessor and yon will have no inexperience I man iu that most important of all orheec. Mr. Miller has served as deputy under Assessor s. K. I'aceand i familiar witb property values, and above all with where the propeity is. The policy of j i u " oiuce ot a just ai:u equitable assess ment, aiTordiiij; to law, of all property will be continued and strictly carried ont There will be no falling off in tlie total assessed valuation of the county because of a lot of personal properly escaping.' Mr. Miller had experience in Hie same work back KaFt. He is a mail of 'Liihlemished character and of high intelligence. He has made a good ranch nut of his homeeleud in the Promise country. Judge Crawford bilieveg in the im part inl enforcement ( the law. He doesn't make fish of one and fowl of another. Tuke bis charge to the grand jury at the present term of court. 1 here was no mincing f words there. Humors of violations of the prohihi. tory law were plainly aud specifically pointed out. The .'jootlegger and dial er were treated alike. The will of the maj iiiiy of the people of this county hao made prohibition the law and his duty is to make the county dry iu tact as well as name. Judge Crawford was one of the leading attorneys of Kttslcrn Oregon for many years prior to his elevation to the bench, and bis legal learning aud well trained mind have at once placed him in the fore most ranks of tne judges of Oregon circuit courts. '. There is little doubt the people will vote that be retains the position be so ably tills. Game Laws. Any person knowing of any violation of the game or lish laws of the state, or of persons not properly keeping screens over irrigation ditches, are requested to notify Job Clkmons, Deputy State Cianie and Forestry War 1 den, Zuniwalt, Oregon. 42tf and action depends. It comeB to res cue the people from the fast increas ing and successful assault of capital ism upon the'Hberty. of the individ ual. II. As an American socialist party, we pledge our fidelity to the principles of international socialism, as embod ied in the united thought and action of the socialists of all nations. In the industrial development already accomplished, the Interests of the world's workers are separated by no national boundaries. The condition of the most exploited and oppressed workers, in the mose remote places of the earth, inevitably tends to drag down all the workers of the world to tho ranie level. The tendency of the competitive wage system is to make labor's lowest condition the measure or rule of its universal condition. In dustry and finance are no longer na tional but International, In both or ganization and results. The chief significance of national boundaries, and of the. so-called patriotisms which the ruling class of each nation U seeking to revive Is the power which these give to capitalism to keep, tho, workers of the world from uniting and to throw them against each, -other in the struggles of con tending capitalist Interests for the control of the yet unexplored mar kets of the world, or the remaining sources of profit. The socialist movement, therefore, is a world-movement. It knows of no conflicts of Interests between the workers of one nation and the work ers of another.' It stands for the free dom of the workers of all nations; and in so standing, it makes for the full freedom of all humanity. . III. The socialist movement-owes its birth and growth to that economic development or world-process which and the .opportunities and enjoy ments these fruits afford, while the class that does the world's real work has Increasing economic uncertainty, and physical and intellectual misery, for Its portion. The fact that these two classes have- not yet become fully conscious of their distinction from each other, the fact -that . the lines of division nnd interest ;may not yet be clearly Irawn, does not change the fact of the clas3 conflict. This class .struggle Is due to the i prlvstte ownership of the' means of owned his own land and tools, and Practically everything . Is made or done by. many men sometimes sep arated Tiy seas or continents work ing together for the same end. But thli co-operation In production Is tint tor the direct use of th things made by the-. workers who tinike them, but for tho profit of the owners of the tools add means of production; and to this Is due the present division of uiclety into two classes; and from it have sprung all the miseries, Inhar monic, aud contradictions of our civ ilization. Hetween thes two classes there can be no possible compromise or Id'-ntHy of interests; any more than there, can be peace In the midst of war, or light In the midst of dark- no'-4. . A society based upon this class J dlvfelon carries- lu itself the seeds "Cjnul Bank:!f Insures the Sr,!y of Deposits." . Depositors Have That liuarantee at WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OK KNTKIiPKISK, OUKCiOX CAPITAL $.-o,r 00 SUKl'I.L'vS JtO.tKlO We Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Oeo. V. llyalt, President (Sen. 8. Craig, Vice President lMKKC'I'OKS (iKO. W. llVA'l Oko. S. Ckaki ti. l'KXNKt.l R J. CIVIL ENGINEERING and (iENEKAL LAND SUltVEYINB Hydraulic and Irrigation Engineer KNTKIiPKISK, OKKtiOX. ENTERPRISE PAINTIN CO. MOORE Sg IRVING . 