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ENCE EN INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, WO. NUMBER 21 ESTABLISHED 18BJL TMSPRISE INDEPENB HIGH SOUNDING BUI DECEPTIVE HOME RULE BILL 19 REDDY BILL j IN DISGUISE. ! AN ATTEMPT BY LIQUOR INTER i E8TS TO OECEIVE THE VOTERS AND PERMANENTLY CONTROL CITIES OF OUR STATE. The renewed attempt to folbt upon the cliixeng of Oregon the Ready" bill under the disguise of the high Bounding name. "Greater Oregon Home Hule Association," is a moat deceptive and ulgWd'y scheme to Uou-lve the people and put control of the liquor traffic la the hand of It a f Honda. By making the city independent of the Htattj or county, the liquor Inter vals hope to bo confine their efforta upon the city that It will alwaya be wet. Colonization of undesirables wll) be a very common fact. Portland lu this way can never be' redeemed of ita vice, Blnce the breweries and sa loona can keep all their crowd un der their power and It la becoming more aud more certain that the very leaders of the "Home Rule" people are very clonely allied with the liq uor interests. Some seem to bo stock holders In breweries, others are brew- cry bankers that Is. hold the'depos-j Its of the brcwerleswhlle others are very friendly with the1 glass itself, and still othera are proprietors or managers of newspapers that receive great sums of money from the liquor traffic for advertisements. That the Greater Jlome Rule Asso ciation Is simply the dignified title to the organization first established by the hotel keepers of Portland who deHlred to keep the saloon In their hotels Is clearly shown by a study of the facts. It resolves Itself then to this: The .Greater, Home ftulo' Asso ciation has Its beginning in the sa loon and liquor camp and Is an at tempt to deceive the people into the Idea that It Is a good thing. Hut whut will home rule do? The ' problem of the city Is the problem of the state and nation. As the cit ies, so in a large measure the state and nation. Our crime, social Impur ity, moral degradation 'and political chicanery. Issue largely .frpra the city; the bulk of our taxes are due to the crimes committed In the cities. But four-fifths of the taxes necessary to pay these expenses comes from the country. The farmers pay it. That being the case, the country people shoujd have a very great part In deciding- whether the crime shall be checked or permitted to continue un hindered. Without the farmer the city is, impossible. He furnishes the stores with his products, and the stores of the city sell him their wares. Shall the 'farmer be compelled to bring In his family and trade where the morals are far beneath his level where saloons stare him In the face constantly to allure away his boy and indirectly entice his girl and then not have something to say whether that city shall be clean and the temptations removed? Such "is what the home rule bill wishes to - do. It is unjust and the farmers should be a unit against this bill. Besides the home rule bill will take away the protection from the city. The liquor interests can colon ize their people and carry at least one precinct of a city and thereby a minority can control the majority. Under the local option law or state wide prohibition, the majority of the city can Join the voters of the coun ty and, by making the county dry, compel the corrupt precinct to ' go dry. The liquor ' interests are aware 'of this, hence the proposed amend ment. The Home Rule Bill has the apparent object of giving the city greater power, but be sure that great er power falls entirely into the hands Friends of Tmprnc Will VoU t Against Duma Rule, 3:u X NO. , , Kor Prohibition Anio lOmt'iii 342 X YES. Kor the Uw lutremtary to en- t fou, prohibition 344 X YES. f Kor a dry county 3'.0 X i i YES. m of the liquor traffle.Even though they may be in the majority, the better clasa of people of the city will have less power and lwsa protection by this infamous bill than at present. For self protection, the cllltens of our city lea should vote against Home Rule 329 X NO, ( County Division Inortaiad Taxtt 61 4 Par Cant (East Oregonlan.) That county division means In creased taxation for the aecsslonlsts U shown by the experience of E. A. Bchlffler, the Well known local tailor, who owns none property In the city ot Hood River. To the East Oreguulan Mr. Schiffler has exhibited his tax re celpta and they show that during' the flrat year of the existence of Hood River county Mr. Schlffler's taxea In creased 61.4 per cent His 1908 taxes which were paid In Wasco county, amounted to $55.50. His 1909 taxes, the first levied after the creation ot Hood River county and which he paid on- February 14, 1910, amounted to $138. Therefore the creation of the new county cost Mr. Schiffler the sum of $52.50 during the . tlrst. year ol Hood River county'a existence. "I have always said that It Is fool ish to divide counties" declared Mr. Schiffler. "It only means additional expense and Increased .taxation." NESMITH. COUNTY. The Idea of creating Nesmith coun ty f-i commendable, but is the manner of creating It commendable. It Is hop-ad that In time a Nesmith county will be formed, but It should be done in a way tVat would be approved by hira If he were with us today. Just as well ask the people of Portland to vote for tire county officers of Lane county, or the city officers of Eugene, t' to vote to create Nesmith county ' nd this applies as well to all the pro- - new