The Monmouth herald., July 14, 1911, Image 2

The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
t the piist office at Moiimuulh. Ontron. undfr the
Act of March 3. 1x79.
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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.
HOW ERROR OBTAINS
Just now the recall appendage
attachment is getting an airing
and comes in for a good deal of
censure from various sources,
and many persons are beginning
to doubt the wisdom of having
adopted the measure.
The same is true of the in
itiative and referendum and it
does look at times as though
those measure mav be over-! litu'l- t ,kil lls il r
worked to the di-ust of the panted, that all that is needed
people and at the expense of the i1 t0 'actment in the
taxpayers, and nerhart to ,u. , statute book, but it is of no avail,
inconvenience and injury of in-' !aws :u'l uf "o use unless there
dividual, lint, iiev.-rthfl.-ss, i i 11 P-lty attached and that
should such digu-t an.i injury ' l"''clty enforced upon the law
obtain, it will not betoth'de-1"'t'ak,'1';i. 11,1,1 will not be
merit of these measures, but ; 't'rrcd unless there is the
must be credited to the lack of j "Ji" kil"1 of integrity behind
discretion on the part of persons , tm'm-
who invoke the powers invested
in them.
Just now there is considerable
stir in the matter of the effort
that is being made to recall
Judge J. S. C'ke, of the Rose
burg district, because of instruc
tion given the jury in a case
where the jury found the de
fendent not guiliy, and yet the
instruction is sasd to be the same
as that given by another judge
in a case where the jury found
tilt-defendant guilty. If thestate
ment made is true, and we have
no reason to doubt its truthful
ness, we are inclined to think
that if there is any injustice
done in rendering the verdict,
that the jury is the party to bear
the blame.
Ciovernmcnts are instituted
and laws are enacted, not to keep
righteous persons in line, but to
keep rogues from doing injury
to other persons because of their
disregard for the rights of other
people, so that laws are made and
enforced because of the trouble
some part of the human family,
those who are alwavs looking
for an opportunity to get, the
best of some one else. We
might add, that too often this
class will try to use the laws of
the state to accomplish their
purpose if they think they can
win out and injure some one
whom they have designs upon;
it is only a large bunch of mal
ice in active operation.
Then there is another class
that will call the law to their
aid, and perhaps, this class will
do it. in good faith, as it consists
of those who want to do what is
right but have not the proper
understanding in the premises
aimed at.
It is a fact, whether well
known or not, that peasons when
their understanding begins to
open up and they discern things
in a new lihht, their inclination
is to become instructors along
the lines budding into bloom,
and as a matter of not having
waited for the perfection of the
thought, their instruction im
parted to others is often full of
error, and because of the inter-
ininlini of the false ile:is,
which have not yet l.en elimi
nated, error is extended and or- j
rrmi'niw conclusions obtain. "He .
' kn. ..(ltj ,ir. rh'llt ;1 IliI tllCIl 0
' . . . . i
: ahead' is a ,'.HtI motto I 'in it is ;
j not always t arriod into eifect, ;
'.-inec far too many persons take
for granted that information
which they receive roin other;
is true and. heiiee, they builtl j
uj.en it without investipi
t:.i:. : ii.I this is true in gossip, j
lilies, i"li'ii!i and ever so:
n. .::v other things. j
h:iu are enacted to restrain!
the lawies.- and if educated in- j
teuiitv is not behind them to!
jut theni into execution they
fail in their purpose.
How often we hear persons
say, we should have this tiling
c overed by law, or an enactment
to ululate that proposition, or
to right some other wrong that
some party or persons has eom-
If there are rogues in oilieo
they ought to be recalled; if the
legislature will not pass needed
laws the people ought to have the
power to inaugurate such meas
ures, and if legislaturss are
guilty of doing that which they
should not do, then the people
should have the powers of the
referendum to hold them in
check, but these measures
should be used only when jus
tice demands and not at' the
whim of some party who has an
axe to grind.
One good tiling about parcels
post agitation, is its forcing down
express rates in various parts of
the country. It would work a
revolution in the cost of package
transportation and reduce the
dividends of the express compa
nies to a normal ligure. Ku
gene Register. '
They have a woman police
man in Molino, 111., who says
that in domestic troubles in
which she is called upon to in
terfere she finds that the woman
is to tdane in nine eases out of
every ten. Here is the lirst
glimmer of hope that with wo
man in politics man will get a
square deal. -Telegram.
In an address made reecutlv
before the Cineinati Commercial
association Hugh Chalmers de
lined the difference between a
"booster" and a "knocker." His
definition follows, "A booster
is one who does all the good he
can for all the people he can,
for the longest time he can, and
leaves the rest to God. A knock
er is made to hang on the out
side of the door and for heav
en's sake let it hang there."
Zook the Painter, will hang
your paper for vou.
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hair. Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr.
Monmouth St., Independence, Or.
Eggs For Sale
Full blooded Aneona, 15 eggs
for $l.fK) at Mrs. J. L Mur-
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Monmouth,
B. F. SWOPE,
Attorney at Law and Notary
Public.
Home Phone:
' Ollice, No. 1320,
Residence, No. 157 1"J.
Office in Cooper building,
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Monmouth, Oregon
WE HAVE DECIDED
TO ALLOW
1000 VOTES
on Piano Contest
For Every
$ Dollar's Worth $
of goods, now on display
in our window, when
sold, consisting of
Hair Brushes
Clothes Brushes
Safety Razors
Strops
Tooth Brushes
Toilet Sets
Manicure Sets
Goods will be changed
as necessary
Votes will be given only
on goods in
Window Display
We have it or we'll get it.
Ask us.
Perkins Pharmacy!
There Is Always
Something New
at our Store
At Present
We have a New
Line of Children's
and Infants' Shoes
Life Is Too Short
For us to write up all
of our Bargains. We
Would Rather Show
Them To You
Come in and be Shown
Strickler & Murdock.
(INCORPORATED)
Noted for Bargains
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. IIAWLKY, 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.
City Meat Market
Highest Cash Price Paid for Veal,
Pork and Mutton. Once a cus
tomer, always a customer. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid for All Kinds of HIDES
SULLIAVN & MOR1SON, Props.
Monmouth, . . . Oregon
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Job
work neatly done. Prices reasonable
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