1'ItACTlCAL rAlNTKHS House Painting ' Cairiage Painting rapcr Ilansinsc Up-to-Date Signs iMFtJS FAMOUS FiniM TUHK POLISH . Shop and Repository River St. ENTERPRISE of Its own destruction. Such a so- ciety Is founded in liindaiueutal lu- Justice. There can be no possiblo basis for soclul peace, toi individual! freedom, for mental and moral har mony, except in the conscious and complete triumph of the working class as the only class that has the right or power to be. IV. The social Is prog ram Is not a the ory imposed upon society for Its ai: ceptance or rejection. It in but the Interpretation of what is, Hooner or later, Inevitable. Capitalism is al ready struggling td lis destruction. It Is no longer competent lo organize or administer tlie work of tb1 world, or even to preserve Itself. Tho cap tains of industry are appalled at, llieit own inability to control or direct the rapidly socializing torccs of Industry. The so-called trust Is but a Hi'-jn and form of the developing soclallsim of the world'B work. Tlie universal in crease of the uncertainty of employ ment, the universal capitalist deter mination to break down the unity of labor In the trades unions, the wide spread apprehensions of impending change, reveal that tho institutions of capltalis society are passing un der the power of Inhering forces that will soon destroy them. Into the midst of the strain and crisis of civilization, the socialist movement comes us the only conser vative force. If the world Is to be saved from chaos, from universal dis order and misery, It must, be by the union of the workers of all nations ia the socialist movement. Tho so cialist party conies with the only pro position or program for Intelligently and deliberately organizing the na tion for the common good of all its citizens. It Is the first time that the mind of man has ever been directed toward the conscious organization of society. Socialism means that all those things upon which the people In com mon depend shall by the people in common be owned und udmitib.tcred. U means that the tools of employ ment shall belong to their creators and users; that all production shall be for the direct use of the produc ers; that the making of goods for profit shall come to un end; that we shall all be workers together; nnd that all opportunities shall lie open and equal to all men. V. To the end that the workers my seize every , ponlhhlo advantage, that may strengthen them to gain com plete control of the powers of gov ernment, and thereby the sooner es tablish the co-operative common wealth, tho Socialist Parly pledges lt snlf to watch and work, In both the economic and the political struggle, for each successive Immediate Inter est of the working class; for short ened days of labor and Increase of wages; for the Insurance of the work ers against accident, sickness and lack of employment; for pensions for aged and exhausted workers; for the public ownership of the means of transportation, communication n 1 1 1 1 exchange; for the graduated taxation, of incomes, Inheritances, franchises' and land values, the proceeds to he applied to the public employment and , Improvement of the conditions of the workers; for the complete education; of children, nnd their freedom from the workshop; for be prevention of the use of the military u gainst labor In the s'tttletnerit of (strikes; for the free administration of Justice; for popular government, Including Init iative, referendum, proportional rci resentatlon, equal suffrage of men and women, municipal home rule, and the recal of officers by their con stituents; and tor every Kitlii or ad vantage for the workers Hint may bo wrested from the capitalist system, W. It. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. lteavis, Aunt. Cashier ? M attie A. Holmes W. It. llol.MKS LONG Calcin-ilning Show Cards PICTCRK FHAMKS (JII.DKI) and that may relieve the Buffering rum strengthen the hands of labor. We lay upon every man elected to any executive or legislative office the first duty of striving to procure what ever Is for the workers' most Immed iate interest, and for whatever will lesson tho economic and political .lowers of the capitalist and increaae he like powers of the worker. Uut, in so doing, we are using liese remedial measures as means to the one great end of the co-operative oonimoiiweult h. Such measures of ellef uh we may be able to force from upltullHin are hut a preparation of ho workers to seize the whole powers if government,' In order that they tiny thereby lay hold of the whole tyslcni of Industry, and thus come In to their rightful Inheritance, To this end we pledge ourselves, is the party of the working class, to usu nil political power as fast as It. shall bo entrusted to us by our fellow-workers, both for their Immed iate Interests und for their ultimate nnd complete emancipation. To this end we appeal to nil the workers of America, und to all who will lend their lives to tho service of the work ers In their struggle to gain their own, and to ull who will nobly aud disinterestedly give their days und anergics unto the workers' cause, to cast, in their lot and faith with the socialist party. Our appeal for the trust und suffrages of our fellow workers Is at. once an appeal for their common good and freedom, and for the freedom and blossoming of our common humanity. In pledging our selves, and thoso we represent, to bo faithful to the nppenl which we make we believe that we nro but preparing tlie soil of that, economic freedom from 'which will spring the freedom of the whole man. S6500 Worth of Stock $5000 In I'est lliisiness in I lio County for 200 nrre on Ininii Ini - $1('.(X) KM) acres on ('liesnimniis - MM) KiO uc ret 8 miles from town .r).')()() Bargains in Town Property INSURANCE In liest Companies. V. E. TAGGART, F.NTF.KPmsiC, OftKOON. A Bad Title Is always shown up by a GOOD ABSTRACT. Abstracts of Title Accurately Made From The Law OHice of 11 E N'TlilU'IlBK, OUICGON. OHice on Main Street