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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1904)
) I. FOIMI WEST SIDE EXTEia'lUSE.'lNIUCPKNDKNCi:, OKKCSON West Side Enterprise. mu.iim .vmv rm i!h!y. WAl.TEIi LYON, r.nmin asJMo;k'. Subscrption Price. $1.50 Per Year TKl-EI'HON K U. 8riwt'nufioM KATIX (Hlrlrtly In mtvunc) trt )rT ' 81 x niontl "' MBlllO tl" , ........... Krading nulKvalAcvBtaper llntralht. ruh on diillvrlUlii iuil known id appllMllun. .11 50 . 05 GOOD TICKET SEl'ERTHELESS. The Polk County Observer does not like the republican ticket. It tlon.t like tlie convention that nominated the ticket. In nil the English language it cannot find a word to say in behalf of a single candidate on the ticket. Claiming to be a republican paper, it has on. ly fault to find with the republican ticket ami re publican organization. At the same time it has no fault to fiud with democratic candidates or democratic orcanization. The inference is, the - o democratic ticket suits that paper to a "T.". Now the fact is the republicans never put up a cleaner ticket than they present to the voters of Polk county this year. They were nominated as fairly and honestly as candidates usually are. No unfair means were used nor underhanded meth ods resorted to. In Scott Loughary, D. L. Keyt and J. S. Cooper the republicans present an ex ceptionally strong legislative tic-ken. lhey are good clean men aud will make a strong team in the Oregon legislature. For county Judge, a bet ter selection could not have been made than E F. Coad, a plain every day man, who meet3 his fellownien on a common plane, and withal is a good lawyer, a qualification without which no one should ask for the county judgeship, Ed Smith for clerk and Carl Graves for assessor, are young men with qualications peculiar to these po sitions, and moreover, they are men whose char acters are without blemish and records without fault. Mark ScrafTord the candidate for sheriff is an old time citizen of Polk county and enjoys the confideuce of the people. As sheriff he will dis charge the duties of that office conscientiously Ho fault can be found with C. L. Starr for county school superintendent. He has filled .the office acceptably one term and the work he has done for the schools of this county should insure his re-election by a large majority. Polk county has no better citizen than Wm. Riddell, candidate for commissioner. J. E. fceezley for treasurer, has the training and qualifications any business man would require of a candidate for p. similar posi tion. Ho fault can be found with Johnny Van Orsdell for surveyor nor Linn Chapman for coroner. The attitude of the Observer toward these men. in face of the fact that a brother of the editor heads the democratic ticket, while republi cans all over the state are exerting their utmost to roll up a big republican majority, can but have a re-actioaary effect. Republicans will hardly be led off into the wilderness by Observer counsel Rather, they will stand closer together because of it. The vote June 6 will show it. The republi cans of Polk county have awakened and they are going to endore Roosevelt by a good majority one week from Monday. Mark the prediction that Polk is going to give a bigger republican major ity this year than ever" before and the majority will include the candidate for congress, supreme iudee. dairy and food commissioner, circuit judges, district attorney and the county ticket. The death of Claude Dee Simpson is a loss to the community and his taking off. is fe'.t by all who knew him. He was a young man of culture, honor and more than ordinary ability with bright future before him. His standing in , the lodges, and absence of vices that hold back many young men make of him an example to be fol lowed by hfs pupils and others. "" ' Polk county republicans could not make, a greater mistake than to permit the election of a democratic state senator. The senator holds over two terms and will vote for a successor to United States Senator J. H. Mitchell. No cleaner ' man than' Scott Loughary could be selected to repre sent Polk county.: He is a life long republican. Be sure you mark opposite his name on your ballot. '. i Tlie people of Ore gun are overwhelm' ingly for 1 'resident Roosevelt, and he i the principal issue at the coming June elec tion. Kvery vote for the republican candi dates in June strength ens the president's chances that much. Every vote cast for a democratic candidate weakens President Roosevelt to that ex tent. Editorial page, Itemizer. The entire republi can ticket is made up of men ot superior ability and unques tioned iutegrity. They stand for economy, for efficiency and for cour teous and fair treat- POUTICAl PUZZLE. The crooked politi cal record f few of the men who have re cently set themselves up as pure and unde nted lenders of the re publican party in Polk county is welU known in this otlice. Editor ial page, Observer. The men who two years ago had sup ported Mr. Keyt were treated with kindness a n d consideration. Some of the leaders who were given this, recognition two years ago have lost no op portunity to bully and browbeat the minority this year, and all the time they are asking the minority to en dorse their leadership ment to all. The tick-! and "stand in." Such et is worthy the sup of every