counties. ' CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Baptist Church Preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday morning aud evening. All Invited. ' ' Calvary Presbyterian Church Mr. W. G. MacLaren, superintend ent of the Portland Commons, will speak in. Calvary Presbyterian church next Sunday, both morning and ev erting. Mr. MacLaren Is the organiz er of this work in Oregon And is do ing a great work in the caring for paroled and discharged prisoners, and also in rescue work for women. Mr. MacLaren's addresses will be both interesting and profitable, and all who can should hear hira next Sunday, mornlrtg and evening. Morn ing subject, "Glimpses from the Un derworld"; evening subject, "Making a Man." United Evangelical Church There will be no preaching services in this church on the sabbath. . , Methodist Church Regular services Sunday. The pas tor will preach both morning and evening.- At night he will speak upon "The Real Issue. Is a Boy Worth While?" Song service begins at 7 o'clock. - Church of Christ The morning subject next Lord's day will be "How to Build up the Church," and the evening subject will be "The Church of Christ, Where Is It, and How Can We Distinguish It?" We invite the members in particu lar to hear the morning sermon, and everybody to hear the evening dis course. . ' God's Word definitely settles all these questions. We abide in it. H. Campbell Clark, Minister. TELLS lfllAT HE PROPOSES TO DO NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR PLEDG ES REFORMS. GIVES OUT INTERVIEW IN WHICr HE DEFINES HIS POSITION ON Wui. Macartney of Virginia, who IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WHICH AFFECT PEOPLE OF OREGON. On the morning following his nou fnatlon. Acting Governor Jay Bower man, Republican nominee for Gov. ernor, gave out an Interview In which be defined his position with regard to Important questions with hla custo mary poKltiveness. Aside from declar ing for an economical and business like administration of state affairs, Mr. Bowerman . promises the people of the state other necessary reforms. He agrees to use his best elfoits towards securing to the people the full and Immediate benefit of the state's resources. His statement fol lows: "I wish first to express my sincere gratitude to the many friends who have given me such loyal support through out the state. I feel that this nomin ation is an expression of confidence In me a confidence which I shslt earnestly endeavor fully to Justify after my election In November. The contest which has Just closed, has been devoid of unpleasant res turea and my rtlatlons with the oip' candidates and t:.e!r supporters b.iV been at al times entirely friendly Each of my -opponents cenduc-ed an honorable ond vigorous campa.gn. i hope that I shall not on.y receive the support of my opponents, but of a united Republican party. "In the primary campaign Just closed, I publicly declared that if elect ed, I would give to the people the most efficient economical and business-like administration within my power. To be more specific, I refer to the administration of the state in stitutions in which tbout $800,000 ol the taxpayers' money is expended an nually; the management and control of thme most valuable rights pertain- JAY BOWERMAN Ing to the tide lands, shore lands- and other state lands, the ' lending with proper security of the irreducible edu cational funds which now amount to more than $6,000,000, and the use of due care in the selection of the large army of state employes. v "Pull" Will, Win No Job. "I wish to reiterate my previous statements relative to the changes I contemplate in the method of purchas ing state supplies, the adoption of which will result in the saving of a large amount of money. While filling the office of Governor of this state I have indicated to many of the state's appointees and officers, who hold by appointment, that their time belongs t -V V ; X w. I . Hie far Sheriff " f t W. L. Ulee favors a dry state J and county and will honestly atrve to enforce every law of the slat". Every Mend of tew T peranrj. ahould support him. f I " during the business hours, entirely to the ft.i'e find t at they nave no rig" to devote It to political activity In the Inteiest of rnyone I sha 1 not, re tain an Incompetent officer or 'em ploye on account of any political "pull" he may bav, nor dlsp nie w!t!i efficient service for the lack of It "As a member of the State Senate 1 used every effort to assist In draftlnj and pasoaga of our present railroad eommlBFlon statute. There ere In the state other large concerns of a public nature that are under no state regula tlon. I refer to the electric light, power, railway and gaa companies. 