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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1910)
The Herald D. E. STITT, Editor. Entered sa second -clans matter September S, ISofc, at the post office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ISSUED EVERY FltlDA Y Subscription Rates One year - -' $1 Six months - - 50 cts Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, SEPT. 0, 1910. HAVING HOUSE-CLEANING Insurgency is to the front in the Republican ranks. The battle which ended last Saturday evening shows surne thirty-nine successful Insurgents, while but twelve of the Assembly candi dates reached the goal of their ambition, according to the Tele gram, and of that number five were unopposed. Political lines seem less tightly binding than they used to be and it is a good sign. We are supposed to be living under a Democratic form oi government, wiiicli means, "the greatest good to the great est number," but for a half cen tury great interests have been operating to control the govern ment and make it subservient to their wishes. .During tue civil war, at a time when the nation was in peril, Wall Street- forced the government to dishonor its own paper, thereby fastening u debt upon the nation of which we have not yet seen the end, and neither are we likely to seo it, unless the people arise and usher in a new order of proced ure. Lincoln, said of that class that every one of tlieirv should have had their heads shot off. However they are still doing business at the old stand, and to their number have been added other combinations that are ex ploiting the people, and which will continue to do so just as long as the people will stand for it. Some eight years ago the gov ernment proceeded into what is often spoken of as' a "Trust Busting" movement, and we have had vhe siege inaugurated against the trusts, under trial ever since, but no person has vet heard of a trust being "busted," while the cost of liv ing has been doing stunts of aviation that would make a high flier turn green with envy. Just how far the present move ment will reach is hard to pre dict, hut when the people arise to overthrow conditions of which they have tired, they usually make a clean w'eep, and the far reaching inlhu-nee as shown by results from the Atlantic to the Pacific indicate that there must be change made in things polit ical. In the beginning man was created upright and given a chance to progress and we be lieve that in the end all creation will serve the purpose of the de signer, so it is not strange that we have political upheavals once in awhile to clear away the rub bish and make room for a high er order of civilization. As we take a retrospective view of the past, we note that nations, when they become use less, or in other words when they became so corrupt that they no longer hail redeeming virture within them, past out of exist ence and others rose in their stead, and if such 19 the history ' of the past we can look for its repetion in the future, hence, it is a sign of life, vigor and up rightness to have a good house cleaning once in awhile. The fight for chairmanship of the Republican state convention of New York resulted in the overthrow of Vice President Sherman and the seating of Ex president Roosevelt. As Mr. Sherman had been proposed as an indorsement of the present administration his rejection is about the same as a slap in the face to President Ta'it. An Aid To Assassination. From Los Angeles came the story of what appeared at first to be a mysterious killing. A visit or from the little town of Calexi- co was shot down in an open-air performance. There was no re port of firearms. The victim simply toppled over in the aisle without his neighbors being con scions that tie nad received a mortal bullet wound until he was picked up and an examination was made. The Calexico man died on the way to the hospital. It was the first theory of the po lice that the shot was fired from one of the new, noiseless guns. The police were wrong. Sub sequent investigation disclosed that the tragedy was caused by a stray btllet from an ordinary gun. Nevertheless, this shock ing incident and the police theory to which it gave rise serv to bring to public attention a possi ble and quite probable evil that is bound to develop with the manufacture and general sale of the noisless gun an evil most vicious m its character and effect, which would amount to an en couragement to assassination. There is danger to society in the general distribution and use of this late product of inventive genius that demands considera tion. If we stop to figure the malignant use to which it can be and is likely to be put by the criminal who harbors deadly malice in his heart, we cannot but be appalled at the possible consequences. Murder made easy, and security for the mur derer against detection and pun ishment is the outlook for society if this new firearm is introduced into general use. It is an inven tion that leads us back to the barbarism of malice. In the conduct of war there is no advantage in the use of the noiseless gun that will compen sate society for what it will suf fer by the facilitation of murder that will result from its use in the hands of criminals, or of those who are murderously in clined, or who can be murderous ly tempted. Indeed, it is an open question if even in war there can be any compensation in the use of this arm. It certainly is not an advance in ethics to furnish an army with the means of play ing the assassin. It is the cyni cism of progress that it should find expression by the invention of a death-dealing instrument which will do its terrible work in mysterious silence. The moral effect of it is more devilish than civilized, If the world is really growing better, as we boast and as most of us believe, we would do well to make it manifest by the prohibition of this aid to as sassination. Telegram. For Sale California Medicated Soap. Excellent for all skin dis eases, also for shampooing the hair. Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr. Monmouth St., Independence, Or. PS Bag IS NOW ON Get Wise Lindsay & Co. (Incorporated) Monmouth, Oregon Church Directory. Evangelical Church L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at - 11 :00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. BAPTIST CHURCH. W. W. Davis, Pastor. Preaching Service, 11:00 a. m. 7:30 p.m. Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. W. C. T. U. Local Union meets every sec ond and fourth Friday in the E vangelical church at 2:80 p. m. V. O. Boots FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID A. B. WESTFALL Painter and Paper Hanger Monmouth Oregon Polk County Bank Established 1889 Monmouth, - - Oregon Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00 Surplus & Undivided Profits, $11,000.00 Transacts a General Banking Busi ness Under State Supervision Officers and Directors J. H. HAWLEY, President; J. B. V. BUTLER, Vice President; IRA C. POWELL, Cashier: J B. STUMP, F. S. POWELL, I. M. SIMPSON. Interest paid on time deposits. HOTEL MONMOUTH D. M. Hampton, Prop. This hotel has lately been refurnished throughout. It is our aim to please the public by giving them the best accommodations at the most reasonable rates. Give us a call. Everything Stictly Firstclass. C. C. MULKEY, Proprietor X Monmouth Bakery I The Best Bread. Fancy Pastry of all Kinds t Give us a trial. We can surely please you 1? 9 Monmouth, - Oregon i i 9 9 t