citisen, re gardless of politics. Editorial page, Itemizer. an exhibition of gall would be amusing, if it were not disgusting. Iditorial page, Ob- ! server. unit STRAIGHT TICKET. I All Well Kn wn and RfuttW Qtlicni and Will M.kt n Ofn Campaign. For flute busier U. . LAIUIIAKV. For orH'iilitlv 1). I.. KEYT. For Joint Rci'iwrtiailve l'olk Lincoln iVuiHim J. H. CiMH'F.K For ('mi ii ty Jmg K. J. COAP. Fir County Clerk F.. M. SMITH For tShrrltt', MAKK WUAFFOKD. For Owiinilwlowr, wm. kupt:i.i.. For A""''1"')'. CAM. C.KAVFS. For Si Ihm'I Nn.Tiiiiriil-ni, C 1.. ST A Hit For Treacuivr, J. F.. RKK7.I.F.Y. For Surveyor, JOHN' VAXOKSDKLU For Crnr, L1XN CHAl'MAS. t'uinpuign IHle. rally ind This is no time to iook lor excuses lor op posing the republican ticket. It's no time to drag petty personalities into the campaign: The ef ficiency or integrity of candidates are not at stake The candidates are all clean men. The issue the republican policies now in force and the re publican President now in power. A vote against the republican ticket is a vote against republican policies and against President Roosevelt. On cannot fight the ticket this year and retain party standing. The eyes of every stat of the Union are upon us. "How will Oregon go?" is the ques tion of the day. Ours is the first election of al the states in this presidential election vear. How Oregon goes means something. It points to th trend of sentiment for or against the Roosevelt administration. The Oregon'election, week after next will be national in its effect. There is no mistaking the issue. Those who oppose the ad ministration of President Roosevelt are justified in voting the democratic ticket. Those who fa vor Roosevelt are not. It is your duty to come to the polls on June 6th and vote your sentiments for or against the President and the policies of the republican party. y t . j. JUyer nas served two terms as assessor and is asking for a third. A. V. Dalton has serv ed two terms as county treasurer and asks to be elected as county clerk. There is a pronounced sentiment in Polk as well as every other county of the state against third term service. There a feeling extant, and not without reason, that more than two terms is not in the interest of good government. It builds up an official class against the citizen class. Keeping one so long on the public payroll looking continuously at county government from the standpoint of the tax-eater rather than the tax-payer, he unconsciously grows out of sympathy with the private citizens who contribute the tax upon which the official sub sists. Polk county is not ready to build up an official class, to establish an official oligarcy or court-house ring. Let other counties try the third term experiment if they will, but from its results deliver Polk. Messrs. Myer and Dalton are first-class iellows and for their own good as well as the best interests of the county they should retire. They cannot be replaced by better men than Carl Graves and Ed Smith, neither of which are or have been office holders. For as sessor mark opposite the name of C. G. Graves, for clerk, opposite the name of E. M. Smith. The republican candidates have shown the courage to come out and tell the voters where they stand. The democratic candidates have not yet been heard from. 1 If the editorial page of the Observer will not support the republican ticket I will. Editor ial Page, lUmizer. Following are the speaking dates arraniJ for by thej republican cainpnign committee: j Grand Rally at Dlla evening J of the 28th inat If tbern are no j conflicting datw, either Senator! Falton or Congressman Hermann is expected to be present on thia occasion. BueU'it Chapl, evening of the 31st. McCoy, evening of June 1st. Airlie, evening of J une 2d. Falls City, evening; of June 3d. Date for Independence meeting yet to b arranged. New Hay llaler. Having purchased a new hay baler, parties having hay to he baled will do well to nee E. L. Hakcr or W. F. Campbell at Independ ence, Oregon. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. R. ALLIN, D. D. S. ...Dentist... Pa in lens Kxtruetloo 8peclUy. Cooiwr Building, Iodi'iwndfiirp, Or i The McCormick I-rproenUtho higheri nttaiiuuent In th in.imi. far uro of liarvralinR .u.u hine. J"""1"' lintz ounliti.i tt.nt have brought the Met oriuick tl.roiiU wvenlvthreo l.urveN will bring .tie. cei. to the new "McCormick machinery in I1H). The imine McCormicK. j the farmer' protection that mime U the HViionyiu of mn-crm and the forerunner of prosperity. Ask for the new McCormick U.k entitled " It Take the Tnlm." PRAZER & RICE Independence, Oregon. G. A. HURLEY, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Collections Promptly Made Titles Investigated. East Side Main Street, Independence, -:- Oregon. E. T. HENKLE, Barber Shop. MAIN STREET, One door south of Post Olhce. Fine Baths in connection with ahc-p Independence, Ubegon. Plumbing mm On Short notice Plows and all Kinds of edged Cools Ground Olbik you Wait Independence and monmouth WATER and LIGHT CO. H.H.JASPEKSOW Undertaker, Embalmer, and Funeral Director. Lady Assistant ' ' when Desired. INDEPENDENCE - - . OREGON. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney-at-Law, CAMPBELL BUILDING, DALLAS,. OREGON. CARPET AND RUG WEAVING. 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