1 shall favor, and, If possible, secure the dootlon of a statute that will give to the public the-same redress and pro tection now enjoyed under the rai.road commission law, and I shall make It my particular business to see that these statutes are rigidly enforced. . "I shall oppose the creation of any unnecessary board or commission, but I consider It highly important that ftiese public utility corporations be reeulated by a comprehensive statute to be enforced, either by a special commission created for that purpose or by the railroad commission after Its powers have beeu sufficiently en larged. ',"1 shad favor, and, if possible, se cure tne enactment of a statute that will prevent the 'watering' of corpor ate stocks. State Should Control Resources. "I most emphatically rivo'rthe regulation and the control of the natural resources of the state In the interest of the people of Oregon. It Is not in the Interest of the people ot the state to continue a policy which has already resulted in the destruction of millions of dollars worth of our timber; which has prevented the set tlement of large untimbered areas within the forest reserve; which has" driven large numbers of settlers from our state; increased the burden o: taxation and retarded development. The actual regulation of these matters should be vested in local authority un der suitable restructions prescribed by the Federal government. "I am in favor of the direct primary law and'will veto any bill which at tempts to repeal or emasculate it. Concerning other matters of public Importance, I shall have more to say during the progress of the campaign." THE ONLY SOLUTION. (East Oregonlan, July 9.) Voters of Oregon will be compelled to pass upon 32 legislative measures when they vote this fall. The number is entirely too large and many of the measures are of such a nature that voters simply cannot hope to judge Intelligently as to their merits. Conspicuous in this class are the eight county division' bills that have been filed. Each of these measures pertains to an issue that is strictly lo cal in character. The people of the state at large are not interested in county division disputes. The average voter cannot hope to Judge of the merits of these division bills. From one side he will be showered with lit erature favorable to division; from, another quarter he will be implored to vote against division. Often people residing in the proposed new counties do not want division iO carry. Now what is the poor voter to,do? In the view of the East Oregonlan there is but one logical way to settle county division problems. All those problems should be held in abeyance dntil a law has been enacted leaving the settlement of such disputes to the people who are directly interested in them. It is pretty certain that such a law will be passed by the next legisla ture. Such a law was passed by the last legislature, but for some unknown reason was vetoed by Governor Cham berlain following the close of the ses sion. Get your dimes ready for tags. HYPOCRISY IN HIGHJPLACES LAWYER OF HOME TOWN EXPOS ES PREACHER WASSON. AS PREACHER HE IS A FAILURE, AS RUM DRINKER, A SUCCESS TELLS AS TRUTH ANY LIE HE CAN HEAR IN THE RUM SHOP. if thL-ie li a:iyth:u2 disgusting It iu fr ruekade preacher?) to at tempt to represent tne ministry on the one hand and work for the lluuor inter.su 6u the other. The fo.lowing U a copy of tue an-ounccmeuts aeni. h Oregon Home Ru.e people to Eugene. Read it carefully, then note what follows: -rpv nr. Wm. A. Wasson.rector oi the Grace Episcopal church, Rlver ha,i Lon lslaud. one of tne coun try's ablest and most aggressive op ponents of the prohibition, ironi tne ..n.iiai -runriiHiint. will speak In this city in the pera house on Saturday evening, October 29, on 'Prohibition propaganda is anti-Christian and con trary to scripture. "Dr Wasson is an eloquent and forceful orator. He is conservative nH fouraeeous: has fiiven deep stuay to, a;d is conversant with all phases of! the liquor problem. , Don't miss it. Adm ssion free." Thia. Ananias has wr.tten a pam- nMrt entitled "Prohibition an Obsta cle to Reform", which the liquor in terest have circuited very mucn thmneh our state. While on the face of It the article, to some men, seems r careful perusal will convince any one that the author misrepre sents, lies and stoops to tae'wwwi. tricks. ' -' ' n, w v. Commings of Eugene, Oregon, has written to aa attdrney in Riverhead, N; Y., who is a person- 1 al friend of Wasson. Read this: "Riverhead. N. Y., Oct. 7, 191U- Dr. F. W. Commings, Eugene, Oregon. Dear Sir Your letter of inquiry concerning Rev. Wm. A. Wasson, for merly of this place, is received. Was finn was the rector of a small Epis copal church in this place for some six years. He gave up preacumg ear w in the present year and removed to Mattimuck. His congregation dwin-a. died to about half a dozen, as a, preacher he is a failure. "As a rum man and a rum annuel I.- i onccess. While Jiot a drunk ard he boasts that he is a moderate drinker and keeps, intoxicating liq uors in his house to drink. As a. speaker,, in my opinion, In speaking of the temperance question he has no regard for truth and will tell as truth nv lie that he can hear utterea in a rum shop. He had very little influence here for either good or evil. Man of the rum sellers were ashamed of him for the course he took. He published inany articles here and made many addresses. "Nearly every thing that he said was shown to be false and yet he kept on repeating the same old lies. I enclose you some literature tnat was mihiishnd in renlv to some of his stat published in reply to some of his. statements. One of the best miugs was a sermon preached by our minis ter here and also preached in nearly twentv nrher places in "the county pri or to the last election. Personally I have always been friendly with Was son, but I am not friendly with the course he' takes and the utter disre earrt for truth and common decency that he shows in his advocacy of rum selling and rum drinking. "This letter is not private and If" you want to use it or show it to Mr. Wasson or anyone else you are at perfect liberty to do so. Wasson is not a Dr. but only an ordinary cheap clergyman. Yours truly, GEO. F. STACKPOLE." This is a statement by a lawyer (Continued on page eight.)